Chapter 66: Temptation (It's not good to break the chapter, the two chapters are one)
After a year, Shur once again stepped into the gate of the Earth Temple, and the huge stones in the square in front of the temple were still simple and vigorous, telling the vicissitudes of time. Bowing slightly to the stone that symbolized Lord Kaeya, Shur and the stone passed by, and you could clearly feel the heaviness of the earth around the stone, and as it passed, it seemed to put a heavy burden on his shoulders.
Walking up the one hundred and ninety-nine steps, Judy in costume was already waiting in front of the temple door, and today Judy brought a full set of holy relics, and the holy robe is also a special costume for ceremonies, just looking at it from a distance, you can involuntarily feel solemn and solemn. When Shul stepped on the last step, Judy bowed slightly as Shule had just done, and the smile on her face was still elegant, but in the elegance, it had already taken on solemnity and seriousness.
"Praise the Mother Earth, and may the heavy earth carry all that the world has forever. The two looked at each other, and when Shul saw Judy's outfit, his pupils shrank slightly, and he offered mortal blessings to the gods in a deep voice. Judy's outfit is already very revealing, once the priest changes into ceremonial attire and comes into contact with other beings on occasions outside of the ceremony, it means that at this time she officially represents the deity she serves, where she is, that is, where the deity is, what she says, that is, what the deity says, so it is reasonable that Shur must be treated as a pilgrimage ritual.
"Praise the moon without light, and may the dark moon remain in the night sky forever. Judy sighed softly, and responded with the same solemn etiquette, for she had seen Shure's outfit clearly, and the two of them had made an appointment, with the Guardian's Hammer hanging from his waist and a tightly wrapped irregular disc on his back, which was no doubt the Aphotic Shield that had just been recovered. Yes, Shure also took his full set of holy relics, but he didn't wear a ceremonial costume like Judy, but this is also a good explanation, the battle priest is not a bishop and the priest, and his position has nothing to do with the ceremony, so there is generally no ceremonial costume.
"What are you...... Are you ready to declare war?" Judy sighed again after the ceremony, her eyes without the cunning and agility of the past, and the edge of a knife faintly revealed in the calm, "Or are you ready to go to war directly?"
Yes, in addition to representing the gods, there is actually another explanation for a dress like Shuer's now, a full set of holy relics means that he has the strongest combat power at this time, and when the priest intends to fight a fierce war, or directly engage a strong enemy, he will also use this image, especially when he is not wearing a ritual robe.
"Huh...... I just don't have the right clothes. Shuer smiled reservedly, and his every move was not decorative, "Lord Judy doesn't have to be careful. ”
"Hehe, I'd love to believe that. Judy shook her head, "When will you be able to tell the truth?"
"That's a good question, and I'd like to know. Shur spread his hands and said with a smile, "However, do you dare to say that your current outfit is simply to show that you welcome me on behalf of the gods, without the slightest precaution?"
Judy was silent for a moment before she reluctantly said, "We're not enemies, Shure. ”
"Of course, we are certainly not enemies. Shuer's voice was unwavering, and the expression on his face was calmer than his voice, "How do you think that I will regard you as an enemy?"
"Last night my lord sent an oracle to me, specially telling me to be careful today, saying that you are likely to turn into a hostile attitude, if the person who said this is not my lord, I will never believe it, even if it is my lord's oracle, it is difficult for me to accept, I didn't expect it...... It's really ......" Judy's smile was a little bitter, and she said in disappointment, "I want to know what happened last night, why did it suddenly become like this today." ”
"I see, no wonder, no wonder, worthy of Mother Earth, no wonder she was in such a hurry to summon me, and she had already anticipated my possible reaction. Shure said thoughtfully, "But, Lord Judy, didn't the oracle of Mother Earth reveal the reason to you?"
