Power was a magical thing that could make people crazy and crazy. Many people could kill their parents for power, not to mention a brother and sister whom they didn't have a deep relationship with.
Katie left the first prince's manor and went to a secluded forest on the side of the road. She then took out an oiled paper bag from a crack in the gravel, changed out of her black clothes, and put on the ordinary linen clothes in the oiled paper bag. Then, she messed up her hair and tied it into a side braid.
In this way, her cold and seductive temperament immediately disappeared, and she became a gentle and lovely girl from a humble family.
She went to the main street and slowly walked into the city center, passing through the bustling downtown area, and turned into a slum.
She walked in an alley that smelled slightly of excrement. Many people around her looked at her lecherously, but most of them greeted her in a friendly manner.
Katie was beautiful and had a good figure. In this slum, she was the most dazzling flower, and many people were interested in her, be it out of goodwill or malice.
She turned left and right in the alley. Some men approached her with the intention of taking advantage of her, but she avoided them without leaving a trace. As an agile professional, if she couldn't deal with a few ordinary people, she really didn't need to stay in the world of assassins anymore.
After walking in the alley for about a few minutes, she stopped in front of a small mud-brick house for a while, before she bent down and entered.
The house was dim and filled with the unpleasant smell of herbs. An old woman with gray hair was lying on the bed, and the wrinkles on her face were like the surface of a lake that had been ruffled by a breeze. Most importantly, her face was very ugly, copper, and only people who had been sick for a long time would have such an ugly complexion.
Mother Katie went to the old woman's side and looked at her carefully for a while, before she was relieved.
Then she began to sweep the floor, boil water, and cook. It had been more than an hour since this round of work was done. By the time she finished stuffing two pieces of wax meat and was about to open the pot, the old woman on the bed woke up. The old woman on the bed awoke.
She coughed and rolled her lifeless gray eyes. Then, she turned sideways and saw the familiar figure who was busy. She smiled and said, "Katie, I'm here. When did you come? "
As a Professionist, Katie naturally knew that her mother had already woken up. She turned around and smiled. "I've been here for a while, Mother. Are you feeling better?"
"It's still the same." The old woman sat up and coughed. "The Abbot Tedo comes to treat me every day. He is a good man. It would be wonderful if you could marry him. "
"Mother, we are people of two different worlds." Katie put down her work and held the old woman's hand with both of her hands. He said, "I've finished cooking now. Come and eat with us."
The old woman heaved a deep sigh. With Kati's help, she sat before an old table and watched her daughter prepare food for her. Watching her beautiful daughter wasting her youth in this small, dark room, the old woman felt that it was better for her to die.
But she also knew that if she died for no reason, Katie would probably go crazy as well. The mother and daughter had depended on each other since they were young. Their affection for each other was so deep that it was hard for others to understand.
The two of them were eating white bread and some honey, which were not bad for the slums. When they were about to finish, a young man walked in from outside. He was wearing a white robe of the Church of Life. Although he wasn't handsome, he had a gentle expression on his face.
The old woman's cloudy eyes immediately lit up when she saw the young man. She hurriedly got up and said, "Mr. Tedo, come here. Katie is here. She made a lot of delicious food. Come and have a taste."
The young man glanced at Katie and nodded in greeting. He then walked to the old woman and said with a smile, "Aunt Polly, how do you feel today?"
"Still the same." Katie's mother, Polly, sighed. "I feel better for the two days after you treated me. The rest of the time, I feel weak all over. I don't have much appetite, and I always feel like throwing up when I eat greasy food. Look. "
Katie gently held the old woman's hand. "Mother, don't worry. You will get better."
The old woman nodded.
The young priest stood on the side and looked at the affectionate scene with a smile.
After the two of them finished talking, the priest cast a spell to expel diseases on the old woman. Katie quietly stood on the side and watched.
The young priest stayed in the room for a long time. When he stopped, he was already sweating profusely.
Polly was full of gratitude. She looked at the priest as if he were her son-in-law.
Tedo wiped his sweat and smiled, "Auntie, I have to go. I still have some work to do at the church."
"Alright, I've troubled you again this time." Polly looked at her daughter and said, "I'll let Katie see you out. It's dirty here. It'll save you a lot of trouble if Kati takes you out."
