It is close to the diocese of Oberning, one of the five dioceses under the direct control of the Holy See, which also has the position of a high priest, and each Templar has an elite guard of fifty Templar swordsmen and four mid-ranking priests. [Full text reading.]

They were truly elite, and all were religious fanatics, with absolute loyalty to the Holy See, not comparable to the loose groups of the Friars' Order.

The countess knew very well that the Templar Knights would never be taken lightly, unless they encountered some major incident or something that endangered the safety of the Holy See, she couldn't help but look at Luo Lan again, and her two thin eyebrows raised upward, who was this person, and what did he do?

But to her surprise, Luo Lan didn't seem to be nervous at all on the surface, and said very casually: "Let's just get off here." ”

"Wait. The countess stood up suddenly, her voice raised a little, and in the same tone as if it were unquestionable, "I said that you are my guests, and that even the Templars should not want to hurt you here." "She is not only arrogant, but also very stubborn and face-conscious, it seems that even if Luo Lan and them are really wanted by the monks, she will defend it to the end because of what she said before.

However, when she stood up, her tall figure was undoubtedly revealed, and what was particularly noteworthy was that her legs were round and slender, which could be seen to be the result of long-term exercise, and with her fierce momentum, she had the demeanor of a knight.

Luo Lan smiled slightly and said, "I'd better get out of the car, I think, you may have misunderstood......"

"Please don't say it!" the countess interrupted Luo Lan's words with a wave of her hand, which seemed to be her habitual action. From this point, it can be seen that she is usually a strong person who cannot be easily denied by others once she decides.

She commanded the maid, "Go and see which Templar it is," she sneered, and said, "I'd like to see who can take someone from me." ”

Luo Lan shook his head. Say no more.

The countess sat down by herself, gently picked up the teacup and took a sip, her expression and demeanor would still be very calm, but her beautiful eyes were constantly looking at Luo Lan's body, and there was a hint of interest in her eyes.

The curtain was lifted. The maid walked in. Her face was a little pale. The voice was very low. "My lord." It was Archbishop Andunes.

"What?" said the countess, too, with a look of surprise. Could it be that the diocesan bishop himself had come here?

"Lord Bishop is here personally?" Luo Lan nodded. "Good!"

"Good what's good. The countess snorted coldly. "Offended a bishop." Even if it's okay now. Wait a minute, the carriage. Do you think you'll be so comfortable?"

Luo Lan shook his head and said, "I said it." The Earl may have misunderstood......"

"Alright. Don't talk about it. I don't want to hear it either. She waved her hand. Sneered, "Let's go!" we got out of the car and went to meet the bishop. ”

Despite the Countess's tough words on the surface, she couldn't help but pause in shock by the scene before her when she waited for the car.

Ahead were hundreds of lighted torches, neatly arranged like knives, the light of the fire jumping in the night, the light jumping back and forth on the cross flags fluttering in the wind, both horses and knights in heavy armor, standing solemnly on both sides like statues, without saying a word. The metal on the slashing sword and armor reflected coldly, and a powerful coercion permeated the surroundings.

A carriage stopped quietly in front, the curtain was lifted, and an old man with a serious and old-fashioned face got down from the car, and with a brush, all the knights on the side knelt down and maintained a motionless posture, and the neat movements and sounds suddenly brought a strong and incomparable sensory impact.

The old man glanced at Luo Lan and the countess a few times, and the majestic eyes made the countess suddenly feel a little difficult to breathe. It seems to be pressed against the chest by something. She was annoyed by the reaction, but it was entirely natural to her body. Completely powerless on her own, she barely managed to squeeze out a smile and said, "Hello, Archbishop Andunes, my father often mentions you. ”

A slight look of surprise flashed on Andunes's face, but he just nodded slightly at the countess, didn't say a word, didn't seem to care about her, but looked directly at Luo Lan, and walked over to the latter.

The countess hurriedly took a step forward, she stopped between the two, and said coldly: "Bishop Andunes, this is my guest, and I want you to understand that my guest, that is, my father's guest." ”

Andunes stopped, he glanced at the countess, nodded, and said, "Of course, Count Alberta, I know that he is your father's guest, and I know that very well. ”

"What, my father's guest, guest, you know?" the countess was stunned, and her voice was full of surprise and bewilderment.

Andunes no longer paid attention to her, but walked directly in front of Luo Lan by bypassing her.

The countess watched nervously, but the expected sabre-rattling scene did not appear, not only that, but Andunes actually took the initiative to give a salute to Luo Lan and said, "You are here." ”

Luo Lan smiled and replied with a salute, his attitude did not seem very respectful, it seemed that a regional bishop was not a big deal, the countess was completely stunned, for a while, she was a little confused about what was going on.

"Bishop Landiston, welcome to Oberning, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Andunes said sincerely.

The bishop? He is also a bishop? The countess suddenly felt a little dizzy, such a young landlord, it was the first time she had seen it, and so on, her eyes suddenly lit up, this person, could it be......

Soon, her face regained confidence and calmness, and she gently bit her delicate lower lip, and a light flashed in her beautiful eyes as if she had made up her mind.

