NOVPUBHyperion clenched the little black cat in his hand, seemingly asking it what was going on.
The cat boss avoided his gaze.
Over the past month, Lanci had indeed spent every day with Sigrid. On the way to the northern border, Sigrid protected Lanci; on the way back to Herram, Lanci protected Sigrid. In the long journey of escape, they took turns on guard, barely ever separated.
But it didn’t dare to tell Hyperion about Lanci’s journey to the north.
It seemed that Hyperion only knew about Lanci’s academic achievements and political achievements, but not his achievements in the church -- also the most damning thing Lanci had done in the Protoss Empire.
He not only tangled with Bishop of Nirvana, Asksan, but his relationship with Sigrid, the Bishop of Hegemony, was somewhat unclear!
The more the cat boss thought about it, the more he felt that his biggest sin had not been discovered by Xiu Bao yet. Tormented by guilt, he simply ran away and hid under a distant sofa, trembling with fear.
Moreover, it felt that Sigrid had purposely said that!
She wanted to tell Hyperion about her relationship with Lanci.
"..."
So Hyperion could only look at Lanci.
And Sigrid was also casually paying attention to Lanci’s reaction from the corner of her eye.
She had an impression of this noble from the Milford Province. She was the Earl’s daughter who was stopped by the Nirvana Branch at Rock Intersection Station in Hezishan Province that day.
However, this Earl’s Daughter seemed not to recognize that the Saint of Nirvana and female prisoner she met at the station that day, were the two of them.
Sigrid didn’t know why the Saint went out to accept an interview and ran into this young girl, and even brought her back.
But after seeing the little black cat in Hyperion’s hand, Sigrid probably understood.
Her instincts were indeed correct, the Saint’s attention to this Earl’s Daughter was far higher than that of other women.
If this particularly timid little black cat is willing to get close to the Earl’s Daughter, it means that her real identity should be the Saint’s companion in the South Continent.
The gears of the standing clock in the living room chimed twice, making any sound at this moment especially clear.
Gloria swallowed, she felt that the atmosphere was not right, but she didn’t know what was wrong.
Lanci finally sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"We narrowly survived several times on our journey through the north, almost dying at the hands of the Nirvana Branch. We just barely managed to return today."
He explained, as if the fatigue of this period had swept over him.
"..."
Hyperion was taken aback.
She knew how dangerous the north was, because she had just escaped from the claws of the Nirvana Branch to come to the capital.
"So that’s how it is."
Hyperion muttered, then looking at Lanci with concerned eyes.
It’s no wonder Lanci and this woman spent every day together, and why Lanci trusted this woman so much.
She didn’t know what Lanci had gone through in the past month that even he felt his life was hanging by a thread.
Sigrid slightly pursed her lips, displeased with Lanci’s casual explanation.
But thinking back to the way he had taken care of her on their journey when they had entrusted their lives to each other, she couldn’t muster the energy to bother him further.
After thinking about it, as a loyal follower of the Saint, she should be magnanimous, she had been playing the role of Sikder for a while and inadvertently adopted some young girl’s way of thinking became a habit.
"You’ve worked hard."
Sigrid stood up from the sofa and when she came to Lanci, she stopped, looked him in the eye, and praised.
And then she turned to Hyperion.
"My name is Sikder Novia. I’m a companion of Rocky McCarthy. Welcome to our house."
Sigrid gracefully extended her hand to Hyperion like a gentleman.
"Milian Milford."
Hyperion introduced herself and shook hands with the soft hand of Sigrid.
Upon further observation, she thought if this cool girl could earn Lanci’s trust to the point of entrusting her life, she probably wasn’t a bad person.
But Hyperion felt Sigrid was unusually emphasizing the difference between guest and host.
"So it seems you’ve already secured the votes from Milford Province and part of Xi Bei Province for us?" 𝓷ℴ𝓿𝓹𝓾𝒷.𝓬𝓸𝓂
Sigrid let go of Hyperion’s hand and turned her gaze back to Lanci, asking with intrigue.
If Lanci had brought Miss Milian Milford here, then it signified she was already part of their group.
Before recovering her strength, Sigrid planned not to disclose her identity as a Cardinal Bishop to anyone, and she also believed that Lanci wouldn’t reveal this secret to anyone.
For the talent recommended by the Saint Heir, she would offer ample starting conditions.
Even though Miss Milian Milford didn’t know the person standing in front of her was the Bishop of Hegemony herself, shaking hands with the Bishop of Hegemony was akin to acknowledging allegiance.
"Miss Sikder, what do you mean by votes..."
Hyperion asked, puzzled.
Were they planning to manipulate the votes to make one of the Cardinal Bishops win?
Yet, Sigrid believed that Hyperion would soon understand. She glanced at Gloria who was waiting like an attendant at the side.
"Gloria, do you still have any extra Grand Priest’s Seals here?"
Sigrid asked.
"Yes."
Gloria nodded. Previously, Sigrid had stored many items with her.
When Gloria needed to display her status as a direct soldier to other Grand Priests, she used her status as a direct soldier. She also had the Grand Priest’s Seal that Sigrid additionally gave her and could become an explicit church member.
The next second, as Hyperion noticed the Purplish Pink Sacred Level Heavenly Seal that Gloria took out, her pupils instantly constricted.
She immediately grabbed Lanci’s arm, preparation to escape from this mansion!
"Wait..."
Lanci’s words hadn’t completely come out when his hand was pulled by Hyperion, yet a faster figure had already stepped out.
Hyperion’s wrist was seized tightly by Sigrid.
Sigrid’s eyes completely changed the moment Hyperion touched Lanci.
Hyperion glared at Sigrid with utmost caution.
She realized that this woman seemed to be a Fifth-order like her.
Even though her strength was already quite strong among her peers, she was somewhat unable to overpower Sigrid after being caught by her.
They were now in the safety zone of the school. Whoever started to inflict harm first would be instantly suppressed by the barrier, and damage would also be isolated by the barrier.
Clearly, this Miss Sikder had not used all her strength yet.
"Let go."
Sigrid commanded.
"... I’ll definitely not let go."
After Hyperion understood that Sigrid was from the Rebirth Church, her eyes were already full of unyielding hostility.
"...!"
The cat boss watched this hellish scene, shivering under the sofa.
On the left, Hyperion turned her back to it, her departing figure, as though wanting to drag Lanci away from here.
On the right, Lanci was stupefied. Hyperion had pulled his arm.
And Sigrid stood in the middle of the two, hand pointing downwards, her face showing a cold expression as she grabbed Hyperion’s wrist.
These three people didn’t even have an emotional dispute yet and they already seemed ready to start a grand fight!
