"Is it possible that, in the matter of annulling the engagement, Flame Emperor Yan also had a slight problem?"
When the light faded, the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect were all sitting obediently on the ground.
Because the Mental Image Remnants had been completely destroyed, they were actually floating in the spatial turbulence.
However, the sect leader simply pinched the remaining debris into a floorboard, allowing them to sit down.
Many inner disciples were also holding captive Witch Association and members of the Old World who had come to the banquet.
All the magical girls had already deactivated their transformations and were now sitting on the ground, looking up at their sect leader with curiosity, just like students.
Waiting to escape from the spatial turbulence.
At this moment, Shion's expression also showed some melancholy.
Although the attack destroyed an S-class Calamity Beast from the inside, and not only were the people around unharmed, the Calamity Beast's remains were also easily crushed into a floorboard, providing a place for everyone to stand.
However, Shion still didn't seem very satisfied, so much so that several disciples went over to the sect leader to comfort her.
"I think Nalan Yanran's scenes were actually quite good."
"Yeah yeah."
The surrounding golden curses continuously hindered the intrusion of the spatial turbulence, so that An Shiyu and the Azure Cloud Sect disciples remained safe and sound even without transforming.
An unparalleled sense of security.
So much so that the inner sect girls, seeing the True Disciple lingering around Shion, began to whisper among themselves, "The Sect Master looks so lonely. Could it be that this time, the fake marriage has turned into real love?"
"Nonsense! Do you think a stinking outsider like you is worthy of moving the sect leader's heart? I think only the true disciples are qualified. By the way, Rose is actually the most likely candidate. It is said that three years ago—"
"That's enough, take it away. We've already tasted enough; everyone knows Rose are your teammate."
"No, no! The Sect Master clearly intends to cultivate the Path of Ruthlessness. This is a scheme to kill his wife to prove his Dao, build the foundation for the [ Seven Emotions Heaven-Reaching Art ], and then use the lives of his seven true disciples as a catalyst to ignite the Divine Flame. After burning away all humanity, he will elevate the foundation to the level of a hundred thousand perfect destiny, transcending the Three Realms through immortality, and then go on to conquer even higher realms—"
"Wow, someone's reading dark literature! Everyone, stay away from her, she'll be sacrificed!"
Listening to the chattering gossip around her, Mujin couldn't help but sigh inside An Shiyu's body.
The Azure Cloud Sect disciples' blind trust in Shion, and Shion's ability to fully reciprocate that trust.
That's probably the key to the Azure Cloud Sect's crushing victory over the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
The magical girls, of course, trust their seniors and their comrades.
However, in times of crisis, many magical girls will subconsciously want to sacrifice themselves and protect everyone.
After all, that's why everyone becomes a magical girl.
I don't want others to get hurt, I don't want others to die in front of me, and I want to use my own strength to protect others.
This is how the Mujin faces the Land of Mirrors; this is how the Iris Qingwan amidst the Mental Image Remnants; this is how the Hyacinth is glimpsed in the Heart Mirror Reality; even the past Changgeng is like this----
These righteous heroes, overflowing with self-awareness and filled with noble dreams, inadvertently create a problem.
They tend to have more faith in themselves during times of crisis.
Of course, this isn't necessarily a bad thing; it just means we've made different choices.
Moreover, if the magical girls from the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau were to follow Shion, they would most likely develop the same level of trust.
Trust is essentially a habit formed day by day.
Trust will naturally develop as you experience things more in daily life; there's nothing magical about it.
The only magical thing is the purple color.
Rather, what Mujin was curious about was what Shion had been doing all this time.
The disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect trust her so unconditionally.
It should be noted that not long ago, many inner disciples did not even know Shion's true identity.
An Shiyu looked up and glanced at Susan beside her.
Her face showed no shock or unease, but rather excitement and a hint of envy.
"You actually know who Shion is?"
Hearing An Shiyu's question, Susan glanced at her sideways, "Or rather, how do you know?"
"Hmph, Shion and I are childhood sweethearts, of course I'd know! I know even more!"
