At seven in the evening, the church’s working hours finally ended. A full day of nun life was over, and Weiyang was mentally exhausted.
Being a nun was truly not something an ordinary person could handle. It required extremely strong psychological endurance.
Luran had already been completely defeated. According to Ah Li, two unbelievably outrageous fox girls had shattered Luran’s Dao heart. She had run out of the confessional crying, telling Ah Li she quit — her worldview completely shattered.
Weiyang, on the other hand, felt she was doing relatively fine. Although the shock of the “nun and the fish” story had nearly triggered killing intent in her, she had heard similar stories back in the real world. Having experienced enough strange things, she quickly adjusted herself.
Weiyang patted the still-dizzy Luran beside her, whose eyes were spinning.
“Alright, alright, it’s okay now. Didn’t Ah Li agree to let you quit? It’s fine, it’s fine. Come here, let me hug you.”
“Wuu… Weiyang-sama, thank goodness you’re by my side.”
As people gradually left, Ah Li approached the two sitting on a bench to the side.
“Thank you both for your hard work. If you have time in the future, please come help again. Ah, Miss Luran need not.”
Weiyang immediately sensed danger.
“Well, um, I’m also not feeling too well, so—”
“You don’t need to come either.”
“I have no objections. Being a nun is wonderful. I’ll continue helping people solve their troubles!”
“Very good, darling.”
Weiyang wanted to cry but had no tears. Sometimes, brute force really couldn’t solve every problem.
At that moment, she caught a glimpse of a purple figure from the corner of her eye. It was Anna. It seemed she was also preparing to head home.
Ah Li noticed Weiyang’s gaze and smiled slightly.
“Although I would love to invite you to my home and finish what we didn’t complete last night, it seems you have other matters to attend to.”
Weiyang felt a chill run down her spine.
“Y-Yes, we have other matters to handle. We’ll take our leave first.”
She quickly stood up and pulled Luran up with her.
Luran shook her still-clouded head and bowed slightly.
“Then we’ll be leaving first, Great Nun Ah Li.”
“Very well. Please be careful. I’ll contact you again when we’re busy, little snow fox.”
“…O-Okay.”
After leaving the church, Luran instinctively began walking toward home, but Weiyang grabbed her and pointed in another direction.
Luran followed her finger.
A streak of purple.
Anna.
“Weiyang-sama, what do you mean?”
“Follow her.”
That’s right. Learning was one of Weiyang’s finest virtues. She had learned this shady style of operation from Luran.
Luran didn’t ask further questions and obediently followed behind.
“I’ll listen to you.”
Weiyang’s plan was to monitor Anna all night. If she could catch the moment Anna summoned the nightmare, even better. Even if she couldn’t catch the timing, seeing the mark on Anna’s leg would be enough evidence.
Once she caught Anna, the nightmare problem would be resolved. At that point, both the nuns and the townspeople would respect her, and converting them into believers would become much easier.
Such a beautiful future was waving at her.
Seeing the sudden mischievous smile on Weiyang’s face, Luran was confused.
“Weiyang-sama, what’s wrong? Why are you suddenly smiling?”
“Just thought of something funny. Let’s continue.”
“Alright. I hope we won’t get counterattacked again.”
Weiyang poked Luran’s soft cheek.
“Don’t jinx it. Believe in me. Belief doesn’t need a reason.”
The two continued following Anna, occasionally hiding behind magic stone lampposts to avoid being noticed.
The sky had grown dark, and there were few people on the streets. It was almost the time when nightmares appeared, so the townspeople didn’t dare wander around casually.
Just as they saw Anna enter her home and were about to follow, an unexpected person appeared.
The newcomer called out to Luran in surprise.
“Eh? Isn’t this Luran? What are you doing here so late? The nightmares have been very restless lately. Isn’t your home in the other direction?”
The voice sounded familiar to Weiyang.
【Oh damn, the fish!】
She turned around and saw a tall girl with orange hair tied up neatly. If Weiyang guessed correctly, this person should be the mayor’s daughter — Lilith.
Luran saw her as well and quickly nodded in greeting, fabricating an excuse for Weiyang.
“Hello, Miss Lilith. This is Weiyang beside me. I’m showing her around the town.”
Weiyang had guessed correctly. The orange-haired girl was indeed Lilith.
But what intrigued her more was the person standing beside Lilith.
A butler? A maid?
No.
Weiyang immediately rejected that thought. This person clearly did not carry herself like a subordinate.
Her skin was even more radiant than the moonlight. Her long hair was not pure black as it seemed at first glance, but shimmered with a soft sea-blue hue under the night sky. Strands of pearl-white highlights rested in her bangs like faint auroras in a starry sky.
Her black-and-white heterochromatic eyes held gentle curiosity as they met Weiyang’s gaze. She wore an elegant dark gown that fell to her ankles, perfectly outlining her alluring figure. A translucent veil wrapped around her waist, fastened with a cat’s-eye gemstone.
Weiyang’s intuition told her this person was one of the princesses of Jiuzhou — most likely Nami from the peace faction, not Lulu from the war faction.
Weiyang’s instincts were rarely wrong. Lilith quickly introduced the elegant girl beside her.
“This is Princess Nami of Jiuzhou.”
Nami nodded gracefully to the two of them. Weiyang returned the nod, realizing this was the perfect opportunity to befriend the Princess of Jiuzhou and increase favorability.
But Anna also had to be considered. To prevent her from summoning nightmares again and frightening the townspeople, Weiyang needed to keep the situation contained near Anna’s house so she could respond quickly if anything happened.
After thinking it through, Weiyang lightly bumped Luran.
Luran met her eyes, and Weiyang immediately blinked and tilted her head, communicating through subtle gestures.
【Hey, distract Lilith. Find a way to pull her away for a bit.】
Luran frowned and shook her head slightly.
【No, no, that’s too hard. I can’t imagine Miss Lilith leaving Princess Nami to go with me.】
Weiyang narrowed her eyes and nodded slightly.
【You can do it. Just say the four words ‘nun and fish,’ and she’ll listen to you.】
Luran widened her eyes and blinked repeatedly.
【Is that some kind of reference? Or a spell chant?】
Weiyang grinned.
【Don’t ask. Just do it. Or when we get home, I’ll hiss at you.】
Luran sighed.
【I understand.】
Lilith and Nami watched the two exchanging unknown signals, too confused to interrupt, question marks practically floating above their heads.
Luran took a deep breath and raised her head with determination.
“Miss Lililith, have you heard of the nun and the fi—”
Before the word “fish” could leave her mouth, Weiyang felt a gust of wind.
When it settled, only she and Nami remained on the scene.