Original God's Dark Priest

After Ying completely entered the cabin, a rustling sound was heard in the dense forest, and then it fell into silence.

After entering the cabin, Ying looked at the bed at first sight, and then her pupils suddenly shrank. There was a Hilliard lying on the bed.

The hillbilly was sleeping, which made Ying feel a little relieved.

But she still didn't quite understand what was happening: "You keep the Hillock people at home?"

She felt that she had seen many strange people, but this was the first time she had seen a strange person raising a hillbilly.

The middle-aged man knew she would do this, and said in a bad tone: "Don't ask unnecessary questions. You can rest assured that he is not aggressive at all. His predecessor... after all, he was too young."

As he spoke, he felt that he still needed to give a warning, so he put his hands on his hips and said sternly: "Anyway, don't even think about attacking him. If you're tired or cold, find a corner and rest first."

Ying felt that she already knew something, so she decided to reveal her cards: "You are from Kanria, right?"

As soon as she finished speaking, the middle-aged man immediately showed a vigilant expression: "You actually know Kanreya? Who are you? How do you know that I am from Kanreya?"

"I am just a traveler, but I have seen the Kanreya people." Ying thought for a moment, then said, "Your clothes and eyes confirm your identity."

"..." The man thought for a moment after hearing this, then looked at Ying carefully and asked, "Do you believe in God, traveler?"

"Gods?" Ying thought of the seven rulers of the mortal world, and the strange god who left her and her brother in this world, as well as Saphir, who had entered the realm of God even though he was no longer a ruler. "I don't believe in gods, but I am the enemy of some gods, and also the friend of some gods."

Perhaps influenced by Saphir, she did not have any awe when she first came into contact with the gods. Instead, she treated them as friends. Of course, she still retained some vigilance in her heart.

Because she has now realized that the god at that time was not one of the seven rulers of the world. In other words, the other party is either a god without a priesthood like Saphir, but this possibility is too small.

Or, it could be a god who is above the seven rulers of the mortal world.

Which one, she wasn't sure yet.

After hearing Ying's answer, the middle-aged man became much more frank. He introduced himself: "It seems that you have also been through a lot. Well... My name is Ed. As you said, I was once a Kanreya.

I apologize for my bad attitude towards you before. Because in my eyes, all humans in this world except those who believe in the Seven Gods are almost extinct.

And believers in God...are all enemies."

"Sure enough, this is what a Kanruiyan person would say... A country that doesn't believe in God, Kanruiyan..." Ying sighed softly. She had heard a lot about Kanruiyan, but she still didn't understand it.

She only knew that her brother Kong had joined the Abyss Cult because of what he had seen in Kanriya, but she had no idea what it was.

So she was very curious about Kanreya.

"Anyway, since the Kanreya disaster, I haven't had many opportunities to chat with people like you." Ed looked at Ying. This was the first time he looked at Ying like this. Ying knew what this meant. This was the look he gave to his 'kind'.

Perhaps Ed thought that Ying was a person who rebelled against God, just like him.

Then, Ed covered his forehead again and said angrily, "Damn the immortal curse. I don't know how long this will last."

"Undead curse? Is this the reason why you are still alive today?" Ying was a little curious about this. She knew that the Kanriya people were cursed, and so was Dainsreb, but she didn't know what it was.

Ed shook his head and sighed: "The Curse of Undeath... is a 'gift' given to the people of Kanria by those bastard gods.

We lost our homes, our loved ones, and everything... The pain brought by the disaster was already unbearable, and the curse of undeath deprived us of all "relief".

I can only watch my soul and body slowly wear away and decay."

Ying understood: So that's how it is, Ed is like Dain, both of them are cursed with immortality...

But she still had a question in her mind: "Then why did some people become hillbillies, but you were cursed with immortality?"

This was the question that had arisen in her mind since she met Deinsreb, because Deinsreb had long ago told her that the Kanriya people had transformed into Hillcholls, and some of them were cursed with immortality and could not be freed.

She didn't know which of the two was more painful. After all, it was better to bear the hatred of losing one's country and be unable to do anything, or to regret it forever.

It would be better to become a monster and spend the rest of my life in fear.

In her opinion, it was all unbearable; perhaps this was the so-called "punishment".

