Volume 2: The Secret of the Illusion Chapter 96: The Archbishop's Invitation
Mu Cheng and Xiao Chi followed the clergy step by step, and at this time, Mu Cheng's voice suddenly came from Xiao Chi's mind.
"It's all your fault, who made you doze off while listening to the teaching, it's miserable. ”
"How can I be blamed for this, and I am not the only one who dozes off, but I also say that you are too energetic to attract the attention of the archbishop, after all, you are the only one of all the children, sitting upright and listening carefully. ”
Mu Cheng heard that Xiao Chi actually blamed himself, and immediately retorted depressedly.
"Hmph, isn't that necessary? It's called respect for a speaker, right? And it's you... ”
Just as the two were arguing with each other in the spirit world, the ordinary clergyman had already led Mu Cheng Xiaochi to the archbishop.
The leading clergy bowed deeply to the archbishop respectfully, and then half-bent down to report to the archbishop.
"Your Excellency, the two you have named, have been brought. ”
"Good work, go down. ”
The archbishop, still with the same kind eyes and smiles, gently patted the clergy who was leading the way, and told them to step back.
"It's not hard, it's all for the sake of Lord Water. ”
The archbishop's actions made the clergy who led the way panic, and they felt that they had received too much praise, so they hurriedly replied, and when the archbishop nodded, he retreated.
The archbishop waited for the clergy to lead the way away before he crouched down, touched the heads of the two men, and said kindly.
"Can you tell me your names, the two sons of Lord Water?"
Xiao Chi and Mu Cheng glanced at each other again, and they understood each other's thoughts without mental communication.
"My name is Orange. ”
"Back to the archbishop, the little girl's name is Liechi. ”
Xiao Chi heard Mu Cheng's answer so casually, and glared at Mu Cheng with hatred, how can you be so casual, what if you are arrested for disrespecting the archbishop.
Of course, Mu Cheng also saw Xiao Chi's glare, but he was still lazy and lazy, looking indifferent, deliberately angry with Xiao Chi.
And Xiao Chi was really angry, and he no longer cared about the image of a lady in front of the archbishop, and stepped directly on Mu Cheng's feet.
Mu Cheng almost screamed out in pain, but in this kind of place, calling out will definitely lead to injection, so he can only gasp and pat Xiao Chi's thigh to beg for mercy.
When Xiao Chi moved his jade feet, Mu Cheng was able to make a bitter face, gently rubbing his tender feet, and looking at Xiao Chi helplessly.
Xiao Chi and Mu Cheng looked at each other, and then nodded at the archbishop, Mu Cheng was unwilling, but seeing that Xiao Chi had the intention of raising his legs again, he hurriedly stood up and bowed to the archbishop.
"Your Excellency, I'm sorry, but the boy was rude. ”
Xiao Chi saw that Mu Cheng finally relented, obediently obeyed, took it seriously, and the whole person was comfortable.
The archbishop looked at the two children with very different personalities with a smile, and did not blame them for their unreasonableness, but quietly watched the little quarrel between the children.
"Don't get in the way, don't get in the way, children, it's good to have vitality and a new one, Lie Orange and Lie Chi?
"It is our pleasure, Your Excellency. ”
This time, the two men's answers were surprisingly consistent.
The two names of Liecheng and Liechi were temporarily chosen by Lie'an for them, originally to deal with the city guards, but they didn't expect to be used here.
"Which area do you two live in?"
"We are staying in area three for the time being. ”
Mu Cheng and Xiao Chi replied in unison again.
On the periphery of Dragon Palace City, there are eight spiritual food mouths, so in order to facilitate management, the periphery of Dragon Palace City is divided into eight areas, and Lie'an's village is in the No. 3 area.
However, the archbishop did not seem to be very satisfied with this answer, and perhaps because he heard the word temporary, his face was a little confused.
Mu Cheng saw that the archbishop was a little puzzled, and took out the answer that he had discussed with Lie An and the others a long time ago.
"We are orphans, originally an old man took us in, we all called him grandpa, but three years ago grandpa left, because grandpa lived alone, as soon as he left, we were too young to be capable, so we could only be hungry, no way, and finally we began to wander and beg for a living. ”
As soon as Mu Cheng finished speaking, he stopped, and Xiao Chi immediately picked it up and said to the archbishop.
"Recently, when we were fainting from hunger, Uncle Ryan saved us, so we stayed in Uncle Ryan's village for the time being. ”
Although this answer is full of loopholes, as long as you check it carefully, it will be exposed, but Mu Cheng and Xiaochi are not afraid.
After all, it's not normal now, it's going to be a fight outside, and when the fight starts, it's chaotic, and the ghost can find it, even if it's normal, it's normal for the dragon clan outside to be dead for many years, and it's normal to have orphans, and even if it is found, there is still a lie'an.
When the archbishop heard the words of the two, he did not doubt it, so he hugged the two of them, held them in his arms, and said distressedly.
"In this way, it's really hard for the two children, seeing that the two of them have such a tacit understanding, are the two twins?"
"Well, I heard grandpa say that we were found together, I am my brother, and she is my sister. ”
Mu Cheng pretended to be a child, and talked to the archbishop with an innocent face.
"Sure enough, when I first saw your dragon horns, I thought, you may be twins, do you know what breed of dragons you are?"
Mu Cheng pretended not to know and replied curiously.
"Dragonman, isn't it?"
