Chapter 7 A Gentleman is HonestTitle of the Book:Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be GodAuthor's name: Abandoned.Chapter word count: 2016 wordsUpdate time: 2025-05-19 09:12:15
Lu Mingfei was pulled out of his shock by a scent that was a bit like sweet tulips, with a hint of the freshness of grass and trees in the sun. The heavy little head hit his arm and slid down the soft fabric. He didn't react until the blonde hair touched his skin, and didn't let the girl's pretty face hit the bench in the archives room.
"Ms. Audrey?!" Lu Mingfei had basically gotten used to the suffixes used here. He held the girl's head and let her body move slowly. Finally, he gently placed her on the bench and twisted her into a weird position. He couldn't help but complain, "Your body is really flexible."
A man and a woman alone, a small dark room, a noble lady fainted for no apparent reason...
Lu Mingfei could even think of the wanted poster for himself in the newspaper tomorrow. Countless bounty hunters were ready to fight, piercing the stupid faces in the newspapers with daggers, their black windbreakers fluttering at the door of the tavern, all in uniform as if they were going to fight the devil!
"Miss Audrey, I heard that noble ladies would pretend to faint…" He said in a trembling voice, "I have no money and no power. There is really no benefit in pretending to faint and blackmailing me. If you want Emperor Roselle's notes, there is no need to do this. If you want them, take them. If Archbishop Anthony asks about it, just say that Susie and I shared them. It ate one by one and I was so full…"
Unfortunately, the girl still had her eyes closed, and she also maintained a "sleeping position" that would definitely cause back pain when she woke up. Lu Mingfei felt bad for her. He wanted to hold Audrey's calves and let the girl lie flat on the chair, but he was worried that she would wake up as soon as he started, and by then, the yellow mud would get on her crotch, which would be shit.
Moreover, he had read in a book before that in the 18th century, European women's bras would have wide reinforcing strips made of wood, metal or ivory inserted in the front of their bras. This not only defined the waist but also made the body look more upright. At critical moments, they could be pulled out to show love or to hit someone.
Lu Mingfei felt that this world was very similar to Europe in the 18th century. Audrey might have a few wooden sticks on her chest. She would not be short of weapons if she attacked. Wouldn't he, a weak man who could not even tie a chicken, be beaten to death? !
"Or... run away?" Lu Mingfei muttered while pinching his chin. He thought it would be a good idea to go find Archbishop Anthony and come back with him. When someone asked him how Audrey fainted, he could just insist that he didn't know. Even a lie detector test would be useless because he really didn't know why the girl fainted.
But most of the priests in St. Samuel's Church saw him, Audrey, and Archbishop Anthony enter the archive room together. The latter went out early, and he sneaked out again. What if someone came to take a look out of curiosity and found that Audrey had fainted?
Moreover, in terms of influence, "Backlund's most dazzling gem" and "a loser whose household registration has not yet been completed"... even thinking for half a second would be disrespectful to Audrey's beauty. Lu Mingfei could even foresee the scene of himself being hung on the stake and a group of people below shouting "Burn him to death"!
"Never mind, never mind!" Lu Mingfei made up his mind and pinched the girl's ankle with his index finger and thumb. It felt like pinching a piece of soft jade. He quickly threw the evil thoughts out of his head. It only took him five seconds to move Audrey's legs to the bench. Then he carefully read the rest of Russell's diary and comforted himself: "A gentleman is open and honest."
It was not known whether it was because Lu Mingfei was too upright, or because Emperor Roselle's diary was too attractive, but the poor student who always hated reading actually read it - most of the diaries copied here were from Roselle's early days. Full of the desire to perform and the style of a protagonist, he dared to write anything, from the extraordinary system of this world, the half-understanding of the twenty-two divine paths, to the secret history of the nobility and the text version of one-night stands, all were written in it verbatim, which made Lu Mingfei full of respect, and finally sighed "awesome".