In fact, as a priest, no one in the slums would dare to cause trouble for Tedo. Katie nodded and said in a gentle voice, "Alright, wait here for a moment, Mother. I'll go."
Under her mother's encouraging gaze, Katie and Tedo left the house. The two of them wandered around the slums. Many people who saw Kati and Tedo together revealed expressions of understanding or jealousy. In their opinion, Katie was preparing to climb up the social ladder and leave the slums sooner or later.
For ordinary people, changing their fate was the most important thing.
The two of them quickly walked to a secluded place and stopped.
Katie's gentle smile suddenly turned cold. She took out six gold coins and handed them to Tedo. "This is next month's fee. Thank you."
Tedo took the gold coins and looked around. "There's one thing I don't understand. You're also a professional. With your ability, you can live a better life if you give up on your mother. As far as I know, she's not your biological mother."
"That's my business. It has nothing to do with you." Katie's expression changed from cold to murderous.
Feeling the murderous aura, Tedo was not afraid at all. He said with a mocking tone, "A professional assassin actually knows about kinship?"
Katie's hand was already on her waist. Her light pink lips curled up slightly, revealing some killing intent. "If I don't understand, do you?"
Tedo ignored her murderous intent and said slowly, "It doesn't matter. I just want to tell you that your mother's illness can last for three months at most. That's the limit of my ability."
Katie's body trembled and her face turned pale. Her thin lips trembled. "You're cheating me. Money isn't a problem. I can earn more. Just put in more effort."
Tedo waved his hand, interrupting Kati's words. He said in a self-deprecating tone, "Let me make one more point. There is a strange life energy source inside your mother's body. This energy source is fused with her flesh and blood and is a part of her body. Magic alone cannot remove it."
"Is there any other way?"
Tedo looked at Katie and felt pity for her. "There's no way. At least, I don't have a way. If you don't believe me, you can find a priest who is more powerful than me to ask, but most of the time, they are not willing to treat an old woman, especially an old woman who is a commoner. Their customers are usually high officials and nobles. Besides, I don't think anyone can get rid of this strange curse. "
Katie clenched her right hand tightly. Her eyes were a little weak. She couldn't accept this fact. "Why do you suddenly feel like you can't hold on anymore?"
"My ability is limited." Tedo put away the six gold coins in his hand and continued, "I'll treat your mother for another month. After that, I'll stop. I won't accept your commission anymore. "
Katie gritted her teeth. "After a month, I'll get you ten gold coins."
Tedo shook his head. "It's not about money. I really don't have the ability. If I can't cure your mother when the time comes, or rather, I'm afraid that if I can't suppress your mother's disease and she takes your money, you'll probably go crazy and kill me. Although it won't be easy for you to kill me, I don't want to make an enemy out of nothing. "
After Tedo finished speaking, he left in a desolate manner. In fact, he quite liked this woman, but he also knew that all of this woman's feelings were placed on her mother. As long as her mother didn't recover for a day, she absolutely wouldn't talk about the matters of men and women.
Tedo lasted for three years, but he really couldn't endure it anymore. Although Katie was indeed beautiful and powerful, it wasn't an excuse for him to waste his time on her.
He, Tedo, was one of the candidates for the Church of Life. If he wanted to, he could have a lot of women who were as beautiful as Katie jump at him with a wave of his hand. Just thinking about this made him very happy. But for some reason, he vaguely felt that such women were too boring. Compared to Katie, they were too boring.
Feeling conflicted, Tedo left. Katie felt that all her strength had been sucked away.
She took out the last two gold coins she had and looked at them carefully. As a professional, she could make a lot of money. It wasn't difficult for her to make ten gold coins a month. But now, the money was useless. No matter how much money she had, it couldn't buy her mother's life.
She took a few steps back and almost lost her balance. The gold coins fell to the ground. Her tears fell too, and bit by bit, they fell on the gold coins.
I'm willing to trade a lifetime of luck and freedom for my mother's health and longevity.
Katie stood in front of the gold coins, hugging her knees and crying.
Liang Lidong, who was thousands of kilometers away, suddenly raised his head because he heard Goddess Woking's telepathic thoughts.
Help me save a woman and make her the fangs and blades of our church.