Chapter 64 The owner and the puppy scattered themselves everywhere like sliced noodles...
Despite the complaints, upgrades are still necessary.
After handing over a core, another faint light appeared on the spatial gate. Du Yu looked at the transparent hourglass that only she could see on the gate, and the sand at the top was sliding down at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Miss, what is this?"
Du Yu stroked her chin. She hadn't thought much about this spacetime rift before, but with a space gate that could be used for a long time, the spacetime rift could play a much greater role.
After a moment's thought, Du Yu had an idea and quietly lowered his voice: "Behind the door is the headquarters of our Listening Church."
"ah?"
Tian Yinuo was quite frightened. She glanced furtively at the door, then looked back at Du Yu. Lost in her own thoughts, she tugged at Du Yu's sleeve and whispered something in her ear:
"Does God dislike you, Miss, because he thinks you're too slow at work?"
It was clearly a baseless guess, but as she talked, Tian Yinuo started to believe it herself.
She didn't know what tasks the Lord of Listening had given Du Yu, but the tasks that God assigned to bishops were nothing more than a few types.
But what have they been doing with Du Yu all these days? They've been either picking up trash or on their way to pick up trash. They haven't recruited a single Protestant. She feels guilty when she thinks about it now.
Now this Lord of Listening has brought the headquarters here, which means he's dissatisfied with them!
It's just a door, yet she can make so many connections. Du Yu was quite amazed by Tian Yinuo's imagination, and she casually flicked Tian Yinuo's forehead:
"Don't overthink it. This is just God's determination to reform the missionary cause in response to the backward state of missionary work, which is difficult, slow, and inefficient. By integrating the church's internal human resources, breaking down the barriers between different branches, aligning the granularity between bishops, and establishing a missionary network matrix, we can find a way to achieve the goal of exponential growth in the number of believers and ultimately form a closed loop for the missionary cause."
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Du Yu finished speaking casually, watching the hourglass almost reach its end. Just as he was about to push open the door, his gaze fell on Tian Yinuo's worried face, and he paused:
"Perfect timing, come with me and we'll meet the person in charge there."
We need to find something for Tian Yinuo to do. She's not like Xiao Yi, who just sits there in a daze after eating. Staying in the temple all the time is getting too stifling.
The confusion in Tian Yinuo's eyes could practically solidify into a question mark; she was clearly still struggling with it: "Miss, could you please say it again? I didn't understand just now..."
"That's right, I don't understand what I'm saying."
"Huh?"
Xiao Yi, who was squatting in the corner cosplaying as a mushroom, slowly turned her head and watched as Du Yu opened the door that suddenly appeared, pushed Tian Yinuo inside, and then the antique-style door slowly closed. Her gaze fell on the patterns carved on the door.
After staring at it for a while, he raised his hand and scratched his cheek, a hint of confusion flashing in his golden eyes: I can't eat it... but I have a feeling I've seen it before.
He squatted on the ground, staring at the pattern on the door for a long time, his brain, which hadn't been used in a long time, slowly started working. The pattern... familiar, but inedible...
You need to tell the entity.
The brain struggles to reach a conclusion, but then the next question arises.
Because of his special ability, he is able to find the right direction in various spaces without being disturbed by any factors.
But he is currently in the misty rift, still in Du Yu's temple. Everything in the temple is controlled by Du Yu's will, and without her permission, no external link can be accessed.
No matter how special they are, superpowers all come from the spirit world. Without the connection to the spirit world, even Xiao Yi cannot locate the existence of the original body.
Xiao Yi stared blankly into the void for a while before realizing what had happened. Her gaze fell on the door again; she wasn't there, and she couldn't find her original body...
Vaguely matching the two, Xiao Yi stood up, stared at the door for a long time with her eyes down, and then turned her head to stare at the only thing in the temple that resembled Du Yu's aura—the purple fire that was jumping happily in the altar.
Xiao Yi frowned. After being fed like a pig by Du Yu, her face, which had finally gained some weight, turned pale again. However, her obsession with finding her true form continued to surge in her heart. Under the illumination of the purple fire, the shadow behind Xiao Yi was particularly dense, and there seemed to be some unknown existence surging within it.
Unfortunately, for some unknown reason, the surging in the shadow beneath Xiao Yi's feet became even more intense, and the space at the edge of the shadow was slightly distorted. The gold in Xiao Yi's eyes lit up, shining as brightly as two glowing yellow crystals, but then dimmed in the next second, and the surging in the shadow suddenly stopped.
"Awoo!"
Before the shadow fluctuations ended, a small, furry creature, no bigger than a palm, rolled out from the depths. Losing its direction, it crashed headfirst into the stone wall of the altar, letting out a childish scream.
"Meow?"
The nine-tailed cat, who had been reluctantly huddled in a corner of the temple watching humans go mad, was stunned. Its pupils widened as it watched the dog suddenly turn into a living creature.
"Woof!"
The black fur ball, which had been sitting still, perked up immediately upon hearing the meow. It lowered its body, raised its tail high, and stared excitedly at the black cat through its long fur, eager to try its luck.
Stupid dog.
The nine-tailed cat glanced disdainfully at the stupid thing that was no bigger than its fist (the nine-tailed cat used exaggeration here), shook its nine tails unhappily, and placed them outside. It, the Nine-Tailed Master, was going to teach this stupid thing a lesson.
But things are different here. No matter how that stupid dog got in, the humans here are very fierce, especially that purple-haired woman. If she finds out...
While making malicious speculations about Du Yu, the nine-tailed cat elegantly licked its fur with its paw.
