I'm Also Waiting for News

Does it mean nothing?

Upon hearing this, Lai Er stood there stunned for a long time until the messenger leading the way noticed something, turned around with a slight puzzlement, and asked, "Is there a problem?" Lai Er belatedly came to his senses.

"No, it's nothing." Lai Er quickly followed. "I was just a little curious."

The envoy wasn't stupid. Seeing Lai Er repeatedly asking about the Isolation Zone and even knowing about the abandoned villages, he naturally sensed something was amiss. However, he didn't ask immediately but simply gave Lai Er a meaningful look.

Lai Er could sense that the messenger was already suspicious of him, and he panicked, but not because he was afraid of the messenger, but because he was afraid of Visas-sama inside his body.

His uncontrolled barrage of self-destructive questions had even alerted the messenger, so how much more so Visas-sama?

Thinking of this, Lai Er immediately knelt before Bai Wei in his heart. "Visas-sama, actually I am..."

"If you want to tell me you also come from the No Man's Land, then there's no need," Bai Wei said leisurely. "I've never been interested in a person's past; I care more about the future. Do you understand?"

Lai Er breathed a sigh of relief and nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Visas-sama, I will always be your most loyal henchman!"

As expected of Visas-sama, his magnanimity is so great that even Lai Er couldn't help but think, "Even if Visas-sama asked me to die right now, I would not hesitate."

Of course, this thought only lasted for a brief moment.

The two continued walking, and soon the villagers noticed the two outsiders and immediately came to greet them with great respect and trepidation.

The leader was an old man, so thin he looked like a walking skeleton, and the relatively younger people around him were no better off. Looking at them, one could even think that the Breeding Female Breeding Male the Holy Sound Seed Zone were relatively well-off compared to them.

"Heavens, Your Angel-sama!" The old man bowed respectfully to the messenger walking ahead. "I didn't know you would come today. We, we..."

The messenger gave a curt "hmm" and walked right past the old man without offering any explanation. This made the villagers even more terrified, wondering if they had done something wrong to offend these angels.

Lai Er glanced at the villagers a few times, then quickly followed, continuing to ask the messenger as instructed by Bai Wei: "Why do they call you an angel?"

"Because in their eyes, we come from heaven." The messenger pointed to the sky and said calmly, "The people here do not leave the Isolation Zone, or even their villages. They do not know the outside world or the Eight Great Churches, so all outsiders are seen as coming from heaven, and naturally they call us angels."

"Don't they ever think about leaving?" Lai Er asked (again, Bai Wei's question), "Don't they ever think about seeing the outside world?"

"Of course not," the envoy said calmly. "No one here wants to leave."

Lai Er opened his mouth, but said nothing more.

Bai Wei, who was listening in, had already grasped most of the meaning; it was still a mental imprint.

In this world, the influence of deities on mortal thought is practically a fundamental principle. Examples include Rhine's altered sexual orientation, the order of the Lyra imprint, and the musical transformation of the Holy Sound People. Correspondingly, in this context, it should be about limiting one's own behavior.

The outside world is dangerous; the only right thing to do is to stay where you are and never leave.

From this perspective, although the Contract Land does not have a clear deity, it still possesses a mind imprinting technology that is no less advanced than that of churches with deities in charge. It is no wonder that they have a weapon like "Obedience of Heavenly Voice," because "Obedience of Heavenly Voice Heaven" essentially works on mind perception. Therefore, the target to whom "Obedience of Heavenly Voice" can be applied has a basic requirement: they must be believers of the deity.

Once someone believes in a deity or uses the power of a deity, they will be branded with that deity's mind imprint. The only difference is that different deities have different mind imprints.

In other words, only those who do not believe in or rely on the power of gods are not affected by the imprint of their thinking.

Unfortunately, there are no such people in this world, and they cannot escape even in No Man's Land where there is no clear god.

While Bai Wei was pondering, Lai Er asked the messenger again, "Why were those forgotten villages you mentioned forgotten? Aren't they the people of your Contract Land?"

