Chapter 233: Renewing the past connection (Finale)

The snake demon was greatly shocked the moment he saw Lin Qingyue.

He dropped the guard he was holding in his mouth, his huge snake body trembling as he retreated, but he was trapped on the sacrificial platform by the array and could not leave.

"Who exactly are you? I have no grudges with you, why do you have to meddle in other people's business again and again?"

"Meddling?" The woman in black smiled lightly, beautiful enough to topple cities, "When this seat takes action, there is never such a thing as 'meddling'. Anyone I don't like must die!"

The snake demon's scarlet vertical pupils were filled with terror.

But soon, he shouted cunningly again:

"This woman is the demon! She turned me into a snake! I am the Archbishop, the incarnation of the god in the human world. Kill this demon woman, and the god will reward you!"

"Don't you like holy water? I will give you holy water, let you be free from all diseases and live a long life, and from now on live as long as heaven!"

"Prime Minister, Great General! You are all loyal believers of my sect, and now the sect is facing a great disaster, which is also a test given to you by the god. What are you all standing there for, hurry up and take down this demon woman! Let the god see your loyalty!"

The Prime Minister and the Great General had been drinking holy water for a long time and were the most severely bewitched.

At this moment, the Archbishop's words easily made their eyes blur:

"Everything the Archbishop says is right, we must believe in the god."

"Believe in the god, eliminate the demon woman!"

"Eliminate the demon woman, offer loyalty to the god!"

Lin Qingyue glanced at the two of them sideways and sneered: "Today I will let you see whether the one you worship is a god or a demon!"

Before the words fell, the red umbrella in her hand shot out, hitting the statue heavily, making a deafening sound.

The statue collapsed suddenly, its compassionate face shattered all over the floor, and inside it actually revealed a two-headed snake sculpture—a thick snake body coiled, two heads held high, sharp fangs flashing with cold light.

It turned out that in order to replace Zheng Linggui and steal faith power, the Archbishop not only changed the face of the statue but also hid his original demon body inside.

An angry shout erupted from the crowd: "The Guiyuan Sect is a liar! They cheated us of all our family property and caused our families to be broken!"

"If we can't live in this life, what's the point of talking about the next life! If the god could really save the world, how could he not even protect his own statue?"

"There is no god at all! From beginning to end, it was all a disguise by the snake demon, a group of liars wearing divine robes!"

Lin Qingyue looked in the direction of the voice and found that the person shouting was Ke An and his wife, whom she had saved not long ago.

After saving his wife, Ke An quietly returned to Luo Cheng, wanting to find out the truth about the temple. It happened to be the Great God-Worship Ceremony, so the two hid in the crowd quietly.

The truth was exposed one after another, and even the most devout believers finally woke up.

They shouted one after another: "Liars, return my money!"

These people naturally didn't dare to go up and fight the snake demon, so they vented all their anger on the attendants of the Guiyuan Sect.

Seeing attendants wearing divine robes, they surrounded and beat them.

There were also some small demons in the sect who, seeing that the situation was bad, turned around and wanted to escape from the back door.

Dongfang Qi and Lao Gui had long been lying in ambush at the back door of the temple, catching them all in one net.

The Archbishop saw that years of hard work were destroyed, and he was trapped by Lin Qingyue's array, unable to escape.

Although his heart was full of resentment, he also knew that it was not suitable to fight hard at this moment.

So the snake body collapsed, making a kneeling posture, begging humbly: "I was wrong, I never dare to do evil again. Please be magnanimous and spare me once. As long as you are willing to spare my life, I am willing to be a cow or a horse for you, and do my best!"

Lin Qingyue held the handle of the red umbrella and walked closer slowly: "A thousand-year-old snake demon, it is indeed rare."

The snake demon nodded repeatedly, looking flattering: "Yes, yes, Zheng Linggui once said the same. These years I was also threatened by her to do these rebellious things. Speaking of which, it was all the master's fault. I am willing to recognize you as my master, and from now on follow you, you can let me do whatever you want."

Lin Qingyue seemed to be moved, her smile bright: "I won't kill you..."

The snake demon was overjoyed and thanked her busily, but his heart was filled with poisonous resentment: You harmed me so miserably, as long as I don't die, I will definitely find a chance to take revenge for today!

However, the next moment, sword light suddenly cut through the air.

Before he could react, he felt a chill on his neck, and his entire head had already flown into the sky, spinning several times in the air, and with splashing blood beads, it "thumped" and fell to the ground.

