# Chapter 3: Morilan's Personal Fortune Problem (This is the Most Crucial)
A gold coin appeared in Su Xiao's hand, flipping between his fingers. In the past, he would have needed to investigate the ruins of the old mansion, but now that was no longer necessary.
"Beini, go to the Kodo School..."
Just as Su Xiao was about to instruct Beini to retrieve records about this matter from the Kodo School, Beini had already taken out an oil-paper bag from her small storage space, having prepared it in advance.
Su Xiao opened the oil-paper bag, pulled out the yellowed papers inside, and began flipping through them. There were also illustrations, hand-drawn on them.
"The Ancient God's Child Birth Incident? Was that done by the Soul Clock Tower?"
"Meow."
Beini added a meow. She had first learned about this matter from Morilan himself, so she had already reviewed these archives, then went to the Kodo School for more detailed information, and even met with the priest who had handled the incident back then.
Was that all Beini did? Not at all. After obtaining Morilan's consent, Beini went to the outskirts of "Dank City," hired workers to dig up Morilan's wife's remains, then spent 138 Lang Crystal Resin to arrange a proper funeral, even replacing the coffin with the best one available.
Beyond these, Beini also had Amu serve as her bodyguard to accompany her to the old royal capital, where they excavated the ruined old mansion and took many photos in the underground second floor.
Su Xiao took the first stack of photos Beini handed him. They showed Morilan's wife's remains.
"Your wife isn't dead."
Su Xiao tossed the photos aside and questioned Beini with his eyes, asking if she had dug up the wrong grave. Beini firmly indicated that there was absolutely no mistake—Morilan himself had led the way, and the coffin's style had been confirmed. It was the "sliding-lid coffin" commonly used in this world.
Please don't laugh; this is a very serious matter. A sliding-lid coffin has the lid inserted into wooden grooves on both sides of the coffin's interior, making it harder to break open from the inside. Sometimes, the deceased also had a very low chance of becoming corrupted, leading to the whole family ending up together.
"That's impossible. I confirmed it—my wife had no breath. The monster that crawled out of her belly also died afterward."
Morilan was very agitated, but a trace of fear lurked in his eyes.
"A mother body capable of gestating an Ancient God's Child is far more resilient than you imagine. To kill her, you'd at least need to cut off her head. What surprises me is, why didn't you die?"
Hearing Su Xiao's words, Morilan was utterly stunned.
"Your wife loves you more than you think. She's probably a member of the Soul Clock Tower now, and not low-ranking. The reason you didn't die is precisely because of this—she accepted the Soul Clock Tower's invitation, and in return, the Soul Clock Tower couldn't touch you.
You are the sole survivor of the 'Ancient God's Child Second Descent Incident.' Those scholars who love removing brains would have two choices: one, make you shut up forever; two, perform a frontal lobotomy on you."
Upon hearing Su Xiao's words, Morilan felt a shiver that penetrated to the depths of his pores. This world was far more dangerous than he had imagined, with too many terrifying and dark things hidden beneath the surface.
Su Xiao tossed aside the photos in his hand and said to Baha:
"Baha, go find Archbishop Noah."
"Got it."
Baha flew out through the window. Hearing Su Xiao's words, Morilan's expression froze slightly. He knew Archbishop Noah and had even been fortunate enough to meet that great figure once.
A dozen minutes later, Archbishop Noah pushed open the door and entered. He had just woken up, which was quite a hardship for this old man. Ever since Su Xiao had come to "Dank City," he had been suffering from insomnia. Today, the matter with the Heresy Execution Squad had been resolved, and he could finally sleep peacefully. But he hadn't slept long before Baha came looking for him.
"Archbishop Noah, I'm Morilan. Do you remember me?"
Morilan wanted to step forward and shake hands but could only stand stiffly in place. The Kodo School had shown him kindness, but the person who had arrived was too high-ranking.
"You..."
Archbishop Noah was puzzled. He truly didn't remember this person. His gaze shifted to Su Xiao, and he quickly guessed that this was probably a guest Su Xiao had brought.
"You're Morilan? Long time no see. How have you been lately?"
Archbishop Noah's old face broke into a smile as he actively took Morilan's hand, his other hand patting Morilan's shoulder. This made Morilan's heart surge with emotion.
In reality, Morilan had already sensed that Archbishop Noah had forgotten who he was, but the fact that such a great figure was being warm to him was enough. Overthinking other things would only bring unnecessary trouble. Respect was never given by others; it was earned by oneself.
"White Night, what do you need this old man for? I had just fallen asleep when you woke me up. You owe me mental compensation."
Archbishop Noah sat down and poured himself a cup of light tea. They were all old acquaintances, and moreover, they were on the same boat, so there was no need for formalities.
"I have something to ask you..."
After Su Xiao briefly explained the situation, Archbishop Noah's expression turned contemplative. He was recalling the situation on the Soul Clock Tower's side. As old rivals, they naturally understood each other well.
"During that period you mentioned, indeed a few female members joined the Soul Clock Tower. The highest-ranking among them was... Elchina? That woman, yes. She has a mole above her right eyebrow, and the lower half of her face is always covered with a black cloth. I've fought her before. Back then, I regretted that such high compatibility with Ancient God power wasn't discovered by us, to be made into a Divine Maiden..."
Archbishop Noah stopped mid-sentence. Divine Maiden Shataye was praying in the hotel room. If he continued speaking, Archbishop Noah might die.
Hearing Archbishop Noah's account, Morilan looked as if he'd seen a ghost. He slid off his chair, fell to his knees, and wept bitterly. Having thought he was utterly alone, suddenly learning that a loved one was still alive—this feeling was hard for outsiders to understand.
"Noah, how much do you know about the Ancient God's Child Descent incident?"
"Not much. The sealed Ancient God, with the help of the Soul Clock Tower, twice attempted to have human women bear Divine Children. This way, even with the Ancient God sealed inside, He could use the Divine Child as an avatar to suckle on this world from the outside. Simply put, the Divine Child was a tool..."
Archbishop Noah stopped mid-sentence again. Divine Maiden Shataye cast a glance his way. If he continued speaking, he might die again. It was truly hard on Archbishop Noah, at his advanced age, to have skirted the line between life and death twice in just a few minutes.
"Most of the people involved in this matter are dead. I seem to remember one person is still alive, but the memory is very vague. I'm getting old."
Archbishop Noah revealed his old fox nature, preparing to take the opportunity to gain some benefits. He was only cooperating with Su Xiao, not obligated to answer every question.
"Who."
As Su Xiao spoke, he tossed out a bottle of potion. The smile on Archbishop Noah's face grew even wider, like an old chrysanthemum in full bloom.
"That person is... Doctor Vorn of the Old Royal Capital."