The stars dotting the dome have all gone out at this moment, and the flowing river of aurora has also disappeared without a trace. The temple, having lost all light sources, has fallen into darkness.

The magic circle under Merlin's feet collapsed inch by inch. His figure swayed, and he staggered to steady his shaky body. His eyes uncontrollably turned blood red.

Endless whispers echoed madly in his mind.

His brows were tightly knitted together, and his right hand was gently pressed against his temple, as if he was struggling hard. After a long time, the redness finally faded away gradually, and he put down his hand, with an unprecedented fatigue between his brows.

"Uncle Merlin? Are you okay?" Jia Lan supported Lin Qiye and asked worriedly when he saw Merlin struggling in the distance.

"I'm fine..."

Merlin waved his hand and glanced at Lin Qiye who was lying quietly on the ground. "His body is overflowing with the power of faith and has not yet completely absorbed the seal. Don't move his body at will. Let him adapt slowly."

"Okay." Galan nodded repeatedly.

Merlin took a deep breath, walked through the temple, and opened the door.

Squeak——!

The deep and heavy sound of a door opening echoed in the empty temple. Merlin, wearing a dark blue magic robe, walked to the open space outside the temple. He glanced around, as if he was looking at something.

A moment later, he raised the magic wand in his hand, and two magic circles, one purple and one green, were quickly drawn under his feet, interweaving into two different mysterious patterns.

Inside the temple, Galan, who was waiting beside Lin Qiye, saw this scene and a look of doubt appeared in his eyes.

"Uncle Merlin, hasn't the power of faith been sealed? Why are you still drawing the magic circle?"

Merlin stood in the center of the gradually taking shape magic circle and said with a smile: "This is another magic circle."

"What is it for?"

"This green one is used to temporarily conceal the breath of the power of faith. Once this power of faith is poured into Lord Qiye's body, it will inevitably cause Susanoo, who has lost his mind, to go on a rage and chase us. We need this magic circle to delay time...

As for the purple one, keep it secret for now."

Looking at the smile on Merlin's face, Galan stuck out his tongue.

In front of the temple, a dense magical aura spread out. Beside the unconscious Lin Qiye, Galan looked at Merlin quietly, while Merlin lowered his head to look at the magic circle under his feet. The atmosphere suddenly became quiet.

Under the red moon, the breeze blew through the wind chimes on the eaves of the temple, making crisp tinkling sounds.

"Little girl." Merlin suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

"Who are you?"

Galan looked at Merlin and blinked, "What's wrong?"

“I’m a little ashamed to say this.” Merlin sighed helplessly, “My eyes that can see through fate can see through the truth of Takamagahara’s demise, the cause and effect behind the disturbance of the timeline, and the game between the two major gods behind this catastrophe...

But today, two things suddenly happened in succession that I couldn't understand.

One is the mysterious being who protects the Eight-foot Mirror from the pollution of the red moon; the other... is you."

Merlin raised his head, his eyes sparkling with stars, staring calmly into Galan's eyes.

"The trajectory of your fate over the past three years is clearly visible. But beyond that, whether it is predicting the future or tracing back thousands of years, it is all chaos... Who are you? What happened in your past?"

Her long black hair was tied up with a red string and spread out behind Jia Lan. She raised her head and looked at the wind chimes fluttering in the corner of the eaves, smiling slightly.

"I'll keep it a secret for now."

Merlin's expression turned bitter, and he shook his head helplessly. "For a magician who has spent his whole life pursuing truth and truth, nothing is more torturous than an unknown puzzle... How about I tell you the function of this magic circle, and you tell me about your past?"

"I don't."

"...Okay, let me change the question." Merlin stretched out his hand and pointed at the still unconscious Lin Qiye, "Why did you approach him?"

"Because of love."

"I'm asking seriously."

“I am answering very seriously.”

"You have lived for thousands of years."

"So what?"

"How could a person who has lived for thousands of years fall in love with a man he has only known for a short time so easily?" Merlin looked into Galan's eyes and said seriously, "I have seen your fate for the past three years. From the time you met him to now, you have been together for no more than a year.

In a year, even Lin Qiye himself hasn't figured out whether he likes you or not. For you, who have lived for thousands of years, it's just a blink of an eye, right?

Don't tell me it was love at first sight, I don't believe it.

What is your purpose in approaching him?"

Merlin's voice became lower and lower. He stared into Galan's eyes. The purple magic circle that had just been drawn under his feet gradually lit up. Wisps of electric light wandered on it. The terrifying magical aura spread in the air.

Jia Lan's dark blue Han robe was blown by the exciting magic power. She sat quietly beside Lin Qiye with her lips slightly pursed.

"This is the question you really want to ask, right?" Galan said softly.

"Well." Merlin said calmly, "You must give me an answer to this question."

Galan's gaze moved away from Merlin and fell on the cheek of Lin Qiye who was sleeping beside him. His eyes, as pure as black gemstones, blinked slightly, and a hint of tenderness appeared between his brows.

“I approached him without any purpose, I just wanted to stay by his side… I waited for him for two thousand years, how could I do anything bad to him?

I know you are afraid of me, but there are some things I can't tell you...

But I can guarantee that even if the whole world is against him, I will always stand by him."

Merlin fell silent.

He frowned and stared at Galan for a long time, then sighed, and the magic circle under his feet gradually dimmed.

"Do you believe me?" Galan asked in surprise when he saw Merlin stop so easily.

“Even if you don’t believe it, you have no choice but to believe it.” Merlin shrugged and glanced at the unconscious Lin Qiye. “If I really sealed you here, he would definitely go crazy looking for you when he wakes up. Then I would become the villain who broke up the couple.”

"Will he go crazy looking for me? Really?"

"Of course." Merlin raised his eyebrows, "He told me this morning that he likes you."

"He, he he...did he really say that?"

Galan's body shook, and his cheeks quickly turned red. The calmness in his eyes had long disappeared, replaced by unprecedented excitement and joy.

"Well, he's just still confused. Is this his own inner thoughts or the effect of Cupid's arrow?" Merlin waved his hand. "Explain it to him yourself. You still have to solve the problem between you two. I can only help you up to this point."

“Cough cough cough…”

Jia Lan coughed twice, suppressed his inner ecstasy, sat upright in the temple, looked at the figure in the magic robe in front of him, and said sincerely:

"Praise the God of Magic!!"

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