After saying this, Ash felt relieved.

He knew how rude and arrogant his words were.

Unlike him, a social idler who goes with the flow and has no worries, Black Crow carries the blood feud of the massacre of his sect, the glory of the revival of the Crow Killing Sect, and the attachment to this land.

In particular, revenge on Mercury Trojan is not only the inevitable way for Black Crow to realize his ideal, but also the biggest motivation for him to live. Before meeting Ash and others, Black Crow was filled with hatred for Mercury Trojan. If he could kill Mercury Trojan with his own hands, he would be willing to die in the next second.

Giving up revenge and leaving Senluo almost negates all of Black Crow's life values.

The last time Ash asked Black Crow if he wanted to go together, the latter said he needed to think about it, but Ash didn't hold out much hope.

The short lifespan and intense faith make every Senluo person have an impatient tendency to self-destruct. Black Crow will never give up revenge just because he is afraid of death.

In fact, there were still more than ten days to go, and Ash could have slowly discussed with Black Crow, or worked with Igula to soften Black Crow with various psychological hints, without having to use such direct and almost commanding words to announce to him. But in this strange situation where he was being hunted, an inexplicable impulse made him speak out his deepest request to this friend who had lived and died with him many times.

Black Crow looked at him quietly. He was silent for a long time, which made Ash almost think he was going to be beaten. Then he said softly: "I——"

boom!

The roof suddenly exploded. I don’t know what the people in the house detonated, but the entire roof was blown off!

Ash and Black Crow were just on either side of the eaves, and when the roof exploded, they subconsciously kicked away, as if they were escaping in two different routes. By the time Ash reacted, Black Crow had already disappeared to the other side, and he almost fell to the ground, and there were shouts of fighting and killing behind him.

"stop!"

"If you run again I'll shoot you!"

"Damn thief!"

Ash quickly fled to an alley or some other place where it would be easy to escape. He suddenly remembered something and opened the treasure bag and threw it behind him: "I'll give it back to you!"

He didn't even bother to see what was inside. The moment he entered the alley, he rolled up his sleeves, took off his black stockings, untied his red ponytail, and put his coat on inside out. When he came out of the alley, he had completely changed his appearance. Those who were chasing him took one look at him and hurried away.

Fortunately, he was transformed into Sword Princess by Kaleidoscope, and he happened to have seen Sword Princess' magical transformation several times, otherwise he would not be able to replicate it.

Ash walked through the crowd casually and returned to the Fox Lantern Ice Room, but he couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

In fact, he should have said that since there was a way to leave, there was a way to come back. When his magic was mastered and he could form an army, he would come back to help Black Crow kill the Mercury Trojan Horse. Or he should have simply not mentioned it and invited Black Crow to go on a gospel tour for a few days.

Escaping is much easier to accept than giving up. Even if the probability of coming back is low, at least it still exists.

Now, without even an excuse to deceive himself, Black Crow had to choose between revenge and leaving. Compared to living under someone else's roof in an unknown country - one would definitely have this feeling when living in a foreign country - insisting on revenge was more in line with Black Crow's interests and even emotional needs.

Maybe Black Crow had quietly left by now. Since they were going to different destinations, there was no reason for them to travel together. He would continue to assassinate the Mercury Trojan, while Ash and the others would embark on their journey home.

Ash sighed, looked up at the endless night, and then looked down slightly. Suddenly, he saw a frightening yet familiar figure appear at the door of the ice room. Because Ash and his friends had just fled on the other side, the flow of people was attracted there, resulting in a sparse flow of people at the door of the ice room, making the figure look even more lonely and thin.

When Ash walked over, Black Crow threw him a bag, which was a treasure bag. Ash opened it and saw that it was full of gold coins.

"You actually saved it?" Ash was a little surprised.

"They can't beat me." said Black Crow.

Ash was startled, then he remembered that in the Black Robe Town where magicians were forbidden, Black Crow, as an ordinary person, was almost invincible. Ash should not have run away in the first place, Black Crow alone could beat them all.

"That……"

"But this is a crime." Black Crow said, "This is not the property of the Four Pillars or some bad guys, but the legitimate property of the auction house. Although it was not our intention, we did plunder other people's property."

