The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

No courage...? Xingmo didn't know what expression to put on.

If anyone else said this, Xing Mo would think that the other person was probably crazy, or even a little confused.

But Xingmo didn't dare to make any conclusions about this mysterious store manager.

"Who are you..." Xingmo looked up.

"The girl who runs the cafe, that's not important. What's important now is..."

Perlis said calmly, adding a piece of sugar to the coffee and stirring it a few times:

"Who are you anyway?"

......

Maid Carly pushed open the church door, walked to the church entrance, and looked up at the golden stars above her head.

When she looked at the stars, the light suddenly became so dazzling that she had to squint.

"Those who like stars are crazy..."

As Carly spoke, a darkness as dark as ink welled up in her icy blue eyes, and an invisible force rose from the soles of her feet, lifting the lace hem of her maid's skirt.

She raised her hand, and in an instant, it seemed as if all the darkness in the world became deeper.

"Buzzing..."

The night sky was covered by a black curtain, and the golden starlight gradually faded.

At the same time, certain rules shrouded in the air changed - the change was not perceived by people, but existed at any time.

"Okay, I'll get it over with."

The maid smiled slightly, turned around and walked into the church.

After taking a few steps, she sank into the black shadow and disappeared into the endless darkness.

......

Before Xingmo could answer Perlis's question, she suddenly felt a chill on the back of her neck.

Golden stars flashed quickly before her eyes, accompanied by complex hieroglyphs, causing her to subconsciously cover her forehead.

"Varied..."

"The starry sky has been obscured. Now, we can speak freely," Perlis picked up the coffee and said, "Tell me, who are you?"

"Who...am I...?"

Golden light filled the sky.

"That's right," Perlis nodded. "Is it the saint who serves the 'Star Sea Goddess', or the saint who serves the 'Tree of Life'?"

"I..."

Xing Mo closed his eyes, concentrated his mind, and eliminated the interference of the golden starlight.

Someone is wailing... no, it is God who is wailing.

His remaining breath turned into a raging fire, a fire that consumed the soul, but was extinguished at will.

Eyes fixed on the earth.

Crimson, a flash in the pan.

"who I am...?"

Whispers rang in Xingmo's ears, wave after wave...

No...that's not a whisper...

Not a whisper... a prayer...

"I..."

Xingmo took a deep breath and pressed his temples hard.

She outlined a pair of blood-red eyes in the darkness, and those eyes belonged to a white kitten.

"I... am neither..."

Xingmo raised her head and looked directly at Perlis, breathing heavily.

She narrowed her gaze and focused on Miss Perlis across the table, looking directly into her bloodshot eyes:

"I am Xingmo, just Xingmo."

"..."

After hearing Xingmo's answer, Perlis took a sip of coffee and put the cup back on the plate.

Then she intertwined her fingers, dropped her elbows onto the table, and leaned forward slightly.

"Correct answer." Perlis whispered.

"You blocked the interference from the starry sky and wanted to confirm whether I was brainwashed by the 'Star Sea Goddess' or Aurora...right?" Xing Mo panted slightly.

She didn't understand why the blocked starry sky caused her to see those strange illusions, and she didn't understand why a vague sadness lingered in her heart.

"You're very smart," Perlis nodded. "Yes, I must make sure you're trustworthy."

"You are Aurora's...sister, right?" Xingmo blurted out.

This was just her partial guess: blood-red eyes, pure white hair, and that mysterious power, plus his concern for Aurora.

Aurora had mentioned "sister" from time to time before, but when asked, she just laughed it off and said nothing.

"..."

Perlis neither denied nor admitted, and said lightly:

"I explained to you before that some information, even just 'knowing' it, can be harmful, remember?"

"Remember." Xing Mo nodded.

"That's why my words to you have been so ambiguous," Perlis said. "Before you reach the Six Strings and witness the 'Star Sea Goddess' kill the 'Blazing Sun Angel' with your own eyes, any truth I tell you will only drive you crazy, just like Fry Sunlight."

"I... understand this," Xingmo nodded, "so now..."

"There are still many things I can't tell you," Perlis interrupted Xingmo. "Even after just a few meetings with you, the cafe suffered many strong blows and almost lost contact with this world."

Lost contact...? Xing Mo seemed to realize something and said:

"You mean, this cafe... doesn't belong to this world?"

Like the great library in Elmo?

Perlis nodded slightly and said:

"You can understand it this way. Just like in the cafe, I'm not in this world either. The person sitting in front of you is just a projection, so I can't arbitrarily interfere with how things develop."

