When the first rays of the morning sun shone into the living room, Zhao Xi woke up on the unfamiliar sofa. She shook her head vigorously, feeling as if she had had a long, long nightmare. She shook her head for a long time before she finally managed to piece together her scattered memories. It took a full minute for her to remember what had happened.
Hao Ren was already waiting on the opposite sofa. Seeing the demon hunter awake, he smiled and greeted her. "Yo, you're awake?"
"Yeah … thanks." Zhao Xi said sincerely as she sat up and tidied up her clothes. She had slept in her clothes last night, so she only needed to tidy up her clothes now. She looked around and saw that Liu Sheng had woken up earlier than she did. He was now playing chess with Y 'zaks in the corner of the living room.
"I never thought … I'd be in this place like this one day." Zhao Xi rubbed her temples. She was still a little confused when she came out of the medical facility yesterday, and her mind was sluggish. She had quickly rested, and now that she had recovered, she could not help but feel emotional about her experience. "Our first meeting wasn't all that pleasant."
"Let bygones be bygones. Now that the leader and second-in-command of the demon hunters are at my place, logically speaking, we're on the same side." Hao Ren waved his hand generously. "How are you feeling now?"
Zhao Xi checked her physical condition and nodded. "I'm fully recovered, and it looks like there aren't any sequelae."
By then, the rest of the family knew that Zhao Xi was awake and came over to join in the fun. Liu Sheng also put down the chess game and came over to check on his subordinate. After confirming that Zhao Xi was fully recovered, Liu Sheng seemed a little emotional. "That's good, that's good … We really can't afford to lose people …"
Zhao Xi probably rarely saw her superior, who was both a teacher and a friend, so she could not help but smile awkwardly. "I'm fine …"
Liu Sheng was a little dazed, as if something was wrong. It took him a while to react. "Err, Zhao Xi, your facial paralysis is healed?"
Zhao Xi's smile froze, and Lily immediately joined in the fun. "Hey! Landlord, look at her facial paralysis, it's really healed! Didn't she smile just now? Come, come, come, give this lady one more time, I am your former emperor … "
Before she could finish, she was dragged to the back by Vivian's tail. Vivian scolded her as she dragged her, "Can't you be quiet so early in the morning? Why are you involved in everything? "
Hao Ren looked at the stiff expression on Zhao Xi's face and explained seriously, "Perhaps the medical equipment cured your facial paralysis yesterday."
Zhao Xi: "…"
Vivian rolled her eyes at him from afar. Hao Ren immediately cleared his throat and corrected the topic. "Ahem, that's not important. We're focusing on the wrong thing. Actually, I have something to ask the both of you. Do you know of any other demon hunters with the same symptoms as Zhao Xi? "
"Similar to Zhao Xi?" Liu Sheng's expression turned serious. "You mean …"
"You probably don't know about the 'goddess'." Vivian sat down beside Hao Ren. She looked into Liu Sheng's eyes and nodded. "So I can only give you a rough explanation. The Coldpath dimension that the demon hunters live in is actually a ruin left behind by a powerful deity. This deity is not like those otherworldly false gods from ancient times, but a true deity that can change the laws of the universe. You have seen a true deity, so you know what I mean. Now it seems that the true deity did not completely disappear after her fall. Part of her consciousness is still entrenched in Coldpath, and these consciousnesses can easily affect the minds of mortals. Zhao Xi must have been 'parasitized' by this power. Now we are worried that Zhao Xi is not an isolated case. "
Vivian was not worried about this on a whim. It was something that came to her mind when she and Hao Ren were discussing the problem yesterday. The remnant consciousness of the goddess in Zhao Xi's soul was only a simple sentence. While this sentence was significant, it was still just a small fragment. And the entire Coldpath dimension probably had more than just this little bit of the goddess' power. If the goddess of creation had more of her consciousness left behind, then the demon hunters' crisis was far from over.
Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi really did not know about the 'goddess'. Demon hunters of their level were only mid-to-high ranking soldiers. If it was not for Hao Ren and his family staying in their area, they did not even have the right to know the true identity of Vivian and Lily. So naturally, they did not know the truth of the other universe. But after the civil war in Coldpath, the two of them had roughly heard about the ancient power hidden in the sacred land of the demon hunters, so it was not difficult for them to understand what Vivian was saying. Liu Sheng sat up straight. "I have not heard of anyone in the same situation as Zhao Xi. As I took a long time to recuperate, and Zhao Xi's condition was the same, the two of us left Coldpath very late. When we left, all the demon hunters with the 'soul detachment' had recovered except for Zhao Xi, so there should not be any other 'carriers'. But your concern is very reasonable: we cannot rule out the possibility that the power still exists in Coldpath. It could be hiding in any corner, and … the demon hunters are powerless against it. "
Hao Ren and Vivian looked at each other, then turned to Liu Sheng and nodded. "Alright, we know what to do."
"Then we shall not disturb you any further." Liu Sheng pulled Zhao Xi to her feet and left. He knew that a demon hunter of his level could only provide so much help to Hao Ren. The rest was probably something that the Ancient Ones would have to consider. So, he cupped his hands together and said in an old-fashioned manner, "Words cannot express our gratitude. The help you've given Zhao Xi this time is something the two of us can never repay. If there's anything we can do to help you in the future, just say the word and we will not hesitate to go through fire and water!"
Obviously, as professional demon hunters, Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi were straightforward people. In the face of the great help that Hao Ren had provided them, the two did not go on and on about their gratitude, but instead made a promise.
Under normal circumstances, Hao Ren, as the host, would have stood up, cupped his hands, and said something along the lines of "the mountains never change, the rivers never change", "it's just a small effort, no need to mention it", "after today, we shall meet again in the future …" and so on. But Hao Ren never played by the rules. He did not wait for Liu Sheng to finish and grabbed him. "Hey, don't be so polite, don't be so polite. Eat before you leave. The salted eggs that Vivian made a while ago are ready to eat today, you have to try them …"
And so, Liu Sheng and Zhao Xi went back with their bellies full of salted eggs …
After the two demon hunters left, Lily immediately rushed to Hao Ren's side. "Mr. Landlord, Mr. Landlord! I heard from Rollie that you were fiddling with the sword last night? Why didn't you call me for something so fun? "
"Why do you have to be involved in everything?" Hao Ren pushed away the husky who was about to lick his face. "We were doing something serious last night. How is that fun?"
Lily swung her tail vigorously. "Something like that, something like that. Say, you actually talked to the 'blade spirit' of the Godslayer? What does it look like? "
"You talk to it yourself."
As Hao Ren spoke, he took out the Godslayer. After the spiritual connection was established, the Godslayer immediately went into mode of thought and greeted everyone in the hall. "Hello everyone, I am the Godslayer, also known as the Echo Wall, nicknamed Little Sword. You can call me Householder Stabber …"
Hao Ren had only wanted to let the sword out to greet everyone, but he did not expect the sword to come up with such strange names. He was stunned. "Hey, wait a minute! Who taught you to say this? "
The Godslayer replied in an honest tone, "Pattianne? MDT. "
Hao Ren said, "… Brick! Come out and explain! "
The MDT popped out of nowhere. "Err, buddy, calm down. I was just testing to see if my AI could activate the Godslayer's intelligent activities through a telepathic link. After all, I'm a sentient being too …"
Hao Ren gritted his teeth. "What's the result of the test?"
"I think it's quite successful. Look how fast it learns!"
Hao Ren grabbed the MDT and threw it into Lil Pea's fish tank. "Flip it!"
At this time, Lily's attention was all on the Godslayer. The husky was surprised by the Godslayer's character. "You are the Godslayer? Why do you sound so honest? I thought you were bad. "
Hao Ren waved his hand. "The fault lies with the person, not the weapon. It's just a sword, how bad can it be?"
Vivian nodded gently. "That's right."
"Anyway, you have met the sword. Let's talk about something else," Hao Ren said as he put the Godslayer away. "I'm going to the demon hunter headquarters again."
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