Although Ning Jiao sent away the demon who came to deliver the marriage certificate, Xi Buyi's open proposal of marriage would inevitably cause an uproar, and Ning Jiao could no longer keep a low profile.

Faced with the scrutinizing and concerned inquiring eyes of the group, Ning Jiao could only pretend to be stupid and knew nothing about anything.

Xie Fanzhi: "You mean you haven't even spoken to him for a few words? Then why would Xi Buyi ask to marry you? This is not a joke."

Ning Jiao lied with her eyes open, "How should I know what's going on? Maybe this is Xi Buyi's conspiracy, trying to use public opinion to shake the morale of the army."

"This Xi Buyi is Junior Sister's apprentice, not my disciple. He used to like Sangsang, but now he's asking me to marry him. He's clearly playing a trick on us. He's a demon, how could he know what a marriage proposal is? How could he possibly have the same sincerity we have towards marriage?"

"Instead of speculating on Xi Buyi's intentions and doubting your relationship with him, Master should be more vigilant against Xi Buyi's sneak attacks. Even if you take a step back, even if you have had any relationship with him, it was because you were deceived by his past identity."

"As your disciple, I will naturally stand by Master's side and fight for the world."

Xie Fanzhi frowned and looked at Ning Jiao's eyes, which were clearly black and white. The girl stood not far in front of him with her back straight.

Apprentice... Xie Fanzhi inevitably thought that strictly speaking, she was his wife not long ago.

During the silence, someone nearby said, "You never know. Maybe one day Fairy Yanluo will no longer be the disciple of the Supreme Lord?"

Ning Jiao looked over with sharp eyes, and the powerful man smiled as if nothing had happened.

"None of your business."

"you!"

Ning Jiao raised her head provocatively. He was mocking her that she was Xie Fanzhi's disciple in public but Xie Fanzhi's Taoist partner in secret. If that was the case, she might as well use Xie Fanzhi again. Anyway, she couldn't stand this sarcasm.

Even without Xie Fanzhi, she could fight anyone here now.

Mu Feng stepped forward and stood in front of Ning Jiao. He saluted everyone on the platform with neither arrogance nor servility. "Rest assured, my esteemed elders, Ning Jiao has absolutely no relationship with the Demon Lord Xi Buyi. When the Demon Lord disguised himself as my junior sister's disciple, Ning Jiao was just his uncle, a distant acquaintance. This proposal of marriage is definitely intended to confuse people."

"Ning Jiao had just severely injured him, and less than two hours later, she sent someone to ask for his hand in marriage. There is absolutely no such absurd thing in this world."

"I'm more inclined to believe that the Demon Lord knows what we're discussing and is deliberately using this to sow discord. We can't afford to be disrupted and thrown into disarray by his schemes at this moment. What are your thoughts, elders?"

The venerable, humiliated by Ning Jiao, glared at her. However, Mu Feng's words had already given both sides a way out; if they didn't, it would truly be a loss of face. Ning Jiao was no ordinary cultivator, possessing a capricious temperament that could not be easily offended. Given this, how could they, all respectable people, maintain a stalemate?

Cheng Yuan felt a sense of unease watching this unfold, especially when he saw Ning Jiao, so confident and secure with Mu Feng protecting her. Xie Fanzhi, Mu Feng, and now Xi Buyi... Based on his current understanding of Ning Jiao, this matter was definitely not simple.

What he couldn't accept the most was that Xi Buyi was most likely Ning Jiao's lover.

Even after being stabbed to pieces, he still thought she would marry him. He is such a despicable man, even more despicable than him.

After Mu Feng's words, public opinion turned to Xi Buyi, which also boosted morale to a certain extent. Thanks to Ruan Sangtian feeling insulted, Ning Jiao also became a victim.

Ning Jiao suddenly remembered the stone Xi Buyi had threatened her with. Xi Buyi was such a pervert, could he have secretly recorded their affair? If that was the case, then they were in real trouble.

Ning Jiao hurried back to Lianyi Palace. Luckily, she found it, but she hadn't seen what was inside since she brought it back. Because there was only one image stone in Xi Buyi's Demon Ruins, and the situation was urgent... Ning Jiao injected her magic power. As a hazy fragment unfolded before her, Ning Jiao's eyes widened.

Damn, this isn’t about her and Xie Fanzhi, it’s about her and Xi Buyi.

So... ...does Xi Buyi have anything to do with her and Xie Fanzhi?

