Retreating from Emma's soul world, Liang Lidong looked at the girl who was still in a daze and sighed. He said, "So don't use prophecy anymore. That's not real prophecy. As far as I know, fate can be changed. If you can't change your fate, it's because you're not strong enough, or because you believe in the so-called 'fate' too much."
Emma smiled bitterly. This was a huge subversion of her worldview.
Ever since she was seven years old, she knew that she had the so-called 'prophecy'. She could see the fate of everyone around her, watching them grow up in the illusion, watching them grow old and die. She saw the resurrection of a demonic god, and she even saw a line of fate that could save the world.
She grew up watching this line of fate and always thought that it was a revelation from God, and that saving the world was her destiny. But she never thought about what if it was fake?
Now that Liang Lidong had reminded her, she also began to wonder if she had fallen into a terrible trap.
If even her spiritual world was unknowingly modified and replaced, then what about her thoughts? If even her current thoughts were given by 'someone else', could she still be considered a real person?
Liang Lidong looked at the dazed Emma. She was now in a state of being stuck in a dead end, so he comforted her. "Just because your spiritual world has been replaced doesn't mean that you're being manipulated. Otherwise, they wouldn't have deliberately used the so-called 'prophecy' to directly control you."
Liang Lidong's comfort was effective. Emma's expression relaxed a little. She stood up and bowed to Liang Lidong seriously. "Thank you, Your Excellency Beta. If not for you, even my spiritual world would have been controlled by someone else."
"You're welcome."
Emma took a deep breath. "Your Excellency Betta, I know this request may be a bit excessive, but since you are so proficient in the soul world, Since you're so proficient in the spiritual world, do you have a way to modify my spiritual world back to its original state? "
Liang Lidong shook his head. "Modifying the spiritual world is a very difficult thing. Although I know the way, I'm not strong enough to do it yet. It'll only be possible when I reach the Legendary level."
Emma looked down in disappointment.
However, Liang Lidong continued, "However, I do have a way to prevent others from silently infiltrating your soul … Your soul world has been modified by someone. I suspect that someone often enters and exits your soul world, but you haven't noticed it yet. "
Emma's face turned pale, but then she became excited. "Can it really be done?"
"You can, but if you do that, you might never be able to use your prophecy magic again."
Emma's expression turned serious. "That's exactly what I want. I actually don't like a predetermined fate at all. " Her face gradually became happy. "I like to be free, unrestrained, and unknown."
Liang Lidong nodded. It wasn't hard to block the other party's soul invasion. He just needed some money. He just needed to make a 'Tifa's Bracelet' for Emma.
However, Liang Lidong thought for a moment and took off the bracelet in his hand. He handed it to Emma. "This is a piece of equipment that can shield your soul from being invaded. Wear it first."
Emma took the 'Tifa's Bracelet'. It was originally a white bracelet. In Emma's hands, it turned emerald green.
'Tifa's Bracelet' was a very magical piece of equipment. Because it could directly resonate with the wearer's soul waves, it would change color according to the wearer's soul attribute.
The bracelet still had the warmth of Beta's body on it. Emma held the green magical accessory with both hands. She could feel the warmth from her palms all the way into her heart. It was very comfortable.
"What about you? This kind of magical accessory must be very expensive."
Emma blinked her eyes and looked at Liang Lidong, her face slightly red.
"I can make another one myself." Liang Lidong waved his hand. "It's already late. Go back and rest. It's not good to be too late. "
Emma nodded, and just like that, she left Liang Lidong's room with the bracelet in her hand.
Moonlight shone in through the window, leaving slanted white spots on the long walkway.
The slightly cool night air stimulated Emma's delicate skin. She felt her heart beating faster and faster … from when she was small to now. She had never received a gift from a man before, but now, she had accepted a magic accessory from Beta.
In some places in Hollevin, men and women would give each other bracelets when they got engaged. There was such a custom in Emma's hometown. She knew very well that Beta didn't mean it that way, but she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild. After all, she was only a fourteen-year-old girl.
