Xu Le's words almost confused the other three people, but they gradually figured out what Xu Le meant.
The so-called misery, the so-called ideals, those sympathetic emotions...
"Are they all fake?" Ai Li asked.
"It's all true." Xu Le retorted softly.
After a while, Xu Le said slowly:
“Everything is real, everything he does is real, and he works hard enough, without any deception.
It was because everything was true that everyone was deceived.
What he did was real, but his purpose was different.
Some people say that a good lie is nine out of ten true and one false, but his lies are ten out of ten true, except that the ultimate purpose is hidden.
Xiong Zemo's goal is to get a new life, and he is selfish from beginning to end.
Regardless of whether he can kill me or defeat me, Mo Chen must die. He has found a new goal. He wants to live on in a new state of youth and vitality..."
Although everyone present was an extraordinary person, they still felt a chill when they heard Xu Le's inference about Xiong Zemo.
"You think he's in the Illuminati church now?"
"I don't know. Let's go first. I ran away first. Even if I'm not as fast as Xiong Zemo, the time should be about the same."
"good."
…
In Area C, in the ruins left behind after Xu Le and Toad smashed the secret room.
The Night Watchmen are quickly cleaning up the rotten creatures here. Although they don't know what these things are, they can be sure that these monsters do not have the aura of ancient Yinduo, which is very strange.
"Has the alchemist arrived yet?"
"Here we come, Captain Zhang." Duolei's voice came from a distance.
She walked quickly and changed into her white work clothes, looking in a hurry.
Behind Duolei, there was a female assistant wearing a hat.
The assistant pulled down the brim of her hat so that her appearance could not be seen clearly, but she made a clanking sound when she walked.
The two men arrived at the entrance of the secret room one after the other, and the captain of the night watch who was giving orders hurried over.
"Warlock Duolei, please come and check it out immediately."
"good."
Duolei didn't waste any words and followed the night watchman to a rotten corpse. When she saw the corpse for the first time, Duolei frowned slightly.
"Captain Zhang, please go and do your work. I may need some time here."
"Okay, I'll trouble Warlock Duolei then."
As a newly hired alchemist, Duolei did quite well in the Night's Watch. At least even the captain of the Night's Watch was polite to her.
After Captain Zhang left, Duolei immediately squatted down, put on gloves, and began to examine the conditions of the corpse.
"The original host was human, which can be determined from the shape of his limbs and the condition of his internal organs.
Judging from the strength of his bones, he should have been an ordinary person and would have been easily shattered, but the branches replaced the original bones.
These branches are tougher and more resilient, and feel like mass-produced weapons.
What a horrible technology…”
Duo Lei looked at the corpse in front of her and couldn't help but sigh.
After making her evaluation, she looked at the assistant behind her and suddenly asked:
"Senior, don't you have anything to say about the current situation of the lighthouse?"
"You want me to say something?" Chi Xiao slowly raised his head.
"This kind of obvious human experiment is taboo even in the Red Moon Temple, but the Lighthouse is openly carrying it out in the lower city. Don't you think there is something wrong?"
Chi Xiao pressed his hat down, his face calm:
"Xiao is just a thug. This kind of complicated matter is too unfamiliar to me, and I am not very interested in it."
"The energy flowing in their bodies is all the spirit of the Red Moon. Their actions are completely different from the Temple's. This is the wrong path."
Looking at the indignant Duo Lei, Chi Xiao blinked:
"Then what?"
"And... this behavior is inhumane, right? What else is there to say? They are all believers of the Red Moon. Have the Illuminati and the Temple taken completely different paths?"
"Ah, but these things have nothing to do with us, right? No one assigns us tasks, and we don't have any money." Chi Xiao still looked uninterested.
Duolei stared at Chi Xiao for a while:
"Is it that the seniors only care about missions and money? Is it that there are no other things or pursuits? What about our pursuit of bright ideals?"
Chi Xiao took off his hat and fanned himself, as if it was a bit hot here.
“No, I want to retire when I’m 30. If I can earn more money, my life after retirement will be better.
Also, I’m 22, so you don’t have to call me senior all the time.”
I don’t know if it was Chi Xiao’s lazy philosophy or his words “I’m 22 this year” that hurt Duolei so deeply. After frowning for a while, Duolei finally sighed.
