The Conflict Between Light and Darkness (36)
"The temple has reached such a point, it is absolutely impossible to play any tricks, this is not good for us, if Anna really has the power of darkness, we are not her opponents, believe me, I don't dare to use the future of the Temple of Light, and the identity of many Illuminati to play such a joke with you." Andrew's expression was more serious than ever, "I told you that we caught the cultists of the Dark Temple, do you remember?" ”
What he said earlier sounded like it did make sense, and Lily nodded when she heard him ask, "You learned from him the whereabouts of the Scepter of Light. ”
"Now, that evil heretic is locked up in a place in the Temple of Light, and is cleansing his sinful mind tainted by darkness, he is still alive, if you are willing to become a saint, then Miss Roman, we are willing to sacrifice this heresy to the Goddess of Light, so that she will lend you her powers, you are the Body of Light, originally another doppelganger of the Goddess of Light in the world, and it is most suitable for you to receive the power of the Goddess of Light. Then you have the power of God, you can lead us to defeat evil, and you will permanently destroy and seal Anna, heresy, and your name will remain in the history of light, and future generations will always be grateful for your kindness, and will always remember your name, Miss Roman, then, tell me now, are you willing to take up this great and glorious and difficult task? Archbishop Andrew's voice was full of temptation and encouragement, and Lily pondered for a while, feeling a dilemma.
Now it seems that the initiative is in her hands, but Andrew's words don't look so good, but Lily is faintly worried. Things were going so well that she always felt a little uneasy, but now she had no way out, unless she was willing to follow Arturi and be a turtle with a shrunken head for the rest of her life.
And although Arturi seems to be dangerous, Lily has not seen him shoot with his own eyes after all, and now Andrew and others have said that Anna has been inherited by the Goddess of Darkness, and she is not sure if Arturi can protect her for the rest of her life. The person she believes in the most. Always yourself.
Lily thought about it. In the end, Andrew's request was agreed, Anna wanted to kill her, and the struggle between the two was like a dead knot, and one of them had to die. This knot will be untied. She didn't want to rely on someone else all the time. Others may not be able to rely on it completely, so she decided to take a gamble.
Even if the borrowed power can't belong to him for a long time, as long as it can scare Anna for a while. Make time and space for herself, even if her attribute value is suppressed again this time, but as long as she is diligent enough, she re-cultivates with the star physical technique, and one day she will not have to rely on anyone, even if Anna gets the power of God, as long as she is given three or five years, even if Anna is the goddess of darkness in this world, Lily will not be suppressed by others like this.
She nodded and agreed to Andrew's words, and the people in the temple were all overjoyed when they saw her nodding, and Andrew had a smug look on his face:
"Then, we are preparing sacrifices on the one hand, and sacrifices on the other, and at the Light Festival, in front of the people of the whole city, let them see the appearance of the oracle, which will have more benefits for us!" The temple was originally at its peak, but in recent years, because of the unexpected fall of the pope and the vacancy of the saint, the prestige of the temple has plummeted, and the popularity of the people has long been not as good as before, and now the royal family can meddle in the affairs of the temple, and the people in the temple are not aggrieved by this. Now I can take this opportunity, if I can make people believe that there is a god in this world, this is the best way to restore the prestige of the temple!
Several archbishops breathed a sigh of relief, and when they heard Andrew's words, their faces showed complicated looks. Andrew took the lead in cooperating with Lily, and now if Lily is about to become a saint, it is conceivable that he will have more advantages in this position of Pope. But no matter how envious and jealous they are, in today's situation, several people are speechless.
Atul's response to Lily, he didn't make a sound, he was still that reserved and revealed a bit of low-key luxury, he slowly touched Lily's hair with his hand, Andrew got the purpose he wanted, and naturally he didn't stay anymore at this time, anyway, Lily decided to be a saint, all this is her personal will, and it has nothing to do with the temple, even if the Grand Duke Arturi wants to be resentful, he can't blame them.
The light festival was held suddenly after two days of postponement, and everyone still had a lot to do, not to mention the news that they got today and the decisions made by everyone were happy and feuding, at this time everyone left, originally Lily became a saint, and the other candidate saints would become her servants and do things for her, but now the candidate saint died cleanly, and she was left alone, bathing and dressing up, and she did it herself.
