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So, they each took out a prop that they could show off as a thank you gift for Jiang Lu's single-handedly saving three people.
Jiang Lu's eyes sparkled, but he waved his hands in a reserved manner.
"Oh my, how can this be so embarrassing."
After several refusals, he finally accepted it.
Having gotten the advantage, he still wants to act nice.
"But don't tell me, the God of Redemption is at the top of the food chain in this spiritual realm after all. It is indeed extremely dangerous and laborious for me to negotiate with her, so... I will be disrespectful to refuse."
Chapter 22 Conquer in every sense!
into the night.
As promised, Jiang Lu came to the palace on the top floor of the Black Tower again.
The goddess of salvation, Ishina, has obviously been waiting for a long time.
At this time, she had changed into a brand new long dress and was lying on her side on the throne, exuding a lazy yet charming temperament.
But her face was a little pale and she looked like she was exhausted. Only when she saw Jiang Lu did her eyes finally show some light.
"After a lot of effort, I finally created a disguise that can deceive Heaven. From today on, the Tower of Redemption is back under my control!"
She declared her victory to Jiang Lu, even though this so-called victory was just taking back what belonged to her.
Thinking about the mission, Jiang Lu carefully considered his words and spoke slowly: "Congratulations. By the way, I have..."
Perhaps his voice was a little soft, or perhaps Yishina was too happy to hear clearly, so she interrupted impatiently, "You came at the right time. I have consumed too much energy. Can you help me replenish my energy?"
This made Jiang Lu, who hadn't finished speaking yet, a little confused: "Me? Can I help you replenish your energy?"
"That's right." Yishina nodded, looking Jiang Lu up and down as if examining a rare treasure, and her cheeks gradually flushed with an alluring blush: "When I was concluding the contract with you this afternoon, I clearly felt that the speed at which I absorbed the power of the Tower of Redemption was getting faster, so if possible... can I..."
"?" Jiang Lu raised his eyebrows.
What kind of evil dual cultivation is this?
But when I think about it carefully, it seems that my subordinates before reincarnation were quite addicted to it after trying it with me. I originally thought they just wanted to get promoted. Could it be that... there really is some function that I haven't noticed and is waiting to be developed?
"But I'm already very tired."
After a pause, seeing Yishina's disappointment, Jiang Lu, who seemed a little reluctant, coughed twice and said, "But if it's you, I can insist, but you need to meet one small request of mine."
Although she had only a brief contact with Jiang Lu, Yishina had figured out some of his little characteristics.
So I just thought he was playing hard to get, and asked softly, "What do you want me to call you?"
"Call..." Jiang Lu answered subconsciously at first, then suddenly realized something was wrong.
"No, that's not what I'm talking about!"
"Ah?" Ishina stood up from the throne, supported her body with her hands, bent her legs and spread them on both sides of her body, knelt up, tilted her head and blinked: "So you see that I can move freely now, and you want me to take the initiative?"
"Is there nothing else on your mind..."
It was hard for Jiang Lu to imagine that one day he would say such words.
"Because I'm really tired and I really want to relax." After Ishina broke free from the curse shackles with the help of Jiang Lu, it was like a switch was turned on. At this time, her dignity as a goddess was long forgotten.
Jiang Lu felt that if he delayed any further, he would forget about the important matter, so he simply said directly: "Forget it, I'll be frank. I want to take a few prisoners away from you."
Hearing this, Yishina was stunned: "Take it away? Where are you going?"
"I..." Jiang Lu looked up at the sky: "I need to prepare to overthrow God, so I may need to leave for a while."
"Are you crazy?" Ishina finally regained her sanity and said seriously, "It's impossible. No matter what hatred you have with Him, you can't be his opponent."
Jiang Lu shook his head: "I have no hatred against Him."
"Then why..."
"Because I can't stand the fact that He has sealed you, my love, for such a long time!" Jiang Lu slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, his face showing a cruel look: "Even if it is God, He... has already found a way to die!"
"Well..."
When Jiang Lu spoke, Yishina felt her heart pounding, and the moment he finished speaking, she screamed and clamped her legs together because of Jiang Lu's domineering attitude.
"So if you want to keep me here, there's no need. I've made up my mind and I must seek justice for you."
Jiang Lu waved his hand and said, “For this reason, I need to leave for some time to study.
Because I am still too weak now, I may be able to help you a little, but I am still not worthy of you.
I will work hard to become stronger, strong enough to help you get justice one day, to stand with you openly, instead of having to consider other people's opinions like now."
"Um..."
With her mind in a mess, Ishina didn't even realize that this passage was still well within the messenger's memory, with a 100% chance of being a duplicate.
She only knew that if she didn't hurry up, she would be in trouble.