"As I said, it's because the Isolation Zone is too large," the envoy said calmly. "We won't be watching it every second, after all, the Isolation Zone has existed for a thousand years."

"Didn't you ever think about bringing them back?"

Why do this?

Lai Er was speechless again.

Before Lai Er could ask his next question, the envoy seemed to have run out of patience. He looked into Lai Er's eyes and slowly said, "Alright, there are no outsiders here now, and you don't need to worry about the news leaking or being overheard. So I won't beat around the bush anymore. Mr. Lai Si, you... are 'Tongue,' aren't you?"

...Tongue?

Lai Er blinked, not understanding what the messenger meant, what he meant by "tongue"?

"It seems you are not, or perhaps you are unwilling to admit it." Lai Er's expression did not escape the messenger's notice. He said calmly, "But it doesn't matter. You should be able to contact that Mr. 'Tongue'. My master asked me to pass on a message to him."

Having said that, Lai Er naturally understood that the "tongue" the messenger mentioned was Visas-sama.

At this moment, Bai Wei spoke up, "Let him speak."

Lai Er nodded. "Go on."

"Let's make a deal," the messenger said expressionlessly, repeating his "master's" words. "I want a piece of the body, whether it's a tongue, an ear, or teeth, you can choose."

Lai Er pursed his lips and continued, following Bai Wei's instructions, "How do you know Mr. 'Tongue' has those Three Corpse Pieces? Who are you from Peach Blossom Paradise?"

Hearing this, the envoy smiled knowingly and said, "Even Peach Blossom Paradise knows about this, so it seems you really are Tongue-sensei's confidant. Then just tell Tongue-sensei what I have to say. I really liked his carefree attitude at the last meeting. There's no need to test him or beat around the bush. We're trading for profit, aren't we? In that case, why don't we just focus on the trade itself?"

Lai Er pretended to ponder for a moment before slowly asking, "So what can you give me?"

"It's very simple," the messenger said calmly. "I can help you stop 'Obedience of Heavenly Voice'."

The purpose has finally been revealed.

Lai Er said, "'Tongue' doesn't need to stop that thing. He's not the one wanted by the Eight Great Churches."

"You mean the wanted person is Hand Eye, that is, Ulu of Rhine, right?" The envoy smiled slightly. Lai Er didn't know why, but the person in front of him was clearly a grown man, yet his smile had a strange charm. "But what if I said that I have the ability to change the target of 'Obedience of Heavenly Voice' from Mr. Ulu to you?"

Although Lai Er hadn't quite figured out the situation yet, he could understand the gist of the messenger's words.

Lai Er narrowed his eyes slightly. "Are you threatening me... Tongue-sensei?"

"I don't mind if you see it as a threat," the envoy said leisurely. "But you can also take a more positive view, can't you? If I don't interfere, 'Obedience of Heavenly Voice' will operate normally, and it will be your mortal enemy, Ulu, who will be eliminated. Wouldn't that be a huge help to you? In Peach Blossom Paradise, didn't you just want to offer a piece of his body in exchange for Ulu's head? What's the difference between that and our current deal?"

"That's not fair," Lai Er said. "I don't know who you are, neither your real identity nor your corresponding identity in Peach Blossom Paradise."

"But I know who you are," the messenger said with a smile. "Mr. Xi Ze, or... Miss He Wei Ni Ya?"

... And who are these two people?

You just said you already knew Tongue-sensei's identity, so why are you bringing up a woman now?

Lai Er immediately felt that the other party's intelligence capabilities were not very good, but he did not dare to say it directly. Instead, following Bai Wei's instructions, he continued to "ponder" for a while before saying, "I cannot make a decision for Tongue-sensei."

"Of course, we still have time before the Obedience of Heavenly Voice is completed," the messenger continued with a smile. "But there won't be much time. I hope you can get Tongue-sensei to make a decision as soon as possible. If it drags on until the Obedience of Heavenly Voice is activated, I won't be able to do anything about it."

Lai Er pursed his lips. "So, how should I contact you after I've decided?"

"I will stay here." The messenger pointed to himself. "This is the outermost village in the Isolation Zone. I even showed you around. I don't think you've forgotten the way."

