Chapter 67, Chapter 3: The Magical Maid
"Is that so?"
Yu Wanwan looked him up and down, then suddenly reached out her hand to him.
Linor frowned, this time with impatience.
"Vell, what do you mean by this?"
Yu Wanwan's smile remained unchanged, and she beckoned with her finger.
"A handwritten order."
These words caused Linor's expression to change slightly. He gritted his teeth, and his gaze toward her became less friendly.
"The plan changed too quickly, Elder Fina needed it urgently, and I didn't have time to bring it!"
It even carried a hint of threat.
"Do you suspect me of forging an imperial edict? Violet, don't forget who you are!"
Yu Wanwan withdrew her hand without even raising an eyebrow.
"Article 3 of the fifth volume of the Temple's Sacred Rules states that all decrees and policies, regardless of their original intent or how much they have been changed, must be based on written instructions."
Speaking in this incredibly awkward and strange language, Yu Wanwan rubbed her arms before continuing.
“According to the sacred rules, without a written decree to prove it, temple members have the right to question and refuse. Even if Elder Fina came in person, she could not take away the Healing Heart Grass without a written decree.”
Unexpectedly, Yu Wanwan, who still looked like the same weak maid as before, had become so assertive. Linor's face turned completely dark.
"Vell, are you showing contempt for Elder Fina?"
Yu Wanwan placed her right hand on her heart and performed a standard prayer in a seemingly proper manner.
"No, I am simply following the instructions given by the Temple of Light."
Linor choked, pointing at her and saying "you" for a long time, but couldn't utter a single word.
Yu Wanwan straightened up gracefully.
"If you disagree with my adherence to the sacred rules, you can go to the Elders' Hall and request a judgment against me, however..."
She paused for a moment before speaking with a smile.
"If you don't go back and retrieve the edict soon, and you delay Elder Fina's work, you'll be in trouble before I am!"
Linor couldn't find a way to refute it.
"Well done, Violet!"
Yu Wanwan nodded, accepting the praise.
Linor left in a hurry, his anger still burning.
After Linor left, Yu Wanwan glanced at the corner where a section of a snow-white robe had just disappeared.
Yu Wanwan didn't pay any attention and turned to enter the herb garden.
She noticed something was wrong as soon as she entered the herb garden.
He closed the courtyard gate without making a sound and walked into the medicinal herb field.
She pinched a leaf between her slender, white fingers and rubbed it gently, then squinted her eyes.
Heart-warming herb has slender, lanceolate leaves that are smooth. Its stems are covered with light downy hairs, and its flowers are pale white and spike-like with yellow stamens. It has a calming effect and is the main ingredient in Rejuvenating Dew.
But this one under her hands...
Although it looks exactly like Heliotropium indicum and there is no difference between them, its leaves are rough.
If you lift up a green leaf, you can see very faint gray spots distributed on it. These spots are so small that they are easy to miss if you don't look closely.
Yu Wanwan smiled and suddenly understood something.
This is Yu Xing Cao, which looks almost exactly like Yu Xin Cao, and even has some similar effects.
Yu Xing Cao itself is non-toxic and will not cause any harm if used alone. It has a certain calming effect and can be considered a substitute for Yu Xin Cao.
However, when these two are mixed together, they can form a hallucinogenic drug that can induce inner demons.
If she had been intimidated by Linor and, in her haste, hadn't carefully examined the herbs before sending them over...
"Tsk."
Yu Wanwan casually plucked the euphorbia plant, and pale green magic flowed through her hand.
This saintess really went to great lengths to frame her.
However, this method was much more covert than when dealing with Violet, and it showed a greater degree of caution and care.
After thinking it over, Yu Wanwan decided not to destroy the euphorbia.
Just as he finished tidying up the medicinal herb field, Linor returned.
He held a jade slip in his hand and threw it at her rather rudely, in a rather unfriendly manner.
"The imperial edict is right here!"
Yu Wanwan didn't take it; instead, she took a step back and watched the jade slip fall with a smile.
Linor panicked, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he hurriedly lunged forward, chanting a string of complicated incantations, as earth-yellow elemental power surged from his hands.
The elemental forces formed a giant hand that barely caught the jade slip, leaving them filled with lingering fear.
The jade slip almost... almost shattered...
If it broke when it hit her, then it's fine as it is.
But she retreated so quickly that the jade slip didn't even touch the hem of her clothes, nor did it bear her scent.
On the contrary, he was the one who had the jade slip in his possession the whole time, and the aura there could not be erased.
After carefully examining the jade slip and confirming that it was intact, Linor breathed a sigh of relief and glared angrily at her.
"Vell! Why didn't you catch it?!"
"Rinor, why don't you stand up?"
To catch the jade slip, Linor was already kneeling on one knee, his white robes stained with dirt.
Compared to Yu Wanwan, who stood neatly to one side with a bright smile, he looked particularly disheveled.
"you……"
Yu Wanwan suddenly pointed to the porch, cutting him off.
Linor frowned and turned around, where he saw the small mirror hanging above.
The mirror was small, only the size of a palm, yet it drained all the color from his face.
"Why do you have a post-image mirror?!"
The process of making a commemorative mirror is not difficult, but the main material used to make it is extremely rare, which has caused the price of commemorative mirrors to rise and be sold at exorbitant prices.
With her salary at the temple, there was absolutely no way she could afford it!
