Chapter 74: She Knows so much!

Cloud Ark, guest room.

Eustia glanced at Shu Yue, her expression calm.

She didn’t seem to mind Shu Yue coming to see her at this hour, nor was she worried about any trouble. She asked indifferently,

“What do you want?”

“Aren’t we partners?”

Shu Yue looked at Eustia, feeling a bit resentful.

‘Since we’re cooperating, you could at least help out a little. Not only do you not help, you even pushed me!’

That day at the wedding, wasn’t it Eustia who pushed her out?

Shu Yue wasn’t here to haggle over that.

Contacting Luolan was the first step in her cooperation with Eustia.

If she couldn’t even take that step, the so-called cooperation would exist in name only.

Eventually, Eustia would probably cause trouble for her.

Back then, Shu Yue hadn’t figured out the best way to reveal herself.

Eustia’s push solved that problem for her.

Shu Yue looked at her expressionless face and secretly pouted.

‘When facing my Silver Dragon Princess form, she was so enthusiastic—acting like a cool big sister. But now with my real body, she’s indifferent and dismissive. Why such a big difference? Can’t she be less double-standard?’

Double standards are essentially part of intelligent life.

Elves should be the same.

Shu Yue didn’t have time to get angry with Eustia.

She came to Eustia with a purpose—to see if she could get something from her.

Since they had taken the first step in cooperation, shouldn’t she get some benefits?

If there were no benefits, how could Shu Yue muster the enthusiasm to continue!

“Miss Eustia, do you have a larger mirror? The one you gave me can’t hold much more.”

Shu Yue took out the small mirror filled with items—there wasn’t a speck of space left.

Eustia turned to look at Shu Yue, her deep blue eyes staring at her as if trying to see through her.

“What’s wrong?”

Shu Yue swallowed silently and muttered quietly.

“One hundred gold coins for ten cubic meters.”

Eustia said, holding out her hand to Shu Yue.

“You can buy ten cubic meters for a hundred gold.”

Shu Yue’s mouth opened slightly.

It wasn’t that she was reluctant to part with the money; she was just surprised.

“A hundred? Ten cubic?”

The mirror itself had three cubic meters.

Ten cubic meters didn’t sound huge—about two by two by two and a half meters—but it was already impressive in comparison.

Shu Yue had seen someone sell a spatial magic tool before, similar to her small satchel, not particularly large, but it sold for over two hundred gold coins.

And this storage space could perfectly utilize every inch of volume, far surpassing ordinary spatial tools.

Hearing such a fair price, Shu Yue’s eyes lit up.

“Are you serious?”

“Forget it if you don’t want it.”

Eustia waved her hand as if to show Shu Yue out.

“I want it! Of course I want it!”

Shu Yue quickly pulled out the money.

“Ahem, three gold bars.”

She held out the gold bars and offered them to Eustia with both hands.

Without even looking, Eustia swept her hand across, and the items vanished into the silver bracelet on her wrist.

The purple gem embedded in the silver bracelet shimmered slightly.

A shard wrapped in a halo floated above her palm.

Holding the mirror shard, she reached her other hand toward Shu Yue.

“Give it here.”

Shu Yue was stunned, thinking she was asking for more money.

Eustia shot her a glare.

“I meant give me the mirror.”

“Oh, oh.”

Shu Yue realized her mistake and quickly handed it over.

The small round mirror fell into Eustia’s hand.

No incantations, no magic circles.

She simply pressed the shard into the mirror’s surface.

As the shard merged with the mirror, it was done.

Looking at the mirror handed back, Shu Yue tilted her head in a daze.

She had expected some grand spectacle.

But that was it?

It was like plugging in a memory card…

Shu Yue felt too speechless to complain.

She looked up at Eustia and asked softly,

“Any more?”

She wanted more.

Eustia just stared at her without saying a word.

Shu Yue gave an awkward smile.

“I was just joking, Miss Eustia. Don’t mind me.”

“Don’t come to me if it’s nothing important. If Luolan sees you, you’ll be in trouble.”

Eustia turned to leave.

Shu Yue called out to her.

Actually, she still had one question.

“Can you tell me the exact relationship between Liya and Luolan? Were they close as children?”

Eustia stopped.

“Luolan and Liya only met when they were little.”

“Liya’s father was Wood White, known as the White Knight, a powerful knight of common birth under Grand Duke Isolde. He fought for the Grand Duke his whole life and finally took a fatal blow for him, dying of his injuries.”

“To repay his kindness, Grand Duke Isolde found Wood’s five-year-old son after his death and brought him back to the Isolde family to raise.”

“That child was Liya White.”

“The Grand Duke arranged a marriage contract between Liya and his five-year-old daughter Luolan, witnessed by the Goddess of Holy Radiance.”

