On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

If you look at the timeline, you'll see that Maria actually contacted her mother before she even contacted them, and even "partially cured" her mother.

Why did she do that?

The answer is self-evident.

She used her mother as bait! She deliberately lured them into the church's underground chamber!!

This explains Maria's amazing divination abilities, her incredible teleportation abilities, and why they had such a smooth journey!

Now, only one question remains.

Why did Maria do this? What was her purpose?

obviously.

The nun's purpose was definitely not herself or her mother, otherwise they wouldn't have been safely teleported back.

Using the simplest process of elimination, we can arrive at the only final conclusion.

Maria's goal

Liao Ji!

"Oh no, this old relic is in danger!!"

Chapter 60 Irene in Action

Irene felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.

After realizing this "truth," the girl now has only one thought in her mind.

Save people!

She had to hurry back to that abandoned sewer beneath the church and get back to Liao Ji's side!

however.

New problems then arose.

Although Irene desperately wanted to run out the door immediately, the problem was: how could she get into the church's underground?

In the morning, they went directly there using Maria's teleportation, but now, if she wants to go there again, she can only take another route, which is the secret passage that Liao Ji originally planned to negotiate with the Knights.

The church's underground library.

But now that Irene knows for sure that Maria is a problem and that the nun is very likely an enemy, and from the Church's side, could the secret passage on the Knights' side actually be a trap?

She should just rush over recklessly, lest she fall into an ambush before even seeing the old man.

calm

Especially in times like these, you must remain calm, Irene!

The girl encouraged herself silently, repeating the words over and over.

Unfortunately, saying it is one thing, doing it is another. Right now, Irene is completely unable to calm down and be rational. The thought that the old antique might fall into the hands of a bad woman makes it impossible for her to be rational!

Damn!

Irene prefers to take action rather than use her brain.

Especially after spending time with Liao Ji.

The feeling that Irene finds most comfortable is that she doesn't have to think about anything, and just closes her eyes and does whatever the old man tells her to do.

So, things that clearly require thinking should be done by you, you old fogey!

They were so capable before, seemingly in complete control and having everything under their command. How come they crumbled at the crucial moment?

Why couldn't you see through Maria's true nature as a wicked nun?

Now what am I supposed to do?

How can I find you?

As Irene felt resentful of her own inadequacy, the girl casually put something in her pocket. Just as she was about to clench her fist, her hand suddenly touched a foreign object in her pocket.

This startled Irene. When the girl quickly took the "foreign object" out of her pocket, she discovered it was a...

"business card?"

The card had holy symbols embroidered on the corners, and the background was a cross and a sword. Irene immediately realized that this was the very card that the old man had asked for from the knight captain—no, the young knight next to the captain named "Tamik"—back then.

So

Why was this business card in her pocket?

Irene was absolutely certain that her pockets were completely empty before she left, and now a business card had appeared out of nowhere—a business card that should have been carried by an old-fashioned person.

Wait!

A scene suddenly flashed through Irene's mind.

That was when they were in the church underground, and before they parted, Liao Ji had used a hug to reassure her.

At the time, Yilin felt that Liao Ji's hug was strange and a bit abrupt, but given that the old antique was a bit whimsical and had a quirky way of thinking, she didn't think much of it.

But now

That's right! It was at that moment! That's when the old man secretly slipped the Knights' name card into his pocket!

Why did Liao Ji do this?

There is only one explanation that Irene can think of for this.

So

Actually, Liao Ji had indeed discovered it too!

At that time, the old man had already noticed that something was wrong with Maria!

Upon realizing this, the girl trembled with excitement. Even though Liao Ji wasn't by her side, Yilin instantly felt much more at ease, and even the pressure suddenly lessened.

Because now she has the "clues" that Liao Ji gave her!

All she had to do was follow the clues and uncover the steps Liao Jizhen was trying to tell her and hint at what she should do next!

And the hints that a "business card" can provide...

Even a fool would know that!

It's strung together!

That's how everything connects!

She was worried that the underground entrance to the Knights might also be a trap, but the old man's business card dispelled all her concerns.

Irene stared intently at the three characters "Tamik" and the corresponding number. Clearly, this knight was the key the old man had hinted at for her, the key to successfully returning to the secret sewers!

but

Judging from Maria's strength and cunning, she is very likely to be of a higher status than that stinky priest in the Black Hole. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she is the superior of Tamick's superior. Irene can't think of any reason why Tamick would help her.

Moreover, what she is about to do will completely expose the darkness of the church and cause the church's image to collapse. Once the church collapses, the knightly order that belongs to the church will also suffer a heavy blow. No normal person would accept that, right?

Even with the slimmest hope, Yilin chose to believe in Liao Ji, after all, the old-fashioned can always create miracles.

No, isn't Liao Ji himself a miracle?

Having gathered her thoughts, Irene immediately took action.

"Mom, take care of yourself, I have to go out urgently!"

After saying goodbye to her mother in bed, the girl was finally able to rush out the door. Brian, who had just prepared a hot home-cooked meal in the living room, was interrupted by the impatient girl before he could even invite Irene over to eat.

"Quick! Brian! Lend me your phone!"

Brian: ".?"

"I don't have time to explain, hurry up!" Irene's family only has a landline, and she will definitely need a cell phone when she goes out.

Just like Brian lent his phone to Liao Ji without hesitation back then, the uncle, seeing Irene's anxious expression, didn't even ask a question and simply tossed the phone over cleanly.

Upon receiving the phone, Irene rushed out of the house, running towards the church as she dialed the number on the business card.

however.

To Irene's complete surprise, before he could even finish entering the number, Brian's phone rang first.

It was an incoming phone call.

At this point, Irene didn't have time to borrow any other phone. But just as she was about to refuse and hang up, the girl's running footsteps suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

After stopping in place, Irene took a closer look at the phone call that had been made to Brian.

To be precise, it was based on the incoming call number.

The same.

这 是

It's Tamik calling!?

what's the situation?

Irene didn't know that Liao Ji had used this phone to call Tamik. She was curious, but this saved her some trouble.

The girl answered the phone immediately and held it to her ear.

quickly

"Hello! Are you Mr. Liao Ji? I'm Tamik. Mr. Liao Ji, I don't know if you have time right now, but could I ask you... no, could you please... please be able to meet me?"

Chapter 61: Using the Supreme to Defeat the Supreme!

Dusk Cafe.

The familiar window seat.

However, this time, the people sitting on both sides were completely different.