After looking at each other with his family, Lu Xin walked forward and approached the church step by step.
The church in this bleak town is unusually quiet compared to the town's residents who are full of madness and violence. This seemed to be the only place where no living creatures existed.. However, when he got close to this place, he could faintly feel that the surroundings of his body seemed to be filled with countless invisible ghosts and shadows. They were exaggeratedly rotating around him in a place very close to reality.
Lu Xin can even feel their faces roaring against the tip of their noses and their nails scratching the back of their necks.
But Lu Xin turned a blind eye to them. He just walked slowly to the front of the church, stopped for a moment, and then raised his hand...
... knock on the door.
Tuk-tuk-tuk...
He knocked very gently on the dilapidated wooden door of the church and asked politely:
"Excuse me, is there anyone inside?"
"..."
"..."
The moment the knock on the door rang, all the illusory shadows suddenly disappeared without a trace, as if they were frightened.
But Lu Xin just stood calmly in front of the church door.
He knocked on the door quietly and asked politely.
After all, Mom said, be polite before fighting.
When he knocked on the door, it was obvious that his father was so nervous that his shadow was trembling slightly. Normally, even if he was facing an entire city, he could have an absolute sense of high status and the confidence to devour the entire city in an instant. But now, facing this small, dilapidated church that seemed to collapse with just a slight push, he felt a little guilty.
Inside the church, no one responded.
So Lu Xin, after a slight silence, gently raised his hand and pushed open the church door.
"Squeak..."
The rough door shaft made a sharp noise, and the cold wind took the opportunity to flow in as Lu Xin pushed the door open.
Lu Xin took a deep breath and walked into the church.
He saw the simple decoration inside this small church.
The church is not big, with only a dozen rows of empty chairs arranged slightly compactly in the hall.
Further forward, there stood a statue of God with his upper body submerged in darkness, his head lowered to the left, like a desperate man.
There seemed to be no electricity in the church, and there were only three or four rows of stubby white candles lit under statue of God.
As the wind from outside blew in, the flames of the candles swayed, messing up the surrounding light.
Lu Xin glanced lightly and saw the only person in the church.
It was an old man wearing missionary clothing with gray hair, sitting quietly on the third row of benches, bowing his head in prayer.
After seeing him, Lu Xin took advantage of the situation and glanced at statue of God in front.
My eyes had just adapted to the light inside the church, and I could clearly see the appearance of statue of God above...
... no facial features.
It was clearly a faceless statue of God.
This old man dressed like a missionary prayed alone to the faceless statue of God in an empty church.
"It's really you..."
Before Lu Xin could think of how to speak to this lonely missionary, an angry voice suddenly appeared behind him.
It's the father.
He immediately followed Lu Xin in and immediately saw the old man's back.
For a moment, his eyes shot out with extremely fierce hatred.
The black shadows around him were swept up crazily like robes lifted by the strong wind.
Lu Xin could even feel the substantial hatred in him, pouring out towards the old man crazily.
"I haven't seen you for thirty years, so you are still alive..."
"When you betrayed me, attacked me, took away my authority, and ruined my honor, did you ever think that I would come after you?"
"..."
Once his father's roar sounded, he couldn't hold it back, and he was as angry as... like swearing.
"Were you attacked by him?"
Lu Xin automatically blocked his father's curses and captured some interesting secrets from his voice.
This also made him slightly curious and suddenly very interested in his father's past.
"Of course it's him..."
After hearing what Lu Xin said, his father immediately turned to him, but he was too angry to change his tone. Even when he spoke to Lu Xin, he could feel obvious anger and resentment. "It was this despicable guy who attacked me..."
"Otherwise, how could those humans have the ability to hurt me and imprison me..."
"..."
"I..."
Father's roar made the whole church tremble and seemed to be about to fall apart, "I am Night King..."
"It was because of his sneak attack that I became Night Prisoner!"
"..."
"King..."
Lu Xin was slightly surprised. He didn't know before that the ultimate codename contained these subtle changes.
Taking the name of night and calling himself a king, what kind of existence should his father be?
However, why was such a being attacked by a sneak attack, robbed of his honorable name, and turned into a prisoner?
Thinking about it from another angle, what kind of existence would this missionary who could sneak attack his father be like?
"I didn't expect you to be hiding here..."
Just when Lu Xin felt curious, Mom sighed softly and walked into the church.
Looking at the faceless old man statue of God, his face actually looked slightly sad. After a while, he said softly:
"When we were among the first batch to arrive, you were probably the first to realize your identity and the first to know what to do. We all thought that you would be the ultimate who has the greatest influence on reality, and you might even ascend to the new throne..."
"But I didn't expect that you would hide in this place and become like this..."
"..."
Lu Xin was slightly curious and looked towards Mom.
From Mom's words, I seem to have heard a lot about the past.
"Alas..."