She walked in a daze. She didn't know how long she had walked. It seemed like a long time, but it also seemed like only a moment. Just as she reached the door of her room, the door next to her suddenly opened. Alice rushed out and quickly pulled Emma into the room.
The half-elf's long ears kept twitching. She looked at the bracelet in Emma's hand and made a strange sound. "Oh, oh, oh. I've seen this bracelet on Beta's hand. He spent a lot of effort to make it. I didn't expect him to give it to you."
"Spent a lot of effort?" Emma looked straight at the bracelet in her hands. She found the bracelet more and more pleasing to her eyes.
Alice put her arm around Emma's shoulder with a strange look on her face. She snickered and said, "I know that the surname Watson is a great noble in Dogoro City. And I also know that when a man and a woman get married, they give each other bracelets. Hehe!"
Emma's body instantly stiffened. "This, this, this … Beta didn't mean it that way. He just wanted to protect me with this thing!"
Emma was incoherent, but her face was getting redder and redder. In the end, she lowered her head and said nothing.
She couldn't have looked more adorable and beautiful. Even Alice, who was a woman, was stunned. She was relieved. "It's a good thing that you don't like Kail. It's a good thing that Mr. Beta is mighty. Otherwise, if I were to compete with you for Kail, I wouldn't stand a chance at all."
Emma stomped her feet. "I'm done talking. I'm sleepy. I need to rest."
Blushing, she left Alice's room and returned to her own.
She closed the door and window, then threw herself on the bed and covered herself with a blanket, curling up into a ball.
The next day, Liang Lidong woke up. After breakfast, he went out to do something. Although Emma's expression didn't seem right, he didn't care. After all, it was normal for a girl to find it hard to accept that something she had been holding on to had been smashed to pieces.
Liang Lidong continued to ask around in the city. Ans' warning and the image he saw in Emma's soul world last night proved one thing. The Hero versus the Devil was a predetermined script of fate, and there was definitely someone behind it.
But because he had disrupted the script, they had chased him all the way to Sisilia, trying to lead the script back on the right track.
The Brook family's death wish, and the Roden family's rise. Maybe both of them were related.
Of course, that was just Liang Lidong's guess. He needed clues to support or overturn his judgment.
The internal affairs system had been on. He roamed the city for almost a day, but didn't find any clues worth paying attention to. When he was about to return to Todd Manor to rest, he saw a familiar man in a black robe walk into a dark alley.
He only thought for a second before he remembered who the man was. Lance, the eldest son of the Brook family.
He wasn't dead! Liang Lidong thought that he had died in the open and covert struggle with the other nobles.
He immediately tailed her from afar. Very soon, Lance reached a dead end. There was no one there, so he waited where he was.
Liang Lidong, on the other hand, was lurking around the corner. After a few minutes, Liang Lidong heard Lance suddenly say, "You're finally here."
Then, a female voice replied, "I didn't keep you waiting for long. How is it? Are your wounds healed? "
The female voice sounded familiar to Liang Lidong, but he couldn't remember who it was.
"Almost." There was some anger in Lance's voice. "Where's our family's wealth? You've taken it all, haven't you? Although we responded to Master's orders, we gave you all the wealth. I've given you all my wealth, but you should at least leave some gold coins for us to live a decent life. "
"How can you ask for a decent life when you didn't even do your job properly?" The female voice sneered. "Master is already being merciful by not killing your entire family."
"Heh. It's not up to you to decide whether to kill our family or not. "
The woman sneered. "You've just taken over your father's position. There are many things you don't know. Back then, our master wasn't easy to talk to. Your entire family would have died long ago. "
"No matter what, I need enough gold for us to leave this place and live a stable life somewhere else. For Master, we've thrown away all our glory and wealth. Isn't that enough? "
"It's enough, but you don't have much respect for Master. I have to teach you a lesson on Master's behalf."