Ed looked at Ying deeply, then slowly explained: "The definition of 'Kanriyan' is not just someone with the original bloodline of Kanriyan.

Those who have abandoned the gods come to Kanreya and are accepted as citizens. Therefore, the pure-blooded Kanreyans who are considered to be "sinful" will be cursed with immortality by the gods...

And those citizens who have the blood of other demon gods will encounter curses in the wilderness during their escape and turn into demons. "

"Then... who is this Hilichurl..." Ying looked at the Hilichurl lying on the bed and a horrible guess came to her mind.

As expected, Ed directly pointed out the other party's identity: "He is my child, an illegitimate child, Kaliber."

"Because he is an illegitimate child, so... his blood is impure, and he became a Hillichurl..." Ying understood.

But the next moment, her pupils shrank slightly, and she immediately realized that something was wrong.

If Caliber is Ed's illegitimate son, and Ed said Caliber is only six years old, then that means Caliber was born six years ago.

How many years has Ed lived? At least five hundred years ago, right?

Kaliber...is the child he had with another woman when he was cursed and worn out to his current state?

Is this reasonable?

Ying immediately denied this idea in her heart. Ed was not that kind of person, at least... he didn't look like that.

Even if he is such a person, after five hundred years of wear and tear, does he really have such ability?

Therefore, Kaliber was definitely not born six years ago, but when Ed was still healthy.

In other words... Kalibel is definitely more than just six years old, because Kanria has been destroyed for five hundred years.

But the Hillocks can't live that long...

That is to say...

The screen was calm, but her heart was already in turmoil. Either she was back in time 500 years ago, or... everything she saw was an illusion, or a residual image left by the earth veins...

After realizing this, Ying looked at Ed with scrutiny.

This was a person who lived five hundred years ago, and no matter what she did, she couldn't change history, which meant that she didn't need to be so cautious.

After all, it didn't matter what she did.

Over there, Ed was still laughing at himself: "Haha... things that I was so ashamed to talk about before, now I can finally say it out loud.

Because of my blood relationship, I was once a noble of the Kanreya Royal Court, but I was never satisfied with the life arranged by my family until I met a beautiful woman among the common people. She had Mondstadt blood, and I decided that she was my true love. "

...

Ed fell silent here. The memories of the past were obviously not good, and he was not so familiar with it when talking about it with a stranger.

Then, he talked about Caliber again: “Caliber has suffered a lot since he was born, all because of my selfishness… I never had the chance to accompany him.

…Then, he turned into a Hill Chow right before my eyes. I owe him so much, and now, I can finally be with him.”

Ed looked like he was about to cry, and his broken emotions were transmitted to Ying through the earth veins.

Even if Ying had not seen the scene with her own eyes, she could imagine what a despairing scene it was.

No parent can accept that their child turns into a monster in front of them.

Ying wanted to comfort him, but she didn't know what to say. Then she realized that this was just an illusion of the earth veins, so she simply asked, "Where is Kalibel's mother?"

"She is..." Ed said subconsciously, then stopped talking and shook his head, "No, she is separated from us. I don't want to recall those things."

Ying nodded slightly: "Sorry...I feel very sad."

But she was thinking in her heart, is it that Ed himself doesn't want to say it, or is it that the earth veins don't have this memory...

"It's okay, when you have everything, you will be sad about losing something.

And when you've lost almost everything, you focus on what you still have. At least I still have Kaliber." Ed looked at his son, his eyes full of love and affection for the child.

He seemed to see the appearance of his own child through the face of this hillbilly.

Ying sighed, this had happened before and she regretted it, "What are you planning to do around here?"

Her words reminded Ed, and he suddenly remembered and stood up straight: "Oh, by the way, I just came back to check on Kalibel's situation. There is still something to do... If you are interested, follow me."

As he spoke, he walked out of the house first and brought Ying to a small table not far away. There were some instruments on the table. Ying recognized it at a glance. It was a simple synthesis table.

Next to the synthesis table, a woman in white was doing her job.

Ed showed no doubt about this person's presence, but introduced him to Ying: "Miss Su, I just met a traveler, do you mind if I bring her here;"

"It's okay. I've seen a lot of travelers." The woman in white called Su raised her hand and tucked her falling hair behind her ears, revealing a profile that Ying was very familiar with.

