Hehe, hehe, hehe...
The little girl sat slumped on the beach, her eyes unfocused, grinning non-stop, but her tears were falling like broken beads.
It was obvious that she was frightened beyond what she could bear at this age.
Commonly known as being scared silly.
Li Liang withdrew his gaze and glanced at the witch who was still trembling on the ground, feeling baffled.
What is this?
Finally, I met three living people, one was eaten, one was stupid, and the third was lying on the ground shaking.
What he couldn't understand the most was the witch. What was this woman afraid of?
There was obviously nothing on the beach, but Zhizhi was still looking around in the bushes. The ghost wolf had been eliminated. What made her so scared?
Feeling frightened by the witch's appearance, Li Liang looked around and whispered: "Hey..."
The witch trembled violently, pressed her forehead against the ground, stumbled and shouted: "Holy Prophet, I, I should not break into your sanctuary..." She became anxious, and the following words changed into another pronunciation. Weird language, with ups and downs in tone, a bit like Indian, with a heavy nasal sound.
Li Liang was stunned, what kind of holy prophet? Sanctuary? Can you make it clearer? Please speak Mandarin.
The witch was lying on the ground and could not see Li Liang's expression. She obviously thought that the "Holy Prophet" was silent because he was angry, so she pressed her forehead against the rough gravel and dragged her body forward with both hands.
Li Liang frowned, this action made his forehead hurt.
How high must the status of the Holy Prophet be for a magician who can summon portals to humble himself like this?
"Please have mercy on me!" The witch lay on the ground with her face buried in the gravel. She raised her right hand with difficulty and gasped, "Please witness me!"
"..."
What do you testify about?
Li Liang was confused, but he immediately noticed that the witch also wore a double-ring ring on her right index finger and middle finger. It was silver, mottled and old, as if it had been passed down for many years.
Now he understood somewhat.
It turns out that this witch also believes in "chaos".
Li Liang then remembered that Tam and Tata believed in the "Spirit of Naaru", so they were good at spiritual power. So if they believed in "Chaos", they could summon portals and use the power of space?
Could it be that the ring is...a Horcrux? Is it the same as Tam and Alan's wand?
Following this line of thought, Li Liang suddenly realized that magic is to control the movement of spirits through Horcruxes, while "Flying Sword" uses the human body as a container to control spirits.
Two completely opposite modes of operation, but leading to the same goal.
If he hadn't seen the witch wearing the same ring, Li Liang would have thought that the ring was a separate thing, but now he realized that the ring was a tool for casting spells and a medium for controlling spirits.
However, although the double-ring ring is mass-produced equipment, the one he is wearing is an out-and-out artifact.
Because Li Liang quietly closed his eyes and "taken a look", he found that the ring on his hand was shining brightly, while the ring on the witch's hand only exuded a weak light gold, and the spirit passing through it was intermittent.
As for the "Holy Prophet", Li Liang also understood it logically, but he was just confused. What does "chaos" have to do with the cunning god? Or is it that Tam's book didn't write it clearly and the two are basically the same thing?
Becoming a follower of the cunning god... looks like a villain label no matter how you look at it.
"Please, witness me," cried the witch again, shuddering.
Li Liang came back to his senses and thought about it a lot, but still didn't understand what witnessing meant.
He thought for a while and said in the deepest voice: "Get up, I have something to ask you."
The witch's body visibly relaxed, and she slowly stood up and knelt on the ground, lowering her head as hard as she could. Blood flowed from the bruised forehead.
"……Where are you from?"
Li Liang asked a very basic question first.
There is currently a huge information gap between the two parties, and Li Liang is the one who lacks information. Fortunately, this is not the first time. He is also an old Riddler. The next step will be the same formula.
But this time Li Liang was very vigilant to avoid making the same mistakes as before and trapping himself again.
The witch said in a respectful tone: "San Diego City."
"San Diego?"
"Makosik City, a satellite city," the witch added, "a small city, many people, loyal believers of Father God, my family, a priest."
The witch always misses some random words when speaking human language, but fortunately Li Liang can generally understand it.
"Who are these two girls? Why are you with them?"
"Earth, Xiandros, we set off on the Far East ship two years ago. I..." the witch paused and whispered, "Advisor." It seemed that she was quite ashamed to mention this identity.
Li Liang didn't care why she would serve as a consultant to the people on Earth. It was enough to make sure that the two girls were from Zhuos. What he really cared about was "two years ago".
Feeling an inexplicable palpitation, Li Liang frowned and said, "Earth? Isn't the spiritual door to the earth closed?"
"A private commission," the witch hesitated, "They...they..." She mixed garlic in her mouth, as if she couldn't find an accurate word to describe it.
Li Liang said: "They smuggled out? Are you in the spiritual world to take care of them?"
"Yes, Holy Prophet."
"How did you meet this kind of thing?" Li Liang vaguely used "this kind of thing" to refer to Netherworld.
"Their business with the goblins failed. We ran away and encountered the underworld beast."
It turned out that the witch called the Netherworld a beast. Li Liang could finally ask the question he wanted to ask: "I heard that the spiritual door leading to the earth was attacked by a rare beast?"
"Hmm..." The witch recalled for a moment and said hesitantly, "Three years ago."
"you sure?"
"Yes, there were rumors about ghost beast hunters three years ago," the witch said in a conclusive tone. Although she was surprised as to why the prophet knew such a trivial matter, she did not dare to raise her head, let alone ask any more questions.
Therefore, she could not notice how ugly Li Liang's face looked at this moment.
three years ago?
In Li Liang's memory, it had only been two months since he left Zhongjing. How could three years have passed in the blink of an eye?
Then, he realized...the past three years were probably the memories he had lost after jumping into the Chamo Realm.
So, it took him almost three years... to learn only two skills: portal and flying sword?
"..."
Li Liang had no choice but to think that if it was because his master didn't teach him well, it would be fine. If it was because his talent was too poor, it would be better to return to Zhongjing as soon as possible and continue working.
More importantly, three years is not a long time, but it is not a short time either. It is enough time for a lot of things to happen.
The witch said that the two girls from the Zhuos family slipped out of the spiritual door. She also said that they went to do business with goblins, and they failed and were hunted down.
The whole thing is obviously contrary to Xi'an's self-proclaimed philosophy, and it smells of conspiracy everywhere.
Thinking of this, Li Liang slowly turned his head and looked at the little girl not far away.
Why would a seven or eight-year-old girl be involved in such a complicated and dangerous plan?
Something is wrong.
I don't know when, the little girl stopped giggling crazily, but stared at the sea.
Seemingly noticing Li Liang's gaze, the little girl rolled her eyes and said expressionlessly:
"dad."
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