A kiss mixed with the scent of roses.
Cheng Xiezhi couldn't resist the close entanglement of his limbs, and the fingers he landed on the back of Randall's neck couldn't help but increase the force as the other party plundered more wantonly.The sound of blood vessels surging under the skin came through the touching skin.Cheng Xiezhi closed his eyes slowly, and no one noticed that his tensed back suddenly loosened, as if he had received some kind of reassuring comfort.
His thoughts were empty, the moonlight filled the room like flowing water, and the facial features of the people in front of him were obscured by the mottled shadows. Cheng Xiezhi's memory suddenly went back a long time ago, and there were shadows passing by in the turbulent and cold youth. , like the gentlest gust of wind at the end of spring, disappearing in the rain of peach blossoms all over the sky.
Cheng Xiezhi's fingers slowly slipped down, and the rich aroma of roses disappeared between his lips and teeth.The rose that Randall was holding tightly in his hand had been pinched and shattered. Perhaps Randall was too hard, the rose juice flowed down his fingertips, and the petals were shattered.
"It's a pity." Cheng Xiezhi looked down at the rose and said regretfully.
"But I'm glad."
Randall's voice dispersed in the night wind, and his fingertips stroked the broken petals gently, as if he was treating some precious treasure.
Cheng Xiezhi laughed: "Are you glad you broke something I gave you?"
Randall was full of helplessness: "...I didn't mean that."
……
Under the same moonlight, the atmosphere between the Pope and Irwin was far less tender.
"What are you doing looking for me, a poor bastard who has nowhere to stand?" Alvin sat cross-legged on the wet floor, pulled his wide hood to cover his face, and asked hoarsely.
The Pope looked down at Irwin sympathetically from top to bottom, with his hands behind his back, "The Holy Son doesn't need to be so guarded, after all, we don't have any stakes now."
There was no wave on Erwin's expression, and the Pope didn't expect the other party to let go of his guard just because he said a word or two. A smug smile rose on his lips: "I came here to make a deal with the Holy Son. It's good for you and me." A good deal."
When the Pope spoke, the wrinkles and ravines on his forehead were extremely deep, and his aging and decay were extremely obvious in his body. His eyes were cloudy, and he looked like he was dying and dying of old age.
Alvin sneered from the bottom of his heart, given his current situation, what else is worthy of an interview with the powerful pope?
And he didn't trust the Pope either.
The other party is not a good person with a single heart.
"Deal?" Alvin rolled his eyelids, his tone contemptuous, "What kind of deal is the Pope condescending to negotiate with me, a sinner?"
"It's bitterly cold in the north." The Pope was sympathetic, "The Holy Son was born in a wealthy family, so he should have never been to such a remote place, right? Especially when he has to suffer in a remote place with his beloved woman and children."
Alvin's expression changed: "What do you want to do?"
"I can't bear to see innocent children suffer in the harsh Northland since childhood. The Northland is very cold, how can newborn children survive the harsh wind and snow?" The Pope sighed, as if he really couldn't bear it, "I Willing to take care of your child on behalf of the Holy Son and give him the most favorable living environment, and when the Holy Son returns from the North in the future, wouldn’t it be a good time for the family to reunite?"
"What do you mean?" Alvin subconsciously glanced in a certain direction. There was the next cell, where the pregnant Maria lived.The young mother has fallen into a dream, unaware that she and the child she misses have become bargaining chips to be traded.
"As long as the Holy Son is willing to agree." A mysterious smile flashed across the Pope's old face, "I have a way for the Holy Son to return to the imperial capital, and even restore his former glory and status."
Elvin paused for a moment before saying: "Could it be that the Pope thinks your words are more effective than the God of Light? I offended the God of Light!"
a fake.
He silently emphasized in his heart.
The Pope heard the wavering from his seemingly tough tone, and he turned the huge gemstone ring on his index finger: "Of course I have a solution, this is not something you should worry about."
As he spoke, he took out a small glass bottle from his robe pocket.The blue semi-frozen liquid in the bottle shone like a sea of stars, and Gululu was bubbling with small bubbles. Erwin hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.
"what is this?"
"A drug that can cause the rapid spread of diseases." The pope's cloudy eyes rolled, flashing a vicious light, "After you arrive in the Northland, pour it into the rivers in the Northland, and the residents of nearby cities will be infected by the plague." Symptoms. At that time, if you report this matter to the temple, won’t you be able to make amends and return to the imperial capital?”
"What are you doing with this kind of thing?" Alvin asked cautiously.
