Ye Ming's words fell, and Nai Nier and Loriya also looked at the pillar.
They had naturally noticed someone behind the pillar.
At this moment, a blonde girl ran out from behind the pillar, her expression flustered. She knelt down in panic and said, "G-Goddess, I..."
Before the girl could even kneel, a gentle force lifted her up.
"Tina! Why were you hiding!"
Ye Ming smiled lightly as he looked at the girl before him.
"I..."
Tina didn't dare to look directly at Ye Ming, her small hands nervously fidgeting.
Seeing this, Ye Ming pulled her to his side and asked softly, "How is it! Has the deity you believe in disappointed you?"
He remembered telling Tina before, "The deity you believe in will not disappoint you."
Hearing Ye Ming's question, Tina mustered her courage, looked up, and smiled, "No! He hasn't disappointed me! He is the best god, and forever my god!"
"Hahaha!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Ming burst into laughter, "Your deity must be very pleased to receive such praise!"
Seeing Ye Ming's demeanor, Loriya and Loriya exchanged glances, a knowing smile in their eyes.
Tina's small face was slightly red, perhaps from Ye Ming holding her hand.
"Tina! Let me ask you, what will you do if the God's Handmaidens are disbanded?" Ye Ming suddenly asked.
Disbanded?
Tina's beautiful eyes widened, clearly at a loss.
"I... I don't know!"
She truly didn't know.
In fact, women like Tina, who were sent to the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall, were treated as tools for their families or powers to gain benefits. Once these people were sent back, their fate was predictable.
Most of them would once again become sacrifices for profit.
Today they could be sent to the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall, and tomorrow they could be sent to the Heavenly Mandate Immortal Hall. As long as they still held value, they could not escape the shackles they were born with.
This!
This was the fate of those living in their class.
"Lord God Master, are you not planning to keep us?" Tina asked weakly.
"I..."
At this moment, Ye Ming realized his actions were too hasty.
He only thought of his own troubles, neglecting the difficulties the women sent in would face in the future.
"I... I'm sorry! I shouldn't have asked about this..." Tina quickly apologized when she saw Ye Ming's silence.
"It's alright!" Ye Ming reassured her.
After a moment of thought, he said, "Loriya, does the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall still need maids?"
Women like Tina were ordinary people and could not be integrated into the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall's system.
"No!" Loriya naturally understood Ye Ming's intention. But the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall genuinely did not need more maids.
"This..."
This truly put the great Lord Ye in a difficult position.
Can't you do me a favor and say you need maids?
How could Ye Ming extricate himself from this situation?
"Sigh! Some people just like to worry unnecessarily!" Nai Nier said sarcastically from the side.
"Hmm! What do you mean?" Ye Ming clearly sensed a hidden meaning in her words.
"Do you think our little princess wouldn't have thought of what you're thinking?" Nai Nier rolled her eyes at Ye Ming. "Although we are disbanding those handmaidens, it doesn't necessarily mean they have to leave the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall!"
"Right! Our little princess!" Loriya did not seem surprised by these words.
After exchanging glances with Nai Nier, they had already understood each other's thoughts through years of collaboration.
"Nai Nier sister is right, I never intended to let them leave the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall!" Loriya said with a smile. "Brother Ye! Don't worry! The Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall will not mistreat them!"
"Uh!"
Ye Ming rubbed his head, feeling a bit embarrassed. "It seems I was indeed overthinking things!"
Looking back, it made sense. When he wasn't around, Loriya had always been managing the internal affairs of the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall.
How could she have overlooked these matters?
The Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall, as the most believed-in holy land in the Western Underworld, was not just a title.
After a brief farewell with Tina, Loriya led Ye Ming towards a remote branch hall.
Watching their figures gradually disappear, a sense of loneliness flickered in Tina's eyes:
"If I stay in the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall, I can still see you from afar!"
...
"Greetings, Lord Loriya! Greetings, Lord Nai Nier!"
At the entrance of the branch hall, two guards saw Loriya and her group and quickly saluted.
As they had been guarding here, they were unaware of Ye Ming's identity.
"He is..."
"That's enough! What's important is the mission!"
Ye Ming didn't let Loriya introduce him. It was a waste of time for him.
"Alright! Let's go in!"
Subsequently, the three of them entered the branch hall.
After they left, although the two guards were curious about the young man's identity, they did not discuss it.
From this alone, one could see how meticulously Loriya managed the Heavenly Mandate Divine Hall.
...
Upon entering the branch hall, Loriya and the others arrived in front of a courtyard. She called out softly, "Ain, can I come in?"
Hmm?
Seeing this, Ye Ming's expression also became solemn.
In fact, the moment he stepped into this courtyard, he had already vaguely guessed why Loriya and Nai Nier had been so apprehensive earlier.
"I didn't expect to encounter this kind of spiritual entity in this place!" Ye Ming murmured to himself.
"Sister Loriya, you've finally come to see me!"
At this moment, a clear and ethereal voice came from within the courtyard.
Just by hearing the tone, one could tell that the owner of the voice must be a lovely girl.
As the courtyard door opened, a girl with bare feet, wearing a pure black nightgown, ran out excitedly.
The girl should be around eighteen years old, but she was significantly shorter than girls of her age, only about 1.5 meters tall.
Apart from her height, other parts of her also seemed "behind" normal girls.
She seemed not fully developed.
But her little face was exquisite, as if deliberately carved by heaven, without any flaws.
Especially her eyes, which seemed to hold countless secrets, easily captivating people.
Just as the girl was about to happily welcome Loriya, she stopped abruptly upon seeing Ye Ming and stared at him vigilantly.
Not only that, but her eyes revealed extreme disgust and strong hostility.
However, this disgust and hostility were not due to Ye Ming being of the opposite sex, but an instinctive reaction towards any stranger.
At this moment, Ye Ming was also observing the girl.
Upon seeing her again, all the mysteries in his heart were solved.
"It is indeed an Ominous Spirit!"