Chapter 155: Chapter 155: So?
Feng Yu watched the Archbishop depart, her gaze shifting back to the letter next to her.
"That sneaky woman..." she muttered under her breath.
....
"I will escort you out," the Leader of the Guards said to Nathaniel as he stepped out of the palace gates.
With his mission completed, there was no reason for Nathaniel to stay here. The Sect Master hadn't asked for his presence beyond delivering the letter.
Moreover, although they didn't hate the Western Continent as much as the Southern Continent, they weren't exactly friends either.
Nathaniel nodded, not wanting to cause any trouble. His task was done, and now he could focus on the long journey home, even if it was going to be a tiring one in the absence of a ship.
"Your sect master wishes to see you," he informed Eren as he walked past. "Oh, and I really hope you are selected. You might get the opportunity to see the wonderful world we have created with the blessing of our goddess."
"Selected for what?" Eren asked, a sense of unease sneaking into his voice.
His schedule was already packed, and the last thing he needed was another responsibility. If he could, he wanted to find a way to excuse himself immediately and run back.
"How long are you going to make me wait?"
Feng Yu's voice echoed directly in his ears, breaking his hesitation.
Resigned to his fate, Eren sighed and stepped inside the palace.
This was the first time he was entering the palace. However, he had read the description of this place quite a few times in the novel he read.
The place matched the description completely. No, it looked even more beautiful than he had imagined. It was truly like a Royal Palace.
Feng Yu, with her calm and composed demeanor, sat at the end of the hall.
"I heard you gained quite a nice title on this trip?" she asked. "Demonic Elder, was it?"
"I am not sure what you are talking about?" Eren asked, getting even more confused.
This was the second time he had heard this title since he returned. The first time was when the Mission Hall Elder addressed him and now this?
"You are very famous in the eastern continent now. It seems you don't know yet," the Sect Master stated, sounding too lazy to even care about this.
She waved her hand. And the letter she had received flew straight towards Eren.
Eren caught the letter, even more taken aback. Why was Feng Yu showing him the letter that was sent by the Holy Priestess?
He thought he would only know about the contents thanks to Celeste, but he didn't expect this woman to outright show him.
The paper appeared normal, but when it was in his hands, he was able to feel a texture that was like nothing he ever experienced before.
Even more strange was that the entire letter was brimming with the divine power of the Holy Priestess. Just because she wrote this letter, this piece of paper became an item blessed by divine power.
Just touching it gave Eren a soothing feeling, as if a warm light was spreading through his body.
He didn't lose himself in this sensation and focused on the words.
Just reading the words also placed quite a lot of pressure on his mind. It was as if consumed his mental strength to even read these words.
"This is... Why would the Holy Church do this?" Eren asked after he finished reading this letter.
This was another change in the story that he had never read about. It wasn't supposed to happen, at least not until the point he read.
"It doesn't matter why they are doing it. Someone needs to go there," Feng Yu said while lightly rubbing her wrist.
Eren saw her rubbing her wrist right where the Thread of Marriage was supposed to be.
Although she couldn't see it, it still made her a little uncomfortable. She didn't understand the reason for this uncomfortable feeling and occasionally rubbed her wrist.
"Please tell me you're not thinking about sending me there?" he asked, his bad feeling getting even stronger.
"I'm not," Feng Yu responded.
Just as Eren was about to sigh in relief, she continued, "I'm not thinking about sending you alone. Elder Li and Elder Zhang will go with you as well. The three of you have recently taken a disciple each. Take them as well."
The sigh of relief disappeared before it could even reach the surface.
Elder Li and Elder Zhang? It was even worse than going alone.
Elder Li was the Frost Demon who was the master of the main character and also the person he had recently annoyed.
As for Zhang Wei, she was also a nightmare in herself. She was the first elder he had interacted with when he appeared in this world.
He hadn't interacted with her much after the sect entrance examination. If possible, he wanted to stay away from that Demoness. And now, he was stuck with those two, and that too for something like this?
"It might be a trap," Eren said.
Unfortunately, Feng Yu simply asked, "So?"
"I don't worry about myself, but if it's a trap, Elder Zhang and Elder Li might also die," Eren explained.
"Don't worry. I will take revenge for you," Feng Yu answered without much change in her emotions.
'Have revenge for me?' Eren's lips twitched in frustration.
What would he do with revenge if he was dead? It was more like she was using this as an opportunity to see what trap they might set.
He even thought that she actually wanted them to get hurt so she could have an excuse to break the treaty and invade the Western Continent.
"You three will depart next week. You can make preparations."
Before Eren could even react, she waved her hand. Qi surrounded Eren and forcefully sent him out of the palace.
"That b-" Eren landed outside the Palace, almost cursing out loud.