"Life is in him, and this life is the light of man. The light shines in the darkness, but the darkness does not receive the light"

The bishop stood serenely under the image of the Savior with his eyes closed, silently reciting the scriptures in his mouth. The sun of gratitude pierced through the air and fell on his rickety body, making the white-robed bishop even more holy.

"My lord, I don't understand"

"Something I don't understand, my child."

The bishop did not feel any displeasure at being interrupted, he opened his eyes and looked lovingly at the cramped and restless clergyman in front of him. He was so young and pretty, not bald like most of his colleagues, he had short black and shiny hair. But at this moment, the beautiful scarlet eyes revealed a little uneasiness, this pitiful appearance is really pitiful.

worthy of his son.

"My lord, why should we detain the lord's agent for such an unwarranted act, it will definitely cause him great disgust. You're leaving Kildel and returning to the Pope, so there's no need to get into trouble, right? ”

If you weren't my son, my scepter would have made intimate contact with your face, and how dare you question a bishop and ask such a stupid question.

But it can't be helped, who made you my son?

The bishop smiled lovingly, without the slightest anger of disobedience.

"Gallug, my child. So tell me, what do you think of the paper that Claes sent? ”

"Hmm." The young man pursed his lips and thought for a moment before replying, "It's a rare work, I've never seen such a snow-white and flat parchment." And it's so thin and light, and the writing is also smooth. Such a thing, even if it is dedicated to His Majesty the Pope, will definitely not be reprimanded, no, such a paper, although it is not majestic. But if it were given to the cardinals, it would be a good gift, right? ”

The young man named Geruger spoke carefully, carefully watching the bishop's reaction. Seeing that the bishop was always that loving, he had the courage to finish the rest of the words in one breath.

"You're right." The bishop smiled and nodded, and suddenly asked rhetorically, "But, if I say." Are these things energy-produced? ”

"What, what mass production? Lord, how is such a thing possible?"

As if not seeing the young clergyman's astonishment, the bishop said to himself: "Yes, mass production. How can such a beautiful thing remain in this filthy earthly world? It should belong to the Vatican! Belong to the great Pope! As long as he speaks, as long as he opens his mouth and says how the paper is made"

The church is not always bright, and the brighter it is, the more deep darkness is hidden. The clergy, who were familiar with the scriptures, were also quite adept at torture. It was a little surprising that that respectable young man could keep biting and not opening his mouth.

Still, he always speaks. And, predictably, as the patience of the clergy is worn out little by little, this time will not be very long.

Say, two days.

"But, what can we do if the agent doesn't speak? His Majesty the Pope has had a good relationship with Governor Allen over the years, and we do that. If that baron goes to Governor Allen, we should do."

Governor Allen, i.e. Grand Duke of Britannia, governor of the province of Britannia.

"What we gain is far more than what we have lost compared to those rebukes. Trust me, my child. "It's the same as Xinluos's original judgment, and those who can achieve the position of bishop are naturally vicious, and they can see the value of this thing very lightly, and they also see the meaning of Xinluos's friendship.

But so what. He was about to leave this barren land and return to the Vatican, which was favored by the Lord.

As if he was a little tired, the bishop waved his hand and said, "That's all for today, I'm tired." ”

Without waiting for the priest to react, he slowly walked towards his bedroom with his scepter. The young priest watched the bishop slowly leave, and a cold glow loomed in his scarlet pupils

"Open the door!"

Sinloth slammed his riding boots against the monastery gates. Unfortunately, even with the blessing of kinetic energy control, it is impossible to kick open the thick dà door made of oak. After staying up for a few days, Xinluos, who traveled day and night, seemed to be unaware. Still trying in vain to carry the monastery gate, adding a few footprints to the dark gate.

"Stop!"

With this angry roar, the door of the monastery was finally slowly opened. The bishop, dressed in white robes and holding a scepter, came out of the crowd surrounded by a group of black-clad priests.

"Enter by the narrow gate, for wide is the gate that leads to destruction, and the way is great, and many enter in; Narrow is the gate, narrow is the way, and few are found, young lord, why are you so impatient? If there's anything you can do, just let me know, maybe I can help you? ”

The bishop looked at the golden lion coat of arms on a red background on Xinluos's body, as if he didn't care about the rudeness of the lord of Fangcai, and smiled extremely kindly.

It is the badge of the head of the family.

Sinloth stared at the white-haired bishop with bloodshot eyes: "You know it yourself! Hurry up and put Claes out for me! ”

"Do you know who you're talking to?"

"Bastard, how dare you be so rude to Lord Bishop!"

Before the bishop in white could speak, the group of black-clad priests was the first to clamor. It wasn't until the kind elder raised his right hand and pressed it a few times that they closed their mouths one after another.

