The body fell to the ground with a heavy sound, and then the flames of the bonfire burst into flames. Tens of thousands of coins rushed out again, forming the face of the devil. It stared at Shade and the young witch with wide eyes:
"Look at you, you killed your companions."
But it does not mean to condemn the behavior of the two:
"Actually, I can also recycle corpses. Corpses can also be exchanged for coins."
Miss Higgins raised her hand, and the boy's body spontaneously combusted, and in just a few seconds it was burned to charcoal:
"Even though he wanted to murder me, I would not give his body to the devil. This is the difference between me as an elegant, noble and perfect witch and him as a despicable fellow."
However, she did keep the two coins left by the boy. She wanted to share one with Xia De, but Xia De waved his hand and refused:
"Consider it compensation for trying to murder you."
Miss Higgins snorted but didn't refuse.
"If you don't give me the body, can't I take the soul? He just came back and promised to sell the soul to me!"
The laughing demon sucked in suddenly, and the boy's frightened soul appeared in the black fog, and then flew uncontrollably towards the mouth made of coins.
Shad and Miss Higgins frowned at the same time, and the chains of sin flew out again, tying the soul's ankles. Miss Higgins prayed softly, and countless golden cross symbols flew out from behind her, protecting Shad, Granny Miles, the boy's soul, and the witch herself.
Not letting the devil take away any soul is the consensus of all ring sorcerers and witches. Even if it is an enemy with whom they have a deep hatred, they should not become the devil's prize after death. Regardless of good or evil, this is the common responsibility of intelligent beings who have mastered extraordinary powers after the Third Age.
"You can't take him away."
Miss Higgins and Shad stood side by side:
"Even if he agrees to sell you his soul, we can buy him back. He still has two coins left."
Shade was now pulling at the chain with all his might, but the force that was sucking the boy's soul away did not weaken at all.
"Two? Do you think so little of the souls of your own kind?"
The demon asked in the firelight, flames bursting out from the gaps in the coins, but unable to break the witch's shield.
"So how much do you want?"
Even though he knew that asking this question would mean falling into the devil's trap, Shade had no choice but to ask.
The devil then laughed:
"This is the fairest place for trading. 50 coins. His soul, full of malice and hatred, is worth 50 coins."
When Shad heard this figure, he knew that neither he nor Miss Higgins would be willing to pay that much.
"Toss it two coins."
Shade said to Miss Higgins, then held the chain in one hand and wrote a contract in the devil language in the air with his left hand. This is the content of the "Malbas Demon Book":
"This is a deposit. When I come back next time, I will buy his soul. If I can't buy it, you take his soul away, and I won't take the deposit back."
"Deposit? Great, I like that word! It's a fair deal!"
The two coins were sucked away by the demon, and then it scattered into thousands of coins again and returned to the bottom of the campfire.
The boy's soul was not temporarily freed. He remained in the same struggling state as when he was sucked away in the air, and was thus fixed in space. Shade retracted his chains and ignored him. Instead, he said to the witch and Granny Miles, who had just closed her eyes:
"I'm really leaving this time."
I had left early on purpose to lure the boy who must be nearby to show up, and now the time had really come:
"I will take care of the soul matter. If I really can't buy it, then consider it as him paying the price for his actions."
Shade sighed, and Miss Higgins nodded:
"It has to be this way. People always have to pay the price for their actions."
Xia De said to the old woman again:
"Mrs. Miles, please save your last memories for next time. If anything goes wrong then, I can help you."
"Okay, I've waited for so long, so I don't mind waiting one more time. I also want to be mentally prepared. I just saw what happened between him and me in the past, and I'm already very satisfied."
The old woman also nodded. She and Miss Higgins both thought that Shad didn't want to miss the exciting part, but in fact, Shad was still thinking about the god who had not shown up yet.
If nothing goes wrong, Granny Miles's wish will come true soon, and the boy will also realize his wish to gain the power of revenge. As for Miss Higgins, she is probably the one who gained the most by obtaining the mithril mine. The next time he comes, Shade will not only try to get the soul back from the devil, but also let the god show up on his own initiative.
There must be other ways for Shade to obtain information in the market, and these ways are probably related to the god. The outsider actually guessed where the god was, and the only thing left was to make her appear voluntarily. And the devil should be a good way.
