novelhk Chapter 501 Noble? Great? You don't deserve it.
Chapter 501 Noble? Great? You don't deserve it.
"wing?"
Damianos excitedly opened his arms.
"That's right here!"
"This is a larger version of the 'Flying Altar,' you're courting death!" the guard exclaimed, his voice trembling with emotion.
Damianus scoffed, "Ha! Unleash your taunts! I will use my actions as a shield to shatter your spears of doubt!"
Seeing that Damianos was about to jump, Danheng became anxious.
"We can't just stand by and watch them die, let's go."
Dan Heng rushed over directly, while Xing remained in place without making any move.
The guard then noticed Xing and Danheng.
"You two are... Lady Aglaia's distinguished guests?"
“Mr. Damianos, please calm down and don’t act rashly,” Dan Heng said to Damianos immediately, ignoring the guards.
“Friends, you must have your own reasons for not wanting to reveal the truth. I will not make things difficult for you.”
"But thank you for showing me this magnificent celestial spectacle. Now, I shall embark on this monumental undertaking that will shake the world to the heavens—Damianus will never break his promise!"
"Forget about trying to persuade me to stay; my mind is made up."
"You've really misunderstood." Dan Heng was even more speechless.
"Enough with the nonsense—Sky Titan Aegler, prepare to face my wrath!"
Damianus turned around, opened his arms, and his face was filled with excitement.
"not good!"
Just when everyone was at a loss, Xing's figure suddenly flashed by, stirring up a gust of wind.
When everyone looked again, they saw Xing grabbing Damianus by the collar and lifting him up like a chick.
"What, what are you going to do?" Damianos panicked when he saw Xing's face.
“Rude scum.” Xing said coldly.
"Who do you think you are? To reveal the truth about the sky? Do you even deserve it?"
"You sneak a peek into other people's photo albums while taking pictures, and then spread them around. Do you think you're so noble?"
With just a few words, Damianus was rendered speechless.
He wanted to argue a few more points.
"I...I did it for the truth..."
"The truth? The truth is that you not only lack morality, but you're also not noble, yet you dream of uncovering the truth every day." Xing's words were even more impolite.
"I......"
Didn't your teacher tell you? Taking something without asking is stealing.
"Stealing other people's things and now raising the banner of righteousness here, it's truly laughable." Xing's eyes held no pity, only endless indifference.
“Xing…” Even Dan Heng, who was standing to the side, felt that what Xing said seemed to have gone a bit too far.
"I'm sorry..." Damianos lowered his head in shame.
"Damianos! Come back with us for interrogation!"
At this moment, Xing also released his collar, and the two guards immediately stepped forward and took Damianos away.
“Xing, what you just did…” Dan Heng stepped forward and came to Xing’s side.
“This kind of person needs to be taught a lesson,” Xing said bluntly.
"I have already been very restrained."
"Okay..." Dan Heng silently shut his mouth.
He really had nothing to say.
At that moment, a guard walked over.
"Oh dear, this is troublesome."
“What will happen to Damianos?” Danheng asked.
The guard said solemnly, "He knows things he shouldn't know; we can only leave it to Lady Aglaia to decide."
"Instead of worrying about his safety, you two should consider the impact of the rumors first. Although no one believes in the extraterrestrial realm that Damiano spoke of, the story of the Pink Maiden has spread everywhere."
Dan Heng sighed, "I'm sorry to have caused you all trouble."
"It's alright, there's only one way right now: you can go to the Lion's Mouth and tell it some more interesting rumors, which might be able to quell this wave."
"As for what happened here... we won't tell anyone. Go now, heroes."
The guards showed them the way.
"The Lion's Mouth of Truth?" Dan Heng frowned slightly.
Are they asking them to find a lion? Onfaros is really strange.
"This seems to be something interesting." Xing's attention was also drawn to it.
Seeing Xing like this, Dan Heng silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Xing is really scary when she gets angry.
Guided by the guards, they entered the interior of Ohmma.
They are now standing in front of a lion's head made of rock.
"This is the Lion's Mouth? It really is a lion's... head?"