"Don't you think His Majesty Randall is too obtrusive?" The Pope sneered, "I would like to tell you that I have expressed my sincerity. My Lord Son, I wonder if you have considered it?"
"If you don't agree, I'm afraid I can't keep you. After all, this secret must not be revealed!"
"Are you threatening me?" Alvin's eyes turned cold.After he resumes his identity, he will never leave such a sinister and cunning Pope.
The pope narrowed his eyes: "I thought it was a negotiation."
Alvin fell silent, the Pope's proposal really moved him a little.He has reached a dead end, and once he enters the Northland, which is almost isolated from the world, he will not even have the possibility to plan for himself.
Keeping Maria and her unborn child as hostages in the hands of the Pope - Alvin didn't think much about this point, but he felt that it was a good thing not to let his own woman and child suffer with him.Carrying the poison by himself, he went to the Northland alone, and waited for the time to "make atonement".
The pope wants to take the opportunity to get rid of Randall, and he wants to return to the imperial capital, which sounds really good and a win-win idea worth giving it a go.
Alvin clenched the bottle tightly: "Is there no antidote for this medicine?"
"No."
"What if I also contracted the plague and was 'died' in the Northland?"
Pope: "You don't have to worry about this kind of thing. This poison has no effect on a bright magician like you. The stronger the magician's affinity with the light element, the weaker the effect of this medicine."
"It only affects those lowly civilians."
Alvin knows that the Pope is not trustworthy, but his current strength and memory have not fully recovered, and he has to accept the olive branch offered by the Pope!
"I promise you. But you must take good care of Maria and her child for me."
"You can rest assured." The Pope covered the calculation in his eyes, "I will definitely take good care of Miss Maria."
……
Cheng Xiezhi listened to the prayers of believers in the main hall of the Temple of Light.
The sculpture of the God of Light in the main hall stood tall, fully demonstrating the exquisite skills of the imperial sculptors, but it was not at all like Erwin, and certainly not like Cheng Xiezhi.But it is indeed an outstanding work of art, so Cheng Xiezhi declined a certain cardinal's proposal to re-sculpt the statue.
The faith gathered in the main hall is extremely strong, and countless people come here to pray every day, and then donate to the donation box, which is said to redeem their sins.This is the unwritten unspoken rule of the Temple of Light for hundreds of years. Seeing that Cheng Xiezhi seemed to turn a blind eye to the past, the bishops in the temple became even more rampant.
System: "...Do you really don't mind if they use your name to deceive you?"
Cheng Xiezhi held the "Indulgence Note" sold by the temple under his fingertips. A thin piece of poorly printed paper was worth a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.He mocked and sneered, "Who would mind the grasshopper jumping for a few more days after autumn?"
The murderous intent was never concealed.
The system thinks: Its host probably can't stand the fact that this group of people are not very smart and are more greedy and foolish than others.
How did the original God of Light, Alvin, put up with these self-righteous, clever guys?The system thought about it, and felt that either Alvin had a too good temper, or birds of a feather flocked together.
System: "Okay. We have collected a lot of energy from faith transformation in this world, and it is almost ready to finish."
It showed the data panel to Cheng Xiezhi for a look: "If all goes well, we can go back soon."
The star suspended in the billions of universes, the place where they were born.
Cheng Xiezhi's fingers slowly curled up, and he fell into some kind of thinking that made him a little difficult to make a choice. After a long time, he gave a soft "hmm" as a response to the system.
After receiving his positive reply, the system breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Since this is the case, I will try to choose an interesting and relaxing one for the next world. Host, recharge your batteries!"
The energy progress bar has almost reached its end, and it is very likely that the energy bar will be completely filled after the end of the next world.
That's when it all really kicks off.
The system suppressed its unreasonable melancholy and heavy thoughts, and reported the movements of the imperial capital to Cheng Xiezhi as usual: "Duke Kane was temporarily pardoned due to insufficient investigation evidence."
"Huh?" Cheng Xiezhi raised his brows lightly, "Did Randall do it? Now the Kane family is having a lot of fun."
This guess is obviously very correct.
After the Duke of Kane returned to the family, he found that his power had been taken over by his eldest daughter.This was originally a comforting thing for a father. During his absence, his daughter took care of himself and did not let the family power fall into the hands of others.But when Anna was unwilling to return the power and tried to empty Duke Kane, the mood of being a father was not so good.
The majesty of the father and the superior was challenged at the same time, and he angrily announced that he would remove Anna from the family—then he was forced to recuperate in the country manor.
