The Villain Saint is my secondary account

"Great God, I pray to you, send down the holy light of healing..." Ye Xiao murmured, and a dark power flowed from the ring, gathering into a cloud of black mist beneath Ye Xiao's concealed figure.

The fanatical believers failed to notice this small detail in the darkness, but the elders nearby were not blind and immediately sensed the anomaly.

But it didn't matter to him; he just wanted to win by secretly using some dark magic.

This isn't something that needs to be prohibited; the fact that he can use such methods just demonstrates his skill.

It's just a pity... this guy's magic doesn't seem to have been of any use.

The elder thought this because he had already seen that Ye Xiao finally couldn't bear the pain and loosened his grip on the dagger.

With red eyes, Su Xiyun gripped the sharp dagger and finally plunged it into Ye Xiao's neck.

"Good!" "We've won! We've won!" The believers on the sidelines shouted as they saw blood again.

Just as Su Qianyun was about to feel a surge of joy at her victory, looking into Ye Xiao's dazed eyes, she suddenly felt a sharp pain and an indescribable heat in her abdomen.

In a moment of dizziness, her eyes regained their clarity amidst the pain that spread throughout her body.

"I……"

"Mr. Ye...!?"

Susie Yun's pupils widened in surprise.

As consciousness gradually returned, the dying man before him and his own blood-stained hands came into clear view.

What did she do?

What has she done?!

She did not have amnesia, so what had just happened was still echoing in her mind.

Having experienced what happened in the settlement outside the capital, how could Su Xiyun not know that she would never be a match for Ye Xiao?

Now, this man, who clearly possessed great strength, had been stabbed to death in her arms. Even if she was slow to react, she should understand what had happened.

Susie Yun's throat moved slightly. With her blood-covered hand, she trembled as she pressed against the dagger wound on Ye Xiao's neck, but the blood there still flowed out uncontrollably like a flood.

"Miss Su...it's good that you're awake..."

Ye Xiao smiled, then seemed to use his last bit of strength to close his eyes and fall headfirst into the girl's chest.

"Mr. Ye!? Ye Xiao!?"

This was the first time Susie Yun had ever been so panicked. She sat up and hugged Ye Xiao's barely breathing upper body, but her cries were drowned out by the excited shouts of the surrounding believers.

"Congratulations, sister! From this day forward, you will share in the glory of serving the great Mother Goddess!"

Looking at the cold ceramic mask on the elder's head, Su Xiyun gritted her teeth in anger. Just as she was about to speak, a soft voice pierced the girl's ears like a steel needle amidst the noise.

"Miss Su, please don't let Mr. Ye's sacrifice go to waste."

Su Xiyun suddenly turned her head and saw Cui Xiu, who had somehow moved to the front of the crowd, nodding at her.

"...He...could it be that he was also invited by you!?" Su Xiyun seemed to suddenly realize something, and then angrily said, "You already knew about the content of today's initiation ceremony!?"

Cui Xiu smiled, shrugged, and extended his hand to Su Xiyun.

Su Xiyun angrily slapped Cui Xiu's hand away, wiped her eyes, gently placed Ye Xiao's body on the ground, then slowly got up and silently walked towards the elder who was standing in front of her with his arms outstretched amidst the noise.

Chapter 147 Faking Death

Ye Xiao spent a great deal of effort to prolong his death.

The Miracle Sorcerer's Death Rewind is a passive skill, which takes effect the moment he dies.

In order to avoid directly revealing the resurrection to the faces of the church members and turning his performance into a clownish farce, he secretly applied a miniature time-delay field to his neck using a ring.

This time spell from the miracle sorcerer could slow down the flow of time within a certain range. By slowing down the bleeding, he managed to hold on for a while before finally dying, even though he was about to die.

However, it was really annoying when Su Xiyun hugged his upper body and shook him. If he hadn't tried his best to precisely control the mini time domain to shake along with his fatal wound, he would have been shaken to death on the spot by Su Xiyun.

Fortunately, the believers who came to clean up the body acted quickly, suggesting that even such an evil cult did not have the habit of praying with corpses.

So, after enduring being dragged from the hall by two believers into a seemingly underground waterway that was used specifically for garbage disposal, Ye Xiao finally felt relieved enough to die.

Behind the two departing believers, Ye Xiao's body slowly transformed into a fleeting, ethereal shadow.

Less than a second later, as if it were a scene that had been edited together, Ye Xiao reappeared in mid-air, completely unharmed.

Unfortunately, he happened to be above the sewage pipe. He reacted quickly and used his hands and feet, but he still inevitably fell in with a splash.

By the time they were pulled back to shore, their clothes were completely soaked.

Ye Xiao casually summoned a ball of floating flame. As a master elemental mage, such a trick was second nature to him.

