Chapter 3: Going Crazy to Protect Your Husband and Earning a Lot of Rewards
When Zheng Qiuyu slowly woke up, he found that he was no longer on the scary stone platform.
This place was like a cave carved out of a mountain, with rough walls, but it had a frightening divine power that kept out the coldness and resentment in the Guixu Divine Prison.
Not far away, the god named Zhuohuo was sitting cross-legged.
He was still wearing the black robe with gold edges, and his long snow-white hair flowed down like moonlight, making his bloodshot eyes look even more enchanting.
He didn't practice or rest, but just stared at her motionlessly, as if studying a strange thing that he couldn't understand with all his cognition.
There was no human emotion in those eyes, only a pure, cold look, as if he could tear her apart at any time.
Being looked at like this, Zheng Qiuyu felt like every inch of his skin and every pore was screaming danger.
Alarm bells rang in her heart, knowing that if she relaxed a little, the bubble of lies might be burst.
She suppressed the chill in her heart and started acting immediately.
She weakly propped herself up, her face showing no trace of fear from being imprisoned, only joy at having escaped death and concern for her "husband."
The voice was a little hoarse from just waking up, just enough to show weakness and reliance on him.
"Are you okay? Those sacrifices were so dirty just now. Didn't they hurt you?"
She always remembers that she is the "loving wife of God", as if what she cares about is not the evil god who can destroy the world with a snap of his fingers, but her husband who has just recovered from an illness and needs someone to take care of him.
Zhuohuo didn't answer.
He just looked at her, and the confusion in his bloodshot eyes deepened.
Just when the stagnant air was about to drive Zheng Qiuyu crazy, outside the cave, a greedy and fierce roar suddenly tore through the dead silence of the Divine Prison!
"roar--!"
Then came the sound of chaotic footsteps and weapons breaking through the air.
Zheng Qiuyu's heart sank. It was the energy wave from the blood sacrifice that had attracted the other ferocious beasts and prisoners imprisoned in the Divine Prison, starving and maddened! Before she could react, a miserable and ferocious figure smashed through the simple barrier at the entrance and rushed in.
He was a monk wearing a torn green Taoist robe and had a scary scar on his face. He was the monk from the Wang family who was against the Zheng family in the book, and he was the only one who survived the blood sacrifice besides her!
He saw the well-behaved Zheng Qiuyu, then looked at the frightening white-haired god sitting motionless next to her, and his eyes instantly burst into endless greed and jealousy.
He felt that Zheng Qiuyu, the sacrifice, not only did not die, but also stayed well beside the gods. He must have been lucky enough to get the treasure of the gods!
"Witch!"
The Wang family cultivator's voice became distorted due to greed, and he pointed his shuriken at Zheng Qiuyu.
"You're not dead after all! You must have taken the sacred object! Hand it over now, and I'll spare your life!"
The threat of death was looming, and Zheng Qiuyu was instinctively afraid.
But the next second, a crazy idea struck her mind like lightning.
Chance!
What a God-given opportunity!
An opportunity for her to play the role of "lovingly protecting her husband" to the end and completely pry open the blank feelings of Jiao Huo!
Her mind raced, and she immediately remembered the system reward she had just received.
[Soul Disguise]: Primary, can display weak soul waves to make lies more convincing, can only be used once a day.
[Word Spirit·Truth] Experience Card: One-time use. After use, it can make the target believe your words for a short period of time (less effective on gods, depends on the target's will).
The disguise was working, preventing her from being seen as a mortal at first glance.
[Word Spirit·Truth] is her last trump card and cannot be wasted on such trash.
Her biggest advantage is the information gap!
She knows what burning fire feels like, but the enemy in front of her doesn't!
What she wanted was to use this enemy to perform a play that would be engraved in the blank mind of the burning white man!
Her goal was very clear: she was not asking Zhuohuo to protect her, but she wanted to "protect" Zhuohuo!
Seeing that Zheng Qiuyu didn't say anything, the Wang family monk thought she was scared silly, and the grin on his face became even more intense.
"A mere mortal who survives by relying on her looks, do you really think you're a god's wife?"
"Dream on! This world-destroying evil god will only suck you dry and use you as food to replenish his strength!"
He approached step by step, the sword in his hand flashing with a murderous aura.
"Why don't you give me the sacred object? I can give you a quick death!"
He analyzed the situation in a self-righteous manner, and his words were full of contempt for Zheng Qiuyu, the "bug", and fear of the burning fire of the gods.
He didn't notice at all that the bloodshot eyes of the white-haired god had never left Zheng Qiuyu's face since he rushed in.
Just as the Wang family cultivator's sword was about to strike, Zheng Qiuyu did something that surprised both him and Zhuo Huo. She didn't retreat, nor did she scream for mercy.
Instead, he suddenly jumped from the ground, opened his arms, and used his body, which was as weak as paper in front of the gods and monks, to block the burning fire regardless of anything!
This action is so cruel and brave, which is so different from her weak appearance!
"Don't hurt my husband!"
Zheng Qiuyu let out a heart-wrenching scream at the Wang family monks who were rushing towards him. That scream was full of the ruthlessness of "not fearing death" and the madness of "protecting his lover"!
"He just woke up, his power is unstable, and he is at his weakest!"
"If you want to touch him, step over my dead body first!"
Every word in these sentences was like a hammer, smashing hard into Shaohuo's chaotic sea of consciousness.
Husband?
weak?
Protect?
The burning eyes shrank at that moment.