Anna easily won the final victory of this smokeless struggle.
"She has completely forgotten about Alvin who is still suffering in the Northland." The system whispered.Anna began to intervene in government affairs, aiming at the position of Minister of Finance, ambitious, leaving her former fiancé behind.
"Perhaps she has discovered that power can get her a more pleasing lover. I heard that she is recently engaged to an earl?"
Cheng Xiezhi listened to the prayers of the believers as usual, and answered the system from the bottom of his heart.
System: "Yes. Anna's betrothed looks a bit like Irwin... In this way, she hasn't completely forgotten about Irwin."
Cheng Xiezhi twitched the corner of his mouth, didn't say anything more to the system, and turned his head to tell the cardinal who was following him: "The collection boxes in the temple will be withdrawn from tomorrow."
The cardinal had a troubled expression on his face, but he didn't dare to disobey the will of the God of Light, "I'll send someone to cancel the donation box right away."
……
That night, His Majesty Randall invited His Majesty the God of Light to have dinner in the palace.
Cheng Xiezhi propped his forehead, thinking that Randall, a tyrant known as extravagance, lived a much simpler life than those noble bishops in the temple.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a subtle unhappiness in his heart.
He knocked on the table: "Has there been a natural disaster in the North recently?"
This is a piece of news that has been widely circulated in the imperial capital recently. Many people are worried about it. Natural disasters constantly mean unrest and turmoil, followed by refugees and rebellions.
Randall devoted a lot of energy to deal with this matter. When he heard Cheng Xiezhi mention this matter, he subconsciously frowned, obviously the situation was not optimistic.
"Let's hold a fundraiser in the palace for the disaster in the North." Cheng Xiezhi suggested, "A few kind cardinals in the temple will be willing to donate all their wealth."
Before slaughtering the fat sheep of the temple, it is also very necessary to wipe out the wool on their bodies.
The "benevolent" God of Light bent his eyes and said:
"Your Majesty Randall, I think that compared to the stupid and sinful bishops of the temple, you are generous, kind, and caring for the people. You are more suitable to be my spokesperson in the world."
"I don't know if you are willing to promise me."
The author has something to say: the marriage proposal of ... 【cross out】
【Good night. 】
Cheng Xiezhi couldn't resist the close entanglement of his limbs, and the fingers he landed on the back of Randall's neck couldn't help but increase the force as the other party plundered more wantonly.The sound of blood vessels surging under the skin came through the touching skin.Cheng Xiezhi closed his eyes slowly, and no one noticed that his tensed back suddenly loosened, as if he had received some kind of reassuring comfort.
His thoughts were empty, the moonlight filled the room like flowing water, and the facial features of the people in front of him were obscured by the mottled shadows. Cheng Xiezhi's memory suddenly went back a long time ago, and there were shadows passing by in the turbulent and cold youth. , like the gentlest gust of wind at the end of spring, disappearing in the rain of peach blossoms all over the sky.
Cheng Xiezhi's fingers slowly slipped down, and the rich aroma of roses disappeared between his lips and teeth.The rose that Randall was holding tightly in his hand had been pinched and shattered. Perhaps Randall was too hard, the rose juice flowed down his fingertips, and the petals were shattered.
"It's a pity." Cheng Xiezhi looked down at the rose and said regretfully.
"But I'm glad."
Randall's voice dispersed in the night wind, and his fingertips stroked the broken petals gently, as if he was treating some precious treasure.
Cheng Xiezhi laughed: "Are you glad you broke something I gave you?"
Randall was full of helplessness: "...I didn't mean that."
……
Under the same moonlight, the atmosphere between the Pope and Irwin was far less tender.
"What are you doing looking for me, a poor bastard who has nowhere to stand?" Alvin sat cross-legged on the wet floor, pulled his wide hood to cover his face, and asked hoarsely.
The Pope looked down at Irwin sympathetically from top to bottom, with his hands behind his back, "The Holy Son doesn't need to be so guarded, after all, we don't have any stakes now."
There was no wave on Erwin's expression, and the Pope didn't expect the other party to let go of his guard just because he said a word or two. A smug smile rose on his lips: "I came here to make a deal with the Holy Son. It's good for you and me." A good deal."
When the Pope spoke, the wrinkles and ravines on his forehead were extremely deep, and his aging and decay were extremely obvious in his body. His eyes were cloudy, and he looked like he was dying and dying of old age.
Alvin sneered from the bottom of his heart, given his current situation, what else is worthy of an interview with the powerful pope?
