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

"Isn't that a bit too much?" Xing Mo raised his head and frowned at Aurora who was sitting with her legs crossed on the throne.

"What's wrong? It was you who asked us to revive it."

Aurora threw the lunch box aside, and two vines caught it accurately and put it away.

She smiled brilliantly, and the loving pupils in her bloodshot eyes danced:

"With only life, but no soul, what else can be born except a distorted existence?"

5) Gold (Part 5)

"Soul?" Xing Mo frowned. "Plants also have souls?"

"Everything has a spirit, from the grass in the soil to the birds in the sky," Aurora said. "Life and soul go hand in hand; neither can exist without the other."

So that's how it is. It seems my supervisor's project is going to fail, and my back garden won't be full of life in the autumn.

Xingmo sighed. As expected, trying to manipulate life was foolish and dangerous.

Looking at Xingmo's expression, Aurora jumped down from the vine throne and pinched her cheeks:

"It's time to shower and go to bed. You have classes tomorrow morning."

What a self-disciplined evil god...

Xingmo dodged Aurora's hand and waved her wand to clean up the broken pieces of the potted plant, saying:

"There's no class tomorrow, we're skipping it."

"Skipping class?" Aurora was shocked. "You'll lose credits."

Aurora-san seems to be getting a little too immersed in the role.

Xing Mo cleared his throat and said:

"Credits don't matter. As long as I can pass the final exam, regular grades won't matter."

"Oh, I see..." Aurora nodded and gave a wicked smile. "What are you skipping class for?"

"I'll take you to see the scenery of South City."

As Xing Mo spoke, she shook her hands, and a stack of banknotes was held in her hand without her noticing.

"Beach, do you like it?"

......

On Thursday morning, Xingmo took Aurora on a Pegasus ride across the strait, and then took a steam rail car in the West City District.

After three hours of wandering, they stood on the streets of South City.

A slightly hot air hits my face. The houses on both sides of the street are made of sandy yellow bricks and tiles, with wooden lattice windows behind the arched windows.

This is a typical Machiavellian-style architecture. The Golden People have lived in the desert all year round, and many of their habits, including architectural styles, have been brought out of the desert by them.

Such scenery can only be seen in the Citadel... The five districts seem to be slices of multiple civilizations combined together to form a colorful oil painting.

Aurora was obviously attracted by such a huge contrast. She looked around, looking at the people passing by in yellow robes, and a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"Poor golden people, their ambition is always bigger than the sun." Aurora murmured.

Xingmo glanced at Aurora:

"Are you telling riddles again?"

"That's not a riddle. You're obviously not smart enough to understand!" Aurora puffed out her cheeks. "What I'm saying is that these Imperials are bad!"

What kind of thing is this... regional discrimination? Xing Mo smiled helplessly:

"That's not the case. Actually, friendly Imperials are quite nice. For example, Miss Vivian from 'The Bell Keeper' is very cute."

"You like her?" Aurora started gossiping.

"I don't like her, I like you, I like you, stop making trouble." Xing Mo sighed helplessly.

"Oh~" Aurora seemed to enjoy it.

The two walked through the streets of South City for a while and soon found an Imperial-style breakfast shop on the street.

The breakfast of the Imperials is quite different from that of other areas of the Citadel - this is mainly because they are not used to using tableware and are more accustomed to eating with their hands.

After placing the order, Xingmo sat at the table and watched the dishes being prepared in the open kitchen:

Sprinkle milk and sesame seeds on the flattened dough, place the dough on the inside of the oven and bake until golden brown.

Afterwards, a salad-like stew is made with diced lamb, tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions and served in a bowl.

At this point, the waiter in the yellow robe brought the prepared stew and flatbread to the table, and then brought two plates, one filled with ghee and the other with honey.

The stewed mutton exuded a bewildering aroma. Aurora reached out to devour it, but Xingmo stopped her:

"Don't worry."

"I'm hungry, I'm hungry!" Aurora wanted to make a fuss.

"Let me show you the correct way to eat it, don't be anxious."

Xingmo said as she tore off a small piece of bread with her hand, then put the bread into the plate of mutton stew and wrapped up a few pieces.

Then, she pinched the dough, dipped it in the butter dish, then in the honey dish, and then extended her hand in front of Aurora:

"Little ancestor, open your mouth."

Aurora opened her mouth without hesitation and swallowed the meat-wrapped pancake in Xingmo's hand.

"Good!" Aurora said vaguely.

Just as Xingmo was about to retract her hand, Aurora grabbed her wrist and then took the two fingers she was feeding into her mouth.

"Hey...it shouldn't be that serious..." Xingmo's cheeks turned slightly red.

Aurora didn't care about the eyes around her. She used her tongue to lick the meat juice and honey off Xingmo's hand, and then let go.

"Don't waste food~" Aurora smiled brightly.

"Oh..." Looking at Aurora with honey on the corner of her mouth, Xingmo sighed and took out a handkerchief to wipe it for her.

The two began to enjoy this Machiavellian breakfast, but after more than ten minutes, the boiled lamb and flatbread were devoured.

After eating, Xingmo rubbed his belly and let out a breath.

It turns out that people in Nancheng District come here to eat meat... The portions are large and they will satisfy you. The ingredients for the food are basically airlifted from the Empire by steam airships, so they can be said to be fresh.

The bathing beach is not open until the afternoon. There are the most people at night, so choosing that time is the easiest time to go without being noticed.

