Original God's Dark Priest

After Tinari left, Little Paimon focused her attention on Leila. She asked, "Leila, are you feeling better?"

"Well, I just had a chat with Senior Tinari, and I feel much better." Leila nodded, revealing a relaxed expression, "It has been a long time since I came to the Order from my hometown. Every day here is precious, and of course... it is also a bit hard.

Various complex astrological models, countless in-class tests, and papers that I had to rack my brains to finish... were like rolling boulders, urging me to keep moving forward.

When I was chosen to represent the college, I felt like there was another rock behind me. Every time I closed my eyes I thought about how many people would be disappointed if I screwed up.”

"We hope that Leila can be happy." Ying was serious for a rare moment and comforted Leila honestly.

Xier did not put on her cynical look, but smoothed out Leila's messy hair and said, "In your eyes, pressure is like a boulder, a curse that forces you to keep moving forward, but in my eyes, it is your best spur.

Without these pressures, there wouldn't be such a good Laila today. You won't be defeated by pressure, just like you have been all the way, right? "

Laila and expectation are like Sisyphus and the boulder. The tyrant in the past was cursed by the gods to struggle forever between the boulder and the steep cliff. He could never escape such punishment because no matter what he did, the boulder would crush him and roll down the cliff with an unstoppable force.

But Leila is not Sisyphus. This pressure should be the driving force that spurs her forward, prompting her to transform from a cocoon into a butterfly and reach the top one day.

"Yes, I think this is what Senior Tinari wanted to tell me. You will not stop Senior Tinari from withdrawing from the competition, nor will you be disappointed in me because we are good friends." After some persuasion, Leila finally figured it out and the pressure in her heart was much less.

Seeing that the effect was good, Little Paimon nodded immediately: "That's right, so Leila don't be unhappy!"

"But...Senior Tinari also said that he hopes I can have a clearer goal for the competition. I don't have one yet, and I will think about it carefully." Although she would not think too much, Leila still had many things to consider, such as the so-called goal proposed by Tinari.

She had actually been a little confused all along, not knowing where to go or what to do. She just relied on her talent and worked as a student in Ritovanti College, who she thought was not outstanding.

It is actually quite difficult for her to set a goal for herself now, but Leila will still consider it seriously, after all, it is Tinari's suggestion.

As she thought about it, she felt that she had to finish the competition first, so she cheered up and said, "I won't waste your time. You still have to record the other contestants' affairs. Maybe while we are chatting, others have already made progress."

After Leila's reminder, little Paimeng also reacted. Indeed, this matter was more important, so she immediately pulled Ying and said, "Then let's go and see the other contestants first. But who should we look for? Tinari has already given up, Xier and Leila are here, and the rest are..."

"Let's go see Senior Falushan. I feel like she might be able to gain something from this." Xier gave them some advice.

Leila nodded in agreement, she also thought this was a better approach.

In this way, Ying and Xiao Paimeng’s next target was set.

At the same time, Liyue, Amur Mountain.

Saphir lay on a piece of amber, boredly watching Jiang Li practicing not far away: "Well, so boring... I feel so weak..."

"It's all your own fault. You always cause trouble and don't take your life seriously. Now you are under house arrest, right?" Jiang Li threw away the pink pocket-sized wooden Mo Dao in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

She had been practicing for a while and needed a break, so she ran to Saphir to rest.

Looking at the hard-working little guy, Saphir took out a cup of tea and handed it to Jiang Li.

Taking the warm tea, Jiang Li curled his lips and said, "Can't you drink something iced? Saphir, I want to drink Coke."

"Drinking cold drinks is bad for your stomach. You are still young and can't drink those things. Wait until you grow up." Saphir refused without even raising his eyelids, and then asked, "Speaking of which... Coke? What is that?"

Jiang Li, who was sipping from the teacup, choked when he heard this and the tea sprayed directly onto Saphir's face.

Then, regardless of the other person's already cold face, she reached out and touched Saphir's forehead, muttering: "You don't have a fever... Why are you suddenly confused?"

"What are you mumbling about?" Safir impatiently slapped Jiangli's little paw away with an unfriendly look.

Jiang Li looked at Safir seriously, trying to find signs of joking on her face, but unfortunately, Safir was not joking, she was serious.

