In fact, both Levis and Kevin had guessed wrong.
The Goddess of Love and Beauty—also known as the Goddess of Love, Sune—was a Greater Deity and, among all gods, one of the most passionate. Her temples were scattered throughout every corner of the Coriel Continent.
And a great city-state like Water-Drawing City, with its long history and prosperity through most of its existence, was home to well-off nobles, wealthy merchants, and a vast middle class. This had made Water-Drawing City's Temple of Love one of the most renowned holy sites on the Coriel Continent.
Every day, many young couples came in admiration to pray within the Temple of Love, hoping to receive the blessings of the Goddess of Love.
So how could Xia Lan Veloss, who had lived in Water-Drawing City for over a hundred years and was practically half a native, not have heard of this goddess and her temple?
Not only had she heard of them, she knew far more than Levis did. She was also certain that Levis and his subordinates did not truly know much about this deity or her church's activities—or rather, those who did know were the ones who had not dared say much.
Because if they had understood it, they most likely would not have chosen to go at this particular time.
The reason was that both Sune's holy day celebrations and the monthly Grand Carnival Feast only began at dusk.
At the feast, bards played the most moving, beautiful melodies and sang poems praising love and chance encounters. The worshippers below watched the dancers perform, and when desire stirred, they would pull their partners into the dance floor with them, letting beautiful love ferment and take root amid the joyous atmosphere and whispered intimacies.
If that were all, Xia Lan Veloss would