Chapter 323: The Princess

"Princess Luo Ying, please come in! I didn't expect to see you again so soon!"

Inside the temple, the fox woman Sister Qing Ling greeted Princess Luo Ying and led her forward.

Sister Qing Ling noticed that Princess Luo Ying's face was weary, and her companions Ningcui and the Princess Dowager were no better off.

After arriving in the City of Miracles, Princess Luo Ying felt an inexplicable sense of peace settle within her.

As if this place granted her the greatest safety possible.

And seeing the flames within the temple, her sense of security deepened further.

This was the temple of the Lord of Flames!

In Princess Luo Ying's eyes, this was surely the safest place on earth.

"Queen, I hope to receive your aid."

After entering the temple, Princess Luo Ying immediately stated her purpose.

She revealed nothing, recounting every detail of what had transpired in the Kingdom of Xiling.

When she finished, several hours had passed.

After patiently listening, Sister Qing Ling said, "Princess Luo Ying, you must be exhausted. Rest first—I will consult with them and give you an answer soon!"

Princess Luo Ying nodded and said, "Mm."

Princess Luo Ying knew this matter could not be rushed.

Even though the Lord of Flames had saved her, the aid she now needed was military intervention from Yan Country!

She knew full well that such a massive matter could not be resolved in an instant.

So Princess Luo Ying and the Princess Dowager went to the room Sister Qing Ling had arranged for them to rest.

The Princess Dowager was still recovering her spirit.

The possession by the Holy Spirit had severely shaken her soul, causing great spiritual damage that required much time to heal.

Once she fully recovered, she could naturally advance to Eighth Rank.

"Luo Ying, I now understand your meaning—the Lord of Flames may truly be a deity of disruptive power."

The Princess Dowager stood before the large floor-to-ceiling window, gazing downward, and said.

Compared to Princess Luo Ying, the Princess Dowager had seen far more.

She had visited no fewer than ten nations.

Even some extraordinarily vast kingdoms.

Yet she had never seen a city like the City of Miracles.

Some cities matched the City of Miracles in beauty, especially those filled with abundant flowers and devout believers.

But the City of Miracles was more than just beautiful.

Everything within it differed radically from those other cities.

This led the Princess Dowager to believe that this city, built under the Lord of Flames' revelation, was also an embodiment of his philosophy.

The more one sees, the stronger one becomes, and the less easily one offers one's faith.

The Princess Dowager had never offered her own faith.

Precisely because she refused to offer her faith, she had traveled far abroad to study, avoiding conflict between the Wangshigen Sect and the royal family of Xiling over her.

She had avoided it in her youth.

But decades later, the Wangshigen Sect and the royal family of Xiling still fractured over her.

This fracture dealt a fatal blow to the royal family of Xiling.

No matter how powerful the royal family, it was still secular power.

The sect represented the divine.

How could secular power possibly stand against a god?

Especially that god—who lost the Divine War and, to preserve his realm on the Continent of Gods, resorted to any means necessary!

While studying abroad, the Princess Dowager had researched many deities.

Purely academic research.

But all these deities gave her the same impression.

Their deeds were similar, the stories told about them were similar, and their actions were essentially the same.