Chapter 4 — For Her I Sacrifice My Heavenly Mandate

Such a thought suddenly popped into my head. The divine whip once again fell on my body, I trembled in pain, but I couldn't even utter the four words "Goddess spare my life". There was only one trembling cry left in my heart: Strike me to death, Goddess strike me to death! Five consecutive whips, the clothes on his body were completely dyed red by fresh blood. Even though it hurts to the core, I still don't groan. "Tasteless! Why don't you scream? Don't scream?" I raised my head to look at the angry, distorted face of the Goddess Tinh Lac, and a faint feeling of ecstasy appeared in my heart. Goddess… when did she become like this? That's not right... What did the original Tinh Lac Goddess actually look like? Why... can't I remember? I bowed my head, knelt close to the ground, and said with a trembling voice: "Even if the Goddess beats me to death, this slave is still guilty... for not daring to open her mouth to beg..." "How tasteless!" Tinh Lac Goddess screamed again in anger. But right after that, as if remembering something, she grabbed my chin, curled her lips and said: "That's right, just save your life, let you see with your own eyes how miserable you are!" “But before that, I have to give you a little… small punishment.” Punish? My heart suddenly trembled. Being beaten so miserably... isn't that still considered a punishment? “It was this arm that opened the Thien Lao gate, right?” Tinh Lac grabbed my scarred arm and aggressively dug his nails into the old wound. The skin cracked open, blood spurted out like a stream! I was in so much pain that I screamed, my whole body convulsing violently. She continued... one by one... breaking my nails. “Goddess, please spare my life… I don't dare anymore…” This time I really couldn't bear it anymore, I knelt down and begged miserably for a long time. However - that face buried deep in the ground... slightly curled the corners of its lips. 7 Tinh Lac contentedly wiped away the blood on his fingernails and nodded contentedly. I lay on the ground panting for a moment, then bowed my head twice in gratitude. Trembling and crawling up, the grateful expression on my face only lasted for a moment, and when I turned around, it turned dark. Mountains and rivers are easy to change, nature is difficult to change. Bach Thanh Thanh, you are still the same as before, that cruel little habit has never changed. From the moment I discovered that Giang Chau immortal grass is not your essence, I have always thought of a way to get rid of you. Heaven helps you, so you can become anyone in the world. But your goal, from beginning to end... is only me. In that case, it's better than risking a comfortable life. Luckily, this time I bet correctly. The moment you transformed into a little fairy, everything... was within my calculations. Rather than letting you arbitrarily take over my body, I would rather create a body for you myself. I think, you will definitely choose to exchange with the person next to me - preferably someone unfamiliar and of low status. Only then, after the exchange, can you stand arrogantly in front of me. Therefore, I deliberately let the lotus root clone transform into a little fairy. After you enter that body, if anything happens, I will definitely "help", and I am also prepared to save you. But you still don't feel secure, so you let Thao Thiet go, and took the two children with you, forcing me to have to save them. The mind is like dirty mud, everywhere you look it looks dirty. In fact, after planning was done, I'm still stuck on one thing that's giving me a headache. That is — after switching bodies with you, I will lose all memories of my previous life. How to get my memories back? At that time, I suddenly remembered a strange habit of yours from your previous life. You like to pinch people with your nails - you have to prick them until they bleed to be willing. So, I pulled out a ray of my soul, copied all my memories, and hid them in my fingernails. As long as your fingernails come into contact with my blood, I can absorb that soul and restore all memories. Bach Thanh Thanh, the war between you and me... has just begun. Step by step, tread the path of destruction that I have prepared for you. This time… even Heavenly Dao cannot protect you anymore. I don't know when, I left Tu Van Palace and walked alone to Minh Uyen's Lotus Palace. Minh Uyen has a cold personality and practices meditation all year round, with only two close servants in the palace. I knew the path like the back of my hand, easily avoiding them and approaching the window of his resting room. Gently push the window open. Minh Uyen is sitting next to the tower, her inner shirt loose, revealing her firm white chest. He tilted his head slightly and attentively sprinkled medicine on the wound on his back - the wound left by Thao Thiet the other day. "Isn't there a door to go? Go through the window? Tieu Dau?" Tieu Dau is a bodyguard who has followed him since childhood. Seeing that I didn't answer, he turned his head. When their eyes met, the medicine bottle in his hand fell to the ground and broke. A gust of wind passed by, and when the wind stopped, I was pulled into the room by him. “Who… are you?” I slightly raised the corner of my lips - he had clearly just met me this morning. But his voice trembled, making me unable to tease him anymore. "Guess what, I..." Before he could finish his sentence, I was hugged tightly by him. He was like a big dog that had just found its owner, burying his head in the crook of my neck, trying his best to smell the familiar scent. I was suddenly stunned - it seemed like since we became adults, we had never been this intimate again. But this feeling… isn't bad at all. In two lifetimes, he was always the first to notice my disappearance. I gently raised my hand, wanting to wrap my arms around him. “Pain, pain, pain…” As soon as I lifted my hand, the tearing pain from my back immediately came, making me gasp. Hearing my moan, Minh Uyen immediately let go, transmitting a stream of pure fairy energy into my body. "I'm injured, because of that magic whip. Where's your medicine? Quickly apply it to me." Minh Uyen's face immediately darkened, the long spear appeared in his hand, he took long strides, intending to go out. “She… she dares to use the Immortal Punishment to hit you?!” 8 “Come back.” I sat down next to the tower. “Yeah.” Minh Uyen immediately turned around, with a few more bottles of powder in her hand. I took off my shirt and pulled it down past my waist, but the person in front of me didn't move. Looking up - Minh Uyen's originally white face was now red, her eyes were floating, moving up and down, not daring to look straight no matter what. I laughed softly. Lying face down on the tower, I spoke up and reminded him: "Come over here and apply some medicine." He softly said "yes", his voice was hoarse and scary. His movements of applying the medicine were very light, as if he was afraid of hurting me. Index finger dipped in powdered medicine, slowly rubbing each wound. That feeling makes me uncomfortable... but it's not because of pain — because of itching. But this feeling... what can I say? Could it be that he said: "Your fingers make me itch to death?" Embarrassed, I buried my head in the soft pillow and my breathing gradually became heavier. Unexpectedly, he leaned closer to my ear and seriously asked: "What's wrong? Is it very painful?" As he asked, he gently blew on the wound on my back. The soft strands of hair fell down, gently brushing my shoulder blades, as if gliding straight into my heart. My face was hot, my ears were also red. Oh my god, I never knew... applying medicine could be such a difficult thing! Finally finished applying it. I was still lying face down on the tower, not moving. I don't know where he pulled out a leaf fan and sat next to me, gently fanning my back. Seeing his expression so serious, I couldn't help but open my mouth: "Don't you want to ask... why did I become like this?" He smiled, his eyes full of trust. "There must be a reason for what you do. If you want to say it, I'll listen. If you don't want to say it, just do it your way." “Just remember one thing — no matter what you become… I will always be by your side.” I held his hand, didn't say anything, just smiled. Before dawn, we returned to Tu Van Palace.