After choosing to leave, they regretted it.

The mixed-race girl nodded:

"Yes, an older sister taught me... Well, actually, the class hadn't even started yet, so I just did a little preview from the book. I wanted to help, but those bad guys moved so fast I couldn't aim properly, and I almost ruined her plan. I'm sorry!"

After a few days of preparation, you can actually use magic instead of just self-destructing?

This guy's talent in magic is really scary.

And that so-called "big sister" really dared to give magic-related textbooks directly to minors? This is too outrageous. What if something goes wrong?

Also, why is she called "sister" when she is older than me, and "big sister" when she is older than me?

…I feel like if I delve deeper into this, the answer won’t be of much benefit to me, so I’d better forget it.

Heidi glanced at the men who had been knocked to the ground.

Because the force was too great, several people were no longer able to survive and were completely dead.

It's a pity that I couldn't get any information out of him, but at least I've resolved a matter and can leave with peace of mind.

Heidi stood up.

"Um... I have something very important to do, so I have to leave now. Could you please explain the situation here to the guards on my behalf? If you need to find me, just say I'm at the lord's mansion and come find me there."

Anna blinked, then smiled and nodded:

"Yeah, okay. It's okay. I'm kind of used to this kind of thing."

"…Are you used to it?"

What are you used to?

Kidnapping? Or assassination?

What a hardcore family.

But since she said so, I'll believe it.

Heidi didn't hesitate any longer. She nodded again, separated from the crowd, and disappeared towards Noble Street.

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For the humans in this world, the Church of the Supreme God does not have absolute control, largely because the sect emerged quite late.

It was founded 200 years ago, but its real success has only been in the past 50 years.

Its influence reached its peak only after the great war between humans and demons, when the brave men shone brightly and established its position as a major power in the human world.

But it is undeniable that despite its young age, its development speed is indeed astonishing.

The Holy City, which serves as its headquarters, was once just a small border town of the empire.

In just a few decades, it has become the extremely large city it is today, with a mixture of churches and fortresses, and the whole thing is magnificent and looks like a work of art.

In the very center of this bustling area, on the top floor of the cathedral, there is an extremely luxuriously decorated room that is used as the office of the contemporary Pope.

At this moment, a small secret conversation is taking place here.

The current Pope is an old man in his sixties. Despite his gray hair, he is still in very good health.

Although he is not a combatant, he still gives people a sense of awe without being angry.

Although Aize's overall evaluation of the church was a bunch of nonsense, he still recognized the leader's skills. The church's current strength is inseparable from his operations.

"It's been several hours since the incident. The Holy War Knights have searched every corner they can reach, but they still haven't found the whereabouts of the Brave Leah."

As he spoke, the Pope paused briefly and cast a meaningful look at the person sitting opposite him.

"As her teammate, Lady Rosalyn, where do you think she will hide?"

Sitting opposite was Rosaline, who was also a hero.

Although the situation was a mess, her calm smile never changed.

This even made the Pope, who had a lot of experience in dealing with all kinds of people, feel a little scared.

When asked, Rosalin just smiled and shook her head:

"Your Holiness, I said last night when it happened that I had no idea of Leah's whereabouts."

The Pope sighed deeply and shook his head.

"Alas, a hero would actually kill church members and escape from prison. This kind of thing would be unthinkable in the past. Right now, the people of the Holy City are in a panic. If this problem is not resolved, I'm afraid it will have a negative impact on the believers."

Rosalyn picked up the teacup on the table in front of her, blew gently on it to remove the steam, took a sip, then raised her head, glanced at the Pope, and said:

"Your Holiness still believes that this is the truth?"

"what?"

"My attitude is consistent with what I said last night. I believe that the Hero Leah was wrongly accused. There must be something else behind what happened in prison last night."

Rosalyn said this without any smile fluctuation, but her tone was extremely firm.

"Your Holiness, you know Leah well. Her thinking may be flawed, but when it comes to her devotion and loyalty to the Goddess, who can compare? How could she truly commit such a heinous act?"

This had been Rosalyn's attitude ever since she was first questioned about what happened last night.

Even in front of the Pope, he did not give in.

That is, Leah is innocent and has been wrongly accused.

The Pope shook his head:

"The evidence is irrefutable. If she hadn't committed murder and escaped from prison herself, who else could have kidnapped her?"

"This is indeed impossible, but is there another possibility?"

Rosalyn thought for a moment and shook her head:

"Someone forced her to kill and escape from prison. Why did those murdered judges go to the prison that night? What orders did they receive?"

