Hearing Lin Tianming's request wasn't something that would cause her extreme humiliation, the Light Goddess felt a sigh of relief in her heart.

However, her brain was still buzzing in a daze from being stirred up by Lin Tianming.

So she directly agreed to Lin Tianming: "Okay... I promise you! This should... this should allow you to forgive me for the wrongs I've committed against you, right?"

"Indeed, Lady Divine is a person of great wisdom and understanding. It seems I, Lin Tianming, have also misunderstood you somewhat... You are not the arrogant type, but just like Fairy Qing Lei, my trustworthy and respected confidante!

I also apologize to you, and hope that my impoliteness just now did not frighten you!"

Having successfully handled the Light Goddess, Lin Tianming naturally complimented her a few times, after all, she had agreed to the alliance.

Lin Tianming's flattery was indeed very pleasing to the Light Goddess, and her face, previously filled with unease and anxiety, regained a reassuring smile.

"It's okay, it's the first time we both have made contact, and even though we both know Fairy Qing Lei, it's normal to have some misunderstandings in our first encounter due to cognitive gaps."

"Thank you for your understanding, Lady Divine. Then, your brother here will leave first, so as not to disturb your rest!"

Worrying that if he stayed any longer, the Light Goddess might come to her senses and renege, Lin Tianming also found an excuse to leave.

The Light Goddess nodded: "Yes, you go and rest as well, and I hope that the misunderstanding during these three days will not affect our friendship!"

Finally taking a deep breath of the unique fragrance that only the Light Goddess possessed, Lin Tianming quickly stood up and prepared to leave.

Without the suffocating presence of Lin Tianming on top of her, the Light Goddess, now calming down as she watched his retreating figure, realized something was amiss.

She...

seemed to have been tricked by Lin Tianming!

"Wait... halt! The alliance thing doesn't count!"

Good grief!

She caught on that quickly?

Although Lin Tianming was surprised at how quickly the Light Goddess reacted, he still turned around with a smile.

"Lady Divine holds a noble status, being the leader of all Ascenders on the Bright Holy Mountain and also one of the everlasting foundations of the Spiritual Power Divine Country. Your word is as heavy as nine cauldrons, promises once made cannot simply be retracted!"

"Don't butter me up! Lin Tianming, that was you pressing down on me just now, deliberately not giving me time to think, disrupting my train of thought, coaxing me to agree – it doesn't count!"

Previously, she had been affectionately calling him by his nickname Tianming for three consecutive days, and now, because of the issue of the alliance, she flipped and directly called him by his full name; the Light Goddess's change of face was indeed swift.

"How could I, a teenager who has only lived for over a decade, possibly deceive you who have been alive for endless eons, Lady Divine? Would anyone believe such a thing if it were said out loud, Lady Divine?"

Lin Tianming, with a seemingly harmless expression, also made it impossible for the Light Goddess, who had been broken through, to maintain her usual pleasant manner of speaking.

"In short, it doesn't count! Your trial has failed, and it can't be reversed... changed... changed..."

The Light Goddess's flustered speech was cut short, dwindling to silence, as Lin Tianming once again pressured her with his presence.

Lin Tianming also expressed his true opinions about the Light Goddess's lousy cultivation trial up close.

"Are you still dare to talk about trials? Even you admitted that your lousy trial was just because you were bored from living endless eons, liking to set trials for unaware people, and finding pleasure in criticizing the failures of the uninformed, it counts for nothing!"

Honestly, if it weren't for the fact that the Light Goddess was a friend of Fairy Qing Lei, he really wanted to beat up this self-righteous woman who always played mysterious and tested others!

Just like how he dealt with Angel Xingyao back then!

Not bad at heart, but with flaws in character, such a person needs to be subdued first before they can speak properly!

Even though feeling each other's breath at such close proximity made her quite shy, the Light Goddess was still very resolute in her refusal of the alliance.

"I admit..., I have been inconsiderate about the test... I apologize to you... I definitely won't do this again next time!

But failure is failure... You... if you use this trick again to confuse my mind... I... I will not entrust the future of Bright Holy Mountain and the entire Spiritual Power Divine Country to someone who cannot see through illusions!"

Seeing that this approach no longer worked on the Light Goddess, Lin Tianming decided to let the Light Goddess see whether he could see through the illusions she was talking about!

"Lady Divine, please infuse your words with your Light Holy Power that makes people obediently follow your commands!"

"What... what are you trying to do?"

The Light Goddess looked on guard.

Lin Tianming said with a smile: "Just try to make me leave, and you'll know what I'm up to!"

"This is your idea... Don't... later on don't get upset... and say... say that I took advantage of your ignorance, and secretly tested you for fun!"

She fortified herself with these words before infusing her command with the power that makes people obedient.

At the same time, she adjusted her mindset that had been broken through by Lin Tianming, returning to her usual pleasant demeanor.

"Tianming, I know there has been a misunderstanding between us, but you must be tired too. Just obediently go back and rest. We can talk about the alliance another day."

She thought Lin Tianming would obediently leave, but instead he remained smiling and standing by her bed, looking into her eyes at close range as she sat up.

She showed a look of disbelief: "How... how is this possible? You're immune to my technique?"

Lin Tianming took the opportunity to press her down again, looking into her eyes at close range and said, "Divine Sister, you are right, I am indeed immune to your technique!"

The Light Goddess was somewhat baffled: "Then before... why... why did you obediently listen to me? And seemed engrossed in the illusion I created for you?"

"Do you remember what I said before, dear Divine Sister? I said I would obediently listen to you because I felt that you weren't testing me with these things, but that you were sincerely treating me well. That's why I trusted you so much, believing you understood true righteousness, just like Fairy Qing Lei."

As Lin Tianming said this, the Light Goddess slowly widened her beautiful eyes.

"Your... your meaning is... you immersed yourself in the illusion I created because you simply trusted me as a friend of Fairy Qing Lei, not because my power influenced you?"

"That's correct, otherwise why do you think I'm now immune to your power that makes people obedient?"

After receiving confirmation from Lin Tianming and a counter-question, the Light Goddess fell into a brief silence.

So from the beginning... it was all her arrogance, enjoying the thrill of being a mastermind, looking down on others unable to break the game, assuming Lin Tianming was a loser in the trial...

Unaware that Lin Tianming had seen through her abilities from the start!

Was he simply trusting her, and thus content to stay and his affection grew, without considering it a trial at all?

At that moment, she finally understood why Lin Tianming had said her so-called test was in fact a trampling on his kindness, and a squandering of his trust in her.

Now that everything was over, wasn't this also a trial and test for her from Lin Tianming?

The thought filled the Light Goddess with a profound sense of remorse.

This time, she genuinely wanted to apologize to Lin Tianming, without feeling cornered or not knowing what to do.

"I'm sorry... It was I who took pleasure in testing others and failed to meet your expectations and trust!"

"Regarding the alliance we just discussed... it still holds!"

"I hope this... can win back a bit of your... your trust in me!"

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