The Path of Ascension to the Priest

After collecting the holy water, you can't be passive and sabotage your work. The mercenary team that Yelena and Jane belonged to set off to the town of Hedes the next morning to find clues about the Black Witch. A murder happened there just two days ago, and a knight found it there. The breath of the black witch.

Tang Qiu didn't go with them, but put on a cloak and hood to cover up the priest's clothes and went to the tavern in the city.

The tavern in the early morning was very deserted, only a few hangover drunks were sleeping on the table, a boy with short red hair deftly walked around the drunk to clean up the mess on the table, heard the door knock, looked up, enthusiastic and cheerful , "Good morning, this beautiful lady."

Tang Qiu nodded slightly at him, went to the bar and sat down. The proprietress who was mixing the drink pushed the glass over and said with a wink, "Have a glass of 'Morning Dew of the Forest'?"

The morning dew of the forest is a glass of light green wine, which looks very fresh. This wine is light and sweet, and it is very popular among ladies in Edri.

Tang Qiu thanked with a smile, raised his hand to stroke the glass but did not intend to drink, the proprietress paused for a moment while wiping the wine glass, and raised her eyes to glance at her several times.

Tang Qiu had already asked the maid in the Marquis's mansion, and some taverns in the main city provided intelligence services... Tang Qiu took out two silver coins and tentatively pushed them to the proprietress's hand.

A cup of morning dew in the deep forest does not need so much as two silver coins.

The landlady's face burst into a smile, she put down her wine glass, lowered her body and said in a low voice, "What do you want to know?"

Tang Qiu leaned over and said softly, "News from the west."

To the west is the Goss Empire, and there is only one most valuable piece of news recently... The proprietress whispered: "You should have heard that the Holy See of the Goss Empire was destroyed? It is said that the Holy See is still alive because of the Goss Empire. Dissatisfied that the murderer was not found, he sent a cardinal to the Goss Empire to find the murderer himself."

Tang Qiu's heart skipped a beat, "Has the murderer been found?"

The proprietress blinked, "I don't know about that."

Seeing her pick up the glass again and start wiping it, Tang Qiu knew that she was not playing hard to get, but really didn't know. She raised the glass to her lips, tasted some, put it down, and praised gently: "The wine is very good. drink."

She put down another silver coin, then gathered her cloak and got up to leave.

The red-haired boy was holding a tray and staring at Tang Qiu's back. The proprietress who was happily counting the silver coins looked up at the boy, threw a towel over, and scolded with a smile: "Don't look, a woman from aristocratic background is also what you can think of." of?"

The lady proprietress has been running the tavern for many years, so she can tell at a glance whether the identity of the visitor is high or low.

The young man got a big blush, shook his head repeatedly in denial, and continued to work with his head bowed.

Tang Qiu came out of the tavern and was still thinking about the news he had just received from the proprietress. Goss is one of the three major empires in the Statu Continent, and the Holy See established in the main city is already a part of the backbone of the Holy See Kingdom. Just like this The house was wiped out, and the murderer was not even found out. It is normal for the Holy See to send a red-clothed archbishop directly.

After all, if this matter is not handled properly, the Holy See's reputation in the mainland will definitely drop a lot.

The archbishop in red belongs to the high-level of the Holy See and directly assists the Pope in handling affairs. Generally, the affairs of the Holy See in other countries are handled by bishops. However, the bishop of the Goss Empire has been vacant for several months, and the previous bishop died in In the hands of the blood clan, the new bishop, the Vatican, has not yet been promoted.

Tang Qiu slowly put back the blond hair that came out of the hood and hung down to his chest, and pondered with lowered eyes, if the archbishop in red intervened, he wondered if he would find one of the dead bodies of the Holy See missing.

However, no matter what, it is best not to use the nameplate she found on her body.

Tang Qiu, who was strolling on the street, was stopped by the knights of the Marquis Mansion, "The same murder case happened in Fenlin Township as in Hades Township, Lord Marquis asked me to take you there to have a look."

Tang Qiu took off his hood and replied with a smile, "Okay, sorry for the trouble."

Putting aside the affairs of the Holy See, now she is still thinking about how to help Charles II catch the Black Witch, after all, she also accepted a bottle of holy water.

The town of Fenlin is far away from the main city. It is on the edge of Edri. There is only this town here. There are dozens of people living here. Usually, there are not many connections with other towns. After something happened, it took several days to pass Genius is discovered.

Except for a few young people who went out on the day of the accident, no one was left alive in the town. The death of the corpse was similar to that of Hades, because the time was too long, and the whole town smelled rancid. .

Tang Qiu opened the door of the carriage, and almost fainted as soon as he poked his head.

