Chirp chirp chirp...

Tweet tweet tweet...

The sounds of unknown birds were quite pleasant. Most birds in Hedan are brightly colored, with vivid feathers, which in a previous life would have attracted many visitors to a bird zoo.

The sounds of nature woke Li Xin, who was sprawled all over the bed. That sleep was amazingly restful; the harmony of yin and yang is indeed the right way of the world.

He opened his eyes, still feeling lazy. A faint fragrance lingered beside him, and he instinctively touched the bed. Christie had already left. With a flip, he swung his legs and got up quickly, immediately noticing a note on the table.

Li Xin picked it up and read: "Bro, I took the manuscript."

Li Xin stretched lazily, glanced around, and felt a little disappointed not to find anything shiny, but he was still quite happy.

He opened the window, letting in the gentle sunlight and warm breeze. If not for fearing that shouting would attract the inn's gossip group, he would have yelled for a while. He increasingly loved the exciting yet relaxing vacation-style life in Hedan.

As soon as he closed his eyes, Christie's stunning, artwork-like figure appeared in his mind. The parts covered by clothes are the most exciting. Perhaps it's because of some hidden power blessing her; this isn't something an ordinary person could have.

Shaking his head and rubbing his face, he finished washing up, checked his teeth in the mirror, slipped into big slippers, and wobbled downstairs for breakfast.

"Young Master Xin, Young Master Xin, wake up, what do you want for breakfast? Shall I have your apprentice prepare it?" Dragon Mother waved from afar.

"Dragon Mother, I'm going out to eat." Li Xin quickly waved his hand.

"Young Master Xin, won't you support the family business at all?" Dragon Mother said with grievance, her tearful eyes seemed to tell a heart-wrenching story.

"Dragon Mother, you already have a booming business; you don't need me. I want beef soup for breakfast."

"Men, indeed, always love the new and forget the old." Dragon Mother's eyes glistened with envy, wondering when Master Simmons would understand her feelings.

Li Xin whistled a tune and went to find Old Morton. He was almost fully awake by now, having dealt with quite a few serious matters with Christie yesterday. The true culprits of the Inner Demon were two; their methods were extremely cruel, and they were highly professional. The first was that extraordinary strongman, and the second was the imitator, who was gaining prominence and liked to discard corpses, taunting the Funeral Attendant. Others, like Anthony, were just thrill-seekers satisfying depraved desires. Their affluent lives made ordinary pleasures insufficient, and the Inner Demon's actions gave them creative inspiration.

No matter Anthony's reasons, if he doesn't die, then what justice does the King uphold?

These two culprits have been active for so long, the Funeral Attendant surely has more information. I wonder if they've categorized the victims to summarize any suspicious points, because one of them is definitely making Artificial Humans. They have notes on making them, so there must be clues in there.

...No, Travis isn't an idiot. The Funeral Attendant might have already summarized it, but even with Simmons's connections, they wouldn't disclose it to outsiders.

Li Xin's plan is to find one of them first. These two must have some connection, break through them one by one. He can use Soul Search, though the Secret Castle doesn't officially mention hidden knowledge and paths, he's proficient in these unorthodox methods.

"Boss, give me a bowl of beef soup, five pieces of Nang, extra meat, meat, meat, meat!" Li Xin yelled.

"Stop shouting, find a seat yourself, can't you see I'm busy?" Old Morton said.

As the security around Lirong Inn improved, business was booming. Old Morton added four more tables. In the past, it would have definitely been extorted.

"Alrighty, wait, where's Little Morton? Damn, he's not here, then I want to change the place." Li Xin felt a bit anxious finding his back-up absent.

"Change to what? Just sit tight, you won't starve." Old Morton chuckled, "He went to school, the teachers say the kid is smart, and there's a good chance he can get into the Canon Law School."

"Haha, indeed, you can tell Little Morton is clever." Li Xin said, sitting back down as his lifted buttocks settled back.

Old Morton's face was full of pride, he could make beef soup and Nang for a lifetime, but he hoped his grandson would choose a different way of life.

Eating the delicious Nang, Li Xin's thoughts continued to progress. These two killers dared to commit crimes on the Earth Mother Goddess Church's territory for a long time, would the Church Court just let it be? The Church Court can't interfere with the Kingdom's affairs, but isn't this heresy at this point?

Could it be possible that the killer is within the Church Court itself?

After dinner, Li Xin called a carriage to head to the Canon Law School, wanting Simmons' help, he must first sort out the duel situation.

...

Mist Continent, Divpo City, the 108th lighthouse on the outermost layer of the city.

The Round Table Conference gave Batty a strong sense of hope. He knew there was a beautiful world outside Divpo City, where people were equal, with sunlight and moonlight, beautiful seas, and many passionate people, a world that exists beyond the mist.

Finding a way out became Batty's most urgent desire, but the Round Table Conference existed in soul form and could not leave through there, still needing to find a path through the mist. With the assistance of the Mother Blade, Batty's exploration range extended further, marking the windy trees he passed, exploring every detail around the lighthouse, yet no clear path was found.

