"It’s nothing, just so petty tricks to sow discord," Li Yu said.
"Sow discord? With whom?" Miss Rabbit was stunned, "Wait... Did that guy speak ill of ?"
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, the girl beca furious, "What exactly did that bastard say?"
"If you get angry, it will play right into his hands," Li Yu reminded her.
"But I’m already angry!" Not only was Miss Rabbit angry, but her ears even pricked up in irritation, "Hurry up, I want to hear how he maligned !"
"Actually, it’s nothing much; he just implied to that you were up to so tricks behind my back."
As soon as Li Yu said this, he noticed that the person who had been jumping up and down in righteous indignation suddenly fell silent, visibly deflated and unable to et his gaze any longer, her face full of guilt.
Li Yu did not urge her, and after a mont the girl spoke softly, "When you were away, I t with Priest Martina once; she was a teacher of Adelle and mine back at the Temple."
"Yes."
"Yes... What does that an?"
"It ans that I understand. What terms did the Silver Moon Church offer you?"
"They plan to establish a position of High Priest for and grant supervisory authority. If I object to sothing, I can initiate an investigation, and the other High Priests must cooperate unconditionally.
"Besides, they promised they would try to restore Adelle’s reputation."
"Anything else?"
"Also, to build a Temple in Green Field and store a Holy Artifact there, which would attract a large number of devotees to make pilgrimages there. Then I could take the opportunity to attract so of them to settle in Green Field. In a few decades, the Silver Moon Church would also fund the construction of a city for ."
"Those terms are quite favorable," Li Yu said.
"Yes, but I refused."
"Yes."
"Hey, why just a ’Yes’ again?"
"It’s just as I expected. What else would you want to say? Besides, your eting with Martina was arranged by David, right?"
"You knew?" Miss Rabbit was taken aback again, "Could it be that you really received an oracle? Actually, David had previously connected with the Silver Moon Church, but I refused him. Then the next day he said he was taking to a play, but he sneaked away halfway, and Martina sat next to instead.
"Since she was my forr teacher, I couldn’t just snub her completely."
"Yes."
"I didn’t an to hide it from you," the girl said nervously, "In fact, I’ve been wanting to be honest with you, but I was afraid it might affect your trust in . Hesitating like this, I missed the best mont to speak up, and if I explained it later, it might seem like I was feeling guilty."
After finishing her explanation, the girl curiously asked, "After hearing David’s words, did you really not suspect at all?"
After pausing, Miss Rabbit also admitted proactively, "Actually, when I first heard the terms offered by the Silver Moon Church, I was montarily tempted, even though it was brief, but I couldn’t lie to myself."
"That’s quite normal; the Silver Moon Church’s offer was generous," Li Yu said, "No normal person could remain indifferent. But..."
"But what?"
"David didn’t understand one thing: I don’t just randomly choose partners. If they were unreliable, I wouldn’t have wasted my ti on them from the start. Because this kind of situation won’t be the first ti, nor will it be the last.
"Especially as our... business continues to expand, more and more people will try to use similar tactics to drive us apart.
"Trust is often hard to build, but once it starts to shake, it can collapse overnight. And maintaining that trust requires relentless effort from both sides. The best way to deal with rumors like these is to completely ignore them."
Li Yu spoke earnestly and at length, but the Lady only caught one phrase, her heart fluttering anew, "Are you saying that I’m the person you trust the most?"
"On the Bratis Continent, you could say that," he replied.
Miss Rabbit’s face flushed, and she quickly reached up to steady her restless ears.
Taking advantage of her recent bold confrontation with an important mber of the Figrola family, the girl took the initiative to speak to Li Yu.
"When we return to Green Field, let’s go see the snow together. I’ll make you radish water to drink. Although I’m not as good as my mother, I can practice by making a few pots first. Oh, and after we get back, I’m going to convert to Double Rest Sect.
"The ti is ripe; my territory already has quite a few followers of the Double Rest Sect, and since we just succeeded in dragon slaying, even if the Silver Moon Church is dissatisfied, they can’t act right away. I will announce it to Green Field and the entire west of the continent."
Li Yu nodded, "If you are prepared."
...
However, before the two returned to Green Field, there were so matters to attend to, starting with the interrogation of David. Although his reputation was already ruined, he had indeed managed to destroy the only piece of "evidence" Li Yu had in his hands.
Therefore, convicting him would not be an easy task. Considering his status, no one dared to torture him, making the interrogation bound to be extrely lengthy.
As the head of the Arias family, Ireya could not stay in Rock Snow City for long, so she needed to select a representative to oversee the interrogation in her place.
This duty ultimately fell to Ona, who was already planning to travel to Rock Snow City. She would not only oversee the trial but also act as a ssenger, helping Ireya maintain and establish connections and an intelligence network among other nobles.
Especially the latter, the importance to the Arias family was self-evident.
Politics is all about forming alliances, and the side with more people is always more justified.
This ti Ireya deeply understood this, as the Arias family, due to its lack of strength and remote location, typically kept to themselves peacefully, not playing much with others.
But now things were different. Both Ireya personally and her family’s reputation had greatly increased because of their success in dragon slaying, plus having previously united against David, these bonds made it easy to connect more frequently and establish links.
Moreover, the girl had been given the honorary title of Dragon Slayer Knight, which wasn’t just a matter of a simple statent but required a formal ceremony, which she certainly couldn’t leave before fully carrying out.
After the ceremony, Marquis Kuren secretly t with the Lady and her Prophet.
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