Chapter 371: The future Tian Xie went to: The tramp and Miss Moon

The future Tian Xie went to: The tramp and Miss Moon

Tian Xie confessed. His train of thought was very clear and simple.

When Cheng Shi left without knowing where he went, and Gao Ya mixed into the crowd to spread rumors, Tian Xie was thinking about whether he could accelerate the progress of this trial.

After all, no one knew whether Cheng Shi's plan would succeed, not to mention that there was still a Cleaner lurking outside at that time.

So he thought of a method: at the moment midnight arrived and a new day began, he used his deduction ability to go to the future of Doer Gede!

His purpose was to find someone, to find someone who knew when that life that shouldn't be born would be born!

Tian Xie thought that since Doer Gede had a life that shouldn't be born, then regardless of whether this life had really been born, there must be huge sensations in some version of the future, or at least some historical traces or people who knew the inside story.

So he decided to go to countless futures to find this person, and then bring him back, let him lead everyone to find that life that shouldn't be born, guard that life in advance, and thereby change the future.

This is a very simple train of thought, and also a common problem-solving train of thought for some Other-Day Assassins who possess special 【Time】 deduction power. It's just that under Cheng Shi's leadership earlier, Tian Xie didn't want to use this method because it would waste his life-saving opportunity.

But now, the remaining life-saving opportunity might not be able to save his life, so it's better to use it directly to clear the trial early.

So he went to the future. The moment thunder sounded in Doer Gede city, he activated his talent and embarked on the road of finding people in deduction.

Tian Xie originally thought this needle-in-a-haystack work might exhaust all his spirit, and even at the beginning, he was prepared for failure. But he never expected that he could be so lucky, finding a person who claimed to know about this matter in a future of Doer Gede after experiencing six deductions.

The other party was named Afros, a homeless tramp with a face full of scars and a hunched figure. Except for his clothes being relatively complete and his body odor not being suffocating, he almost had no advantages.

When Tian Xie found him, he was chatting with a female citizen outside a tavern.

Surprisingly, this female citizen wasn't disgusted by Afros's ugly image, but instead chatted with him very happily.

Tian Xie was very sure that he was just curious, definitely not because that female citizen was too beautiful, so he stopped for a while. But it was this coincidental stop that allowed him to hear some things suspected to be what he was looking for in Afros's mouth!

He saw the tramp leaning on the fence at the back door of the tavern, constantly flattering the female citizen in front of him with a leaky and hoarse voice, his turbid eyes undisguisedly filled with covetousness for her beauty and body.

"I have to thank the church for not driving people like me out of Doer Gede, which gave me the opportunity to meet you, beautiful lady."

The female citizen had drunk some wine, her fair face flushed. She stood gracefully, nodded slightly, and revealed a charming smile, making Tian Xie... no, making Afros's heart melt.

"I seem to have seen the most beautiful moon tonight." Afros praised shamelessly, making the female citizen giggle, "I still don't know your name, Miss Moon."

"Your mouth is so sweet, you probably found quite a few moons for Doer Gede? It's really strange, will someone like you without an identity really not be driven out of the city by the church guard soldiers?" The female citizen covered her mouth and laughed, her tone full of teasing, but without any disgust, "Just call me Moon; I like this name."

Afros rarely straightened his figure and said mysteriously:

"Beautiful Miss Moon, I wouldn't tell anyone else this, but you are different. You are so elegant and knowledgeable. I can see that you are different from those long-tongued women in noble families. I believe you will definitely not tell my secret, right?"

The female citizen's smile became even more charming. She looked at the tramp in front of her again, looked around, and found no one stealing to listen, so she nodded implicitly, but an incomparably excited light flickered in her bright eyes.

Obviously, she began to be interested in the man in front of her.

Afros curled his lips, stepped forward, leaned close to Miss Moon's ear, and whispered. His tone was hoarse and low, and after the voice became smaller, no one around could hear what he said.

But these little actions were useless to Tian Xie, because he was an assassin, and a sharp-sensed assassin, so even if he stood very far away, he could clearly hear what this tramp said.

"I am not a real tramp. I was once a member of the church, and I can even say that before the church guard was established, I also maintained the order of Doer Gede."

Miss Moon covered her mouth in surprise, unable to believe it: "How is it possible?"

"Why is it impossible, beautiful lady? You look very young. I guess you probably haven't heard of the Evil Infant Tribunal. Of course, this institution might have been destroyed in a big fire before you were born."

"I heard my father mention that great fire! Could it be that you were a staff member there? To think that you are... so old?"

"Ah... beautiful Miss Moon, age is just a number and holds no meaning. What truly matters is time. Generally speaking, the sedimentation of time makes some people more attractive, doesn't it?"

"Are you talking about yourself?" Miss Moon covered her mouth and chuckled.

"Obviously." Avros brushed back his hair.

"Fine, I admit there is a little truth to that, but I am more curious about your identity. Did I guess correctly?"

"Correct, very correct. You are not only beautiful but also incredibly clever."

Avros spared no effort in his flattery, praising the Moon until her face turned red.

"I was indeed a staff member there, though a great fire and internal strife within the Church caused me to lose my former status. Don't be so surprised; darkness is everywhere. There is nowhere that can be considered truly clean, is there?"

"But my colleagues in the Church remembered our old friendship, so they did not drive me out of the city. It is thanks to them that I was able to meet such a beautiful and moving Moon today."

"But my father told me the Church is the most sacred place. How could they..."

"Once, Miss Moon, your father was not wrong. The Church was indeed a sacred place once. But ever since heretics polluted Dolgode with the Rite of Evil Birth, the faith here is no longer pure!"

"Ah!" Miss Moon exclaimed, covering her mouth in fright. She seemed to feel she had heard something she shouldn't have, but curiosity drove her to move closer to Avros. "What is Evil Birth?"

"Evil Birth is... a blasphemous secret that occurred before you were born."

Seeing that she had taken the bait, the vagrant did not continue. Instead, he smiled slightly and retreated like a gentleman. He straightened his clothes, which were barely intact, and slowly reached out his hand, saying:

"The rest of the story contains the most unspeakable secrets hidden beneath the beautiful life of Dolgode. I cannot tell it here, beautiful lady. If you have the courage, why not come with me to a place? Once there, you might learn about the most terrifying and interesting stories that have happened in the shadows of Dolgode over the past few hundred years..."

"So, are you willing to come?"