Chapter 373

New Teammate: Tura

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded.

Because he discovered that the person standing in front of him was not Turadin at all, but a... lady wrapped in Church robes and unrecognizable.

But when this lady made that awkward gesture toward the three and recited that unsurprising prayer in a hoarse voice, Cheng Shi narrowed his eyes slightly.

He was right—no, she was right, it was Turadin.

That's not right either; her name now should be Tura...

No, brother, how did you also!?

Cheng Shi looked Turadin up and down with a strange expression, then turned to look at Gao Ya beside him.

Gao Ya clearly knew what Cheng Shi's gaze meant. She frowned and snorted coldly, consciously turning her head away to avoid Cheng Shi's teasing gaze.

"Your voice..."

"To achieve success, one must experience suffering, don't you think, my brother."

Turadin's voice had become hoarse and unpleasant due to the torture of the power of 【Annihilation】, but she didn't seem to care about these details, nor did she waste too much time. She just pointed behind her with her finger, threw out a few Church robes, and ran toward the depths of the corridor. The meaning was clearly to let the players hide with her first.

Cheng Shi picked up a robe, put it on, and followed the other party into the room at the end of the corridor.

When Turadin closed the room door and locked it again, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Cheng Shi looked with great interest at this cautious second lady in the team and cast a healing spell on her without saying a word.

Seeing Cheng Shi's skillful starting move, Gao Ya sneered and said to Scorpio beside her:

"Have you ever seen a Druid who knows healing spells?"

Scorpio was also a bit confused; he shook his head, but soon nodded again.

"Haven't we just seen one? I've heard that among high-score talents, there are some that can switch professions, so the Chosen are truly strong."

"..."

Gao Ya rolled her eyes, the disdain on her face almost dripping.

She had never thought that there would be such a moronic player above 2000 points, but she also understood in her heart that Scorpio just didn't think fast, but his judgment of people was still accurate—at least he had hugged a very strong thigh.

With Cheng Shi's healing, Turadin's tone and face were gradually improving. The flesh on her face became full and plump, and her tone became increasingly melodious and pleasant. To be honest, compared to Gao Ya, Turadin's transformation seemed more successful.

And when she touched her face and found that she had recovered as before, Turadin smiled and took off her hood, revealing her stunningly beautiful face.

To be honest, Cheng Shi had never seen such a magnificent face in the Star Fall Continent. Her bright eyes were like shining stars, and the curves outlined by her nose and lips were like perfect carvings of exquisite craftsmanship.

If Hu Xuan's beauty was a collection of charm and elegance, then the Turadin in front of him was the representative of perfection and exquisiteness.

The three people present were shocked by Turadin's beauty in her female form and were speechless for a moment. Cheng Shi poked Scorpio beside him with his elbow, somewhat surprised, and whispered:

"Is Miss Moon that pretty?"

Scorpio was stunned and shook his head frantically.

"I can be sure that Miss Moon doesn't compare to a single hair of hers."

"..." Cheng Shi glanced at Scorpio strangely, thinking to himself that he didn't expect you to be a face-con.

Hearing this sincere praise, the smile on Turadin's face became even brighter. The charm of that smile behind her hand even made Gao Ya, who was also a "woman," feel a bit moved.

"So, there really is a Miss Moon?"

"?"

"Hmm?"

"..."

As soon as these words fell, the expressions of the three players present suddenly changed from appreciation and emotion to strange and eerie.

Cheng Shi looked at Turadin with deep eyes and asked with a headache: "It seems that during the time I didn't find you, you experienced quite a few things?"

"Hmm, indeed, but don't worry, my brother, I promise you these are all good things."

"Good, I like good things. Then, setting other things aside first, my brother—oh no, my sister—can you tell me why you chose to become a woman?

I guessed a little, but I'm afraid I guessed wrong."

Turadin smiled, that smile full of charm.

"You didn't think wrong, my brother; your question itself was wrong.

You shouldn't ask why I chose to become a woman, but why I became a man."

Ah?

The three were stunned, simultaneously confused.

Cheng Shi blinked frantically, Scorpio's brain overloaded, and Gao Ya's face was stiff.

Turadin didn't let them wonder for too long. She pointed at herself, then pointed toward the direction of the prayer room, and said with a smile:

"I was originally a woman, but I chose to become a man a few years ago.

