The dawn shone on the bell tower of Martha Square, and the soldiers on duty who had not slept all night bathed in the morning light, and their bodies infected by the cold slowly regained some warmth and vitality, and they breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that in another hour, it would be time for the shift to be handed over at seven o'clock. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

At this time, the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came, and I saw more than a dozen knights wearing bright silver armor galloping from the avenue outside the square, riding all the way to the bottom of the bell tower, and the first middle-aged knight grabbed the horse rope, raised his head and said: "Listen to the soldiers on duty above, Your Excellency the Pope will hold a blessing sacrifice here in an hour, and now immediately ring the prayer for life, and call everyone." ”

The soldiers on duty were stunned, and then rejoiced and excited, they did not expect the Pope to be here, which meant that they were able to see this great man up close, which was an honor!

Knock, knock, knock......

The melodious prayer bell rings, and unlike the normal morning bell, the prayer bell needs to ring eighteen times in a row.

The sound of the bell came from far outside the square, and the nearby residents suddenly woke up from their sleep, and heard the continuous ringing of the bell, some of the older people had not yet counted them one by one, and judged that it was a prayer bell from the duration of the bell alone, and immediately woke up their wives and children, and prepared to go to the square early to seize a good position in the front.

The Blessing Offering can be held at any time, but it must be held by an elder at the level of a cardinal in the Holy See of Light, and it is often held during the dark snow season and frequent disasters and rains to pray to the heavens and gods to avoid plagues and disasters.

For ordinary people, it is undesirable to be able to get a blessing at the blessing ceremony.

As the bell rang, the knights of the Holy See of Light dragged the wood and shelves in a carriage to the square to build a prayer altar, which were finished and only needed to be assembled.

With the passage of time, more and more people gathered in the square, and in the blink of an eye, the whole square was crowded with people, bustling and noisy.

"Your Excellency, the time is almost up." A young knight with a golden star bowed his head and said.

Ernolin nodded slightly, his gaze swept over the crowd of people under the altar, and said in a low voice: "Wait, Your Excellency the Pope has always been punctual. ”

"Yes." The young Grand Knight nodded respectfully.

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion outside the square, followed by an exclamation of excitement. When Ernorin heard the change, he immediately looked over and breathed a sigh of relief, only to see an elderly figure in a luxurious gold robe slowly stepping towards the commotion, holding an ancient vine scepter that symbolized authority and honor, it was Pope Richelieu!

Behind him, followed by two knights of light, one with flowing blond hair, apparently of aristocratic origin. The other has black hair, about thirty or so, and is mediocre in appearance.

The knights of light stationed outside the square immediately stepped forward to protect them, and the crowd looked at the Pope in amazement, especially the nearest person, and wanted to jump on the spot with excitement, but they did not have the slightest idea of rushing over to hug them, and the majesty brought by the robes and scepters made people dare not blaspheme.

"It's the Pope!"

"It's the Pope who holds the blessing offering, my God, I see His Holiness the Pope."

"The Pope is so benevolent that he actually came to preside over the blessing offering in person."

A moving and pleasant cry of surprise rang out from the crowd.

In the aisle where the crowd parted, Richelieu walked all the way to the altar with two attendants.

"I've seen the Pope." Ernolin immediately bowed respectfully.

The young knight on the side was also busy saluting respectfully.

Seeing this powerful henchman who he trusted the most, Richelieu nodded slightly and said, "How long is it?" ”

Ernolin said respectfully: "Back to the Pope, there are still five minutes." ”

"It doesn't seem to be late." Richelieu smiled slightly, "Are everything ready?" Prayers and holy books. ”

"It's all set." Ernolin's face was full of respect, and after speaking, he looked up at Richelieu, his eyes quickly swept over his body, but he saw that there was no sign of injury, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and said in a low voice: "Pope, I have seen the edict you left, I don't know ......"

"More on that later." Richelieu raised his hand to interrupt his whispered questioning.

Ernolin reacted, nodded immediately, raised his head and straightened his waist, stared at the square in front of him, and waited with the Pope for the countdown of time.

Five minutes is not long, but it is not short, and in the process of waiting, Ernolin suddenly noticed that the two knights of light beside the Pope, their faces seemed to be a little unfamiliar, and there was actually a black-haired man among them, such a hair color has always been from slave or civilian origin, but he didn't expect to be able to mix in front of Richelieu.

He looked twice, but didn't see anything unusual, so he looked away and looked at the bell tower beside him.

