Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

"A ship that can sail on the sea for hundreds of years is preserved as a memorial. However, time has left irreversible traces on this ship. Whenever a wooden board rots, someone will replace the broken parts.

“Until the end, every piece of wood in this ship has been replaced, so is it still the same ship?

“If it is, it no longer has any of the original wood. If not, when did it stop being the same ship?

“The old wood that was replaced has re-formed a ship, so can it still be called a ship?

"If the owner of the boat is to identify it, which one is the boat that really belongs to you?"

The light gathered towards the two figures who were close to each other, but quickly blurred their bodies. Whether they were people with the appearance of "Li Xing" or a container-like carrier, they all became blurred after being submerged by the light spots, as if they were damaged by water. Dissipated marshmallows.

The wooden door in the corner of the prayer room suddenly condensed into shape and closed heavily with a "bang", as if it had never been broken, sealing in all the light in the room.

A figure wearing a white priest's robe emerged from the chaotic void and passed through the cracked corridor outside. Although a large pale golden beard covered his appearance, it was not difficult to see the warm and friendly smile below. .

Adam knocked on the wooden door engraved with a cross, and then without waiting for the invitation from inside, he reached out and pushed the door open.

The heavy wooden door slowly opened, revealing a dark space inside.

The world behind the door seems to have no boundaries, but is clearly divided into two parts: upper and lower:

A blurry silver river flows slowly below. Whenever the water splashes suddenly, light spots will fly out from it and slowly float towards the dark void above. After rising to a certain height, they will hover. There.

The spots of light are the only colors in this dark sky and silvery stream, so they appear particularly attractive.

After the door was opened, the gray mist, which was so viscous that it almost condensed into liquid, kept rolling and dripping from the door, but it was always far away from the long silver river, and it just rolled into a ball on the invisible barrier. Then it spreads around.

Adam took a deep breath and held the cross on his chest tightly. When His fingers were attached to the olive branch, His eyes, as clear as a child's, turned into golden vertical pupils.

Here, what should have been an invisible "spiritual storm" became a concrete reality. Dragon-like roars rang out from the visitors, impacting the slowly spreading gray fog and hitting the shadows of the silver river and the dark sky. Make everything blurry.

The galaxy-like light bands hanging above began to flutter during such impacts, making them more like reflections of the long silver river below.

Adam continued to walk forward, as if walking across the water. Although his footsteps fell in the void, they made endless ripples one after another, leaving extremely clear traces.

When the shadow of the long silver river turned clear again, there was another "spiritual storm" with a violent roar.

The light-colored galaxy could no longer withstand such an impact, and poured downwards, trying to fall into the long silver river at the source. However, like the thick gray fog, they were also blocked by invisible barriers.

Due to Adam's passage, a gap was torn open in the waterfall formed by light, and he walked in with a sigh.

Compared with the endless void outside, the circular space here divided into upper and lower parts seems too narrow, and can only hold very few things.

For example, a bench with black cushions is directly attached from the left side of the space to the right side, leaving no aisle to go around to the back.

The ground was a hazy gray mirror, and a simple white priest's robe was reflected below. However, the exposed face had no beard, and his appearance was more rugged and vicissitudes of life. He looked much older than Adam's youthful appearance.

On the other end of the gray mirror is an empty bench, and on the bench in front of Adam, the black-haired lady curled up is slowly raising her head. Her silky black hair is quite long, reaching to the shoulder blades. The location was messy and spread out due to lack of maintenance.

She does not look like a Northern Continent person, but more like an elf. She also has facial features with obvious oriental characteristics, but she is slightly different from Esther in subtle ways.

Her face was haggard, and her eyes were gloomy, filled with sadness that had condensed into water and shimmering marks.

"Appease", "insight", and then "appease" again.

As Adam activated his extraordinary ability, the woman's eyes gradually became calm, and her body stretched due to relaxation.

But her figure also became blurred. When she spoke, the person sitting on the bench had completely transformed into Esther, who had light laurel blonde hair:

"Is this part of your plan, Halls?"

"No, but this is an acceptable accident, even a very unexpected result. I think, 'fate' has its own script, right?"

