Chapter 952: Seeing Hong Xiu Again

A few minutes later,

Chen Ling walked out of Chi Tong's office leisurely.

Even though he could now come and go from the cathedral freely, Chen Ling didn't slack off in the slightest. He first returned to his room, sneakily drew the curtains, checked his papers with a show of seriousness... and only after organizing a batch of hospital information and compiling it into a booklet did he swagger toward the cathedral gate.

Chen Ling was almost certain that the King of Silver had left Wuji, but being cautious never hurt; this was the self-cultivation of an actor.

As he stepped out of the cathedral gate, a familiar figure stepped onto the stairs and slowly approached him.

A black Inquisitor's trench coat walked out from under the dark clouds, and long, deep red hair fluttered silently like wisps of clouds under the setting sun... She casually tucked a strand of hair that was covering her eyes behind her ear, and a pair of icy eyes slowly lifted, staring at Chen Ling at the end of the stairs.

With just one glance, a mountain-like pressure surged toward Chen Ling, as if even the dark clouds overhead had become darker and lower!

The person stopped on the step below Chen Ling.

"Hello, Miss Hong Xiu."

Chen Ling instinctively wanted to call her just "Hong Xiu," but thinking that Hong Xiu shouldn't be familiar with him right now, he didn't dare to be presumptuous and followed his current "persona," settling for the most polite form of address.

"Walking, or taking a car?" Hong Xiu said indifferently.

"..." Chen Ling didn't expect Hong Xiu to be so cold, or perhaps this was just her personality. After hesitating for a moment, he tentatively asked, "Is there a difference?"

"I don't know how to drive." Hong Xiu pointed to the black sedan next to the cathedral. "If we take a car, you'll have to drive."

"There are quite a few places to go today, so let's take the car... I'll drive myself."

Hong Xiu nodded slightly, turned, walked to the passenger seat, sat in by herself, and even fastened her seatbelt.

Seeing this, Chen Ling felt inexplicably amused... The dignified leader of the [Asura], a monster that couldn't be killed even by missile strikes, an existence that could slaughter her way through the Forbidden Sea single-handedly, actually fastened her seatbelt when sitting in a car?

He wondered if it was just her natural personality, or if her behavioral habits had been affected by having her memories replaced?

Vroom—

The car was started by Chen Ling. He took out his booklet with a show of seriousness and began to flip through it earnestly.

"Miss Hong Xiu, aren't you curious about where we're going next?"

"It doesn't matter, as long as you don't leave the Wuji Domain." Hong Xiu said nonchalantly. "Where you go, what you do, I don't care... My job is just to be responsible for your safety."

"Understood."

Seeing this, Chen Ling drove off in a certain direction.

On the streets of the Wuji Domain, there were few pedestrians, and cars were almost nowhere to be seen. The buildings on both sides receded outside the car window, and Chen Ling traveled through the city without obstruction.

At the same time, Chen Ling spoke casually:

"By the way, Miss Hong Xiu, where are you from?"

"Wuji."

"A local... just like me." Chen Ling nodded. "Hey, can you speak the Wuji Domain dialect?"

"No."

"You can't? Which district are you from?"

"I'm not from any district. I was brought to the Cathedral Knight Order for cultivation and training since I was a child. Strictly speaking, the cathedral is my home."

Hearing this, Chen Ling gave a thoughtful "Oh~".

Just as he guessed, Hong Xiu's memories had also been replaced by the King of Silver, and the original owner of this memory seemed to be one of the knights protecting the Wuji Cathedral... It must be said, the King of Silver was quite good at picking people, replacing the memories of the strongest fighter with the most loyal and simple ones, binding her directly to the cathedral.

Chen Ling glanced at Hong Xiu's attire through the rearview mirror and asked nonchalantly:

"Your clothes are quite nice, where did you buy them?"

Hong Xiu was startled.

She looked down at the Inquisitor's trench coat she was wearing, as if pondering.

"I can't remember." Hong Xiu shook her head. "It should be from Ryan Clothing, or the Lanyun Tailor Shop... I can no longer fit into my old knight armor, so the King granted me permission to wear my own clothes. This does not violate the rules."

Seeing that ordinary conversation and induction were ineffective, Chen Ling simply threw out a heavy question:

"You are a member of the Cathedral Knight Order and should have belonged to the Witchcraft Association before. Why do you obey the new Silver Government so blindly?"

Hong Xiu's brow furrowed slightly.

It might have been Chen Ling's imagination, but the temperature inside the car seemed to have dropped a little.

"Mr. Chen Ling, that question of yours is very dangerous and very leading." Hong Xiu looked at his profile. "What are you trying to say?"

"Hehe, I'm just speaking the truth. In my opinion, neither the King of Silver nor the Silver Government under him is worth being loyal to." Chen Ling replied calmly while driving.

"Their policies are too harsh and don't care about the people of the Wuji Domain at all... Miss Hong Xiu, you are a native of Wuji just like me. You should know very well what the Wuji Domain has become since they appeared."

Chen Ling said this entirely based on his current persona; after all, who would expect a fighter against the Silver Government to praise the King of Silver?

"Protection is the duty of a knight." Hong Xiu replied in a deep voice. "What we protect is the peace and stability of the Wuji Domain. Since the death of the former Witchcraft Association President, Shang Shaoquan, both the new president, Brand, and the Wuji Lord, Lou Yu, have turned this domain into a mess...

I resisted back then, but I was no match for Lou Yu. In the end, I was thrown into prison, watching helplessly as they slaughtered the people and started wars...

And the appearance of the King of Silver suppressed all the turmoil. He controlled the Wuji Lord, Lou Yu, and re-established the order of the Wuji Domain. Although some policies are indeed harsh, it is much more stable than before. At least the people don't have to worry about being sacrificed at any time and have had a chance to breathe."

Hong Xiu's perspective was one Chen Ling had never imagined, and he was stunned by what she said.

In a sense, Hong Xiu was indeed right; before the King of Silver appeared, the Wuji Domain was much more chaotic... But could things really be that simple?

The King of Silver's goal was to start a war, and behind the sacrifice of the First District, the King of Silver must have been manipulating the whole situation. What the King of Silver let these Arbitrator Proxies see was only what he wanted them to see. It must be said that he really put a lot of effort into brainwashing these people.

Chen Ling didn't ask any more questions. He had probed what he wanted to probe, and next, he had more important things to do.

The vehicle pulled over slowly on the side of the street. Chen Ling turned off the engine, opened the door, and got out.

He opened his booklet, looked at the first name on it, matched it with the building across the street, and nodded slightly:

"Let's start here..."