When Wang Xiaoxin saw Lin Yuan lying motionless in the snow.
Her wings flapped at a much slower frequency. She hadn't expected this intruder to be her good friend!
She had originally intended to use this intruder to complete her plan, but unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, she had killed him.
She flew to Lin Yuan's "corpse" and crouched down, confirming again that this tired face was indeed Lin Yuan. The snow behind him had been stained red by blood.
"I'm sorry."
Now that Lin Yuan had died here because of her plan, she could do nothing but feel guilty.
"Hey, Wang Xiaoxin, he's not dead yet. Maybe he can still be saved. Look what's hidden on his chest?"
Her left eye turned blood red, and Hator's words pulled Wang Xiaoxin out of her guilt.
She immediately spotted the healing potion tied to Lin Yuan's chest. The red cross on it clearly indicated its purpose.
Although Lin Yuan's injuries were very serious, having a healing potion was better than giving up directly.
Without any room for hesitation, Wang Xiaoxin found the injection port on her combat suit and administered the injection.
Then, she hugged Lin Yuan and flew towards the foot of the mountain.
Camille was waiting at the foot of the mountain, having received Wang Xiaoxin's orders. She was still puzzled why her sister had come down so quickly.
Hadn't the Holy Mother instructed anything?
Before she could ask, someone was placed in her arms. Upon seeing the attire, it was the intruder who had threatened her in the cafeteria!
How did he end up like this? Hadn't she warned him enough? Why did he have to go and court death?
"Camille, take him to the secret room and take care of him. You don't need to worry about anything else, just wait for me to return.
If he dies, don't bury him. Burn him to ashes, put them in a box, he doesn't belong here."
With that, she didn't bother to see if Camille understood, flapped her wings, and flew back towards the church.
When she arrived, the church hall was brightly lit.
The Holy Mother, unusually, was not sitting on the "throne" but was angrily questioning the two people kneeling on the ground.
"Why wasn't anyone guarding the church!! The Holy Infant was almost stolen!!! If it weren't for Tavorite reminding me to return, my plan would have failed!"
The two people kneeling on the ground could only tremble, not daring to utter a single word of explanation.
There was nothing they could do; they couldn't afford to offend the two above.
"Alright, alright, Mother, these two were sent by me because Horus had gone berserk and someone had to stop him. You wouldn't want the entire estate to be in chaos, would you?"
As the Holy Mother was about to strike, Wang Xiaoxin stepped forward to smooth things over and maintain her image.
"Very well," the Holy Mother suddenly withdrew her angry expression and became exceptionally gentle, "For my darling daughter's sake, I'll spare you this time."
"Thank you, Holy Mother, thank you, Saintess!"
"Now, hurry and clean up the mess you left behind!" the Holy Mother glared, and the two kneeling on the ground, as if granted amnesty, quickly scrambled up and ran out.
"Horus" at the foot of the mountain was still rampaging, and they had to calm it down.
Now, only Wang Xiaoxin and the Holy Mother remained in the church hall.
"My dear Tavorite, you go and attend to your business as well. I'm going to see if my little baby is frightened," she said and walked away on her own.
Wang Xiaoxin stood with her head bowed for a while, and after confirming there was no movement, she let out a long sigh of relief.
She withdrew with a calm expression, but her heart was filled with worry.
The Holy Mother's tone just now was strange. She seemed to have sensed something. The plan could not be delayed any further.
Although Lin Yuan was an added variable, the overall layout of the plan was not affected and could proceed as usual.
If it succeeded in the end, it would be a fitting end for Lin Yuan.
Meanwhile, in the bedroom just now, the Holy Mother sat by Lin Junhui's cradle, the window having been replaced with a new one.
"Holy Mother, is there anything else you need me to do?" the maid who had signaled Lin Yuan earlier had a trembling voice.
She was now very worried that her actions would be discovered by the Holy Mother, and she would be thrown off the cliff like trash, just like the man who came to rescue him earlier.
"There's nothing else. You rest beside him. The Holy Infant will need to be fed when he wakes up." The Holy Mother's tone was unreadable, and she was carefully caressing a painting.
It was as if she were caressing her own child, her gaze affectionate, her movements gentle.
"Understood, understood." The wet nurse secretly breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing the Holy Mother's words. She was safe, at least for now.
"thesluggardenviesandreceivesnothing,butthediligentwillberich.
–elsa"
The Holy Mother read the words behind the painting over and over. She didn't notice the change in the wet nurse's expression, murmuring to herself in a voice only she could hear.
"Elsa, I am about to succeed. No one can stop me..."
...
In the secret room at the foot of the mountain, Wang Xiaoxin, under the pretense of patrolling, evaded the two "bishops" and rushed back to check on the situation.
"How is he? Is he still alive?" Only Camille and Lin Yuan, lying on the bed, were in the room.
Upon hearing her sister's question, Camille quickly got up and gave up her seat.
"Sister, to be honest, I find it hard to believe, but his wounds have already healed. He's still unconscious, though.
This is the first time I've seen a human with such severe injuries recover completely. Perhaps God truly protects the good and the kind."
After speaking, Camille clasped her hands together in prayer.
She was a devout believer and firmly believed that this was God's mercy.
Hearing Camille's words, Wang Xiaoxin was also somewhat surprised. She sat by the bed and carefully examined Lin Yuan.
The result was the same as Camille had said. His injuries were healing at an astonishing speed. If this continued, Lin Yuan would be fully recovered before tonight.
"Old Lin, what exactly have you been through?"
Wang Xiaoxin didn't know what price Lin Yuan had paid for this body, but she knew intuitively that it wouldn't have been a pleasant experience.
Sighing, Wang Xiaoxin stood up again. She still needed to protect Wu Tian to complete the mission.
However, she no longer felt the sense of having everything under control. This was because she knew about the woman that Andrea had sent.
Lin Yuan had mentioned her name in the early days of the apocalypse.
Wu Tian.
"Damn it, what kind of situation is this?! How can I run into someone I chatted with at the beginning of the apocalypse on the other side of the world?!
Is the logic loop closed?!"
And Andrea, that cunning little girl, had she made friends during her time in China?
"Camille, take good care of her.
The haze will soon dissipate, and light will once again shine upon the earth. You just need to wait patiently."
The girl in the nun's habit clasped her hands together again, praying, "May the Lord protect you."
Meanwhile, Wu Tian was heading in another direction. She was not yet aware that the Saintess who had stopped her earlier was Wang Xiaoxin.
She was merely following the "Saintess's" instructions to head to the amusement park to find the missing "Horus."