Elder brother's garrison

Xiao Bai stood in front of the lobby entrance and listened to the sounds inside.

The hall seemed to be filled with the Pope's angry shouts, indicating that he had not yet left.

Xiao Bai looked up at the ceiling, which was nearly seven or eight meters high, and the glass window above it. Then, it skillfully climbed up the relief on the wall to the glass window on the ceiling and looked into the hall.

In the hall.

The pope was pacing back and forth in front of the statue, furious, and lashing out at the man kneeling before him.

"You bastard! As the high priest, you actually led the demon into the sacred place! And you even tried to let the demon seduce me with her beauty!" The Pope slammed his fist on the table in anger, howling at the trembling man before him, "You are simply foolish! You are simply... simply stupid!!! You almost made me fall for the demon's trick and fall into her scheme!"

Before the Pope, the high priest knelt on the ground, trembling all over.

"Oh no, my Pope, I am guilty!" the high priest said, trembling. "My understanding of God was not deep enough, and I was deceived by the devil. I knew it! No wonder a human could recite our doctrines so easily. It is indeed not something a human could do! I was foolish!"

"Nonsense! Utter nonsense!" The Pope slammed his fist on the table, gritting his teeth. "This demon is utterly despicable! She actually transformed into a beautiful young woman to seduce me! It's obvious that such a beautiful young woman could never exist in this world! Her beauty surpasses even that of a god!"

"Your Holiness, please rest assured, I will send men to interrogate her tonight—no, I will send men to interrogate her at noon! I will make this demon regret defiling God's holy land!" The high priest raised his hands, trembling as he spoke, "Therefore, my Pope, my bishopric..."

"You're still thinking about a promotion?? I'm being lenient by not demoting you!" The Pope became even angrier upon hearing the man's words.

"No! My Pope, what I mean is... I'm willing to give up this promotion; I only hope I can atone for my sins through meritorious service!"

"Alright! Then it's up to you! After the ceremony, I want you to whip that demon mercilessly. I want to see you beat her until her skin is torn and bleeding!"

"Yes! My Pope!!"

"Huff, huff..." After giving his final instructions, the Pope's arrogance seemed to have not yet dissipated. He plopped down on a chair in the hall, grabbed a jewel-encrusted water glass and took several gulps, then glared fiercely at the door.

At the entrance, two nuns stood quietly with their heads bowed.

"Anna, while I was reprimanding this foolish priest, did you sneak out?" the Pope asked one of the nuns.

"Yes." The cold-faced nun who was called upon bowed slightly to the Pope.

"What did you do?"

“The stewed potatoes in the kitchen were almost done, so I left temporarily to flip them over,” the cold-faced nun replied without changing her expression, as if it were a trivial matter. “Since you were reprimanding this ignorant priest, I didn’t want to disturb your enjoyment.”

"Heh, you're right. Anna, you truly are my good assistant." Hearing the cold-faced nun's words, a hint of satisfaction finally appeared on the Pope's lips. He turned to the kneeling priest and said in a deep voice, "Although Anna has only been with us for less than a week, she is far more intelligent than a fool like you!"

"Yes!" The high priest pressed his head tightly to the ground, not daring to move.

"Hmph, you may leave. I need to prepare the shroud for the ceremony," the Pope said to the High Priest.

"Yes!" The high priest stood up gratefully and retreated out of the hall as if afraid that the pope would be dissatisfied.

After leaving the hall.

The high priest's face was ashen; he clenched his teeth and stared ahead with a gaze that seemed capable of killing.

"This... demon! She actually deceived me, deceived the Pope!" The high priest cursed under his breath as he walked. "You have caused me to lose God's favor! Tonight, after the ceremony, I will whip your body mercilessly, I will splatter your blood all over the walls, I will make you regret being born into this world!"

The high priest spoke and then gradually left.

On the ceiling, Xiaobai sat on a relief sculpture by the glass window, its two legs dangling wildly in the air, seven or eight meters above the ground.

"No matter what, whipping someone is going too far."

Xiaobai watched the High Priest's departing figure, feeling slightly unhappy. She turned around and glanced at the scene behind the glass window, only to find that the Pope had also left through another exit.

