Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 582 Lily
On the altar, Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi looked at the small figure in front of them that was as pure white as a jasmine flower, and subconsciously held their breath, as if they were afraid of disturbing each other.

He and Ling Yuzi cautiously stretched out their hands, as if they wanted to wipe the tears from each other's eyes, or as if they wanted to pick him up from the sarcophagus. But just as their hands approached each other's delicate and tender face like a porcelain doll, the other's tear-stained snow-white eyelashes fluttered twice, causing the two to pause slightly.

Then, under the gaze of the two men, the petite girl who seemed to be outlined with white lines slowly opened her eyes. The faces of the two men were reflected in her pupils as clear and lively as sapphires, and she silently stretched out her hands towards them.

Does she want someone to pick her up?

Xin Lailai looked at the scene in front of him, exchanged glances with Ling Yuzi, nodded at the same time, bent down, and immediately prepared to help the little white saint out of the sarcophagus, and then...

——He saw two slightly cool little hands gently placed on his and Ling Yuzi's heads, gently stroking their heads, and the little white saint in front of him sat up, looking at them gently, as if she was taking care of her own children.

"..."

Click!

The sound of a shutter button was heard from behind, and Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi fell silent at the same time.

——That’s great, at least I don’t have to worry about him being an immature kid.

……

……

ten minutes later.

"So, this...her language core is defective, so she can't speak?"

"Well, judging from the results, it's not an acquired injury, but a defect that existed when she was created. Her soul lacks the concept of language. Although she can speak and write, she doesn't know how to express her thoughts with language, even for spiritual and mental communication."

In the hall, Xin Lailai glanced at the little white saint who was sitting in Ling Yuzi's arms and playing with the flower rope with Ling Yuzi, and answered.

At first they thought that Saint Little White just didn't like to talk, but after asking the Black Knight, Ling Yuzi was the first to realize that something was wrong, so he and he did a detailed examination of Saint Little White, only to find out that this was an innate design flaw when the other party was created.

"Excuse me, there shouldn't be any problem here, right? For example, are you trying to convey some message through this method?"

"From her design, it's clear that the creator's knowledge of alchemical biology is not good enough. Plus, there are some obvious signs of rushing the work. If nothing unexpected happens, this defect should be caused unintentionally. Otherwise, there would be no need to deprive her of the cognitive concept of language expression while giving her the ability to understand text."

"Besides, I don't think the person who set her up would have the heart to do this to her on his own initiative."

Xin Lailai spoke, looking at the little white saint girl with a happy smile on her face in Ling Yuzi's arms, her eyes slightly lowered, and the other person's figure was reflected in her pupils.

In fact, while examining Saint Xiaobai, he, as an alchemist, could clearly feel the "thoughts" that the designer had placed in the process of creating the other party.

That was an emotion towards his own 'work' that went beyond the scope of the creator and the created. Even if the final result had flaws, he could clearly feel that when the other party created Saint Xiaobai, he did not intend to make a tool to be used as a tool, but truly wanted to give the other party a real soul and life.

Therefore, whether from an objective logic or subjective intuition, he did not think that Saint Xiaobai's lack of language ability was intentional on the other party's part.

"OK, in that case, I don't have any questions for now. Miss Death Bearer, it's your turn to ask."

As Yamu spoke, he looked at the Death Holder who was staring at Saint Xiaobai with his eyes lowered in thought, and spoke.

"..."

Hearing this, the Death Holder looked up at Yamu, then at Xin Lailai and Ling Yuzi, and finally his gaze fell on the Little White Saint who was trying hard to figure out how to pull off the flower rope in front of her. After a moment of silence, he spoke:

"Is it possible to cure that defect?"

"It's a bit tricky. If it were in Paradise, it would be done quickly, but in a place like this, with the conditions I have, it will probably take more than a month to create an artificial soul core that can make up for her soul defects."

Xin Lailai shook his head slightly and replied.

The things involved in artificial souls are extremely complicated. Even for him and Ling Yuzi, they can only successfully complete this step with the help of various large instruments. As for interfering with the artificial soul of Saint Xiaobai, who has already taken shape, with their current level of alchemical biology and soul studies, without the help of various large instruments, saying that one month is actually a conservative time is enough.

"Really? Never mind."

Upon hearing this, the person holding the deceased did not show any extra expression. He just said a simple sentence and did not make any other expression.

