In the coma, Ivan's consciousness gradually became heavy, and he had the illusion of slowly sinking into the abyss, and the warmth was like a liquid, stripped out of his body by a trace. He felt the cold, a kind of cold that penetrated deep into his soul, and his consciousness froze little by little, becoming more and more blurred.

But at the last moment, a hot and fierce light broke through the boundless water and landed from above.

Evan's perception rippled with a gorgeous gold, like the shattered light of the setting sun merging into the vortex, violently enveloping him, and with a supreme and fierce force, forcibly fished him out of the boundless dark abyss.

"Hiss——!"

Ivan took a deep breath, and some kind of incense air poured into his lungs, and his brain regained some clarity. He opened his eyes with difficulty, and subconsciously turned his gaze to the light source - under the clear turquoise crystal lamp, at the intersection of shadows and candlelight, a beautiful short-haired girl was sitting on the edge of the bed and looking at him in surprise.

This is a girl about the same age as him, about thirteen years old, a pair of eyes under Qi bangs are round like almonds, very playful and cute, the tips of the eyebrows are slightly raised, the eyes are clear and lively, one nose is straight and straight, there is a vigorous temperament.

She was wearing a white dress, healthy wheat-colored skin, long hands and feet, and a steaming gem in her palm. I don't know if it's an illusion, but Evan felt that when the girl looked at him, the surface of her eyes seemed to flash with a golden shimmer.

"Are you awake?"

The girl jerked up to him, reached out and sniffed, and then relaxed. She let out a long breath and couldn't help patting her chest, with a beautiful smile on her face:

"Great, I finally got you back to life. ”

"That...... May I ask who you are?"

"I'm Xia Li!"

She smiled brightly and gestured triumphantly:

"The lampbearers of the Order, and those who saved you, thank me for not being able to do so. ”

"Thank you...... Thank you very much!"

He thanked him from the bottom of his heart, then held his head up and took in his surroundings.

The four walls are hung with a curtain as high as the top of the temple, and the edge of the curtain is embroidered with silver thread with the symbol of the sun wheel of the Atum Order, and the snow-white curtain reflects the soft light, revealing a bit of warmth. Candlesticks and silver bells hung from the window lattices, and the incense burner in the shape of a beast's mouth was burning with soothing spices, and it was boiling hot.

"Here it is...... Temple?"

"yes!"

Xia Li didn't seem to have any heart, and when she heard him ask, she immediately explained cheerfully:

"It was the priest who sent someone to bring you back, and when you get here, you have only one breath left, I burned a life gem to save you, remember to return it to me in the future!"

"And, of course!"

Ivan nodded in agreement, and his brain began to spin - why did he appear in the Atum Order when he had fainted at the negotiating table...... Could there be some conspiracy in this?

The priest in her mouth should be the high-ranking priest of the Atum Order, but the priest who has the courage to snatch herself out of Eru Lomei's hands is probably the only old monster Ozmandis who has fought with King Ekhnaton all his life.

The old monster saved himself, and the purpose was definitely not pure...... Is it trying to deal with his titular cousin?

Thinking of this, Ivan turned pale, and a wave of anger burned in his heart.

Being used all day long, this puppet king's life is too uncomfortable, only one day in office, he lost half of his life, and if he continues like this, he will be played to death sooner or later.

"Are you alright?"

Seeing that his face was wrong, Charlene got up and went to the side of the bed, probed his forehead with her bare hands, and took her temperature:

"I think I have a fever. ”

"It's fine, it's just a little stuffy, just open the curtains to breathe. ”

"Hmm!"

The girl answered briskly, trotted to the window, and forcefully pulled open the white curtains.

“......”

A thin ray of sunlight spilled through the clouds and into the hall, and Evan narrowed his eyes, and the sudden sunlight was a little dazzling, and it also dispelled the gloom in his heart a little.

"Are you talking about Lord Ozmandis?" he saw that the other party was a little innocent, so he tried to say something.

"yes. ”

Xia Li nodded happily, straightened her small chest, and showed a proud expression:

"I'm his student!"

"That's really remarkable, seeing that you are so smart and can heal, Lord Ozmandis must like you very much, right?"

"Of course!"

She lifted her head higher.

"Hmm...... Do you know who I am?" asked Ivan with narrowed eyes and some nervousness.

"Yes, the priest said, "You are our king and a benefactor of the Order. ”

The girl was praised by him, and was a little anxious to express herself, so she did not hesitate at all, and shook out everything she knew as if she were going to a bamboo tube.

"Benefactor?"

Evan was stunned for a moment, and then remembered what he had done, and if his insistence on abolishing Article 7 had succeeded, it would have been a blessing to the Atum Order.

In that case, did I win the bet...... It makes sense for Ozmandis to save himself.

The hanging heart settled down a little, and Evan suddenly felt a ringing in his ears, like a high-frequency warning sound at the limit of mechanical operation, and like a file filing in his head, which made him have a splitting headache.

"Hiss......"

He couldn't help but cover his head and gasp.

"Be careful!"

Xia Li suddenly became serious, raised her voice, and instructed with a straight look: "In your current state, you can't think too much about distracting things, otherwise your mind will be unbearable." ”

“......”

Ivan was lying on the bed sickly, his eyelids became heavier and heavier, the other party's voice became more and more blurred, he closed his eyes tiredly, and fell asleep deeply.

A week later.

The raindrops crackled on the floor-to-ceiling windows, splashing and dropping down the glass, forming a transparent film of water. The courtyard was white, and the torrential rain was pouring down, it didn't look like it was raining at all, it seemed that a river in the sky had turned upside down, and a finger-thick column of water was rushing down.

"It's been seven days......"

Evan sat on the bed, draped in a leather coat, and looked out the window with a frown. Although he watched the rain, his mind had already drifted to other places. Since the day he woke up, he has been here for seven days, during which time Xia Li has been in charge of daily life, and has not seen a second person.

Judging from the other party's black history, he robbed himself just to deal with his cheap cousin...... If the cheap cousin is finished, he will definitely be finished. If you can help your cousin get rid of the old man, maybe there is still a way to live......

Bang——!

Just as Evan was thinking, Xia Li suddenly pushed the door in, ran to him quickly, and said with a fluttering eyebrow:

"The priest wants to see you, and I'll be there soon!"

"It's finally here!"

He suddenly refreshed himself and sat up straight as he took a deep breath and forced himself to remain calm.