[Western Fantasy] The mystery of life and death

【Huiyue Temple】

Since Mason went mad, Lorca had no chance to visit him again.It was rumored that he had been grounded by the Presbyterian Church.

In these gloomy and gloomy days, Chief Guard Altai is very busy these days. Altai has a pale face every day, and the inspections are extremely strict, and the guards are all trembling wherever he passes.

Altai was reprimanding the patrolling guards in a corridor of the temple, when he looked up and saw Elder Abelson and Loka coming from the garden.Elder Abelson was chatting with Loka while walking, and his stern face in the past showed admiration at this moment.

Altai went up to greet him.When Luoka saw him, he immediately became cold, and even the friendly and warm aura around him disappeared.

Altai didn't care about Lorca's attitude.He worriedly mentions to Abelson that Prince Palmer intends to investigate the cave where Mason was found.

"How can I let him go by himself!" Elder Abelson became anxious, "Has he left?"

"My lord, His Royal Highness Palmer insists on going, but the subordinates cannot persuade him"

Elder Abelson immediately asked Altai to lead the way to Palmer.

"His Royal Highness Loka, you? Do you want to go together?" Altai turned slightly sideways with a smirk on his face.

Loka felt that although he asked humbly, his expression seemed to be watching a fish that was about to be baited.

"Naturally." Loka replied urgently. "Let's hurry up and catch up with Palmer." He was in no mood to pay attention to Altai's calculations. With Palmer's strength, it was too dangerous to be in the cave.

【Imeki Luoshan Karst Cave】

That cave is now highly regarded by the Council of Elders because of Mason.A relatively safe path has been opened for elders, priests, and guards to search and investigate frequently.

The magic crystal illuminated the cave, and Palmer carefully observed the surroundings.

"Is this the magic circle?" Altai asked suddenly.

They all looked up at the weird magic circle on the top of the rock wall.

"Your Highness Loka, have you found anything?" Altai asked Loka.

Roca studied a lot of information about the Kedile San Miluo religion during the days of being grounded.Now he can at least recognize that it is a rune taught by Mi Luo.Lorca was noncommittal about the magic circle, and he couldn't understand why anyway.He is more interested in the traces around him.He and Cuista have repeatedly studied the content she recorded with the Mirror Dream Crystal Bead.Custa's speculation is very reasonable.

Have you really been here?But I have no impression at all!

Palmer walked over to the ledge of rock, which was still stained with dark brown blood.

Lorca looked around casually, his eyes gliding over the faint cut that was barely noticeable on the rock wall on the right.

If he was sitting against the rock at that time, who made him swing the knife at each other?

His gaze turned to Altai.The scars on his face have completely disappeared.

At this time, Palmer followed the blood on the ground and walked all the way. Lorca waved his hand, and the two high priests followed him.Altai also followed behind boredly.Elder Abelson was worried that Palmer also followed.

Although Luoka had seen the scene in the mirror dream crystal beads, the feeling of being on the ground still made him a little shocked. He looked at the bloody footprints on the ground in different shades.Brown scratches on the rock face.It was so difficult for those who walked here at that time.It was hard for him to imagine that it could be him, the cave giant scorpion was so easy to deal with, how could it be so embarrassing.

They came to the place where the corpse of the giant scorpion had been split in half. It was empty, except for some scorched marks on the ground.

This is the end, there is no other way.The fault where Cuista had fallen was gone, and the walls were all jagged and jagged rocks.

"Your Highness Loka, have you found anything? You seem to be familiar with this place?" Altai asked. "Have you been here before and don't remember?"

Luoka said calmly, "I have never been to this cave. The last time we came to the cave to collect giant scorpion venom, we did not go in this direction."

Palmer squatted down, picked up the ashes on the ground and looked closely.But in the end he couldn't see why, so he clapped his hands and stood up.He got up so violently that he swayed involuntarily and almost fell down.Lorca gave him a hand.Palmer shot him a grateful look.

"Palmer, what's the matter with you recently? Are you uncomfortable?" Lorca asked.

"Your Highness, what's the matter with you?" Elder Abelson also asked with concern.

"I've been dizzy recently, maybe it's the sequelae left by the turmoil of psionic energy." Palmer rubbed his forehead, he leaned against the rock wall and closed his eyes to rest. "I'm fine."

"His Royal Highness Palmer once risked the risk of an earthquake to come here to find His Royal Highness Lorca, and was injured in his internal organs. He didn't want to consume more spiritual power of the priests, because he needed to suppress the fission of spiritual energy everywhere, so he didn't say anything." Altai Road.

Palmer glared at him helplessly.

"Your Highness! Hey! How did you protect Your Highness!" Abelson immediately called Eric to treat Palmer.

"No, no, I'm much better. Let's talk about it when we get back," Palmer said. "I always feel that there may be some clues here. Hell, Mason was found here. He kept saying what he was looking for. What do you think he was looking for?"

"I heard that the secret technique taught by Miluo can make people completely change into another person, isn't it?" Altai asked Elder Abelson with a look of pain for a moment, as if he was hit by strong grief.But he quickly regained his composure.Loka even thought that moment was an illusion.

"I heard that if you get hit by that secret technique, you will lose your memory, and you won't be able to remember what happened at the time. Is that true?" Altai asked inquiringly. "For example, I have been to a place, but I don't remember it at all."

Lorca's heart trembled.

Altai asked worriedly: "Your Highness, can you really not remember what happened afterwards?" He looked at Luoka up and down as if he was sizing up a stranger. "Your Highness, I really can't believe it. Is it really our respected Highness Luoka in front of me?"

Elder Abelson also frowned and glanced at Lorca.