Ning Jiao's composure instantly flared, and she waved away the image on the stone. At this point, Ning Jiao had no regard for her reputation; no matter what the outcome, she wouldn't be around for much longer. Ning Jiao looked up at the sky thoughtfully. Surely Heaven wouldn't want their son's indecent video to leak?

"... Ning Jiao."

Ning Jiao seemed to have noticed something and turned sideways to look behind her. The red curtain fluttered slowly, and her vision was sometimes clear and sometimes hazy. Cheng Yuan, dressed in a black robe, was looking at her. She saw his eyes change from surprise, anger, disappointment to... sadness, and finally turned into a calm pool of ink without any ripples.

"Sung Yeon?"

No, what's the point? It's just a disguised way of letting everyone know her true identity.

Cheng Yuan: "Ning Jiao, don't you have anything to say to me?"

Ning Jiao sighed and walked towards Cheng Yuan. "Cheng Yuan, I told you very clearly, don't look at me like that. I don't need to explain anything to you."

Cheng Yuan: "There's no need to explain anything to me. Ning Jiao, you have such a cruel heart."

Ning Jiao smiled. "I'm just cruel. Do you have any questions? Do you feel like you've been tricked or something? I just don't need to explain to you. Whether I have an intimate relationship with other men is my freedom. I don't need to explain it to anyone. I've said it before, I won't invest too much emotion in you, Cheng Yuan, this is your own choice."

"It's not my fault."

Cheng Yuan stared into Ning Jiao's eyes, his chest suddenly aching. He took a few steps back in disbelief. "So, you think my feelings for you are unworthy, and that I deserve it for feeling sad when I see you with another man?"

Ning Jiao's eyes widened. "That's not what I meant. I meant that we didn't... didn't have a deep relationship. Didn't you already know about my relationship with Xie Fanzhi and decide to cut ties with me?"

Cheng Yuan looked excited, "When did I say I wanted to break up with you?"

Ning Jiao...?

"No, but we haven't seen each other for a long time, and your attitude today says it all. I don't think we need to explain everything so clearly. We can all feel it..."

Cheng Yuan stepped forward and grabbed Ning Jiao's shoulders. "We haven't seen each other for a long time because you went to practice with Wu Chenzi. I was very sad and heartbroken because of my cold attitude towards you. My heart is broken. It's you who don't care about me and don't even want to comfort me. It's you who don't want me. What's wrong? Can't I even have a brief moment of awkwardness when I'm sad?"

"Why do you think I don't love you anymore? Have you ever asked me? If I didn't love you anymore and wanted to leave you, why would I be here? You don't care about me at all, Ning Jiao, you are playing with my feelings, I want you to be responsible for me!"

Ning Jiao was confused by the questioning. Cheng Yuan hugged her body and pulled her into his arms. He softened his voice and said, "I can not care about all this, but please don't leave me, okay? I don't want to be separated from you."

Ning Jiao had a headache. "I don't care about anything, so what about Mu Feng?"

"I do not care!"

Ning Jiao looked into Cheng Yuan's determined eyes and gently pushed him away. "But I do care, Cheng Yuan. It's not that I don't care about your feelings, but you have your own responsibilities. Your East Sea, your engagement with the mermaid princess, your great path... Don't you want all of these anymore? With a powerful enemy looming, both of you should calm down. Calm down and think carefully. How could our love ever be so deeply rooted?"

Cheng Yuan's heart was almost broken. "Ning Jiao... you doubt my feelings for you, don't you?"

Ning Jiao was actually a little confused. She could see Cheng Yuan's despair and sadness, and even heard the sound of his broken heart, but... this affection was so heavy that it made her doubt all her past experiences. How could it have come to this?

She felt powerless for a moment, "I'm sorry, Cheng Yuan. I didn't doubt your feelings, I was doubting myself."

"I'm not that good. What you see of me is just the tip of the iceberg. I'm very bad, very wicked, and I'm the least serious about relationships. Please don't like me anymore, okay?"

Cheng Yuan held Ning Jiao's face and smiled, "Ning Jiao, is that what you think? I like you not because of who you are, but because you are you."

"Ning Jiao, you are one-of-a-kind."

Ning Jiao felt so nauseous after hearing this, but she had to continue acting. An apology was out of the question. She was not wrong, and her feelings were not wrong. It was Cheng Yuan who was being too pretentious.

Ning Jiao: "So, you are willing to share with others..."

I?

Cheng Yuan's heart began to tighten. What should he do? All his previous schemes were completely useless in front of her. He knew he should take the opportunity to take back the initiative, but... Ning Jiao, this bad girl, was really greedy.

"... I do."

Ning Jiao: "Really?"

