From the time it received the special title, Xiao Qi considered itself "another Amon". It deliberately distinguished itself from other Amon and was happy to enjoy freedom as an independent individual.

But it still retains many contents shared by the original body and its clones, such as some memories of previous eras, and the extreme vigilance and disgust towards the "True Creator" and his men.

The person with long silver hair, carrying a skylark, and who still worships the madman as his master, except Ourolius, has no other ideas.

The suspicious nature of Xiao Qi made him doubt Esther's true identity:

Her arrival is very strange. Perhaps this is another trap set by the dark night. They want to use the clues that Esther may be related to the Source Castle to draw out traces of the "Amons", including the original body. Esther appeared directly from it. This ability to borrow the fate of others as a springboard is clearly the method of the "Trojan Horse of Destiny", and the possibility of Pales Zoroastrian being behind the scenes cannot be ruled out.

Could it be that Dark Night had joined forces with that madman and Pales? How dare He be so bold? Aren't He afraid that other true gods will pursue him! ?

Xiao Qi recalled the story and ending of the Tingen incident. In fact, except for the unlucky guy who entered the Nighthawks midway, everyone else had escaped the danger of their lives. The possibility that Esther was working for Hei Ye was established.

Xiaoqi will never completely believe the "appearance" shown by Esther. It admits that it does have trust in Esther, but in the face of doubts and suspicions, such trust is no different from a bubble that bursts at the touch of a touch.

Sequence eight of the thief path is originally a "scammer".

But Xiao Qi will not really leave. There is a piece of Esther's hair wrapped around its claws. Because it is far away from the body, this tough hair emits a faint light in confusion, trying to call Esther. Good back where it belongs.

In the dark night, Ourolius, that paranoid man won’t be able to fix his eyes on Esther in the next second, right?

Xiao Qi thought with disgust and flew to the outskirts of the North District.

There is a remote manor there that once belonged to the Amon family, and the small businessman who now lives there and has built a vineyard does not know that there are several secret rooms hidden under his house, and some of the "heritage" of the Amon nobles are preserved in the secret rooms. ".

Xiao Qi wants to find something to dig out the cognitive hole left by the original body in his mind. According to Esther's description, she saw that the skylark carried by Ourolius also glowed. For Xiao Qi, this was a new entry point.

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Esther went to the nearest Lily of the Valley Street.

The environment here is much better than she imagined, perhaps because it is adjacent to Rose Flower Street where the Harvest Church is located, and the atmosphere here is softer and more peaceful than the station area. People coming and going were not limited to formal attire, casual clothes or work clothes, but most of them had calm faces and spoke in a relaxed and comfortable manner. Most of the looks Esther encountered were curious and not malicious.

At the end of the street is a small fountain square. Looking from a distance, you can see a lot of people strolling. The sound of out-of-tune flutes and laughter follow the wind, strolling under the sinking sunset, adding color to the gloomy sky. A touch of warmth.

No. 7 is a six-story brick building. The white-painted walls have many peeling paint spots. Lights shine through several windows upstairs, and a strong aroma of toast wafts out of the house. , I don’t know which window has a wind chime hanging, and from time to time there will be a crisp sound.

There were many potted plants outside the two rows of flower beds at the door, all of which were different types of flowers: purple rosemary, a large bush of hibiscus, a bunch of red firecrackers, and many more that Esther couldn't recognize. Flowers and potted plants that are not in bloom crowd the square flower bed.

The faint fragrance of flowers mixed with each other wafted out, making Esther couldn't help sniffing. She stopped here and looked at these plants carefully. Many of them were not local flowers of Backlund. In the uncomfortable environment of increasingly serious pollution, , the growth is not too bad, and the flowers of the season are in full bloom.

Esther scraped the bunch of red leaves in the pot with her fingertips. This plant with fiery flower clusters was not even a native species of Loen, but originated from East Balam on the other side of the Raging Sea.

"Hey you! Stay away from Mrs. Romano's babies!"

Esther immediately retracted her hand and looked in the direction where the shout came from - she was a young woman with dark brown skin, not much older than Esther's appearance. Her messy and curly black hair was tied into a bun and tied high on the back of her head. She was wearing a shirt, vest and suit pants that resembled a gentleman's dress. She carried a cloth bag on her back and a suitcase in her hand. She wears blue-purple feather earrings on her ears, her black eyes are big and bright, her lips are wide, her forehead is full, her eyelashes are long and thick, and her bright apricot eyeshadow makes her look more energetic.

From where the woman was standing, she was about to walk up the front steps of the apartment building.

Perhaps noticing Esther's similar age and her appearance not very similar to that of a native of Loen, the lady tightened the backpack strap on her shoulders and showed an exaggerated fake smile: "Mrs. Romano gets angry easily. , you need to pay attention to your behavior."

Esther smiled back: "Thank you for the reminder. Do you live here?"

"Yes." Ms. Baozitou didn't seem to be good at chatting with others. She nodded curtly, put in the key, turned the doorknob, quickly opened the apartment door and walked in, regardless of whether Esther wanted to follow her. behind.

Esther did not follow the lady directly. She silently recited the choice of "go in" and "not go in" several times in her mind. Based on the gentle feedback from her intuition, she decided to knock on the door and give it a try.

Seeing these carefully cared for plants, Esther didn't think that Mrs. Romano was really a grumpy person as the lady said, but she must have a character that would protect the things she loved.

She was worried that Mrs. Romano would be very serious and it would be difficult to gain her trust without proof of identity.

After Esther knocked on the door, someone opened the door in just a few seconds, as if they had been waiting for her.

The person who opened the door was an old lady with a stooped back, no more than 1.5 meters tall. She was wearing a floor-length high-waisted dress with a neckline decorated with lace, and an earth-colored knitted shawl wrapped around her shoulders.

The fine wrinkles on her face tell the story of the years this old woman has experienced, but her dark green eyes are exceptionally clear and bright, and her rough brown-black hair is pulled up into a ball and wrapped in a hairnet, and the outside of the bun is filled with colorful flowers. The gem hairpin or flower-shaped hairpin made the back of her head look like a display flower garden.

The funniest thing is that a slender gold chain hangs from her chest, and on it are tied both the wheat-yellow Holy Emblem of Life and the bronze Triangular Holy Emblem of the God of Steam and Machinery. It is an extremely blasphemous act for a devout believer to believe in two gods at the same time, let alone carelessly hang the holy symbols of the two gods on their chests.

"I've been watching you for a long time, but the children like you very much, so I didn't drive you away. Why are you hanging around here?"

"I heard you can rent a house here."

The old woman glanced Esther up and down, sizing her up carelessly: "Do you have an admission letter from grammar school or Backlund University? Where is your recommendation certificate? Give them to me."

Esther was stunned for a moment: "Backlund University?"

The old woman raised her eyebrows and her voice immediately became sharp: "This is not some messy shelter center where wild cats and dogs can come! Who asked you to come here!? Let that person get out and be responsible to the end! Recommended person Coming here and not opening it proves that you take me for what I am!"

Seeing that the old woman was getting more and more aggressive with her scolding, Esther quickly interrupted: "It's Father Utravsky! The bishop of Harvest Church!"

The old woman's scolding stopped immediately. She wrapped her shawl tighter and muttered two inaudible words in her mouth. Then she waved to Esther: "Then come in, don't stay outside. Just standing there stupidly. How could that big guy know how to cause trouble for me if he doesn't preside over the church of the Mother Goddess properly..."

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