"You're awake?"
It was Shalty's voice.
When Lucifer woke up, she found herself in a tent. There was the smell of soil and vegetation in the air, and there were a few men's clothes in the corner of the tent.
Lucifer quickly determined that this tent belonged to the lumberjack she saw before she fainted. As for why Shalty appeared here, it was not difficult to deduce.
Originally, in her injured state after rolling down the hill, she could not have walked far. It was not strange that Shalty had searched all the way and finally found her.
At least I've met a good person. Lucifer couldn't help but laugh at himself. Of course, as a Reverend Mother of the monastery, if she wasn't a good person, Mother Mary's coffin lid wouldn't be able to cover it.
Lucifer did not speak after waking up. She only looked sideways at Shalty. There was no doubt that in her current state, it was difficult for her to do anything.
Even the idea of informing Charlotte and asking her to send someone to welcome her was a little dangerous. If the group of Devils who succumbed to her power knew that the dignified Queen of Hell had become like this …
Those guys would probably be very enthusiastic about discussing how to eat her.
Taking a step back, even if Charlotte's protection could allow her to avoid the threat of the Devils who would follow their instincts, Lucifer would not choose to go back at this time. Because her pride did not allow her to appear in this state.
"I heard from Mr. Amma that you are called Lucifer, right? He said that your family lives in the village in front? "Shalty looked at Lucifer with a puzzled expression.
Amma, it should be the lumberjack's name.
Lucifer nodded subconsciously. When she was about to speak, her head felt like it was about to split open. She quickly shook her head.
She could not lie, and she could not admit to a lie. But it did not mean that she could not get out of this predicament. As long as she denied the lie she had already told and remained silent, she could easily deal with the 'punishment' that was imposed on her like a curse.
Or perhaps, he could use an ambiguous explanation to avoid the activation of this' punishment '.
After Lucifer nodded, she quickly shook her head. She intended to remain silent in response to Shalty's questions. As for how to communicate, it was naturally left to this young nanny to worry about.
In any case, this kind of pure-hearted nun would have enough patience and tolerance to tolerate an uncooperative child … That was what Lucifer thought.
"Isn't that so? Then what was your original name? Where do you live? "Shalty asked curiously.
Lucifer shook her head again. Just as she was considering if she should simply pretend to be a child with amnesia, it would be more convenient, but her head suddenly began to explode with pain.
How could this be … When faced with a question, not answering it shouldn't be considered lying.
But why was the 'punishment' still activated?
"Could it be …" Lucifer suddenly opened her eyes wide, revealing a shocked and angry expression — because she thought of a very terrible thing.
The condition for activating the 'Punishment of Lying' curse was most likely not as simple as lying. Instead, it was a more complicated command.
For example.
[You must answer the other party's question with the truth].
Not lying, answer … two activation conditions at the same time!
"Damn it, you actually hit me so hard!" Lucifer gritted her teeth, "I didn't participate in the siege a hundred years ago! This is not fair! "
"Siege? Fair? What are you talking about? "Shalty was confused," What did you just say? "
"Don't ask, you won't know even if I tell you." Lucifer stared coldly at Shalty, at the same time, her palms were sweaty — because she didn't know whether the 'punishment' on her had more conditions other than the one she deduced.
Fortunately, such an answer didn't seem to trigger the activation of the 'punishment'.
Lucifer couldn't help but secretly sigh in relief … That's weird!
The damned headache once again assaulted her head, giving her the urge to smash her own head into pieces!
[You must answer the other party's question with the truth]!
"How are you? Child? "
Lucifer's painful expression made Shalty panic. She was at a loss as she hugged Lucifer in her arms. Nanny Dellan said that hugs could give people hope and strength.
"Listen … I will only say this once …" Lucifer said weakly, "I am the Queen of Hell, Lucifer. The siege a hundred years ago was an attack on a magical shop. Most of the leaders were descendants of the Protoss from Western Europe!"
"What?" Shalty blinked her eyes.
She let go of Lucifer a little, then lowered her head and pressed it against Lucifer's forehead, muttering to herself, "You don't have a fever?"
Lucifer suddenly wanted to find something to destroy, but she estimated that in her current state, the most she could do was to trample on the grass outside.
"In short, your name is Lucifer, right?"
Lucifer nodded, feeling hopeless.
"How did you get to the monastery?" Shalty continued to ask.
Lucifer said, "I fell from the sky. I didn't expect to fall into the monastery."
"Then what about the collar on your neck?" Shalty blinked her eyes again.
Lucifer said, "It should be used to seal my power. I met an extremely powerful opponent and couldn't defeat him."
Shalty suddenly sighed and looked at Lucifer with a caring gaze. She then shook her head and said, "Child, take a rest first. I'll bring you something to eat."
"Wait, I'm telling the truth …" Seeing that Shalty had already walked out of the tent, Lucifer finally swallowed his words … He felt hopeless.
…
"Is the child awake?"
Outside the tent, the lumberjack Amma had started a fire and was using the simple utensils he brought with him to cook a pot of meat soup. Lumberjacks like Amma had to stay for a few days after entering the forest, so it was not unusual for him to bring cooking utensils with him.
"Yes, she's awake." Shalty sighed, "But I don't know if it's because she hit her head, but I feel like there's something strange about her."
Shalty briefly told her what she heard in the tent. When the lumberjack Amma heard that, he opened his mouth in shock. Then, he laughed out loud and said, "My child sometimes calls himself Superman too. Children at this age tend to be more imaginative."
"That's true, but if we can't find out where she lives, it won't be easy to deal with this," Shalty said worriedly.
