Xuan Yue glared at Ah Diao who walked up to her and scolded: "What do you want?"

  Ah-Dai glared at her fiercely, suppressing the anger in his chest. He turned to the owner of the steamed bun shop and said, "I'm really sorry about this. This is for you, I'll take the buns from earlier." He grabbed a handful of gold coins from his monthly allowance and stuffed them into the plump owner's hands. The plump owner was taken aback, and when he saw the handful of gold coins in his hand, he jumped in fright.

  "Mr. Magician, a steamed bun can't cost that much money, consider it a gift from me." The stupid guy who had put on the magician's robe still didn't recognize him even though he was carrying the heavy TianGang sword, but as an ordinary civilian, how dare he offend a magician?

  The silly Ah Diao lifted up the hood on his head and said: "Uncle, it's me, just take it."

  The fat boss was startled and exclaimed: "Ah! You, Ah-Dai, how did you become a magician?"

  Ah-Dai rubbed his head and said, "He's just an ordinary magician, Uncle. You're busy, I'll leave first." He bent down to pick up the steamed bun that Xuan Yue had thrown away, and walked away without looking back.

  "Hey, hey." Xuan Yue called out twice, but Ah Dai seemed to have not heard and disappeared around the street corner. Xuan Yue's action of throwing away the steamed bun just now really made Ah Dai angry.

  Xuan Yue, who had been spoiled since childhood, had never experienced such humiliation before. She let out an angry hum and chased after him. Ah Dai turned a corner and hadn't walked far when Xuan Yue blocked his path. "What are you doing? Don't forget, you promised to be my follower." At the Magician's Guild, Xuan Yue had insisted on making Ah Dai her follower mainly because she thought it was fun. She felt that this silly boy in front of her was too easy to deceive, and since she was lonely, having a follower would at least give her someone to talk to. Deep down, she had never taken Ah Dai seriously, just like how nobles looked down on commoners. Yet, it was precisely this person she looked down upon who had ignored her because of a thrown bun.

  "You have anything else? From now on, I won't follow you anymore, and I'm no longer your sidekick."

  Xuan Yue glared at Ah Dai and said, "You don't count as a person who keeps promises. You promised to be my follower. Wasn't it just throwing away a broken rice bowl?"

  He coldly looked at her, brushed off the dust on his bun and said: "In my heart, this bun is much more important than you."

  Ah-Dai's words deeply hurt Xuan-Yue's self-esteem, and she suddenly became furious: "Are you looking for death?" With a wave of her staff, five small light balls flew towards Ah-Dai.

  A dull glint flashed in Ah-Dai's eyes, and a white, vigorous aura burst out of his body, forcibly intercepting the five glowing bullets outside. A series of loud explosions rang out, but Ah-Dai remained motionless on the spot. Under the influence of the aura, Xuan-Yue's entire body shook violently, and he took a step back. The two had just exited the Mages' Guild, and their magical powers had been greatly depleted. In such a short period, they couldn't possibly recover. Moreover, at close range, mages with similar levels were absolutely no match for warriors.

  Xuan Yue stared at Ah Diao's body in shock, the sacred aura emanating from him making his physique appear majestic and awe-inspiring, no longer the foolish little boy who was bullied by her at the Magic Guild. "You, you actually dare to hit me, believe it or not, I'll have my dad kill you."

  A'Dai's face revealed a look of disgust, and he snorted, saying: "Then go back to your dad, what are you bothering me for? Relying on your parents is no skill at all. I'll say it again, from now on, I'm not your follower, and I won't follow you around." After finishing speaking, A'Dai strode towards XuanYue, casually waving his hand to push her aside, and walked away without looking back.

  Xuan Yue stood still in a daze, no one had ever treated her like this since she could remember. Driven by her self-respect, how could she bear it? "You, you stand still for me."

  "Ah-Dai stopped in his tracks, without turning back, and raised the steamed bun in his hand, saying: 'Do you know how important this steamed bun is to me? Without it, I wouldn't have made it this far. No steamed bun, no me today. In my heart, this steamed bun is equivalent to my own life. And you, the princess of the Sacred Church, just insulted my life. We're even now.' Ah-Dai, burning with anger, didn't notice that in his rage, his mind was unusually clear, and he expressed his thoughts completely and clearly."