Jiang Li couldn't laugh anymore. Her expression became a little lost. She looked at Saphir seriously again and suddenly sighed: "Zhongli was right to confine you. There is indeed something wrong with you."

"Ah?" Safir was a little confused. "Something's wrong with me? I don't even know it myself, how can a little girl like you know it?"

Jiang Li shook his head, put the teacup aside, ran to an open area, picked up the Mo Dao he had just thrown away, and continued to practice methodically: "Anyway, I will practice well and strive to be able to protect myself and others in the future."

Looking at the little girl who was devoted to the training, Safir frowned slightly. She didn't know why Jiang Li suddenly became so weird, but it was a good thing that the little girl was willing to work hard. She had always been lazy in practicing martial arts before, but today she was serious instead.

It must be said that seeing this scene, Saphir felt somewhat relieved. So, she took out Veronica, let the other party transform into the form of Mo Dao, and practiced with Jiangli according to the moves researched by Zhongli.

In the distance, Zhongli, who was watching all this, pursed his lips and said nothing.

With him was Wendy.

Watching the two girls practicing, Wendy put away her inappropriate smile and asked softly, "What price did she pay?"

"I forgot a memory." Zhongli said concisely.

Hearing this answer, Wendy looked up at Zhongli in surprise: "Is it very important?"

"It's very important. It's the only memory she can remember about her 'parents'." Zhongli nodded, "Now, it's gone."

Wendy shook her head. "I don't quite understand this kind of emotion. After all, we are born without such a concept. Perhaps that's why we never have 'human' emotions."

"She used to be the demon god closest to humans, but now, her humanity has begun to decline." Zhongli was a little pessimistic. It was not a good thing that something that Saphir had always insisted on and regarded as a treasure was abandoned by her personally.

Wendy was more optimistic about this. He raised the corners of his mouth and said with a smile: "Not necessarily. After all, there is still the Hearth House, right?"

"I hope so." Zhongli did not comment. There were many things he did not say. As someone who had personally met Safir's parents, he actually knew very well how much Safir valued her relatives in that world. Even if they could never meet again in the future, she would remember them firmly and keep them in her heart.

But now, due to the erosion of the abyss, she has abandoned this memory. Zhongli understands that this is not just a memory, but also a kind of self-cognition. If the memory of that world is lost, the loss for Saphir will be much greater than imagined.

This may result in her no longer being able to resist the will of this world, because she has completely lost the ability to anchor that world, and that world has been completely disconnected from her.

The name Su Jin has completely lost its meaning.

This made Zhongli a little worried. He was not sure whether Saphir had prepared contingency plans for certain rules of this world. After all, everyone had always called her Aurora and Saphir.

In other words, both names will be engraved in the heaven of falsehood.

In addition, Safire has used other aliases, as far as he knows, including Sharp, Silver Wolf and her pen name Su Jin.

He was not sure which one of them was Safire's real name, or maybe none of them. He previously thought that Su Jin was her real name, but now Safire herself has forgotten it. So, she has one less trump card to fight against the laws of the world.

Zhongli could only pray in his heart that Saphir was just a name she had used and not a name truly engraved on her soul. Otherwise, there would still be no hope for this reincarnation.

Saphir had not thought about these things at all. She was correcting Jiang Li's movements: "The horse stance should be lower. Don't be afraid of losing your balance. Yes, and the Mo Dao is a long-handled weapon, but it is not a gun, so don't be obsessed with the action of kicking the gun.

This is Zhongli's habit, don't learn it. Hmm...it seems that this move needs to be modified. Take a look and see if it will be more convenient this way."

As she spoke, she changed her original kicking action to turning around and chopping down with the help of inertia: "Look, if we chop like this, can we chop out a very powerful blow?"

Jiang Li imitated her movements and nodded: "It does feel a lot smoother, but turning around when facing an enemy will reveal a flaw, right?"

"That's true. If someone dares to turn his back to me during a fight, I will cut his neck in the next second." Saphir agreed. She would never turn her back to the enemy in a fight. "But this inertia is difficult to deal with. Your strength is not outstanding, and your control over the weapon is not strong. Forcibly stopping will reveal a bigger flaw..."

"How about... asking Zhongli later?" Jiang Li suggested while pinching his chin.

