Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 91: All Are Trivial Matters

Father Lyon appeared quite young, perhaps in his forties.

He was burly, often described in modern terms as a brawny hunk with sculpted muscles. However, his facial features were soft, giving him a melancholic, artistic air.

When Li Mumu entered the church, he was kneeling at the altar adorned with the Great Cross Sword, bowing his head in prayer.

"Ms. Li Mumu, and Ms. Wendy Freud, welcome to the sanctuary of the Holy Lord," he said.

Father Lyon stood up, bowed slightly in greeting, traced an inverted cross over his chest, and a gentle smile played upon his lips.

"Reconstructing this church required much effort, so I ask you both to be lenient," he said.

What kind of comment was that?

Li Mumu and Wendy exchanged glances.

[You slowly begin to remember that, long, long ago, the first time you met Wendy was in a church.]

[You set that church on fire.]

Exactly how long ago was long, long ago?

[Perhaps ten years ago? You were too young then, and the memory is somewhat hazy.]

Yes, ten years ago I was only four years old.

Mama sure was amazing!

Wendy seemed to recall some past events as well, a hint of disgust showing on her pale face: "Was I kidnapped and brought here ten years ago? If you hadn’t mentioned it, I would have almost forgotten."

"Past affairs are trivial matters," Father Lyon responded impassively, gesturing for them to sit and continuing with a smile, "From the moment you were born into this world, you have been under the Holy Lord’s observation. It’s just that your mothers, Ms. Li Ya and Ms. Melissa Freud, held different views. But now, both of you have grown up and can choose your own paths, and the Yellowstone Throne welcomes you to join at any time."

"But you only sent one invitation letter," Wendy said resentfully.

[She doesn’t care about the invitation from the Yellowstone Throne, but she minds that they invited you and not her.]

"That letter was actually for you, but at that time you were too engrossed in your pursuits to be conveniently reached by mail. However, I thought, since you have always been inseparable, it wouldn’t matter whom it was handed to," Father Lyon explained with a smile.

"As for you, madam," he turned his gaze toward Li Mumu, "to my understanding, your mother Ms. Li Ya is already preparing to return to her homeland. The Yellowstone Throne has other expectations for you. On one hand, they consider your mother’s wishes, and on the other, we hope that you will carry the Holy Lord’s gospel to the distant East."

[In other words, they probably want you to act undercover.]

[Wendy holding a Spirit Possession Ceremony for you was meant to secure for you the blessings of the Yellowstone Throne, to stay in Saifu. But now it seems, they not only refuse to give you benefits, they actually want to make you work for them.]

[You should never have expected anything good from demons.] 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Li Mumu turned to Wendy with a slight smile, "We should go home."

"Please wait a moment, I have not finished speaking," Father Lyon said, raising a hand in a calming gesture, "The Yellowstone Throne is always merciful and generous. As compensation, both of you ladies can be directly promoted to Throne Knights, possessing your own ’territory’ and ’servants’."

[That sounds rather interesting]

"Along with a sizable scholarship and tickets for advanced studies at the Yellowstone Throne."

Father Lyon snapped his fingers elegantly, and a Novice Priest immediately brought over two exquisitely crafted wooden cases.

Upon opening the cases, one contained two bundles of currency notes with a denomination of ten US Dollars, totaling two thousand US Dollars. Inside the other was a single shimmering gold ticket, printed with "Ticket No. 666, Yellowstone Park" on the front.

[Two thousand US Dollars is a huge sum for you]

[But as a trade-off, Wendy must stay behind as a hostage]

[Miser, tightwad.]

"I want one hundred thousand US Dollars!"

Li Mumu demanded a sky-high figure as soon as she spoke, she was of course aware of the purchasing power of US Dollars in this era, but knowing was one thing, seeing if the other party was sincere was another.

Father Lyon’s smile froze on his face.

However, his lapse only lasted for a moment before he nodded and said with a smile, "As long as the Holy Lord’s gospel can be spread to the ancient empires of the Far East, a mere one hundred thousand US Dollars is but a drop in the ocean for the Yellowstone Throne. Of course... it also requires your effort, and I believe with your talent, it won’t take long to earn this reward."

[He was definitely being sarcastic]

[You realize that this Priest from Hell seems too gentle with you, perhaps in the past you had achieved many feats that even Demons would admire.]

[However, you can’t remember at the moment.]

"I’ll go back and think about it."

Ignoring Father Lyon’s enthusiastic attempts to keep her, Li Mumu quickly walked out of the church with Wendy and onto the main street.

"You now kind of look like Li Mumu herself."

Wendy stated, staring at Li Mumu’s profile with dead-fish eyes.

"Are you referring to me not immediately agreeing to his demands?"

"I’m referring to you demanding one hundred thousand US Dollars right off the bat."

"What exactly was I like in your eyes in the past?"

Li Mumu couldn’t help but stop walking and complain, "Did I do a lot of bad things before? Why can’t I remember?"

"Not really."

Wendy thought seriously for a few seconds, shaking her head, "The ten years we’ve been together have always been boring, drab, and tedious."

"So, what happened ten years ago? You were kidnapped and you still found it boring?"

"It was indeed very boring, nothing memorable."

Wendy said with an expression as if it was a matter of course, "That was our first meeting. You thought they were going to kidnap me, but in reality, they had simply mistaken me for the offspring of some important person. You set fire to the church, and then we went for ice cream."

Nothing memorable...

You remember it quite clearly though!

[You gradually recall, indeed such trivial matters, you don’t even remember the flavor of the ice cream you ate that day.]

[Following this clue, you gradually remember more ’trivial matters’, including but not limited to being kidnapped to the East Coast when you were five, then spending a full two months hiking home. At six, you tricked a classmate who liked to bully into a Zombie Pit... You finally remembered where you had seen Father Lyon before, at that time he was still young, thrown into a Zombie Pit with a broken spine to feed the zombies, and you pulled him out.]

[... At ten, you robbed bank robbers, and with that money, you bought a circus, just to sit in the front row every day to watch the circus performance, but you quickly grew tired of it...]

Li Mumu held her head in both hands, emitting a sharp cry.

No! This is not me!