Chapter 364 [Self-Deception]

Chen Daolin lay there quietly, the original injuries on his body had healed, and it was obvious that the effect of the pure light system holy power was not only shown on the bodies of Montoya and Ade.

Looking at the surrounding woods, which had been ravaged to the point of disappearance, Ade sighed and reminded Montoya in a low voice: "My lord, do you think we should get out of here quickly?"

"Let's go, how to go!" Montoya frowned, glanced at the unconscious Chen Daolin, and said in a deep voice: "How do you know if you can move your adult now?"

Ade opened his mouth and was about to say something, but Montoya had already said in a deep voice, "You go and see the dragon...... Keep an eye on it, if anything happens......"

"That dragon must be fine. Ade suddenly trembled all over, remembering the scene where Fang Cai Chen Daolin brutally crushed and abused the giant dragon, and immediately shook his head and said: "Lord Fang Cai has shown his might, you and I have seen it." ”

"Where did you get so much nonsense!" Montoya suddenly glared at Ade, and for the first time there was real anger in the eyes of the Holy Knight, and he warned in a deep voice: "Ade! This time I left the church with the adults, and you were full of complaints along the way! I don't know where you got so much nonsense! When you are asked to do something, you are not happy on the left and disagree with the other on the right! Ade, I have endured you all the way without saying anything! But today, there are some things that I have to say to you! Listen, I'll warn you only once! If you don't listen to it anymore, then I won't talk nonsense with you again in the future, and I will directly break your legs. Send someone back to the imperial capital to see His Majesty the Pope!"

Ade shrunk his neck.

Montoya was already staring at the young priest and said coldly: "I know that you yourself can be regarded as the best among the younger generation in the church, you can be regarded as a scholar and martial artist, and you were accepted as a disciple by His Majesty the Pope very early, in the temple, even those archbishops. I'm quite polite to you on weekdays. His Majesty also has a lot of expectations for a disciple like you. This time, His Majesty the Pope has sent you to follow Lord Darling, so that you can do whatever he tells you to do all the way. You seem to be giggling though. But in fact, you are arrogant, and you are dissatisfied with Darling's instructions to do things along the way, and you feel that you are the pride of heaven in the church, and even those archbishops are polite to you. He was nothing more than a magician in exile. But I can't swallow this breath in my heart when I call you like a slave, so I don't know all these things!"

Being stared at by the Holy Knight with sword-like eyes, Ade couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Montoya continued slowly: "I don't know if His Majesty the Pope had any special orders for you before leaving, but I only know that His Majesty's orders. It is for us to obey Lord Darling's orders along the way, and to carry out any orders he gives to the letter. Even if he asks us to do something that is difficult for us, we must do it! His command is equivalent to the will of the Pope! I think you didn't fall asleep when His Majesty said these words to us!"

Ade's face flushed a little, and his lips opened, but he didn't know what to say.

"Well, I think you know what I mean! I just hope you'll be honest in the future! Don't think about your shelves in the church! In the temple, those people flatter you and be polite to you. But now that he has come out to do things, he must have the appearance of doing things. His Majesty the Pope has entrusted us with such solemn entrustment of this matter, which is a sign of trust in you and me. And this matter is even more related to the important responsibility of the church, if you continue to play around like this......"

Speaking of this, Montoya's tone became calm: "Even if I care about the feelings of my fellow colleagues in the temple, if you break His Majesty's entrustment and heavy responsibility, I will not hesitate to punish you!

"I ......" Ade's face turned red, as if he wanted to defend himself, but Montoya had already shaken his head: "I'm just a martial artist, if I have the ability to speak my tongue, I'm far inferior to you." So you don't have to argue with me. Don't think I don't know...... Lord Fang was targeted by the dragon, and I risked my life to stop it...... What were you doing at that time? Hmph! Don't say that you were pressed by some tree trunk and couldn't move! If a disciple of His Majesty the Pope couldn't move if he was pressed by a tree trunk, then a fool like you might as well wipe your neck yourself, so as not to embarrass the temple! His Majesty's order is for us to protect him at any cost! What you have just done is already considered to be a strict violation of His Majesty's will!"

"I ......," Ade finally couldn't help but say, "Lord Montoya, I'm not greedy for life and afraid of death!

