The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Agnes stared blankly at a worn spot on the table, seemingly lost in thought.

"Most of the official positions in the Holy City have been filled due to the killings, and it seems she doesn't care whether the Holy Temple can function properly anymore. Her only purpose in coming here is to fight the three major families to the death... Has she really gone mad? Do we have such a deep grudge against her?"

Patriarch Legry sighed with mixed feelings, "Who knows what she's thinking? Nobody knows what the future holds for the Holy City, but if this continues, we'll definitely be the first to break down."

"Father, what about the Rosian family and the Lazirus family? Haven't they reacted at all?"

“The Rossia family has always acted strangely. The head of the Lazirus family is in the hands of the saintess, and now their eldest son is temporarily in charge.”

"With that good-for-nothing son in charge, the Lazirus family probably won't last much longer."

Ferran's tone was initially dismissive, but then became somewhat tense, "Their family is gone, but the Second and Fourth Knights are still in their hands. If they are recruited by the Holy Maiden, we'll be in big trouble."

"That's also what I'm worried about."

Regri nodded. "Even if we put pressure on her in various ways, she has the financial resources of Loren as her backing, so she doesn't need to care about the financial deficit of the Holy City caused by the execution of officials at all levels... A chosen one of the gods of light born in a powerful foreign country has a constant stream of external support and has almost no weaknesses in terms of background. The only thing she lacks, local military strength, has been made up for by the Holy Lord secretly transferring it to her First Knights."

"Although it's very upsetting, I have to say that the Holy Lord's move was really fatal."

"But if the Holy Lord were still alive, that mad saintess might not have acted so recklessly..."

As Regley spoke, he suddenly covered his forehead and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "What a mess... Who would have thought that I would start to miss the Holy Lord now?"

"Speaking of the Holy Lord... Father, where exactly did he go?"

Ferran's expression was strange. "A month ago, without the Holy Lord's restraint, I might have been quite happy, but now that he's not here, with no one to keep an eye on her, this Holy Maiden is going to go berserk."

"To be honest, I don't know either..."

Regri put his hand down. "Recently, there have been rumors circulating outside that the three major families murdered the Holy Lord. It's obvious that it was the Holy Maiden of Light who did it... But to be honest, I really don't know where the Holy Lord has gone."

"...Such an important matter, Father, you didn't know about it?"

Ferran was speechless. "Maybe the Holy Maiden is going crazy and seeking revenge because we murdered the Holy Lord, but Father, you're saying this matter might actually have nothing to do with us?"

“He always acts in secrecy, and he doesn’t have a good relationship with our family. Would he really inform me where he wants to go?”

Regri was somewhat helpless.

If we're talking about things that can't be brought to light, Reggie has to admit that he and his family have indeed done a lot.

But to this day, Legry remains completely baffled by the biggest events in the Sanctuary's history: the disappearance of the Holy Lord and the theft of the sacred artifacts.

He could sense that the depths of this matter likely far exceeded the level of the three major families.

Including the Holy Lord's actions these days, Regley could vaguely sense that, compared to the political game with the three major families, the Holy Lord seemed to be fighting against something else entirely.

Although the Holy Maiden of Light believes that the Holy Lord was murdered by the three major families working together, it should be noted that before the Holy Maiden of Light appeared, this Holy Lord was known as the greatest genius Holy Light mage in the Holy Temple for a thousand years.

For a commoner from outside the three major families to be able to break through numerous constraints and ascend to the highest position of power in the Holy Temple, even with the three families firmly controlling every aspect of the Holy City, is enough to demonstrate the astonishing extent of his methods and strength.

Such people are not people they can harm at will.

Regrie couldn't explain this to the Holy Maiden of Light. It was a fact that the Holy Lord had disappeared, and it was also a fact that the three major families had done many shady things to control power. The Holy Maiden of Light's current attitude towards the three major families was one of ruthless extermination.

This makes it like mud falling into your pants—even if it's not shit, it's still shit.

"...Can we seek reconciliation with the Holy Maiden of Light?"