Throughout the ages, from his birth in chaos to his imprisonment in the Guixu Divine Prison, all living beings gave him were fear, hatred, flattery and sacrifice.
No living being has ever dared to stand before him.
There has never been such a weak creature that protects him behind it in a "protective" posture.
A strange, incomprehensible emotional data called "being protected" was forced into his blank brain program for the first time like a virus.
He looked at the back of the little woman in front of him. She was obviously afraid, her body shaking uncontrollably, but she was still like a mother animal protecting her cubs, stubbornly holding up her fragile shield.
The monk from the Wang family was stunned by her action, and then burst into even louder laughter.
"Madman! You're really crazy! Protect him? He needs your protection?!"
But at this moment, an indescribable rage suddenly exploded from the god who had been sitting motionless behind him!
An intruder is a threat to "his stuff".
This simple truth immediately overwhelmed all the confusion and doubts.
A hint of pure cruelty flashed in Zhuohuo's eyes. He didn't even stand up, but sat cross-legged. He just casually raised a beautiful finger, pointed it in front of him, and flicked it lightly.
There was no earth-shattering sound, no world-destroying light.
Just a light movement.
Time seems to have stopped.
The Wang family cultivator who was charging in the front froze the grim smile on his face, and his raised sword stopped in mid-air.
Outside the cave, the ferocious beasts that were attracted by the smell of blood and were howling madly also stopped.
Next second.
The Wang family cultivator didn't even let out a scream, and the magic sword in his hand exploded silently from the inside out into a cloud of blood mist.
Then, the blood mist disappeared, turning into pure nothingness.
Outside the cave, all the ferocious beasts, no matter how big or small, no matter how powerful, met the same end at the same moment.
The whole world was as silent as death.
It seemed as if everything that happened just now was an illusion.
Zheng Qiuyu stared dumbfounded at the scene in front of her that showed nothing. The scene that seemed like divine punishment drained away all the courage she had accumulated.
His legs went limp and he collapsed to the ground, his face as white as paper.
This... is the true power of the evil god of destruction!
She was shaking with fear, and the chill of death rushed from the soles of her feet to the top of her head.
Just now, she actually wanted to put on a show in front of a guy who could kill lives with a snap of his fingers?
She is really crazy!
Just when she was overwhelmed by endless fear, the most exciting notification tone in the history of the system rang in her mind!
[Ding! Target's emotional fluctuations detected! Host successfully triggered the target's instinctive protectiveness of the "marked object"! The chain of lies is initially established!]
[The credibility of lies increases by +20%!]
[Congratulations to the host! Big profit! 1000 "Deception Points"!]
[The Newbie Gift Pack has automatically opened. Congratulations to the host for receiving 1 "Yi Jin Fa Sui Dan"!]
[Qi Tian Mall is officially available to you!]
A series of prompt sounds, like nature's sounds, pulled Zheng Qiuyu out of the abyss of fear.
She...she won the bet!
And win big!
The credibility of her lies was the very foundation of her survival, and a 20% increase was a truly incredible blessing! And another 1,000 points of deception!
Her heart skipped a beat, and a translucent screen that looked like an online game mall appeared in her mind.
[Qi Tian Mall (Primary)]
[Item 1: Soul Embodying Technique (Intermediate), Effect: Embodying soul fluctuations, with a hint of divine power, greatly increasing the ability to deceive. Selling Price: 800 Deception Points.]
[Item 2: Spiritual Affinity Constitution (Basic), Effect: Improves your constitution, allowing you to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, Selling Price: 500 Qi Tian Points.]
[Item 3: Storage Ring (10 cubic meters), Effect: Sell: 200 Qitian Points.]
There were quite a few goods, but Zheng Qiuyu's eyes were fixed on the first one.
Intermediate Soul Armor Technique! This is the key to saving your life!
What made her heart beat the most was the quiet "Yi Jin Fa Sui Dan" in the system space.
The pill is crystal white in color and emits a faint fragrance. It is a common and extremely expensive entry-level magic medicine in novels about cultivating immortals.
It can wash away mortal impurities and rebuild meridians, allowing her, an ordinary person with no power at all, to be qualified to practice!
As long as she can practice, she will have the ability to protect herself and will no longer be a dodder that can only rely on burning fire!
The huge harvest dispelled the fear and turned it into uncontrollable ecstasy.
She forced herself to calm down and look at the present.
This success made her realize the key: to deal with someone like Zhuohuo who knows nothing, just talking is inefficient, and you must take action and create a strong "fact" impact to blow his mood and get the most benefit!
She no longer lies just to stay alive.
She has to take the initiative, design the script, set the pace, and step by step turn this world-destroying evil god into her strongest shield and...exclusive plug-in!
Just as Zheng Qiuyu's heart was in turmoil, a shadow covered her.
She looked up suddenly and met a pair of bloodshot eyes right in front of her.
Zhuohuo stood up at some point and walked in front of her.
He looked at Zheng Qiuyu, who was trembling slightly with fear, then looked down at his finger that had destroyed everything. The confusion in his bloodshot eyes was more intense than ever.
He didn't understand why he was angry just now.
I also don't understand why she wants to "protect" a being who can destroy her with a snap of a finger.
This behavior completely went against all his instincts of "seeking profit and avoiding harm".
He slowly squatted down and for the first time, took the initiative to ask her a question.
The voice was low and hoarse, like the first crack of ten thousand years of ice, full of the most primitive and undisguised exploration.
"you……"
"Why protect me?"
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