Amma was an old man, around 40 years old. Because he had a child at home, he seemed to have some experience in this aspect. He comforted Shalty, "It's fine. I heard you say that when you found the child, she must have encountered something terrible before, or else she would have been put on a collar by someone. Oh, I really don't know what she went through before, poor child … maybe, she said those words just to protect herself. "
"I hope so," Shalty nodded.
Amma said, "But, if you want to send her to the village, I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term."
Shalty was stunned, "Why?"
Uncle Amu said, "Wasn't there a terrible storm yesterday? The road out of the village was flooded by landslides, so it's impassable now. "
"How come …" Shalty was stunned.
At this moment, Amma suddenly looked behind Shalty — where the tent was, and shouted in astonishment, "Child, child!"
Shalty hurriedly turned around and saw Lucifer's small figure running quickly into the forest. The sky was already dark, so she couldn't see him at once.
"Damn, wild beasts will appear in the forest at night!" Amma suddenly panicked.
Without saying a word, he picked up an axe and chased after him. Shalty also lifted her skirt and followed him all the way.
… …
… …
Kata Club.
The city's blackout also affected the rich's gold-consuming lair. Therefore, the security guards in front of the club were somewhat listless.
When Arnold and Karel arrived at the entrance of Kata Club, they could see a bit of light coming from inside. However, the surroundings were still mainly black, presumably because of the small generator inside the club.
"How are we going to get in?" Arnold pulled Caroline in front of the club, fearing that she would go straight up like she did in the 'White Hell' bar earlier.
Obviously, a place for the rich like Kata Club was completely incomparable to that kind of low-class bar. He was afraid that Caroline would be directly kicked out.
Caroline suddenly looked at Arnaud and said, "Can't you go in?"
Arnold was stunned and then shook his head, "How can I go in such a place? The cost is too high."
Caroline also shook her head, "Who said you can go in and spend money? I mean, let you swagger in. You forgot that when you were in front of the bar, that guy thought you were Haley. "
With that, Caroline directly took off Arnold's glasses. At the same time, she reached out and fiddled with Arnold's bookish hair, "Well, it looks like you have some potential to be a duck."
"But I …" Arnold hurriedly wanted to say something.
Caroline had already pushed his shoulder and walked toward the door of Kata Club, "Since Haley has a job inside, then the people here must know him. Maybe we can find Haley's whereabouts. Maybe Haley may be in the club now. "
"But I … I really don't know how to!" Arnold said in a panic.
However, at this time, the security guard in front of Kata Club had obviously noticed two sneaky people approaching. He directly walked over with a flashlight, "You two, what are you doing? This place is closed today. Let's go … Oh, it's Haley. "
With the back of the light, the two couldn't clearly see the face of the security guard, but obviously, the other party had clearly seen them … Hearing the security guard's words, Arnold had to sigh, then glanced at Caroline and hesitantly replied, "Well … it's me."
The security guard quickly walked over and pressed the flashlight at the same time, "Haley, where have you been this month? You didn't come to work. The supervisor told me that if you don't show up next week, I'll clean your cupboard. "
"I … have something to do recently, so I went back to my hometown." Arnold tried his best to turn his face away, as if he didn't dare to look at the security guard.
The security guard was stunned, then looked at Caroline and asked curiously, "Who is this young lady?"
"She … she is …"
Caroline said indifferently, "I'm his employer. I heard that this place is fun, so I asked him to bring me here. I didn't expect that … it's really not open?"
Hearing this, the security guard showed a tacit smile to Arnold, then said politely, "Yes, young lady, there's a power outage today, so we can't open. Even the air conditioner in the security booth can't be turned on. I'm sweating all over because of the heat. "
"That's a pity." Caroline shook her head with a look of disdain, "It seems that this place is not good."
The security guard didn't say anything — it was their motto not to offend customers.
In fact, this beautiful girl was nothing compared to some of the old and bad-tempered middle-aged women in this club.
"Sorry, sorry." The security guard smiled cheekily.
Caroline suddenly said at this time, "Haley, since the door is not open, you go in and get your things back. Let's drive later. I want to run around Bread Mountain."
"Take … take things?" Arnold almost bit Caroline's ear, "I don't have anything to take."
"Just take it … Look at what's in the cupboard, maybe you can find some clues!" Caroline lowered her voice.
In the eyes of the security guard, the way the two of them whispered in each other's ears was like an intimate game between a couple, so he didn't care. In fact, the gigolos in the Kata Club were very good at pleasing women.
"But … but I don't have the key, how can I take it …" Arnold couldn't help but show a bitter face.
Unexpectedly, Caroline suddenly shouted at this time, "What! You forgot to take the key? Are you an idiot? I came here with you to play, but you didn't take the key? I have so much money to raise you, it's better to raise a male dog! "
Seeing the woman swinging her handbag at Arnold, the security guard sighed inwardly … Although these cowherds were well-fed and well-dressed, they were, after all, for women to play with, so they were no different from male dogs.
"It doesn't matter, there's a spare key in the security room, I'll open it for you." The security guard hurriedly said, "Don't hurt your friendship because of these trivial things."
"Then why don't you go? Why are you standing there like a block of wood? " At this moment, Calorie patted Arnold's shoulder with her handbag. She looked like a spoiled brat.
"Haley, come on. Don't waste your time. "The security guard pulled Arnold's arm, walking into the Kata Club.
"Go, I'll wait for you here, come out quickly!"
Caroline's voice came from behind.
The security guard threw a pitiful look at Arnold, sighing, "Brother, you were right, it's really hard to be in your line of work."
"Ha … Ha, is that so …" Arnaud smiled embarrassedly and looked back at Caroline.
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