"If there are other time travelers besides me, your reputation will be in trouble, Lao Luo…" Lu Mingfei put all the diaries into a pile, tapped them lightly in his hands, and finally put his hands together:
"But it's no big deal. Your reputation is already bad anyway. Besides, the dead are the greatest. I'm sure no one will burn paper money for you in a foreign world. If I find the diary that records your birth and death dates, I will read it to you. Rest in peace..."
"Hmm…" Audrey opened her eyes and saw Lu Mingfei praying. The memory of his horrified expression had disappeared. She couldn't even remember how she fainted. She rubbed her sore eyes and said, "Sorry, Your Excellency… I seem to have fallen asleep."
The clergy of the Church of the Goddess of Night have always been trustworthy. If Audrey had woken up in the Church of Storms or somewhere else, she might have screamed. She just thought that she had lost consciousness because she was forced to memorize too many Roselle diaries. The "audience" potion will greatly improve memory, but it requires spiritual consumption.
She was just a newcomer on the path of becoming a Beyonder. She only knew that excessive spiritual consumption was a very bad thing, but she didn't know the specific symptoms yet.
"You've said 'sorry' many times today." Lu Mingfei was glad that the other party didn't care about the fainting. He turned his back to the girl, as if he was sorting out some information. He forced himself to change his tone to a more relaxed one: "The title of Favored One is still too heavy. I don't know why the goddess favors me. Call me Lu Mingfei... No, just call me Ricardo."
"Lu...Ming...Fei?" This pronunciation was a little difficult for Audrey, but it was not impossible to imitate. After trying it once, she became much more fluent: "Lu Mingfei is the first name? Li Jiatu is the last name?"
"… middle name." Lu Mingfei immediately put it into practice and said indifferently with a tense expression: "It's just a nickname anyway."
"Which one do you like better?" Audrey didn't ask which one was the middle name, or whether it was both. She just stared at the boy's back to satisfy her curiosity.
"...It will be all right."
It seems to be the name Lu Mingfei. The girl confirmed it in her heart and felt that she had taken a step further on the road to becoming an "audience"...
No, not at all!
Audrey suddenly felt a sense of relief, as if the potion she had just taken had been "digested" a lot. So this was the "acting method"! But she had never seen such obvious feedback from her parents and servants before!
A detective novel serialized in a newspaper once mentioned that "when you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how unbelievable, is the fact"!
In other words, His Excellency the Follower is actually also an Extraordinary Person!
The super strong kind?!Chapter 8 The Girl is SadTitle of the Book:Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be GodAuthor's name: Abandoned.Chapter word count: 2086 wordsUpdate time: 2025-05-20 10:21:49
Emperor Roselle was right!
There are indeed hidden dragons and sleeping tigers in the church!
Audrey's mind suddenly flashed with Lu Mingfei standing on an endless plain, throwing away the broken sword, looking up at the night sky filled with stars and the red moon, and saying "You win, kill me", but no murderous intent descended, only a gentle moonlight, "You haven't committed any crime, you just chose the wrong path", and from then on the ferocious beast disappeared, replaced by a bewildered boy who was not even sure whether to believe in the other party...
Goddess, please forgive me!
Audrey blushed as she apologized for her presumptuous behavior of putting the novel on the goddess and Mr. Favored. She reflected on herself secretly and copied the "Scripture of the Night" ten times after returning home and brought it over next week.
"…What are you doing?" Lu Mingfei finally adjusted his state of mind. He turned around and saw Audrey drawing a crimson moon on her chest. She looked devout as if she was kneeling in worship of a statue. He couldn't help but complain: "Although I am the goddess's devotee, I cannot represent her… If you want to praise her, please turn right after leaving."
"...It's nothing. As long as you have a pious heart, you can praise the goddess anywhere." Audrey entered the "audience" state and showed a flawless smile, "Praise the goddess."
"Ah, oh, praise the goddess." She had already said it twice, and Lu Mingfei felt it would be awkward if he didn't say something, so even though he wasn't that pious, he also drew a scarlet moon on his chest.