"Well...compared to these, I think it would be better if we give her a name first? Otherwise, we can't keep calling her Little White Saint, right?"

Ling Yuzi's voice was heard, and the girl spoke to several people after she accompanied the little white saint in her arms to pluck the flower rope again.

"A name? That's indeed a problem. Why don't we ask her what she thinks?"

As Xin Lailai spoke, he looked at the little white saint in Ling Yuzi's arms, intending to ask for her opinion first.

When Saint Xiaobai saw the gazes of several people, she blinked, lowered her head to think for a while, picked up the drawing board and colored pencils placed beside her to facilitate her communication with others, and began to paint on the drawing board with a serious expression.

One line after another was drawn on the drawing board. Perhaps because she had just awakened, Saint Xiaobai was obviously a little clumsy in using the paintbrush. Every time she drew an arc, it was easy for her to make her drawings crooked. But even so, Saint Xiaobai was still drawing on the drawing board very seriously. After more than ten minutes, she let out a long sigh, a happy smile appeared on her little face, and turned the drawing board in her hand to face Xin Lailai and others.

"Is this... Jasmine?"

"It feels more like a lily."

"Hmm... so you want us to name it after this painting?"

Ling Yuzi looked down at the painting in Saint Xiaobai's hand and muttered, with a thoughtful look in his eyes. Seeing this, Xin Lailai's eyelids twitched slightly, and his brain started to work rapidly. He immediately prepared to finalize the name of Saint Xiaobai before Ling Yuzi did, so as to avoid Ling Yuzi having to speak on the matter of naming. Then...

"How about just call me 'Lily'?"

A cold and pleasant voice sounded, and the originally silent executioner suddenly spoke. When the little white saint in Ling Yuzi's arms heard this, her eyes lit up brightly, and a hint of excitement appeared on her delicate little face like a porcelain doll, and she nodded her head repeatedly.

"...Well, I have no objection."

When Xin Lailai heard this, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He was surprised that the deceased would take the initiative to speak about such a thing. Then he coughed quickly and gave his vote of approval.

"Lily...it sounds like a good fit. Is that it?"

"Very good, then it is agreed. Ling Yuzi, don't think about it for now, this has been confirmed."

"Really? I was going to make a suggestion just now, but since Lily likes this name, there's nothing I can do about it."

Hearing Xin Lailai's words, Ling Yuzi, who had just thought of a name that suits his hobbies, pouted his lips and puffed up his cheeks slightly. But in the end, looking at the happy expression of the Little White Saint in his arms, a hint of tenderness appeared in his eyes, and he nodded, agreeing with the name "Lily".

"Very good, now that the name has been decided, what remains is the follow-up action plan, Death Bearer." Xin Lailai said, looking at the Death Bearer beside him. Upon hearing this, the Death Bearer calmly took out an exquisite heart-shaped pendant and injected magic power into it.

The next second, brilliant starlight bloomed from the pendant, and the brows of the man holding the dead man frowned slightly, as if he had encountered some problem.

"What's wrong? Could it be that the divination result has not changed from before?"

"It has changed, but the content this time is quite special. As for the details, you can take a look at them yourself."

The Death Bearer answered, glanced at the people in front of him, and sent the divination screen he had just recorded to the team channel.

More special?

Hearing what the hangman said, Xin Lailai's eyes moved slightly, and a hint of doubt and curiosity flashed in her eyes, but she still decisively received the picture coming from the hangman.

Om-! !

The next second, a scene appeared in his mind. In the picture, the Little White Saint was walking happily in the desolate wilderness. Behind her were the three of them talking and laughing, and the Black Knight walking at the back carrying a rusty giant sword. At first glance, it looked like a family portrait with darker colors.

"This is……"

"This is all the results of the divination. My opinion is that the divination is reminding us to protect her as she heads to the restricted area."

The man who held the dead spoke, glanced at a few people, and finally looked at the little white saint in front of him, lowered his eyes slightly, and expressed his judgment.

"Protect... Although there is not much information, it can be interpreted this way. However, it feels a bit too empty. The picture doesn't seem to clearly mention which direction we are going. In this case, we can't directly judge that they want us to protect her to the restricted area, right?"

After hearing the judge's verdict, Yamu touched his chin, pondered for a while, and then expressed his opinion.

"Indeed, the divination results this time contain too little information, and we cannot make a direct judgment yet."

Xin Lailai on the side also nodded slightly, agreeing with Yamu's opinion.