"I have committed a crime. Do you know what that means?"

Ash blinked and asked tentatively, "Does that mean you are not clean anymore?"

"In the Crow Killing Sect, if a Judgement Servant commits a crime, he must retreat and reflect, temporarily suspending his duties. Crimes must be punished, which is not only what Crow Killing expects of all living beings, but also what it requires of itself."

"During the period of seclusion and reflection, the warrior servant needs an inquisitor to monitor his reflection and mental state. When the inquisitor deems the reflection complete, the warrior servant will resume his duties. During this period, the warrior servant will be under the control of the inquisitor." Black Crow said, "Who do you think is suitable to be my inquisitor?"

Ash answered in seconds: "Igula."

Black Crow just stared at him quietly. Ash looked at the purse in his hand and put it in his arms silently: "Ahem, actually I think the title of Judge Ash is pretty good."

Black Crow nodded, turned and walked into the ice room.

"I will try my best."

What are you trying to do? Try to reflect? Or try to give up?

Ash had mixed feelings, some touched, some ashamed. He returned to the ice room, Chikara looked at him curiously and asked, "What happened outside? Why is it so lively?"

"Oh, someone robbed the auction house of its money."

As he said that, Ash handed the purse to Igula. Igula glanced at the purse full of gold coins and looked at Ash, wanting to say something but hesitating.

"Alright, everyone!" Ash clapped his hands and said, "We're leaving Black Robe Town tomorrow and embarking on our journey home! If you want to buy anything or eat anything, now's your last chance. Master Borgin will pay for everything tonight!"

"Really? Please add the order here!" Chikala shouted immediately.

Igula glared at the orc fiercely, but did not object.

Harvey glanced at Black Crow and suddenly asked, "Tamas, what pattern of corpse spots do you like?"

"By the way." Ash looked at Igula and Harvey: "You two must not slack off in your exploration of the virtual realm. Try to condense the rainbow wings as soon as possible. I might be able to help you a little."

Ash knew that they had guessed some of his secrets, and Igula might even have known that he was one of the four black-robed magicians - after all, Ash came back from the virtual realm a whole day late, and this flaw was too big.

However, Igula didn't ask anything, and Ash didn't say anything. But he always remembered that Igula and Harvey used external forces to climb to the Far Away Space, and the price was that they would never be able to summon the Four-Winged Spirit on their own, and naturally they would never be able to go to Ruby Mountain.

Now Ash has the Dream Awakening Spirit. Although he cannot bring people back to reality for the time being, he will be able to solve this problem sooner or later. When the time comes, he can use it on Igula and Harvey to allow them to take the Origin Road to reach Ruby Mountain.

"Tonight is the last night, so we don't need to go to the virtual world, right?" Qikala said, "We'll be sleeping outdoors starting tomorrow, and tonight is probably our last night at the hotel, so let's play cards all night!"

Ash's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay."

"I play too."

Everyone looked at Black Crow in surprise, with disbelief in their eyes, as if the words just now were the Mask's own decision. Chikara was stunned for a moment and asked, "Can you fight?"

"See you guys have played before, you know the rules."

"Hehe, are you ready to be abused?" Chikara chuckled and said, "In front of you are the Explosive King Ash, the Card Counting King Chikara, and the Yin King Harvey!"

Ash: "Why is my title so lame?"

"You dare to call yourself the card counting king?" Igula sneered, "I will come to see your skills tonight."

"Ah, Mr. Borgin, are you coming to play too?" Chikara looked at Gwen: "Come with us? You are the only one missing for the Battle of the Titans."

Gwen glanced at Igula and said, "Okay."

"Wow!" Chikala clenched his fists: "My blood is boiling!"

Why are you so passionate about playing cards...

Black Crow suddenly asked: "By the way, where are we going?"

Igula said: "Didn't Ash tell you? We have to go to the bottom of Senluo, so as to ensure that the empty gate passage is stable enough."

"The bottom of Senluo..." Black Crow remembered something: "The underground of the Gemini Sect?"

"There is a deeper layer than that." Qikala said: "Black Crow, you may not have been there, but Gwen and I have been there. It is a trial place shared by all sects, the origin of Senluo, the belly scale of the earth--"

“A spiral of silence.”