The Villain Saint is my secondary account

Her brother, Tajima, suffered the same fate. This disheveled young man, who seemed somewhat indifferent to everything, finally showed a worried expression as he watched his sister being bound hand and foot.

But there was nothing he could do.

Duo Jian originally only intended to hold off the Templars alone so that Iphie could escape, without planning to involve Xiao Wei. Unexpectedly, Xiao Wei shared the same idea; seeing her companion in danger, she did not hesitate to pull the trigger of her musket at the Templars.

To some extent, this might be why they are siblings despite their vastly different personalities.

"Captain, should we execute them on the spot?"

Orphindo stroked his chin, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Take him back to the manor."

"They are blinded by darkness and burdened with sin, and need the Holy Light to cleanse them, guide them to conversion, and help us find the escaped sinner."

"Convert to your head, my foot!"

Xiao Wei was roughly pulled up from the ground, and she twisted her body angrily, "Don't touch me, I can walk by myself!"

"sinner,"

Orphindo's voice was icy, "For the sake of your wrongdoing, I will allow you to utter this one foul word."

“If there is a second offense of defiling the gods, I will punish them.”

"Xiaowei, calm down...do as they say for now."

Multiple low-frequency channels.

Many of them have little dealings with the church, but due to the circumstances, they have no choice but to back down and take things one step at a time.

He still didn't know what the inquisitors meant by "baptism by holy light" and "guidance to conversion."

The sanctuary is, after all, the largest religious institution of the human race, and some things that cannot be directly discussed in public always need to be embellished in a more refined way.

The two players were held down by the shoulders by the Templar Knights and led towards the main entrance downstairs in the tavern.

Orphin lingered a little longer, briefly observing the guest room, before heading towards the stairs.

But when he got downstairs, he suddenly found that more than a dozen of his men were blocking the lobby, forming several circles around the entrance.

"Get out of here, all of you!"

Orfino frowned. "What are you all doing blocking the doorway?"

He then pushed aside a group of knights in front of him and saw a black-haired young man wearing a black coat and a top hat, and a languid-looking maid with waist-length pink hair.

"It's you?"

Orfino recognized him as the man he had met earlier in the municipal library.

Ye Xiao stood at the door, slightly lifting the brim of his hat with one hand. He glanced at Orfindo, then at Xiao Wei and Duo Jian, who were being held down by several Templar Knights, and raised an eyebrow. "Fortunately, I shouldn't be too late."

"The church is handling a case, so please make way and don't block the entrance."

Orphindo said in a deep voice.

"What a coincidence, I'm here on a case too."

Ye Xiao pointed to Xiao Wei and Duo Jian with his thumb, "These two are important witnesses in my case. Please hand them over to me."

Orphindo's face immediately darkened.

This guy, we let him off the hook once at the library, but now he's really taking advantage of us. Does he really think he's easy to bully?

Do you know who we are?

Orphondo stared at Ye Xiaoling's calm, unwavering eyes beneath her disheveled hair. "We are the Holy Inquisition..."

"I don't care who you are,"

Ye Xiao pulled out his identification and interrupted Orfindo, "But I am a royal agent, ordered by the commander to investigate this national case. These two are citizens of my Loren, and according to imperial law, no organization of yours has the right to take them from me at this moment."

National-level case?

Orphindo observed the document Ye Xiao had taken out; the signature and royal seal on it certainly didn't look like a forgery.

At the imperial level, in principle, if the Holy Temple wanted to take people away, it would indeed need to first submit an arrest application to the Valond Imperial City.

But this is only in theory.

The guy in front of me was all alone. Well, if you include the maid next to him who was always dozing off, then there were only two of us.

On his side, there were more than a dozen knights, and the advantage was in his hands. How could he possibly give up the prize he had already won just because of a few words of bluffing?

Orfindo then simply raised his hand, and more than a dozen Templar Knights drew their weapons. "Get out of my way! Otherwise, you will be considered an accomplice to sinners and a heretic who obstructs the work of our Templars!"

"What do you mean? You're resorting to violence because you can't win an argument?"

Ye Xiao frowned, but did not budge an inch.

Orphindo looked at Ye Xiao, his gaze turning cold.

The atmosphere in the tavern lobby immediately became tense, and the onlookers quickly moved away, hiding behind the walls or in the rooms.

Xiao Wei, who was being held down, couldn't stand it any longer and shouted, "Uncle, why don't you step aside first, and then bring more people to find us later!"

She was frantic. She realized that the man at the door might be their only way to escape from the Inquisition. But this guy was incredibly stubborn, actually going head-to-head with so many Templar Knights all by himself.

Couldn't we have taken a roundabout approach first, brought reinforcements, and then come to find them?

"Uncle..."

Ye Xiao almost lost his composure when he heard Xiao Wei's words. He hadn't shaved for a few days, was it really that big of a deal?

"Final ultimatum: Get out of the way!"

Orphindo drew his sword and pointed it at Ye Xiao's chest, his voice now carrying a chilling intent.

"Fine, fine, there's nothing I can do if you're being unreasonable."

Ye Xiao raised his hands and sighed, "I have some connections with the Holy Temple, so I still want to try to resolve this peacefully."

"You know what you're interested in."

Orfindo was about to sheath his sword when Ye Xiao suddenly changed the subject:

"But since you have chosen violence, I have no choice but to grant your wish."

Huh? Orfindo's sword, which was half-sheathed, suddenly stopped. The next second, Ye Xiao suddenly pulled out a wooden stick from behind his back and swung it at the head of the nearest Templar Knight.