Today, it's just returning to the past."

Hearing this, Cheng Shi had basically concluded that his guess was correct. He looked at Turadin with a complex expression and asked:

"Is it worth it?"

Hearing this, Turadin put away her smile and said seriously:

"My brother, you shouldn't say such things to me. It was you who let me know His name, you who brought me closer to His will, and you who wrote down His vision for me.

You are my preacher, you...

should be more devout than me!"

Cheng Shi was speechless. To continue the trial, he could only sophistically argue:

"Your path is wrong, my... sister.

Your obsession is too heavy. What we need to do is follow our hearts. Faith in Him has nothing to do with being devout or not, and He won't choose to watch or not based on devotion. What He wants is for everyone to gain freedom and ease, and to embrace desire.

Therefore, as long as I live according to my own way, I will always be a practitioner of His will."

Turadin listened to every word Cheng Shi said, her eyes flashing. She liked this will, especially the interpretation of this will by her own preacher.

Every time such fresh, rebellious remarks could make her spirit soar and her soul resonate.

"Yes, you are right, but I always feel that spontaneous devotion is also a kind of following one's heart, isn't it?"

"..."

Ah, yes, yes, everything you say is right. Brother—no, sister—your comprehension is amazing, worthy of being the daughter of the Church Leader.

Cheng Shi shook his head and laughed, then said:

"Let's not talk about this. What do you plan to do now?

The library has been destroyed. I don't know what happened inside, nor do I know what your crazy father is doing. What I want to say is that the Rite of Descent we are looking for may have already turned to dust, and even if you become a woman again, you have probably lost the opportunity...

Sigh, fine, I'll be honest, I might still have an opportunity in my hand, but you have to think it through.

Have you thought about being the mother of that 【Filth】 Holy Infant?"

Correct, mother!

Cheng Shi saw it; this fanatical new follower of 【Filth】, whom he had tricked, was attempting to use her own body to gestate a so-called 【Filth】 Holy Infant!

This act of worshiping gods cannot be called crazy, because it is too common in the Life Era. Among the patients Cheng Shi had treated, nine out of ten had more outrageous reasons for having children than Turadin, and the remaining one was probably about as outrageous as her.

So Cheng Shi wasn't too shocked; he just still had the image of Turadin from the afternoon—calm, rational, and disdainful of faith—lingering in his mind, so it didn't overlap with the fanatically religious image in front of him, making him somewhat dazed and emotional.

Combined with the "Miss Moon" that Turadin herself mentioned earlier, Cheng Shi was wondering if that Avros from the future had already found the person Scorpio asked him to find, and if this person was the Turadin in front of him?

Is it a bit too coincidental? What was the time base point of Scorpio's deduction?

Just as he asked this question and fell into deep thought, before Turadin could respond, Gao Ya beside him sneered and shook her head:

"The accident of 【Time】 has affected your observation, Cheng Shi.

She doesn't need your opportunity at all, because...

she is already a mother."

"???"

Ah?

Cheng Shi was stunned. He turned his head to look at Gao Ya and then quickly turned to look at Turadin, only to see that Turadin's hand was indeed hanging at her waist, occasionally stroking her abdomen.

Cheng Shi originally thought that was her nervous expression, but he didn't expect...

No, sister, are you moving a bit too fast?

Where did the child come from?

Did you conjure it?

Wait! Rite of Descent!?

A flash of light appeared in Cheng Shi's eyes, thinking of the Church library that had just been destroyed.

"You stole it? And got away unscathed?" He stared at Turadin in surprise, asking somewhat incredulously.

Turadin nodded with a smile, but there was a trace of sadness in this smile that Cheng Shi couldn't understand.

Cheng Shi frowned, his expression becoming rarely serious. For the sake of the upcoming trial, he had to figure out what exactly happened in the Church during the time he wasn't by Turadin's side.

He pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside for a while, and when he heard that the Church believers were still gathering toward the front hall, he said in a deep voice:

"Time is short, tell me about your experience, Miss Turadin."

Turadin nodded slightly and did not hide anything, explaining everything she had experienced tonight clearly in one go.

First, it was the Rite of Descent of the Uma sinner sealed in the library.