However, the next second, its movements suddenly stopped, and it watched in shock as Xiao Yi frowned, picked up the ball of fur, and was about to put it on the purple fire in the center of the altar.
"Wow, this, this!" The nine-tailed cat was so shocked that it forgot it could speak human language. It jumped up, unsure whether it should continue watching.
This stupid dog is indeed quite stupid, but judging by its size, it's not even a year old yet, and it hasn't even lost its baby teeth. This seemingly not-so-bright man is actually more vicious than that woman, directly pushing this stupid dog into the fire pit.
Perhaps the nine-tailed cat's gaze was too intense, Xiao Yi tilted her head slightly, glanced at the two green lights floating in the shadows, and saw the green lights disappear with a "whoosh". She tilted her head in confusion and withdrew her attention.
"Woof!"
The little dog group, whose necks were being squeezed by fate, seemed unaware of what was happening. Their tails wagged happily, and they stuck out their pink tongues to lick Xiao Yi's palm, their wet eyes filled with joy.
Xiao Yi remained unmoved, picked up the puppy and put it forward a little more. The purple fire in the altar paused for a moment, then retreated instantly. Seeing that Xiao Yi had no intention of withdrawing her actions, the purple fire made a "?" gesture in mid-air with great confusion.
"Looking for someone."
Xiao Yi shook the little dog ball in her hand and explained with difficulty to the purple fire, "Find the original body, or..."
When Du Yu was mentioned, he paused. He was not a talkative man, and he did whatever Du Yu said. At this moment, if he had to find a word to refer to Du Yu, he couldn't find a suitable word for him.
"Huh?"
Perhaps he had paused for too long, because the little dog he was holding stopped wagging its tail and looked at him with a puzzled expression.
Meeting those perfectly round, golden puppy eyes, Xiao Yi suddenly had an inspiration, and her broken common sense was revived.
The owner needs to feed the puppy, and in return, the puppy will obey the owner's commands.
He now receives all his food from Du Yu, and he obeys Du Yu's orders, just like the little creature in his hand...
"Give this to the original body, or to the master."
This time he didn't hesitate and finished giving his instructions smoothly. However, for some reason, the question mark that the purple fire drew in the air became even bigger.
"Coo coo coo!"
A pigeon landed with a thud beside the altar, its three pairs of wings folding in turn. It looked him up and down, shaking its head with a gloating expression, as if it were seeing a former classmate with whom it had a bad relationship now performing on the street.
"Who do you think you should give it to?"
Even stones can talk in the misty crevices. Since Du Yu already has a talking cat, it's only natural that her pigeons can talk too.
Xiao Yi clearly didn't understand the pigeon's look and repeated her words. Upon hearing the word "master," the pigeon seemed to have heard a hilarious joke, pacing back and forth along the edge of the altar while cooing loudly as if mocking her.
After laughing, 166 looked at Xiao Yi, who was carrying the dog and looked confused, clearly unaware of what had happened. Suddenly, he lost interest in mocking her. Exposing someone's shortcomings to their face is only interesting when accompanied by the person's embarrassed and angry reaction.
"Gulp~ I told you long ago, if you keep cutting yourself like a knife-cut noodle, you'll cut yourself into an idiot one day."
166 shook its head, feeling rather bored, and rushed into the fire with a whoosh, then rushed out again, disappearing to who-knows-where. As if receiving some command, the purple fire leaped up and enveloped the puppy.
The black fleece puppy jumped in the flames and quickly disappeared.
"Huh?"
Du Yu was touring the village under Gu Yinglan's guidance, inspecting the construction progress of the church—which the villagers called the Temple of the Goddess—when suddenly purple flames appeared in his hand.
"Woof!"
Before she could control the purple fire and come to her senses, she found herself holding a fluffy, warm ball of a dog.
"Hey, where did this puppy come from?"
Offerings should be made to her through rituals, with the offerings appearing at the edge of the altar, and living creatures should be unsuitable for sacrifice.
Despite her doubts, Du Yu raised her hand and, following her heart's desire, rubbed the puppy from head to toe, making the puppy wag its tail and lick her hand.
"Did Xiao Yi send this?"
Du Yu squeezed the puppy's paw, finally understanding how the little thing came to be.
According to Xiao Yi, as long as it is placed near her, the puppy can sense the connection between itself and its original body and can reach it through the spirit world.
But at this moment, the puppy obediently lay in Du Yu's arms, its tail wagging like a fan, showing no intention whatsoever of going out to find its original body.
It was strange that living beings could be sacrificed, so Du Yu put the puppy in his arms and planned to ask Xiao Yi when he got back.
"grown ups!"
Du Yu was holding a dog and checking on the progress of the ancestral hall's renovation when a joyful shout came from behind him. Du Yu turned around and met Xiao Qi's gaze. Xiao Qi had changed into clean clothes and had a white cloth wrapped around her forehead.
"I never expected to see you again so soon!"
Having gone through so much, this somewhat rebellious girl's eyes have matured considerably and become more vibrant. She is no longer the withdrawn girl who couldn't integrate into the villagers.
Du Yu stared at the white cloth on Xiao Qi's forehead, his eyes widening slightly. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Yinglan shook her head imperceptibly.
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Author's Note: To prevent a repeat of the disaster of "this book seems to have no romance" from the last one, I've learned my lesson and decided to make the romance line more obvious [fist pump] (although it's currently written like a main character doting on his love interest).
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I've been reviewing my last book lately, which has reignited my passion for card-making stories. I've started a new one, "The First Card Maker of the Abyss," which is available for pre-order. If you like this kind of story, feel free to check out my author page and add it to your favorites!
If the collection is high, I might just open this book directly.
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