The second son, Ivano, who had been silent until now, spoke up nervously, "If the Holy Lord's affairs have nothing to do with us, wouldn't it be enough if we just explained it clearly?"

"What are you thinking?"

Regri immediately frowned. "It's just a hypothesis that the Holy Maiden of Light did these things for the Holy Lord. Putting aside the Holy Lord, according to the law, we should still lose our heads for what our family has done."

Ivano could only helplessly shut his mouth again.

"Then why didn't you just not do those things in the first place..."

A faint sound came out.

"Agnes, what did you say?"

Regri turned his head to look at his youngest daughter, whose expression was somewhat gloomy, and looked annoyed.

The situation is already terrible, and now my own daughter is saying all sorts of nonsense.

"Who do you think the family is doing all this for???"

Chapter 106 A Moment's Thought

"Calm down, Father, calm down. Agnes is still young, it's understandable that she would think this way."

Ferran quickly tried to smooth things over.

As the eldest son in the family, he took good care of his two younger sisters.

Knowing he had overreacted, the head of the Legry family took two deep breaths and said nothing more, but the atmosphere in the room froze as a result.

That mad saintess was like a mountain, pressing down on everyone present, making it hard for them to breathe. Their previous discussions had yielded no results, and their current silence was more a sign of helplessness.

Should we fight the Holy Maiden to the death?

Sigh, with his whole family here, Regrie really doesn't want to risk his life unless absolutely necessary.

Compared to the outsider saintess, he was the one with a weakness at this moment.

If we had to pinpoint the problem, it would probably be that he wasn't purely evil enough; he possessed both human greed and selfishness, as well as human cowardice.

"If only the Holy Regalia were still here..."

In utter helplessness, Reggi could only sigh like this.

"knock knock"

Just then, there was a knock on the conference room door.

At this time? Who is it?

Regrie frowned and looked toward the door. "Come in."

The gate slowly opened, and a family guard walked in. "Master, a person claiming to be from the Rossia family has come to visit."

"Just have him come over."

The family meeting wasn't over yet, and Regrey wasn't going to bother going to the reception room.

Shortly after, a figure wearing a white cloak entered, escorted by two guards, and bowed slightly to Legre.

Then the other person took off their hood, revealing a head of light golden hair.

"You are……"

"Greetings, Lord Boromeo, and several young masters and ladies of the Boromeo family. I am Elaine Rossia. You may not remember me, but I am the daughter of Lord Rossia's cousin."

"Greetings, Miss Elaine,"

Regley nodded. "Did Isabella send you?"

"Yes, this is a letter that the head of the family sent me to deliver."

A girl who called herself Elaine stepped forward and handed her a letter.

Regli glanced at it; it bore the sun emblem encircled by a ring, indeed the coat of arms of the Rossia family.

He opened the envelope, his gaze sweeping over the contents of the pages, and his expression became somewhat serious.

"...Are you serious?"

"On the contrary, given how things have developed, Lord Boromeo, do you still harbor any unrealistic expectations?"

Elaine's expression was humble, but her tone didn't seem particularly respectful.

"That saintess has made it clear that she is determined to fight to the death with our three families. The reason she hasn't made a move yet is simply because she is still taking the time to consolidate the military power of the Lazirus family."

"The Fourth Knights visited Loren Stormport a few months ago. If I'm not mistaken, their Knight Commander Augustus has long been a supporter of the Saintess faction. Once the Second Knights are brought under our control, we will have three of the four major knight orders at our disposal. You and I should both know that even in a direct confrontation, we will have no chance of winning."

"As far as we know, the Holy Maiden of Light is eager to take control of the Holy City because Loren is currently embroiled in war and urgently needs military aid. This also means that she will not choose a direct confrontation in terms of military force unless absolutely necessary, in order to preserve the strength of the Holy City's army."

"Therefore, this will be our only chance."

After Elaine finished speaking, she put her hood back on and took her leave. According to her, it would be very difficult to secretly pass messages without the crows' sight, and she had to take advantage of the enchantment that blocked the animals' vision to get back to Rosia's house.

Regrie held the envelope in his hand and remained silent for a long time, his brow furrowed, as if he were deep in thought.