  "Hello, you. If you leave, I'll die right in front of you." Xuan Yue knew that at this moment, no matter what, he couldn't beat Ah Dai, so he could only resort to his old trick - playing dumb.

  Ah-Dai's whole body shook, and he turned to look at Xuan Yue who was on the verge of tears. He said: "You are a miss from the Sacred Church, your father is the Sacrificial Elder, why do you want to entangle yourself with me, a small fry? I won't fall for it. I don't believe that someone of your noble status would make a move that's detrimental to yourself because of a commoner like me. Goodbye, Miss Moon."

  The stupidly cold attitude of Ah Diao made Xuan Yue's whole body tremble with rage, and he stammered: "Fine, you don't believe me? If I die, it'll be because of you!" After speaking, both hands grasped the short-handled magic wand in his hand, and suddenly thrust it into his own abdomen. The tail end of the magic wand was a sharp triangular shape, and under the sunlight, it shone with a brilliant light.

  A'Dai was shocked and lost his color, he couldn't have imagined that Xuan Yue would be so resolute, her movements were clearly made with full force. In an instant, she had circulated the inner energy to its limit, A'Dai's body flashed forward, grabbing towards Xuan Yue's hands. However, Xuan Yue seemed to have steeled herself for death, and A'Dai was still a distance away from her, when he grabbed her hands, the tip of the magic wand had already inserted into Xuan Yue's abdomen. With a muffled groan, Xuan Yue's body slowly fell backwards.

  Ah-Dai suddenly picked up Xuan Yue's delicate body, his clear mind instantly disappeared, tightly grasping Xuan Yue's hands, looking at Xuan Yue's painful expression in a daze.

  Outside the city, not far away, a luxurious carriage was speeding towards the small town under the escort of more than a dozen silver-armored warriors. The guards all exuded a solemn atmosphere, and at a glance, it was clear that they were deeply powerful. Inside the carriage, a low voice suddenly sounded, "Ah! Something's wrong, Yueyue is injured. Faster, speed up, I've already sensed her location."

  "Yes, Your Excellency."

  Ah-Dai snatched the magic wand from Xuan Yue's hand, and as soon as the wand was pulled out of her body, her white dress was stained with a patch of fresh blood. Ah-Dai's anger had already fled when Xuan Yue inserted the wand into herself, and he quickly mobilized his true energy to seal off Xuan Yue's meridians, preventing excessive blood loss.

  "Every month, every month, don't die! I, I'll still be your follower, okay? You mustn't die!"

  The pain in her lower abdomen was something Xuan Yue had never experienced before. Although it hurt, when she heard Ah Dai's call, a sense of revenge arose from the bottom of her heart. How could she think of dying? The magic wand hadn't harmed her internal organs at all, just a superficial wound. Even if Ah Dai hadn't stopped her, she wouldn't have been in any danger. After all, Xuan Yue was the daughter of a priestess, and although she hadn't learned much, using light system magic to treat this minor injury was still very easy for her. Slowly opening her eyes, what entered her field of vision was Ah Dai's worried gaze. "Ah Dai, am I more important or is Mantou more important?"

  "Ah, you're important, don't speak, I've already sealed your blood vessels. Let's hurry and find a place to treat your wounds." Due to her injuries, Xuan Yue's delicate face had turned pale, looking pitiful. In Ah Dai's eyes, she was no longer the overbearing young lady she once was.

  Xuan Yue's eyes suddenly lit up, and she exclaimed in a low voice: "It's not good, I feel Dad's breath, let's go quickly. It must have been when I used the magic wand to stab myself just now that he discovered it. Quick, quick, let's go."

  Ah-Dai picked up Xuan-Yue and said: "Now where are we going? Your injury needs to be checked and bandaged as soon as possible."

  Xuan Yue thought for a moment and said, "Return to the Magician's Guild. It's safer there."

  When Ke Ge saw Ah Dai carrying Xuan Yue walking in front of him, his face suddenly turned pale. "You, you're back again." The old guard Huang had gone to contact the magician, and now there was only one person left in the entire guild. He had just been praying that he wouldn't meet Xuan Yue, the little witch, again, but before he could finish his prayer, Xuan Yue and Ah Dai appeared in front of him once more.

