Put Away Your Divine Techniques Now! Chapter 1273 - 379: [Cognitive Distortion] (3)

At this point, Zhou Qingning said with a bitter smile, "I felt as if the sky had collapsed on that day, and refused to believe the Saint’s words.

I only thought at the time that a traitor had emerged from the Immortal Platform to harm the people of Luoyan Town, to discredit my foster father’s battle achievements, but it was just the dirty dealings and harm among the Noble Sect.

But these matters, as long as a Saint is willing to come forward to uphold justice, naturally everything will melt away like ice and snow, and justice will be upheld, clearing all disgrace!

Yet the Saint said she couldn’t save me either, and at that moment I truly felt as if the world was collapsing around me, nearly plunging into despair, unable to understand no matter how I tried.

I even thought at the time, could it be another Saint trying to harm me?

But that thought couldn’t convince me either. What kind of person am I? Just a mere orphan girl, at most having followed Lord Jiang Yu and been adopted as his foster daughter.

But not to mention myself, even Lord Jiang Yu doesn’t hold enough weight for a Saint to scheme and plot such a conspiracy to harm him.

Let alone myself?

Furthermore, if a Saint wanted to deal with me, it would be as easy as flicking a finger to crush me, why bother using such fabricated accusatory methods?"

Chen Yan spoke softly, "Now, do you understand?"

"...I understand, yet I don’t."

Understanding who, but not understanding why, not understanding the reasoning within — Chen Yan knew Zhou Qingning’s implication.

"The Saint saved me, yet could only use indirect methods, unable to stand up for me directly, unable to protect my life, only able to point me in a direction for survival, which shows even the Saint was not free from constraints.

I received three Taoist Talismans from the Saint, infused with the Saint’s mana.

With these three Talismans, I traversed the World Wall, escaped the Domain Realm, and came to this world. Two were expended during perilous moments at the World Wall, and the last one was used in this world when being pursued by cultivators from the Domain Realm.

The Saint bestowed upon me three Talismans, commanding me to complete three tasks on her behalf."

"What are those three tasks?"

"The first task was for me to flee the Domain Realm and head to the Dragon Country Port City in this world.

The second task was for the Saint to instruct that should I ever regain clarity, I must immediately seek her out and assist her with all my might.

The third task was for the Saint to give me an item, instructing me to carry it with me, take it out of the Domain Realm, and bring it to this world."

Chen Yan sighed, retrieved an item from the Storage Jade Pendant, held it in his palm, and slowly extended it — it was the Black Crystal Stone he had originally acquired from Port City!

"Is what the Saint gave you to bring to this world this?"

Zhou Qingning glanced at it, her expression moved: "Exactly!"

She gazed complexly at the Black Crystal Stone in Chen Yan’s hand for a good while, speaking softly: "This item actually has quite a complex origin. The day the Saint gave it to me, I was moved too, startled with realization, filled with doubts, not knowing how this item ended up in the Saint’s possession."

Chen Yan was stunned!

"What do you mean? You... had seen this item before the Saint gave it to you?"

"Seen it."

Zhou Qingning nodded, speaking softly: "This item originally belonged to Lord Chen Jue. While serving him, I had seen him playing with it in his hand. The day the Saint gave this item to me, I was surprised how it went from his hands to the Saint’s hands."

Chen Yan was dumbfounded.

He wore an expression of shock: "Since you’ve seen this item before while beside Chen Jue, do you know what on earth this item is?"

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