In theory, the ritual of listening to the gods of the Alec Hill family does not allow any outsiders to interfere with it.

In particular, the current head of the family has almost concealed that everyone is preparing for this matter, and the only two insiders, the old attendant, are busy handling the handover of the next candidate and various aftermath work for him, and Qiu Xuan, she has almost traveled to the entire Drow City in the past few days to talk to the lord's mansion, trying her best to fool them into acting as expected.

But it's no surprise that most of the lords who remain neutral on the surface are almost another copy of Limbug. They flattered Beelzebub only to the power of the beam, and if they did do it later, neither side would help them, unless one side could get enough bargaining chips.

In fact, there is no need to deliberately bribe these lords now, because they probably only play the role of a "spectator" for the whole chess game. Regardless of the final outcome, these lords will be able to continue the way they were before, surviving with money in their arms.

Although Qiu Xuan had traveled all over the mansions of the major lords in three days, she had not seen Beelzebub once.

Not only because of Beelzebub's overly maverick mansion in the underworld, but even she ran to Gemma's mansion under the pretext of "coming back to work", only to be told that Beelzebub's chief maid, Penny, who had been sent to spy on Jima, had also resigned during this time.

Now the new head of the Jimma Mansion is Kaya, the maid who was in charge of the members of their circus.

At that time, Kaya saw Qiu Xuan again, and there was no longer a sense of seriousness in her words, even if she was stern before. She seems to have completely become a copy of Penny during this time, she no longer laughs occasionally, no longer mingles with the servants at the bottom, and no longer has any excess emotions.

Delicate and orderly, and indifferent.

Now that Penny is gone, it is only a matter of time before the dark line sent by the forces of all parties gradually hollows out the dark line of Jima, the "fool lord", according to this situation. The rest had nothing to do with Qiu Xuan, so she got up and said goodbye to the programmed cold and orderly Kaya, this time completely resigning and leaving Jima's house.

When she left, she saw the bungalow that had been built outside the house, which had been used as a shelter for the members of the circus, and that there were now a few unattended rust spots on the door frame.

Due to the difficult winter, even the big food eater Jima may not be able to maintain a stable intake of three meals a day, let alone these "circuses" used for pleasure.

is really worthy of the sentence "things are not people", and she just left for a winter.

Qiu Xuan retracted her gaze and left the Jima Mansion.

This day is the day to hear God.

Since the morning, Qiu Xuan has been staying at Alecshan's house and has not gone out, and the head of the family, who has been so busy lately, that Shenlong has not seen the end of the year, has rarely made an appearance, and made a meal of barley soup mixed with mud and sand with her.

His attendant ate with him, drinking the earthy water, which was called porridge but boiled like soup, and straining the sand with his mouth.

But the eyes of the two lords were happy when they ate this food.

It is difficult for Qiu Xuan to describe that kind of look in words, like a traveler who has coveted treasures for many years has finally come to the dragon's lair, and it is also like a resolute calmness that the limit is approaching to investigate life and death, and even with a little bit, Ye Gonghao dragon-style horror trembling.

Qiu Xuan's fingers clenched tightly as she held the broken bowl, she secretly said when she saw the eyes of the head of the family, shouldn't the other party regret it at this time?

After all, this is also human nature, and listening to God is essentially a matter of exchanging life for oracles, and there is nothing wrong with being cautious.

"Afu," the head of the house swallowed the last bit of soup in a few sips, and looked up at her with slightly cloudy eyes. "I've calculated that noon on the winter solstice is the best time to listen to God, and until then I'll be in the dark room to prepare. It's just that no one can disturb me during the ceremony, so I have to trouble you and Lao Wen to guard the door for me. ”

There is no need for him to say that Qiu Xuan also has this intention, after all, the bone whip used by the god is Xi Han Pavilion's, which will be handed over to the patriarch, in case there is a bump in it, Xi Han Pavilion can screw his head off.

As for the dark room that the head of the family said, Qiu Xuan also went to secretly inspect it behind everyone's back before. It can be said that there is only one exit from the main entrance, and there is no secret passage or other passage to leave.