Just like what Yamu said, the only information given by the divination screen this time was that they were on the road with Saint Xiaobai. As for which specific direction they were going and where their real destination was, no one knew it. Although in reality they had nowhere to go in this world except the restricted area, it was always good to think a few steps ahead when interpreting divination.

"Well, you said that the key to that picture is not where we are going, but that Lily is walking in front?"

Suddenly, Ling Yuzi's voice sounded. Ling Yuzi looked at the three people, then looked at the Little White Saint in his arms who was curious about what they were talking about, and spoke to the three people.

The key is that Saint Xiaobai is walking in the front?

When the three heard Ling Yuzi's words, they were all stunned, and then they all looked at the Little White Saint in Ling Yuzi's arms.

"If that's really the case... then the lack of a clear direction in the divination result might not be a coincidence or a lack of clarity, but a reminder for us to give priority to Lily's opinion?"

Xin Lailai spoke up and expressed his thoughts. The Death Keeper and Yamu looked thoughtful when they heard what he said. Finally, the Death Keeper raised his head calmly and looked at the Little White Saint in front of him and said:

"Where do you want to go?"

"..."

This guy...isn't he a little too direct?
Xin Lailai and Yamu looked at this scene, their expressions froze slightly, but they didn't know what to say at this time.

On the contrary, Saint Xiaobai, after hearing the question from the deceased, first blinked her eyes, then lowered her head and looked at the drawing board in her hand. After pondering for a long time, she stretched out her hand holding the paintbrush and wrote a few crooked words on it:
"I want to...find...my sisters, and save...my mom."

"This……"

Xin Lailai and Yamu looked at the words written by Saint Xiaobai and paused for a moment. They didn't know how to continue the topic. After all, according to the world information and the divination results of the dead, the two requirements mentioned by Saint Xiaobai have already been...

"Your sisters are all dead, and your mother is probably beyond saving. Even so, are you still going to do this?"

A cold and indifferent voice came from the mouth of the Holder of Death. Xin Lailai and Yamu's eyelids jumped at the same time. Saint Xiaobai was stunned for a moment, then lowered her head to look at the drawing board in her hand, pursed her lips, and clenched her hands unconsciously, but finally raised her head, looked at the Holder of Death in front of her, nodded vigorously, and wrote on the drawing board:

"This is... an agreement... with everyone."

"Really? That's decided then."

A cold and pleasant voice sounded, and the Death Holder spoke calmly, glancing at the endless dark wilderness outside the door, and said:

"We will escort you to where you want to go, and before that, you will not die."

This guy……

Xin Lailai looked at this scene, glanced at the crooked handwriting written by Saint Xiaobai on the drawing board, and then looked at the death-binding man in front of him who still had an indifferent expression. His eyes moved slightly, and after a moment of silence, he laughed and shook his head helplessly. Finally, he looked at the people in front of him and said with a smile:

"In that case, is this the goal of our next action?"

"Well~ Although I feel like I'll run into some trouble, but now that it's like this, I'd feel a little guilty if I didn't agree~!"

"Ah."

Yamu shrugged and spread his hands, while Ling Yuzi nodded slightly, looked at the little white saint in his arms, and touched the other's little head lovingly.

As a soul body, she can perceive the color in the soul of Saint Xiaobai more clearly than others. It is a kind of kindness that is immature but extremely pure and firm. The Saint Xiaobai in front of her has known what she will face since her birth, but she has never wavered or regretted it. On the contrary, she cherishes the people and things around her more because of this.

Ling Yuzi knew very well that neither she nor Lai Lai had the right to dissuade the other, so the only thing they could do was to protect each other as much as possible and make the other person go through this journey as happily as possible.

"Well, I'll go there first today..."

Boom——! !

Xin Lailai looked at the people in front of him and spoke. Just as he was about to announce that today's discussion was temporarily over, a huge roar suddenly came from outside the gate of the tower. At the same time, the ground beneath the people suddenly trembled, causing the aura of several people to change at the same time, instantly changing from relaxed and comfortable to a cold and serious state of preparation for war.

Boom, boom, boom...!
Then, a heavy sound of footsteps was heard. The Black Knight, who was standing on the altar like a statue, suddenly moved, walked past the people in the hall, and walked to the front door. He looked up at the sky that was getting darker outside the door, and spoke in a hoarse and deep voice:

"The rain...is coming."

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(End of this chapter)