The night on the island was a little chilly. Liang Lidong sat at the edge of the cave, leaning against the rock, and looked at Emma, who had just sat down.
The girl was still wearing her short white dress, and her pair of slender legs looked even more alluring under the moonlight. Liang Lidong knew that it was a little rude to look at a girl like this, so he asked, "What do you want to talk about?"
Emma tilted her head and looked at Liang Lidong. The girl's ears had light white hair, which could only be seen under the moonlight. She smiled and said, "Do you know? Although you knocked a few of my teeth out, I've always been very grateful to you. Thank you for rescuing me from that illusory prophecy trap, and thank you for being willing to accompany us to find the truth. "
"Not for you guys, but for the mission." Liang Lidong opened the mission system and looked at the orange mission notification. He said calmly, "You seem to think of me as a good person, but in reality, I'm not a good person. Of course, I'm not a bad person either."
Emma smiled. The girl's smile was sweet. She held her chin and looked at the young man beside her with her big eyes. She asked, "Then what's your biggest dream?"
"Counting money until my hands get cramps, and sleeping until I wake up naturally."
Liang Lidong brushed her off. It was very boring to talk about such a profound topic like dreams with a little girl. If he had to talk about it, he would talk about it with someone of the same age. After all, there was a generation gap of about ten years between them. Most importantly, one was an Earthling, and the other was a native. The thoughts and ideas of the two could be said to have very little overlap.
But his two wives were different. Although they were also native, they had possessed Liang Lidong's body and stayed on Earth for eight years. They had a sufficient understanding of Earth's knowledge, culture, and ideas.
Emma's smile widened. There was a kind of holy light on her face. "This is the first time I've heard someone talk about such a tacky and ridiculous dream in front of me. But strangely, I suddenly don't think this dream is ridiculous. Instead, I think it's very cute. Beta, do you really want to live like this? Isn't your wish to devote your life to Goddess Woking? "
"Goddess Woking and I are friends, not servants." Liang Lidong slowly said, "I have already explained the relationship between believers and gods to my students. If you are interested, you can look for Kail and ask him about it or I can explain it to you. "
Emma was a little surprised. "You should know that I am the Saintess, right?"
"Of course I know."
"Then why are you explaining the relationship between God and his believers to me?" Emma playfully smiled. "If we're going by rank, then I'm the Saintess, and you're an ascetic believer. I'm closer to God than you are. "
"But I've seen Goddess Woking twice. How many times have you seen the Goddess of Storms? "
"Only twice? Haha, I have always listened to the teachings of the Goddess." Emma suddenly turned her head and looked at Liang Lidong with burning eyes. "What did you just say? You have seen the Goddess you believe in twice? Not by listening to her voice, but by talking face to face? "
"Talking face to face in soul form," Liang Lidong said with a shrug. "That's why I said that God and her believers are more suited to be friends. Not master and servant. After you become God's servant, it will be very difficult for you to understand her teachings because at that time, you will have to look at her from a lower point of view, which will naturally lead to a deviation in her understanding of the teachings. "
When Emma heard his words, she quickly sank into deep thought.
Although she was only fourteen years old, living in the shrine for many years had given her a kind of stubborn feeling toward gods. That kind of feeling was very intense and could not be easily replaced. She was already accustomed to looking at gods from a lower point of view, but someone had told her at that moment. You are more suited to become God's friend, so the impact of those words on her could be imagined.
If an ordinary person had said it, she would have treated it as the ravings of a madman, but the person who said it was Beta.
Putting aside personal feelings, Beta gave her a very good impression. He was calm and collected, occasionally a little mischievous, and had a sense of responsibility. The most important thing was that he was also a member of the clergy just like her, even if they worshipped different gods.
As long as they were believers, they would never joke around with their gods. He would never joke about his god. If Beta said that he had a face-to-face conversation with the goddess he believed in, then it was definitely true. The other party was an ascetic believer while she was a saintess. Based on their positions, she should have been able to understand and get closer to God, but the truth was the opposite.
But changing her thoughts in a short period of time was not an easy matter. Emma's heart was in chaos. After a while, she suppressed the thoughts in the depths of her soul and forcefully changed the topic. "Beta, just now you said that your dream is to count money until your legs cramp and sleep until you wake up naturally. How much of it is sincere?"
"About half." Liang Lidong looked at her and continued to say with a faint smile, "What, do you want to help me realize it?"