"!" Looking at Su, Ying's eyes almost popped out, "Sa... Saphir?!"

"Hmm?" Su frowned and looked at the shocked Ying, then narrowed his eyes, "You can actually say this name... You little guy, have you seen me... No, that's not right, you..."

Then, she showed a look of understanding and ignored Ying. Instead, she turned her head and looked at Ed: "The preparation of medicine is actually quite troublesome. Kaliber's condition is not optimistic. I can treat him, but I can't remove the curse on him."

"Oh." Ed sighed, "Anyway, it's better to give it a try than to give up."

Su said no more after hearing this and focused his attention on the synthesis platform again.

And Ed began to explain: "You asked me before why I brought Kalibel to Xumi, right? Now I will tell you.

Because only Xumi can make the "medicine" that Kalibel needs. The medicine that can restore his sanity."

Ying was already confused by Su's existence. When she heard Ed's words, she subconsciously wanted to refute. The immortal curse is irreversible, so how could there be such a thing?

But she still didn't say it, not because she wanted to take Ed's feelings into consideration, but because she saw behind Ed, Su, who had been dispensing medicine with his eyes lowered, suddenly looked up, winked at her, and then shook his head slightly.

Ying understood that Su actually knew about this, but she still did it.

Ed said in a low voice: "I don't expect to lift the curse of Kaliber. I know very well that our power is not enough to shake the judgment of God.

But according to legend, this medicine can use the power of the God of Wisdom of Xumi to awaken the obliterated mind... It was once used on people suffering from hysteria.

I think... maybe it could work."

"Where did you know about this medicine?" Ying felt that this was completely a desperate measure.

And she was very clear about one thing, if that Su was really Saphir, it would not be so difficult to cure Kalibel.

She didn't know what Ed had done to make this person harm the other person five hundred years ago and make fun of the other person's child, but after seeing Su's eyes, Ying didn't want to expose it.

She mindlessly supported every decision made by Safire, which is what good sisters should do.

This would be the same even if this was Saphir five hundred years ago.

Ed recalled and said, "In the library of the Kanreya Royal Court, it is recorded in a book that because this medicine requires the power of the Seven Gods, the book is also listed as a banned book.

In my early years, I was dissatisfied with the life of aristocrats in the palace and was very interested in seeking excitement. I happened to read that book. "

"Well... this is very dangerous..." Ying wanted to say, at this point in time, with the help of the power of the Grass God, if you really think Kalibel is too old, just stab him to death with a knife, it's really not that...

She remembered clearly that the Great Compassion Tree King died at this time. If he had died, then the power of the Grass God would have been gone and the medicine would have no effect.

If it hadn't fallen, it would have been even more dangerous. After all, before the fall, the Great Compassion Tree King...

That was deeply entangled in forbidden knowledge, and she doubted that doing so would allow her to borrow that kind of thing, and in that case, Kalibel...

She didn't dare to think about it.

When Ed heard what Ying said, he suddenly got angry: "Then what else can I do? What else can I rely on? The gods have already punished us, so what does the taboo mean?"

His anger frightened Ying. Before Ying could speak, Su on the other side spoke: "Ed, calm down."

"Phew...sorry...I lost my temper." Ed apologized quickly. It seemed that he cared a lot about Su's thoughts.

Sue was interrupted by his roar, and simply put down what she was doing, and looked up and said, "We don't have room to give up on ourselves, sir. Anger should not be vented on friends, right?"

"Yes, I understand, I just...ah, it's really hard for me to control my emotions...maybe I've lived too long." Ed held his forehead with his hand, looking painful.

Su shook her head and patted Ed's shoulder gently. "You are unable to move because of the curse. I will help you with whatever you want to do, but let me talk to this little guy alone now."

"Please do as you please. I'll calm down." After saying that, Ed found a place to sit down, holding his head and thinking about something.

Su glanced at Ying and walked in one direction.

Upon seeing this, Ying hurried to catch up. She was still very curious about what this Safir from five hundred years ago was doing.

Unexpectedly, after Su confirmed that Ed couldn't hear her voice, she said, "Finally I see you, Ying."

"You have been plotting against me since the beginning!" Ying said angrily with a puffed face.

But Su just smiled slightly without explaining, because in her eyes, the person in front of her was not Ying at all, but her brother, Kong.