Chapter 102: Candidate Saintess

“Halt!”

Seeing Hu Feng, who was wearing the Ghost King Cloak and whose face was unclear, getting closer and closer, the triangular-faced man nervously drew his strong bow. This time, he aimed directly at Hu Feng’s glabella. Although Hu Feng had taken out a Divine Official token, they were separated by a distance, so no one knew if it was real or fake, and no one dared to be careless.

Inside Cold Moon City, it was currently chaotic with soldiers everywhere, killing until their eyes were red, mixed with quite a few guys trying to fish in troubled waters. If an evil guy mixed into the Monastery and opened the gates from the inside, the consequences would be unthinkable, and no one could afford such a responsibility.

After all, the large Monastery gathered almost all the beautiful young girls in the city, and the vast majority of them had no ability to defend themselves. If a group of soldiers, fierce as tigers and wolves, rushed in to ruin them, fear fear every Faith-guarding Knight in the Monastery would have to accept the judgment of the Grand Divine Official of Judgment in the future.

“How audacious! I am Divine Official Hu Feng. I came here a while ago. Open the door immediately!” Hu Feng ignored the dense crossbow arrows and continued to walk forward.

Hu Feng’s expression was calm, but in contrast, the Knights hiding inside the walls were getting more and more nervous. The closer Hu Feng got to the gate, the more nervous they became, and cold sweat dripped from their hands.

If they were careless for a moment and let an enemy in, the consequences would be hard to predict. But if Hu Feng really was a Divine Official and they shot him dead with random arrows, everyone present probably wouldn’t be able to escape severe punishment. The number of Faith-guarding Knights controlled by the Divine Court was huge, and they were high and mighty in front of ordinary people, but inside the Divine Court, only Divine Officials were the true core.

“Open the door, let him in!”

Just as the triangular-faced man was in a dilemma, a Silver-armored Knight who arrived upon hearing the news gave a low order. With a wave of his right hand, several burly Knights worked together to open the heavy gate. From a distance, it was hard for ordinary people to distinguish the authenticity of the Divine Official token in Hu Feng’s hand, but for a Glory Knight, it was no problem.

Every Divine Official token was tailor-made, and its energy fluctuation was integrated with the owner. Using a fake token to fool ordinary people was fine, but trying to fool the true elite of the Divine Court was simply impossible.

Relying on the Divine Official token he got in Wuhai Town, Hu Feng passed through unimpeded all the way and skillfully arrived at a quiet courtyard. Unexpectedly, Ophelia was nowhere to be seen in any corner, and he could not sense her aura.

“Lord Hu Feng, Priest Ophelia left Cold Moon City a while ago. This crystal box is what she left for you.”

Seeing his figure, a Nun wearing a white robe quickly walked over. She had clear eyebrows and eyes, and thin shoulders. It was Danna, the Nun who was responsible for taking care of Ophelia after she was sent here.

The crystal box was very light and cold to the touch. There were patterns carved on the surface, looking elegant and unique. Hu Feng opened it doubtfully. There was no letter as he had expected, but a blooming cherry blossom appeared before his eyes. It was as brilliant as the bright sun, as fresh as a girl’s skin, bright and charming.

“I didn’t expect that Ophelia really believed it!”

Hu Feng shook his head and planted the blooming cherry blossom into the Alternate Dimension inside his body. The crystal clear crystal box was cold, but holding it in his hand, a warm feeling arose in his heart, and he thought of Ophelia’s graceful figure and pure smile.

Back then, in order to conceal his identity, he pretended to be a weather-beaten Missionary and made up a nonexistent story. Unexpectedly, after so long, Ophelia, this Priest with firm faith, not only did not doubt it, but also kept this story in her heart.

“Danna, thank you. Do you know where Priest Ophelia went?” Hu Feng asked the Nun who was preparing to leave, and also put away the cold crystal box.

“Bright Summit!”

Danna, clad in white robes, had a respectful attitude, and then continued: “When Priest Ophelia left, I heard her say that she was going to return directly to the distant Bright Summit. Perhaps she will never come back, and never enter the Sunset Wasteland again!”

Never come back?

Hu Feng’s heart shook, and he vaguely guessed that Ophelia might have already understood his identity, so she returned directly to the distant Bright Summit. This was good too, so as to avoid being restricted when she was by his side, making it hard to display his full strength. His heart relaxed, and from then on, there was one less scruple; but no matter how relaxed his face was, he couldn’t hide a trace of loss from the depths of his heart.

After thanking the beautiful Nun Danna, Hu Feng did not stay any longer and turned to leave quickly. Unexpectedly, before he had gone far, Danna, wearing a white robe, chased after him breathlessly, “Lord, wait a moment. The Grand Elder of our Monastery invites you over to discuss something.”

“Grand Elder?”

Hu Feng frowned, remembering the scene when he first met Elder Akashic in the Monastery in Wuhai Town. He was prepared to refuse outright, not wanting to cause extra trouble. But looking at Danna’s pitiful appearance, he pondered for a while and turned to follow her away. He could refuse to give face to the Grand Elder of this Monastery, but for the sake of Danna taking care of Ophelia for so long, he couldn’t make things too embarrassing for her.

When he followed the Nun Danna to the Saintess Hall, an old woman with a face full of wrinkles had been waiting for a long time, with several White-robed Priestesses with deep Magic Power standing behind her.

“Lord Hu Feng, I heard that when Priest Ophelia was caught by a group of Demons, you were the one who saved her alone?”

Unlike the naturally stern Akashic, the wrinkled Grand Elder looked much kinder, and her tone was slow. She paused, looked at Hu Feng, and continued sincerely: “Now, our Monastery is facing a great difficulty. I am old and really can’t walk anymore. I wonder if Lord Hu Feng can help? Ophelia said that you are a devout Missionary and also a powerful Divine Official. A few days ago, when I was praying, I sensed a divine revelation that a devout believer would come to help. Today, when I heard the news of your arrival, I understood that you are the person we are looking for!”

The wrinkled Grand Elder was mysterious, her tone getting slower and slower, and she sounded weak, as if she had reached the end of her life.

“Grand Elder, you may have found the wrong person. I am just a small Divine Official. I’m afraid I don’t have the ability to fulfill your wish!” Hu Feng tactfully refused outright. Since Ophelia was no longer here, he prepared to deal with it casually and then leave quickly.

A devout believer?

What a joke, if he, an evil Lich, was also a devout believer, then everyone in the world would be a believer with firm faith.

After coughing a few times, the weak Grand Elder straightened her back with the support of a White-robed Priestess. “Lord Hu Feng, you must help with this matter. The situation in the Sunset Wasteland is getting more and more chaotic, and we must send Cinia away at the fastest speed. This is the only Candidate Saintess in our Western Wasteland. If the protection is weak and her dignity and purity are defiled by the evil dark forces, even if I, the Grand Elder, die on the Burning Stake, I will not be able to redeem my sins!”

Recalling the scenes of evil she sensed during prayer, the Grand Elder, who was at the end of her life, shuddered. Although there were a large number of powerful Faith-guarding Knights in the Monastery, with their strength, it would be absolutely difficult to escort the Candidate Saintess Cinia all the way to the distant Glory Castle. Others didn’t know the specific situation, but she knew it clearly, understanding how strong the temptation of the secret inside Cinia’s body was to the evil Great Demon Heads.