Little White remained seated on the ceiling relief, waiting for the two nuns to leave before gracefully landing back on the floor and entering the hall.

The hall was empty.

Beneath the massive sculpture, the flames in the fire pit are still burning.

"The Pope must have gone to retrieve the Shroud of Relic... Hmm... Following him might lead us to the Deep Sea Akagi." Little White murmured softly, preparing to approach the exit the Pope had just left through.

But at this very moment.

crunch.

The door to the room where the Pope had left was suddenly pushed open.

The Pope came out carrying a bunch of keys.

"Huh?" Little White stopped in front of the door and exchanged a glance with the Pope who came out.

"Huh?" The Pope froze, staring at the little white creature before him, his eyes glazed over, seemingly wondering how it had gotten out of the dungeon. "Eh? You..."

Before the Pope could finish speaking...

A flash of light streaked past the Pope.

next second.

The Pope felt a soft fist touch his face, and then, this small fist, carrying a powerful aura, lifted him up from mid-air and slammed him hard against the wall.

boom! !

"—Ugh!"

The Pope let out a scream, then his neck lolled to the side and he collapsed against the wall, unresponsive.

Little White landed in front of the Pope and withdrew his fist.

"I finally understand. You were trying to take advantage of me before, weren't you?"

Xiao Bai, hands on her hips, huffed and puffed, and asked the Pope who had already fainted.

Chapter 2382 Closing the Net

Xiao Bai only understood why he had been imprisoned in the dungeon after overhearing the conversation between the Pope and the High Priest.

It turns out that this cult leader is a devoted fan of teenage girls!

Xiaobai's physical age is a genuine sixteen-year-old young beauty, but in order to legally inherit the Mengxin Town Guardian's Mansion, Mu Yu changed her legal age from sixteen to twenty-one. Although these five years have not been added to Xiaobai's physical body, legally speaking, Xiaobai is already a mature adult.

To those unaware of the situation, Xiaobai is now a grown woman disguised as a sixteen-year-old girl.

For a staunch fundamentalist enthusiast of teenage girls, a cute girl like Xiaobai, who is legally 21 years old, even if she looks exactly like a real girl, has a completely corrupt and outdated soul, so she is an existence that can never be acknowledged or accepted by him.

If I had to describe the Pope's feelings at that moment in a metaphorical way, it would be like the anger of a traditional Italian seeing a pineapple pizza.

but.

Xiao Bai didn't care about the Pope's mental journey at the time; during her recent eavesdropping experience, she only realized one thing.

That is—the pope in front of me is one hundred percent not a good person, and is even an old pervert who would prey on young girls.

So Little White unleashed divine punishment upon the Pope.

The Pope is dead.

Xiao Bai dusted off his hands, still fuming, and looked at the Pope who had fainted against the wall.

Xiao Bai's punch was clean and decisive. The Pope, who had taken the hit, leaned against the wall with his neck tilted to the side, his eyes rolling back, looking like he was barely breathing. Even the key he had been holding tightly in his hand was knocked far away.

"If it weren't for me being your target this time, what if it had been another girl? Wouldn't this person have succeeded... No, this is too dangerous." Xiaobai put her hands on her hips, looked at the Pope deep in thought, and then asked, "Deep Sea Will, is there any way to stop this person from harming people in the future?"

quickly.

Right after Xiaobai asked that question.

A wisp of spiritual energy traveled from the depths of the spiritual world to Xiaobai's mind, blooming like a flower and transforming into a message of the will of the deep sea.

"Execute by cannon fire."

The messages from the will of the deep sea remained as concise as ever.

"Should we kill him...? That's a bit..." Xiaobai's expression immediately turned troubled.

Just now.

Another wisp of spiritual energy flowed from the depths of the spiritual world into Xiaobai's mind.

"Spare his life?" came the message from the will of the deep sea.

"Well... let the police judge him. They'll give a fair verdict." Xiaobai nodded, scratching his cheek sheepishly. "Um... if possible, I really don't want to get involved in murder cases..."

The will of the deep sea remained silent for a long time.

About half a minute later, the last wisp of spiritual energy slowly emerged.

"also."

Just after that wisp of spiritual energy dissipated, the land-based ship equipment suddenly appeared behind Xiaobai.

