fantasy novels Chapter 34 The Saintess
Chapter 34 The Saintess
It is located a few kilometers away from Nanyang Public School.
A torrential downpour was pouring down on what was usually a quiet and elegant avenue lined with plane trees.
A sleek, all-black vintage luxury car sped smoothly across the flooded road.
The car windows were tightly closed, shutting out the sounds of the wind and rain from the outside.
The back row of the carriage.
The space here is extremely spacious, with a soft red velvet carpet covering the platform.
A faint aroma, like that of aged red wine, filled the air.
Yao Xiwei was sitting upright in the middle of the back row.
She wasn't bound by ropes, and even her light blue school uniform skirt was perfectly neat, without a single wrinkle, making her look like a distinguished guest invited to a banquet.
But her face looked unusually pale, and her body was stiff.
Because on her left and right sides sat two young girls dressed in exquisite Gothic maid outfits.
The girl on the left is dressed entirely in black, with jet-black hair and unfathomable black eyes.
Her expression was as cold as ice, her hands folded on her knees, like a beautiful, lifeless sculpture, resting with her eyes closed.
The girl on the right was dressed in pure white, with silver hair like frost and blood-red eyes.
A sickeningly sweet smile lingered on her lips as she turned sideways, scrutinizing Yao Xiwei with great interest.
That look wasn't like looking at a person, but rather like admiring a beautiful porcelain doll.
Both girls had unnaturally pale skin, a sickly pallor, and exuded a chilling aura.
"Um... Your Holiness?"
The white-clad maid on the right blinked her ruby-like eyes, breaking the deathly silence in the carriage.
Her voice was clear and melodious, seemingly carrying an air of innocent naiveté:
Why are you trembling? Is the car's air conditioning too cold? Or... are you scared?
Yao Xiwei took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.
As the daughter of the captain of the Demon Suppression Division, she was not an ordinary woman who had never seen the world.
In fact, she had been practicing martial arts with her father since she was a child. Although she had never reached the highest level due to her lack of talent, she was still far beyond what ordinary people could achieve.
Although her blood and energy were temporarily blocked by a certain medicine, her pride remained.
"Don't call me a saint."
Yao Xiwei gave her a cold glance:
"I am Yao Xian's daughter from the Demon Suppression Division, not some saintess you vampires claim to be. And where are you taking me?"
"Oh dear, Your Holiness is such a joker."
The maid in white covered her mouth and chuckled softly, as if she had heard some amusing joke:
"The resonance of bloodlines does not lie. His Excellency the Duke said that you are the key we are looking for, and also the saintess who will soon return to the embrace of our Lord."
"As for where to go..."
She stretched out her finger and drew an elegant circle on the fogged car window:
"Of course, it's to go to a safe place, a place where you can survive the hell on earth that's about to begin unscathed."
Hell on earth?
Yao Xiwei felt a chill run down her spine and was about to ask further questions.
Just then, the black-clad maid who had been sitting on the left like a mute suddenly moved.
She slowly opened her eyes, revealing a pair of black eyes devoid of any emotion.
Yao Xiwei tensed up instinctively.
However, the black-clad maid slowly pulled a beautifully wrapped candy from the pocket of her pristine white apron.
Those were the most expensive toffee in the French Concession, their gold wrappers gleaming in the dimly lit carriage.
She handed the candy to Yao Xiwei, opening her palm.
He didn't speak, he just watched her quietly.
"..."
Yao Xiwei was stunned.
What does this mean? Is it a strategy of diplomacy followed by force? Or is it a sugar-coated bullet?
She looked warily at the candy, then at the black-clad maid's expressionless face, and didn't dare reach out to take it.
Does anyone know if there's any poison in this?
Or is it some kind of alchemical drug that controls people's minds?
"I won't eat it," Yao Xiwei said coldly, turning her head away.
The black-clad maid's hand paused in mid-air for three seconds.
Seeing Yao Xiwei's resolute attitude, she did not force her and silently withdrew her hand.
She unwrapped the candy, popped it into her mouth, puffed out her cheeks, and then closed her eyes again, as if nothing had happened.
"Pfft—"
The maid in white beside her laughed out loud:
"Your Holiness, you have misunderstood. Xiao Hei just thought you looked like you were full of bitterness and hatred, and wanted to give you a little treat. Although she doesn't talk much, she has the kindest heart among us sisters."
Don't give me that.
Yao Xiwei gritted her teeth and stared at the maid in white:
"You forcibly dragged me into the car, and now you're pretending to be nice people? Is this what you call 'no malicious intent'?"
"No, no, no."
The maid in white stopped smiling and shook her finger.
A chilling glint flashed in those crimson eyes:
"This is merely a necessary means to achieve a noble purpose."
"Kidnapping... oh no, we prefer to call it evacuation."
She turned her head to look at the dark, rainy night outside the car window, her tone suddenly becoming melancholic, with an eerie, lament-like quality:
"Look out the window... how peaceful, how beautiful."
"Unfortunately, all of this will soon be gone."
"The feast is about to begin, but the countdown to destruction has begun."
The maid in white looked at Yao Xiwei again, reaching out to touch her cheek, but Yao Xiwei dodged away in disgust.
She wasn't annoyed, she just said softly:
"That school, and half of this city, will become the Duke's altar."
"All humble lives will become nourishment, except for you."
"We have been sent to save you, Your Majesty."
"If we don't take you with us, once the great formation is activated, even your father won't be able to protect you."
Yao Xiwei's pupils suddenly contracted.
School... altar... grand formation...
Is this their ultimate goal?
"parking!!!"
Yao Xiwei screamed and lunged at the car door, frantically pulling on the lock.
"Put me down! I want to go back!!"
But the car door didn't budge.
Save your breath.
The maid in white leaned back in her chair, watching her futile struggle, a hint of pity in her eyes:
"This is for your own good. Just come with us and when it's all over and a new world begins, you'll thank us."
"No...no...there are still so many students...and..."
Yao Xiwei's face turned deathly pale instantly, as if all her strength had been drained away.
She stopped struggling and instead pressed herself against the car window, staring intently at the direction that was getting further and further away.
An eerie silence fell over the carriage once again.
Only Xiaobai's cheerful humming of nursery rhymes echoed in the air.
"The dark sky hangs low..."
"Followed by countless bright stars..."
"The insects fly, the insects fly..."
"Who are you thinking of...?"