"Does it reveal that I still need to ask you?" The true feelings were only revealed for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, Judy had regained the image of the elegant and noble archbishop in front of him, and even her tone regained her calm, "Sorry, Your Excellency, I asked too much, my lord is waiting for you at the core of the temple, please come in." ”
"Huh?" Shul was stunned, "Won't Lord Judy go in with me?"
"Will you be relieved if I go in with you?" said Judy rhetorically again, with a bit of sneer, "I said that we are not enemies. ”
"Phew, why did you come to this point. ”
Glancing at Judy deeply, Shul knew that the good personal relationship that had been established through many collaborations was probably coming to an end today, and even if there was no real conflict today, the two sides would not be as close as before in the future. Shure must admit that Judy has been very good to him from the beginning, the two sides are mutually beneficial, and they get along very happily, although he always refers to this woman as a she-fox, but this title itself represents a kind of intimacy and specialness, even Lisa likes her very much, and if possible, Shul really does not want to tear this friendship apart.
It's a pity, there's no way, fate is often so boring, it seems that she is too disappointed, from her tone, you can clearly hear the meaning of the break, maybe from now on, everyone is just the most ordinary colleagues.
What a joke, how is it possible.
"As I said, of course we are not enemies. Just like repeating the previous question and answer, Shul said lightly, "If Judy doesn't mind, how about I perform a magic trick for you?"
"Huh?"
Shure didn't say anything more, but took off the Guardian Hammer hanging from his waist, gripped the handle tightly with both hands, and suddenly winked at Judy, his arms slamming hard.
"Click", extremely hard, the holy relics in the name of protection, like wood, were easily folded into two pieces, well, it's not a matter of likeness, you can clearly see the fresh wood stubble at the fracture, which is simply carved from wood.
Blink, wink, wink, Judy's mouth twitched uncontrollably, staring at Shul with a gloomy face, waiting for him to continue the show, she could conclude that the magic show was not over yet.
It's not over, and there's the Aphotic Shield.
Shure slowly removed the tightly wrapped artifact from his back, and as soon as he took it off, Judy realized that something was wrong. This thing is obviously light and fluttering in the hand, it can't be a heavy aphotic shield, if I guess correctly, it should be......
"Poof", Shuer stretched out his finger and poked it on the shield through the wrapped cloth, poof, half of his fingers had been submerged in the shield, and sure enough, it was folded paper, Shuer actually used his fingers to shake the package on it, accidentally fell off, and was actually blown away from the landing point.
"It's a lot of fun. Shuer took a bow and curtain call, "The shield of the lightless has just been recovered, and it is too late to make a fake, so I can only temporarily paste a paper of the same shape, but the time is too tight, and I don't even have time to color, so I have to wrap it, otherwise it will be seen through at a glance." ”
"Wait, you wait. Judy couldn't help it, and put the other questions aside for a while, "In other words, the fake Guardian Hammer was already ready?"
"Of course, and there is more than one, porcelain, crystal, metal, all kinds of textures, there are six or seven in total, not only the Guardian Hammer, all the holy weapons have so many, they have been hidden behind the idol of our lord at the core of the temple, and they have been edified by the divine power of our lord day and night, and in the end, let alone outsiders, even if it is myself, I can't distinguish the authenticity without holding it in my hand, and I don't know when I will be mistaken. Shuer said proudly, just like making a report at the celebration banquet, "Look, isn't it today, I accidentally took the wrong one, I originally wanted to take the metal one, and the one that can be broken can be melted together, and there is no need to redo it, this wooden one will not work." ”
"Nonsense, the weight is not the same. Judy felt a little dizzy as a result of her blood pressure spike, "How bored are you, what are these habits?"
"No way, as the saying in my hometown goes, only with adequate preparation can you avoid being troubled by accidents, so I always like to prepare in advance, maybe I can use it when I can. Shul played with the broken wooden handle, and said with a smirk, "Just like now." ”
"Is this your temptation?" asked Judy with a cold face.
