Lin Mo glanced down.

The wounded servant's leg was cruelly pierced by a broken branch. The ropes that should have carried life were still tightly binding him and the other three. All three lay on the ground, their bones shattered.

One of them, though still clinging to a faint breath of life, had legs, spine, and most of his ribs that could no longer support his body. He lay there, his eyes blankly staring at the sky...

"They...will not see the sun rise tomorrow!" Lin Mo thought to himself.

By this time the sun had completely set behind the hillside, and the servants of the gods wasted no time.

But the climb must continue.

Lin Mo took a deep breath, adjusted his breathing, and continued climbing.

As night fell and the deep sky swallowed the last rays of sunlight, another servant of the gods lost his footing and fell from the sky, shattering into pieces. This was the last victim of the day.

Lin Mo finally reached the top of the towering city wall; it was nearly midnight. The sky was ablaze with stars, like countless pearls set against the dark blue night. Zhao Yue'er stood beside him, her petite body trembling in the cold wind.

“I almost fell down.” Her voice trembled with fear. “Two or three times… I felt like the city wall was deliberately pushing me, trying to throw me off.” She continued, a tear welling up and slowly streaming down her cheek.

"It's alright, it's alright," Lin Mo said, feigning certainty. "Don't be afraid." He put an arm around her.

Zhao Yue'er struck his chest hard with the heel of her hand, "I'm not afraid! You don't understand anything, Lin Mo."

"Then why are you crying?"

"You wouldn't understand even if I told you!" Zhao Yue'er said, wiping away her tears.

After the last servant of the gods climbed onto the city wall, Tomon signaled everyone to rest where they were.

~~~

By the early hours of the next day, Lin Mo was shocked by what he saw.

Unexpectedly, atop the city walls in the far north, there was...

Looking around, the ground was covered with pine needles and leaves blown down by the wind, like a brownish-green carpet.

Bare oak trees and towering pine trees stand nearby.

Not far away, there is another ancient round tower on the hillside, which is empty inside and covered with a thick layer of green moss that almost reaches the top.

"These things?" Lin Mo couldn't help but ask.

“It was built by the followers of the Faceless God,” Tomon replied. “Ha, you still want to ask why there’s such a landscape in front of you when there’s an extremely cold land behind you? Don’t forget, this is the territory of the Faceless God.”

"Could it be that the master prefers icy and snowy environments?" Lin Mo asked subconsciously, "so he chose to build the so-called holy city on an extremely cold ice plain. And the Faceless God prefers such mountains?"

“Yes!” Tomon replied, “Some like to build underwater cities, some like forests, some like pirates, and some gods like scorching deserts.”

For example, Quil City was once a holy city.

Didn't you encounter Ares and his men in that desert last time?

Let me tell you, that's not a city that just appeared out of thin air.

That place, like the lost temple of East Pangor, was a holy city of different divine servants.

It's just that the gods used some kind of power to shield it, making it invisible to mortals.

"Holy crap!" Lin Mo exclaimed in shock. "So, Master sending Ares to lead his troops into the desert... doesn't that mean..."

"So what? All the holy cities were built by the gods together; there's no concept of private ownership." Tomon said dismissively, "In fact, if you like, you can live in the residences of other divine servants."

Haha, with your Zhao Yue'er.

The holy city in the south is perfect for you.

You can pick a flower from the Glass Garden for her in the garden of the Southern Holy City, feast with her in the hall, and show her the statues of the gods in the Holy City. You can also bathe in the hot springs and caress each other under the trees, hahahaha!

"Are there really that many holy cities?" Lin Mo wondered uneasily.

"Hehe, I like it here even more, this tower of the faceless god!" Zhao Yue'er's eyes sparkled with excitement. "Lin Mo, maybe one day we can go back here, live in that mysterious tower, and spend every wonderful moment together. Do you want that, Lin Mo, in the future?"

"From now on." This word pierced Lin Mo's heart like a spear.

After I became a true servant of God? After I purged the followers of the Faceless God?

What should Su Qing'er do?

What should Sun Ruoxi do?

What should Huo Churan do now?

No, I don't belong here.

Seeing Lin Mo's expression, Zhao Yue'er frowned. "Lin Mo, you don't like this place?" she asked. "Yeah, there's nobody here."

Lin Mo remained silent.

Zhao Yue'er looked somewhat angry. "You still want to go back to the mortal realm?" she questioned. "I'm already your woman. You'd better not abandon me, or I'll definitely slit your throat while you're asleep."

“You are a servant of the gods…” Lin Mo thought to himself, “In their world, moments of laughter and intimate kisses are always so sweet and fleeting, as if they can erase all barriers and boundaries.”

However, even in such a warm atmosphere, there are always moments when someone's words or actions, like a cold wind, suddenly bring Lin Mo to his senses. A wall separates their worlds.

Immediately afterwards, Zhao Yue'er pushed Lin Mo against the hard trunk of the towering tree behind her with an almost resolute gesture. The two were instantly surrounded by the dense ranks of divine servants, as if cut off from the world.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, they kissed passionately, their lips and teeth intertwined.

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