"Hehe, I'm not talking about this, I'm talking about the breed of dragon, that is, what kind of dragon is your ancestor, your ancestor is a great color crystal dragon, a very high-level mutant dragon, the dignity of the bloodline, second only to some special dragons, do you understand when I say this?"
The archbishop had already guessed that Mu Cheng would answer like this, so he carefully explained to Mu Cheng and Xiaochi.
"Well, I see, but what's the use of that? it can't fill our stomachs, and because the two of us have different dragon horns, we are often bullied and called monsters. ”
Mu Cheng kept snickering in his heart, but he hugged Xiao Chi with a sad look on his face, and Xiao Chi was worthy of being a human spirit who had lived for N years, and he knew what it meant when he heard Mu Cheng's words, and he also lay on Mu Cheng's chest and sobbed quietly.
"Who said that? Who dares to say that you are monsters? You are one of the candidates for the prophecy of the twin sons of the world, you are the candidates who can become the sons and daughters, and in the future you will no longer have to worry about filling your stomachs, nor will you be sad about being called monsters, as long as you want, you can become the sons and daughters of the saints under one person and above ten thousand, are you willing?"
The archbishop pretended to be very angry, asked loudly twice, and then persuaded Mu Cheng and Xiao Chi with kind words, for fear that Mu Cheng and Xiao Chi would not be able to think about it.
But Mu Cheng and Xiao Chi were shocked by the archbishop's words, what kind of fat thing is this!? Why did they suddenly take the two of them into the ditch, if they became the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, I am afraid that they will not be able to do what they want to do in the future, right?
No, no, wait to find a reason to refuse to run away.
"However, Uncle Ryan will be worried, we have to go back, and even if we want to agree, we will have to ask Uncle Levian. ”
"Don't worry, it's okay, he will agree, I will send someone to tell him tomorrow and invite him over, after all, he saved the two of you, and it may be that he saved this Dragon Palace Illusion." ”
But what Mu Cheng didn't expect was that the archbishop, who has always been known as kind and kind, and approachable, would be so persistent in this matter.
It's embarrassing, it's about to rebel, after the archbishop knows, don't say tomorrow, he won't let them leave for a while, the problem is that there is really no good reason to refuse now, after all, the conditions are so superior, it is impossible for a normal child to refuse.
"However, Xiao Chi and I are used to being free and loose, and we are afraid that we will not be able to be the Holy Son and Holy Daughter... ”
"Don't worry, there will be a special priest to teach you at that time, as long as you study hard, you can not only learn a lot of skills, but also have a lot of free time to spend, and because you are the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, you can go to most places in this Dragon Palace City. ”
Mu Cheng had just come up with a reason, and was only halfway through speaking, when he was interrupted by the anxious archbishop, it seemed that the archbishop really wanted them to become the Holy Son and Holy Maiden.
Just when Mu Cheng racked his brains again to think of the reason, Xiao Chi's voice came from his mind.
"Mu Cheng, I think we might as well promise him. ”
"What? How can this be? We don't know what the Holy Son and Holy Maiden are doing, what will happen, and rashly agreeing will not only harm Lie'an and them, but also put ourselves in danger, after all, we are all impostor dragons. ”
When Mu Cheng heard that Xiao Chi actually wanted to agree to the archbishop, he felt that Xiao Chi must be crazy.
"Don't worry, listen to my analysis.
First, from the words of the archbishop just now, he seems to know the content of the prophecy, we have asked many people on the periphery of Ryugu City, and all of them are very vague about the specific prophecy, and have heard countless versions, and if you really want to save Ryugu City, it is very important to know the original prophecy, I intuitively tell me, the archbishop knows.
Second, by becoming the Holy Son and Holy Maiden, we can get more information, and more authority, with the ability of the two of us, it is not too easy to learn the knowledge of these priests, then it means that we will have a lot of time to investigate Dragon Palace City, and it will not be hindered.
Third, we all know that the resistance forces are generally smaller than Longgong City in terms of strength, and if they really fight, they have little chance of winning, and Longgong City is so big, the final battle may turn into a long-term guerrilla war, and then Liean will need our help.
Fourthly, whether it is good or bad to be a son and a saint, we cannot refuse, in the eyes of the archbishop, that kind of firmness, the kind that does not stop until the goal is achieved, not that he is bad, but that fanatical faith is the result.
So since we've come this far, why don't we go with the flow and take one step at a time?"
After Xiao Chi's analysis, Mu Cheng sobered up, he himself was injured and his soul was confused, and he wanted to leave here quickly just now, and drilled the tip of the horns, which led to not considering the overall situation.
"Well, Your Excellency the Archbishop, I agree to be the Son. ”
When the archbishop heard that Mu Cheng agreed, he almost jumped up excitedly, and suddenly he seemed to think of something, and immediately turned his head and asked Xiao Chi.
"What about you, little girl?"
"I follow my brother, and where my brother is, I am there. ”
Xiao Chi heard the archbishop ask her, hurriedly approached Mu Cheng, hugged Mu Cheng, and then pretended to be very clingy.
"Okay, don't worry, we also stipulate that the two of us must be together all the time, so we won't let you be separated. ”
The archbishop heard Koike's answer and knew that she had agreed, and he was even happier.
At this moment, the noise outside suddenly became louder, and a clergyman came in through the side door and whispered a few words beside the archbishop, whose face became darker the more he listened.