Chapter 984: Weng Faluos 3.0 (30)

"Of course, no problem!" Hesitiya said matter-of-factly, "beautiful and charming, unparalleled wisdom, and such a perfect figure—wait! Bei Er-kun, just now your tone seemed a bit uncertain?"

Hesitiya pursed her lips and leaned up to Bei Er's face, blinking, "... Are you questioning me?"

"Ah…! N-no!" Bei Er was startled by the sudden move of the Supreme Deity, leaned back, a faint blush spreading across his face, "I just think that someone connected with the Romantic Titan should be the type… um… who knows how to set a mood, or is very artistic and aesthetic, right? Like someone who can write poetry, paint, can—"

"Can what?"

"Uh, um… can—"

Hesitiya watched Bei Er's stammering, incoherent demeanor and couldn't help to let the corners of her mouth rise, revealing a quite satisfied smile.

"Oh my~ Bei Er-kun is so cute~"

Though she wanted to reach out and touch the flushed‑faced Bei Er-kun, considering the many people nearby, she held back.

"Forgive my bluntness, Hesitiya-sama." Lily Luka interjected calmly: "If the Titans over there were all like you… chasing after Lord Bei every day, they'd probably never be considered proper Titans."

"You—!"

Hesitiya's face flushed instantly.

Bei Er quickly tried to smooth things over: "Well… let's keep watching the sky curtain! Lord Damianos hasn't jumped yet, it seems."

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"Xing still wants to try the clock trick, but unfortunately… no response."

"Indeed, the delusion of using Pinokangni's sword to slay Weng Faluos's official is just thinking too much."

"Lord Damianos, please calm down and don't act rashly," Dan Heng stepped forward to advise. If they hesitated another step, Damianos would most likely perform an aerial stunt, attacking the ground with his head.

Damianos, upon seeing the two of them, let out a long sigh: "... Friends, you are unwilling to reveal the truth; there must be your own reasons, I won't trouble you. But thank you for showing me the picture beyond the heavens. At this moment, I will undertake this epoch‑shaking great undertaking—Damianos will never break his word!"

"Your efforts are meaningless!" Xing intends to provoke him, keeping him from jumping.

Damianos didn't get angry but laughed, not blaming Xing: "Haha, your tone betrays you, friend! I understand you want to use every means to keep me—so there's no need for more words—Aigele, take my wrath!"

Seeing Damianos about to leap, Dan Heng realized there was no time, so he had to tell him the truth first.

"Damianos! You're right—there truly is a world beyond the heavens!"

Damianos, standing at the cliff edge, halted his steps and turned his head in surprise.

"What did you… just say?" Damianos looked at them in disbelief, trembling with excitement, "So… I'm right? You really… come from beyond the heavens?"

"... We have a pact binding us, we cannot reveal the truth to you."

Damianos suddenly realized: "A pact? Ah, no wonder they call you 'Aglaea's distinguished guests'…"

Unfortunately, without giving him time to ponder, Damianos was quickly taken away by the guards.

"Alas, this is troublesome now." Another guard sighed deeply.

"What will happen to Damianos?" Dan Heng asked.

"He has learned what he shouldn't have, and now it must be left to Lady Aglaea's judgment."

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Pirate King.

"Stupid."

Gelin Gusheng slammed the sheathe of his sword onto the ground with a heavy thud, producing a dull sound. His wrinkled face revealed no expression, as if all sarcasm and mockery were hidden behind his sunglasses.

That man called Damianos shouldn't have had the chance to stand at the cliff edge from the start.

"Oh?" the bald man sitting to his left—Legal Martial God Topuman—tilted his gaze slightly, "You mean he should have been silenced forever back at the bathhouse?"

"Of course." Gelin Gusheng snorted, "Any information that could threaten the government's authority must be snuffed out at its budding stage; that's an iron rule—if I were Aglaea, Xing and Dan Heng would never have been allowed to leave the Marble Heaven Palace from the start—two living mouths are the greatest threat to rule."

"Hehe, you really said that coldly."

Another voice rang out, with a hint of amusement. Xie Pote crossed his hands on his knees, looking at Gelin Gusheng with interest, "But I understand your point. In this world, only the dead never speak; as a leader, Aglaea is far too soft‑hearted."

He paused, then continued: "However, if she could cut Damianos's throat with a golden thread… that wouldn't be bad. With her power, making someone vanish silently in Aohema should be quite easy, right?"

"But doesn't she still have a council above her?" Nas Shoulang Sheng asked.

"What about the council? Can the council kill her? Apart from Titans, which mortal of Weng Faluos could oppose this golden lineage?" Gelin Gusheng said lightly, "Moreover, her golden thread permeates Aohema; all communication relies on her. She may appear merely the leader of the golden lineage, but her actual power is vast; the council… may not have as much say as she does."

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"Compared to his safety, you two should first consider the impact of the rumors. Though no one believes the world beyond the heavens that Damianos mentions, the Pink Cloud Goddess's tale has already spread everywhere."

Dan Heng said apologetically: "... Sorry for causing trouble for everyone."

"It's fine, right now there's only one way: you can go find the Truth‑Lion Mouth, tell it some more interesting rumors, perhaps it can drown out this wave. As for what happened here… we won't tell anyone. Go quickly, two heroes."

After speaking, the guard pointed out the location of the Truth‑Lion Mouth; in a corner near the bathhouse, they successfully found the lion‑head statue.

"So this is the Truth‑Lion Mouth? It's really a lion… head?" Dan Heng inspected from top to bottom, "It looks like just a statue; how should we communicate with it?"

"Hit it with a ball‑staff."

"But even if it's just a decoration, damaging public property still requires compensation."

Dan Heng hadn't finished speaking when the lion's eyes and mouth began to glow, and it let out a delighted roar: "Roar—roar—roar! Look, look who is visiting this lion? Isn't this Aohema's new friends, two warriors from afar? Pleased to meet you, pleased to meet you, roar—roar—roar!"