  Xuan Yue said in a bad mood, "What? Not welcome? I'm injured and want to stay here for two days, how about it?" Although she was asking, her tone was not to be questioned.

  Kieger was shocked, only to see a patch of crimson on Xuan Yue's abdomen. "Miss, how did you do this? Didn't you just leave not long ago? Could it be that someone in the city dared to disrespect a magician? Who is so bold as to challenge our magicians' dignity? I'll help you deal with this."

  Ah-Dai's face turned red, just wanting to explain, but was preempted by Xuan-Yue, "Don't worry about how I got hurt, first find me a place to rest, if I die, you won't be able to swallow it."

  "Alright, alright, follow me." Kigg led them through the inner hall, passing through walls by magic, to a room at the very back. The decor inside wasn't luxurious but was complete with everything they needed: a large double bed, a three-seater sofa placed horizontally beside it, a table and chairs on one side, and an en-suite bathroom.

  Ah-Dao carefully placed Hsuan Yueh on the large bed, turned around and rushed to Chi-Kung saying: "Thank you, Master Chi-Kung."

  "Alright, just leave then. I only hope you can leave quickly." He said with a bitter smile: "You all rest first, I'll go get some food for you later." Then he turned around and walked out.

  "Wait a minute." Xuan Yue called out to Kigg, "I'm warning you, someone will be coming into the city soon looking for me, don't reveal my whereabouts."

  "Miss, you wouldn't be sneaking out, would you?"

  Xuan Yue said with a straight face and a heroic tone: "What if I sneaked out? Now, I'm not afraid to tell you that my father is one of the four great red-robed bishops of the Church. If he sees me injured, he will definitely be very angry. When he gets angry, there are usually severe consequences. If he finds me here, I'll tell him it was a water-system magician named Kite who hurt me. You should know what happens next." As she spoke, Xuan Yue gave Kite a faint smile.

  Gengetsu's smile was as beautiful as a flower that had just bloomed in spring, but to Kigu, it looked so evil. Cold sweat had already soaked through his underclothes. The red-robed sacrifice represented something, and he knew exactly what it meant. To go against the red-robed sacrifice would be beyond salvation. Why? Why was this happening?! All-powerful god! I've never neglected to chant my prayers, why are you tormenting me like this?! Kigu's thoughts were racing, and at this point, there were only two ways to ensure his own safety. One was to immediately kill the two people in front of him and then destroy their bodies, but aside from not knowing how strong that idiot Arin's martial arts skills were, his conscience wouldn't allow it either. The other way was to do as Gengetsu said and not let anyone know she was here.

  "Alright, I admit defeat, I've never done anything bad in my life, how did I end up meeting a little witch like you."

  "Hey, how did you know my nickname in the Vatican? Do you know me?"

  Keir smiled wryly and said, "How would I know you? If I could never know you, I'd be lucky. You all rest, I won't disturb you." After finishing speaking, he turned his head and left the room. He didn't dare stay here any longer, who knows what Hsuan Yueh would do next. Keir deeply knew that hiding Hsuan Yueh was like hiding a bomb that could explode at any time.

  Seeing Keiko's expression when she went out, Gengetsu laughed happily, a thing that had always been her favorite to do. "Ah" The laughter pulled at the wound in her abdomen, and Gengetsu couldn't help but cry out in pain.

  Ah-Dai was startled and said: "Yueyue, what's wrong with you? How could you really want to commit suicide just now?"

  Xuan Yue coldly snorted and said, "It's not like I'm angry with you. I heard it earlier, you promised not to leave me and continue being my follower. You're not regretting it now, are you?"

  "En, I won't leave you again, but from now on, you can't waste food either."

  Xuan Yue thought of Ah Dai's words earlier and asked: "Is mantou really that important to you?"

  Ah-Dai let out a sigh, nodded lightly and said: "Let me help you bandage it first, if the wound gets worse it won't be good." As he spoke, he went to untie Xuan-Yue's skirt. In Ah-Dai's mind, there was no distinction between male and female, now he just wanted to see how serious Xuan-Yue's injury was.

  Xuan Yue was only fifteen years old, but girls were always more mature earlier, her face turned red as she pushed away Ah Dai's hand and scolded: "What are you doing? Get out, I can handle it myself."

  "Ah-Dai was taken aback and said: 'Are you really going? Or should I help you instead?'"