Yu Wanwan still had that same smiling, easy-to-bully look, but what she said made Linor's face twist in pain.
"What kind of treasures doesn't the high priest have? Is it strange that he casually gives away some trinkets to his subordinates?"
Linor wanted to refute it, to say it was impossible.
But he knew that nothing was impossible.
That's just how the priest is. All he cares about are spiritual plants and magic. Money? Treasures? In the priest's eyes, these are all external things, and he never cares about them.
That's why he was even more jealous, so jealous that his eyes turned red.
Because of the presence of the recording mirror, Linor didn't dare to say anything more.
He carefully handed her the jade slip, his face stern as he tossed out, "Vell, don't blame me for not warning you, you'd better get the Healing Heart Grass over there before Elder Fina goes to the medicine room, otherwise..."
He snorted heavily, suppressed his anger, and stormed off.
Yu Wanwan simply played with the jade slip, completely ignoring his anger.
Following the method in Violet's memory, elemental power was input into the jade slip, and the small jade slip immediately emitted a faint light, with lines of text projected into the air.
At the very bottom, the elders' symbol is printed.
After confirming that there were no problems and that the jade slip was not fake, Yu Wanwan adjusted the recording mirror, put away the jade slip, and went to store the Healing Heart Grass.
She didn't lie to Linor.
This broken mirror was truly a gift that the priest casually gave to Violet.
It was supposed to be a good way to preserve evidence of Liuguang's evil deeds, but Violet kept it carefully and never used it.
Yu Wanwan didn't know what to say to Wei Er.
If the medicinal herb field hadn't been tampered with this time, she wouldn't have remembered that there was such a thing, and wouldn't have taken it out and hung it up.
When they arrived at the medicine-making room, Elder Fina had not yet returned. Inside the room, there were only some apprentices preparing for today's medicine-making.
Just as I stepped inside, a figure suddenly appeared from around the corner.
Yu Wanwan felt something prick her hand, and her hand loosened, causing the bamboo basket she was carrying to fall to the ground and spill everywhere.
Someone exclaimed in surprise, followed by angry accusations that rang out in the pharmaceutical room.
"Vell! It's you again!"
Yu Wanwan glanced at her clean hand, her brows twitched, and she lifted her eyelids to look over.
She, the one who was hit, was unharmed; it was the one who hit her who fell to the ground, her white sacrificial robe soiled by the dirt from the herbs.
Her maid, filled with worry, helped her up and glared angrily at Yu Wanwan.
"Vell! Why are you so persistent, always going against the Holy Maiden? Don't forget, you're just a maid!"
After the maid finished scolding, Liuguang seemed to come to her senses, hurriedly grabbed her, and shook her head at her.
"Ella! Don't be like this, it's not Violet's fault, it's my own fault for not watching where I was going."
She was telling the truth, but given Ella's initial rebuke, and her subsequent display of such tolerant and saintly demeanor, it was hard to blame her.
Criticizing or disapproving glances were directed at her.
Before she could speak, Liuguang interrupted her, cutting off her words.
"Vell, are you alright?"
From an angle unseen by anyone, a barely perceptible malice flickered in Liuguang's eyes.
Once she opened her mouth to answer, she lost the opportunity to explain.
Just like every time before.
She used this method before, feigning concern while blocking any openings for Vera to speak, leaving her no chance to explain.
Yu Wanwan chuckled, not in a hurry to pick up the herbs on the ground, a hint of doubt in her eyes.
"I wonder what level the Saintess has cultivated in magic?"
Liu Guang's hand tightened, a bad feeling creeping in. Before she could figure out how to respond, Ella had already given her the answer.
"Who in the temple doesn't know that the Saintess's talent is second only to the High Priest? She's only twenty years old and already a high-level mage!"
Her tone was tinged with undisguised pride, and her eyes held a hint of disdain for Yu Wanwan.
It was she, not Liuguang, who seemed to be a high-level mage.
Yu Wanwan slowly smiled, and Liu Guang suddenly realized something, but it was too late.
"That's strange. As a high-level mage, the saintess was accidentally knocked down by the priest in the garden last time, so how come she can be knocked down by a mere mid-level mage like me now?"
The voice, neither too loud nor too soft, fell silent for a moment in the pharmaceutical room.
The apprentices looked at each other, seeing the same confusion in each other's eyes.
Yes, as long as one successfully absorbs elemental power and becomes a magician, even if it's just a magic apprentice, their physical attributes can be transformed.
While it's not to the point of being invulnerable to swords and spears, it shouldn't be so fragile that it would fall over at the slightest touch, right?
What's more... he's a high-level mage?
A suspicious glance landed on Liu Guang's back, making her feel slightly uneasy.
Ella was stunned for a while, her eyes filled with confusion. Her lips opened and closed several times, but she didn't know how to respond.
Liuguang quickly composed herself and answered calmly.
“I’ve said from the beginning that it was my own fault for not watching where I was going, it’s not your fault.”
Yu Wanwan gave a half-smile and turned her gaze to Ella.
Ella's face paled, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.
"sorry……"
Liuguang didn't want to dwell on the matter, and before Ella could finish her apology, she took the initiative to lift her skirt and squat down.
"By the God of Light, these Healing Herbs shouldn't be damaged by the fall, right?"
Author's Note: The Realm of Magic
Magic Apprentice → Novice Magician → Intermediate Magician → Advanced Magician → Grand Magician → Archmage → Grand Archmage
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