"Well... almost, although we have heard countless versions."

"The ferryman of souls, the incarnation of death..."

"There's actually such a rumor?! Hmm... maybe it's because Sachi is so scary at work."

"In other words, Chu Xingge is dead?"

"That's true. But it's a bit surprising that I realized it now."

Chu Xingge looked at his palm again and opened and closed it. Chu Xingge was sure that his body had not become transparent.

"Try to remember your last memory before you came here."

She placed her hand on the back of Chu Xingge's hand - like a child's hand, it was obviously warmer than Chu Xingge's body temperature.

Chu Xingge closed his eyes and tried hard to search for his last memory.

But he only discovered a strange memory that did not belong to this world at all.

Black rain.

At first, only one or two black raindrops fell occasionally, but gradually they fell faster and faster, and finally they almost fell in a string. The noisy sounds around him gradually became clearer - they were inhumane screams, coming from the cracks in the cement, from the crowded streets, and from Chu Xingge's own throat.

"I haven't prepared any clothes for you that are easy to move in. You can wear Rose's clothes first." Fenicia was now wearing a black top and black pants. Fenicia was a little taller and thinner than Rose, so the pants she was wearing were slightly falling down. Alice tied them up with a belt that she found from somewhere.

To be honest, Fenicia really didn't have any clothes that were convenient for her to move around in. All she was given were skirts that reached her ankles. These were chosen by Rose, who said that this was the latest fashion in the Holy City. In fact, in Chu Xingge's opinion, the long skirt could only cover her slightly deformed legs so that it wouldn't be too obvious when she walked.

Now that she had put on pants, the slight twisting and deformity of her legs due to the failure of the bones to grow properly became more obvious. Chu Xingge felt sad and wanted to give her the crutches that Chu Xingge had used before.

"Ahhhh"

Lisa finally got up and sat on the sofa. Crow landed on her head. Her eyes were hazy and she looked a little tearful. She was still asleep. Rose asked her casually, "Does she look good?"

Lisa rubbed her eyes and nodded slowly, "Very, very energetic." Then she was silent for a moment and asked, "Why didn't you wear it before?"

"This kind of clothes can only be worn once. Big skirts are popular now!"

Lisa looked puzzled. "How is that possible? I've been wondering before. The clothes you prepare seem to be from the last era. You dress Finisia up like a nun."

Lisa's casual remark was accidentally correct. Chu Xingge glanced at Fenicia. She is the saint of the church.

Rose put a bag across her waist and put a sword in it. Chu Xingge was a little surprised. "You gave her your sword?"

"For insurance purposes. Chu Xingge doesn't need it anyway. Oh, by the way, what's missing?"

Rose took out a gray scarf. When Chu Xingge saw it, she was about to say that it belonged to her, but then she thought it didn't matter if she wore it. Finally, she took out a thick black coat.

Rose adjusted the collar of her coat and said, "It's extremely cold over there, you must wear more clothes. If you have any problems, just check your bag. Everything is in the bag." Rose raised her head and looked into her dull eyes and continued, "If there is any danger, don't be embarrassed. Just call Lin, he will definitely save you."

Chu Xingge wanted to ask if she could understand your instructions, but in the end she just answered stiffly, "She definitely won't shout."

Not to mention calling her Chu Xingge, Chu Xingge and she had never had a good communication.

Lisa yawned drowsily. "Who is Lin? Is he the Baron? Did the Baron change his name?"

But no one paid any attention to her. Rose patted Fenicia's shoulder and said with certainty, "Lin will protect you." She tilted her head and looked at Chu Xingge, "Right, you will protect her, right?"

He just looked into her eyes and said nothing.

Rose gave a half-smile and said, "Why aren't you talking?"

Chu Xingge sighed and rubbed his face. "Chu Xingge will, for sure."

"That's good." Rose put the coat on Chu Xingge. "Be safe and come back soon. It doesn't matter if you are okay or not. Just bring Fenicia back."

Chu Xingge listened helplessly and asked, "When did your relationship become so good?"

Lisa looked so sleepy that she had no idea what was going on. She also said, "Be safe and go home early."

Chu Xingge rubbed her ears, glanced at Fenicia, took her hand, and led her to the door.

Rose winked at the crow and said, "Then I'll be leaving."

