Chapter 44 Chapter 44 What Miao Wants, Miao Gets
"Perhaps...perhaps they acted on their own initiative," the handsome young man muttered after a moment, speaking in a tattling manner. "They're encroaching on your authority."
"Heh." My employer's magic wasn't very good when he was young, but he was very good at deceiving himself.
Lin Miao, who had guessed the general situation from the angel's few words, couldn't help but find it very interesting.
She took a step closer to the young man. "Zile, do you know what the biggest difference between you and them is?"
"..." He looked up in a daze, his eyes hazy, like the innocent look a kitten would show to its owner after chewing the sofa to pieces.
"My subordinates—the demons—always see things from my perspective," she said softly, "no matter who I am, good or evil."
"They are loyal only to me."
"And you..." Lin Miao changed the subject, "You have so much on your mind. The Divine Court, the human world, the responsibilities of an angel; all that's left for me is a very small place."
“…”
The angel stared at her blankly, and a storm suddenly arose on the calm sea, stirring up layers of waves.
Listening carefully, his voice trembled slightly. "You knew all this when you saved me! But you asked me to follow you then..."
"Following me, I want you to break free from the influence of the Divine Court, to see, hear, and think for yourself." Lin Miao pondered the mindset of the Demon King at that time—or perhaps in his previous life—and sighed softly, "But you still can't remove the mark of Him."
"Can you swear that you came to question me today without being influenced by even a little bit of Heaven?"
The angel who had learned about this from the Divine Court certainly didn't dare to do so.
The young man's lips moved, but in the end he just lowered his head and stood silently, letting his silver hair half cover his cheeks.
His birth, his past, and as she said, his responsibility as an angel, Zeller could not give it up - naturally, he could not really stand by her side and seek trust and love like her subordinates without any taboos.
He knew it very well, but...
A strong wind blew over the peak of hell, and the bottomless scene that was just a glimpse of it swayed before her eyes.
Lin Miao suddenly had an epiphany, vaguely understanding the intention of the dream-entering skill to cut the cliff scene into a second segment.
"Ziller," she called, the bird on the mask looking directly into his eyes. "Want something exciting?"
"?" The angel showed a cute and confused look like a kitten again.
The mask concealed Lin Miao's crazy and amused smile. The young man only saw the woman in front of him with her back to the abyss and her arms outstretched.
The strong wind made her robe sleeves rustle, and she retreated several steps. When he was caught off guard, she fell straight towards the cliff behind her!
The long black hair spread out in the night like ink. Zeller's heart stopped beating for a moment, and the blood in his body suddenly solidified.
His back arched, the muscles in his shoulder blades spasmed violently, and the sound of bones shifting resembled the crackling of ice. Snow-white down feathers emerged from beneath his skin, expanding into enormous wings in a matter of seconds, radiating a golden glow.
The young man leaped forward, half-folded his wings, and rushed towards the shrinking purple figure at a nearly vertical angle against the violent airflow under the Hell Cliff.
Dive.
Accelerate the dive.
Twenty meters, ten meters, five meters...
Just as Lin Miao was about to fall to the bottom—the crimson, boiling magma—the angel's fingertips touched her wrist. Its six wings, covering the sky and the sun, fully unfolded, cushioning her descent.
He wrapped his arms around her waist, flapped his wings suddenly, and flew her into the sky.
…
For Yu Linmiao, the thrill of free falling from a height of ten thousand meters was still too much. Even though she was sure that the angel would catch her, the almost boiling excitement factor was still running rampant in her veins.
Although this wasn't the purpose of jumping down...
But couldn't she now easily see the wings that he had refused to let her see before?
As Lin Miao thought about this, a surge of arrogance inexplicably emerged in his heart.
——Whatever you want, you will get.
She leaned on the angel's chest, staring straight at the three pairs of breathtakingly beautiful wings, looking them up and down wantonly, with surprise, appreciation and love in her eyes.
The angel had already carried her high into the sky, his body gradually becoming steady as he flew towards the east.
"...You're taking a huge risk." Zeller's voice was filled with fear, still recovering from the shock of that moment. He wanted her to stop scaring him like that, but he didn't know how to say it harshly.
So he humbly said, "What if I don't catch you in time?"
Lin Miao blinked.
Unfortunately, she was wearing a mask, and the angel couldn't see the wanton, determined smile on her face.
"Isn't it exciting?" she asked, showing no remorse.
“…Exciting.” The kind that almost scared me to death.
"Don't you feel great after flying like this?" she continued to ask.
“…Maybe.”
Probably, he was only thinking about catching her, speeding up and speeding up, and when he fell off the cliff, he forgot many things that were bothering him and putting him in trouble.
She patted his arm and told him to look down.