  Xuan Yue's little face suddenly turned red like an apple, "You, you, get out. How can a girl's body be let you see casually, I'm fine."

  Ah-Dai scratched his head, clearly not understanding what was meant. He muttered to himself: "In the past when Xiao Mei got hurt, I was always the one bandaging her up! Her body is something I see every day."

  Xuan Yue asked, "Who is Xiao Mei?"

  "Xiao Mei is Uncle Shi'er's little dog! She's also a girl, but she's very mischievous and always gets hurt."

  Xuan Yue almost got suffocated by Ah Dai, and he actually compared himself to a small dog. He casually threw out a light ball that exploded towards Ah Dai, angrily shouting: "Get out of here quickly."

  A'Dai was startled, and a burst of energy suddenly erupted, neutralizing the light bullet's attack. Xuan Yue was injured, and he didn't dare to provoke this young lady again. He hastily ran out.

  Watching Ah Dai close the door, Xuan Yue finally let out a breath of relief, touching her already red face, and muttered to herself: "No wonder they call him Ah Dai, he's really stupid."

  Only she knew her own pain, Xuan Yue carefully undid her clothes, just undoing the outermost layer, Ah Dai suddenly poked his head in and said: "If you can't do it yourself, call me."

  Xuan Yue was greatly embarrassed, hastily covering herself with her clothes, and angrily said: "Quickly get out, don't look, or else I'll die again."

  A-Dai was startled and hastily closed the door, unaware of why he thought Xuan Yue's flushed face looked much better than when she was angry. Leaning against the wall outside, A-Dai recalled Xuan Yue's expression when she attempted suicide earlier, and his heart couldn't help but feel a wave of fear. He took out the bun that Xuan Yue had thrown away from his pocket and started eating it.

  The mantou was not yet finished eating when a call came from inside the room, "Ah Dai, come in."

  A'Dai responded with a grunt, pushed open the door and entered. Xuan Yue's face looked much better now, her magic robe was draped over a chair, covered by a quilt, a pair of big eyes staring at him.

  "Yueyue, is your injury better? Is it serious?" Ah-Dai asked with concern.

  Xuan Yue said in an ill-tempered tone: "You're not dead yet, come here."

  Ah-Dai walked to Xuanyue's side and said, "Xuanyue, don't be so impulsive in the future, it hurts a lot when you get pricked!" As he spoke, he grabbed Xuanyue's small hand. Xuanyue struggled for a moment but couldn't break free. Just as she was about to get angry, a warm energy suddenly flowed from Ah-Dai's hand, nourishing her meridians. Her face turned red, and she understood that Ah-Dai meant well, so she didn't say anything else.

  Ah-Dai urged the true energy within her body to explore Xuan Yue's meridians. Xuan Yue's injuries had already been healed by her own recovery techniques, so Ah-Dai couldn't find anything wrong. Letting out a sigh of relief, Ah-Dai said: "Really, nothing's wrong now, Moon, how did you heal?"

  Xuan Yue looked at Ah Dai's concerned gaze, feeling a warmth in her heart, and had a bit more affection for this silly little boy. "I won't tell you, I'm fine, are you suffering? You're making an oath now."

  "I'm overjoyed for you, I haven't even had time to be happy yet, how can I be sad? Take an oath? What kind of oath?"

  Xuan Yue Dao said: "You vowed to be my follower for a year! Otherwise, what if you regret it again next time?"

  "Ah-Dai lowered his head and said: 'I... but I.' Summoning up courage, Ah-Dai raised his head and said: 'Can you tell me how to make an oath?'"

  Looking at Ah-Dai's silly appearance, Xuan-Yue burst out laughing and said: "Just use your mantou to make an oath, isn't mantou the most important thing to you? Learn from me, I'm making an oath, starting today, be a follower of Miss Xuan for one year, don't leave without permission again, if you break this oath, you'll never get to eat delicious mantou again."

  "Oh." Ah-Dai nodded, thought for a moment and said: "I, Ah-Dai, swear that from today on, I will be Miss Xuan-Yue's attendant for one year and never leave her side. If I break this oath, I will never be able to eat delicious mantou again. Is that acceptable?"

  Xuan Yue Dao said: "Alright. Let's just leave it at that. Oh, and you go take a look outside. If you see someone dressed as a knight wearing silver armor, hurry back and tell me."

