After a brief pause, Elsie continued, "While ensuring your safe return to the Spirit God Realm without any punishment, I am willing to write a recommendation letter for each of you, so that you can all be promoted by one rank and gradually ascend to the level of mid-level divine officials. As an exchange condition, from now on, you must never mention today's events to anyone. You must treat today as if it never happened, and you have never met us purification envoys or heard of the Dark Layer system. What do you think about this?"
Elsie's intention was clear—to bribe Judge Yan and his companions. Although the reason behind Elsie's offer was unclear, one thing was certain: faced with such generous rewards, even officials from the Spirit God Realm would find it hard not to waver. After all, they were colleagues, and everyone worked to make the Spirit God Realm better. Therefore, just a small promise was enough to secure such substantial rewards, making it a lucrative deal that few would refuse.
However, Elsie, full of confidence in this transaction, did not anticipate that the three individuals she was dealing with were exceptionally upright in character. Judge Yan, Dao Lao, and Dream Jia had always been proud of their high moral standards and sacred honor. They would never voluntarily abandon their absolute loyalty to justice in the Spirit God Realm, especially since their purpose in coming to this world was to capture the two mysterious individuals responsible for the murder of Judge Yan's parents. If they were to give up their quest for revenge due to fear of Elsie's power or for the sake of petty favors, not only would Judge Yan feel unworthy of his parents' upbringing, but Dao Lao and Dream Jia would also feel ashamed for failing to help Judge Yan achieve justice.
Ultimately, Judge Yan and his companions earned the trust of the Spirit God Realm and became pursuit officials primarily due to their exceptionally upright and resilient characters. Only through this could they consistently uphold the spiritual, moral, and ideological values of the Spirit God Realm and willingly devote themselves to their work as pursuit officials.
Otherwise, Judge Yan and his companions would likely have been turned against them long ago, unable to resist the various temptations offered by the Dark Energy, much like Elina, who abandoned her priestly status and defected to a local faction.
Furthermore, Judge Yan and his companions never believed that Elsie and her group came to Earth NX to cause trouble just because they had authorization from the Spirit God Realm. After all, based on the noble morals and values symbolizing justice upheld by the Spirit God Realm, even facing a world outside their own, the Spirit God Realm would never approve of priests causing havoc at will. It can be inferred that Elsie's apparent proposal to dissuade Judge Yan and his companions likely concealed some hidden agenda. Elsie and her group were very likely intentionally distorting the orders issued by the Spirit God Realm to achieve their own undisclosed objectives.
Given these reasons, Judge Yan promptly refused, "We are not interested in your proposal. Our main purpose here is to capture those two mysterious individuals. You know our identities, so you should understand that as pursuit officials of the Dark Energy, we have never had the option to abandon our pursuit."
Dream Jia chimed in, "That's right. Either you cooperate with us and help us capture those two individuals in black, or we will do it ourselves. Then, after we return to the Spirit God Realm, we will verify your identities to ensure you are not traitors fleeing from the Spirit God Realm. Of course, if you disagree with us and try to obstruct us, I won't hesitate to deal with anyone who tries to interfere with our duties on the spot!"
"Please cooperate with us, Elsie, and assist us in apprehending the suspects. Afterward, we will leave on our own. As for the tasks you are carrying out here, I think it's necessary for us to verify them when we return. After all, from the perspective of the Spirit God Realm, there would be no reason for arbitrary harm to humans on Earth NX. I believe there must be some misunderstanding."
Dao Lao also stood up, tapping his buttocks as if offering a compromise. However, in reality, he indicated that he did not want to only focus on capturing the two mysterious individuals without intervening in matters on Earth NX. Dao Lao deeply suspected Elsie's group of impure motives and knew very well that Elsie would not agree to their proposal. At this point, everyone was simply exchanging formalities before the negotiations broke down.
After carefully listening to Judge Yan and his companions, Elsie frowned and shook her head in difficulty, saying, "If you do this, it will be very difficult for me! Let me think about how to handle this. Oh my! Or maybe, I think it's better for you to clarify things face to face!"
Saying this, Elsie turned to look at the other four priests in black robes standing in the middle of the hall.
After a moment, as if determined, two of the priests suddenly sighed together and removed their large black hooded hats. Then, one of the priests sighed helplessly, "Ah! Son, why are you so stubborn? Many things are really not as simple as you think! You should really focus on your job and not meddle everywhere, stirring up trouble. Don't you know curiosity killed the cat?"
Watching these two revealed priests, Judge Yan's face couldn't help but show surprise. Although Judge Yan had suspected that the mysterious individuals who killed his parents were not only priests but also possibly affiliated with Elsie's group, seeing his speculation confirmed and seeing the two mysterious individuals he came to capture standing in the center of this hall, Judge Yan couldn't help but feel an indescribable mix of emotions.
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Certainly, Hao Yun's surprise upon seeing these two mysterious individuals was partly due to their appearance. Although superficially these two resembled Hao Yun's parents in looks, their mental state was vastly different from the last time Hao Yun had seen them. The wrinkles on their faces had disappeared, and their slightly grayish hair had regained its jet-black luster, making them appear as if they were in their twenties. While their eyes still conveyed a parental affection towards Hao Yun, the exceptionally sharp gaze in their eyes failed to provide any warmth to Hao Yun. Their seemingly loving gaze was incredibly penetrating, making Hao Yun feel like they could see through his soul with just a single glance.