"real."

Ning Jiao finally felt relieved and blinked to hide her triumph. "Then..."

Cheng Yuan: "I miss you so much. I just want to be with you now."

Ning Jiao's breath was swallowed in an instant, and her clothes were scattered all over the ground. The ink and crimson colors were mixed together in a messy but beautiful way. The pool was full of bright jade, rippling constantly, as if the brilliance of the crushed pearls was scattered all over the pool water.

The beautiful and flawless girl embraces the red dragon, like a vivid and beautiful painting, which has both quiet beauty and wild power.

Ning Jiao really had a deeper understanding of dragons. She only knew that there were two snakes before, but she didn't expect that dragons also had two ugly things. It really exhausted her.

The demons came quickly, forming a black mass that occupied most of the land. All kinds of ugly and strange flying beasts filled the sky, flying around with their bloody mouths wide open, attacking the outer barrier tirelessly.

They were not much behind, but fortunately with the addition of the demon tribe, those terrifying monsters were not as lethal.

When Ning Jiao and Cheng Yuan arrived, the two sides had been standing against each other for a long time. Xie Fanzhi stood in the front, with Mu Feng and Ruan Sangtian flanking him. Ning Jiao saw Xi Buyi dressed in red, with a magnificent sedan beside him, and her heart skipped a beat. She didn't want to find her for no reason.

No wonder no one went to look for her.

Does this marriage have to happen?

"Xi Buyi, stop dreaming. There's no way I'll marry you!"

Xi Buyi's eyes lit up when he saw Ning Jiao, and he shouted excitedly, "Jiao Jiao!"

Cheng Yuan: "Master, don't listen to his nonsense. The demons have been killing people for a long time, and Demon Lord Xibuyi was the first to bear the brunt of it! Now he is carrying a sedan chair to the battlefield. It is simply an insult to us!"

Xie Fanzhi looked at them, his eyes finally locked on Ning Jiao, and then he threw a stone into Ning Jiao's hand, "Master?"

Ning Jiao saw that it was a photo stone. Now, there was nothing to hide. Who would have thought that Xi Buyi had left another piece somewhere else? Ning Jiao didn't know what was inside it, but it was definitely related to Xie Fanzhi.

The anger in Xie Fanzhi's eyes almost turned into a solid ice peak shooting towards her.

Ning Jiao looked at the people around her. Although their expressions were different, they were not expressions of an incestuous relationship being exposed. Instead, they were more of speculation and curiosity.

Ning Jiao clenched the stone in her hand. "Master, please don't be angry. I was careless for a moment and let that devil take advantage of me. I know you care about me, but we are facing a powerful enemy. Please put aside your affairs. I am willing to be the vanguard to avenge our humiliation!"

I hope Xie Fanzhi can understand what she means.

Seeing this, Xi Buyi shouted, "Jiaojiao, you clearly promised me that you would marry me and follow me back to the Purple Star Palace!"

The mountain breeze blew up everyone's sleeves. Ning Jiao straightened up and looked at Xi Buyi. "I agreed to this because of your coercion. You disguised yourself as a disciple of the Qingxuan Sect, attacked me when I was off guard, and even recorded it on the photo stone. How could I truly like you and agree to go to the Demon Realm with you after such an insult to me?"

Xi Buyi: "But...but I am sincere, I am sincere to you! If you marry me, I promise to treat you better than Xie Fanzhi did!"

Ning Jiao heard this and said, "Your sincerity is just a shame to me!"

"Besides, how can you be compared with my master?"

Xi Buyi laughed loudly upon hearing this. "You look down on me because of Xie Fanzhi. Even after I kill him, you will still marry me. Jiaojiao, Xie Fanzhi is just a..."

Damn it, she said that just to cover up the relationship between Xie Fanzhi and her in front of others. Xi Buyi's words made it seem like she was treating Xie Fanzhi as a love rival. If she keeps talking about it, she'll be finished.

"Shut up!"

A swift golden light reached Xi Buyi before her voice. Xi Buyi took a few steps back. "Who are you?!"

Ning Jiao turned around and saw that it was Wu Chen.

Wu Chen didn't waste any time and started fighting with Xi Buyi directly, thus starting the war between the two sides.

... Ning Jiao was stunned for a moment, thinking he'd indeed been talking too much nonsense, and she should have beaten him to stop. She watched the golden light and demonic energy intertwine, and she remembered the existence of the same-body curse between them. Didn't that mean last night... ...you suffered, Wu Chen.

If he is so angry, could it be that he didn't sleep well last night?

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