"Little sister..." Lu Ran murmured.
As Hua Qingying recounted everything in a gentle, unhurried voice, Lu Ran came to understand why she had been unwilling to leave the Flower-Supporting Faction.
The gods had informed Hua Qingying that they intended to take her younger sister as a believer.
It was plainly to better control Hua Qingying.
Therefore, Hua Qingying could not harbor the slightest rebellious thought. She had to willingly remain enslaved, constantly offering resources to the gods, so that her younger sister could continue living normally.
At the very least, she would not be targeted by the Flower-Supporting Lord.
Lu Ran could not help but let his thoughts wander.
Back then, at the God-Worshipping Platform, why had it been the Immortal Sheep who came to save him?
As Qiao Wanjun's son, if Jian Yi had accepted him into his sect, would that not have given Jian Yi better control over Qiao Wanjun?
Jian Yi would not even have needed to use force!
Back then, Qiao Wanjun had brought her two children to Jian Tianque City on pilgrimage for three consecutive years, voluntarily offering her children to the Jian Yi Sect.
Jian Yi had refused them!
Was it because Jian Yi was cold and proud by nature, disdaining to do such underhanded things?
But if she would not do it, others would—uh, other gods certainly would!
Among the Gods and Devils filling the sky, what sort of temperaments did they not possess?
Could it be that the Immortal Sheep and Flower Lantern had been chosen to accept the Qiao Family's children as disciples and use the siblings as hostages?
"Hmm." Lu Ran pondered, yet something still felt wrong.
There was a story buried within this!
The last time Lu Ran returned to the human world, he had spoken with Mother for