  "Ah-Dai asked: 'Yue-Yue, your father came looking for you, why didn't you go back with him? Did he treat you badly?'"

  Xuan Yue shook his head and said in a low voice, "It's not that it's bad, but the life of the Imperial Court is really too dull. Where's the fun outside? When I'm healed, let's go be mercenaries for a few days, how about that?"

  Ah-Dai looked at Hsuan-Yueh with a glance, thinking to himself: "If only I had a father who cared about me, how wonderful that would be!" As he thought of his father, he couldn't help but think of the deceased Owen, and his eyes reddened, almost shedding tears.

  "Ah-Dai, what's wrong?" Xuan Yue grasped Ah-Dai's hand and asked in surprise.

  Xuan Yue's soft little hand made Ah Diao feel very comfortable, and his heart felt much better. He shook his head and said, "I'm fine. I'll go out and see if there are any Silver Armor Knights as you mentioned." After finishing speaking, he pushed away Xuan Yue's hand, placed his own bundle on the table, slung the Tian Gang sword over his shoulder, and walked out. The tenderness of Xuan Yue's grip lingered in his heart for a long time.

  "After Ah-Dai walked out of the door, Xuan-Yue muttered to herself: 'It seems that this silly boy has a lot of secrets on him! Hehe, digging up other people's secrets is what I love most.'"

  Ah-Dai had just walked into the inner hall when he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine. He circulated his internal True Qi to investigate, but didn't find anything out of the ordinary, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

  Inside the hall, seven or eight magicians were reapplying barrier magic to the walls under Kig's command, while some workers were repairing the large hole that Asto had blasted with bricks.

  Seeing Ah-Dai walk out, Jie Ke went up to greet him and said in a low voice: "How's that little witch?"

  A'Dou shook his head and said, "Don't worry, Great Magister Kigg, Yueyue should be fine now."

  Kiegh sighed in relief, saying: "It's good that nothing happened. If something had happened to her while she was with me, I would have been in big trouble. Ah-dai, I can tell that you're a kind and good kid. However, sometimes being too kind will only lead to you being taken advantage of, do you know that? I think it's best if you keep your distance from that little witch. You should know about the Red Robe Sacrifice. The Church is the largest power on the continent, and if you were to offend that little witch in the future, I'm afraid your days would be difficult."

  "Thank you, Master Kigg, but Mochi is injured now and I also promised her to be her follower for a year, can't go back on my word."

  Keel let out a sigh and said, "You'd best take care of yourself. Don't mention the matter of Miss Xuan Yue being here to anyone. Although this is just a small, remote city in the Hong Lian tribe, the influence of the Church is still considerable, and I don't want the Red Robed Bishop to find out about this place."

  "I know." Ah-Dai responded with a single sound, turning his head to walk out the door. Before he reached the entrance, he heard someone outside shouting: "Is Kieger the Great Magician in?" The voice grew louder and closer, and as it finished speaking the last word, the inner hall door opened and a person walked in. This person wore a white sacrificial robe, looking over fifty years old, with a faint aura of holiness emanating from his body, his face stern and serious.

  Keiger's face changed slightly, and he hurriedly welcomed him, smiling: "I thought it was someone else, but it turned out to be Harry who had arrived for the sacrifice. Please come in, sit inside."

  Hari let out a sigh and said, "I don't have time to sit around, Kigu! You don't know, something big has happened? The Red Robed Archbishop has actually arrived in our small city."

  "Kieger was taken aback and said: 'What? Has Archbishop-sama actually come? What on earth has happened?'"

  Harry shook his head and said, "I don't know what specific thing it is, but when the bishop arrived, he ordered all the clergy to find a person in the city. He said it was a beautiful little girl wearing white clothes with two braids on her head. Kigg, have you seen this person?"

  Ke Ge quietly said: "I've seen it."

  A'Dou was startled by Ke'er's words and thought, "Could it be that the great magician Ke'er is going to reveal Yuè Yuè's whereabouts?"

  Hare was overjoyed and said: "Old friend, quickly tell me, this is a great achievement!"

  Kiegh said: "Not long ago, a white-robed girl came to me for a magic test and left after obtaining the title of advanced magician."

