Return to Jiangbei City

“Lady Su Ran, are we just going to keep the Saintess locked up in here?”

After reinforcing the door, Philly glanced at Su Ran beside her, asking for her thoughts.

In her view, Yuffie was still the Saintess of the Church.

If they didn’t place restrictions on her, she would be like a ticking time bomb, capable of harming them at any moment.

“Perhaps we need to assign more people to guard her.”

Remembering the ordeals her companions had faced at the hands of the Church, Philly thought that over time, many companions within the society would surely grow resentful of Yuffie.

Whether it was to prevent Yuffie from escaping or to restrict her personal freedom, they needed to deploy some manpower.
Philly’s suggestion surprised Su Ran.

“I thought you’d want to just get rid of her.”

“Actually, when she captured me, there was a knight who treated me very poorly. It was she who stepped in to stop him. She’s different from the other people of the Church.”

Although Philly was reluctant to admit it, the Yuffie she had encountered was different from most of the Church personnel she had met, adhering to a basic set of principles and a bottom line in her actions.

“I know the most about Saintess Yuffie. Back in Blackstone City, my father often showed me news from the Church, and most of it was about Saintess Yuffie’s deeds.”

Canlisa, nestled in Su Ran’s arms, flicked her fluffy tail and contentedly joined the conversation.

Su Ran and Philly exchanged a look.

They truly knew nothing about Yuffie’s past deeds.

After all, one of them was busy outwitting knights in the Theocracy, while the other hadn’t even descended yet.

Naturally, they had no opportunity to learn more about Yuffie’s past.

Taking the opportunity presented by Canlisa’s initiative, they prepared to listen to the past exploits of this Saintess.

Canlisa was held in someone’s arms, her eyelids slightly lowered, looking perfectly docile.

Seeing that Lady Su Ran and Philly had both quieted down to listen to her, Canlisa lifted her neck, cleared her throat, and began to speak.

“You should know, the selection for the Church’s successor is extremely strict. Lady Yuffie’s position as Saintess was personally appointed by the Pope not long ago.”

“Because this deviated from the Church’s usual procedures, Lady Yuffie has always focused on activities that accumulate prestige, such as disaster relief and charity clinics. She has never participated in battles against witches, and it seems the Church had no intention of involving her in such matters either.”

After listening, Philly glanced at Su Ran beside her.

‘Never participated in battles against witches? Does that mean the ambush I was part of was her first direct contact with a witch?’

‘Come to think of it, apart from Yuffie capturing me with her Sequence Five power, her other encounters have all been against Lady Su Ran.’

At this thought, Philly couldn’t help but feel a little sorry for Yuffie.

After facing the overwhelmingly powerful Lady Su Ran several times, Yuffie probably started to doubt if her own Sequence Five was even real.

After all, Lady Su Ran’s Sequence Six could not be measured by common sense.

“So, you’re saying her involvement in witch-related affairs began with our last encounter?”

Only then did Su Ran recall that when she had rescued Philly last time, Philly had mentioned an ambush on the Church.

“You could say that,” Philly nodded in response.

Thinking of her several clashes with Yuffie, Su Ran couldn’t help but feel a surge of sympathy.

“Since Yuffie hasn’t had many conflicts with the Witch’s Society, her identity as a Saintess alone shouldn’t be too much of a problem. Just let her stay in the room.”

After hearing Canlisa’s account of Yuffie’s past, Su Ran waved her hand, deciding to maintain the current arrangement.

She figured Philly must have considered this as well when making the arrangements, so there was no need for her to worry further.

“Aren’t you worried she’ll escape?”

Besides preventing companions from seeking revenge on Yuffie, Philly was actually more concerned that Yuffie might escape.

“No need to worry about that. I have ways to control her.”

Aside from injecting her own magic essence into Yuffie’s head, Su Ran had also had Isa brew a few potions and forced Yuffie to drink them.

“Among the potions Isa gave her is one that can restrict her magic essence. She’s no different from an ordinary person now.”

This type of magic essence-restricting potion was extremely difficult to make, even for Isa.

Not only were the ingredients particularly complicated, but it also placed a considerable burden on Isa herself.

As of now, Isa was still fast asleep in her room, recovering her spiritual strength.

Most importantly, the potion required the recipient’s cooperation, as the entire set had to be drunk slowly to take effect.

If Yuffie weren’t so important right now, Su Ran would not have been willing to let Isa prepare this set of potions for her.

“If that’s the case, then I’m relieved.”

After hearing about Su Ran’s thorough preparations, Philly gradually stopped worrying about Yuffie suddenly escaping.

“With the Saintess in our hands, the Church’s army will surely be hesitant and indecisive when facing us, like someone afraid of breaking a vase while trying to catch a rat. We must use this window of time to wipe out the five major powers in Tukulu. You can ask Lecy for the specific plan; she should have it ready. What you need to do now is focus on reaching Sequence Five.”

Su Ran did not intend to interfere directly with the five major powers in Tukulu.

Her presence was merely a deterrent to Ken.

If she were to get directly involved, it would render the cleanup meaningless.

This was not just her idea; it was also what Lecy hoped for.

Lecy did not want her companions to lose their fighting capabilities just because Su Ran had joined them.

Besides, Philly would soon be able to advance to Sequence Five.

With two Sequence Five witches present, as long as a Sequence Six didn’t intervene, taking on two opponents at once would not be a problem.

“Yes!”

Philly’s face was filled with excitement.

She hadn’t expected to be held in such high regard by Lady Su Ran.

Overjoyed, she bid farewell to Su Ran and prepared to return to her room to meditate peacefully.

After taking Canlisa to the first floor and handing her over to Maimai, Su Ran’s body dissolved into specks of starlight and vanished into thin air.

She had learned the magic to observe Holy Stones from Yuffie.

She was preparing to return to the real world to try it out with Ma Kun.

She would also take the opportunity to ask Li Shanhai if there were any new developments regarding Shen Yue.

Opening her eyes again, Su Ran stretched comfortably on her bed.

Due to several recent incidents in Jiangbei City, the Sakura Cafe was currently closed.

Nearly all the Blood Hunters had been mobilized to search for traces of vampires.

When Su Ran received her salary from Winnie earlier, she and Yuan Shirui had already led a large group to the magical beast hunting grounds outside Jiangbei City because someone had reported a suspected vampire sighting.

At this moment, Su Ran was alone in the apartment Winnie had rented.

She dialed Li Shanhai’s number, telling him that she might have thought of a magic spell to observe the energy and needed him to arrange a meeting between her and Ma Kun.

Before long, Li Shanhai replied that a private car would be sent to pick her up and take her to meet Ma Kun.