Chapter 42
As they drew closer to the plaza on the ground, Wenwan could see flames rising slowly and growing increasingly fierce.
"Ahhh, help! Master, senior sister, come save me! If you don't come soon, your beloved junior brother Fan will turn into a kebab."
Fan Kaiyu initially had some playful ideas, but as the fire grew larger, he finally realized that his situation was really bad.
Damn it, he even got a fortune slip from a junior disciple before leaving home. Everyone said it was very accurate, but it turned out his lucky slip was fake!! When he got back, he skinned that junior disciple alive.
After being swept here, they lost consciousness. When they woke up again, they found themselves bound and unable to use their spiritual power at all. They were completely lambs to the slaughter.
Listening to the butchers discussing how to sacrifice themselves to the heavens was terrifying.
At first, he remained relatively calm, having drawn the best possible fortune slip, confident that he would be rescued. But now, things were in dire straits, and his savior had vanished without a trace.
Oh no, are we really going to have to sacrifice him here? If we do, how are we going to go back and skin that junior brother alive?
A scorching sensation rushed towards him. Yu Liang, who had been bound together with him for the sacrificial offering, was also there. He tried to break free of his restraints, but his wrists were already raw and swollen, and he did not give up even though they were bloody and mangled.
After being tied up, Yu Liang kept trying to wear the ropes down, but the people who saw this ignored him, seemingly convinced that he couldn't break them.
Indeed, the ropes they held were made of some special material, and after so long, only a third of them had been worn away. Meanwhile, the fire was already right in front of them, and there was simply no time to spare.
Is this the end of the story?
His skin felt the heatwave, the air was scorching, and even breathing was excruciating. The burning pain in his throat kept him fully aware of everything.
Yu Liang's actions of grinding the rope had stopped at some point. After arriving here, he was focused on breaking the rope and hardly spoke. He had passed out at some point.
Is it from the heat or the choking? Probably from the choking. How could someone faint from heat? It's not like they have heatstroke.
Fan Kaiyu's head was foggy, and his thoughts were racing.
Before his consciousness completely faded, in a daze, he seemed to see a figure wielding a huge scythe rushing towards him at high speed.
Is it the impermanence of death?
His eyelids finally gave way and he fell into a deep coma.
If we don't hurry, these two will turn into kebabs.
Although she is now safe as a divine messenger, doing this might offend the people of this village and bring great danger, but she cannot stand by and watch the two of them burn to ashes in front of her.
Accompanied by her supernatural power, Black Lotus unleashed a powerful mist blade that perfectly bypassed the villagers, striking directly at the flames. The flames that were burning fiercely just a second ago instantly froze into frost.
Not only her, but everyone watching was stunned by the scene.
Mistake. I haven't used my powers for too long, and I overdid it.
The two little ones who had rushed over behind them stared wide-eyed at the scene.
While everyone was still in shock, she swung the black lotus and easily cut the rope. The two people, having lost their support, collapsed to the ground with a muffled thud.
Seeing that their chests were still rising and falling slightly, Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly went forward to feed them life-saving pills.
Thankfully, they're all still alive.
These two people were almost killed right in front of her.
She stood in front of the two, prepared to be attacked by the indigenous people at any moment.
The leading man was dressed in a dark robe, holding a scepter. He looked solemn and dignified, and wore a half-covering metal mask with intricate but unintelligible runes carved on it. He exuded an air of mystery.
His short, silver, half-tied hair stood out among the crowd of people with their hair tied up.
This person must be the High Priest that Aheng and Xiaohua were talking about.
The two stared at each other, their eyes cold and devoid of emotion. Neither spoke, waiting for the other's next move, ready to retaliate at any moment.
"Oh my, this is the heavenly fire of our earth, extinguished in an instant. No wonder you are qualified to be chosen by the gods to become a divine messenger."
The speaker broke the tense atmosphere by gesturing to Wen Wan, a gesture that Aheng and the others had made before to indicate welcome.
"This is heavenly fire. Even the high priest needs to expend a lot of divine power to extinguish it. Otherwise, it would have burned for three days and three nights before it was put out. The divine messenger is too powerful."
"I didn't even see how the divine messenger made his move, yet the heavenly fire frosted over in an instant. How did he do that? It's truly amazing!"