“A divine witness means the cost of breaking the contract is enormous.”

“If Luolan breaks the vow, she will suffer calamity, likely cutting off her Path of Transcendence.”

“The Grand Duke did this to ensure Luolan would marry Liya, repaying Wood’s life-saving grace.”

“Cruel.”

“Grand Duke Isolde was not a heartless man; he always took good care of his children. No one knew why he made such a ruthless decision back then.”

“A year after the contract was made, when Liya was six, Grand Duke Isolde suffered a severe blow and fell into a coma. The entire Isolde family fell into chaos.”

“The Duchess reorganized the family and secretly sent Liya away, letting him live in a remote town.”

“Though life was less lavish than in the Isolde family, he lacked nothing in food and clothing, had servants attending him daily, and was protected in secret by strong guards.”

“No one dared to provoke him.”

“Over time, he developed the personality of a spoiled brat.”

“When he grew older, he started toying with women, and many maids fell victim to him.”

“But he never forgot Luolan.”

“Long separation made him crave more and more to possess the divine girl of the Isolde family.”

“He knew about the divine witness contract and believed that no matter how unwilling Luolan was, she would eventually marry him. So he grew even more reckless.”

“Until nine years later, when Liya got word a few days ago and prepared to return to the Isolde family for an engagement ceremony, to be officially married a year later.”

“He set off in high spirits.”

“Then I killed him with one sword.”

After hearing this, the corner of Shu Yue’s mouth twitched.

“The pregnant woman—was she really carrying Liya’s child?”

“Possibly.”

Eustia only said possibly, not definitely.

The truth would be known once the child was born and a divination performed.

The woman had been brought along too.

If it was indeed Liya’s bloodline, she would naturally stay.

If it was a lie…

Shu Yue didn’t want to think about it.

Anyway, it wasn’t much her business.

It was just that she was stuck taking the blame for someone else, which annoyed her.

She hadn’t even used the damn identity.

And the Liya persona had already disgusted her.

Now she just wanted to quickly undo the Mirror Flower Water Moon and wash herself clean.

Eustia spoke as if she had experienced it firsthand.

Shu Yue thought she knew too much.

But considering that Eustia had killed the real Liya and now made her impersonate Liya to marry her best friend, Shu Yue had no idea what she was plotting.

But it didn’t matter.

As long as she could get what she wanted, there was reason to continue the cooperation.

Shu Yue thought to herself and looked at Eustia, asking one final question.

“Do I really have to marry Luolan?”

“Up to you.”

Eustia looked indifferent, as if they weren’t discussing her best friend’s life-changing event.

Shu Yue’s mouth twitched.

Translate that—what does “up to you” mean?

Eustia didn’t give her another chance to ask and directly pushed her out of the room.

“Bang!”

The door slammed shut.

Shu Yue stared blankly at the closed door and rubbed her temples.

“She doesn’t even give instructions… I’m really supposed to improvise?”

Since the door was closed in her face, she had no choice but to leave gloomily.

But she had gained some useful information.

What really gave her a headache was the Liya identity.

Going to the Isolde family would inevitably attract a lot of hatred.

And what Shu Yue feared most was trouble.

She was heading back to her room to continue training.

Halfway there, she was stopped.

The one stopping her was a female priest in a white robe with gold trim, with platinum-blonde hair.

Her soft, charming face was full of intellectual beauty, and her chest was the largest Shu Yue had ever seen.

The female priest walked to within two meters of her, bringing a faint fragrance.

Shu Yue met those silver eyes.

“Who are you…”

“Floris Radiance, an ordinary candidate saintess of the Radiance Holy Temple in the Holy Radiance Church.”

Floris smiled gently.

That smile seemed to radiate the glory of a holy mother.

Who could resist that?

Shu Yue’s expression froze, and her heart immediately tensed.

She hadn’t forgotten the divine grace spell from the Holy Radiance Church on her.

That wasn’t something she should have.

Could it be that this candidate saintess had noticed something?

If she really had been discovered…

What should I do?

While Shu Yue was secretly pondering Floris’s intentions, the other woman spoke.

“Mr. Liya, may I ask what your faith is?”

“Respected Lady Floris, I have believed in Holy Radiance since childhood. I am a devout follower of the goddess.”

Shu Yue wasn’t really a believer.

She just didn’t want to listen to a sermon.

Though Floris’s face showed no obvious change, a hint of joy and excitement could still be seen.

“Mr. Liya, I can sense that you have a high affinity for Holy Radiance.”

“Would you be willing to join the church?”

“If you are willing, I can recommend you to the Radiance Holy Temple. This is a little selfishness on my part. As for the specific choice, it’s up to you, Mr. Liya.”

Shu Yue was completely stunned.

She never expected this candidate saintess to be here to poach her.

‘She wants me to go to the church and become a holy man?’