Huff —

A cold wind, accompanied by the massive crystal ship's armor, slowly pressed down, crushing the dining table in the hall with a loud bang, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

A faint wisp of black energy emerged from the land-based ship's equipment, transforming into a needle that shot into the Pope's body with a whoosh.

As the black needle entered his body, the unconscious Pope's body quickly began to tremble violently. He started foaming at the mouth, his limbs twitching, and his entire body twisted in a bizarre posture. A liquid, accompanied by a foul odor, seeped from under his ornate robes, quickly soaking the floor around him.

A thud.

The Pope collapsed amidst the filth, as if he had undergone some major surgery, his breath becoming extremely weak.

The land-based ship equipment then vanished in a flash of white light.

Little White covered his mouth and nose, took several steps back, and looked at the Pope in surprise.

"Deep Sea Will, what have you done?" Little White asked the air.

A wisp of spiritual energy was transmitted into Xiaobai's mind.

"It's nothing. I just used deep-sea energy to remove some functions that he didn't need in the first place."

The message from the will of the deep sea is full of domineering power.

"As expected of the will of the deep sea." Little White smiled gratefully at the air. "Now I can rest assured."

"..."

Having dealt with the Pope, Xiaobai didn't look at him again, but instead turned her gaze to the door the Pope had just opened.

This is the room the Pope just entered.

Xiao Bai pushed open the door and went inside.

Behind the hall's doors was a luxurious, deep red corridor. A sign outside the corridor read, "Popular Private Space, No Unauthorized Entry." Xiao Bai ignored the sign and walked straight to the end of the corridor, opening the door at the end.

Xiao Bai's figure disappeared inside the door.

About five minutes passed.

Xiao Bai walked out of the room, puzzled.

The rooms in the corridor were the Pope's living quarters. Apart from some cult books like the "Divine Scriptures" and the "Divine Skin Prayer Book," they mostly contained useless gems and sculptures, as well as a dozen or so safes filled with cash. Xiaobai herself wasn't interested in those material possessions, mainly because she was afraid that if she continued searching, she might find some bizarre or disturbing items. Therefore, after smashing all the safes she could and confirming that there was nothing related to Deep Sea Akagi inside, she quickly left.

"How strange, there's no Akagi from the Deep Sea in the Pope's living quarters, and it seems even the Shroud of Remains isn't there... Wasn't he here to retrieve the Shroud of Remains?"

Back in the hall, Xiaobai looked at the Pope lying in the filth with a puzzled expression.

As Xiaobai pondered, his gaze unconsciously fell upon the key that the Pope had just lost.

Xiao Bai quickly remembered that when the Pope came out of the room, he was carrying this key. He was holding the key tightly, as if it were his own lifeline, until he was knocked unconscious by Xiao Bai's punch and then let go.

Xiao Bai quickly walked to the key, bent down to pick it up, and gently weighed it in his palm.

The Pope's key was heavy, inlaid with many sparkling rubies and sapphires. The whole key shimmered brilliantly in the sunlight. It was more like an expensive work of art than a bunch of keys.

"This thing... it shouldn't be used to open a living room, right?"

"Hmm...could it be...a secret passage?"

Xiao Bai muttered to himself while holding the key, then his gaze swept across the hall and, as if possessed, stopped on the huge statue and fire pit in the center of the hall.

This is the most eye-catching place in the entire hall.

Xiao Bai walked up to the statue and reached into the blazing fire pit to touch it twice.

"Huh? It really is..."

As Xiaobai groped around, she suddenly felt something like a keyhole in the flames, and her eyes lit up.

Xiao Bai quickly pulled his hand out, pinched the gem key, and probed back into the fire pit. He found the keyhole again and pushed the key in.

click!

A crisp sound of gears rang out.

Xiao Bai withdrew his hand, and saw that the huge statue in front of him was making a buzzing sound. The statue slowly moved to one side under Xiao Bai's gaze, revealing a very special iron door hidden behind it.

"I've only ever seen this kind of mechanism in games and movies... I never thought it actually existed in real life." Xiaobai exclaimed, looking at the iron gate behind the statue. He walked up and gently poked it with his finger.