The bearded soldier glanced back and forth between Vina and Axina, but ultimately fixed his gaze on Vina.

Between a pitiful, helpless young lady and an arrogant, domineering one, it was obvious which seemed more problematic.

The bearded soldier blocked Vina's path: "Miss, please refrain from bullying innocent people."

"Her? Innocent?" Vina pointed at Axina, nearly stumbling backward in shock.

"Yes, and I suspect you're involved in this case," the bearded soldier said sternly. "I believe you need to come with us."

Vina's eyes widened: "No, how can you do this? She clearly admitted she did it. Didn't you hear? What grounds do you have to suspect me!"

"That young lady was obviously coerced by you," the bearded soldier's eyes shone with perceived wisdom. "Don't try to frame an innocent person."

"I'm not framing her. She really did it!" Vina hurriedly pulled Luo Wei to testify for her. "Luo Wei, tell them, who really did it?"

Luo Wei stammered: "I... I'm not entirely sure, but Axina did threaten me before, saying she would teach me a lesson or something..."

Vina was satisfied. She glanced smugly at Axina and said to the bearded soldier with renewed vigor: "Now you know who's framing whom, right? The dog that bites doesn't bark. I'm the innocent one here, she's the culprit!"

"Moreover, you can go find some beggars nearby. You'll surely uncover the real mastermind from them."

The bearded soldier frowned in thought for a moment, then ordered his subordinates to search for beggars nearby as Vina suggested. He then turned to Axina: "Poor miss, did you do it?"

Axina wiped away her tears and looked up: "Sir, it truly wasn't me."

"I can swear by the Goddess of Love," she clasped her hands on her chest and closed her eyes. "Great Freya, Goddess of Love and Compassion, who holds dominion over the love and fertility of all beings, if I have committed this crime, please bestow your divine punishment upon me."

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to," Vina sneered. "The high and mighty gods wouldn't bother with such trivial matters. Your oath is useless unless the Goddess of Love actually sends down a divine sign."

However, as soon as she finished speaking, a holy white light emanated from Axina's body, and a swan-like mark appeared on her forehead.

"It's the blessing of the Goddess of Love!" exclaimed the noble ladies.

"Heavens, I've witnessed a divine miracle!" The bearded soldier was deeply moved and immediately declared, "This young lady is innocent."

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"Impossible," Vina's eyes were about to pop out of their sockets. "Impossible. She clearly lied. How could this happen? It was definitely her who did it!"

The bearded soldier immediately retorted: "Divine miracles don't lie. The facts have proven that she is innocent."

Vina kept shaking her head: "Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Suddenly, she thought of something and immediately pointed at the mark on Axina's forehead: "I know now, she's a blessed one of the Goddess of Love. She didn't sincerely pray to the goddess at all. She just summoned the mark of divine favor."

"Listen to what you're saying," the bearded soldier said gravely. "If that poor young lady is blessed by the Goddess of Love, it's even more impossible for her to do such a thing. How could someone favored by the gods be a bad person!"

The noble ladies behind them chimed in: "That's right, the divinely favored are one in a million, chosen by the gods themselves as the purest souls. How could they do bad things?"

As people were discussing, the soldiers who went out to search for people came back.

"Report, sir! We found no trace of beggars in the vicinity!"

"How is that possible," Vina suddenly turned to Axina, "You lied to me!"

A hint of mockery flashed in Axina's eyes.

She never actually found any beggars. The more people involved, the more likely things would go wrong. She said that only to lure Vina here.

If things went south, she could still use Vina as a scapegoat.

Now it seemed her decision back then was truly foresighted.

The bearded soldier no longer believed Vina's words. He beckoned to his subordinates: "Come, take this lying young lady to prison."

"No, I didn't do it. You can't take me away!"

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Vina struggled desperately. Although given her status, she wouldn't be tortured, at most she'd be locked up for a couple of days. But the mere thought of the dirty prison and scurrying rats terrified her.

"I won't go, I won't go. Do you know who I am? Let me go!"

"Sir, please release her." Luo Wei stepped forward and said.

The bearded soldier turned his head in confusion: "You want me to release her?"

"Yes," Luo Wei nodded, speaking gently but firmly, "I believe Vina is not that kind of person, and even if she did it, I wasn't harmed. Let's put an end to this matter here. I won't pursue it further."

She looked at the bearded soldier with a smile. Her beautiful face was still a bit pale, but her eyes were forgiving and kind, like a Madonna radiating warm light.

"Sir, God says, when I forgive others, I forgive myself. Please give Vina a chance to mend her ways."

The bearded soldier couldn't help but admire: "You are truly a noble aristocrat. Your character shines as brightly as your beauty."

Although he didn't know which god had said those words about forgiving others being forgiving oneself, such words clearly came from the mouth of a loving and powerful deity.

The bearded soldier released Vina and ordered the soldiers to carry away the thug's corpse.

Axina watched the dismembered corpse, hatred surging in her heart like turbulent waves crashing against her chest. She cast a dark glance at Luo Wei and Vina, clenching her fists.

"Troy, let's go," Luo Wei called out, walking towards the alley exit.

"Wait," Vina suddenly called out to her. As Luo Wei turned to look, she said awkwardly, "Let's call our grudge settled, and don't think I'll thank you for this."

"Alright, as you wish," Luo Wei nodded and left with Troy.

Vina stomped her foot: "What does that mean? What do you mean by that!"

The noble girls who had been standing by as bystanders trembled, not daring to say a word.

After leaving the alley, Troy asked Luo Wei in confusion: "Why did you let them go?"

Of course, it's because I, as a fake noble, can't confront them directly.

"Of course, it's because I wanted to give them a chance to mend their ways," Luo Wei raised an eyebrow. "Didn't I just say that?"

"Wasn't that just you fooling them?"

"Oh, you saw through that?" Luo Wei looked at Troy with interest. "Then let me ask you, why did you react so strangely when you heard that thug say he was from Yate and when you saw Axina?"

"What was strange about it?"

"So you know your reaction was off and you're afraid I'd notice?"

Troy fell silent, his eyes hidden behind the mask were dark and unreadable.

"If you don't want to say, that's fine. I don't really want to know anyway," Luo Wei naturally asked another question. "What exactly is that divine favor thing?"

Troy looked at her strangely, his voice carrying an indecipherable tone: "Are you really from this world?"

Luo Wei's steps faltered: "Why do you ask that?"

Troy also stopped: "Because you always seem to not know things that everyone else knows."

He often felt that Luo Wei didn't seem to belong to this world.

Not only did he notice her lack of common knowledge about this world, but also the sense of incongruity when she was with others.

It was as if she was detached from this world, occasionally looking around through a shell, remaining unnervingly calm no matter what happened.

"You're like a spectator," he said.

Surprised by Troy's keen observation, Luo Wei was genuinely startled.

However, she quickly recovered and said half-jokingly: "So you've found out, huh? I really am not from this world."

"I'm a god from the heavens, descended to save you all."

Troy's green eyes gazed at her, and suddenly he heard his own heart pounding violently in his ears.

To be continued