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

"...Once I find evidence that Mrs. Sandra plotted against me, I will bring you to work at my Sunflower Castle, and I will also give you genuine beauty products made from the sunflower plant."

After a barrage of carrots and sticks, Leo got Alice to leave.

With this leverage, Leo wasn't afraid that Alice would betray him, because no one but him could protect her.

Clinging to Leo is Alice's only option.

"With Alice as a spy, everything in the Glowing Fungus Castle is open to me." Leo turned his head to look at the dim light outside the window, half of his face was illuminated by holy light, while the other half blended into the darkness.

Alice is Mrs. Sandra's personal maid.

It can be said that his status among the servants of the Glowing Fungus Castle is second only to the head butler, the deputy butler, and the housekeeper.

The Baron was in charge of external affairs, while Lady Sandra was in charge of internal affairs.

Alice was both a personal maid and Mrs. Sandra's right-hand woman, so naturally, the Glowing Fungus Castle had few secrets from her.

And so it is.

Leo could finally breathe a sigh of relief and sleep peacefully, no longer needing to worry about being framed.

He even took out insurance for himself, warning Alice: "And you'd better hope I live to be a hundred, otherwise if I encounter any danger, my men will immediately hand this evidence over to the Baron."

With this insurance, Alice had no chance to hide anything and could only act as a spy for Leo.

……

After Grandmother's birthday, the Glowing Fungus Castle kept the guests an extra day for a celebratory banquet for Leo.

Celebrating Leo's awakening of the Holy Light and the contract with the Spirit Insect.

Become a candidate for Knight of Light.

"Congratulations, Mr. Leo! We'll make up for the gift later." The guests congratulated Leo one after another.

"No need for such trouble, I appreciate your kind gesture." Leo wore a professional, fake smile.

He was impatient with this kind of social interaction.

However, he had to personally appear, and only some unimportant guests could be delegated to Franken.

"My family of glowing mushrooms has been blessed by the Holy Light so much." The Baron couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the suddenly outstanding Leo, then turned to Madame Sandra and said, "When you go to the monastery for worship, remember to pray to the Holy Light often."

Mrs. Sandra smiled and said, "It's what I should do. I will pray to the Holy Light as much as possible for my family and for Leo."

She is a Rank 1 priest.

Otherwise, she wouldn't be qualified to marry the Baron, even though her father was a Phantom Beast Knight.

Madam Cecilia suddenly muttered, "I hope it's a sincere prayer. I hope they don't say the wrong thing and delay our family's handsome young man. If they had discovered Leo's talent earlier, he might have already been promoted to priest."

Mrs. Sandra's smile froze.

The baron sighed helplessly, "Mother, what are you saying? Leo's talent is too obscure; it's normal that it couldn't be detected before."

"Whether it can't be detected, or it can be detected but is pretended not to, who knows?" said old lady Cecilia sarcastically.

Lisa took her hand, her eyes crinkling with laughter.

The Baron was exasperated, and Lady Sandra suppressed her smile, unable to refute him, so she could only pretend not to have heard.

In private, Lisa secretly gave her grandmother a thumbs-up.

Madam Cecilia immediately raised her head smugly and snorted, "In this family, no one can rule the world."

These words made Madame Sandra's face turn pale again. She couldn't help but tighten her grip on the Baron's hand and pinch him hard.

The baron sighed inwardly, wondering why they had started arguing again.

That's so undignified!

He could only unleash the illusory light within his body—the advanced form of Holy Light Battle Qi, the unique Holy Light power of the Phantom Beast Knight—to tighten his skin, allowing Lady Sandra to pinch him hard, thus quelling the sudden commotion.

Then he quietly took Mrs. Sandra to socialize elsewhere.

Seeing this, Lisa smiled and praised, "Grandmother, only you could handle someone like that."

Grandma Cecilia nodded: "As long as I'm alive, she won't be able to cause any trouble. Your father was such a filial son... Lisa, do you really think she was behind Leo's attack?"

"I don't know, but if something happens to Leo, she'll definitely be the one who benefits. My older brother is also worried about that."

Clearly, Leo's words to Neander had an effect.

Neander has arranged for Lisa, through her grandmother, to target Mrs. Sandra. He cannot tolerate anyone coveting his status as the first in line to the throne; it is his exclusive right.

After the luncheon began.

Guests kept toasting Leo, and even though Leo claimed he wasn't good at drinking, he was still plied with drinks until he was completely drunk.

He ignored the warm guidance of the sun's mark on his palm, and went straight to bed and fell fast asleep as soon as the banquet ended. It wasn't until five o'clock in the afternoon that he woke up from his drunken stupor and noticed the warm guidance.

"It wasted several hours!"

He immediately changed his clothes, left the inner fortress, and followed the warm guide to find the source, which was on the large lawn between the inner and outer fortresses.

Pointing to a tall, bare tree.

"This is... a sycamore tree." He touched the trunk and then heard the ancient language of flowers.

Like an elder, a wise man, gently instructing you: "I have witnessed too much training of knights and have mastered a secret technique - Heart of Steel. Feel me with your heart, and today I will pass it on to you."

"ah!"

Leo was surprised.

This secret technique is a marvelous application of Holy Light Battle Qi. Unlike ordinary martial arts techniques, it requires unique operational skills.

It is very difficult for ordinary knights to master secret techniques. These techniques are treasured by the nobles and passed down from generation to generation as family heirlooms.

The fluorescent mushroom family has its own secret techniques.

It's called "Glimmer Slash," and the Baron hasn't taught it to Leo yet, mainly because Leo has just been promoted to knight and hasn't had time to teach him.

Unexpectedly, before he could even master the family's secret technique, the Glimmering Slash, the Sycamore Tree was about to teach him another secret technique, a unique technique created by a giant sycamore tree—Heart of Steel.

He didn't remove his hand, but closed his eyes and tried to feel it with his heart.

soon.

A special aura emanated from the trunk of the sycamore tree and flowed into Leo's hand. This aura acted as a guide, directing the holy light battle qi within Leo's body to circulate along a special pathway.

He repeated it over and over until Leo had completely memorized it, and only then did the aura slowly dissipate.

Leo opened his eyes.

He has fully mastered the secret technique - Heart of Steel.

"The family's secret technique - Glimmer Slash - is an offensive skill, while the Sycamore Tree's secret technique - Heart of Steel - is a defensive skill. It can channel enemy attacks through special means and stack them onto oneself to form a shield."

It has a feel to the martial arts technique "Dou Zhuan Xing Yi" from Wuxia novels.

The only difference is that the attack is shifted, while the defense is changed.

Moreover, the secret technique - Heart of Steel - can be stacked infinitely. As long as the opponent cannot kill him in one blow, Leo can keep stacking Heart of Steel, making him stronger as the battle goes on. In the end, the enemy may not be able to break through his defenses.