I Want to be Alone, Beautifully

Xu Jiao opened her eyes and sat up from the soft bed.

The absurdity of last night seemed to have never happened, and there was no trace of the entanglement of the thin and flexible vines in the quilt or on the body, as if nothing had happened, even the drowsy feeling on the body receded.

If I had to describe it, it felt like recovering from a serious illness.

Xu Jiao slowly shifted her gaze to Lilith beside her. If everything in the carriage seemed to be a conspiracy from which the source could not be traced, but now this coincidence... actually allowed her to determine the root of all the anomalies.

Lilith in her sleep didn't know what happened. She was lying on the bed made of clouds, even the quilt covering her was equally soft. Her face was rosy, as if she had a very, very happy dream.

Xu Jiao got off the bed silently, and walked to Lilith's bed, staring at Lilith's sleeping soundly, with a relaxed smile on her lips, she suddenly raised her hand, and a pattern like a scale appeared in her palm, and pressed it casually. On Lilith's forehead.

The detection magic was thrown into Lilith's body.

Like a stone sinking into the sea.

Nothing happens.

It seems that Xu Jiao has thought about everything, but in fact, the person in front of him is really just a human being with the weak power of the sun god, and even that poor power is due to the favor bestowed by the previous temple.

Xu Jiao took turns throwing the detection magic she knew on Lilith's body in turn, some of which were instinctive and innate, and some of them were learned from reading materials and documents in the tower these days.

As a result, lights of various colors burst out from Lilith's body, like a shattered rainbow.

at last.

The light woke up the sleeping people. Before Lilith opened her eyes, she felt as if something colorful was blooming in front of her. She rubbed her eyes and looked up, only to find that it was just the sunlight outside. It just shined in.

She didn't know how good her complexion was at the moment, she just sat up with the soft mattress under her half propped up, and she saw the snow-white figure standing by the window sill with her back facing her.

The saint was wearing a long white dress, with the hem of the skirt hanging down obliquely, revealing the half of her right calf, which was more beautiful than every winter snow she had ever seen falling on the small town of Storey.

A golden ribbon fell from her shoulders and circled around her waist, like a dragon biting a jewel, coiling out her slender waist.

Lilith stared blankly unconsciously, but the person with his back to her seemed to have a pair of eyes on his back. When she just sat up, he turned half sideways and said softly:

"Good morning, Lilith."

Lilith quickly came back to her senses, not wanting to give Xu Jiao the impression that she was lying on the bed, she hurriedly got down from the bed, and was about to raise her hand to fold the quilt neatly, when the cloud bed and quilt scattered like mist. Gone, leaving no trace.

Lilith raised her hand to straighten her hair, and even wiped the corners of her mouth subconsciously, her tone filled with usual joy: "Good morning, Your Excellency the Holy Maiden."

Xu Jiao looked over calmly and asked her, "Did you sleep well?"

Lilith touched a curl on the top of her head that was pressed a little bit, and recalled as she touched it: "Very... yes, I'm fine.

It was like a dream, but I can't quite remember what it was—"

"The dream I had in the palace of Your Excellency the Holy Maiden should be a very good dream."

she said so.

Xu Jiao couldn't see any change of mood or anger in her eyes, she calmly seemed to be listening to someone say something completely irrelevant to her, if it wasn't for the terrifying feeling of the vines blooming and fruiting in her body, maybe even herself They would all be tricked into thinking that last night was just a too realistic dream.

She lowered her eyes and moved to the side, allowing Lilith to see clearly the plant on the window sill beside her. It was still green last night, and two green vines with forked branches had grown, but today it has withered and yellowed. up.

Not only that, but the vine was completely shriveled, and it was no longer the juicy and vigorous appearance before, and now it seems that it can't die anymore.

Lilith didn't notice this at first, her focus was entirely on Xu Jiao alone, until she followed the other's gaze, she suddenly exclaimed:

"Oh my God!"

"Your Excellency, this green vine...how...how?"

The vitality inside this plant has completely disappeared.

Even using healing and recovery magic is useless, unless it costs some more money, such as transferring some anger from other living creatures.

But Xu Jiao had no such plan.

Just an ordinary plant.

Lilith looked a little sad and sad, she trotted over from a short distance, didn't even notice whether she was wearing shoes or not, she came to Xu Jiao's bare feet, and picked up the withered and yellowed green vines, blue and green vines. The color of the eyes is full of sadness.

