"Kid, what's your name?" Yaohua crouched in front of the child. Noticing his weak breathing, she took out a spiritual fruit from her sleeve. "Here, eat this."
"My name is An Le. Thank you, sister."
Before they knew it, it was almost dark.
Yaohua propped her chin with her hand, her expression gradually turning solemn.
The sacrifices had failed for several consecutive nights. She wondered what the false god would do tonight.
"Sister, are you guys trying to help us?" After An Le finished the fruit, he held the core and turned his snow - white eyes in Yaohua's direction.
Yaohua nodded, then remembered his eye condition. "Yes."
"These people have all gone crazy." An Le stroked the fruit core. "They won't believe you. Sister, you should give up."
"No way!" Yaohua refused without hesitation. They had come here specifically to solve the problem of the little bugs. Now that the matter was still unclear, how could they give up halfway?
"The false god's eyes and ears are everywhere in Henan Prefecture. She's watching your every move." An Le smiled bitterly. "You're good people. I don't want to see you die."
"I don't believe it." Yaohua stood up. "Henan Prefecture is so big. I don't believe she can really keep an eye on us all the time."
An Le sighed. He propped himself up with both hands. "If you insist on staying in Henan Prefecture, I know a place she won't watch."
"Where?"
Yaohua immediately became vigilant.
"The temple of the Divine Lord Chongming." An Le pointed in a certain direction. "I overheard them mention that even the divine envoys are reluctant to go to that temple."
Yaohua instinctively looked at Chongming.
She didn't expect that there was still a temple dedicated to her master here.
"Shall we go and take a look?" She was a bit tempted.
The others had no objections.
However, An Le only knew that the temple was on a mountain but didn't know which one exactly.
Fortunately, the phoenix could see for miles. It soon found the location of the temple.
At the temple.
"Master, would you be better staying here?"
Seeing Chongming shake his head, a hint of disappointment flashed across Yaohua's heart.
"Although I've lost my spiritual power, I'm not completely defenseless." Chongming smiled faintly. "Don't worry about me."
Yaohua agreed verbally, but her heart remained uneasy.
"What's that?"
Just as she was feeling a bit depressed, she heard Mo Qing's excited voice. "It looks like a celestial spiritual herb?"
The celestial spiritual herb was a medicinal herb that could replenish the spiritual power of immortals. It was said to have extremely harsh growth conditions. How could it appear in this dilapidated temple?
Following the sound, they saw that behind the damaged statue of the Divine Lord Chongming, a celestial spiritual flower was hidden by stones, emitting a subdued glow.
If it weren't for her good eyesight, it would have been really hard to notice.
Mo Qing reached out to pick it, but was stopped by Rong Chu who suddenly appeared. "Be careful. It might be a trap!"
Thinking about the current situation in the Nine Provinces, Yaohua's excited mood also turned gloomy.
Right, this place was so desolate that not even grains could grow. How could a celestial herb grow here?
But if there was something wrong with this celestial spiritual herb...
She secretly glanced at An Le. Could he be up to something again?
"I heard that the celestial spiritual herb is not afraid of fire or water and can purify filth. Why don't we just test it?" Mo Qing casually waved a phoenix flame. "Hey, it really isn't afraid of fire."
Yaohua became interested. She walked over and squatted beside Mo Qing. "What about water?"
Saying that, she took off the water bag from her waist and poured water on it.
There was no reaction at all.
"Maybe it's really a celestial spiritual herb."
"What about filth?" Yaohua's hope was rekindled. An Le didn't even know the exact location of this dilapidated temple. Maybe she had thought too much.
If this was really a celestial spiritual herb, her master would be saved!
Mo Qing made a cut on his palm and dripped blood on the herb.
In just an instant, the blood beads turned into clear water droplets.
"It's real!" Yaohua stood up abruptly and pulled Chongming over. "Master, eat this herb, and your spiritual power will be restored!"
As she said that, her pitying gaze fell on Chongming's just - healed palm.
Although her master was a god and his wounds could heal on their own, without his spiritual power, the healing speed had slowed down a lot.
Moreover, if her master had his spiritual power, he wouldn't have to suffer like this.
Letting Yaohua drag him to the celestial spiritual herb, Chongming's gaze fell on the herb.
The little phoenix was really persistent about his spiritual power.
Chongming's eyes darkened slightly. He took the herb from Mo Qing's hand. His gaze swept across the expectant faces of Yaohua, Mo Qing, and Rong Chu one by one, then glanced at An Le who seemed to be resting. He slowly brought the herb to his lips.
Just thinking that her master's spiritual power would be restored after taking the herb, Yaohua's heart began to pound.
No matter how powerful the false god was, as long as her master was there, she would surely be punished.
Chongming sighed and put down the celestial spiritual herb. "Are you afraid just because I have no spiritual power?"
Yaohua was stunned. She quickly stepped forward. "Master, without spiritual power to protect your body, what if you're hurt by the false god?"
"Yes, Divine Lord. You know that my sister and I are not very powerful. If something happens to you here, what should we do?"
"Alright then." Chongming smiled gently. He picked up the herb again, wiped the leaves, and slowly put it into his mouth.
He was extremely handsome. As he chewed slowly, his eyes that seemed to contain the starry sea were filled with emotions that Yaohua couldn't understand.
After he took the herb, Yaohua immediately urged him. "Master, quickly check if your spiritual power has been restored!"
As soon as Yaohua finished speaking, a silvery laugh came from the side.
She was stunned for a moment and saw An Le suddenly stand up from the ground.
Where there had been nothing below his knees, a pair of snow - white legs suddenly grew. He opened his eyes that were supposed to be blind. With a raised lip, in Yaohua's shocked eyes, he slowly transformed into the appearance of the false god.
"How does the celestial spiritual herb taste?" She crossed her arms and stood gracefully in front of Yaohua. Her charming eyes were almost overflowing with laughter.
"It's you!" Yaohua was both shocked and scared. She never expected that this disabled child who had helped them escape from the false god's clutches was actually the false god in disguise!
Thinking about how she had urged her master to take the celestial spiritual herb just now, she was almost angry enough to spit blood.
She grabbed Chongming's sleeve. "Master, spit it out quickly!"
Chongming remained silent and just stood still like a statue.
"My little princess, that so - called celestial spiritual herb melts as soon as it enters the mouth. How can you spit it out?" The false god covered her mouth and laughed softly. "I didn't expect the famous Divine Lord Chongming to be deceived by my little trick."
She swayed her waist, and the demonic energy in her palm dispelled the spiritual power that Yaohua and Mo Qing had released one by one.
"Don't waste your energy." She walked smoothly in front of Chongming and gently stroked his handsome face with her boneless fingers. "Tsk tsk, no wonder he's the number one ancient god in the Three Realms. It would be a pity to kill such a good - looking man directly."