On the Ark.

Lin Ye originally wanted to say, "You are the Holy Son, your whole family are Holy Sons," but he felt that he should cooperate with Chu Xue, so he could only hold back and put on a serious expression that said, "I am the future Holy Son of Sherag." Su Suluo held the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands to avoid laughing out loud.

“In that case,” Cliffheart finally relented, “I have no reason to stop you, Miss. However, I request permission to go with you.”

First Snow nodded: "Okay."

“It will take a day and a night to complete the entire Holy Road,” Horn Peak added. “Young Miss, I would like some time to prepare, in case we encounter any unexpected events along the way. You and the Second Miss are fine, but Doctor Lin Ye and Miss Susuluo may not be able to adapt well to such a trek.”

Chu Xue hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, but I hope we can leave this afternoon."

Seeing that Chuxue had agreed to his request, Horn Peak finally breathed a sigh of relief: "No problem, Miss, I'll go and prepare right away."

Then he hurriedly left the restaurant.

Su Sulu, who was listening nearby, suddenly looked confused: "Do I have to go too?"

Lin Ye looked at Su Suluo: "Don't you want to go?"

“It’s not that I don’t want to go…” Su Su Luo hesitated, “it’s just that I’m not very good at traveling long distances like this.”

"It's okay, you can ask Chuxue to give you a blessing when you're not feeling well." Lin Ye waved his hand. "If you're tired, you can ask me... Lappland to carry you. She's got plenty of energy anyway."

Susuluo rolled her eyes and remained silent.

Chu Xue was somewhat unhappy: "Dr. Lin Ye, why do I feel like you have a prejudice against the blessing I gave you?"

"No, no," Lin Ye shook his head repeatedly. "How could there be any prejudice? This is the blessing of the Holy Maiden."

"Hmm, once you become a saint, you might be able to inherit my power."

Lin Ye: "..."

As expected, this is revenge on him, revenge for dragging Cliffheart into this mess.

Lin Ye sighed inwardly.

However, he was also puzzled. Why would Snowfall suddenly change her mind and allow Cliffheart to go to the Holy Road with them, given Horn Peak's strong opposition? Was it really because he rang the Holy Bell? Hmm, it seemed so, but it also seemed not entirely so. Lin Ye couldn't quite figure it out either.

Of all those present, only Cliffheart was truly happy. She was an adventurous person by nature. She was not allowed to enter the Holy Road when she was in Kjerag, and she was cooped up in the small place of Rhodes Island for a whole year. Now that she finally had the chance to enter the Holy Road, which she had longed for since childhood, she was naturally extremely excited.

Lin Ye turned to look at Ya Xin, who was bouncing around, and thought that in terms of temperament alone, Ya Xin was indeed quite different from her older siblings; she was completely like a child who hadn't grown up. But if Ya Xin was a child who hadn't grown up, then what was he? Was he supposed to take Ya Xin to experience the hardships of being a kindergarten teacher?

That looks really strange.

"We're leaving this afternoon, just a few hours left." Cliffheart checked the time and said, "I need to get ready too. My brother gave me a whole set of mountaineering gear a long time ago, and I'm bringing it all this time. I think it should be in the closet, but I didn't see it last night... Grandpa Green, Grandpa Green? Have you seen my mountaineering gear?"

No one responded.

There were only four people in the restaurant: Lin Ye, Chu Xue, Ya Xin, and Su Su Luo.

"When did Grandpa Green leave? What's going on?" Cliffheart muttered. "I'd better go find him myself."

After saying that, she quickly left the restaurant.

"You should go and prepare too," Chu Xue said softly, picking up her teacup. "The Holy Road isn't easy to travel."

Susulu jumped off the chair and said, "I'd better go prepare some commonly used medicines. Although I don't really like traveling far, since we're already here..."

Lin Ye rubbed Su Suluo's head: "While you're at it, go and wake up Lappland for me."

"Go by yourself." Susuluo turned and left. "It's not my room."

Lin Ye watched Su Suluo leave with a hint of helplessness, then asked Chu Xue, "Aren't you going to make some preparations?"

Chu Xue glanced at Lin Ye: "Do you think I need to prepare?"

Lin Ye thought for a moment, then realized he had asked a pointless question, so he smiled awkwardly and left the restaurant.

Lapland was still sleeping in his bed.