"This interference includes transmitting information to you, making substantial changes to the material plane, and even dragging you into this cafe."

Perlis said, leaning her head forward slightly:

"But tonight, you have seen the truth, and therefore deserve more of it."

"Ask, time is running out."

"..."

A large amount of information impacted Xing Mo's brain, making her a little unsure how to understand it for a while.

There's no time to think too much right now... What's important is... Aurora...

"Why did Aurora want to kill the goddess?" Xing Mo asked directly.

Perlis smiled slightly and sighed:

"Hey... I just promised to answer you... I can't answer this first question..."

"Is it because the level involved is too high..." Xing Mo said.

"No, that's her little secret," Perlis smiled, "but I can tell you a little story."

"After listening to this little story, you will understand."

Then, Perlis began to narrate:

"Once upon a time, there was a sea of ​​flowers filled with beautiful little white flowers."

"One day, a small tree sprout grew out of the sea of ​​flowers. It was different from the other small flowers around it. It was taller, stronger, and more upright."

"The little bud grew and grew, and gradually it became a big tree, and then it blossomed and bore fruit."

"A white kitten jumped out of the fruit."

As Perlis spoke, a familiar scene seemed to appear before Xingmo's eyes.

She had seen it in Aurora's memory... a tree in a sea of ​​flowers... a girl in the tree...

"The kitten likes to feel the breeze on the trees and run in the sea of ​​flowers. The flowers around her like her very much, and she also likes the flowers around her very much."

"Everyone thinks of her as a fairy in a sea of ​​flowers, the most beautiful sapling, worthy of everyone's love."

"But she still felt out of place. Every spring, the little flowers would spread their petals to the edge of the world, traveling, and when they returned, they would bring news that only the spring breeze had heard."

"But the kitten can't do that. Her home is in the tree. She can't go far and has to go back every day."

"She asked the gardener at the flower sea, 'Why can't I go out and play?'"

"The gardener told her earnestly, 'You're very beautiful, and there are a lot of bad people out there who would like to capture you, put you in a cage, and sell you off...'"

“The kitten was unhappy, but she knew the gardener was doing it for her own good, so she just sat alone on the branch, swaying, swaying…”

"But even if she obeyed, the bad guys still came."

Having said that, Perlis stirred her coffee, and her blood-red eyes drooped slightly.

"While the gardener was away, bad people came to the sea of ​​flowers and snatched away the little flowers from the land."

"The bad guys put the flowers in pots, planning to grow them a bit, then crush them up when they were almost grown and use them as fertilizer."

"When the kitten saw this, she angrily wrestled with the bad guy, but she was no match for him and was instead beaten to the ground by him."

"At the critical moment, the gardener returned. Seeing this, the bad guys ran away, trampling the sea of ​​flowers into a mess before leaving."

The kitten angrily complained to the gardener, "Why? Those flowers that were almost stolen were originally travelers of the wind, free spirits, but they were almost put into pots, withered and turned into fertilizer."

"The kitten asked the gardener to chase the bad guys, but the gardener just comforted her and said he would take care of the matter and asked her not to interfere."

"The kitten was furious. So many flowers were nearly stolen, and the gardener didn't take action immediately!"

"The gardener said that this is for your safety. I must first add a fence to the garden to prevent you from being stolen."

"The kitten angrily yelled, 'I'm not caged!'"

Having said that, Perlis raised her head and looked directly at Xingmo:

“She added, ‘Flowers aren’t meant to be kept in pots.’”

The rainy streets of the North City, the steam of the port area, and the warm bed.

The same words rang out, as if different points in time were converging and reappearing at the same moment.

A faint emotion spread, then turned into a huge wave that rolled across the beach. But after the tide receded, only a simple line of words remained:

“Flowers and plants aren’t meant to be kept in pots.”

Perlis smiled helplessly and shook her head:

"The kitten doesn't want to be protected, she wants to protect others."

"The kitten refuses to be kept in captivity. She wants to break everything that keeps her in captivity."

"So, that night, the kitten jumped over the garden fence and escaped"

"She followed the bad guy's footsteps all the way and then came to his residence."

“That’s a flower shop.”

"Countless flowers and plants are placed in pots, and there are only two fates waiting for them: to be sold or to wither."

The rain in the North City, the girl looking back in the rain, with pity in her eyes.

Xingmo seemed to be standing in the rain again, and everything in front of her was replayed like a black and white film.

She saw Aurora secretly twirling her fingers, resurrecting the flowers and plants that had wilted in the rain.