Xu Jiao had practiced her acting skills in the last world. Although she is not a very experienced senior now, she still has some discernment in this aspect. Seeing Lilith's genuine sadness, she couldn't help but feel a little subtle.

After all... To some extent, Lilith should be the culprit who killed this plant.

However, Lilith herself didn't seem to be aware of this at all. She couldn't even remember the dream that happened last night, so she also forgot that her consciousness or something else was attached to this vine, causing...

The vines grew wildly overnight, completely overdrawing their vitality.

Or, this vitality was absorbed by something else.

Thinking of this, Xu Jiao couldn't help but feel a bit of chill run down her spine, Lilith... what is it?

Did these things Lilith did in her subconscious and dreams come from some kind of unspeakable instinct, or did she have other plans?Since she was able to absorb the life force of this clinging creature, what about herself who was also touched by her, would she also be deprived of something?

Also, the current

Xu Jiao is the incarnation of God, where did Lilith get the power to restrain her?

Xu Jiao was determined to find out this point, she had an intuition that this matter had something to do with God forging an incarnation to come to the world.

According to the records in the tower, every time the god came to the Continent of Miracles, the incarnation was born as an ordinary human baby with his breath. At first, there was nothing different from other people, until in the process of growing up. , Gradually comprehend different things from the environment, struggle side by side with human beings, and then be born out of everyone.

But this time is different.

The gods took out one of his ribs.

It is more solemn than every time before, it seems that the gods already know the extraordinary things that will happen when they come to this world this time.

……

Lilith didn't know how many things were going through the mind of the saint standing beside her.

She held the plant wholeheartedly and was sad, until Xu Jiao came back to her senses and said to her casually: "Everything will grow and die, so don't be sad."

Lilith nodded, as if she was obedient, but her delicate brows were still furrowed together. She raised her hand to hug the plant, and said softly to Xu Jiao: "I'm sorry."

Xu Jiao blinked her eyes: "En?"

The sadness in Lilith's eyes has not completely disappeared, and there is still haze in those blue eyes at this moment, she just looked at Xu Jiao intently, and said to her: "This kind of plant is the most common in the mountains, and it will bloom a lot in spring. The beautiful flowers are here, I originally wanted to give them to you so that you can see the scenery, but I didn't expect..."

Unexpectedly, it died inexplicably.

For one night only.

The more Lilith thought about it, the more sad she became, and there was guilt in that sadness, because this was the first gift she wanted to give to the saint, but it ended so sloppily.

Seeing her current appearance, Xu Jiao pursed her lips for some reason, and then said inexplicably, "I think... Maybe I've seen it before. The snow-white flowers are small and beautiful, right?"

Surprise appeared on Lilith's face.

Then, she nodded quickly: "Yes, yes, that's it, have you seen it too?"

Speaking of this, Lilith suddenly remembered that the person in front of her was the most knowledgeable person she had ever met, who seemed to know every corner of the Miracle Continent, her face flushed unnaturally, ashamed The meaning is even stronger: "Sorry...you must have seen it before, after all, this kind of flower can grow anywhere."

Xu Jiao didn't explain the circumstances under which she knew the flowery appearance, she just raised her hand and stroked her head.

Just one extremely simple movement gave Lilith a feeling of being healed for no reason.

She was holding the small flower pot, and was about to go outside to deal with the plant, when Xu Jiao suddenly heard, "Be happy, girl, I have some good news for you."

Lilith cheered up and looked at her intently. Even before Xu Jiao said anything, her eyes lit up again, as if no matter what it was, it was the best gift for Lilith .

Xu Jiao looked at her, then said softly: "Yesterday afternoon, I told Bishop Andrew about letting you go to the Sun Academy, and he already agreed——

"

"After a while, remember to go to the Sun Academy to take the divine power test. If you pass the test, you can go to school."

Lilith was taken aback for a moment.

Then, her expression was "!!!"

The joys and sorrows of children come and go so easily, and the fact that the gift given to Xu Jiao withered quickly dissipated in Lilith's heart. She went out to bury the little flowerpot, and then happily went to Find Bishop Andrew and ask him about going to the Sun Academy to take the test.

……

This moment.In the Temple of Destiny.

Black and red are the main tone of this hall. Compared with the golden and shocking brilliance of the Temple of the Sun, the slightly dark and hazy feeling of the Temple of Fate always has a cult tone.

