Chapter 52

"How come everyone knows I'm a demon?"

Karun felt a bit speechless. Mr. Hofen said he was a demon, the cat at home said he was a demon, and even the radio fairy said he was a demon. But he really wasn't.

He wasn't a "spirit child" reincarnated, nor was he a "true god" reborn. He had nothing to do with the God of Order and the God of Light. Even his understanding of this world began with the gossip from Aunt Mary and Uncle Mason.

He was Zhou Xun in his previous life and Karun in this life. There was no doubt about that. But he had become accustomed to it, just like he was used to his handsome face.

Karun put the gift box on the passenger seat, hesitated for a moment, and then put it in the drawer inside the car, using two stacks of coins to secure it so it wouldn't shake.

This box of pigments was probably made from Linda's ashes. Because if it was just an ordinary box of pigments, with Piajie's wealth and his own family background, there was no need to specially send it to him. He wasn't a struggling apprentice who was obsessed with painting but couldn't afford the pigments.

He started the car and drove forward at a steady speed. Karun thought to himself:

It seemed that Linda was a follower of the Wall God Church, not the Berry Church. To some extent, the style of the Berry Church's followers was similar to that of the Wall God Church. The former pursued gratitude to nature, advocated liberation of nature, and even had a moral decline to the point that whenever there was an uncovered gathering, people would say, "It must be the followers of the Berry Church!" The latter, in an era where there were generally no slave classes, were basically artists.

The former had a large number of people because it was easy to pretend to be an artist, or to mistake oneself for an artist. The latter could use the large number of the former to hide themselves.

So, was Linda a human or a demon?

Alfred once said that Lady Molly could no longer be considered a human because she had lost so much of her humanity. Even though she now used the body of the dead nurse "Nas," she was still essentially a demon.

Therefore, Linda, whose body had been burned to ashes, was definitely a demon. Lady Molly still had at least two legs and a face.

The book said that the followers of the Wall God Church, who were mostly craftsmen who painted murals, also included people who painted religious murals and many artists. The number of followers was small and relatively scattered. They worshipped the god Ruiruisa, who had helped the true god depict their magnificent bodies since the previous era, and recorded and conveyed the stories of the gods through murals. To some extent, this god and her followers were like "historians" carried by the religion. Ruiruisa went to paint the mural of the end of the God of Order during the heyday of the God of Order and was suppressed by the God of Order, and defined as an evil god. They believed in the Wall God Ruiruisa.

The Berry Church was a church that praised and admired nature, born out of the Nature Goddess Church. To some extent, the Berry Church was the Nature Goddess Church, but the former was becoming more and more secular, while the latter was becoming more and more niche. They worshipped the Nature Goddess.

The Wall God Church sometimes chose to "pre-produce" murals in order to keep up with the cycle and avoid making them at the last minute. This "pre-production" actually carried the meaning of "foreknowledge." They seemed to be able to predict the next move of the gods. In fact, murals, as a carrier, aside from the "recording" function on the religious level, often carried "imagination" about the future. Just like the murals in tombs, many times the first half recorded the achievements of the tomb owner during his lifetime, and the second half was likely to be the living state of the tomb owner in the "world of the dead." Moreover, some murals would add curses to future tomb robbers.It's no wonder that this church can't really develop and grow, because the nature of the Wall God Church is destined to be suppressed by the Great Church.

Foreseeing the future is the will of the "True God", the ability of the "True God", and it needs to be guessed and understood through the words of the gods obtained through the God Descent Ceremony. How can your small church snatch the "rice bowl" of the True God and the Great Church?

Karun felt that this should be the real reason why Linda needed to use the identity of the "Berry Church" to hide herself.

So, how strong is Linda's strength?

Compared with Alfred?

Unconsciously, Alfred has become the unit of measurement for Karun to analyze and measure the strength of supernatural beings.

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Some supernatural abilities cannot be distinguished simply by "strong" or "weak"?

Just like Puerh, it can easily tear apart the illusion created by the bewitched supernatural beings with its claws, but when facing the possessed puppets, it can only be kicked away.

It's a pity,

The book did not record this in detail, and the specifics still need to be asked of Dis when he returns. Dis definitely knows more.