The huge mechanical clock hanging from the bell tower slowly counts down and finally arrives at seven o'clock.

A bell rang and the prayer festival began.

Richelieu took the blessing and the holy book handed by El Nolin, and with a solemn expression, he began to read the solemn opening speech according to the flow, followed by the blessing, which was not a few simple sentences, but an extremely long prayer, taken from the blessing of the Bible.

Dudian stood behind Richelieu and silently looked at the square ahead, and when the blessing was recited, everyone entered the prayer stage with Richelieu, their hands folded and their expressions reverent.

Half an hour later, the prayer festival finally ended.

Richelieu said to El Nolin, "Let the others disperse, you come with me." ”

"Yes." Ernolin noticed the strangeness of his expression and immediately said solemnly.

Richelieu led Ernolin to a nearby tavern, ordered the knights who came with him to empty the tavern and put a sentry outside, and then entered the tavern with Ernolin and Dudian, as well as another squire, Neuss.

Ernorin saw the two attendants following up, frowned, and said, "You two go out first, I have something to talk about with the Pope." ”

Richelieu waved his hand and said, "It's okay, they can be trusted." ”

Ernorin was slightly stunned, and couldn't help but look at the two knights twice.

Richelieu coughed lightly and said indifferently: "Someone in the Holy See wanted to assassinate me, but fortunately it didn't succeed, but for the time being, when I don't know who the murderer is, I can't return to the Holy See, so you will take care of the big and small affairs in the Holy See during this time." ”

Ernolin said eagerly, "Are you really okay?" ”

Richelieu shook his head slightly, "It's okay." ”

Ernolin said: "The Holy See is the safest, and if you are outside, wouldn't it be even more dangerous?" Otherwise, I'll send some more people over to protect you, and let the King of Light protect you himself. ”

Richelieu waved his hand, "I don't know if the murderer behind the assassination has anything to do with the King of Light." ”

Ernolin was stunned for a moment, and was speechless for a moment, and suddenly felt a chill, he clenched his fists, gritted his teeth, and said: "If I want to catch anyone, he must be good-looking!" ”

Richelieu patted him on the shoulder, "If you have the chance, help me keep an eye on it." ”

"I will." Ernolin's expression was solemn, and he suddenly thought of something, and said, "I'll send a few more of my henchmen to protect you, otherwise you'll ...... outside."

"No, it's enough for them to protect me." Richelieu waved his hand.

Ernolin couldn't help but look at the two squires again, with a look of solemnity in his eyes, and a hint of jealousy, he knew that Richelieu did not fully trust him, but he trusted these two people 100%, otherwise he would not have entrusted himself to them to protect him at this critical juncture.

"I'm gone, you have to protect yourself." Richelieu has a deep meaning.

Ernolin looked at him and felt as if he wanted to tell himself something, and after thinking about it, he should have reminded himself not to be assassinated by the murderer behind the scenes.

Taking off his splendid robes, Richelieu took a plain coat handed by Dudian and put it on, put on a hood to cover his face, turned and left the tavern, and walked down the street with Dudian and Noyce, seven or eight streets, and then turned to the suburbs, and then returned to the castle by the Moza River.

"How's it going, I'm doing okay, right?" After entering the castle, Richelieu took off his hood, exhaled lightly, and turned to Dudian and said, "I have done everything you told me to say." ”

Du Dian said indifferently: "It's okay." So saying, he ignored him, and quickly jumped up the stairs to his room, and when he saw Helissa sitting on the bed, his heart settled.

He stepped forward and took Helissa's little hand, and led him out of the room and back into the hall downstairs.

Richelieu said, "What are you going to do next?" ”

"In the Dark Curia, do you have your eyes and ears?" Dudian looked straight at him.

Richelieu was slightly stunned, and there was a trace of hesitation in his heart, but thinking that the matter had come to this point, he could only gain Du Dian's trust by a few eyes and ears, and immediately said: "There are two, one is the elder of the ninth district, he is the person I sent to the Dark Sect, and the other is the strong general under the command of the Sword King, Riley, he is the person I installed next to the Sword King, and he was once the most outstanding genius sword master of the Bright Sect. ”

Du Di'an's eyes moved slightly, and he glanced at him, "The most outstanding one, I am quite willing to be sent by you to be an undercover agent." ”

Richelieu smiled bitterly: "I just want to sharpen him, the sword is not used, sooner or later it will rust." ”