"It just looks like a statue. How can I communicate with it?"
Dan Heng was filled with doubt. He looked at it from left to right but still couldn't figure out how to use it.
"Perhaps I can take it apart and take a look."
Xing stepped forward, her eyes filled with interest.
Before Xing could even place his hand on it, the lion's head suddenly spoke.
"Roar! Look, look who's come to visit this lion!"
The Lion's Mouth spoke in a somewhat hurried tone.
"Aren't these two new friends of Ohm, warriors who have come from afar? It's a pleasure to meet you, hohoho!"
Dan Heng noticed Lion Head's embarrassment and asked helplessly, "You seem to have very good information."
"Has no one told you? I am the all-seeing eye and all-hearing man of Ohmma. Nothing that is said in the streets and alleys can escape my notice."
“We would like to ask you for a favor. Right now, a rumor about a woman called ‘Pink Cloud Celestial Maiden’ is spreading widely in the Holy City…” Dan Heng continued.
"Roar! Warrior, I'm afraid I can't help you with this."
"Rumors? I doubt it. What does it matter if they're true or false, as long as the citizens are happy? But why are you two warriors so wary of them? Could there be another reason behind it? Tell me about it?"
"I think I'll disassemble it and do some research," Xing said, pointing to the lion's head.
"Should we try again?" Dan Heng was still unwilling to give up.
Suddenly, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice rang out.
"Don't be fooled—what this lion loves most is a cacophony of voices."
"Just like a few days ago, when someone slandered the honor of our race, your attitude was one of indifference, wasn't it?"
Xing and Danheng turned around and saw Wan Di walking towards them.
"Oh, oh ho ho! Isn't this Lord Wan Di? How have you been lately?"
"He has the face of a lion, but he's as weak as a hyena that's lost its soul." Wan Di spat out a mouthful.
"You and your brother will stop at nothing for amusement, even condoning the despicable act of fabricating history, without any bottom line."
"How... how can you call it fabrication? It's at most some... uh... embellishment! Artistic embellishment!"
The lion head still tried to argue.
Wan Di stared at it coldly, "—Shut up!"
"Do as they say, or else... I'll grind you into iron dust with my bare hands."
"Oh ho! I-I understand, this lion will go and think of a solution right away!"
"I assure you all, from this moment forward—you will never hear the words 'Pink Cloud Celestial Maiden' again!"
After saying that, the light in the lion's eyes disappeared.
"Thank you for your help," Dan Heng said gratefully.
Wan Di waved his hand, "Don't misunderstand, I just don't like that lion head."
"And, Bai Er seems to value you all highly. If you're just wiped out like this without any explanation... his fragile heart can't take it."
“Clean up…” Xing’s eyes sharpened.
"Good luck, stranger. Let's hope this farce hasn't reached Aglaia's ears yet."
Wan Di turned around and left.
Dan Heng's expression also became complicated. "That Golden Descendant, who dresses so flamboyantly, also has a rather eccentric personality."
"But in any case, this matter is now over. Prepare yourself mentally and go to your appointment."
Danheng's anxiety returned.
He also cared about what Wan Di had just said.
"Where have you two been? We've been waiting here for ages, we can't even flap our wings anymore."
Danheng and Xing walked around the corner and ran into Tibao.
Dan Heng said calmly, "We encountered some trouble, but fortunately it was resolved."
"By the way, do you use the internet?" Danheng continued to ask.
"You're really well-informed, even Wanwei.com knows about it? Young people are so energetic! But we're so busy today, *we* don't have any free time."
Tibo put her hands on her hips and pouted.
"That's good. Surfing the internet... isn't a good habit." Danheng nodded.
"What nonsense are you talking about... Let's go, hopefully Aya won't get impatient." Tibo immediately led the two forward.
The group passed through the gate and arrived at a small pavilion.
From here you can see all the scenery in the distance.
“Look—the Gate of a Thousand Paths! It’s very conspicuous, isn’t it? That’s where we met,” Tibo said, pointing to the distant mountains.