"Quiet love is long-suffering and kind; Love is not jealous, love is not boastful, it is not arrogant, it does not do anything shy, it does not seek its own good, it does not take anger lightly, it does not count the evils of men, it does not like unrighteousness, but it loves the truth; Bear all things, believe all things, hope all things, endure all things; Love never ends."

The bishop's old and calm voice swept through the ears of the priests like a breeze, soothing their hearts: "This lord, there may be some misunderstanding with me, I don't know what to call this lord?" ”

Hearing this, Xinluo sneered: "Hmph, it's really hypocritical. I've come to the door, and you say you don't know me? ”

The bishop was not angry, but shook his head with a smile: "This lord is so young, and his appearance is so refined. If I've seen it before, I'll never forget it. I wonder where this adult came from? ”

"Heh, Desmond's Van Zhuo family, is the Bishop so soon impressed?"

At this time, the bishop showed a surprised expression: "It turned out to be the Rose Baron of Desmond, this is really a young man now, I can't help but think of my youth when I saw you."

Can you not mention this unlucky title?

"I'm not in the mood to hear that nonsense from you, hurry up and call people out!"

As Xinluos's words fell, Bismarck and the others also tacitly unsheathed their swords. Kildel was, after all, a dukedom, and in the interior of the Irish County, so heavily defended that the Norman pirates had no idea what to do. For some reason, even if the Duke came here, he was polite to the bishop. How have you ever seen such a formation where you directly draw your sword if you don't agree with each other?

The younger monks had turned white. And that Gallug is also among them.

The old bishop's expression remained unchanged, and he looked at it all in his eyes. It wasn't until he saw Gallug's face turn pale that he took a step and stood in front of Sinloth.

"The grass will wither, and the flower will wither, because the breath of the Lord blows upon it; The people are indeed grass. The grass shall wither, and the flowers shall wither; But the word of our God will establish forever, Lord Baron, what are you doing! Are you threatening a shepherd of the Lord with a sword? ”

The bishop's harsh rebuke also made the black-clad priests regain some courage. They stood behind the bishop and wanted to curse at Sinloth, but after being glared at by Roland, they had to glare at Sinloth angrily.

After the Great East-West Schism of the Empire, the honeymoon period between the Empire and the Church ended, and the two sides were on the same page.

However, both the empire and the church are to be faced. Although sometimes I want the other party to die, the work on the surface is not willing to fall behind. It is rare for a nobleman to lead an armed siege of a monastery.

"I said, let them go."

Xinluo refused to back down at all, and his originally angry mood gradually calmed down after two days of eating and sleeping. It was originally a move to befriend the church, but I didn't expect it to become like this.

But at this point, he had no choice. Claes must be saved, even if it is a corpse that Desmond has been infested by Norman for many years, and the people are fierce. A tough lord is much more popular than a quiet lord, not to mention, without Claes, where will he find a second stone to gold.

Although the goal remains the same, it is still necessary to rescue Claes. But the reason for saving people has subtly changed.

"My lord, I have no intention of embarrassing you. As long as you release people, I will immediately turn around and leave. ”

The bishop's face still changed. With a gloomy face, he looked at the knights with their swords unsheathed, and at the soldiers who faintly surrounded the monastery. The soldiers were uniformly armed with helmets, small round shields, and a battle axe.

Rather than territorial soldiers, in terms of equipment, they are more like those Norman pirates.

"I have discerned wisdom and madness and foolishness with all my heart, and I know that this is also a chasing after the wind. For for much wisdom comes much sorrow; He who increases knowledge increases the young man who is sad and impulsive, I really don't know what the mud is talking about. ”

The bishop sighed, his old face filled with compassion. It's like an elderly man who is as helpless as his grandson who is vexatious.

"I haven't caught your people in the first place, so how can I let them go?"

Xinlos lowered his eyes, took out the whip of legend, and pointed at the white-robed bishop from afar: "If you don't admit it, then let's go in and find it ourselves!" ”

"Who dare!"

The kind bishop was finally enraged, and he roared like a lion. It's hard to imagine that rickety figure can make such a loud noise. The soldiers hesitated, after all, it was okay to fight someone else. The soldiers did not mind using their tomahawks in their hands to tell their opponents, the backbone of the Desmonds. But if it was a monastery, they had their sights set on Arian Heard. Arien Hurd also felt a little tricky and looked at Sinloth.

Looking at the bishop's reaction, Xinluos was slightly relieved, and he sneered and said, "Don't let us go in and search?" There must be a ghost in my heart! ”

"How can you impudent people be allowed to enter the holy place of the Lord! His Majesty the Pope and His Majesty the Emperor had an agreement! ”

Indeed, there is an agreement between the two supreme powers of the world. The empire does not interfere with the preaching of the church, and the church does not interfere with the rule of the empire. However, that was an old thing before the Great Split of the Empire.

"Heh, what if I have to go in?"

Sinloth's dark eyes stared at the old bishop with malice.

"Then we can only ask the Lord Almighty to decide."

"Oh?"