Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 836 Why the Banquet Master Died
While Aiwass continued to dance with Sasha, he watched from afar Cain and Andrea Walter dancing under the pure white candles.

"Andrea...that Moon Child, what on earth is she thinking?"

Aiwass frowned slightly in thought.

She looked like a passionate girl chasing after a star.

It was a rare opportunity to see the true body of Xue Tiansi in his previous life in the material world, so he approached him with great enthusiasm.

...But when I think about it carefully, I feel like something is not right.

From what we had seen in the preparation room, Andrea, as the "daughter" of the Red Prime Minister and one of his most beloved lovers, loved Pomponazzi so much that she took the initiative to become the Child of the Moon and even broke up with her biological father, Master Walter.

After becoming the Child of the Moon, she completely sided with Pomponazzi. Even after Pomponazzi's death, she, who was not good at quarreling, did not hesitate to offend other promoted people and desperately attacked those people she could not win the quarrel with in the preparation room.

If the succubus Emma and the Count of Leipzig had their own ideas, Andrea was completely loyal to Pomponazzi. Her enthusiasm was even more sincere than that of Alphonse, Pomponazzi's biological son.

Although Aleister was not very diligent in synchronizing intelligence with the cloud, Aiwass, who was sleeping in the Theocracy, knew all the information he should know - Pomponazzi had a very loyal belief in the Lord of the Banquet.

He looked down upon the Moon Children in the Narcissus Principality and the Iris Kingdom.

He thought that those Sons of the Moon who believed in the Blood Sky Master were cruel and stupid. They lacked the bearing and elegance of the Sons of the Moon and looked as rude as wild beasts... Compared to the elegant Sons of Hengwo, they were more like the barbaric Sons of the Beast Lord.

After all, Xue Tiansi himself has a very cruel and brutal character, so it is not surprising that the Sons of the Moon who follow Xue Tiansi become like this.

This is what is meant by "leading by example, following suit".

...Then the problem arises.

As the most loyal "daughter" of Red Prime Minister Pomponazzi, why is Andrea so enthusiastic about Xue Tiansi, whom Pomponazzi dislikes?
Moreover, as a fourth-level transcendent… and because she was not good at acting, she did not intend to participate in the full moon ceremony, which meant that she had at least independently advanced to her current level. That meant that she had performed the new moon ceremony at least twice.

Is she really as stupid and straightforward as she appears?
Aiwass fell into deep thought.

At this moment, another person suddenly appeared beside him.

"——Sir, can I dance with you?"

A steady voice came.

When Aiwass looked sideways, he saw a heroic short-haired woman with her right hand on her chest, leaning forward slightly, and performing a neutral etiquette from the Hellassar Empire era to Aiwasss.

This etiquette...

His heart moved slightly, and he nodded slightly to Sasha beside him, and Sasha took the initiative to let go of Aiwas' waist.

When Aiwass was dancing with the short-haired woman, he clearly felt her stiffness.

"Your Highness, there's no need to be so nervous."

Aiwass whispered.

Princess Noelle glanced at Aiwass in surprise: "I thought you would guess it... but I didn't expect you to guess it so quickly, Mr. [Sun]."

"——You have already recognized me, haven't you?"

Aiwass chuckled: "Thanks to Mr. Tolaro, this promotion ceremony is almost a done deal... How should I address you, Your Highness?"

The reason why he could recognize the other person was very simple. Because the other person performed the etiquette too standardly and too seriously. In this way, the possibility that it was the eldest princess was very high.

As for whether it was true or not... Anyway, the other party must have recognized me, so it won't be wrong to lie.

——Because Aiwass didn't hide at all.

He did not hide the thoughtful look in his eyes when he looked at Cain and Andrea.

As a devotee, he had no need to hide his identity.

Whether in combat or decryption, the Devotees are relatively the most reliable teammates - others may still need to hide, but Aiwass needs to expose himself actively in order to unite others and use numbers to gain an advantage.

