Manda sat by the fire pond and silently looked at the copper pot in front of her.


    There was a pheasant in it. Sphinx took a spoon to taste the soup from time to time, and then added some inexplicable seasonings to it.


    Manda is not a picky eater, but he knows the difficulty of eating the chicken.


    The ingredients are good. Even if Sphinx can''t cook, it will always add salt. As long as you add a little salt, it''s definitely not bad.


    But the biggest problem is that sphinx doesn''t think he can''t cook. He always gropes for the combination of various seasonings, and then cooks food beyond the cognitive range of ordinary people in narcissism.


    Sphinx brought the earthenware pot to Manda, threw him a spoon and said, "eat."


    This is a very complex process. Manda must eat the whole chicken and accurately express the process of gradually understanding, deeply understanding and intoxicating the food.


    He took a sip of soup and said calmly, "it tastes a little ordinary."


    Sphinx smiled deeply: "ignorant mortal, try another drink."


    Manda took another sip, her eyebrows frowned slightly and her mouth trembled, gradually showing the surprise and panic at the moment of taste bud awakening.


    "The taste seems a little strange..."


    Sphinx sneered, "try another piece of meat."


    When the climax came, Manda took a piece of chicken and stuffed it into his mouth. He lowered his head, his veins burst and his whole body trembled. Driven by the delicious food, his body and soul changed qualitatively.


    The main highlight of this performance is the explosive force. Although the scene is shocking, the performance difficulty is much less than that of the previous paragraph. The external manifestations of extreme pain and extreme happiness are basically the same. For example, Manda''s tears are now full of tears because the chicken is really bad, but in Sphinx''s view, it is tears of joy after understanding the true meaning of food.


    Finally, it is the contrast and rendering of the atmosphere. With tears hanging, Manda eats up all the chicken with soup and water as quickly as possible, and then lies in bed satisfied and slowly falls asleep with an aftertaste smile.


    But I can''t sleep so early tonight, because tomorrow is the day of Pearl handover. According to the agreement, 20000 pearls are in place, and Manda should leave here.


    "Little guy, I really don''t want you." Sphinx came forward and stroked Manda''s cheek.


    Manda smiled and said, "I think we''ll have another chance to meet."


    "Why don''t you stay with me for more days."


    Manda said slightly nervously, "I don''t think the God will break his promise."


    "Just kidding, do you think I''d like to keep you?" Sphinx came to Manda. Today he only wore a tulle and his smile was more charming than ever. "This is the last night we spent together. I have a gift for you."


    Manda blinked. In this case, it''s not good to refute the goddess''s face. Besides, it''s also right to exercise and eat just after dinner.


    Manda got up and looked at Sphinx with tenderness: "thank you for your grace."


    Sphinx blushed and said, "are you ok?"


    "I think I can!"


    "I cooked you two fish. Can you really eat them?"


    "I think I''m full." Manda seems to have misunderstood something.


    "Didn''t you say you were OK?" Sphinx carried two fish in front of Manda.


    Manda stepped back two steps and said, "I''m still greedy, but my stomach is really full."


    Sphinx frowned and said, "you don''t want to accept my gift?"


    Manda doesn''t want to annoy Sphinx. A whole chicken can eat it. It doesn''t matter to eat two more fish.


    But he smelled the herb on the two fish. This is a rare poison that can make people lose most of their action ability for a period of time. Manda saw this herb when he followed Bruto to learn witchcraft.


    Seeing that Manda was very resistant, Sphinx glared and said, "I know your nose is very smart. Eat these two fish and have a good sleep. Tomorrow, you won''t think nonsense and I won''t have some trouble. If you don''t know what''s good or bad, I''ll put these two fish into your body. As for where you put them, it depends on my mood."


    Manda didn''t resist. He didn''t want to make himself more embarrassed. After eating two fish, Manda''s eyelids began to fight and soon fell into a deep sleep.


    The next day, it took Sphinx a long time to wake Manda up. When she woke up, Manda sat very hard and needed the help of Sphinx to walk. She had completely lost her ability to escape.


    Now even if the true God comes, it is very difficult to take Manda to escape. Manda has become a mere burden.


    After setting up the altar, Manda staggered to pray to pan. When the Oracle ring lit up, Manda lit the candle.


    The process is exactly the same as last time. Sphinx has no doubt.


    Pan quickly responded: "the pearl is ready and put into the Styx island."


    Manda was reassured. Pan didn''t ask which island he put the Pearl on, which proved that Hermes had successfully received Manda''s message.


    Seeing Manda keep silent, Sphinx panicked.


    "What tricks are you playing? You talk! You talk to pan!"


    Pan Shen said to Manda, "give them the 20000 pearls. It''s my father''s order."