Despite this, fueled by the flames of vengeance burning in his heart, Hao Yun looked at the two mysterious figures without any fear and spoke in a cold tone, "You... You are not my parents! And I am not your damn son! You... You are the murderers who killed my parents! You are the villains who took away my parents' bodies!"
As he spoke, Hao Yun once again gripped the Phoenix Blade in his hand. Although the two daggers had significantly reduced in power due to their inability to light up, Hao Yun paid no attention to it. Driven by the fury of revenge clouding his mind, he was determined to rush forward and unleash a ruthless attack on them.
"Hao Yun! Don't be impulsive! You are no match for them! Please don't do anything foolish!" Dao Lao immediately stepped forward and grabbed Hao Yun's arm to prevent him from swinging the Phoenix Blade towards the mysterious individuals. At the same time, Dream Jia had also stepped in front of Hao Yun to prevent him from charging towards the two mysterious figures.
Seeing that Hao Yun's impending attack had been intercepted, the mysterious person who occupied Hao Yun's mother's body sighed lightly and revealed the vintage short gun with a faint rose-gold glow in her hand, indicating that she was almost ready to fire back at Hao Yun.
"So you two are also Purifiers. Why did you suddenly appear in Hao Yun's home? And why did you attempt to harm the two mortal beings?" Dream Jia asked coldly, aiming to quickly divert Hao Yun's attention so that he could adjust his emotions.
"Haven't we discussed this before? We are both priests of the Realm of Spirits and also Hao Yun's parents. Why don't you believe us? Ah, I really didn't expect such a low probability event to happen to us! It's really a first in my life!" The mysterious woman put away her gun with some self-deprecation. The mysterious man who had taken away Hao Yun's father's body made a gesture as if he was lifting a bridal sedan chair, causing the mysterious woman to chuckle uncontrollably. It seemed that neither of them was angry about Hao Yun's recent actions; instead, they appeared quite amused.
"Son! We didn't expect that when you were living outside, you would accidentally become a priest of the Realm of Spirits. Alas! We were too careless, which allowed you to see things you shouldn't have seen. Moreover, when you chased us into the teleportation array, we thought you would have a slim chance of survival. But unexpectedly, you actually managed to reach here! Alas! Regardless of how you managed to do it, why did you have to do this? Alas! Honestly, I really hope, my son, that you would be buried in the dimensional storm. That way, none of us would be troubled by more worries!" After interacting with the mysterious woman for a while, the mysterious man finally spoke with a tone filled with concern. However, it was evident that his words not only failed to alleviate Hao Yun's pain but instead caused him even greater anger due to the seemingly affectionate yet sarcastic tone.
Not to mention Hao Yun, even Elsie couldn't help but curse after hearing the mysterious man's words, "I said, Adam, if you can't talk, can't you just shut up for a while? If you don't talk, no one will mistake you for a mute!"
"Adam? So your name is Adam. Therefore, you are not my father! Because my father is not called some damn Adam! My father's name is Hao Sheng!" Upon hearing the mysterious man's real name, Hao Yun immediately accused.
In Hao Yun's view, these two guys in front of him were shameless. The fact that they had taken away his parents' lives had already been exposed, yet they still claimed to be Hao Yun's parents. What made Hao Yun even more angry was that, from the current situation, due to the vast difference in strength between the two sides and the large number of opponents, even if the enemies who killed Hao Yun's parents were standing right in front of him, Hao Yun would probably be unable to take them down. Therefore, Hao Yun couldn't help but feel a strong sense of powerlessness for the first time in his life.
"Son, I know you're very angry right now. But please don't be angry. Just listen to me finish what I have to say." Seeing Hao Yun so resolutely denying them, Adam put on a somewhat bitter expression and continued, hoping Hao Yun would not continue to argue with him.
After a brief pause, seeing that Hao Yun was only staring at him with anger and showed no intention of continuing to argue with him, Adam continued, "In fact, I am not only your father, but also your biological father. Eve is the same. She is not only your biological mother, but also your mother."
Adam's words sounded like nonsense literature, but Hao Yun still detected something different from Adam's choice of words. Because when Adam spoke, he emphasized the concepts of "biological father" and "father." This indicated that he actually wanted to further clarify the relationship between himself and Hao Yun. After all, logically speaking, a father does not necessarily have a blood relationship. But a biological father, no matter from which perspective, must be the father of the offspring. In addition, from Adam's seemingly nonsensical remarks, Hao Yun and the others also learned that the mysterious woman who took away his mother's body was named Eve, a name that obviously had no relation to Hao Yun's mother's real name.
"Son, we are both priests, and indeed we are your parents. You are indeed our flesh and blood. As for the two mortal beings who became your parents, they are actually formed by the bloodline that our entities left behind in the 38th spacetime line of Earth, and we did not kill these two mortal beings. We just completed a regressive fusion with these two shells we left behind in the 38th spacetime line of Earth." Eve took over the topic, gently stroking her own body as she spoke.