PFC Chapter 458: First Visit to the Temple
Chapter 458: First Visit to the Temple
"Okay, Colin."
An elegant voice came, as if the gut strings of a cello were being played, instantly breaking the depressing atmosphere. Lilith raised her neck when she heard the voice, and then she found that there was a face sitting on the stool at the end of the bed, which was extremely rare on weekdays.
"...Teacher Simon." Lilith murmured, looking at him. How come even this guy was alarmed?
When the man heard Lilith's greeting, he curved his green eyes and gave her a nice smile, which greatly calmed Lilith's nervousness. But Lilith noticed that Teacher Simon looked much more haggard than a few years ago. Although he was smiling, there was an unconcealable dark shadow under his eyes, and he looked like he was sleep deprived.
"This child is willing to vouch for her friend, which is enough to prove their friendship. Don't say anything that will hurt her." Simon placed both hands on the backrest at the end of the bed, with his slender fingertips hanging down casually. "Who doesn't make mistakes? Instead of criticizing her now, why not think about what we can do as teachers."
Colin glared at him angrily and really wanted to scold this protective guy as well, but the students were all there, so he had to give the acting principal some face, so he kept a sullen face and said nothing.
Simon seemed to sense Colin's anger and stood up from the stool. "The teleportation array is completely open, right? I'm planning to go to Blackstone."
"Teacher, I, that lizardman shaman, I don't think he would..." Lilith stuttered.
"I have to try." Simon yawned, tears welling up in the corners of his eyes. It was obviously a normal behavior, but because of his merman blood, he looked a little charming. Lilith clearly heard Phoebe, who was lying on her left, mutter, "Fairy!"
After hearing this, Simon just smiled good-naturedly. He put his hands in his pockets, took a few steps towards the door, and disappeared in front of everyone.
"As for that elf." Teacher Luna was much more rational. She was called over so suddenly that she didn't even have time to put down the pen in her hand. She analyzed with the pen in her hand, "We must be looking for him too. We have to find out who he is--"
"Gaoting!" A voice suddenly rang out, and all the teachers turned their heads.
It was Lucas. He finally dared to speak. Under everyone's gaze, he said it again -
"He went to Highgarden!"
"...Tsk." Teacher Wanda was the first to smack her lips, looking like she was facing trouble, but Phoebe looked happy.
"Great!" The witch clapped her hands, and the little monkey on her body followed suit, "Highgarden is so close, and we have connections there!"
Colin's face darkened, but now, he also understood that they had someone they had to ask for help.
The princess.
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After the teachers left the school clinic one by one, the friends dared to gather around them. Lulu looked worried, "Lilith, are you really not feeling unwell?"
"Really not." Lilith tried to make her tone light, but her hands hidden in the quilt were folded together. She touched the lizard totem in her hand again, feeling uneasy.
"If this blood oath really gave Lilith Lyrael's synesthesia as Teacher Luna said, then Lyrael must have been attacked before and fainted?" Jaina's guess revealed Lilith's worries, and she thought so too.
"Ah!" Hannah suddenly remembered something. "You, you still remember the Knights of Light we met when we went to the Demon Swamp Forest?"
Lilith was startled. After a moment's thought, she immediately remembered the horrific debris all over the ground, the knight's body pressed down by the mushroom bush, and the blood flowing on the ground... What were those people doing...
"Elves, they are catching dark elves!" Lucas shouted, "Lariel must have been mistakenly captured as a dark elf."
"Not necessarily..." Ian, who was always quiet, shook his head and said, "Maybe it wasn't a mistake. Or maybe they didn't just capture the dark elves, but all of them."
"I have to find Catherine." Lilith directly lifted the quilt, found her shoes and started to put them on. She couldn't wait for the teachers to take action. She was familiar with Catherine and several of her subordinates, so she might be able to act faster than the teachers.
"Don't worry, I'm fine, and Lyrael will be fine too." She tied her shoelaces and comforted the others, "I will definitely find a way to bring him back."
As she said that, she took a step forward, opened the door of the infirmary and rushed out.
While the others were looking at each other, Ian had already followed him out. Lucas was stunned for a moment, then hurried out the door - "Ian, wait for me!"
But just after he walked out of the school infirmary, Ian pushed him against the wall with such force that he couldn't help but cry out in pain.
"You've noticed something was wrong a long time ago, right?" Ian's face was as gloomy as water.
Lucas was speechless for a moment after hearing this, and then he looked away at the ground.
During the holiday practice, he spent the most time with Lariel, so he keenly noticed that every time he mentioned that companion, the guy was vague and clearly lying, but, but... regret flashed across Lucas' face.
"I... I'm sorry." He originally just hoped to see the princess being humiliated, but he didn't expect that Lilith would be the first to suffer. Father God could testify for him that he really didn't mean to trick Lilith.
"Lucas, what are you thinking about? The blood oath is on Lilith. If you find something wrong, you should at least tell her." Ian let go of his hand and looked at Lucas with disappointment in his eyes. The latter lowered his head in embarrassment.
"We are guardians. Before doing anything, think about your responsibilities first." Ian said in a serious voice, then raised his foot to chase Lilith.
Lucas opened his mouth, but he was too embarrassed to explain himself. However, he gritted his teeth and chased after him.
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The streets of Highgarden still retained the joyous atmosphere of Hanukkah. Lilith leaned over to the carriage window and looked out. She saw many colorful papers still on display in the street windows, as well as colorful flags hanging on clotheslines outside the windows of many houses on the second floor.
This place was still as prosperous and lively as everyone remembered, but Lilith and the other two had no intention of stopping to take it all in. They just sat in the carriage and moved forward until they arrived at the countless long white steps.
Temple of Light.
"The princess has been here recently." Margaret, who led the way for them, jumped off the carriage first and explained. "Those favored ones are really as troublesome as Your Highness thought. They haven't chosen enough people yet."
"Thank you very much, Margaret. I'm so sorry to bother you." Lilith looked at Margaret gratefully, who had been busy since they came. At this moment, she was waving a handkerchief at a black-armored knight, motioning him to come over.
"You shouldn't be polite to me, Miss Lilith." Margaret smiled brightly. High Court was a fertile land of power, nourishing this Luwas rose to become more beautiful and charming. "This knight will take you to find His Highness. I will wait for you here."
Lilith nodded and stopped talking, following the black-armored knight up the long white steps of the temple.