Chapter 16 - 1.15
Three months had passed since the assassination attempt, Yunyu hadn’t returned back to the slum because he was afraid of his life. Instead, he sent his servants daily to help the poor in the slum. So, the slum would not be abandoned even if he was unable to come.
Yunyu spent the days walking around the garden, drinking chicken and cow blood in his room, and completing all the documents to prepare before he left this world. Finally, after three months of uninteresting life, the man who had made his name well known throughout the kingdom finally showed up in the courtyard.
Michael lowered his head and bowed in front of the duke, "Long time no see, Duke."
When Yunyu saw Michael for the first time after three months, what he noticed first was a scar on his neck. It was an obvious scar that could not be hidden. Michael’s eyes had also changed, he had lost his previous expressive eyes. Previously, Yunyu could read all Michael’s emotions from his eyes, because Michael was very expressive.
But now, Yunyu couldn’t even read a trace of emotion in Michael’s eyes. He was like a calm hunter with a hidden dagger, his eyes were unreadable and his smile always gave a mysterious feeling.
Michael smiled when he saw the Duke was speechless with his change in only three months, "I got the scar because I fought against the Head Priest’s men before, if that is what you want to ask."
Yunyu got even more speechless. Michael and the Head Priest’s relationship had fallen at this point, where the Head Priest actually intended to eliminate Michael. The obvious scar proved that Michael was barely clinging on to his life when he fought against the Head Priest’s men.
"Duke, I’m here to give you this," Michael took out two badges. The first badge was a shattered badge from the church, signifying that he had been separated from the Head Priest. And the second one was the holy knight badge, "I am now the captain of the holy knight, specifically tasked to protect the Saintess. I will not be affiliated with the head priest anymore. Duke, with this, I will not have any power to massacre the faithless anymore."
Yunyu’s body was frozen still when Michael held his hands. Michael kneeled and kissed his hand gently, "I’ve stripped almost all Head Priest’s power, although the way I did it is not the elegant one, I hope you understand. Because I don’t want him to hurt you or threaten your life."