Chapter 242: Atlantis

"May I ask..."

Zhang Xingyu was just about to open his mouth to inquire, but the fat old man waved his hand to stop him.

"Your injuries are not light; it is better to speak less for now!"

"Uh..."

"I know you have many questions you want to ask, but let's wait until you are a bit better."

Zhang Xingyu shut his mouth.

"Little brother, this place is very safe. You can just rest and recover here with peace of mind!"

The fat old man tucked the quilt in for Zhang Xingyu, then walked out of the room under Zhang Xingyu's gaze.

Not long after the old man left, the door creaked open again.

That girl with pointed ears walked in, holding a bunch of wildflowers, moving lightly and carefully.

Seeing that Zhang Xingyu was not asleep, she immediately placed a finger to her lips.

"Shh! Don't speak, Daddy will hear you," the girl said softly.

The girl gently placed the wildflowers into the vase in the room, then walked softly to Zhang Xingyu's bedside.

"Hi, my name is Nina."

"Hi! Nina. My name is Zhang Xingyu."

"Don't speak! Daddy said you are too severely injured and cannot talk too much for now."

The girl waved her hand.

"I will talk, and you will listen. If you want to listen, just blink your eyes."

Zhang Xingyu blinked his eyes to signal he understood.

"Do you want to know how you were found?"

Zhang Xingyu blinked his eyes.

"At that time, you fell from the sky, and it looked like you were going to smash into the ground and die. It just so happened that Daddy was returning from picking up goods, so he opened a magic scroll and took you inside. That magic scroll is a high-level item that can store living creatures."

The little girl looked at Zhang Xingyu, and seeing him blinking at her, she immediately became interested in telling the story.

"Later, we heard that you are a spy for the human race who destroyed the Demon-Transforming Great Array set up by the Demon King. The Demon General Hade is currently issuing a city-wide warrant for your arrest."

"After a few days, when the wind died down a bit, Daddy took you out of the scroll, set your bones, and applied medicine."

"I asked Daddy why he didn't hand you over to that Hade. I heard that Hade is offering a high-level magic weapon as a reward to catch you. A high-level magic weapon—many Demon Lords don't even have one. But Daddy said you are a hero and that he couldn't hand you over."

Speaking of this, the little girl looked at Zhang Xingyu again before continuing: "But, although you look quite handsome, you don't have much meat on your bones; how do you look like a hero at all?"

At this moment, a few light coughs sounded outside the door.

Nina immediately stopped talking and waved her hand at Zhang Xingyu.

Like a gust of wind, the little girl walked out.

For the next few days, the little girl came to talk to Zhang Xingyu every day.

Through the little girl's mouth, Zhang Xingyu learned that the old man's name was "Alex" and that he was a merchant of the White Demon race.

Through the little girl's mouth, Zhang Xingyu learned that the Demon race is divided into many races, such as the White Demon race, the Black Demon race, the Blood Demon race, and the Earth Demon race. The Demon race Zhang Xingyu had seen before were mostly from the Black Demon race. The Black Demon race worships violence and often launches wars against others.

Through the little girl's mouth, Zhang Xingyu understood that the continent where the Demon race lives is called the Moyu Continent. The Moyu Continent is vast and boundless, and it is divided into thousands of kingdoms, large and small.

Through the little girl's mouth, Zhang Xingyu learned that the city he was currently in was called Atlantis, and it is rumored that this place was once the birthplace of the Goddess Lansteya.

Atlantis, isn't that an ancient Earth civilization?

For a moment, Zhang Xingyu felt as if his time and space were in chaos.

Time passed day by day.

Winter had ended, and spring had arrived.

Tender buds slowly sprouted on the tree branches outside the window.

Zhang Xingyu's broken bones had finally healed, his internal organs had returned to their original state, and even his damaged meridians were mostly recovered.

On this day, he received the old man's permission and finally walked out of the room.

The sky was blue and clear, the air was fresh, and the spring breeze was warm.

Being alive is truly good!

Zhang Xingyu thought to himself.

During this time, the fat old man was quite busy, and often days would pass without seeing a trace of him.

The little girl Nina said that the fat old man was busy with a big matter.

As for what big matter it was, the little girl didn't say, and Zhang Xingyu didn't feel it was appropriate to ask.

Since his body was healed, Zhang Xingyu prepared to return.

However, before leaving, he had to thank his savior.

A life-saving grace naturally cannot be finished with just one sentence.

He should give the old man and the little girl a gift.

With the little girl Nina as a free guide, Zhang Xingyu also slowed his pace to carefully admire this city on the water.

This Atlantis has the reputation of being the "City on the Water, Capital of Bridges." The city is built on scattered islands of various sizes, and the islands are connected by exquisite stone bridges.

The islands are lush with vegetation and shaded by green trees, with white, exquisite buildings scattered among them.

The destination for this first day was the Atlantis Great Temple.

According to the little girl Nina, the temple worships the city's guardian goddess, Atlantis.

Passing through a winding path, they arrived at a small pier.

Several slender boats, like willow leaves, were docked at the pier.

Jumping onto a small boat, the boatman activated the magic array at the stern, and the boat drifted away from the riverbank like a leaf.

Along the clear little rivers, passing through more than a dozen winding arched bridges, the boat stopped at another pier.

"Hurry! Hurry! Today is the birthday of the Goddess Lansteya, there must be many people going to the temple. If we go late, we won't be able to get in!"

After getting off the boat, the little girl was like a small deer, urging him while skipping forward.

Ahead was a wide square, and at the end of the square was a hill covered with green grass and flowers.

A small temple was built on the hill, with white walls and a pointed roof, appearing exceptionally peaceful under the sunlight.

This temple was truly unique.

In Zhang Xingyu's dictionary, shouldn't temples be tall, majestic, mysterious, and solemn?

On the mountain path leading to the temple, people held flowers and walked with piety.

Walking into the temple, one could see that the lamps in the temple were always lit.

In the center of the small temple, a small altar was built.

Above the altar, a beautiful goddess was enshrined.

This goddess had an exquisite appearance, wearing a flower crown and a rosy cape, holding a flower basket in her left hand and gently scattering flower petals with her right.

Arriving at the altar, Nina stepped forward to offer flowers, then closed her eyes and prayed piously.

"Sister Lansteya, you are Nina's idol. Nina also wants to be like you, to become a great Demon God, and to protect her loved ones and hometown..."

Zhang Xingyu looked at Nina, then at the beautiful goddess.

He thought to himself: This goddess is a Demon God. Demon Gods are also gods. Aren't gods and demons opposites?

Just as he was pondering, he felt a bright light before his eyes, and the sound of heavenly music vaguely came to his ears.

On the altar, golden light flared, and petals of golden light scattered from the goddess's hands.

These petals drifted and fell onto Nina, then turned into golden light and disappeared.

When Nina finished praying and opened her eyes, those golden lights and petals suddenly disappeared.

"Zhang Xingyu, I feel like there are some things in my brain."

Nina said to Zhang Xingyu. ===== CHAPTER 243 =====