My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 424: Swapped and Starting to Sink

Based on Zi Xuan’s explanation, Holy Knight Myra visited Sacred Mountain yesterday with a suspicious person who insisted on meeting Holy Priestess Miko.

This person also conveyed something like a secret code as if he was a secret agent carrying a message from somewhere.

"The dusk has passed. Allow the night to redeem the past..." Elysia muttered softly while trying to probe deeper into the hidden meaning behind those two sentences.

"That sounds like past regret and hope to atone for his sins?" Elena tapped her cheek, trying to interpret it.

"Mm, that sounds like it. Miko should meet Holy Knight Myra and this mysterious visitor." Elysia made her decision, but she soon remembered that she couldn’t send Miko for this.

Megami was still meditating and Miko received a re-work upgrade in Elysian Realm. Both of her avatars were currently unavailable for use.

"Fine, I’ll do it myself." Elysia waved her hand, changing her dress into a shrine priestess outfit instantly. Elena then did her hair and helped her put on a red ribbon.

"Do you want to meet this sussy person alone? Should we accompany you?" Rhea pulled the hem of Elysia’s sleeve.

Elysia replied with a smile and stroked Rhea’s hair gently.

Elena returned to Elysian Realm, and Elysia’s shadow was immediately filled by Ai and Zera.

Since Gaia and Darkness were still new there, Elysia kindly asked the other family members to take them on a tour.

However, Gaia was in no rush because she was somewhat intrigued by the Lord of Heaven.

"To think I would be working for someone again..." Darkness looked down at her hands with complicated feelings. She signed a contract with Fortuna once again at Goddess Ely’s request but as a colleague, not a subordinate.

"Let’s go, little finch. Your senior sister will show you around." Fortuna invited with a pleased expression.

"I’m good!" Darkness snorted. She wished to get around, but not with Fortuna.

"Oh, come on~ This big sister won’t bite you." Fortuna grabbed Darkness’ hand and walked away.

"Hey! I’m not beneath you, okay? Don’t try to play tricks with me. Anyone, please join us!" Darkness tried to break free, but her strength was no match with Fortuna. Thus, she asked for help because she was still a bit afraid and worried that it was just her and Fortuna.

"I am coming along!" Sylvia came along as she had nothing to do at the moment.

"Well then... this may be our first meeting, Lord of Heaven. Or, this world’s heavenly principle, Heavenly Dao, AKA He-Dao. Please have a seat." Lifa invited everyone to sit down.

Gaia, Rhea, Yuna, and Amy took their seats. The He-Dao and Lifa sides faced each other, three to three.

"Pleased to meet you, ladies. Goddess Ely has several remarkable Goddesses by her side. May I know how to address you?" He-Dao glanced at Ely’s back for a moment before focusing on the Goddesses before him.

Lifa replied with a faint smile and introduced herself.

A divine class conversation soon opened because Lifa and Gaia had business with the Lord of Heaven regarding his request for help.

Nell led the other family members to leave the shrine area before returning to join her big sister in that high-level discussion.

Meanwhile, Elysia and Zi Xuan went to the guest pavilion. Zi Xuan issued an invitation command, and the disciples rushed down the mountain to invite the guests.

"Uhm... We’ve nothing to do at the moment, right?" Xentia looked at the other sisters.

They were currently receiving free time. Due to various reasons, the trip to Vrelenia was postponed until tomorrow.

"Yup. How about we join Ely in the side pavilion? After that, we can catch up with the ongoing tasks of Sacred Sakura’s subsidiary forces. It’s been a while since I met Kirara." Evelyn put her hands together with a suggestion.

"It sounds good." Ella nodded in agreement.

Therefore, everyone went to the side pavilion, the place where Elysia and Zi Xuan were waiting.

"Hi~ You’re all here. Come and join us." Elysia waved her hand in invitation.

"With pleasure~" Morfina hopped to the nearest seat to Elysia.

"They want to discuss some things with He-Dao, hmm..." Elysia looked to the side, aware of what her Goddess sisters wanted to do.

"Yes, and they shooed us away. This is a divine-level conversation, and we shouldn’t eavesdrop." Yae flapped her pink fairy wings and landed on the table to grab a cookie.

"Is that so? They will tell us the results later." Elysia gently poked the lovely little fairy’s waist.

A few moments later, Holy Knight Myra came to Sacred Mountain’s peak. She brought a handcuffed young man with a fluffy ferret on his head.

Ariel, Ella’s personal knight, came to receive Myra, and Myra replied with a knightly salute.

"I brought the person, Holy Priestess. His name is Yang Jian." Myra entered the pavilion and bowed respectfully.

"Yang Jian..." Elysia tried to recall the past event. All she could remember, he was the arrogant Son of Heaven. They met him when she and Miko would visit the Church of Insight.

She then put the thoughts aside and returned to the current problem. "Mister Yang Jian, is it? May I ask why you want to see me? You even crossed the world for that."

"..." Yang Jian looked up and was stunned for a while as he appreciated the Holy Priestess Miko’s angelic beauty up close.

He felt a bit nervous because he stood before Holy Priestess Miko once again, and he had to leave a good impression. However! He was still handcuffed!

"Excuse me?" Elysia waved her hand for attention. She then looked aside and asked Myra to remove Yang Jian’s handcuffs.