So, I have a whole day today to wander around the South City and look for some clues.

Where to start...

As Xing Mo was thinking this, a waiter in a yellow robe came over with two glasses of orange juice and placed them on the table.

"Hey everyone, this is a special offer! All customers who enjoy breakfast in our restaurant will receive a free glass of fresh orange juice. Please enjoy your meal."

The waiter put down the cups and left. Xingmo and Aurora looked at the two cups of juice, then looked at each other and smiled at the same time.

Because, in their spiritual vision, the juice was emitting black gas.

I didn't expect that the clues would come to me while I was having breakfast.

"What do you mean? Knock them down and then interrogate them?" Aurora's voice came from Xingmo's mind.

"Little ancestor...don't always use violence to solve problems. We are wizards, so we should use wizard methods wisely."

Xingmo said as she picked up the orange juice and drank it in one gulp.

She could feel the curse seeping into her body, but it quickly dissipated—the mark of the "Tree of Life" shattered it.

Then, she stood up and took Aurora out of the store, down the street and into the alley.

In the alley, Xingmo played the fire strings, creating a gust of scorching wind that lifted the two of them up and onto the roof made of sand bricks.

Looking from the roof at the people walking on the street, Xingmo closed his eyes and let his spirituality fill the air.

When I opened my eyes again, the world in front of me turned grayish white.

Xingmo concentrated his mind and found two "fire strings", one "shadow string", and one "moon string" around him.

She struck the four strings with her wand, and red, black, and blue light rippled in the air, condensing together to outline a golden dagger.

"Four-string magic, 'Dagger of Truth'." Xingmo murmured in a low voice.

5) Gold (Part 6)

Of all the four-string magics, the Dagger of Truth is the most difficult to master.

It requires the player to be in tune with the "Fire String" and have a spiritual level of five strings or above, so as to leverage the power of the "Shadow String" and the "Moon String" at the same time.

This complex string magic requires a combination of multiple natural powers to tear reality apart in order to read the secrets hidden in the world's memory:

The natural powers involved in the "Fire String" domain are "destruction, life, and entropy", the natural powers involved in the "Shadow String" domain are "darkness, memory, and the underworld", and the natural powers involved in the "Moon String" domain are "truth, light, and freezing".

The three strings come together to use the "destruction" of the "Fire String" to tear open the "lower space" of the "Shadow String", and then use the "Moon String" to read the "frozen" "truth".

Just like the arrangement and combination of notes when composing music, string magic is so magical.

Looking across the entire academy, there are not many people who can truly master this four-string magic. Even Xing Mo can only barely master it, and it will consume a lot of energy.

"Buzzing..."

Xingmo's eyes turned golden, she reached out and grasped the heavy "Dagger of Truth".

The golden lines flowed down her arms into her sleeves, and Xingmo's body suddenly became hot.

She swung the dagger hard, tearing open the space before her.

"Zizzi-"

The cracks in the shadows blossomed, and the icy blue light symbolizing the "crescent moon" flowed into the surface of her golden eyes, converging into scenes of light and shadow.

In her eyes, the street in front of her began to go backwards in time, and the afterimages of the crowds crisscrossed like a video tape being played in reverse at an accelerated speed.

Xingmo is reading the world's memory.

Soon, she discovered a bit of black that was embedded in the afterimage.

She reached out and flipped the dagger, slowing the reverse motion.

Then, she saw the source of the black air—a carriage drove in late at night and stopped in front of the store.

The man in yellow robe got off the carriage, carried two boxes of materials containing black energy into the shop, and then continued driving along the street.

At this time, Xing Mo was close to his limit, and the hand holding the dagger began to tremble.

Next, just follow the direction the carriage is heading, and then use the "Dagger of Truth" again to find the source of the carriage.

But...it's still very tiring...『Dagger of Truth』is indeed a string magic that requires talent to master.

If it were Senior Alice, she wouldn't feel tired even if she drove it more than ten times a day, right?

Xing Mo was thinking so and was about to let go of the "Dagger of Truth" when a small hand grabbed her wrist.

She turned around in surprise and found green stars sparkling in Aurora's eyes.

"Don't be discouraged, you are our saint."

Xing Mo felt a tingling sensation on the back of her hand. She looked down and saw the green "Tree of Life" symbol light up. Fresh spirituality flowed out of the symbol and injected into her body.

"Come, take me for a tour of your world." Aurora chuckled and rested her head on Xingmo's shoulder.

The next second, Xingmo's spirit turned into green light and shadow, and his spirit jumped out of his body.

Aurora also jumped out of her body. Her spirit was also green, with six wings of light feathers behind her.

Without waiting for Xingmo to react, Aurora took her hand and flew with her towards the gray world.

In an instant, the entire southern city seemed to become a shadow beneath the two of them: the flow of people, the carriages, the flying white doves, even the sun's rays. All moving objects became continuously moving shadows—memories that settled beneath this world.

Among those chaotic lines, only the carriage was clear. It stopped in front of various shops in the south city one after another: from restaurants to grocery stores, and even public places like the library.

Finally, it stopped at the door of a hot spring bathhouse at the seaside resort, drove in, and never came out again.

Found it! It's right here! The source of the South City "Curse"!

Based on her memory, Xingmo quickly locked onto the street name: No. 15 Tukakankien Street, South City Garden District, Sunflower Hot Spring Bath.