She went back to the house and took a bath, changed into the official saint's robes, and when she came out of the room, Arturi was standing outside her room, holding the railing with both hands, and when he heard the noise behind him, he turned his head and saw Lily, who was now dressed as a full-fledged saint, and he narrowed his eyes slightly:
"It's beautiful."
"Thank you for the compliment." Lily heard him praise himself, the hair on his back stood up all of a sudden, Arturi seemed calm at this time, but for some reason, she didn't dare to look directly into his eyes, his eyes were so blue at this time that people couldn't see the thoughts in his heart, she excused herself to bow her head and tidy up her skirt, and asked carefully: "After the light sacrifice, will the adults go back to the fiefdom?" ”
Speaking of which, Lily actually has some weakness in her heart, she deceived Arturi, from the time she decided not to marry him, in fact, to some extent, she broke her original promise, Arturi does not look like such a good person to deceive.
"Of course." She didn't have anything to say, Arturi nodded too, and stretched out his hand at her, Lily hesitated, but still put his hand over, he lowered his head and touched it gently, grabbed her hand, and stuffed it into his arm:
"Well, I'll give you one last chance, and you still have a chance to think about it before you are officially crowned." Arturi took Lily by the hand and led her down the steps, and as soon as he said this, Lily was about to open his mouth, and he shook his head again:
"Trust me, don't be in a hurry to refuse, it will do you good." After he finished speaking, Lily smiled and stopped talking.
The temple action is really fast enough, at this time the carriage symbolizing the coronation of divine power has been prepared, and the knights who are neatly dressed and majestic have already been waiting next to the carriage and horses, although the current temple momentum is not as good as it was back then, but the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, and the influence of the temple is still there, and suddenly the advance of the light festival has surprised many people in the imperial capital, but the streets are already crowded with people at this time.
When Lily was helped out of the temple by Arturi, loud cheers and shouts erupted all around.
In the crowd, the Roman couple turned red with excitement, and desperately said to the nobleman beside them: "This is our daughter!" I knew that one day, she would have a great future, and now look at it, it will come true! ”
Everyone congratulated them, and the two husbands and wives were even more proud like proud peacocks, and Madame Roman was proud, but also had some regrets: "It's a pity that I didn't become the wife of the Arturi family." "Because they are from a worse background, they are just an earl with no real power, and they are too far from a big man like Arturi, and Lily can become his lover, which is already considered Gao Pan, and now that she has become a saint, the two husbands and wives can be regarded as dependent.
Supported by the knights, Lily slowly boarded the open-top carriage pulled up by four white unicorns, and she was to ride around the city and stop in front of the largest square in the imperial capital.
There is a statue of the goddess of light, where she will be crowned, and there she will receive the power of the goddess of light.
Around the city, the inhabitants of the whole city poured out, and everyone sang the holy book of light, singing the power of light, and the crowd of people surged, wave after wave, as if there was no end in sight, and wherever Lily's eyes went, the people erupted in exclamations and cheers, and she glanced around, but did not see Arturi's figure, and several knights newly equipped for her respectfully followed her carriage, and her eyes were full of love.
"My lord, aren't you ready to make a move?" Next to the carriage in the crowd, Leon glanced at Arturi with some puzzlement, if Lily was canonized, she would never be the wife of the Arturi family again, Arturi was rare to be so interested in a woman, Leon did not believe that his life would be let go so easily. It is easy for the candidate saint of the temple to withdraw from the temple, but if she becomes a real saint, it will be difficult to quit, he was a little anxious, but in the carriage Arturi laughed:
"Don't be in a hurry." Until the end, his girl will never know what choice to make, and now she is forced to get it unwillingly, he wants her to not only belong to herself, but also his heart.
The carriage slowly followed the crowd, His Majesty's guard of honor had stopped in front of the statue of the goddess of light at this time, Lily was helped down from the carriage by the knight, Andrew and several other archbishops were already standing beside the emperor, and when they saw Lily appear, the people of the temple began to collectively recite the Holy Book of Light, and many people in the crowd also began to chant along, their voices became louder and louder, with a kind of serenity.
“…… The goddess of light is merciful and bright and kind, her mercy is sprinkled on every continent, and her light illuminates the breasts of all. Everyone sang in unison, and after a song, Andrew suddenly waved his hand:
"Seven years ago, the Temple caught a heretic of the Dark Temple, and now, on such a good day, we have decided to execute this heresy and celebrate the birth of the Holy Maiden of Light!" (To be continued......)
PS: The belated second update~
I'm sorry everyone, I suddenly had something going out today......