A faint sigh seemed to be heard in the air, gradually becoming distant, and even the candlelight became brighter. Lu Mingfei blinked, thinking it was just his illusion. He often encountered this kind of thing when he went to the Internet cafe before. He always felt that the whole world suddenly went dark for a moment, and then lit up again...
It's just an illusion caused by staying up late!
"By the way, I've finished reading all of this." Lu Mingfei raised the diary of Roselle in his hand. It was not known whether it was because he had a secret in his heart or because he had been treated respectfully since he woke up, but he did not feel guilty when talking to a beautiful girl like Audrey. He even had the energy to put on a relaxed expression: "Audrey, have you finished reading it?"
Not at all! I even forgot the six pages I wrote down earlier!
The girl looked at the Chinese characters revealed when Lu Mingfei shook his head, and once again felt her head turn into a square. She completely gave up the "spectator" state and said distressedly: "No, I am actually trying to decipher these characters... But obviously, I am not the genius that Emperor Roselle said 'only one in ten thousand appears'."
You picked the best out of a million, right? Brother Luo, you really copied everything. Lu Mingfei couldn't help but complain in his heart, and then he remembered the difference between Archbishop Anthony's prohibition of Audrey from copying but allowing him to draw according to the painting, and the other party's instructions for him to build a good relationship with the girl...
Could it be that he just wanted him to copy it down and give it to Audrey? !
The world of adults is so dirty! Lu Mingfei leaned back slightly and looked at the depressed pretty girl in front of him. He suddenly felt that she was also acting... No, maybe it was true, but she was probably taking advantage of her beauty!
What a scary girl! Lu Mingfei felt that he had never been so smart before, but then he thought about it and wondered what the point of being smart was, as he would still have to send the copied content to the other party in the end.
But for Audrey, because of the lack of necessary information, she was unable to see Lu Mingfei's complaints about Emperor Roselle, but she could still barely discern the subsequent content. She carefully analyzed the boy's complex psychological changes and finally came to a conclusion -
Does Mr. Lu Mingfei suffer from paranoid delusions?
She was just upset because she had forgotten all the things in Roselle's diary that she had written down with great difficulty. How come in the other person's mind, she had become a bad woman who wanted to get something for nothing by relying on her beauty?
Although it was gratifying to hear people praise her for her beauty, Audrey had long since grown used to it when people from Backlund to Lenburg lined up to praise her...
"Mr. Lu Mingfei." Audrey couldn't control her curiosity and stammered, "Actually, I'm also interested in psychology - have you ever been hurt by a beautiful girl?"
"No. Am I worthy of being hurt by a beautiful girl?" Lu Mingfei subconsciously denied it, but hesitated after speaking, scratching his cheek and said, "Maybe?"
What does it mean to be hurt? The quarrels between him and the little goddess for three years? Lu Mingfei thought it was not worth it. It was just a step on her foot. It was not like he did not step back. Being treated as a transparent person or a tool by Chen Wenwen? Actually, it was not like that. Lu Mingfei was willing at that time.
But after arriving in a new world and cutting off ties with the past, the dazzling white dress under the campus sun became completely untouchable. Lu Mingfei was able to examine himself calmly and finally sighed: "It's just a few years of entanglement. Just like everyone has dreams, they will immerse themselves in them for a short time after waking up... maybe they will forget it in a while."
"...I see." Audrey was unable to read the entire message again due to the lack of necessary information, but she could feel the sadness and helplessness surging over her like a tide, drowning her chest, pressing on her lungs, and suffocating her.
So she stopped asking, criticizing herself in her mind for wanting to satisfy her curiosity, and apologized again: "I'm sorry for bringing up your sad story."
"I've already said 'sorry' enough today." Lu Mingfei waved his hand indifferently. "By the way, Archbishop Anthony asked me to draw according to Emperor Roselle's notes. Do you need a copy of the copy?"
"Of course, it's my pleasure." Audrey already knew that he wanted to use these copies in exchange for help, but she didn't know the specifics, so she gave him a way out: "But a lady can't accept unwarranted gifts. What do I have to pay for this?"
