We Were Truly in Love

On the Eastern Lands, a single streak of light chased and collided with several other streaks of light in the sky.

The energy poured onto the earth carries a certain toxicity; once it spreads, all the plants and animals within a radius of several acres will wither and die.

That was the Divine Power unleashed by several Heavenly Gods fighting against another Heavenly Gods, causing turmoil in the earth and sky.

Suddenly, the stream of light that had been single-handedly resisting several other Heavenly Gods finally gave way. She let out a muffled groan and then fell from the sky, transforming into Jiang Lan, who staggered back a few steps.

She wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, her face pale, and looked up at the sky. The several streaks of light that had been chasing her fell to the ground and transformed into a group of tall Heavenly Gods clad in silver armor and wielding various weapons.

The leading Divine General raised a wooden whip in his hand, pointed it at Jiang Lan, and said, "Plague Poison True God, you have nowhere to turn. Why don't you surrender and be executed? His Majesty has ordered that, for the sake of Marshal Bai, we can wait for his return and then decide on a lenient punishment."

"From what lightness?"

Jiang Lan gave a cold laugh.

"You're talking as if Eastern Emperor Taiyi would let me go."

"Foolish!"

The Heavenly Gods being roared, "You dare to defy His Majesty like this, all for the sake of a bunch of Mortals? How can you face Marshal Bai, who dotes on you? You've jeopardized his future!"

"You arrogant bunch, you don't understand him at all."

Jiang Lan laughed and said, "Implicate him? When he comes back and sees what you've done, he'll kill every single one of you!"

"Marshal Bai is utterly loyal to His Majesty; how could he be a traitor like you?!"

The celestial Heavenly Gods arrogantly raised the long whip in his hand.

"Give up resistance, Plague Poison True God. Struck by this God-Beating Whip, all your Divine Office Divine Power has been stripped away. To be honest, I'm quite surprised that you could hold out for so long with the remaining Divine Power within you. But now that you have no Divine Power, what can a Heavenly Gods has lost his Divine Power do?"

"Hmph, I've heard of your name, the Supreme Emperor Huang Zeng, a celestial general who rose to fame in the Heavenly Palace two thousand years ago. You've always aspired to the position of my husband, haven't you?"

Jiang Lan said coldly, "I thought he was some kind of extraordinary person at first, but now I see he's just a dog who flaunts his power by relying on his divine Divine Artifact. A dog is a dog, and you'll never be able to surpass him as a human being."

"Presumptuous!"

The Heavenly General Huang Zeng, with furrowed brows and a blazing divine whip in his hand, slashed towards Jiang Lan.

After capturing all the survivors and remnants of the seaside Settlement in the drawing, Bai Qiuran continued on her journey.

Although he didn't know how much time had passed since he entered the Return Ruins, it seemed that Eastern Emperor Taiyi had for some reason begun to purge the Human Race. It was likely that the Human Race Settlement in the Eastern Lands would also be affected. Bai Qiuran somewhat worried about his disciple, and even more worried about Jiang Lan.

After spending several years together, Bai Qiuran had come to understand the girl very well; she was actually ashamed of her status as Heavenly Gods.

Given Jiang Lan's personality, if their Settlement were also attacked by the Heavenly Gods, she would definitely step in to protect them, which would inevitably lead to a conflict with the Heavenly Gods.

However, her most powerful Vast Sea Authority has been forged into the Clear Autumn Waters in Bai Qiuran's hand, so Bai Qiuran very worried about her safety.

After dealing with the Human Race in the seaside Settlement, he immediately rushed to the Settlement where Li was.

Along the way, Bai Qiuran dealt with several groups of Heavenly Gods who had slaughtered Human Race, and after collecting the survivors and their Souls into the painting, he arrived near his Divine Palace, which was not far from their Settlement.

What is that?

While on her way back, Bai Qiuran, who Sword Flight, suddenly caught a glimpse of a bright light out of the corner of her eye.

It seemed to be some kind of Divine Power, but Bai Qiuran had never seen that kind of property before.

Something unusual must be going on.

Wisdom Immortal suggested, "To be on the safe side, let's go check it out."

Time was of the essence, Bai Qiuran didn't waste any words. He turned around and flew over immediately. When he was still dozens of miles away from that place, he saw the source of the light in the sky.

It was a tall Divine General, the light emanating from the wooden whip he held high. Behind him followed several equally tall Heavenly Gods, and opposite him, a little girl in a purple dress was falling to the ground—this girl was Jiang Lan.

"Stop it!"

Bai Qiuran's eyes widened, the Clear Autumn Waters beneath his feet hummed, and Sword Qi crisscrossed for dozens of miles, instantly landing between Jiang Lan and the Divine General.

The sudden surge of Sword Qi caused a massive explosion, and a crack spanning a hundred miles appeared directly between the Divine General and Jiang Lan, stopping the Divine General's attack.

But at the same time, Bai Qiuran herself was once again blocked from the world by the Heavenly Dao.

"I see."

Separated by the boundary between black and white, Bai Qiuran looked at Jiang Lan on the other side of the Main World. The Divine General just experiencing the attack, but after looking around and not finding any attackers, he immediately raised his wooden whip and slashed at Jiang Lan.

"She died in the established history, so you want her dead too... Unfortunately, I don't care anymore."

With his True Essence True Qi erupting, Bai Qiuran raised his hand and struck the boundary of the world!

The entire world trembled. The Heavenly Dao barrier in front of Bai Qiuran shattered, and he appeared in the Main World. In a flash, he traversed dozens of miles and arrived in front of Jiang Lan.

Bang!

The wooden whip, radiating Divine Light, struck his back with a muffled thud before bouncing high into the air.

"Marshal Bai?!"

A surprised voice rang out. Upon seeing Bai Qiuran, the Divine General Consciousness took two steps back, then smiled and said, "What brings you here?"

Bai Qiuran first helped Jiang Lan up, checked her injuries, and after confirming that she was not in immediate danger, turned around and replied, "Why are you telling me I'm here? You're going to kill my wife, do you think I'd just stand by and watch?"

"This, Marshal Bai, is unaware of."

The Divine General a pained expression, replied, "The Plague Poison True God defied the Emperor's decree and rebelled in public for the sake of a Human Race. Many of our brothers have been killed or wounded, and she is now guilty."

"Hmm, so what?"

Bai Qiuran asked, "So just because she killed a few gods, she's not my wife?"

"Marshal Bai, we all see the deep affection between you and the Plague Poison True God, but she is no longer worthy of you. Her Divine Core Divine Power have been taken away by this treasure, and she has disobeyed the Heavenly Emperor's orders, becoming a traitor."

The Divine General's face darkened, and he said coldly, "Let me give you a piece of advice: there are plenty of fish in the sea. You'd better not have anything to do with her anymore, otherwise, you won't be able to protect yourself... To put it bluntly, wasn't your marriage a political one arranged by His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor? You have a bright future ahead of you, why are you so persistent?"

"Talking about political marriages is really hurtful."

Bai Qiuran put his arm around Jiang Lan's waist, letting her lean against him, and then smiled kindly at the Divine General, saying, "We are husband and wife, deeply in love."