As we all know, priests have no immediate combat capabilities.

Although they cannot be said to be completely weak, they are at least the weakest among the nine Dao Path Transcendents of the same level. Therefore, there is no need to worry about them turning against you and backstabbing you... The tendency of the Devotion Path itself also determines that they will not do that.

——Even in the New Moon Ritual, the devotees are relatively the most reliable collaborators.

"I came over here on my own initiative because I heard you say 'Knight of the Golden Stone'."

Princess Noelle shook her head: "Just call me Noelle, Your Excellency the Archbishop." As she spoke, she looked at Andrea who was dancing gracefully: "Do you think there is something wrong with her?"

"I'm thinking...what her purpose is and what we should do."

Aiwass's eyes were calm, and his voice was low but clear: "Miss Andrea has chosen a path that belongs to her, and she has already taken action - no matter where that path leads. And we are still dancing here... I don't think this ceremony should be for us to practice dancing here."

"I have an idea."

The princess whispered, "Did you hear the words 'Celebrate the death of the mad dragon, and wish him to ascend to heaven'? The mad dragon should refer to Cain's father, who later became the host of the banquet."

"This is actually not quite right. The time sequence is wrong."

Aiwass corrected in a low voice: "Sasha became the master's nun only after the master became an apostle. After that, Sister Sasha gave birth to Cain. Therefore, there should not be Cain that old at the time of the 'Death of the Mad Dragon'..."

He still cares a lot about these logical bugs.

Because he knew too much, his logic became unsound.

But the eldest princess shook her head.

"I really don't know this," she was not very clear about this, so she didn't pay attention to this before, "What I'm thinking is... why do we have to 'honor all heroes' at the banquet to celebrate the 'death of the mad dragon'?
"Why did the 'Mad Dragon' die? Why did the heroes gather together? Does the 'hero' refer to the dragon-slaying hero? But if the Mad Dragon is Cain's father, why are they celebrating all this?"

The Balancer's thinking is still clear enough.

Her thinking was as sharp as a knife, and it was a good inspiration to Aiwass.

"Will..."

Aiwass pondered, searching for a possible answer: "Because for the celestial officials and apostles, death is not the end of everything, but the beginning? So if the Mad Dragon is killed, it means that the host can ascend to the dream world and become Hengwo's apostle, or even a celestial official? So for him, this is actually a feast for ascension to the gods...

"And those 'heroes' might be the ones invited by the 'Mad Dragon' to come and kill him?"

"So, is there such a section in real history?"

The eldest princess asked back.

Aiwas shook his head: "I don't know. History does not clearly record why the host died."

"Since there is no clear historical record, how can you be sure that this is not true history?"

"because……"

Just as Aiwas was about to frown and repeat what he had just said, his words suddenly got stuck.

……Wait a moment.

There is no clear record in history?
His eyes suddenly widened and he realized something.

Is it possible that... these paintings are originally some "history that never happened"?

In other words, there is no such thing as a "correct answer".

Instead, we need to create history out of a fog!

From this illogical painting, create a logical and all-encompassing story!

In other words, we must take the initiative to correct and erase those "incorrect" details!

So...what was wrong with this banquet?

——Cain!
"Ugh!"

At this moment, Cain, who was dancing with Andrea Walter, suddenly let out a scream.

A scarlet crystal thorn pierced out from Andrea's chest and pierced directly through Cain's chest!
She hugged Cain tightly, and a large number of scarlet spikes sprouted from her body, instantly turning him into a sieve!
The poison flowed into his blood, and in an instant many red spots appeared on his skin.

Andrea gracefully held Cain in her arms, leaned him against the wall, and then took two steps back, bowing like she was taking a dance to its end.

"Why," Andrea whispered maliciously, "do you think that just because you have a pair of red eyes... I can't recognize that you are not the child of the moon?"

At that moment, Aiwass understood why Andrea took the initiative.

She sensed that there was no blood of the Son of the Moon in Cain's body!

(End of this chapter)