Oops, I became the witch's substitute

Perris' voice was not as angry as before, but much calmer: "How dare you resist me? You are not Xia Duoli, someone who used the Philosopher's Stone?"

The power of deception completely disguised Perris, who was completely unable to see Fili's true identity. No matter her appearance, form or breath, it was all Xia Duoli. Considering what she had been doing recently, there was only one possibility.

Fili spread her hands and looked at Perris calmly and forcefully: "You really understand your own affairs, but it's a pity that the cowardly Xia Duoli still exists in this world."

Perris slowly walked towards Fili: "Another personality? Humph, it's not like this has never happened. If that were the case, you would have been ambitious and wanted to disobey me as your father."

Fili pointed to her head and said, "Just think of it as you understand it. I have no objection, but there is a title that is unnecessary. You can't be considered a 'father' at all. In terms of emotional value, aren't your real children and daughters by your side?"

The two of them were less than two meters close to each other, and their magic began to collide violently. Fili deliberately did not use the power of the hero, and simply used the power of the elves, just to show Xia Duoli.

Perris is an alchemist, and the various amplifying accessories on his body begin to increase their output power, attempting to suppress Fili with pure magic and make her lie on the ground. Fili guides the power of the elves, and under the effect of deception, she looks like a child who has awakened a special talent, in order to match the character she just performed.

Since Perris believes that she is Xia Duoli's inner personality, it is normal for her to be ten times stronger when she turns evil.

Xia Duoli has a good talent and can recite hymns. Although they are basic hymns, she can sing them perfectly. Her future achievement will also be a hero. Of course, that is her future achievement and the path that Perris looks up to, but the hero level is just Fili's starting point.

So in this duel, several accessories on Perris' body were instantly shattered, and he was pushed out by magic and hit the wall. He looked at Fili in embarrassment and astonishment.

The eldest son, Charles, rushed in: "What have you done to your father! Are you crazy?"

Fili raised her hand slightly, and a piece of plate fragment on the ground was wrapped by the power of the wind elf and flew out. The eldest son also had some abilities. He turned his head at the critical moment and avoided the fatal blow to his neck, but it also brushed past his ear.

Charles sat down on the ground in an instant, wiped the wound, there was blood on his hands, and moved his lips, but he was dominated by fear.

Fili walked over and leaned over, her fingertips close to the wound, her eyes full of disdain: "You said that very loudly last time. You knew it was dangerous and then you knew to be quiet. You're really smart. No, you're still stupid. Do you think I'm crazy? Why don't you take a look at what you're talking about?"

Fili raised her hands to show the broken handcuffs: "How does it compare to the new accessories your lovely sister changes every day?"

Charles swallowed all the sounds he made. Fili looked at Perris again. Perris took a deep breath, as if he was about to launch another attack. Then Fili looked at Rafi. The fake adopted daughter was scared away by a glance. She was just a spoiled bad child who had no interest in even paying attention to her.

No one in the room dared to move. Fili took Xia Duoli and left the restaurant.

Fili walked calmly across the corridor: "See? This is your first lesson. Even if I'm not by your side, you have to be tough like this."

Xia Duoli lowered her head: "I don't have the same...power as you, it's like a fox borrowing...the thing of a tiger..."

Fili asked, "A fox taking advantage of the tiger's might?"

Xia Duoli nodded.

Fili said: "That is also a kind of power, the application of intelligence. People who are good at using the power of others can do bizarre things."

Charlotte said worriedly, "I'm afraid I... am not capable enough..."

Fili explained: "I am here to help you expel Peris, thwart his plot, and support you to take the throne. You must quickly learn the sacred chants and be prepared to learn and take over this family, and cooperate with me to coordinate internal and external efforts."

Xia Duoli lowered her head, showing no emotion.

Fili didn't intend to convince herself, but gave Xia Duoli a reason: "Because there are many people in this city who are in a similar situation as you. You ask why? In order to help people who are in the same situation as you get out of trouble, how about this reason?"

At this moment, Xia Duoli felt the same way. When she raised her head, her eyes became firmer: "I, I do."

