Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Anyone who can settle down in Queens, even if they just use a mansion as a gathering place, must have some kind of energy behind them. What's more, this distinguished gentleman does live here. Every once in a while, he will hold gatherings for wild Extraordinary people to trade and provide an unbiased intermediary channel.

Naturally, Norn would not tell Esther the true identity of the gentleman. Even though Norn suspected that Esther was also an Extraordinary, he did not reveal anything related to the gathering to her, but just passed it on lightly.

Even Norn himself didn't know the gentleman's real name. Even if Norn was successfully promoted to "Listener" under his watch and gained the appreciation of this gentleman, Norn would just call him by that code name like everyone else.

"Mr. A".

On Monday night, in a mansion in Queens, the party hosted by Mr. A will be held as scheduled.

It wasn't until the moment he stepped off the carriage that Norn took out the two black cloaks and full-face masks in the suitcase and gave one to Esther.

Esther was stunned for a moment, but she didn't ask any more questions. The iron mask was outlined with magnificent patterns with silver threads. It covered her face coldly, covering her facial features, leaving only a pair of clear gray eyes exposed. Norn's mask was outlined with gold thread, and the two men pulled the hoods of their cloaks over their heads. This scene made Esther feel like she should prepare a "magic wand" to wear on her body.

This outfit looks a bit too much like a wizard. Her name was Luna just casually!

"You must follow me closely, there will be a lot of people inside."

Esther nodded and suppressed the tension in her heart. Her spiritual intuition responded, but it was limited to detecting the existence of many extraordinary people here, but there was no warning of any danger, so Esther did not dare to completely let go.

Why is spiritual intuition still on strike?

When being led into the room by the waiter, Norn would glance back from time to time. Although he could hear Esther's footsteps and her slightly nervous heartbeat, Norn still found it hard to rest assured, for fear of being ruined by such a gathering. Scared her away.

Noen led Esther to a seat near the corner. Because a figure in a hooded gown was already sitting in the very back, they had no choice but to sit in the front row.

Esther took a second look at the person whose face was covered tightly with a hood, and subconsciously thought that it was a woman.

Not sure if it was because she was a little nervous, Esther swallowed her saliva and looked up at the guests entering the venue. Most of them had taken the same protection. After all, it was very dangerous to reveal their true colors on such occasions. Of course, there are people who don't care, but there is no way to confirm whether the faces they reveal are their true appearance.

Although the most conspicuous person in the room was the gentleman sitting on the chair, Esther subconsciously did not want to observe him. Her spiritual intuition was full of restlessness, which made Esther begin to feel anxious.

Noen noticed Esther's gaze that kept scanning the center and then away, and introduced her in a low voice: "That person is the noble man I told you about, and he can be called my guide. Everyone calls him A gentlemen."

What a strange title. Is there a BCD? Esther thought, composed herself, and finally set her sights on the party organizer.

Mr. A's face was also hidden in the shadow under the hood. His upper body leaned forward slightly, like a poisonous snake that tightens its body to bite people. His body exuded a depressing and heavy sense of intimidation, as if he might be threatened at any time. A violently erupting volcano.

If Mr. A hadn't been sitting there steadily since the two came in, Esther would have suspected that he would start to lose control the next second. Even after the party started and the waiters started collecting notes from the guests, Mr. A still maintained his posture of sitting quietly.

Noen whispered to Esther and explained the formal process here: the buyer or seller will hand the note to the waiter, and the corresponding projects will be listed on the blackboard. If anyone is willing to discuss in detail, they can contact the waiter through the waiter. The other party seeks communication, or the deal is concluded directly through the waiter.

A few minutes later, Esther's spiritual intuition was touched again. She closed her eyes and tilted her head, and asked in a low voice: "Noen, is Mr. A uncomfortable?"

As if he heard her words, Mr. A suddenly raised his head and turned towards this corner. His movements were stiff and tight, but his face was still completely shrouded in shadow, making it difficult to see clearly.

Esther felt the cold hairs on the back of her neck stand up, as if she had turned into the frog being targeted by a poisonous snake, but her spiritual intuition became silent, making Esther even more afraid to act rashly.

Can spiritual intuition be so unreliable? ?

Esther quickly constructed the corridors and entrances she had just passed in her mind, planned her escape route, and was prepared to escape if Mr. A attacked her on the spot. She didn't even have the confidence to take Noen away. Since he knew Mr. A, he wouldn't die here. Esther moved her fingers, as if she was ready to warm up to playing the piano.

However, the expected bad conflict did not come. Mr. A's vision under the hood gradually softened, and the dangerous aura on his body that was on the verge of breaking out was restrained again. Mr. A's body fell back and leaned on the soft backrest of the single sofa. He seemed to take a long breath of relief, and then he resumed his condescending manner and looked around the entire room.

Many people were relieved after seeing Mr. A return to such a proud posture, including the lady behind Esther. She didn't know why she was even more panicked than Esther who was being stared at just now.

Esther wanted to look back, but was afraid of scaring the nervous lady, so she gave up the idea.