"What do you mean when it is necessary!" Montoya's face turned pale, and he said coldly: "Your Majesty's words are to protect Lord Darling's life at any cost! At that time, isn't it still a 'necessary time'! I believe that you are not greedy for life and afraid of death, but you are simply brainbroken!" You don't like this mission, you look down on Darling even more in your heart, you think he is a heretic, your dignified disciple of His Majesty the Pope, the key cultivation talent of the younger generation of the noble temple, why do you have to be called by Darling Chen along the way, why do you have to work hard for this Darling Chen, that's what you think, think I don't know!!"

Montoya suddenly stretched out his big hand, grabbed the collar of Ade's clothes, and said fiercely: "Listen up! What is called 'when necessary' is not up to you to decide! Do you think that your wisdom is higher and deeper than that of His Majesty the Pope! Since His Majesty the Pope said that he will protect him at any cost, he must carry it out to the letter! If you don't put it away as soon as possible, then you'd better get out now! Go back to the imperial capital! Go back to His Majesty the Pope and ask for sin! But I promise you, if you run back like that, the Pope will immediately throw you into the Inquisition and punish you severely!"

Ade was grabbed by the neck by the Holy Knight and couldn't breathe. At this moment, he was really scared in his heart, because he was from the eyes of the Holy Knight. I actually saw a trace of genuine murderous aura!!

Montoya had already narrowed her eyes: "This time I will spare you first! I will give you the opportunity to choose, now you can get out of the way and go back to the imperial capital immediately! But if you choose to stay and stay by the side of Lord Darlingchen! Then there will be another time, when you encounter danger, you dare to pretend to be stupid and hide aside...... Then as long as I don't die, I will regard this act as a betrayal of the temple, and I will definitely kill you with my own hands to clear the portal! If I say it, I'll do it!"

With that, Montoya let go. Throwing Ade to the ground, he shouted, "Now get over and look at that dragon!!

......

Ade runs away with a fart and is warned by Montoya. At least for now, Ade has restrained all the thoughts and complaints in his heart. Obediently ran to check on the dragon.

And here in Montoya, because of Chen Daolin's unconscious, Montoya is not sure whether Chen Daolin was seriously injured because of what happened just now, or if he was left with sequelae after the battle.

He didn't dare to move Chen Daolin without permission, so he had to let him lie on the ground, and then ran to the surrounding ruins, retrieved an unbroken water bag, and ripped off a piece of his shirt. Moistened with water, and carefully wiped Chen Daolin's forehead.

He touched it. Chen Daolin's forehead was a little hot, and he pried open Chen Daolin's mouth again and fed him a little water into it.

Although Montoya was a little worried in his heart, Chen Daolin's breathing was steady and his pulse was normal, so he was not too anxious for a while.

At this moment, I suddenly heard Ade's ghost shouting in the distance.

"What are you clamoring about!"

Montoya turned her head in annoyance, but her eyes widened in surprise!

The giant dragon that was lying in the distance suddenly turned into a ball of light all over its body, and then in that light, its huge body quickly shrunk!

In just a few breaths, it had shrunk to the size of a normal person, and then in the light, it gradually re-transformed into a human form.

Ade had already slumped to the side, staring wide-eyed at the change. When the light dissipated, I saw that the dragon had disappeared, and only the boy named Mung Bean Cake was lying there naked, unconscious with his eyes closed. The only difference is that there is a large blur of flesh and blood between the ribs and the waist and abdomen.

Montoya had already run over and pulled Ade up, and the two stared at the boy on the ground for a while, making sure that nothing new had changed. Montoya walked over to check the young man's body, and after a moment, he turned to Ade and said, "He...... Is this a restoration of the human form?"

"I ......" Ade couldn't help but laugh, and thought about it carefully: "My lord, I'm still a little confused...... He had just transformed into a dragon, could it be...... Transfiguration?"

"Transfiguration should be right. Montoya's face was gloomy: "The key question is, what is he? Is he a human being, transfiguration turned into a dragon, or ...... He was originally a dragon, and he usually became a human to walk in our world?"

Ade thought about it, but he couldn't think of this question clearly, and a complicated expression appeared on his face: "Anyway, this guy is too dangerous...... If not...... God knows if he'll go berserk and kill if he wakes up again. I don't think it's better to ...... now."

As he spoke, Ade raised his palm and made a throat-slitting gesture.

Montoya frowned, he hesitated, but shook his head resolutely: "No, he is a saint-level master, no matter what, he has no hostility towards us before, as for the ...... just now Perhaps it can be understood as the loss of nature after transformation. Moreover, his origin is too complicated, he rashly kills people, forms a great enmity, and has endless troubles. ”

The last sentence was the point of Montoya's words: "No matter what, it's not your turn to decide such an important matter! ”

The Holy Knight still didn't forget to warn Ade again: "You'd better remember! Now that you've come out, your identity is Lord Darling's subordinate! Don't think about your identity in the temple anymore! Since you follow Lord Darling, then everything will be decided by him in the future, you just need to follow the execution!

Ade's face was a little dazed. Just snorted and nodded.

......

The mung bean cake was quickly carried over and placed beside Chen Daolin. The two lay side by side.

Montoya also cleaned the wound of the mung bean cake. However, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, he didn't let Ade use healing techniques to treat the injuries on Mung Bean Cake anyway.

The two of them started together, first collecting some supplies from the ruins of the surrounding woods. And Ade ran even farther away, leading the horses that were left in the distance when the three people came to sneak attack before.

The horses had food and water on them, as well as some simple medicines.

Montoya built a bonfire and boiled a pot of water. Throwing a few pieces of jerky into it, after cooking a pot of broth, he personally fed Chen Daolin a few bites. Only then did he and Ade fill their stomachs indiscriminately.

I just rested in place until it was getting dark.

Probably because of last night's warning, the atmosphere between Montoya and Ade was a little tense and cold. Montoya kept a straight face, and Ade just didn't dare to say much.

But the young pastor knew he was making a mistake and became more and more diligent. He also took the initiative to feed the horses and collect firewood.

After a night's rest. Montoya's face gradually softened a little, and Ade also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

After all, although he is a little cautious, he at least knows the severity. His Majesty the Pope solemnly entrusted himself with such a task at that time, if he was really driven back...... His Majesty would not care about the relationship between master and apprentice, and would definitely throw himself into the inquisition and teach him a hard lesson! Moreover, if he was driven back in such a disgraceful manner, then His Majesty the Pope would definitely be extremely disappointed in himself. In the future, if you are in the temple, you should never expect any future at all.

For the sake of the present. It's better to ease relations with Montoya...... Ade muttered in his heart.

Seeing that the sky was getting brighter, Montoya saw that Chen Daolin had not changed abnormally for so long, but his breathing became more and more calm, his heart was slightly relaxed, and his face was slightly better.

Ade saw the opportunity and slowly leaned over, quietly observing Montoya's expression, before whispering tentatively, "That...... Your Excellency, you say, last night, he ...... Uh, I mean, Lord Darling, he actually wore that legendary ...... What the hell is going on?", after a pause, Ade's expression was a little mysterious: "This Missing Moon Five Light Armor is a legendary thing." But the one who wore this artifact had seen countless pairs of eyes when he was fighting the orcs in the north. You see...... What does this Lord Darling have to do with the Tulip Family?"

Montoya snorted, in fact, this night, the Holy Knight's heart was also turning this thought--this kind of thing, how can people not think about it? At the end of the night, Montoya's head almost hurt from thinking about it.

Listening to Ade's words, Montoya's face showed a trace of displeasure, and he said coldly: "What are you talking about! Could it be that if you have this Missing Moon Five Light Armor, you must have something to do with the Tulip Family?

"Huh?"

"Hmph! This Missing Moon Five Light Armor -- Du Wei is not its first owner! Du Wei suddenly had such a thing back then, and no one knows where he got it! And after Du Wei, this artifact was not left in the Tulip family at all! You see, there have been several generations of Tulip Dukes, and they have never seen them take out this artifact! I remember that the second and third Dukes of Tulip have all gone on expeditions, once with a small friction with the orcs on the border, and another time when there was a rebellion between two tribes in the northwest grassland. But even generations of Tulip Dukes have never seen them wear this artifact again......! This thing didn't stay in the Tulip family!"

"You have a point. Ade nodded: "If this artifact had been left by Du Wei in the Tulip Family, it would not have appeared on Darling Chen's body...... Even if he had any friendship with the Tulip family, the Tulip family would not take out such an artifact casually and give it to others, and it would never be possible to borrow it. Who in this world would lend an artifact to anyone casually. ”

"I think we, Lord Darling, should have nothing to do with the Tulip Family!" Montoya suddenly said categorically: "Perhaps...... He is also a ...... The Chosen One!"

"Oh?!" Ade's eyes lit up suddenly, "You think so?" You think so too?!"

