Luo Ling subconsciously looked down and saw a little girl who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old. She was wearing a proper nun's uniform. Her slightly tilted face was covered with light freckles. Although she was not pretty, she looked somewhat cute because of her timid expression. Her flaxen hair was tied into two pigtails and hung in front of her, as if even looking at Luo Ling had almost consumed all her courage.
The freckled girl was holding a bouquet of flowers. Luo Ling couldn't recognize the variety, but he could smell the faint and elegant fragrance, and even his expression relaxed a little.
She squatted down a little and gave the freckled girl a smile as gentle as possible.
"Little sister, what's wrong?"
"Miss... are you interested in learning more about our church..."
It seemed that the freckled girl was flattered by Luo Ling's serious treatment. She even stuttered a little when she spoke, and her voice became smaller and smaller, and her little head lowered lower and lower.
Luo Ling laughed dumbly and said,
"The Church of Light?"
"Um... "
The freckled girl shrank her neck and glanced secretly at Luo Ling's shoulder. After confirming something, she looked away as if she had been electrocuted.
Luo Ling noticed her gaze and took a quick look.
Naturally, there was nothing on her shoulders, but at the same time, Luo Ling discovered that, except for her, almost everyone else present wore a bright flower on their shoulders, which was almost exactly the same as the one in the little girl's hand.
The freckled girl also has the same flower on her shoulder, but the color is slightly different compared to the ones on other people's hands and in her hands.
This should be the symbol of the followers of the Church of Light...
As for the difference in color, Luo Ling could sense that the freckled girl had a trace of power that belonged to her. She should be one of the chosen ones that Alyssa had collected for her.
It's just... you're already preaching at such a young age
"Of course I'm interested."
Luo Ling smiled slightly, took the initiative to reach out and gently picked a flower from the bouquet in the freckled girl's hand, and put it on her shoulder carefully.
The freckled girl first breathed a sigh of relief, and a hint of joy appeared on her little face.
In fact, as the most mainstream church in Victoria, the followers of the Church of Light account for more than 70% of the population in Victoria, but the problem is... the remaining 30% of the population are either completely non-religious or from other churches. No matter which type of people they are, it is particularly difficult to preach.
She did not expect her crude preaching to have much effect, and she was already very happy to see that Luo Ling was willing to understand.
However, when the freckled girl saw Luo Ling pick the flower and put it on, she became a little flustered and said quickly,
"Miss, this flower is only worn by followers of the Church of Light. You don't understand..."
"Does wearing this require review?" Luo Ling asked in a curious tone.
"Of course not, but... Are you willing to become a believer before you even know our church?"
The freckled girl spoke in a hurried tone, her face flushed red, and she really didn't know how to explain.
"It doesn't matter. I actually knew about the Church of Light a long time ago." Luo Ling smiled at the freckled girl.
When she saw this scene, the freckled girl was stunned at first. From the very beginning, she had a strange feeling of closeness to Luo Ling, and now it was surging even more, and her heart couldn't help but pounding.
But soon, she showed a lost look again, and was quite dejected.
"I see."
"What's the matter?"
Luo Ling reached out and ruffled the freckled girl's hair.
The freckled girl was about to say something, but immediately shook her head, as if she was trying desperately to explain.
"Miss, please don't misunderstand me. I'm not unhappy because you're a believer. It's just that... I also want to spread the gospel of the Church of Light to the world like Her Highness the Saint, but I didn't expect that the first time I mustered up the courage to preach..."
The freckled girl's anxious and uneasy expression made Luo Ling think of an old friend. Of course, it was not Elsa, but Alyssa's sister Stasha.
"So that's how it is," Luo Ling nodded slightly and chuckled, "It doesn't matter, just think of me as a believer attracted by the gospel you spread. Anyway... I have never been a believer of the Church of Light."
The freckled girl blinked. "Does that count?"
"It should be fine."
Luo Ling said with a smile that she was indeed not a believer of the Church of Light, never from the beginning to the end.
Because when she acted as the leader of the Church of Light, she used Alisa's body...
As he was speaking, there was suddenly a commotion among the crowd.