What the scarlet eyes saw last was the thick, headless snake body twitching in the pool of blood, and the cunning smile on the lips of the woman in black: "... I won't kill you, do I wait for you to kill me?"

The Sixth Prince of the Guifang Kingdom saw that the snake demon was dead, and only then dared to step forward to thank her: "Thank you, heroine, for killing the demon, otherwise the consequences would be truly unimaginable."

Lin Qingyue also saw the scene where the Sixth Prince risked his life to plead for those children just now.

She smiled slightly: "At least there are still clear-headed people, it seems the Guifang Kingdom is still salvageable."

The Sixth Prince asked again: "May I ask, heroine, what high-ranking person are you? You have made a great contribution this time, we will definitely reward you heavily!"

"No need for rewards." Lin Qingyue pointed to a place, "I was invited by Lord Li to kill the demon."

At this moment, Lao Gui was wearing Li Wei's body and walking out of the temple with Dongfang Qi.

He stepped forward anxiously to report: "There are mostly gold and silver treasures in the temple, take advantage of the fact that the people haven't rushed up yet. We need to send people to seal it immediately, otherwise, if the crowd rushes up and loots, it will definitely cause a stampede. And the believers gathered in the square also need to be dispersed in time."

The Sixth Prince reacted and hurriedly ordered the guards to seal the temple, disperse the crowd, and maintain order.

After he finished giving orders, he turned his head to ask Lao Gui: "Lord Li, were those two high-ranking people just now invited by you?"

"They are..." Lao Gui was about to introduce Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi to the Sixth Prince, but when he turned his head, he only saw people everywhere, and the traces of the two were gone.

A day ago, Dongfang Qi asked Lao Gui: "After the Great God-Worship Ceremony tomorrow, the Guiyuan Sect will be liquidated. Do you still plan to stay in the Guifang Kingdom? Why not go back to the Qi Guo with us? I invite you to be an official in the Qi Guo as the Crown Prince of the Qi Guo."

Compared to the Guifang Kingdom, the Qi Guo was vast and rich, and the treatment of officials was extremely generous.

However, Lao Gui refused without hesitation.

"I have been a local official in the Guifang Kingdom for more than ten years, and I have long regarded the people on this land as my nephews. After the Guiyuan Sect is eliminated, everything is waiting to be done. Compared to the Central Plains dynasty, the Guifang Kingdom needs me more."

After saying this, Dongfang Qi understood his intention and did not persuade him anymore.

There is no banquet in the world that doesn't end, but fortunately, some people, no matter how long they are separated, still have the fate to walk together.

On the official road outside Luo Cheng, a carriage carrying a pair of beautiful people moved slowly forward.

Lin Qingyue leaned lazily by the window, supporting her chin with one hand and looking at the person outside with a smile.

After watching for a while, she called out: "Hey Dongfang Qi, do you like being my coachman so much?"

Dongfang Qi said: "You sit in the carriage, I drive the carriage, how is that not good?"

Lin Qingyue laughed, laughed out of anger.

This fool, why must some things be said so clearly?

"Since that's the case, then be my coachman for a lifetime!" She closed the carriage door and lay angrily in the carriage.

Although it had been confirmed that Dongfang Qi was A Zhuo from the past life, Lin Qingyue always felt that he was not as considerate as in the past life.

In the past life, as long as she hooked her eyes, A Zhuo would come to hug her.

But today—she had hinted at him several times, and he didn't show any special affection.

The carriage swayed, and she didn't know how long it had been going, Lin Qingyue was almost swayed to sleep.

Then she heard the carriage door move, followed by a figure looming over.

Lin Qingyue asked with her eyes closed: "Aren't you driving the carriage for me? Who told you to come in?"

The man's warm breath came to her ear: "Just now the daylight was still bright, and people were coming and going on the official road. If no one was driving the horse, it might have attracted attention."

"And now?"

"Now the twilight has fallen, and the wilderness road is empty."

"So what if it's empty?"

"Just right for serving the Empress in bed."

"Dongfang Qi!"

"Your Majesty, I am A Zhuo..."

Lin Qingyue suddenly turned around and hugged him tightly, tears rolling down silently onto his neck: "You are Dongfang Qi, you are A Zhuo, and you are also the clone of Master..."

The starlight outside the carriage window passed through the lattice, falling on the two of them in a mottled way.

Fortunate in this life, finally able to renew the past connection.

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