Chapter 654

The Big Sister of the Extreme Desire Brotherhood

This silence did not last long, because Xiluolin, who had been smashed into the pit, soon woke up.

The first thing she did after waking up was not to scream or beg for mercy, but to endure the heart-piercing pain in her body, clench her teeth, and open a pair of suspicious eyes to constantly size up the three powerful outsiders in front of her.

There was no anger in her eyes, no fear, not even panic; there was only composure and scrutiny.

She never thought of counterattacking; the strength gap between the two sides was too vast. She knew she had no chance at all. Judging by the heavy blow she had just taken, even if the power of the entire Extreme Desire Brotherhood at the Inverted Gate were added together, they probably couldn't beat one of these three, let alone the two playing the "good cop" role on the side. Looking at it now, these two probably weren't easy to deal with either.

However, Xiluolin wasn't worried, because with such a vast gap in strength, the other party clearly had the chance to kill her instantly but chose to save her instead, which meant they had something to "ask for." She saw the playfulness in the eyes of the three, certain they weren't here for revenge, but to gather information.

And precisely, at this Inverted Gate, she was confident that the information she held was enough to trade for her life.

So, shortly after waking up, she took the initiative to fight for a chance to trade her life.

"It seems I have offended you all. We could have had a more wonderful exchange opportunity, but now, you call the shots."

She grinned, sucked the blood from her mouth, looked at her two severed arms far away from her, and smiled miserably:

"Want to know something? Ask, I will answer obediently."

"..."

Although this shack area leader was sensible and knew how to assess the situation, the tone and expression she used to say this gave Cheng Shi the feeling that she was in control of the situation.

He raised an eyebrow. To keep this shrewd and capable female leader from playing too many little tricks during the questioning, he chuckled, bypassed Qin Xin, went outside the shack to retrieve an arm, rinsed it casually with the wine on the table, took out a needle and thread from his inventory, and gestured at the position of the arm, looking as if he wanted to stitch it back on for her.

But just this gesture made Xiluolin, who hadn't been panicked before, change her expression instantly.

Cheng Shi noticed the other's expression and smiled kindly:

"Why are you looking at me like that? Are you afraid?

Relax, I am a doctor, an excellent doctor. Well, I should say I am an excellent Fate Weaver; what I am best at is stitching up other people's fates. Limbs are considered carriers of fate, so naturally, they belong to fate, and I am equally good at it.

Don't be afraid, you will recover soon."

Xiluolin nodded through gritted teeth, not daring to refuse. Her face was pale, cold sweat pouring down like rain. Looking at the yarn needle and the ball of colorful yarn in Cheng Shi's hands, her whole body began to tremble slightly.

Cheng Shi's kindness was too much for the two Fire-Bearers to watch. Qin Xin coughed twice and remained silent, while the Blind One simply found a stool to sit on, quietly listening to this Fate Weaver perform.

Cheng Shi was too good at interrogation—oh no, too good at communication. He picked up a thread end with the yarn needle, which was slightly thinner than a scalpel tip, gestured a few times near Xiluolin's severed hand, and asked with a smile:

"Do you know her?"

Xiluolin was stunned. She followed the direction the needle tail was pointing and finally saw Aromani, who had been thrown outside the shack by Qin Xin. A flash of astonishment crossed her eyes, followed by a trace of sorrow.

"She's dead?"

"It seems you know her, but sorry, your answer was wrong."

As he spoke, Cheng Shi plunged the needle into Xiluolin's shoulder. This tough Siren finally couldn't hold back anymore and lay on the ground wailing.

However, Qin Xin had long since blocked the spread of sound in the surroundings, so no one cared about her wailing. He never sympathized with believers of 【Filth and Depravity】; the moment the other party "poisoned" their own power, she should have thought of her own ending.

"I... know!" Xiluolin gritted her teeth and answered the question again.

"Very good. Second question, has there been anything unusual about her lately?"

Unusual?

An ordinary believer of the Extreme Desire Brotherhood, a girl whose appearance and figure in the shack area couldn't be considered outstanding—what could be unusual, what could be unusual?

Who would bother to pay attention to Aromani's abnormalities?

Xiluolin widened her eyes, a flash of confusion crossing them, but she dared not disobey and could only quickly scour her chaotic memory. But she was in too much pain, too much pain to continue.

