"Just a mere Divine Attendant."
The light words landed in Ming Shenshi's ears. His gloomy eyes narrowed instantly, and he looked at Bai Shengyi with displeasure.
"Are you playing with this Divine Envoy?"
He hadn't forgotten what the Goddess had just asked him. Comparing that with this familiar-sounding sentence, his mood suddenly plummeted.
The sinister long whip was raised high, as if it would fall on the other person the next second.
Bai Shengyi, however, seemed to not see the whip at all. A cold glint flashed in her eyes beyond the veil. She smiled faintly and shook her head, "Divine Envoy Ming, please don't misunderstand. I simply can't stand a Divine Attendant being so presumptuous in front of you. If outsiders saw this, they would think he was the Divine Envoy."
"Exactly!" Yue Jun finally recovered from his shock.
He no longer cared about guessing whether Bai Shengyi had the same goal as him. He immediately followed Bai Shengyi's words and said, "A Divine Attendant should diligently serve the Divine Envoy. How can he act so brazenly before the Divine Envoy? It's truly improper!"
Ming Shenshi's whip stopped in mid-air.
His gloomy expression relaxed slightly. Indeed, this Divine Attendant had been by his side the longest, and lately, he had become somewhat restless and tactless.
Bai Shengyi took in his expression, took a step forward, and pulled Li Ya, who was kneeling on the ground, behind her.
"I've heard that each temple's Goddess is assigned a female slave to serve her. Since our Eastern Temple's female slave hasn't been assigned yet, and I'm familiar with Li Ya, let her serve me."
After speaking, she turned to Li Ya and said, "Let's go, come back with me."
Li Ya was still in a daze from the kick she had just witnessed. She hadn't even clearly heard what Bai Shengyi said, and only subconsciously followed behind Bai Shengyi.
It wasn't until they reached the main hall that she suddenly woke up.
"Goddess Bai..." Li Ya hesitated to speak.
Bai Shengyi turned to look at her, "What is it?"
"You shouldn't take me with you."
After the first sentence, the rest naturally followed.
"Divine Envoy Ming has a fiery temper and holds grudges. If you take me away, he will definitely seek revenge."
Li Ya lowered her voice, not wanting Yue Jun, who was following behind, to hear.
Bai Shengyi replied, "I've already offended him today. Even if I didn't take you, he would still resent me."
From the moment she first saw Ming Shenshi, Bai Shengyi disliked him.
It wasn't just because his facial features looked gloomy and suggested he wasn't a good person. It was because the bloody scent on him was extremely strong, and the karmic aura around him was too heavy.
She didn't know how many lives he had taken!
Recalling the temple's system, Bai Shengyi did not hesitate to speculate the worst about this person.
Li Ya still wanted to persuade Bai Shengyi, but saw Yue Jun behind her striding forward, "Sister, for the competition in seven days, shall we join forces?"
Yue Jun had been thinking about this matter alone in the back.
In seven days, the temple would hold the Winter Moon Battle, a competition to select the main officiant for the Winter Moon Festival. The participants would be the Goddesses and Holy Sons from the four major temples and the Central Domain Temple. After the Winter Moon Battle ended, the victorious Goddess or Holy Son would preside over the Winter Moon Festival.
"There can only be one main officiant, either a Goddess or a Holy Son," Bai Shengyi said calmly, looking at Yue Jun.
Yue Jun's smile under his veil was slightly stiff.
At that moment, he truly suspected that Bai Shengyi had seen through his identity.
But how could that be?
The Disguise Pill from Ying Wu Zhou could completely transform a person into someone else. Unless the other person's cultivation was higher than his own, it was impossible to detect that he was a male cultivator!
But in such a small world, how could anyone have a higher cultivation than him?
Thinking this, Yue Jun regained his confidence.
"Sister—"
"Speak properly," Bai Shengyi's gaze was indifferent. "I don't have a sister."
Yue Jun's temper flared. Why was this woman so difficult to deal with?
He withdrew his smile and, with a stiff face, politely said, "Goddess Bai—"
"This voice finally doesn't torture my ears."
"Can Bai Shengyi let me finish speaking?" After being interrupted twice, Yue Jun's voice was quite gritted.
If it weren't for being in Lu Rong, if he hadn't fancied her arrogance, if he hadn't wanted to use her to attract the attention of these temple people...
Yue Jun secretly told himself to endure, he had to endure!
Everything was for the Heart of the Divine Wood!
"Speak."
Yue Jun, hearing these perfunctory words, took a deep breath.
"What I mean is, we can first join forces to eliminate the other two Goddesses, and then we can compete against each other."
Finally finishing his sentence, Yue Jun was almost moved by his own self-restraint.
For Young Master Mo, he had truly sacrificed too much.
Seeing that Bai Shengyi had not agreed, Yue Jun frowned, "You disagree? Don't you trust me?"
"Are you worth trusting?"
Bai Shengyi suddenly stopped, and Yue Jun almost crashed into her, but he stopped in time.
Bai Shengyi sensed the spiritual energy fluctuations flashing around them and raised her eyebrows, tsk, this person was also a wood-fire dual spiritual root.
It seemed he was definitely an alchemist.
"Goddess Bai, I am sincerely inviting you to cooperate."
Yue Jun's mind worked quickly and he immediately threw out a "lure."
"And you don't know this, right? The rules for this year's Winter Moon Battle have been changed. The main officiant Goddess can choose one Goddess or female slave as an assistant, which means that assistant will not become this year's sacrifice. Goddess Bai, I can guarantee you that if I win, I will choose you as my assistant, so that you can also survive."
Yue Jun believed that his "lure" would definitely impress the other party.
As expected, Bai Shengyi hesitated.
He immediately added, "Furthermore, don't you want the Wood God's blessing? I've inquired that with the Wood God's blessing, one can achieve immortality, and cultivation advancement will be as easy as drinking water."
"You know quite a lot."
Yue Jun winked at Bai Shengyi, "I believe Goddess Bai knows even more than I do."
When Bai Shengyi thought of him not being a true female cultivator, she found his gesture hard to look at.
Her voice became even more distant, "Make a vow."
"Ah?"
Yue Jun hadn't quite reacted yet.
Bai Shengyi looked at him, "Do you think verbal assurances are useful?"
Her attitude was very clear, "Cooperation is possible, but you must make a Dao vow."
Yue Jun almost exploded. How dare this female cultivator?
Did she know how important a Dao vow was?
"This... this might not be appropriate, right?" Yue Jun's smile was somewhat ferocious.
Bai Shengyi knew how important a Dao vow was, and precisely because of that, she was even more determined to make Yue Jun swear.
"So you are indeed just talking and trying to deceive me?" Bai Shengyi asked calmly.
After ten breaths, a mixed green and red spiritual light suddenly burst from Yue Jun, circled him twice, and quickly re-entered his body.
All of this happened in a short period.
Yue Jun's hand, hidden in his sleeve, clenched tightly, "I have made a Dao vow, word for word, as Goddess Bai said. Now, is Goddess Bai satisfied?"
Bai Shengyi smiled and nodded, "Pleasant cooperation."
Yue Jun almost spat out a mouthful of blood and said through gritted teeth, "Pleasant cooperation."
Even though the cooperation was successful, he wasn't happy at all. He felt like he had lost out!
Yue Jun was dejected and no longer bothered to pretend to be a sister to Bai Shengyi. Upon reaching their lodgings, he turned and entered his room without a word.