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"Besides, even if you pay with Qi Discs, the mission still has to be completed, doesn't it? They gave you only seven days, and that deadline wasn't just for show. It served a purpose too—they could use all kinds of methods to force you to submit." As I analyzed the situation, Bai Ruqi sighed as well and said, "If I'd known this would happen, I wouldn't have accepted the mission."
The goddess immediately began sobbing, and none of Bai Ruqi's repeated reassurances had the slightest effect.
"Let's go back and see. Maybe we can approach our respective High Gods. Surely, even if they've been bribed, they wouldn't go so far as to eradicate us root and branch?" I suggested.
And so, we retraced our path. After another two days, we soon returned to the outskirts of the Divine Court. Along the way, the goddess had grown familiar with us and introduced herself as Xiang Ming. She had a senior brother who was doing fairly well under another High God. Although she was now being schemed against by a High God and her spirits were low, she was no longer utterly desperate. It seemed Bai Ruqi's consolation had had some effect.
Just as we were about to enter the Divine Court, Xiang Ming took out her communication token. It seemed she had received a message, and she explained, "It's from one of the Celestial Officials assigned to the mission. A Yellow Celestial Official who knows me said they encountered another group of people lying in wait to rob them halfway there. They killed several guardians before fleeing, and they've already reached the exit. When they opened the brocade boxes, they found nothing but Qi Discs that were nearly depleted. The High Gods tricked them all. They're asking what they should