Lin Yan quickly entered the church, but not the one she was near, but another place about half an hour's journey away.
After Lin Yan settled in, many people came to take care of her. These girls were not very old and were all at least presentable. However, they all kept their heads down, as if unwilling to let anyone see their faces.
Upon seeing Lin Yan, they paused for a moment, then lowered their heads again. But before they did, Lin Yan saw pity in their eyes as they looked at her.
With such gazes, Lin Yan roughly understood something.
At night, Lin Yan walked barefoot in the house, making no sound.
The sin within this house made her feel unable to stay another day. Although Lin Yan walked barefoot, light elements formed a barrier beneath her feet, preventing her from touching the ground.
Whenever the church personnel approached those timid girls, they would stiffen and tremble with fear.
This house was comfortable, and the people inside took good care of its inhabitants. But who could have imagined the untold suffering hidden within?
The wooden stairs descended gradually, and Lin Yan heard the arrogant laughter of some people.
"That woman is so beautiful, probably even more so than the former Saintess."
"Indeed. But should we really send her up? Every time such a rare beauty is sent away, we don't even get a taste. Why not keep this one here? The higher-ups have plenty."
"Exactly, exactly. Let's keep her. Since this place is remote and they know there aren't many people here, it's better we enjoy her ourselves."
"Don't you want to climb higher?" the person who had been silent spoke up.
"Climb higher? Where is it as comfortable as here? I don't want to be a ascetic.
"Exactly. The woman is so beautiful, if I can have her, I'd be satisfied even if I die."
"Are you all talking about me?" Lin Yan pushed open the half-closed door.
Everyone in the room stopped and looked at the woman standing at the door.
Lin Yan walked in step by step, looking at the girls beneath those men. The girls' eyes were vacant, showing no reaction to anything happening around them.
"I thought these children, like me, were here to become clergy. I didn't expect you to harbor such filthy thoughts." Lin Yan's voice carried no anger.
"Since you've found out, you're not leaving. We were going to let you off, but now you can't go anywhere."
Their clothes were disheveled, and they merely threw on an outer garment casually.
Upon hearing this, the men behind him seemed to perk up.
Lin Yan showed no reaction to their demeanor.
"You are nothing but scum of the church. I am ashamed to have belonged to the church with you." Lin Yan revealed her full strength, and a scepter of light appeared in her hand.
"Allow me to reintroduce myself. My name is Angelina Lyander, the former Saintess of the Church of Light, as you call me."
"You, you! It's the Saintess Your Excellency!" Everyone panicked. After all, this former expelled Saintess of Light was at least a seventh-level mage, while their highest was only fifth-level.
A purification of holy light made the individuals who had sullied Lin Yan's eyes disappear from this world.