After the consultation was finished.
Following Aililan’s instructions, the Head Maid, Yarandale, gave Ginea the contact information. From now on, Ginea only needed to disguise herself before coming to the estate.
At the entrance of the estate.
Ginea teased, “Oh, isn’t this the Head Maid?”
Yarandale gave a cold snort. “Leave quickly, you Succubus. I truly want to kill you.”
As she spoke, a glow of faint white light emerged from her body, pressing down toward Ginea. It was a warning for Ginea not to try any small tricks.
Ginea gave a light chuckle.
With her personality, she wanted to tease her a few more times.
However, she simply opened her mouth and ultimately chose to leave dejectedly. That Head Maid’s strength was not weak at all; if they truly fought, she would not gain any advantage.
After all, being an existence who could serve closely by Aililan’s side meant that her beauty and strength coexisted.
Watching the Demon walk away.
A look of worry appeared in Yarandale’s eyes.
She knew that everything Aililan did was for the sake of Atester City, but she felt that being too close to that “tiger” was not good. It might also leave an opening for others to gossip.
The estate returned to tranquility once more.
Aililan also temporarily relaxed.
She rubbed her temples, and soon, a pair of delicate hands was placed upon her shoulders from behind.
Tila said with some exhaustion, “Lady Aililan, you look very tired. Please let me massage your shoulders.”
Aililan leaned back against the seat and sighed. “Oh, it’s you? I’m fine. I just want to rest quietly by myself for a while. If you have any problems, you can go find Yarandale. Her knowledge is also very profound.”
Tila hesitated with her hands.
In the end, she could only walk out helplessly.
“Then I… I shall take my leave.”
“Go on.”
The oil lamp in the room was not bright.
Instead, the moonlight outside the window was clear and tranquil, spilling over Aililan’s body.
She shifted her position slightly.
Aililan closed her eyes to rest.
[ The light falling from the white camellia,
The dusty path of light and shadow.
The statue of light remains silent with its head bowed,
Allowing the shadows to crawl up its robe.
Today, today, what am I praying for again? ]
The name of this song was “The Bone Behind the Color,” and it was originally sung to Aililan by the Virtue of Temperance, Zhou Subei. Now, she not only knew how to sing it, but she also sang it very beautifully.
Her soft, humming voice drifted through the air. The maids who heard the song all stopped what they were doing and listened intently.
Being able to hear the Saintess’s beautiful singing voice was truly wonderful.
Aililan was thinking.
Were her merits enough?
Could she already go to the center of the Cathedral, step onto the Teleportation Array, and go see the woman she missed so much?
‘Let’s wait a little longer.’
‘When the Goddess Ladies gather for the ritual next time, I will definitely be able to go see her with confidence.’
On a roof not far from the estate.
Fina Nisi, wearing her Chaste Knight armor, could not help but look toward the estate. Possessing powerful perception, she also vaguely heard the singing of the Saintess.
Fina Nisi breathed a sigh of relief and said with rare relaxation, “It sounds so beautiful.”
But soon, her expression turned cold again.
This was because a great enemy was approaching from the distance. Her nights during this period had not been very easy because trouble always found its way to her.
But this matter would soon have a conclusion.
A woman who looked like a noblewoman appeared under the moonlight, protected by many powerful guards.
Fina Nisi gritted her teeth. “Briana Tell.”
Immediately after, she looked at the woman beside the noblewoman and spoke with enough anger to go mad, “Peirong, you traitorous woman!”
Peirong shrunk her neck.
Although she really liked Fina Nisi, over the past six months, she felt that Miss Briana Tell seemed like a person more worthy of her devotion?
Ever since she was first arranged by the Saintess to receive Briana Tell, Miss Briana Tell had entered her world, and she had since fallen deeply for her.
Briana lightly patted Peirong’s back. “Don’t worry, I’m here.”
Then, she waved her hand.
A powerful knight stepped out from the shadows. That was a powerful existence hailed as a Half-step Sword Limit. Briana was exceptionally wealthy, the kind whose wealth could rival a nation. For the past six months, she had been clashing with Fina Nisi.
She originally thought she could easily deal with her.
She did not expect Fina Nisi to be terrifyingly strong.
In less than six months, at least twelve experts had fallen at Fina Nisi’s hands.
However, this was not much of an issue for her. After any problem that could be solved with money was not a problem at all.
In the beginning, she still cared about Aililan’s face.
Later, she discovered that Aililan did not care at all.
In fact… she seemed to be fanning the flames a bit. Thus, the conflict between the two sides grew larger and larger until it reached the point of a full-scale battle.
Fina Nisi and the Half-step Sword Limit powerhouse quickly engaged in combat.
Both sides intentionally avoided residential areas because there had been several instances of houses being destroyed, and the Virtue of Temperance or Aililan could actually beat them up for that.
Fighting was fine.
Involving civilians was not.
In mid-air, “Die for me!” Fina Nisi thrust her longsword forward. The Half-step Sword Limit powerhouse blocked, but in the next second, her pupils suddenly constricted.
Fina Nisi appeared at her side. Grabbing the longsword with tyrannical strength, she broke through the defense and sliced the opponent into two pieces with a single strike, sending the remains falling from the air.
Briana cursed, “Damn it!”
Seeing Fina Nisi turn around, she immediately crushed a teleportation scroll. Then, grabbing Peirong, she leapt into the Teleportation Array. She could not stay in Atester City for the time being.
Not only because she failed to kill Fina Nisi in the head-on battle, but also because she had already been exposed.
As for the consequences of killing Fina Nisi, Briana had never thought about them. At worst, she would just have to bribe the Saintess and give her 500,000 gold coins; that would be about enough.
*Whoosh—*
The remaining sword Qi shattered the Teleportation Array.
Unfortunately, she was still one step too late, allowing Briana to escape with Peirong. The remaining guards were not spared. Only then did this great battle come to an end.
The results of the battle between the two sides were delivered to Aililan just after midnight.
Aililan flipped through the report, her face showing a look of contemplation. “I can only say, is she truly the protagonist? The virtuous wife and rich-as-a-nation Briana Tell actually lost so easily.”
Subsequently.
Aililan began to have a headache.
The reason she had been able to live so smoothly over the past few months and devote herself entirely to the development of all aspects of Atester was not because Fina Nisi had changed her ways.
It was because during this period, she had diverted Fina Nisi’s attention by finding another “yellow-haired” interloper to be Fina Nisi’s opponent. Now, Fina Nisi’s enemy had fled.
Her days ahead.
They were likely going to be difficult.
Aililan tapped her finger lightly on the desk.
“Let me think.”
“Are there any other formidable yellow-haired interlopers in Atester?”
‘It seems… there are none.’
Aililan could not help but frown.
She had a very bad feeling. Without the distraction of another yellow-haired rival, Fina Nisi’s attention was likely going to shift back to her.
To be targeted by someone who was like Slaanesh.
As the Virtue of Chastity, she felt very uncomfortable.