night.
The shrine was quiet, and Chu Xinxin secretly slipped out of the Goddess Hall.
Why do I feel like Bai Ze is some kind of child trafficker?
The system raised the following question: "Who in their right mind would arrange a meeting in the middle of the night?"
"Don't ask, the answer is that we're having an affair."
Chu Xinxin sensed the system's probing intent and casually brushed it off with a few words.
The tavern was still lit.
Chu Xinxin searched everywhere but couldn't find anyone.
Just as he was about to leave, Bai Ze's voice came from above: "I'm up there."
As Chu Xinxin climbed the ladder, Bai Ze mocked her, saying, "You're a goddess, yet your divine power is far too weak. You even have to climb a ladder to go upstairs."
Why don't you just say you're bored and climbing on the roof in the middle of the night?
"What do you know? Standing tall allows you to see far and prevents eavesdropping."
Upon hearing Bai Ze's words, Chu Xinxin instantly became alert.
She looked around; the nearest houses were quite a distance from the tavern, so anyone coming would definitely be able to spot them at a glance.
Chu Xinxin asked with some surprise, "What exactly do you want to say by inviting me here?"
A mischievous glint flashed in Bai Ze's eyes as he deliberately lowered his voice: "Goddess, you've fallen for their trap. The priest saw through your scheme long ago; you're burdened by evil spirits... He ordered me to capture you and take you to Zhonghuang Mountain to suppress and eliminate them!"
Chu Xinxin's face turned pale with fright, and her palms were sweating: "I'm not an evil spirit..."
"Pfft—hahahaha, Goddess, you're so funny."
Bai Ze laughed so hard he could barely breathe: "With your mental fortitude, you still want to find a mistress? Give it a rest."
Chu Xinxin was tricked and, in a fit of rage, picked up a wine bottle from the ground, intending to smash it against Bai Ze.
"Stop, stop, stop teasing me, let's get down to business."
Bai Ze put away his playful smile: "Go ahead and ask."
Chu Xinxin looked completely bewildered: "What are you asking?"
Bai Ze: "I've done some calculations, and you have something to ask me."
This can be considered a calculation?
Never mind, I'll ask first.
Chu Xinxin: "Where did you find Mengji?"
"The Abyss".
Chu Xinxin glanced at the system homepage; the system had logged off.
Under the watchful eye of a powerful demon like Father Bai Ze, the system wouldn't dare take the risk and would usually just cut off the connection.
She then asked with relief, "How did you know he had that design on his chest?"
"He had been scratched on the shoulder by a red fox, and when I arrived, he was applying medicine."
"Is that pattern a birthmark, a tattoo, or... drawn on?"
Bai Ze: "How would I know?"
Chu Xinxin became anxious: "Didn't you look closely?"
Bai Ze frowned: "Why would I look at someone's chest so closely? I don't have any special fetishes."
Chu Xinxin: ......
It was a wasted trip.
"goodbye!"
As Chu Xinxin walked up the stairs, Bai Ze slowly said, "However, I do know how to remove the incantation from your body."
Um! ?
Chu Xinxin immediately turned back.
"The dragon ball on your body can only keep you awake; to completely remove it, you need the Yaoqing Grass."
Yaoqing Grass? That name sounds familiar.
"Wait, how did you know I was under a spell? And the Dragon Balls...?"
Chu Xinxin touched the dragon ball hidden in her sleeve: "You wouldn't happen to be in cahoots with Meng Ji, would you!"
Bai Ze rolled his eyes: "A person who has been affected by the Zhuyou technique will have the character 'Zhu' on their soul. As for the Dragon Ball, you have the aura of a dragon on you, so it's not hard to guess."
"Besides hypnotizing the person under a curse, does the Zhuyou technique have any other effects?"
"Initially, the mark of the incantation technique was only attached to the soul, but over time it will be engraved into the soul."
Bai Ze said solemnly, "Your soul has already entered three-tenths of its essence."
"God...Father, can you remove it for me?"
"cannot."
"Why...and why can you see the character '祝' (blessing) while Father can't?"
Bai Ze smiled meaningfully: "Everything has its counter. The priest naturally cannot see the innate supernatural powers of a great demon."
