It's similar to the method used in "Metamorphosis" to delay the doomsday disaster, but it's a lot cruder.
The "Kingdom of Qingqiu" can only be said to be hiding in the "past" and has not really returned to the past. The disaster of the ten days is still raging in the "present".
Even so, to hide such a large place in the past and still maintain it is an unimaginable power.
"Little Iris~"
At this moment, Yuejian's voice sounded from behind, and then Iris felt a shadow seemed to appear above her head, and then she was embraced by the other party.
Iris immediately broke free and hid behind a nearby tree, looking at Yuejian warily.
Seeing that she failed to hug Iris, Yuejian looked a little regretful, but soon she chuckled and said,
"I recognized you at first sight. Even your body shape hasn't changed. It's really easy to guess, hehe."
"You, you are Yuejian?"
When Iris saw the real Tsukimi, she couldn't hide her shock.
Completely different from the petite loli image that she always appeared in tea parties, Yuejian in the present world is a tall woman with a delicate and charming oval face and a pair of fox eyes that always have a sly smile.
More importantly...
Iris's gaze moved slightly downward, revealing a turbulent tide of emotions that were completely undisguised.
“Tsk.”
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Iris seemed to hear someone spitting in disdain.
Yue Jian held her arms, her pair of soft fox eyes constantly looking at Iris, but the smile on her lips never disappeared.
"You are Sister Tumi, right?"
Iris still refused to give up. It was hard for her to accept that Yuejian's true appearance would be like this.
"She's not, I am."
Just then, a slightly childish voice sounded nearby.
A petite figure appeared, with Tumi's expression showing a little helplessness.
Completely different from the gentle lady at the tea party, Tumi doesn't look much older than the "White Witch". Her blonde hair and blue eyes clearly show where she is from.
But in addition to these more common features, what is even more striking is... she has a pair of long, pointed ears.
Humanoid creatures with these characteristics are usually called elves.
Suddenly, Iris became even more confused.
She looked at Tumi and then at Yuejian, and felt that if the two of them switched appearances, she might be more accustomed to it.
"Wait, Sister Xuemei..."
Iris suddenly thought of Xuemei, the person she was least familiar with among all the tea party members and the one she rarely did business with.
After hearing what Iris said, Yuejian and Tumi both showed strange expressions.
After a moment's hesitation, Yue Jian said,
“In fact, the difference is huge...”
“Bigger than all of us.”
Tumi nodded slightly.
"What do you want to call me for?"
At this time, a cold voice sounded.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a tall and burly figure slowly emerging from the woods.
The first thing you see is a pair of glass-like eyes, and then a pair of dazzling... antlers.
As a slightly cold breeze blew by, a divine deer with skin covered with a thin layer of frost and snow appeared in front of everyone, with a familiar look of indifference and coldness on its face.
Not to mention Iris, even Luo Ling almost fell down.
"You are... Sister Xuemei?"
Iris's expression changed and she spoke with great difficulty.
The first two were still human beings after all, but when it came to Sister Xuemei’s turn, she wasn’t even a human being anymore
etc...
Not human
Luo Ling suddenly thought of something. She turned her head to look at Yue Jian and Tu Mi, and saw their expressions of fear. She recalled various signs in the past and realized something in an instant.
"No wonder... Xuemei has never been interested in the path to becoming a god."
"No wonder Xuemei rarely proposed a deal and rarely communicated with other tea party members. She always spoke in fragments."
“This is the truth.”
Xuemei is indeed not a human being.
She... or rather He.
It's a weird one.
Chapter 11 Another Weird One (5k)
The burly giant deer looked down at everyone. His eyes showed no sadness or joy, and did not carry any human emotions. It was almost the same as the weirdness that Luo Ling had recognized before, but he was able to communicate and interact with them.
Although Xuemei behaved strangely at the tea party, she was at most just a taciturn person, and no one expected that "Xuemei" would be such a weird person.
In other words, He is a "weird human-like being" in the true sense, rather than an ambiguous existence like Luo Ling.
However, even the other members of the tea party had never encountered a situation like Xuemei.
It is rare to find a monster that can break free of the constraints of instinct and think like a human being, not to mention that they are always lurking around them.
Of course, the first one must know Xuemei’s true identity, but he has never revealed any information.
but...
This also shows that almost all the members' images at the tea party were disguised.
Needless to say, Luo Ling had one vest after another, and it was true and false at the same time. She herself didn't know how to calculate it.
Yue Jian, who has a loli image, is actually a tall and charming vixen in her real life; Tu Mi, the gentle but scheming elder sister, is actually a blonde elf loli; Xue Mei, who has always been taciturn, is not even a human being, but a weird person who has transformed into a giant deer.
Only Miss Iris, the mysterious color bestowed by the first person, was used as a mask by her...
The mask can indeed cover the face to a certain extent, but other features are too obvious. There is no need for Luo Ling to use "omniscience" to open the box. Anyone who is interested can get Iris's real information with a simple check.
"It's a rare opportunity for us to gather together in this place. We are all familiar with each other, so there is no need to introduce ourselves." Yue Jian winked at Iris and said, "Or is it that stupid sister Iris hasn't figured out the situation yet?"
Different from the distorted loli voice before, Tsukimi Gense's voice is full of temptation and teasing. It is as pleasant to the ears as the soft music, captivating and fascinating. Even women can't help but be moved by it.