"A banquet invitation." Lu Mingfei embellished Archbishop Anthony's words, combined with the literary works he had read before, and made the request in a more eye-catching way: "Not as a 'favored one', but as 'Viscount Ricardo the Ascetic'. I hope to announce my return through Miss Audrey's introduction."
"Oh my god." Audrey covered her mouth, her eyes sparkling with excitement. Countless novels flashed through her mind. She lowered her voice and asked, "Could it be possible that I can witness the plot of The Return of the Count with my own eyes?"
But she quickly calmed down, regaining the calmness that a noble lady should have, and said hesitantly: "But I am still a minor, I can't make a decision on my own, I need to ask my father..."
This was not an excuse. Even Archbishop Anthony, due to the influence of "Backlund's most dazzling gem", overlooked the fact that the girl had not yet participated in the "introduction ceremony" and officially entered Backlund's social occasions under the guidance of the queen. She could only attend informal banquets or salons alone, and naturally had no qualifications to hold an "introduction ceremony" for others.Chapter 9: Easy to cheatTitle of the Book:Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be GodAuthor's name: Abandoned.Chapter word count: 2009 wordsUpdate time: 2025-05-20 10:23:40
Lu Mingfei was not disappointed with this answer. If Archbishop Anthony had not arranged everything considerately, he would not have mustered up the courage to have so many interactions with an unreasonably beautiful girl.
Perhaps when he found himself in another world, Lu Mingfei had thought about starting a story like the protagonist of a Japanese light novel. But when he ran out of St. Samuel's Church and sat on the stone steps at the door, gasping for breath, the gentlemen coming and going were all dressed neatly, with their walking sticks making "clacking" sounds on the road. Even though Lu Mingfei looked down and saw that he was dressed the same as them, he still felt that something was missing...
It's not just a cane that can support the body, but the confidence in the heart. No matter in the past or now, Lu Mingfei has no confidence in his heart, so even if he changes the world, he is still a loser, and he feels that he can't escape the identity of a marginal person.
"I understand." Lu Mingfei stopped copying and turned to look at the girl standing beside the table. "Everyone has difficulties. My former... friends. They all envy me because no one cares about me and I can do whatever I want. But this is the price. No one cares whether the decision I make will affect the future. It's like the saying goes, people in the city want to get out, and people outside the city want to get in."
"...very philosophical." Audrey unconsciously avoided the glowing eyes under the kerosene lamp. As a "spectator", she should have seized this opportunity to capture more details from the boy's lost face, but her kindness made her unable to bear to do so. It would be like stabbing a wound that had just healed and deliberately appreciating the bloody scene.
So the girl politely avoided the question, her mind racing, and finally found a good topic to talk about, and even continued with the deal Lu Mingfei proposed: "Actually, I have a few friends who are already adults, such as... Viscount Greylint, who is already 20 years old and has inherited the title, so he can host the banquet on his own."
"Viscount Greylint?" Lu Mingfei nodded and raised the copy in his hand: "I've got it in mind. I'll discuss it with Archbishop Anthony later. Thank you, Audrey. This will be considered as an advance deposit…"
Lu Mingfei thought there was nothing wrong with it, but Audrey smiled and declined: "No, the information I provided is completely incomparable to the notes of Emperor Roselle. After I have asked Viscount Greylint, Mr. Lu Mingfei, please give these to me."
Based on the Backlund social circle that the girl could get in touch with, Lu Mingfei was simply the strangest guy she had ever seen. This boy's heart was like a sea hidden in his heart, and the only entrance to the sea was his eyes, which were blocked by his overly long hair, making it impossible to peek at the waves or calmness on the sea.
But whenever someone looked at him, he would suddenly spread out everything he had and give it away. No matter whether it was happy or sad, it was not that important in his mouth...
"Excuse me, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Audrey took a step forward and looked down at Lu Mingfei who was still sitting on the bench. With a height of only 168 cm, he looked like the commander of a charging cavalry. Her slender fingers lifted the messy hair on the boy's forehead, completely exposing his eyes that were vaguely hidden behind it.
