Four Split Personalities

Xia Lian was initially stunned, then she chuckled bitterly and nodded her head, whispering, "That’s right, besides me, under the Pope and a few others also know about this matter, but this shouldn’t be the reason why you believe we won’t harm Wang Yu, should it?"

"Hmm, if I’m not mistaken," Mo Tan shifted to a more comfortable sitting position and gently tapped the carpet, "excluding you, the Saintess tutor who is too close to Yu Chen, there are mainly three reasons why the other insiders aren’t eager to pursue this matter immediately."

"Firstly, the identity of Wang Yu as God’s Chosen is too sensitive. Once this kind of... sorry, this kind of ’scandal’ is exposed, it would be an especially severe blow to the Church of the Dawn, especially among the lower clergy and common believers, and could even become an excuse for other competitors to suppress them."

"Secondly, although Wang Yu is a chosen of the Goddess of Darkness, this does not mean she is a follower of the latter. Otherwise, logically speaking, she should have received Divine Punishment, and definitely a fatal one at that, yet over this long period, including when Wang Yu employed Dark Magic, there has been no sign of Divine Punishment descending or Divine Power backfiring. The all-knowing and omnipotent Goddess surely must be aware of this issue. Even if she might ignore many minor details, she wouldn’t overlook her own chosen. Even if there might be interference from the Goddess of Darkness in the Cursed Land of Misha County, upon returning to the Goddess’s domain, the City of Light right now, the absence of Divine Punishment is very suspicious. Thus, we could hypothesize that the Goddess approves of Wang Yu being favored by the Goddess of Darkness."

"Lastly, this girl has never done anything against divine will, and given that our Goddess can tentatively be counted in the kindhearted alignment, simply put, she has never done any evil. Moreover, she saved thousands of innocents in Misha County, just like you previously said, you can reason out right from wrong and differentiate the important from the unimportant. So, if the Pope and other insiders also think this way, then there is nothing to worry about. I believe that these superiors aren’t blindly interpreting divine intentions, ready to explode upon finding someone related to the Goddess of Darkness. That’s it."

Xia Lian was silent for a long while before staring into Mo Tan’s calm and bright black eyes and smiling wryly, "It seems I have really underestimated you..."

Mo Tan, puzzled, tilted his head, "Ah?"

"Your abilities are not just in commanding."

Xia Lian took a deep breath and spoke seriously, "You are incredibly smart, incredibly outstanding. Even though you’re slightly inferior in terms of brute strength and primarily specialize in the Divine Arts of the Covenant, these minor flaws cannot cover up your capabilities. Ah, I was slow on the uptake, otherwise, I should have realized it when you had me write that letter to the Duchy of Scarlan. Impressive...you clever young man..."

Mo Tan, feeling a bit embarrassed by the praise, scratched his head sheepishly, "Actually, I’m not that great..."

His words were sincere, as his capabilities in scheming and calculations were far inferior to his ’Chaotic Neutral’ persona under normal circumstances. The conclusions he had made just now were partly because of ’Mo Tan’s’ broad knowledge base and the diverse thinking modes he was forced to cultivate, and partly because it involved Yu Chen; he had pondered over this matter whenever he had free moments, for many days.

"Yes, I know."

Xia Lian nodded exceptionally approvingly and said with a smile, "You only reach this level of brilliance when pushed into a corner, touching on principles or involving Wang Yu. Most of the time, you’re fairly ordinary."

Mo Tan offered a hollow laugh, "If you’re going to praise me, at least do it responsibly and go all the way."

"I’m just telling it like it is."

Xia Lian’s smile faded as she soberly said to Mo Tan, "By the way, there is one thing you just said that I can’t ignore, ’an excuse for other competitors to suppress us’. What competitors do we have?"

Mo Tan looked out the window at the City of Light bathed in the sunset and shrugged, "Aren’t they everywhere?"

Xia Lian twitched the corner of her mouth and turned her head away, looking somewhat guilty, "What do you mean by that?"

Mo Tan silently smiled and spread his hands, "Just as it sounds..."

"Are you referring to it because of Wang Yu’s situation?"

"Yes, to protect her, some things must be considered. Although my capabilities are limited, if we carefully observe, we can still detect some indications."

"Alright, you’re not wrong. The Holy Church Union isn’t united as one might think."

Xia Lian sighed, tugging at her ear with an "I yield to you" expression, "Our Church of the Dawn is already one of the largest sects in the union. Although we were somewhat weak previously due to not having new God’s Chosen for over a hundred years, ever since Wang Yu appeared, there have clearly been signs of a resurgence, and furthermore..."

Mo Tan blinked and asked curiously, "And add what?"

"And add you, this genius Commander..."

Xia Lian glanced at Mo Tan and shrugged, "That would naturally arouse some people’s jealousy."

Mo Tan was immediately stunned, and it took him a while to dumbly point to himself, "Me?"

"Yes, you."

Xia Lian nodded solemnly and said in a deep voice, "I have already discussed everything you did in Misha County with the Pope, the eleven Knight Commanders, and the five Great Patriarchs the past two days. Everyone agrees you could take on an even more important position. At the same time, the other Sects probably know as well. Didn’t the Gerbin Knight from the Justice Sect try to recruit you? They couldn’t be unaware. Other Holy Knights and Clergy involved in the battle of Misha County would surely have reported about ’Hei Fan’—you’re already famous, my Lord Commander."

"Okay, what does this have to do with Yu Chen?"

Mo Tan furrowed his brows, then asked gently, "I think precisely because of this, our Dawn Sect would be even less likely to reveal the matter of the Dark God’s Blessing."

Xia Lian nodded decisively, "Exactly, we will naturally protect Wang Yu, but you are after all just a common Priest. This is one of the major issues we wanted to discuss with you, and it’s very likely that soon..."

"That’s fine then."

Mo Tan raised a hand to cut off Xia Lian’s words, he slowly stood up, gazing down at the sleeping face of the girl on the long table, "First tell me how to wake her up, we can talk about my matters later."

Xia Lian was silent for a while, then stood up and nodded, "Alright, let’s first discuss Wang Yu’s situation."

"Hmm."

"Actually, it’s quite simple. After you fully confirmed my hypothesis just now, this young girl could essentially be declared out of danger."

Xia Lian gently tousled Yu Chen’s hair and smiled, "Simply put, the reason she’s unconscious is because of an imbalance between the Power of Faith and the forces of Dawn and Darkness. Wait, don’t rush to ask questions, let me finish. Do you remember Wang Yu’s ’Condensation Technique’ that could dispel plagues on a large scale? If I’m not mistaken, that Divine Art should actually be the ’Dark Absorption’ of the Dark Night Sect, which specifically can draw in the negative energy around to recover one’s own Magic Power. Although Dark Divine Power and plagues are both considered negative energy, which isn’t inherently good or evil, it’s completely incompatible with the Power of Dawn that Yu Chen usually accumulates..."

"Then what?"

"The two highly active forces collided, ultimately leading to unconsciousness."

"How to wake her?"

"Just leave her be."

"Ah?"

"Just leave her be."

"..."

Chapter 505: The End