Work Prophet
Chapter 320 - 78: The Master of Lies

Chapter 320: Chapter 78: The Master of Lies

"So the group of Black Armored Cavalry that attacked you at the border, they were under the command of Hirodod?"

Ireya realized and continued with the thought, "You mentioned before that the Church has a secret armed force that has always been following Hirodod’s orders."

"Hmm, this could explain why Priest Martina was so wary of Hirodod and even said he was dangerous."

"Wait, the death of Priest Reves..." The Lady gasped, "Could it really be, as Priest Martina said, the work of Hirodod? But wasn’t Priest Reves his teacher? Would he really kill his own teacher? Could he be so ruthless?!"

"It seems that everyone in the Church underestimated him, except for the teacher, and even Priest Reves did so."

Adelle said, and her expression changed as she remembered something else, "The person who kidnapped Mary might also be one of Hirodod’s."

When the former Priest first came to the territory of the Double Rest Sect, aside from those lizard people who couldn’t communicate, the first person she met was the little maid.

Afterward, Adelle inexplicably became Clara’s teacher of Universal Language, and they even played poker together until Li Yu returned.

When Adelle returned here for the second time, she was at the lowest point of her life, filled with confusion deep inside.

The little maid not only comforted her, but also pleaded with Li Yu to let her stay.

As a result, their relationship grew even stronger, and after Adelle decided to settle in the territory of the Double Rest Sect, it was Clara who kept helping her to integrate into this place.

Therefore, after Clara’s abduction, the former Priest had been very anxious.

Every now and then she would ask Li Yu for any news about the little maid, but over a month passed, and Tom had no clues related to Clara whatsoever.

They were traveling southeastward, having already searched through three towns, and Tom had asked many friends, but no one had seen the two people he described.

Now, Tom was leading people further south to try their luck in other towns.

However, no one anticipated that the current conflict erupted by the Silver Moon Church would unexpectedly present an opportunity to rescue the little maid.

Li Yu included, the three people in the room were all invigorated, but quickly, Miss Rabbit raised another question, "What would Hirodod do with Mary by kidnapping her?"

......

Clara had asked herself this question many times, and she had even asked Ruby, who was arranged to keep her company and take care of her.

Unfortunately, the latter couldn’t provide an explanation either.

So the little maid could only continue to hold onto this doubt, staying at her new residence.

To be fair, the living conditions here were quite good, even better than when she was at Green Field. She had been living here for over a month, and the food she ate every day had never repeated.

There were new clothes to wear every now and then, and she had Ruby for company to relieve her boredom.

Ruby arrived a few days later than her, but she was very gentle, spoke pleasantly, and could tell many strange and wonderful stories.

Especially when she imitated Nema’s speech, Clara could always be amused to the point of laughter, and the two quickly became friends.

In short, aside from not being able to go out, everything here could be described as perfect.

But Clara still longed for Green Field far away, for the people on that land, and for the first time in her life, she tasted the flavor of homesickness.

"The place you talk about, is it really that good?" Ruby asked curiously.

The little maid nodded, "Yes, yes, if you have the chance, you definitely have to come to Green Field, I’ll take you to play."

"But... we have everything here, why do we still want to go back?" Ruby was puzzled.

"We’re still missing one thing here."

"What thing?"

"Vitality, that kind of exuberant vitality, like the new buds sprouting on trees, flowers blooming by the roadside, baby teeth emerging... and all of this was brought by Prophet Merlin."

"Listening to you say that, it feels like he must be a very incredible person."

"He really is incredible, except when he’s urging me to study. The Prophet is different from anyone I’ve met before. Before I met him, I always thought the smartest and most capable person in the world was Sir Ruse or Lady Ona."

"How is Merlin different from them?"

"Merlin is more interesting," Clara said without hesitation, "He’s not from our world, his clothes, the way he talks, his way of thinking... they’re all different from the people previously on the continent, oh right, and he has all sorts of odd toys."

"Toys?"

"Or you could call them Holy Objects, hmm, there are also magical creatures, my favorite magical creature is a little frog."

"Just like the kind you can find by a river?"

"Similar, but even prettier, it has red eyes and claws, and more importantly, it disappears from time to time."

"By disappearing, do you mean it runs away?"

"At first, I thought so too, but then I kept an eye on it, and finally confirmed that it just vanished into thin air."

"Ha, that is quite peculiar."

"And that’s not all, it gets even stranger. Merlin said that when the little frog is not here, it runs back to the Divine Country. When it returns, it even brings back some special products from the Divine Country, all kinds of specialties, much larger than its own body, heaven knows how it brings them back."

"That sounds... just like, just like a fairy tale," Ruby envied, "I can now understand why you want to go back, living with someone like that must be fun, every day is fresh and new."

"What about you?"

"What?"

"I mean, what was your life like before? It seems you haven’t told me about it yet." The little maid blinked her eyes.

"Oh, my previous life has always been boring. Since I was young, I was trained how to appease men, and after that, I kept doing just that.

"I was taught to never reveal my true thoughts in front of men, to follow their commands... only in this way could I survive.

"Your childhood was too tragic, Ruby."

Clara said sympathetically, "Before I met Merlin, I was a maid in the Arias family. Although I wasn’t free, the Arias family treated their servants quite well, at least we had enough to eat, and we didn’t have to be cold in winter.

"Miss Irelia is also a good person, kind-hearted, treating us well. I guess that’s also why the Silver Moon Sect sent Prophet Merlin to her side."

"I cannot fully agree," Ruby said, "I don’t think my childhood was tragic, and I also learned quite a few skills, such as lying."

Ruby put her hands on her hips, proud, "I’m now a master of lying, when I lie, even the most astute man can’t see through me."