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The Pope smoothed his beard, frowned slightly, and said:

"I've already mentioned this before. The order they received was to interrogate the brave Leah regarding the details of the Battle of Anlin Plains in order to provide evidence for a future verdict."

Rosalyn shook her head.

"Your Holiness, why is the interrogation of the hero taking place in the dead of night? And with only these few inquisitors involved? Has every previous interrogation not involved people from various departments of the Church? Isn't this strange enough?"

The church sighed softly:

"The court's operations were inappropriate, and I will deal with this matter later. However, there is absolutely no evidence to support the false order to frame the hero. If the hero Leah could come forward and identify them, that would be another matter..."

The church leaders were not very clear about the situation within the Goddess Blade team.

So, when they couldn't find Leah, the first thing they thought of was that their teammate Rosaline had hidden her to protect her.

Saying this now also implies that if Rosaline really wants Leah to be well, she should hand her over sooner rather than later.

But unfortunately, the Pope did not know Rosaline's true thoughts.

Rosalin, on the other hand, pretended not to understand what he said and continued to work on the previous topic:

"Who in the Inquisition gave the order to interrogate Leah last night?"

"The third most important person in the Inquisition, Bishop Harold."

As for the court, it has indeed been a difficult few days.

First, the eldest brother was stabbed for unknown reasons in Tafia, and then the second brother was beaten and paralyzed by the furious Leah. Naturally, the next one to take over in order was number three.

Rosalyn glanced at the clock hanging on the wall, briefly confirmed the time, and nodded with a smile:

"So it's him, Your Holiness. Could you please call him over here? I want to confront him alone and have a good chat about what happened last night."

The Pope looked at the girl in front of him in confusion.

Years of intuition told him that the guy in front of him was definitely involved in this incident.

But the Pope could not figure out what role she played and what her purpose was.

However, as a hero, this request is not excessive, and there is no reason to refuse.

"I understand. Let him come over right away."

The Pope nodded and called the guards waiting outside the door, asking them to bring the man named Harold over. The guards then took the order and left.

Then, about an hour later—

Boom!!!!

The door of the room was kicked open and a guard rushed in hurriedly, sweating and looking panicked. He was so hasty that he almost fell to the ground.

Such behavior made the Pope nervous and he quickly asked:

"What's wrong? What happened?!"

"Report... Report to His Holiness the Pope, Bishop Harold... He was murdered in his office!"

The Pope subconsciously stood up:

"What's going on? Relax and talk slowly!"

"Yes Yes……"

Realizing that he had lost his composure, the guard stood still, took a few deep breaths, and after recovering a little, continued:

"I am following your orders to summon Bishop Harold. He said he needed to change his clothes and asked us to wait outside."

"I waited for ten minutes, but he still hadn't come down. I thought something might be wrong, so I went back to check. Only then did I realize he had been killed!"

The Pope was stunned.

According to common sense, this situation should be considered as murder to silence the witness - someone heard that Harold was going to be summoned and was afraid that the matter would be exposed, so he killed him.

If this is the case, then the people inside the court are highly suspected, and even what happened last night needs to be re-investigated.

But is it really that simple?

The Pope subconsciously looked at the white-haired brave man in a white robe sitting beside him.

The latter was elegantly picking up the teacup on the table and taking a sip calmly, with no trace of emotion on his face and no change in his demeanor.

As if nothing had happened.

The corners of her mouth, which were always slightly raised, now made the Pope, who was much older than her, feel a chill.

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In the Holy City, in addition to various large facilities owned by the church, there are also many small churches or other similar facilities owned by the public.

Most of them were built with funds from wealthy and devout believers, while some were established by certain small branches of the sect and used as their bases of activities.

And Leah is now in such a church.

It is located in a corner of the city, far away from densely populated areas, and even hidden underground under the cover of residential houses, so the space is very small and the light is very dim.

Rather than a proper church, it looks more like a gathering place of some evil cult.

But Leah really liked this place.

After all, when those damn people on the ground were framing him, only the people here extended a helping hand to him in the name of the goddess. It was obvious who was more pious.

As for material conditions, they are not so important compared to a pious heart.

At this moment, Leah had just returned from outside.

The little girl who had just taken off her cloak and thrown it aside and brought herself here came up to greet her cheerfully:

"Welcome back, Lady Leia. Is that matter completed?"

"Well, it's done."

Leah nodded, her face full of pride:

"That damned bishop is dead. He was the mastermind behind the wrongful conviction against me, right?"

"Yes, according to the goddess' revelation, that's right."

The little girl closed her eyes slightly, clasped her fingers together, and made an appearance of sincere prayer as she answered.