Divine Seal: I am a saintess of the human race, but also the heir to the Demon God.

When he encountered a polite fellow Templar Knight, Long Haochen suppressed his hostility, extended his hand, and introduced himself to the other party in a generous manner.

Chen Ying'er, who disliked Yang Wenzhao, snorted coldly. She patted Bai Ling's shoulder and whispered, "Bai Ling, I'm going back to the Soul Temple first. Remember to come find me later."

Bai Ling glanced at Yang Wenzhao and nodded, saying, "Okay, I'll bring you something delicious later."

Chen Ying'er cheered happily, and then she swaggered past the crowd.

As she passed Yang Wenzhao, she couldn't help but hum twice and pretend to brush the dust off her shoulders.

Yang Wenzhao remained silent for a moment, then helplessly watched Chen Ying'er walk away from him.

"Bai Ling, is Chen Ying'er going back for something? Why didn't she stay for lunch before leaving?"

Just as Li Xin put the number tag into the ring, she saw Chen Ying'er walk out of the gate of the Knight Trial Arena.

She scratched her head and looked at Bai Ling with a puzzled expression.

A meaningful smile appeared on Bai Ling's lips, and her teasing gaze instantly turned to Yang Wenzhao to the side.

Yang Wenzhao coughed lightly, as if afraid that Bai Ling might say something inappropriate in front of everyone, and took the initiative to suggest, "It's fate that we've all met, so how about I pay for lunch today?"

Li Xin looked at Yang Wenzhao, a satisfied glint in her eyes, "Then it's settled!"

After saying that, she glanced at Bai Ling secretly, then at Yang Wenzhao, and a maternal smile appeared on her face.

Yang Wenzhao was unaware of Li Xin's gaze. He first glanced at Han Yu, who was standing next to Bai Ling, nodded slightly, and then turned to lead the way for everyone.

Long Haochen hesitated and looked at Bai Ling, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate? My sister has a match with him this afternoon, and it's the middle of the day, plus there are quite a few of us..."

Bai Ling nodded to him and said calmly, "It's okay. Although you are not familiar with him, I had some interaction with him during my time studying in the Alliance. He is not a bad person, just a bit cold-hearted."

Hearing his sister say that, Long Haochen felt relieved and stopped worrying about treating everyone to lunch. He then walked to Bai Ling's right.

Bai Ling's left hand naturally belongs to Sister Li Xin.

At this moment, Li Xin resembled a sloth, clinging to Bai Ling like a big tree, unable to let go.

A red-haired girl with a high ponytail stared at Bai Ling with gossipy eyes; her words could scare someone to death.

Does Yang Wenzhao like you?

"...Sister Li Xin, how did you get the idea that Yang Wenzhao likes me?"

"If he doesn't like you, why does he keep staring at you? Besides, he knows he's playing against you this afternoon, yet he still treated a bunch of us to dinner."

Li Xin nodded repeatedly as she said this, speaking with the air of someone who had been through it all, "Don't worry, I'm very discreet. If you two are mutually in love, wouldn't that be perfect?"

Bai Ling poked Li Xin's cheek in annoyance and said speechlessly, "Yang Wenzhao is already engaged, and the person he's engaged to is Chen Ying'er, whom you just saw. They're childhood sweethearts!"

Li Xin's eyes lit up. "Hmm? A marriage arranged since childhood?"

Bai Ling sighed, glanced at the person in charge who was chatting with Long Haochen in front of her, and explained, "Yes, it was a childhood betrothal, but Chen Ying'er doesn't like cold and aloof people, so she left first to avoid making herself uncomfortable."

Li Xin touched her chin. "Yang Wenzhao seems a bit aloof, but overall he's quite reliable."

At least, he was much more reliable than most of the knights she encountered in Bright Moon City.

Bai Ling shrugged, her tone barely concealing schadenfreude, "Who knows? Love isn't something we can control. But Sister Li Xin, do you have anyone you like? I can try to play matchmaker for you."

Li Xin was taken aback, her face instantly turning red. "You're so naughty! You dare to tease me like that!"

Taking this opportunity to escape Li Xin's clutches, Bai Ling said, "I wasn't joking at all, Princess Nalan. In private, she has asked me time and again to inquire if there are any eligible men in the Alliance that she would like to introduce to you."

Li Xin screamed and rushed forward to cover the black-haired girl's incessantly chattering mouth, "Bai Ling—!"

"Ok?"

Bai Ling, who was playfully fighting with Li Xin, suddenly noticed that not far ahead, a green bamboo staff was tapping the ground lightly, making a crisp sound.

Long Haochen, who had been listening intently to the conversation, was suddenly jolted.

He looked up and saw Cai'er, who was blind.

Leaving Yang Wenzhao behind, Long Haochen quickly stepped forward and called out softly, "Cai'er?"

Cai'er, who was walking forward, paused slightly, turned around, and saw the grown-up Long Haochen through her colored contact lenses.

She suppressed her emotions, steadied herself, and slowly asked, "Is that voice Long Haochen's?"

Upon realizing that Cai'er's hostility was indeed directed only at strangers, Long Haochen breathed a sigh of relief and quickly said, "It's me."

Cai'er smiled slightly, even though her eyes had already seen Bai Ling and the others, she still pretended to be unaware.

"If you're here, where are Bai Ling and the others?"

Bai Ling had already walked up to her and took her warm, burning little hand in hers. "I'm here too. Why are you wandering around outside all by yourself? Are the people from the Assassin's Temple just for show?"

Upon hearing this, some of the assassins hiding in the shadows protecting Cai'er became agitated.

The next second, assassins wearing all sorts of masks and with bizarre appearances appeared among them.

Bai Ling vaguely sensed that among the team monitoring Cai'er, there were several young assassins who were emotionally unstable and unwilling to waste time monitoring Cai'er.

What's the point of keeping someone like that around?

Grandpa Shengyue, you meant well but did something wrong.

The number one white-faced assassin sneered, "Hey, do you think you're so great? How dare you say that we elite assassins of the Assassin's Temple are just for show? Watch out, or we'll beat you up!"

The second red-faced assassin chimed in, "Number One is right. If it weren't for the temple's orders, who would want to waste time here wandering around with a blind man? We'd be better off learning how to conceal our movements."

The third assassin with the yellow mask went even further, holding a poisoned hidden weapon in his hand. Then, he aimed the weapon at Bai Ling's face and gestured twice.

“Young lady, apologize to us, or no matter who comes today, you will be on our Assassin Temple’s number one assassination list.”

Upon hearing this, Yang Wenzhao, Long Haochen, and Li Xin immediately lost their footing.

Two Smite Guardians and one Guardian Knight drew their weapons, then stood in front of Bai Ling and said in unison, "Let's see who dares!"

The three hot-tempered assassins exchanged a glance and then sneered, "You think you're worthy of being our opponents?"

Upon hearing this, Cai'er gently withdrew her hand, and a purple killing intent condensed in her cane.

"That's enough, it's not your place to speak here."