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    “The teacher who brought you into the profession?”

    “Yeah.” Dorine finally deigned to get up, not even bothering to change out of the maid’s dress with the horse rump, sitting cross-legged on the ground in an extremely unladylike manner, with none of the coy seductive posture from before, but rather being very casual. “The teacher who brought me into the thief business was corrupted by a demon because of a mission.”

    “Is that so?” Yan Yunqing said thoughtfully, “So what you said at Mantipher was all a lie to me?”

    Dorine stiffened. “Uh…”

    Yan Yunqing was unsure how much of Dorine’s words were true. Although he could tell that Dorine’s words were sincere, a person skilled at lying knows how to use the art of language. Some things are said half-covered, and may all be true, but they may be interpreted differently by others.

    However, it was a good thing that the “Heart of Morgan” accidentally ended up in his hands. Whether it was the Eternal Divine Religion or the Radiant Church that wanted to obtain this thing, as long as their development was limited, it would be a good thing for Yan Yunqing.

    “That…” Dorine once again looked at Yan Yunqing with a pitiful expression, “Now that I’ve told you everything you wanted to know, can you return the ‘Heart of Morgan’ to me?”

    Yan Yunqing:?

    Yan Yunqing slowly typed out a question mark, and his eyes looking at Dorine also became a bit strange, as if saying: Are you serious?

    Dorine saw Yan Yunqing’s expression, and pursed her lips, “Well, I didn’t take the gold coins you paid out of the auction house. But don’t worry, I definitely won’t let you pay for nothing. I’ll steal them back for you, and then promise to help you with three things, how about that?”

    “Don’t look at me as if my strength is not good, but I’m pretty good at stealing. As long as I can do it, you can ask me anything.”

    “…You didn’t take the money out of the auction house, isn’t that because you didn’t dare to go?”

    Yan Yunqing was speechless, “Although I don’t know how you gave this thing to the auction house, and how you made the auction house listen to you and publicly auction it, you should also know that there is a reward for the ‘Heart of Morgan’ in the Bounty Hunter Association, right? I guess the Thieves Association will also have one. In the case of being wanted, do you dare to show up?”

    Dorine’s face was a little ugly, as if Yan Yunqing had hit her thoughts.

    “Also, what do you want the ‘Heart of Morgan’ for? Don’t you want to repeat the old trick of finding the client?” Yan Yunqing was very curious about what Dorine was thinking. She was able to steal the ‘Heart of Morgan’ from Mantipher, so she shouldn’t be stupid.

    “Do you think someone who has the ability to get that so-called Holy Water can’t see through your clumsy trick?”

    Dorine: “…But this is the only way. My teacher can’t wait too long.”

    Yan Yunqing: “Forgive me for being blunt, but your method is really useless. First of all, the Augreir Auction House is very famous in Bato Vita, but its influence in Romunike is not that great, right? Let alone the entire continent. Are you sure that the news that the ‘Heart of Morgan’ will appear at this auction has really been passed on to the person you want to pass it on to?”

    “…This is the largest auction in recent times.”

    Yan Yunqing read something from Dorine’s words, was stunned, and looked away, “So the faster way is actually for you to sneak into the Holy Palace of the Church to steal the so-called Holy Water, right?”

    Dorine rubbed her sore cheeks, “I’ve tried it, but the guards of the Holy Palace of the Church are too strict. I was discovered several times when I sneaked in, and I almost didn’t make it back the last time. As a result, I didn’t even hear any news about the Holy Water.”

    She looked a little depressed, “I even wanted to seduce the Holy Son, but before I even got to the Holy Son, I was discovered by a cardinal.”

    “You really dare to think.” Yan Yunqing admired, “You went to seduce the Holy Son of the Radiant Church, who else would be kicked out if not you?”

    The Radiant Church in this world is similar to the fabrications in some film and television novels on Blue Star. The so-called Holy Sons and Holy Maidens are selected from thousands of miles to serve the God of Light. They will not marry for the rest of their lives, and will give everything to the gods.

    Although the God of Light is no longer here, the Radiant Church has not fabricated a Goddess of Light! As the saying goes, if you want to deceive the world, you must first deceive yourself, and these rules will definitely continue.

    Running to the Radiant Church to seduce the Holy Son is no different from shitting in front of the statue of the Radiant Church!

    Being discovered by the cardinal, he would definitely be kicked out. This is openly NTRing other people’s beliefs!

