"Soldier, are you neglecting your duties? Have you actually forgotten the prince's orders?"
The guard immediately shook his head and lowered his head:
"Sorry... maybe it's because I haven't slept well recently, so..."
The spears parted, revealing the door behind.
Toler nodded to Xingmo, then pushed open the door and the two walked in.
At this moment, high up in the banquet hall, a golden eye floating in the illusion noticed this scene, but it recognized Toler, so it did not say anything.
"..."
After closing the door, Toller took Xingmo for a walk in the corridor before he let out a long sigh:
"Fortunately, the Immortal's eyes didn't notice anything unusual... He recognized me... so he didn't intervene."
The eyes of the Immortal? Could it be the spirit on the hall's ceiling? It seems this thing is quite useful, otherwise I'd have to find a way to deal with that spirit first.
Xing Mo nodded and said:
"Prince Austin's study. Take me there."
"Do you want to talk directly to Prince Austin?" Toller's tone was somewhat measured. "To be honest, I don't think this is a good option, because he..."
"He should not be in the study. If he were, things would be much easier." Xing Mo said calmly.
If he really met Austin, he would use the "sleeping" power in the "Tree of Life" mark to make him fall into a coma, and then directly read his memory.
In this way, the question about the origin of the "Steam Man" was solved at once.
Even if he's not there, we can probably find information about Prince Austin's "black heart" in the study.
Thinking of this, Xingmo took off the "Astrology Pendulum" worn on her chest, wrapped it around her wrist and hung it.
The turbid crystal emitted a faint light, and then moved in one direction as if attracted by gravity.
Yo... pretty lucky?
Xingmo wrapped the pendulum back together. Toller looked at it for a while, hesitant to say anything, and finally chose to pretend not to see it:
"This way."
The two of them walked through the corridor, but since Xingmo was wearing high heels, their speed was not very fast.
Just as she turned a corner, she heard a bustling noise coming from the banquet hall not far away.
Prince Austin has appeared? Xingmo thought.
......
Amidst the noisy crowd, Prince Austin stepped onto the stage in the center of the banquet hall.
The guests who were enjoying the delicious food all stood up, looked up at the prince on the high platform in the center, and clapped and cheered.
Austin opened his arms and embraced the cheers of the crowd, his golden eyes smiling.
He smiled and looked down at everyone in the banquet hall. Even though nearly a hundred years had passed, his face still maintained the appearance of a middle-aged mortal, even younger.
When the cheering waves faded, he waved his wand and let the wind carry his words:
"Dear guests, welcome to my eighty-ninth birthday party."
"Time is always unforgiving. I am lucky that my golden blood allows me to live longer than ordinary people. Of course, this may not last long. Soon I will become like the old guys in the parliament, with falling hair and rotten teeth."
Prince Austin paused to give his guests time to laugh, then continued:
"The longer you live, the more you'll ponder. Granted, I don't possess the wisdom of my brother, but over the past century, I've learned a great deal."
"The people of gold walked from the desert into the oasis, from the oasis across the sea, from barbarism to civilization. With this development, we have gone from being slaves in the desert to being masters of the Hanging Gardens, from seeking gold to being covered in gold."
"Strength is always accompanied by jealousy. Some covet our treasures, some covet our talents, and some yearn to drag us into an endless abyss..."
"And jealousy turns people into monsters, changing them beyond all recognition..."
When he said this, Prince Austin looked towards the end of the banquet hall.
The door suddenly opened, and Vivian and Alice walked in side by side, followed by several church pastors in white robes.
While all the guests listened to Prince Austin's speech, the priests locked the door and covered it with a faint layer of golden light.
In response, Prince Austin simply smiled and continued his speech.
......
After turning several corners in the corridor and climbing several flights of stairs, Xingmo followed Toller to the third floor where the prince's study was located.
The journey was surprisingly smooth—there were hardly any guards patrolling the mansion, and no protective magic was in place.
But the more this happened, the more vigilant Xing Mo became, and she didn't dare to relax at all.
"..."
After reaching the third floor, Xingmo turned another corner and heard a yawning sound.
She turned her head slightly and saw two guards standing at the door of the prince's study, looking unwell.
It feels like these guards' mental states are not right? What's going on... Xingmo frowned warily.
No, now is not the time to think about these things, we must get to the prince's study immediately.
Thinking of this, Xingmo pressed the "Tree of Life" mark on his hand to convey the message to Alia.
A few seconds later, the shadows of the two soldiers suddenly thickened, and Alia appeared from behind them, striking them in the neck with two clean, sharp blades.
"Uh-huh..."
The soldiers fell to the ground. Alia nodded to Xingmo and then sank into the shadows.
Toller on the side was stunned for a moment and still said nothing.
