The joy of dying and being reborn did not keep Zhu Xincheng happy for long.
Very quickly, she began to reflect. Were all those things that had happened before truly real?
If they were real, then why was she still alive?
But if it had only been a false dream, then why had every detail felt so vivid?
Just as Zhu Xincheng was deep in thought, Xiaocui walked in from outside.
“Alliance Master, that old man Ge is making trouble again. He swears that this time he’ll stay in the woodshed and absolutely won’t come out to be an eyesore. What do you think we should do?”
Hearing the name of that old bastard once more, Zhu Xincheng fell silent.
Were those things from before real or not?
If they were real, then Old Ge’s body had already been riddled with illness, with only a few years left to live.
And he had become that way for her sake.
How could she keep him shut out forever?
But were those things truly real?
Right now, the most important matter might be figuring out what those experiences actually meant.
“Huh? Alliance Master, is this a new divine artifact you obtained? It’s so beautiful!”
Xiaocui walked straight to Zhu Xincheng’s side and pointed at the long spear resting on the couch.
Zhu Xincheng turned her head and saw that it was Divine Flame.
After awakening, she had been immersed in thought and had not noticed that it was beside her.
If that was the case, then everything aligned.
What had happened before had not been false. It had been real.
All of it was real.
Zhu Xincheng’s eyes instantly turned red, and tears streamed down uncontrollably.
Although she did not know why she had been reborn, nor why Divine Flame was here, its presence alone proved many, many things.
The birthday gift from when she was six—before all this, she had never even known about it.
Seeing her like this, Xiaocui felt heartache. She quickly stepped forward, handed over a handkerchief, and asked anxiously, “Alliance Master, what’s wrong? Why are you suddenly crying like this? It pains me so much to see you this way!”
“Where is Old Ge? Is he outside the Divine Alliance?”
Gripping Divine Flame tightly, Zhu Xincheng was about to head out.
Her feelings toward Old Ge were extremely complicated.
Perhaps he had not been a good Dao partner, but he was absolutely a good father.
For her to survive, Old Ge had chosen a path of certain death and, for millions of years, had never defended himself.
Perhaps this was his road of atonement.
But now that she knew everything, she naturally did not want him to suffer like that any longer.
Xiaocui frowned. “Alliance Master, Old Ge is indeed outside the gate, but why do you suddenly want to see him? Why don’t you tell this servant first why you were crying just now?”
Hearing this, Zhu Xincheng suddenly stopped in her tracks.
She slowly turned around, her voice icy. “Right. If you hadn’t talked so much, I might not have remembered to deal with you for the time being. Wu Zhen, are you so eager to die?”
“Xiaocui” instantly turned pale.
Having lurked beside Zhu Xincheng for over a hundred years, Wu Zhen had never revealed a single flaw.
How had she seen through him?
And how did she even know his name?
Wu Zhen was filled with confusion, yet he still stubbornly said, “Alliance Master, what are you talking about? I don’t understand at all. What Wu Zhen?”
“Don’t understand? Then I’ll beat you until you do!”
Zhu Xincheng snorted coldly. In her hand, Divine Flame instantly transformed into a mass of pure fire and shot straight toward Xiaocui.
The next second—
The roof of the main hall of the Blazing Sun Sect exploded apart with a thunderous crash!
The tremendous noise drew the attention of everyone within the Divine Alliance.
Even Old Ge, who had been throwing a tantrum outside the alliance grounds, sensed something amiss.
He had only this one daughter.
For millions of years, he had dragged along his crippled body without dying, living solely for Zhu Xincheng.
Now that turmoil had erupted in the hall symbolizing the leader of the Divine Alliance, how could he possibly remain at ease?
His usual bright smile vanished at once. His figure flashed as he rushed straight into the Blazing Sun Sect.
The Divine Clan guards at the perimeter tried to stop him, but each received a slap across the face.
Old Ge rarely fought others, yet no one dared underestimate this Ancient God Realm powerhouse clad head to toe in divine artifacts.
If he truly flew into a rage, even an ordinary God Lord Realm cultivator would die on the spot, let alone these Divine Clan members guarding the outskirts.
As for the sect-protecting grand formation of the Blazing Sun Sect?
Old Ge broke through it with ease.
He had stayed in the Blazing Sun Sect for so long before that he had long since figured out the workings of such formations.
Entering required no effort at all.
His body became a streak of light, and in an instant he arrived outside the main hall, immediately seeing Zhu Xincheng stepping on Xiaocui’s chest.
Seeing that his daughter was unharmed, Old Ge instantly relaxed.
Then he gently tried to dissuade her. “Cheng’er, that girl Xiaocui is usually quite decent. Even if she made a mistake, it shouldn’t warrant this, right?”
By this time, the elders of the Blazing Sun Sect and members of the Divine Clan had gathered as well.
Seeing Old Ge speak up to plead for her, they quickly chimed in.
They felt that Zhu Xincheng’s actions were somewhat inappropriate.
After all, for so many years, Xiaocui had been serving her loyally.
She had done so much, and now you’re stepping on her—doesn’t that feel a bit like killing the donkey after it has finished pulling the millstone?
Amid the murmurs around her, Zhu Xincheng said coldly, “All of you shut up! She is not Xiaocui. She is someone else in disguise!”
At those words, the noisy atmosphere instantly fell silent. Everyone present looked at the figure on the ground in disbelief.
Impersonating Xiaocui?
What was the point?
If you were going to impersonate someone, why not an elder or something? Why impersonate a maid?
Old Ge raised an eyebrow and then took out a filthy mirror from his storage ring.
He casually wiped it with his sleeve.
Then he slapped the air above Xiaocui’s head.
“Whether god or ghost, come out!”
After chanting the strange incantation, the mirror suddenly emitted a yellow light that shone entirely upon “Xiaocui.”
In an instant, the disguise on her body completely dissipated, revealing Wu Zhen’s true appearance.
Killing intent surged around Zhu Xincheng as she demanded coldly, “Where is Xiaocui?”
Back in the dream, she had only heard a rough location from Xiaocui and had not known the actual place of imprisonment.
So now she naturally had to force it out.
Wu Zhen’s face was pale as paper, his voice trembling. “I don’t know how you discovered my true identity. But after so many years, do you really have no feelings for me at all? Feelings grow over time...”
“Feelings grow over time my ass! With that face of yours, you still dare dream of reaching for a swan? Kid, you’re courting death!”
Before Wu Zhen could finish speaking, Old Ge leapt onto him and began stomping him wildly.
What a joke. A man only has sympathy for his son-in-law during the year he is one himself.
Once he becomes a father, he automatically treats every man who approaches his daughter as an enemy.
That is the difference in status.
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