The old man who had never reacted at all to his father's crazy cursing just now let out a long sigh when he heard Mom's words. Then, he slowly turned around and said, "Hiding here may be the only thing I feel can't go wrong."
"Huh?"
When he saw the old man's face, Lu Xin couldn't help but feel slightly surprised.
The old man's face was constantly changing.
Sometimes he is a crying baby, sometimes he is a numb woman, sometimes he is a sad girl, sometimes he is a guilty boy, sometimes he is coldly irritable, sometimes he is fierce hatred, these countless different faces overlap on his face.
It seems to be changing all the time, and it seems to be just that, but in fact there has never been any change.
Seeing this old man, Lu Xin didn't feel like he had really seen his true appearance.
There is only one feeling that he is very weak and very old.
Even when his face looks like that of a baby that hasn't yet had teeth, it gives the impression of being extremely old.
"You..."
Seeing the appearance of this old man, my father was slightly startled, and then he woke up.
Mom's face was obviously a little surprised. He looked at him deeply and then sighed softly:
"No wonder she made a three-part agreement before we came, asking us not to hurt you..."
"I didn't expect you to be so weak now..."
"..."
After a slight pause, she frowned, seemingly curious. "Dang Fire Thief, the ultimate pursuit of truth..."
"As the first to arrive and the first to recognize your own existence, why are you so weak?"
"..."
"Fire Thief?"
Lu Xin's pupils shrank slightly. This old missionary was actually Fire Thief, one of Thirteen Ultimates?
However, looking at him, it's hard to connect him with the Ultimate.
Because, before he turned around, he gave Lu Xin the feeling that he was even a living person, not a spiritual creature.
"Maybe it's because I'm stuck with a problem..."
The old missionary, or rather, Fire Thief, did not hide anything and answered in a low voice.
"What about you?"
Then he looked up at Mom and said softly, "Qi Ming, have you found the right destiny?"
"Prying into life?"
Lu Xin's heart moved slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Mom.
Mom At this time, there was no reaction from anyone who revealed his identity, but his face looked a little sad.
This kind of sadness is similar to the sadness she felt when she mentioned Sword Wielder before.
But there is something more than that kind of sadness.
After a long time, she shook her head gently and said:
"I just made sure that there is no correct destiny, every intersection is reasonable..."
"But..."
After a slight pause, she turned to look at Lu Xin, her eyes becoming gentle. "I did find it."
When Mom looked at Lu Xin, the old Fire Thief also looked at Lu Xin.
A gentle smile appeared in his eyes, and he whispered, "Hello."
Lu Xin was startled for a moment, then nodded to the old man and replied politely, "Hello."
The old man's smile became gentler, and he suddenly said, "If you were asked to choose the most important thing in this world."
"So, what will you choose?"
"..."
"?"
Lu Xin faced this question abruptly, somewhat unprepared.
He turned around and glanced at Mom, wanting to tentatively ask if there was a standard answer to this question.
But Mom didn't give him any advice, and seemed to feel at ease letting himself answer his questions.
So Lu Xin had no choice but to think about it seriously, looked up at the old man, and replied softly:
"Life."
"..."
This old man's question seemed to not allow him to answer too many words.
Therefore, Lu Xin can only give such a short answer.
In fact, he had a lot to say.
For example, living a decent and wealthy life in an orderly and civilized world.
For example, in an orderly and civilized world where everyone is happy, free, safe and interesting, we can live a relaxed and decent life where we can spend money in the right way to buy what we want, or earn money back.
There needs to be order, there needs to be civilization, and everyone needs to be happy and free.
Even if this kind of life is not perfect, at least it should give people a direction:
I can become rich if I work hard, and I won't starve to death on the streets if I don't work hard.
... This is what Old Director told them countless times, life in the pre-civilization era.
Lu Xin's answer is very simple. I feel like these two words cannot accurately convey my meaning.
However, the old man seemed to understand and nodded with a smile.
Then he said to Mom, "I didn't expect that you, who is spying on fate, would find such a simple and unpretentious person."
Mom said calmly, "If you are too ambitious, you can easily get into trouble and hurt innocent people."
The old man thought carefully for a while and said with a smile, "Yes."
As he spoke, he stood up slightly.
It was only then that his eyes swept over his father and his sister, who was carrying a small gray backpack next to Lu Xin.
There seemed to be a smile in his eyes, and then he came to statue of God and opened a hidden compartment under statue of God.
There seemed to be a faint black box inside, and thick darkness emanated from the box.
"That's mine..."
When my father saw the box, he let out a low growl in his excited throat.
"So, come on..."
The old man stood quietly in front of the box, his hands hanging down naturally and clasped in front of him, smiling at the Lu Xin family.
In the church, at this moment, an endless and crazy roar suddenly sounded. It seemed that on a level very close to reality, a violent and sinister monster suddenly appeared. It tried its best to let out a howl that made people's brains confused and mushy.
The old man's voice seemed quiet and calm in this boundless madness:
"Let me see if you can take it back."