The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 282 Notes

Then, Lin Xiyue led He Hailuo and carefully stepped across the soft carpet.

With each step Lin Xiyue took, she felt a sense of comfort and warmth beneath her feet.

After walking forward a dozen or so steps, she finally reached the center of the carpet.

To her surprise, there were no bloody or terrifying items like sacrificial offerings that she had imagined. Instead, there were several books neatly arranged together and an exquisite notebook.

"That's strange..."

Lin Xiyue first squatted down and carefully examined the books.

"What's so strange? (O_O)?"

He Hailuo also squatted down, just like Lin Xiyue, to examine the books.

"It's strange to have such a luxurious carpet here."

Lin Xiyue sighed and said to He Hailuo.

"Is it because of the books here?"

He Hailuo pointed curiously at the book in front of him and asked.

"It's not just these books, but also the carpets here."

Lin Xiyue shook her head and pointed to the large carpet under their feet.

"A carpet? What's wrong with that? Because it's too expensive?"

Hehelu didn't quite understand.

"This is a shopping mall. What kind of shopping mall would lay such a large and expensive carpet in the middle of a busy area? Judging from the distance we've walked, this carpet should cover the entire lobby."

“Even a regular carpet this size wouldn’t be cheap, let alone this one, which is not only fine and soft with beautiful weaving, but also inlaid with gold thread.”

As Lin Xiyue analyzed the situation for He Hailuo, she pulled up the long-haired carpet beneath their feet to show her how exquisite and beautiful it was.

"That's right, if I were the mall owner, I definitely wouldn't be willing to do that. I see that all the other malls have large swathes of white tiles. It's easy to clean and looks clean and beautiful."

He Hailuo understood after listening to Lin Xiyue's analysis, and she looked at the carpet in front of her with great confusion.

"The answer should be in these books. Be careful, I'll go take a look."

Lin Xiyue tilted her head slightly and spoke softly to He Hailuo.

At the same time, her bright, star-like eyes turned to the small pile of books in front of her.

She casually reached out her slender hand and gently picked up the book placed on top, then she began to examine it intently.

After some observation, Lin Xiyue was surprised to find that the book in her hand was actually a work about human religion.

Although she had never read the book before, she had heard of its existence.

The cover design of the book in her hand was exquisite, employing an extremely luxurious gold foil stamping process, making the gold lines shimmer with dazzling light under the light.

When her fingers gently touched it, she felt the soft, smooth texture of the leather with its unique pattern.

Judging from its appearance alone, this is very likely an extremely rare and valuable collector's edition book.

Just as Lin Xiyue was carefully studying the religious book in her hand, He Hailuo, who was standing next to her, also looked at the books with curiosity.

Unlike Lin Xiyue, she didn't just read one book; instead, she quickly picked up several in succession.

Then, she turned her gaze to the covers of the books, looking at them with great curiosity.

"Oh dear! So all of these are books related to religion."

After a moment, she couldn't help but exclaim softly.

Then, she carefully examined the cover information of each book.

The results showed that some of the religious classics were ones I was familiar with, while others were unfamiliar works whose mysterious nature could be discerned simply from their covers, but which I had never heard of before.

"let me see."

Lin Xiyue slowly turned her head, her gaze falling on He Hailuo. He Hailuo smiled and handed her several thick books. Lin Xiyue took them, a sense of curiosity rising within her.

Upon closer inspection, she was certain that, just as Hehero had said, these books were all religious works.

Surprisingly, however, they do not involve just one single religion, but rather encompass a wide range of different religious schools.

Lin Xiyue carefully counted the number of books in her hands, and the more she counted, the more alarmed she became.

It turns out that this place actually encompasses most of the mainstream religions known to humankind today!

More importantly, these religions are all orthodox sects, and are by no means cults that are considered heretical.

Filled with doubt, Lin Xiyue randomly opened one of the books.

Instantly, the dense annotations on the pages came into view.

As she read on, she was surprised to find that the annotations were full of strong subjective bias.

The text makes no attempt to conceal its complete rejection of these religions, and is filled with belittling and sarcasm.

Upon seeing this, Lin Xiyue frowned deeply.

She couldn't believe what she was seeing, so she hurriedly opened the other books.

The result was exactly the same: each book contained annotations similar to the first one, equally dense and airtight.

This astonishing discovery seemed to freeze the surrounding air, making the already mysterious atmosphere even more eerie.

Lin Xiyue felt a chill run down her spine, causing her to shiver involuntarily.

“That’s strange. Let me take a look at this notebook.”

Lin Xiyue gently placed the pile of religious books aside, then reached out and picked up the notebook lying quietly to the side.

This notebook looks extremely simple, like the kind of ordinary notebook you can buy for five yuan at a small stationery store on the street.

She casually flipped open the notebook, initially thinking it was just an ordinary notebook, but upon closer inspection, she realized it was actually more like a peculiar manuscript.

Because it not only contains densely packed text, but also interspersed with numerous hand-drawn illustrations with delicate brushstrokes.

Lin Xiyue's gaze first fell on the first page.

The largest space on the page is occupied by a meticulously drawn painting.

In the very center of the picture, a bright moon hangs high in the night sky, below which are the outlines of a large number of houses arranged in a staggered manner.

Surprisingly, the bright moon was painted a deep red by a blood-red paintbrush, and even the moonlight shining on the houses below was depicted as a shocking red.

The entire scene is like a burning inferno, giving people a strong visual impact and a shock to the soul.

Beside this hand-drawn illustration, a line of words, crooked yet powerfully written, reads: "Is this the beginning of everything? This is the coming of my Lord!"

These words were written in extremely messy handwriting, and between the lines they revealed an almost manic emotion.

It's not hard to imagine that the person who wrote these words must have been filled with some crazy idea at the time.

"This is!!???"

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