This was also the first time that Lu Mingfei observed Audrey up close. There was at least 30 centimeters between them, but it was enough for the two pairs of eyes to reflect each other. The emerald necklace hanging from the girl's neck swayed in front of his eyes. The warm kerosene lamp added a warm luster to it, but it was completely incomparable to the pair of green eyes.
The gem became a fake at this moment, and the eyes shone with unparalleled luster!
"Oh, Miss Audrey?!" Lu Mingfei nearly fell under the table. He frantically held onto the edge of the bench and moved his butt left and right, slightly away from this girl who was so beautiful that she made him feel uncomfortable all over.
"Well... as a gentleman, you shouldn't hide your eyes behind your hair." Audrey lied with a red face, hiding her uncontrollable curiosity and desire to explore the boy's thoughts. She took a step back and continued to talk nonsense:
"If you want to attend the banquet, a decent suit is not enough. Mr. Lu Mingfei, you also need to learn the corresponding etiquette, the Looney style of humor, and... at least get your hair done. I recommend Mrs. Valerie's shop, which is not far from St. Samuel's Church."
"In short, Mr. Lu Mingfei, you are not qualified now!" Audrey crossed her arms in front of her chest and took small steps towards the door of the archive room. "While I am going to ask my father and Viscount Greylint, you should take good care of yourself!"
"Oh, oh..." Lu Mingfei scratched his hair, and was glad that his hair was not oily, otherwise he would have to commit seppuku to apologize for tainting the fingers of this noble lady, and then be put in a prison car to be pointed at by others.
"Well, that's it!" Audrey had already retreated to the door, her skirt drawing a graceful arc in the air. "I will reply to you as soon as possible, on... Today is July 8, Sunday. Tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow at the latest, I will come to the church for worship."
"Okay, then these notes..."
"Give them to me when the time comes." Audrey seemed determined to get them, but she paused before leaving and said hesitantly, "Mr. Lu Mingfei, you must never go into business in the future."
Who would give away "important bargaining chips" casually? It was obvious that she needed the Roselle diaries more now. Lu Mingfei didn't need an "introduction" that much. Maybe he could just find an adult noble to make a deal. Audrey suddenly felt a little tired. In a social arena full of social etiquette and polite words, such a fool would be eaten up without leaving any bones, so she decided to remind him again:
"Also, please remember that giving and receiving are the important means to build connections. If you just give gifts blindly, people will think you are a fool."
"I understand." Lu Mingfei felt that this 17-year-old girl suddenly became very motherly, and grinned helplessly: "Although I'm not smart, I'm not stupid."
"I can't tell~" Audrey, who had peeped into the boy's thoughts many times, always felt a little guilty, so she decided to open her heart for once, showing a playful smile and winking, "I always feel that Mr. Lu Mingfei is the type who is easy to deceive."
"Yes, yes, I still believe that Ultraman Tiga really exists." Lu Mingfei had no intention of refutation. He just thought that the other party didn't know Ultraman, so after a little thought, he said seriously:
"Ms. Audrey doesn't seem like the type to lie."Chapter 10 "Audience"Title of the Book:Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be GodAuthor's name: Abandoned.Chapter word count: 2057 wordsUpdate time: 2025-05-21 10:30:23
About ten minutes later, the light in the archives room suddenly disappeared, as if swallowed by the darkness in the room. In the entire church, all the believers who were praying felt the arrival of night for a moment, and Lu Mingfei also felt that the scene in front of him suddenly became dark and bright again, and then he saw Archbishop Anthony reappear in front of him.
During this period, Archbishop Anthony not only helped Lu Mingfei to prepare a complete set of identity information, but also prayed to the goddess, asking how to treat this favored one - he felt that Lu Mingfei seemed to lack love and encouragement, and might "overstep his boundaries" in the future, so he finally got her tacit approval.