Unfortunately, Iris didn't buy it at all. For various reasons, she had no good feelings towards older sisters or even old women like her. She just felt a chill and said with disgust,
"Don't call me sister, you're too old."
Luo Ling on Iris's head flapped her wings in agreement. That's right, to her, who was only sixteen years old, everyone present was an old woman.
In an instant, the smile on Yue Jian's face became a little stiff.
... old
When she revealed her true identity, when did anyone say this...
Tumi, who was standing next to her, couldn't help but smile a little, and there was a hint of mockery in her eyes when she looked at Yuejian.
Compared to the young Iris, she is indeed an old woman who is unaware of herself.
"Hmph." Yue Jian snorted and said, "Little Iris, you really don't know how to talk. I'm going to punish you later."
Hearing this, Luo Ling couldn't help but flap her wings a few more times. She recalled some not-so-pleasant memories.
"Alright, alright, enough of the fooling around. Now let's get down to business. Let's leave the first person and Zizhu, who has a close relationship with the first person, aside and have a private gathering. This is not a place for you to have fun and joke around."
Seeing that the atmosphere was less strange than at the beginning and had returned to its usual familiarity, Tumi stood up at the right time.
Although she looks like a lolita... her style of doing things is not much different from that at the tea party.
Putting aside her overly childish appearance, she is even more like a real older sister than Yuejian.
Tumi looked around and saw that everyone's eyes were focused on her, then she continued,
"I believe everyone is already clear about the reason why the First One proposed the Path to Godhood."
Yuejian and Xuemei both nodded slightly, but Iris looked confused.
What's the meaning
She doesn't know.
Luo Ling could vaguely guess what Yue Jian meant by her words. She had made some inferences before, and it seemed that she was not the only one who realized this.
"The First has been using us all along, and her purpose is not pure... Let's put it this way, we even suspect that the First is an incarnation of the silent taboo "Naraku"."
When Tumi saw Iris’s expression, she knew that this girl was almost the only innocent girl at the tea party. She really didn’t know how such an innocent little girl managed to sneak into this den of old foxes.
"Naraku incarnation!"
Iris's expression showed a moment of shock, and in an instant, the image of the first person in her mind seemed to become a little clearer.
It became...
The appearance of "Purple Pearl".
Anyway, "Zizhu" is the chosen one by Naraku, which makes sense.
Luo Ling, who was nestling on her head, knew at a glance what the single-celled organism Iris was thinking and pecked it a few times in silence.
She has said several times that she is not the chosen one of Naraku, and has nothing to do with "Naraku", just like she has nothing to do with "Jingwei" now.
"Otherwise, it's hard to explain why the first choice was to let Naraku's chosen one "Zizhu" join the game, and why he was so tolerant and partial to her." Tumi's eyes flickered slightly, and a hint of danger appeared in the depths of his eyes.
"The most important kingdom of God, Victoria of the End, was directly handed over to Zizhu because of the intervention of the First. Perhaps... Zizhu has become a favored one of the gods of Naraku - a forbidden favored one that is almost considered non-existent."
"The one favored by the God of Naraku!" Iris exclaimed again, as if she had heard something extraordinary.
"It could also be a little lover." Yue Jian next to her interjected, chuckling and teasing.
"My little lover!"
Iris was so shocked that she couldn't even think of anything else. She was already imagining so many things in her mind.
Luo Ling, who was leaning on her head, wanted to slap the girl hard a few times to make her wake up and stop thinking about these nonsense.
All in all, it is because of these reasons that Yuejian and others gradually feel uneasy about the Witch Tea Party.
It was originally a fair transaction, but because of the appearance of "Purple Pearl", the tea party unknowingly tilted a little.
But since the tea party is almost entirely controlled by the First Lady, she has the final say on so-called fairness and equality. Yuejian and others, who have no idea of the First Lady's background, are powerless to fight back and can only try their best to get rid of the influence of the tea party.
Hence, we have our current offline gatherings.
Thousands of words can be summarized into one sentence.
"Humph, we just don't want to play with this pair of bitches!" Yue Jian, with a face full of resentment, crossed her arms and snorted coldly, "If it weren't for "Zizhu" interfering and the first place not doing a favor, "Victoria of the End" would have been mine!"
What followed was a series of unpleasant words, all directed at Zizhu and Diyi, constantly humiliating them, especially for the unclear relationship between them.
Luo Ling, who was being insulted, remained silent. She had already gone through many plans in her mind.
Few people dare to say bad things about Luo Ling in front of her, and Yue Jian is one of the few.
It was not until this time that Iris finally reacted.
She raised her hand and poked the little green bird on her head, a hint of embarrassment appearing on her face, as if she was the one who insulted Luo Ling.
Offline gatherings always criticize those who didn't show up, and this has never changed since ancient times.
Not to mention... this gathering itself was held in private just to avoid Diyi and Zizhu.
However... Yuejian's words were still a little too harsh. At this time, Tumi spoke up and saved the situation a little.
"The main reason is that we don't know the details of the relationship between the first one and Zizhu... And, no matter what other speculations there are, at least Zizhu is the chosen one of Naraku, which is a fact, so she was not invited."
The reputation of Naraku's Chosen One is still too bad, this is the real reason why "Zizhu" was not invited.