  Harry frowned and said, "Do you know where she went?"

  Keel shook his head and said, "It's not clear now, it seems to have gone west." The Magic Guild was close to the West City Gate, and he said this just to shift the Red Bishop's line of sight outside the city.

  "Alright, I'll hurry back and inform the bishop. Thanks, old friend Kigg," Harry said, turning to leave.

  Just as Harry had just walked out of the hall, all the magicians in the hall, including Ah-Dai, were shocked at the same time, and a surge of energy instantly filled the entire magician's guild. Ah-Dai was numb all over, this feeling of oppression he had never encountered even when facing Owen. The powerful sacred breath gave people an irresistible feeling. The workers who were working on the construction site were so oppressed by the sacred air that they couldn't breathe and knelt down to the ground, panting constantly.

  The door opened, and Harry walked back in. He glanced at Kigg only once, then bowed his head to one side, bent his waist, with a devout expression, respectfully said: "The Red Robed Archbishop has arrived."

  Kieg's whole body trembled, and he exchanged a glance with Ah-Dai. The other magicians all gathered behind Kieg, looking bewildered. Although these magicians were usually the most respected in the small town, when faced with one of the four great Red Cardinals of the Holy See, none of them dared to be even slightly presumptuous.

  A string of silver figures walked in, Ah-Dai took a closer look and found that they were the Silver Armor Warriors described by Xuan Yue. The light armor on their bodies shone brightly, with their left hands holding their helmets, their expressions indifferent. As soon as they entered the door, they separated to both sides, with a faint aura of fighting spirit flowing continuously on their silver armors. On the left chest of each of them, there was a golden sword-shaped emblem.

  The Silver Armor Warrior had just stood still, when two white figures floated in. Compared to Harry's ceremony, the sacred atmosphere on their bodies was much thicker. The two people's bodies were completely covered by a large white embroidered golden edge ceremonial robe. The white-robed priestess on the left could be seen from her slender figure, should be a woman. They both held a wooden staff in their hands, with a transparent round gemstone at the top of the staff emitting a soft milky white light, and the thick sacred atmosphere filled the hall instantly as they entered.

  Under the shroud of sacred aura, Ah-Dai felt a chill in his chest, as if the evil intent of the Ming Wang sword was about to burst out. He was startled and quickly mobilized his vital energy to completely envelop the evil intent of the Ming Wang sword. A faint white glow emanated from Ah-Dai's body, and the female priestess in white glanced at him. What Ah-Dai saw were a pair of exceptionally clear blue eyes, with gentle gazes that made him feel extremely comfortable, as if his entire body had relaxed.

  The tall, red figure finally walked into the inner hall, wearing a similar ceremonial robe, but entirely in bright red. The cloak had golden edges embroidered on it, and on the chest area was a huge magical six-pointed star. As soon as the red-robed person entered, the sacred aura emitted by the two white-robed priests suddenly surged greatly. The two stepped aside, letting the red-robed priest take slow steps forward, his hands clasped behind his back in his sleeves. He slowly raised his head, and two cold gleams flashed from under his robes. In just an instant, all the magicians present, including Ah-Dai, felt as if they had been completely seen through, laid bare, and it was extremely uncomfortable.

  "Who is in charge here?" A low, magnetic voice came out of the red ceremonial robe.

  Kieger's whole body shook slightly, and he took a step forward with some trepidation, saying respectfully: "Hello, esteemed Lord Red Robe Archbishop, I am the branch president here."

  The cardinal in red robes slightly returned the courtesy, saying: "May God bless you. Mr. President of the Division, I feel my daughter's breath is nearby, if I'm not mistaken, she should be with you."

  Kieg couldn't hide anything from the omnipotent Cardinal in red robes, he hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly.

  A'Doh's heart skipped a beat, but he quickly thought it over and figured that these people wouldn't harm Xuan Yue anyway, so there shouldn't be any problems. The change in his expression seemed to have been noticed by the red-robed bishop, who slightly turned around and said to A'Doh: "A genuine Sacred Fighting Aura, not bad, achieving this at such a young age is already quite impressive. A Fire-attribute mage who knows Sacred Fighting Aura, how interesting. You should know where my daughter is, take me there." The red-robed bishop's tone was slow, but it contained an unyielding dignity that brooked no argument.