"I just saw Miss Audrey leave. Her face was a little red, and she took a deep breath before leaving." The old man said lightly, "You didn't do anything to make her angry, did you?"
"How dare I? If I offend her, I will probably be chopped into pieces and fed to Susie tonight." Lu Mingfei raised his arms high, holding the copied Roselle diary in his hands. "I talked to Audrey. She is not yet an adult and cannot help me hold the 'introduction ceremony'. But she said she would ask Earl Hall or Viscount Greylint for help."
"I didn't think it through." Archbishop Anthony walked past Lu Mingfei with the completed identity documents, sorted them out along with the Roselle notes, and put them back to their original places. He thought, "Viscount Greylint is also a good choice. He is actually on the church's list. If the family declines, there will be a place for him in Winter County."
In short, they are just naive? Lu Mingfei complained in his heart, and reacquainted himself with the candidates recommended by Audrey. At the same time, he asked curiously, "So are Earl Hall and Audrey also on that list?"
"…"
Archbishop Anthony did not speak, which made Lu Mingfei a little difficult to accept. After all, silence probably meant that these two were not on the church's list. It would be fine if the behavior of the earl, who was in a high position and controlled the lives of countless people, could not be recognized by the church, but a kind girl like Audrey was not on the list either...
"You should understand that beauty is both a blessing and a curse." Anthony sighed, "If Earl Hall hadn't been so influential and favored his daughter enough, Miss Audrey would have been a member of the royal family long ago."
The church can save those nobles who are not good at political struggles and are unqualified, but it cannot save a girl who has been targeted by the royal family for a long time. This situation is like you have been paying attention to a girl since she was very young, observing her from the age of three to eighteen, knowing all her personality and likes and dislikes, and personally training her into a kind and innocent lady.
As a result, the day before she was about to reap the "fruit", she suddenly said that she wanted to become a devout believer, and no one except the goddess was qualified to touch her. Would the royal family accept such a result?
The "introduction ceremony" held by the queen herself sounds so wonderful. Only the most powerful people in the entire country are qualified to attend. Audrey Hall's name will resound throughout Loen and even become famous throughout the world!
But what is the price? An old father's struggle to support his family would be ruined if there was any flaw. The royal family came with a compassionate attitude. All they wanted was the happiness of an insignificant girl...
Since Lu Mingfei opened his eyes, he has only seen gentle and kind people, such as Archbishop Anthony, Audrey and even Susie. They made him completely forget that this was an era where meanness ran in the blood of most people. Just as Russell wrote in his diary, the industrial revolution he started with his own hands and the steam and mechanical age he created with his own hands would become the hotbed for the birth of evil gods and the incubator for all evil thoughts!
"Perhaps it is for this reason that Earl Hall allowed Miss Audrey to become a Beyonder?" The old man patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder. "Wealth, power, strength, there must be something to support our lives without being disturbed, and there must always be something to hold on to in order to protect everything we cherish."
"Your Excellency the Archbishop, you really look like a devil." Lu Mingfei lowered his head, and suddenly remembered that he had seen a record about devils in Roselle's diary. That was not a good adjective, so he changed his words and said, "I'm not talking about the devils like the Beyonders, but the ones that, in my impression, bewitch others to sell their souls… I have no money and no power, maybe you have already prepared the 'power' for me?"
Anthony did not deny it. Although he did not know how Lu Mingfei fell into a deep sleep as an "ordinary person" and how he resisted the intimidation he exuded as the "Bishop of Fear", from a spiritual perspective, the boy obviously did not drink the potion. So during this time, Archbishop Anthony also prepared a "gift" for Lu Mingfei -
The three types of Sequence 9 potions mastered by the Church, in addition to the "Night" path that the Church has fully mastered, can withstand the erosion of cold, decay and death, can directly see some evil spirits, and understand the characteristics and weaknesses of many undead creatures.
