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Was the identity of the saintess really that impactful for him?

Upon hearing this, Orfindo took a deep breath, steadied himself, organized his thoughts, and turned his gaze back to Ella.

"you……"

But after uttering just one word, Orfindo's mind went completely blank once his gaze met those captivating red eyes.

His face flushed red, and the sentence he had been organizing for so long was immediately forgotten before he could even utter it.

"Ugh... Damn it!"

What is this mess?

Ella and Ye Xiao looked at each other in surprise. As Ye Xiao herself, she knew that she hadn't done anything, but she still couldn't help but look at him.

Ye Xiao scratched his head. He didn't have time to waste with Orphnoch. He adjusted the Myriad Manifestations Ring on his index finger and then had Ella draw a portal for him, teleporting him out.

I don't know what's wrong with Orfino, but Ella can stay here. He has other things to do.

After passing through the portal, Ye Xiao returned to the tavern in the town of Mansa Islands.

He had already transformed into Orphnoch using the Ring of All Things and was now wearing the Knight Commander's white overcoat.

The Ring of Myriad Forms, a reward item obtained from the Arena leaderboard, allows the user to use the "Myriad Forms Mimicry" skill to record up to three objects of similar size, enabling the user to transform into their appearance.

Ye Xiao's plan was to use this thing to mimic Orphnoch, and take this opportunity to sneak into the courtroom and find out what these people were up to.

Then, he went back to the tavern to pick up Greta, who had transformed into a cat.

He had discussed this plan with Greta beforehand. He originally intended for the little guy to go back to Ella while he infiltrated alone, but the little guy disagreed and said he wanted to turn into a cat and follow along.

So the golden kitten found a spot in Ye Xiao's collar, which now resembled Orphnoch, curled up its chubby body inside, and then leisurely leaned against Ye Xiao's chest and closed its eyes.

Seeing Greta's peaceful appearance, Ye Xiao chuckled and patted the soft cat's body through her clothes before returning to the alley where he had previously ambushed Orfindo.

"team leader!"

"Lord Orphando!"

Upon seeing their captain reappear, the two Templar Knights rushed forward.

At this moment, Decali arrived with several other Templars. Since Orfindo had been missing for quite some time, the two Templars reported the matter to Decali.

"Orfino? ​​You just abandoned your men, what have you been up to?"

"Oh, sorry, I just saw a suspicious figure and went to check it out."

Ye Xiao waved his hand and said casually, "But I didn't find anything. Maybe I was seeing things."

Chapter Seventy-Six: The Substitute Infiltrates

Decari frowned slightly as he listened to Ye Xiao's casual remarks. "Don't cause any more trouble. If you anger Lady Agnes again, I won't be able to help you."

"As ordered."

Ye Xiao didn't know what position this person held, but judging from the way the other person was giving orders, his official rank should be a little higher than that of Orphen.

"Lord Decali, the surrounding area has been searched and witnesses have been interviewed. It can be basically confirmed that it was a Holy Light detonation by a Templar."

Another subordinate approached Dekari and reported.

"Oh, okay, now I know this guy's name," Ye Xiao thought to himself after hearing this.

"Understood, thank you for your hard work."

Dekari stroked his chin. "It's getting late. Let the brothers head back first."

"Yes!"

His subordinate responded and hurriedly left.

"It looks like those two knights of yours who haven't rejoined the team yet."

Decari then turned his gaze to Ye Xiao, "Orfino, do you have any clues?"

Still not back with the team? Ye Xiao felt he had found a crucial piece of information.

Xiao Wei had told him that two Templar Knights had jumped out of the window to chase after Iphi, and the fact that they hadn't returned to the party after so long meant that these two knights were at least not sent by the Inquisition to collect the gold coins.

That's interesting. If it wasn't sent by the Inquisition, then for whom did that Templar Knight who died in the explosion sneak into the tavern in the middle of the night?

Ye Xiao pondered. He had no clue about the matter itself, otherwise he wouldn't have gone through the trouble of sneaking in.

But this was just wishful thinking on his part. Right now, he still had to play the role of Orphnoch. "It might be related to the heretic we captured... It shouldn't be such a coincidence that both of my men happen to have ulterior motives."

"Ah."

Dekari remained noncommittal, pondered for a moment, then looked around and said, "Let's go back first."

"Templar Knights, retreat!"

……

The court personnel returned to the mansion. Everyone was clearly tired from traveling so late at night, but the group under Orphnoch's command was noticeably more exhausted.

After reporting to Ye Xiao, they all went back to their dormitories to rest.

Ye Xiao could roughly understand. After all, he spent the morning looking for books in the library, the afternoon getting beaten up at the tavern, and then had to come out to investigate the explosion incident in the middle of the night. Even an iron man would get tired.

However, Ye Xiao still needed to find a Templar Knight to lead him back to his room, since he didn't know exactly where Orphnoch lived in the mansion.

Before he could even call for help, Dekali suddenly walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "Come here for a moment."

Ye Xiao, unaware of the situation, could not refuse and had no choice but to follow the other party to a balcony in the courtyard.

"Orfindo, thank you for your hard work today."

Dekari seemed quite familiar with the veranda, as if he came here often. As soon as he arrived, he straddled a stone chair there, took out a hookah from his clothes, and handed it to Ye Xiao, "Want to try some?"

Why are there Templars smoking hookahs?

Ye Xiao was a little surprised by this, but still waved her hand and said, "Never mind, I won't."

