Chapter 75, Chapter 11: The Magical Maid
As He spoke, He cast His gaze down to the lower realms.
In the next era, the sky changed color, and an unprecedented divine pressure enveloped the surrounding area, bringing endless panic.
In the clouds, a pair of dark eyes slowly opened.
Yu Wanwan seemed to sense something, and casually looked up, her eyes filled with a gentle and peaceful light.
Erebus jolted and averted his gaze.
The oppressive fear that hadn't fully spread vanished completely without attracting anyone's attention.
"Oh, Lucifer, I think I'm still half asleep, just sleepwalking. You can have fun by yourself, I'm going back now!"
Lucifer watched helplessly as Erebus turned into a wisp of black smoke and vanished in an instant, speechless with grief.
After some thought, He ultimately decided not to look down upon the mortal realm, and peacefully closed His eyes on His white jade throne.
Well, He hasn't woken up yet and needs to rest some more!
[...The gods in this world...their art style seems a bit off?]
Did they just glance at it and run away?
It's like a joke.
Yu Wanwan remained silent.
But thinking about the oddballs in the Elemental Tower, I calmed down again.
Oh well, in this toxic world, nothing is surprising.
Today's trip to the Elemental Tower was kept completely secret by the nine elders; not a single detail was leaked.
However, Yu Wanwan's position has changed.
She was no longer the priest's personal maid, but was assigned to the Instruction Hall, specifically to teach the wood-type mages in the temple.
Although her position has changed, her place of residence remains the same.
She still lives in Xu Qingzhou's Chengxin Palace.
In response, Yu Wanwan sought out Elder Yade.
“Elder Yad, I don’t quite understand. I’m no longer the priest’s handmaiden, yet I still have to live in the priest’s palace. Isn’t that a bit inappropriate?”
Elder Yad stroked his mustache and shook his head kindly at her.
"Oh, Your Excellency, I think you've made a mistake?"
Yu Wanwan's eyes held a hint of confusion.
What did she get wrong?
The Discipline Elder suddenly walked in, carrying a stack of papers and sighing. He happened to overhear the two's conversation and looked surprised.
"Your Excellency, don't you know? Those who are led through the Elemental Tower by the High Priest will become the High Priest's companions!"
"???"
What the heck?
no……
"Priests can have partners?!"
What kind of weird setting is this?
Shouldn't the priests of the Temple of Light sever all emotional ties and dedicate the rest of their lives to the God of Light?
"certainly!"
The disciplinary elder put down the paper and began to explain the science in a serious and earnest manner.
"His Holiness the God of Light has never said that His apostles are not allowed to find partners. It's just that to become the priest's partner, one must first pass through the Elemental Tower and gain His Holiness the God of Light's approval!"
His words were tinged with regret and sorrow.
"It's just that it's so difficult that previous priestesses haven't been able to find a partner. But now, my dear Lady Violet, you've succeeded!"
"..."
"Haven't you noticed that since leaving the Elemental Tower, a symbiotic mark has appeared on your wrist?"
Yu Wanwan suddenly thought of something, rolled up her sleeve and glanced at her wrist.
On her left wrist, there was indeed a sun-like mark, which was composed of densely packed runes.
After discovering this mark, she studied the runes, but unfortunately, this was a virtual world, and these runes were automatically generated based on the settings written by the author.
She couldn't understand what it was at all, and just assumed it was a mark from the Elemental Tower.
Anyway, although she couldn't understand what it meant, at least she knew it wouldn't affect her body, so she didn't care and just treated it as another tattoo.
but……
"When did he lead me through the Elemental Tower?"
She walked that way herself, didn't she?
Xu Qingzhou never went inside!
Elder Yad smiled, his eyes filled with kindness.
"Your Excellency has probably forgotten that when you became the High Priest's personal maid, you formed a contract with him. When you entered the Elemental Tower, the contract was not dissolved. With this contract in place, the High Priest's power is always with you!"
"..."
Yu Wanwan had really forgotten.
In truth, this contract doesn't serve any real purpose; its only guarantee is that Violet will never betray the priest.
She forgot, but she doesn't believe Xu Qingzhou forgot too.
He did it on purpose!
Yu Wanwan gritted her teeth, politely bid farewell to the two elders, and turned to walk towards the temple.
Looking at her overly gentle back view, Elder Yad tugged at his mustache, somewhat worried.
"Why do I get the feeling that Lady Vera is going to cause trouble for the High Priest?"
"Oh, Yad, you're overthinking it! Lady Violet is so gentle, how could she possibly cause trouble for the High Priest?"
The disciplinary elder shook his head, pointing at the paper with a hint of anger.
"Take a look at this! I really don't know what the Holy Maiden has been learning all these years! She actually got two of the temple's sacred rules wrong again!"
"Your Excellency?"
As soon as Yu Wanwan arrived, Andila noticed her immediately.
Even now, he still hasn't quite adjusted to the change in Yu Wanwan's identity.
"Why did you come here?"
Yu Wanwan shook her head with a gentle smile on her face.
"I have some business with the High Priest. You may leave now."
Andyra paused, somewhat hesitant.
