I want to make everyone a victim

As soon as the two entered the town checkpoint, the soldier on duty waved and greeted them.

“Isn’t this Su Mo and Xiao Ying? Are you here preaching again today?”

Because the two of them often came here and had performed the strange act of one preaching while the other dissuaded people from believing, they had gained some notoriety in this town.

So, according to the rules requiring inspection upon entering the town, they were exceptionally exempt this time due to their familiarity.

“Good morning, Uncle Henry. Your energy is as high as ever today. May the Goddess bless you with this vigor always.”

In front of others, Xiao Ying had already entered her business mode, greeting the guard Henry with a loving, professional tone.

Of course, she couldn’t forget to invoke the blessing of her goddess in her words.

“Always so energetic, huh? What about when you can’t sleep at night?”

Suddenly, Su Mo interjected from the side.

Hearing this, Xiao Ying’s gentle smile stiffened, and she replied in a strained voice:

“Then be energetic during the day and recover at night.”

“But isn’t everyone normally like that? If you’re energetic, you’re energetic; when tired, even in the day, you rest. At night, it’s normal to feel alert sometimes.

Forcing someone to be energetic only in the day and tired only at night—wouldn’t that be a curse instead of a blessing?”

Su Mo spoke again. Xiao Ying’s previously frozen smile now had a ‘#’ appear above her head. She responded as if restraining herself:

“I just wanted the Goddess to bless others, not to force them.”

Su Mo chuckled and asked:

“So, people are living their normal lives already—what’s the point of the Goddess’ blessing?”

As soon as he finished speaking, a sharp pain struck his arm.

Su Mo couldn’t help but scream loudly, a pitiful cry reminiscent of Tom the cat.

Unable to bear it, Xiao Ying, at some unknown moment, had bitten Su Mo’s forearm, and no matter how he tried, he couldn’t shake her off.

She had completely forgotten to maintain her business persona, thinking only of biting this argumentative person who wouldn’t stop talking.

“Xiao Ying! Let go! Have you forgotten who you are? There are other people here!”

Su Mo reached out to press on her head, trying to push her away, but she didn’t budge at all.

“You promised to stay silent like a mute! You lied to me!”

Xiao Ying mumbled indistinctly.

“We haven’t even gone inside yet… it hurts! Sorry, I was wrong! I don’t know why I can’t help but refute anyone talking about these mystical things!

I swear, I won’t speak recklessly once we go in!”

Hearing Su Mo’s surrender, Xiao Ying finally released her bite and hummed lightly.

Seeing the deep teeth marks on his arm, she hesitated, then reached out to touch it.

“Does it hurt?”

She asked with concern, assuming she hadn’t caused the injury herself.

If it weren’t for her being familiar, Su Mo might have thought she was provoking him.

“It’s okay, I’ve gotten somewhat used to it.”

His body had a strong healing ability; within less than a minute, the bite marks were nearly invisible.

“Hahaha! You two are getting closer and closer, huh.”

Henry, who had witnessed the entire interaction, laughed heartily.

This caused Xiao Ying, realizing it, to blush and bow apologetically.

“Sorry! Sorry! We made you laugh at us!”

Though they were there to preach, they had already broken character and revealed their true selves.

As a nun, this was highly inappropriate, but fortunately, it wasn’t the first time, so Henry was accustomed to it.

If it were someone else, he might have been surprised, but having long known Xiao Ying’s nature, he was unfazed.

“Oh, it’s not your first time, so no need to be shy. Isn’t this better than your stiff, reciting-like preaching style?

I bet if you continue preaching like this, maybe even some really stubborn folks might join.”

Su Mo reached out and patted Xiao Ying’s head to console her.

Xiao Ying knew that not only Henry but many others in the town had seen her like this before, so her embarrassment quickly faded.

Feeling the hand on her head, Xiao Ying inexplicably felt a bit comfortable.

She spoke in a timid voice:

“No, the bishop said that when recruiting people to the church, you must follow the highest standards of church members, maintain proper appearance, always smile, and speak of the greatness of the gods according to the scriptures. Otherwise, it’s disrespectful to the gods.

Also… what does ‘stubborn fool’ mean?”

With her large blue-and-pink eyes wide, Xiao Ying exuded a pure aura like a second-year college student.

Being looked at like this, Su Mo inexplicably felt a pang of guilt crawling along his spine, as if continuing to deceive this little girl made him a great sinner.

So, he could only come up with this explanation:

“A stubborn fool is someone kind-hearted like Xiao Ying.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ying’s face lit up with happiness. She said:

“Oh, I see! Then I really am a stubborn fool. No! I can’t be the only one. I’ll make everyone a stubborn fool too!”

She then turned her gaze to Henry, who was watching, and placed her hands together at her chest in a prayer gesture, asking in a gentle voice:

“Uncle Henry, would you like to be my first stubborn fool?”

Not knowing what this meant, Henry naturally didn’t refuse, laughing heartily and nodding:

“If it means joining the church, I’ll pass, but being a stubborn fool is fine.

Then I’ll be your first stubborn fool, Xiao Ying! Hahaha!”

Hearing this, Xiao Ying’s face lit up with joy, and she happily said:

“Thank you! From now on, we’ll all be stubborn fools.”

Watching this scene, Su Mo mentally went through all his worries, even pinching his thigh hard, yet he couldn’t help laughing.

“What’s wrong?”

Xiao Ying asked curiously.

“Nothing… it’s just that I’m happy to see you one step closer to success, Xiao Ying.”

Su Mo replied guiltily, silently beating a wooden fish in his mind.