Before An Shiyu could speak, Mujin grabbed her, saying, "But you seem quite envious of those people, don't you?"
Susan snorted and glanced again at the true disciples and sect leader in the center.
"One day, I will also stand beside the sect leader!"
"Little Susan born to be like this; we'll be there for you when the time comes."
"Get out of my way!"
The only true disciples surrounding Shion were actually Shuangye and Blue Flower.
Tragically, none of the three were actually very good at comforting people.
Seeing that their sect leader's expression was not very pleasant, Four Leaves and Blue Flower had already racked their brains for a solution.
Especially Blue Flower, she actually didn't know much about the Doumo Continent. She had watched it a long time ago, and the story ended abruptly, unlike Lagame which had a beginning and an end. She really didn't want to relive the feeling of being ruined by an unfinished story.
Much of the content is unclear, and I can only rely on my memory to reconcile it. "Actually, Nalan Yanran, as the woman, wasn't really a villain, just a temporary opponent. The main problem was that Flame Emperor's family was incompetent at the time; the civil officials within the family constantly suppressed the patriarch's son, making Flame Emperor very sensitive. When outsiders came to annul the engagement, they not only didn't protect their own, but also betrayed the emperor for personal gain. Plus, Nalan was hot-tempered, which is why things turned so unpleasant—"
Four Leaves next to him nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, yes."
Six Leaves kept jumping behind her trying to grab the tip of her tail, but Shion's raised dragon tail swayed above, and no matter how much Six Leaves jumped, she couldn't touch it.
These two girls haven't read many online novels, after all, they are still young, and they mostly learn about online novels through other people's stories.
Super Blue Flower became increasingly agitated as she spoke, "So it wasn't Nalan Yanran who was breaking off the engagement with Flame Emperor Xiao Clan, it was the Xiao family! If it weren't for Flame Emperor Flame Emperor protecting the clan, the clan's reputation would have been completely ruined by the civil officials. Flame Emperor is being too kind; if it were Bai San or Sea Emperor Bai, they would have directly bullied the entire Xiao Clan and refined them all into soul bones to supply Electrolux— "
Four Leaves blinked. " Electrolux? Isn't the old man with the ring called Tingyou?"
"What book are you reading?" Blue Flower smiled confidently. "That's the First Sage, the First Sage, ' The First Sage of the Profound Mirror Demon Gate '."
"Isn't the one in ' The First Sage ' called the Heavenly Demon?"
"The species is wrong, it's ' Demon Stirs Heaven and Earth '!"
"Isn't the Nine Netherworld Sparrow by Ancestor Lin's side?"
"The genders are all wrong, those are Linley and Grandma Delin —no way!"
Blue Flower was shocked and turned her head sharply, only to see the sect leader staring coldly at her. Her heart sank.
Oh no, I memorized it all wrong too----
Blue Flower quickly tried to divert the sect leader's attention. "In short, Nalan was just a little arrogant, she didn't really do anything bad. On the contrary, she even needed to be given Qi Gathering Powder. She's a good girl, unlike girls nowadays who always want half the inheritance—so it's perfectly fine for the sect leader to follow Nalan's path. The sect leader is also a good girl. I remember there's a sequel to the Doumo Continent called Nalan Yanran's Revenge, which tells the story of Nalan Yanran as the protagonist—"
That's fan fiction.
"Oh, and there's the Dark Auction House, the Thousand-Year Transformation, and things like that—"
"What are you reading? Show me the main text."
"It's especially suitable for niche games----"
In the end, Shion sighed. After all, she had misremembered her lines, but she wasn't really that upset.
It's just a little regrettable. Opportunities are fleeting; if you don't seize them, you don't seize them.
Originally, she only intended to use Nalan's lines to introduce the scene of annulling the engagement, but unexpectedly, the Prince stole Flame Emperor's lines, causing her to go astray and recite them incoherently. Rather than saying that the Prince deserves praise, he even watched the Doumo in order to investigate her, almost ruining her important plans.
