After hearing Chunjiu's explanation, Chen Lin said nothing more.
He merely glanced at Fu Tianhan.
"Hehe."
Chunjiu chuckled.
"There's no need to worry, Fellow Daoist Chen. Your grudge with the Four Seasons Villa is no great matter, and Fellow Daoist Fu isn't particularly close to the Lake-Fishing Old Man. We should put our differences aside and work out how to leave first."
With that, she looked at Fu Tianhan.
"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Fu?"
"I have no objections."
Fu Tianhan answered flatly.
Looking satisfied, Chunjiu reached out and produced a little figure just over half a foot tall. It was lifelike, snow-white all over, and dressed in a white Gauze Dress.
Yet a pitch-black vertical pupil sat between its brows.
The overall impression was deeply uncanny.
"A Divine Child?"
Ruan Qingxi's delicate brows rose slightly.
"I've heard that Elder Chunjiu has an unusual relationship with the Celestial God. It seems the rumors are true-you even possess a Divine Child. But if this being goes out of control, the consequences will be unpredictable. Are you sure you want to use him?"
"This isn't a Divine Child. She's a Divine Maiden."
Chunjiu corrected her.
Then she said solemnly, "You shouldn't believe those rumors either, Elder Ruan. Though I can control the Divine Maiden, I didn't earn that privilege with my body. That is my secret."
"You misunderstand."
Ruan Qingxi immediately explained.
"Of course I believe you, Elder Chunjiu. I'm merely concerned about how thoroughly you can control her. A Divine Maiden is still a god, after all, and ordinary energy cannot suppress her."
"Besides."
Looking at Chunjiu, she continued, "I heard my sect master say that the Palace Master of the Celestial God Palace issued an order strictly forbidding you from using your mysterious means unless your life was at