Luo Ling and the freckled girl looked in the direction of the voice. Before Luo Ling could react, the freckled girl became excited, her face full of excitement.
"Yes, it's Her Royal Highness the Saint! Her Royal Highness the Saint is back!"
"Come back? Hasn't she been in the Church of Light before?" Luo Ling asked.
The freckled girl didn't expect Luo Ling's strange common sense question at all, so she answered casually,
"Your Highness the Saint has not been back to the cathedral for a long time. The last time you came back was three years ago!"
From the freckled girl, Luo Ling learned about the changes that the Church of Light had undergone over the years.
After completely stabilizing the situation in Victoria, Alyssa rarely came back. As for what she was doing, it was not something the freckled girl could understand.
While Luo Ling was listening to the freckled girl chattering in praise of Alyssa, his eyes drifted in the direction of the commotion.
At this time, the crowd suddenly surged like a tide, and the sound of the commotion was getting closer and closer. Even the freckled girl stopped chattering in confusion, and soon she saw a figure in the crowd that she was most familiar with, most longed for, and most admired.
A woman sitting in a wheelchair, with her eyes closed and a pale face.
"Ah, Your Highness the Saint... You're so close!"
The freckled girl was very excited. This was the second time in all these years that she had come into such close contact with Her Highness the Saint.
The first time was when Her Highness the Saint personally rescued her when she was dying and was nearly sold to a prostitute, and she handed over all the bad guys who bullied her to the Inquisition for judgment.
But soon, the freckled girl felt something was wrong.
How come... it's getting closer
Could it be that...
Alyssa pushed the wheelchair gently, and the crowd around her retreated on their own accord. The eyes that were originally focused on her gradually wandered away at this moment.
The noise of the commotion gradually faded away until no one paid attention to Her Highness the Saint, who should have been the most eye-catching person. Even the most fanatical believers ignored her when they passed by her.
The freckled girl was stunned as she watched the Saint whom she admired the most come to her. She looked nervous and uneasy until she heard the Saint slowly speak.
"Saoya, how are things going recently? Are you used to the life in the Church of Light?"
"ah!"
The freckled girl named "Soya" screamed in a somewhat uncontrollable manner. She had indeed not expected that Her Highness the Saint would actually remember her name. She was so nervous that she couldn't even utter a complete sentence. She just stammered,
"Your Highness, I, I..."
"I'm sorry, I may have been busy recently and haven't been able to pay more attention to you."
Alyssa chuckled gently, and at the same time a soft breeze brushed across Soya's cheek, calming her mind in an instant.
"How could that be, Your Highness the Saint... I'm fine, I've always been fine..."
Soya lowered her head and looked at her fingers nervously.
"You'll get used to it." Alyssa smiled slightly, and then she turned her gaze to Luo Ling who was watching this scene with interest, "Ms. Luo Ling, long time no see."
"It's been a long time since we last met, although it's not that long for me."
Luo Ling folded his arms and looked at Alyssa and couldn't help but sigh, "Look at her, this is the temperament that a saint should have."
Even though Luo Ling has now become a true deity, she still doesn't think that she can become a statue that is put on a shelf and worshipped by people under universal values.
"Hey, Miss, you... actually know Her Highness the Saint?"
At this moment, Suoya looked at Luo Ling in shock, watching the two talking, this, this, this... are they old friends
How did she spread her teachings to the Saint's friends...
"To be more precise, she saved me in the endless darkness, Soya." Alyssa said softly, "In front of her, even I, who is called the 'Saint', seems insignificant."
"Hiss..."
Suoya gasped. In other words, this Miss Luo Ling is the Saint's Saint
However, looking at this black-haired oriental girl who was not much older than herself, Soya could not treat her as Her Highness the Saint. The natural sense of closeness made it difficult for her to feel admiration and respect, so she hesitated for a long time and did not know how to address her respectfully.
"If you don't mind, just call me Miss Luo Ling."
Luo Ling smiled brightly, looked at Alyssa, and said,
"Don't scare little sister Soya. It's just some trivial things from the past. It's great to see you like this now."
