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If he knew that it was Qiaoqiao who was hiding it, he could have just used that to threaten her into confessing. Why go through all that trouble to have Qiaoqiao search for him?

Even if he sensed something, he could only suspect it at most; he couldn't do anything to Jojo and Aponia.

Jojo never expected that this would happen just as her deal with Aponia was about to end.

The bishop, who wanted to eliminate the Honkai disease patients, came knocking on our door. What kind of sin did he commit?

Evil people are irresistibly drawn to me; I guess that's a side effect of my talent as the 'savior of evil'...

Faced with your uncle's proposed deal, what would you choose...?

Option 1: Accept your uncle's deal.

Option 2: Refuse your uncle.

Faced with the two options before her, Jojo hesitated. She knew that the day her relationship with Aponia would end was getting closer and closer. Agreeing to her uncle's offer might be the only chance to keep Aponia by her side.

After careful consideration, Qiaoqiao chose the first option and agreed to her uncle's request.

However, Jojo didn't agree because she wanted to get Aponia through her uncle; she was just temporarily appeasing him. If she refused outright, even her own uncle might turn against her.

Qiaoqiao didn't want to get into trouble.

Your answer greatly pleased your uncle. In his view, you were once infatuated with Sister Aponia and would stop at nothing to get her, so he had no doubt that you agreed to the deal. Leave immediately.

After seeing her uncle leave, Qiaoqiao breathed a sigh of relief.

Finally, we've gotten rid of this plague.

After getting rid of your uncle, you took out a brocade box from the cabinet. Inside was a diamond ring, which you had prepared for Aponia, intending to express your feelings to her before your secret relationship ended.

Looking at the engagement ring you've carefully prepared, what are you planning to do?

Option 1: Throw away the ring and continue threatening her as before to keep her by your side forever.

Option 2: Call Aponia and formally propose to her.

Chapter Forty-Eight: Hand-Crafting the Fifth Divine Key

Jojo sat on the made-up bed, the sound of water dripping from Aponia's shower behind her. She looked solemnly at the diamond ring in her hand.

With a "click," the bathroom door opened behind her. Qiaoqiao quickly hid the diamond ring in her hand in her pocket, turned around, and looked at Aponia's graceful curves wrapped in a bath towel.

"You're so beautiful..." Qiao Qiao exclaimed sincerely, then said with a look of sadness in her eyes, "But the thought of you leaving me soon makes me feel so sorry."

Upon hearing Jojo's words, Aponia retorted bluntly, "That may be true for you, but I wish these nightmarish days would end soon."

Aponia looked at Jojo suspiciously and said, "You're not planning to go back on your word, are you?"

Although the two of them had agreed beforehand, the only one who could make the antidote for Honkai was JoJo. If he continued to use the children in the sanatorium as leverage to prolong the time or make Aponia his possession forever, Aponia would not be able to refuse.

After all, the children in the nursing home were just as important to her as her own children.

Jojo knew Aponia's worries and shook her head, saying, "Although I am a bad person, I will definitely keep my contract with you. When the hundred days are up, I will heal the children in the sanatorium and then give you your freedom."

Hearing this, Aponia breathed a sigh of relief and stared intently at Jojo: "You know what? I don't really care whether you're a bad person or a demon. As long as you can help me, that's enough for me."

Jojo smiled helplessly. She knew she truly loved Aponia, but in the end, she could only keep her by her side with material things, not with emotions.

Aponia looked at Jojo with a strange expression, released her hand, and the bathrobe that covered her beautiful body fell to the ground.

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Two hours later.

Aponia was already dressed and ready to leave. Jojo couldn't help but touch the diamond ring in her pocket, perhaps to encourage herself for her upcoming confession, and asked, "Aponia, after the transaction is over, will we see each other again?"

Upon hearing your question, a hint of surprise flashed in Aponia's eyes. In the past, Aponia would definitely not have wanted to have anything to do with Jojo anymore.

After all, when Qiao Qiao first threatened her with the sanatorium, she always thought he was a beast in human clothing, and even wanted to sacrifice her life to take him down with her after everything was over. But after spending so many days together, she realized that although Qiao Qiao had done many wrong things because he liked her, he had also saved the children in the sanatorium and saved Alina's life. Perhaps he was not a born evil person, but just went astray because of love.

Over time, Aponia no longer felt the original hatred for Jojo, and even developed a strange affection for him, but she would not forgive everything Jojo had done.

“Jojo, the sins you have committed will not disappear, but... if you want to atone for your sins, you are welcome to come to me anytime.”

