Chapter 184: Bishop Lu En: I will never harbor a heterochromatic-eyed person, fourteen

"Lise, hold onto me!"

The moment the floor collapsed, Xia Mingyu hugged the silver-haired girl's petite body tightly in his arms.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh.

Layer upon layer of towering bookshelves fell, and countless heavy books came rushing toward the two who were falling.

Pop!

Xia Mingyu tried his best to snap his fingers with the hand that was wrapped around the girl's slender waist.

The next moment, a bright red rose grew stubbornly on the floor of the library that was still intact.

Then, just as the bookshelves and those books were about to hit the two, their figures suddenly disappeared, replaced by the red rose that had just grown.

Boom!

"Huff, fortunately, there was no one in the room below."

Xia Mingyu lay on the floor, supporting his body with his hands, and looked at the messy room below the big hole not far away, letting out a long sigh of relief.

"I'm sorry, Your Highness... I seem to have caused you trouble again."

Lise lay on his chest, the expression on her doll-like pretty face now so guilty that she was about to cry.

"It doesn't matter, as long as you're alright." Xia Mingyu comforted her, while also secretly shocked by the power of the Collapse Echo magic.

Being able to disintegrate everything by touch was already very powerful, and it could even continue to pass on... Theoretically, if the magic power were infinite, wouldn't it be possible to collapse the entire world?

Although this was certainly impossible to achieve, it undoubtedly showed that this magic possessed extremely high potential.

No wonder the complexity of its magic diagram pattern was no less than that of the Extreme Cold Purgatory magic diagram.

Bang!

At this moment, the oak door of the library was kicked open violently, and two tall figures wrapped in magic power appeared at the door.

"Your Highness, what happened!"

Luo Yi shouted anxiously, but when he saw the scene in the library clearly, he couldn't help but be stunned.

I saw the noble His Highness lying on the floor, and a beautiful silver-haired girl was sitting on His Highness in an extremely ambiguous posture, and there was a blush on the girl's pretty face...

This, this, this, how is this so much like what his wife likes to do most at night?

"Let's go, His Highness is fine, let's go out quickly."

Holding the idea of not disturbing His Highness's elegance, Luo Yi grabbed Karon, who was still in a daze beside him, and turned to leave, not forgetting to close the door.

"What? You said she is your daughter!"

"God above, my good brother-in-law, how should I address you in the future..."

Listening to Luo Yi's loud voice outside the door, Xia Mingyu's mouth twitched, feeling that his reputation had been ruined.

"Lise, come out with me."

After gently pushing away the soft girl on his chest, Xia Mingyu stood up again and said.

Since they couldn't hide it from the Storm Church, he had to meet someone.

Twilight City, Storm Church branch station.

Bishop Lu En was wearing pajamas, his fat body sinking into the soft bed, making him feel so comfortable that he even hummed softly.

Although this time for sleeping was considered too early for most people, Bishop Lu En's life creed was—sleeping is the blessing bestowed by God upon everyone, whether it is a high-ranking monarch or a penniless commoner, they can enjoy this happiness to their heart's content.

Therefore, sleeping when there is something to do, and sleeping when there is nothing to do, became his daily choice.

Knock, knock, knock!

Just as he had entered a dream, he was suddenly awakened by a series of urgent knocks on the door.

"Bishop Lord, someone is visiting." The urgent voice of the doorkeeper came from outside the door.

"Peter, haven't I told you that any visit after I fall asleep should be refused? Do you not want your salary for this month!"

Bishop Lu En, whose beautiful dream was disturbed, beat the mattress with both hands and roared angrily.

There was silence outside the door for a moment, and then the doorkeeper's timid voice came:

"However, the one visiting this time is the one you personally went out to meet last time, Mingyu Lord..."

"Quick, invite him to the reception hall immediately, I will go put on my clothes now!"

Before the doorkeeper could finish speaking, Bishop Lu En jumped up from the bed nimbly. He didn't care about changing his pajamas, directly turning out a robe from the closet and putting it on.

Reception hall.

Under the ceiling made of colored glass windows, the copper chandelier filled with candles was blooming with soft and bright light.

When Bishop Lu En rushed here and saw the familiar black-haired young man, a smile incomparably brilliant appeared on his round face instantly, and his waist couldn't help but bend down.

Lu En swore in his heart that even if the God he believed in appeared in front of him, he would not be able to show a more sincere smile than he was at this moment.

"Respected Mingyu Lord, being able to have you condescend to visit the church again is truly the honor of my life as a bishop!"

"Please sit for a while longer, so that I may bathe in more of your glory."

After Bishop Lu En finished greeting with a face full of smiles, he noticed the silver-haired girl beside Xia Mingyu.

"Long time no see, little Lise. Your father, my brother Karon, is he..."

His eyes lit up, and he was about to speak enthusiastically, but suddenly noticed something different about Lise.

