Chapter 36 Each of us has our own path
Klor subconsciously wanted to refuse, but seeing the expectation in the eyes of the man opposite, he finally couldn't help but soften in his heart, and nodded, "Okay, since that's the case, I'll start from the beginning." β
"I left home when I was twelve, and I joined a circus and became their recorder, and my main job was to help the proprietress record her memories, and sometimes some flyers for the show, in return they took me on a tour with me, and on the way I also met a very interesting bard, and just when I began to think that such a life was good, bad luck suddenly befell us, and the circus was targeted by a gang of rogues after a performance, and they attacked our convoy at night, and in the end only me and another dwarf animal tamer survivedγ β
"We were rescued by a passing paladin, he killed the gang of rogues and took us to the nearest town, but he didn't leave his name when he left, so in order to find him, I later joined the Holy Knights, at first I just wanted to thank him personally, but I accidentally became his subordinate knight, as time went on I found that I gradually liked him, and I could feel that he was secretly liking me. β
"But whenever I was going to have a showdown with him, he would always find a way to divert the topic, at first I thought he was worried that the age gap between us was too big, after all, he was only two years younger than your father, but even if I firmly told him that I didn't care about other people's eyes, he still refused to accept me, I couldn't understand his decision, and I was very sad for a while, and even became self-defeating because of this, and began to skip training sessions, and I didn't see anyone for several days, and went to a random tavern in the neighborhood to get drunk, and the Paladins also planned to expel me when they found out, but one night, when I opened my eyes, I found that he was sitting across from me, looking at me very gently. β
"I still remember the first thing he said to me that night, and he said, "There are some things that I should not have told anyone, but if there is one person in this world whom I can trust, it must be you, and do not doubt my love for you, for what I am going to tell you is what I will tell you, and if you tell it to a second person, I will surely die." β
Hearing this, Wenger finally couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Cloel raised his head, "Father, you should have guessed our identity, from the first time you saw us, you actually had the answer in your heart." β
The wrinkles in the corners of Bishop Wenger's eyes looked deeper, and his mouth was full of bitterness, "You were also at the Earl's Court on the night of the attack on Motellis?"
The girl nodded, without any concealment," We were the first assassins that night, but we fell into the trap of the old thing, Joel was murdered, if it weren't for the two magicians who came out of nowhere, we wouldn't have been able to escape, after leaving the Earl's Court, we hid in a house, but just two days ago our hiding place was also discovered by the guards, and the other party surrounded it, and then the master of the special investigation team also arrived, and we didn't want to hurt the innocent, so it took a lot of effort to break out, Tom and I were seriously injured, we haven't been able to completely get rid of those little tails these days, we were actually exhausted before coming here, how, is this scene in front of you a little familiar to your father?"
Wenger didn't speak, took out the divine codex, and treated the injuries on the two of them before he spoke, "Are you still unwilling to forgive me for what happened back then?"
"Yes, from the perspective of a daughter, I will never forgive you at that time," Coral said lightly, "but after so many years, I don't hate you as much as I did when I was a child, and I even admire your choice at that time, I know that the person who makes such a decision, in fact, the most painful person in my heart should be yourself, father, you are a good person, the noblest person I have ever met, but you are not suitable to be a father and husband." β
Wenger's expression was gloomy, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, and the girl shook her head. We're not here tonight to seek refuge, Joel told me a secret that I had learned by chance from Mortiris before that night's operation, and he said that if he didn't survive that night's assassination attempt, he would ask me to tell the secret to a trusted high-ranking person in the temple, and I wouldn't have come here to look for you unless it was a last resort, because now I don't know who else we can trust in the church but you, and no one wants to sit down and listen to the two Assassins. β
"Cloor, turn yourself in, confess your guilt, and then I will take you with me to the north to see His Majesty the Pope, and I will exchange the merits I have made for the temple over the years and the position of bishop, and let you live no matter what. β
"And then let me stay in the temple prison for the rest of my life, it's too late, father, it's too late...... I know how serious the crime is, but I don't regret it. Cloll smiled, "That's probably the biggest difference between me and my mother." β
Just as Wenger's father and daughter were talking, the black-clothed assassin looked out the window, and his face immediately changed, "Damn, the people of the special investigation team came so quickly, it seems that there is something on our body that they have manipulated." β
"Father, I'm running out of time, so I'll only say the following paragraph onceβ His Majesty the Pope has a secret connection with the Elven royal family, and it is likely that he has betrayed the human race, and he has successively sent about 40 million gold coins to the elves through Moteris over the years, and the Blessed Sword of the Wind Chaser and the Shield of Apollo in the Nine Hallows are now in the hands of the Elven King, and at the same time, Moteris is planning to send the remaining seven holy weapons there unknowingly, Joel originally wanted to steal a letter between the Elf King and Moteris, but he was afraid that it would arouse the latter's vigilance, so he had to give up in the end. β
Wenger was shocked when he heard this, "Cloel, do you know what you're talking about? What you are witnessing now is the spokesperson of the gods in the human world, the administrator of hundreds of millions of believers in the Dawn Continent, and His Majesty the Emperor of the Holy Alliance, one of the three major forces in the human world, what temptation can make him betray the entire human race as His Majesty the Pope?"
Cloel shook his head, "I don't know, I've actually thought about this question many times, but I still can't think of an answer, even if the Elven King is willing to give up his throne, it stands to reason that His Majesty the Pope will not be tempted, but I believe Joel, he has been by Mortelis's side for so many years, he should have seen something, but unfortunately he was poisoned to death that night, but he will not be alone, because we will be with him soon." β
The girl's tone was very calm, but it gave Wenger an ominous premonition in her heart, "Things haven't come to that point yet, let me help......"
"No, Father, each of us has our own path to follow, and you can't help me finish my way, and I can't help you finish your way. Cloll got up and hugged the man opposite, this was the first time the father and daughter hugged in ten years, the girl's movements were a little jerky, and then whispered in the bishop's ear, "Gu Dan was just knocked out by me, it's not life-threatening, I'm leaving, father, it's nice to see you again, but if there is an afterlife, I hope we can meet again in another capacity." β
(End of chapter)