"I know you're disappointed in the Western Continent."
"But... if you truly see yourself as the 'Goddess,' then you should go out even more."
Yuan Yang said, "Trapped in the secret prison, there's nothing you can do."
Meng Xizhou remained calm. "If I hand over the holy book, then there truly will be nothing I can do."
She knew very clearly just how powerful the holy book's ability to spread was.
The number of holy books currently held by the Church of Light was not enough to stir up unrest... but if they acquired a few more pages, things would be different. Those people would not consider the consequences. They would wage war against the Southern Continent and ultimately convert vast numbers of believers.
Trapped in the secret prison, there truly was nothing she could do.
But the one thing she had managed to do was protect the holy book.
"Everything that exists must have its reason..."
Yuan Yang sighed. "Since the Ancestor left such pages in the Forbidden Book Tower, it meant he knew that one day, we would be able to use them."
"Is this what those who believe in the light should do?"
Meng Xizhou said, "I have my own principles regarding this matter."
Yuan Yang fell silent.
"I know I can't persuade you."
He smiled. "So the original plan was... for me to be thrown into the secret prison and tortured before your eyes. Then Yao Jin would use my life as leverage to exchange for a page of the holy book. If you agreed, there would be another threat after that."
A pang of sorrow rose in Meng Xizhou's heart.
She had never expected that the teacher she had trusted for so many years would be willing to join Yao Jin in such deception.
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