Gospel of Blood

“Lilith, Harald.”

Seeing the two children running towards her, Charlotte smiled warmly.

But as her gaze fell on their small grass shoes, covered in mud and grass, her eyebrows shot up.

“You two… snuck out of the village again, didn’t you?”

Hearing Charlotte’s words, Lilith shrank back guiltily.

She was about to say something when her face suddenly tightened, and she quickly pulled Harald to hide behind Charlotte.

Just as the two little ones hid, Hafdan’s familiar loud voice came from not far away.

“Lilith! Harald! You two disobedient rascals! Stop right there!”

Charlotte raised an eyebrow and saw Hafdan, holding a cane that looked like it would hurt terribly if used, breathlessly running towards them.

He was fully armed, with a bow and spear on his back, clearly just back from patrolling outside the village.

“Sir Hafdan, are you on duty again today?”

Charlotte smiled.

“Ah, it’s the Blessed Lady… Greetings!”

Seeing Charlotte, Hafdan quickly stood at attention, hid the cane, and bowed respectfully.

After that, he glared angrily at the two children hiding behind Charlotte.

“You little rascals! Always hiding behind the Blessed Lady, get out here!”

“Sister Blessed One! He’s… he’s going to hit us!”

Seeing the furious Hafdan, Lilith put on a pitiful expression, clutching Charlotte’s dress and acting coquettishly.

Watching the little girl, who might very well become the True Ancestor of Blood, act cute in front of her, Charlotte felt a complex mix of emotions.

She smiled at Hafdan and said,

“Sir Hafdan, there’s no need to resort to hitting. Let’s discuss this calmly.”

“I can’t, Blessed Lady! If I don’t hit them, they won’t learn!”

“You don’t understand! They sneaked out of the village again today!”

Hafdan said angrily.

“We… we didn’t go far…”

Lilith pouted.

“Not far is still dangerous outside the protected area! What if you encountered wild beasts?”

Hafdan scolded.

“It’s fine! We’ve recently… um, self-taught ourselves some skills! Even if we met a wild beast, we could definitely escape unharmed, maybe even kill it and bring it back!”

Lilith said proudly, puffing out her chest.

Hafdan became even more furious.

“Nonsense! Do you think wild beasts are like chickens raised at home?! Even I have to be cautious around them. Do you think you’re experienced hunters now?!”

“But I’m telling the truth, we…”

Lilith tried to argue.

But when she saw Charlotte’s seemingly casual glance, she swallowed her words and, after a long pause, finally squeezed out.

“We… we’ll be careful…”

“Careful isn’t enough! Haven’t I told you how dangerous it is outside? Where did you go this time?”

“We… we went fishing.”

Lilith glanced at Charlotte, lowered her head slightly, and twisted her fingers, muttering.

“Fishing?”

Hafdan was stunned, then got angrier.

“You went fishing? Don’t you know that sometimes water is more dangerous than land? Why fish of all things?!”

Lilith bit her lip and aggrievedly said,

“We heard the uncles in the village say that eating fish is good for your health…”

“You… you always use the divine bow, we… we just wanted to catch some fish to help you stay healthy…”

Hearing Lilith’s words, Hafdan was stunned, his hand holding the cane froze mid-air.

He looked at the two children with a complex expression, finally sighed, and threw the cane aside.

After hesitating, he gently rubbed their heads, his angry tone softening.

“Daddy doesn’t need you to catch fish, daddy’s body is very strong.”

“From now on, you are not allowed to sneak out. Understand?”

Lilith and Harald glanced at Charlotte, then obediently nodded.

“Un… understood.”

“Alright, this time I’ll let it go. Come back with me. If it happens again, you two rascals will be grounded for three days!”

Hafdan scolded.

He then bowed to Charlotte.

“Apologies, Blessed Lady, for letting you witness this.”

“It’s no trouble. Their intentions were good, but sneaking out alone is indeed reckless.”

Charlotte said.

She glanced at the two little ones, who couldn’t help but shrink back.

“We… we know we were wrong.”

“If you know you were wrong, then come back with me!”

Hafdan snorted.

He bowed to Charlotte again, then led the two dejected children away.

Watching the trio leave, Charlotte chuckled quietly.

She took a deep breath and turned to walk in another direction.

Leaving the Northern Mountain Tribe’s encampment, Charlotte arrived at the edge of the Tower of Sanctuary’s protected area, a dense forest.

This place, with relatively high magical concentration, was where Charlotte had been meditating daily for the past half month.

During this time, she often meditated here, and after the Northern Mountain Tribe’s Elder Priest learned of it, he specifically instructed the tribe not to disturb her.

Thus, this place had become Charlotte’s private “backyard.”

During the day, she spent a lot of time here, and at night, after Hafdan’s family fell asleep, she would quietly leave the Northern Mountain Tribe to hunt wild beasts and absorb extraordinary blood.

After half a month, wild beasts within a twenty-kilometer radius of the Northern Mountain Tribe had almost been completely cleared out by Charlotte.

The results were evident.

With the continuous replenishment of extraordinary blood, her magical power had nearly returned to its peak before her slumber.

In the forest, Charlotte sank into a trance, communicating with the Gospel of Blood, further integrating the blood divine power she had just obtained by intercepting the Moon Goddess Church’s divine ritual.

In her consciousness, the Gospel of Blood radiated light, and Charlotte’s connection to the blood contract deep within her soul became clearer.

After an unknown amount of time, Charlotte gently opened her eyes.

She glanced sideways and smiled.

“Since you’re here, why are you hiding?”

After she spoke, the bushes shook, and two small figures emerged.

The sister was in front, and the brother behind, the elder pulling the younger.

It was none other than Lilith and Harald.

They approached Charlotte, cutely bowed, and with a mix of excitement, fear, and closeness, called out.

“Tea… Teacher!”

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