Chapter 220
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Perhaps newly in love couples always liked to stick to each other. Not long after Lou Yan warned Fu Xuezhou, Fu Xuezhou started unconsciously inching closer to Lou Yan as they walked.
Lou Yan was squeezed from the middle of the road to almost against the wall. He frowned at Fu Xuezhou, “Can you stop squeezing me? Can’t you walk a bit further away from me?”
Failure! It was a total failure!
The first time they cooperated seriously as a couple, Lou Yan felt like nothing was going smoothly.
Fu Xuezhou paused, looked at the narrow space between Lou Yan and the wall, then looked at the wide gap between himself and the other wall, only then did he realize that he had been squeezing Lou Yan.
“….I didn’t notice I was squeezing you.” Fu Xuezhou pinched his brow.
Lou Yan gestured with his hand, warning, “Don’t squeeze me again.”
Fu Xuezhou looked at the annoyingly small distance between them, his lips straightening slightly, nodding unhappily.
After using their senses to find out where the cultists were meeting, the two hurried there. Along the way, Fu Xuezhou occasionally glanced at Lou Yan, feeling increasingly dissatisfied with the distance between them.
He really wanted to be closer to Lou Yan, wanted to hold his hand or hug him. But obviously, Lou Yan didn’t want that.
In the past, Fu Xuezhou would have forcefully pulled Lou Yan to him and done whatever he wanted. But now, he remembered what Lou Yan had said in the extreme cold h*ll, and what he had said to Li Sanxin on the boat… Fu Xuezhou didn’t do anything.
He couldn’t do that anymore… Fu Xuezhou thought, if he wanted to live with Lou Yan forever, he had to change.
Before long, the two arrived at the meeting place of the cultists. The setup outside the meeting room was even more strict than outside the Qitian Building. Almost twenty strong men guarded the front and back doors of the meeting room.
Fu Xuezhou didn’t use the power of nightmares this time. Instead, he brought Lou Yan to the room next to the meeting room and placed his hand on the dividing wall.
The wall rippled like waves, and Fu Xuezhou’s hand seemed to pass through it like a ghost, pulling Lou Yan through.
Lou Yan felt his vision blur for a moment, and when it cleared, he found himself inside the meeting room where the cultists were gathering.
It was a conference room that could accommodate a hundred people, and the long conference table was filled with cultist leaders with expressions ranging from serious to profound to hesitant. The walls around the conference room were also lined with cultists responsible for monitoring and protecting those inside, some were gifted, while more were semi-anomalies.
At this moment, a woman draped in a black cloak stood at the front, devoutly reading from a document under the protection of two bodyguards.
“…The revival of the Old Gods, humanity should actively surrender and welcome the arrival of the Old Gods. The great anomaly gods will lead us into a new era. Those ignorant, cowardly humans are not qualified to be our companions. We are pioneers and will become the new humans of the new era. Those who do not accept our goodwill will eventually be eliminated. They cannot resist the wheels of history or the progress of genetics. We don’t need to waste our minds on them, or be angry about their stupid ideas. They will ultimately understand our good intentions after we defeat them with the great gods. We are fighting for a better future for humanity…”
The cultists listened attentively to the words of the Holy Maiden, their expressions becoming excited and fervent as she spoke. Not a single person in the meeting room noticed the arrival of Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou. Lou Yan scanned all the cultist leaders in the meeting room and found that most of them would become notorious cultist extremists in the future.
Wen Yian sat in the middle position, her expression equally serious. Like the others, she became excited and agitated as the holy maiden spoke. But Lou Yan could tell that Wen Yian’s body was very tense, although her expression remained composed, her hands were clenched tightly under the table.
For the next twenty minutes, the Holy Maiden didn’t say anything useful; it was all brainwashing rhetoric to incite people to fight. The atmosphere in the meeting room became increasingly restless. Finally, the Holy Maiden put down the document and exclaimed loudly, “After the war begins in three days, we will usher in a new era! Let us give everything for the Anomaly Gods, follow in the footsteps of the gods, and become the new humans ruling the future!”
Everyone in the meeting room stood up excitedly and shouted:
“Become the new humans!!!”
“Usher in a new era!!!”
“Become the new humans!!!”
“Usher in a new era!!!”
Chanting slogans was powerful; it made the chanters feel more and more powerful and excited. After a group of people chanted slogans together a few times, even the calmest person would risk being brainwashed into joining in.
The cultists were like this, shouting slogans and waving their arms, their faces gradually becoming bloodthirsty and frenzied, which was even a bit scary to watch.
Lou Yan’s face darkened. Three days later!
Three days later, the cultists and the anomalies were going to launch a war to invade the human world?! No, he had to quickly tell Lin You this news!
The Holy Maiden enjoyed listening to the cheers of the crowd. After five or six minutes, she raised her hand to signal everyone to quiet down.
The leaders of the cultists gradually stopped shouting, their faces flushed red, their eyes staring intently at the Holy Maiden.