"Chi Xiao, why are you always so careless? Isn't there anything that can excite you?"
"Yes, there are many exciting things."
"What?" Duolei asked immediately.
“For example, when I win money, I get excited.”
"Do you still gamble?"
"No?" Chi Xiao said as a matter of course.
Duo Lei couldn't do anything to her. She turned her gaze to the corpse on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"The development of the Lighthouse has now completely exceeded the arrangement and guidance of the Temple. The previous spies have all died, so one of the purposes of my coming to the Lighthouse this time is to investigate what is happening on the tower and what the Illuminati is doing."
Duolei said this and glanced at Chixiao, only to find that Chixiao was staring at the entrance of the secret passage in a daze.
"Chi Xiao, what are you looking at?"
"Nothing much. The seal on this door was broken by combining lightning and the Ancient God Water Style. It's an excellent combination of techniques, creative, and powerful enough. I think this type of composite technique can be developed as a priority."
Chi Xiao rubbed his chin, looking very interested in the composite technique.
But Duolei felt very uncomfortable:
"Chi Xiao, were you listening to me just now?"
"I'm listening. I've been listening. I'm a very polite person. Oh, by the way, what did you say just now? Although I'm polite, I don't have a good memory."
Duolei stared at Chixiao, not knowing what to say for a moment.
Rebuke the other party
How is that possible? Even if she is the One-eyed Owl and has a mission to cooperate with herself, she would never reprimand Chi Xiao. To do so would be tantamount to seeking death.
But Chi Xiao is now in a completely uncooperative state, which makes Duo Lei very difficult.
Without Chi Xiao's strength, many things would not be accomplished.
"Chi Xiao, I need your strength. I want to go and take a look."
"Go and take a look? What to see?" Chi Xiao didn't know if he was asking a question even though he already knew the answer.
Duolei squatted down and touched the golden tree limbs on the corpse:
"I want to go to the tower and see what's going on up there, what's up there, what they're doing..."
Chi Xiao looked down at her:
"Wasn't the Illuminati established under the supervision of the Temple? If they are in the same group, what's so good about it?"
Duolei looked up and met Chixiao's eyes.
"Chi Xiao, have you never doubted Hong Yue?"
"The spirit of the Red Moon protects us. Why would I ever doubt the Red Moon?"
"Isn't it worth your suspicion about the current Red Moon and the Red Moon Temple? You have already become so powerful, why are you still so careless?"
Duolei's repeated questioning still had no effect on Chi Xiao, so Chi Xiao just spread his hands:
"I feel fine now. I believe that Red Moon will be fine."
"Forget it, I won't ask you about these. Just give me a definite answer about going to the tower."
Chi Xiao turned his head and looked towards the tower, with a strange look in his eyes:
"Okay, I want to go see it too."
"Then it's a deal. When the time comes, we'll go to the tower."
After saying that, Duolei walked towards Captain Zhang. After she left, Chi Xiao slowly shifted his gaze to the rotting corpse on the ground.
"A temptation? Is it her temptation or the temple's temptation?"
…
In the upper town, in the Illuminati Church.
Wang Man was sitting in a separate prayer room, praying earnestly to the Lord of Light worshipped by the Illuminati.
In fact, the Lord worshipped by the Illuminati does not have a definite name and may not even exist.
Others may not be aware of this, but Wang Man, as a believer of the Lightforged, now understands it very well.
The essence of the Illuminati is to steal the power of the Lightforged.
The so-called light they believe in is actually the Lightcast itself, and the Lightcast belongs to the ancient sound, and is even in opposition to the Illuminati.
What is hidden under the golden tree will only rot and never have light.
So when Wang Man was praying, his heart was full of ridicule for the light enshrined here.
However, she still maintained her respect. After all, she came to the Illuminati Church during this period just to get tickets to the upper level of the tower.
"I hope the glory of the Lord can bathe in me. Wang Man is always ready to dedicate everything to the Lord. I hope the Lord can listen to my prayers."
"Miss Wang Man seems to be hiding a lot of secrets in her heart." The chief priest said softly while standing in the prayer room.
"Everyone has many secrets, Master Priest."
