Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Not long after, the young man brought Father Utravsky back to the prayer hall.

Esther sat on the bench at the front with a gloomy face, staring at the Holy Emblem of Life in a daze. Her fingers kept moving back and forth, spreading them out, and twisting them together unconsciously.

"I'm glad to see you in the church of the Mother Goddess. What do you want from me?"

Esther turned her head and looked around, realizing that the chaos in Father Utravsky's eyes had dissipated. His eyes were clear and bright, with a gentleness that was inclusive of all things. The simple nightgown on his body did not affect his compassionate temperament at all. , it seems that the things that bothered him mentally have been resolved.

Esther showed a wry smile: "Father Utravsky, there is a secret believer in the apartment on Lily of the Valley Street. He seems to believe in an evil god called the 'True Creator'."

The young man rolled his eyes in surprise, as if he didn't expect Esther to reveal such violent information as soon as she opened her mouth. His curious eyes moved back and forth between the two of them, wondering about the apartment and Utrafs. What does Father Key have to do with it?

Father Utravsky also showed a little surprise: "Are you the new resident of Apartment No. 7? Emlyn, please avoid it for a moment. The content of her next conversation is not suitable for third parties to know."

The young man named "Emlyn" pinched his nose again, muttered "I'm not interested" and then walked towards the corridor leading to the back of the church with a look of disappointment.

Sure enough, Father Utravsky had forgotten about me, Esther sighed inwardly.

"If the believer you are talking about refers to Norn Murphy, then there is no need to worry too much. Although we did not have much contact after Mrs. Romanow left the church, she will also inform me of such urgent matters. Mr. Murphy is Informant to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery.”

This answer was something Esther never thought of: "Informant?"

Father Utravsky nodded: "He gained mysterious power from the accident of losing a relative."

"I know, Beyonder. We can talk calmly."

"Now that you know, I won't avoid it. He and his parents are loyal believers of the Church of Steam and Machinery, so he sought help from the church immediately. In view of the fact that his extraordinary path is very special, Norn Murphy It took a long time of self-discipline to suppress the madness.”

Esther was digesting these things that she had never known. It was hard to imagine that the "Mr. Teacher" who was usually shy and reserved and had a very nice smile had actually experienced such a thing. She associated all this with the existence of Mr. A: "Then he joined that mysterious organization? He went undercover?"

"Yes."

Esther rubbed her right eyebrow, feeling headache at this development: "But is it possible, that is, his condition..."

"Perhaps you have seen a man wearing a mask in the apartment. He does not usually live there, but he will check on Mr. Murphy's mental condition every two weeks."

Esther immediately remembered the mysterious man wearing a brown trench coat. His hawk-like eyes left a deep impression on her.

Father Utravsky continued: "He had already become an informant before moving to the apartment on Lily of the Valley, and it has been more than three years now without any problems."

"He is the 'Listener' now, Father Utravsky, he is Sequence Eight."

Father Utravsky immediately frowned: "This is indeed not right. He originally did not intend to be promoted at all. Once people in that sequence seek promotion, they will have too close a connection with their evil god."

Esther just smiled bitterly and turned to the front of the prayer hall and said no more.

Father Utravsky quickly made up his mind: "I will follow you to Apartment No. 7 to protect you. You must inform Mrs. Romano of this matter as soon as possible and ask her to inform the 'Mechanical Heart'. If you want to leave me on your own, I won’t stop you, after all, you don’t look like an officially registered Beyonder.”

Esther touched the Holy Emblem of Dark Night she carried in her arms. This should be able to cope with the interrogation of other official Beyonders. At worst, it would be taken back by Dark Night again. So she shook her head: "Don't worry about me, I can only be considered half a wild Beyonder."

"Emlyn!"

Father Utravsky called back, and the vampire youth immediately walked out from the corner of the corridor. It was obvious that he had been hiding in the shadows and eavesdropping.

The young man who was exposed didn't feel much shame, and shook his head coolly: "Hey, I didn't hear anything!"

"I will accompany this lady to Lily of the Valley Street and leave the church to you. Don't worry, I will be back soon."

The young man looked happy, nodded repeatedly, and happily sent Father Utravsky and Esther out of the Harvest Church after changing their clothes.

This should be a good time for him to escape!

But when the young man looked around the empty prayer room, even without Father Utravsky there, he hesitated. Originally he was just afraid of the priest's power, but now that he was alone, the young man felt that his urge to leave the Church of Mother Earth was not so strong.

Damn it, that priest must have given me a psychological hint. I will never be able to get out for the rest of my life...

The young man tugged at the hem of his priest's uniform, sat dejectedly on the bench in the last row, and honestly guarded the church for Father Utravsky.

"When will this frustrating life end! I really want to go home and miss my babies..."

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Lily of the Valley Street was not far away. Father Utravsky and Esther both walked very fast. Because there were almost no pedestrians on the street, they relaxed a little.

Esther was very grateful that Father Utravsky did not ask for details about what happened. She now felt uncomfortable when she recalled the scene at that time.

Apartment No. 7 was quiet. It seemed that its residents, like the residents in other nearby buildings, turned off the lights early and went to sleep. Only a slight sound came from the wind chime at Josephine's window, which made the quiet shadow in front of the building seem uncomfortable. So lonely.

"I'll go to the second floor to find Mrs. Romano first. Do you want to follow me?"

Esther shook her head: "I'll just wait for you here."

Father Utravsky had no objection. He walked into the door of the apartment and left Esther alone outside.

Esther didn't want to go in. She was worried about seeing other people in the apartment. Esther would not be able to explain her experiences and fears to them - everyone should be just ordinary people and not belong to the world of extraordinary people.

Knowing more would only put them in danger, and Esther didn't want that to happen.

But soon she couldn't help it anymore. In the closed window of 603, something hit the glass with a "bang". The movement was not loud, and the sound was as dull as if it was being muffled.

Esther took two steps back and squinted her eyes. A few light spots floated on her hair, but there was no response from the part in the room. She could not sense the situation inside. Someone was inside, and some kind of light was also used. The means isolate the inside and outside of the house.

The blurry shadow by the window spread its wings, but couldn't escape because the window was closed, so it could only duck to the other side.

Black feathers fell awkwardly from its body and disappeared at the edge of the window.

That's a crow.