Fili was also very happy because she was not wrong. There are people in this world who, when they get caught in the rain, will knock down other people's umbrellas, but Xia Duoli, when she got caught in the rain, would think about using her own umbrella to shade others.

Chapter 218 Who is Filin and who is the witch?

Sister Hermes was a kind person who lived a devout life loyal to her faith. Marian spoke highly of her whenever she met her.

In front of the goddess, Sister Hermis seemed to be extremely cautious, but the people in this world were not so distant from the gods. She received Marian with the highest standards she could provide. Every day before dawn, she got up to work and put breakfast on the table as a "tribute". The room where Marian lived was also cleaned spotlessly every day.

Marian was very satisfied with this pious girl and planned to bring her back home after the matter was over: "So why do you want to stay in this hopeless place?"

Hermis put one hand on his chest and said, "I am also an orphan. I was raised by the former priest warrior. I was fortunate enough to see him swear an oath in front of the statue. He swore that he would stay alone until the people of Bereda regained their original intentions."

Obviously, the priest warrior is no longer there.

Jasmine didn't know about the past of the Arian Church. She couldn't find the corresponding person when she checked the status of the believers in her mind. Or maybe she had too little communication with the Arian Cockatiel. The stupid crow blamed himself for three seconds. At this moment, he had a clear understanding of the importance of foreign clergy. They were few in number, but those who could persist in the difficult environment were not inferior to the believers of his own country.

Suddenly, Marian dragged a soul out of thin air and pulled it in front of Hermis.

"This is the guy who occupied your body. Fili and the others wanted to kill him directly. When I was performing the salvation, I saved his soul and sent him to the purgatory of the canon for punishment. Now I am going to send him to the River of Souls. Do you have anything to say to him?" Marian thought for a moment and added, "Oh, by the way, this guy has done a lot of evil. He was not a good person when he was alive. The alchemy workshop he ran polluted the water, causing a village to be infected with parasites and have swollen stomachs. Later, he embezzled all the compensation money and assassinated people who were upholding justice. So you can just kill his soul directly if you want."

Hermes was slightly stunned: "Is this a test for me?"

Marian scratched her face. She hadn't thought about testing anyone, it was just Sister Hermis's idea. But since Sister Hermis took the initiative to bring it up, Marian had a good feeling about her character, so she took the opportunity to say, "Let's consider this the beginning of the trial. I want to know more about a kind-hearted child like you."

As a goddess, Marian's actual age is not even older than Sister Hermis, but that does not stop her from putting on airs.

The captured soul regained consciousness at this time. After seeing Hermes and Marian, his expression was a little painful, but he returned to indifference. He experienced physical torture and torment in purgatory, and recalled the curses of the dead on him. He didn't care. He thought that he had done many things in this life and had enough fun. Before dying, he regained the feeling of youth, which made his life worthwhile.

Hermes looked at him. It was not just the goddess' introduction. After recovering, Hermes learned more details from Fili's investigation. Her eyes were complicated. After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke, with difficulty and slowly: "I, forgive you, Mr. Jacatillo. Maybe this is a nice word in front of the goddess, maybe it is a polite word as a nun, but now I say, I forgive you."

Marian frowned slightly, and Mr. Jacatillo also had a blank expression, even a little disdainful.

In his mind, it was just a matter of success or failure, that is, he would encounter a great witch or a great goddess. Otherwise, would he deserve the sympathy and forgiveness of the nun?

"I believe you have seen the hatred and curses of various victims in Purgatory, and there are still many people who hate you, both in the past and now, but I am not one of them."

Hermis slowed down her tone, becoming calm and serious. After a noticeable pause, she sighed briefly.

"What you have done makes it difficult for me to carry out my beliefs... The Goddess's teachings ask us to forgive the sins of others and redeem the guilty, so I forgive you, Mr. Jacatillo."

Having said that, Hermes seemed to have sorted out his thoughts and his eyes were determined.

"I forgive your sins, but you are responsible for your own sins."