And he didn't trust the Pope either.
The other party is not a good person with a single heart.
"Deal?" Alvin rolled his eyelids, his tone contemptuous, "What kind of deal is the Pope condescending to negotiate with me, a sinner?"
"It's bitterly cold in the north." The Pope was sympathetic, "The Holy Son was born in a wealthy family, so he should have never been to such a remote place, right? Especially when he has to suffer in a remote place with his beloved woman and children."
Alvin's expression changed: "What do you want to do?"
"I can't bear to see innocent children suffer in the harsh Northland since childhood. The Northland is very cold, how can newborn children survive the harsh wind and snow?" The Pope sighed, as if he really couldn't bear it, "I Willing to take care of your child on behalf of the Holy Son and give him the most favorable living environment, and when the Holy Son returns from the North in the future, wouldn’t it be a good time for the family to reunite?"
"What do you mean?" Alvin subconsciously glanced in a certain direction. There was the next cell, where the pregnant Maria lived.The young mother has fallen into a dream, unaware that she and the child she misses have become bargaining chips to be traded.
"As long as the Holy Son is willing to agree." A mysterious smile flashed across the Pope's old face, "I have a way for the Holy Son to return to the imperial capital, and even restore his former glory and status."
Elvin paused for a moment before saying: "Could it be that the Pope thinks your words are more effective than the God of Light? I offended the God of Light!"
a fake.
He silently emphasized in his heart.
The Pope heard the wavering from his seemingly tough tone, and he turned the huge gemstone ring on his index finger: "Of course I have a solution, this is not something you should worry about."
As he spoke, he took out a small glass bottle from his robe pocket.The blue semi-frozen liquid in the bottle shone like a sea of stars, and Gululu was bubbling with small bubbles. Erwin hesitated for a moment before reaching out to take it.
"what is this?"
"A drug that can cause the rapid spread of diseases." The pope's cloudy eyes rolled, flashing a vicious light, "After you arrive in the Northland, pour it into the rivers in the Northland, and the residents of nearby cities will be infected by the plague." Symptoms. At that time, if you report this matter to the temple, won’t you be able to make amends and return to the imperial capital?”
"What are you doing with this kind of thing?" Alvin asked cautiously.
"Don't you think His Majesty Randall is too obtrusive?" The Pope sneered, "I would like to tell you that I have expressed my sincerity. My Lord Son, I wonder if you have considered it?"
"If you don't agree, I'm afraid I can't keep you. After all, this secret must not be revealed!"
"Are you threatening me?" Alvin's eyes turned cold.After he resumes his identity, he will never leave such a sinister and cunning Pope.
The pope narrowed his eyes: "I thought it was a negotiation."
Alvin fell silent, the Pope's proposal really moved him a little.He has reached a dead end, and once he enters the Northland, which is almost isolated from the world, he will not even have the possibility to plan for himself.
Keeping Maria and her unborn child as hostages in the hands of the Pope - Alvin didn't think much about this point, but he felt that it was a good thing not to let his own woman and child suffer with him.Carrying the poison by himself, he went to the Northland alone, and waited for the time to "make atonement".
The pope wants to take the opportunity to get rid of Randall, and he wants to return to the imperial capital, which sounds really good and a win-win idea worth giving it a go.
Alvin clenched the bottle tightly: "Is there no antidote for this medicine?"
"No."
"What if I also contracted the plague and was 'died' in the Northland?"
Pope: "You don't have to worry about this kind of thing. This poison has no effect on a bright magician like you. The stronger the magician's affinity with the light element, the weaker the effect of this medicine."
"It only affects those lowly civilians."
Alvin knows that the Pope is not trustworthy, but his current strength and memory have not fully recovered, and he has to accept the olive branch offered by the Pope!
"I promise you. But you must take good care of Maria and her child for me."
"You can rest assured." The Pope covered the calculation in his eyes, "I will definitely take good care of Miss Maria."
……
Cheng Xiezhi listened to the prayers of believers in the main hall of the Temple of Light.
The sculpture of the God of Light in the main hall stood tall, fully demonstrating the exquisite skills of the imperial sculptors, but it was not at all like Erwin, and certainly not like Cheng Xiezhi.But it is indeed an outstanding work of art, so Cheng Xiezhi declined a certain cardinal's proposal to re-sculpt the statue.
The faith gathered in the main hall is extremely strong, and countless people come here to pray every day, and then donate to the donation box, which is said to redeem their sins.This is the unwritten unspoken rule of the Temple of Light for hundreds of years. Seeing that Cheng Xiezhi seemed to turn a blind eye to the past, the bishops in the temple became even more rampant.