From Luo Ling's current perspective, the things of the past... were indeed so small that they couldn't be any smaller.
However, this is not the case for Alyssa. She still treats Miss Luo Ling, who still influences her life today, with the highest level of respect and admiration.
"Suoya, let's go back to the church first. Miss Luo Ling and I have something to discuss."
Alisa looked at Soya and said gently.
"Oh, okay, okay..."
Talking to Her Highness the Saint made Soya look a little flustered, and she stumbled away, only looking back from time to time while walking. However, her gaze was instantly turned away each time, and she did not dare to look at him any more.
"Ms. Luo Ling, you and Miss Su Wan have been missing for ten years. Everyone in the home was very worried about you until Miss Su Wan came back with Miss Elsa not long ago."
Alyssa still maintained a decent smile, but there was a slightly different meaning in her smile than usual.
"This... I really didn't expect this to happen."
Luo Ling scratched the back of her head awkwardly. Before she went to Valhalla, she had not thought that she would completely embark on this path.
However, even if she could think of it, she would make the same exact choice.
This is just her destiny.
"A lot of things happened after you left." Alyssa said, pushing the wheelchair towards the back of the Cathedral of the Church of Light. "The signs of 'Doomsday' have been fading. Almost all forces believe that with the complete demise of the Messenger of Doomsday, the threat of 'Doomsday' has gone away."
Luo Ling walked beside Alyssa, pondered for a moment, and said,
"During this period, I should still be fighting against the Doomsday. Perhaps this period of fighting has affected the spread of the Doomsday, so it seems that the situation has improved. In fact, it is just a flash in the pan."
Luo Ling knew better than anyone that the threat of "doomsday" had never been so clearly approaching.
This world... has less than a hundred years left.
“So, the disputes that should have happened in the past are still inevitable.” Speaking of this, Alyssa couldn’t help but sigh, “Even Victoria couldn’t escape the influence of being at the center of the vortex.”
Despite losing the constraints of Valhalla, most of the severely damaged forces in the Great Xia Imperial City still covet the precious land of Victoria, which is a super territory that is more powerful than all the territories in the Great Xia Imperial City.
Fortunately, the Church of Light joined forces with the "Company" through Fiona, and because of the friendship between the Xuanyuan family and Luo Ling, they chose to stand on their side, but they still couldn't stop these chaotic struggles.
"Just some minor issues that are not worth mentioning."
Luo Ling shook her head. In the past, she was indeed helpless against these struggles, but now she only needed a thought to completely curb the chaos.
If we allow "Doomsday" to show some threatening power, these forces will be scared back into their previous cowardly state.
"Tell me about you and Stasha's situation. I'm more interested in these." Luo Ling said with a chuckle.
"We?" Alyssa was stunned and shook her head.
"We are fine. Stasha is fine, and I am fine too. We have never had such a happy life. All this is due to your kindness, Miss Luo Ling."
When Alyssa said this, she looked up and "straight" at Luo Ling with an extremely serious expression. However, the shy Luo Ling felt embarrassed to be praised in person like this, and looked away.
"Well... where are the other people in 'Homeland'?" Luo Ling asked.
"Others..."
As Alyssa spoke, they had already walked to the inner room of the Cathedral of the Church of Light and stopped.
"Why not just ask them themselves?"
Alyssa's lips curled up into a faint smile, a smile that was totally inconsistent with her, who was always as holy as the Virgin Mary. It was a smile that was a bit sly and gloating, which frightened Luo Ling so much that he thought that they from his home had already caught up with him. He looked around for a while, but did not notice the presence of other people in the inner room.
However, Luo Ling, who didn't want to use Puppet Song's ability all the time and wanted to look at the world from a more ordinary perspective, ignored the figure outside the door.
After a series of knocks on the door, a tall and familiar figure soon walked in.
When she saw Luo Ling, she was stunned for a moment, then she reached out and hugged him, causing Luo Ling to feel a surge of emotions when he was caught off guard.
"Oh my, what a rare guest, Luo Ling."
"Um, Aunt Fiona..."