The master comes down the mountain: I don’t want to be a son-in-law

"Many people know that Athena is the goddess of wisdom, but few know that she is also the god of war. Wearing armor and holding a spear, that is Athena's true appearance."

When Hawkwood said this, he paused slightly, as if what he said later involved an important secret, so he hesitated whether to continue.

After a moment of silence, he continued: "The Pattern of Athena - the armor worn by Athena, is in this temple. It is the dream of all knights!"

"The Pattern of Athena... the name sounds interesting. Is it more powerful than the armor of light on your body?" Li Muchen asked curiously.

"Of course!" Hawkwood said, "That is the armor of God. It is not only powerful, but also a kind of knight's glory."

"Then what do you want from me?"

"The secret realm has a powerful protective field. Oh yes, you call it a magic circle. I need a helper."

"Why are you looking for me? This is the birthplace of your Holy Church. Experts should grab a lot of them."

"First, I don't want the angel group to know about this; second, if you can come back today, it means you are strong enough."

Li Muchen looked at Hawkwood with some curiosity.

Judging from Chen Wenxue's experience at the beginning and the several Templars he fought against later, the Templars are almost equivalent to the walking dead. Their bodies have been modified, their souls are missing, they have no thoughts of their own, and they are just highly loyal war machines.

Hawkwood is the "original knight", so the subsequent Templars should all be transformed according to his template. He is the earliest practitioner of this mechanism and the most successful.

But he's acting nothing like the walking dead now. Not only did he have his own thoughts, but it was obvious that he was still pretending in front of Sariel.

How can a person who is good at pretending be missing his soul?

In Li Muchen's view, even his loyalty to the church was questionable.

"So, you used the excuse of taking the arsonist to Tiluo Island to hand over to the Holy See for trial, and you rescued my fifth senior brother. In fact, you were setting a trap for Sariel. You knew I would come, and you wanted to lend me my hand. Come to get rid of Sariel?"

"No, I'm not so sure that you will come. I just don't want the arsonist to fall into Sariel's hands. And I didn't expect you to be so strong at that time. When you first appeared, you blocked the blows of Sariel and me. . From that moment on, I knew that you were the best person to enter the secret realm with me."

"Why should I help you?"

"Except for the Pattern of Athena, all other items in the secret realm, no matter how precious, can be yours."

"It sounds very tempting!" Li Muchen smiled, "But I'm not interested."

Hawkwood's face was covered by a helmet, making it impossible to see his expression. But he was obviously stunned.

"There are no ordinary treasures in the Parthenon. In addition to Athena's armor, there are also many ancient artifacts of gods and demons."

"But I'm still not interested."

"Practice practitioners don't care about money and fame, but shouldn't they be tempted by powerful magic weapons with divine power?" Hawkwood said.

Li Muchen smiled slightly: "If a person doesn't pick up money when he sees it on the roadside, it may not necessarily mean that he has perfected his cultivation. It may just be that the money is too little. On the surface, he doesn't care about fame and fortune, but he is tempted when he encounters a powerful magic weapon. That is not true. Cultivation. True cultivation can take up everything and let go of everything."

"Take up everything, let go of everything..." Hawkwood seemed to be recalling Li Muchen's words.

After a long time, he shook his head, maybe because he was wearing a helmet, his movements were slow and heavy.

"It's easy to say, but who can do it? As you said yourself, if you are not tempted, it may not be because you have practiced well, or it may just be that the magic weapon is not attractive enough!"

Li Muchen was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly: "You are right, but I really can't think of any magic weapon that can make my heart beat."

Hawkwood sneered: "You have no idea how great this temple is, nor what the ancient demon gods mean. Have you ever heard of Thor's Hammer and Neptune's Halberd?"

Li Muchen said: "I don't have a hammer, but I do have an ax like the God of Thunder."

Hawkwood thought Li Muchen was joking and ignored it, continuing: "The Pattern of Athena is the same artifact as Thor's Hammer and Poseidon's Halberd. I believe there are many other holy objects of the same grade in the temple. You Being able to defeat Sariel is enough to prove your strength. If you have this kind of artifact, you will become stronger!"

Li Muchen remained unmoved.

Hawkwood was obviously dissatisfied and angry.

"Young Easterners, don't be too arrogant. Many strong men eventually died of arrogance."

Li Muchen smiled and said: "You are right, arrogance makes people fall. But it is hard to say who is arrogant. Well, I don't want the Lao Shizi magic weapon in this ruined temple. As long as you agree to one condition, I will Help you open the secret realm."

"What conditions?"

"It's very simple, you just need to meet Lilith."

Hawkwood's body seemed to tremble, and then he stood there like a stone statue, motionless for a long time.

Li Muchen didn't rush him, just waited quietly.

After a long time, Hawkwood finally asked: "What is your relationship with Lilith?"

"Friend." Li Muchen said.

"Friend..." Hawkwood muttered the word softly, as if he was reminiscing about something, "No, I can't meet her. That would harm her and put her in pain."

Li Muchen was stunned, not expecting Hawkwood to give such a reason.

He was now basically certain that the dream Lilith was talking about came from childhood memories, and Hawkwood was Lilith's father.

"Why?" he asked.

Hawkwood shook his head: "Don't ask anymore, anyway, I won't meet her. If you are really her friend, it's best not to tell her that you have met me, and don't mention me in front of her. You go Bar!"

Hawkwood turned around and walked between the two giant pillars towards the depths of the temple ruins.

After walking a few steps, he suddenly stopped and said, "Whenever you are willing to cooperate, come here to see me at any time. Also, let me remind you, if you kill Sariel and take away Sariel's Feather, I will know that others You will also know. The angel group will not let you go."

After saying that, the person disappeared into the ruins of the Parthenon.

Li Muchen glanced at the feather in his hand, smiled, shook his head, and put the feather away.

Then, under the moonlight, we returned to our residence in the city.

It was already late at night, Chen Wenxue was still awake, and a song was waiting for him.

"Has the arsonist been found?" Chen Wenxue asked.

Li Muchen nodded and briefly explained what happened that night, which made Chen Wenxu very sad.

"Why didn't you agree to him? It would be nice to get some ancient treasures. You don't need magic weapons, but we do!" Chen Wenxu said enviously.

Li Muchen smiled and said: "Things like magic weapons are rare. You have to find something that suits you. It's better to just make do with nothing. You still have to do your best now. Your practice is different from others. , taking the path of physical cultivation is more difficult than internal cultivation. But..."

Li Muchen suddenly thought of Hawkwood, the original knight, and told him for the first time that Hawkwood's combat power might still be higher than Sariel's.

Chen Wenxu's body was transformed by the Holy Light Society. Perhaps, he could take the route like Hawkwood.

"Hey, let me say, how about I get you a set of armor?"