"Andira, go down."
Xu Qingzhou came out of the temple and took Yu Wanwan's hand without any hesitation.
"From now on, you must completely obey whatever Vera says, understand?"
Looking at their clasped hands, Andila opened her mouth in surprise, and after a while, she finally agreed and left in a daze.
After Andyra left, Xu Qingzhou lowered his eyes and stared intently at her.
Why did you come here?
Yu Wanwan raised her lips, and Xu Qingzhou's eyelids twitched.
A familiar sense of foreboding welled up inside me.
Sure enough, the next moment, her fist, whistling through the air, came crashing down on him.
"Symbiotic imprint?"
Xu Qingzhou hurriedly let go of her and quickly stepped back to avoid her fist.
"Xu, Qing, Zhou! You're awesome!"
As the dense wood elemental energy surged in, Xu Qingzhou quickly condensed light elemental energy to form a light shield, raising an eyebrow.
"This time, I can't have misheard, can I?"
"Oh!"
Yu Wanwan sneered, her fingers forming a hand seal, and countless vines sprouted from the ground, whipping towards him like long whips.
"So what? You won't remember anyway!"
His eyes and brows held a hint of smugness, as if he were fearless.
Xu Qingzhou's gaze darkened, and he suddenly felt as if a large hand was gripping his heart, making him feel so uncomfortable that he could hardly breathe.
Before he could say anything more, he was overwhelmed by her rapid and intense attacks.
A booming sound echoed from time to time within the temple, intertwined with white and green light.
The oppressive aura emanating from the dense elemental power gradually spread throughout the entire temple, causing the maids and servants inside to tremble in fear.
The knights responsible for guarding the temple were on high alert. They immediately mobilized their troops and, despite the pressure, rushed toward the center of the oppressive aura.
When the Knights arrived, the nine elders were talking outside the temple.
"Elder, what happened here?"
Elder Yad glanced at them and waved his hand.
"It's nothing, it's just the High Priest and Lady Violet sparring!"
After saying that, he ignored the Knights and instead grabbed the Discipline Elder, a smug look in his eyes.
"See! I told you Lady Vera was here to cause trouble for the High Priest!"
The discipline elder scratched the back of his head, a look of doubt in his eyes.
"I don't understand, does Lady Violet not wish to become partners with the High Priest?"
"What kind of partner?"
Liu Guang suddenly darted out from the crowd, abandoning his usual demeanor. He grabbed the Discipline Elder's hand, his eyes bloodshot, and his expression crazed.
What did you just say about a partner?
The disciplinary elder frowned and pulled his hand away unhappily.
"Your Holiness, you have lost your composure!"
Noticing the strange gazes around her, Liuguang suddenly came to her senses.
She closed her eyes, forcing herself to calm down, and smiled softly.
"I'm so sorry, I was just too surprised. How could a high priest have a partner?"
The Discipline Elder looked completely bewildered.
"Holy Maiden, you really should go back to school! Neither the doctrines of the Light Church nor the sacred rules of the temple say that priests cannot have partners!"
Lady Violet is out of the question. She was just a maid before, and the temple did not require servants and maids to memorize all the doctrines of the Light and the temple's holy rules.
But Ryuko is different.
She is a saint!
He is a candidate for priest!
Since the War of the Gods, light mages on the continent have become increasingly rare, and now, she is the only saintess in the temple.
She is very likely to become the new priestess after the future priestess steps down.
Despite this identity, he couldn't even recite the complete doctrines of the Light Church and the sacred rules of the temple.
Could someone like her truly gain the approval of the God of Light and assume the duties of a priestess?
For the first time, the elders felt a strong dissatisfaction with the saintess Liuguang, and also began to worry about the future of the temple.
Liu Guang, however, was completely oblivious to the distrust in the elders' eyes.
Her face turned deathly pale, devoid of any color, and her fingertips trembled.
"Priest...is it permissible to have a partner?"
Then what about all those years of carefully hiding her feelings for the priest?
No… she didn’t believe it!
"Your Holiness, please explain why you are here?"
The Discipline Elder did not understand why Liuguang reacted.
"You haven't finished memorizing the doctrines of Light and the sacred rules of the temple. According to the priest's decree, you should stay in the Temple of the Holy Maiden for now!"
Liuguang no longer cared about pretense; her heart was gradually crumbling.
Upon hearing this, his eyes lit up instantly, as if he had grasped some hope.
"Yes! The doctrines of Light! The sacred rules of the temple! You must be protecting that bitch, Violet! How could a holy person like the High Priest possibly have a partner!"
She muttered to herself, shaking her head as she backed away, then suddenly lifted her skirt and turned to run.
"I must go back and examine the doctrines of the Light Church and the sacred rules of the Temple! I must find evidence that you have protected Vil!"
Liu Guang was moving too fast, and her demeanor was inconsistent with the holy and elegant saintess she usually was, which stunned the elders, who didn't have time to stop her.
The elders looked at each other in bewilderment until Liuguang's figure disappeared from sight, before uttering a question.
"Holy Maiden... could it be that you've misremembered the doctrines of the Church of Light and the sacred rules of the Temple?"
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