Luoka stared straight at Altai with bright eyes, "It's the chief guard who doesn't remember how the scar on his face got. I remember it clearly." He played with the "Morning Dew" in his hand, Altai threw it in front of him, "Do you need me to remind you in detail?"

Altai's scar has healed at this time.But his injured side face still couldn't help jumping violently a few times, as if it was stung.

In Altai's capacity, he treated Loka so disrespectfully, but Elder Abelson didn't reprimand him. He just looked at the two of them with a sullen face and thoughtful thoughts.Luoka also had his own secret in his heart, and under the cover of calmness, there was a sense of tension in his heart.

"Master Abelson, what is the use of this magic circle?" Palmer looked up at the formation pattern above his head, "These runes make people uncomfortable after looking at them for a long time."

"Palmer, don't look too much, it's a kind of sorcery. It's harmful to the soul." Abelson hurriedly dissuaded, "We've already recorded it, and when Livingston and Tilda come back, let them identify it." Burson glanced at Lorca, "You have learned a lot these days, try sensing this magic circle."

Out of the corner of Loka's eyes, he caught a glimpse of Altai showing a sneer.He remembered Mason's hint and became vigilant in his heart.

Luoka observed attentively and found that standing in different positions had different responses to the magic circle, and the energy fluctuations of these runes could be clearly sensed by the blood-stained protruding rock.He actually had a vague sense of familiarity with this kind of energy fluctuation.Loka suppressed the doubts in his heart, and did not let go of his mental power to fully sense.

"His Royal Highness Loka, please let go of your mental power for a while." Abelson ordered, his tone unquestionable.His eyes locked on Loka tightly.

At this time, Luoka had vaguely guessed the meaning of Altai's determined smile.But in order to prove his innocence, he must not shrink back at this moment, so he took a deep breath, looked up and stared at the complicated magic pattern on the top of the cave, and the thick and holy breath swayed wave after wave centered on Loka.

I don't know how long it has passed, Lorca felt that it was almost as long as a day and a night, but he knew that it was only a short while.

"Your Highness Loka, it's fine." Abelson ordered again.

Lorca noticed that Abelson seemed to be secretly relieved.In the far corner, Altai was supporting the pale-faced Palmer and whispered, "Your Highness, you are too careless, Mr. Abelson told you not to look too much..."

"Enough." Palmer rebuked in a low voice.Altai paused.He broke away from Altai's hand indifferently, and stepped back a few steps, his figure shaking a little.He held on to the rock wall to stabilize his balance.

In fact, Naloka is also very uncomfortable, not dizzy in the general sense. Although he doesn't know the runes that make up the magic circle, he can experience the energy flow of these runes when he fully deploys his spiritual power to the magic circle. , these runes seemed to be jumping and moving in his body, and he felt that his soul seemed to be transformed into these energy flows and jumping up, these runes were guiding him, as if they were going to float away with these runes.But today's Lorca's mental strength is far superior to that of ordinary Aranti priests, and he wakes up immediately after being in a trance for a moment.He instantly thought of Mason's hint—"Song of Gaia", which is the ancient Aranti secret language used to pray in the ceremony of sacrificing the source of life, so he silently recited it devoutly in his heart, gradually feeling confused and jumping The moving soul energy settles down.After Abelson ordered him to stop, Lorca still had a faint sense of floating and weightlessness, but Lorca was able to behave calmly, as usual.

Lorca analyzed: "Master Abelson, I don't know what materials are used to draw these runes, and the breath is very strange. I don't think it is the magic silver and plant medicine we commonly use. It may be blood and some psychotropic medicines. It seems that the blood of the giant scorpion in the cave is mixed with the blood of other animals. The composition of the potion is not clear, and the effect should cause fluctuations in mental power. If the middle-level priest completely releases the energy of the spiritual power induction magic circle, it is very likely that the energy of the magic circle will be released on the spot. Death. The spiritual power of a high-ranking priest will also cause great harm to the soul." He spoke calmly, without any emotion of blame.

Ableson said apologetically, "Good boy. You did a good job."

Loka learned about Abelson's knots from the files. Although he was a little disgusted with Abelson's suspicion, he only felt sad when he saw Abelson's old and stubborn face, and he sighed in pity. "Lord Abelson, this cave is still sealed to prevent anyone from entering by mistake. Let's temporarily cover this magic circle, and destroy it after my father and mother come back to investigate."

"Okay, okay." Abelson's voice was sad and weary.

Palmer may have accidentally looked at the magic circle for a while longer, he was still a little dizzy on the way back, Altai supported him all the way, he struggled but was unable to break free.Lorca walked over and pushed Altai away, and Palmer lost his support and swayed and almost fell down.But Lorca caught him in time, and Palmer leaned on Lorca's shoulder, his eyes blurred.Loka's warm palm gently covered Palmer's forehead, and the soft spiritual power slowly ironed his body and mind.Until Palmer's complexion gradually returned to ruddy.

"Palmer, don't come to this place anymore." Luo Ka's handsome sword eyebrows were slightly frowned, and he looked at him worriedly.

Palmer looked into those sapphire-like eyes, he was greedy for the scorching brilliance, but he couldn't look directly at the dazzling brilliance, he had to reluctantly look away, as if he would get burned if he looked at it for a while .He laughed at himself in his heart, but his face was still calm, "Thank you." He said lightly.Although he was attached to Lorca's solid arm, Palmer took a step back and got rid of Lorca's support after he felt his balance regained.

Altai followed them far behind in the shadows, his silhouette as hard and cold as a steep rock.

The author has something to say:

Abelson's blindness to Palmer is also related to another knot in his heart.

But he was really too much to Lorca.

Altai, just jump around and see how Mason deals with you.Oh, no, let's see how Lorca handles you.