Charlotte never intended to let the high priest go.
However, she didn't plan to take direct action.
The death of a great knight would have a big enough impact, and if a great priest died as well, it would almost be a clear signal to the Holy Court that there was a big problem in Bolder.
By then, the investigating priests sent by the Holy Royal Court will definitely be of legendary level.
Not only does she have to deal with potential threats, but she also has to prevent herself from falling into greater danger.
"Master, what shall we do next?"
Sebastian asked respectfully.
"Of course... it's straight to the heart of the matter."
The girl said calmly.
In the darkness of night, Charlotte stood on the eaves of the bell tower in the outer city, her eyes fixed on the darkest area in the entire city of Boulder.
The red-gold eyes of the child still shone with brilliance, and the long silver hair swayed in the night wind.
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Lottie slowly woke up from the darkness.
She found herself in a dark dungeon, with her holy power completely sealed.
Drunken Dream Salon
This was Lottie's first thought.
But soon, this idea was overturned by her.
As a clergyman who had followed Earl Tulip for seven years, she was very familiar with that dirty and decadent place.
The cells here looked even more dilapidated and old, and gave her an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but they were definitely not the underground prison of the Zuimeng Salon.
When she saw the Blood Demon Cultist standing guard at the cell door, although she had a premonition, her heart still darkened slightly:
Finally... was he discovered
Lottie was not surprised that she was imprisoned.
No, or rather, when she secretly saved the girls who were targeted by the Drunken Dream Salon time and time again, and when she immediately notified the Rose Society branch in the western city after reporting the Rose Society, she had already realized that she was being imprisoned by the angry Earl Tulip.
In fact, she was already surprised that she had secretly ruined so many things in the salon over the years without being discovered.
It was as if someone was protecting her secretly. Not only was she not suspected, but she was trusted more and more.
Sometimes Lottie felt she was quite silly.
Clearly, he had concealed his identity and approached Count Tulip in order to investigate the truth of the Flame Demon Disaster ten years ago. Clearly, he was trying to find and save his sister whose life and death were uncertain. Clearly, he had made up his mind to be ruthless in order to achieve his goal...
But when she saw those suffering girls, she couldn't help but be shaken in her heart and subconsciously took action secretly.
Perhaps this is also a kind of guilt.
Although she had already investigated clearly that her father was controlled ten years ago, it was a fact that thousands of girls died at the hands of her own family.
She is in pain.
Very painful.
After seven years of lurking, she wanted to expose everything about the Zuimeng Salon more than once, but she knew that she couldn't do it.
Sisters are connected by heart. She knew that her only relative in this world, her sister who protected her in a critical moment ten years ago, was probably still under the control of the Blood Demon Cult.
She knew that her sister must have been contaminated. If she reported everything here to the higher-level church, her sister would probably be purified...
Not to mention, she didn't know who she should trust.
Even the high priest has become corrupt along with Count Tulip.
Is the higher church trustworthy
Lottie didn't know.
In the past seven years, she has seen too many nobles being dragged down by Earl Tulip.
She had seen too many people who were regarded as kind and noble by the public, but were actually so dirty and cruel in private.
She had also seen more than one instance where waiters who could not stand the Drunken Dream Salon chose to report it to the church or the Duke's Palace, but... all those reporters ended up in a miserable end.
The message delivered to the church would eventually return to Count Tulip.
The news delivered to the Duke's Palace could not even reach the Duke's desk.
Year after year has passed, and Zuimeng Salon still exists.
Lottie knew that her power was too weak.
She couldn't change the situation at all.
She could only save as many girls as possible, and she could only investigate the whereabouts of her sister as quickly as possible...
But now it seems that perhaps this too is coming to an end.
"Did the Count find out about my report to the Rose Society..."
Lottie couldn't help but think.
However, the next moment, an old and hoarse laugh suddenly sounded outside the cell:
"Discovered? No, you should thank your sister. Because of her secret help, Count Tulip never discovered your little trick. What's more... In fact, you haven't saved as many girls as you think. After all, many times the people you saved didn't exist. They were just your self-deceiving memories."
Lottie was stunned for a moment, and looked outside the cell, only to see a hunched figure shrouded in darkness slowly emerging.
That is the high priest of the Blood Demon Cult!
"Yes, it's me, Miss Lottie, no, or rather... Countess Broglie."
The high priest smiled slightly.
Lottie was instantly horrified:
"Can you hear what I'm thinking?!"
However, the Blood Demon High Priest did not directly answer her question.
The high priest simply entered the cell and looked down at her, his condescending gaze filled with mockery and pity:
"Ms. Countess Broglie, do you always feel that you have been acting according to your own will?"
"In order to investigate the truth of ten years ago, you approached Count Tulip. In order to investigate the life and death of your sister, you lurked in the Drunken Dream Salon..."
"Haha, then... have you ever thought that you have always been a puppet being pulled by strings?"
After hearing what the high priest said, Lottie's eyes widened:
"What do you mean?"
The high priest smiled:
"literal meaning."
"Mademoiselle de Broglie..."
"Have you never had any doubts about why you were able to survive ten years ago?"
"Don't you feel the slightest bit unnatural about subconsciously choosing Earl Tulip as your suspect and secretly approaching him?"
After hearing what the high priest said, Lottie was stunned.
Then, as if she suddenly realized something, her face turned slightly pale:
"Domination technique!"
"You... You used the blood demon's control technique on me!"
Domination technique.
One of the vampires' innate magics.
Able to control other people's thoughts and modify their memories.
This time, it was the high priest's turn to be surprised:
"Hmm? It seems that you have found out more than I thought after all these years of investigation..."
"Yes, I did use the Domination Technique on you, a long time ago."
"Haha, Countess Broglie, in a sense, you sisters should call me your benefactor. After all... if it weren't for me, you two would have died ten years ago."
"Sister? Sister is still alive?!"
Lottie stood up subconsciously.
"Of course she's still alive. Why, do you want to go see her?"
The high priest laughed.
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