Chapter 486 Qu Wanwan Agrees to Become a Saintess
"I became a saintess?" Qu Wanwan asked again, afraid she had misheard.
The priest calmly replied, "The Holy Maiden of the Divine Palace is replaced every ten years. The previous Holy Maiden has reached the age to retire. You are the most skilled girl in witchcraft in the Witch Kingdom, and you are also a princess. I personally taught you."
"If you become the saintess, no one will dare to oppose you; they will only support you."
Qu Wanwan then realized that the high priest had gone through all this trouble for this reason.
The Holy Maiden of the Divine Palace holds a very high position, on par with the Junior Sacrificial Officer. She is not just a figurehead; she has real power and is in charge of the Divine Palace's Gu warehouse.
The selection of the Holy Maiden is rigorous, with a change every ten years. It is difficult to find even one qualified candidate among 100,000 young women.
These qualified individuals must ultimately be recognized by the sacred tree, from which one will be chosen to reside on the sacred tree and become the next Holy Maiden.
During her time as a saintess, she could not marry, drink alcohol, eat meat, and had to be pure of heart and abstinent from desires.
Furthermore, the saintess must be a pure and flawless virgin.
Qu Wanwan, thinking of the last condition, said to the priest with some helplessness, "Your Excellency, I am not qualified to become a saintess. On Broken Soul Island, Feng Yao and I have already..."
“It’s alright, Wu Li doesn’t mind.”
"???"
"Ahem—what I mean is, the decision of who becomes the Holy Maiden is actually up to the Shrine. If you want to save people, you'd better listen to me."
The priest felt that he had gone to such lengths for his stupid son, and the boy still couldn't find a wife; it was purely his own incompetence!
Seeing the priest's expression, Qu Wanwan roughly understood what he meant.
If she becomes a saintess, she cannot marry Feng Yao; instead, she will have to spend every day with the Junior Sacrificial Official Wu Li.
As time went on, the priest felt that she would be moved by the shamanic rituals, or even fall in love with them.
But only she knew that friendship and love were two different things.
She and Wu Li had known each other for so many years, but she had never taken that step because she didn't like Wu Li's type.
Even in ten or twenty years, I still won't like it.
But Qu Wanwan could only keep these words to herself.
In order to obtain the Sacred Gu, she agreed, "Alright, I will strive to become the next Holy Maiden!"
"Alright, you can go now." The priest waved his hand.
Qu Wanwan turned and left. Over the next two days, she recuperated while actively participating in the Saintess assessment, and soon stood out from the crowd.
Finally, she successfully gained the approval of the divine tree and became the next saintess.
The succession ceremony will be held at the Flower Mountain Festival in early May.
As the next Holy Maiden, she received a precious Holy Gu, which she could dispose of herself.
Qu Wanwan immediately sent the Sacred Gu to Feng Yao.
But she also knew that her connection with Feng Yao was completely severed.
She blocked out all external signals, shutting herself off every day, doing nothing but researching Gu techniques.
Several days passed in this way.
Qu Wanwan calculated the time and concluded that Feng Yao should have received the antidote and had almost cured Aunt Feng Yun, so she had nothing to worry about.
In the future, she will stay peacefully in the shrine, live on the sacred tree, and be a good saint.
"Thump—"
A small pebble tapped against the window frame, pulling my wandering thoughts back to reality.
Qu Wanwan turned around and saw a young man dressed in blue shirt and pants, wearing exquisite silver jewelry, and holding a bunch of wildflowers, smiling at her.
When the young man smiled, he revealed two small tiger teeth, which added a touch of naivety to his originally handsome and refined face, but also made him look cute.
This person was none other than Wu Li, the Junior Sacrificial Official of the Divine Palace and Qu Wanwan's childhood sweetheart.
“You’ve been spacing out. I’ve been watching you from outside the window for ages and you didn’t even notice. Were you thinking about your ex-boyfriend from country A again? He’s not even as handsome as me. Instead of thinking about him, you should think about me more.”
As his name suggests, Wu Liren was somewhat "rude" and spoke very recklessly.
Perhaps because he had been in a high position since childhood, everyone gave way to him, and he acted very flamboyantly.
Qu Wanwan was initially unwilling to be friends with this person, but Wu Li happened to be a hypocrite.
They are aloof and superior to outsiders, but completely open and honest with their own people.
Once he considers you a friend, he will be a loyal and reliable partner to you.
Qu Wanwan pretended not to have heard what Wu Li had just said and changed the subject, asking, "Why are you here?"
"I've come to deliver the saintess's clothes to you. There are three sets, all custom-made and tailors worked day and night to produce them," Wu Li explained with a smile.
Then, clutching his clothes, he jumped straight in through the window.
Qu Wanwan shook her head helplessly, "You are a Junior Sacrificial Official, and your every move is under scrutiny. If word gets out that you were climbing through a girl's bedroom window, it won't do you any good for your reputation."
"I don't care about my reputation; nobody dares to say anything about me."
"That's bad for my reputation, so don't repost it again," Qu Wanwan retorted irritably.
Wu Li raised an eyebrow and thought about it seriously. "If you become my wife, even if I were climbing through my own window, no one would say anything to me, and no one would say anything to you. Princess Wanwan, why don't you just marry me?"
Hearing these childish words, Qu Wanwan felt a headache coming on.
She explained helplessly, "Minister of the Sacrificial Ceremony, I am about to become a Holy Maiden, and I will be your equal in rank. I cannot marry, so please show me some respect."
“I have always respected you. You can do whatever you want. I have never forced you. Otherwise, I would have forced you to marry the Witch King long ago. He would have tied you to the bridal sedan chair and sent you to my bed. But I have never done that.” Wu Li said directly.
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