Chapter 918 – Garland and Merlin

　　The stars that dotted the sky above the dome had all gone out at this moment, and the flowing river of aurora borealis had also disappeared without a trace, and the temple hall of the temple that had lost all its sources of light was plunged into a dimness.

　　The magic array under Merlin’s feet collapsed by inches, and his figure swayed, somewhat staggeringly stabilizing his faltering body, his eyes uncontrollably stained with a layer of blood red.

　　Endless murmurs frantically echoed in his mind.

　　He frowned tightly, his right hand gently resting against the vicinity of his temple, seemingly struggling to fight, and after a long time, the wisp of redness finally faded away, and he lowered his hand, his brows unprecedentedly exhausted.

　　”Uncle Merlin? Are you alright?” Jia Lan supported Lin Qiye, and seeing Meilin struggling in the distance, he asked with some concern.

　　”I’m fine ……”

　　Mei Lin waved his hand and looked at Lin Qiye who was lying quietly on the ground, “His body is overflowing with the power of faith, he hasn’t fully absorbed the seal yet, don’t move his body at will, let him slowly adapt.”

　　”Good.” Jia Lan nodded repeatedly.

　　Merlin took a deep breath and stepped through the temple, reaching out to push open the door.

　　Creak-!

　　The low, heavy sound of the door opening echoed within the empty temple hall, and Merlin, clad in his dark blue magic robe, walked out into the open space outside the temple, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings as if he was surveying something.

　　A moment later, he raised the magic staff in his hand, and two magic formations, one purple and one green, were sharply outlined under his feet, interweaving into two different mysterious patterns.

　　Inside the temple, a puzzled look surfaced in the eyes of Jia Lan, who was waiting by Lin Qiye’s side, when he saw this scene.

　　”Uncle Merlin, isn’t the power of faith already sealed? Why are you still drawing magic formations?”

　　Mei Lin stood in the center of the gradually forming magic formation and smiled, “This is another magic formation.”

　　”What is it used for?”

　　”The green one is used to temporarily mask the aura of the power of faith, these power of faith being poured into His Excellency Seven Nights’ body will inevitably cause the irrational Suzaku-no-Man to rage and chase after him, we need this formation to delay for a while ……

　　As for the purple one, keep it a secret for now.”

　　Looking at the smile on Merlin’s face, Calan spat out his tongue.

　　Before the temple, the dense magical aura overflowed and spread out, beside the unconscious Lin Qiye, Calan quietly looked at Merlin, while Merlin looked down at the magic array under his feet, the atmosphere suddenly quieted down.

　　Under the red moon, the breeze brushed the wind chimes on the eaves of the temple, making a crisp tinkling sound.

　　”Little girl.” Merlin suddenly spoke.

　　”Hmm?”

　　”What exactly are you?”

　　Caran looked at Merlin and blinked, “What is it?”

　　”It’s a bit of a shame to say.” Mei Lin sighed helplessly, “These eyes of mine that spy on destiny can see through the truth of the demise of the High Heavenly Plains, can see through the karma after the disturbance of the timeline, and can see through the game of the two great god systems behind this cataclysmic catastrophe ……

　　But today, two things that I can’t see through suddenly appeared consecutively.

　　One, is the mysterious existence that defends the Eight Length Mirror against the Red Moon’s pollution; the other …… is you.”

　　Merlin raised his head, and those eyes, which were glittering with star marks, gazed calmly into Garland’s eyes, and

　　”The trajectory of your destiny over the past three years is clearly visible. But beyond that, whether you are looking into the future to foresee, or back thousands of years into the past, it’s all chaos …… What exactly are you? What has happened in your past?”

　　Her long black hair was tied up with a red rope and draped behind Jia Lan, she looked up and directed her gaze to the fluttering wind chimes on the eaves, smiling slightly.

　　”I’ll keep it a secret for now as well.”

　　Merlin’s expression turned bitter as he shook his head helplessly, “To a magician who has spent his life pursuing truth and truth, there’s nothing more torturous than an unknown puzzle. …… Why don’t I tell you what this magical formation does, and you tell me about your past? ”

　　”I don’t.”

　　”…… Okay, then I’ll change the question.” Merlin reached out his hand and pointed at the still unconscious Lin Qiye, “Why did you approach him?”

　　”Because of love.”

　　”I’m asking very seriously.”

　　”I’m also answering very seriously.”

　　”You’ve lived for thousands of years.”

　　”So what?”

　　”How can someone who has lived for thousands of years like a man they’ve only known for a short time so easily?” Mei Lin gazed into Jia Lan’s eyes and said seriously, “I’ve read your destiny for nearly three years, and from the time you met him until now, the time spent together didn’t even exceed a year.

　　A year, even Lin Qiye himself didn’t figure out if he liked you or not, for you, someone who has lived for thousands of years, it’s even more of a snap of the fingers, right?

　　Don’t tell me it was love at first sight, I don’t believe in that.

　　What exactly is your purpose in approaching him?”

　　Merlin’s voice grew lower and lower as he stared intently into Calan’s eyes, the purple magic formation that had just been drawn under his feet gradually lighting up, wisps of electricity traveling across it, and a terrifying magical aura spreading through the air.

　　Jia Lan’s dark blue han robe was blown over by the stirring magical power, she sat quietly by Lin Qiye’s side, her lips pursed slightly.

　　”This question is what you really want to ask, right?” Calan spoke softly.

　　”Hmm.” Mei Lin spoke faintly, “This question, you must give me the answer.”

　　Calan’s gaze shifted away from Meilin’s body and landed on the cheek of the sleeping Lin Qiye to the side, those black gem-like pure eyes blinking lightly as a bit of gentleness flowed out between his brows.

　　”I approached him without any purpose, I just wanted to stay by his side …… I waited two thousand years for him, how could I possibly be unfavorable to him?

　　I know that you are jealous of me, but there are some things that I can’t tell you yet ……

　　But I can guarantee that even if the whole world is against him, I will always be on his side.”

　　Merlin lapsed into silence.

　　He frowned and stared at Caran for a long time, but still sighed, and the magic formation under his feet gradually dimmed.

　　”You believe me?” Seeing Merlin stop so easily, Calan spoke in surprise.

　　”Even if I don’t believe it, I can only believe it.” Mei Lin shrugged, his gaze glancing at the unconscious Lin Qiye on the side, “If I really sealed you here, he’ll definitely go crazy looking for you when he wakes up, and then I’ll be the villain who beat up the lovebirds again.”

　　”He’ll frantically look for me? Really?”

　　”Of course.” Merlin raised his eyebrows, “He even told me this morning that he likes you.”

　　”He, he he …… he really said that ta?”

　　Calan’s body shook, his cheeks flew to color two shades of red, and the calmness in his eyes had long disappeared, replaced by unprecedented excitement and elation.

　　”Well, he’s just still confused as to whether it’s within himself or whether it’s Cupid’s Arrow.” Merlin waved his hand, “Explain it to him yourself, you guys still have to settle things between yourselves, I can only help here.”

　　”Cough cough cough ……”

　　Caran lightly coughed twice, pressed down his inner ecstasy, and sat squarely in the middle of the temple, looking at the figure clad in magic robes in front of him, and said from the bottom of his heart:

　　”Praise the God of Magic!!!”