Saint Emperor Devourer of Heaven

Jing Ya regretted her carelessness.

She was incredibly remorseful and panicked, rushing as quickly as possible in the direction where she had thrown Jun Wu Xie.

In the distance, dust billowed into the sky, and energy rose like a mushroom cloud. On the ground, energy surged like a tidal wave, sweeping in all directions, wave after wave, devastating a large area.

Jing Ya traveled ten thousand miles in an instant and witnessed this scene, which greatly relieved her tension.

A large mountain had collapsed there, having been struck and toppled.

Her powerful divine sense could naturally sense Jun Wu Xie's aura.

The mountain had been toppled by him, indicating that he had not disintegrated due to excessive speed during the process of being thrown.

"Wu Xie!"

Jing Ya hurriedly rushed into the dust-filled area. Among the collapsed mountain, she saw Jun Wu Xie crawling out from the rubble.

He was in a sorry state, his clothes tattered, his sword robe practically reduced to strips of cloth. He had many external injuries, his face was bruised, and his body felt like it was falling apart.

He crawled out, leaned against a pile of dirt, and was about to catch his breath when he saw Jing Ya arriving, rushing straight towards him.

"Wu Xie, are you alright? Let Aunt Jing take a look!"

Aunt Jing squatted down in front of him, frantically trying to check his physical condition, worried that she had injured him too severely because she saw that he was covered in wounds and blood was seeping from the corner of his mouth.

"Aunt Jing, were you trying to kill me?"

Jun Wu Xie leaned back weakly, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. Just speaking like that aggravated his injuries, causing a sharp pain that made the muscles in his face twitch.

"Aunt Jing didn't do it on purpose. Aunt Jing was wrong…" Jing Ya, thinking about the potentially unbearable consequences she almost caused, felt incredibly guilty. Looking at him like this, she also felt extremely sorry for him. She grabbed his hand, her eyes gradually filling with tears, and whispered, "If Aunt Jing had accidentally killed you, Aunt Jing would immediately go with you. Even in the Yellow Springs, Aunt Jing would not leave you."

Jun Wu Xie was slightly stunned by her words.

In fact, these injuries were nothing to him.

The reason he was injured was that he only used the 'Defense' Word Incantation and didn't even use the Sublime Art to enhance his own strength and physical body.

As for why he did this, of course, it was intentional.

Only by getting injured could he make Aunt Jing feel sorry for him. If she felt sorry, she wouldn't pursue the previous matter.

What he didn't expect was that Aunt Jing's reaction was much stronger than he had anticipated, actually saying such things.

"Will Aunt Jing break her promise this time?"

Jun Wu Xie stared into her tearful eyes, filled with heartache, and the hint of determination and resolution deep within them, and asked this question.

"Does Aunt Jing really not deserve your trust?" Deep disappointment appeared in Jing Ya's eyes, followed by a bitter smile. "Aunt Jing will never break her promise this time. She has also figured some things out and seen the result. Aunt Jing knows that no matter what, she can't be stubborn with you, so why make each other sad?"

"It's good that Aunt Jing understands. Be good and listen from now on, and don't overthink things. You think that leaving me is good for me, but it's not. That's just what you think."

Jun Wu Xie said with a confident smile, "As long as Aunt Jing stays by my side, not leaving the range that I can sense, the Heavenly Dao of this Upper Realm cannot do anything to you. Aunt Jing, you don't need to worry about anything, because it can't do anything to me either, it can't threaten my life!"

"You… are so confident?"

Aunt Jing looked at him in shock, not knowing where his confidence came from.

Although he was the Supreme God Realm expert of the God-Ancient World in the past, his physical body has returned to infancy to cultivate again, and all his previous Dao Fruits have been sealed.

If his ancestors from the Lower Realm were to intervene, they would likely not directly interfere.

"Yes! So, if you leave, besides pointlessly increasing your own risk and pointlessly making me worry, there is no benefit at all. Will you still leave?"

"I won't leave anymore. Didn't Aunt Jing already promise you? To the ends of the earth, Aunt Jing will be by your side. Do you think Aunt Jing wants to leave you? It's just that there's no other way. Aunt Jing doesn't want to bring danger to you…"

Speaking of this, Jing Ya's eyes showed a hint of resentment, and she said, "You little rascal, although you call me Aunt Jing, you've never really treated Aunt Jing as a true elder since the Lower Realm, have you?"

Jun Wu Xie was silent for a moment, then couldn't help but smile and said, "Yes. At the time, I cooperated with you in acting as an elder because it was just a title, and also because of your relationship with Ling Qing Yu. But Qing Yu is Qing Yu, and you are you. Between us, you're at most a senior in cultivation."

