Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 48 The most urgent task

Feng Xiuhu also suddenly remembered.

As the original god hunted by the new gods, why would the rune representing eclipse appear in the church so openly?

The magic circle that Luo Meng gave him, and the prison under the temple.

Eclipse and concealment.

"A god who controls imprisonment and punishment?"

Feng Xiuhu asked tentatively.

Eclipse waved his hand: "That's just a statement, it doesn't represent authority."

Feng Xiuhu was puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Eclipse thought for a moment and began to explain, "Take the God of Mist for example. He's known as the god of navigation and fishing, but in reality, the authority he holds is over 'mist', 'direction', and a portion of 'good luck'."

Feng Xiuhu asked again, "Then what is your authority?"

"erosion."

Eclipse said.

Feng Xiuhu frowned: "Just one?"

He started to feel disgusted again.

E's face was a little embarrassed: "You know shit - are you going to learn or not?"

Seeing he couldn't get any more information out of her, Feng Xiuhu spoke directly, "First, tell me why your runes appeared in the church. Why do they call you the god of imprisonment and punishment? Does this mean you are actually a god recognized by the church?"

Erosion's eyes rolled around: "This... the reason behind this is quite complicated, and it's hard to explain it in a short time. We don't have much time."

Feng Xiuhu felt that he was cheating: "It's not up to me to decide when to come here next time. Please tell me clearly first."

"You can decide, actually."

Eclipse continued, "The first breakthrough in cultivation, whether it's spiritual awakening in a church or spiritual communication in a temple, is actually the same thing."

"The reason for these two names is that this stage has a most notable characteristic—it allows the spirit to actively enter the spirit world."

"Whether the spirit enters the spirit world naturally after the death of the physical body, or enters the spirit world through a special method like the Dream Forest, most spirits that come to the spirit world are in a chaotic and unconscious state."

"Those who have reached the first stage can actively allow their spirit bodies to enter the spirit world through special means while retaining their self-awareness."

Feng Xiuhu understood immediately: "So my top priority now is to practice hard and reach the first stage as soon as possible. Only then can we achieve barrier-free communication."

Eclipse gave a thumbs up: "That's right."

……

This sleep was exceptionally long, and Feng Xiuhu slept for a very long time - or maybe he wasn't sleeping, but fainted.

In a daze, Feng Xiuhu felt someone poking him.

"Feng Xiuhu..."

"Feng Xiuhu——"

"Feng Xiuhu!"

The sound suddenly became clear, and Feng Xiuhu opened his eyes abruptly. Then a burning pain spread from his back to his whole body. He couldn't help but groan and clenched his teeth tightly.

Looking around, Feng Xiuhu found himself lying in a small cage with wheels underneath. There was a Divine Guard standing in each of the four corners outside.

Mike squatted outside the iron cage and poked Feng Xiuhu's arm with his fingers.

"Where is this?"

Feng Xiuhu looked at the unfamiliar environment outside the cage - it was a wide corridor, but not the interior of the temple he was familiar with.

The long corridor is spacious and bright, with a beautiful carpet on the floor and priceless oil paintings hanging on the walls on both sides. The contents of the paintings should record the glorious history of the family.

The top of the corridor is decorated with an exquisite ceiling with delicate patterns, and dazzling crystal chandeliers hang down, sparkling like stars.

This is not the decoration style of the Misty Church.

Mike answered Feng Xiuhu's doubts: "We are in the Duke's Mansion."

The Duke's Mansion?
Feng Xiuhu suddenly realized that this was the Upper City. He had never expected that this would be his first visit to the Upper City.

Mike was worried that Feng Xiuhu might start talking nonsense again, so he took the initiative to explain the whole thing. "The door ahead is the meeting room of the Duke's Mansion. This is where all the meetings between the church and the temple take place."

Does this mean that the Duke of Okunoichi will be the referee?
Feng Xiuhu had some guesses in his mind.

Mike breathed a sigh of relief: "Luckily you woke up. If you didn't wake up, I would have to pour salt water on you when I went in later, and you would have to go through the torture all over again."

Mike is such a good brother.

Feng Xiuhu gave him a thumbs-up and said, "I'll remember this favor."

Mike glanced at the silent Divine Guard standing nearby, bent down, and lowered his voice: "Answer whatever I ask you later, but don't say anything nonsense. Remember, no one in there cares whether you live or die. The more you talk, the faster you'll die."

Feng Xiuhu was just about to have a good argument with him about what freedom of speech meant when the door at the end of the corridor suddenly opened and the Divine Guards pushed a cage cart forward.

Mike didn't catch up. Logically speaking, he shouldn't have come today and he was not qualified to participate in this meeting.

However, Shunzi had been squatting opposite the church all night last night. This morning, when he saw Mike, he quickly stopped him and insisted on stuffing a box of silver plates into Mike's arms, just to find out about Feng Xiuhu.

Mike hesitated for a long time, but finally took the money.

In order to help others to the end, he came here to see Feng Xiuhu.

I don’t know if this will be the last time we see each other.

The cage truck entered the meeting hall.

Feng Xiuhu sat cross-legged in the cage, looking around with his head tilted up.

"Wow……"

He uttered an exaggerated exclamation.

How could this be a meeting room? It's clearly a theater.

This is a huge space full of classical charm. The auditoriums on all four sides are in the shape of circular stairs, which are arranged layer by layer and surround the "stage" in the middle.

It’s hard to imagine that this is just one of the “rooms” in the Duke’s Mansion.

Along the middle aisle, Feng Xiuhu was pushed to the very center.

He looked at the nobles who were high above him with curiosity, and the nobles also looked down at him with their eyes lowered.

The conference room was not full, only the first two rows of seats were occupied.

Judging from the clothing, the one on the left is the church and the one on the right is the temple.

There were three people sitting in the "referee's seat" in the middle.

Feng Xiuhu didn't recognize any of them, but judging from their clothes, the old men on the left and right were still from the church and the temple, only the middle-aged man in the middle was wearing casual clothes.

Feng Xiuhu guessed that it should be the Duke of Daguo.

The only person Feng Xiuhu knew presently was probably Konate Chen.

He was sitting in a row of seats on the left. After receiving a signal from the person next to him, Konate Chen stood up and cleared his throat.

"Well, he is Feng Xiuhu."

Everyone was looking at Feng Xiuhu, and the gazes from the temple were especially sharp.

Konate Chen continued: "He witnessed the incident yesterday and was the person closest to the center of the incident."

Over at the temple, Ma Binghe, a high priest in the first row, interrupted coldly, "All I see is that he's still alive—is there any need to discuss this matter?"

The person next to Konate Chen—Archbishop Toverson Zhao—frowned slightly. “Your Excellency, I think I’ve made it very clear just now. He is here as a witness.”

Ma Binghe sneered, "A scoundrel who's using the name of a 'witness' just to smear the temple? I thought the church would present a corpse—perhaps that would appear more sincere."

Feng Xiuhu was confused. He asked the Divine Guards outside the cage, "What were they talking about just now?"

The Divine Guards subconsciously turned their heads, then quickly turned back, pretending not to hear.

From the moment casualties occurred on both sides, the negotiation was destined to be difficult.

The key point is that both parties feel that they are the victims.

(End of this chapter)