Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther ran into a street and spilled the honey black tea in her hand. She slowly poured the sweet, warm tea into her mouth and let it all go down her throat.

Esther prefers milk tea, but for her now, such a sweet drink can effectively soothe her mood.

Esther opened the paper bag containing the fried dumplings, and a touch of hot air floated to her face. She picked up two and stuffed them into her mouth. She chewed them hard while crying, letting the fragrance be ground by her teeth in her mouth, and swallowed them indiscriminately. In the stomach.

"Li Xing" once read a saying, but I have almost forgotten the source: The stomach is the place closest to the heart. As long as the stomach is filled, your mood will feel better.

Humans are really weird, how just consuming their preferred foods can make us feel better. There is no scientific theory in this sentence, because human sadness comes from the brain. But it seems strange that I still think about science in such a world.

With this thought in mind, she ate two more warm croquettes and her tears gradually stopped.

"Esther."

Someone called her voice like that.

Esther quickly wiped the tears on her face and looked around, but she didn't see anyone.

"Have you never thought that this might be done by the dark night? All of these are things He did to control you."

Esther fished out the little bug from her breast pocket and looked at it with surprise and joy: "Are you awake!? You haven't moved during this time. I thought you wouldn't wake up... …”

When she left Chanis Gate, she habitually stuffed the little bug into her pocket. Now the little bug wrapped around Esther's little finger, tilted its head slightly and pointed at her, and it could already make a steady sound. The voice is no longer a weak murmur: "The night took you underground and did everything to seal you. You know it in your heart! Are you so stupid to believe that it is for your own good?"

Esther was silent for several seconds, wiping away the tears from the corner of her eyes: "You are not the roundworm in my belly, how can you determine my thoughts?"

The little insect shook his head vigorously, as if he was annoyed: "I'm not a tapeworm. If it weren't for you - hey, I'm looking forward to the day when you are played to death by the night, your reaction will definitely be very interesting."

"The night will not hurt me. Him and I, that's what we call him, right? We have reached an agreement."

"You don't really think that with your current power, you can trade with the true gods on an equal footing, do you? If they want to deal with you, they don't need to take matters into their own hands and pass down the oracle in a roundabout way. You will be a wanted criminal in the entire continent."

Esther put the little bug to her ear, and it hung on the base of her ear, like a translucent earring. Esther was holding her things and was not in a hurry. She walked slowly towards the nearby bookstore and whispered to the little insect: "At least for now, I don't think the night has the intention to hurt me. He is actually willing to raise me. !”

The little insect was speechless for several seconds before he weakly said: "I have already said, this is just a way to control you. The more you rely on the Church of the Night, the deeper the influence of the Church will be on you. In the end, you will find that every aspect of your life is tied to Once you are in the church and want to leave, you will become a traitor and you will not be able to leave!"

Esther subconsciously rubbed the center of her right eyebrow: "But I have no good place to go now, and the only job and interpersonal relationships I had were lost."

"I can tell you an honorable name."

"You sound very smug, I can't read it! I can feel that you have evil intentions."

The little insect was once again helpless because of Esther's peculiar spiritual intuition: "...Forget it, or you can go to Jianhai County. I can guide you to find someone I know."

Esther recalled the words of the goddess in her dream, and the surname that Xiaochong had deliberately guided her to leave. She had not found any information about the existence of "Amon", so she was not at ease at all.

Esther thought for a moment before speaking: "I want to stay in Tingen for a while. I like it here very much."

"But until the end, the result is that no one will remember you. No matter how long you stay here, you will only delay the process of being forgotten."

Esther didn't speak, and hugged the paper bag in her arms tighter. Her steps on the street became slower and slower. Gentlemen or ladies in a hurry strode past her, leaving this gloomy-looking girl behind. .

The little bug gently rubbed Esther's ear, feeling a little itchy: "Believe me, I am the only one who can remember you. There is no point in building a relationship with anyone other than me."

Esther shook her head firmly: "Maybe I will go in the future. I have to stay in Tingen during this period. I promised Mr. Deacon and Mr. Smith."

The little insect chuckled, as if he felt sorry for Esther's "integrity": "Anyway, one day... I will wait."

"What is so special about me? You all seem to value me, and so does Kuroyoru."

Esther seemed casual when she asked the question, but her hands silently tightened the paper bag containing the croquettes.

Little Chongzi seemed to be pleased by Esther's question, and his lazy tone was full of smiles: "Who knows? You are not special at all, are you? This is what you often talk to me about."

