...demigod?
Ruan Qing'an paused, took a step back, and stared at Aldrich, who was trying to please her like a big dog trying to give her all the good things.
But she didn't say anything, she just pushed Aldridge's head back a little, a smile in her eyes.
...
About 15 minutes later, the ferry was forced to sink due to repeated damage. At that moment, a figure flew out from the half-sinking ferry and landed lightly on the shore.
Aldridge carefully shielded Nguyen Thanh An in his arms, holding her tightly around the waist: "I didn't kill the guards, and I can still question them."
"good."
Ruan Qingan nodded slightly: "How long have I been locked up?"
During the time she was imprisoned by Lucas, perhaps due to the strange black power that blocked most of her senses from the outside world, she was in a daze most of the time.
Now it seems that the one who could betray Aldrich, the god of light, and possess the power to seal gods, was definitely not Lucas himself. He was the so-called messenger, representing the god who betrayed Aldrich back then.
Therefore, that strange black power must also be the power of the gods, which is why it can repel other elements and even leave Ruan Qing'an powerless to resist. This is the power of the gods.
Aldrich said, "It's been about half a month. It takes this long to return from the Xisha Empire to the Lycas Empire. During the time they brought you back, I heard that something has happened in the Lycas Empire."
"But I don't know the specifics. I only know that the problem lies with the church and the royal family. I'll have to ask them."
Upon hearing this, Nguyen Thanh An nodded to indicate that he understood.
He glanced at the struggling guards, then pointed at one of them: "Randomly select a lucky one, it seems—let's choose him, go and see."
"Yes, Master."
As Aldrich spoke, he reached out and held her firmly in his arms, and with just one step, he was instantly in front of the guard.
The guard, who had barely escaped with his life after falling into the water, had just returned to the shore and was now lying on the ground, vomiting up the seawater he had swallowed, completely limp.
But before he could recover, the shadow fell.
The guard slowly raised his head, and when he saw Aldrich's face clearly, his face turned deathly pale.
He felt like his whole body was about to split open. He recalled patrolling the deck, and then this guy suddenly fell from the sky and crashed right in front of him—
That was it; he just flew off...
Why, why this evil spirit again?!
Realizing what was happening, the guard instinctively rolled to his feet and scrambled to his feet, trying to escape, but just then—
After Aldrich put the girl down, he crouched down, grabbed the guard's foot, and dragged him back: "Why are you running? We're just asking some questions, we're not bad guys."
The guard looked distressed: ...Anyway, he's not a good person.
Seeing their expressions, Ruan Qing'an couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. She took a half-step forward; her body had regained some strength. She raised her hand, and fire elements danced around her. Then—
Instantly, whips materialized on the ground, binding the guards. She casually said, "That's enough, step back."
Upon hearing this, Aldridge obediently took a half step back.
Then, Ruan Qing'an came to the guard and looked down at him. Although she was petite, her aura was so strong and oppressive that she pressed him forward step by step.
Seeing the girl in front of him, the guard panicked even more.
This is the actual head of the Lancaster family! What did he do to deserve being chosen from so many people?!
Seeing the guard's terrified, teary-eyed expression...
Ruan Qing'an, who hadn't said a word: ...
She narrowed her leaden-gray eyes: "Am I scary?"
Upon hearing this, the guard shook his head vigorously.
Ruan Qingan continued, "You must have known my identity when you were guarding me, right? Weren't you afraid of me then? Ha... what a joke. Are you afraid now?"
"Speak, who ordered you to guard this place?"
Without hesitation, the guard replied, "It is His Highness the Seventh Prince. We are all royal guards, serving the Seventh Prince. He instructed us to come and guard you, preventing anyone from approaching this place."
This wasn't too surprising, but...
Ruan Qing'an paused, surprised that the Seventh Prince would actually send people to guard the ferry. Compared to the last time at the magicians' exchange meeting, he showed no intention of hiding anything when doing business in the Lycas Empire.
This turn of events is probably more serious than she imagined.
After a moment of silence, Ruan Qing'an looked at the guard and asked, "What is the situation in the Lycas Empire? What do you know?"
"...Because we've been staying here, we haven't actually received much information, but when my wife brought me food the day before yesterday, she casually mentioned a few things to me."
The guard paused, his expression turning somewhat strange: "She said that the people of the Church of Light, and the royal family, have all gone mad..."
"Crazy?"
Upon hearing this, Ruan Qing'an raised an eyebrow.
Seeing the guard's unconscious, slightly fearful expression, Ruan Qing'an was even more puzzled. What exactly did Lucas want to do with these pawns he had planted?
Criticizing the royal family and the church—such charges would be enough to send these commoners on several trials.
What could possibly make the guard's wife say such a thing?
After a long pause, the guard finally calmed down and spoke slowly and deliberately: "The Church of Light will take the lead, starting with the bishops, and all the priests, nuns, paladins, and even mages from top to bottom, to demand that all believers abandon their faith."
"Even the royal family, with the Seventh Prince's help and support, was among the first to support the branch church's initiatives..."
The guard paused, swallowed hard, and seemed to be instinctively afraid of something: "Now, many common people have started to rise up against the God of Light and worship a new god because of the leading role played by the Church of Light and the royal family."
Upon hearing this, Nguyen Thanh An's expression turned slightly cold.
I never expected Lucas to arrive so early and have infiltrated the Lycas Empire to this extent. No wonder Eileen said they would start with the Lycas Empire and spread to the entire continent of Hilar. It turns out they had already emptied the Lycas Empire.
After Aldrich, the God of Light, fell from the divine realm, he completely lost control over his followers—those who were devout believers would not gain power, but those who were unfaithful would not lose power either.
This is why there are so many corrupt elements in the Church of Light.
Thinking of this, Nguyen Thanh An looked at the guards.
"What is the name of that new god?"
"I heard... it's some kind of God of Reincarnation, but I don't know the specifics. It's something that hasn't appeared in previous texts."
At this moment—Aldrich suddenly spoke up: “Reincarnation is just another name for death, but it cannot achieve rebirth, so how can it reincarnate? As for the gospel… it refers to a curse, which is indeed a kind of propagation.”
Ruan Qing'an raised his eyes: "What do you mean?"
"He is the god of death and curses."
The guard was dumbfounded after Aldrich spoke. He hadn't cared at first, but this guy sounded like he was no pushover!
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