Bai Xi looked at El's eyes, which seemed to see right through her, and still forced herself to change the subject.
"I want the scales."
She knew that if she said it directly, she would definitely be rejected, and might even be beaten. However, Philomona was there, and it was unrealistic to try to get around El.
It's better to be honest like this. If El wants to hunt her down, he'll only come after her.
To her surprise, El simply looked at her calmly and spoke in a flat tone.
"Can."
His quick agreement almost caught Bai Xi off guard. She even came up with a bunch of explanations, including telling the truth, having a fight, and all sorts of other guesses, but she never expected that El would not refuse her.
Bai Xi was stunned; the air was quiet.
El didn't say anything more, seemingly waiting for her answer. This generous behavior made Bai Xi unsure whether she should take it or not.
There are two possibilities: one is that he is deceiving them, trying to lower their guard and prevent the scales from being truly taken away.
But it's more likely that angels, being human-machine entities that don't lie, wouldn't deceive people, so he was serious.
This made Bai Xi a little embarrassed.
Philomona, on the other hand, looked at Baixi and El with a surprised expression, as if she had discovered a new world.
Perhaps it was because El's attitude was too unusual. She was just joking and speaking without thinking, but she didn't really think that Bai Xi and El had any relationship.
But in that instant, she felt that her casual guess might actually be true.
Having dealt with angels many times before, she knew what kind of people they were. So when Bai Xi made such an unreasonable request, even trying to take away the treasure that suppressed the temple, she couldn't hide the strange look on her face.
"Don't you want it anymore?"
El was a little surprised that Bai Xi hadn't given him a reply yet. He looked at Bai Xi and asked her the question on his own initiative.
"want......"
Bai Xi felt something was off about everything, but she really needed the scales now, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet and take them.
El nodded, said nothing more, and turned to lead the way for them.
Bai Xi finally breathed a sigh of relief. Without the oppressive feeling from El, she was no longer filled with erotic and perverted thoughts.
Philomona and Bai Xi exchanged a glance and then followed.
...
Upon arriving at this celestial temple once again, Bai Xi felt a mixture of familiarity and strangeness, nostalgia and aversion.
What she found familiar and nostalgic was that she had visited this place in her dreams; what she found strange and repulsive was... the angel statue standing in the very center of the temple.
That faceless statue.
Stepping back into the temple's main hall, Bai Xi took two deep breaths to prepare herself mentally before entering.
But when I saw the faceless statue, my heart stopped for a moment.
Why isn't it moving?
Filomona sensed Bai Xi's hesitation and turned to look at her with a somewhat puzzled expression.
Although this is a temple, it is not very aggressive and there are no defensive barriers. Even a succubus like her can come in, so what is Bai Xi worried about?
"fine."
Bai Xi shook her head. She couldn't describe her feelings, but she knew that she had to be 100% vigilant about things that she instinctively rejected and abhorred.
She didn't know why El would worship this faceless angel statue, but it certainly wasn't something good.
"The scales can measure the increase and decrease of entropy in this world. Now that the gods have returned, the scales have become stable. There is no need for angels to guide us for the time being. It is fine to lend them to you for now."
Al is usually a man of few words, but today, he surprisingly offered a few more words of explanation.
It gives the impression that he said that because he was worried that Bai Xi would feel guilty.
"Okay, thank you."
Bai Xi stepped forward, not giving the faceless angel statue much of a look, and prepared to leave with the scales in hand.
But just a second before she picked up the scales, she heard her own voice.
"If you insist on taking the other path, you will die."
Although it was her own voice, the tone was clearly different, and unlike Eros's carefree and lighthearted tone, this voice was more like...
The other woman I met in the mirror at the White Bone Lord's mansion.
The shadow in the mirror, with its seductive intent, trying to reveal all the truth to her and tempting her to do something.
There's no reason why, that's just how she feels right now.
Bai Xi didn't know why, but she subconsciously felt that the sound was coming from the angel statue. Following her thoughts, she looked up and, without realizing it, the angel statue had a face, or rather... her own face.
"!"
Bai Xi's heart skipped a beat, and the chill rising from her feet almost engulfed her.
Because the statue was looking directly at her, a statue with the same face as her, its eyes turned downwards, making eye contact with hers.
Despite the bright and sacred temple, Bai Xi felt a sense of terror in this holy place.
What are you?!
Bai Xi couldn't control her voice, which became more erratic, making her seem somewhat irrational.
But heaven knows how annoyed she was.
Sometimes she even wondered if she had a split personality. If this weren't a magical world, Bai Xi would definitely take the initiative to find a psychologist to treat her.
Bai Xi tried hard to suppress her urge to curse, but this was a 'ghost' that was haunting her and wouldn't leave no matter what she did, and she really didn't want it to appear for even a second longer.
“I am you, why don’t you believe it?”
The angel statue is answering her question.
"I don't believe you! And don't ever show your face again!"
Ignoring the looks from the two people beside her, Bai Xi firmly rejected the angel statue.
If they really are all her future selves, then she already has two future selves!
One Eros was already giving Bai Xi a lot of headaches, and she didn't want to add another one with wicked intentions to the mix.
Bai Xi never expected that now that she has become stronger, her biggest enemy has become herself.
You will regret your choice now.
The angel statue looked at Bai Xi, seemingly unable to stay despite Bai Xi's strong resistance, and could only leave these words behind before disappearing.
The statue was restored to its original appearance.
Bai Xi frowned, pressed her hand to her chest, and took several deep breaths to dispel the discomfort she had just felt.
"What are you doing?"
A male and a female voice spoke at the same time, asking tentatively and hesitantly.
They only saw Bai Xi suddenly start arguing with the statue, but the statue remained unchanged, quietly standing there. So who was she talking to?
The atmosphere became so eerie that even the demon Filomona was a little scared.
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