"Hehe, you're still as serious as ever."

Dekari seemed used to being rejected. He took back his hookah, put it in his mouth, and then rubbed a tiny spark between his fingertips to light the end of the pipe.

"I learned this fire trick specifically for hookah, and it's not bad, is it?"

Decali exhaled a smoke ring into the air. "After all, it's a bit strange for a Templar to carry matches around."

Ye Xiao didn't know what to reply, so she nodded silently.

Fortunately, this seemed to be a common reaction from Orfindo, and Decari seemed to be used to it, continuing to say to himself, "What Lady Agnes did... cough, don't take it too seriously."

"Your abilities are not bad; at least as my vice-captain, you are quite competent."

"Most of what happened today was unexpected and can't be considered your fault. I'll try to plead for you when we get back. With my help, Lady Agnes shouldn't make things too difficult for you."

Ye Xiao nodded. "Thank you, sir."

"Hey, we don't need to be so formal in private,"

Dekari chuckled and patted Ye Xiao on the shoulder, "So, what exactly happened with that monk today?"

Monks? What monks?

Ye Xiao was confused and didn't want to say anything, so he could only remain silent.

"One against eighteen, the guys who were there said the opponent was practically a monster,"

Fortunately, Dekali picked up where he left off, saying, "It's normal that you can't win with someone like that around. I think I'd have to think twice."

Ye Xiao then realized that the "warrior monk" referred to himself.

What the hell is this monk? Even if you can't tell from that huge staff, he also has a sword at his waist. How can these people misunderstand that?

"But you should also learn from this experience. Next time, don't be reckless in this situation. Just find a brother to send out a distress signal."

Dekali then spoke earnestly.

"understood."

"Good, I understand. Alright, it's getting late, let's go back."

As Dekari finished speaking, he had just taken the last puff of his hookah. "I just wanted to talk to you and put your mind at ease."

"The path to the Holy Temple isn't as wonderful as you might imagine, is it? But I still hope you can continue to be my deputy. It hasn't been easy for anyone to get this far. You'll need to be more careful and shrewd in your actions from now on, and don't make Lady Agnes angry again."

"Okay, thank you, sir."

After a brief chat, Ye Xiao roughly understood that Orfindo was probably blamed by Agnes because of what happened that afternoon.

Decali appears to be a free spirit, lacking the seriousness expected of a Templar, but he seems surprisingly nice—at least on the surface; it's hard to say what he's really like inside.

Moreover, this "good" only applies to Orffindor and has nothing to do with Ye Xiao himself.

However, a problem arose for Ye Xiao. After returning to the house from the courtyard, he found that all the Templar Knights had gone to sleep, and he didn't know how to get to his bedroom.

Asking Dekali is absolutely out of the question. That guy is a captain-level figure; if you ask him about something like this, he'll definitely become suspicious.

If you don't ask, Ye Xiao wanders around the huge mansion like a headless fly, which seems rather suspicious.

What to do.

Carrying an oil lamp, Ye Xiao braced himself and wandered aimlessly down the corridor, pretending to be busy with other matters, hoping to encounter a servant still working late into the night and ask him where his bedroom was.

But before he had taken more than a few steps down the corridor, the door beside him suddenly opened, and a soft voice called out from inside, "Orfino? ​​What are you doing wandering around here in the middle of the night?"

Ye Xiao glanced to the side and saw a blonde girl in a nightgown through the crack in the door.

He recognized the person as the girl who had been bossing Orfindo around in the mansion's study that morning, the one the raven familiar had seen.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Lady Agnes, I... am looking for the restroom."

"what?"

Agnes frowned, giving Ye Xiao a disapproving once-over. "Have you forgotten what I told you again? Come in here!"

Chapter Seventy-Seven: The Rebellious Knight

"...You mean you want me... to come in?"

Ye Xiao looked around, then pointed to himself, somewhat taken aback.

What the heck? Going to a young girl's bedroom in the middle of the night? It just doesn't seem right.

"What else?"

Agnes frowned. "Is there something wrong with your ears?"

"Ah... alright, Lady Agnes, I'm coming in."

Ye Xiao lowered his head helplessly, exchanged a glance with the golden kitten lying in his collar with its eyes as big as copper bells, and then followed Agnes's instructions to enter the room.

"You seem rather reluctant?"

"...How could that be? It is my greatest honor."

Ye Xiao said casually, and closed the door behind him.

But then he thought again, was it really appropriate for a man and a woman to be alone in a room with the door closed?

Just as she was hesitating whether to open the door to prove her innocence, Agnes suddenly said something else.

"Heh, at least you've learned your lesson and know to close the door."

This reply startled Ye Xiaoxin.

"Learn a lesson"? What does that mean? So you two used to often stay in the same room late at night?

Looking at Agnes completely unguarded and dressed in a nightgown, Ye Xiao became even more bewildered.

Holy crap, could Orfindo and this woman be having an affair?

That doesn't seem impossible. Orfino is quite handsome, and this girl doesn't look very old. They happen to be in a superior-subordinate relationship, so it's possible that they've developed feelings for each other over the years.

No wonder he couldn't sleep well in the middle of the night; I specifically called him into the room.

Agnes had already sat down on the edge of the bed. Seeing Ye Xiao still standing at the door, she put her feet up and looked annoyed. "Why are you still standing there? Don't you know what you're supposed to be doing?"

"what……"

Having figured out the relationship, Ye Xiao was still somewhat troubled about how to resolve the current troublesome situation.