However, Cornelius Kroe shook his head helplessly. “There are sins that can’t be washed away…”“You two should brace yourselves…” Cornelius said before disappearing.His disappearance was like a gust of wind.There wasn’t a single trace left behind…Xyla Quest was stunned by what she saw.What just happened?Was he not a human?Why was he able to disappear into thin air?How was he able to find out about their past lives by only touching their hands?Xyla had many questions for Cornelius, but the man wouldn’t allow her to ask any of them.Xyla felt greatly confused right then.She wanted to know what Cornelius saw after touching their hands.She also wanted to find out if Cornelius was human…If he wasn’t human, was he a god?Xyla had many questions on her mind. Her curiosity was killing her.Meanwhile, Stanley Batton frowned deeply next to her.Although he didn’t seem surprised, he had many questions on his mind…If what happened didn’t seem so real, he would’ve thoug
As for what this magic symbol was for, Xyla Quest had no idea.Xyla looked at the space before her, confused. “Chief Kroe… What’s this for?”However, she didn’t get any reply from Cornelius Kroe.Xyla knew that he wasn’t going to answer her.Stanley Batton slowly picked up the talisman and examined them repeatedly.However, he couldn’t understand what they were either.“I think these are probably good for us. Let’s just keep them with us,” Xyla said as she looked at Stanley.Stanley slowly nodded…After that, Xyla carefully folded the talisman and put them in her coat’s pocket.She then held Stanley’s hand and left the room with questions on her mind.Once the two had left the room, they reluctantly walked out of the temple with their bodyguards.They were clear about Cornelius’ thoughts.He had made up his mind not to tell them anything.Moreover, they also couldn’t resolve what they were about to encounter.Hence, they decided just to leave and not keep bugging him.Wh
Meanwhile, there was also an apparent change of expression in Stanley Batton’s eyes.Stanley frowned deeply before slowly shifting his gaze to one of the bodyguards who spoke earlier. “Did you just get up here?”The bodyguards immediately looked at each other…Each of them had looks in their eyes that seemed to question Stanley’s sanity.“We just got up here… It was only a minute ago… What’s the matter, Mr. Batton?” one of the bodyguards replied respectfully.Everyone couldn’t help but ponder.‘Didn’t we just get here? Had we been here for a long time?’ They all wondered.What was Stanley thinking?When Stanley and Xyla Quest heard this, they quickly looked at each other.The two of them decided not to press on.The answer was clear to them.Just as they had guessed, these bodyguards’ memories had been wiped away.They didn’t know they had actually arrived long ago.They also didn’t know that there was a temple on the hill.They had even entered the temple.“Let’s go…” S
Back when Xyla Quest’s father returned home with the painting, she did have her suspicions.For some reason, she felt that the emperor didn’t look like those on television or in other paintings…That emperor was unusually thin. It completely changed her mind about what an emperor should look like…Back then, her impression of emperors was plump-looking men.When Xyla thought of this, she shuddered and turned to look at Stanley Batton’s face. “I… I think he must be a god…”Stanley raised his brows. “Why are you so sure?” he asked as he looked at Xyla.Xyla immediately told Stanley about how her father acquired a painting of the emperor from a monk.“Back then, the monk said that the emperor entered his dream… After waking up, the monk drew the emperor’s portrait so that he wouldn’t forget it…“When I was a kid, I felt that the monk’s dream was ridiculous. I felt that the monk only made up the story my father told me…“But from the way things look now, this might have been the t
“Zack was the one who found out about this temple. Rumor has it that there was a powerful monk here who could deal with supernatural beings…” Stanley Batton said.“This means that Terrarium Peak has been around for a long time… Why would the ancient emperor build a temple here?” Xyla Quest had even more questions now.Cornelius Kroe was a difficult person to read.“I don’t know. I’m afraid he’s the only one who has the answers…” Stanley frowned deeply.Xyla nodded gently. “Terrarium has been around for such a long time. Now that it suddenly disappeared, I wonder how those who knew about this place would react when they realize this…” Xyla said.Xyla wondered if the media would pick it up…“Since he can wipe away the bodyguards’ memories, he naturally can also wipe away other people’s memories,” Stanley said.Xyla nodded…Stanley was right.Beep, beep, beep—Right then, Stanley’s phone started ringing.When he saw that it was Zack Cassidy, he immediately put on his Bluetooth
Moreover, Xyla Quest’s memories were unusually clear.She thought that Cornelius Kroe perhaps didn’t intend to wipe her memories away.Ever since she left Terrarium Peak, a lot of questions had been on her mind.Too many questions needed answers.She wanted to know why Cornelius set up a temple there.She also wanted to find out why Cornelius wiped away everyone’s memories except for hers and Stanley Batton’s.On top of that, Xyla also wanted to know why Cornelius gave them the talisman when he’d said he wouldn’t help them. What were those magic symbols for?There were too many questions on Xyla’s mind.The questions were like a spiderweb that wrapped around her brain.“Are you hungry?” Stanley asked.Xyla shook her head. “No…”She didn’t have any appetite right now.“In that case, shall we go back to my office? We’ll see if you want to eat then,” Stanley said.“Okay…”Xyla wasn’t in the mood for work either. She just wanted to stay with Stanley.She’d feel safe wherever
A golden ray of light flashed before Xyla Quest.The light disappeared just as quickly as it appeared…It didn’t even last a second.Xyla subconsciously rubbed her eyes and looked at the two magic symbols.However, there wasn’t any reaction this time.Was she seeing things?Xyla didn’t think so…Everything felt extremely real just now…Xyla didn’t say anything. Instead, she put one of the talismans in Stanley Batton’s pocket.Meanwhile, she put the other one in her pocket.Finally, she looked at Stanley. “We’ll each keep one of them… Since he gave us two of these, he probably wants us to share…“Since he’s an ancient emperor, I believe he won’t harm us. These things will surely benefit us…“As for what those benefits might be, we won’t find out just yet,” Xyla added.Stanley immediately took out his talisman.He then put it in Xyla’s pocket. “You can have both. If it brings any benefits, you’ll get double the amount with two of these…”The simple act made Xyla feel warm
Zack Cassidy awkwardly glanced at the two of them before directly backing out of the office with a glass of orange juice in his hand.After taking a deep breath, Zack knocked on the door.Stanley Batton didn’t mind what happened earlier at all.He calmly adjusted his black coat before looking at the door. “Come in…”Meanwhile, Xyla Quest slowly sat down next to Stanley.When other people were around, Xyla would be sure to salvage his reputation.Zack awkwardly took a deep breath before approaching them with the glass of orange juice that Xyla wanted.He put the glass of orange juice down. “Mr. Batton, here’s the orange juice you wanted.”With that, he bowed respectfully to Stanley and Xyla. He then turned around and left right away.Zack hadn’t even closed the door, but Stanley had already pulled Xyla onto his lap. “Don’t be angry… I’ll carry it with me, okay? You’re not allowed to divorce me.”When Zack heard the word ‘divorce’, he stopped walking immediately, tempted to eav