In order to gather enough imagery, she always uses role-playing to understand the feelings and mysteries of her ancestors.
Each time I successfully portray a character, my understanding of the Great Dao deepens.
It's said that if one method leads to all methods, then all the great paths in the world lead to the same destination.
This so-called imagery is perfectly suited to role-playing, as if everything was pre-arranged.
"Is it possible that someone actually plagiarized and adapted it?"
Before the Little Black Dragon could finish speaking, the Emperor silenced him with a kiss.
The mother and daughter were still pedaling the tricycle desperately, pulling the behemoth that Shion, trying to keep her Golden Core from easily going out of control.
As long as the Little Black Dragon can still work and create surplus value for itself, there's no reason to eliminate it.
Thinking about how to get the plot back on track, Shion, feeling Six Leaves hug her tail, flicked her tail and tossed Six Leaves into Four Leaves's arms.
Never mind.
The annulment of the engagement is a minor matter; Seeking Gold is the top priority.
Let's wait until the Prince has accomplished this unprecedented feat before we talk about it.
He got up and had Four Leaves Six Leaves alter the memories of the other inner disciples and the members of the Witch Association and the Old World.
It's best if too many inner disciples know her identity.
With Divine Sense concealed, people in other places would generally not be able to know their identities.
As for those Witch Association erase the memories of the members of the Old World and then have their disciples throw them into the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau.
The Disaster Countermeasures Bureau is now just a dumping ground for the Azure Cloud Sect; they just throw whatever they need into it.
"I've always felt that in terms of character, Flame Emperor might be slightly inferior to Sea Emperor Bai ----"
"Girls would probably prefer Bai San, right?"
I also think Flame Emperor is better!
Although I don't quite understand the relationship between Flame Emperor and Emperor Hai, I'll wait until the dust settles.
An Shiyu let out a small sigh.
Susan, who was standing nearby, was already mingling with the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect. Although An Shiyu was not without inner disciples by her side, after An Shiyu politely smiled and declined the Azure Cloud disciples' attempts to chat, naturally no one would come over to make a fool of themselves.
"Don't you think Miss Prince is especially pitiful?----"
Just as she was about to leave, An Shiyu looked at Shion from afar. Her tail was swaying back and forth, but she didn't seem to be going over to say hello.
For An Shiyu, she longed to be alone with Shion, to have some private conversations, or to confide her innermost thoughts.
Surrounded by Shion just like those outstanding and beautiful disciples, An Shiyu didn't think she would be noticed.
She also doesn't like to join in the fun at times like these.
As a small but precious wish, An Shiyu hoped that she could hold a slightly special place in Shion's heart.
It doesn't need to be any particularly important attention, but rather the feeling that you are different from other girls when you see yourself or think about yourself.
Regardless of whether they become lovers or even just friends, Shion realizes this special quality every time she sees herself.
Although Mujin had reminded her not to use the people she liked as a benchmark for how the world judged her.
But it's so easy to think like that!
However, after watching the entire process of the annulment of the engagement, An Shiyu actually felt the most empathy for Miss Prince.
A bold and proactive approach, a magnificent wedding hall, numerous guests, and virtually impeccable decorations and arrangements.
An Shiyu may have fantasized about such a thing too. If she were to boldly and proactively make her move, could she really walk down the aisle with him?
She didn't do it simply because she lacked the ability.
The Prince was like another capable version of her, and he did exactly what she had imagined.
Shion also told her the answer.
I watched as she hosted a grand banquet for the entire nation, and I watched as her marriage ended in heartbreak.
It was nothing but a farce.
She wondered what the Prince must feel, seeing all his hard work come to naught in front of everyone. She knew that such a proud and strong woman would surely be stronger and more capable of enduring such pain than she was.
But when An Shiyu imagined herself one day standing in the position of Prince...
She felt her hands and feet were ice-cold, almost like a terrifying nightmare.
"Don't harbor too many thoughts about the enemies of the Land of Mirrors."
