"When will he wake up? It's almost been a whole day, and the God-Chosen Trial will begin in a few more days."
The room was clean, tidy, and spacious, decorated in a Western European style. A soft wool rug lay spread across the wooden floor, covering most of it, while flames danced in the fireplace to ward off the biting cold.
Gu Yu sat bored in a chair, playing a game of shadow-formed flying chess with Chen Xi.
Ever since Iseriel had arrested them and brought them back to the Duke's Mansion last night, the three of them had been under house arrest here.
Fortunately, Mod Town wasn't far from the Duke's Mansion, and Iseriel's Pegasus flew extremely fast, so they hadn't wasted half the day on the journey.
"Probably another two days." Chen Xi gripped the shadow dice in both hands and shook them from side to side.
She looked up at Gu Yu, raising an eyebrow. "I haven't asked you yet. Weren't you a Saintess candidate? Why don't the others recognize you?"
Chen Xi rolled the dice. It landed on one.
"Tsk." She clicked her tongue softly.
The first plane for each of them had already made it more than halfway around the board, while all four of hers were still sitting uselessly at the airport.
Gu Yu's cheeks flushed slightly as she muttered, "My family disowned me, that's all."
"My family didn't want to be embarrassed by a First Rank Saintess. In their eyes, I'm just a good-for-nothing who didn't dare come back."
Since the Saintess Selection hadn't officially begun, the identities of the candidates were still shrouded in mystery and had not been made public.
Only the chosen candidates and core members of their respective factions knew the names on the list in advance.
Besides, many