dhibooks Chapter 20 Greed
Chapter 20 Greed
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Light and shadow divide light and dark, dividing the church in two.
On one side is Lin Qiao, and on the other side is Arthur.
Arthur's back was so tense that he couldn't even move.
"Qiao Qiao..." He lowered his head, trying to hide the ugly black goat horns, but no matter how hard he covered them with his hands, he couldn't completely cover them.With difficulty, a word came out of his throat, "Don't...look at me."
He didn't want Qiao Qiao to see himself like this.
But the footsteps behind him still didn't stop, from far to near.
At the same time, there was Lin Qiao's clear and eager questioning voice: "What are you doing hiding here? You don't know how long I've been looking for you..."
The voice stopped abruptly.
Arthur closed his eyes in despair.
still found.
A horn of a black goat born from dirty and vile blood.
He didn't dare to look at Lin Qiao, for fear of seeing disgust and fear on that fair and delicate face.
In fact, he should have gotten used to it by now.
Expelled by the curse of the gods, disgusted and feared by mortals.
But... Jojo is different.
JoJo will care about him, will offer him sweet and crisp apples, and will sing weird but nice tunes.
Jojo is warm, soft, and sweet.
It reminded him of the apples hanging on the branches, exuding a sweet taste - this is the only delicacy he has tasted since he was born.
If those believers showed fearful expressions, he wouldn't care. After all, who would pay attention to what a group of ants are thinking?
But if it was Qiao Qiao... When he thought of that scene, his heart felt as if he was being clenched hard, and he could hardly breathe.
Arthur was a little dazed, not understanding why this happened.
The footsteps finally stopped.
The black-haired boy stood in front of him, looked at him, and made a confused and hesitant voice: "Arthur, are you... really a demon?"
Arthur's shoulders shrugged and his arms dropped to one side, exposing the truth that he had tried so hard to keep hidden.
"Yes..." His throat was tight, and it was so difficult to even utter a syllable, "I am a devil."
Finally admitted.
If Jojo is afraid, he can run now.
He can...let Jojo go.
After making this decision, Arthur felt a burning pain in his heart—more unforgettable than the pain when the horn was cut off.
Arthur tasted this feeling repeatedly like masochistic, and he didn't even know how embarrassed he was now.
The dark red hair was messy, and the few strands on the front of the forehead were soaked in sticky blood and turned into twists and turns.The horns of the black goat on one side were gouged out, leaving a little protrusion, while the horns on the other side stood upright.
It looks... a little funny.
Reminds me of puppies inexplicably.
It's still the kind of poor puppy who was abandoned by the owner, but didn't believe it, and still obediently waited for the owner to come back.
Even if the hair is wet from the rain, he still refuses to leave.
Lin Qiao's eyes fell.
Arthur is the devil.
It turned out to be a devil!
After realizing this, Lin Qiao was not afraid at all, let alone wanting to run away.He half knelt down, stretched out his hand, and gently covered the residual corner.
The residual corners protrude slightly, which is a bit ugly.
Lin Qiao asked, "Does it hurt?"
Arthur's eyelashes fluttered.
Even the remaining part of the horn can feel the temperature of the palm. For a cold-blooded demon, this temperature can be called hot.
His lips moved: "Jojo..."
Lin Qiao raised her voice: "I'm asking if you're in pain."
It's not really painful.
Arthur has experienced a punishment that is a hundred times more painful than this, and this pain is still within the tolerable range.
"It hurts a little," he whispered.
Lin Qiao asked angrily: "You know it hurts, but you still cut off the horn?"
Facing the sudden anger, Arthur was at a loss: "Jojo, I, I am a devil."
Lin Qiao asked back, "Could it be that if you cut off the horns, you're not a devil anymore?"
Arthur fell silent.
He is like a puppy who has done something wrong, and he can't even lift his head up in front of Lin Qiao.
Instead, Lin Qiao said fiercely, "Speak."
"I..." Arsene said nonchalantly, "I'm afraid that Jojo will find out."
Lin Qiao was helpless.
Afraid of being discovered by him, so he chose to cut off the corners?
What a cleverness.
Lin Qiao: "So what if I find out?"
Arthur lowered his eyelids. Originally he was not good at speaking, but now he stammered even more: "I'm afraid...of being hated."
