Becoming a wet nurse is not the end of the story.

Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter 33 A Terrible Idea

Aria didn't know how she got in. When she saw the girl sleeping soundly on the bed, she felt something churning inside her.

Why hasn't Xueyin woken up yet?

I can't believe this is the Lin Xueyin I know. Even when she was injured back then, she was never sleeping so soundly.

"Yukine, wake up, okay? Wake up, it's me, Aria. I'm here to protect you. But why have you become like this?"

Her pretty face was pale, her eyes tightly closed, and her once soft and delicate lips were now bloodless and dry, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings. If it weren't for the slight rise and fall of her chest, she might have thought Xueyin was already...

"Sister Ailiya, yes, I'm sorry, it's our fault, we didn't protect Sister Xueyin well."

She timidly stepped forward, looking at the girl with a sorrowful face. She wanted to tell her the truth, but the older sister who was pretending to be asleep in bed told her not to tell anyone, including Arya, one of her best friends.

Arya really wanted to slap herself. She had hurt her time and time again. What was the point of being a guardian knight? What was the meaning of her life?

Lin Xueyin remained peacefully asleep in bed, her fair but bloodless hand tightly held in Ailiya's palm. The remorseful girl no longer knew how to face her friend.

"Kariel, how exactly did Yukine get injured, and who injured her?"

Kaliel and Kashael exchanged glances, and only after their eyes met did they reveal what they knew, telling Aria all the details of what had happened.

"You mean, Xueyin wasn't just assassinated once? I never imagined the beastmen would be so despicable. If they can't win openly, they resort to underhanded tactics. Aren't they supposed to value honor the most? How come even the slightest bit of honor has disappeared now?"

"It's our fault; we failed to protect Xueyin-nee-nee."

"This has nothing to do with you. Those orcs were clearly prepared and would not have been discovered by you so easily. You don't need to blame yourselves too much. Xueyin is awake and wouldn't want you to be like this."

Although Kaliel's eyes welled up with tears of grievance, she secretly glanced at the girl who was still lying quietly on the bed when Aria wasn't paying attention.

There was still no movement, which shocked Kaliel. Others might not know, but she knew the inside story. How could anyone bear to watch their friend suffer like this and remain indifferent? Should I say you're heartless, or just incredibly kind, Xueyin-neechan?

As if hearing the Kariel sisters' inner turmoil, Aria gently patted their heads before turning her head to Lin Xueyin.

"Xueyin, don't worry, I won't let you get hurt for nothing. At the very least, the beastmen need to give me an explanation and give us a proper answer."

"Sister Aria, please don't go looking for them. The beastmen are in too much chaos right now. Don't get involved. It's too dangerous. You should protect Sister Xueyin and wait for her to come back."

He took a serious look at the two little girls in front of him and couldn't help but sigh. As expected of someone who had spent a considerable amount of time with Yukine, she had such a clear understanding of this kind of thing.

"You guys, don't you know how to help Xueyin get revenge on them, as a way of venting your anger?"

Kaliel and her younger sister exchanged a helpless glance, but the surprise in their eyes was hard to hide. Before, when Lin Xueyin learned that Aria was about to arrive, she had told them everything, saying that Aria would definitely want to settle scores with the Beast King and the others first, and might even say that this was to help her vent her anger.

As expected of Sister Xueyin, she truly has foresight, seeing Aria so clearly. However, she also explained clearly how to solve this problem.

"I think the most urgent thing to do is to find the person who harmed Xueyin, otherwise she will remain in a dangerous situation."

"Don't worry, I brought several hundred guards with me this time, they can definitely protect Yukine."

"At the time of the assassination, there were not only hundreds of orc warriors outside the palace, but the assassin still managed to appear inside. We cannot let our guard down."

After a brief silence, he spoke up, "Passive defense is not as good as proactive attack. How about we stir up trouble and make that assassin come out again?"

"Come out again? I didn't expect you two to come up with a solution. Tell me what to do then?" Aria looked at the two little girls in surprise, not expecting that they would actually have a solution.

"Actually, I hadn't thought of that before, but seeing that my sister brought so many people, I came up with a good idea."

Kalier said confidently, "When we go to the street to buy things, we can tell the beastmen outside about Sister Xueyin's awakening. Naturally, the news will reach the hands of the mastermind. Since he wants to kill Sister Xueyin, he will definitely send someone over."

