Chapter 79: 78. Peace Amidst Turmoil

78. Peace Amidst Turmoil

Because the lead dancer priestess girl suddenly rushed into the crowd, people didn't react for a short while, and then the pot exploded instantly.

"Hey hey, what is that child doing? What is that man to her?"

"Her father? Looking at the age difference, it doesn't seem that big, but it's a bit too much for a couple..."

"Is it a boyfriend? Should we call the Order Frost Heart Group over?"

The eyes of the citizens in front were already becoming stranger and stranger, while those in the back who hadn't seen the situation clearly passed the words along, and the understanding became more and more biased.

"What? The blessing dance isn't happening? Is someone making trouble?"

"It seems someone is harassing the lead dancer girl."

"What! I'm going to act chivalrously!"

Li Ang had participated in vast battlefields where hundreds of teams fought, had even fought against magic beasts capable of crossing world dimensions, and had been present at guild ceremonies for the top-ranked team, feeling the gaze of ten thousand people.

But those were serious scenes, not this kind of interrogation on various moral levels.

But when the surroundings were almost entirely falling into chaos, only Zoe seemed to have cast aside the whole world. She clung to Li Ang, her face buried in his chest, caring only about pouring out her own heart.

"You lied to me. You were clearly late by six meal times."

Li Ang originally wanted to argue that the ship's speed was relatively slow, but thinking that this little cat might have missed him every once in a while, the words were replaced by an apology when they reached his lips.

"I'm sorry, I rushed back as fast as I could."

"You must compensate me."

Zoe raised her head, water light overflowing in her pair of red pupils.

"Alright, alright."

"You have to accompany me to practice swordsmanship, accompany me to practice the spells Eden sister taught..."

"Anything, anything."

"And accompany me to sleep."

"Don't say such misleading things outside!"

The girl's meaning was of course like the night talks on Satus Island, but others didn't know this situation.

Dorothy let out a near-scream from the side.

Li Ang noticed from the corner of his eye that when Zoe caused a huge uproar, the lady's expression had already gone through changes from astonishment to confusion to extreme panic.

It seemed she had said she wasn't good at crowded scenes, yet suddenly she was standing in the center of the storm. Although the cause wasn't her, she couldn't stay out of it. She looked like she was having trouble breathing, just one step away from rolling her eyes and fainting on the spot.

"Quick! Quick get down! This is in public! Goddess! Ho—how could there be such a willful person!"

Dorothy's pronunciation of words lost her usual noble tone.

Zoe blinked and turned to look at the strange girl shouting beside her.

"Who are you?"

"I am, I am?" Dorothy didn't know how to organize her language for a moment.

After repeating it twice in her mouth, she gritted her silver teeth and said: "I am! I am the one who is going to stop you!"

Gathered in the square in front of the Frost Tower Cathedral were not only citizens but also adventurers of all kinds.

"Hello, do you need help?"

"The youth of today, sigh. What kind of words are they saying."

"Where is my blessing? Hurry up and bless me!"

"Is the dance happening or not? I don't care what you're doing, let me see the high priestess dance. I haven't seen a beast-ear sister with such a broad chest before."

Various languages, guesses from various angles, polite inquiries, or rude interference—people had different purposes, and the things they cared about were also different. It was this kind of scene that made Dorothy even more dizzy.

The half-elf girl, who was about to cry, grabbed Zoe, wanting to separate her from Li Ang.

Zoe's eyebrows stood up, glaring at this strange woman who had suddenly popped up. She kicked her like a little cat waving its claws.

"Stop messing around, let's slip away first."

Li Ang had intended to slip away after Zoe's shocking words, but the crowd behind didn't know what had happened and surged forward, causing many people to be squeezed into the venue where they were originally dancing.

Even though the priests tried to maintain order, there were a few too many people who came, and they formed a pincer movement with the people in the back.

The furry ears on top of Eden's head shook, and she raised her hand, releasing a burst of ice mist. Large amounts of snowflakes appeared and condensed into various patterns.