"The landscape of Onpharos is magnificent; it must have been a beautiful, fairyland-like world in the past," Danheng praised.
"However, it's a bit too magnificent," Xing muttered to herself.
The landscape is indeed beautiful, but it's not right to have so many different types of landforms gathered together.
“There’s nothing we can do. The past can’t be relived, but we can follow the divine will forward.” Tibo shook her head.
"The past cannot be relived? Yet you clearly demonstrated the miracles of Oronis," Danheng continued to ask.
"These are two concepts. *We* merely receive a share of the power of the 'Veil of Eternal Night' through prayer, retrieving what is necessary from the 'past' and making it our own. It's not time reversal," Tibo explained.
"Even so, it goes against the laws of physics that we are familiar with." Dan Heng pondered.
Everything must follow the underlying rules of the world.
“So, that’s what makes Onpharos so magical,” Xing said from the side.
“That makes sense. We’re still trying to understand Onfaros.” Danheng nodded in agreement.
"Let's not take pictures now, let's go see Aglaia."
“Okay, no problem!” Tibo nodded.
Soon, they arrived at the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds and met Aglaia.
"Aya, *we* are back!" Tibo jumped up and down.
Aglaia nodded slightly upon seeing Tibo. "Thank you for your hard work. Is there any news about Tian?"
"Not yet, but *we* have figured out where those deserters went. It won't be long before we can track down the location of Suspended Peak City," Tibo said, spreading her little hands.
“Suspended Peak City… is a place name that Wan Di mentioned.” Xing remembered it.
“Oh…he’s so honest with you?” Aglaia was somewhat surprised.
"Hanging Edge City is the territory of the Titanic Cardoli of Strife, and its current residence, a mobile city-state hidden in the mist."
"So when we repelled the Titans, Lady Tian was tracking down the enemy," Danheng recalled.
"Let's put aside the serious topic for now. Would you mind giving me and our two distinguished guests some space, Tibo?"
Aglaia looked at Tibo, her eyes seeming to be reminding her of something.
"Of course. I hope you like this gift, hehe." Tibo left with a smile.
"A gift?" Dan Heng asked, puzzled.
“As Tibo said, the two of you have contributed a great deal to the defense of the Holy City. For this, I would like to give you a gift of gratitude.”
“If you two are to stay in Ohm, you will naturally need a place to stay.”
"This gift can solve your problem."
Aglaia led Xing and Danheng to a low-key yet luxurious room.
“Welcome to your private bathhouse.” Aglaia turned to show the two the room’s furnishings.
"Indeed, it's quite good."
"Indeed. The space is large and the decoration is very luxurious."
Dan Heng and Xing both gave high praise.
A smile appeared on Aglaia's lips. "I'm glad you two are satisfied. Let's take some time to familiarize yourselves with the room."
Xing came to the balcony.
Leaning against the stone railing of the balcony and gazing into the distance, the layered mountains of Onpharos are shrouded in mist, their outlines appearing and disappearing, like a group of stone giants slowly shifting between crawling and standing.
The bard's song drifted from somewhere, and although the lyrics were indistinct, one could still sense a trace of reminiscence and longing for the past in the melody.
This scenery and its charm are truly captivating.
Danheng stayed in the room and looked at the recliner.
He had an urge to lie down and rest for a while.
But in the end, he held back.
He was worried that if he lay down, he would completely lose the motivation to "explore".
Of course, that's impossible.
"Is that enough? Finally, there's one last special gift." Aglaia suddenly walked over.
"There are more gifts?" Dan Heng frowned slightly, sensing something was amiss.
"I will personally explain this to you both."
Aglaia led the two into the pool and to a basin.
“This is… a water basin? It looks like some kind of ritual implement.” Dan Heng recognized it.
Xing stared silently at the basin of water, her eyes filled with calmness and composure.
Aglaia then spoke up, "It is not an ordinary washbasin, but a ritual vessel held by the Golden Blood, which I now present to you both."
"You have already heard about the history of Onphalus and the 'Holy City' of Ohma. Now... I want to take you two to witness the journey of the Golden Blood firsthand."
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