Pure, comfortable, reminiscent of a winter night hot spring, warm swaddling.
She vaguely felt that something had changed in her body-
Good changes.
After washing up and looking in the mirror, her cheeks were overly rosy, her lips too vibrant-
Liu Yu took out the pearl powder again and applied some on her cheeks and lips, lightly pressing with her fingertips. When she looked again, she saw a girl in the mirror who looked as if she had just recovered from a serious illness and looked pitiful.
Banban:
[Beibei! This doesn’t look good, you look sick.]
Liu Yu put away her things and found the plainest dress in the wardrobe to wear, and she didn’t wear any jewelry. She put on a pair of flat cotton shoes.
“Banban, humans are cunning,” she said, smiling, “especially me.”
[Banban doesn’t understand.]
“You don’t need to understand.”
She pushed open the door, and the sunlight poured in. Prince Carlo turned around, and she happily saw the astonishment and fleeting pity in his eyes-
A woman’s weapon, is not just beauty, but also timely and occasional show of weakness.
“Miss Fergus, please follow me,” Prince Carlo gracefully bent down and placed his right hand on his abdomen. “Mr. Leslie is waiting outside the door for you.”
“Thank you.”
Liu Yu walked out of the door.
Gaia stood under a large locust tree outside the shed. The girls passed him laughing and turned back to look at him.
Beneath the sparse greenery, his silver-like long hair shimmered like shallow starlight.
He heard some movement and looked at her:
“Bella.”
Liu Yu smiled slyly.
She lifted her skirt and ran towards him:
“Gaia, you’re really here.”
She thought, leaving aside all the twists and turns of probing and the process, only look at the results-
If Gaia is willing to accompany her, it means that he can’t bear to hurt her.
Tolerance and compassion, even if it’s not the beginning of love, is much better than indifference, contempt, and hatred.
Her starting point was not bad.
Now the problem is, how to pass through this difficult situation-
If the other party uses the “Lie Detection” technique, how should she break through?
Chapter Twenty-Nine
The side hall of the Temple of Light.
“Lord Marland, Miss Fergus has arrived, as well as Mr. Leslie.”
The white-clad god’s envoy who led Liu Yu in bowed to the side hall.
“Greetings, Lord Marland.”
Liu Yu lifted her skirt and graciously returned the greeting.
Sitting at the top of the hall was a young god’s envoy dressed in a black star and moon robe.
His face was cold, with a pair of hawk-like eyes that seemed to see through people when he looked at them.
This was a person who completely didn’t match the temperament of the Temple of Light-
He seemed too sinister, even scaring children to tears when he made a serious face. But Liu Yu remembered him.
In the entire novel, Marland Cecile, who appeared as the absolute villain, ended up dying for his faith.
She still remembered that part: “…After Marland Cecil looked up at the sky, the clear blue sky still retained the trace of the god of light’s miracle. He closed his eyes in satisfaction: he finally died for the light.”
But what struck Liu Yu even more was Marland’s talent for punishment and extracting confessions-
Of course, there was also his extreme ruthlessness toward “heretics.”
His belief in the Temple of Light was the extreme of the extreme, the fanaticism of the fanatics. Therefore, he could not tolerate any acts of blasphemy against the gods, including having a desire for the god of light: in the original book, Marland was also one of the few stubborn stumbling blocks in Cinderella’s otherwise smooth life.
Therefore, when Liu Yu saw Marland Cecile, she knew that this test wouldn’t be easy to pass.
He was a person who was as meticulous as hair and extremely cold-hearted.
He was the Light Left Envoy of the Temple of Light on the continent of Airelun, in charge of punishments.
It seemed that her unease was noticed by the young man beside her.
Gaia glanced at her.
“Miss Fergus, Mr. Leslie.”
Marland Cecile stood up and placed his right hand on his left chest, solemnly bowing towards the two of them, specifically towards Gaia.
“Lord Marland.”
Gaia also bowed to him.
Marland sat high in the hall, while Liu Yu, Gaia, Prince Carlo, and the other god’s envoys stood in the center of the hall under the steps.
“Miss Fergus, I am very sorry that we should have let you rest for a while longer, but…”
Marland Cecile’s attitude was much better than Liu Yu had imagined, but she didn’t dare to let her guard down. This was the faithful dog personified, once he sensed that something was wrong, he would bite on and not let go.
Marland continued:
“However, this matter is crucial to the Temple of Light and to the continent of Airelun. I hope Miss Fergus can cooperate.”
“Of course.”
What is the best way to please a fanatic believer?
To be more fanatic, more devout than him.
“…Light is above us. I, Beria Fergus, have been entangled by the Dark Apostles, a truly grave sin. I should be put on the gallows and tortured ten thousand times-“
The girl’s face turned pale, as if she had been greatly insulted and was dying of shame.
Marland Cecile, however, was not moved by her expression. He interrupted her:
“Ms. Fergus, please tell the whole story again, especially the situation that night.”
“…That day during equestrian class, my horse was whipped by Princess Mary…”
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