And just at this moment, a pure healing spell landed on her, greatly relieving her pain. Upon feeling the healing aura on her body, she looked at this "doctor" in front of her in disbelief, shocked to find that the other party was actually treating her.

But that yarn...

She looked at her arm and saw that a piece of yarn had already connected the severed arm and shoulder. Under the treatment of the healing spell, the bleeding had also visibly stopped.

A lunatic.

This word suddenly popped into Xiluolin's mind, but she soon calmed down to recall everything related to Aromani.

She wasn't moved to be proactive, but because she didn't dare to move, she didn't dare to be passive.

"No, everything is normal."

"Are you sure?" Cheng Shi frowned and passed the needle through the Siren's shoulder again, "I heard that one night, she was beaten by a miner?"

"?" Xiluolin gritted her teeth again, trembling and panting heavily, "It's perfectly normal for people living in these shacks to get beaten up. I get beaten up often too; that doesn't count as unusual.

If there was a day when no one got beaten, that would be the real unusual thing."

"???"

Cheng Shi blinked, stunned, even forgetting the operation in his hands.

"Interesting. How about it, do you all embrace the desire of pain?"

"No, this has nothing to do with our desires, but with the desires of the guests who come here.

You were able to find me, so you must know about our Extreme Desire Brotherhood. Rest assured, I won't use the Brotherhood to threaten anything; distant water cannot put out a nearby fire.

What I want to say is, if the Brotherhood wants to expand, it must guide people to acknowledge desire and indulge in desire.

Therefore, being beaten is not a misfortune, but an honor. The scars on our bodies are never pain, but medals earned by piously spreading His will, and even more so, the desire that those who suddenly wake up and leave their confusion will eventually embrace!"

"..."

Good heavens, this Extreme Desire Brotherhood really has something going for it. Even like this, they can still preach to people?

Cheng Shi was speechless. He thought of Aromani's words in the inn again. These two shack ladies were surprisingly similar in their piety to their benefactor.

Believers of 【Filth and Depravity】 mostly like to package desire with piety, but the one in front of him seemed truly pious. In this way, the spiritual core and cohesion of this Extreme Desire Brotherhood are indeed worth "admiring."

He shook his head and laughed, then asked about some other things Aromani had mentioned. Xiluolin's answers contained no lies; except for unintentional forgetting, there were almost no problems.

Hearing this, the three people present frowned slightly. It seems the problem wasn't Aromani, but Yaderike?

Cheng Shi's gaze looked toward the direction of the mine, feeling that things didn't seem as smooth as he had expected.

Seeing that one-sided questioning wouldn't yield results, Qin Xin brought Aromani in from outside the shack. He woke the shack lady up, and then, amidst Aromani's fear and Xiluolin's sighing, he cross-referenced the pasts of these two again.

However, apart from some small details that still needed verification, there were still no major problems.

This meant that the "discrepancy" between the two was indeed Yaderike, and Aromani seemed to have nothing to do with the trial.

In that case, the guidance of 【Fate】... is gone?

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and looked at the Blind One behind him, only to see the Blind One suddenly stand up and place a die steadily on the table. This was a 17-sided die, and the number displayed was also 17.

"I was afraid my divination's direction was too broad, so I narrowed the location down to the shack area. Although desire obscured my vision, it couldn't hinder His guidance. He told me we found the right place.

In this way, the other 'discrepancy' should be in this shack area at this very moment.

Three people traveling together is too much of a waste of time. To improve efficiency, I think we should split up.

Qin Xin and I will go to scout other areas of the shacks. As for you, Cheng Shi, please trouble yourself to stay here and keep an eye on this Siren. I always feel she will still be helpful for our next trial."

Cheng Shi heard this arrangement and was instantly amused:

"You? Go scout the shacks?

How about it, didn't you say you couldn't see the fate here and could only see surging desire?

Now you want to go for a swim in the river of desire?"

The Blind One seemed used to Cheng Shi's teasing; she shook her head and smiled:

"I know my efficiency might not be high, but this is already the optimal solution.

After Xiluolin was controlled, the surging desire outside decreased a lot. Conversely, staying here to watch her is the most difficult thing for me.

But she is important. Before finding clues, we still need to keep her alive, so..."

"Chi—"

"Bang!"

"?"

Before the Blind One could finish speaking, Cheng Shi moved. He plunged the long needle in his hand through Xiluolin's neck, and then, amidst the other's drastic change in expression, threw the corpse of this shack area big sister to Qin Xin, who was also stunned.