    Hearing Yan Yunqing’s words, Dorine’s expression became even more depressed, “That’s not true, the Holy Son was not a good thing in the first place. ‘Profligate’ is a good way to describe him, he’s just a lecher. I heard that he’s also involved with several bishops.”

    “I inquired clearly before preparing to seduce him. Who knew I would be discovered by the cardinal? Too hateful.”

    Dorine muttered, seemingly venting the dissatisfaction and anxiety in her heart with this behavior. Yan Yunqing could hear from her tone that her teacher was really about to die, otherwise Dorine’s emotions would not be so exposed.

    However, Dorine’s muttering made Yan Yunqing realize something was wrong from the information she unintentionally revealed.

    The Radiant Church has an extremely strict hierarchy. The Pope has the greatest power and controls everything. The next level, as the Pope’s right-hand man, is the cardinal, whose power is second only to the Pope, followed by the archbishop, and the bishops, high priests, and priests of various branch halls.

    At the very bottom are the deacons, who are also the most numerous. Basically, after the believers of the Radiant Church voluntarily join, they all start from the deacons.

    The Holy Sons and Holy Maidens belong to existences outside this system. Although in name their status is second only to the Pope, they have no real power. It was okay more than two thousand years ago. The Holy Sons and Holy Maidens also served as a bridge and channel for communication between believers and gods. They were servants of the gods and representatives of the gods in the world, and had a little power.

    Now that the God of Light is gone, and the Goddess of Light is also fake and does not need to be communicated with, then the Holy Sons and Holy Maidens will most likely become mascot-like existences.

    A mascot is protected by a cardinal who is second only to the Pope? Isn’t that a bit exaggerated?

    And a Holy Son who was brought back halfway? How is this possible? Even if Yan Yunqing doesn’t know much about the current Radiant Church, he knows their intention to cultivate Holy Sons and Holy Maidens. To put it bluntly, it is a means of controlling faith. All Holy Sons and Holy Maidens are selected from children who are most compatible with the light element, brainwashed into fanatical believers, and then used to brainwash believers.

    A Holy Son who was brought back halfway, not to mention whether he is loyal to the Radiant Church, will the believers really accept a Holy Son who was brought back halfway?

    Yan Yunqing felt strange, “Do you know where that Holy Son came from?”

    Dorine glanced at Yan Yunqing. Her little mouth, which had been chattering non-stop, was now tightly closed. Yan Yunqing looked at her inexplicably, and then reacted, feeling both amused and annoyed.

    So, this guy was not simply complaining when she was chattering just now, but was setting a trap for him.

    He didn’t know where he had leaked information, but Dorine noticed that he was very interested in the news of the Radiant Church, and these words were deliberately said to him. As long as he became curious and asked, Dorine would use this to seek a reward.

    With so many thoughts and such a fast reaction speed, it’s no wonder she was able to steal the “Heart of Morgan” from Mantipher.

    “It’s impossible for me to give you the ‘Heart of Morgan’.” Yan Yunqing flatly refused Dorine’s request, “That kind of thing has a great impact on ordinary people. You’ve seen what your teacher is like, right? The things attached to the ‘Heart of Morgan’ are similar to the filth that contaminates demons.”

    Dorine was stunned, seeming to believe Yan Yunqing’s words, and muttered, “So my teacher’s condition deteriorated because I brought back the ‘Heart of Morgan’?”

    Yan Yunqing was silent for a moment after hearing this. If Dorine’s teacher’s condition did deteriorate after Dorine brought back the “Heart of Morgan”, then it was indeed related to the “Heart of Morgan”.

    After all, from Yan Yunqing’s perspective, the “Heart of Morgan” was filled with ominous black energy, which was very similar to the people he had seen who had been contaminated by demons before.

    Dorine lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking. The entire room fell into silence.

    Yan Yunqing thought for a while, rummaged through his backpack, found a small porcelain bottle, and threw it into Dorine’s arms.

    Dorine was suddenly hit and was a little dazed. She hurriedly caught the small bottle and looked at the thumb-sized bottle in confusion, “This is?”

    “Although I can’t give you the ‘Heart of Morgan’, I can give you this.” Yan Yunqing gestured to the small bottle in her hand, “This contains… um, something with a similar function to that Holy Water. It should also have the ability to purify. Take it back and try it on your teacher.”