"Father...so what exactly did the letter say?"

Ferran hadn't interrupted during the conversation between Regret and Elaine, so it wasn't until now that he couldn't help but ask.

After a moment's hesitation, Legry said with a serious expression, "The Rossia family plans to... assassinate the Holy Maiden of Light."

"Ha, have they gone mad too?"

Ferran slumped back into his chair. "If we could have attacked the Holy Maiden, we would have done it long ago. Do they think Julius is just a figurehead?"

"That guy may seem honest, but his strength is no joke. If we dare to attack the Holy Maiden, he'll turn around and attack us. At that point, no one can stop him."

Assassination is like a nuclear bomb held by both sides. If you don't use it, neither of you will. Therefore, even if blood flows like a river, the Holy Maiden will at least be a member of the family who is executed after finding conclusive evidence of their crimes.

This is why, despite her widespread infamy as the "Tyrant Saintess," she still enjoys a certain degree of support from the lower-class believers in the Holy City.

That guy may seem crazy, but he always keeps things in perfect order.

However, if the three major families were to harbor any intention of assassination, it would be tantamount to overturning the table. With Julius in the Holy Maiden faction, assassination would be extremely difficult, and once the table is overturned, no one would be able to withstand his counter-assassination attempt.

Their family castle can withstand a large army, but it cannot guard against a holy-rank swordsman who wants to assassinate them at all times.

Therefore, from a practical point of view, assassinating the saintess was undoubtedly a foolish act.

However, what Regré didn't mention was that the Rossia family's letter also discussed a plan to escape Morningstar Ridge.

They claimed to be cooperating with external forces, and that the assassination of the Holy Maiden was merely a diversionary tactic. Their real aim was to divert the vital forces of both families from the currently sealed-off Morning Star Ridge.

The "external forces" mentioned in the letter were probably what Regrie was referring to without even having to guess.

But this very fact put him in a dilemma.

If they don't take action, the saintess will slowly erode their power, and sooner or later her blade will fall on their heads.

But taking action would mean completely breaking ties with the Holy Maiden, abandoning any remaining hope, and gambling that the Rossia family's evacuation plan would work; otherwise, they would face the other side's full-scale retaliation.

What should he do in this situation?

Looking at his four children, Reggie was overwhelmed with complex emotions.

A bronze statue of the God of Light hangs on the wall, its faceless form silently gazing down at the crowd in the hall, seemingly waiting to scrutinize Regri's decision.

"...Father, you don't really intend to do this, do you?"

Seeing that Regri remained silent for a long time, Ferran nervously swallowed.

But instead of answering Ferran, Legri looked at his eldest daughter, who seemed somewhat distracted.

"Theresa..."

"Theresa?"

"Oh, ah, Father?"

When her name was called a second time, Theresa finally snapped out of her daze and hurriedly answered.

"You've seemed so restless these past few days. Is the pressure from the Holy Maiden of Light putting too much on you?"

"Regri said softly."

"No... um, maybe so."

Theresa forced a smile.

"I remember the knight who was always with the Holy Maiden of Light, Orfindo. Wasn't he one of your men before?"

"They were originally Agnes's subordinates, but after the battle between Azurhai and the Dark Shepherds, they temporarily came under the command of my knights."

Theresa's expression darkened slightly as she spoke, "Well, he left after that in the Seven Seas City. Now that I think about it, he was probably recruited by that knight named 'Ye Xiao.' I never expected that guy to be the Holy Maiden's servant knight."

In the Seven Seas City, Theresa witnessed Ye Xiao kill Prince Verian, so she naturally had a deep impression of this man. This time in the Holy City, she recognized him at a glance.

I never expected that guy would be the Holy Maiden of Light's attendant knight. But considering the Holy Maiden of Light's cruel appearance, the two are actually quite a good match in some ways.

"...Do you have a way to contact him privately?"

Unexpectedly, Regley asked again.

"Uh... Father?"

Theresa initially thought she had misheard, then hesitated and flicked her fingers, "It'll probably be quite difficult. After all, he voluntarily came to the saintess, so we probably don't have much of a past relationship..."