Jacatillo, in his soul state, was stunned. He finally looked at the nun seriously, opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. He had no remorse for his past sins, and suddenly felt an indescribable throbbing in his heart, and couldn't help turning his head away.

Hermis was not sure if it was right to think this way. Good people don't think they are really that kind, but she just felt that she should forgive such sinners on behalf of herself, her faith and her duty, but the sinner must be responsible for his sins.

There is a saying in some sects that butchers who lay down their weapons can immediately convert and become believers at the feet of God. This saying has profound meaning, but it has been misinterpreted and exploited by some people. Failure to understand the profound meaning has allowed countless sinners to escape punishment.

Hermis believes that trials must be quick and sanctions must be fair, and justice must not be late or absent, which is the best comfort to believers and universal values. She forgives Jacatillo because the punishment is sacred and there is no prejudice against sins, which makes her feel comforted in her heart, so she can choose to forgive personally.

Marian sensed some qualitative changes in Hermes's faith. The room became quiet. After thinking for a moment, she said, "He who sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed. Jacatillo, do you have anything else to say?"

Jacatillo was a hopeless and stubborn person. He had basically lived his whole life, and he plundered the body of the Philosopher's Stone, which fully demonstrated his desire for life. But at this moment he hesitated, thinking of the pain and fear in purgatory, and then he became indignant. A torrent of unwillingness surged in his heart, but it was shattered by Hermis' clear sight. He knew that he was going to die this time, and he wanted to curse the nun and the goddess before he died, but he couldn't say it.

Then, Jacatillo was speechless: "I... plead guilty."

Marian looked at Hermis, then at Jacatillo, and suddenly waved her hand. Jacatillo's soul disappeared like wind and rain, and instead of returning to the River of Souls, it was annihilated directly.

After completion, the room was filled with a religious and sacred atmosphere.

But it was soon broken by a cheerful voice.

Carol came in from outside, followed by Xiao Qian and Anila. Anila's pendant was particularly quiet at this time. It was obviously a dead object, but it still gave people the feeling that no air dared to come out.

Carol doesn't like religion and even has a grudge against it, so she can't stand all religious factions: "You religious people are troublesome. In the scriptures, God wants to forgive sinners, so what we need to do is send them to see God. It's so easy to just carry them away with a knife, but you still think so much."

Marian had just sent away an alchemist when she saw Carol. Thinking of Carol being with Fili all day, she couldn't help but retort: ​​"Do you really understand the church's philosophy? Not everyone in this world is as strong from the inside out as you and Fili. People like you won't be defeated by difficulties even if you lose your power, but most ordinary people are different. They really can't survive without someone to rely on, and I am their support."

Carol hit back: "You're with a bunch of bugs. It's good that you don't fall into depravity. It's not like there aren't goddesses who have fallen into depravity."

Marian shook her wings and said, "Are you sure you want to say that? Don't forget that you also come from insects, and so do your family members. Human nature is immaterial and is nurtured by the environment. If we don't provide a just environment for newborn souls, how can they grow properly?"

Carol snorted, "How do you define justice?"

Marian pulled Hermis over and placed her in front of her: "Justice does not need to be defined! It cannot be explained in words, but it does exist. The concept that my believer is thinking about now, the future she longs for, is justice! Our duty is to have more people like Hermis who yearn for justice."

This is also the philosophy that Arius's black phoenix taught her.

Carol wanted to say something else, but it was too cheap to mention some cases of antisocial personality. However, after arguing with the goddess, Carol thought about her words and basically agreed with her: "Okay, in this case, how do you avoid the emergence of 'evil', that is, 'empathy corruption'?"

Marian was stunned. "What is empathy corruption? What other words did you alchemists invent?"

Carol was really angry now: "You are a goddess, but you don't even know about empathy corrosion. This is an impulse caused by a persistent psychological characteristic, which gradually forms hatred and blindness..."

Carol talked a lot, about being thirsty.

Finally, Marian decided to analyze each case on a case-by-case basis: “How can we discuss good and evil without setting a scenario?”

