Miss Luo Yan’s Feet Are Buried With Corpses v3c38

Witch’s Night: Chapter 38 I Haven’t Lost

The rustling white paper strips almost slapped Norian in the face at such close range, and Granny Zoya, who had originally had a serious expression, couldn’t help but chuckle.

The people inside also looked towards the doorway. What they saw was that, besides Hua Qingling, Chris and Anna both had white paper strips on their faces…

At the same time, Norian also saw the playing cards on the table and wondered if these people actually played cards.

“Miss Luo Yan, just take them off for now.” Hua Qingling said helplessly. “At least show some respect to Magistrate Norian…”

“Is it alright?” Luo Yan turned her head and asked. “You just said that whoever loses has to accept the punishment.”

“…It’s time for serious business now.”

“Alright.”

Luo Yan shook her head, and the white paper strips fell off her face.

Then Hua Qingling conjured a gentle breeze, sending the paper strips into the nearby wastebasket.

“What is it, Magistrate Norian?” Luo Yan said indifferently, stepping aside. “Come in and talk.”

“No, it’s fine… let’s just talk here.”

Norian shook his head repeatedly. Seeing the strange scene inside, he suddenly didn’t want to go in…

“Mm.”

Luo Yan didn’t stand on ceremony with Norian. After nodding, she stared at Norian, seemingly listening intently.

“Actually, it’s not a big deal, just some… minor matters that can be easily handled, and we need to trouble you with them.”

Norian’s expression seemed a bit awkward, whether it was because of Luo Yan staring at him or some other reason.

Granny Zoya, on the other hand, continued frankly,

“It’s about the Ten Cities Council.”

“Hmm?”

Not only Luo Yan, but everyone inside, except for the naive Cecilia, pricked up their ears.

As the biggest event in the Free Federation for hundreds of years, concerning the safety of all humanity, the Ten Cities Council was naturally the most important matter during this time.

But… why would Magistrate Norian say it was just a minor matter?

As soon as Granny Zoya finished speaking, Norian’s expression became even more awkward. He blushed slightly, turned his head away, and said in a low voice,

“As far as I know, that little girl named ‘Cecilia’… should be the adopted daughter, or rather, granddaughter, left behind by the cultist Bishop, Hamid, right?”

Hearing Grandpa Bishop’s name, Cecilia, who had been timid, immediately lit up, ran over with small steps, and said in a soft, childish voice,

“Grandpa, do you know where Grandpa Bishop is?”

Cecilia’s expectant eyes seemed to shine brightly, making it hard not to feel pity for her.

Seeing this scene, even Granny Zoya awkwardly looked away.

He definitely wouldn’t know…

They also wanted to find Hamid, but their purpose was a little different from Cecilia’s. The reason Lannister was looking for Hamid was mostly to… deal with him.

After all, the chaos caused by Hamid for the sake of the oracle, if not crippling Lannister, had greatly weakened it.

At least one-tenth of the city’s districts had been damaged, about thirty percent of which were important areas, and thousands of people had been killed or injured, including hundreds of ability users.

Even though Lannister was wealthy and powerful, it couldn’t afford such losses.

After learning the whole story from the Saint, Norian only sighed in relief that he had agreed to bring Miss Luo Yan into Lannister, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable.

No one had expected that so many cultists would be lurking within Lannister.

Cecilia’s beloved Grandpa Bishop was like a demon to Lannister.

However… these things actually had nothing to do with this little girl who wasn’t even ten years old.

Even though she was a God’s Chosen, she hadn’t used her power to harm anyone. The ghastly shadow conjured from her imagination was only protecting her.

Although it did scare quite a few people…

“Sorry, Cecilia, I don’t know.”

Facing this cute little girl, Norian couldn’t bear to tell her the truth and could only say this gently.

“Oh, okay.”

Cecilia’s expression visibly darkened, a heartbreaking sight.

But Cecilia didn’t say anything more and obediently stood behind Luo Yan.