Mujin simply replied, "Perhaps it's all part of the Prince's plan. We're just ordinary little girls, no match for these cunning old monsters. You're even defending one of them? Didn't you see them going back and forth, fighting fiercely, evenly matched? They both know perfectly well what's going on. It's a matter of mutual consent, so let's not meddle."
"You're not young anymore, senior."
"That's all you heard out of such a long string of words!"
When the Azure Cloud Sect members emerged from the spatial turbulence, some Azure Cloud disciples led people from the Old World and the Witch Association away, while others followed the True Disciples towards West China and Azure Cloud North China.
Finally, Shion turned her head and glanced at her. "Aren't you going back to Beihai?"
An Shiyu panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down, nodded, and pulled Mujin out.
Previously, Senior Mujin always took the blame herself; now it's her turn to step in and take the fall.
"Yes, we need to go check on South China. Now that the Land of Mirrors is about to take action, we must keep an eye on South China; they can't afford any more suffering. Whatever your goal is, Sect Master, shouldn't you also pay attention to the lives of us ordinary folks?"
"Naturally." Shion nodded. " Azure Cloud is the leader of the righteous path under heaven."
An Shiyu and Mujin had actually heard this many times before.
"That's good. The rest is up to you. We can't control how much trouble you cause—" Mujin thought for a moment and then asked, "But Xiao An has a question for you."
"Explain."
Would you kill the Prince?
Shion turned her head to look at Mujin. The other person's gaze was calm, and it was impossible to tell whether it was Mujin or An Shiyu who was controlling the body.
Why ask that?
"We only sealed away the Land of Mirrors back then, for the sake of our friend Changgeng. We didn't want the entire Land of Mirrors to die, because there are good children in the Land of Mirrors too. Look at the Prince, actually, if you communicate with her properly, she's just a little girl who's a bit lacking in love—"
As she spoke, Mujin scratched her head, "Let's switch drivers! Xiao An, you drive yourself!"
An Shiyu, suddenly switched back, was stunned for a moment, then stood helplessly in front of Shion and stammered, "I, I just felt that Miss Prince might really like you, and it would be so pitiful if she were killed—"
Huh? That wasn't the original reason, was it?
Mujin paused for a moment, then felt somewhat helpless.
You can't lie to Shion at all, Xiao An ----
But Shion merely sneered, "That's nothing but acting and pretense. She's the Mirror King, how could she possibly fall for a member of the Witch Association on the street? Don't underestimate her. I know her better than you do about all the pretense and deceit she's shown along the way. She's a cold, true queen, who never acts on emotion."
An Shiyu fiddled with her bangs a little embarrassedly, "Sorry for asking unnecessary questions—"
However, as Shion was about to leave, she couldn't help but ask, "Would you kill her?"
"It depends on her fate."
Although it was just a somewhat uncertain promise, An Shiyu felt a little relieved as she watched Shion's departing figure.
She felt genuinely happy for Mirror King.
Because Shion didn't really see her as an incorrigible villain— Shion wouldn't give such a person a way out.
"What are you so happy about?"
"Because it was the Prince's constant displays of goodwill and proactive intimacy that made Shion feel that she didn't have to die."
It's wonderful that Miss Prince's efforts weren't in vain.
An Shiyu said softly, "It also helped me understand him a little better."
"What?"
"Just keep appearing in front of him, even if he doesn't respond."
An Shiyu watched Shion's departing figure and gave her a bright smile. "But actually, she does remember. She remembers the changes and things done by the people around her; she doesn't truly ignore them."
"Oh, so what?"
"If no matter what we do, her attitude and evaluation won't change, wouldn't that be terrifying?" An Shiyu clenched her small fist. "Now it's proven that it actually worked, so our efforts weren't in vain—she must remember that confession from back then."
Mujin also realized, "There's an opportunity!"
Before he could finish speaking, a beam of light suddenly shot into the sky from the direction of East China.
A beam of light pierced through the clouds, replacing the sun with blinding white light and turning the entire world into an eerie, snowy white, from which visible shockwaves erupted.
A terrifying aura and power surged within the pillar of light, and ripples, like waves, began to spread across the sky.
