On the Ark.

Perhaps because he had slept for too long, his mind was still a little hazy, but his body seemed to know what to do. So he got up, walked around, and then sat down. Next, he had a cup of warm tea in his hand. He drank the warm tea, and then felt his tired body gradually feel more comfortable.

"I was supposed to wait until you were fully recovered before coming to see you." It was that girl's voice again. "But I took the liberty of doing it myself because I really wanted to talk to you."

Who is this?

Lin Ye knew the girl he was talking to was sitting right next to him, but he didn't even think about turning around to see who she was. Instead, he kept thinking about whose voice it was. He felt the voice was familiar, yet also strange; he didn't know if he had heard it somewhere before or if it was just his imagination.

"Don't think about it so much," the girl said with a smile. "Look over there, the dead tree is about to sprout leaves again."

Lin Ye raised his head.

He saw a dead tree in the courtyard, but new buds seemed to be sprouting on its branches.

"Don't dwell on the past," the girl said softly. "The seeds you sowed back then are now bearing fruit."

Lin Ye didn't understand what the girl meant, but he could sense that she had stood up.

"We'll really meet soon," the girl said with a smile. "Goodbye!"

The sound of footsteps fading away echoed on the floor.

When Lin Ye finally realized he could turn around, the girl was gone. Beside him was only a cup of steaming hot tea, made of wood. He picked up the cup and noticed words seemingly engraved on it. He straightened the cup and examined it closely.

It's a very rough engraving.

He softly read the words aloud: "Messiah?"

As if in response to him, a cat meowed in the courtyard.

He looked up and saw a thin kitten that had appeared under the withered tree, meowing at him.

This is a very special cat with heterochromatic eyes, one golden and one blue.

The gold color resembles amber, and the blue color resembles the ocean.

……

"Oh, you're finally awake."

Lin Ye heard Horn Peak's voice, and when he opened his eyes, he saw Horn Peak sitting next to him.

"How's the recovery going?" Horn Peak asked.

"I'm fine, I don't seem to feel uncomfortable anywhere."

As Lin Ye answered, he looked around. He found himself lying in a small room, where everything was made of wood, including the floors, beams, and windows. This made Lin Ye feel a little confused. He vaguely felt that he had woken up in this room once before, except that the person guarding him then was not Jiao Feng, but a girl.

Seeing that Lin Ye's expression was a bit strange, Horn Peak asked him why, "What's wrong?"

"Hmm..." Lin Ye looked around and saw a closed French window. He seemed to have been sitting there before, but then again, he couldn't quite remember. So he asked, "Are we back in Shelag?"

“We’ve been within Kherag the whole time,” Horn Peak chuckled. “You’re asking if we’ve returned to the manor, aren’t you?”

"Ah."

“No,” Horn Peak said softly, “we have already arrived at the Holy Mountain.”

Lin Ye was taken aback: "Holy Mountain?"

"Yes, that's the end of the Holy Road, the place where the young lady became a saintess."

"...You mean, this is the dwelling place of God? Does God really exist in Shelag?"

Lin Ye got excited and asked a question that was extremely disrespectful to a religious country. Fortunately, Horn Peak didn't care and just rolled his eyes, saying, "Of course there is. Otherwise, how do you think you've survived until now?"

"...What exactly happened?"

"You don't remember what happened last night? Really?"

“I remember we were attacked by a group of sorcerers, and then… we were caught in an avalanche,” Lin Ye recalled. “I remember being buried in the snow and then losing consciousness.”

“You were saved by the gods of Kalan,” Horn Peak said directly, “who are also the masters of this sacred mountain.”

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly wider.

He was actually... saved by God?

"Why do you look so incredulous?" Horn Peak shook his head. "Besides the gods of Kalan, who else do you think could stop an avalanche?"

Lin Ye wasn't unwilling to believe it; he was just initially surprised, since he already knew that a true god existed in Sherag.

"How are the others?" Lin Ye asked, "Chu Xue, Ya Xin, and Su Su Luo."

“Everyone is alright, they’ve all arrived here, and in fact, only you were injured and unconscious, but your injuries weren’t external.” Horn Peak suddenly sighed, “Those guys seem to have come to kidnap the eldest and second young ladies, so they only went for the two of us. Although they didn’t hurt me, if the deity hadn’t intervened, the eldest and second young ladies would probably have already been captured by them.”

"Anyway, it's good that everything's alright," Lin Ye comforted Jiao Feng.

“That’s what they say, but it’s still my dereliction of duty. I’ll apologize to the master when I get back.” Horn Peak’s face darkened. “Moreover, I didn’t expect that these people would dare to make a move on the Holy Road. This is a great disrespect to the gods!”

"Yes, you're right," Lin Ye replied perfunctorily.

Horn Peak looked at Lin Ye with some confusion: "Dr. Lin, why do you seem a little absent-minded? Are you still sleepy? If so, you continue to rest, I'll go for a walk."

"No, not at all." Lin Ye shook his head, hesitated for a moment, and then asked Jiao Feng, "Um, have you been in this house the whole time?"

"Yes."

"Did you see me wake up in the middle of it?"

“No,” Horn Peak said. “You slept from last night until just now.”

"Is that so..."

"What exactly happened?"