A "secret peeper" who has a comprehensive but preliminary understanding and mastery of occult knowledge such as magic, witchcraft, astrology, and card divination;
In the mysterious field of divination, the most professional and knowledgeable "diviner" who masters astrology, card divination, pendulum, clairvoyance, numerology, palmistry and other methods,
In addition, there is an "audience" the same as Miss Audrey, who was "friendly sponsored" by someone. It is said that Ms. Arianna is still negotiating with the Storm Church, the Knowledge Church, and the Eternal Sun Church, hoping to obtain the pre-demigod potion formula they have.
"It's just that you have to wait for a while for the latter ones, and the hope is slim. Other channels also need some time to check, such as 'lawyer' and 'arbitrator'." Archbishop Anthony explained, "If you are in a hurry, I suggest you choose from 'corpse collector', 'fortune teller' and 'audience'. 'secret peeper' is not safe for the time being..."
"Thank Ms. Arianna for me." Lu Mingfei had never heard of this name, but considering that she was running around for him, he still thanked her verbally first and then considered repaying her. "I'm really sorry to bother her, you and the church. I'll choose between these three..."
"Of course, it's your freedom."
First of all, "corpse collector" is ruled out, which does not fit the fantasy of a boy of Lu Mingfei's age. As for the remaining two, the former is what Roselle mentioned in his diary, and the latter is "friendly funding"... Lu Mingfei thinks both are suspicious, and both have a promising future, so he doesn't know how to make a decision, so he has to ask Anthony for a coin to decide his own future:
"I choose 'audience'."Chapter 11 Night SceneTitle of the Book:Secret: Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be GodAuthor's name: Abandoned.Chapter word count: 2018 wordsUpdate time: 2025-05-21 10:31:25
The "audience" potion allows him to gain outstanding spirit and keen observation, while also controlling his emotional changes.
Lu Mingfei finally understood why he always felt like he was being seen through when he stood in front of Audrey. Fortunately, his past life as a loser had made him thick-skinned enough, otherwise, when he thought about his thoughts being seen through by a beautiful girl, Lu Mingfei would have the urge to roll on the ground...
"Okay, I will gather the materials needed for the Audience. The formula is 80 ml of pure water, 5 drops of Colchicum essence, 13 grams of Oxtooth Peony powder, 7 petals of Elf Flower, a pair of eyes of an adult Manhar fish, and 35 ml of blood of Sheephorn Blackfish. I will personally prepare the potion for you tomorrow afternoon." Archbishop Anthony nodded.
"By the way, the church has also received the potion formula for Sequence 8 'Mind Reader', but you need to collect the materials yourself..."
"Wow, praise the goddess. And praise you, Archbishop Anthony." Lu Mingfei had obviously adapted to the way of speaking in this world, and he became more and more skilled in drawing the red moon on his chest.
"Praise the goddess." Archbishop Anthony also followed up.
Lu Mingfei suspected that these words were a hard control for the clergy. If they were to become hostile to the Beyonders from other churches in the future, he could suddenly say something praising the gods that the other party believed in, and perhaps he would be able to find a flaw.
But there is also a high probability that you will be punished by God. After all, gods really exist in this world!
What happened afterwards was unremarkable. Archbishop Anthony took Lu Mingfei to St. Samuel's Church to make him familiar to the public. Regardless of whether he remembered other people or not, he made the clergy and some believers who came to worship remember the name "Ricardo" instead of the "Viscount Ascetic".
Lu Mingfei said that this was actually a good opportunity to introduce it to other people and deepen their impression, but the old man smiled and shook his head, saying that believers who walked into the church were just believers, whether they were masters, ladies or servants, even Susie could get the title of "Miss". The Church of Night advocated equality and tranquility, so naturally they, the clergy, could not treat them differently.
Afterwards, Lu Mingfei enjoyed a simple dinner under the other party's guidance, and finally returned to Anthony's bedroom - this bedroom would always be reserved for him until he found a permanent residence.
As for Archbishop Anthony?
His starting path was called "Sleepless". Starting from Sequence 9, he only needed to sleep three to four hours a day. The higher the sequence, the less sleep he needed. Lu Mingfei complained about this in his heart and jokingly called it the capitalists' favorite path...
