"You heard me right, Your Excellency Cardinal, what I said is that I refuse ......"

The church and Leo's guards cut off the large open space for the conversation of several people, and Leo smiled, but the words came out of his mouth with unmistakable determination

Hearing this, Ilya's face changed several times, and he was just about to speak, but he saw Aioris, who was already impatient behind him, step forward, holding the hilt of the sword in his hand, and said in a gloomy and cold tone with his eyes slightly narrowed

"Lord Leo, perhaps you need to reconsider your answer, knowing that there are very few people who can refuse the kindness of the church, and sometimes God can have thunderous wrath in addition to kindness!"

The Templar leader stared at Leo with eyes that seemed to see prey, but before he could make any other moves, Finn's tall figure had already inserted between him and Leo, vigilantly locking every inch of space around the other's body, and then Finn slowly spoke

"Apologies! And go back to your place knight, I hope before just your stupid mouth, otherwise!! ”

Finn took another step forward, the momentum around him instantly skyrocketed, and his cold eyes revealed an undisguised murderous intent to look at Aeoris, "No one can insult Lord Leo in front of the Knights of Punishment without paying the price, draw your weapon or apologize and go back!" ”

"Bastard, what are you!"

Although Finn's gaze was like a substance, which frightened Aeolith a little, how could a person who could sit as the head of the Templar Order be a cowardly person, except for His Majesty the Pope, who dared to talk to him like this on weekdays

In a rage, Aioris was about to draw his weapon, but before the situation could get out of control further, Elijah, who had just come to his senses, quickly reached out and stopped in front of the head of the Templar Order, "That's enough, Aioris, who made you stand up and accuse Lord Leo!" ”

"Your Excellency!! I was insulted."

Aioris retorted unwillingly, while speaking, the whole person remained on high alert, and the two escort knights who found the problem also surrounded each other at this time, and all of them pressed their weapons and began to confront each other

Seeing that the commotion had attracted the attention of some nearby nobles, Elijah reached out and grabbed Aioris's shoulder and shouted in a low voice, regardless of her demeanor

"Damn, what do you want to do, Your Majesty's purpose in letting you and me come out is not to let you fight a few high-ranking nobles in the street, see where this is? Do you want to let all the years of deployment of His Majesty and the Church be ruined in your hands? ”

Elijah's words and the name of the Pope finally calmed down the angry Aeoris a little, and he took a heavy breath for a while, and he finally unwillingly let go of the palm that held the hilt of the sword, and after glancing at Finn, he waved his hand to let all the knights under him disperse, and he retreated without saying a word

There was a secret sigh in his heart, and Ilya also looked at Leo with unkind eyes at this time

"Your Excellency, is it time to let your guards exercise restraint as well, perhaps Eoris is offended by your accusations, but I believe he has no ill intentions, and your knight is a little too sensitive?"

"Accusations? Susceptible? My God, Your Excellency the Cardinal, do you downplay what you have just done as an accusation? No, no, no, it seems to me that this is a threat, a naked threat to a truly good nobleman, and as for the sensitivity of what you said, if my knight leader does not do this, I am afraid that the sword of your comrade will already be on my neck in the next step, right? ”

Glancing at the Duke of Lancaster and Auston who were also angry beside him, Leo gritted his teeth and mocked mercilessly, no wonder he was angry, the moment Aeoris stepped forward, he felt an undisguised murderous aura from the other party, as well as the disgusting smell of blood on the other party

However, after Leo finished speaking, he still signaled to Finn and asked him to order the other knights to leave for the time being

At this time, the duke beside him looked at Ilya with a gloomy face and said, "Your Excellency, please keep your demeanor, Leo is my friend, maybe this is just a misunderstanding as you said, but I don't want to see one of your colleagues and subordinates unable to control their mouths......"

