The group arrived at Red Leaf Lake before the sun set.
Just as Ivan had said, the lake was eerily silent, with a blackish-green surface and the corpses of dead fish.
The foul sll made one want to stay far away.
Ivan said to Li Yu, "I called the priests of Epictetus, the Forest God, to look at it, and they told the lake was under a severe natural curse. They even asked if I had any enemies."
"I don’t know if what they are saying is true or false. I’m not a follower of Epictetus. Maybe Epictetus himself is behind all this.
"I’ve not been here long, and I know how many lords of Elk Valley view ; to them, I am just a foreigner..."
Ivan rambled on and then looked expectantly at Li Yu, "So, what do you think, Prophet rlin, can you lift this curse?"
"Hmm, no problem, just do as I previously described."
Li Yu took a quick look and knew what was wrong with the lake—it was obviously due to the rapid proliferation of blue-green algae causing oxygen depletion.
Resulting in the mass death of flora and fauna, thus further exacerbating the loss of ecological function, exceeding the lake’s ability to repair itself.
Eventually forming the current stinking lake, and the pungent odor was the aroma of organic matter decaying and decomposing in the lake.
Such a polluted lake would not be easy to manage even with modern thods.
Luckily, Li Yu had the "Water Purification Gem" in his hand. This was his first ti using this newly acquired equipnt, and he wanted to see its effects.
Li Yu extended a hand towards Yir, who was trembling and looked on the verge of crying, and said softly, "Co with ."
However, Yir seed rooted to the spot, not moving until Ivan coughed, then she asked shakily, "Does it hurt?"
"It doesn’t hurt, you’ll hardly feel anything," said Li Yu.
Yir then relaxed slightly, although she grabbed Li Yu’s hand, she looked as if she were heading to the gallows.
Ivan was sowhat dissatisfied, but Li Yu had already started towards Red Leaf Lake with Yir, so he held his tongue.
Jude and Duren silently followed behind them, together tossing a lamb and seven different-colored fish into the lake.
Garrison had to go to great lengths to gather these fish.
anwhile, Li Yu found an ancient tree by the lake, thousands of years old, and carved a Divine Pattern of Saturday on it.
Then he said to Yir, "Pray."
"How... how do I pray?" stamred the girl, her teeth chattering.
"Just follow my movents, then bow your head, and mutter whatever cos to mind," said Li Yu.
"Ah?" Yir was stunned; she had never seen such a casual prayer before.
But seeing Li Yu already stretching out his left hand and gesturing ’six’, she hurriedly mimicked him, too scared to ask further.
"Good," said Li Yu. "Now, as I begin to speak, just listen. Don’t worry, we are now so distance from your great uncle and his n; he can’t hear what we’re saying.
"But don’t make any extra gestures or expressions, so as not to arouse his suspicion. Got it?"
Yir didn’t know what Li Yu was planning, but she nodded slightly.
And then, the next sentence from the priest of the Double Rest Sect utterly flabbergasted her.
"Your father is not dead."
"Really?" Yir was startled, rembered Li Yu’s warning, and quickly lowered her head again.
"But I heard people say my father was killed by that Wing Tribe assassin at Crow Square. The long sword completely pierced his throat... With such a severe injury, it’s simply impossible for him to have survived, right?"
"For a Saturday, nothing is impossible," Li Yu said indifferently.
"When you were nine, you found a kitten nad Cheese, but your mother wouldn’t let you bring it ho. Eventually, it was your father who found a flower shop to foster Cheese there.
"And you would go there every few days to see if it was doing well. That was a secret just between you and your father, right?"
"Is my father really still alive?" the girl asked excitedly, "Or are you, like the Priest of Cornelia, also capable of reading minds?"
"Whether what I’m saying is true or false, you’ll find out if you leave with . Of course, you can also choose to stay here."
"No, please take and my mother away," Yir said without hesitation, "I don’t want to stay here anymore. Uncle Ivan is a very scary man, he drove us out of the castle and even used as a sacrifice."
"Don’t be afraid, everything I said at the banquet was false. I won’t use you as a sacrifice."
Perhaps because her heart had been deeply hurt by her uncle, Yir preferred to believe this Foreigner before her.
"But... if you can’t purify Red Leaf Lake for Uncle Ivan, I’m afraid he won’t let my mother and leave."
"I can purify Red Leaf Lake, but I don’t need your help to do it. I can manage it on my own."
"Ah!" Yir exclaid in joy, "I knew it. The god worshiped by Dragon Slayer Knight Ireya must also be rciful and just."
"If you have no further questions, then let us begin," Li Yu said, and after he spoke, he threw a small cloth bag containing quickli into the lake.
He then had Yir kneel by the lakeside and stretch one hand into the water.
Ivan stood not far off watching, and after a while, he saw changes in the calm lake water, as bubbles started surfacing.
Ivan’s eyes widened, and he muttered, "Huh, are there really Water Spirits in Red Leaf Lake?"
Garrison beside him said, "I’ve heard from the ssages coming from the Royal Capital that Prophet rlin is indeed very skilled."
"Do you think he can do it, purify Red Leaf Lake for us?"
"That... I can’t say," Garrison replied deferentially, "but if he can’t do it, I doubt anyone else can."
Ivan thought of the stench that perated the castle every sumr and his face changed subtly. He really did not want to experience it again.
And for the mont, their only hope rested with this prophet from the Double Rest Sect.
Li Yu soon completed the purification ceremony and then led a sowhat weakened Yir back.
She seed very afraid of Ivan and said to him, "Uncle, I... I really did my best."
"What did the Water Spirit say? Did it agree to lift the curse?" Ivan asked eagerly.
"I... I don’t know, it didn’t say anything."
Ivan felt sowhat disappointed at this, and when he looked at Red Leaf Lake, he didn’t see any changes in the lake before him.
But Li Yu said to him, "You can co back and see after a day. The ceremony needs ti to take effect."
"Alright then," Ivan agreed reluctantly.
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