Perhaps she is also the kind of extraordinary person with amplified inspiration, and can sense that something is wrong with Mr. A's state, so she is quite scared.

After the brief eye contact ended, Mr. A did not look over again, nor did he respond to Esther's gaze staring at him.

The lady at the back also asked the waiter to leave a note with a transaction request. Although Esther kept looking at the blackboard at the front, she had never heard of most of it.

Esther, who had never been exposed to ritual magic, did not understand the extraordinary materials circulating on the market, and she had only been exposed to the extraordinary formulas of sequence nine "monsters". Sitting in this kind of trading market for extraordinary people, she only felt that the rows of gold pound figures at the back were suffocating.

What poverty feels like is heartbreaking.

Not long after, a waiter brought another piece of paper for transaction. The lady behind seemed not satisfied. After waiting for a while, she even left her seat. After a while, she returned to her seat and seemed to have gone to another place. Go to the bathroom.

The woman didn't stay long and left early before the party was over.

——

When Forsi walked out of the meeting, her feet still felt a little weak.

Although she did not acquire the magical items in the solar field that Mr. "World" needed, she could exchange gold pounds for the formula of "Master of Magic" and avoid other troubles. As long as she collects the materials, she can be promoted to the next level in a short time. Sequence eight.

Mr. A today felt too terrifying. What was even more terrifying was that he turned around and looked around the corner. At that moment, Forsi almost left his body.

As a bystander, I feel suffocated. I really don't know how the person being targeted sat still. From behind, I can see that the person didn't even move, but he calmly accepted Mr. A's gaze. Is this a trick from a master?

Forsi recalled the wonderful feeling on that person, a bit inexplicably kind, but she was not sure where she might have come into contact with him, so she could only continue to use her imagination to relieve the tension and pressure in her heart.

——

It wasn't until all the guests in the hall left, leaving only Mr. A and his waiters, that Norn took Esther to the single sofa. Mr. A made a gesture, and all the waiters withdrew. This room left space for three people to communicate privately.

Mr. A stood up, and the kerosene lamp cast his shadow forward, which made Esther subconsciously take a half step back to avoid the shadow in front of Mr. A.

She was glad that she did this, because Mr. A's shadow gradually turned red, like a thin slice of flesh and blood protruding from his shadow. But in Esther's guarded eyes, this abnormality slowly subsided, and the swollen piece of flesh rolled back to Mr. A's body along the bottom of his robe, as if nothing had happened.

The smell of blood floating in the air allowed Esther to confirm that the scene that had just happened really happened, and she had a more intuitive concept of the extreme danger of Mr. A.

Without confirming the opponent's sequence, intelligence, and extraordinary abilities, she took two steps back to distance herself, raised her hands slightly, and was ready to steal the opponent's consciousness to gain time to escape.

"I'm not hostile, and I'm sorry to disturb you." Mr. A even took two steps back. His unmistakable androgynous voice sounded a little nervous, "I'm just a little excited. This is really rare!" The Lord is so eager to hear from you that he is even willing to forgive my ridiculous mistakes..."

Norn's eyes under the mask turned bright red due to his fanaticism, which gradually overlapped with the madness that Esther had glimpsed through the crack of door 602 that night. He stepped aside and looked at Mr. A respectfully, and then looked at him expectantly. Esther.

"Mr. A, right? You seem to be a very powerful Beyonder. I need to consider my personal safety." Esther said this and gradually retreated towards the door. Mr. A did not follow her or stop her. "If you have something, just say it."

Mr. A raised his right hand and respectfully made four strokes on his chest, outlining an inverted cross on the bottom, top, right and left. Norn lowered his head at the same time and followed him in making this gesture.

Mr. A took off his hood, revealing his face that had always been hidden in the shadows. His face was so indistinguishable from gender, as if it had been gathered together into a sculpture by the most skillful hand under the preference of the Creator. It was a mixture of male and female beauty, but he smiled. But it was full of evil: "From the moment I saw you, the Lord's voice became calmer and gentler than ever before. It was His call full of mercy. You should follow me to see Him."

Esther's back was pressed against the door where she and Norn walked in. She touched the door handle, tried to twist it silently, and found that the door was not locked.

"The Lord is in pain and full of anger, but we are powerless. But you can definitely help Him, Luna! I can feel this, and I hear the Lord's response from your singing!" Norn spoke, his His voice was trembling with excitement.

Esther wanted to give him a kick.

She was still too gullible, blinded by the superficial beauty, and subconsciously ignored Norn's abnormality, and ended up in this difficult situation.

Mr. A stroked his chest and saluted: "You don't need to be afraid. Just follow me to the prayer room. When I seek the oracle from the Lord, you only need to call the name of my Lord. Zoya, are you willing?"

"Of course I know what it means to recite the true name of an evil god. I don't want to-ugh!"

Esther's head throbbed uncontrollably for a moment, causing her to bite her tongue when she spoke, and she swallowed back the answer painfully.

Her spiritual intuition was humming.

The voice in the back of her mind almost overwhelmed Esther's mind, forcing her to say the word "yes".

Fourth update, I’m off work today.

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