“Why did you suddenly mention her?” Luo Yan reached out and rubbed Cecilia’s soft, curly hair, looking directly at Norian and asking, “What Hamid did has nothing to do with Cecilia, Magistrate Norian, you should know this very well.”

Luo Yan was unusually assertive, and Norian wasn’t quite used to it. In his impression, this girl had always been easygoing, and only when she had misunderstood that Lannister was monitoring her had her tone been slightly stronger.

“Of course I know, and it’s not about pursuing Hamid’s actions… Forget it, I’ll just say it directly.”

Norian sighed, truly losing face this time. “I would like to request… Miss Cecilia, to be Lannister’s envoy to Noah and attend the Ten Cities Council.”

“…Ah?”

“What!”

Hearing this, both Hua Qingling and Chris couldn’t sit still any longer, standing up and looking at Norian in shock.

“Are you joking?”

Luo Yan was equally surprised and couldn’t understand why Lannister would make such a decision.

“Would I specifically come here to joke with you?” Norian said, spreading his hands helplessly.

Hearing this, Luo Yan actually thought seriously for a moment, then replied,

“That’s more likely than Cecilia being Lannister’s representative.”

“…I can’t really refute that, but unfortunately, this is not a joke.” Norian sighed heavily again.

Not to mention Luo Yan and the others, even he himself couldn’t understand…

Luo Yan’s gaze turned strange. She looked at Cecilia, then at Norian, and finally, tentatively, at Granny Zoya.

After hesitating for a long time, Luo Yan finally asked,

“Granny Zoya, is Cecilia… your and Hamid’s illegitimate daughter?”

Cecilia, tilting her head, continued Luo Yan’s words, “Grandma Zoya?”

“Clearly, she isn’t.” Granny Zoya’s eyes widened, looking at Luo Yan as if to say “Are you kidding me?” “Little girl, what kind of imagination do you have to connect me with Hamid…”

“I heard that among the Saint candidates back then, you were… the one with slightly poorer grades, while Hamid was one of the top performers. Under normal circumstances, it’s easy for two people with such different statuses to develop a… rather popular kind of relationship.”

To maintain Granny Zoya’s dignity as a “Destruction” level ability user, Luo Yan didn’t say “a romantic love story between a straggler and a top student.”

Chris had gossiped about these things to them. Chris’s hidden identity was a Shadow Guard, so her information naturally came from Saint Shadow.

It was first-hand gossip…

However, given Shadow’s personality, it was unknown how much exaggeration was mixed in with this private information.

“What normal circumstances, Hamid and I weren’t even in the same class! The only times we met back then were during the opening and graduation ceremonies!”

Granny Zoya hurriedly explained, “Although I was a bit… carefree, I wouldn’t have a relationship with Hamid, okay!”

“Then who did you have a relationship with?”

Chris blurted out, then quickly covered her mouth.

Oops, habitual gossip…

“With…”

Granny Zoya just started, and everyone pricked up their ears, intently waiting for her answer.

But at this point, Norian couldn’t listen anymore and hurriedly interrupted,

“Serious business, let’s talk about serious business, Granny Zoya!”

“Ah, right, right, right.” Granny Zoya finally realized something was wrong and coughed a few times. “Let’s go back to the original topic, Miss Luo Yan.”

A dignified “Destruction” level ability user, her dignity completely gone after these few sentences.

However, “Destruction” level ability users were also human, they also had emotions and private lives, it just felt a bit out of place to discuss them publicly.

Everyone’s ears drooped; it was indeed a pity that they couldn’t hear the gossip about a “Destruction” level ability user.

“Anyway, Cecilia has nothing to do with Granny Zoya… and nothing to do with me,” Norian continued. “Actually, this was a request from the Saint, and I’ve checked. Cecilia is indeed a registered citizen of Lannister and can represent the city.”

Although the fact that Hamid even registered Cecilia’s residence was quite amusing, Luo Yan still noticed the more important information,

“Saint Illusion? Did she say why she made this request?”

Luo Yan also glanced at Anna. Her situation was somewhat similar to Cecilia’s.

But the difference was that Yan City, which Anna represented, was a small city with very little say.