"Thank goodness I can finally find you, holy priestess." Yang Jian appreciated the goodwill. He put aside his grievances and started to convey many things to impress the holy maiden, trying to trigger her past memories.

"Hum, mm... o-oh~" Elysia replied with a tactical nod as if she understood, even though in fact she didn’t.

She received the hint that Yang Jian implicitly said that he was a holy son, the one from the upper realm. Even though she already knew the truth, she couldn’t play along because she had close to no knowledge about the Divine World from the holy son’s perspective.

’What is he trying to achieve by blabbering so much nonsense? Our Ely will never be impressed with that.’ Ai was dissatisfied by this young man’s nonsense.

’He reminisced the past. Does he think Ely and him have ever shared a past story? Ely, what are you going to do? He mistook you for someone else.’ Elena could tell the crux of the matter was apparently a misunderstanding.

This young man brought no secret information or anything, just trying to do something futile because Elysia wasn’t the person he was looking for.

’He has traveled such a long distance. Allow me to entertain him with common courtesy. At least, he’s still the holy son. He is also not as arrogant and self-conceited as before.’ Elysia grasped her hand, responding passively to Yang Jian’s story.

The girls in the pavilion enjoyed their afternoon tea while listening to Yang Jian’s boasting, thinking it was a storyteller with his jokes.

"Did you know? Many ancient inheritances from the past era are starting to emerge on the surface, but there is one place that has the highest grade of legacy. Are you willing to go there with me?" Yang Jian invited in a cool style.

"My apologies, Mister Yang. But, I sought no inheritance and legacy. My path stemmed from my family. Please forgive me for rejecting your kind invitation." Elysia apologized politely.

"Is that so. That’s unfortunate." Yang Jian sighed in disappointment. He forgot that Holy Priestess Miko had everything served to her with a golden spoon. She didn’t need to hunt for anything because all opportunities were presented before her.

"Mister Yang, I can see you hailed from the mysterious background of the distant land. But, I hope you are not depraved from the righteous path. The current world is in chaos due to the big evil revival. I hope you can grab your opportunities and eradicate those evil things. Please accept this." Elysia presented a white dagger.

"This is..." Yang Jian widened his eyes in shock.

"The Demon Severing Dagger. Please use this to slay the evil and save the world." Elysia handed over the white dagger into Yang Jian’s hand.

"!?" Yang Jian received the sentiment, and he knew Miko was truly his caring destined one. She was so kind to present him with a legendary holy sword despite having no memory of him. It hailed from their close bond of the past life!

Even though he failed to awaken Miko’s past memories, he succeeded in leaving a good impression with his new identity as the wandering righteous cultivator!

After that, Elysia expressed her kind words as she would bless anyone who would fight the evils.

Yang Jian left, escorted by several disciples, with a happy heart and a promise to eradicate the big evils.

"I’ll come back again when I’m worthy enough to stand by your side. The world is unfair, but that won’t stop me. You’re so dazzling. Wait for me." Yang Jian looked back and muttered under his breath, looking at Holy Priestess Miko with determination.

Ariel looked at Myra, but they were both confused. Therefore, Ariel asked for enlightenment. "My Grace, may I know why you favor that lost child?"

"He is the holy son, the Son of Heaven. I hope he is not depraved to the wrong path ever again. This is not the first time I have supported the promising child of fortune." Elysia replied with a gentle smile.

Ariel was enlightened, and Myra beamed with admiration.

"Phew..." Myra breathed a sigh of relief, remembering that she never went overboard when treating that holy son as a prisoner. He should not hold a grudge towards her.

’He-Dao~’ Elysia sent telepathically.

’What?’ He-Dao was a bit surprised. He was still engaged in a solemn conversation with Elysia’s three Goddess Guardians, but Elysia herself suddenly called out in a cheerful tone.

’Your son has just come to visit me, but why don’t you want to see him?’

’I don’t have a son or any descendant. Who dares to pretend to be one?’

’Uh, really? But his title is the Son of Heaven.’

’It’s probably the child favored by fortune. Where is he now? He was most likely the reincarnated Saint from one of the sacred lands in the Divine World.’

’He just left. I gave him a holy dagger to help him eradicate the big evils. I hope he doesn’t get hurt when using it.’

Elysia closed the telepathic conversation with a satisfied expression. The Son of Heaven would get hurt if he used that holy dagger with an evil heart. As long as he never became an arrogant prick with false self-righteousness, that holy weapon would help him to achieve his glory.

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Yang Jian wore his straw hat and coat, descending the stairs.

Zhuan Mei passed by, but she couldn’t recognize him.

However, their hearts thumped for a moment, and they came to a halt. They looked at each other before Yang Jian snorted and left. Zhuan Mei frowned and looked away.

"What is it?" Zhao Yuqi asked curiously.

"No, it’s nothing." Zhuan Mei threw that premonition far from her mind, feeling like it was just a coincidence. But, the previous feeling somehow left a faint sense of unreasonable disgust in her heart.

She couldn’t help but fantasize about Lucius and planned to make him compensate for all the grievances she received in her past life. However, she would play it slow. As for the current matter, she and her master came as guests to greet the Sacred Sakura Holy Land’s higher-ups!