The Holy Maiden said, “The meeting should end here, but before it does, the great Anomaly Gods have something to tell you.”
The meeting room became even quieter as the cultists patiently waited for what the Holy Maiden would say next.
“Light Hider, please come to me,” the Holy Maiden turned to Wen Yian.
Since the meeting began, Wen Yian had a bad feeling. Hearing this, her heart skipped a beat, then she tried her best to stand up calmly under everyone’s gaze, wearing a beautiful and friendly smile as she walked to the Holy Maiden’s side, respectfully saying, “Holy Maiden, may I ask what instructions you have?”
The Holy Maiden stared at Wen Yian without speaking. Her gaze made Wen Yian even more uneasy, but Wen Yian was a true actress, having experienced countless storms and waves. Her expression remained naturally respectful, with a hint of doubt, “Holy Maiden? Does the great divine lord have something to tell me?”
“Light Hider, you are one of the most contributing believers to our faith,” the Holy Maiden said slowly, “Your identity as a big star has brought us many followers, as well as a lot of funds and connections. This played an indispensable role in the early development of our Faith. It can even be said that without you, our church would not have developed to its current size.”
Wen Yian humbly said, “No, I don’t have such great ability. These are things I should do.”
“No need to be modest, LLight Hider,” the Holy Maiden said, “The resources you brought are just one of your outstanding contributions. You are an indispensable talent for our church. Whether it’s social skills, scheming, or your talent to infiltrate the darkness, all these qualities make you one of the top ten in our church.”
Wen Yian smiled gently and brushed the hair from her ear, covering the flicker in her eyes. “The Holy Maiden is praising me so much, I really feel embarrassed.”
The Holy Maiden said, “With such strong abilities and outstanding contributions, you shouldn’t still be a small leader. Do you know, the great Anomaly Gods once wanted to appoint you as the Holy Maiden of our Strange Faith.”
Wen Yian’s pupils shook.
The cultists at the meeting table were in an uproar, discussing one after another, and the noisy voices filled the meeting room. Someone shouted hoarsely, “Then why didn’t Light Hider become the Holy Maiden?”
The Holy Maiden suddenly chuckled twice, her voice cold, “Yes, why did I become the Holy Maiden in the end?”
Wen Yian’s eyelids twitched, and a strong sense of crisis instantly hit her heart. She instinctively wanted to turn and flee, but before her feet could move, a bodyguard behind the Holy Maiden suddenly reached out, his arm extending like a ghost, grabbing Wen Yian’s neck, lifting her forcefully from the ground.
“…Let go…”
Wen Yian’s expression was painful as she tried to pry off the hand gripping her neck, but her efforts were futile against the bodyguard’s hand.
The restlessness in the entire meeting room turned into silence once again. The Holy Maiden coldly scanned the room, then turned to Wen Yian, “Light Hider, our god can do anything. You shouldn’t try to deceive it. The great Anomaly Gods have told me that you have long betrayed our organization, betrayed our brothers and sisters, and betrayed your faith. As a foolish traitor, I have the power to dispose of you in front of all our brothers and sisters. Your blood will be the prelude to our great battle.”
Wen Yian struggled frantically, “Don’t…”
“Do it,” the Holy Maiden said coldly, “Ghost Hand.”
The bodyguard holding Wen Yian nodded and without hesitation, his hand tightened. There was a crisp sound of bones breaking, and blood sprayed violently.
The Holy Maiden closed her eyes, lifting her cloak to cover the blood. But the next second, she felt a coldness on her neck. She looked slowly towards Wen Yian, and saw a Tang blade horizontally placed against her neck, the skin touching the Tang blade had already been burned black.
Then, the next second, the agonizing cry of the Ghost Hand suddenly sounded, “H-Holy Maiden!”
The Holy Maiden suddenly looked up towards Wen Yian, only to see that the Ghost Hand’s arm had been severed at some point, and the Ghost Hand was holding his bleeding arm, sweating profusely. Meanwhile, Wen Yian was being dragged by a black-haired man, his eyes icy as he held a bone spike reflecting the glaring light above his head.
Wen Yian tightly grasped Lou Yan’s arm, her expression a mix of relieved surprise and fear. She coughed a couple of times, covering the bruise on her neck, and her gaze towards the Holy Maiden turned fierce.
She didn’t know why Lou Yan and Fu Xuezhou were here, nor did she want to investigate the reasons anymore. All she knew was that if these two hadn’t suddenly appeared, she would have died here!
This favor, Wen Yian noted it down.
Wen Yian was never one to cower, nor was she one to forget grudges. Since her undercover identity had been exposed, Wen Yian no longer wanted to pretend. She smirked coldly, her gaze full of murderous intent sweeping over everyone here, and she said each word deliberately, “Lou Yan, the anomaly within Wen Jiu is the Anomaly Lord. They are preparing to attack human society in three days. The three of us will cooperate and kill everyone here.”
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