Magic power, aura, sense of crisis... The girl who was originally weak gave him a completely different feeling, as if she had obtained some kind of sublimation.

Looking at Lise's heterochromatic eyes and thinking of the Lord suddenly visiting late at night with her, a terrible guess immediately popped into Bishop Lu En's mind.

"Little... little Lise, have you broken through to the Morning Star Rank?" Lu En broke out in a cold sweat and asked tremblingly.

After seeing Lise nod hesitantly, Lu En's eyes went dark, and he had the urge to faint.

"Bishop Lord, I came here this time precisely to solve this matter." Xia Mingyu said.

"Can't help, can't help, Lord. Capturing a heterochromatic-eyed person at the Morning Star Rank is an order personally issued by the Pope, and I am powerless!"

Lu En waved his hands in a panic.

He was just a small branch bishop. Being able to cover for Lise until now without reporting it to the Church was already his greatest effort.

If he tried to harbor Lise, who had already advanced to the Morning Star Rank, he might be the first one to be sent to the stake by the Church!

"Moreover, there is a divination Luo Pan in Wind Breath City that can locate heterochromatic-eyed people. It might already be ringing now," Lu En explained.

"I have already learned this from Lise. Since the arrival of people from Wind Breath City is inevitable, I hope you can help me stabilize the other party first and find out what kind of attitude they have before informing me," Xia Mingyu said softly.

If the person who came was a Holy Knight who completely executed the Pope's orders and was determined to eliminate the heterochromatic-eyed person at all costs, then he would have no choice but to lead everyone to fight to the death.

If the other party wasn't so pedantic and knew how to be flexible like Bishop Lu En in front of him, then they could talk before the war started, and he could reveal the 'Wang Zhi Jiao Zi' blessing on him if necessary...

Hearing this, Bishop Lu En's hands, which had been waving wildly, finally stopped, and his expression became hesitant.

Just stabilizing the captor and finding out their attitude was not so difficult to accept.

Although there was still a certain risk, it hadn't reached the level of having to go to the stake.

So, did he want to agree to the request of this noble Lord?

Lu En's heart fell into a struggle.

"Bishop Lord, if you can agree to my request, I can swear to God that when I return to my country, you will be the first priest I allow to preach there."

Looking at the struggle on the bishop's face, Xia Mingyu thought for a while and said.

Of course, I don't know if the police station will agree... he added silently in his heart.

Lu En: "???"

What! I am the first person to preach from the Western Continent to the Eastern Continent!

Thinking that his name would be engraved in history books, such as "On a certain day of a certain year, the Western Continent priest Lu En was the first to board the Eastern Continent for legal preaching," and those endless masses of people numbering fourteen billion...

Like a face-changing illusion, the struggle on Bishop Lu En's face disappeared instantly, replaced by an unprecedentedly firm expression.

"Lord, no need to swear. Your reputation is as eternal as the stars in the sky, so how could I dare to have any doubts?"

"Moreover, little Lise is a good child I watched grow up. I know she is a kind child. Even if the Pope has orders, I think God will never watch such a child be tied to the stake and suffer the pain of being burned by fire."

"In short, little Lise, I will protect her!" Bishop Lu En said sonorously.

Although both of his legs were trembling slightly.

At the same time.

Central Continent, Storm Church Holy City Wind Breath City, Flowing Cloud Church.

On the spire of the church's main building, the Silver Luo Pan acting as a wind vane suddenly trembled wildly. After its pointer spun rapidly for several laps, it finally pointed firmly to the south.

And this anomaly was soon reported to the Pope by believers who noticed this scene while passing by at night.

"Let my son Osirion go to the Southern Region. Didn't he just break through to Crescent Moon?" said the Pope.

A moment later, the man known as the "Rift Wind Blade" whistled while riding his mount, Sith—a Hurricane Eagle that had advanced to a named magical beast.

Screech!

The Hurricane Eagle let out a sharp screech, and its huge cyan wings pressed down, stirring up a surging shockwave.

With the help of this recoil, it carried the man who was feigning sleep on its back and soared into the sky, crossing the pitch-black night sky like a cyan meteor.

"An enemy at the Morning Star Rank is really uninspiring. It seems there are no enemies in the entire Southern Region who can fight me."

"Sigh, if only I could fight to the death with that Son of the Sun, even if I were killed by him, it would be worth my life to understand a higher level of sword technique before I die."

On the eagle's back, with his long hair flying, the man felt the freshness of the wild wind blowing on his face, resting his chin on his hand and talking to himself.

He was Osirion, the son of the current Pope of the Storm Church. Everyone in the world knew he was crazy about swords, and the sword blades he swung could even tear through the whistling wind.

The time that followed passed like water. Xia Mingyu's daily routine was studying magic with Lise in the library, tasting the food sent by Anliya, and occasionally appreciating the wonderful performances of the Monster Circus actors in the courtyard and offering applause.