    Dorine’s still confused eyes instantly lit up. “You mean this is also Holy Water—”

    Yan Yunqing said helplessly, “Can you listen to me carefully? This is just something with a similar function to Holy Water. As for whether it can purify the pollution of demons… I don’t know. Take it back and try it, but there is little, so it’s best… to take it internally.”

    Yan Yunqing said the last two words with some difficulty.

    He was really a little embarrassed, because this small bottle contained what he had drawn from opening the box before—[Tears of an Angel].

    [Tears of an Angel]

    Description: The eternal white bird lost its direction, and the tears fell in confusion. (Perhaps it has some special effect?)

    The description was very simple. When Yan Yunqing drew it, he opened it and looked at it, and only felt a pure light element. Even the light element around him was gathering in his hand.

    Colorless and tasteless, he poured out a little to observe it, and it felt similar to ordinary water…

    The key is that he drew several bottles. Yan Yunqing really couldn’t figure it out. Would angels also collect their tears in small bottles like mermaids do when they cry? But the tears of mermaids turn into pearls when they fall, and can also be used as materials for some alchemy, but what about the tears of angels?

    Yan Yunqing really couldn’t imagine Theodore crying while holding a small bottle to collect tears. This was really too magical, so this thing was thrown into the depths of his backpack.

    Now he took it out just to guess that it might be a little useful.

    Since the Holy Water can evolve people infected with filth, it should be the light element contained in it that has worked, and the tears of angels also contain a large amount of light element. Since the ingredients are similar, then the function should be similar, right?

    After all, the Angel race is also a creature created by the God of Light, and was previously a member of the God of Light’s family! Why can’t the tears of angels have the function of purifying filth?

    It’s just that it sounds weird to feed a patient someone else’s tears…

    Yan Yunqing looked away.

    Dorine didn’t care what Yan Yunqing said. She pulled out the cork of the small bottle and immediately felt a strong light element. Thinking of the legendary effect of the Holy Water, Dorine immediately believed what Yan Yunqing said, that this had the same function as the Holy Water!

    Dorine immediately put away the small bottle properly, and her eyes meeting Yan Yunqing’s became much more sincere. “Thank you for your Holy Water. If my teacher wakes up because of this, I will fulfill my promise and help you complete three things.”

    Yan Yunqing:?

    “I said it’s not Holy Water… and I didn’t say I needed your help… never mind.”

    Looking at Dorine’s extremely serious look, Yan Yunqing still sighed and did not refuse Dorine’s reward. He brought the topic back to the Radiant Church just now.

    “Now can you tell me? The situation of that Holy Son?”

    “Of course.” Dorine said, recalling for a moment before saying: “To be honest, I’m not very sure that the information I’ve found is correct. I have to tell you in advance.”

    “In the news I inquired, that Holy Son was indeed brought back halfway. It is said that he has a very strong affinity for the light element, but he is indeed lustful and has close relationships with many female bishops, but the Pope ignores this matter. Compared with other Holy Sons and Holy Maidens, that guy is like the Pope’s illegitimate child.”

    Dorine smacked her lips, the heavy burden on her heart disappeared, and she was also in the mood to gossip with Yan Yunqing, “I really think that guy might be an illegitimate child. He and the Pope are the same, both are unpredictable guys.”

    “Wasn’t I planning to seduce the Holy Son that day? Actually, I lied before. I wasn’t stopped by the bishop before I got close. I really got close to him.”

    “But he was a little scary that day. He didn’t know what he was doing in the secret room in his room. I could smell a very strong bloody smell. Out of curiosity, I approached him and accidentally triggered the alert magic and was discovered.”

    “Then I was caught by the bishop. The Holy Son came out of the secret room. Although he was clean, I could still feel the bloody smell on him.” Dorine shivered unconsciously thinking of that time, “Just… like a ruthless executioner…”

    As soon as this description came out, Yan Yunqing knew that Dorine probably guessed what bad things had happened in the secret room. However, with her strength, it was good enough to escape after being caught by the cardinal, let alone go into the secret room to find out.

    “At that time, the look in his eyes was terrible, you know? Like looking at a corpse… but I’m sure that the Holy Son I met outside the Holy Palace of the Church before never looked at me like that. That kind of lecherous and lecherous look was not much different from other noble dandies.”

    Dorine shrugged: “It’s simply two faces, not like a good person at all.”

    “Oh, right, you asked where that Holy Son came from before… let me think about it, I remember I seemed to have heard a little bit of rumors…”

    “Well, it seems to be the son of a baron from the border of Romunike?”

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