The Defeated Saintess Is On A Journey To Tame The Evil God Book 01 Chapter 05.13 - Gold

Looking at the names on the list, Xing Mo broke out in a cold sweat from her back.

From Bishop Freyr to her instructor, Lucius, everyone on the list was prey to be hunted down by Steam Man.

Did he want to kill all the senior figures of the Citadel? What was he trying to pull...

"I have to tell Instructor that Steam Man is after him as soon as possible."

Xing Mo stuffed the list into her pocket and went to leave the basement.

Just then, a shout came from the basement's door: "Ladies! Hands in the air! Drop your wand!"

Xing Mo looked toward the source of the shout and saw several policemen in trench coats rush in, pointing black revolvers at her and Aurora.

The person at the very front was a female officer. The moment their eyes met, Xing Mo recognized her—

—Laura Williams, the Northern District Police Department's chief.

It was the woman who reprimanded Senior Alice in the newspaper.

She probably came to the Southern District to investigate a case related to Steam Man

But that didn't matter now. What mattered was that... Xing Mo was caught in the basement with a heretical string magic formation.

Xing Mo promptly dropped her wand and raised her hands. Aurora did the same.

"Chief, don't shoot, we are not criminals." Xing Mo said loudly.

"Cut the crap. If you are not criminals, then why are you here?" Chief Laura approached Xing Mo.

Xing Mo's mind was revolving rapidly. She glanced at Aurora beside her and found that the little girl had a smile on her face.

Don't panic... think of a solution! If they are killed here, it will attract the attention of the Citadel's senior figures!

Calm down... calm down... if I want to prove that I am on the same side as the police, I just need to provide evidence.

Xing Mo took a deep breath, and a thought came to her mind: "We are detectives… no, actually, we are amateur detectives, here to explore."

Laura stopped nervously in front of Xing Mo and creased her eyebrows: "Explore? Little girl, do you think I'm a fool? How could mere amateurs be faster than the police?"

Xing Mo forced herself to calm down: "In a pocket under my robe, there is a list I obtained from the basement, detailing the people Steam Man is going to hunt."

"Reach into my pocked and take it out. I will keep my hands raised." Xing Mo waved her raised hands to indicate she won't act rashly.

Chief Laura glanced at her with a furrowed brow, then extended her hand and fished out a roll of parchment from Xing Mo's pocket.

She opened the parchment, quickly read its contents, and then put it into her pocket.

Subsequently, the chief took out a pair of silver handcuffs and put them on Xing Mo.

"Hey! Chief! You shouldn't waste time arresting us! You have to notify the Bellkeepers!" Xing Mo shouted.

"Shut up! Don't lecture me about how to do my job!" Laura barked, and Xing Mo shrank back.

Upon hearing the word "Bellkeepers", creases appeared on the chief's face, as if she had eaten a bug.

Not good... if we are taken to the police department, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out before things are sorted.

In the meantime, if Steam Man goes after Instructor, then I...

Xing Mo's face remained calm, but her muscles tensed up.

It seemed like she could only knock out Chief Laura, and then go to report to the instructor.

By then, there might be a lot of trouble, but it was still preferable to irreversible consequences.

Xing Mo took a deep breath and locked on the wand she dropped.

Just as she was about to take action, she heard a calm murmur: "Don't touch her."

Laura turned her head. A smidge of red appeared at the door: it was Senior Alice.

Her gaze swept across the magic formation on the ground, then Xing Mo, and finally settled on Chief Laura's face.

The corners of Laura's mouth twitched, and she said: "Bellkeeper, I already told you not to interfere..."

"Three Steam Man attacks occurred in the White Tower District and the academy." Alice spoke in a flat tone, her pace slightly hurried: "Councillor Estain Allorn and Bishop Arcadia Sebourn have both been confirmed dead. Professor Lucius Phillips sustained some injury, but all in all is in good condition."

When Alice mentioned Lucius's name, she glanced at Xing Mo, as if trying to reassure her.

Xing Mo let out a long sigh of relief: Instructor is fine, that's great.

…

Upon hearing Alice's words, Laura took out the parchment from her pocket and quickly checked the names.

"The kill list is actually real..." She murmured, then turned to glare at Xing Mo: "Then that makes you guys even more suspicious! Come with me!"

"Laura Williams, don't get ahead of yourself!" Alice's voice suddenly became more dignified, "If she were a criminal, she would have destroyed the parchment the moment she saw you! Instead of waiting for you to seize it!"

As she spoke, sparks emerged out of nowhere, illuminating the dark basement.

Laura took two steps back apprehensively. After a few seconds of deliberation, she finally lowered her gun.

"Seal the hot springs and interrogate the owner." She ordered the policemen, yet her eyes were fixed on Alice, "Bellkeeper, I hope you know what you're doing."

After she finished speaking, she glared at Xing Mo, then turned and left.

When she was passing by Alice, Laura tossed the parchment at her: "Don't let any more people die."

Alice caught the parchment, unfolded it, and took a look at it, and then sank into her thoughts.

At the same time, priests clad in white robes poured into the basement, quickly brandishing their wands, using golden starlight to seal the Tree of Life string magic formation on the ground.

Having confirming that the situation was resolved, Xing Mo took a deep breath and half squatted on the ground: "That was a close call..."

She was almost detained by the police. But, since the instructor was fine, then even if she was taken into custody, it wouldn't have been that bad...

As Xing Mo mulled over about this, Alice finished reading and walked up to her, hands on her hips: "Junior Xing Sheng? Would you mind explaining yourself?"

"Aha-ha... Senior Alice..." Xing Mo glanced at Alice's peeved dark red eyes and tried to force out a smile, but finally just sighed: "Fortunately Instructor is fine..."

"Let me ask you." Alice bent down and pinched Xing Mo's cheek, "What's wrong with you? Are you addicted to getting yourself into trouble? Last time it was Blackwood's headquarters, this time it was the site of the heretical string magic formation?"

"... curiosity got the better of me..." Xing Mo turned her head, "I'm sorry, you had to save me again..."

"I didn't really save you. But, the way you act, especially bringing your sister along, it's reckless..."

Alice got up, looked at Aurora, who in turn lowered her head and fiddled with her fingers, then gazed at Xing Mo and sighed: "In any case, how did you find this place? You were faster than all of us. How did you manage that?"

"Luck, just luck." Xing Mo felt guilty.

Alice frowned and narrowed her eyes, "Junior, is there something you want to confess to me?"

"Ah? To confess? Well... okay, I'll be honest..." Xing Mo took a deep breath, "Actually, I had classes today, but I skipped them to have fun with my sister. I'm sorry!"

She put her palms together, pressed them against her face, and closed her eyes. Aurora mirrored her actions.

Alice sighed helplessly. She gazed at the priests working on the string magic formation, then said in a low voice: "Do you know what traits the people whose names are contained in the parchment have in common?"

"They are all senior figures of the academy." Xing Mo replied immediately.

"There is another one." Alice's eyes returned to Xing Mo's face, "In addition to senior figures, there are also people like Professor Lucius, who have been granted permission to enter the White Tower due to their contributions."

"The targets on the list are all people who can enter the White Tower."

"But there is one person who meets all the criteria for being hunted, yet his name is not on the list."

Alice looked at Xing Mo, and before she could speak, Xing Mo blurted out: "It's Prince Austin..."

"Is he behind Steam Man...?"

Just then, string ripples surged, and Xing Mo turned and saw that the black liquid flowing on the Tree of Life magic formation had disappeared thanks to the priests' cleaning, revealing the base of the magic formation.

It was gold, shining, pure gold.

…End of Book 01 Chapter 05…