"Jojo said, be afraid, devil."
Lin Qiao: "..."
He sighed again: "Where is such a stupid devil like you."
Arthur didn't understand what this meant, so he said cautiously, "Then, I'll cut off the horn."
Lin Qiao: "No!"
Arthur was at a loss and didn't know what he did wrong, so he said slowly: "The horn is ugly."
Lin Qiao looked down.
The solitary horn stayed on the top of the forehead, the horn was dark black, sharp and sharp, like a piece of polished black jade, with a sharp light flowing.
Lin Qiao: "It's pretty nice."
Arthur: "It looks good...?"
Lin Qiao reached out and touched it.
For the devil, the horn is a sensitive place, just being touched so lightly, Arthur felt his ears buzzing.
Lin Qiao felt that the horn felt good, so he reached out and grasped the root of the horn.
The corners are wrapped.
Arthur's breathing was disordered, scorching hot, and there were strange magic patterns faintly flowing under his skin.He said incoherently: "Jojo, say, don't like it, devil."
Lin Qiao remembered that there was such a thing.
but……
He said: "Those demons are so ugly and eat people, what do I like them for?"
Lin Qiao finally understood why Arthur had such a strange reaction when he was talking about demons with Yuri.
Said he was "not ugly", and said he "does not eat people".
Lin Qiao thought it was funny, so he laughed.
Arthur heard the muffled laughter and opened his eyes blankly.
After Lin Qiao finished laughing, he said, "Okay, I know you are a devil."
So what if it's a demon?
Arthur hadn't hurt him, and he was so stupid that he wanted to cut off his horns so he wouldn't notice.
Lin Qiao touched the missing horn again: "How is the president?"
Arthur nodded: "Yes."
Lin Qiao: "That's good." He stood up and held out his hand to Arthur, "Let's go."
The palm stretched out, white and tender, with slender fingers, revealing a pink luster.
Arthur hesitantly put his hand on it.
Two hands folded together.
Only then did Arthur realize that his hands still had the features of a demon, with wide knuckles and bulging veins on the back of his hands.very ugly.
He flinched back.
Lin Qiao held that hand back: "Okay, I don't despise you."
He was afraid of demons, but if that demon was Arthur, it would be less scary.
Arthur hesitated to speak: "But..."
Lin Qiao saw that Arthur was still anxious, so in order to dispel his thoughts, he joked, "You are just a demon, not the Lord of the Abyss, what am I afraid of you for?"
Arthur: "..."
Lin Qiao didn't notice the momentary stiffness, and said to himself, "If you were the Lord of the Abyss, I would have run far away..."
Arthur: "..."
Lin Qiao came back to his senses: "What did you want to say just now?"
Arthur: "No, nothing."
……
All the way out of the rye village.
Behind him the windmill creaked and turned, burying everything that happened in the shadows.
Lin Qiao stopped and looked at Arthur.
Arthur has put away the other corner, leaving only a small protrusion on the other side, which cannot be seen without looking carefully.
Arthur met the gaze and unnaturally avoided the protrusion on that side.
Lin Qiao's eyes paused slightly, and he spread his hands: "I don't know where to go."
Liming City is still arresting heretics. His black hair and black eyes are too obvious, and he will definitely be caught when he returns.
He didn't want to buy a house on the gallows, so he had to stop thinking about going back.
All of a sudden, I don't know where to go.
Fortunately, Lin Qiao was free and easy, and didn't worry about it for too long, so he put it behind him: "Let's go first and then talk."
The path is crooked.
Lin Qiao walked in front, Arthur followed behind.
Lin Qiao turned her head and felt that Arthur was still a little restrained, with lowered eyelids and a preoccupied look, not daring to look directly at his back.
In fact, to Lin Qiao, whether it is a human or a demon is not that important.
He has not received systematic belief education, and the memory of the original owner is also intermittent, so he is not as taboo against demons and witches as the aborigines.
I was afraid of demons before, because those demons were horribly ugly, and my eyes hurt even just looking at them.
Arthur is not ugly, so what's so scary?
Lin Qiao was afraid that Arthur would be overwhelmed, so he tried hard to find a topic, trying to dispel his worries.
Lin Qiao asked abruptly, "What do demons usually eat?"
Arthur said seriously: "I don't eat people."