"What is that?!" An Shiyu widened.
Then, the phantom of Mujin appeared beside him, her face serious. "Someone's about to Full Bloom!"
Shion didn't even glance at the situation in South China.
The Land of Mirrors's focus isn't there either, especially since the three key Full Bloom personnel aren't in South China right now; it might just be a smokescreen.
When they arrived in Beihai, Bingtang was already waiting for them on a high-rise building. As soon as they approached, the girl held up an umbrella for them.
Walking beside her, he said, "We are currently closely monitoring the movements of the Land of Mirrors and the Prince. The Disaster Countermeasures Bureau is also ready to cooperate at any time. If she has any intention of revealing your true identity, we can deal with it as quickly as possible."
Cut it off, and I guarantee it won't get publicized.
Shion watched as they traveled all the way from South China back to North China, and replied, "You've had a long journey."
Bingtang blinked her pale blue eyes, then chuckled, "Yes, it's really tough. It's so worrying to see the Sect Master mispronounce his lines."
The tip of its tail poked Bingtang's cheek, and Bingtang took a small bite of the tip of its tail in return.
Shion snorted coldly, but didn't say anything more.
Since he had indeed made some mistakes, it wasn't easy for him to refute them.
Bingtang had made arrangements for this annulment of the engagement, which she was certainly aware of.
When Shion saw the Shuangsheng, Shion basically understood what was going on.
She could tell that many sect disciples had come, and that the Prince was not his true form.
It was actually close to the point where she wanted to seek help from outside the arena.
She knew from the moment the Prince insisted on going through with the wedding, even planning to hold the ceremony directly at the engagement party.
After all, possessing a system, this person's understanding of online novels is no less than hers.
If it really happens, it won't be a broken engagement anymore, it'll be a divorce!
If some heavenly rule were to grant half of one's cultivation after a divorce, then it would truly be a case of trying to steal a chicken but losing the rice instead.
The Prince entered the game himself, winning by half a move against fate, making him arguably the greatest rival of all time.
The well-laid plan left Shion somewhat bewildered about how to proceed with the annulment of the engagement.
Fortunately, Bingtang always manages to turn the tide and forcefully advance the plot, using the Shuangsheng to arouse the Prince's suspicion and probing.
With a prepared audience—numerous Azure Cloud disciples—they minimized the impact, including controlling the propaganda department and various online channels after the Prince's departure, and collaborating with the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau's grand magical information distortion barrier to prevent the Land of Mirrors from spreading rumors.
It can be said that while perfectly helping her achieve the plot of annulling the engagement, they also minimized the impact and ensured that their own identities were not exposed.
All of this happened without Shion saying a word.
Bingtang had already intuitively guessed Shion's thoughts and perfectly prepared a countermeasure for her.
This is precisely why Shion could never abandon the Azure Cloud Sect.
"As for Keke and Yinlian, Rose reported that there weren't any major problems. She claimed to have killed the Alice, but Rose said she didn't want to go back and didn't want to see her parents again."
"Whatever."
"Um."
In fact, Bingtang Tangyu had the same idea, but ultimately he still had to report it to the sect leader.
"By the way, Jingkui Kingdom has been secretly collecting a large amount of Dream Marrow during this time."
When Bingtang mentioned this, Shion became slightly True One, "How much have you collected?"
"Because there isn't much Dream Marrow in South China, the total is probably about three times the amount in Keke Keke's hands."
Is there any connection between " Dream Marrow Praise" and "Mirror Loss Country's Full Bloom "?
"Regarding Guan Mang, there's not much scandalous information that Fan knows about."
Shion felt a sudden thirst in her heart.
She's still just a little girl, and there are things she hasn't thought through. The Azure Cloud Sect still needs her, as the sect leader, to make decisions.
Mang waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "We can't fall behind. No matter what Jingkui Kingdom wants to do, we must collect some Dream Marrow now, the faster the better—"
Before he could finish speaking, Bingtang had already handed him a jar. "Although we didn't manage to collect more, Fan and his crew severed a significant amount of the Dream Marrow of the Mirror Kingdom."