Of course, Shad also remains quite curious about whether Grandma Miles can really reunite with her lover who left her hometown long ago.
So after saying goodbye to the two ladies, he turned and walked into the black fog. As he walked forward, the glowing white fog gradually replaced the black fog, until Shad walked out of his bedroom door and saw Thursday's home in the early morning, and saw Luvia holding Little Mia and waiting for his return.
Just now, after listening to Grandma Miles telling her love story, Xia De also recalled his own love story. At this time, seeing one of his heroines... ..., he couldn't help but smile.
"You seem to be in a good mood. Why didn't you get into any trouble this time?"
asked the purple-eyed girl holding the cat.
"No, this trouble is really too big, but it doesn't matter."
Shade thought for a moment:
"The rest can be solved by the doctor. However, I want to ask you about a relic, a relic used for divination."
"you say."
The girl with purple eyes looked at him curiously, and the cat in her arms finally took the opportunity to escape.
"If nothing unexpected happens, the relic should be of the Unknown Level (Level 0). I only know its name in the last era, and I'm not sure if it is still called that now. It says on the relic to dispel the fog and see the truth. The relic was called the Pedestal of Destiny at the time."
The next moment, Luvia threw herself towards Shade.
This was not an exaggeration, the purple-eyed girl really rushed over. Except in the bedroom at night, Xia De rarely saw her so emotional.
The purple eyes widened, and her hands grasped the front of Shade's collar:
"Brass crystal ball base, have you seen the pedestal of destiny?"
"Yes, don't be so excited, oh little Mia, Luvia doesn't mean to hurt me, don't stretch out your claws."
He took out a transparent book with the color of the starry sea from the air, opened it and held it in front of him to show the appearance of the relic, but this time, the object in the book was unusually blurry, but Xia De's memory was obviously very clear.
"That's it! It really is the Pedestal of Destiny!"
Seeing the appearance of Mo Hu's relics on the paper, Luvia's excitement became even stronger:
"Where did you see it? Where did you see it?"
"Black Mist Camp, but it is definitely not found now. But I am sure that this relic is closely related to the old god, the Golden Lord. Although the Golden Lord has left in the Fifth Era, perhaps her followers... Oh!"
The purple-eyed girl held his head and gave him a deep kiss:
"I'm going to the association! If I can find this relic with the help of the association... wait for good news!"
She kissed the side of Shade's face again, then waved her hand, took the coat on the hanger, and rushed out of the room.
Shade followed and caught up with Luvia in the downstairs hallway:
"Don't run around on the road. Be careful on the road."
"I know, Shade, you may not understand the significance of this relic to the fortune tellers."
The smile on her face was quite bright because of her excitement:
"Even if it's just a clue, the association is willing to exchange it for anything except the Card of the Vientiane. Detective, Knight, you really brought great news this time. The Pedestal of Destiny belongs to that ancient god... Wait for me at home tonight after taking a bath."
She bit her lip, with a charming look in her eyes:
"I'll reward you tonight, but this isn't a reward. I think you deserve it. You've locked us up in love, young gentleman. Wait... I'm going to the association now."
Then there was another kiss.
Xia De was stunned for a moment, not because of the kiss, but because of what Luvia had just said:
"Lock up love?"
A similar description was made by Sister Defulin not long ago.
"It's just a metaphor. Don't take it so seriously. I'm not a writer as good at choosing words as Dorothy. But it's not so much that you locked us up, but rather that we locked you up in various ways. For example, I locked you up with my oath that night."
The purple-eyed girl waved goodbye with a smile on her face:
"I really have to go to the association, Shade, see you in the evening."
"Okay, see you tonight. Be careful on the road."
He opened the door and walked Luvia out, waving goodbye to her.
Shade waited until Luvia walked away before closing the door. Turning around, he saw Mia had followed him and was squatting on the stairs looking at him.
Shad looked into Mia's eyes, touched his chest, and stood in the hallway without going back upstairs immediately.
What are you thinking about? Your loyalty and guilt in love? Or, what you just learned, the reason why you came into this world
She asked gently:
The old lady's story is indeed very heartwarming. This is probably what love is.
"Lock up love, lock up love..."
His eyes were on Mia, but the cat clearly felt that Shade was not looking at it.