Chapter 195 At Least You Still Have a Choice
"You, you, how can you be called a devil?!"
Li Muhan really couldn't bear it anymore. Although there were already enough outrageous things, he really couldn't tolerate this now.
"Do you have any questions, Demon Lord?"
The nun looked at Li Muhan with a smile, but that smile was full of coldness, as if she regarded Li Muhan as some kind of potential competitor.
"No, you said you are an...abstract, no, indescribable...Outer God?"
Li Muhan has not come into contact with too many legends about Cthulhu. In his impression, the synonym of Cthulhu is...abstract, no, it is indescribable.
But suddenly he said that the girl standing in front of him was an Outer God in the Cthulhu mythology, and she even called herself a devil. Isn't that too bizarre?
etc.
Li Muhan began to think divergently again.
This foreign god said that she followed the Mother of Blood Moon, but she had not found any god or demon with this name. She had also said before that Xia Yue's mother was the Mother of Blood Moon.
etc!
Could it be...
Li Muhan turned around and looked at Xia Yue.
"Your mother is an ancient god?"
After being glared at by Xia Yue, Li Muhan quickly bowed his head and apologized.
"Sorry, sorry. What I meant was, is my aunt also an indescribable thing?"
"......Shut up."
Xia Yue suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She tugged at Li Muhan's sleeve and pulled him back to her side.
At this time, the nun seemed to scoff at Li Muhan's idea.
"As the Demon King, you can only come to such a ridiculous conclusion. Young lady should choose her spouse carefully."
Then the nun looked at Lin Ze again.
"As for whether I am an Outer God or a demon, I don't think it matters. God and demon in your eyes are actually the same thing in our eyes."
Lin Ze yawned.
"Whatever. I don't mind what you are. Just keep talking about the rules."
The nun seemed to sense that Lin Ze really didn't care what her true form was. The gods and humans in this world were equally interesting.
"This duel trial is jointly decided by the thirteen cardinals of the Blood Moon Church. The rules are..."
She raised her hand and suddenly snapped her fingers, and then the round sphere suddenly expanded in the air, and then a blood-red beam of light was projected down, and then after the beam of light dissipated, a silver iron maiden appeared.
When seeing this Iron Maiden, Xia Yue narrowed her eyes slightly, as if she had seen something incredible.
"...Could it be."
Before she could say anything, the nun had already given the answer.
"The Saint's Ball."
Li Muhan picked up the cup again. This time he remembered and did not drink the water before the girl said the last words. After hearing the final answer, he felt relieved and drank a sip of water.
"Um......"
Lin Ze rested his hand lightly on his chin and looked at the Iron Maiden thoughtfully.
"Go on."
"As you command, Director Lin, this trial by combat allows two participants. Besides Miss Xia Liya, the other person can participate regardless of race or status."
"So, can I, too?"
Lin Ze smiled slightly.
She noticed that the nun's expression changed, as if she didn't expect Lin Ze to say this, but Lin Ze had already waved his hand before she could think of a response.
"Don't worry, I'm just joking with you. Why aren't you smiling? You must be quite cute when you smile."
"...Hehe, please, Director Lin, please don't make such jokes."
She was genuinely shocked. If Lin Ze really intended to participate in the trial by combat with Miss Xia Liya...
What's the point of playing ball then?
"Ahem, then let me continue. Whether it's one person or two people, they all need to enter this Iron Maiden and complete the trial. The trial lasts for three days. If they pass within three days, the sinner Qian Gongyue will be acquitted. But if they fail after three days..."
The smile on the nun's face gradually gave off a malicious tone.
"Then, apart from Qian Gongyue, the two who participated in the trial by combat... will also be lost forever in the Iron Maiden's trials."
"Hmm, I see."
Lin Ze nodded thoughtfully and then raised his question.
"Isn't Xia Liya someone you admire? Are you willing to let her take risks?"
The nun seemed to have known that the other party would ask this question. This time she did not panic. Instead, she clasped her hands together and looked very pious.