This move slightly attracted the crowd's attention, but the scene hadn't calmed down yet.

"Everyone! Listen to me! I have something to say!"

A loud male voice exploded like thunder. This voice shocked many people in the field. They turned their heads to look, and the one who shouted was a middle-aged man with somewhat graying hair.

It was Li Ang's old leader Will who appeared forcefully. He forcibly showed off the commanding voice he was good at when adventuring. Back then, his voice was even louder than this, enough to penetrate the entire battlefield. Li Ang once suspected this was some kind of innate skill of his.

Will winked at Li Ang, made a "contact later" gesture he used in the old days, and gave him a thumbs up.

Li Ang quickly squeezed through the crowd while holding Zoe. Taking this opportunity, Eden signaled the priests to start playing music and chanting directly.

When the music sounded, the surging of the crowd slowly stilled and gradually retreated, giving way to the priests.

Li Ang, while holding the petite girl and pulling the half-elf lady who was panting from running, ran behind a thick pillar outside the cathedral.

No one paid attention to them anymore; they were temporarily out of danger.

Li Ang let out a long breath and glared at Zoe with a headache.

"Hu..."

Just as he wanted to scold her for being willful, he found that she was pressing her face against his chest, closing her eyes peacefully, with a smile on the corners of her mouth.

It seemed that no matter how chaotic the world was, she could feel endless peace as long as he was there.

Li Ang let out a long sigh.

He chose this, so what could he do? He could only educate her slowly.

"So doting." Seeing Li Ang's originally slightly angry expression turn into helplessness, Dorothy, who had originally been full of expectation, felt bored and muttered in a low voice.

"Get down." Li Ang patted Zoe's back.

The girl didn't let go, and even hugged him tighter.

"If you don't get down, I won't give you the gift."

"Gift?"

Zoe opened her eyes with light in them, and the strength in her body slowly receded.

Li Ang was just about to put her back on the ground, but noticed that the girl's feet were about to step on the cold floor, so he held her temporarily.

However, Zoe moved her body and jumped to the ground herself. Before her pink, moist soles touched the ground, a piece of earth-rock instantly condensed, isolating her from stepping directly on the frosted floor tiles.

"When did you learn this trick?"

"Gift, gift!"

The girl's focus at this moment was not on Li Ang's question at all.

"Wait until we get inside."

Li Ang pushed away the curious little cat who was reaching into his bag and looked for Eden's location.

As if echoing him, the beast-ear woman danced in a swirling dance, released a burst of frost and snow, and disappeared within it.

The crowd exclaimed and laughed, thinking it was some kind of illusion or effect created by magic, and the festival became even more lively because of it.

In front of the three of Li Ang, dots of blue light appeared and gathered from the air. Just as Dorothy was about to ask, Eden appeared in the blue light.

Eden bowed to Li Ang: "Greetings to the companion of the God-Child."

"Two distinguished guests, please follow me." She raised her hand to lead the three toward the side of the cathedral.

Li Ang followed, and Zoe hopped and skipped beside him. Every time her feet touched the ground, earth-rock material shields were instantly generated on the ground.

"Wh—what companion?" Dorothy asked in a low voice from the side.

"A kind of address."

"You're really cunning." The half-elf walked with her hands behind her back, following step by step: "I guessed it, I guessed it. How could she be an ordinary group member. But I'm also embarrassed to talk about others..."

Eden led the three into the interior of the cathedral through a side door. Li Ang originally thought she would soon take the three into a reception room, but he didn't expect her to keep heading toward the interior of the cathedral.

The further they went, the higher the dome of the cathedral became, until finally, it sank into the darkness that the lights on both sides of the aisle couldn't illuminate, and only blurry dark blue shadows could be seen.

At the end of the aisle, Eden waved her hand, and a huge door was driven by magic to slowly open, presenting a huge space before them. ===== CHAPTER 80 =====