Three days later, Chen Rui and Paul left Yerodisha together, the capital of the Longhuang Emperor.

Unlike the high-profile when they came, this time it can be described as a light car, and the two set off at night. It's just that the nightlife in Jerodishu is very rich, and there are still many people who see Paul along the way, and it is inevitable that there will be some discussions.

Although the voice of the discussion was smaller, and the speed of the two horses was relatively fast, with Paul's ear, he still understood it, his face couldn't help but become more gloomy, and he clenched the reins in his hand.

The two of them passed through the inner and outer cities, and when they got out of the city, Paul almost flogged his mount and ran wildly, as if to vent his anger, until the suburbs gradually slowed down.

"Lord Paul!" Chen Rui looked struggling, and rode his horse to follow from behind.

Paul's breathing was a little heavy, and the knuckles of his clenched fists were white: "Richard, am I a loser?"

"Life cannot be smooth sailing, losers, all kinds of setbacks, difficulties will become a part of our lives, but as long as we do not give up hope, any setbacks will be defeated by us, and the real winners stand up from countless setbacks and failures. Being able to stand up is at least half the battle, and if you fall down like this, you will never succeed. ”

Chen Rui urged the mount to stand side by side with Paul, and smiled: "At least, the adults have already achieved half the battle." ”

Paul adjusted his breathing, felt his fighting spirit burn again, and nodded: "I am very fortunate to have such a follower as you, and at the same time a true friend like a mentor and friend." I regret that I did not listen to your advice...... Rest assured, this time. I will really stand up and become a Templar Knight! We will return to Jerodisha in dignity and I will help you fulfill your wish!"

"I'm relieved. Chen Rui said with a pun, "I believe that adults will not let me down." ”

How did Paul know the true meaning of this sentence, and continued to ride his horse forward, this time he had returned to normal speed, Chen Rui glanced back at the brightly lit "shining treasure" behind him, and suppressed the inexplicable sadness in his heart - this time he left. Probably won't be coming back.

Whether it's "home", "father", or those blue eyes. After all, he was just a hurried passerby, he was Chen Rui, and he didn't belong here.

"Drive!" Chen Rui turned his head. With a flick of the reins, he followed the figure of Paul in front of him.

This time, the two of them returned the same way and headed for Dragon's Tooth City. Because in the Temple of Light in Dragon's Tooth City, there is a single portal that leads directly to the White Cliff.

Portals are similar to teleportation arrays, both of which use the principle of water magic, and the number of teleportations is affected by magic and energy, so there are corresponding limitations. This single portal can only be entered and exited, and it is not open to the public, and can only be used with special permission.

Although Dragon's Tooth City is only a border city of the Dragonhuang Empire, it is far larger than Garden City. Even surpasses the Yang Shao Wangdu, and the power of faith is extremely strong. In fact, Yerodisha, the capital of the Longhuang Emperor, did not set up the Temple of Light, and Chen Rui had already guessed a few points from the reshuffle of the cards by the Rex Emperor this time.

"Divine authority of kings" is a universal means of the deification system of human monarchs. Preaching that the power of the emperor is given by God is naturally justified, and that any disobedience or even rebellion is blasphemy against the gods. However, with the Temple of Light, a special institution representing the supreme divine power, there is always an irresolvable contradiction between the royal power and the divine power that is ostensibly coordinated.

This contradiction is especially prominent in the two holy empires, whether it is the Longhuang Emperor or the Lanyao Emperor, on the one hand, they need the name of the gods to consolidate their rule. On the other hand, the emperors were deeply jealous of the divine power that could override the monarchy, and even regarded it as the biggest threat, and used various means to suppress it, either explicitly or covertly. ...,

It is in this contradictory development that the pages of human history are opened, and the specific time of the appearance of the Temple of Light is no longer examinable, but it is worth noting that for countless years, regardless of the rise and fall of empires or kingdoms, the Temple of Light has always been standing.

Adora, the priest of the Temple of Light in Dragon's Tooth City, was well acquainted with Paul, and upon hearing the news of his arrival, he personally greeted him at the gate.

"Mistress Adora," Paul looked at the Temple of Light, which was ten times more heavily guarded than before, "it's night now, and it's still on alert, isn't something big going on?"

Adora nodded, glanced at Chen Rui, and Paul smiled slightly: "Lord Adora, let me introduce, this is my most loyal follower and my most trusted friend Richard, the alternate Knight of Light, this time he will follow me to the White Cliff to participate in the selection of the Templar Knights, there is no need to shy away from it, please say it directly." ”

Chen Rui's eyes showed a look of emotion, but in his heart he was very disdainful of Paul's means of buying people's hearts: how could a ruthless character who was willing to kill his beloved woman with his own hands for the sake of profit, how could he really believe in someone other than himself. "Richard's" wealth and status are quite valuable to Paul's future Jihua, and he has shown rare loyalty at the moment, so Paul needs to seize this talent now. Once the value of "Richard" is exhausted, or there is a higher interest to pay for, Paul will not hesitate to abandon him.