"Lady Xia Liya is protected by the Blood Moon Mother."
"Oh, so I'll be the only one lost then?"
Li Muhan put down the cup and said dissatisfiedly.
"Don't worry, if you can't come out, I won't come out either."
Xia Yue held Li Muhan's hand tightly.
Seeing this scene, a moment of disgust flashed across the nun's face, but it was only for a moment, and she immediately regained her previous composure.
"Are there any other rules?"
Lin Ze asked.
"No more, dear Director Lin."
So Lin Ze nodded to Yan Yu, and the girl walked to the judge's seat, then cleared her throat and said.
"The rules of the trial duel have been stated. The prisoner Qian Gongyue will now be brought to the courtroom."
As soon as Yan Yu finished speaking, a door of the trial hall was pushed open, and two staff members of the Supervisory Office came out, escorting the bound Qian Gongyue.
Qian Gongyue was still injured at this time, and the Special Management Bureau only gave her some emergency treatment. She almost endured the painful torture all night. In order to keep her awake during the trial, people from the medical department went to give her some temporary pain relief this morning.
It’s not that the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau is inhumane.
Rather, according to the regulations of the International Special Management Bureau, they are not qualified to treat an alien who has been convicted by the official national special management bureau.
So now it is considered an exception.
Looking at Qian Gongyue's body covered in dried blood and the wounds on her back where her wings were torn, Xia Yue clenched her fists again.
She turned her head and glared at the nun with hatred.
"Please don't look at me like that, Miss."
The nun did not turn around to look at Xia Yue, as if she had noticed Xia Yue's gaze but did not intend to respond.
"In order to maintain the purity of blood, hunting is eternal."
"You, an Outer God, are still in charge of this?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in Li Muhan's eyes as he looked at the nun.
"When you see the true light of the blood moon, whether you are a demon or a god, you will be subdued by it. May my Lord bless you, Hallelujah."
The nun clasped her hands together and fell into her strange prayer again.
After Qian Gongyue was brought to the prisoner's seat in the courtroom, she kept her head down and her body trembled in pain due to the wounds on her body.
When Yan Yu called her name, she slowly raised her head.
"Qian Gongyue, I ask you again, do you want to propose a trial by combat?"
“…”
Qian Gongyue turned her head slightly and looked at Xia Yue and Li Muhan.
Xia Yue nodded at her, but this small action made Qian Gongyue feel ashamed.
I clearly said that I would not cause any trouble to my master, but now I have involved her in such a troublesome matter, and that demon... Li Muhan.
Do I really have the qualifications to be saved by both of them?
Seeing Qian Gongyue didn't say anything, Yan Yu frowned.
"Qian Gongyue, are you in good enough physical condition to still be able to speak?"
"Yes...yes."
Qian Gongyue answered Yan Yu in a low and hoarse voice.
"Okay, then I'll ask you one last time: do you want to request a trial by combat?"
Qian Gongyue's hands were shaking, her lips were slightly parted, and she had made a decision in her heart: she was going to refuse.
I am already like a dog and cannot cause any more trouble to my master.
But just as she was about to say no with trembling lips, the table in front of her was slammed with a loud bang.
"Think it over carefully before you speak."
Li Muhan stood in front of the prisoners' seat and looked at her coldly.
"At least you still have the chance to make a choice now, so don't make a decision that you will regret."
Qian Gongyue looked up blankly, looking at Li Muhan's pupils that had turned golden. Suddenly, she couldn't help it and tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes.
"I...I am not guilty, I...I shouldn't..."
"Since you are innocent, then live on and make those who say you are guilty look like fucking clowns."
Li Muhan's voice became a little softer.
Qian Gongyue looked straight into Li Muhan's eyes. For the first time, she thought that this demon's eyes were really beautiful.
"I...apply for...trial by combat!"
When she made this decision, Lin Ze sighed and said, "Oh, stop trying to gain favor. Why don't you even let foreigners go?"
Cen Lin also touched his chin and said, "My wife is committing a crime right now."
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