Alger's body was tense and straight until Xu Ling and the others realized what had happened and hurriedly got up. Only after the weight on him was removed did he let out a barely audible sigh of relief.
Thank goodness! I almost bumped into an adult!
Seeing the chaos among Xu Ling and the others, Sloan was also startled. He hadn't expected that simply stopping his footing would cause such a commotion.
Sloan was momentarily at a loss, but when he came to his senses and apologized, Miller seemed oblivious to the commotion behind him and asked, "Are we there yet?" In an instant, he changed the subject.
This was Miller's second sentence after getting off the carriage. Upon seeing this, Sloan immediately disregarded everything else and hurriedly replied, "We're here, we're here, sir. This is your room."
Before he finished speaking, he jogged a few steps forward and stopped in front of a door that looked no different from any other. He opened the door and said, "Sir, this is your room. Please come in."
Taking advantage of the moment when he was facing the group, Sloan naturally turned his gaze to Miller, finally getting his wish to take a closer look at what Bishop Miller actually looked like.
Bishop Miller's appearance...
It was quite different from what Sloan had imagined—he had never expected Bishop Miller to be so good-looking!
No, "good" is not enough to describe it!
If he were to describe it in words, Sloan honestly wouldn't know how. Sloan only knew that he was shocked at first glance, but then, as he tried to observe more closely, his attention was unconsciously drawn to Bishop Miller's entire aura.
His gaze involuntarily swept over Bishop Miller's face, completely forgetting his earlier thoughts. Just as his gaze was about to fall elsewhere, Miller seemed to notice and slightly raised his eyes.
Their eyes met. In an instant, Sloan was captivated, his eyes filled with a fervor he had never shown before.
That fervor was tinged with a touch of devout longing.
Alger, standing behind Miller, could tell at a glance that Sloan looked no different from the believers who were devoutly praying before the statue of the God of Light in the church.
Alger immediately thought to himself, "This is bad!" Just as he expected, Sloan bent his knees and was about to kneel down!
If this were done in private, or if Xu Ling and her students weren't around, Alger would never have stopped it—he had also done the same thing as Sloan when he first met Bishop Miller.
The problem is, this isn't a private matter!
Moreover, he had not only his church students behind him, but also the witches' students!
It would be one thing if students from their own academy saw it, but what if the witches and their gang saw it...?
Alger could imagine how badly the Church's glorious image would be tarnished from now on!
It was too late to stop it!
At the critical moment, Alger suddenly had a flash of inspiration. As if by accident, he moved his feet slightly to the side, just enough to block most of the view behind him.
Despite Alger's usual attire of wide, ornate silver robes that obscure his stature, Xu Ling and the others standing behind him could clearly sense his imposing height.
Their view ahead was already obstructed, and with Alger's actions, Xu Ling and the others had no idea what was happening ahead.
However, the people behind Alger were not at all curious at this moment. After all, not long ago, they had almost knocked Alger off his feet and were feeling uneasy!
Only Kaopu and Abao, being small in size and not very noticeable among the crowd, were able to witness this scene.
But in fact, neither of them saw much, or even noticed the change in Sloan's expression.
—Alger’s seemingly long observation was actually only a moment in reality.
Moreover, just as Sloan was about to bow his head involuntarily, his mind suddenly cleared with a "buzz".
Sloan paused, completely forgetting what he was about to do. At the same time, a cold voice rang in his ears: "It's nothing, you can take them to their rooms first."
Sloan was suddenly stunned. By the time he came to his senses and looked up, Miller had already strolled into his residence.
With a "smack," the door slammed shut, and he was suddenly faced with the thick wooden door of the church residence.
With Miller gone, Alger breathed a sigh of relief. Although Sloan hadn't done anything outrageous, his heart was still in suspense—constantly worried that Sloan might do something unexpected the next second.
Fortunately...!
Alger immediately spoke up to Sloan, "Godfather Sloan, please take us to our room!"
Alger's voice was neither loud nor soft, but in the unusually quiet moment, it still sounded like a thunderclap to Sloan's ears.
"Ah...ah!" Sloan snapped out of his daze and finally remembered the others, nodding hurriedly to Alger, "Yes, yes, sir, please follow me."
As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately turned to the right, and then his right hand tilted to the right front.
However, Alger did not make any move. He stood still, as if to confirm that Sloan had really calmed down, before reverting to the way he had when he entered the room.
Alger slightly raised his chin and nodded to Sloan with a touch of arrogance. "Let's go!" Only then did he reluctantly take a step forward.
As soon as Alger left, Xu Ling and the others who had been cowering behind him immediately swarmed after him without saying a word.
In an instant, only Sloan remained in the same spot. No one was there anymore. Sloan withdrew his gesturing right hand, blinked, and quickly followed.
However, as he walked forward, his thoughts kept wandering: What was wrong with me just now?
The slightly noisy sounds outside the door gradually faded away, and soon the silence returned. Only after confirming that he could no longer hear any other sounds did Miller, standing in the room, relax slightly.
He couldn't help but exhale a sigh of relief. It seemed he had been too complacent lately! He never expected to make such a mistake again today!
A flicker of annoyance crossed his brow, then a moment later, Miller froze, a thought inexplicably popping into his head—but wasn't Xu Ling afraid to meet his gaze…?
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