"It just so happens that I also need to spend some time to completely renovate the Tower of Redemption. Since you're leaving soon, don't waste time talking about these unimportant things. Just talk to my messenger about the prisoners and she will make the arrangements for you."
"Now...just keep looking at me..."
......
early morning.
The curfew had just been lifted and the three Ghost-Faced Foxes had already gathered in the hall.
"Jiang Lu hasn't come back yet..."
The ghost-faced fox's expression was somewhat serious: "I'm afraid we've run into difficulties."
Although he gave the resurrection coin to Jiang Lu, he can be said to have no worries for the time being, but several people are unanimous in not being optimistic that Jiang Lu can rescue the exorcist trapped in the black tower through the God of Redemption.
After all, the Black Tower is the territory of the God of Salvation. It is probably unrealistic to break the rules on her territory.
The safest way is to redeem one every day.
Jiang Lu has had successful precedents, so it shouldn't be a difficult task.
The problem is that they can't determine who the exorcist is just by the number, but once they enter the prison to confirm, they have wasted an opportunity.
After all, the timelines of the two worlds are quite different, and it is very likely that someone from a different world may become the supervisor, so it is not enough to just search from the back to the front.
So theoretically, if you are lucky enough, all the people can be rescued in as fast as sixteen days, but if you are unlucky, it is hard to say.
Although Liu Dao is quiet and looks expressionless, he is actually very nervous: "Now we can only pray for him."
Only the heavy artillery had lost the arrogance that they had when they first met. He said dejectedly, "It's not easy for him to get to this point. Even if he fails, we have nothing to complain about. Think about it carefully. All the key nodes in the spirit realm are pushed by him. I am good at combat spirit realms, but not good at solving puzzles. I can't help at all. Alas..."
Seeing him blaming himself, Ghost Face Fox comforted him, "It doesn't necessarily mean failure, and don't say that. We are teammates. In an unfamiliar spiritual realm, teammates should perform their duties and help each other."
"I just feel like I'm just taking advantage of the situation..." Heavy Artillery became sentimental for some reason.
Just when the Ghost-Faced Fox was helplessly trying to continue to comfort him, Jiang Lu's voice suddenly came from the door.
"Are you all awake? Then let's go!"
The three of them suddenly turned around and saw Jiang Lu leaning against the wall. He seemed tired, but still very energetic.
The messenger who never looked at them straight in the eye was now standing behind him, with his head slightly lowered, looking like he was totally centered around Jiang Lu.
What happened? What did we miss?
"Where are you going?" the ghost-faced fox asked blankly.
"Nonsense!" Jiang Lu put his hands on his waist and said proudly: "Of course I'm going to rescue him!"
Chapter 23 Leaving
The three followed Jiang Lu and the messenger to the archive room.
Along the way, due to the messenger, even if the Ghost-Faced Fox had many questions in his mind, he could not find a suitable opportunity to ask them.
Arriving at the archives room, the messenger asked, "Who do you want to rescue?"
"Don't worry, let me take a look first." Jiang Lu took the records and looked through them. He and Ghost Face Fox compared the files and pointed out the sixteen people they thought were most likely: "These first."
"Okay." The messenger nodded and went directly into the prison from the stone tablet.
Seeing the messenger leave, the ghost-faced fox finally found an opportunity to ask: "What did you do all night? How come..."
“I can only say that you were able to successfully conquer this spiritual realm because I was carrying the burden.”
Jiang Lu recalled the wildness hidden under Ishina's halo and felt helpless.
You just feel so tired and think you are almost done, and then someone turns around and heals you. Who can stand that?
Although my body can still handle it, the mental exhaustion is real and I still feel sleepy now.
The three people who didn't know the truth just felt that they were a burden to Jiang Lu, and they all showed shame.
The ghost-faced fox didn't know how to ask any more questions.
You say you can't help at all, yet you keep asking all kinds of questions. Isn't that annoying?
"However, I have to remind you of one thing." Ghost Face Fox changed the subject and said seriously: "I thought about it all night yesterday and felt that this spiritual realm was a little too special. I even suspected that this might be a real world.
So you must be careful not to be hated by the Messenger or the God of Redemption. "
"Ah? Oh, okay, I see."
Holding a grudge? Jiang Lu suddenly felt like laughing.
As he was speaking, the messenger had already returned to the archives room with his men.
The ghost-faced fox also fell silent and stopped talking.
Jiang Lu narrowed his eyes and looked at the sixteen people in front of him who looked confused and bewildered.
He was originally wondering how to determine whether they had been supervisors, but when they were brought out, he felt relieved.
The features are too obvious.
Because they entered the prison on behalf of other prisoners, they had not committed any crime themselves, so they were not tortured at all. There was no sign of injury or even torture on their bodies, and they were extremely healthy.
"Look, I said they lived ten years longer."
Seeing this, Jiang Lu looked at Liu Dao, still brooding over yesterday's doubts.