Lin Ye didn't wake her up immediately. There were still several hours before departure, and waking her up now would be suicidal. It was better to pack first.

What should I bring?

Lin Ye pondered for a moment.

Then he put the Vector, which was full of bullets, into his backpack.

……

……

Author's rant: Youmeng, that bastard, is smearing me again! I practically raised him from Bronze to Diamond, feeding him like a baby... no, I mean, I carried him through game after game! And yet, this bastard asked me to help him with his protection campaign, and then he started badmouthing me in his book! Where is justice?!

Chapter 238 Memories in the Snow

“The Holy Path?” Gorvin frowned as he looked at Green kneeling before him. “You mean, Encia Shivaish is planning to walk the Holy Path?”

Green said with his head down, "It's not just Encia, but also the Holy Maiden, their bodyguard Horn Peak, and those other guests."

"But why would they suddenly want to go to St. Louis?"

"It was that outsider who mentioned it, because Ensiodis told them to have a good time in Kjerag for a few days, so..."

Gorvin sneered, "So they've turned St. Louis into a tourist attraction, haven't they?"

"Yes."

"This is really interesting," Goldman murmured. "It's like a pillow being delivered to someone who's just fallen asleep. I was worried about how to control Encia, but I didn't expect them to leave that mansion on their own. Didn't Encia stop them?"

“Master… I mean, Ensiodes left this morning, as you should know.”

“Yes, he went to inspect the border troops.” Goldman lowered his head, playing with the dagger in his hand, as if talking to himself, or as if talking to Green. “Ever since he returned to Shelag, he has been trying to take control of the border troops. Now is a critical moment, and he can’t even take care of his own sister. Tsk tsk tsk.”

Green said, "Even if Enciodes wanted to stop it, he couldn't. He has no way to give orders to the Saintess. Moreover, the Saintess's rebelliousness towards Enciodes has already reached its peak, and there's a high probability that she won't listen to him."

"Doesn't that mean we've achieved our initial goal? Interesting, very interesting. It's quite interesting that the siblings have gone to such lengths." Goldman smiled. "This is practically an opportunity bestowed upon us by the gods. If we don't seize it firmly, we'll be punished by them."

Green hesitated for a moment: "But the Saintess..."

"What happened to the Holy Maiden?"

“The Holy Maiden will also be traveling with Encia,” Green said cautiously. “If you, sir, take this opportunity to attack Encia, you will certainly not be able to get past the Holy Maiden.”

“Oh? So?” Goldman glanced at Green.

"The Holy Maiden is, after all, the Holy Maiden of Shelag. What if something happens to her, and it gets noticed by the people of Shelag..."

“Then let’s just not let anyone else notice,” Gorvin said calmly. “Although there are no explicit rules, the Holy Road isn’t a place the Sherag people like to go. If the Saintess and Encia obediently stay in Shiva’s mansion, we really can’t do anything about them. But since they’re going to the Holy Road… the Holy Road ‘swallows’ quite a few people every year. This time it’s just a few more outsiders and a Saintess who hasn’t returned home for a long time. Will anyone really care?”

Green understood Goldman's determination, so he lowered his head and said nothing more.

“You must understand, the saintess can be chosen,” Golden continued. “If one saintess is gone, another will take her place. Kjerag has no shortage of saintesses. However, only a family, or rather only our family, can stand forever at the pinnacle of Kjerag. Just like when we dealt with Shivaesh, we sent Ensiodis’s ancestors to hell. What difference does it make if we add him and his two lovely sisters?”

When Goldman said this, he wasn't looking at Green, so it seemed like he was trying to persuade both Green and himself.

“I understand, sir. I wish you success.” Green bowed and took two steps back. “Then I’ll head back now. Before I left, I used the excuse of purchasing some herbs for the guests’ long journeys. Leaving for too long might arouse their suspicion.”

“Well, you can go now. You're still useful to me for now, so don't expose yourself so soon.” Gorvin seemed to remember something, turned to look at Green who was about to leave, and then called out to him, “Speaking of which, if I make a move against the Saintess, will Ensiodes suspect you?”

“Perhaps not, because the suggestion to go to the Holy Road didn’t come from me, but from that outsider. Horn Peak knows this, and Ensiodis has no reason to suspect me.” Then, Green hesitated, “But…”

"Just what?" Gorvin frowned, somewhat displeased. "Is there anything else you haven't said? Tell me everything, don't hold back."

