(Warning: The female lead is a BL fan. I enjoy reading fanfiction. This is just the author's personal preference. See "What Should I Do When I'm Too Popular" and "Since I've Reincarnated, Let's Use Forced Heat Magic to Create World Peace." I like reading stories where the male lead likes the female lead, but discovers that she not only doesn't realize it, but also secretly pairs him with other people, which makes her jealous and helpless.)
(Warning: The female lead has a huge advantage, the plot is slow-paced, it's a serious drama with some humor, the mind-reading ability is only triggered by skin contact, the most enjoyable plot points will appear later, and the male leads only love the female lead.)
Finally, please don't criticize the author for any plot holes in the novel. Even if you do, the author won't retaliate; they'll just secretly cry in bed.
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The Duke's Mansion of Zefnia, the capital of the Kingdom of Saint Na.
"Your Grace, the Knights have been ordered to escort the Holy Maiden back to the temple."
A beautiful male voice, so pleasant it could make your ears pregnant, reached her ears. Bai Xi looked up blankly, searching for the source of the voice.
As her gaze gradually focused, a blond, blue-eyed man with handsome features like a prince came into Bai Xi's view. At this moment, he stood straight and calmly in front of a dignified middle-aged man.
Bai Xi turned her head and saw a beautiful woman standing beside her, looking at her with tears in her eyes.
She was also wearing a gorgeous Rococo-style dress, with layers upon layers of skirt, beautiful and exquisite.
Various thoughts flashed through Bai Xi's mind in an instant.
First of all, she hadn't finished reading the fanfiction she had just found about the God of Darkness x God of Light.
Secondly, oh no, it seems she's traveled through time.
“Maggie, the Grand Master of the Holy Knights has come to pick you up personally. You can’t be willful this time.”
The dignified middle-aged man turned around, his tone cold and unapproachable.
Maggie?!
Upon hearing that familiar name, Bai Xi instantly regained her senses, and her previously malfunctioning brain began to function again.
Isn't that the name of the cannon fodder female supporting character in her favorite ensemble comic, "Miracle Day"?
So she's Maggie now?!
That useless Holy Maiden of Light, Maggie Zephnea, who was sent to the guillotine in Chapter Three for deceiving the Temple of Light!?!
The current scene...
Bai Xi shifted her gaze to the handsome man.
His eyes were deep and captivating, the beauty mark at the corner of his eye was perfectly placed, his nose was high and straight, and he had a standard curved smile on his lips. His features were so handsome that they seemed to be the work of God.
The man noticed Bai Xi's gaze and politely smiled and nodded at her.
"Good day, Your Highness."
Bai Xi looked down at him and saw that he was wearing a paladin's outfit made of velvet, with gold embroidery on the collar and cuffs, which was noble and luxurious.
Suddenly everything went black.
Very good. The reincarnation of the God of Light, the current Grand Master of the Holy Knights, Gos Harun, has come to pick her up.
The game starts with an immediate life countdown.
Maggie's character was sent to the guillotine only three days after arriving at the Temple of Light.
Duke Zephnea used special means to deceive the Temple of Light, creating the illusion that Maggie's magical talent reached level 8, thus standing out from a group of noble ladies. However, Maggie's magical talent in the light element was only level 1, making her completely unsuitable for the position of Holy Maiden of Light.
Although Bai Xi really likes this comic, having reread it more than ten times, and reads the latest fanfiction of "Miracle Days" every day, she also obsessively ships various characters with different pairings.
But damn it, if you're going to time travel, at least do it sooner! How am I supposed to play like this?!
One second she was happily reading the post, how come the next second she's saying, "Sir, times have changed"?
At least let her see more of the actual characters in the CP she's shipping!
Bai Xi was still wailing in her heart when she suddenly felt a weight on her sleeve.
She turned her head and saw the beautiful woman holding her sleeve with a reluctant expression, looking at the Duke with pleading eyes and speaking with sorrow.
“Maggie, she is our daughter..…”
The maids and butlers present all lowered their heads, especially the servants who were close to Maggie, who had already begun to secretly wipe away tears. Everyone knew how cold-blooded and ruthless the Duke was, and the Duchess's pleas would only annoy him more.
Bai Xi recalled the plot, then looked at the Duchess pleading for her, and sighed silently in her heart.
He then gently patted the Duchess's hand in a comforting manner.
"Mother, I will be fine, please don't worry."
When Bai Xi said this, she had no confidence at all, but she knew for sure that if she didn't go with Harun now, she, this useless saintess, would only die on the spot and implicate the duchess.
To protect her, the Duchess repeatedly refused to let her go to the Temple of Light, citing her poor health, which forced the Archbishop to send the Holy Knights to fetch her.
The archbishop's order to Harun was that if he could not bring the man back, he should be executed on the spot.
The Holy Maiden of the Temple of Light can be re-elected, but the Temple of Light cannot tolerate a Holy Maiden lingering outside the temple.
It's thanks to the Zephnea family's immense power that they were able to survive. Anyone else who hadn't visited the Temple of Light for so long would have been long dead.
"It's your mother's fault..."
Upon hearing Bai Xide's words, the Duchess couldn't stop her tears from flowing, her eyes filled with guilt and remorse.
"Enough! It is an honor for Maggie to be chosen as the Holy Maiden of Light. Is she crying and wailing to make herself a laughingstock in front of outsiders?"