"I heard from the pastor that you come here to pray every day. It seems that Miss Wang Man has some important things that cannot be resolved. You can tell your confusion in front of our Lord."
Wang Man glanced at the chief priest. Although she couldn't see his face, her intuition told her that the guy in front of her didn't have any human aura.
If it weren't for humans...
"It's just that I can't get the love I want. It's a private matter." Wang Man smiled.
"Are you confused because of something like this? Love is really complicated. But how can such an excellent person like Miss Wang Man not be loved? It seems that she has very short vision."
To be honest, Wang Man felt something was wrong when a church priest said such words in the prayer room.
Joyful.
She could sense the joy in the other person's body and tone.
What is he excited about
"No, I don't love because the other person has no vision, it's just because... the other person's lover is better than me."
"Better than Miss Wang Man? Does Miss Wang Man agree with that in her heart?"
When Wang Man heard this, she felt more and more that something was wrong with the chief priest in front of her.
She suddenly thought of something Xu Le had said, and said with a little excitement:
“Is it difficult to admit that others are excellent? I have already started to reflect on myself.”
Priest: …
"Ms. Wang Man, please don't say that. Although I always think that it is difficult to admit that others are excellent, I am afraid I can't say it as frankly as Miss Wang Man."
"What does the Master Priest want to express?"
"Ms. Wang Man's heart is so pure and full of light. I think you shouldn't be stuck in these emotions. You should have some greater visions and ideals."
Wang Man stood up from her seat, holding the notebook in her bag with one hand and clenching her fist with the other.
“Master Priest, ideals and worries are not the same thing. Although I have some worries in my heart, these worries will not interfere with my ideals. Ideals are lofty.
I will never stop pursuing my ideals, after all... this is a great cause.”
The chief priest's eyes lit up slightly and he nodded.
"Yes, ideals belong to great causes. I have always believed this and have been fighting for it."
Wang Man stood up and prepared to leave.
The guy who usually performs sacrifices is not the one in front of her. She has never seen this chief priest before, and he always gives her a feeling of insecurity.
So today she left earlier than usual and didn't even go over to communicate with the officiating priest.
"Master Priest, I have finished my prayers today, so I will go back now."
"Ms. Wang Man seemed to leave earlier than usual today. Why didn't you stay a little longer?"
As the officiant spoke, he quietly walked down from the prayer room.
His steps were not slow, and Wang Man was also retreating, but she did not turn around. At this point, she did not dare to take her eyes off the guy in front of her.
"Master Priest, do you even want to ask about my prayer time? This should be my private matter, right?"
"No, I just hope Miss Wang Man can wait a little longer. The person who is looking for you hasn't come yet. It's only afternoon now, not dusk yet.
The time, place, and characters don’t match up yet, so please be patient.”
Wang Man no longer needed to feel anything at this time, because there must be something wrong with the guy in front of him.
But she was also somewhat curious and looking forward to finding her...
"Who is the one looking for me?"
"You know, Miss Wang Man, that's the person you love but cannot have."
"Xu Le?"
"Is this the person Miss Wang Man wants to see? Haha, so you have to be more patient. Dusk is coming soon, and Xu Le should be here too. It's really an exciting moment."
The chief priest walked down slowly, and Wang Man seized the opportunity to run outside.
Unlike her frail appearance, she runs quite fast, definitely at a level above that of a level 1 warrior.
But the high priest just smiled, stretched out a hand, let two golden branches wrap around her, and then covered Wang Man's mouth with a leaf.
The chief priest slowly stepped forward, pinched Wang Man's chin, and looked regretful:
“I originally thought you were the perfect sacrifice, but later I found out that I was wrong. I found a better sacrifice than you.
You have only absorbed a small portion of the Lightforge's power, and he...
His powerful body was full of explosive and intelligent aura. He tightly grasped my forehead. I could even feel the lightning and ancient sound energy flowing through my brain. That suffocating feeling...
The red flame burning on his fingers was like the most ancient cry in this world.
He has the aura of a warrior and a sorcerer fused together, an intoxicating aura that can kill people. I like him so much... hiss hiss hiss~ha!"
The chief priest looked very intoxicated, but Wang Man felt a chill.
Could it be that the guy is talking about...