One hundred and forty-four. Maybe this evening or tomorrow morning
Lilia Toyaragon.
Lilia, who had been calling herself a nameless person for decades, began to call herself that.
But she is still just an ordinary old man wearing old civilian clothes, with the years on her face.
She was grateful for the news that Lu Li brought and served Lu Li like a servant. Lu Li had to tell her that Anna would take good care of him before giving up the idea of repaying the old man, which was the only thing the old man could do.
Lilia seemed to see that Lu Li was very interested in Princess Roland's past, so she told him everything she knew and asked vaguely about Princess Roland's current situation.
Although she knew that this ancestor had become a "god", Lilia, who was just a commoner except for her bloodline, had no idea about some secrets.
After Lu Li told her about the price he paid for knowing the weirdness, Lilia suddenly replied that she was old and had nothing to miss, including this life.
So Lu Li told Lilia the mysterious system, and briefly explained the origin of the Swamp Mother and the subsequent split between the old and new evil gods in Shadow Town.
During this period, Lu Li and Anna felt a faint sense of gaze coming around them, and the Swamp Mother noticed that they mentioned their names.
Most evil gods have this ability. The more powerful the being, the stronger the induction. If it is an evil god that has existed since ancient times, just mentioning its name will instantly deprive it of consciousness by chaos and evil.
Although the Swamp Mother, who was forced to split, accepted the legacy of the old mother, the consumption of division and confrontation left her with less than half of her power. It was even difficult for it to notice that it was talking about its own existence.
The reason why he was sensed this time was because Lu Li had its mark on his body.
Lu Li's consciousness swirled around him, spreading out two invisible threads leading to Anna and Lilia.
The consciousness that was leading to Anna was crushed by her aura before it even got close to him. The consciousness that was leading to Lilia lingered and returned to Lu Li, leaving a weak and incomplete voice in his heart and dissipating silently.
【Familiar...】
Lu Li told Lilia the news that the Swamp Mother had just arrived. The latter was so excited that bloodshot eyes appeared in her eyes: "If I fail to reach the swamp road, I can tell Princess Roland that her descendants will never forget the glory of their ancestors."
"I will."
Lu Li agreed to Lilia's final wish and watched the trembling old man leave the room.
For the whole afternoon after that, Lu Li did not go out again and stayed in the room.
Anna couldn't understand what it meant. If they didn't go out just to understand the contents of the parliament, they could also know this through merchants at the top of the cliff, so there was no need to risk their lives and come to the inland royal city.
After all, when most exorcists come together, those weirdos and pagans with intelligence cannot remain indifferent.
"The original plan was to go out, but the hostility of the Main Familiar Continent towards Weirdness exceeded my expectations." Lu Li replied.
As evening comes, the street lights on the streets light up one after another, dispelling the enveloping darkness.
"Because...me..." Anna felt sadly and thought of other things: "Then shall we go back now? I always have a premonition that something bad is going to happen."
"So we live here." Lu Li said. He had the same uneasiness, so the end of this street was the city gate. And a city wall couldn't stop Anna.
After dinner, night fell completely, and then the prosperity of the city that never sleeps became even more evident.
Anna looked out the window at the busy streets, and suddenly suggested going for a walk outside. She wouldn't go very far——
Lu Li agreed to Anna's request, went back upstairs to greet Lilia, took the oil lamp and "lighthouse" and left the hotel.
At night, when the lights are on, the afternoon drizzle makes everything damp, and the bluestone road is filled with hazy water, vaguely reflecting the silhouettes of street lights and pedestrians.
Moisture and slight coolness entered the nose, and the taste of King Allen City was completely different from that of Belfast - thicker and more profound.
There are many specialties here, and a kind of button doll stuffed with black cotton and rags is unexpectedly popular. Vendors tie the dolls to a rope and use wooden sticks to hoist them. This allusion comes from the land reclamation a long time ago.
The people of the land hang dolls at the door of their homes to represent that the house has an owner.
Anna suggested buying one to hang outside the refuge, so Lu Li spent 5 shillings on a little girl doll with brown braids.
The rough linen fabric used as the skin and button eyes cannot give the doll any sense of weirdness, it is just an ordinary small object.
Putting away the button dolls, Lu Li and Anna, who had reached the crossroads, were ready to go back.
At this time, there was a sudden commotion in the street ahead.
…
Knock knock knock——
"Mrs. Jonathan?"
A middle-aged couple stood in front of the door and knocked gently on the door.
"Maybe they're not home," said the bald husband, because there was no light in the window.
The wife said strangely: "But I told Mrs. Jonathan when I visited this morning..."
"Maybe it's urgent, let's come back tomorrow."
"Yeah." The wife put down her palm and pushed the wooden door subconsciously.
Squeak——
There was a gap in the door, and the oil lamp shone brightly into the gap.
"The door is unlocked?" The wife asked in surprise: "Is something going to happen to the Jonathan family?"
The husband's smile disappeared and he turned around. When he saw the police officer not far away, he quickly pulled his wife over and said, "Mr. Police Officer! One of my wife's friends has no lights at home. They should be at home at this time. You can do it for me."
Shall we go take a look?"
The police officer looked at the dark window pointed by the bald man and nodded.
"Five children from the royal city were afraid of the thick fog and went to warm the fire; the flames burned until they died, and only four of the five were left. Four children from the royal city went out in a group and suffered a disaster; a monster swallowed a bloody one, and only three of the four were left. Three children from the royal city
, there was a disaster in the house; dead bodies suddenly fell from the sky, and only two of the three were left——"
A group of children shouted something and chased each other past.
The police officer looked at the children infiltrating the crowd and felt a little uncomfortable. He had heard it many times today...it seemed that all the children had suddenly learned this nursery rhyme that made adults uneasy.
He shook his head, walked to the door of the house with the oil lamp in hand, and opened the door gently with his feet.
squeak - ah -
With a slow and prolonged sound, an arm holding an oil lamp reached into the house, followed by the police officer who walked in carefully and the couple who followed behind.
call--
The invisible wind blows by, disturbing the blooming dandelion fields in the room. They leave the farmland, rise aimlessly, and drift everywhere.
The sanity counter on the police officer's wrist did not go off, which made him less uneasy.
After quietly walking a few steps, a strange black object that was dry and looked like a mop suddenly appeared on the edge of the light of the oil lamp. It was covered with fluffy things like fluff.
The air there also seemed to be covered with a layer of mist, making it difficult to see clearly.