Continuous black mountains, buildings of various styles, most of which show "dark aesthetics", winding rivers, lush forests...
From the perspective of the girl and the angel, you can overlook the entire hell and take in all the scenery.
The home of the demons that are hostile to the gods and hated by humans actually has a good color that is no less beautiful than the other two worlds.
"Is it beautiful?" she asked again.
"...Hmm." The young angel's answer was more concise, a bitter smile on his face. "Is this your purpose?"
Yes, Lin Miao answered without hesitation in his heart.
She raised her hand and touched the hair on his temples: "I won't force you to make a choice, Ziler."
Her fingertips were soft and her tone was gentle, which was slightly similar to the tone he remembered when she asked him to "follow her" in the tavern many years ago.
"I just want to tell you...if you feel tired, you can occasionally embrace the breath of freedom outside of the oracle."
*
The last thing Lin Miao saw was a pair of crystal blue eyes that looked like they were about to rain.
Dream skills always end quickly, extracting a small piece of memories from those long years, either vividly or briefly, and forcing her to experience it without any preparation, requiring her to feel involved and to dig out some secrets.
When Lin Miao woke up, she was lying on a soft couch. Her wet clothes were probably dried by the spiritual power, and became dry and warm.
"You're awake." The sound of jade breaking floated past his ears, and Lin Miao turned his head to look.
The neatly dressed and handsome Archangel sat upright at his desk with a calm expression, showing no signs of anger or impending anger.
"……ah."
Although he was crazy when doing bad things, Lin Miao still felt a little guilty after doing it (after all, he couldn't beat him).
"Are you okay...?" She looked at him cautiously.
"You don't have to be so cautious," Ziler said. "Even though you broke into my bath, covered my eyes, knocked me unconscious, and used your skills on me, I don't blame you."
"..." He recited every one of her crimes like that. Sure enough, she still had a lot of complaints!
She shrank her head and saw that the angel's hands on the table were already wearing the same white gloves as the two previous times they met.
In the dream, the young him didn't seem to have this habit. Just now in the bath...
Oh, she didn't seem to pay any attention to his hands at all.
Oh, well; a handsome man is the root of all trouble, what’s her fault?
"You are a dignified angel from the divine court! You strictly abide by the rules and regulations! Yet you have been lying to me!" Thinking of the dream, Lin Miaoli straightened up and became stronger.
“Is this your beautiful quality?!”
"I never lied to you."
In her imagination, an honest employer would at least show some shame, but Zeller looked at her quietly with a serious tone.
...Only 80% was concealed, right?
"I saved you before," she said, walking up to him and resting her hands on his desk, looking very dissatisfied. "You still owe me a favor."
"Yes," he answered quickly. The grown-up angel raised his face to look at her, a slight curve at the corner of his lips. "I always remember it. Always."
A vague black shadow seemed to flash across the soft and pure blue ocean, like a beast lurking before being released from its cage; but it disappeared so quickly that it was impossible to catch it in time.
...Is it her illusion?
Why does my employer have such a terrifying look in his eyes...?
Lin Miao tried to convince himself that he was just seeing things, but the feeling of unease continued to spread in his heart.
We shouldn't talk about this topic anymore. After all, knowing a little about her past with the angel is already a great gain.
Lin Miao calmed down and said, "The mechanism in the Capet family's basement has seriously injured my target. I need your help."
The arc fell, and the angel was silent for a few seconds before he responded softly, "Hmm."
A white halo condensed in the silk-covered palm, transforming into the shape of a small ball-shaped bird, which jumped tremblingly onto Lin Miao's shoulder.
"Put it next to the three-headed dog, and it will absorb the power of light. ...That power can also protect you from a few attacks."
So, don't throw it away.
He added in his mind, glancing at the girl's rather surprised expression.
Picking up a defensive magic weapon for free is such a pleasant surprise!
"Thank you." Lin Miao said with a smile, "Then in order to complete my employer's task as soon as possible, I will go back first?"
The speed of time in heaven and on earth is different, and she is not sure how long the doll can be effective.
“…”Under the table where Lin Miao couldn’t see, the angel’s left hand clenched into a fist.
A glowing portal slowly appeared behind her, flickering with flickering golden light.
"You only have one last feather left."
He said abruptly.
Lin Miao had already stepped into the portal. Upon hearing this, he turned around, blinked, and said in one breath: "I know. This is my last chance to ask for your help."
"Shouldn't I take this opportunity to ask more questions?" the angel murmured.
"That's only if you don't tell those elliptical lies." She shrugged, her eyes sharp. "I've gotten enough today."
"Next time I come... I will collect more evidence and get to know more of the truth."
"And then—force you to speak."
“…”
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