Chapter 207: History—Has It Changed?

A soft pale golden light gently shines.

Since it's daytime now, the light doesn't attract attention; otherwise scavengers or even gangs nearby would have come to see what's happening.

Although Xisi's body, after being treated by the young sisters for a while, has finally begun to recover, at this moment Xisi's body is undergoing Hundredfold repair, and even his spiritual energy is restoring Hundredfold.

But before a full recovery, it's always good to have fewer troubles.

Now, inside the metal shed, the three of them—Xisi and the sisters—are all dumbfounded, each lost in their own shock.

The young sisters naturally stare in disbelief at the Xisi they rescued, who can actually summon a divine power that exists only in priests' myths.

At the same time, they watch, eyes wide, as his injuries—something they never hoped to see healed—are visibly repaired before their eyes.

The long‑tormented pain not only vanishes from the flesh under the divine power, but even deep within the soul, the girls feel a warmth.

Xisi, however, after using the pure divine power, stares blankly as he withdraws his hand and looks at his palm, curious about where this pale golden divine power actually comes from!

Then, unable to keep staring in amazement at the sisters who dare not move under the Divine Light, Xisi immediately closes his eyes and begins to examine his own body.

"The artifact's coverage is fading, and the spacetime repulsion is gone."

"At this rate, it won't be long before I recover to my original state."

"Then I will be able to reestablish contact with the Divine Emperor."

"But the problem is that divine power—why does it feel both unfamiliar and familiar to me?"

Xisi furrows his brow; even after just a moment, he can barely sit up.

His contemplation is suddenly, tremblingly, cautiously interrupted by a timid voice:

"Divine… Divine Lord, is it truly you?"

The girl asks, her face still showing shock.

She even feels her body's long‑absent normal health, yet her posture seems unaccustomed.

Xisi, who had subconsciously been ready to say "I am not a god," pauses abruptly, his hand frozen in mid‑air as he ponders where the divine power truly originated.

He turns his head to look seriously at the girl; she, seeing Xisi's gaze, becomes even more terrified and immediately curls up on the ground.

The little girl beside them mimics her, her tiny body crawling toward Xisi.

Xisi, speechless, uses his Hundredfold‑restoring spiritual energy to gently lift the two of them up,

and this unseen force supporting them only makes the sisters even more frightened.

Xisi knows they need time to digest this, so he decides to get straight to the point:

"You just called me......"

"Divine Lord?"

The sisters hear Xisi's voice for the first time; perhaps his throat, cracked from dehydration, hasn't fully recovered, making his voice rather harsh.

Of course, under the divine power, the sisters automatically imagine this hoarse tone as the 'majesty' of a deity.

The younger sister dares not speak; the elder, trembling, replies:

"We saw the priest in the church call him that."

Seeing the elder's fear, Xisi, helpless, halts his actions and again employs his internal divine power to soothe the sisters' souls.

Feeling this kindness, the sisters finally settle down; after watching Xisi try his best to appear friendly, the elder takes a deep breath and recounts everything in detail.

"When we were working outdoors for the Mechanical Church, we came across you. We've been to the church a few times before; although they wouldn't let us in, saying the Divine Emperor doesn't welcome us, we still peeked through the glass."

"Even though the Divine Emperor doesn't welcome us, we memorized the statue's face so that when we return home we can pray to it in our minds."

"So when we saw the adult, we realized you look exactly like the statue!"

The elder finishes in one breath; Xisi gradually processes this. Though he still can't be certain, he already knows where to look for the answer he needs.

Feeling his rapidly recovering body, Xisi grits his teeth, drags his now less‑painful legs, and stands up.

He then pushes the door open, ready to head to the church; seeing the strange world before him, Xisi hesitates, then turns his head toward the sisters.

"How do we get to that church you mentioned?"

Beyond Nest City lies an endless desert.

Several steel‑frame motorcycles, nothing but engine, wheels, and throttle, speed across the desert.

The swirling dust makes them visible from a few miles away; as the engines roar past, gang members on them shout and rush forward.

Nearby scavengers and residents working for gangs cast envious glances.

Even the girl who saved Xisi's greatest fantasy is only to marry a gang youth with his own motorcycle, moving from the insecure desert into Lower Nest.

Teleportation lightning flashes continuously.

Until the distant Nest City comes into view, Xisi finally halts his steps on the desert.

He doesn't teleport directly to the city's entrance; with everything still unclear, it's better to stay as low‑key as possible.

"We'll walk the rest of the way."

Xisi says he's about to go forward, but after taking a few steps, he realizes the sisters are lagging a few steps behind.

Seeing the sisters' frail, laborious steps, Xisi pauses, then without reproach patiently waits in place until they catch up, then envelops them with spiritual energy so they can move forward effortlessly.

To the sisters, this is the kindness of a Divine Lord.

But if Fanluosi, Bai'er, or even Luo Jia and Kiriman saw this patience and attitude,

they would likely have enough reason to sacrifice the sisters.

The rumor‑mongers would even want to know the details of Xisi's episode after his return, and could grant the two a 'Saint' title of some sort.

But the sisters have spent their whole lives in the desert outside Nest City; they don't even know where they are, let alone the name of the Nest City they inhabit.

Naturally, they could never imagine what Xisi, whom they rescued, truly means to them.

And they have no idea that if this attitude were shown to Luo Jia, it would keep him so excited he couldn't sleep.

Until Xisi brings the two to the entrance of Nest City, where a massive, heavy steel gate looms, pressing down on the ground.

Only a side door, narrow enough for a single person, remains, subject to strict inspection of passing travelers.

In the Nest City world, population movement is extremely strictly regulated.

Fortunately, the church Xisi is to go to is not inside Nest City, but rather in an outer town not far from the main gate, where the houses are relatively normal.

At this moment, the small church in the town is sending out intermittent bell tolls.

At the same time, a group of priests, holding up simple ancient scriptures, are proclaiming doctrine to the many desert refugees who have rushed here.

But upon hearing the very first sentence, Xisi could not hold back at all.

"The holy word begins with the first sentence:"

"There's nothing to fear, Saint Xisi is before you!"