She tried her best to look natural, taking off the cloak on her body and folding it in her arm, then slowly walking towards him, "Thank you."

  "Thank me?" Kael's gaze didn't leave her face for a moment as he searched for any sign of the emotions he thought a normal person should have.

  Fear, dread, panic, any of them is fine.

  She handed the cloak to Kael and then lowered her head, whispering: "The cloak you left behind helped me block out the blonde, otherwise I would have walked out like this with a dizzy head today... I must have been dragged into some alley to be beaten or defiled."

  "You're a good man, Mr. Kyrios." Cynthia handed him another "good person" card with a clear conscience, and the water vapor in her eyes turned into tears, "But I'm sorry, Mr. Kyrios, I didn't know my brother did such an excessive thing to you."

  She almost performed herself into a perfect little white flower, with tears falling from her apricot eyes at the most perfect angle. Cynthia felt that she should look like a beautiful tearful angel now, only hoping he wouldn't ignore her beauty in his blindness.

  Caius did not take her cloak.

  Cynthia bit her lip hard, trying to hold back her painful emotions. She put the cloak on the table and wiped away tears with her hand. "I'm really sorry, sir. You can punish me for my brother's sake. It was indeed he who hurt you."

  Those sobbing sounds lingered in his ears, and Kayus became annoyed again, because this was not what he wanted to see.

  He stood up from the stool, his palms grasping Cynthia's neck, forcing her to lift her head.

  A single tear landed on his hand, carrying a warm yet sufficient moisture to make his heart suddenly quiver.

  She looked really miserable, her two eyes were red and swollen from crying all the time, her eyelashes were stuck together, she was indeed pitiful.

  "Shut up!" Kaelus snapped at her tear-stained face.

  Cynthia's face turned red as she barely held back her tears, and she carefully wrapped her arms around his arm, softly pleading, "Mr. Kayus, can't you not be angry anymore?"

  His subordinate suddenly pinched her waist, pressed her against the table, lowered his eyelids, and said in an extremely cold tone: "Do you think you can get shelter from me with this trick?"

  "Planning to abandon the light? Your faith is really not firm." He sneered, slightly raising his chin, ignoring the discomfort in his chest, and looked at her with disdain.

  The hand on her waist was incredibly strong and terrifying, pinching her face into a twisted shape.

  Cynthia struggled to hold back her tears, stubbornly raised her eyes, and spoke in a slightly louder voice.

  "I have always believed in the God of Light as my highest faith! I just think that the Dark God is not necessarily a bad person! You saved me, this point no one can change, it's my brother who has prejudices against you, which led to this consequence."

  Although she had almost splattered his dog's blood on her head in her heart, Cynthia fearlessly stared at Kayus, letting him see the determination at the bottom of her eyes.

  Those moist blue eyes did not carry a single lie.

  "Mr. Kayus, I believe in the light! But thank you too!"

  Caius's expression turned strange, and those close to her could feel her rapid breathing.

  "Even if I were to kill Luojia, would you thank me?" He asked sarcastically, but the hand pinching her waist relaxed a little.

  "I'm sure you've already taken revenge." Cynthia didn't answer his question directly, but said: "I know you're amazing, Lord Kayus, everyone in the city-state says you're amazing, you must have solved the problem."

  "Hmm." The crimson eyes of Kael's ape-like face churned with ferocity, but it receded a bit, replaced by a faint cold arrogance. "Of course I retaliated, their bodies were nailed to the ground with wooden stakes, and every day vultures came to peck at their flesh and blood."

  Divine Light Progress: 6%

  Cynthia: ...

  She was already getting used to this inexplicably growing progress bar.

  "Can I stay here then?" Cynthia ignored the latter half of his bloody words, looked down at the hand still on her waist and sobbed: "If brother comes to find me, I believe he will resolve the issue between you two."

  Kai'er pursed her lips, and the smile she forced out sent chills down her spine. "Alright, if you're willing to go with me tomorrow."

  What's there to appreciate? Appreciating those corpses that have been pierced through?

  Cynthia's heart was shaking all over, she looked at him with a terrified gaze, "Kayus! You can't do this!"

  "Stay with me and I'll let you live." Kael's breath was warm against her ear, sending a shiver down Cynthia's spine.

  But she agreed anyway, or rather, she had no right to refuse.

  "Okay." She grasped the corner of his shirt and raised her eyes, "Then can you stay with me tonight? At least don't leave suddenly like last night, I was really scared."

  Her request was not excessive at all, just asking this dark god to sleep with her.

  Kairos' mood seemed to have improved, he loosened his grip on her waist and nodded slightly.

  Divine Light Progress: 7%

  Cynthia thought she had reason to suspect they were the same person now.

  She looked at Karius again and sat back on the bed, then took out the bottle from her body, with a red face and an embarrassed expression. "Mr. Karius, are you taking a bath tonight?"

  He ignored her.

  "Cynthia took a deep breath. 'If you don't want it, then I need some hot water for a bath to get the smell of blood off me.'"

  Kairos apparently didn't mean to help her get a bath, but rather had an air of not wanting to bother with her.

  Cynthia endured and endured, then walked over to poke his arm, angrily saying: "I've already caught a cold, you don't want me to take a cold shower tomorrow and still have to carry me around for the tour, do you?!"

  Kairos glanced at her, seemingly annoyed, but upon meeting her pleading gaze, he reluctantly stood up and poured a bathtub of water for her.

  Before long, when Xinsiya went in, there was a bathtub of hot water inside.

  A flash of surprise in her eyes, she poured the liquid from the bottle and took off her clothes to soak in the bath.

  The small wound treated by the pharmacist had almost healed, and Cynthia soaked in a red liquid like blood, staring at the broken hole in the bathroom door.

  From this angle, as long as Karius is willing to turn his head around, he can see her curled up inside.

  Unfortunately, he is indeed blind.

  Cynthia submerged herself in the water, thought for a moment, and then closed her eyes with only her neck exposed above the surface.

  She could probably guess what scene Caius wanted to take her to see.

  As the former Holy Maiden of the Goddess of Light, she wasn't good at handling such bloody scenes...