The latter immediately flew out like a ball, smashing over a group of tables and chairs. Before he could even let out a wail, he fainted.

He really dares to do that!?

Orphindo's eyes widened in disbelief, and even Xiaowei and Duojian, who were standing nearby, were dumbfounded.

Is this guy insane? Attacking a Templar right under the Inquisition's nose?!

But Ye Xiao didn't care about any of that. Taking advantage of the other party's shock and inability to react, he swung him down hard with a "bang".

The Templar Knight who was being attacked tried to block, but the man's staff technique was too tricky and swift. He had barely raised his sword when the thick wooden staff had already smashed into his face.

Then came a dizzying spin, and everything went black.

The onlookers shuddered at the sight. Judging from the baton marks on the iron helmet, the Templar's head would have exploded like a watermelon if it hadn't been for the helmet's protection.

Chapter Seventy: One Man Guards the Pass

"You're still hitting me?! What are you all standing there for?! Get him!!"

Accompanied by Orfino's angry roar, the Templar Knights charged forward with howls.

"Holy Light, this enemy is worth fighting!!"

The scene of more than a dozen Templar Knights simultaneously summoning their Holy Light Armor was quite spectacular; the dazzling golden light converged, illuminating the entire hall.

But Ye Xiao stood expressionless at the door, like a professional batter in a baseball game, swinging his staff at the charging Templars, knocking them away one by one. The series of muffled "bang bang bang" sounds made unsuspecting people think that the tavern band had hired a new drummer to play.

"Can you guys skip the line?!"

For the first time, Orfindo was amazed at how stupid his men could be.

"But Captain... his doorway is only so wide..."

The remaining Templar Knights were in a terrible predicament. In the blink of an eye, half of their brothers had fallen, scattered against the walls and on the bar, some even hanging from the rafters. How could they possibly fight now? This guy was as strong as a monster.

"you……"

Orfino's arrogant demeanor finally crumbled, his face flushed as he drew his sword again. "Forget it, a bunch of useless trash, I'll deal with him!"

Upon hearing this, the few Templar Knights who were still standing at the door, hesitant in their steps, quickly moved aside to make way for Orfindo.

Seeing this scene, Orfindo was even more furious, but when everyone moved aside and he met Ye Xiao's gaze as he stood quietly at the door holding a wooden stick, a strange chill suddenly rose from the soles of his feet.

Beneath his disheveled black hair, his dark eyes still held that same lazy, casual gaze; it seemed he had never taken these dozen or so Templar Knights seriously from beginning to end.

Normally it might not seem like much, but when the entire lobby is littered with the "corpses" of his companions who were easily taken down by the other party, his calm gaze suddenly becomes somewhat terrifying.

Just how strong is this guy...?

Orfino swallowed hard. He was only at the expert level, which was already considered extremely rare among knights of his generation. Logically speaking, there were probably very few people on this small, dilapidated island who could even challenge him.

But the person in front of him was exerting an unsettling pressure that was far too intense.

"Hey, are you going to get on or not?"

Ye Xiao grew impatient as the other party remained motionless.

His position at the door wasn't a tactic; it was just that since everyone else had come up to him, he figured he might as well save himself some effort.

But if this guy is just sitting here in the outhouse wasting time, then he'll have to go over there on his own.

"If you're not coming, then I'll come over."

Ye Xiao, carrying his staff, walked straight into the hall. Sunlight streamed in from outside, casting a shadow of his thin figure onto Orfino's face.

Orfino's hand, gripping the sword hilt, suddenly began to tremble uncontrollably.

If you hesitate the moment you muster the courage to do something, you might become more and more afraid the more you think about it.

Noticing the cowardice in his opponent's eyes, Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly. "What's going on? So the Holy Temple has knights like you who are afraid of death?"

"Tsk tsk, your faith isn't strong enough."

Having the courage to kill is one thing, but having the courage to be killed is another. Clearly, this guy only has the former.

Orfino's eyes widened as he listened to Ye Xiao's sarcastic words, and he finally erupted in fear.

He roared and charged forward angrily, only to be angrily knocked to the ground by Ye Xiao's blow.

"bang"

With a muffled thud, Orfindo fell into a baby-like sleep.

The hall fell into a deathly silence. The remaining Templar Knights and onlookers watched Ye Xiao standing alone in the center, none of them daring to utter a sound.

Orfino, as the leader, showed fear and was instantly killed with a single blow, so the rest of the group naturally lost their will to fight.

Ye Xiao sheathed his staff and turned his gaze to the Templar Knights still standing beside him, "And then you lot..."

The Templar Knights immediately trembled.

"...Don't be nervous, you guys, drag all your companions away and give the money for the damage to the tavern to owner Jordan."

"What the hell? How did he know my name?" The tavern owner, who hadn't dared to utter a sound until now, froze, then his Adam's apple bobbed as he spoke, "Actually...actually, it's okay if you don't have to pay..."

"The boss is just being polite, but you know what to do, right?"

Ye Xiao pointed at the nearest Templar Knight, "You, take off your helmet. Fine, I'll remember your face. If I hear you haven't paid the boss back next time I come, I'll come after you."

"Don't do this, I'm just a regular soldier, bro..." The Templar Knight, having removed his helmet, was on the verge of tears.

"Then I took these two with me."

Ye Xiao then pulled on the chains binding Xiao Wei and Duo Jian, and both players were stunned.

"grown ups……"

One of the Templars spoke up.

"What, you have an opinion?"

"No... I just wanted to ask if you need help unlocking the chains..."

The knight murmured.

"Oh, then I really need your help."