Mystery: From Celestial Venerable's Backup to Red Priest

Chapter 350 Arrangements for Triss

Chapter 350 Arrangements for Triss

Viscount Morgan's mansion, a renowned pleasure quarter in Backlund, was devoid of its usual hustle and bustle tonight, with no dazzling lights or all-night revelry.

After all, such a big thing happened in the East District, and the army even entered the city, so we still need to be careful about the impact!

The late Viscount Morgan's new wife was in her spacious and luxurious bedroom, being helped by several maids to remove her makeup and prepare to rest.

But just as she was halfway through removing her makeup, the beautiful lady, with an icy expression and in a tone that left no room for argument, ordered:

"Alright, you don't need to serve me anymore, you can leave!"

Upon hearing this, the dozen or so maids who were either helping with makeup removal, making the bed, or adjusting the brightness of the gas lamps did not dare to hesitate at all, and immediately bowed and left!

After the maids had all left, the Viscountess removed her makeup herself, saying without turning her head:

"Why are you here at this hour? Don't you know it's very dangerous for a witch to be wandering around outside?"

As soon as Natasha finished speaking, a girl with a slightly round face, slender eyes, a gentle temperament, a sweet smile, and an extremely alluring charm appeared in the bedroom. It was Triss.

"I don't want to risk going out at this time, but if I don't escape now, I'm afraid I won't have another chance!"

As she spoke, Triss showed her left hand, which was no longer adorned with a sapphire ring.

"You're also a witch from a witch cult, you should know what this means!"

Natasha turned around abruptly, staring intently at Triss's slender and delicate left hand, unable to hide the shock on her face.

"What on earth happened? How did you survive?!"

What shocked Natasha most was not that Triss's sapphire ring was destroyed, but how Triss could possibly have come to her alive with the sapphire ring destroyed.

Triss made no attempt to hide anything and directly revealed her possibility of encountering the angels of the Church of the Night.

"To be honest, I don't know why that angel only destroyed the sapphire ring and didn't choose to kill me as well!"

But no matter what, the token the Witch Cult placed on me has been destroyed, and they will definitely take me away as soon as possible.

I can no longer stay by Edsac Augustus's side, and the task you entrusted to me to turn him against his cause has naturally failed, so I have decided to take this opportunity to escape.

Evan once had Natasha deliver a message to Triss, instructing her to infiltrate Edsac Augustus's inner circle and find a way to turn him away from the Augustus family, promising to help her resolve the corruption of the Primal Witch.

After realizing she had broken free from the witch cult's control, Triss decided to escape the royal family's surveillance as soon as possible, and even wanted to take Edsac Augustus with her.

But after careful consideration, Edsac Augustus concluded that, given his current position, even if Triss successfully escaped, she would not face much blame; at most, she would just lose a little more of her already limited freedom.

On the contrary, he can create an opportunity for Triss to escape and provide her with relevant intelligence in the future, so that Natasha will be of greater value to Aurora and Aurora can protect her!

After all, if they really escaped, their fates would also be completely out of their own hands, and would depend on the Aurora Society instead.

In that case, wouldn't it be like escaping the wolf's mouth only to fall into the tiger's mouth?

If that's the case, it would be better for the two of them to support each other from a distance, so that they can both survive!

Natasha's reaction was exactly as Edsack had expected!

After listening to Triss's account, she let out a cold laugh and then said:

"What makes you think we'd shelter someone who failed their mission and might be targeted by the Church of the Night? Isn't that just asking for trouble?"

Faced with Natasha's change of expression, Triss showed no surprise, and instead responded with the same cold laugh:

"You're nothing more than a messenger; you can't decide how Mr. Z treats me, so why are you making so many demands? And when did it become your place to decide my fate?"

Natasha's eyes were filled with murderous intent as she stared intently at Triss, as if she were about to go berserk and kill her at any moment.

Triss, however, completely disregarded Natasha. Instead, she glanced around, found a stool, and sat down, seemingly unconcerned about the witch's attack.