"Okay, the Lord of Evil is going home now."

Karun laughed at himself.

Then,

His face suddenly changed,

And he stepped on the brake!

The quickly stopped car made Karun's body sway, and the seat belt tightened fiercely twice.

Who knows that I am the Lord of Evil?

Mr. Hofen and Puerh are direct participants in the God Descent Ceremony, and they also knew the previous "Karun", so it is normal for them to know that they are "evil gods".

Alfred later said that it was because he had unintentionally used Jeff's body, and his consciousness descended on the spiritual bridge between him and Lady Molly, plus his own song in Chinese, "The Internationale", which gave him a great shock;

He also fought against Dis, and Dis's mystery reminded him of the illegal and over-standard God Descent Ceremony that occurred in Bellwin City not long ago;

Anyway, Alfred came to this conclusion because of his deep contact with himself, plus his own wisdom analysis.

To some extent, Dis also condoned Alfred's guess, and even agreed to their application with Lady Molly, and issued them the identity of an in-service supernatural assistant of the Order of the Gods.

Apart from them,

Who else knows that they are evil gods?

Can you tell just by looking at them?

Is Linda so strong?

Puerh and Dis have both told themselves that as long as they are not in the state of awakening the corpse like before in the basement, they are just ordinary people in normal times;

Because they have not entered the church, nor have they experienced purification, except for the occasional triggering of special abilities, they are really just ordinary people.

So,

How did Linda figure it out?

Most importantly,

Take a look at Mr. Hofen and Puerh's reactions to their "evil god" status;

Mr. Hofen still felt that it was the wisest choice to let Dis kill him before he died. Puerh seemed to have a good relationship with herself for the sake of eating fish, but she has always been very resistant to herself having any connection with her family, fearing that her evil god identity would bring disaster to her family.Where's Linda?

She was grateful for me becoming friends with her husband, and for accompanying him out of his depression after losing her.

Do you have any misconceptions about "evil gods"?

However...

If there are no misconceptions...

Does that mean...

She actually understands herself very well?

So...

Who else can understand themselves?

...

"In a few days, there will be a super-standard god summoning ceremony in Bellwin City. A powerful demon will attempt to summon his ancestor who was suppressed by the Order God in the previous era."

"Yes, I helped him realize his wish, and he helped me remove all the blame and suspicion from the last god summoning ceremony."

...

Karun remembered what his grandfather said on the hearse when they were escorting Mr. Hough home.

There's one more person,

No,

there's one more demon who knows about Grandfather's super-standard god summoning ceremony, and he's ready to replicate it. His actions will help the Inmores family clear all suspicion.

Karun started the car again and turned the steering wheel.

The car stopped again at the door of Piajay's house. To Karun's surprise, Piajay's car, which was parked next to his own car when he left, was gone.

Karun got out of the car, pushed open the courtyard door, and found that the door to Piajay's house was still unlocked and even open.

"Piajay? Piajay?"

Karun shouted in the living room.

On the dining table, there were still breakfast plates that had not been cleaned up.

Karun went upstairs, searched in the bedroom, in the guest room, in the study, but did not see Piajay's figure.

Finally, Karun came to the art studio.

Pushing open the door,

There were only paintings inside, no people.

However,

Unlike the last time he came, the originally white wall was painted with murals like the ceiling of the guest room last night.

Karun walked up to this mural and took a few steps back.

In the mural,

A woman was floating in mid-air, and below her was a group of buildings. On the rooftop of the tallest building, there was a man holding a box, looking up at the woman in the sky with a smile.

The woman was shedding tears and reaching her hand towards the sky.

In the sky, there was a dark cloud, but in the depths of the dark cloud, there was a towering figure, the figure of a giant woman.

Her hair was long, like vines, wrapped around a light that looked like stardust. Her outstretched hands in the dark clouds were on one side of a pond and on the other side of a huge feather.

The Wall God Religion!

The evil god Linda wants to summon... is the true god of the Wall God Religion, the image of the female giant that he dreamed of last night.

Is this her ancestor?

Is this female giant her ancestor?

Or, in Dis's narrative and understanding, for true believers, the true god in their faith is a closer and greater existence than their own ancestors?