She resisted the stench and got out of the car. When she raised her eyes, she was surprised to find that Marshal Lucille was here, as well as... Mrs. Anna.

The town has been surrounded by knights, and the corpses are all covered with a white cloth and placed in the open space. Mrs. Anna is bending over to lift the white cloth to check the wounds on the corpse. When she hears the movement behind her, she turns her head to look, and the corners of her mouth twitch, "So it's the priest." coming."

Tang Qiu had already taken off the cloak on her body. The pure white priest's robe was lined with long golden hair. The sunlight seemed to cast a halo on her. She had adjusted her expression and greeted Anna naturally.

Lucille did not get off the black horse. She was far away from the corpses. The black veil covered her expression, but those dark red eyes fell on Tang Qiu.

Tang Qiu frowned, hesitated, and finally walked to Anna's side. The white cloth was lifted halfway, exposing the unrecognizable and severely decomposed corpse.

Tang Qiu subconsciously wanted to look away, but finally stopped abruptly. Since she has come to this world, she must be mentally prepared to encounter these things. After all, this continent is not peaceful in this world.

This was Tang Qiu's first time viewing a rotting corpse at close range, but fortunately, she had a strong mental capacity, so she didn't feel horrible after a few more glances.

She held her breath to examine the scars on the corpse, because the decay was so serious that the scars were mixed with the rotting flesh. Tang Qiu pondered for a while, then whispered a spell, and a ball of light appeared out of thin air and jumped onto the corpse.

Anna glanced at the sphere of light and then at Tang Qiu. Seeing the spell of light for the first time made her curious, "What is this?"

Tang Qiu stared at the ball of light bouncing on the corpse, and said softly: "A very simple light spell can be used to detect the dark aura."

The light ball bounced for a while, then slowly disappeared.

Anna looked at Tang Qiu, Tang Qiu frowned and said, "There is no dark aura on these corpses."

Otherwise, the sphere of light would not be so quiet.

Anna thought for a while, "Could it be because the dark aura has disappeared over time?"

Tang Qiu didn't know if there was such a possibility, but after thinking about it, he didn't say anything.

Dozens of corpses were placed on the open space. Tang Qiu walked to the next corpse, bent down and lifted the white cloth. Anna wanted to follow to have a look, but was called away by a knight.

The corpse was no different from the last one. Tang Qiu put down the white cloth, and from the corner of his eye, he saw the black and swollen wrist of the corpse, and he stretched out his hand to pinch two gray-white hairs from it.

About as long as a finger, the hair is very hard, and it looks like it fell from some animal.

Tang Qiu was looking down at the two gray-white hairs, but he didn't realize that among the weeds and trees beside him, there was a pair of beast-like eyes staring at her closely, with long and sharp nails curled up, and the fangs at the corner of his mouth dripping. Drooling, strange noises from throat.

Lucille turned her head keenly, her dark red eyes stared coldly in that direction, and the riding whip in her hand tapped on the saddle.

A gray-white shadow swooped out and rushed towards Tang Qiu. When the sharp nails were about to touch her waist, they were suddenly blocked by a sword grid. Anna held the sharp sword and turned her head to wink at the stunned Tang Qiu, smiling. He said: "You don't need to thank you, it is the knight's duty to protect the safety of the lady."

The fingernails hit the blade with a screeching sound. The monster was stopped and raised its head and let out a roar. The knights who reacted drew their swords and rushed over to stop the monster. The monster was pressed to the ground and tried to look up at Tang Qiu, roaring. The voices became anxious.

Tang Qiu came out from behind Anna. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Anna lowering her head and covering her hands. She glanced sideways. Anna's wrist had just been scratched by the monster's sharp nails, and bright red blood came out. She clutched her wrist with some unease. Looking back towards Lucille.

A hand suddenly stretched out and slowly pushed her hand away from her wrist. Tang Qiu chanted a mantra in a low voice, his fingertips glowed with a faint white light and wiped the wound. The bleeding of the wound stopped immediately and then healed slowly. No scars remained.

Tang Qiu let go of his hand, as a reciprocation to Anna's teasing just now, "It is also the duty of priests to heal knights."

Anna raised her eyebrows and raised the corners of her mouth.

I don't know whether it was the light breath or the bloody smell that stimulated the monster. The monster who was pressed on the ground became heavier. He struggled more and more, and his sharp nails penetrated a knight's arm. The knight screamed and let go, letting the monster break free. He opened, and jumped towards Tang Qiu and Anna again.