Lin Qiao was curious: "If you don't eat people, what will you eat?"
Arthur tried hard to remember: "I don't eat what they... eat."
Lin Qiao: "If you don't eat, won't you be hungry?"
Arthur shook his head: "No."
His power comes from darkness.
As long as there is pain, sadness, hatred...no matter what kind of negative emotion it is, it can be his source of strength.
In the past thousand years, there have been repeated battles of faith on the mainland, and the negative emotions brought about will almost fill the entire abyss.
And his strength is gradually growing.
But there is a bad thing, that is, he can also feel the existence of those emotions.
Painful howls.
sad cry.
Whispering of despair...
These voices linger in his ears, making him uncontrollable and wanting to destroy the whole world.
So the Lord of the Abyss would choose to sleep, and only open his eyes in the occasional gap, listening to the prayers of the believers.
This glance fell on Lin Qiao.
The Lord of the Abyss had a desire, and the thought at that moment was divided and became Arthur.
Arthur is not him, but part of him.
Beside Lin Qiao, the dead and dark abyss seemed so far away from him, so far away that he couldn't even remember the specific details.
Arthur was stunned for a moment.
Lin Qiao asked again: "Then do you obey the orders of the Lord of the Abyss?"
As if waking up from a dream, Arthur said uncertainly: "...Listen."
Lin Qiao leaned over, shaking the broken hair on his forehead slightly: "Then have you seen the Lord of the Abyss?"
Arthur would not lie, so he nodded.
Lin Qiao became more and more curious: "Then what is he like? Is he really ugly?"
Arthur: "...not ugly."
Lin Qiao opened his black and white eyes and muttered, "I don't believe it."
It is said in the original book that the lord of the abyss is fierce and ugly, with horns on his head, and he sashimis every bite.How could it not be ugly?
Unless, the aesthetics of demons are not consistent with human beings.
Lin Qiao had a flash of inspiration: "Arthur, don't those demons exclude you?"
Arthur didn't understand what "excluded" meant, so he let out a short cry: "Huh?"
Lin Qiao gestured: "To exclude is to not approach you or talk to you."
Arthur: "Yeah."
The demons in the abyss really didn't dare to approach him or talk to him.They just crawled on the ground, shivering, and couldn't even make a sound of whimpering and begging for mercy.
Lin Qiao misunderstood the wrong answer and smiled sweetly, just like honey.He looked up and down: "It seems that it's because you look incompatible with those demons."
No wonder Arthur was so stupid.
It turned out that he was not ugly enough and was squeezed out by those demons, so he huddled alone in the room alone.Crazy and silly, can't speak.
Arthur: "..."
Arthur did not dispute the claim.
Lin Qiao: "I heard from those people that witches can summon demons. Is it true?"
Arthur's voice was a little low: "It's true."
Demons love human souls.
But not all souls are required, they only need two types.
One is dark and vile, the more vile and shameless the better; the other is clean and spotless, brighter than diamonds.
Those witches and dark warlocks all belong to the former.
The latter is precious, and Arthur has only seen it on Lin Qiao.
Lin Qiao raised a question: "Then, can I summon you?"
Arthur responded: "Just call my name."
……
The chatter faded away in the countryside.
Walking along the path, through the forest surrounded by mist, after going out, the front suddenly opened up, it turned out to be a small town.
Probably because this city doesn't need to resist the dark creatures near the abyss, it doesn't have the walls as high as Dawn City, and it doesn't have those magic cannons.
Lin Qiao was afraid that he was also catching heresy here, so he pulled Arthur and approached cautiously.
Fortunately, the residents here are far away from the abyss, so they are not so guarded against heresy.However, Lin Qiao also received many people's attention during the process of entering the city.
Without him, it was only because the young man's skin was too fair, and his lips were ruddy and delicate, like a rose being held in the mouth of a nightingale. Only by piercing the blood of his heart could he produce such a bright color.
Lin Qiao queued for about 10 minutes and finally entered the city.
The name of this small town is "Pur", which in slang means the most beautiful and dazzling pearl inlaid in the crown.
This city is the domain of Princess Dolly.
It is said that Princess Dolly is a devout believer of the light and one of the candidates for the next saint of light.
Because of this, although this city is small, the Church of Light is even more magnificent than that of Dawn City.All the people coming and going on the street were knights in mithril armor.