"Is it enough that I just come back to find you?"

"Yes, just come to me." The messenger nodded. "I will deliver the message to the master as soon as possible. Of course, you can only come to me, not to anyone else from the Contract Land. If you encounter anyone else from the Contract Land in the No Man's Land, you'd better try to blend in. Because this is a transaction between us, not between you and the Contract Land, understand?"

Good grief, he's a traitor too.

"I understand." Lai Er nodded. "I will tell Lord Tongue everything and let him consider it carefully."

"Then I'll wait here for your good news."

The envoy smiled again, and after he finished speaking, Lai Er clearly felt that the charm on his face disappeared, and he returned to his expressionless poker face.

... What's going on here?

The messenger raised his hand and pointed to the exit. "Please go quickly and return quickly."

"Don't you need to go back and report to your master?" Lai Er asked.

"No need," the messenger replied calmly. "I can wait for news here."

Lai Er gave a strange "Oh".

The envoy frowned slightly. "Why aren't you leaving yet?"

"Because I'm also here waiting for news."

Messenger. "?"

Bai Wei withdrew his consciousness from Lai Er again and began to ponder.

To be honest, Bai Wei was somewhat surprised that the Ring Finger would use Obedience of Heavenly Voice as leverage to threaten him into making a deal.

Whether it's true or false, Bai Wei couldn't help but marvel at how ambitious this guy was.

Previously, Bai Wei deliberately transferred the Rule of the Left Eye to the Ring Finger in order to obtain the coordinates and vision of the Contract Land. Moreover, due to various seals, the information he received was intermittent, and he could not communicate directly with the Ring Finger or hear the voices from the other side. Therefore, Bai Wei was quite surprised by the Ring Finger's actions this time.

There are so many crazy women in this world. If Bai Wei is really a local native, she might actually be outmaneuvered by this guy.

However, Bai Wei wasn't too surprised that the Ring Finger knew the names Xi Ze and He Wei Ni Ya; it must have been passed on from the Holy Sound.

Bai Wei's fingers tapped lightly on the table.

So now everything is clear. Apart from Luo Qi, who is just playing a minor role, everyone's cards and needs have been clearly revealed.

Then Bai Wei will have to take charge of the operation.

The Ring Finger, the right eye, and the Heaven's Obedience perched above the head.

The next step is to connect all of this together, and that requires a performance.

A magnificent and grand performance.

Bai Wei dipped his index finger in the tea and wrote Lai Er's name on the table.

Meanwhile, in the De La Town.

After half a day of marching, Rhine and Nightmare's forces finally arrived here.

"What about your special forces unit?" Luo Qi asked Fenris beside him. "Did they succeed?"

Using the pretext of eliminating that Forbidden Scholar, Luo Qi successfully led the team out of the No Man's Land.

Next, all he needs to do is find an excuse to take the team to the Nameless Town, which will be much less difficult than going directly from the No Man's Land to the Nameless Town.

But the premise is that the work here must be finished first, so Luo Qi sincerely hopes that the special force of "Nightmare Follower" that Fenris mentioned has already taken care of the person.

To Luo Qi's disappointment, Fenris shook his head. "No, our contact with the Nightmare Follower was severed half a day ago."

"What does that mean?"

"They have most likely been wiped out," Fenris said calmly.

Damn, this is rubbish.

Luo Qi couldn't help but curse inwardly, but he didn't show it. He simply asked, "So what do we do next? Can we still find that guy?"

"Yes, I can sense that he is still here," Fenris said. "We will use our dream to track his location, and then we will ask for your assistance."

Luo Qi nodded impatiently.

Damn it, I really don't want to get involved in their mess. But there's no other way, I have to kill that guy quickly... huh?

He turned around abruptly and looked behind him.

"What's wrong?" Fenris asked.

Luo Qi narrowed his eyes slightly, and after a long while shook his head. "No, there's nothing there."

Not far away, the red-haired girl waited quietly until Luo Qi's figure disappeared from sight before turning and leaving.