He didn't dare to be too lazy with Duke Ilya, so he had to apologize again after bowing his head slightly, as for whether the anger in his heart was even stronger? Who will pay attention to it, who has made it a habit for the church to be arrogant and domineering on weekdays

It was precisely in this way that Aioris made the above threatening move without thinking, but he didn't expect that in Leo's place, the other party's tough attitude made him hit the nail at the same time, and it also affected Ilya himself

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Several people had a little cold because of what happened before, and after seeing Leo gradually show an impatient expression for a long time, it was Ilya who took the lead in speaking

"Okay, Lord Leo, I understand what you mean when it comes to gems, since you can't agree to our request, and the church is no longer too reluctant, you should remember that I said before, in addition to this matter, I have a question to ask, but now that I have changed my mind for the time being, can I say a few words to you alone?"

Seeing Leo's puzzled eyes, Elijah explained, "It's just the two of us, you wouldn't be afraid of a weak clergyman like me, would you?" Huh"

After pondering for a while, Leo finally nodded, for some reason he always felt that Elija's eyes made him a little uneasy, and after making up his mind, he ordered the Finn and the others behind him

"You guys leave first, don't worry about my safety," Leo said, and his eyes gestured in the direction of Aldarion, who was not far away

Finn turned his head and saw that Lord Noldor's bow was already in his hand, so he stopped persuading, pulled Keith, who was still about to say something, saluted, and turned to leave

On the other side, after Ilya and Eoris whispered a few words, the head of the Templar Order also led his men to the periphery

When the surroundings were quiet, Ilya looked at Leo with an inquiring gaze, and his words also tore off the kindness that he usually disguised.

"I have a little doubt, Your Excellency, since you were a long time ago, well~ probably when you first arrived in the Northern Territory, you easily sold some of the same gems from your hands, this is what puzzles me the most, why now, because of the same thing, you will spare a lot of money?"

"This is my own private matter, and if that's all you want to say, I think our conversation will end now, Your Excellency the Cardinal!"

Leo was also a little careless, and hurriedly didn't hear the uncertainty in Ilya's tone, and his answer also made the other party finally determine that he was the real owner of the Dragon's Tear Gem in this era......

"Very good Leo, I guess a simpler title would make us less troublesome and hypocritical, eh? I'm glad you agree with me as well, and what I'm trying to say afterwards is that I'm not one of those stupid aristocrats, so apparently by chance, the church has some understanding of the true role of gemstones, Dragon's Tears? That's what you call it, according to our sources, right? ”

Looking at Elijah with some vigilance, Leo frowned, "Dragon's Tears Gem, that's right, this is the name of our hometown, but I don't understand what Ilya wants to express!" ”

"Cooperation!" Ilya said with a serious expression

"The Church is very interested in you, who are as mysterious as the Swan family, and share with us the secret of the power of the dragon's tears, I can promise you on behalf of His Majesty the Pope, and give you all my support to become the Grand Duke of the Northern Realm, and give you the greatest support in politics, military and money, and if you can believe in the Most High God, Your Majesty can even make an exception to baptize you personally......"

"And then? When you've squeezed the last drop of my value, kick me away? I'm sure you didn't do less of this kind of thing, or? I think about it, maybe one day, with my help, the power of the church can surpass the entire continent, and then even the coronation of the king must be approved by the church? ”

Leo deserved to scoff at Elijah's suggestion, and after he had a deep understanding of the importance of dragon tears, how could he make the mistake of impulsiveness at the beginning, and now Leo desperately wanted to take back the dragon tears gems he had sold at the beginning, and it was too late to share them with others? No kidding

Ilya shook his head decisively at Ilya, who was still about to say something, and Leo had already decided to end this pointless conversation

"I'll take what I want to get with my own strength, at least so that I won't become a puppet of some people seeking hegemony, and besides, Elijah, you're wrong about the Dragon's Tear Gem, and all you know is poor skin...... So, that's it? ”

After a long silence, Ilya calmly looked at Leo, "So you chose to reject the friendship of the church?" ”

"No, I just rejected the greedy ......"

(To be continued.) Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ)