Chapter 925 I Didn’t Take It
After searching fruitlessly, the divine messengers grew angry and humiliated. The leading divine messenger suddenly turned around, pointed his scepter at the crowd, and shouted, "The stone pillar must have been taken by one of you! If you know what's good for you, hand it over immediately, or don't blame us for being rude!"
The crowd exploded instantly, everyone shouting their innocence.
“We didn’t take it!”
"Yes, God's messenger, you can't accuse us so unjustly."
"Really? I was standing there without moving at all!"
Wen Xingyan and the other two looked at each other, smiled evilly, and spoke in a hoarse voice:
"Could it be that God has hidden it for himself?"
"Yeah! Just now, only the divine messenger was closest to that thing!"
"Who says it's not true? The envoy of God doesn't want us to resist the wrath of the true God!"
Mu Chi stepped forward and said, "Lord Divine Envoy, we have been behind you the entire time. How could we have the chance to take the stone pillar away? There must be a misunderstanding here."
The divine messenger snorted coldly, "Misunderstanding? You're the only ones in this ruins. If not you, who else could it be? Don't think you can fool the divine messenger!"
A disciple of the Di family grumbled unconvincedly, "How dare we touch the things entrusted to us by the Divine Lord? Please don't wrongly accuse me."
The envoy's eyes were like knives, instantly shooting towards the Mu family disciple, scaring him so much that he took several steps back.
Luo Li mingled in the crowd, lowered her head, pretending to be panicked, but her mind was rapidly thinking of a countermeasure.
She quietly winked at Lan Xiaoxiao, who immediately understood and said loudly, "Since the Divine Envoy is so suspicious of us, shouldn't you Divine Envoys also prove your innocence? Perhaps one of you has embezzled the stone pillar and is trying to pin the blame on us."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone echoed them, and the faces of the gods' messengers became extremely ugly.
Another divine messenger stepped forward and said viciously, "How dare you, ants like you, question a divine messenger?"
The situation was tense and quarrels broke out one after another.
While everyone's attention was focused on the quarrel, Luo Li quietly circulated her spiritual power, further strengthening the fusion of the Chaos Jade with her own spiritual power, allowing the aura of the Pillar of Chaos to be hidden deeper.
She pretended to retreat in fear while observing the actions of the gods' messengers. She was ready to respond at any time if there was any sign of trouble.
Song Wanbai and Wen Xingyan also stepped forward to support him. Song Wanbai said, "Lord Divine Envoy, it is really hard to convince the public by accusing us so hastily. Why don't we all calm down and search carefully?"
Although the gods' messengers were angry, they knew that it was difficult to offend the public, so they could only temporarily put away their fierce attitude and continue to pretend to search, but in fact secretly observe the reactions of the crowd.
Luo Li understood that this was only a temporary calm, and the gods' messengers would never let this matter go easily.
The messenger looked around again and found that there was no trace left.
They could only grit their teeth and shouted angrily: "All of you, show us your space rings!"
When everyone heard the envoy's request, there was another uproar. Someone in the crowd protested loudly: "Why?"
An elder of the Di Family also stepped forward, looking indignant, and said, "Lord Divine Envoy, such a request is truly unreasonable. Our Di Family has worshipped the True God for generations and has never had second thoughts. How can we accept such an insult?"
The divine messengers remained unmoved. The leading divine messenger's face was as gloomy as ink. He said coldly, "You don't want to reveal it, is there something you're hiding? The Pillar of Chaos is related to the safety of the Continent of Gods. If you are truly loyal to the true God, you should cooperate. Otherwise, don't blame us for resorting to other means!"
As he spoke, the scepter in his hand shone brightly, and a faint oppressive force emanated from it.
Mu Ze's heart tightened, but on the surface he pretended to be aggrieved and afraid, and whispered: "Lord Divine Envoy, there is really nothing in my space ring. This is the little belongings I have accumulated since I started practicing. If I show it like this, what if..."
Lan Xiaoxiao immediately interjected, "Yes, Lord Divine Envoy, everyone has a lot of precious items in their space rings. If we display them like this, what if someone gets their eyes on them? How will we be able to travel the continent in the future?"
Everyone nodded in agreement with Lan Xiaoxiao's words.
Song Wanbai stepped forward to smooth things over. "Lord Divine Envoy, how about this? We can open the interspatial ring ourselves and show it to you from a distance. It will only be enough to prove that we don't have that thing. We don't have to show it all. This way, we can satisfy Lord Divine Envoy's request while protecting everyone's interests."
Luo Li also said: "That's right. After all, the power of that thing is very unique. As long as you open the space ring, you can detect whether it is there or not."
Wen Xingyan also echoed it, and the people around him also thought that this suggestion was good and cast approving glances at them.
The gods' messengers looked at each other with a hint of dissatisfaction in their eyes, but at the moment everyone was strongly resistant, and forcing a check might lead to a bigger conflict.
The leading divine messenger thought for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll do as you say. If I find anyone hiding in secret, I won't let them off easily!"
Everyone had no choice but to follow Song Wanbai's instructions, open the space ring, and show it to the messenger.
Luo Li stood in the middle of the team, her mind very calm.
When it was her turn, she opened the space ring without blinking.
The messenger took a closer look and found nothing unusual, so he signaled her to leave.
There were thousands of people present, and soon an hour passed, but still no discovery was made.
The faces of the gods' messengers became increasingly ugly. They were unwilling to return empty-handed, but they had no other choice.
The leading envoy paced back and forth, and suddenly stopped. His eyes fell on Luo Li and her group, and a hint of suspicion flashed in his eyes.
"You guys, follow me." The messenger pointed at Luo Li, Song Wanbai, Mu Ze and Lan Xiaoxiao and said.
Everyone's heart tightened, but they didn't dare show any abnormality on the surface, so they could only follow with gritted teeth.
Arriving at a relatively secluded place, the divine messenger suddenly turned around, a cold light flashing in his eyes: "I always feel that there is something wrong with you guys. When you showed the space ring just now, did you hide something?"
Song Wanbai quickly waved his hands, looking innocent: "Lord Divine Envoy, how dare we? We just did everything you asked."
"Hmph, stop playing tricks." The messenger of God snorted coldly, waved the scepter in his hand, and an invisible force pressed towards them.
Luo Li secretly used her soul power to resist, and at the same time secretly gave a wink to her companions.
Mu Ze understood, and suddenly his feet went weak. He pretended to fall to the ground under the pressure, still shouting, "Lord God, please spare us. We really didn't hide anything."
Lan Xiaoxiao also started to cry fake tears: "Yes, yes, we have always been loyal to the true God, how could we do such a thing."
Luo Li's lips twitched. These two are such drama queens.
The envoys were obviously not buying it. The leading envoy said coldly, "Hand over your space rings. I need to check them myself."
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