"Don't you find it unfair that God created you to obey Him like a slave?" Legion tried to instill some uncertainty in her mind so that she would mistrust God.
"Hah, if you were the only thing alive in an empty space for eternity, what would you do? Certainly, if we live alone in a room for decades, we will become mental patients. God was lonely and He wanted companions with whom he could spend some time with. And He had the power to do so. So tell me why would I be upset when He created me and let me live in such a wonderful universe? I should be thanking Him instead, don't I?"
[A/N: I would like my beloved Readers not to take this religiously. It's a request. It's not about religion but Xue Lin's personal fight against evil.]
Yes, Xue Lin has a rude personality. She doesn't care about those who are around her but have nothing to do with her. She doesn't even feel upset when her relative who isn't close to her, dies.
She thinks – we must care for the people when they are alive because that's when the true affection for them can be shown. If we don't care for them when they are alive, and after their death, if we cry on their corpse, it only means that we want to lower our guilt because we are selfish – Xue Lin is practical in that sense it almost makes people think that she is a cold-hearted person.
However, she really appreciates those who help her, guide her, show her the right path and care for her. She doesn't care if they are related to her by blood or not. She can give her life for them and she is always grateful to them even if they do a small favor to her. She will remember their goodwill for the rest of her life.
Legion asked, "Even if God abandoned you twice?"
Xue Lin firmly said, "God never abandons anyone. He gave us choices. We can either choose the right path or the wrong path. If we choose the right path and believe in Him, we may suffer now but we will eventually get eternal peace. And I will choose the right path even if I lose my mind."
Xue Lin didn't change her mind even standing in front of the demon. Legion looked at her for a while and then lowered her body to the ground. Xue Lin's feet touched the ground and she sighed softly. Legion said, "Stay here obediently. The ceremony will start soon. Your soul that has been tainted will be given to Satan."
Xue Lin's face paled. She thought she had persuaded that demon but she failed. Since they wanted to kill her, there was no way she could change their minds no matter what she said.
After Legion and Balthazar left, Xue Lin tiptoed to the door and heard their footsteps going away. She slowly touched the doorknob and tried to twist it. With a 'click' sound, the door opened.
She almost laughed out in joy but quickly controlled herself. She still didn't know if someone was guarding the door outside the door. Though she didn't hear them talking, she has to be careful.
Slowly, millimeter by millimeter, Xue Lin opened the door and saw no one guarding the door. It was an empty simple living room. 'Are they overconfident or am I too lucky?' She thought.
She was wearing semi-high heels which weren't good for walking silently or running fast. She couldn't take off her shoes because if her feet got hurt running bare-footed, there was no way she could run after that. If she has to run without shoes, she can always carry them.
She opened the door of the living room and saw a dark corridor. 'What's with this corridor? Is it the same corridor? Then there should be guards outside the door… but customers are also there. I don't think the guards would dare create a commotion. But if the customers are Satanists…' Xue Lin didn't want to think about it.
She prayed in her heart, 'Whatever happens, it will be for the best.' She took a deep breath and walked fast. She reached the door and slowly reached out to the doorknob. She took another breath. Nervousness was making her whole body numb.
She abruptly twisted the doorknob and opened the door, but what she saw made her stumble on the doorway.
There was no bar, no luxurious room, no people. The only thing in front of her was dark woods as far as her eyes could see.
'Am I hallucinating?' Xue Lin noticed that fear was making her whole body tremble. She tore her mind from her emotion and tried to think about what she should do. This place looked identical to the place five years ago. 'Did they bring me here while I lost my consciousness? How long was I unconscious?'
No wonder they left her without a guard. She had nowhere to run in the deep forest and they knew it.
But… so what? Since she had the guts to disobey God, disobeying the devil is a matter of fact.
When she thought about that, the only thing her head instructed her to do was, "Run!"
Wearing heels, she ran straight to the forest. She couldn't see anything in the dark and she didn't have her cellphone either. She stumbled and fell on the ground many times, her clothes were torn and she was injured. Blood dripped from the wounds and they stung. But she did not care and she did not make a single noise. Her lips were shut tightly.
She stood up and ran without caring about anything. She already lost her left shoe along the way, so she threw the other shoe somewhere far away so that if someone came to look for her, they would get distracted by her shoes.
After running for a while, her heart was throbbing. She couldn't breathe properly and losing strength. When she saw that she couldn't breathe without taking rest, she slowed down and panted heavily. She felt as if her heart was about to burst. She clutched her chest and thought, 'Did I lose them? How far did I come?'