Hearing Aponia's words, Jojo couldn't contain his excitement and reached out to hug her from behind. Aponia was clearly startled by his sudden action: "Jojo, what kind of trick are you trying to pull now?"

Jojo knew that his image in Aponia wouldn't change overnight, but he really wanted to stay with Aponia forever.

"Aponia, everything I did before was so that I could be with you. If I hadn't done that, I would never have had the chance to be with you. Please, please stay by my side!"

Upon hearing Jojo's sudden confession, Aponia panicked: "Are you serious? Your family would never accept a commoner like me. Even with so many difficulties, you're willing to do anything to be with me!"

Jojo took out the prepared gift box from his pocket, and when he opened it, a diamond ring was revealed inside. He said to her affectionately, "Aponia, marry me. No matter what others say, I will marry no one but you in this life."

Aponia slowly turned around, looking at the diamond ring on Jojo's hand, with a faint glimmer of tears in her eyes. Perhaps before she had doubted that her feelings for Jojo were just a momentary infatuation, but now the flutter in her heart told her the true feelings in her heart.

Just as Aponia was eagerly about to put it on her ring finger, her phone suddenly rang. A message sent to her anonymously was the same voice message Jojo had promised her uncle to hunt down the Honkai patients in Twilight Street in exchange for Aponia marrying her.

This left Jojo stunned, completely unprepared for his uncle's decision to record their conversation and send it to Aponia to sow discord.

Aponia angrily snatched the diamond ring from Jojo's hand and threw her out the window without hesitation: "Jojo, you haven't changed at all. You're still that villain who will stop at nothing to achieve your goals, and you have no intention of atoning for your sins!"

"No...that's not how it is!" Qiaoqiao watched as the diamond ring she had carefully prepared was ruthlessly discarded. She couldn't care less about being heartbroken; she just desperately wanted to salvage the relationship: "I really like you, but I don't stoop to using anyone else's help. I'll win your heart in my own way!"

Jojo's heartfelt confession threw Aponia into disarray, leaving her unsure whether she should continue to believe him.

But the next second, thick black smoke rose into the sky outside the room window. A nun in the church knocked on the door and said, "Miss Aponia, Father Jojo, something terrible has happened. The bishop has discovered that the sanatorium is harboring Honkai patients and is leading the Moths of Fire to hunt them down."

I am!

Now I'm in a situation I can't clear my name even if I jump into the Yellow River.

My dear uncle! How could you do this to your nephew?!

Jojo was devastated, but Aponia was in an even worse state of mind. She had finally found love with the person she loved, only to be betrayed, and now she couldn't even protect the child in the nursing home.

She experienced the highs and lows of life in just a few minutes; how could she not be emotionally devastated?

"Qiaoqiao, why are you so selfish? You know how important the children in the nursing home are to me, yet you still treat me like this!"

In a fit of shame and anger, Aponia slapped Jojo across the face and stormed out of the door without giving Jojo any chance to explain, running towards the sanatorium.

"No... Aponia, you mustn't go to the sanatorium!"

Yi Qiaoqiao wanted to win back Aponia, but her words couldn't reach Aponia.

As someone familiar with the game's storyline, JoJo knew very well that Aponia, who had not yet become a Fusion Warrior, had no chance of defeating the Firemoths in their conflict. She was very likely to be forced to undergo a super-transformation surgery, and... the storyline might even change, and she might even die.

At this moment, a girl with hair as pink as cherry blossoms walked in and said to Qiao Qiao, whose cheeks were flushed, "Master, it seems that you and your girlfriend are not getting along well."

That was Sakura's voice, disguised as a nun, outside, alerting Qiaoqiao.

Qiaoqiao looked up at Ying. As long as she had information about Ling, Ying couldn't possibly resist her.

"Sakura, I'm going to protect Aponia. You go and stop Senju and tell him not to act recklessly!"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Ying narrowed her eyes slightly: "Are you crazy? This time, in order to completely eradicate the source of Honkai infection, the poisonous pupae have come out in full force. No matter how powerful you are, you can't defeat them."

Although JoJo's death was a good thing for Sakura, she still frankly expressed her true feelings. The reason was simple: she also wanted to see JoJo forced to submit to absolute power.

Unexpectedly, Qiao Qiao showed no panic whatsoever; instead, she smiled confidently and said, "That's not necessarily true..."

After speaking, Qiao Qiao extended her palm, on which floated a strange blue crystal—the core of the Herrscher of Ice.

