Chapter: The Shadow Society
Carl took out a palm-sized card from his pocket with a portrait of the Saint of Light on it.
He looked at the portrait, then at Cheng Yu.
He said in surprise, "Cheng Yu, I found you look a bit like the new Saint of Light!"
Ahem~
Cheng Yu tactically coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment. "We all have one mouth, two eyes, and one nose. It's normal to be similar."
"Is that so?"
Carl looked down at the card in his hand again.
At first glance, the Saint of Light looked a bit like Cheng Yu, but upon closer inspection, there were still big differences.
"The position of the Saint of Light has been vacant for many years. This Saint of Light is much more beautiful than the previous Saint of Light."
Carl looked at the portrait of the Saint of Light with fascination.
"I don't think the Saint of Light looks good—not as beautiful as my Ivennie."
Cheng Yu wouldn't tell Carl the Saint of Light was actually a virtual character created by the Holy See of Light.
"Brother Cheng Yu, you're wrong to say that! You don't even know the Saint of Light. How can you slander her?"
As a true fan of the Saint of Light, he must strongly condemn this slander.
Several soldiers around Carl were indignant.
"It's our unshirkable responsibility to defend the honor of the Saint of Light!"
"You're not allowed to slander the Saint of Light!"
"I'm the dog of the Saint of Light!"
Cheng Yu didn't expect the Saint of Light would have such high popularity after only two days.
"You like the Saint of Light so much. Do you know her well?"
"According to the introduction of the Saint of Light released by the Holy See, the Saint of Light was born in the southern Saint Ludia area. She was blessed by the Goddess of Light since childhood and mastered extremely powerful light power. She's gentle and kind. There was a plague in a main city in the south, and she rescued many civilians."
Carl's handsome face was full of reverence.
"Damn."
Cheng Yu couldn't help but exclaim.
The Holy See of Light not only made the Saint of Light's appearance super beautiful but also established her character.
A kind girl with the power of light.
With perfect appearance and perfect character—which man can withstand such a test?
It must be said, the high-level officials of the Holy See of Light were really good at playing.
"The most beautiful poem in the world cannot describe one ten-thousandth of the beauty of the Saint of Light."
Looking at the card of the Saint of Light in his hand, Carl was as tender as water.
Whether on Earth or in this other world, they all liked paper wives.
"I hope the Goddess of Light will protect such a kind girl from dying an untimely death," Carl said to himself.
Cheng Yu's face slightly condensed. "What does it mean to die an untimely death?"
"Where there is light, there is shadow. Have you heard of the Shadow Society?"
"No."
Cheng Yu shook his head. He only knew the Holy See of Light, not the Shadow Society.
"The Shadow Society is an organization that believes in the God of Shadows and is good at assassination. Its doctrine is contrary to that of the Church of Light. The previous Saints of Light all died in assassinations by the Shadow Society."
"Holy crap! The Saint of Light is so dangerous?"
Cheng Yu exclaimed.
"Why do you think the position of the Saint of Light has been vacant for so many years?"
"This position is more risky than the President of South Korea."
"The President of South Korea?"
Carl looked at Cheng Yu in confusion.
"Nothing."
Though Cheng Yu was surprised, he wasn't too worried.
First, the Saint of Light this term was a virtual character. Second, he had Blood Queen Aphra and the old monster Charles who'd lived for who knows how many years.
I'll kill as many people as the Shadow Society sends.
"I don't have a large oven now. Come back to buy bread in a few days."
The oven in the kitchen could only bake a small amount of bread. If he wanted to make bread on a large scale, he had to build a large oven.
"No problem! We'll come back in a few days!"
Carl and the others left Cheng Yu's manor.
At that moment, Aphra came out of the house wearing a white dress with a delicate face. She stretched and sat next to Cheng Yu.
"It's so comfortable to sleep until you wake up naturally!"
"When you were in the Demon King's army, couldn't you sleep in?"
"Of course not! I had to get up early every morning to deal with various affairs, report to the Demon King, and discuss with my vanguard officers how to attack the Northern Fortress."
Aphra had no interest in war, but she had to do it.
"Aren't you vampires afraid of the sun?"
Cheng Yu saw Aphra's fair skin bathed in the sun—nothing wrong with it.
"We vampires are never afraid of the sun."
"Uh... okay."
Cheng Yu had heard General Barney talk about the origin of the vampires.
The vampires on the Celsis Continent were born from the blood of a fallen god.
It's reasonable to have thin divine blood and not be afraid of the sun.
"Cheng Yu, tell me a story!"
After listening to the story about the dragon knight and dragon last time, Aphra thought Cheng Yu's stories were very interesting.
A pair of bright eyes stared at Cheng Yu.
"Miss, I cook for you and tell you stories. You're doing this for free. Don't you feel guilty?"
Cheng Yu questioned Aphra's conscience, hoping she could do something.
"If someone bullies you, you can tell me and I'll help you kill the other party."
"I'm so powerful. Who can bully me?"
Cheng Yu not only had power comparable to a fourth-tier warrior but also had the "artifact" of the Goddess of Light. His combat power was top-tier in the Black Sun Empire.
"What do you want me to do?"
Aphra looked confused.
Cheng Yu wanted to say, Queen, warm my bed.
However, after thinking about it, he decided not to.
He and Aphra weren't that familiar with each other. If he said it out loud, he might be beaten by her.
"Please give me a back massage," Cheng Yu said.
"This is easy!"
Aphra walked behind Cheng Yu and helped pat his shoulders.
Usually, others served Aphra. This was the first time Aphra served others.
"How strong?" Aphra asked.
"A little harder."
Aphra's patting became a bit stronger.
Being served by the Blood Queen, Cheng Yu felt very good. "Today I'll tell you the story of the Undead Knight Ning Caichen."
"What's the profession of Undead Knight? I've only heard of Necromancer."
"The Undead Knight, as the name suggests, is a person who rides on the undead."
"It's interesting to use the undead as a mount!"
Aphra was very interested in the story of the Undead Knight.
"Once upon a time there was a scholar..."
Cheng Yu was about to start when he stopped.
Aphra probably can't understand what a scholar is. He changed the story.
"Once upon a time there was a scholar named Ning Caichen Bartlett. When he passed through a small town, it was getting dark and raining heavily, but Ning Caichen had no money to stay in the hotel.
Ning Caichen heard from someone there's an abandoned church called Lanruo Hall outside the town where you can stay for free and take shelter from the rain, so Ning Caichen went to Lanruo Hall alone to take shelter.
It's said there's a cemetery next to Lanruo Hall. The wind is gloomy. The building has been in disrepair for a long time. The walls are mottled. The bricks and tiles are damaged—carrying the vicissitudes of time.
Ning Caichen walked into Lanruo Hall. The ground was covered with moss and weeds. The corners were covered with spider webs—dilapidated. In this silent atmosphere, the crows' cries came from time to time, adding a bit of desolation and weirdness."
When talking about the environment of Lanruo Hall, Aphra was nervous. "It's so scary!"
"Sister, you're Blood Queen Aphra. What are you afraid of?"
Cheng Yu was a bit speechless.
Aphra said unhappily, "I wasn't scared at first, but your eerie tone was too scary!"
"The tone sets the mood of the story. Understand?"
"Okay."
Aphra continued massaging Cheng Yu's back. Cheng Yu continued telling the story of Undead Knight Ning Caichen.