After a brief silence—
The former Pope of the Church of the Dawn, Ruka Tifilo, stepped forward and brushed past Her Highness the Saintess, Summer Lotus·Bamboo Leaf, who had moved aside.
Nothing happened.
As per the vow Xia Lian had just made to the goddess who no longer cared about the mortal world, she took no measures to stop this man from leaving. In fact, she didn't even turn her head when he passed by her, instead gazing directly at the 'monster' constantly striking the divine arts barrier beyond the railing.
The old man exhaled lightly, silently dispelling the more than twenty invisible [Decree·Shield] barriers around him, pausing before the stairs leading upward, and chuckled softly: "Judging by the goddess's earlier remarks, she probably wanted you to have a good chat with me."
"Didn't I clearly say 'scram' just now?"
