Spirit Similarity, an Unexplained Sense of Closeness

Inside a room in the front courtyard of the Papal Palace.

At that moment, the sounds of guards searching everywhere for someone rose from the corridor outside.

Seeing guards searching outside and the woman who had suddenly barged in, the maid decisively shouted, "Someone—"

"Don't shout!"

The moment the maid cried out, she was stopped by the sixteen-year-old girl beside her!

Le Ling also looked at the girl. She, too, felt an inexplicable sense of closeness toward her!

After studying the girl for a moment, she asked, "Do you have a Demon Fox Spirit?"

"Miss Nana, don't tell her!"

The maid anxiously said to her young mistress, "Those guards outside must be here to arrest her. She has to be a bad person!"

"I'm not a bad person."

Le Ling immediately summoned her spirit.

"Heavenly Fox!!!"

The girl stepped forward excitedly. "No wonder I felt close to you. Our spirits are similar! My name is Hu Liena. What's your name, Sister?"

Le Ling withdrew her spirit and said, "My name is Le Ling. I'm the head maid of the Worship Hall."

"The head maid of the Worship Hall?"

The maid still believed Le Ling was a bad person.

She demanded, "Why would the Worship Hall's head maid come to our Papal Palace? Did you do something bad in the Worship Hall and provoke those guards into coming after you?!"

Hu Liena also looked at Le Ling in confusion.

Le Ling felt that if she did not explain herself a little, the mistress and maid would surely call in the guards outside.

Helplessly, she could only say bluntly, "I provoked your Great Offering!"

"You provoked the Great Offering?!"

Hu Liena and the maid exchanged looks.

This was truly the first time they had heard of someone daring to provoke their Great Offering, a Rank Ninety-Nine Peerless Douluo!

Hu Liena asked curiously, "How did you provoke him?"

Le Ling gave an awkward cough.

She recalled how Qian Daoliu had held her and refused to let go, even wanting to kiss her. In a fit of anger, she had bitten that awful man.

How was she supposed to describe something like that?!

Princess Le Ling, who had never been coy, actually became a little bashful now!

Just as she did not know how to explain, the door was knocked on by the guards searching outside in the corridor.

Le Ling swiftly moved to stand beside the door against the wall, watching warily.

The maid wanted to rush over and open the door so the guards could come in and take the woman away.

"Stop!"

But before the maid could open the door, Hu Liena had already called out to stop her.

She glanced at Le Ling standing against the wall, then walked over and opened the door.

Seeing that the one who opened the door was Hu Liena, the Pope's disciple, the guard immediately cupped his hands and said, "Pardon the disturbance, Miss Hu Liena. Have you seen a beautiful woman who appears to be around eighteen?"

"No," Hu Liena answered without hesitation.

Then she asked, "Why are you trying to arrest that woman? Did she do something wrong?"

The guard explained, "No. Steward Yao said that woman is someone the Great Offering has been searching for over many years. If you see her, Miss, please be sure to inform us!"

Someone the Great Offering had been searching for all along?

Hu Liena suddenly remembered.

Once, she had accidentally overheard Grandpa Ghost and Grandpa Chrysanthemum discussing how the Great Offering seemed to have been searching for a woman all this time.

Could Sister Le Ling be the woman the Great Offering had been looking for?

Thinking of this, she nodded to the guard. "I understand. If I see her, I'll definitely inform you."

The guard cupped his hands, turned, and left.

After Hu Liena closed the door, she looked at Le Ling, who was standing against the wall beside her.

"Sister Le, are you the woman the Great Offering has been searching for?"

"I have nothing to do with him anymore!"

Le Ling furrowed her brows. She did not want to talk about what had happened between herself and Qian Daoliu.

Seeing her reaction, Hu Liena could clearly tell that there was a story between her and the Great Offering. But since the person involved did not wish to speak of it, however curious she was, Hu Liena could not press her.

At that moment, Le Ling walked to the door, opened a crack, and peered outside.

"Are you leaving now?" Hu Liena asked.

"Those guards must still be searching nearby. If you go out now, they'll spot you before you get very far! Why not wait here until they leave before going?"

Le Ling closed the door and looked at her. "Why are you helping me?"

Hu Liena said, "Because that guard just said you're not a bad person. Although I don't know what happened between you and the Great Offering, I'm actually quite curious too!"

"Young girls shouldn't be so curious!"

Le Ling walked to a nearby chair, sat down, and closed her eyes to rest.

She was a little tired now.

That awful man—what was he even searching for!

He had made it impossible for her to return to the maid's quarters to rest!!

Seeing that she seemed sleepy, Hu Liena kindly said, "Sister Le, do you want to sleep on the sofa over there? It'll be more comfortable than sitting like that."

"Don't worry. I'll have the maid go out and take a look later. Once the guards leave, I'll wake you."

Le Ling shook her head. "No need. I don't want to sleep too deeply. Resting like this is enough."

It was not that she did not want to sleep.

It was that whenever she closed her eyes, the scene of her father's death clung to her like a nightmare.

Every time she woke, it left her in terrible pain!

As a result, for the past three days, she had not dared enter deep sleep. She could only close her eyes and rest lightly like this, or use cultivation to recover.

Seeing that Le Ling intended to rest seated like that, Hu Liena could not persuade her further.

She turned to the maid and said, "Go out and see whether the guards have left. Come back and tell me once they're gone."

"Yes, Miss Nana."

The maid glanced at Le Ling, who was resting with her eyes closed, then opened the door and left the room.

Ever since hearing the guard say that Le Ling was not only not a bad person, but also the woman the Great Offering had been searching for, the maid no longer dared question her!

After the maid left, Hu Liena walked over to the bed and lay down. She was a little sleepy too and intended to take a short nap.

But not long after she fell asleep, the door was suddenly knocked on urgently. Le Ling and Hu Liena instantly woke up.

The door quickly opened and shut.

The maid entered and said in panic, "Miss Nana, the Third Offering, Fifth Offering, Sixth Offering, and Seventh Offering have all come."

"I just heard a guard reporting to the four lords that they've searched every room except yours. Then the four lords said they would come search it personally!"

"What?!"

Hu Liena looked at Le Ling behind her with some difficulty. "Sister Le, if the four Offering Lords come, I won't be able to stop them!"

Le Ling thought for a moment and said, "Are you still willing to help me?"

After pondering for a while, Hu Liena nodded.

In truth, she did not know why she had been willing to keep helping Le Ling. She simply felt close to her, trusted her for no apparent reason, and wanted to help her!

Perhaps it was because their spirits were similar.

"How can I help you?" Hu Liena asked.

Le Ling said, "Please go out and tell them that I am indeed in your room, but I don't want to see Qian Daoliu! If they insist on forcing their way in, then don't blame me for resisting!"