Chapter 66: Your Fiancé is at Another Woman’s House

Knight’s Rite.

An option players could choose in the game when they wanted to force a battle with an NPC.

It was a type of duel that wouldn’t result in casualties.

At the same time, using a low-level character to challenge and defeat a high-level NPC would increase Fame Value.

It was also a means of gaining profit.

Hall didn’t particularly want Fame Value, but judging by his ability to defeat Ye Wangxue and the current timeline.

The Howard young master’s level probably wasn’t as high as his right now.

So even if he won, he wouldn’t gain Fame Value, and he could simultaneously deal with the threats in Himan’s route and when befriending Himan in other heroines’ routes.

Killing two birds with one stone.

That’s why Hall had given Himan that answer when he left.

“That would be fine too.”

The next day at dusk.

“Young Master, it seems the madam will arrive outside Saint Louis tonight and enter the city tomorrow. I hear that Saintess Candidate Christine will be bestowing a blessing on the convoy. Will you be attending tomorrow?”

He had also considered countermeasures these past few days.

“I won’t attend. She probably doesn’t want me to attend either.”

“Ah…”

Lov was secretly happy, but she didn’t show it and just continued, “But Young Master, if you don’t attend, won’t it be a bit hard to justify?”

“Isn’t the public opinion outside saying that this is the first time an Eastern princess is marrying into our West, and we should give them a proper show of our colors? Just sending a maid to receive her will be enough.”

What Hall said was true. This was the prevailing public opinion among the people of Saint Louis.

So what if she’s an Eastern princess.

They just didn’t like her, nor did they feel her status was particularly noble. It was a good opportunity to suppress the arrogance of the Easterners.

To let them know that an Eastern princess marrying the son of a Western duke was, in fact, marrying up.

‘Fine, since the engagement is going to be broken off anyway.’

If he did this, Ye Wangxue would probably be furious and have no choice but to break it off.

“Ah, you really want me to go receive her?”

Lov feigned surprise, but she was genuinely happy.

Going to receive her, for one, Hall wouldn’t be there, so there would definitely be no sparks of romance between the two in the future. Secondly, it showed the Young Master’s trust in her.

Lov actually wanted to go. With a little maneuvering, she could mediate between the future Mrs. Faxtius and Lorraine.

“Yes, you go. Just say I went to the Demon God’s Labyrinth today and might have run into some trouble and haven’t returned yet.”

Hall decided to hide.

Hiding was the answer.

He had met Ye Wangxue before and had even claimed to be a mysterious figure from the Salvation Church.

He originally thought he would never see Ye Wangxue again in this lifetime, so he didn’t wear a mask or anything at the time.

How could he have known that this person was his fiancée?

It was both awkward and fueled her hatred.

He was truly numb.

“Okay, Young Master. That’s a very good reason.”

Lov didn’t care anymore.

She knew the reason was lame, but if it wasn’t lame, it wouldn’t be effective.

But she felt something was still not right, not secure enough.

“But Young Master, what if the madam goes directly to the Demon God’s Labyrinth to find you then?”

“…”

Hall thought about it. Given Ye Wangxue’s temper, it wasn’t impossible.

Furthermore, Ye Wangxue herself was indeed capable.

He had to come up with something even more drastic to ensure this marriage would be one hundred percent broken off.

Then, he had an idea.

An idea that both fit his original persona and could guarantee that Ye Wangx-ue would definitely break off the engagement.

And he had to ensure that Leticia wouldn’t discover Ye Wangxue’s identity as Chick Phoenix.

Although it was a bit dangerous, it was worth a try.

The weather was not good today. The sky was dim, and it was raining heavily.

Outside the white city wall of Saint Louis, known as the Holy Wall, the roads also seemed deserted.

Originally, the main roads outside Saint Louis were never deserted, no matter the wind or rain. But yesterday, a holy edict from the College of Cardinals had cleared the roads.

At this moment, Lov, holding a black umbrella, was gazing at the end of the road.

She saw an ancient, ink-colored carriage, not as magnificent as she had imagined, slowly approaching.

Beside her, there were also several church personnel and Silver Knights holding black umbrellas.

And, of course, there was Christine, who was on a temporary high platform nearby, about to bestow a blessing on the Xia Kingdom princess in the carriage.

Apart from Christine, this reception lineup for a princess of a nation was by no means luxurious, and was even a bit desolate.

And Lov knew that according to the procedure.

Once the carriage entered Saint Louis, she would be the only one receiving it. She would lead the carriage to the Faxtius residence, and then to Holy Light University to handle the admission procedures for this future Mrs. Faxtius.

Thinking about it, Lov suddenly felt that Ye Wangxue was quite pitiful.

If it were a princess from another Western Continent country marrying into Saint Louis, there would be at least several archbishops, or even a Cardinal Archbishop, personally receiving her today. A saintess candidate would accompany her like a sister throughout the process.

The fiancé would not dare to be lax in the slightest, and the people of Saint Louis would surely come to watch the excitement.

But now, the fiancé was nowhere to be seen. The reception lineup, apart from the Silver Knights and a vice-knight commander under Rohn for security.

There were basically only two dignitaries and Christine.

The people were not looking forward to the Eastern princess marrying the son of their own duke who held military power. In fact, if the College of Cardinals hadn’t imposed a curfew on Ye Wangxue’s route into the city.

It was possible that her carriage would be pelted with tomatoes or rotten eggs.

Where was the slightest resemblance of a princess?

But in Great Xia, Lov knew, in the distant Eastern capital, a princess was the apple of one’s eye.

She probably couldn’t stand it, right?

She should be clamoring to break off the engagement as soon as she got out of the carriage.

The step of going to Holy Light University for procedures could probably be skipped.

The education systems of the West and the East were not interconnected.

“She’s here.”

Lov heard someone whisper.

Then, a holy, bright light suddenly appeared in the dim sky.

The beam of light enveloped the carriage.

The one who caused this phenomenon was—Christine.

Lov had grown up in the countryside and had rarely left the Faxtius residence after being sold to Saint Louis.

She had never seen the blessing ceremony of a saintess.

At this moment, although there were no white doves flying around this golden-haired, white-dressed holy maiden in this weather, she could see a few pure white feathers falling.

Just being touched by a ray of that light made one feel at ease and warm.

It was as if Christine was the only light in the world.

It instantly made her feel a little ashamed. If a girl like this liked the Young Master.

She seemed to have no ability to compete at all. Fortunately, Christine was a saintess candidate and could not marry.

As the carriage approached, the ceremony did not last long. During this time, she saw Ye Wangxue stick her head out of the carriage window.

But Ye Wangxue did not look at Lov, only exchanging a glance with Christine.

Soon, the carriage completely approached the white Holy Wall and entered the city gate under the watchful eyes of the Silver Knights and a few dignitaries.

Lov walked in front of the carriage, and only then did she realize that the driver was a young girl in a green dress.

Because Lov was not walking fast, the carriage also slowed down.

At this point.

Only Lov was by the carriage’s side.

Occasionally, they would see some pedestrians on the road, and the pedestrians would whisper to each other when they looked over.

But Lov felt that they were probably not saying anything good.

Then, they slowly arrived in front of the Faxtius family’s residence.

Only then did she hear the young girl in the green dress, the driver, look around and ask.

“Are you Hall Faxtius’s maid, Lov? May I ask where your young master is?”

“Ah… the Young Master, today, he is probably with Duchess Leticia.”

Lov feigned a moment of silence before answering in the heavy rain.

Instantly, the world became strangely silent.