Adam still stood there, his gaze falling on Esther's face from top to bottom, with a little compassion, but without any clear emotion, but not as vivid as Esther's tired face.

Esther rubbed her face hard twice, full of the impatience of being woken up from a sweet dream: "Dazhbog, that honorable name you gave..."

"For the current situation, it would be better if you call me Halls."

"Okay, okay, Halls, that honorable name you designed for me," Esther pressed hard on the center of her right eye. Now that she was closer to waking up, the suppressed projection of her uniqueness became more torturous. "That honorable name." There’s a big problem with the name.”

"Oh, I have foreseen this result before, I think I owe you an apology."

Esther let out a long sigh and looked at Adam in embarrassment: "Not only the connection with Amon, but also outside the barrier, there are even new and old ones being attracted. I can feel the weaver, Him It has left many traces on the long river of destiny...

"This is not good for the earth. There are more and more people watching from the outside, but it is difficult for this planet to accumulate the strength to face them. And you, if you were then..."

Esther's voice slowly dropped, her eyes turned to Adam, and then quickly looked away, staring at her hands.

Adam's words were always gentle, and he rarely showed his true emotions: "This was not my intention."

"I know."

Esther was silent for a while, and the emotions that had been completely suppressed by "Soothing" surged up again. She subconsciously folded her arms, but she did not return to the shadow of "Li Xing".

Adam sat next to Esther: "I originally thought that you would be more excited now."

"You were the one who used 'appeasement' on me." After a pause, Esther shook her head with a wry smile, "I have to admit, I'm not as excited as I expected."

"Your current state is not in our plan, but it is unexpectedly stable." Adam said, patting Esther's shoulder gently, "I hope you don't mind, we have never been able to trust you, we just Be able to take necessary measures to limit your influence.”

If Adam hadn't quickly retracted his hand, Esther would have definitely shaken off the weight on her shoulders. She was embarrassed because of her childish stubbornness, but it was difficult to contain her dissatisfaction.

"Amani too?"

"Even though we never communicated again, He made the same choice I did."

Esther spreads her hands in front of her body, and points them in the empty air. Wherever her fingers tap, a soft golden light will bloom, like ripples on the water, and a blurry picture will appear in it. Present.

She clicked more and more times, and all the tiny pictures gradually filled the small space. Silver filaments connected the pictures, making them form an increasingly tight giant network.

In the net is everything she encounters.

Esther looked at the alleys of Tingen City, the gloomy sky in Backlund, the mighty waves on the sea, and the lingering darkness of the land abandoned by God.

Her eyes stayed on the days in Tingen City for a long time: "Yes, He also made the same choice in other ways..."

Adam's eyes fell on another place, which was a crow flying across the streets of the East End: "Do you hate our choice?"

"It's quite annoying." Esther muttered quietly.

Adam's smile gradually dissipated. When he looked at Esther, there was a strange sense of relief on his face: "Perhaps unintentionally, our agreement has come to an end."

Esther's eyes widened, showing exaggerated surprise. She pointed at herself: "Do you think this is a success?"

"Why doesn't it count?"

Adam's rhetorical question left Esther speechless, but it was obvious that Adam did not intend to give Esther more time to think about this issue.

He then asked: "If you still feel confused, we can correct your current mental state through simple questions and answers."

"...You tell me." Esther replied with a suspicious look on her face.

"Who are you?"

For her now, this question doesn't even require any time to think: "Esther."

But the moment she realized what she had answered, Esther sighed softly.

As if he had seen through Esther's current thoughts, Adam smiled again: "It's not Li Xing, nor Zoya."

"What's the next question?"

"Where are you from?"

This time, Esther reviewed the answer in her mind first, and then buried her face in her palms: "Let's skip this question."

"It's best not to. You have to learn to face your own heart. This is especially important for you now...even if they are three different voices."

Esther's eyes dodge, and she subconsciously moves away from Adam: "No, I have reached an agreement. If you really want to know, I will say Li Xing."

Adam's gentle eyes stayed on Esther's face for a moment and nodded: "Then what are you doing here?"

"I don't know. Or, do you know?" Esther lowered her head, "I remember the third question was, 'Where are you going'?"

"I have already guessed the answer to that question, 'Zoya'."