16 Stealing tribute
Lilia's smile was beautiful, it was the most innocent expression of a child. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info However, sometimes, it is precisely because of the simplicity of children that things become scary.
"Lilia...... Where did you get your apples?" Lilia didn't bring any apples with her when she came in, and although Lin had already guessed it, she couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm? That's where Lilia's apple was found. Lilia said and pointed behind her, it was...... In front of the idol, there were some offerings on the altar, among which was a pile of apples that was clearly missing......
Although Lin is a super family squatter who hasn't been out for hundreds of years, it doesn't mean that she doesn't know anything. Lilia also said before that Reliaga is a country that values religion, so what will happen in such a place, stealing offerings to eat in front of thousands of believers?
"Hey, what are you two doing?" As Lin expected, before Lilia could eat the apple, several believers walked over to this side, and judging by the expressions on their faces, Lin didn't think that they were just here to talk to her.
What made Lin even more helpless was that Lilia still didn't understand, and even handed the apple in her hand to the others, and said innocently: "Uncle, do you want to eat?"
"Humph!" The leader was a middle-aged man with a short beard, who opened Lilia's hand with one hand, his face full of disdain. "This is not something that civilians like you can touch casually, do you know what the consequences of tampering with offerings are?"
"Hey, isn't this for the elemental gods?" Lilia asked puzzled, her little head was slightly ****, and she made a questioning look, which highlighted her cuteness, so that some of the originally angry believers present also forgave this girl in their hearts.
"Yes, this is indeed dedicated to the elemental gods, and because of this, your disrespect for the gods is a great sin. The middle-aged man didn't seem to be impressed by Lilia's cute appearance, and still had a fierce look.
Lilia, who had always been very happy, also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong, and took a few steps back in fear, and then simply hid behind Lin. Lilia's actions made Lynn suddenly the center of attention, the shy girl looked panicked, trying to find someone to rely on but found that she was surrounded by strangers, and even some tears overflowed in her eyes when she was helpless.
"But...... He wouldn't suggest giving me this apple......" Lilia said weakly, poking her head out.
"Our God is magnanimous, he forgives the world, and he does not care about such an offense against him, but in our Reliaga Empire, it is a felony. If this behavior is left unchecked, more people will inevitably do disrespectful things in the future. So, we can't treat what we just happened as if we didn't see it. The middle-aged man waved his hand, and the believers who had just been stunned behind him immediately came to their senses and surrounded Lynn and Lilia in the middle.
"Hey, you...... You guys...... What do you want to do?" In fact, Lin may be more nervous than Lilia, but now she, as Lilia's support, has to stand in front.
(Woo...... Humans are really scary...... Eating an apple is about us. Damn! That guy wasn't there at this hour...... Sister Crystal sent me here, and she didn't even give me a baby, and the next time I see the two of them, I definitely can't spare them......)
"For the sake of atonement, you two should stay with us and work for a while, believing that as long as you give your body and soul to God, not only God will forgive you, but also the believers present. The middle-aged man made a gesture of prayer and a loving smile.
Although the middle-aged man's words were a bit excessive, they were also excusable in the eyes of most people, after all, the situation of Reliaga itself was like this. However, the people did not think so, and Lin did not think so, although what the middle-aged man said was very reasonable, but ......
(The smile on the corner of his mouth is disgusting......)
Lin looked at the middle-aged man's smile and frowned. She didn't know what was going on on the other side, but her instincts told her it was definitely not a good thing.
"You're not allowed to come!" Lynn spread her arms and held Lilia behind her. "It's our fault for stealing the offerings, we apologize, and we'll do whatever compensation we need, but I don't agree with letting us stay, I still have something very important to do. ”
Lynn said it very handsomely, but in fact she was already scared to death...... I'm afraid that the other side won't hold back and pounce directly.
(No...... This man doesn't seem to be a good person, what if he does fight......)
Lynn looked back at Lilia, who was shivering behind her back, and shook her head helplessly.
"Really, if you're going to resist, then don't blame us for being rude. You guys, give it to me!"
The middle-aged man gave the order, and the few people around him began to act. There were a few people with unbearable faces on their faces; But more than that, with a disgusting excitement, seeing such an expression, Lin probably also understood that if she was accidentally caught, then what would be waiting for her.
"Wait a minute. At that moment, a voice came.
The voice sounded weak and weak, it was obviously a girl's voice, and it was also the type of person who was not in good health, of course, such a person could not stop those who had been corrupted by desire, and their pace did not slow down in the slightest, and rushed straight towards the two girls.
"I said you, don't frighten Lilia!" Lin let out a loud shout, and then a red light burst out from her, and the people around her were suddenly stabbed and couldn't open their eyes.
Soon, after the red light faded, a surprising scene appeared. Most of the people who pounced on him just now had already fallen to the ground, and the only man who was still standing had a large scythe shining metallic on his neck, and his legs were so weak that he fell to his knees in fright.
The people around let out an exclamation, and many of them had already hid far away for fear of hurting themselves.
"Human, we have already apologized, and you just said that God would not care about such a trivial matter, so why force us to stay?" Lynn's face was full of indifference, as if the next moment she was going to use the scythe in her hand to take the lives of others.
"Stop it!" At this time, the girl just now came again, and Lin was also stunned for a moment, and her eyes couldn't help but turn to that side.
The person who came was a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, but she was dressed in very mature clothes, and her slightly green face had a calm expression, like an experienced person who had experienced the vicissitudes of life. The wide dress covered her whole body, and the exaggerated jewelry was distributed in any corner of her body, and her every move looked extremely noble. Although Lin didn't know who she was, just from the appearance and the fact that the people around her took the initiative to give way to her, her identity was definitely not simple.
"Father Barton, I don't think they meant it, so let them be spared this time. The girl's voice sounded majestic, but unfortunately, her naturally low voice was too frightening.
What Lin didn't expect was that the middle-aged man knelt down in front of the girl with a frightened face.
"Her Royal Highness the Queen, if you miss the distance, you hope to forgive your sins. Then the priest said something like this.