"Indeed, the Divine Envoy showed no signs of fatigue after extinguishing the heavenly fire. He truly deserves to be the Divine Envoy chosen by the gods!"
The person speaking glanced furtively at Wen Wan, and a group of villagers were whispering among themselves.
The cultivator with excellent hearing naturally listened to every single word.
Surprisingly, although most people were hostile towards her, no one blamed her; instead, they all marveled at the strength of her actions.
"My name is Aksu, and I am the village chief here. Welcome, Divine Envoy." After saying this, the village chief glanced at the two people lying on the ground and asked with a slightly respectful tone, "May I ask, Divine Envoy, what is your relationship with these two people on the ground?"
She could sense that the village chief and the villagers meant her no harm, and even the priest with the cold eyes was just intimidating.
“They are my fellow disciples. We were swept here by the wreckage and did not mean to wander into your village. We do not know why we have become the divine messengers you speak of. If it is inconvenient, I will take them away immediately. I have no intention of being your enemy, and I thank you for your care.”
Wen Wan explained their identities and that they had not trespassed, but were forced to come here.
Upon hearing this, the villagers' hostility lessened considerably, and the expressions on their faces puzzled Wenwan greatly.
Great! There are no invaders. The messenger must have been sent by the gods to save them. Their village is saved.
The village chief waved his hand arrogantly and called to a few people: "You all hurry up and take the Divine Envoy's fellow disciples to heal their wounds. Be sure to use the best medicine and do everything you can to save them."
The people who were called quickly stepped forward and carefully carried the person away, while Wen Wan was about to stop them.
"Thump!"
The village chief took the lead, and all the remaining villagers knelt down on the ground, including Aheng and Xiaohua. Except for the priestess who stood upright, everyone knelt down in front of her, their foreheads pressed against the ground.
"Please, Your Excellency, save us!"
The village chief, his expression completely changed, spoke with tears in his eyes.
Wen Wan had never seen such a scene before and was also frightened.
She became a divine messenger without knowing anything, and then, inexplicably, became a savior, yet she knew nothing about it.
"Please get up. I know nothing about what happened here, so how can I help you? I need to find out the situation first. If I can help you, I will. Please get up. I don't like people kneeling before me."
After her repeated persuasion, the village chief finally agreed to lead everyone to get up and prepare to tell her personally what had happened.
"Village Chief Aksu, please go back and rest. I will tell you everything the divine messenger needs to know, so please rest assured."
Unexpectedly, the priest, who had been calm and composed all along, took the initiative to do the job.
After this interruption, Wen Wan no longer had time to pay attention to Fan Kaiyu and Yu Liang. Fortunately, they had already been saved, and in this situation, the villagers would no longer make trouble for them.
The most urgent tasks now are to figure out the situation here and to reunite with Senior Sister Liu and the others.
The priest led her to a suitable place to talk, and with a wave of his scepter, a barrier that isolated her from the outside world appeared.
"Who are you, and what is your purpose in coming here?" The priest looked at her with icy eyes, clearly still very wary of her.
"I'll say it again: I have no intention of trespassing here, nor do I intend to be your enemy. If you're worried, persuade the villagers to let me leave." Since they don't trust her, why should she get involved?
"Then why do you have the aura of a god on you? What did you do to Him?" Since the previous question hadn't yielded any results, they changed their question to continue pressing the issue.
Wen Wan was completely bewildered: "What divine aura, what divine messenger? I know nothing about any of this. Shouldn't I be asking you? Why are you asking me?"
Please, I want to know these questions more than you do, okay?
The priest was taken aback. Seeing that she seemed genuinely unaware of the situation, he was at a loss for words.
I originally thought this priest was emotionless and cold-blooded, but now it seems he was just masking his dull and stupid personality.
In the end, the priest chose to believe her and told her, "You have a divine token on you, so you have the aura of a god."
Just as Wen Wan was about to ask him what the divine token was, he said directly, "As for what the divine token looks like, none of us know. If you're willing, you can take out everything you have on you, and I'll identify it."
Just kidding! That definitely won't work.
"Don't worry, neither I nor the villagers here are interested in the so-called token you have. They only believe that the person who possesses the token is sent by the gods to save them."
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