Esther didn't speak any more, and the little bug had no choice but to bite her ear: "Let me go back quickly, it's too conspicuous here."

This time, Esther listened to what it said. She reached out to pick off the little bug and put it back in her pocket. During this journey, she happened to reach the door of the bookstore, which put an end to the conversation between the two. When he returns to the Blackthorn Security Company, the little bug will probably return to his silent state. Esther bets that it has something to do with the power of the goddess.

As soon as Esther stepped through the door of the store, she saw a slightly familiar young man. The reason why Esther remembered him was because of his outstanding appearance like a young star, and because he and Dai Li once visited the bakery together. , Dai Li seemed to have said he was her colleague.

So he is also a member of the Nighthawks?

After the young man flipped through two books of poetry, he put them down and continued browsing the bookshelf with novels. Suddenly he seemed to hear something, raised his head and looked towards the door, and happened to catch Esther's eyes as she entered.

Esther nodded friendly to the young man, and then remembered that he might not remember who she was at all, so she gave up the plan of introducing herself and waited until they met at the Blackthorn Security Company.

But the young man walked straight towards her. His height of 1.8 meters made Esther feel a lot of pressure. She couldn't help but take a step to the side, but the young man blocked her way with a straight face: "What the hell are you doing?" Who is it!?"

Esther was confused by the young man's tone: "I'm just... here to buy books?"

Her tone was very uncertain, because judging from the young man's righteous words, it seemed as if she was some dangerous person running around the world.

Well, in a way she is.

But I have already told Dunn that I am going out, and the Church of the Night has allowed me to move around freely. I have nothing to feel guilty about!

After Esther cheered herself up in her mind, she frowned at the young man blocking the road: "Excuse me, what do you want? If nothing happens, can you let me pass? We are blocking the door of the store."

The young man realized that his behavior was inappropriate and stood aside. He stared at Esther for several seconds before clearing his throat in distress: "Well, it was a misunderstanding just now, a little misunderstanding. I may admit my mistake. Already..."

Esther's eyes widened, full of doubts about Leonard: So there is such an unreliable person in the Nighthawks team? Wouldn't it really be a mistake to let him go on a mission?

"Sorry to bother you, goodbye." The young man threw away these three words and rushed out of the bookstore, as if he was afraid that Esther would catch up and curse.

Esther's face was full of confusion, this person was totally baffled!

——

Leonard ran across the street corner quickly. Thanks to the improvement of his physical fitness due to his extraordinary ability, his breathing became a little heavier. He could sprint for tens of meters without much fatigue.

He pulled up the collar of his windbreaker and muttered to himself through gritted teeth: "Old man! Why don't you make it clear first! She looks at me as if she's looking at a fool!"

In Leonard's mind, an old voice sounded jokingly: "I just said that her fate is very strange, so you should be cautious when facing her."

The old voice seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and chuckled twice: "Hey, you'd better go up and ask who your 'new colleague' is? It's obvious from the look on her face that she remembers you, and you left her a message this time." It made a very bad impression.”

Leonard's face looked as if he had eaten something bad, white and red at the same time: "She is my new colleague!? When did it happen? Why do you know but I don't?"

"The overflowing spirituality on her body has been restrained, revealing the restraining power of the goddess of the night. Of course you can't see it. At least you have to be a demigod or above to notice it."

"Demigod or above—she has such a big background? She couldn't be an investigator sent by Backlund Diocese, right?"

The old voice sighed helplessly, revealing despair: "Didn't I just say it in the bookstore... that night ten days ago, the person with a strange fate that your colleague brought back was her!"

Leonard then remembered that when he was at the bookshelf in the store, he was still complaining in a low voice that today's criminal investigation novels are written like romance novels. He just glanced at the door and saw someone walking into the bookstore, but Leonard didn't pay much attention. . When the old man's voice rang in his ears, he didn't react for a moment. Then he heard the old man telling him to be careful, and Leonard impulsively blocked it.

You must have the courage to stand up at any time. Leonard has always used this to flaunt the specialness of the protagonist of his era. Of course, he cannot let a strange person wander around the world.

But now judging from the results, he has become the strange person in the eyes of his "new colleagues".

"This is too embarrassing and rude. How can I explain it to her next time we meet?"

The old man laughed "hehe" for a while, but did not give any answer.

Leonard was anxiously wandering around, even though he couldn't bear it even with his face. It was actually Esther's look at that moment that made him too ashamed: "Old man, you should help me think of some ideas. Ah! Don’t just laugh at me!”

"It's not a big deal, I want to go on my own!"

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