Saphir sneered: "Ask him? He put on a shield for himself, and few people can hit him even when he stands there. What constructive suggestions can he make? It's better to ask Shen He..."

"But Sister Shen He's spear skills are combined with talismans. Her spear skills are not very sophisticated. And this Mo Dao is not spear skills, but sword skills." Jiang Li shook her head. She felt that it was not good enough.

After hearing this, Saphir raised his eyebrows and said, "How about Shadow? The use of the naginata is still very valuable for reference."

"This is a good candidate, but... Ying... is she willing to teach?" Jiang Li was a little hesitant, as she was not particularly familiar with Ying.

Saphir was very confident: "It's okay, she will be willing to teach!"

Anyway, Inazuma's daily government affairs are handled by the general, and Ying, that guy, spends all day either staying in a pure land reading novels, eating snacks, or strolling around. He has no real work at all.

It's only right that I find something for her to do.

Safir did what he said. He jumped up and went to Inazuma.

But before she could fly, Zhongli stopped her and asked, "Where are you going?"

"Go find a teacher for Jiangli! Get out of the way!" Saphir was only concerned with finding Ying and completely ignored the fact that he was under house arrest.

Zhongli looked at her speechlessly, "You mean, with so many immortals in Liyue, plus you and me, we can't teach a child well, and we have to go to Inazuma to ask someone to teach?"

He couldn't afford to lose this person.

Safir curled the corner of her mouth. It was indeed a bit embarrassing to tell this matter to others, but she really didn't want Jiang Li to learn flawed swordsmanship. If he wanted to learn, he must learn the best.

When it comes to knife skills, Ying is definitely the best, even Zhongli may not be as good as her.

"I want to give the best to Jiangli..." After being severely taught a lesson yesterday, Saphir has been much more well-behaved now. He grabbed Zhongli's arm and wanted to act coquettishly.

But Zhongli knew her too well and didn't buy it at all. He said bluntly, "Did you forget that you are under house arrest?"

"Huh? Are you serious?" Safir was shocked. She thought the so-called house arrest was just a joke.

She looked at Zhongli's expression carefully, and then felt a little desperate. Zhongli had a blank expression and was so serious that it couldn't be more serious.

He said, "For one month, until your resuscitation ability is restored, you must stay in Liyue and not go anywhere else."

"No..." Saphir was stunned. "Did you get something wrong? There are not many people in this world who can kill me. It's only been a month. How can I be in danger so easily?"

"Then how do you explain what happened yesterday?" Zhongli's anger had not completely dissipated because Saphir was too rash and too conceited.

He said nothing, and when he realized he couldn't hold on any longer, he just went for a gamble, without even considering asking for help from the Liyue Immortals or him, which made him feel that the other party didn't consider them as their own people at all. This was the most annoying thing.

Safir was speechless. She had explained it all. She had mentioned her motives, purpose, and the results that had been achieved. But she couldn't explain why she didn't ask for help from the people in Liyue. She couldn't say that they couldn't help her, right?

If Zhongli wanted to do it, he could try his best to maintain it for a while, but that was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution. Only by burning his boats and perishing together with the abyss could Saphir be reborn, just like now.

The biggest conflict between her and Zhongli at the moment is that she feels she is not wrong, this is the most effective way, and it has been successful. Since it has been successful, what else is there to say?

Zhongli thought that she was taking too much risk and could easily kill herself. Moreover, she chose extreme behavior even though there was a gentler way, which was irresponsible for her own life.

Saphir didn't know that what Zhongli was most angry about was not this, but that in order to escape the abyss, she chose to sacrifice her memories of the present world. Now she has forgotten them, so she has no sense of reality, but Zhongli can see it clearly.

The daughter he called Uncle Su was dead. Su Jin was completely dead, but he couldn't say anything, because the memory was stained by the abyss and burned away by Saphir.

He understood why Saphir did this, but he couldn't accept her radical approach. He didn't know what to say, so he got angry. He knew he was in a state of impotent rage and was angry at himself.

Uncle Su and Aunt Zhang were very good people. Their daughter would never come back. Zhongli felt that he was responsible for this. In the end, he failed to protect their daughter.

This is a new wear and tear, and Zhongli chose to bear it silently, but Saphir, she must stay in Liyue and reflect on herself. Until the end of the Lantern Festival, Zhongli will not allow her to run around.