The Knight of Light plants the sun in the eternal night.

The Countess glanced at Leo.

He was a handsome, tall, and mature young man, and I couldn't help but feel a little fond of him; after all, everyone loves beauty.

"Lord Leo, it's a pleasure to meet you."

"I am also delighted to host you, Countess." Leo extended his hand. "Please come into the castle and have a cup of hot tea."

Several maids escorted the Countess into Sunflower Castle.

Elias, the butler, also came in with several male servants and quickly approached Dirk, the butler, to discuss the accommodations for the night.

"The room doesn't need to be too fancy; we'll bring our own duvet covers, sheets, and pillows. The main thing is bathing; my wife needs to take a bath every night, otherwise she has a hard time falling asleep... We need to prepare a lot of hot water, but we'll arrange for servants to boil and fetch it."

"Don't worry, I'll arrange everything for you." Butler Dirk was from the Glowing Fungus Castle and was used to this kind of situation.

The servants are busy.

Leo then accompanied the Countess, chatting idly on the living room sofa.

He noticed that the Countess always had a maid by her side, holding a jade box the size of a shoebox.

He couldn't help but ask out of curiosity, "Madam, are you a pastor?"

"How do you know, Leo?" The Countess took off her hat, revealing her smooth, light golden hair, which flowed like waves.

Without the firelight from the oak tree by the door, the yellowish candlelight revealed how fair and delicate her skin was, almost reflecting light itself – clearly, she had been pampered and well-maintained.

Two arched willow-leaf eyebrows, a pair of watery eyes.

Beneath her slender nose, her red lips burned like a blazing flame.

"Your maid is holding a jade box; inside should be your contracted spirit insect, right?" Leo guessed.

The Countess chuckled, "That's Adela; it was indeed a fairy insect before."

Upon hearing this, Leo immediately raised an eyebrow: "Before? You mean, Adela has evolved into a flower fairy? By the Holy Light, I apologize for my rudeness, madam. So you are a bishop. This country knight is so ignorant and has made a fool of himself."

Leo was filled with awe.

After the trainee priest made a contract with the spirit insect, he obtained the qualification to be promoted to a 1st-level priest.

The goal of a Tier 1 Priest is to help the Fairy Insect evolve into an even more magical Flower Fairy. Only in this way can a Tier 1 Priest be promoted to Tier 2 Bishop.

"It's alright, Leo." The Countess smiled. "It was Adela's own hard work, and I'm also benefiting from it."

Even so, the respect in Leo's words did not diminish.

Previously, he had only regarded the Countess as a decorative figurehead, her noble status merely a result of her good marriage. But upon learning that the Countess was actually a second-ranking bishop, he could no longer view her as just a decorative figurehead.

To know.

Becoming a priest is a position that many people can only dream of, but for nobles, there are always ways to obtain elf insects.

So a level 1 priest is just so-so.

However, to be promoted to a second-tier bishop, one needs talent, hard work, and luck all at once. To date, no second-tier bishop has ever been born in the territory of the Glowing Mushroom Clan, which shows how difficult it is to be promoted to bishop.

"Madam, it may be presumptuous of me, but I happen to be an apprentice priest who has formed a contract with an elf insect, so may I ask you for some advice on the practice of Holy Light elements?"

"certainly."

"Mr. Dirk, could you please bring my Mokai over?" Leo asked Dirk's butler to bring the Mokai.

Then he inquired in detail about the cultivation of the spirit insects and the practice of holy light elements.

The Countess also had her maid open the jade box, allowing Leo to glimpse her flower fairy, Adela, a magical little creature that resembled an elf, but was only the length of two palms.

It has a pair of transparent wings on its back, so it can obviously fly.

However, since the flower fairy Adela was still sleeping, Leo didn't disturb her. He glanced at her and then signaled to the maid that she could close the jade box.

As they talked back and forth, the two became increasingly congenial.

The Countess's gaze toward Leo grew increasingly appreciative. She had initially thought he was just a noble knight with an empty shell, but she hadn't expected that beneath that exterior lay a knowledgeable and worldly soul, making him far more interesting than those sycophantic young noblemen.

"I haven't been to Lancashire yet."

"You don't look very old, have you just come of age?"

"Yes, it's been a month since my sixteenth birthday celebration." Leo, abandoning his aloof demeanor, asked with a smile, "Madam, are you visiting friends in Lancashire?"

The Countess replied, "I have never liked social interactions among nobles. The reason I am going to Lancashire this time is because an archbishop of the Holy Light Church will be giving a lecture on the Holy Light in Lancashire, and I would like to attend."

"I see. It's a pity I'm just a trainee priest, otherwise I would definitely have listened to the archbishop's interpretation of the Holy Light."

The archbishop is at level 3, the pinnacle of Holy Light elemental cultivation.

The gap between them is too wide; they wouldn't understand anyway, so there's no need to waste time.

As they were talking, the Countess's maid came over and interrupted, "Madam, your bathwater is ready. Would you like to take a bath now?"

The Countess smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, Leo, I'd like to take a bath first. I've been in the carriage all day and I'm covered in dust."

"Of course, of course," Leo laughed. "It's late, so I wish you good night and sweet dreams."

Sweet dreams to you too.

After saying goodnight to each other, Leo didn't bother the other person anymore and went to rest, but he tossed and turned in bed.

The countess's charming face always comes to mind.

He finally fell asleep, but when he woke up again it was already past eight in the morning. When Doris came in to help him get dressed, she said, "The Countess has finished breakfast and is ready to leave. She is waiting in the living room to say goodbye."

"Okay." Leo finished washing up and quickly went downstairs.

Good morning, Your Excellency Leo.

"Good morning, madam. Did you sleep well last night?" Leo smiled gently. "The castle is simple, and the hospitality was inadequate."

"No, I slept very well last night, thank you for your hospitality." The Countess put on her hat. "I have to go to Lancashire, Your Excellency. Thank you again for your hospitality, and you are welcome to visit Taro Castle in the future."

Leo saw the Countess off to her carriage, waving casually, "Welcome to visit Sunflower Castle again on your return journey. Goodbye, Madam."

Goodbye, Leo.

The convoy set off, and Leo watched it disappear into the dim light.

"What a captivating noblewoman! I wish I could..." Franken remarked unconsciously from the side.

Leo glanced back at him, and he coughed awkwardly, "I just hope that you, Leo, can entertain her for one more day."

"Go build the house, Professor Frankenstein," Leo waved.

In fact, it wasn't just Franken who felt regretful; Leo was equally disappointed, but he was able to let go.

Around 3 PM.

The sun's mark has been recharged and can now unleash its flower language once more, this time with a warm guidance emanating from within the castle.

Following the warmth, Leo went up to the third floor.

The path eventually led to the only guest room on the third floor, the room where the Countess had stayed the previous night. The maid had already cleaned the room and left nothing behind. The source of the warmth was a potted hyacinth on the windowsill.

Placing a potted plant in each room is like turning on a small nightlight.

Leo walked to the hyacinth plant on the windowsill, reached out and touched it. The next moment, the flower's meaning, both resentful and yearning, echoed in his mind.

"I heard the Countess..."