Following

"Priest Will!" Fengsha suddenly called out to Will, who was about to turn and leave.

Will looked back and saw a sweet-looking girl with delicate skin, large doll-like eyes, a pretty figure, and a white gauze headscarf looking at him as if she had something more to say.

"What is it?" Will asked curiously.

"Can I become someone like you!" Fengsha widened her eyes and said with boundless anticipation.

"Oh..." Will was slightly stunned. This girl, who clearly did not look like an ordinary person, actually wanted to become someone like him.

Will looked the girl over carefully, observing her very expensive-looking clothes and a pair of delicate hands that had never done heavy work, and fell into deep contemplation.

As for Fengsha, who was being scrutinized without restraint, she did not feel the shame and anger that filled her when young noble boys of the same age looked at her previously; all she felt was a sense of tension, nervous about the answer Will was about to give.

"Why would you have such an idea? I can see you aren't just anyone; you must come from a noble family! Wouldn't it be better to go back and live out your life as a noble lady!" Will said flatly.

In truth, quite a few nobles wanted to throw themselves into the Holy Church, but very few actually managed to stick with it in the end. After all, people's sufferings were not the same; accustomed as they were to being high above, how could they possibly let go of their proud dignity to go plant crops in the mud!

Feeling the contemptuous gaze in Will's eyes, the originally nervous Fengsha felt a wave of anger well up for no reason. "As a warrior of Holy Light, is your attitude really to look down on someone who wants to change and pursue her dream!"

Hearing the young girl put it that way, Will's slightly dismissive mood could not help but turn serious. "Young lady, I'm sorry, I was out of line! However, marching forward on the path of chasing the light is no easy task. If you've truly made up your mind, go change out of this lavish dress! Holy Light Clerics are not beings whose hands are free of mud and whose feet never touch the earth."

With that, Will ignored Fengsha and scooped up the child in his arms, intending to reunite with his teammates. There were still many things to do today.

Watching Will, who was about to turn and walk away, and listening to him talk as if she understood nothing and negated everything about her, Fengsha hardened her heart, snatched a Samurai Sword from a nearby samurai, lifted her slender skirt, and slashed right across below her knees. The exquisite skirt instantly became a pair of white shorts.

"Go tell my father that I forgive him for the lies he used to deceive me, but I hope he won't come to stop me from becoming a warrior of the Holy Church again. That is what I want, rather than being a canary locked in a cage." Having said that, Fengsha hurried to catch up with Will. Because her high heels made running inconvenient, she glanced at the dust-covered Kitsuchi, gritted her teeth, and kicked off her expensive golden shoes.

"Hey, I'm not someone who understands nothing!" Fengsha anxiously called out to the increasingly distant Will.

Will looked back. Seeing that her originally intact dress had been cut into shorts, her face flushed red from chasing him, and her feet bare, Will was struck dumb by the sight. It was not because of the girl's appearance, but because of her determination.

"You, this is?" Will asked with mild hesitation.

Seeing that Will had finally stopped, Fengsha said excitedly, "I want to tell you, maybe I don't understand anything right now, but in the future I will figure it all out!"

Looking at the girl's stubborn gaze, Will suddenly burst into a loud laugh. "Good! Good! If you can maintain this current determination of yours in the future, it wouldn't be out of the question to become our companion. But I'm not the one who decides this; everything depends on whether you can withstand the trials of the Holy Light."

"I will definitely complete the trials of the Holy Light!" Fengsha said with determination.

"Mn! Then keep it up!" Seeing that Fengsha's bare feet had turned red, Will silently took off his own shoes. "Put these on!"

Fengsha blushed slightly and said, "What about you!"

"Haha, a big man like me has thick feet, not as delicate as yours!"

"Hmph, I can take it!" Only after calming down did Fengsha feel the sharp pain throbbing in the soles of her feet, having felt nothing earlier due to her excessive excitement.

"Put them on quickly, or the other team members will say I'm bullying a girl when they see this later!" Will said, looking somewhat stumped.

Hearing Will put it that way, Fengsha reluctantly put on the oversized shoes, though she still felt a bit shy inside since this was her first time touching something belonging to the opposite sex.

Suddenly, Will thought of something. "Right, what about your shoes!"

"Oh, I kicked them off because I felt they were inconvenient for running!" Fengsha said belatedly.

"I remember your shoes were made of gold, right!"

Fengsha nodded blankly!

Will felt a slight urge to curse; what a prodigal girl.

He immediately took Fengsha's hand and walked back. After a short while, he spotted a pair of golden high heels discarded casually on both sides of the road. Fortunately, the shoes were perhaps too valuable, and for the moment ordinary folks dared not pick them up at random for fear of the nobility settling scores later.

"Keep them safe. Don't go tossing valuable items around in the future; it's easy to stir up trouble!"

Although Fengsha did not quite understand, she still nodded.

Carrying the child in his arms, Will said nothing more and walked toward the spot agreed upon by the team, while Fengsha followed closely behind.

"Captain Will, where... where on earth did you pick up such a pretty girl!" The teammates cried out in amazement upon seeing Will holding a child and bringing a young girl along.

Will ignored his teammates' mischief. "How did everyone's patrol go today!"

As soon as serious business was mentioned, everyone quieted down. "There's an extreme water shortage in the city. In the massive slums with over two hundred thousand people, there are actually fewer than ten wells in use! As for the river, I checked it along the way; officials and soldiers are guarding the banks all along the route. If commoners go to fetch water, at best they get driven away, and at worst they draw swords directly."

"How can this be!" Fengsha said in surprise.

The Holy Light Cleric who had been speaking turned his head to look at Fengsha, then looked at Will, waiting for an explanation.

"This is a noble girl who said she wanted to join the Holy Church halfway on my way back! Her name is Fengsha!" Will introduced calmly.

"A noble wanting to join the Holy Church? I hope she isn't one of those nobles who is excited at the start, only to find this or that unacceptable later on!" The other Holy Light Clerics also nodded along.

"Hmph! One day I'll make all of you who looked down on me eat your words!" Watching the Holy Light Clerics who also carried an air of contempt, Fengsha clenched her fists and thought to herself.

"Alright, everyone, mules or horses, we'll take them out for a walk and find out. We must always give every kind person who wants to embrace the Holy Light a chance. There's no need to look down on people!" Will said solemnly.

Upon hearing those words, the Holy Light Clerics present immediately straightened their attitudes. "We're sorry, Miss Fengsha. There was quite a bit of contempt just now, and we hope you won't mind!"

Seeing the Holy Light Clerics who had just carried a look of disdain now apologizing to her one after another, Fengsha felt much better in an instant despite feeling somewhat aggrieved at first. She felt these people were very honest; whatever thoughts or expressions they had would show immediately, yet if they realized they had done something wrong, no matter who the other person was or what status they held, they would earnestly apologize and correct it!