"In that case, I think the first ones to arrive will definitely be the Beast King and his group, right?" After thinking for a moment, Aria realized the biggest flaw in the plan.

"Don't worry, we can do this then..."

Lying in bed like Sleeping Beauty, Lin Xueyin felt utterly humiliated. Was this kind of thinking mocking the intelligence of the beastmen?

Putting aside whether the Beast King comes or not, just how do you deal with those who come to visit you? Not to mention, they will definitely try to assassinate you. Their goal is not to let the old Beast King live, but to kill themselves. You need to be clear about this, okay?

Besides adding to my burden, is there any other effective way to do this? I really wanted to stand up and teach these two little girls a good lesson, but in the end, I held back.

"Okay, let's do it this way. I'll go out and make the arrangements right away."

"You think you can do it like that? Those two are clueless, but are you clueless too? How could you agree to such a ridiculous idea? Aria, is your intelligence only at the level of a little girl?"

Lin Xueyin sighed inwardly, feeling a sense of despair towards her friend. Unfortunately, she really couldn't let her know her current situation. In the end, all her inner turmoil could only be reduced to a resigned "what's the use of trying" in her heart.

"Hmm...do whatever you want, I don't care anymore..."

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Below is a brief introduction:

The church bells rang, white doves strolled in the courtyard garden, and Fina led the young nun Angelica on a walk.

"Sister Archbishop, what kind of person is the Goddess?"

Fina squinted slightly, recalling her lover's figure.

"My Goddess, she feels joy, sorrow, and grief, but she never gets angry or resentful. She treats all of humanity with gentleness, yet asks for nothing in return. She asks that our prayers contain no words of praise, but simply express the troubles in our hearts; she loves all of humanity."

“The goddess is a very kind person,” the young nun said. “Then why don’t you wear more beautiful clothes like the other nuns, and instead always wear your nun’s habit?”

"Because the goddess said that nuns are the brides of the gods! Let's go, Sister Demia is still waiting for us to eat pumpkin pudding."

"Pumpkin pudding!" the little girl exclaimed. "Lady Demia is as gentle as the goddess!"

"Yes, she's very gentle." Fina smiled happily.

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Volume 7 The Collapsed Alliance: Chapter 34 Standoff (Two chapters published together)

Just as Lin Xueyin had said, in the days that followed, even though the news that the injured Pastor Lin was gradually recovering was spreading throughout the royal tent, the assassin did not reappear as Kaliel had predicted.

Instead, Aria and her personal guards had to strengthen their defenses, keeping Lin Xueyin's room tightly protected to prevent a sudden attack by the assassin.

At this moment, Aria stared intently at the orc prince before her, saying, "I said Xueyin is still resting, so you can't go in to visit her yet."

"Hmph, ridiculous. Why can't we go in? Pastor Lin was injured here. Can't we go in and visit him?"

Nakumar, who had been rejected many times, was very dissatisfied with the human girl in front of him. Now that she had awakened, why couldn't he be allowed to visit her? She even kept many orc nobles out of the door, and he hadn't even seen her once.

The Kaliel sisters, who were with Aria, were also somewhat at a loss. They hadn't expected this situation when they came up with the idea. The orcs' actions were completely beyond their imagination, catching them off guard.

"If you still won't let us in, then we'll just barge in. I want to see what's wrong with that little girl. She's just injured, why won't you even let her see you?"

“I told you, you can’t go in. If you insist on going in, then you’ll have to step over me.”

With longswords held horizontally in front of their chests, the human guards roared and, following Arya's movement, gripped their weapons tightly, beginning a tense standoff with the orc warriors beside Nakumar.

"Heh, you actually dare to act wildly in front of us beastmen? Do you really not know whose territory this is?" A violent look flashed in Nakumar's remaining single eye. Although he hadn't asked Nadakors to leave anyone here to guard the area, it didn't mean he liked letting the humans stay here peacefully.

Every time he saw his one eye, he would think of that great battle years ago. At Sunset Pass, the arrow that came from the shadows not only halted his momentum in attacking the city, but also took away one of his eyes.

"I'd like to see if you really dare to fight us here."

“Then you can try.” Faced with Nakumar’s aggressive approach, Aria was equally unyielding. They cautiously approached each other step by step, and a battle was about to break out.