However, this has nothing to do with Lin Qiao, after all, he has no faith.The God of Light is not as important to him as a piece of bread that is about to be baked.
He was waiting outside the bakery window, watching the coals crackling in the oven, giving off a charming smell of bran.
Freshly baked white bread with jam only costs 1 silver coin each.
Of course, there is cheaper rye bread, and you can buy a piece as long as an arm for 5 copper coins.
But because of what happened in Rye Village, Lin Qiao had a shadow on rye bread, so he begged for money and bought more expensive white bread.
The shell of the bread is baked into burnt brown. When you break it apart, you can see that the inside is soft and dense, and then dipped in the cooked berry jam, it is sour and sweet, making people squint their eyes happily.
Lin Qiao broke off a piece and brought it to Arthur: "Try it too."
Arthur didn't need to eat.Just as he was about to refuse, Lin Qiao stuffed the bread in.
Soft, sweet bread that melts in your mouth instantly.
Lin Qiao asked, "How is it?"
Arthur said, "Sweet."
Made him think of Jojo's lips.
Also so soft, so sweet.
Arthur's eyes darkened.
Lin Qiao didn't notice that his fingers were accidentally stained with jam, it was sticky and there was no place to wipe it off, so he stuck out his tongue and slowly licked it off.
The jam was licked off, but a sparkle of water was left behind.
Lin Qiao rubbed her fingertips with the tip of her tongue, turned her head, and met Arthur's gaze.
Those eyes were dark, like a dense night, and like a bottomless abyss, full of greedy desire.
Lin Qiaohui misunderstood: "Do you want more bread?"
He stretched out his hand to break it off, but before he could hand it over, he heard a loud noise coming from the street ahead.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!" Someone yelled, "Princess Dolly is here!"
The knights drove the passers-by out of the way.
Lin Qiao had nowhere to go, so he had to hide in the bakery again.
In the aroma of baked bread, through a glass window, you can see the outside scene.
He heard the hoofbeats first.
Then what appeared in front of him was a white horse with a clean body and no hairs.A tall and straight knight sat firmly on the horseback. The leading one had golden hair and was full of ancient Greek handsomeness.
And in the back, followed by a carriage.
The carriage is luxurious, even the wheels are inlaid with fist-sized gemstones, exuding a bright luster as it rolls.
Sitting in the car is the ruler of Paul City—Princess Dori.
Lin Qiao looked around curiously.
The sound of hooves suddenly stopped.
The line stopped at the door of the bakery.
Princess Dolly's soft voice came from the carriage: "Please go to the front and let Knight Andy come over."
The attendant responded and trotted to the front.
Soon, the Andy knight rode to the side of the carriage.
The knight is young, not even 20 years old. He has tried his best to put on a straight face, but he can still see some youthfulness from the subtleties.
Knight Andy talked with Princess Dolly for a while, but he didn't know what to say, and then he left the team, drove the horses, and ran in the opposite direction.
The people in the bakery discussed it.
"Knight Andy is said to be the future Holy Son chosen by the Holy Court."
"His affinity for the light element is at the SSS level, which is higher than that of the previous Holy Son."
"It's incredible..."
Lin Qiao listened.
Why is Andy's life experience so familiar?
Andy.
knight.
The bright element has a high affinity and was selected as the future son of God.
Isn't this... the hero of "God Descends"?
After searching for a long time, I didn't expect the protagonist to hit the door by himself!
Lin Qiao was a little excited, grabbed Arthur's wrist, and said in a low voice, "I have found someone who can rule the Lord of the Abyss."
Arthur: "...?"
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The author has something to say:
感谢在2022-04-2717:01:56~2022-04-2916:53:52期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angel who threw the grenade: Mo Yu, a friend with terminal cancer;
Thanks to the little angel who cast the landmine: 4 friends with advanced cancer; you have to bring a spoon, Lilica, doll, 383193081 to go to the toilet;
感谢灌溉营养液的小天使：萧御50瓶；白露20瓶；圆脸没有糖、墨?10瓶；黄昏昏欲睡、乘月5瓶；癌症晚期的朋右4瓶；没下雪的冬天、夏天ZXH、鲁西西3瓶；酱油君??、383193081瓶；
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!