That night, the cathedral reopened. The goddess's followers, having heard through the grapevine that the "Immortal Crystal Goddess Statue" had been stolen, hurried over. Only after seeing with their own eyes that the statue was still there did they breathe a sigh of relief, before gathering in groups of three or five to discuss how hateful the rumor was.
As for the spreader of the "rumor," a Moon Apostle had already gone to have tea with him. Someone who feared the world would not be thrown into chaos needed some "verbal criticism."
After today, no one would discuss the theft of the Immortal Crystal Goddess Statue again. Only a very small number of people knew about it, and the record of the incident was a highly classified document, currently sealed inside Lurenfei Palace.
The theft of the goddess statue had alerted the Moon Goddess that uninvited guests might have entered her home. Thus, she strengthened the defenses of all the secret storage rooms. This was handled by Tree Wolf. The places originally guarded by fifteen Moon Apostles were now staffed by at least fifty.
The Moon Goddess Monastery regained its usual nighttime tranquility. In the central courtyard, a group of young believers chased one another around, playing and laughing.
The Moon Apostles guarding the courtyard selectively ignored the little ones, because most of them had grown up the same way.
The Moon Goddess was not in the monastery at this time. Since the Ninth Unit had helped find the goddess statue, she naturally had to show her appreciation. At eight that evening, she held a banquet at the "Pontelok Grand Hotel" in the imperial capital.
Su Xiao, Baha, and the Little Adjutant had all been invited, and they were currently inside the Pontelok Grand Hotel.
This was the opportunity Su