It was still about two hours before noon, and the head of the family had already informed the family's bodyguards and knights to tell them not to let any outsiders into the mansion today. The three of them came all the way to the door of the dark room, Qiu Xuan's movements paused for a second, and he still handed the bone whip to the head of the family with a little caution.

The head of the family took it with both hands, and it looked even more pious and solemn than her nominal junior.

The old man held the bone whip in his hand, glanced at the two men guarding the door one last time, and nodded lightly at the old attendant.

He didn't say a word, but the attendant beside him, who was also elderly, burst into tears. After a while, Lao Wen said "I'm smiling", and waved his hand to the closed door panel: "It's so good." ”

Qiu Xuan pursed her lips and didn't speak, she leaned against the door of the dark room across the door, and seemed to sigh silently.

She and the old attendant had been standing outside the door and waiting, and she didn't know how much time had passed, when suddenly there was a noise outside the otherwise silent room.

Lao Wen's face sank suddenly, he stared and listened for a long time, the movement outside was getting louder and louder, and he could even clearly confirm that it was when he was calling the patriarch, he couldn't stand up for a while.

"You're here to watch, remember, no matter what happens, don't let anyone push open this door."

The old attendant said solemnly to Qiu Xuan, and after getting the latter's approval, he pushed open the door to check the situation outside. At the moment when the door was closed, Qiu Xuan seemed to hear a familiar female voice.

Under normal circumstances, after receiving the order, the Alec Hill Mansion was heavily guarded and no outsiders were allowed to enter, and the theory would not be a problem. I'm afraid, I'm afraid, there are forces outside that have learned that "the head of the family of Mount Alec has obtained a defective product and wants to listen to God today", so they did everything possible to stop it.

But it shouldn't be, because there are very few people who know that Qiu Xuan has defective products on his hands. Even if it was Jussi, among the people present, he wanted to know the truth the most and destroy the scales, and it was impossible for him to take the initiative to leak the secret.

Unless......

Qiu Xuan's eyes sank, and if she thought about it carefully, she really hadn't seen any identity in Drow City, whether it was a knight chief or a blonde black merchant, in the past three days. Together with Beelzebub itself, it was as if they had evaporated in the city of Drow, and it was difficult to find a trace.

Why, what Jussi is doing and thinking is fundamentally incompatible with Beelzebub, even if there is a life-saving grace between them, but the essential gap separates the two at both ends of the moat.

Qiu Xuan's mind was a little messy, and he was combing through the details one by one, when he heard that the main door of the room he was in was pushed open with a strong force. This was followed by the jumble of footsteps, mixed with dissuasions such as "you must not go in".

She took two steps forward, and saw that in the next second, several familiar figures appeared in her field of vision.

Kugin Alecham, the person he followed was actually the brown-haired girl Lottie Alecshan, the last time Qiu Xuan saw her was at the junction of Osier, but she didn't expect her to come back alive.

There is also a team of private bodyguard knights, standing behind the two of them at the moment.

Lao Wen stopped everyone with his own strength, originally with his identity, he couldn't offend the direct family of Alec Mountain like this, but at this moment, he obviously couldn't care so much.

"How could it be you?!"

Kujin was a little impatient by his repeated stops, and just as he wanted to say something, he raised his eyes and saw Qiu Xuan standing in front of the door of the dark room with his arms crossed. He glared in this direction, reacted and beckoned the knight behind him to hurry away.

"She's a guest of the adults!" Lao Wen yelled back at the bodyguard who was about to step forward, "This is an order from the adult himself, do you want to disobey?!" ”

For a moment, the Knights began to hesitate.

At this time, Qiu Xuan spoke, interrupting the chaotic scene at the moment.

"What are you doing here?" She was talking to Cunkin, who was the leader, but her eyes looked past him and looked straight at Lottie, who was standing with a solemn expression.

About three months of Osser's life has really changed the descendant of this lord, and she now looks directly at Lottie as if she is facing another person.

