The atmosphere in the square was very lively, even a little hotter than the twelve o'clock sun overhead, and it had not been so lively in a long time. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Since the prison in Varna is still full of prisoners, the inhabitants of the city can see a new announcement posted outside the gate of the square every now and then: "In accordance with the laws of the Holy Empire and the order of the lord, the following prisoners will be executed at twelve o'clock at noon on the xth of the xth month - xxx, xxx, xxx." ”

In the beginning, the townspeople were enthusiastic about watching the beheadings, and many of them would come to the square on time according to the time announced in the proclamation, in order to see for themselves how the villains who usually committed crimes were punished by the butcher's knife of justice.

When the drooping prisoners were dragged onto the stage by the soldiers, the cheers began to sound sporadically from the crowd; The moment the executioner raised the butcher's knife, countless pairs of expectant eyes would stare closely at the bright blade; And the moment when the skull finally hits the ground and blood sprays out of the smooth neck, it is often the time when the cheers of the masses reach their climax.

But it's cool to watch the beheading, and it's somewhat boring to watch it for a long time. Gradually, many of the inhabitants of Varna stopped paying attention to the notices that were posted, and fewer and fewer people came to watch the execution ceremony on time, and the number of onlookers went from crowds to groups of threes and twos, and finally to very few, but only for a few months.

But for the city of Varna and the entire Varna territory, this execution, called the Rite of Light, was different.

Killing death row criminals is a lot of things, but this kind of thing like burning the heresy of the dark sect may be a rare thing that can't catch up once in a lifetime, and it would be a pity if you missed it?

In addition to the three burns at the stake, there was only one high platform, and there were only two seats on the high platform, one of which was tall and mighty and was the lord Viscount Juan, who was familiar to everyone in the city, so Leo sitting on the other seat naturally became the object of discussion in the square.

"Who is that young man in a blue priest's robe, who can be on an equal footing with our brave and fearless lord?" An ignorant crowd asked.

As the saying goes, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, but there are no birds in the square, but there are many guys who like to show off their erudition in front of others, of course, they will not let go of this thing that is in the limelight in front of everyone, and they all rush to be the little pacesetter of popular science knowledge: "At first glance, you are a person who has never seen the world, although this adult is young, but he is our new Lord Blue!" ”

"Let me add that, according to what my niece revealed, this Lord Blue Cardinal has the blood of the Golden Lion Family in his veins, and he is a direct descendant of the great Lionheart!"

"The current people are really shameless, you say that you just listen to what the older generation says, and what a yellow-haired girl says dare to brag about here? Let me tell you a top-secret news, our Lord Bishop, despite his noble bloodline, has been expelled from the Golden Lion Family! ”

The first person to speak was unconvinced: "My girl warms the lord's bed every night!" Can what she said be false? Get out of the way of me, you kid, and don't make a big deal here! ”

The second person was not to be outdone: "I'm sorry, what kind of bullshit bed warmer, can that girl in your family be qualified to sleep on the lord's bed?" It's a laughing death. My cousin is a confidant of Deacon Morata in the church, a faithful servant in the service of the bishop and the Most High God, and is he more than the servant of your family? ”

"What, you actually said that my niece's is not it? Come on, let's compare. ”

"Come on, whoever is afraid of whom!"

When the two disagreed, they immediately started ping-pong, which caused a lot of commotion.

Since the place of the incident was not far from the platform in the center of the square, although the square was crowded and noisy, the conversation of this dispute was still heard by Leo and Viscount Juan, and the two glanced at each other in unison, and then turned their heads at the same time, the expression on their faces was a little embarrassed, and the same thought was in their heads: "When this light festival is over, you must repair your own people who like to talk everywhere." ”

"It's coming, it's coming!" The crowd in the square suddenly stirred, and Leo looked towards the entrance of the square when he heard the sound, and sure enough, he found that the three prisoners were being escorted by a team of heavily armed soldiers, slowly walking towards the three burners in front of him.

Needless to say, this is naturally the "sacrifice" of today's Light Festival.

Leo glanced at the three prisoners, and a trace of doubt came to his mind: "Why are you still covering your head and covering your face?" Oh, I see, this is to prevent these three heretics called the Dark Sect from being recognized by the crowd of onlookers, who are actually death row inmates in prison. This Viscount Juan is really watertight. Thinking of this, Leo couldn't help but glance at Viscount Juan, who was sitting beside him.

Viscount Juan seemed to be aware of Leo's thoughts, and immediately returned a meaningful smile.

"Cunning old man!" Leo cursed in his heart, and thought again: "In addition to the face, the voice may also reveal the identity, so most of the mouths of these three guys are also blocked by Viscount Juan's subordinates." ”

Leo was right, and when the three black-hooded prisoners were taken to the stake at the stake in front of the table by the soldiers, Leo's ears could clearly hear the babbling and muffled sounds coming from the mouths of the prisoners, and they were obviously incapable of speaking.

This discovery made Leo a little more wary of Viscount Juan in his heart.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, the soldiers tied the three prisoners to the tall crosses with their hands and feet.

"Two men and a woman?" Leo could tell the gender of the three substitutes from their size, and the young bishop was stunned for a moment, although he remembered the personnel configuration of the dark sect team that attacked him that day - male wizards, male magicians, and female assassins, exactly two men and one woman!

This Viscount Juan is really meticulous! Leo couldn't help but glance at Viscount Juan beside him again.

Viscount Juan also smiled at Leo again, then stood up, walked to the center of the platform, and slowly spoke: "I have a word, please listen quietly." ”

With the help of the majestic fighting spirit, this sentence immediately spread to every corner, and the entire square fell silent in an instant.

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