As night fell, Xu Ruanruan, disguised as Yaohua, was tied up and sent to the Demon Clan.
In the Demon Clan's dungeon, she was thrown into the deepest part. A figure slowly approached. She opened her eyes, a look of astonishment flashing across them.
The purple - haired Heavenly Demon in front of her looked very familiar. It was actually Zhao Wu.
Wasn't Zhao Wu in love with Yaohua? Why would he kidnap her? Her heart was filled with doubts, and she was even more worried that her true identity would be recognized.
Zhao Wu's eyes flickered. He let out a cold snort. "You've finally fallen into my hands! Wait to die obediently!"
Xu Ruanruan didn't retort. Afraid of revealing her true identity, she kept silent.
Zhao Wu walked over and picked her up. His eyes were sinister. "I'll make your life a living hell. Let's see how you seduce others in the future!"
With that, he struck her on the back with a palm.
She spat out a mouthful of blood and went limp.
A prisoner in the neighboring cell jeered, "Is this the legendary Phoenix Goddess who betrayed Zhao Wu? She doesn't seem that powerful after all!"
Zhao Wu glanced at her and then turned around and walked out.
She was locked in the dark and damp dungeon. A thought crossed her mind: Had she really managed to fool them so easily?
After Zhao Wu left the prison, he came before Jiang Mo. "The person has been captured."
Jiang Mo, seriously injured at the moment, was lying on the couch with his eyes closed. Hearing Zhao Wu's words, he opened his eyes.
His face was pale, and there was still blood at the corner of his mouth. Looking at Zhao Wu, he asked, "Was it really that easy to capture her? Could there be a trick?"
Zhao Wu replied, "Don't worry. I went to check in person. She's indeed locked up in the dungeon."
"I see..." Jiang Mo murmured in a low voice. Suddenly, his eyes turned cold. He made a hand gesture, and Zhao Wu immediately knelt on the ground in pain.
He sneered, "The Phoenix Goddess would never be so easily captured by the Black Snake Clan. It's probably a fake! I sent you to identify her to test your loyalty!"
Zhao Wu was in so much pain that sweat beaded on his forehead, but he still gritted his teeth and endured it. "The Black Snake Clan begged her softly and used the clan's most precious treasure to suppress her cultivation before they could barely capture her. Many of them died in the process. I'm telling the truth. She's really in the dungeon. You can go and see for yourself!"
Jiang Mo was still skeptical. "Since that's the case, I'll trust you for now. I hope you won't disappoint me. Otherwise, the venomous insects in your body will flare up again!"
"Yes, I swear! If I tell even a single lie, I'm willing to die from the pain of the venomous insects gnawing at my bones!"
Zhao Wu raised his right hand as if taking a solemn oath.
Jiang Mo nodded and withdrew his gaze.
Zhao Wu heaved a sigh of relief and stood up. "Shall I send her over?"
Jiang Mo shook his head. "Keep her locked up for now. I'll deal with this when I'm free!"
He still couldn't believe that Yaohua would be so easily captured. Now that he was seriously injured, he had to recuperate before seeing Yaohua. He mustn't be injured by her again.
"Yes!" Zhao Wu bowed and backed out.
After he left, Jiang Mo let out a sigh. His eyes looked into the distance as he murmured, "Ying Han, I miss you so much..."
Hearing this from afar, Zhao Wu's eye twitched. To destroy the world just to revive the woman he loved, this so - called god was even more crazy than he, a Heavenly Demon.
On the other side, Yaohua was extremely anxious. She regretted it a little. "Maybe we should rescue Ruanruan first!"
Gu Songyue shook his head and said calmly, "Rescuing Ruanruan now won't help. It will only arouse Jiang Mo's suspicion. He might even kill Ruanruan to cover his tracks. That would be troublesome!"
Yaohua frowned. "Then what should we do? Are we just going to sit back and do nothing?"
There was a water mirror in front of them, showing the scene in the dungeon.
The dungeon was filthy. Xu Ruanruan shifted uncomfortably and curiously looked around. After finding nothing suspicious, she sat down reassuringly.
"I think Jiang Mo will use this to threaten us. We might as well wait and see!" Gu Songyue said. "Rescue Ruanruan when the time is right!"
Yaohua looked at Xu Ruanruan in the dungeon. "I wonder how long she'll be in there. If something unexpected happens, it'll be a disaster!"
Gu Songyue pondered for a moment, then looked up at Yaohua. "Calm down. You should heal your wounds first. I'll go and see how Jiang Mo will deal with Ruanruan."
After their discussion, they decided to suspend the rescue operation and wait for the right moment.
A small paper crane flew over. Chong Ming looked at the information it carried and frowned tightly. "Mu Hua is actually massacring innocent people to practice evil arts."
The paper crane transformed into a series of images. Yaohua carefully observed Mu Hua's movements in them. Her heart skipped a beat. "That purple ball beside him looks so much like the system!"
It was obvious that the system was using Mu Hua's ambition to strengthen its own power, and now it could even do evil through a medium.
Yaohua blamed herself. "It's all my fault. I didn't watch it properly."
After a long time, Chong Ming put away the paper crane. "You go and rest first. I'll handle this."
Seeing Yaohua dejected, her elder brothers tried various ways to cheer her up, but to no avail. Finally, Feng Jing brought good news.
"Little Phoenix is found?!" Yaohua was overjoyed. "Take me to see her quickly."
"Mother!" Before she could go, she heard an affectionate call.
Yaoyao threw herself into her arms and coquetted. "I missed you so much, Mother!"
Yaohua hugged her warm body, surprised and happy. "Didn't you merge with Little Phoenix? How do you have a body now?"
The little yellow chicken said proudly, "How could this be difficult for me? After I woke up, I went with Little Phoenix to find special herbs. Now our bodies have separated, but our souls are still connected."
Yaohua tapped her on the nose. "You're amazing!"
Little Phoenix hopped over chirping. In this lively atmosphere, Yaohua couldn't help but smile. Seeing this, her elder brothers all showed relieved smiles.
However, the good times didn't last long. Before long, Chong Ming noticed that Yaohua's magical power was actually declining instead of increasing!
Moreover, he found that the medicinal herbs for healing wounds no longer had any effect on Yaohua!
"How could this happen?"
He didn't tell Yaohua about this. Instead, he quietly called a meeting and frowned at everyone.
Gu Songyue thought for a while and said, "Could it be because of Little Phoenix and Yaoyao?"
Chong Ming instinctively denied it. "Impossible. Little Phoenix is lively and innocent. She has no ill intentions. She's been very well - behaved all the way."
"But..." Gu Songyue hesitated.
Seeing this, Chong Ming said unhappily, "If you have something to say, just say it!"
"But if it's not a problem with Little Phoenix and Yaoyao, then there's only one possibility! That is... someone has tampered with Yaohua's body. Otherwise..."
He looked at everyone with a solemn expression.