readytorunbook Chapter 675 Don't let him take off his mask
Chapter 675 Don't let him take off his mask
Xu Ning leaned against the door frame and silently took a sip of wine.
Faced with this scene, I didn't know whether to call it heartwarming or cruel, and I was speechless for a moment.
Ed held Calibel's hand, and seemed to brighten up completely. He talked to Calibel for a long time, as if he couldn't get enough of talking.
Xu Ning gave Ying a wink, signaling her to come outside with him for a moment, to give the father and son enough space.
"What do you think about this matter?"
Walking to Ed's daily medicine dispensing station, Xu Ning glanced back at the small house and asked Ying.
Ying pondered for a moment, then said, "This is definitely not a coincidence, nor is it the miracle Ed mentioned. He must have prayed for that mysterious power in that eerie cave!"
Xu Ning agreed, "I think so too. Although I don't know what that guy's purpose is, I don't believe he would help someone who just asks him for help without any ulterior motive..."
Xu Ning took a sip of wine, glanced at the hut again, and continued, "...but I just can't see anything special about this father and son that would make that guy want to use them."
Ying followed Xu Ning's gaze and glanced at him, her brows furrowing slightly.
"But we can't just stay here and keep watching them forever, we don't know how much longer we'll have to stay here."
Upon hearing Ying's words, Xu Ning realized that Ying, like himself, had also entered a memory.
However, this memory neither belongs to her nor to Ying, so whose memory is it?
Why were the two of them dragged into this together?
Just as Xu Ning was racking his brains trying to figure it out, Ed suddenly came out of the cabin and walked towards them with a big smile on his face.
Xu Ning went up to him and asked, "Why did you come out? How is Calibel?"
Ed laughed heartily, "He said he was tired and wanted to rest a little longer. I figured he'd sleep a bit more, so I figured I'd take this opportunity to go back to that ruin... uh, in your Liyue dialect, it's called fulfilling a wish, right? Hahaha..."
Xu Ning did not respond appropriately to Ed's statement.
"Brother Ed, if I'm not mistaken, you're not going there to fulfill a vow at all; you just want to ask for more!"
Xu Ning pointed out Ed's true purpose incisively, "You think that since that crystal can wake up Calibel, it must be able to do more, maybe even turn Calibel back into a normal person, right?"
Ed paused for a moment, but then smiled wryly, making no attempt to hide anything from the two people in front of him.
"As expected, Brother Xu, you see things very clearly. I really do want to go back again."
Ying wanted to say something, but Xu Ning reached out and stopped her.
“Brother Ed, listen to me, neither the aura emanating from that crystal nor the dreamlike whispers it uttered seemed to be of any goodwill…”
Ed glanced at the serious Xu Ning and replied, "Xu Ning, you know that we Kanria people have never believed in any demon gods, but for the sake of Kalibel, I still worshipped in front of the Seven Gods Statue. They are indeed not worthy of being worshipped. It's laughable that I only realized their true colors now."
"On the contrary, it was the unknown god in that ruin who extended a helping hand to me and Calibel, who were completely unrelated to each other. This is a truly selfless god, definitely a god above the Seven Gods. He made Calibel come to his senses, and I am naturally willing to have a devout faith in him. If he can make Calibel become a normal child again, what does it matter if I have to prostrate myself at his feet forever?"
Standing beside Xu Ning, Ying saw that Ed was completely ignoring Xu Ning's advice and was instead determined to go his own way, so she couldn't help but say, "But that ruin has already disappeared. Even if you go back, there will be nothing there."
Ed's expression changed drastically upon hearing this.
"Disappeared? How could that be? The portal was clearly there when I left. Did your disrespectful attitude anger the god, causing Him to hide the portal? If His faithful followers go there, He will surely reveal the portal as before. I need to go and check again..."
Ed immediately turned and headed toward the spot where the ruins had disappeared.
However, after taking only a few steps, he turned back. "You shouldn't go this time, lest you anger the gods. But I would like to ask you to look after Calibel for me again. I will be back soon, so please make sure he doesn't take off his mask."