Of course, it is also shocking, especially the dozens of hundreds of beads of different colors inlaid on the top of the main hall, and there are deep lines connecting them together, refracting different lights in this hall. On the ground, it gives people a feeling of being dazzled and fascinated, as if stepping into an unknown universe in an instant.

Inside the hall, there was a figure completely shrouded in a black robe.

In addition, there are some phantoms around, one of which is golden all over and wears a crooked crown. If Xu Jiao is here, she will definitely recognize it. This is the Pope of the Sun Temple, Henry.

"Karina, in the past six months our six temples have sent a total of [-] high-level knights out, but they haven't even seen the shadow of that thing. What's going on?"

"I listen to the sound of the wind every day in the temple, but I still haven't caught the trace of the demon. Karina, you calculate here every day, but you can't even point out a direction?"

Karina is the queen of the Temple of Destiny who is wearing a black robe and a hood.

She didn't show her true face, only the scepter inlaid with unknown gemstones in her hand was shining. After staring at it for a long time, even with the power of the pope, everyone felt slightly dazzled.

Her voice was low, not like a female voice at all, with a flat tone, as if she was telling a story: .

"It has appeared—"

"Where God is, He will be. You may be missing something."

"Now that the incarnation of God has appeared, it must be watching not far away."

As soon as Karina's voice fell, different voices came from the other five phantoms, still full of protest and disgust as before, and even vaguely contemptuous:

"Not far away... Our knight footprints are almost all over the continent, but we still haven't found that thing, Karina, can you be honest with us? Don't treat us like you are fooling believers."

"Be specific, Karina, you have the ability to be more specific."

"What am I talking about? When it comes to the Temple of Destiny, everything will always get worse, because there are always some people who can't even speak clearly."

All kinds of emphatic accusations came from all directions.

Karina seemed to have gotten used to it, she just turned her hood around and faced Henry who had never spoken: "Instead of blaming me, why not ask our Pope Henry—"

"May I ask when you are going to hand over the incarnation of God to

come out?According to the previous agreement, since the Sun Temple can't find that thing, it's time to give us a chance. "

"If I remember correctly, it escaped from the Temple of the Sun back then. The accountability should also be addressed to our great Pope Henry. Without him, everyone would not have to work so hard now."

Hearing her words, a smile appeared on the young man's face, he touched his chin, and felt the phantoms around him staring at him, he smiled softly.

"As expected of you, Karina, you always seem to be very good at forgetting things,

For example, before that guy escaped, the detention and guarding of the Temple of the Sun had always been the strictest. Who proposed to guard it together, which led to its escape? "

"It's you, Karina."

"Among the people sent out to look for it, none of the high-ranking knights of our Sun Temple remained. On the contrary, you not only miscalculated the location of the incarnation of the god, but also caused our great god to be almost sent away with a torch by stupid mortals. Going back to the sky, and now he has been reluctant to reveal the whereabouts of that thing, presumably he wants to claim credit for himself."

"As for handing over the incarnation of the god... This statement is even more absurd. That is the great god who created everything. The plan has not yet succeeded. Do I need to remind you to be less arrogant and do more?"

Henry's mouth successfully blocked the rest of the people from uttering a word.

The law of the Temple of Judgment is not used in this regard. They are the weakest of all allies, and the same is true for the Temple of War. Although they defeated the monster, the most restrained sun power is needed to imprison it; the footprints of the Temple of Storms are all over the place. On the mainland, they have created various teleportation circles; the Temple of Wisdom is a smiling tiger, and has always been responsible for smoothing things over, but they are the best at adapting to the wind and flattering; the Temple of the Sun and the Temple of Destiny are the most powerful and have the most people Among them, the divine power of the sun has a natural restraint effect on monsters; the Temple of Destiny can measure all existence in this world.

In general, today's debate is a game between the Temple of Destiny and the Temple of the Sun. The rest of the temples choose sides, some speak for Henry, and some look at Karina in silence.

Seeing that this meeting was about to be held accountable, the Queen of the Temple of Wisdom said in a timely and gentle voice:

"Okay, this matter is over."

"I have a way to find that thing as quickly as possible—"

"Would you like to listen?"

……

"What? Expedition?"

Xu Jiao, who was walking out of the tower, met Henry head-on. He seemed to be waiting here specially. The crown inlaid with rubies on his head was as dazzling as ever, just like his handsome face.

I don't know how many maids around looked at it and secretly blushed.

Xu Jiao didn't feel anything, but was confused by what he said.