"...I don't know if I'm dreaming. I feel like I've woken up once, right here in this room," Lin Ye said. "But I didn't see you. There was only a woman talking to me and she poured me a cup of tea. After drinking the tea, I felt much better."

Do you dream about women?

Lin Ye: "..."

Horn Peak chuckled: "Just kidding, but you really are dreaming. I've been staying in this room ever since I got here. Where did this girl come from? The eldest young lady, the second young lady, Miss Sussuro, and Miss Lappland are all in other rooms and haven't come here at all."

"Okay." Lin Ye nodded.

It seems it really was a dream.

Thinking about it carefully, it could only be a dream. After all, he didn't even see the girl's face, he only heard her voice. What else could this unreal feeling be but a dream? Moreover, he couldn't recall any more details. Apart from the girl's voice and the hot tea in his hands, there seemed to be nothing else...

"Ah, let's open the door and let some fresh air in." Horn Peak got up and opened the door.

At that moment, sunlight streamed in, making Lin Ye, who had been in the dark room for a long time, feel a little dazzled. He had to raise his hand to shield his eyes. At the same time, a breeze blew in the courtyard, and the row of wind chimes hanging from the roof beams began to tinkle.

After his eyes adjusted to the sunlight, Lin Ye slowly lowered his hand and saw a withered tree in the courtyard. He suddenly froze.

"How is it? The environment here is quite nice, isn't it? Tsk, after all, it's where the gods live. Just staying here for one night has made me feel purified, both physically and mentally." Horn Peak gazed at the scenery outside the house and said to himself, "It's really a good place. It would be even better if I could meet the gods."

Lin Ye, having regained his composure, asked Horn Peak, "Haven't you seen a god yet?"

"Yes."

"Why? Didn't you say she was the one who saved us?"

“That’s true, but I still haven’t been able to see her,” Horn Peak said softly. “Such a noble being as she is, apart from the saints of past generations, only the most devout believers have the opportunity to see her. The rest of us probably will never have the chance in this lifetime.”

Lin Ye then thought of the wooden cup in his dream and the name engraved on it, and asked Horn Peak, "Do you know who Messiah is?"

"Messiah?" Horn Peak looked puzzled. "Who is that?"

"Uh, it's just a name that suddenly came to mind," Lin Ye said vaguely. "By the way, do your gods have names?"

"Perhaps, but only Her Majesty the Saint knows." Horn Peak shook his head. "I certainly don't know. All we need to know is that she is our deity. But why did you ask this?"

"No, I just asked casually."

As Lin Ye spoke, he saw Chu Xue walking over from the other side of the courtyard.

"Physician Lin Ye." Seeing that Lin Ye had woken up, Chu Xue did not show the slightest surprise, but said seriously, "The gods want to see you."

Both Horn Peak and Lin Ye showed surprised expressions.

……

As they walked through the narrow corridor, Lin Ye couldn't help but ask Chu Xue, "Do you know who Messiah is?"

Chu Xue stopped and turned around, looking at Lin Ye with a face full of surprise.

How do you know God's name?

……

……

Author's note: 6K points offered, only 20 more chapters needed!

Then there's the god of Kalan. The official information doesn't include any details about the god, so this god is something I made up. I'm sure I'll be proven wrong later, but there's nothing I can do about it. As for Messiah… she's actually the female lead of a novel I wrote four years ago. Back then, I hadn't joined Shuke (a Chinese online bookstore platform), and my average daily subscription was only 40. I wrote over a million words entirely out of love. So I have a special feeling for this name. When I wrote it, I was wondering if any of my old readers from that period still exist… but it seems not, haha. Time flies so fast; so many years have passed in the blink of an eye. My novel has even been taken down; you can only find pirated copies to read it… I really miss those days when my monthly royalties were less than 200 yuan, but I still wrote happily. That's probably what youth is like (laughs).

Chapter 244 Come and film me again!

"How do you know the name of the god?" Chu Xue turned to look at Lin Ye, her eyes full of surprise.

"Uh."

Lin Ye didn't know how to answer. Should he tell Chu Xue that he dreamed of her god? He didn't know if Chu Xue would believe him, but considering that Chu Xue was the saintess of Kalan, her ability to accept such things should be much better than that of ordinary people. So he said, "It was your god who told me."

"You haven't even met her yet."

"Perhaps we've met before?" Lin Ye asked tentatively. "Was it a woman?"

Chu Xue said seriously, "A being as great as God has no gender."

Lin Ye was startled, wondering if what he saw in his dream was indeed not a god. No, he didn't see the other person in the dream, he only heard their voice.

However, Chu Xue added, "She is the Mother Goddess."

Lin Ye: "..."

Is there any difference between female and mother goddess?

Lin Ye didn't understand, but he still knew not to discuss whether the saint's god was female or male in front of such a fanatical religious follower as the Holy Maiden, or he would probably be beaten to death on the spot. So he obediently followed Chu Xue out of the wooden house. Outside the wooden house was a mountain path covered with snow. Looking along the mountain path, he could see the "Holy Temple" that was faintly visible in the clouds.

"Is that where the gods live?" Lin Ye glanced back at the wooden house again. "Then where is this...?"

“It’s where the holy maidens of all ages and the pilgrims live,” Chu Xue said. “But most people can only go this far. Even the holy maidens cannot enter the ‘Holy Temple’ unless they receive a divine command.”

Lin Ye nodded: "I see."