“Yes, sir.” Green turned back and said, “Enciodes said something to me this morning, and I think he has some doubts about me.”

"What?"

"About the eagle you used to deliver the message to the saint."

Green repeated to Goldman what SilverAsh had told him that morning.

Upon hearing this, Goldman frowned deeply and remained silent for a long time.

Green didn't dare to disturb them and waited quietly to the side.

After nearly a minute of silence, Goldman finally spoke slowly: "It doesn't make sense. We took that eagle half a year ago. So much time has passed, would Ensiodis still suspect you because of that?"

“Enciodes is indeed a very intelligent man, second only to the Master in my opinion,” Green said. “So it’s not impossible that he suspects me because of this. But he probably only suspects, and can’t be sure yet, otherwise he wouldn’t have left at this time. After all, he doesn’t have many people to suspect right now.”

“You’re right.” Gollon nodded, thought for a moment, and came up with a plan. “However, in order to clear your name, you should contact Enciodis later and suggest that he not let the Saintess and Encia enter the Holy Road. Tell them it’s too dangerous and they’ll be targeted by people with ill intentions.”

"Should I try to stop Ensiodis? But..."

"Are you stupid?" Gorvin rolled his eyes and said irritably, "Even if you didn't say anything, Horn Peak would definitely have informed him in advance. But Enciodes still couldn't stop the Saintess. So whether you say one more or one less word won't affect the overall situation, but it can somewhat dispel Enciodes' suspicions about you. Even if we attack the Saintess on the Holy Path, Enciodes will remember that you tried to stop him in the first place."

Green suddenly realized: "As expected of the master! He actually came up with such a method."

A smug smile flashed across Gollin's face, but he quickly suppressed it: "This is just the basics. Alright, you should go back now."

Green bowed to Goldman again, turned and left, but as he reached the door, he suddenly remembered something.

"Sir, there is one more thing, but I don't know whether I should say it or not."

Gorvin's lips twitched slightly, clearly displeased: "Why do you have so many things to say? If there's anything else, just say it."

Green then recounted how Lin Ye had rang the sacred bell.

Gorvin looked surprised: "Ringing the holy bell? A man?"

“Yes,” Green said. “This is also the reason why the Saintess changed her mind. Originally, the Saintess did not want Encia to go and deliberately used the Holy Bell to make things difficult for the outsider. However, she did not expect the outsider to ring the Holy Bell directly. So the Saintess changed her mind and said that it was the will of the gods, and changed her mind to support going to the Holy Road.”

Gorvin's expression immediately became complicated. He paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself, "How could this happen? How could a non-Sherrag be ringing the sacred bell? And a man at that..."

The last piece of news Green mentioned made Goldman uneasy, and at the same time, he was a little annoyed. Why was such important news left until the end? If he hadn't asked, would he have just kept quiet? What an idiot.

Govin took a deep breath. If it weren't for the fact that Green was an irreplaceable pawn in his hands, Govin would have loved to kick Green hard in the head to vent his anger. And the reason he felt so angry and uneasy was simply because of one thing.

Is it truly God's will that a stranger rang the holy bell?

As a Kjeragite, he knew very well that there was a true god in Kjerag, but that god had not interfered in Kjerag's worldly affairs for over a hundred years. The only time the people of Kjerag could sense its presence was during the annual selection of saintesses. More than ten years ago, when he joined forces with another powerful family to deal with the Shivaish family, he did not appear, leading them to believe that the god truly would no longer intervene in worldly affairs.

But could this be a sign of God's return to the world?

Sherag is a religious state, and once the gods enter the mortal world, the power of these large families becomes a joke.

No, no.

God will never return to the world; the outsider ringing the sacred bell was merely an accident.

Golevin tried to comfort himself.

Moreover, even if the gods were to re-enter the world, it wouldn't be worse than Enthyodes seizing power.

Currently, Ensiodoris has already gone to win over the Kjerag border guards. Ensiodoris's assertive presence in Kjerag over the years has left Gorvin, though outwardly calm, inwardly terrified. Now, he's on the verge of action and has no choice but to act.

So even though he was pale and sweating profusely, he still tried to appear calm and said to Green, "Don't think too much about it. The Holy Bell was just an accident. No one can stop us. Besides, the Holy Maiden may not even be able to see God."