Henry smiled, gestured "please" to her in a personable manner, and led her towards the back garden where he had afternoon tea, while explaining unhurriedly:

"Yes, the six colleges hold such activities every few years. According to the calculations of the Temple of Destiny, a magical forest will appear in the northern polar region this year. The bishops of the Great Temple bring the students in together, so that the students can understand the horror of the dark power in advance, and they will not be harmed."

"We usually support such activities as 'adventure meetings', are you interested in going?"

"The Temple of the Sun will definitely guard your safety."

To be precise, they used the saint as bait to lure that monster to appear.

Xu Jiao looked at him with a smile. The last time we met, she had realized that she couldn't hear Henry's inner voice. She hadn't seen the popes in other temples yet, so she didn't know that this was the power of a person of the Pope's level. Too strong, can block other people's prying eyes on oneself, or for some other reason.Henry's words were very beautiful, and it sounded like it would be a great regret if he didn't go. Xu Jiao smiled and readily agreed:

"Okay."

"Are you going?" she asked.

Henry nodded with a gentleman's smile, and added: "Not only me, Karina, they will also be there-oh, Karina is the queen of the Temple of Destiny, and by then, the popes of the six temples will be with you You meet at the party the night before the expedition."

He smiled so politely, Xu Jiao naturally gave him face, and said immediately: "I am looking forward to that day."

Henry: "After seven days, we will prepare the most suitable dress for you to attend the party. You don't have to worry about anything. If you need anything else, you can just ask us."

"The Temple of the Sun will always be your most loyal servant."

He leaned over and took Xu Jiao's hand, and kissed the back of her hand again.

At that moment—

Xu Jiao suddenly remembered something.

She remembered that when she was writing this article, in order to reflect the status of the major temples, she deliberately searched for the status of the major churches in Europe in the Middle Ages. She heard that when the monarchs of some small countries met the Pope, in order to reflect their Devout, even leaning over to kiss the pope's toes.

This custom has a certain taste, but Xu Jiao still copied it into her article.

Now that the Pope mentioned the status of "faithful servant", she suddenly remembered this strange setting, but she didn't think about it too much, after all, she didn't have the habit of letting others kiss her feet.

I had afternoon tea with Henry, and listened to him talk about some interesting things that happened in the Temple of the Sun, and the time passed in this relaxed and happy atmosphere.

……

night.

Xu Jiao brought the books in the tower back to her residence. Recently, she had read the records of three or four temples. Lilith also went to the academy to learn those profound knowledge. According to the regulations of the academy, even if she and the temple It was so close that she could only live in the college during class, and she could only go back to the temple once during a period of time.

Therefore, the time between the two of them is much less.

As Xu Jiao guessed, as long as Lilith is not in the same room when she sleeps, she will not be bound by that strange force, nor will she be violated inexplicably.

And among the books she has read so far, there is no mention of any kind of thing that poses such a threat to God.

and also.

Avatars of God seem to be single all the time.

I don't know whether God is originally asexual, or the ancient books can't record this aspect.

Anyway, Xu Jiao didn't find any clues. The only progress she made was to learn some magic arts, but she didn't like it.

There is no great joy here, because she is the creator, and all the elements in this world can be used by her, and whether or not she learns these things will not prevent her from creating these spells when she needs them.

After impatiently turning over another rainbow book, she was distracted when she suddenly heard the sound of jogging and trotting in the distance. Xu Jiao turned her head and saw the shining golden color running towards her under the moonlight. .

It's Lilith.

Xu Jiao belatedly remembered that tomorrow is the day off for Sun Academy.

There was some gentleness in her eyes,

Putting the book in his hand aside, he waved to the person outside the door who was saluting with a skirt: "Lilith."

"My lord saint, good evening." Lilith became more polite and lively. It seems that after solving the shadow brought by her two older sisters, playing with girls in the same grade can make her feel better. Slowly change back to the appearance of a child of this age.

Seeing Xu Jiao waving to her, Lilith couldn't wait to step into the hall, and trotted to her side, her eyes sparkling and she was still panting.

Xu Jiao looked into her beautiful blue eyes, smiled, and asked her, "Why are you running in such a hurry?"

Lilith's chest was still heaving, but she had already spoken, "Because I...I miss you so much."

She tried to catch her breath, gave Xu Jiao a sweet smile, and repeated: "I miss you very, very much."

Can't wait to see you sooner.