"Be careful and come back soon."

"no problem."

Rose also opened the door and walked to Lin Jin. After a moment, Rose took the two and left. After a while, even her shadow could not be seen.

The room was quiet with only the sound of the burning fire. Lisa was so sleepy that she closed her eyes and nodded continuously. Then she uncontrollably turned into a little wolf and lay on the sofa.

The ghost maid had already left the hall after packing up her things. The crow flew onto the shelf. Outside the window were spreading mountains and silvery white snow. Their shadows could no longer be seen.

When Ed came in, he saw the quiet hall and a crow looking out the window.

He heard the crow's calm, childish voice, "Is Sylvia here yet?"

Although Ed didn't know why he asked, he still said decisively, "Contact the Soul Crow. It will arrive in about a day."

"Too slow. Let her wait there for three hours. If Lin Jin fails to seal, let Sylvia take over."

Ed was stunned by his command. After a while, he didn't say anything. Crow turned his head and said, "You didn't understand."

"No!" Ed straightened his back. "Chu Xingge understood. Chu Xingge just didn't understand. The seal failed. You mean they will be in danger if they go? It hasn't been long since that thing woke up again?" The more Ed thought about it, the more worried he became. He looked at the crow. "Chu Xingge wants to go and take a look too."

Crow lowered his eyes and said, "You can't even get into that place. We can't help you with the seal. We can only rely on Xiao Jin..."

"Sir!" Ed took a step forward and said loudly, "He could have waited for Sylvia to go up together! Instead of going up alone!"

After Ed finished speaking, he realized that he had actually yelled at the gentleman. He took a step back and knelt on one knee. "Sorry, sir, Chu Xingge was too emotional just now."

The crow did not speak. He kept looking into the distance, as if he wanted to find them from the vast expanse of white. After a long time, he said, "Different choices in life will lead to different results. So far, Xiao Jin's choices have been right. I've seen that... Chu Xingge has to believe him. Xiao Jin is a good kid. He likes Fenicia..."

The crow seemed to be trying to convince himself, but in the end he fell silent halfway through his speech and lowered his head. Ed's eyes were as red as blood and his nails had pierced into his palms when he saw the gentleman's expression. He gritted his teeth and said, "Can you tell Chu Xingge if Lin will...will..." He couldn't even utter the word "die". Ed closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He felt as if a knife had cut into his heart. He didn't dare to say it, for fear that if he said it, it would come true.

The crow suddenly smiled. "No, she is Ye. How could the daughter of God die? She must, must choose the most correct path and then go home..."

That feeling was actually extremely uncomfortable. Chu Xingge felt as if his internal organs were twisted into a ball. When his feet touched the ground, his vision went black and he almost fell to the ground. Chu Xingge covered his mouth and dry-heaved several times. It took him a while to react.

Chu Xingge turned his head to look at Fenicia. She was even worse off than Chu Xingge. Her face was almost pale and she was squatting on the side vomiting. Rose handed her some water while muttering that it was the first time.

Chu Xingge had been led by her many times but he had never gotten used to it. It was ok when the distance was short, but when the distance was longer, he felt dizzy as soon as he landed and stars kept appearing in front of his eyes.

For this, Chu Xingge must also pull that fox into his team. Apart from anything else, Matthew is much better than Rose in terms of stability.

Holding back the nausea, he raised his head. The place where Chu Xingge and his companions landed looked no different from the surrounding mountains. White snow piled on the ground, surrounded by a thin mist, and a black metal pole stood upright on the side with a faded ribbon tied on it.

Chu Xingge raised his head and took out a brown finger-sized object from his pocket and handed it to him from the side. "Let Finisia hold it in her mouth. It may make her feel a little more comfortable."

He took out another pair of glasses and said, "Let her wear them. Don't take them off. It will hurt her eyes."

Rose's blue flame couldn't tell her expression but her voice showed she was very happy. "Okay, no problem. Come on, baby. This is Lin gave you. See if it fits you. Don't take it off. Open your mouth and don't swallow. Hold it in your mouth slowly. You're so good."

Chu Xingge put the thing in his mouth expressionlessly. The slightly cool feeling made the nausea in his throat subside slightly. When he heard Rose instructing him, "Chu Xingge is waiting for you here," Chu Xingge felt a bitter feeling on the root of his tongue. Maybe it was because it was too bitter.