With Lise's company day and night, Xia Mingyu felt that the boring magic books were also a bit interesting to read.

During this period, the magician leader was stunned for a long time when he first met Lise. His expression seemed full of confusion until Helena beside him tugged at his sleeve and he came back to his senses.

Afterward, Lu En asked Lise if she was willing to join the circus, but before he could finish speaking, he was forcibly dragged away by Helena, who couldn't bear it anymore, with her six arms.

Staring at a little girl for a long time and asking if she wanted to follow them, he was just like a pervert!

Their circus was living so happily here thanks to the blessing of the Lord. If they were driven out because of the leader's conduct, it would be too shameful!

More than a week later.

The Northern Region.

In a certain village.

The silver-haired young man leaned against the corner of the wall. He looked at Dorovai, who was not far away distributing noodle porridge and was surrounded by a group of children who were grateful, and hammered the wall behind him with annoyance.

Bang!

Wood chips flew.

Although he didn't use much force, he still instantly smashed a big hole in the wooden wall.

"Young Lord Kane, please don't hammer the wall so lightly. This house is inhabited."

Ariel on the side saw this and reminded him, then stared at the hole in the wall with his head in his hands for a long time, as if thinking about how to repair it.

"I say, are we really going to watch that woman keep doing this? At this rate, when will we be able to return to Polar City!"

Kane asked with dissatisfaction.

On their way back, every time they encountered a village suffering from famine, Dorovai would stop and distribute food to the villagers inside, which greatly delayed their speed.

"I... don't hate this approach." Ariel replied calmly while repairing the hole with a wooden board he had just whittled with his sword.

"If Young Lord Kane finds it troublesome, you can go back first. I will bring her back to Polar City."

Abandon the mission target and go back alone in a disheveled way?!

Kane could already imagine his father's playful gaze at that time.

Feeling even more annoyed, he chose to stay away from Ariel and Dorovai and went to the big tree at the entrance of the village to daze alone.

Tap, tap, tap.

A light sound of footsteps approached gradually. Kane had already sensed this, but the other party's extremely weak life aura, which seemed to be extinguished in the next second, really couldn't arouse his vigilance.

"Big brother, here's a flower for you!"

It was a gaunt little girl, so slender that it seemed a gust of wind could blow her away.

However, a bright smile appeared on her sallow little face, and she presented a snow-white flower wreath woven from unknown wild flowers to Kane.

"You... why do you want to give me this?" Kane said expressionlessly.

He had seen too many such scheming brats who wanted to please him.

"Actually, I originally wanted to give it to that beautiful big sister, but there were too many people around her and I couldn't squeeze in, so I gave it to you, big brother." The little girl touched the back of her head somewhat embarrassedly.

Kane: "..."

After all this, it was only given to me because others didn't want it?

The cold expression on the silver-haired young man's face almost couldn't hold up.

He took the wreath helplessly, preparing to throw it away after leaving the girl's field of vision.

"Why don't you go eat the noodle porridge that woman is distributing? It doesn't cost money." Kane asked in confusion.

He remembered very clearly that this brat hadn't appeared when the noodle porridge was distributed earlier, and the life aura on her body that could dissipate at any time undoubtedly explained this point.

"I... am about to die, so I won't fight for food with everyone. That way, maybe one more person will survive." The little girl smiled brightly.

This guy... so she knew she was about to die!

Tsk, she didn't even know how to go eat a full meal and enjoy it when she was about to die. She deserved to live so miserably.

Kane silently despised the girl's stupidity in his heart.

"My mom and dad already starved to death before that sister came. They said they would wait for me in the underworld, and I really want to see them again."

The girl said to herself, then hesitated for a long time, and slowly spoke again:

"Big brother, actually, I gave you the wreath for another reason."

"I saw it. You seemed unhappy because the big sister was distributing food. Sorry for consuming your precious food. I'm really sorry!"

The little girl bowed deeply to Kane. Her thin body almost fell over.

Clearly not consuming food, yet she had to say sorry for those villagers... This guy, is she really a human?

Kane's expression froze.

"Goodbye, big brother. I'm going to find my mom and dad. You should go home quickly too!"

Seeming to have fulfilled her wish, the little girl waved at him happily and turned to hop toward the wooden house.

And the life aura on her body also began to dissipate gradually.

The silver-haired young man was silent. He looked at the wreath that had been crushed by him without knowing it, and a sense of palpitation arose in his heart for no reason.

The next moment, his figure appeared instantly in front of the little girl, and under the other party's terrified gaze, he choked her neck and lifted her up.

"Hey, damn weakling, don't think about going back to find your mom so easily."

"This world is very cruel. Give me a struggle to survive!" Kane grinned.

Gulp, gulp.

A liquid with the fragrance of moon grass was forcibly poured down.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 185 =====