"Bishop Landiston, you have only brought one servant, aren't you afraid that the invitation of the adults is a trap?" Andunes, despite his age, stood in front of him with a tall and tall figure and a deep and deep voice. You can always feel the invisible oppressive force.

Luo Lan said lightly: "There is a priest of Temos who is a guest in Bethlehem, I think, this should be just an ordinary audience. ”

A smile appeared on Andunes's serious expression, and his sharp gaze finally softened a little, and he nodded and said, "Let's go, my lord has been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Wait. The countess suddenly walked over, stopped in front of the two, and looked Luo Lan up and down again, and said, "You are the Bishop of Bethlehem, Landiston, and you came here from Bethlehem alone?"

Luo Lan glanced at Xiao Gu and smiled, "Two people." ”

The countess then said, "There are no attendants, and no troops with you?"

Luo Lan said: "It's just two people. ”

"Good!" the countess pointed at Luo Lan with her hand and said, "I remember you, please remember me." My name is Alberta Pildoka. ”

After finishing speaking, she returned to the carriage, and when she lifted the curtain, she suddenly turned back and smiled at Luo Lan. But there was a hint of charm and a different meaning in this smile.

"Pilka......" Luo Lan frowned.

Bishop Andunes suddenly smiled and said, "Bishop Landiston, maybe this is an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it." ”

Luo Lan turned his head and said with deep meaning: "Bishop Andunes, do you have no chance?"

Andunes glanced at Luo Lan deeply, shook his head, and said, "I'm old. ”

The countess got into the carriage and said directly, "Go to Nazario!" A hint of determination appeared at the corner of her mouth, and there was a slight smugness. said: "Hmph, you are my guest, you can't leave." ”

Three hourglass hours later, she met the man she wanted to see in a magnificent building, an old man with gray hair and a wrinkled face.

The old man, who was immensely majestic in front of everyone, had a look of joy on his face when he saw the countess.

"You haven't been here for a long time," he sighed as he looked at the countess with pity in her eyes and a hint of apologies imperceptibly, "why did you think of coming to see me today?"

The old man thought for a moment. "Remember," said to himself, "You never came to me again after your mother died," and he seemed to want to reach out and touch the countess's hair, but after thinking about it, he sighed again and put his hand down again.

"Father," said the countess suddenly.

The old man was stunned for a moment, then he looked excited, and said, "What do you call me?"

"Father. The countess's thin eyebrows moved to the middle. Again.

"Good," said the old man in succession. There were tears in his eyes, and he nodded slowly, but after a while, he sighed and said, "Say, what's the matter?"

What the countess was about to say couldn't help but stagnate.

The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said, "You wouldn't think of me as a father without anything, right?" That being said, the smile in the corner of his eye clearly indicated that he enjoyed resolving these things for his daughter.

The countess's voice lowered, a faint flush appeared on her face, and there was actually a little shyness in her voice, and said, "I like someone, I want him to be my husband." ”

"Is this the case?" the old man's eyes were full of surprise, and then he laughed, and said, "This is a good thing, I remember that you have always been above the top, tell me who this lucky man is, is it the Templar Knight, or which prince?"

"Neither," the countess shook her head.

The old man nodded, and said, "It doesn't matter if it's a commoner, your mother ......" There was a hint of sadness in his voice, and then he sighed, looked at the countess with loving eyes, and said, "As long as you like it, I will agree." ”

The countess glanced at the old man and said softly, "He is not a commoner, he is a bishop. The old man frowned, and he recalled that it seemed that the age of his five regional bishops was not young, but there seemed to be no harm in this matter...... He sighed again, smiled, and said, "If you make a sincere choice, I won't stop it, and I don't want it to be because of me, so I want you to think carefully." ”

"Do you agree, father?" The countess's eyes flashed with surprise for the first time, and the voice of "father" was also sincere, the old man felt it for a long time, he felt that a warm current seemed to be injected into his body and mind, and the person seemed to have become a lot younger, nodded and smiled: "Of course, can you tell me who it is? Is it Audreyka, or Moridore?"

"Those bad old men," said the countess, pouting, and raising her chin, "I don't look down on them." ”

"Who is that?" the old man was stunned, and his snow-white eyebrows furrowed slightly.

"Have you forgotten that a bishop in his twenties has recently arrived?" said the countess.

"You're right...... Bethlehem Bishop Lundit Landiston?" The old man's smile froze.

"Yes, it's him!" said the countess, puffing up her proud breasts, "I will marry him!"

The old man's face turned ugly.

"Well, I told you, you don't have to go back. Although in the end the old man seemed to be emotionally wrong, but the countess did not care, in fact, she never cared too much, and what she had said to her father before did not add up to what she said now, she waved her hand and said, "I am gone, father, you must take care of your health." ”

When the countess's figure disappeared outside the main hall, the old man trembled with anger, and finally held back a sentence and scolded: "This guy not only robbed my believers and land, but now he is also robbing my daughter!"

"That's not necessarily a bad thing. From behind a pillar came a blonde boy, who, unlike the old man, smiled brightly and said, "And it is likely to be a rare opportunity, Your Holiness the Pope." ”