"Then… what does Aunt Jing mean to you in your heart?"

"You are someone who is willing to risk your life to give me a glimmer of hope. Although it was in that dark era of the apocalypse, perhaps there was a part of the reason related to the background of the era, but to me, you are still someone worth protecting and repaying."

"Aunt Jing doesn't need you to repay her, but if you want to protect her, Aunt Jing won't refuse." After hearing him say this, a genuine smile appeared on Jing Ya's face, and she said, "Actually, Aunt Jing only regarded you as a junior at the beginning, when I first met you, treating you as someone of Qing Yu's generation."

"Later, as the apocalyptic torrent approached, you built the Star Region of Life, and in Aunt Jing's heart, your image became particularly tall. Then, you confronted the apocalyptic torrent, stepping into the Dark Continent alone, that scene…"

Speaking of this, Jing Ya's eyes were slightly red, remembering the cruel scenes of that year.

"Do you know? When you were fighting against the dark powerhouses in the Dark Continent, in Aunt Jing's heart, your back was so majestic. You were the pillar of the world supporting the Lower Realm universe, the spine of the universe. Never, since ancient times, has anyone been able to do what you did. You are the great man in Aunt Jing's heart!"

An unusual expression appeared on Jing Ya's face, as if she were talking to herself, "So, in Aunt Jing's heart, I haven't regarded you as a junior for a long time. Don't laugh at me, do you believe me if Aunt Jing says that she has always admired you?"

Jun Wu Xie's mouth turned up slightly when he heard this, and Jing Ya immediately felt a little embarrassed and said, "I told you not to laugh at Aunt Jing…"

"I believe you."

Jun Wu Xie was a little surprised that she said it so directly, but he wasn't surprised by the fact itself. He had actually seen it a long time ago.

Jing Ya has been too good to him these years. Basically, whatever he says goes.

Just think, with her status, not to mention being the Heavenly Dao in her previous life, but just her current identity as the Holy Maiden of the previous generation of the demon race, how could she listen to others so much, be so obedient, and almost never object to anything he says.

Many times, when they are together, Jun Wu Xie can also feel it from her behavior and eyes.

"In this life, Aunt Jing has never served anyone to wash up, except for you; in this life, I have never made clothes for anyone, except for you; nor have I ever said that I would listen to anyone in front of anyone, except for you. Aunt Jing can listen to you in everything, I can do anything for you, as long as it's you, anything is fine, Aunt Jing is willing. Only when it comes to matters concerning your safety, Aunt Jing is really afraid, afraid that I will implicate you and drag you into a terrible vortex. If anything happens to you because of this, Aunt Jing will never forgive herself even if I die…"

"I know, this is what Aunt Jing is most afraid of, but I also have what I am most afraid of, which is that you encounter misfortune. Such a result is something I cannot bear! I have the confidence to protect you when facing the Heavenly Dao, so I will not let you leave, and you don't need to leave because of those factors you were worried about before."

"Aunt Jing has already said that she will not leave again." Jing Ya showed a gentle smile. She pulled Jun Wu Xie up, patted the dust off his body, then took off his tattered sword robe and took out a new sword robe from her storage ring, thoughtfully helping him put it on.

Jun Wu Xie glanced at her storage ring when she opened it, and actually saw a high pile of sword robes in her storage ring, all of which were of the style and color that Aunt Jing was putting on him at this moment.

Judging from the height of the pile, he didn't know how many she had made, probably hundreds?

"Aunt Jing was wrong, I hurt you, Aunt Jing accepts the punishment, you can punish me however you want."

Jing Ya helped him put on his sword robe, straightened the corners of his clothes, and stared at him with her face slightly raised, feeling both guilty and distressed when she saw the wounds on his body.

"How to punish you? Don't tell me I have to beat Aunt Jing up, I can't bear to do that."

Jun Wu Xie said and laughed, his life essence flowing through his limbs and bones, instantly restoring his injuries. He grabbed Jing Ya and left, "Let's forget about this matter, and let's not mention Aunt Jing breaking her promise, but you're not allowed to do this again in the future."

"Okay."

Jing Ya heard this, her lips slightly pursed, revealing a smile and two small dimples.

They hadn't gone far when Lan Lan appeared in their line of sight.

Seeing that Jun Wu Xie was alright, it babbled excitedly, its big eyes fluttering, and licked him a few times with its tongue.

Immediately, they remounted Lan Lan and sped away like lightning.