Lance's blood-curdling screams could be heard, but they only rang out once before everything went silent. Liang Lidong craned his head from the corner, only to find that Lance was gone. He hurried to the entrance of the dead alley and looked around, but he didn't see anything.
There was no Lance or woman, as if the voice he heard was an illusion.
But he knew that it wasn't an illusion, because he sensed feeble dark magic power and signs of spatial fragments.
Someone was teleporting nearby … Could it be a demon who knew both dark magic and spatial abilities?
Because spatial abilities and dark magic were the main features of demons.
Lance was still alive, and judging from his tone, the Brook family had been working for a hidden big shot.
The Brook family was one of the rarest big worlds in Hollevin. Not just Hollevin, few families in the entire world could be richer than the Brook family.
However, such an aristocratic family was actually willing to risk their lives for a certain person. Moreover, with just a single order from him, the Brook Family would have to disperse all of their accumulated wealth for hundreds of years.
Even the royal family wasn't capable of that. Based on Liang Lidong's knowledge in the game, there were only two families favored by gods who could do that.
The Titan Knight family was the Pope of Light, and the descendants of the Winter Wolves of the orcs.
But both families had very obvious characteristics. The Titan Knight family couldn't associate with dark creatures, and the descendants of the Winter Wolves were the natural enemies of demons.
Neither of them could command demonic creatures for their own use.
What kind of family or big shot could have such ability?
God?
Impossible!
With such questions in mind, Liang Lidong returned to Todd Manor. It was already dark, and Joshua and Julie had already prepared dinner.
After seeing Joshua, Liang Lidong finally realized why the female voice sounded familiar. It was Eva, Joshua's fiancée.
Because he had only heard her voice once, Liang Lidong didn't immediately remember.
At the dining table, Liang Lidong recounted what he had just seen and said, "Now I'm sure that the so-called Demon God's resurrection is definitely a script. I don't know what effect this script will have on this world, but I believe that it definitely doesn't have any good intentions."
"So, we don't have to fight the Demon God anymore?" Alice asked excitedly. She was a half-elf, and although she was proud, she inherited the characteristics of half-elves. She actually loved peace and didn't like fighting.
Kail also heaved a sigh of relief. Although he already knew that he had the Hero's Bloodline, the thought of the safety of the entire world resting on his shoulders still made even the most insensitive person feel extremely pressured.
If the Demon God's resurrection was fake, then he wouldn't have to bear such a huge responsibility. It was a good thing no matter how he looked at it.
Emma looked a little embarrassed. This was because she was the one who had caused this. Being indirectly manipulated by someone else wouldn't feel good if such a thing happened to anyone.
On the other hand, Joshua was astonished. He really didn't expect his friend and teacher to be part of the legendary Hero team, much less that this team was on their way to save the world.
Liang Lidong said, "The Demon God's resurrection should be real. Otherwise, the person who secretly guided Emma wouldn't have spent so much effort to let Emma see the so-called prophecy. "What we don't know is what those people hiding in the shadows are planning. They're deliberately guiding Kail to seal the Demon God, and what they're plotting. "As for the Demon God, is he really the Demon God? Or is he just a symbol of the Demon God that was forcefully placed on him?"
"Then what should we do now?" Alice looked at Liang Lidong. She really wanted Liang Lidong to say that they would return and not care about the Demon God anymore.
However, Liang Lidong's words surprised her. "We'll search for Kail's family heirloom as usual. The more it's like this, the more we have to figure out what's going on. We have to meet the Demon God too, but we won't do it according to those sneaky steps. Instead, we'll do it according to our own ideas."
Kail's eyes lit up. "Does that mean Teacher already has an idea?"
"I have some ideas, but there is no need to say it now, because the plan will never keep up with the changes." Liang Lidong showed a very strange smile. In the game, when he and his cousin and other friends were going to cheat people, they would always smile like this: " Since the Roden family is related to them, let's find a way to bring down the Roden family. The best way to disrupt the enemy's plan is to flip the table and throw the entire chessboard to the ground."