"Kill her?!" Du Yu froze. "Why?"
"That filthy woman..." Ramla spoke softly, casting a contemptuous glance at Gorgon in the distance. "Before long, she will openly fornicate with a man in Athena's temple, defiling sacred ground."
"Uh..." Du Yu hadn't expected that to be the reason. "Wait, surely there's no need to kill her over that? There's nothing wrong with a man and woman loving each other... just throw them out, at worst."
"Athena is a virgin goddess, and the priestesses of the Temple of Athena must remain virgins for life! Gorgon committed the most unforgivable offense, but Athena was merciful. She neither killed Gorgon outright nor drove them away. She merely placed a curse on her." Ramla sighed softly. "But she refused to repent and killed many people afterward. In the end, Athena had no choice but to join Perseus in cutting off her head."
"Put that way, Gorgon does sound pretty out of line." Du Yu began to understand why Ramla was so prejudiced against Gorgon.
"Du Yu," Dong Qianqiu called inside his mind.
"Hmm? What is it?"
"Qu Xi asked me to tell you not to listen to Ramla's one-sided account. According to the ancient legends of Greece, Gorgon's life was deeply tragic. Athena single-handedly brought about her tragedy, and she wasn't some irredeemably wicked person."
"Oh?" Du Yu raised an eyebrow. Between Ramla and Qu Xi, he naturally trusted Qu Xi more. "That's what Qu Xi said?"
"Yes," Dong Qianqiu replied. "I don't know whether it will help you, but Qu Xi does understand Western culture. What she said should be true."
Du Yu nodded slightly, then turned to Ramla and asked, "Sis, you're saying our mission this time is to kill Gorgon?"
"To be precise, it's to help Athena kill Gorgon."
"Ramla, isn't she just