He looked down at Que Qing and said lovingly, "Am I right, Qingqing?"
Yaohua was watching this scene remotely through the water mirror. She couldn't help shivering and said, "I really didn't expect Rong Chu to be so corny now. He usually looks so serious!"
The love triangle in the water mirror continued. Lu Ran was so angry that he couldn't argue with Rong Chu. "Since that's the case, I'll go to the God and let him decide who is right!"
After saying that, he rushed to Chongming angrily. "My Lord, you must uphold justice for me! Lu Ran and Que Qing got along well before, but he came out of nowhere and stole her heart."
Chongming originally wanted to tell him the truth, but was stopped by Yaohua's look. He could only comfort him helplessly, "There are plenty of fish in the sea. Why be infatuated with just one?"
Lu Ran was stunned. He didn't expect that she wouldn't side with him. He felt even more aggrieved. "But I came first and developed feelings with her first. Rong Chu has only been here for a few days. How could he steal Que Qing away?"
Chongming disagreed. "Que Qing is not your property. She has the right to choose the person she likes. Since you weren't chosen, just give up. There's someone better waiting for you."
"But I just like her!" Lu Ran was extremely aggrieved.
Yaohua said, "Let's not worry about these love affairs for now. A heavy rain just passed. Many victims can't go out to search for food and are starving in the shelters we set up. There are still many victims who haven't reached our shelters. They're starving and freezing now."
To help the victims, the group temporarily ended their argument and calmed down.
Yaohua scattered a handful of seeds on the ground. Que Qing cast a spell, and the seeds quickly took root, germinated, grew, and bore fruit.
The crops they chose were potatoes and sweet potatoes. These two kinds of crops are easy to grow, and the fruits they bear are very filling.
Yaohua dug out the potatoes and sweet potatoes and gave them to Lu Ran to distribute to the victims.
Although the victims were hungry, they lined up and didn't do anything out of line.
Yaohua looked around and suddenly asked, "Where's Chongming?"
Lu Ran shook his head. "I don't know. It seems that the God didn't come with us."
Chongming was about to meet up with Yaohua and the others when a beam of light suddenly blocked his way.
The former God Lord appeared in the light. Compared to before, his body had become much more solid.
He called out hoarsely, "Chongming!"
"My Lord?" Chongming instinctively bowed to him.
The former God Lord said with relief, "I didn't expect you to still be willing to bow to me... I'm here this time to discuss something important with you. I wonder if you're willing to listen."
Just as Chongming was about to answer, Yaohua's voice came from the side. "No!"
Yaohua strode over and stood between the two of them, blocking their sight. "What are you doing here again? There's famine everywhere in the Divine Land now. Is there anything more important than this? You ancient gods ignore the suffering people and instead come to discuss things with Chongming. Where's your conscience?"
The former God Lord was rendered speechless. He didn't know how to respond and could only look at Chongming with pleading eyes, hoping that he would come to his defense. But after much thought, Chongming chose to remain silent.
Obviously, he also thought that Yaohua was right.
Yaohua took out the communication jade token and contacted the current God Lord directly in front of the former God Lord. "Keep an eye on the former God Lord. He's up to no good again."
Seeing that Chongming didn't come to his defense, the former God Lord slunk away.
Yaohua turned to Chongming and said, "You should avoid all the ancient gods in the future. They're all power - hungry guys who don't care about the common people at all. If you talk to them, you might easily fall into their traps. It's better not to talk to them at all."
Chongming rubbed her head with a complicated expression. "Okay."
Emotionally, he trusted the former God Lord, but he also had to admit that the truth was as Yaohua said.
On the other hand, after much thought, Lu Ran decided to talk to Que Qing in person.
In the dead of night, when the world was quiet, he came to Que Qing's room. Just as he was about to knock on the door, he saw through the crack that Que Qing got up. He couldn't help wondering. She should have been asleep at this time. What was she getting up for?
He saw Que Qing with her back to him. A crack suddenly appeared behind her, and then the girl's body slumped to the ground.
Lu Ran stared in horror. Under the girl's body was another person. He couldn't see his face clearly in the moonlight.
He couldn't help shouting, "Monster! Who are you?"
Que Qing quickly put on the body and asked casually, "Brother Lu Ran, why are you here?"
The others were also awakened by the noise and came to the door one after another.
Lu Ran pointed at her with a trembling finger. "You're not Que Qing at all. You're a monster who stole someone else's body!"
"I'm a sparrow spirit, that's true, but I've never stolen anyone else's body." Que Qing looked innocent.
Thinking of what he had just seen, Lu Ran shivered. "I don't want to hear your sweet talk. I'll just catch you and peel off your skin to prove that I'm telling the truth."
Que Qing was so scared that she shrank behind Rong Chu. With tears in her eyes, she said, "I didn't. I really didn't! Brother Rong Chu, you have to believe me."
Lu Ran was about to take action, but was stopped by Rong Chu. "What bad intentions can this little girl have? Maybe you saw it wrong in the dead of night. Don't go too far."
Lu Ran was furious. "Are you still taking her side?"
Yaohua stepped in to mediate. "It's late at night and everyone is sleepy. Let's not make a fuss. We can talk about it tomorrow."
After returning to the room, Chongming looked at Yaohua and asked curiously, "Why did you take Que Qing's side just now?"
Yaohua chuckled. "Lu Ran trusted her so much before that he didn't even listen to us. I just wanted to play a trick on him."
Chongming shook his head helplessly and lovingly. "You..."
There was a knock on the door.
Yaohua opened the door and saw Rong Chu. She quickly invited him in.
Rong Chu said concisely, "Que Qing wants to get the Primordial Pearl."
Yaohua thought for a moment and said, "With the fake body and the desire to get the Primordial Pearl, I think I can guess who he is."
The other two looked at her.
Yaohua said seriously, "Que Qing, Qing Que. This Que Qing should be Qing Que using the art of disguise!"
Everyone was shocked.
"Qing Que is a man. How could he turn into a beautiful girl?" Rong Chu thought of all the intimate things he had with her and felt nauseous.
After the shock, Chongming came to his senses. "If it's him, it's really possible. After all, his illusion technique is very powerful. Sometimes even I can't see through it."
The two looked at Rong Chu sympathetically.
Rong Chu said with a bitter face, "I've made a great sacrifice this time!"