They all nodded when they heard that the high priest was to be brought out, but when they heard that they needed to find a nice hand, they were all dumbfounded.
"Yes, it's a really beautiful hand. The arm is very white, slender and even, with distinct joints. You can spot it at a glance. It must be the most beautiful one in the city lord's collection." Zhong Mu tried his best to explain, but everyone was even more confused.
"Why don't you come with us to the city lord's collection room? The city lord is gone anyway, and while you're at it... why don't you go and ask the high priest to come out? We might not be able to." The people around him nodded obsequiously.
Zhong Mu originally intended to keep an eye on the people outside the main city, fearing further accidents, and had no plans to enter the main city. But now, he had no choice but to go into the main city himself to search for them.
The doctor's arm is sure to be the best-looking of all the collectibles, and it's sure to be easy to find. I don't know what these people are confused about.
"Doctor, shall we come into the main city together?" Zhong Mu turned around, took the doctor's hand, and was worried about leaving the doctor alone outside.
"I'm fine with anything." Mu He nodded slowly. She couldn't see anything, so she could only run after Zhong Mu.
He was worried about leaving Zhong Mu alone outside the main city to wait for him.
Zhong Mu nodded, turned around and looked at the group of people gathered in front of the main city, and solemnly instructed: "In order to make the gods feel your piety during the ritual of summoning back the gods, you must build a summoning platform in a short time. Each of you must cut some flesh and blood as a sacrifice to the gods to increase the success rate. You must finish this before I come out."
He needed to give these people something to do to prevent them from causing any more trouble, and he also needed the city's residents to break the city lord's body into tiny pieces to eliminate any possibility of him waking up again.
Upon hearing that only with a devout heart could the gods be summoned back, the people immediately turned around and busied themselves with their tasks. Only when they acted in unison could they cooperate happily with each other. Moreover, the wonderful day of the gods' return was just around the corner, so there was no need to fight amongst themselves anymore.
After settling the people in, Zhong Mu led Mu He into the main city.
The layout here is basically the same as that of the main city of the Twin Cities that Zhong Mu passed by. The only slight difference is that there is a collection room of the city lord in the area where the divine messengers live on the first floor. The divine messengers took Zhong Mu there first.
Upon opening the door to the collection room, the dazzling array of severed limbs and broken pieces made Zhong Mu, who was standing at the door, feel dizzy and lightheaded.
He still feels uncomfortable when faced with a large number of incomplete human bodies. Even though he has forced himself to get used to seeing incomplete people, he still cannot accept dismemberment for the time being.
"Are you alright?" Mu He's soft voice came from the side. Her voice was gentle and pleasant, and the comforting feeling was like a clear spring flowing into the body, instantly clearing away the dizziness.
Zhong Mu took a deep breath and replied, "It's okay, I'm fine."
Mu He reached out and rubbed Zhong Mu's head. "I can sense my hand is nearby. Once you find it, we'll get out. Just bear with it a little longer."
The doctor has already comforted him like this, so how could Zhong Mu not try his best?
"Okay, Doctor, wait for me here." He took a deep breath, then stared intently as he stepped into the room, using his heart's senses to walk at lightning speed to the display case where Mu He's arm was placed.
Outside, the limbs in the exhibition hall were placed on mannequins, while here the limbs were displayed in the kitchen. Looking at them one by one, only the doctor's hands were exceptionally delicate, like works of art, which also eased Zhong Mu's discomfort.
Warm light fell on the shop window, which was covered with red velvet cushions, making the fair arms look soft.
Zhong Mu opened the display window and took out the arm. For the first time, when she was facing a severed limb up close, she did not feel afraid, probably because it was a doctor's hand.
The soft touch landed in his palm. He didn't feel fear or discomfort at the severed limbs. Instead, a thought flashed through his mind: he would be holding this hand for a long time to come.
We're going to hold hands every day, so why be afraid?
The doctor is blind and needs someone to guide him through unfamiliar places. Zhong Mu is the one who will lead the doctor, and he will likely continue to do so for many years.
Facing each other now, I even feel a little gratified.
Mu He couldn't see anything from the doorway, but the group of divine messengers huddled in the crack could see everything. The man who had been so fierce before, who had seemed quite uncomfortable before entering the room, immediately relaxed his brows and stared at the arm with a happy expression after obtaining it.
Could this guy be... also a pervert who likes physical attraction?
The divine messengers frowned. They didn't care about the big boss's affairs; they just wanted to summon the god back, make him obedient, and pretend they hadn't seen anything.
It's a pity that the good-looking person next to him is blind, otherwise he would definitely have seen the true face of that pervert.
Zhong Mu rushed back with her arm, holding it up happily, "Doctor, look, I found your arm!"
Mu He looked up and nodded. "Great."
"Hehe, I'll sew it up for the doctor when I have a spare moment." Zhong Mu first put his arm into his storage space, then took Mu He's other hand and calmly looked at the divine messengers beside him. "Let's go find the High Priest."
"Oh, okay." The divine messengers glanced silently at their natural and practiced hand-holding gesture, a hint of doubt flashing through their minds, but in the end they didn't ask anything and pretended not to see it.
Take the elevator up to the top floor of the main building.
Living on the highest floor of the main city is standard for all high priests in the city.
Although Zhong Mu had never been to the main city of the Forgotten City, he had the opportunity to meet the twin priests of the Twin Cities when he passed through the Twin Cities with the high priest of the Forgotten City, and became familiar with the structure of the main city, which was the same here.
But Zhong Mu froze for a few seconds as the elevator slowly opened its doors at the top floor.
The high priest of the Forgotten City said that the rooms on the top floor are considered the high priest's home, and almost all high priests live there and do not go anywhere else.
Before the gods disappeared, that place was a good home for all the high priests, and they had happy memories there, but after the gods disappeared, things were less certain.
The High Priest of the Forgotten City, who was explaining at the time, simply shook his head and sighed, without going into details, and Zhong Mu didn't fully understand either.
But looking at the room before him now, he seemed to understand.
A happy high priest should not live in such a cage-like place.
The elevator doors opened, but instead of a beautiful house or door, there were iron bars and a huge lock.
Behind the iron fence, you could see a thick chain fixed to the wall, hanging down and fastening to a young girl's body.
These chains were present on all four walls, binding the girl's limbs and neck, making it impossible for her to escape from the room.