When the monster started to struggle, Tang Qiu had already noticed it. She chanted a spell in a low voice. A light binding technique was about to be completed when a black whip flew sideways and rolled up the monster and threw it to the ground. Lucille didn't know When she came over, she bent down and grabbed the monster's neck with one hand. The black and red blood flowed to the back of her hand, which made her frowned in disgust.

The monster fell limp and breathless.

Lucille took out a white square towel and wiped the blood off her hands, even between her fingers. She wiped it three or four times in a row, but she was still not satisfied.

"I can cast a small spell for you." Tang Qiu had been paying attention to Lucille, and seeing her frown deepened, she walked over and suggested.

As soon as her fingers touched the back of Lucille's hand, she raised her hand to avoid it. Lucille glanced at her and said coldly: "No need."

It's so cold... Tang Qiu withdrew his hand, a little surprised that Lucille's body temperature was so low.

"What kind of monster is this?" Anna looked at the monster's body over there, and asked suspiciously, "Is it a monster?"

The monster looks like a mixture of a human and a beast. The upper body is human, but the palms and nails are clearly the shape of a beast. Only part of the facial features can be distinguished, and the rest are distorted and gray-white. hair, and the lower body is completely in the shape of a beast. Its body looks huge, but if you look carefully at the parts of its facial features that can still be seen, you will be surprised to find that its face still looks like a child.

The monsters summoned by the black witch and appearing on the continent today have not yet grown up like this.

The strong smell of the monster and the rotten smell of the corpse mixed together, making Tang Qiu dizzy. She pressed her fingers on her nose to ease her breathing, and stared at the monster's corpse in thought.

"Take it back." Lucille walked up to Tang Qiu, looked down at the monster, and ordered to the knight behind him.

Tang Qiu put down her hand and was about to say something, when she unexpectedly smelled a fragrance, as cold as the winter air, which immediately made her breathing clearer, but the speed of blood flow was quietly slowing down. Faster, the heart is beating fast.

Lucille had already left and returned to the horse, while Tang Qiu was still standing there, rubbing his nose in a daze.

Anna patted her on the shoulder and asked suspiciously, "What's wrong with you?"

"Did you smell any strange fragrance?"

Anna shrugged, "I only smell the bad smell." She held her forehead and sighed exaggeratedly, "I'm about to faint."

Tang Qiu frowned, and when she returned to the carriage, she was still thinking about where the fragrance came from. She raised her hand to her chest, where the beating speed of her heart had just slowed down.

The carriage staggered forward, Anna rode the horse to the window, followed Tang Qiu's gaze, saw her staring at Lucille's back, blinked and smiled and said: "Keep staring at the marshal, she will be shy .”

"You might as well stare at me."

Tang Qiu regained consciousness, looked up at Anna, and smiled slightly. She didn't stare at Lucille, but just stared there in a daze.

"Isn't Marshal Lucille very beautiful?" Anna really liked talking to Tang Qiu, "She is the most beautiful woman in Edri, but many people have failed to invite her to dance."

Lucille's appearance is indeed very delicate, ignoring her pair of dark red eyes, she is like a porcelain doll that has been treasured in the window, especially her overly fair skin, which seems to crack when touched .

She is a beauty, but she is also a beauty that is not easy to get close to. Although she has passionate red hair, it seems to be covered with frost.

"Maybe it's because Edri didn't have Marshal Lucille's favorite knight."

Anna laughed and said mysteriously: "It's actually because Lucille can't dance."

Tang Qiu: "..."

Not far from them, Lucille, who could hear what they were saying, turned her head and shouted in warning: "Anna."

Anna shrugged at Tang Qiu, and the horse came to Lucille's side and walked side by side with her. The horse gradually opened up the distance from the carriage, "Marquis Davis approached the Sengo mercenary team."

"There is an experienced senior swordsman in their team."

"These priests and little swordsmen are just a cover." Anna paused after speaking, then turned her head to look at the carriage, with a playful look in her eyes, "I have figured out their strength, except this Grace."

The blond priest in the carriage seemed kind and gentle, but Anna felt that she was more defensive than anyone else.

It took Anna a long time to get a response from Lucille, "The breath of light is very strong."

Knowing that she was referring to Grace, Anna also nodded, "Do you need to send someone to watch her?"

"Need not."

"Then..." Anna had just said a word, when Lucille suddenly lowered her head from the corner of her eye, she stopped talking and frowned.

The color of Lucille's dark red eyes suddenly changed, and the dark color slowly faded away. The red pupils were so thick that they seemed to be able to bleed. She closed her eyes forcefully, and slowly raised her eyes when they returned to normal. Get up, looking gloomy.

Anna opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't dare to say anything. According to years of experience, Lucille at this time must not be provoked.

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