Adora couldn't help but glance at Chen Rui more, nodded, and said in a low voice: "The Black Death Apostle has appeared, and this time it is blatant and outrageous, and the black hand has reached the royal capital of the Yangshao Kingdom. There must have been a great conspiracy to appear at such a sensitive time for the selection of Templars. At present, the White Cliff side has launched emergency response measures, not only dispatched a large number of Bright Knights, but also personally led the referees to the Yangshao King Capital to investigate and eliminate the Black Death. The nearby kingdoms or empire's temples of light are all on full alert, and the distance between Dragon's Tooth City and Yangshao Kingdom is not too far, so our side is also on full guard,"

Judging from Adora's expression and words, the Black Death should be a kind of shili that is opposed to the Church of Light, and his whereabouts are secretive, not known to ordinary people, and are regarded as a great enemy by the church.

I didn't expect that the Church of Light, which covers almost all human beliefs on the ground, would have such an opponent.

"The phenomenon of the weakening of faith was discovered in the Yang Shao King, and the referee has found out that the actual source should be from Gudan Town, then Garden, and then to the Yang Shao Wangdu," Speaking of the Black Death, Adora put away her smile and showed a solemn expression: "By the way, didn't you and Miss Eliza be assassinated in Garden City? Even Mana, the priest of Gudan Town, was killed in the assassination. The Brotherhood of Daggers and the Black Death must have a close relationship, and Lord Hughes has ordered the Brotherhood of Daggers to be eradicated, and it is believed that it will not be long before the Brotherhood of Daggers will be uprooted. It's not too early, you guys rest here for the night, and I'll take you to the portal tomorrow morning. ”

Paul nodded, "Then there's Master Lloadora." ”

Chen Rui and Paul were arranged to rest in the guest room, and Adora gave Paul a lot of gifts. In fact, the priest heard the news of Paul's defeat in the duel in the imperial capital for the first time, but he did not mention it, but was very polite. Once Paul can become the Templar of the Holy Mountain this time, the level is still above that of him, the head of the city-level church, it is likely that it will affect the personnel changes in the near future, although Adora also has his own background, but no matter what, it is definitely right to establish a relationship in advance.

After Adora left, Chen Rui looked curious and asked, "Lord Paul, what exactly is the Black Death?"

"The Black Death is a believer in a secret church, this church advocates darkness and destruction, the believers are extremely fanatical, 20,000 years ago they created a bloody case of slaughtering the creatures of ten cities to sacrifice to the evil gods, at that time shocked the entire human race, although it was jointly wiped out by the Church of Light and various countries, but it was never completely eliminated, but turned to the dark, acting more secretively, and was one of the most feared enemies of the Church of Light and must be eradicated. However, this church has disappeared in recent years, and it is not known that Weishenme"

Chen Rui had a faint feeling of familiarity, rolled his eyes, and asked: "Since this secret church has disappeared, what signs can be used to determine the identity of these heretics? Is it dark magic? At the beginning, a forest where Pastor Mana and I were on the way was attacked by assassins using dark magic. ”

"It's not dark magic," Paul pondered for a moment and said in a low voice, "This is a secret within the Church, I can tell you, but you must keep it a secret, the reason why the Black Death have become the most feared enemies of the Church of Light is because they have a liliang of blasphemy and can transform the faith of light into a liliang of destruction and evil." ”

Chen Rui felt that his heartbeat was a little fast, he had heard Adora say that the Black Death's route of "Gudan Town to Garden City and then to Yangshao Wangdu" felt that something was wrong, and now it was finally determined that the "culprit" was not the Black Death, but Shura!

This is actually a temporary plan by Chen Rui, because the incarnation outside the body has a wonderful connection with the body, even if it is separated from a long distance, it can still transform the crystallization of faith. When Chen Rui followed Paul to leave the Yangshao royal capital, he left Shura, an external incarnation, and the target was the power of faith in the Temple of Light in the royal capital, and he didn't take it back until a few days ago.

I didn't expect to be noticed by the Bright Church so quickly, but fortunately, Shura didn't follow Chen Rui all the time, but acted separately in the Yang Shao Wangdu, otherwise if the route of stealing faith was completely consistent with the action of "Richard", it would inevitably arouse suspicion. What's even more fortunate is that the human Shijie actually has the existence of the Black Death, who carried a big black cauldron for Shura and Richard.

Now that the power of faith has been detected by the Church of Light, the limelight of the investigation is tight, and Chen Rui is about to go to the lair of the Church of Light, so it is better for Shura to put it away for the time being and not show his face.

Tomorrow, I will go to the White Cliff, Chen Rui secretly clenched his fists, this action, Xuedalai Flower, is determined to win!(Welcome to your support, is my biggest motivation.) )