"Big brother, what are you doing? Pastor Lin is still resting inside, and you've already come over. Aren't you afraid of being... reprimanded by second brother..."

Just as the tension between the two sides was rising, a hurried sound of rushing came from behind Nakumar and the others.

"Brother, it's not the right time for us to start a conflict with the human race. Please calm down."

"Hmph, Third Brother, you saw it too. We just wanted to visit our guest's condition as hosts, but in their eyes, we became wary people. I really don't know what problems we might have with Pastor Lin that made them so fuss? Even to the point of breaking out with us?"

As Kaliel listened to the other person's words, she felt uneasy. What the other person said was indeed reasonable, but she really couldn't let these orcs in. The task Lin Xueyin had given them had not been fully completed, and there were still many things to follow up on.

“Brother, no matter what, please restrain yourself for now. I think Pastor Lin doesn’t want to see us because of his own considerations, not because he really suspects us.”

Arya frowned after hearing what this man named K's words said. He seemed to be speaking up for her, but his words and actions suggested that he was trying to sow discord.

“We don’t doubt you all, it’s just that Yukine has just woken up and needs to rest, so we don’t dare let anyone in to disturb her rest.”

"Ridiculous! It's been so many days, can't she heal herself yet? Don't forget, she's a priest. What injury can't a priest heal?"

"How ridiculous! Yukine suffered damage from the backlash of magic. Does she think she can use magic at will now? Or is this exactly what you wanted, to let her stubbornly try to heal herself and worsen her injuries?"

Arya, who was unyielding, seemed to be arguing her case logically, but she knew that what she said was full of loopholes. If the other party insisted on doing it, then she would probably be in a real predicament.

"Heh, that's really laughable. How long has it been since she regained consciousness? Are you saying that these days haven't helped alleviate her backlash? Besides, how will we know if she needs our help if we don't go in and visit her?"

Shaking off C'Sullivan, who was still trying to persuade her, Nakumar sneered at the girl in front of her. Did she really think that just because she only had one eye, she was truly blind? She had seen through the guilty conscience she had shown when she spoke.

"Third brother, believe your brother's words. Take your men and let's rush in together. I want to see what this woman is up to."

"Mo Li, you lead the men to hold off these orcs. I don't believe they'll actually dare to storm the camp."

Since the news of Lin Xueyin's awakening spread, the assassins haven't come out. Instead, the high-ranking members of the beast race have been coming here under the guise of visiting her, forcefully demanding that Lin Xueyin go back to treat the old beast king as soon as possible.

This also made the human guards indignant. Their injuries had only just begun to heal, and they were already rushing to have someone treat them. Why didn't they come to visit them when they were injured before?

"Don't worry, I want to see how bold these beastmen are to cause trouble here."

Mo Li swung his longsword downwards heavily, shouting, "All troops, prepare for battle!"

In an instant, dozens of hidden human warriors suddenly appeared on the surrounding rooftops, surrounding the orcs. Each warrior held a crossbow with a gleaming tip. Any movement by the orc warriors would turn them into victims of their crossbows.

"Good, very good. It seems you're planning to fight us to the death. I'll see just how far you can go. Send a signal. I want these cowardly humans to know whose territory this is."

A signal flare exploded high in the air, and the next second, the ground trembled.

"Oh no, it's the Mundo behemoth from the Orcs..."

The soldiers standing on the rooftops could see the enemy slowly advancing towards them from afar, and their crossbows trembled slightly.

"Very well, if you want war, then let's fight. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Taking a deep breath, Aria brandished her sword, then pointed it at the two orc princes ahead, her fighting spirit palpable, like a powerful female warrior.

"snort...."

Without the slightest hesitation, the two little girls produced two black daggers in their hands. These daggers seemed to absorb the surrounding light, drawing everyone's attention.

"I never expected to see such a divine weapon. It seems we're destined to make a great gain this time. Let's slaughter these humans who are causing trouble for our beast race."

"Brother, calm down. If these guards die, what about Pastor Lin, and Father...?"

Before he could finish speaking, Cthulhu had made his meaning very clear: if you make a move, our father's life will be in great danger, and our relationship with the human race will become even worse.

"Hmph, since that's the case, then break the legs of all these human warriors. However, capture these three women. I want to teach them a lesson about the consequences of offending our beast race."