Chu Xingge clenched her hands, then loosened them, her mind in a mess, and she couldn't even say the three words "Don't go". Chu Xingge turned around and glanced at her. She saw Chu Xingge's dull face and smiled a little, and Chu Xingge forced out a wry smile.

"...The road to that place is not dangerous, but once you enter, it will be dangerous everywhere. You must listen to Lin and be careful." Rose was silent for a while and whispered something in her ear, then turned to Chu Xingge and said, "Take your dear with you and protect her."

Chu Xingge's ears seemed to be numb and a little red. Chu Xingge glanced at Fenicia. She lowered her eyes and did not speak. Chu Xingge knew that she could not speak in this state, but Chu Xingge's heart was still filled with a certain joy.

Chu Xingge walked over and held onto Fenicia, interlacing their fingers.

Rose glanced at the skull and tilted it, saying softly, "It's so easy to coax."

"what?"

"No." Blue Flame looked at Chu Xingge and the others, "You must be careful."

Chu Xingge nodded, then turned around and took her a step towards the metal pole.

Then they disappeared over the mountain.

Rose sat down on the ground, sighed deeply, and said softly, "Be careful."

It was like penetrating a thin layer of sticky liquid, or like something was wrapped around my body and disappeared before I could even feel it carefully. When my feet stepped on the snow again, everything in front of me had changed.

Looking ahead, it is still a vast expanse of white snow, but looking forward, everything is different.

Passing through an archway made of stone, Chu Xingge could imagine that it was probably an archway made of white stone with various patterns carved on it. However, years of wind and rain have now caused the stone to lose its white color and the patterns have become blurred.

Chu Xingge stretched out his finger and gently wiped off a piece of snow, revealing a pattern carved on the arch. It was a sunflower.

Ahead, countless collapsed stone buildings were covered in snow, and there was only the wind blowing in silence. Here was an ancient relic.

A relic about which no records can be found.

Chapter 14 Mystery

Eleven years ago, one night, the citizens began to riot for unknown reasons. The anchors on the TV news all had gloomy faces, and the adults in the family seemed to become annoyed because of this. They walked away without looking back while shouting loudly.

Leaving me alone.

A person, all alone, staying in a rented house where he owes rent.

A man was kneeling on the floor at the door, staring blankly.

A person calmly and shrewdly watched the scene of his family being slaughtered.

From the beginning to the end, I was just... a person...

A superfluous existence that is not needed by anyone.

Finally, the adults in camouflage uniforms ignored me as if I were garbage, walked past me, splashed gasoline everywhere, and then set it on fire.

I knelt in the middle of the flames, coughing in pain, feeling the solid particles stirring in my lungs. At the young age of six, I understood for the first time what it meant to be in excruciating pain.

I want to leave this world soon, I thought. No one cares about me, and no one needs me.

I am a superfluous existence.

Thinking of this, I felt calmer for some reason.

Even breathing seemed to be a kind of salvation.

......

"Father Luo! There's an unconscious little girl here!"

"Oh? That's rare. Has she managed to survive until now alone?"

"It's unclear. Her family either fled or was burned to ashes. There were no bodies nearby."

"Haha, interesting. Let me take a look."

......

"......Why......"

"Thank you for your hard work, kid. What's your name?"

"...Lu...Tianya..."

"Lu Tianya... Lu Tianya? Nice name, I'll remember it. From now on, join our church."

"Father, this is too..."

"What's wrong with that? We're short on manpower here anyway, and I need a suitable blade to defeat the weakest part of the empire."

......

Need, suitable, blade.

Perhaps, it was because of this sentence that I wanted to be needed, so...

......

......

......

At the corner of the stairs, a familiar stupid face appeared.

The elegant clothes, the flowing silver hair, the handsome face, and the exaggerated posture without any concealment...

It's hard to imagine that this guy could be the priest's son...

She has such a strong desire to control, but she can't even control her own children.

And now, the "future successor of the church" was leaning against the stone railing, pretending to know nothing, shaking the glass of wine in his hand, looking at the moon with his eyes closed.

"Silver moon, fine wine, melancholy..."

"On such a romantic night, there is no beauty to accompany you..."

"Isn't it a pity?"

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