After all, how many people can directly say the names of their grandfather and father?But most people can say the title of the true god they worship, even if it's been thousands of years or even an era away.

Karun looked down,

At the bottom of the mural,

A sacrificial altar was depicted in an exaggerated and enlarged way that shouldn't have been painted.

Karun took a deep breath,

So,

The powerful demon that his grandfather mentioned and was ready to help clear his family's name was Linda!

Why does Linda need to hide her identity and pretend to be a follower of the Berry Church?

Because the Wall God Church is a taboo,

And the one who suppressed the true god of the Wall God Church was the God of Order!

Why does his grandfather know Linda?

Because his grandfather could even say in front of him: the God of Order raised by a prostitute;

So he knows a Wall God Church believer who has a deep hatred with the Order God Church and has a good relationship with her. Isn't that strange?

No,

Not at all.

Karun sat on the ground and lowered his head;

He felt that he should find Piajie as soon as possible and tell him that his personality split or that his wife who had not yet died but lost her physical body was preparing for an irreversible god descent ceremony;

This was said by Dis himself, and she was destined to fail and perish with the altar.

After the god descent ceremony, you will forever lose your wife.

She will no longer be able to accompany you, prepare breakfast for you, help you take a bath, or take care of you when you fall asleep.

You will accept and face the cruel fact that your beloved wife will be gone forever.

As a friend, this is what Karun should do.

He can find the location of the building in the picture by waiting for Piajie in Bellwin City through the police, newspaper, or driving himself.

Piajie may not be able to stop it, but at least he has the opportunity to try.

But unfortunately,

Karun couldn't do that.

Because this was the agreement between Dis and Linda, it was the closed loop that Dis used to pull the Yinmoleis family out of the vortex after completing the super-specification god descent ceremony.

Karun was really not worried about his identity as a demon being exposed. At least he was not considering himself now.

It was whether the search from the Order God Church and the subsequent investigations from other orthodox churches would put his uncle, aunt, and cousin Mina in danger if he really tried everything to remind and help Piajie stop it in the future.

On one side were family members, and on the other side was a friend with a similar temperament and a good personality;

He didn't hesitate about how to choose,

In fact,

He had already made a choice by sitting here and not rushing down to catch up with the car. He chose his family.

"Ah..."

Karun sat in the studio for more than twenty minutes, stood up, slowly walked out, and went downstairs.

When he pushed open the entrance door and came to the yard, Karun saw Mrs. Simor standing at the door of Piajie's house, looking inside.

"Karun."

"Mrs. Simor.""It's like this." Mrs. Seymour took out a letter. "Mr. Adams just gave me a letter, saying that he can give it to you when I come to your house for psychological counseling next time, or if I see you at his house one day, I can give it to you directly."

The next day for psychological counseling was still far away, so I wasn't in a hurry. But just now on the balcony, I happened to see you come back by car. At first, I wasn't sure, but it seemed like it was you driving, so..."

Mrs. Seymour handed the letter to Karun.

"It's supposed to be given to you next time, although it's a bit early, but it's okay, right?"

"Thank you, Mrs. Seymour."

Karun reached out and took the letter.

Mrs. Seymour defended herself, "I think if there is something important, it's better to give it to you earlier, right?"

"Yes, Mrs. Seymour."

"So, are you coming to my house later?" Mrs. Seymour asked hopefully.

"I want to read this letter quietly first."

"Of course, of course you should do that first. I'm not in a hurry. I'll go back first. I'll be sitting in the yard. The sun is nice today. I want to sunbathe, hehe."

Karun took the letter and walked back to Piaget's house, sitting on the sofa he had slept on last night, and opened the envelope.

This letter was very short, even shorter than Linda's letter to him.

It was written hastily, indicating that Piaget made a sudden decision.

No, since the letter was given to Mrs. Seymour by Piaget instead of Linda, it meant that Linda didn't control Piaget's body, but it was Piaget's own choice. He drove to Bellwin City himself.

The letter read:

"Dear Karun:

Linda told me in a dream last night that she wants to complete a work that she has been dreaming of completing in her lifetime, but the price is that she will leave me forever. She asked if I agreed.

I said:

Oh, my dear, of course!"

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