Perhaps it was because he slept too much before, or perhaps it was because modern people could not adapt to this world without entertainment. Lu Mingfei lay in bed and couldn't fall asleep. He rolled up the sheets into wrinkles and then piled them on his body, which further aggravated his insomnia.
The crimson moonlight seeped in through the gaps in the curtains, giving the room an eerie color, making Lu Mingfei feel like he had traveled through time to a horror movie, where there might be a vampire or something hanging upside down outside. So he got out of bed suspiciously, prayed to the goddess according to the rules of this world, and bravely opened the curtains and pushed open the window to let the industrial-smelling air outside into the room.
From St. Samuel's Church you can directly see the Queen's Quarter which belongs to the nobles and wealthy businessmen, the Histon Quarter which is the economic center, and the Cherwood Quarter with many residential areas. Unlike the colorful neon lights that I saw when I sat on the rooftop, the lights that have not yet been turned off are mostly warm yellow, dotted in the red moon and the darkness.
Lu Mingfei climbed up to the window and sat down, with his legs dangling outside and his hands holding the edge of the window frame to ensure that he would not fall.
It seemed that since a long time ago, he had liked the feeling of standing alone and leisurely on the edge of danger. The more dangerous the environment was, the calmer and more indifferent he became. It was as if he didn't care about life and death at all. He looked at the prosperity and noise with indifference. Only the fear of death when he was about to fall could pull him out of this emptiness.
He was a little homesick, even though there was no place for him in that house. But when he sat by the window, Lu Mingfei couldn't help imagining the lights in the distance as the CBD in his memory. When his uncle was drunk, he would describe the prosperity there in detail - every inch of the ground was covered with marble, which was polished by a water grinder to reflect the scenery under the skirts of beautiful women...
Normally, the uncle would be beaten at this point, and he would say that it was a picture of a successful person with an upright figure and everything was shiny and bright. However, Lu Mingfei and the chubby brother actually wanted to hear the part about beauties. After all, adolescent boys are always full of desires but timid.
Lu Mingfei supported his chin and smiled silently, his legs dangling and knocking on the bricks and stones of the church's outer surface. He released one hand and placed it near his brow, imagining that he had supernatural powers such as clairvoyance and could see farther.
Surprisingly, he really saw something farther away, right in the Cherwood area. A dot that was different from the warm yellow was blazing and fiery red. It gradually enlarged in his sight, drawing regular traces in the air. It was a lit cigarette. The owner held it between her index and middle fingers. The hazy white mist blocked her face, but the ruffled nightgown pressed against the window frame could hardly cover the fullness underneath...
"Fuck!" Lu Mingfei suddenly remembered the old satellite dish that his aunt used to use. That thing would start to let itself go in the second half of the night, and would dare to put anything of any size on it. He didn't expect that in a different world, he could still see the familiar benefits in the second half of the night!
It's a pity that this beautiful scenery was fleeting. As the cigarette burned out, the figure in front of the window gradually disappeared, leaving only a hole like a monster's mouth.
Lu Mingfei turned to ponder his suddenly awakened superpowers, but before he could figure it out, he saw a flash of fluorescence from a familiar window, as if something was refracting the warm yellow on the street...
Damn telescope!
Lu Mingfei's horrified expression was reflected in the observation hole of the telescope. He could even see the rising anger from the pretty face when the white mist had disappeared. He was so scared that he rolled back into the room, closed the window, drew the curtains, and went to bed in one go.
The reputation that could not be damaged even by sharing a room with "Backlund's most dazzling gem" was destroyed because of an accident. Lu Mingfei could imagine the scene of the other party coming tomorrow and him being disgraced and kicked out of the church!
"Help me…" Lu Mingfei knocked his head against the bed board, regretting his hasty behavior. He covered his head with the quilt and muttered to himself: "If I hadn't run away with a guilty conscience, I should have pretended to enjoy the night view. Isn't this reaction clearly saying 'I saw it'?"