"What happened next, Royal Gramps? How did they meet Lulu? " Mia noticed that the two elders were about to continue their discussion about angels, so she tried to change the topic. She was more concerned about what had happened to her friend than anything else.
"Erm …" The Emperor picked up the transcript and continued.
The angel did not control the huckster's consciousness, but she had given him three instructions. The first was to change the huckster's name to Yula and point him in a certain direction. The second was to find a suitable host for the huckster, and the third was to create a child's slingshot as a self-defense weapon. There was no time limit, and the huckster was not required to preach along the way.
In other words, the huckster's preaching in the small town was his own idea. The Emperor had spent most of his time in Canninus, the birthplace of the religion, so he was familiar with the ways of all kinds of preachers. Therefore, he had imitated them. Although the huckster's divine energy did not belong to him, even the commoners could feel it. Thus, the huckster's preaching had managed to fool some of the ignorant folk. He had relied on these preachers to get his supplies and travel expenses from Canninus to Canninus.
However, the angel did not say anything about his preaching, so the huckster did not dare to act rashly. He did not dare to imitate the methods of evil cults, so he did not try to trick anyone.
"After that, he came to a small town near the border and stayed at a hotel. Coincidentally, the demons had invaded the town, and the angel needed a pure, beautiful maiden to be her host. That was how he found Lulu," the Emperor continued. When the Emperor mentioned Lulu's name, an unnatural expression flashed across his face, and Baiyi, who was standing beside him, noticed it.
"Lulu saw the demons slaughtering the town, and the town was in danger. She had no choice but to agree to his request. That was how the angel appeared, and what happened next is what you see now," the Emperor said, turning to Baiyi to ask if he had anything else to add.
"I checked with the people in Highland City. Lulu's parents are still there, taking care of the wounded, but they can't afford to leave the house unattended for too long, so they asked Lulu to come back and take care of the house. Then, this happened …" Baiyi added awkwardly. He was confident that Lulu was still in Highland City, but he did not expect to be slapped in the face like this.
"Then … Will Lulu be okay?" Mia asked worriedly as she hugged the little kitten.
Baiyi hesitated, but in the end, he said, "At least for now, there's nothing wrong with his vital signs. It's just that he hasn't woken up yet. Maybe it has something to do with his body being taken over by an angel …"
He did not tell Mia that although Lulu's body seemed to be fine, her lifespan was at least ten years shorter than an ordinary person. If he was not mistaken, this should be the price to pay for accommodating that majestic power.
"But why is this angel doing this? Didn't she already find a new host? "Mia asked again.
"Well …" The Emperor put away the notebook. There was no more useful information in it. "Based on my preliminary analysis of the Rising Formation, I don't think its structure is strong enough to allow an angel to descend."
"That's right. Although I haven't finished my analysis, it's still easy to determine the limits of a formation. This Rising Formation may be ingenious, but it's not nearly as good as the interplanar portals of the future, let alone connecting to the Divine Realm. It doesn't even use any of the rare space-type materials," Baiyi added.
"Then how did it …" Mia asked, confused.
"It must have been a sacrificial ritual," the Emperor explained. The Emperor explained. "You should know that the act of sacrifice can greatly increase the effectiveness of the formation, especially the cruel ones. When I ambushed Canninus, many of the slaves who were building the formation were caught in the crossfire and died there. That should have triggered a live sacrifice that allowed the angels to descend."
"In the end, that swindler lay on the formation and made a wish. That was the initiator of the ritual, so the angel couldn't use him as a host. Otherwise, the ritual would have ended, and the angel would have been forced to return to where she came from," Baiyi speculated. Baiyi speculated from the side. "Later on, the Church of Divine Grace continued to perfect the Heaven Ascension Formation, so they no longer needed to resort to such barbaric methods as human sacrifice. Theoretically, an angel would no longer need to possess another person, right?"
"Come to think of it, there are still a lot of things that I don't understand. For example, what the angel's goal was …" Baiyi said, using mana to weave a simple map in his hand. He marked out a few locations mentioned in the diary, and the map formed an arrow that pointed in the direction of the Rohlserlian Imperial City.