System: "...Do you really don't mind if they use your name to deceive you?"
Cheng Xiezhi held the "Indulgence Note" sold by the temple under his fingertips. A thin piece of poorly printed paper was worth a lot of gold, silver and jewelry.He mocked and sneered, "Who would mind the grasshopper jumping for a few more days after autumn?"
The murderous intent was never concealed.
The system thinks: Its host probably can't stand the fact that this group of people are not very smart and are more greedy and foolish than others.
How did the original God of Light, Alvin, put up with these self-righteous, clever guys?The system thought about it, and felt that either Alvin had a too good temper, or birds of a feather flocked together.
System: "Okay. We have collected a lot of energy from faith transformation in this world, and it is almost ready to finish."
It showed the data panel to Cheng Xiezhi for a look: "If all goes well, we can go back soon."
The star suspended in the billions of universes, the place where they were born.
Cheng Xiezhi's fingers slowly curled up, and he fell into some kind of thinking that made him a little difficult to make a choice. After a long time, he gave a soft "hmm" as a response to the system.
After receiving his positive reply, the system breathed a sigh of relief, and said, "Since this is the case, I will try to choose an interesting and relaxing one for the next world. Host, recharge your batteries!"
The energy progress bar has almost reached its end, and it is very likely that the energy bar will be completely filled after the end of the next world.
That's when it all really kicks off.
The system suppressed its unreasonable melancholy and heavy thoughts, and reported the movements of the imperial capital to Cheng Xiezhi as usual: "Duke Kane was temporarily pardoned due to insufficient investigation evidence."
"Huh?" Cheng Xiezhi raised his brows lightly, "Did Randall do it? Now the Kane family is having a lot of fun."
This guess is obviously very correct.
After the Duke of Kane returned to the family, he found that his power had been taken over by his eldest daughter.This was originally a comforting thing for a father. During his absence, his daughter took care of himself and did not let the family power fall into the hands of others.But when Anna was unwilling to return the power and tried to empty Duke Kane, the mood of being a father was not so good.
The majesty of the father and the superior was challenged at the same time, and he angrily announced that he would remove Anna from the family—then he was forced to recuperate in the country manor.
Anna easily won the final victory of this smokeless struggle.
"She has completely forgotten about Alvin who is still suffering in the Northland." The system whispered.Anna began to intervene in government affairs, aiming at the position of Minister of Finance, ambitious, leaving her former fiancé behind.
"Perhaps she has discovered that power can get her a more pleasing lover. I heard that she is recently engaged to an earl?"
Cheng Xiezhi listened to the prayers of the believers as usual, and answered the system from the bottom of his heart.
System: "Yes. Anna's betrothed looks a bit like Irwin... In this way, she hasn't completely forgotten about Irwin."
Cheng Xiezhi twitched the corner of his mouth, didn't say anything more to the system, and turned his head to tell the cardinal who was following him: "The collection boxes in the temple will be withdrawn from tomorrow."
The cardinal had a troubled expression on his face, but he didn't dare to disobey the will of the God of Light, "I'll send someone to cancel the donation box right away."
……
That night, His Majesty Randall invited His Majesty the God of Light to have dinner in the palace.
Cheng Xiezhi propped his forehead, thinking that Randall, a tyrant known as extravagance, lived a much simpler life than those noble bishops in the temple.Thinking of this, he couldn't help feeling a subtle unhappiness in his heart.
He knocked on the table: "Has there been a natural disaster in the North recently?"
This is a piece of news that has been widely circulated in the imperial capital recently. Many people are worried about it. Natural disasters constantly mean unrest and turmoil, followed by refugees and rebellions.
Randall devoted a lot of energy to deal with this matter. When he heard Cheng Xiezhi mention this matter, he subconsciously frowned, obviously the situation was not optimistic.
"Let's hold a fundraiser in the palace for the disaster in the North." Cheng Xiezhi suggested, "A few kind cardinals in the temple will be willing to donate all their wealth."
Before slaughtering the fat sheep of the temple, it is also very necessary to wipe out the wool on their bodies.
The "benevolent" God of Light bent his eyes and said:
"Your Majesty Randall, I think that compared to the stupid and sinful bishops of the temple, you are generous, kind, and caring for the people. You are more suitable to be my spokesperson in the world."
"I don't know if you are willing to promise me."
The author has something to say: the marriage proposal of ... 【cross out】
【Good night. 】
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