The firelight illuminated the blood-stained floor tiles and the old gray stone walls. The passageway they had been dragged through was carved into the wall, long, dark, and seemingly endless.

This waterway appears to have been artificially carved out, drawing water from a tributary of the Blue Dragon River that flows through the city, but its downstream destination remains unknown.

Then, the air around Ye Xiao trembled slightly, a spatial rift opened, and a slender hand reached out from the rift, tossing a ring into Ye Xiao's palm.

Ella no longer needs the Ring of All Things, and we've managed to infiltrate the rear of the Samuel's Order. We can find a follower to take over our identities later.

Oh right, and there's one more guy I need to bring along too, so she doesn't mistakenly think something happened to me.

Thinking this, the portal opened again, and this time the slender little hand placed a golden kitten on Ye Xiao's shoulder.

"Huh!? Why did you throw me here? This place stinks!" Greta started cursing as soon as she appeared, her little mustache twitching.

“This is the headquarters of the Samuel’s Order. I might need the help of the cat maid, so I asked Ella to send you here.” Ye Xiao pretended to lift the little fat cat by the scruff of its neck. “But if the maid doesn’t want to, I’ll send you back.”

"Ouch!" The kitten immediately grabbed Ye Xiao's clothes with its two paws. "I really can't do anything with you! Considering how you've served me in the past, I'll reluctantly help you this time!"

"Alright, alright, thank you very much, Miss." Ye Xiao smiled.

……

Just as Ye Xiao was exploring the underground of the Samuel Hermitage.

Skadi, who had been waiting for Ye Xiao all day at the National Noble Academy, finally received a report from her guards at sunset.

“Your Highness, there is an adventurer named Li Cheng outside the academy who wants to see you. He says he is a friend of Mr. Ye Xiao.”

Ye Xiao had previously told Skadi about Li Cheng, and upon hearing this, the eldest princess hurriedly rushed to the academy gate.

Sure enough, there, several members of the Seven Stars Society were waiting.

"Good evening, Your Highness." Upon seeing the First Princess appear at the academy gate, Li Cheng removed his hat and greeted Skadi first.

Ye Xiao had also told him about this princess, saying that she was petty and had a bad temper. So even though he knew that Ye Xiao was very familiar with her, Li Cheng still tried to be as polite as possible.

“Ah, good evening, Mr. Li. No need for formalities. You must be Ye Xiao’s friend,” Skadi said, not caring about formalities, and asked hurriedly, “...Has something happened?”

She had a bad feeling, after all, this was the first time a member of the Seven Stars Society had come to her directly.

Li Cheng looked at Skadi, sighed softly, and then said, "Your Highness, Ye Xiao... he has disappeared."

"Given his instructions before he left, if he goes missing, the Seven Luminaries Society will need to temporarily assist you in his stead..."

"Wait, wait!!" Skadi grabbed Li Cheng by the collar, interrupting him. Her anxious tone disregarded manners. "Explain yourself clearly: what do you mean by 'missing'?! Why are you missing?! He was with me at the academy last night!..."

“I’m sorry, Your Highness, I don’t know the specifics either,” Li Cheng gave an embarrassed smile. “As you may know, Brother Ye always goes on missions that require him to work alone. We came to find you only to follow his instructions before he disappeared… Um, Your Highness, are you alright? It’s not that bad, we’ve just temporarily lost contact with him…”

As Li Cheng was reciting his lines, he suddenly noticed tears welling up in the girl's slightly red eyes, and quickly adjusted his tone to comfort her.

"But he clearly said yesterday he'd come to see me today! He promised me!!" Skadi gritted her teeth, grabbing Li Cheng's collar and shaking him violently. "Liar!!!"

“No, Your Highness, he just had an accident and is temporarily missing. He's not... dead, so there's no need to worry so much.” Li Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow. “There are outsiders here, Your Highness. You must remain calm.”

As Li Cheng spoke, he was also complaining to Ye Xiao in the system:

[The Saintess's Dog 2: Oh dear, I'm really impressed, Brother Ye! Your princess has such a short temper! Luckily, I said you were just missing. If I had actually said you were dead as you demanded, I'm afraid she would have killed me... Couldn't you just honestly tell her that you were on a mission that you couldn't get away from for the time being?]

[Late-night snack: Skadi is working with the people at Samuel's clinic. She's a bit naive, and I'm worried her people on the little princess's side will see through her. I'll have to trouble you to cover for me for now.]

Another point Ye Xiao didn't mention was that Skadi was destined to become queen, so this opportunity was to help her develop the strength to face the royal selection on her own without relying on herself.

Doing this might be a bit unfair to Skadi, but for this country, having a king who is prone to losing his temper just because someone is not around is not a good thing.

This is a good opportunity for Skadi to grow, and it will be worth his efforts.

