The Romantic Cultivator



The Cardinal Harpy said to Ji Yuan after the simple ceremony was over and she had loosened her hand from Ji Yuan, "4444, you are now a Holy Harpy of the Cathedral of the Songs and also one of the six Holy Harpies. In the Cathedral of the Songs, you are now second only to me."

Ji Yuan was truly startled; he was second in hierarchy of the Cathedral of the Songs? 

It was no wonder why the hundreds of black robed beautiful maidens in this place looked highly displeased with his appointment.

  The Cardinal Harpy turned to look at the hundreds of black robed maidens and said, "Holy Harpy Yue Wushuang, please take Holy Harpy 4444 under your tutelage first and brief him on the etiquettes and histories of our Cathedral of the Songs. If he has any other questions, please enlighten him as well. Also, bring him to his chamber. He can use the guest chamber first. After that, have him brought to me on the 6th watch of time."

A black robed and beautiful maiden had stepped forward and she quietly bowed her head to say, "Yes, Your Cardinal Harpy."

JI Yuan had recognized her to be one of the nine maidens that were singing at the entrance earlier. 

Yue Wushuang said nonchalantly to Ji Yuan, "Harpy 4444, please follow me to the guest chamber. There, I shall brief you on your new duties as a holy harpy of the Cathedral of the Songs."

Ji Yuan nodded as he began to follow her.

He had actually wanted to become a slave in this place but he had ended up becoming a Holy Harpy of the Cathedral of the Songs. He wondered what would Xuan Qiaoqiao think when she has learnt about this?

Well, it is better to be a Holy Harpy than a slave. And even a male slave harlot. 

  Ji Yuan grinned to himself as he hastily followed Yue Wushuang along the magnificent hallways until they had reached an archway which led to a large chamber with a bed at the far end.

Yue Wushuang coolly said to him, "This shall be your sleeping chamber from now on."

Ji Yuan grinned, "Maiden Yue Wushuang, how come I am sleeping in the guest chamber?"

Yue Wushuang frowned, "Maiden? You ought to address me as Holy Harpy or Harpy, Harpy 4444." 

Ji Yuan smiled weakly, "Harpy Yue Wushuang then. Haha…"

Yue Wushuang slowly nodded before she said, "You are a man and the only man in the entire Cathedral of the Songs so naturally you have to be here. Or are you thinking of sleeping in my quarter?"

Ji Yuan smiled weakly, "Of course I am not thinking about that."

But secretly he was thinking: It actually isn't a bad idea at all.

Yue Wushuang took a look at him before asking him, "In order to become a Holy Harpy, you should be quite talented in playing the musical instruments. Which musical instruments are you good in playing?"

Ji Yuan grinned, "I am good in all the musical instruments."

Yue Wushuang: …

Ji Yuan chuckled, "You don't believe?"

Yue Wushuang did not believe him and promptly briefed him on his new duties that were expected of him.

This took several hours of explanations before Ji Yuan could finally have a chance to ask her on other matters.

Ji Yuan asked her, "Our Cardinal Harpy, what is her name?"

Yue Wushuang frowned, "Her personal name is Li Yifen but you should not be addressing her personal name at all. Keep this to yourself."

Ji Yuan nodded and answered, "Alright then."

Then he asked, "I am new here. How many Cardinals are there in this place and what is the hierarchy of our Cardinal Harpy among the Cardinals?"

Yue Wushuang coolly answered, "There are 6 Cardinals in the Nightfall Heights that assist our Holiness the Cardinal Priestess. They are the Cardinal Confidant, the Cardinal Harpy, the Cardinal Herald, the Cardinal Tribune, the Cardinal Patriarch and the Cardinal Pope…"

She paused for a while before continuing, "In theory, the 6 Cardinals are equaled but in actuality, the 3 most powerful Cardinals are the Cardinal Tribune that wields influence over the military affairs, the Cardinal Patriarch that wields influence over most of the elders and the affairs of our race and the Cardinal Pope that wields influences over the priestess and priests."

Ji Yuan nodded, "Then what about the Cardinal Confidant and the Cardinal Herald? What influences do they exercise?"

Yue Wushuang smiled as she looked at Ji Yuan, "The Cardinal Confidant is naturally in charge of the slaves too. You should have met her already. If not, it is the most strange. She is in charge of the Argos Palace."

Ji Yuan remembered Jun Qianfeng and nodded, "Indeed. I have already met the Cardinal Confidant. She is in charge of the slaves only?"

Yue Wushuang chuckled softly, "Of course not. She is also in charge of the daily affairs of the Cardinal Priestess and her administration." 

Ji Yuan frowned, "Oh? Then she must be really close to the Cardinal Priestess?"

Yue Wushuang hummed, "Of course she is. Or else why would she be called the Cardinal Confidant?"

Ji Yuan: …

Did I join the wrong side already? But this Cardinal Confidant Jun Qianfeng looks fierce and her brother Jun Feitian even threatens to kill me…

Ji Yuan smiled weakly before he asked, "What about the Cardinal Herald then?"

Yue Wushuang answered him, "The Cardinal Herald is mainly in charge of passing down important messages and in charge of diplomacies to the outside world."

Ji Yuan's eyes had suddenly brightened; this would mean that the diplomacy mission that accompanies the Cardinal Priestess are from the Cardinal Herald and the spy may well be from within the inner circles of the Cardinal Herald or even the Cardinal Herald. 

He had decided to investigate the Cardinal Herald next. 

So he asked, "I wonder what the palace name of the Cardinal Herald is?"

Yue Wushuang answered coolly, "The Hermes Palace." 

Ji Yuan nodded, "Thanks."

Yue Wushuang looked at him curiously, "You may not be a slave now but you can't go visiting the other palaces even if you are a Holy Harpy. Do you get me? Stay within the compounds of the Cathedral of the Songs if you value your dear life or Millenium Jun Feitian will surely throw you into the dungeons or even kill you."

Ji Yuan weakly replied, "I have actually already met this Millenium Jun Feitian. He seems to have a great deal of power in this place. He belongs to the Cardinal Tribune?"

Yue Wushuang nodded, "That's right. In fact, he is second only to the Cardinal Tribune. In this place, he has a bad reputation as a nasty man. You ought to steer clear of him even though he may be polite to our Cardinal Harpy."

Ji Yuan rolled his eyes with a sheepish look; he had witnessed Jun Feitian shouting at the Cardinal Harpy earlier and he was not polite at all. 

Yue Wushuang asked Ji Yuan, "If you got no more questions then I shall bring you to see the Cardinal Harpy." 

Ji Yuan panicky said, "Wait! I got 1 more question though."

Yue Wushuang: ???

Ji Yuan grinned and asked her, "What do you think of the marriage of the Cardinal Priestess to the Abyssal King Gong Magog?"

Yue Wushuang looked quite startled by this question but she soon replied coldly, "An ugly toad lusting over the beautiful swam."

Ji Yuan grinned and thought: She is definitely not a spy then since she isn't supportive of this marriage.

Anyang muttered weakly: My lord. Your spy search will take forever. Are you sure that you are able to find out who the spy soon?

Ji Yuan laughed: Of course! Didn't we already have a clue? We are going to check on the Hermes Palace next. There is a high possibility that the spy may be in that place.

Anyang merely nodded with a sheepish look. 

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Author Note:

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