"Oh, that's a strange question, Judy-sama. Xiu'er's face also sank, and he said in a cold voice, "You don't want me to believe that when I meet this play you performed for me, it is not your temptation but the expression of your true feelings." ”
The two gazes met in the air, and the cold gaze collided like a sharp sword, colliding with invisible sparks, and like sharp arrows, piercing straight into the opponent's heart, so that all the secrets of the opponent could not be hidden.
After staring at each other for a long time, the two also looked at each other for a long time, and suddenly it was like spring returning to the earth, and a smile bloomed on the faces of the two at the same time, and with the appearance of the smile, the heavy pressure around the two was swept away, and the atmosphere returned to its usual harmony.
"Whew, that's boring. The two of them pouted at the same time, and the two voices said the same thing, even after a long rehearsal, I am afraid that such synchronization could not be guaranteed.
"We are not enemies. ”
"We are certainly not enemies, at least not yet. ”
"It's good that you know. ”
"Of course I know, and even if I don't, isn't there still a way for you to remind me in this unique way?" said Shuer meaningfully, "You are really more economical than me, and the temptation is accompanied by a warning, and the task that can be completed in one time is definitely not divided into two, but I don't know if you will go against the original intention of Lord Kaeya by doing this?"
"This is the Temple of the Earth, and standing in front of you is the Archbishop of the Temple of the Earth, the mortal speaker of the Mother Earth. Judy sneered disdainfully, "Is it really necessary to ask such a stupid question?"
"Heh, I see. Shul let out a long exhale, but couldn't help but pout, and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that I really made the stupidest mistake. ”
"What a coincidence, my lord thinks so. ”
"Huh?" Shure was stunned for a moment, and asked with an eyebrow, "Lord Kaeya?"
"Shure, although I don't know what happened between you and my lord, I'm not joking, we are not enemies. Judy put away her joking expression and said with a straight face, "My lord thinks I'm not suitable to know, so I didn't ask, but my lord didn't deliberately hide it, the purpose of her summoning you this time is because you ......"
"Stop, that's it. Shure raised his hand to stop him, "I know, I was too careful, so I misjudged something, but it won't make a difference, and I guess Lord Kaeya knows about it, so he didn't summon me until today." If there really is any critical problem, then I don't think I have to wait until yesterday, as soon as I return to Pavatiga, I will be reprimanded by Lord Kaeya. ”
"Looks like you really get it. Judy stared at Shuer again for a long time before she smiled reassuringly and nodded, "Then you can go in, my lord is waiting for you in the center of the temple." ”
"Won't Master Judy go in with me?"
"Will you rest assured when I go in together?" the exact same answer, but in a different atmosphere, it sounded diametrically opposite, Judy's gaze wandered, sliding over Shuer's face, and the corners of her mouth curled with an indescribable charm, "A secret is a secret precisely because it is not known to anyone else, and once it is known by any other person, it cannot be called a secret." Does that sound familiar? Coincidentally, this proverb was also peeping back from your hometown. I'm not going to be a secret breaker yet, so please go on your own, Lord Shure. ”
"Tsk. This she-fox is really troublesome, Shul secretly rolled his eyes, and didn't bother to have a verbal confrontation with her again, so he simply turned his head and left, but after taking a few steps, his steps suddenly stopped again, this time Shul didn't look back, turned his back to Judy and asked, "What if...... It's not a temptation, but what would you do if you did get to that point, Judy?"
"This body has been consecrated to my Lord, the will of the Lord, that is, my will. Judy didn't answer, and Shur didn't intend to wait for her answer, after asking this sentence, he continued to walk forward, and he had already walked a distance, when Judy's faint voice came from behind, "Aren't you like this, fellow priest?"
"As it happens, so did I. Muttering in a low voice, the unexpected answer made Shul smile, and it didn't matter if Judy heard the small muttering answer, Shul waved his hand behind his back to Judy, and laughed softly, "Thank you today, prepare the bluebell tea for me, after it comes out in a while, I will definitely cheat it, well, so be more prepared." ”
"Get out. ”