369: help

Hearing these words, the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden's expression darkened.

"Is that so?"

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden sneered.

"Your strength isn't even that great. If you want to die, I don't mind sending you on your way!"

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden's voice was icy.

Her face was full of killing intent.

In her view, the man before her had already become a threat, and there was no need for her to waste any more time with him.

After finishing her sentence, the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden struck immediately. As her figure flashed, she appeared before the middle-aged man, her long sword carrying a cold glint as it pointed straight at him...

"Hehehehe..."

The middle-aged man suddenly laughed eerily.

His figure abruptly vanished from where he stood, reappearing in front of the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden, and then the long sword in his hand thrust fiercely toward her...

"What?"

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden was startled and quickly shifted her focus, dodging to the side.

But it was still too late.

"He actually ran!"

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden hadn't expected the opponent to be such a paper tiger, actually choosing to flee.

"Rumble, rumble..."

A massive bolt of lightning suddenly fell from the sky.

The direction was precisely where Chen Tianming was, though there was a slight deviation that left the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden unable to be certain.

"That direction..."

"Wuwu..."

The Green Jade Divine Beast rubbed against the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden, urgently urging her to hurry over.

Unable to resist the Green Jade Divine Beast's urging, she finally chose to return.

She really didn't know why he had left in the first place, only to have to pathetically follow along back now.

She felt like a brick, clearly having her own massive headaches to deal with, yet she still had to follow the other party.

She just wanted to know what had happened to Chen Tianming; she was curious about what kind of person could make the Green Jade Divine Beast feel such increased affection. He was clearly no ordinary person.

Meanwhile, underground, Chen Tianming exhaled a breath of foul air while recovering his strength. The lightning strike had left him charred and tender all over.

"Hoo~"

Exhaling heavily, the black shell on Chen Tianming's body began to fall off.

"Finally leveled up. Coming here was definitely worth it; I've gained so much!"

"My god, you're actually down here!"

Chen Tianming looked up, saw the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

"Why did you come back?"

"Something happened, but the key is that this little thing didn't want to leave."

As the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden said this, the Green Jade Divine Beast poked its head out.

Its bright, spirited eyes darted around at Chen Tianming, and it let out a pitiful little cry.

During the battle earlier, Chen Tianming hadn't seen the little guy and thought something had happened to it.

He hadn't expected it to be so well-behaved and secure with the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden.

The Green Jade Divine Beast was a bit too dependent on Chen Tianming, and realizing this was why the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden had wanted to leave quickly.

"It's all because of this little guy. It knows how to care for me; it's actually so reluctant to part with me."

Chen Tianming looked at the Green Jade Divine Beast.

"Hmph hmph!"

The Green Jade Divine Beast seemed to be able to sense Chen Tianming's thoughts and couldn't help but pout haughtily.

"Alright, since you're so reluctant to let me go, I won't leave then."

Chen Tianming sighed, feigning profoundness.

However, the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden was not as simple as the Green Jade Divine Beast; anyone with a discerning eye could tell Chen Tianming was faking it.

Only the little Green Jade Divine Beast couldn't tell and thought Chen Tianming really intended to leave.

"Stop teasing it. If it starts crying in a moment, will you be the one to comfort it?"

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden glared at Chen Tianming in annoyance, then changed the subject, saying, "I see you're quite idle; are you interested in helping me with something?"

Seeing the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden's serious expression, Chen Tianming also restrained the teasing look on his face.

"If there's something, just tell me!" Chen Tianming asked.

"It's like this."

"I've encountered a problem recently, so I'd like to ask you to help me solve it."

"You want me to solve a problem?" Chen Tianming opened his eyes wide in surprise.

He wasn't a fool and immediately understood.

The other party intended to use this as a condition, which could be considered an exchange for this time, and furthermore, she was helping him first.

Both in terms of action and etiquette, he had no room to refuse, and at the same time, he didn't intend to refuse either.

"Of course, but regarding this trouble, I hope you, Lady Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden, will take good care of me."

"I won't make you do anything too dangerous. Rest assured, this is definitely within the scope of your abilities."

With such a guarantee, Chen Tianming was even more at ease. While one might say this behavior of his wasn't great, one had to look out for oneself.

Moreover, he was also considering his own interests; a problem that even the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden couldn't solve on her own was bound to be dangerous.

"That's good. I was just afraid that if something happened to me, I wouldn't be able to handle things for you."

Given Chen Tianming's glib attitude, combined with his abilities, if the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden actually believed those words, she would truly be a fool.

"Rest assured, I said I wouldn't take your life."

The reply was a bit stiff. Most importantly, in the dark, he felt a hint of something wrong.

On the way back, Chen Tianming could sense an inexplicable urgency about the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden.

It was as if the faucet at home had been left running.

However, the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden didn't say anything along the way, and Chen Tianming couldn't be bothered to ask.

But he knew clearly in his heart that if the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden wanted him to know, she would naturally tell him; if she didn't want him to know, asking wouldn't do any good.

Upon returning to their residence, Chen Tianming immediately took out those medicinal pills and let the Green Jade Divine Beast eat them.

As the Green Jade Divine Beast ate, it would look at Chen Tianming from time to time, its little eyes full of affection and attachment.

Although everyone was happy about Chen Tianming's return, as it represented that their battle had been completely won.

After resting there for just one more night, the next day, Chen Tianming was taken by the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden to another space.

"Are you in such a rush? I was planning to give them a few instructions."

"If you were really worried about them, you wouldn't have stayed there for so long."

Regarding Chen Tianming's words, the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden didn't even turn her head and replied with just that.

Having his little thoughts exposed by the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden, Chen Tianming felt no shame.

In fact, he could feel that he was much more relaxed when with the Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden.

The Nine-Heaven Mystical Maiden was stronger than him, and her thoughts and attitude were not so sordid, so it was actually very comfortable to get along with her.

Because a deity would not deliberately target him, nor would she make things difficult for him or be jealous of him.

Most importantly, there were no conflicts of interest between the two of them; in other words, there was no conflict at all, so why would he worry about her making a move against him?