Chapter 106: The Origin of the Holy Maiden

  After we sat down again, I began to carefully examine them. The three of them looked very similar, and it was not easy to distinguish between them even with a closer look. Fortunately, they had different decorations on their collars to tell each other apart! Although the decorations were all gold violet flowers, big sister Emily only had one blooming flower, second sister Charlotte had two blooming flowers, and little sister Camille had all three flowers in full bloom!

  The three sisters have obviously received good aristocratic etiquette education, speaking elegantly and with poise. With their natural beauty, they give people a refreshing feeling. Laughing and chatting with them is like basking in the spring breeze, wonderful and unparalleled! It leaves me with an aftertaste that is endless.

  The poor Taoist first of all was concerned about their intentions.

  "Three princesses, why have you left the palace and come here today? Are you out for a stroll?" I asked.

  "Not at all!" Emily smiled, "We have a few friends who can't make it to the Holy City with us, so they're seeing us off here! I didn't mean to disturb you, sir. Sorry about that!"

  "It doesn't matter!" The poor Taoist understood, it turned out that the princess had misunderstood those few guys, he might think that they were trying to curry favor with the princess and deliberately bully others! Ah! How pitiful! Who told them not to do good deeds in their daily lives? They deserved it!

  "Ah! Lord, didn't your country send a princess this time?" Charlotte asked curiously, "Are you saying that this young lady is participating instead?"

  "Just call me Qingtian, it's really unseemly for someone of my age to be addressed as 'Master'!" The poor Daoist said with a bitter smile.

  "Hehe! Alright, let's call each other by name then!" Camille said with a playful smile: "We all appreciate you, let's be friends!"

  "It's an honor!" The poor Taoist smiled and said: "But what you just mentioned about participating, is participating in what?"

  "Good grief! Didn't you know? Of course it's the Saint Girl selection!" Emily exclaimed in surprise.

  "It's unclear!" I curiously asked: "Can you tell me about it?"

  "This is the year of the decade-long Saint Girl selection, every country has prepared suitable candidates, and we are the ones who will participate!" Camille said.

  "What's with the 'holy maiden'?" Poor Dao asked.

  "It's a representative of God in the church, specifically responsible for the church's missionary work, with a status as high as the Pope!" Charlotte said: "Don't you know?"

  "Huh? Not very clear, no one told me! Can you guys tell me carefully?" I asked.

  "What do you want to know?" said Emily: "We'll tell you everything we know!"

  "How did they choose the saint?"

  "First, gather the most outstanding girls aged 13-20 from all over the continent, they must be virgins. On Christmas Day, let them sing hymns and psalms on the sacred altar at the top of Holy Mountain! If the singing voices of the holy maidens are sincere enough and have the power to reach the divine realm, then the gates of heaven will open, and an angel will come out from inside, make a contract with the holy maiden, and become her guardian angel. The girl who gets the guardian angel is Saint Lily!" Emily, Charlotte, Camille each said one sentence to me.

  "What if both of them get an angel?"

  "It's impossible to pull, there is only a situation where it can't be obtained, but it won't appear at the same time!" Emily said.

  "Is there still none?" Poor Dao asked strangely.

  "Of course, and many, like now, it's been almost 50 years since there was a saint!"

  "Ah! The Holy Maiden is still struggling! You must work harder!" The poor Taoist said with a smile.

  "We're probably hopeless!" Emily, Charlotte and Camille all said dejectedly.

  "Huh? You're so lacking in confidence?" The poor Taoist asked in puzzlement.

  "Of course! Piety is easy to say, but our strength is far from enough. Without great power, our voices can't even reach the heavenly realm! What angel can we guide?" Emily said helplessly.

  "Ah! The most talented girls are only 20 years old, how great can they be?"

  "I don't know, but I've heard that all the previous Holy Maidens were exceptionally outstanding. Not only were they beautiful and sacred, but their abilities were also not inferior to a Sword Saint's after having a Guardian Angel!"

  "No wonder there are so few saints!"

  "Hmm! Didn't your Great Han Empire send anyone this time?"

  "No! It's strange, both of the king's princesses are quite suitable? They're also very powerful, why didn't you bring them?" Poor Dao asked in puzzlement.

  "Are you referring to the two princesses of ice and flame from your country?"

  "Really!" The poor Taoist asked curiously, "You also know them?"

  "Of course, there aren't many twin princesses on the mainland, and besides, we're so close, how could we not know! However, they can't become saintesses!"

  "Why?"

  "Oh, Radiant Saintess! You must be using a Radiant-type spell or aura pull! They're one ice and one fire, no matter how strong they are!"