Emma chuckled, and her face became somewhat bashful. "If you want, I can. After all, we're companions. "
Looking at the bashful girl, Liang Lidong clicked his tongue in his heart. "You're a clergy. Even if you have some spare cash, you can't make me count money until my hands cramp, can you? I suspect that you don't even have half as much money as I do."
"Well," Emma said in a low voice, "I'm not deliberately deceiving you. My real name is Emma Hollevin. 'Watson' is my grandmother's surname. I'm just borrowing it to hide my identity. After all, it's not good for a member of the royal family to become a saintess."
Liang Lidong was enlightened. "Oh, so you're a princess. No wonder you liked to wear a princess's crown a few days ago. So that's why. I should've thought of that earlier."
Emma lowered her head. She felt that she must've blushed. "I have a fief in Isnas, near the capital. When I turn sixteen, I'll inherit the position of lord there. If you're willing, you can help me manage the city. I'll also allow you to spread the teachings of Goddess Woking there."
Anyone who wasn't stupid would understand what Emma meant by that. Naturally, Liang Lidong understood it too.
He didn't say anything, because he was considering how to refuse without hurting Emma too much. However, before he figured out what to say, Emma raised her head with a bright smile on her face. "However, someone as proud as you, Beta, certainly isn't interested in managing the internal affairs of a little girl. That's fine. You can consider it after I grow up. "
Emma knew that she was being too impatient after she said that, so she decided to advance by retreating. As the saying went, know yourself and know your enemy, and you'll never be defeated. She had the looks, the money, the power, and the status of a real princess. There weren't many girls in the world who were better than her. Her only shortcoming now was that she was still young and had grown into a plain.
Therefore, she planned to find some secret recipes that could make a plain grow into a mountain, and then try her best to stay by Beta's side. The Savage Wind Goddess taught her believers that wind was everywhere. If they couldn't cross the mountain from the front, they had to go around it.
She felt that Beta didn't accept her because she was still young. When she grew up, her advantage would become obvious. Apart from everything else, she was confident that she would become even more beautiful in two years. When that happened, even if the plain couldn't become a mountain, it could become a hill, which should add some charm to her.
Also, she planned to stay by Beta's side and help him as much as possible. She could also use her gentleness to tie him down. She could also secretly chase away the women who tried to get close to him.
For example, Frey, who had two big lumps of fat!
Although Emma looked very pure and lovely, she wasn't an obedient girl. The Storm Goddess's motto was: Treat your enemies like a storm and treat your friends like a warm spring breeze. Lovers were also friends.
Emma swept away her confusion after making a firm resolution. She stood up and said with a smile, "Alright, I should also go to sleep. In the future, talk to me more about the matters of the god's faith, Beta. "
The last word 'Beta' had a hint of a young girl's voice, which made it sound very sweet.
Liang Lidong looked at Emma's departing figure and thought that trouble had come. He couldn't help but shudder.
Soon, the sky brightened, and everyone woke up from their tents. Kail and Alice looked at Emma and Liang Lidong with ambiguous gazes.
Although their conversation last night had been whispered, everyone present was a professional, so there was no reason for them not to hear it. Emma generously allowed the two to tease her with their gazes and remained unmoved. On the other hand, Liang Lidong was somewhat embarrassed. He was about twenty-four years old, but now he was being chased by a fourteen-year-old girl. No matter how he thought about it, he would lose the dignity of the nickname 'Red Priest'.
Frey looked at Liang Lidong as if he was a heartless man.
After eating their breakfast, they packed up their tents and put them into their spatial backpacks before continuing up the mountain. Because Joan Of Arc had explored the way in advance, and Emma had seen the place several times in the illusion of the prophecy technique, they quickly found the cave where the heirloom sword was hidden in only three hours.
Everyone rested outside the cave for a while and then went in.
Frey followed behind Liang Lidong with an excited expression. They hadn't gone far into the cave when Liang Lidong suddenly said, "Tanks take the front, spellcasters in the middle, and physical DPS to the left."
Kail and the other two looked at Liang Lidong with puzzled expressions.
But Frey stood on Liang Lidong's left without hesitation.
Liang Lidong looked at Frey with a profound gaze, then he said to Kail, "Kail, you are the tank and are responsible for walking in the front. Emma and Alice are in the middle, and I will protect you on the left."
Emma looked at Frey and frowned. She felt that the fat girl's understanding of Beta seemed to be too deep.