Just as Sakura was looking at the Herrscher Core with a puzzled expression, wondering what he was up to, some strange, abnormal metal appeared in Qiao Qiao's palm.

Sakura watched in disbelief as Soul Steel, composed of countless nanobots, enveloped the core of the Herrscher of Ice and transformed into a bow and arrow—the Fifth Divine Key!

Chapter 49 Aponia, My Fiancée!

The church bishop, accompanied by warriors of the Firemoth, sealed off the entire Orphan's Lair. All the orphans afflicted with Honkai, along with those rescued by Aponia, were gathered in one place, bound to execution racks, and surrounded by piles of firewood.

The church and the people of the Poison Chrysalis plan to burn down the Honkai patients along with the sanatorium, then announce that a gas explosion caused the destruction of the sanatorium.

This would not only completely prevent the spread of Honkai, but also destroy evidence and reduce the negative impact on the Church and the Fire-Chasing Moths.

[The warriors of the Fire-Chasing Moths all drew their bows and unleashed their flaming arrows, awaiting only the bishop's command to annihilate all the Honkai patients.]

[But just then, a nun dressed in black monastic robes stepped forward without hesitation to block the firewood in the sanatorium, causing the warriors of the Flame Chaser to show surprise. Your uncle recognized her at a glance as your beloved Aponia.]

Upon seeing Aponia's arrival, Essex, who had helped the church discover the sanatorium was hiding Honkai patients, immediately turned and left. It was he who sent the video of Jojo and the bishop to Aponia, attempting to sow discord. All of this was to gain Aponia's favor; he didn't want Aponia to see him or know that he was the real traitor.

[Aponia bravely stood in front of the burning arrows, using her body as a shield to protect the children behind her: "Please, everyone, put down your arrows. These children and the sick are innocent and should not be slaughtered."]

Upon seeing Aponia come to their rescue, the young children and the patients, terrified of death, wept bitterly.

[A young child: "Mommy Aponia, save us!"]

The sick person cried out, "Sister! Please save us! I don't want to die!"

[The brave child: "You bunch of bad guys, you mustn't hurt Mother Aponia!"]

[Aponia's request caused some of the Firemoth soldiers present to waver, and some even obediently put down their bows.]

Aponia's voice possesses a unique persuasive power; many are swayed by her words to change their actions. The soldiers of the Flame Moth are mostly warriors protecting humanity, not ruthless killers. Their deep-seated reluctance to harm innocent people is touched by Aponia's words, and many naturally obey her.

[But Aponia's talents haven't been elevated by becoming a fusion warrior, and she doesn't have the powerful binding force of 'commandments.' Your uncle, as a bishop of the church, was completely unaffected by her words: "Sister Aponia, your words do indeed have a special magic. No wonder my foolish nephew, who used to be a womanizer, is so devoted to you... But it doesn't work on me!"]

Your uncle lashed his horse with his long whip, causing it to neigh in pain. The loud cry jolted the soldiers awake, and he shouted, "Anyone who dares to desert will be killed!"

Although your uncle is a clergyman, he is known for his cruelty. Upon hearing his life-threatening orders, not a single soldier dared to lower their bows.

Your uncle brandished his whip at Aponia and shouted, "Kill this woman who shelters Honkai patients!"

[Having received the order, the warriors of the Flamemoth prepared to draw their bows, but even facing death, Aponia did not retreat.]

Just then, you appeared at the entrance of the sanatorium and halted the warriors of the Flame Chaser.

Jojo stood at the front of the Firemoth column, shielding Aponia behind him, raising his hands in the pose Star-Lord used to tame the Velociraptor in Jurassic Park, stopping the warriors from firing their arrows.

"Don't shoot arrows! Aponia is innocent!"

Upon hearing the sound, your uncle immediately ordered his men to stop shooting arrows. He rode his steed slowly in front of you, his cold eyes filled with a fierce and ruthless rage: "Qiaoqiao, you are protecting a Honkai patient. This is a disgrace to our family. Get out of my way! I still have a way to spare your life!"

You looked up at your uncle on horseback and said, "Uncle, I beg you to spare Aponia!"

Aponia, hiding behind you, watched you defend her so fiercely, yet showed no appreciation whatsoever, shoving you aside: "Jojo, stop pretending! Everything turned out this way because of your instigation! I'd rather die than accept your hypocrisy!"

Seeing that Aponia refused to accept her protection, Jojo didn't indulge her and pulled her behind her: "Aponia! Listen to me! You're mine! I won't let you die!"