Looking at the jar of Dream Marrow handed over by Bingtang, Shion remained silent for a while, then thought for a long time before saying, "If you steal all the Dream Marrow from Jing Kui Kingdom, and Jing Kui Kingdom's Full Bloom Plan fails, wouldn't the bet that Fan Azure Cloud Sect placed on the Prince be wasted? It's a rare opportunity to obtain a Perfect Full Bloom; this is not a proper course of action."
Bingtang merely said, "Sect Master, don't worry. Fan has already observed that Jingkui Kingdom's demand for Dream Marrow isn't large. Fan and his men only took one person's worth and gave it to the Sect Master in case of emergency. Fan hasn't touched the rest of the Dream Marrow, and there's also a reserve of Dream Marrow in South China that can be replenished at any time."
Having said that, Bingtang tilted her head, looking at the silent sect leader, and asked, "What's wrong, sect leader? Is there anything else you're dissatisfied with?"
"That's all."
Following closely behind the sect leader, Bingtang Tang said with a hint of thirst, "It's all thanks to the sect leader's exploration in South China. Otherwise, we wouldn't have known that such an important thing as Dream Marrow existed in South China."
Seeing that the sect leader's expression softened slightly, the ice-blue girl hung an umbrella on the sect leader's tail.
She was holding a report in her hand, and it wasn't very convenient to open the umbrella—of course, she mainly thought it was fun to hang the umbrella by its tail.
In reality, the tail of the eagle is very slippery; if the sect leader is truly unhappy, the umbrella will suddenly fall off.
However, although Shion frowned, her tail still naturally curled up like an umbrella when she let go.
They held up umbrellas for the villagers.
"The members of the Old World in West China and North China Villages have been located. Shallow Shadow and Water in the Spring are both disciples of the village's leader, Kang. Yu has evacuated the surrounding residents to prevent any accidents. As the sect leader said, stress tests are underway to see if they will reach Full Bloom ahead of schedule, but the last one has still not been found—"
The Azure Cloud Sect's goal is still to get Jingkui Kingdom to Full Bloom and find the path to that perfect, Perfect Full Bloom.
It not only allows Shion to advance further on the path of cultivation, but also provides the disciples of the Azure Cloud Sect with another way to break through bottlenecks.
Moreover, it seems that Jingkui Kingdom also has a way to open the Heavenly Barrier.
When the beam of light appeared, both Bingtang and Shion stopped in their tracks, tilted their tails, and the umbrellas opened above their heads as they looked up.
The restless, almost Full Bloom magical energy was even drawing upon the very essence of the New World!
And the location of that magical pillar of light was right in the Beihai!
"However, something still seems off about her aura, she—"
Bingtang frowned as she analyzed the current state of the Full Bloom magical energy for the sect leader.
The surrounding sounds suddenly disappeared.
Xiao Yu was falling from the sky, and at the traffic light intersection, speeding vehicles splashed Splash.
But both the Splash and the raindrops in the air came to a standstill.
A touch of green begins to sprout from the water droplets.
Bingtang looked up and gazed across the road.
The flashing red lights stopped the vehicles on the edge of the village in the rain.
The pale, hollow girl, radiating an aura of Full Bloom magic, stood there quietly, gazing at them without moving.
It resembles an exquisite sculpture.
A magical girl whose body exudes an unstable magical aura and who is constantly growing stronger.
The moment he transformed, he had already stepped into the Full Bloom Domain.
Full Bloom, the magical girl chosen by the Mirror Kingdom.
White Fox.
The girl, carrying rainwater, glanced up at the red light, then her nonchalant voice carried through the rain. " Shion."
The roots of Blue Silver Grass climbed and spread along the rainwater on the ground, reaching towards the Bingtang and Shion.
Just as the green light flashed, amidst the cacophony of horns and shouts, the dense Blue Silver Grass of the landlocked area suddenly transformed into a waterfall like a depth charge, overturning all the vehicles on the road and submerging the two people!
"Fan is here to kill you."