Shadow Pallez beside him shook his head and said, "Why are you telling this kid all that? He's got a blockhead. He won't understand any of it."
Pallez's attitude was clearly relaxed as well. He was not afraid that Leonard would actually report them—after all, the reason Pallez had chosen Leonard, a Nighthawk, as his host in the first place was because he had considered defecting to the Goddess of the Night if necessary. He simply had not made up his mind yet.
So if Leonard truly reported him, Pallez would at most switch sides on the spot and become an angel under the Goddess of the Night. That would not even be a bad thing for Him.
"I think Leonard's actually quite smart. It's just that you, old man, are always giving him ideas and acting as his external brain, so his own brain has gone unused for too long and rusted up." Luo Lin opened his mouth with another classic Lord of Mysteries joke.
"Then I suppose that is my fault." Pallez made a sarcastic remark, then glanced at Leonard. The latter clearly had not completely disbelieved them. He sat there in a daze, seemingly lost in thought.
Pallez shook his head at this and could not help sighing, but he had no intention of comforting him.
After all, Pallez knew very well that it was best for Leonard to think these matters through. If he truly became a foolish fanatic of the Goddess of the Night, that would be disastrous.
Pallez merely looked at Luo Lin and asked with a chuckle, "You know even more secrets than I expected. Did the one you believe in tell you all this?"
"Of course not. The Lord may be benevolent, but He cannot possibly serve as my tutor. Lucifer told me all this," Luo Lin said, shaking his head.
"Lucifer?" Hearing this unfamiliar name, Pallez immediately perked up. "Is he also a believer of the Chief Sovereign of Chaos?"
"Senior Lucifer is the Lord's blessed one. But if you still want to ask about him, old man, I'm afraid I can't tell you much. I don't know Senior Lucifer very well either. I can only say..."
Luo Lin paused here, revealing an expression of reverence mixed with something difficult to describe. "Senior Lucifer feels a lot like Amon to me, but He is not Amon."
That conversation about Lucifer had come to an abrupt end that day. Pallez had never expected that the second time He heard the name would be from the lips of a long-lost old friend.
"It seems you truly know Lucifer." How could Bethel have missed the change in Pallez's expression? He stated with certainty.
"I wouldn't say I know him. I merely heard the name from a junior," Pallez said without intending to hide anything. He shook his head and added, "Lucifer follows the Chief Sovereign of Chaos. He is His blessed one."
"Chief Sovereign of Chaos?" Bethel had clearly never heard that name either.
"His honorific name is..." Pallez paused. He had clearly used some Beyonder ability to ensure that his prayer would not directly point toward the Chief Sovereign of Chaos before continuing:
"Great Chief Sovereign of Chaos;
You are the Retrograder of Time;
You are the reflection of the world, the Avatar of Joy."
"As for this Chief Sovereign of Chaos, I do not know much more. However..." Pallez looked at Mr. Door and probed, "I once spoke with one of His believers. He seems to wish to bring about the birth of the Lord of Mysteries. I asked whom He favored, and that believer told me that the Chief Sovereign of Chaos favored you."
This was naturally a test. Pallez was truly curious how Bethel Abraham, who had originally been contaminated by the Outer Gods and had long since lost himself against his will, had returned to normal.
Could that Chief Sovereign of Chaos remove the contamination of the Outer Gods?
At that thought, Pallez felt His heartbeat quicken. As far as He knew, an existence capable of removing Outer God contamination had to be at least pillar-level.
But was that possible? A pillar that had suddenly appeared?
Yet something even more impossible had already happened before His eyes... Pallez studied Mr. Door once again, countless thoughts flashing through His mind.
"Old friend, the way you're looking at me now makes me feel like some unusual gemstone." Although Bethel did not know what Pallez was thinking, He could roughly guess some of it. He did not explain anything, merely saying meaningfully, "I do not know this Chief Sovereign of Chaos, but I think His authority may truly be related to time."
Pallez froze, instantly thinking of the phrase "Retrograder of Time" in the Chief Sovereign of Chaos's honorific name. It made Him think of many things, yet His expression became even stranger.
Bethel clearly was not planning to continue the discussion. He glanced at Shadow Pallez and said, "I have an appointment with someone else. Let's leave it here for today. Until next time, Pallez." With that, Mr. Door's figure vanished as abruptly as He had appeared.
"Spatial abilities really are convenient. I wonder who He has an appointment with..." Pallez remarked, but a contemplative look flashed through His eyes. What had happened today was far too unexpected. Even someone as knowledgeable as Pallez found it difficult to process for a while.
After a long time, Pallez finally let out a breath and looked toward Leonard. The latter had long since had his five senses blocked by Pallez. He now sat there blankly, having heard none of the conversation between the two.
It was not that Pallez feared Leonard learning some secret. He was simply worried that discussing the Outer Gods with Mr. Door might contaminate Leonard, so He had blocked the other man's five senses and put him in a state similar to sleep.
Only after the blockage was removed did Leonard look around in confusion. "Old man, did someone come just now? I think I saw someone dressed especially flashy..."
"You were just dreaming." Pallez casually brushed him off. Thinking of all the gemstones Bethel had been wearing, He could not help smiling and shaking His head.
After all these years, the other man still liked gemstones so much. He had not changed at all.
"Welcome back, Mr. Bethel. You're right on time." Luo Lin was not surprised in the slightest to see Mr. Door appear punctually. He merely closed his pocket watch and spoke with a smile.
Bethel sized up the black-haired, golden-eyed man before him. After a moment, He said, "There is a very dangerous power within you."
An ordinary angel might not have noticed it, but as the Angel of Kings who wielded the authority of sealing, Bethel vaguely sensed that an extremely dangerous power seemed to be sealed within the man before Him.
"I'm curious. What do I look like in your eyes?" Luo Lin asked with great interest. This was indeed a question he had wondered about for a long time.
"...Chaos, darkness, danger." After several seconds of silence, Bethel answered seriously, "But I must say, your disguise is very good. If I did not possess authority related to sealing, I would probably only think you were an ordinary person."
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