Clinging to her last glimmer of hope, Chu Xinxin asked, "Where is the Yaoqing Grass?"
"Ask your fiancé... or, your fiancé's confidante will also work."
"You must know that from what you're saying!"
"Heavenly secrets cannot be revealed. I have said all that I can say."
Bai Ze raised his index finger and shook it.
No matter how much Chu Xinxin threatened or coaxed Bai Ze, he remained silent.
"Alright, then I'll have Meng Ji and Qing Wu arrested and tortured. I don't believe we won't get the information out of them."
Chu Xinxin was about to leave.
Bai Ze grabbed her hand: "It's best not to touch Meng Ji."
"ha?"
Chu Xinxin pointed at Bai Ze angrily and said, "You really are in cahoots with him."
Bai Ze sighed deeply: "Let me tell you a story..."
Bai Ze's story is simple. In short, it's about a grassroots boy who was looked down upon and bullied since childhood. Through his own efforts and good fortune, he turned the tide in various desperate situations, eventually becoming CEO, marrying a rich and beautiful woman, and reaching the pinnacle of life.
"The protagonist of your story isn't Meng Ji, is he?"
"About the same, but Meng Ji is a bit more powerful."
"Um?"
"He is the chosen one, the darling of Heaven, surrounded by the unseen laws of Heaven."
Chu Xinxin understood.
She had read no fewer than a hundred of these "Don't underestimate a young man's potential" stories, and she was very familiar with the formulas.
Anyone who opposes the protagonist never ends well.
Chu Xinxin is unhappy. I still have the system.
"In short, just secretly dispel the incantation yourself. Don't openly oppose him. If he's blessed with good fortune, you'll be the one who suffers."
"......"
I feel so frustrated.
"Then go and provoke him, become a stepping stone for him on his path to growth."
Bai Ze pulled a small handkerchief from his pocket and waved it cheerfully: "Goodbye~"
Chu Xinxin emerged from the tavern, her mind heavy with worries.
He kept his head down the whole way, and bumped into someone after taking only a few steps.
"Feel sorry."
Chu Xinxin looked up and saw Nan Guangyu's incredibly handsome face.
"Sister, are you deliberately throwing yourself at me?"
Nan Guangyu helped Chu Xinxin by the waist and let go after she stood up.
"Sister, I just brought you some wine and found you weren't in your bedchamber. I was so scared."
Nan Guangyu looked worried: "Sister, next time you go out, please call me, okay...?"
The boy was half a head taller than the goddess. When he lowered his head to act coquettishly, it looked from a distance as if he was about to kiss her.
Meng Ji, watching from the other end, was furious and wanted to go up and ruin the atmosphere.
Suddenly someone hooked their arm around my shoulder.
Turning my head, I saw it was Bai Ze.
Bai Ze took a small sip of wine and advised, "Meng Ji, don't be so stingy. As men, we should be considerate of our wives."
The goddess has only made the mistake that all women in the world make. She'll come home when she's had her fill of fun, and then you'll be the one calling the shots at home.
Besides, the goddess will inherit the priest's mantle in the future. It's perfectly normal for the most noble woman in the world to have three or four husbands. The position of the principal husband is still yours, so just bear with it.
Meng Ji: ......
......
Back at the Goddess Palace, Nan Guangyu lingered with Chu Xinxin for a while before leaving.
After closing the door, Chu Xinxin lay back down on the bed, feeling exhausted.
Meng Ji is a chosen one, and I cannot touch him, otherwise I will suffer a backlash.
"System, does Meng Ji possess a male protagonist system?"
Sister, shouldn't you be more worried about Bai Ze being able to see your soul with just the naked eye?
“I’m completely exposed in front of him.”
【well. 】
"well."
Both the person and the system sighed simultaneously.
"Oh right, that Yaoqing Grass..."
[Sister, have you forgotten? Qingwu mentioned to Mengji last time that the Yaoqing Grass he wanted was in the Abyss...]
"Has Meng Ji already uprooted the Yaoqing Grass?"
【No, they haven't left the capital recently... By the way, sister, could we find a way to send Qingwu to the Abyss? We can secretly follow her, and we'll find her, right?】
"That makes sense."
Chu Xinxin's eyes lit up and she came up with an idea.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com