"How did I suddenly get here? Wasn't I just surrounded by the Empire's hounds?"
Saintess Su Ran looked at her body in disbelief. She was clearly injured in the battle, but she was perfectly fine.
The other girls around were equally bewildered.
"Strange, wasn't I shopping with my mom? How did I end up here?!"
"Isn't today my engagement day? I'm about to meet my fiancé, whom I've never met. I'm a bit excited!"
"As a protector of the Charming Sect, I absolutely cannot lose to that sly old fox, Aisen!"
"Huh? Was I sold to the City Lord's mansion?!"
Seeing the reactions of these people, Tang Xueyao looked at Pluto Mushroom for help.
"They've been reset in time to their optimal state before they were captured. So, the events that happened afterward didn't occur, and naturally, they wouldn't know!"
Pluto Mushroom spat out a grape skin carelessly, then said with its legs crossed.
"So that's how it is... True gods can reverse time..."
"Then... can I ask the True God to let them see what's about to happen to them?"
"If... they don't experience this hardship, they won't develop hatred, let alone be grateful for the help of the True God Sect."
Tang Xueyao silently prayed to Zhang Chen.
"Yes, I can let them see the whole process from a third-person perspective. This will cause much less psychological trauma to them!"
Zhang Chen nodded and waved his right hand gently.
"Ah!"
"No!"
The girls instantly fell into chaos, cowering on the ground in panic.
Some were even trembling uncontrollably.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
"Everything was fine just now, why did this suddenly happen?!"
"I think the Cult Master just meant to let them know about the City Lord torturing them!"
"Oh... that makes sense. Anyone would crumble in this situation!"
Zhang Chen displayed memories to these girls. Although they felt as if they had experienced over ten days or even months, that time was merely a perceptual concept in their minds. In reality, only a single second had passed.
"Thank you, Cult Master, thank you, True God!"
After a good while, the trembling girls finally recovered.
They immediately prostrated themselves before Zhang Wenwen and Pluto Mushroom.
"I am not the True God; I am merely a servant of the True God!"
"If the True God were to be mistaken for looking like this, he would surely kill me!"
Pluto Mushroom quickly waved its hands, saying.
"Yes, the True God has awakened. He is by our side, but we cannot see him."
"He will only reveal himself when the True God wills it!"
"The True God can protect you and grant you a new life. This is his grace!"
"From now on, your lives and your bodies no longer belong to yourselves, but to the True God!"
Tang Xueyao said loudly.
"That's right. Without the True God... I truly cannot imagine how I would have survived, how miserable my life would have been!"
"I am willing to give everything for the True God!"
"I swear to join the True God Sect and never betray it!"
"I will find a way to persuade the Cult Master of the Charming Sect to bring everyone to join the True God Sect!"
The women bowed again.
At this moment, no one dared to question the True God Sect or Tang Xueyao in the slightest.
This was the true divine presence!
Although science is emphasized nowadays, science is utterly insignificant before the gods.
"Bad news, Cult Master! The City Defense Army has rebelled and surrounded the City Lord's mansion!"
"I saw them moving siege weapons. It looks like they're going to storm the City Lord's mansion!"
A soldier ran over in a panic to report.
In fact, the City Defense Army was originally responsible for defending the city. To them, Tang Xueyao and her group were the rebels, and they were merely coming to quell the rebellion.
"How should we play this? Should we let the young lady lead these scattered troops to fight?"
"The real combat power inside the City Lord's mansion is only 500 soldiers; the rest are female dependents and maids."
"The City Defense Army has brought about 5,000 people this time, and they are all seasoned warriors. Their strength, level, combat experience, and equipment are far superior to these people."
"Although the young lady is very strong, killing 5,000 people is a bit difficult..."
Pluto Mushroom communicated with Zhang Chen through telepathy.
"Hmm, I've been in a spiritual state for too long. I need to quickly replenish my strength and regain a physical form."
"So... this time, I'll leave it to you to handle. The True God Sect needs to grow quickly. The more pink crystals I collect, the sooner I can establish a physical form!"
Zhang Chen said.
"Understood. I'm suddenly feeling a bit hungry!"
Pluto Mushroom said with a grin.
At this moment, Tang Xueyao, carrying the Thousand Bone Saber, along with Saintess Su Ran, Charming Sect protector Lin Xiaoxiao, and other main combatants, were gathering towards the main gate.
"The True God said that this battle is entrusted to me!"
Pluto Mushroom licked its fingers and handed the half-eaten bunch of grapes to a nearby guard.
"Get out of the way, open the main gate, and go do what you need to do!"
Pluto Mushroom said, standing in front of the main gate.
"Huh? What is this middle-aged woman trying to do?"
"It looks like she wants to confront the five thousand City Guards alone!"
"Are they crazy? We should take this opportunity to escape quickly. If we're caught by the City Guards, we're dead!"
"Where can we run? Don't you know the nature of the City Guards? They often find excuses to plunder civilian homes and merchants. Now that they have a legitimate reason to enter the City Lord's mansion to burn, kill, and loot, do you think they'll leave witnesses?"
"That's right. There are no survivors in the areas the City Guards pass through. We have no other choice but to fight to the death and pray for the True God to manifest again!"
Everyone, holding their weapons, stared nervously at the main gate.
At this moment, the City Guards outside the city were also staring nervously at the main gate of the City Lord's mansion.
Although they knew the City Lord's mansion was a treasure trove, filled with immeasurable wealth and beautiful women, and that entering it was like arriving in paradise.
However, they had also received news that the City Lord's mansion's strongest guard, Aisen, was dead, killed by a fate plunderer.
Facing a fate plunderer, they dared not be careless.
This was why they had launched a full-scale assault, bringing all their most advanced weaponry.
They had even arranged a ten-person death squad clad in nano-armor 4.3. Upon death, they would self-destruct, taking the enemy with them.
"All troops, prepare!"
The City Guard commander, mounted on a snarling beast, slowly raised his right hand.
*Creak...*
At this moment, the main gate of the City Lord's mansion opened.
A middle-aged and elderly woman with curly hair and a plump figure appeared before everyone. She was still constantly licking her fingers.
This scene delivered a powerful shock to the hearts of the City Guards.
"What? Are there no rebels left in the City Lord's mansion? Did they send out such a creature?!"