The Duke frowned, showing no emotion whatsoever at the scene, and even a hint of murderous intent flickered in his eyes. He then spoke in a stern voice, shouting a rebuke.
A 'well' character suddenly popped out of Bai Xi's forehead. Without hesitation, she added the Duke to her kill list and mentally cast a curse doll at the Duke.
Can you please shut up, you annoying old man?
With a forced smile, Bai Xi turned his head and began to explain on behalf of the Duchess.
"Father, please don't be angry. Mother is only sad because she won't see me for a long time."
It doesn't matter if she leaves, but this kind lady shouldn't have to bear the Duke's wrath because of her.
The Duke snorted coldly, as if he had thought of something, and temporarily suppressed his anger. Then, with a gloomy expression, he warned Bai Xi.
"Don't delay the Holy Knights' time. Also, even when you reach the Temple of Light, you are still a daughter of the Zefnia family. Remember not to bring shame to the Zefnia family."
Bai Xi hadn't originally intended to turn hostile, but these words hit her sore spot perfectly. She hated people who bossed her around more than anything else in her life.
If you can't tolerate it anymore, then you don't need to tolerate it anymore.
"Ha, since Father still knows that I am the daughter of the Zefnia family, he should understand that whatever I do now is related to the honor of the family."
Bai Xi sneered and slowly raised her head to look at the Duke.
"Isn't that so?"
Bai Xi enunciated the last three words slowly and deliberately, his tone carrying a subtle threat.
The old man is really cunning. He wants her to be like Maggie in the comics, taking full responsibility for deceiving the Temple of Light after the truth comes out, so as not to implicate the Duke of Zephnea's mansion.
He's indulging in his pipe dream.
Even when Maggie was tortured and given truth serum, she preferred to bite off her tongue rather than reveal the Duke's scheme.
I wonder if she regretted it when she was pushed to the guillotine.
But she is not Maggie.
She's incredibly vengeful; a gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. But she's not a gentleman; she's a villain, so it won't take ten years.
Just you wait, you old bastard.
If I don't die this time, I'll definitely come back and kill you.
Bai Xi met the Duke's gaze without fear, her eyes filled with a strong sense of coercion.
"You! You! You!"
Upon seeing this, the Duke's pupils dilated, his chest heaved violently, his finger pointed at Maggie, his lips trembled, and his face turned pale. After a long while, he was able to utter a complete sentence.
He clearly didn't expect to be contradicted by his youngest daughter, who had always been submissive and timid.
Harlan ignored the farce, his smile remaining unchanged throughout, only offering a timely reminder when the time was almost up.
"Your Highness, it's time to depart."
He bowed slightly to Bai Xi, performing a standard knightly salute with gentlemanly elegance. After standing up, he extended his white-gloved hand to Bai Xi.
Harlan's eyes seemed to overflow with tenderness, no less than that of the most doting lover in the world.
"Um."
Bai Xi, trailing her huge and gorgeous skirt, walked up to Harun, lifted the hem of her skirt and bowed in return. Then she lightly placed her hand on Harun's as if to make a gesture, but did not actually touch him.
The Rococo-style skirt has a very large hem and a sweet and lively style, which Baixi likes very much.
Unfortunately, once they arrived at the Temple of Light, all they could wear were the simple, form-fitting saintess robes.
A faint sense of regret rose in Bai Xi's heart. She followed Harlen's steps toward the Duke's mansion, until she suddenly stopped just before stepping out the door.
Harlan turned to look at Baixi, her face still bearing that charming, perfect smile, but in Baixi's eyes, that smile had faded somewhat.
Bai Xi smiled at him nonchalantly and spoke calmly.
"Please wait a moment, Knight Commander. I have something else I'd like to say to my father."
Harlan nodded slightly.
"Your Highness, please proceed."
Bai Xi originally intended to leave, but the old man Bi Deng was increasingly influenced by his deal with the devil, and his temperament became more and more violent.
She had just disobeyed him and wondered if it would implicate the Duchess.
Bai Xi turned her head and looked at her father, the Duke, from a distance. The girl's soft but powerful voice rang out in the hall.
"I hope Father will take good care of Mother. I'm sure Father wouldn't want anything to happen to the Duke's mansion, would he?"
Already quite angry, these words only added fuel to the fire, and the Duke turned his head with an expression that was close to one of rage.
Seeing that the Duke was about to say something, Bai Xi interrupted him directly; she didn't want to hear any nonsense.
"Before you reprimand your daughter, Father, think carefully. Your daughter is now a saintess of the Temple of Light. Are you sure you want to offend the temple and become its enemy?"
She looked directly into the Duke's eyes with neither arrogance nor servility. The Duke, who had been standing, was so angry that he slumped into the main seat, trembling uncontrollably, his face flushed, his lips moving, but ultimately, restrained by the power of the Temple of Light, he could not utter a single word.
"As Father said, the reputation of the Duke's mansion rests on my shoulders. I hope that Father will also set an example and be careful in his words and deeds."
Bai Xi left behind his last words, turned around and stepped out of the Duke's mansion, his back view resolute.
This was the first time in his life that the Duke had been publicly humiliated. Now, watching Bai Xi walk away triumphantly, he was consumed by rage and fainted.
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