The two witches stared at each other, seemingly locked in a stalemate.

At this point, Natasha didn't know what to do either; Triss clearly wanted her to inform Mr. Z.

However, she couldn't send the letter to Evan in front of Triss, because that would definitely expose Evan's identity.

Members of the Aurora Society often receive revelation by praying to their deity—the true Creator.

However, Natasha herself is not a believer in the true Creator; instead, she is a prisoner of the City of Calamity and is unable to pray to the true Creator.

So things suddenly stalled, leaving Natasha at a loss for what to do!

This even made Natasha consider killing Triss, but when she thought of Evan's repeated emphasis on Triss's importance, and considering that she really didn't have the confidence to kill the primordial witch's divine vessel, she didn't dare to make a move and was frozen in place for a moment.

Just as Triss's eyes showed doubt and Natasha was hesitant, a male voice came.

"I understand the situation. Triss, you made the right choice. On behalf of the Lord, I welcome your return!"

The flame of the kerosene lamp on the bedroom wall suddenly grew larger, and then a man engulfed in flames leaped out of it. The rising flames illuminated the entire bedroom, and the terrifying temperature made Triss feel as if her face was about to melt.

"A demigod of the Hunter's Path?"

Triss was taken aback. Her eyes narrowed, her body tensed, and she dared not relax her guard in the slightest!

She knew that Mr. Z was a Sequence 6 "Rose Bishop", while the person in front of her was clearly a demigod-level hunter, whom she was completely unfamiliar with!

As the flames subsided, a tall, handsome young man wearing a golden mask was revealed—it was Evan, who had rushed to the scene!

Evan waved his hand, signaling Natasha, who had knelt before him upon his arrival, to stand up. He then made the sign of the cross in front of his chest and smiled at Triss, saying:

"I am the Lord's chosen one, the newly appointed Mr. Z!"

As he spoke, Evan mobilized the power of the City of Calamity, revealing the mark left by the true creator that still clung to him.

Triss sensed a familiar aura of corruption from the mark and immediately recognized the person before her.

After all, she often prayed to the True Creator to resist the corruption of the Primordial Witch, and occasionally she could feel the gaze of the True Creator, so she was not unfamiliar with the aura of the True Creator at all!

"Where is the original Mr. Z? Were you the one who contacted me before this through Viscountess Morgan?"

Triss wanted to find out exactly how much the other person knew about her.

"He returned to the Kingdom of God a few months ago. Since Mr. A left Backlund, I've been in contact with you through Natasha. The reason I didn't tell you this was because of the special circumstances at the time, and I did it to allay your concerns!"

Evan smiled and explained, and Triss thought for a moment and nodded in understanding. After all, it was a special period when Mr. A was escaping Backlund and Mr. 2 was unable to contact her, so they could only communicate through Natasha.

Triss then recounted her experience in detail, and then looked intently at the man who could decide her fate!

After listening to Triss's account, Evan realized that, just as he had suspected, the main purpose of the Goddess of Night's descent was to target the Primordial Witch behind Triss.

At the same time, she secretly rejoiced that she had realized what was happening in time and arrived in time. Otherwise, if Natasha had aroused Triss's suspicion and allowed her to escape, she would have completely lost control of Triss.

Edsac Augustus and Triss's little schemes did not escape Evan's notice. In fact, Evan was happy about it, since this way he could remotely control Edsac Augustus's actions through Triss.

"Pfft, pfft, pfft! I didn't expect this couple to actually develop real feelings for each other, just like in the original story."

Logically, a vessel used for divine possession should align with the deity. If Triss could truly fall in love with a man, does that mean the Primordial Witch also truly fell in love with a man?

Evan shook his head inwardly, feeling that this was too crazy and too unbelievable.

However, it is precisely because it is so unbelievable and absurd that it has a certain degree of credibility.

"Your judgment and decision are absolutely correct!"

Your information is limited, and you may not know that tonight, the two demigod witches sent to Backlund by the Witch Cult both perished.