No matter who was sent as a representative, after arriving in Noah, they could only agree to everything, so it didn’t make much difference.

But Lannister was one of the largest mega-cities, second only to Noah. Although it only rose rapidly after Norian’s reforms, it had accumulated considerable strength, and the presence of a “Destruction” level ability user proved this point.

The opinions put forward by Lannister’s representative might even influence the overall direction of the Ten Cities Council.

“How can we guess the Saint’s thoughts? And after careful consideration, the Council of Elders also approved it.” Norian said with a wry smile,

“However, you don’t have to worry, there’s more than one representative. Lannister is sending a delegation, it’s just that the nominal leader of this delegation… is this little girl.”

Even so, it was still too outrageous.

But thinking about it carefully, Cecilia’s situation was still somewhat different from Anna’s.

She was a God’s Chosen, and she had a very close relationship with one of the Bishops of the Church of the End Gods. Perhaps Illusion wanted to use Cecilia to do something to these cultists, which was why she made this decision.

Luo Yan looked down at Cecilia. This innocent, pink-haired little girl didn’t understand the meaning of these things at all, and her little head couldn’t comprehend too much.

Cecilia only knew to follow her Grandpa Bishop before, and now the person she followed had changed to Luo Yan.

Putting aside all the embellishments, Cecilia was just a naive little girl.

“Understood, I’ll keep an eye on her.” Luo Yan nodded and gently pulled Cecilia closer. “Is that all, Magistrate Norian?”

“Yes, that’s all.” Norian nodded, then seemed to remember something and continued, “Oh right, I have a few words I want to say to you personally.”

Luo Yan, who was about to close the door, paused and raised an eyebrow. “What is it?”

“Miss Luo Yan, although your trip to Lannister wasn’t very pleasant, and you probably didn’t have a good impression, and you might not even want to remember it in the future.”

Norian said with a hint of self-deprecation, “But as the host, I still have to fulfill my duties as a host.”

When he brought Luo Yan into Lannister, he had proudly introduced this mega-city, which had regained its glory under his leadership.

But now… Norian no longer had the face to boast.

“It’s nothing important, I hope you like it.”

Norian took out a card and handed it to Luo Yan.

“What is this?”

Luo Yan took the card and looked at it curiously.

The card seemed like an ordinary card. Although the material used was very good, it didn’t have any special effects, not even a trace of spiritual energy could be sensed.

Several incomprehensible logos were engraved on it, along with some stylized text, barely recognizable as the words “Lannister.”

“Money.”

Norian said frankly, spreading his hands.

As soon as money was mentioned, Hua Qingling immediately woke up, and Chris also recognized the card. Even she showed a surprised expression,

“Lannister’s Black Card? Magistrate Norian, you’re just giving it to… Miss Luo Yan?”

“It’s just some insignificant money,” Norian said with a smile. “For people of your level, money is just a mundane thing.”

These words were fine for Chris, but Hua Qingling wasn’t happy. If it weren’t for maintaining her image, she would have argued with Magistrate Norian.

“The Black Card isn’t just money… Miss Luo Yan, keep it safe.”

Chris sighed and said. She could see how much Lannister valued Luo Yan.

“Lannister’s Black Card represents Lannister itself. All your expenses in the Free Federation only require presenting this Black Card, and Lannister will unconditionally cover the bill, without any limit.”

“Indeed.”

Norian nodded, confirming Chris’s words.

Actually, most people who received the Black Card weren’t short of this kind of money; it was more like a recognition from Lannister.

Hua Qingling’s eyes were glued to the card. Even after Norian left, and Luo Yan sat back at the card table, she continued to stare at the Black Card in Luo Yan’s hand.

“Continue playing cards?”

Luo Yan picked up her cards and asked.

“Play, play…” Hua Qingling responded absentmindedly.

And at this time, Chris sharply noticed a blind spot,

“Wait, Miss Luo Yan, you have to put the white paper strips back on your face. That’s the penalty for losing the game!”

“What penalty?” Luo Yan said with a puzzled expression. “I haven’t lost.”