Chapter 148 Good Brothers

Unfortunately, this was only Ye Xiao's ideal outcome.

After a moment, Li Cheng watched as the eldest princess wiped away her tears with his comforting words, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Your Highness, please remain calm. Brother Ye certainly doesn't want you to lose your composure at this crucial moment."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Li... I got a little carried away just now." Skadi released Li Cheng's collar with a slight apology and even bowed slightly to him.

“Oh, that won’t do,” Li Cheng waved his hand and said, “It’s good that Your Highness has figured it out. Rather than getting caught up in the panic, we have more important things to do.”

Not bad, not bad. This eldest princess isn't as exaggerated as Brother Ye made her out to be. She calmed down quite quickly.

“Mr. Li, you’re right.” Skadi nodded, her gaze hardening. “Now is not the time to panic. There’s still time. We need to find Ye Xiao as soon as possible.”

“Yes…wait, no.” Li Cheng paused, suddenly realizing something was amiss. “Wait, Your Highness, I mean…”

"Go to the Imperial City Guard headquarters and contact Isaac. Tell him to stop what he's doing and assign all available personnel to search for Ye Xiao." Skadi pulled the guard beside her and began issuing orders methodically. "Go find Duke Albert and request that he and the Royal Knights join the search..."

"No, Your Highness, what I mean is that we should focus on the imperial selection now..."

"The imperial selection? Oh, right!..."

"Yes, time is of the essence now. I think we should focus our limited manpower on the imperial selection first..."

“Hey you over there, go to the palace right now and contact Brother Raymond. Tell him that if he can help find Ye Xiao, I’m willing to withdraw from the imperial selection…”

"No, Your Highness!" Li Cheng's eyes widened.

Wait, why is this happening differently than Ye Xiao described?

"Your Highness, Brother Ye is only temporarily missing. There's no need to make such a fuss..."

"You're his friend, aren't you worried about whether he's in danger?!" Skadi's tone was firm. "What if he's waiting for us, and we miss our chance to save him because we give up the search?!"

Li Cheng was stunned. It turned out that the eldest princess hadn't calmed down, but had completely lost her temper. He had no choice but to quickly use the community system to notify Ye Xiao of this unexpected situation.

Ye Xiao, who was exploring the intricate underground waterways, was immediately overwhelmed when he saw Li Cheng's message.

[Late Night Snack: Or... why don't you just tell her I'm actually dead?]

[The Saintess's Dog 2: No way, bro, if I said that out loud I'd really be the one dying.]

[Midnight Snack: ...Oh no, I've run into a bit of trouble here. I'm counting on you over there, bro. Just do everything you can to keep her calm.]

[The Saintess's Dog 2: No, I only came to you because I couldn't calm things down!]

【Hey!? Brother Ye!!】

They slipped away at that moment!?

Li Cheng was dumbfounded. Seeing that the eldest princess had arranged for all her guards to go out, he swallowed hard and hurriedly asked the Seven Luminaries Society members who were traveling with him to stop her.

"Mr. Li, what does this mean!?" This naturally provoked Skadi's dissatisfaction, and her eyes seemed to be blazing with fire.

"Um... um..." Li Cheng scratched his head, swallowed, "I suddenly remembered that Brother Ye actually said before that if he went missing, there was no need to worry about him..."

"How could I not be worried!"

“He has a backup plan, but it might take him a while to get back,” Li Cheng wiped the sweat from his brow, clenching his fist slightly. Damn it, if his brother is ruthless, then he won't be so ruthless. “Besides, he told me something before, although he told me not to tell His Highness, but I feel I have to say it now…”

"what's up?"

"He said he would propose to His Highness after the royal selection."

Skadi listened, momentarily stunned, then her eyes widened, a blush rising to her cheeks. "Really...really?"

“Absolutely true, Your Highness, I vouch for it in Brother Ye’s name!” Li Cheng laughed. “So Your Highness, please calm down and don’t worry about him. Focus all your energy on the royal selection. Think about it, the empire you and the Queen rule is definitely the home he desires. If that fourth prince ascends the throne and makes the whole country a mess, how can you two settle down and start a family in peace!”

“Cheng…Cheng family and stuff…” Skadi covered her flushed face with her hands. “Okay, I…I understand.”

After Li Cheng used Ye Xiao's credit to borrow a bunch of pie, Skadi, who had been swayed and confused, finally calmed down, put down her search for Ye Xiao, and continued to focus on preparing for the royal selection.

【The Saintess's Dog 2: We've dealt with Brother Ye here】

[Late-night snack: Wow, Li Cheng, how did you do that? I'll treat you to dinner when you get back]

[The Saintess's Dog 2: Haha, it's nothing, not worth mentioning. You can proceed with your mission without worry.]

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