"Is this Prince Austin's study?" Xing Mo asked.
"Yes, that's right." Toller nodded awkwardly.
Xing Mo quickened her pace, walked to the door of the study, and lowered the "Astrology Pendulum" wrapped around her wrist.
Before entering, she wanted to confirm the location of "Black Heart".
"Buzzing..."
The pendulum hung in the air, emitting a black light.
Then, under Xingmo's gaze, it suddenly pointed behind it——
——It points to Toler!
......
7) Red Epiphyllum (Part 9) -4k chapter-
"you..."
Xingmo turned around suddenly and looked at Toler who was shocked.
Toler seemed frightened by Xingmo's reaction. The corners of his mouth twitched twice, as if he wanted to say something.
But in the next second, black air came out of his mouth and the skin on his face began to disintegrate inch by inch.
In the brief moment from realizing his own fate to destruction, Toller only had time to send a look to Xingmo—
——Fearful, confused eyes
"Bam—"
Toller exploded and turned into a twisted black mist, which spread in front of Xingmo and turned into a high wall.
On top of the high wall, Xingmo saw countless distorted faces: they had open mouths, no eyes, and their faces were wrinkled with pain.
"...!"
In just a moment, Xingmo pulled out the wand from the leg ring and pointed it at the black wall in front of him.
But before she could play the strings, the black wall instantly collapsed into a small dot and disappeared.
Where did it go!?
Xing Mo was just about to open his spiritual vision when a powerful pressure came towards him - it was as if a huge monster passed by overhead, blowing Xing Mo back two steps like a strong wind.
"Bang!"
The door of Prince Austin's study was suddenly open. Xing Mo turned around and saw a huge string magic circle placed on the red carpet in the center of the room, with candles of different colors lit on it.
The candlelight from those candles strung together formed the totem of the "Tree of Life".
"Buzzing—"
Xing Mo felt a stinging pain on the back of her hand. She lowered her head and found that the mark of the "Tree of Life" was burning with green light.
Prince Austin is performing some kind of ritual magic!
This ritual magic...it draws...
"...!"
Xing Mo had an idea, she opened her mouth slightly, and her hands trembled slightly.
It's life! Prince Austin is absorbing life!
......
On the podium in the center of the banquet hall, Prince Austin's eyes moved and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
He looked down at the banquet hall, watching the church pastor blend in with the guests without making a sound, and the two "bell keepers" slowly making their way through the crowd.
He did not panic, but just counted down silently without stopping his speech:
"Everyone knows that many of the Golden People don't believe in the 'Star Sea Goddess' and even have a certain degree of resistance to her."
"Indeed, in Singara, the capital of the Machiavelli Empire, most people believe in the 'Golden Sun', the original 'I', the 'primordial sun god' that existed eons ago."
"Our faith was once questioned by the goddess's followers. Yes, they excluded the Golden People and blatantly discriminated against us on the streets. They even gave the South City area names like 'The Gathering Place of Imperial Dogs.'"
"But the fact is, if we weren't being excluded, why would we stick together for warmth?"
Prince Austin smiled slightly, but there was a hint of coldness in his golden eyes:
"To this day, they try to overthrow us and drive us out, forgetting that most of the laborers in the Citadel are Imperials—Imperials who came out of the desert."
"The conspiracy of those goddess believers should have been exposed long ago, but no one has done so."
Prince Austin opened his arms, a hint of fanaticism on his face:
"Today, on my birthday, I will reveal the truth to you!"
"The goddess has always been a false god! A false usurper!"
"It is the 'Golden Sun' that truly illuminates the golden dawn! It is the original 'Yi'!"
"He has fallen, but He will return!"
"..."
As soon as these blasphemous words were uttered, the entire banquet hall fell into dead silence.
The guests looked at the beloved prince on the podium in disbelief. As a member of the White Tower Council and a high-ranking official in the Citadel of Academi, he actually said that the goddess was just a false god!
Such blasphemous words could only be uttered by pagans hiding in dark caves and ancient castles.
And now, that Austin actually openly stated his position as a blasphemer.
In an instant, the atmosphere in the hall was divided: the faces of the imperial people covered in gold ornaments gradually became fanatical, while those goddess believers showed fear and stepped back slightly.
Prince Austin looked down at the entire hall from his high position. He could smell fear, fanaticism, and war.
At this moment, a clear female voice broke the silence:
"Austin Tukakankian, you are under arrest."
The golden eyes drooped, reflecting the icy blue eyes of the "Bell Keeper" and the resolute expression on her face.
Vivian stood at the foot of the platform, looking up at Austin, holding a complaint in her hand.
Beside her, Alice had drawn her wand and pointed it at Austin.
"..."
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