"Is the second uncle listening to God?" Lottie met Qiu Xuan's gaze head-on, and her tone was cold and solemn, "And what you gave him is still a defective product!" You know what it costs to listen to God with a defective product, and you are now murdering the head of the house of Mount Alec! ”

"It's his own choice."

Qiu Xuan said, "He chose this path not because of me, nor because of anyone's instigation. He has lived for so many years, and he dares to manage and support an entire 'apostate' family in this world, such a character, will he not know what he wants? ”

"Crooked!" Kujin was also furious, "If it weren't for you, the second brother would definitely live well, and it would be impossible to sacrifice his life to listen to any defective products!" ”

Qiu Xuan: "You can blame me if you don't understand, but you have to respect your family master's own choice." ”

"I respect you for ......"

"Enough!"

Qiu Xuan leaned against the door of the dark room, her original knife was already out of the sheath and ready for a tough battle. She looked at the old attendant who had been with the master of the family for decades and puffed out his chest and said, "This is the long-cherished wish of the adults, and anyone who wants to stop it must step over my corpse first." Watching as Cunkin's face suddenly distorted and beckoning the knights to drag the bully servant out, he watched as Lottie stood aside with a complicated expression and did nothing.

Immediately afterwards, the door panel against which he was leaning on shook and was pushed open from the inside.

None of the people who were still in the chaos heard this faint movement, Qiu Xuan retreated from the door little by little, until the moment when the old figure stood in front of him, the crowd seemed to be suddenly choked by the throat and was silent.

Everyone stopped their movements and looked at the old man standing in front of the dark room in dead silence.

Unbeknownst to him, the head of the family had become the focus of all attention, and he even took a moment to return the rewrapped bone whip to Qiu Xuan. Then he stepped out step by step, and did not look like a hobbling old man.

"Second brother...... What exactly did you hear? ”

The head of the house didn't look at anyone, and Kukin was the first to ask a question when he passed by, but he didn't get a response. The old man still walked forward in oblivion, only pausing slightly after Lottie whispered "Second Uncle".

He walked all the way out of the main house, out of the confines of the mansion, through the streets of Zhuoer, which seemed a little deserted at noon, and walked past the gaze of every passing citizen.

Behind him was a group of people, Alec Mountain, who was still confused, and a few outsiders. There are also knights who have been trying to stop the old man who is constantly walking, and then he is stopped by Lao Wen, who is dissuaded by his life.

Qiu Xuan followed at the end of the crowd, her right palm clenched, and her eyes were a little clear.

Finally, the old man stopped near the nearest beam.

The person in charge of the beam had noticed this scene for a long time, and then recognized the leader as the current head of the Alecshan family. They've already asked people to contact the people above, and they can't make up their minds for a while.

The old man beckoned behind him, and a group of dead soldiers who were loyal only to the head of the family came out of the shadows. They took the relevant personnel in the beam and forcibly took them away from the scene, Lottie had been watching this scene from the side, she suddenly realized something, and her face turned pale in an instant.

"Second uncle!"

With the mournful scream of the female voice, the old man took out a small piece of something from his shirt. The crystal instantly corroded and burned a piece of skin on his fingers, but the head of the house seemed to have suddenly lost the sense of pain, he opened his five fingers and held the crystal tightly in the palm of his hand, and then, everything was logical.

The flammable material buried deep in the ground exploded, and the movement was not worth mentioning, but when the scorching flame licked the human body and even a small crystal stone held in the palm of his hand, the heaven and earth lost all sound and color in an instant.

The people who were still staying nearby ran in panic to avoid it, and Qiu Xuan stood at the end of the crowd, squinting his eyes to see clearly.

The so-called "explosion" of that movement was completely different from when she blew up a beam before, the power of the impact cannon could destroy the building, but the energy released from the strange hedron completely destroyed the "existence" of the beam.

Qiu Xuan held a note in the palm of her right hand.

It reads:

God the Father has forsaken us, and God the Father never existed.

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