If you don't take this opportunity to escape, the angels from the witch's cult might come and take you away themselves!

Evan first affirmed Triss's decision, calming her down and easing her worries, before dropping a bombshell on her.

They fried her until she was completely disoriented and dizzy!

"You mean the collaboration between the Augustus family and the Witch Cult has failed?"

Triss hadn't expected such a big thing to happen tonight. She realized that since the angels of the Church of the Night had come to her door, the witch cult might be wiped out in one fell swoop.

But considering that Backlund is the home ground of the Augustus family, the possibility seems too small, so small that it's practically nonexistent.

"Could it be that the Augustus family suddenly betrayed their ally after the cooperation ended?"

Triss couldn't help but wonder, and at the same time began to worry about Edsack's safety.

"Their collaboration didn't fail, and they achieved their predetermined goals. However, too many unexpected factors arose, disrupting their plans and ultimately causing them to outsmart each other!"

Tonight's operation was Evan's masterpiece, which made him unable to hide his pride whenever he talked about it.

"As for the fact that you were discovered by that mysterious angel, there's no need to worry."

He's not an ordinary angel; he's more like a living sealed artifact, activated to eliminate related threats, so there's no need to worry about him too much.

Evan even revealed some details about 0-17 to soothe Triss's fears!

The calming effect was quite noticeable; Triss visibly relaxed, and similarly drew an inverted cross on her chest, saying somewhat breathlessly:

"I wonder what I should do next. Now that I've escaped the witch cult's control, I'm sure they'll realize it quickly and launch a manhunt for me!"

Evan had already planned how to arrange things for Triss on his way here, but now he wanted to test her connection with Edsac Augustus first!

"Just to be on the safe side, you should leave Backlund as soon as possible. By the way, how far have you progressed in your efforts to win over Edsac Augustus?"

Triss knew that the following conversation could determine her fate, so she brought out the story she and Edsack had agreed on.

"It's going quite smoothly, but it hasn't made him make a final decision yet. He still holds onto a last glimmer of hope for the Augustus family and for George III!"

If it weren't for this unexpected accident, I believe that if I had another two weeks, I could have guided him to believe in our Lord!

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As Triss finished speaking, her expression grew increasingly fervent, and she stared intently at Evan, clearly trying to demonstrate her worth and hoping not to leave Backlund, or at least not for too long!

As she and Edsack Augustus had predicted, Mr. Z hesitated and did not respond for a long time.

"If you truly have faith, then stay in Backlund for now; after all, it will greatly help spread the faith of our Lord!"

Evan seemed to have thought it over carefully and finally agreed to Triss's request, which relieved Triss.

"However, you shouldn't show your face in public for the time being. Just stay in this house. There's a Gnostic witch there who's also a follower of the Lord. You'll be safe there!"

As he spoke, Evan took the paper and pen that Natasha tactfully handed him, wrote down his instructions to Helen, tore off a piece, and handed it to Triss.

Before the note was handed to Triss, a cold, eerie black flame flashed across it, startling Triss. She then muttered to herself:

"How cautious. This is to prevent the note from falling into the hands of others. The power of this black flame is very high, probably reaching the level of a demigod."

This Mr. Z possesses a sealed artifact formed using the extraordinary characteristics of a demigod-level witch.

"Could it be that the two demigod-level witches who died tonight were killed by this person?"

A hint of apprehension flashed in Triss's eyes. Recalling Mr. Z's undisguised smugness earlier, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that this was the truth!

"The new generation of Mr. Z is definitely not someone to be trifled with. No wonder he became a favorite of the true Creator, and no wonder the true Creator allowed him to control my actions!"

Triss was exceptionally certain that the true Creator knew about her situation because she had clearly felt the gaze of the gods several times during her prayers. This was an ability unique to her as the vessel of the primordial demon goddess.

"I just don't know what the true Creator's plan is for me?"

Triss felt endless despair every time she thought about how she had been an innocent pawn in the game between the two gods!