The Samsara Mirror emitted beams of light. After a moment, Yaohua was lifted by an invisible force and left the Samsara Mirror.
When she opened her eyes again, she had retrieved her memories and cultivation. She finally remembered what she had to do - expose the true nature of the ancient gods and protect her master.
Qingque knocked on the door from outside. "Junior sister, do you really choose to believe a strange man you've just met rather than your senior brother?"
She whirled around and pushed the door open directly.
Qingque outside almost stumbled. He stared at her in astonishment, feeling a bit uneasy.
He somehow felt that Yaohua in front of him was different. Still, he pretended to fall to the ground and sighed sadly. "Is all the brother - sister friendship between us over the years fake in your heart?"
"I didn't know I had a senior brother." Yaohua saw through his trick and asked calmly. "Qingque, you were a spy sent by the Demon Clan from the beginning, right? But I don't understand why you dressed as a woman, won my trust, and then took action."
Qingque's pupils shrank slightly. "You've regained all your memories?"
Yaohua said coldly, "Yes!"
Qingque was at a loss for a moment and defended himself. "Yaohua, I didn't collude with the Demon Clan, nor did I want to harm you. I just like you so much that I want to be with you forever."
Yaohua found it extremely ridiculous. "Then why did you plant the Demon Seed in Chongming?"
Qingque stood up and tried to hold her hand, but she dodged. He said dejectedly, "I was indeed wrong. But it was all because I was afraid that once he appeared, you would never like me again. That's why I was confused for a moment..."
Yaohua gritted her teeth. "If your love means hurting the people around me, then I hope you stop loving me!"
Although Qingque had long known that this would be the result once Yaohua regained her memories, hearing her reject him with her own mouth still hurt him deeply. "Yaohua, don't you have any feelings for me at all? Do you remember when we were in the Zhu'niao Clan? We were together day and night. You even blocked the sticks for me. At that time, I secretly swore that I must be with you..."
Yaohua never expected that her kindness would indirectly lead to Chongming being planted with the Demon Seed.
She said indifferently, "By now, I have no intention of arguing about right and wrong. After I find Chongming, I hope you will cooperate with me to dissolve the Heavenly and Earthly Marriage Contract. From then on, we'll go our separate ways and have nothing to do with each other."
Qingque was shocked. "You, how can you be so heartless? We were so happy in the valley a few days ago, weren't we?"
He said eagerly, "Yaohua, if you are with me, you can avoid a lot of worldly troubles. We can roam freely between heaven and earth and be a loving couple, instead of taking on so many responsibilities..."
The more he spoke, the colder Yaohua's expression became. "I've made up my mind. No need to say more! I must warn you not to stop me when I'm doing things. If anything happens to Chongming, I will surely kill you with my own hands!"
Qingque rarely saw her so cold and fierce. Seeing her treat him like this made his heart ache like being cut by a knife. He stood there stupidly, unable to say a word, and could only watch helplessly as she set up a confinement formation on him and then left in a hurry.
He took out the Heavenly and Earthly Marriage Contract with a bitter smile and unconsciously shed tears all over his face. "But I really like you..."
After Yaohua sensed Chongming's location, she rushed after him.
At this moment, Chongming was meditating in a secluded cave. Immortal qi was floating on his left side, while demonic qi was surging on his right side. The Heavenly Demon qi in his body was constantly causing trouble. It seemed that something in the south was constantly calling him. Several times, he couldn't help but get up and head south.
Flying less than a few hundred meters south, he would calm down again. After repeating this several times, he knew something was wrong. He tried to use his divine power to suppress the demonic qi, but the two forces were evenly matched. The demonic qi even showed a tendency to increase.
The demonic qi surged, and the Heavenly Demon Seed seemed to let out a strange laugh. "In the south, the Holy Lord is waiting for you..."
He tried to suppress his impulse, but the demonic qi was rampaging in his body. A desire rose in his heart. He couldn't help but slash out with his sword. A large number of trees were cut down, and some animals were even killed. The faint smell of blood made him on the verge of losing control.
To prevent himself from harming the common people, he had to take out a sealing talisman and stick it on his forehead.
The talisman emitted spiritual light that drilled into his body. The two forces were sealed in his dantian, forming a Yin - Yang diagram.
And he himself lost all his power and became like an ordinary mortal.
He looked at the horizon and murmured to himself. "Maybe I should go to the Tomb of the Supreme Gods."
At this moment, only Yaoyao could make the divine power in his body gain the upper hand.
Just then, his stomach growled.
He looked at his stomach blankly. It took him a while to remember that mortals seemed to need to eat.
In Green City.
The city - guarding soldier shouted fiercely. "No travel permit and no money. Who knows if you're a spy transformed by a Heavenly Demon? Get out!"
He pushed the shaft of his spear against Chongming's chest, showing his disdain.
Chongming instinctively wanted to make a spell gesture, but as a mortal, he couldn't mobilize the spiritual power of heaven and earth. He was pushed and almost fell.
"Which god protects this place?" he asked. "And what is a travel permit?"
The soldier had already regarded him as a penniless man without a proper identity and didn't want to talk to him at all.
Just as he was about to be pushed down, a beautiful figure suddenly appeared and hugged him. "Whoever dares to touch him is against me!"
"Miss Ouyang?" The soldiers immediately looked panicked.
Chongming slowly got up and saw that Miss Ouyang had willowy eyebrows, was wearing black armor, and had a high ponytail hanging behind her. She looked valiant and heroic.
"Thank you, miss, for your help." He nodded.
Miss Ouyang said with a smile, "You're welcome. Come back to the city with me first."
After saying that, she grabbed Chongming without any room for refusal and took him back to the Ouyang family.
People on the road were talking about it. "Oh my god, look! Miss Ouyang has brought back a very handsome man!"
"Maybe she picked up an immortal when she went to the Heavenly Demon battlefield."
"Finally, there's hope for Miss's marriage."
"I heard she snatched him from the city gate. Oh, how many men has Lord Ouyang snatched back for her? None of them worked out in the end. I wonder if this one will succeed."
The butler was both surprised and happy to see her bringing a man back. "Miss, who is this?"
Miss Ouyang said firmly, "Prepare for the wedding. I'm getting married tonight."
The butler said happily, "Great! Great! Great! Master will surely be very happy when he knows."
Chongming was shocked. "Miss, wait. We don't know each other. What do you mean by getting married?"