Regarding the exploration of the mist, Divpo City had specialized expedition teams, which were not the responsibility of the Lightkeeper. There was definitely a map, but it was held by the head of the Door of Ordination. In the past, Batty wouldn't consider this, but now he had to wonder if a path to the outside existed.

Since the Mother Blade unlocked a Life Star, Batty clearly felt a significant improvement in his strength, his insight into monsters became stronger, killing monsters was also much easier, with improvements in strength, speed, and reaction, this was the power brought by the Life Star as the Round Table Conference mentioned, which came from the Mother Blade.

But Batty still had doubts. According to the technique of the head of the Door of Ordination, the Mother Blade was a gift from the Three Phases God. So, was the power originating from the Three Phases God?

Suddenly surpassing the knowledge he had, this indeed made Batty's thoughts contradict and split, but all of these were suppressed by his strong desire; Roto feared not death, they longed for redemption and light.

Mr. Gemini from the Round Table Conference said not to rush to deny, everything in Divpo City required him to discover and unveil the secrets, the outside path was not accessible, relying only on him would lead to confusion, Batty had thought about taking supplies to force his way out once, but reason told him, whether he could get out or not, he'd certainly never come back, and his sister was still in the city, the Lightkeeper, whether escaping or succumbing, his family would face collective punishment, so the answer could only be found within Divpo City.

Among the members of the Round Table Conference, Miss Aries was bright and caring, Mr. Taurus was mature and experienced, Mr. Cancer was knowledgeable, Mr. Gemini gave him a special kind of comfort and trust.

After these days of thinking, Batty also understood he couldn't be impatient, hope was already granted, this was the blessing of the gods, no matter which god, he, even the entire people of Divpo City, had gained a hope, which was identical to the Paradise described in the teachings of the Trinity God, except it was inhabited not by angels, but people like them.

Is it possible the doctrine describes Dao Yuan Continent?

Batty adjusted the torch to shine brighter; the Lightkeeper was not completely isolated from communicating with Divpo City; by adjusting the flicker of the lighthouse's light, signals could be sent, although it could only be sent when extremely special situations needed contacting Divpo City, violating the laws would result in severe consequences.

Batty had no reason to return to the city, a haunting murmur invaded his mind like something was pouring into it, followed by whispers near and far, luring him to chase them.

Batty quickly stopped thinking, sitting cross-legged, focusing his energy on the torch, not daring to shift his concentration at all, his will focused on resisting the waves of murmur attacks.

He didn't know why either, since unlocking the Life Star, his abilities increased, but the murmurs intensified, he couldn't discern if it was due to the Mother Blade or the Round Table Conference.

Mr. Gemini had mentioned, he could also maintain a skeptical attitude towards the Round Table Conference.

Suppose the Round Table Conference was his imagination, an illusion, he was already on the brink of falling; then this was all false, he was merely finding excuses for himself, it's said many have fallen and died in their self-woven dreams, but the dream composed of existing knowledge, whether the everything in the Round Table Conference, the starry sky, the dome, those magnificent places, he couldn't possibly dream up, everything about Dao Yuan, Miss Aries, Mr. Cancer, Mr. Taurus, Mr. Gemini, these couldn't be his mere fantasies.

So all of this wasn't his imagination, it was brought by the Mother Blade, if he hadn't died, he wouldn't dare to do this, but he had died once already, the Mother Blade gave him a second life, he decided to believe in the Mother Blade.

Batty remembered the method to enter the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc; since leaving the Round Table Conference he hadn't tried, perhaps at the moment of leaving that wondrous place, he was caught in contradiction, lacking courage.

It's time to give it a try.

The murmurs vanished, Batty sealed the entrance below with thorns made of windy wood, and activated the surrounding traps to prevent being ambushed while losing consciousness.

Having everything prepared, Batty climbed the spiral narrow staircase step by step back to the top of the tower, as the decision to act had him feeling relieved, even with some excitement and anticipation, such a taste...it's great, really great, it's magical, he didn't know how to describe it, never had it before, or only when chatting with his sister, but the adults wouldn't allow them to talk too much, Roto's only requirement was obedience.

Perhaps in adults' eyes, Roto was just a talking livestock, but Roto had communication, even if through eyes or gestures, a lot could be conveyed; they were people.

Batty immersed his spirit into the Mother Blade, and then sought in the boundless soul world, just as Mr. Gemini said, slowly and patiently searching, maintaining contact with the Divine Relic, it is a homecoming, wouldn't get lost, even if not found, returning promptly would suffice.

However, Batty quickly discovered the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc, primarily as it couldn't be overlooked, in the mist-like soul world, the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc magnificently floated amongst.

As the soul sensed the Twelve Zodiac Star Disc, followed by a huge attraction, after a rotation, Batty felt his backside touching ground.

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