"The angel of the God of Time was ordered to descend to the Lower Realm to investigate the anomaly, but she didn't do anything to us. So …" Baiyi said, looking at the Emperor.
"Yes. She's probably here for me," the Emperor said, nodding. "You may have come from the future, but you will eventually return to this world. I, however, am different. I belong to this world, and through you, I have gained memories of the future. If her goal is to correct the deviations of time or history, then I am an anomaly that is far more serious than you all."
"She's following some sort of principle, isn't she? Otherwise, she wouldn't have changed the name of the swindler to Yula and asked him to emulate the actions of the Church's First Apostle, "the Emperor said." Obviously, the story of the First Apostle, Yula, is widely known by the Church, and it has left a significant mark in the annals of history. Compared to that, the impact of your actions is negligible. "
"Looks like my caution and worry were unnecessary. I'm just a small butterfly, and I'm not going to cause a big storm," Baiyi said, his voice laced with self-mockery.
"I don't think you understand Mr. Lorentz's theory at all. Your knowledge of this stuff came from a movie, didn't it?" The Emperor snapped. "I told you to read more books, but you just had to watch anime and play video games …"
'What the hell is this old geezer talking about?' Baiyi grumbled inwardly, but he said, "Anyway, we'll have to wait until Lulu wakes up and interrogate her. Oh, no, interrogate her. Speaking of which …" He turned to the Emperor. "What do you think of Lulu?"
The Emperor clearly knew what he wanted to know. However, he only coldly shook his head at this girl who had left such a vivid impression in his memories and replied, "The Emperor does not have love."
The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Mia quickly stood up and said, "Why don't we go and see Lulu now? Mr. Hope has locked her up in that place. She must be terrified when she wakes up, right? "
The three of them soon arrived at the dungeon where Lulu was imprisoned. The dungeon was originally used by the Emperor to imprison all sorts of experimental magical beasts, so it was heavily guarded. The place was dark and gloomy; it was no wonder that Mia had objected to Baiyi's decision to imprison her best friend in the dungeon.
"Now that I think about it, this is where emperors used to imprison their brothers and relatives," the Emperor explained to Mia. The Emperor explained the background of the Black Dungeon to Mia. "So, it's not a disgrace to your friend to be imprisoned here."
Mia did not know whether to laugh or cry. She cast several Illumination Spells, lighting up the entire dungeon. Lulu's petite figure could be seen with the naked eye, curled up in a corner of the dungeon. She was surrounded by a ring of black flames, and she looked like a pitiful maiden who had been imprisoned by a demon king. It was a barrier that Baiyi had set up.
When Mia looked closer, she realized that Lulu had woken up. She was hugging her knees and curled up in a corner. She shoved the kitten into the Emperor's hand and pounced on Lulu.
"Be careful!" Baiyi reminded her as he disarmed a few of the relatively unimportant barriers, allowing Mia to get closer. However, the circle of black flames did not disappear. Instead, it was emitting an invisible repulsive force that was like an invisible wall that kept Mia away, preventing her from getting too close to it.
The Emperor, on the other hand, was stroking the kitten's half-grown whiskers. Then, he stroked the soft, fleshy pads and muttered, "This little thing's pretty cute, huh?" He did not seem to be interested in looking at his future wife.
"Lulu? Lulu! Are you awake? Can you hear me? "Mia was blocked by the invisible barrier, so she could only call out to her friend.
As if she had heard Mia's voice, Lulu raised her head slightly and glanced at Mia. Her eyes were lifeless and numb, as if she had been toyed with. Without saying a word, Lulu lowered her head again, as if she had been knocked out of her mind after losing ten consecutive times in the Ranking Contest. Lulu's eyes were blank and numb.
"Mr. Hope?" Mia turned to Baiyi with a sob. "Did you knock her out of her mind?"
"I'm not going to take the blame!" Baiyi waved his hand. He moved closer to Lulu and used his psychic energy to examine her. "Her psychic waves are very chaotic. It's as if two different consciousnesses are fighting inside her head. Maybe she's fighting the angel for control of her body? Just use your psychic energy and you'll know. "
Mia quickly released her psychic energy, and it was as Baiyi had said. She panicked. "Huh? Isn't that dangerous? Lulu is just an ordinary girl. How could she possibly fight an angel? "
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