The sudden turn of events stunned Jiang Yuan.
As the young security guard's body slowly fell, by the bright moonlight outside the window, Jiang Yuan finally saw the figure behind him clearly.
It was a possibility that Jiang Yuan had thought of many possibilities but missed.
He had thought it might be the older security guard, or his sister returning, or even someone who drew their sword to help when seeing injustice, or even another heretic.
But that fat figure in floral clothes, he really hadn't thought of.
Aunt Wang...
At this moment, Aunt Wang was holding a nine-ringed saber, full of killing intent.
With one slash, she decapitated the young security guard as if she were killing a chicken. Without even looking, she , placed the blood-stained nine-ringed saber directly against Jiang Yuan's neck.
Jiang Yuan didn't dare to move. Looking at the Aunt Wang, he forced a bitter smile.
He had thought he was saved.
But... was she here to him as a 'heretic'?
Heretics were 'rare creatures' in this world.
Jiang Yuan had seen many news stories online about people fighting over 'heretics'.
The reason for this was that when sacrificing a heretic, the fewer people there were, the more benefits each person would gain after the sacrifice!
When sacrificing a heretic, the demon god would only reward a certain amount.
If there were too many people, this reward would be distributed evenly.
If only one person ed it, then all the rewards would belong to that one person.
Moreover, since the young security guard had his eye on him, there was no place for Aunt Wang.
Therefore, it was understandable that Aunt Wang would kill the young security guard to claim him as heretic for herself.
Hmm? That's not right either.
Jiang Yuan observed Aunt Wang in front of him, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
At this moment, although Aunt Wang was full of killing intent, she was calm, without any of her previous madness or eeriness.
There were no signs of losing her mind after knowing he was a heretic, which made Jiang Yuan feel a little confused.
But he didn't speak.
Right now, he was like meat on a chopping block, at the mercy of others.
If she really wanted to kill him, he had no chance of survival.
Forget it, if I'm going to die, then die!
Anyway, I've had enough of this damn, evil, disgusting world!
Jiang Yuan simply closed his eyes, whatever!
The air seemed to freeze.
Neither of them spoke. The blood-stained nine-ringed saber was still pressed against Jiang Yuan's neck. The smell of blood from the young security guard's spurting blood filled the room, a scarlet scene in the faint moonlight.
The scene was indescribably strange.
Who knows how much time passed.
"You... you really aren't afraid of death?"
Aunt Wang's cold, eerie voice rang out.
Without opening his eyes, Jiang Yuan said stubbornly: "If you want to kill me, kill me. I'm not a heretic anyway!"
"As long as you're willing to bear the consequences of the backlash, then go ahead and do it!"
Aunt Wang fell silent.
After a long while, Aunt Wang suddenly laughed, her tone : "But I... am a heretic!"
"Who would I sacrifice you to? To those demons?"
"Ha, I wish I could destroy all those damn demons!!!"
Jiang Yuan couldn't believe his ears. He quickly opened his eyes and stared blankly at Aunt Wang.
At this moment, Aunt Wang was still calm, even smiling.
However, the saber pressed against his neck still hadn't moved.
Jiang Yuan asked in disbelief: "W-what did you just say?"
He thought he must have misheard.
That crazy, eerie, neurotic Aunt Wang... said she was a heretic???
If she's a heretic, then what am I???
Aunt Wang carefully observed Jiang Yuan's expression. After watching for a while, she suddenly withdrew her nine-ringed saber, her smile becoming bright: "It seems you are too."
"I didn't expect you really are. Also, you're lucky. Fortunately, I've been keeping an eye on you and I live next door."
"Otherwise, tonight you would have died or at least lost several layers of skin."
Without waiting for Jiang Yuan's response, she looked him up and down, exclaiming: "Tsk tsk tsk, a natural Deceiver?"
"Rare, truly rare!"
"No, it should be extremely rare!"
"Not only a natural Deceiver, but also able to withstand the worship ceremony personally conducted by a mid-level Seeker. That's incredible, truly incredible!"
"I've lived next to you for several years, and I never saw anything special about you before. Tsk tsk tsk... Kid, were you born with a strong soul?"
"So how did you feel after last night's worship ceremony?"
"Did you feel your energy dropping particularly quickly?"
A series of words, a series of questions, a series of new vocabulary, and a series of changes left Jiang Yuan's mind in chaos.
In just half an hour, his emotions had fluctuated wildly, going from heaven to hell and back. Jiang Yuan felt he needed to calm down and carefully sort out what the hell was going on!
Deceiver?
Seeker?
Deceiver... He didn't know what that meant for now.
But Seeker... did that refer to his sister?
Mid-level Seeker? What did that mean?
The other person seemed extremely amazed that he could withstand the worship ceremony personally conducted by his sister?
Soul... that should refer to spirit, right?
So spirit also represented the soul? That seemed reasonable.
Finally, regarding Aunt Wang's identity, Jiang Yuan was truly confused.
She... was actually a heretic!
Aunt Wang was also a heretic!!!
This result was something Jiang Yuan could never have imagined.
She acted so convincingly before, even flying paper airplanes to scare me every day, and now she tells me she's a heretic?!
This contrast is too great!
But... it should be true.
If Aunt Wang weren't a heretic, he would probably be dead by now, right?
So... he was temporarily safe?
"Have you figured it out?"
Aunt Wang grinned: "It seems yesterday's worship ceremony really weakened your soul!"
"I know you have many questions to ask, but... first tell me personally, are you a heretic?"
Jiang Yuan didn't know if Aunt Wang was deliberately saying this to trick him.
If she was trying to trick him, then so be it!
He immediately nodded heavily and said frankly: "That's right, I am the heretic they're talking about!"
"Because I don't believe in these demon gods, I was chased by my parents, suspected by my sister, and just now almost died at the hands of a security guard."
Aunt Wang's smile became even brighter as she nodded: "Good, good. Now I can be 100% sure that we are of the same kind."
"So now you can ask. What do you want to know?"
"Let me guess... Are you asking what a 'Deceiver' means?"
Jiang Yuan quickly nodded, completely letting go of his worries now.
She... was really a heretic!!!
This made Jiang Yuan extremely happy. His life, it seemed, was safe for now.
He looked up at Aunt Wang with eager eyes.
Waiting for her explanation.