  "Haha! I knew it!"

  "By the way, who is this little girl next to you?"

  "How rude! I forgot to introduce her, she's my sister, Xianya!"

  "Hello!" Xianya greeted elegantly!

  "Hello!" Emily, Charlotte and Camille chimed in unison.

  "No wonder you'd risk offending my father for her sake! I had no idea she was your sister! I thought you two were just friends!" Emily laughed.

  "We're so jealous! To have a brother as thoughtful as that!" Charlotte exclaimed.

  "Yes! Look at my father, he doesn't care even when we're being bullied! Not like your brother! He dares to clash with the king for you!" Kamir said.

  "I'm actually his maid!" Xianya said with great humility.

  "Ah?" exclaimed Emily, Charlotte and Camille in surprise.

  "It's sister! Xianya is not allowed to say it again, or I will get angry!" I scared her.

  "En!" Xianya lowered her head and responded with a soft "yes".

  "You're so fierce, even girls dare to be like this! We really admire you to death!"

  "What's the big deal? I'm a person of status, your father can't do anything to me. I'm not afraid of a duel either, and if anyone loses, it'll be him! I don't want to dwell on this issue anymore." The poor Daoist changed his tone and asked: "Does the Holy Maiden have special privileges? Why is everyone fighting over her?"

  "The Holy Maiden has her own guardian legion, composed of the elite from the five major legions of Holy Light, specializing in protecting the Holy Maiden as she travels to various countries to preach. The country where the Holy Maiden resides will at least receive protection from the Holy Maiden, for it is forbidden for wars to occur wherever the Holy Maiden is present!"

  "Ah-ha!" The poor monk thought to himself, "This holy maiden is clearly the protective deity of this small country!"

  "Is that holy maiden a lifelong position?" I thought, it can't be that an old lady is also considered a holy maiden, right?

  "No," Charlotte said with a smile, "the sainted bride retires automatically either on marriage or at the age of forty-five."

  "What if another Holy Maiden were to appear during this period?" I asked.

  "It's impossible, the Saintess is still around and they wouldn't hold a selection ceremony for a new Saintess!" Camille explained.

  "I heard that the previous Holy Maiden was your grandmother, how come you don't know anything?" Emily asked.

  "My family members never mention anything about my grandmother! How much do you know? Can you tell me?" asked the poor Taoist.

  "Sorry! We don't know much either!" Emily said hastily.

  "Yes, that's all we know!" Kamel explained anxiously!

  "Today, we've disturbed you enough, let's talk another day!" Kamir said hastily! They all looked flustered!

  "Ah!" I only had time to utter a surprised hum, and before I could say anything to stop them, they fled in disarray.

  "They really have no manners, and they're princesses!" Xianya said discontentedly.

  "Haha! Sorry! Sorry!" The accompanying official awkwardly apologized to me.

  "No need, I'm afraid it has something to do with their loss of composure and that grandmother of mine whom I've never met!" The poor monk said with a bitter smile.

  It seems that this grandmother of mine is indeed a formidable figure who strikes fear into people's hearts!

  I left in high spirits, but returned with a heavy heart. I told my father about what had happened and then asked: "You see, since I'm going to be a grandmother soon, can you tell me all about her past achievements?"

  My father fell silent for a moment, then said to me with great pain: "She has a nickname called Blood Shura! How could a little girl like her tell you such a bloody name!"

  "Really? You're not kidding me? I remember people saying she was the Holy Maiden of the previous generation?" The poor Taoist asked incredulously, "How did the Holy Maiden become a Rakshasa?!"

  "My two elder brothers died in battle to save your grandfather from the enemy country, at the hands of a notorious mercenary group. The pain of losing her sons drove her mad, and in one night she slaughtered the entire mercenary group of over 10,000 people, including the Great Dark Mage who was their leader and the Sword Saint-level vice-leader, none of whom were able to escape!"

  "Wow! That's amazing!" The poor Taoist sighed: "Is it just her?"

  "She mobilized several tens of thousands of elite Holy Light Cavalrymen!"

  "Avenge for her son, it's heavenly justice and earthly righteousness, why is she called a bloodthirsty demon?"

  "She also pursued and killed the notorious Sword God Aiwu Poter*Kanpas for as long as half a year, and almost all the nobles who had ever sheltered Aiwu Poter*Kanpas were exterminated by her! It wasn't until later that the Pope couldn't bear it anymore and brought her back to the Papal State, which was considered the end!"

  "No wonder!" I finally understood the origin of this nickname. A crazy woman is really terrifying!