    Manda nodded and said, "OK."


    Sphinx roared, "what''s good? What the hell are you talking about?"


    Manda looked back and said, "God pan has put pearls into the Styx island. There are 20000 pearls, not a few."


    Sphinx said, "which island? Didn''t you say he has many islands?"


    Manda nodded and said, "OK."


    Sphinx immediately interrupted the contact between Manda and pan Shen, and then knocked Manda to the ground with a punch: "can''t you speak human words? I asked which island you are!"


    Manda struggled to get up and spit out a mouthful of blood: "the name of that island is good."


    "Dare you lie to me!" Sphinx raised his hand and tried to hit again. Manda raised her neck and said, "hit me. You''d better kill me and see if you can guess the password to open the island."


    The highly poisonous Manda couldn''t stand steadily. Sphinx was really afraid of killing him with the wrong hand.


    "Tell me the password first and I''ll let you go."


    Manda shook her head and said, "let me go first, and I''ll tell you the password!"


    Sphinx said angrily, "what if I let you go and the password is false?"


    Manda said, "what if I told you the password and you killed me?"


    "Believe it or not, I''ll kill you now?" Sphinx showed his fangs.


    "Don''t bother you, I''ll do it myself," Manda put her finger around her neck. "It''s a death. Why should I bear so much torture from you?"


    Sphinx trembled with anger. "What do you want?"


    Manda said, "take me to the exit of the world. I''ll give you the Pearl. You let me go. Since then, we''ve gone our own way. What do you think?"


    Sphinx looked up and down at Manda: "do you think you can escape at the exit?"


    Manda''s body shook. "At least there''s a chance to escape."


    Sphinx nodded and said, "OK, I''ll give you a chance!"


    He took Manda and flew out of the forest to a canyon not far away.


    The canyon is long and foggy. Sphinx pointed to the distance and said, "go straight along the canyon, and you can find the exit and return to the world that originally belonged to you."


    Manda said, "how do I know this is really an exit?"


    Sphinx waved his wings and blew away a little fog: "you should recognize here?"


    Manda looked at the distant scenery. It looked familiar. It was too familiar. This is the haze Valley!


    "When the count took you in here, you lived in the valley for a long time and were familiar with everything here. Take a closer look and see if I lied to you!"


    This is really the haze valley. On the cliff, there are the count''s castle, the temple of tifun, and the cave where the witch Portia once lived.


    So familiar, so warm, so miss


    Manda was fascinated. Sphinx smiled and said, "open the Styx Island, give me the Pearl, and you can go."


    "OK!" Manda nodded. His lips trembled up and down. He should be reciting the password. After reciting it several times, he looked at Sphinx blankly: "I can''t open the Styx island."


    Sphinx smiled and the clever bastard finally took the bait.


    Of course, he can''t open the Styx Island, because Sphinx hasn''t opened the connection between the world and the underworld.


    No matter how smart mortals are, they are just like this. Through these days of contact, Sphinx feels that he has seen through Manda''s temperament.


    When hope is slim, he will be cautious.


    When he is completely desperate, he will give it a go.


    When hope is in front of him, he will put down all his guard like other mortals and be as easy to cheat as a child.


    This is just the projection of the haze valley. Manda can''t get out of this valley even if she walks for a year.


    Sphinx didn''t intend to let Manda go. After he got the Pearl, he would kill Manda immediately and would never let Manda reveal the secret here.


    He also wanted to continue blackmailing Hermes, but he was worried that Hermes would find here. 20000 pearls were enough to restore most of TIPHON''s strength, but it attracted Hermes and was likely to lead to disaster.


    "Come on, you try again and open the Styx island." Sphinx opened the connection between the world and the underworld.


    Manda stared at the valley and said, "try again?"


    "Yes, try again. Don''t forget our rules. If you want to speak, you must speak. What''s the password to open the island?"


    Sphinx waited for a long time, but there was no response from Manda. He patted Manda on the cheek, but saw Manda''s body flying into the air.


    "You little bastard want to die!" Sphinx shouted angrily and stabbed Manda''s chest with his sharp fingernails. Manda didn''t respond, but flew expressionless.


    What''s more amazing is that he never looked back at the road. He kept looking at the Sphinx and flying backward.


    Sphinx waved his claws and grabbed Manda.


    This will make Manda suffer fatal injury, and Sphinx does not intend to be merciful. Sphinx will torture Manda with the most cruel means until he says the password of Styx island.


    However, Manda, who was seriously injured, still didn''t respond. He lowered his head, curled up and quickly flew out of Sphinx''s sight.


    Sphinx realized a serious problem:


    This is not Manda, this is his part