1502 Sister Yan Qiu (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
Brianca did indeed know an Undead Mage in the Holy Judgment Court. She reached out and called the Undead Mage, who was in charge of scrolls, over. The old man walked back and forth in front of Yuria's grave and said, ”I heard her voice many times. She's calm and sincere, unlike most of the souls. She did not display any strong hatreds, nor was she clinging to her past life...”
Heidi and Brianca were startled by the old man's words. Did that mean Yuria's soul had always been around this little grave?
”Don't worry, she didn't turn into a vengeful spirit,” the old man reassured them.
”So she has rested in peace here?” Heidi asked.
The old man shook his head and said, ”I remember she was still here last month, but she's gone now. If her soul left, judging from her serenity, she might eventually return to the Alps, but it's strange that her corpse isn't under here, too.”
Heidi and Brianca shifted their gaze to Mo Fan. It was just as he had mentioned: someone had dug the grave up! Yuria's corpse was no longer around!
”Did she leave by herself?” Mo Fan asked.
”No, I already told you, she didn't turn into an undead. Besides, this is the Holy Judgment Court, a place protected by holy spirits. No dead person could possibly become undead here, regardless of how strong they were. Even their souls would rest in peace in no time,” the old man said.
The old man left after answering their questions. He was obviously not interested in the owner of the grave. The peaceful spirit of the woman would occasionally be sitting quietly on the icy cliff when he passed by late at night...
”Someone took her corpse,” Mo Fan said.
”What kind of demented person would do a thing like that!?” Heidi said furiously.
Heidi was even more impressed by her senior sister after learning about the truth of her death. She was thinking of visiting her grave on behalf of Miss Ceylan, but she did not expect it to come down to something like this!
”That's strange! Only a few people knew Yuria was buried here. Even the name on her tombstone was replaced with the name of her favorite flower, considering how sensitive the incident before was. It's unlikely anyone knew she was buried here!” Brianca was utterly confused.
”Is it possible to track her body? The person that stole her corpse surely has some ulterior motives!” Heidi said.
”There's no way we can track the person down now. We don't even understand what's going on!” Mo Fan shook his head.
It was impossible for them to retrieve the dead body. There were no other traces, apart from the sign that the soil was dug up recently. Even the old man's Undead Element would struggle to find any trace of Yuria's corpse!
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Was Yuria's corpse related to some other secrets?, Mo Fan wondered to himself.
However, the timing did not make any sense. Izisha and Edith would not know where Yuria was buried. Brianca strongly insisted that only three people knew where Yuria's grave was. in addition, Yuria's corpse had gone missing one or two months ago, indicating that the two incidents were not related.
If they were related, they might still have a chance to track Yuria's corpse down through Edith. They could visit Headmistress Perry to see if there were any other secrets related to Yuria. However, if the two incidents were not related at all, they would have no clue on where to start. It was possible that some deviant Undead Mage had taken the corpse away when they passed by the area!
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The day of Mo Fan's trial soon arrived. The outcome was no surprise: Mo Fan was found not guilty and was released. Both the Heresy Judgment Court and Holy Judgment Court were unable to prove that Mo Fan was the demon. As a result, they could not prove the Golden Sun Knight had died to Mo Fan, either.
The Parthenon Temple was in such a great mess, it felt like a revolution. Izisha's old subordinates had killed lots of people behind the scenes to get rid of her enemies. If anyone was the demon, Izisha was truly the one, even though she did not actually do anything as she was lying inside her coffin...
”Things were a lot simpler than I imagined!” Zhao Manyan patted Mo Fan on the shoulder in congratulations.
”It was only simple for my side,” Mo Fan replied.
Mo Fan was not relieved that he had been released so easily after learning Izisha's true goal. She had only used him for her plan. Not only did she deliver a great blow to the rival Alps Institute, she had also established a friendly relationship with the strongest clan in Europe. It was extremely important for her future chances for the role of the Goddess!
”Shouldn't you be happy that nothing happened? Do you really want the Holy Judgment Court to continue with the investigation?” Zhao Manyan said.
”By the way, where did Mu Bai go?” Mo Fan asked.
”How would I know!?”
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To the west of the Holy Judgment Court stood a finely detailed wooden mansion. Beside it was a huge hot spring, a rarity on the snowy mountain. Tall walls of ice had surrounded it, forming a perfect place to relax.
”Our young duke is inside, you shouldn't be disturbing his rest!” the henchman in the red outfit said.
”Perfect timing. I wanted to know if he was doing well or not, too,” Mu Bai said as he went inside. The henchman tried to stop him, but he was a little hesitant since they were currently on the Holy Judgment Court's territory instead of on their private lands. Any guest of the Holy Judgment Court was allowed to use its facilities!