Carol grabbed the cup on the table and drank it without caring whether Marian had drunk it or not. After finishing the drink, she said unhappily, "You just said that justice cannot explain evil."

Marian pointed outside and said, "But evil is visible and tangible, and people suffer greatly from it! Look at Bereda now. If my expeditionary army were stationed nearby to spread the faith, would those damn alchemists dare to drive people into coffin-like houses?"

The argument between the two made the onlookers ashamed. Sister Hermis and Anila did not dare to separate them or speak out, and did not know what to do.

At this time, someone else pushed the door open and came in. Fili gently pulled her collar, feeling that the weather had been a bit hot recently, especially in the industrial city of Bereda. The surrounding environment was severely damaged, and the earth magic had a burning atmosphere.

"You two seem to have a good relationship, chatting for so long." Fili pulled Xia Duoli into the house. After leaving the mansion, she used the power of deception to cover her tracks and came back secretly.

After all, the identity of the witch had to be kept secret for a while, and in the eyes of the world, the great witch was still Miriam.

"Why did you come back just now? And you brought back another girl you don't know. You are really good at picking people." Carol took a look and wanted to say this for some reason.

Fili introduced Xia Duoli's life experience, which aroused everyone's sympathy. Hermis and Anila pulled Xia Duoli away as if they were running away, saying that they were going to take a shower and clean up. Fili explained the next plan.

If you want to pursue excitement, then go all the way and fry fish in Bereda.

Fili added new chess pieces every day: "Later, I will ask Fili to come here to help Xia Duoli become a real lady and seize the identity of the head of the Peris family. Then, I will use the power of the nobility to lobby more forces in Bereda to join in the investment. For example, I will promise that there is a good project here, with a starting price of 10,000 gold coins. As long as you invest, you will get a return of 1,000 gold coins every month. I will keep attracting people to join, and then share the people who join next month with those who joined last month."

In the past few days, Marian and Carol knew what Fili was going to do, and they were speechless about her new idea: "Remember there is a church with a fraud goddess? Maybe if you meet that goddess, she will immediately invite you to stand on the podium of the archbishop. If you do this, the first group of people will really get the so-called "reward", and those fools who are waiting and watching will gradually believe it. Anyway, we have already bought Bereda, you are just trying to cheat as many people as possible, and you are killing the goose that lays the golden eggs."

Fili corrected: "It's sustainable fishing, thank you."

That’s right, Fili herself felt that they were all little tricks, but the advantage was that there were more of them, and few people in this world had seen these “little tricks”. These scams might even deceive God.

Now that there is a plan, of course it should be implemented as soon as possible. As expected, Filin is active in Bereda, and his identity is not ordinary. Publicly, he is the young master of a powerful earl in the Stral Empire. When his family ancestors followed the imperial royal family into the country, they laid the foundation for the future dozen generations. Count Abils, who disappeared not long ago, is even more of a heavyweight figure, and his influence is still there. Now it is the turn of the people in Bereda to be puzzled.

In a certain council shrouded in shadows, everyone here represents a great alchemist. These great alchemists are the foundation of Bereda. Without exception, they are all well-known figures who have reached the pinnacle in their respective fields.

There were many absentees in this parliament session, and those who were present looked confused.

Someone was anxious: "Are you sure that his identity is real? Who can sort out this order? The philosopher's stone under that plan is just a small-scale experiment, right? It didn't flow into Strahl at all. It's thousands of miles away. The young master of the Morgana family came here to defend the victim he had never met. Is he crazy or is he bored of living a good life? How many times has he been killed in the past few days?"

Someone said seriously, "It may not be true. According to reliable information, there must be a witch involved in this matter. It may be Miriam's deceitful witch."

The Empire was far away, but Miriam was close, and the discussion increased when the witch was mentioned.

"Why is it different from the information we investigated? The person who is making the message in the city now is this Film."

"The witch instructed me."

"A witch in disguise, right? I told you, it doesn't make sense for a young master from a magic family to come here for no apparent reason. There is no causal relationship."

