Seeing Hong Xiu Again
A few minutes later,
Chen Ling leisurely walked out of Chi Tong's office.
Even though he could already co and go freely in the church, Chen Ling still didn't slack off in the slightest. He first returned to his room, sneakily drew the curtains, and pretended to inspect the piece of paper... Then, with a serious expression, he sorted out a batch of hospital information, compiled it into a booklet, and only then swaggered toward the church entrance.
Chen Ling was almost certain that the Silver King had already left Wuji, but it was never wrong to be a bit more cautious. This was an actor's self-cultivation.
Walking out of the church entrance, a familiar figure stepped on the stairs, slowly approaching him.
A black Enforcer's trench coat walked over from under the dark clouds. The deep red long hair was like wispy clouds under the setting sun, blowing silently... She casually brushed a lock of hair covering her eyes behind her ear, and a pair of iceberg-like eyes slowly looked up, gazing at Chen Ling at the end of the stairs.
With just a glance, a mountain-like sense of oppression surged toward Chen Ling, as if even the dark clouds above his head beca darker and lower!
The person stopped at the step below Chen Ling.
"Hello, Miss Hong Xiu."
Chen Ling subconsciously wanted to just call out the two words Hong Xiu, but thinking that the current Hong Xiu shouldn't be familiar with him, and not daring to be presumptuous, he still followed his current "persona" and compromised with the most polite form of address.
"Walking, or taking a car?" Hong Xiu spoke faintly.
"..." Chen Ling didn't expect Hong Xiu to be so cold, or rather, this was her personality to begin with. After hesitating for a mont, he still asked tentatively, "Is there a difference?"
"I don't know how to drive." Hong Xiu pointed to the black sedan next to the church. "If we take a car, only you can drive."
"There are quite a few places to go today, let's take a car... I'll drive."
Hong Xiu nodded slightly, turned and walked to the passenger seat of the car, got in on her own, and conveniently buckled her seatbelt.
Seeing this scene, Chen Ling felt inexplicably amused... The dignified Chief of the [Shura] path, a monster that couldn't even be killed by missiles, an existence capable of single-handedly slaughtering her way through the Forbidden Sea, actually had to wear a seatbelt when taking a car?
He wondered if it was her natural personality, or if her behavior and habits were also affected after her mory was swapped?
Vroom—
The car was started by Chen Ling. He pretended to take out the booklet and earnestly started flipping through it.
"Miss Hong Xiu, aren't you curious about where we're going next?"
"It doesn't matter, as long as you don't leave the Wuji Domain." Hong Xiu spoke absentmindedly. "Where you go, what you do, I don't care... My job is only to be responsible for your safety."
"Understood."
Seeing this, Chen Ling drove directly toward a certain direction.
There were originally few pedestrians on the streets of the Wuji Domain, and cars were almost unseen. The buildings on both sides continuously retreated outside the car window, and Chen Ling traveled unimpeded in this city.
At the sa ti, Chen Ling inadvertently spoke:
"By the way, Miss Hong Xiu, where are you from?"
"Wuji."
"A local... Then you're the sa as ." Chen Ling nodded. "Eh, then can you speak the local dialect of the Wuji Domain?"
"No."
"You can't? Which district are you from?"
"I'm not from any district. I was brought to the Guardian Knight Order for cultivation and training since I was a child. Strictly speaking, the church is my ho."
Hearing this, Chen Ling let out a thoughtful "Oh~".
Just as he guessed, Hong Xiu's mory was also swapped by the Silver King, and the original owner of this mory seed to be one of the Knights protecting the church in the Wuji Domain... He had to admit, the Silver King really knew how to pick people. He gave the one with the strongest Combat Power the most loyal and simple mory, directly tying her to the church.
Through the rearview mirror, Chen Ling glanced at Hong Xiu's attire and asked equally absentmindedly:
"Your clothes look quite nice, where did you buy them?"
Hong Xiu froze.
She looked down at the Enforcer's trench coat on her body, as if pondering.
"I can't rember clearly." Hong Xiu shook her head. "It should be at Ruien Clothing, or Lanyun Tailor Shop... I can no longer fit into the previous Knight's Armor, so the King specially permitted to wear my own clothes. This doesn't violate the rules."
Seeing that ordinary conversation and guidance didn't work, Chen Ling simply threw out a blockbuster question directly:
"You are a mber of the Guardian Knight Order, and should have previously belonged to the Witchcraft Association. Why are you so obedient to the new Silver Governnt?"
Hong Xiu's brows furrowed slightly.
Whether it was Chen Ling's misconception or not, the temperature inside the car seed to have dropped slightly.
"Mister Chen Ling, this question of yours is very dangerous, and also very suggestive." Hong Xiu looked at his profile. "What are you trying to say?"
"Hehe, I'm just telling the truth. In my opinion, neither the Silver King nor the Silver Governnt under him are objects worthy of loyalty." Chen Ling answered calmly while driving,
"Their policies are too harsh and simply do not place the citizens of the Wuji Domain in their eyes... Miss Hong Xiu, you are a native of Wuji just like . You should be very clear on what the Wuji Domain has beco after they appeared."
Chen Ling saying these words was entirely based on his current persona. After all, who could expect a fighter who opposed the Silver Governnt to flatter the Silver King?
"Protection is the bounden duty of a Knight." Hong Xiu answered in a deep voice. "What we protect is the peace and stability of the Wuji Domain. Ever since the death of the previous Witchcraft Association President, Shang Shaoquan, whether it was the new President Brand or the Lord of Wuji, Lou Yu, both made a ss of this Realm...
I also resisted back then, but I was no match for Lou Yu. I was eventually thrown into The Prison, helplessly watching them slaughter the citizens and launch a war...
And the appearance of the Silver King suppressed all the turmoil. He controlled the Lord of Wuji, Lou Yu, and re-established the order of the Wuji Domain. Although so policies are indeed harsh, it is already much more stable compared to before. At least the citizens no longer have to worry about being Sacrificed at any ti and have a chance to breathe."
Hong Xiu's perspective was a direction Chen Ling had never envisioned, leaving him montarily stunned.
In a sense, Hong Xiu was indeed right. Before the Silver King appeared, the Wuji Domain was much more chaotic... But how could things be so simple?
The Silver King's purpose was to launch a war in the first place, and behind the Sacrifice of District 1, it must be the Silver King controlling the overall situation. What the Silver King let these Adjudicators see was only what he wanted them to see. It could only be said that he really spared no effort in brainwashing these people.
Chen Ling didn't ask any more. He had already tested everything he wanted to test. Next, he had more important things to do.
The vehicle slowly pulled over by the side of the street. Chen Ling turned off the car, opened the door, and got out.
He opened the booklet, looked at the first na on it, matched it with the building across the street, and nodded slightly:
"Let's start from here..."
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