Upon hearing the sound, many people immediately dropped what they were doing and rushed towards the town square, heading towards the vicinity of the summoning platform.
Upon seeing those familiar figures standing on the high summoning platform, some people were even moved to tears, cheering and jumping for joy, "Brother Xiu! Boss Ye! Zhong Mu, you're finally back!!"
"It's good that you're back safe and sound. You guys are amazing! You always manage to come back safely!"
The crowd crowded around the summoning platform to welcome them, along with Lady Night and 408, who had been waiting for their return.
The townspeople eagerly awaited their return, while the monsters awaited the news they would bring back. The entire world, born from the sealed monsters, hoped that their return would bring a conclusion.
Ye Tianxuan was slightly moved to see familiar faces crowding around the summoning platform to greet them. But despite his emotion, he coughed lightly and said sternly, "Don't crowd here, the platform is about to collapse. Let us go down first before we talk."
As the crowd welcomed his return, Yin Xiu simply nodded calmly to meet their gazes and led Li Mo down from the summoning platform.
Zhong Mu led the doctor down the steps, and the group walked into the alley amidst cheers from the town. Before responding to the crowd's welcome, there was something more important to tell Lady Ye, who was waiting for them.
Inside the room, three people, four ghosts, and one god sat facing each other, observing and scrutinizing each other's changes, while outside, many players from the town waited.
"What is the world of the gods like?" Lady Night asked first, looking at Yin Xiu. "You should have personally gone to find out what kind of world his birthplace is like, right?"
"Hmm." Yin Xiu nodded lightly.
"What are your thoughts after learning about him? Do you think he's a monster that should be sealed away, or a god who can control himself?"
Yin Xiu pondered, "Whether or not to seal him, and whether or not I can control myself, I don't know. I only know that I want him to have a better life in the future, just like his kinsmen, to be a free, beloved, and worshipped god."
Lady Night seemed to be deep in thought, and stroked the black cat in her arms. "You seem to like him more now."
Yin Xiu remained silent, but Ye Tianxuan, standing to the side, explained everything they had witnessed in the other world to Lady Ye with a smile.
The Night Goddess learned about the nature of Li Mo's clan, the relationship between gods and believers, and the relationship and covenant between gods and high priests, giving her a deeper understanding of Li Mo's existence.
"In other words... his kin are all gods, and he should have been a god too. Given the reverence that believers in other worlds have for their gods, if he hadn't come here, he should have been a god loved by people. But... he came to this land and was twisted into a monster by people's evil thoughts and desires. It was beyond his control to corrupt us as well, is that right?"
Ye Tianxuan explained it very clearly, and Ye Niangniang listened very attentively. It was also the first time she had come to know Li Mo from his original world.
The monster they speak of should actually be a god, not sealed away, but revered by all.
The place where things went wrong was the sea village back then. Being trapped and twisted was also because of the sea village. As residents of the sea village, these original mutated monsters, even though they couldn't resist at the time, were still one of the factors that led to Li Mo becoming the way he is.
Hearing this, 408 couldn't help but laugh. "Given the relationship between gods and believers in other worlds, it's hard to imagine that the believers here not only sealed away the gods but also always regarded them as monsters and resisted them. They are completely different from those believers you talk about who are extremely devoted to their gods and refuse to betray them."
"There's no point in dwelling on past mistakes. Since the gods have become monsters, we can only consider how to deal with monsters." Lady Night sighed, gently stroking the cat in her arms, her tone softening. "Have you found a solution?"
Li Mo's true form unconsciously pollutes everything around him, something they are powerless to stop. In order to prevent the true form from polluting more people, this world of rules and these copies were created. But this is not a long-term solution, and the monsters are well aware of this.
That's why we hope that one day we can suppress the monster, or that this source of pollution will disappear in the future.
Yin Xiu was the only one who could make the monster disappear.
"Yes, or rather, I happen to have a method that will suit your tastes." Ye Tianxuan clapped his hands and pointed at Yin Xiu. "Remember what I told you about the relationship between gods and high priests?"
"God is not a real god. After God makes a pact with the high priest, God will disappear when the high priest dies. Yin Xiu is undoubtedly the only choice for high priest, which is also in line with your future hopes. When Yin Xiu disappears, God will disappear with him, and you will have no worries about the future."
All eyes fell on Yin Xiu and Li Mo. The fate-bound relationship between a god and a high priest was perfectly natural for them; in fact, they were able to transcend that relationship.
The gods may abandon the high priest, the gods may betray the high priest, but Li Mo will never abandon Yin Xiu.
When Yin Xiu's life comes to an end, he will leave this world with his god. The monsters will disappear, the world of rules will disappear, and this dangerous space will dissipate along with all the dangers, no longer threatening anyone.
This is the outcome that both the black cat faction and the white cat faction hoped to see.
"Tsk tsk, Nantong actually won in the end." 408 clicked his tongue, then turned to look at the players outside the window who were staring longingly inside. "Now that the future plan has been decided, what are these players supposed to do now?"
"Although no new players are entering the world of rules anymore, what should be done with the players who were brought in before?"
Lady Ye glanced at them out of the corner of her eye, "It's very simple. Tell them all the ways to leave, and let them choose how to leave themselves."
"If you don't want to work hard anymore, you'll be killed and eliminated. If you still want to rely on yourself, then go and clear the remaining dungeons. Life and death are in the hands of fate, but..."
The Night Goddess paused slightly, staring at the faces that were eagerly looking into the room.
Do people who can enter the world of rules really long to return to the real world?
Those who abandoned the real world and entered this place in confusion, searching for something, would not have appeared here if they were truly living well in the real world.
The call of God only draws those who wander and are lost to this place, and these people, especially those from the 35th plane, have probably found a new home here that far surpasses reality.