"He is Fili's agent in Miriam, and has full authority to represent the witch's will."

"Humph, maybe he died a long time ago, and I don't know where the witch buried him, and he was used as a substitute."

"You are ridiculous. You are so stupid. In the recent Battle of Kalan, a terrifying being like Abils led his descendants to fight against the Knights. How could he not recognize his own child? They didn't notice it, so you are the only one who is smart?"

At this moment, someone at the third seat knocked lightly on the table, and the parliament fell silent.

"The rumors are not good for us. The Philosopher's Stone has done enough research on soul transfer. If the young master wants to fight for justice, let him do it. It's a good opportunity to cut the Philosopher's Stone project off from us. When public opinion ferments, let the academy, the Public Security Bureau, and the army work together to enforce the law and give justice to the victims, provided that we can find them. Anyway, it's just the loss of an insignificant guy. The focus now is still the star beast."

Chapter 219: Time is running out for Philin

The Morgana family has a manor somewhere surrounded by mountains and water, which was specially built next to a lake for summer vacation. It is now Enil's residence. After Abils disappeared, she brought her mother to live with her. Although she no longer has the pressure of survival, Karan's experience has always troubled her.

"I have a gift of infinite magic power. Although I don't want to admit it, I have inherited the blood of that old man. Why can't I be promoted to a hero?"

Enil stood on the edge of the lake, looking calm and composed. The entire lake surface in front of him was slowly rising. The terrifying magic power merged into the lake, creating a man-made wonder.

Lifting the lake water requires strength, and controlling the lake water is a skill. Enil feels that he is no different from his brothers and sisters in the use of magic. Is it a problem of knowledge reserves?

"I'm so angry. What's the truth behind the saying that Felyn is Felix? Was that old thing a curse or something? Why are the witch and my brother so entangled? Why am I..."

At this time, the head maid Yudaraha came over. The expressionless old maid was holding a piece of information in her hand.

"Master Feilin recently made a high-profile appearance in the alchemy capital of Bereda. Perhaps he discovered something."

"what?"

With a bang, the surface of the lake shook, and the entire lake water fell, causing a disaster. The surrounding area was completely caught in natural disasters that lasted for several days. However, Enil chose to do extreme training here and was well prepared. Only the beasts and elves nearby would shout Amenos, an ancient curse language. Greater disasters were blocked by the barriers that had been prepared in advance.

The old head maid stood quietly beside Enil, as calm as a rock in the tsunami-like storm.

"My lady, your heart is in turmoil."

"I don't know what happened. I kept thinking about Brother Feilin. I always felt like that scene from my childhood was still in front of me. I tried to play a trick on him but was killed. I fell to the ground injured but didn't dare to cry. I was alone in the garden and no one cared about me. In the end, he came back and held my hand and brought me back. Ah~ I wish he would hold my hand forever."

"In a sense, Master Feilin is afraid of a personality like yours."

"If you don't know how to comfort people, you don't have to comfort them. Let me see what's going on!"

The manor was safe and stable under the protection of the barrier, and the servants living here had gotten used to it. Enier's mother was too lazy to say anything when she saw this situation, and continued to live her rich life as usual. Now that Abils was no longer in charge, she was actually feeling very happy.

Enil grabbed the intelligence and read it over again. There was nothing explosive in it. It just confirmed that Film appeared in Bereda, publicly condemned the inhumane experiments of the Philosopher's Stone, and expressed sympathy for the real daughter of a small alchemy family. With Enil's wisdom, he felt that his brother was just looking for a point to make trouble.

Today you may not like someone helping the disadvantaged daughter, tomorrow you may not like someone intervening in the investigation of the Philosopher's Stone, and the day after tomorrow you may take a bag of mysterious powder and accuse Bereda of hiding dangerous items.

Some countries like to play this trick. Enil is not stupid. She cares about the intelligence that Fili also publicly condemned the Philosopher's Stone in Miriam and cooperated with Fili. Once she deliberately put the two things together, it was as if she saw her brother and the witch fighting fiercely.