The young priest looked at Montoya's expression as if he was a little weak-hearted, hesitated for a moment, and then whispered, "But...... The statement of the Chosen One. It's always been a taboo in the temple. ”

"Hmph, since it's a fact, what's there to taboo. If you are blindfolded, don't the facts exist zài? Montoya sneered a few times, and said slowly: "Our temple has been suppressed by the Tulip family and the royal family for more than a hundred years, and it is only with a conservative and cowardly mind that we have reached this! How can blind evasion become a big thing!"

"Haha!" Ade suddenly clapped his hands and laughed, looking at Montoya. The tone was somewhat sincere: "Montoya-sama! I ...... To offend you, I've always thought you're a brainless guy like the rest of the Holy Knights, but you just said a few words. That's what I like!"

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The so-called "Chosen One" statement. In fact, it has only spread in the Roland Empire in the last hundred years.

And this "chosen one" statement mainly comes from: the first Duke Tulip, the legendary hero of the empire, Du Wei.

The life of the first Duke Tulip can be said to have deduced countless legendary deeds, leaving one great achievement after another in the Roland Empire! And his personal strength has been mythologized to the point of worship.

However. The greater Du Wei became, the more embarrassing his position became as the Temple of Light.

Why?

Because of Du Wei. This imperial hero, at the life-and-death juncture when mankind encountered an alien invasion, turned the tide, led mankind to reorganize the rivers and mountains, and finally achieved a great victory, reviving the Roland Empire, and becoming a legendary figure of a generation.

This kind of person naturally wants to be featured in the history books.

Especially his deeds of leading human beings to resist the invasion of orcs, elves and other alien races, can be described as a hero who saved the human race!

Can it be ...... Such a great deed, but it has nothing to do with the Temple of Light!

That's where it all comes in.

What is the Temple of Light? That is the only legitimate religion of mankind, the state religion of the Roland Empire! It is the Goddess of Light, the only deity legally recognized, and the spokesperson of the world!

So according to the legal system, when human beings encounter an alien invasion, the hero who comes to save mankind at the moment of life and death should be, and can only be, a hero sent by the goddess of light!

This is legal, this is reasonable!

The entire human race has always worshiped the goddess of light, and has always regarded the temple of light as the only faith. But at the critical moment of the greatest crisis, it was a heretic who led mankind to resist danger and victory! It has nothing to do with the Temple of Light! How speechless does this make the Temple?!

If the hero who appears to save mankind according to the "normal" trajectory should be an outstanding talent chosen by the goddess, with the blessing and responsibility of the goddess, he will come to the world to save all the people from fire and water, and by the way, promote the glorious light of the goddess - this is a reasonable script.

In this way, the temple can later hype up that this legendary hero who saved mankind is the "chosen by the goddess" of destiny!

But this Du Wei ...... He's a heretic.

Belch...... Nor can it be said to be outright heretical. At that time, the first Duke of Tulip once served as the diocesan archbishop of his own territory in his own territory, but this was just a title, and everyone knew that it was just an exchange of political cooperation.

And this Duke Tulip, whether in private or in public, has never concealed his disdain and hostility towards the Temple of Light!

Even many official records record in black and white that this legendary hero of the empire has many extremely disrespectful words towards the goddess of light. He called the Pope and other clergy of the Temple of Light "crooks." He even once participated in the first jousting tournament held in person, and in the jousting arena, in full view of everyone, he personally killed the chief knight of a holy knighthood, and in this way, he openly issued an undisguised provocation to the then Pope who was watching the battle!

Therefore, everyone knows that the first Duke of Tulip is a complete heretic, a complete "anti-light templeman".

But such a person saved the fate of mankind, how does this make the church deal with itself?

Then everyone thinks: we have worshipped the goddess for thousands of years, but when we are in danger. The goddess didn't even fart, or a pagan led us to save our fate, so we continue to believe in this goddess. There's a fart?!

In many legends, Du Wei naturally cannot be called "the chosen person of the goddess", but because people do not know what religion the original Tulip Duke believes, he will be depicted with a special title:

The Chosen One.

As the name suggests: this Duke Tulip is not chosen by the goddess, but by God. to save humanity.

Chosen by God, the concept is very vague. In the end, what kind of existence "heaven" is, no one can say.

At least. For the Temple of Light, for a long time, it refused to accept this statement!

Because according to the teachings of the temple, the only god in this world is the "goddess of light"! There is no such vague "heaven"! The goddess is the only god in the world who can decide the fate of mankind!

Gradually. More and more people are accepting this so-called "chosen one".

The Chosen One!

This vague concept. In recent years, even some of the younger generation in the church, many wise and insightful people have gradually accepted this statement.

In other words, I feel that this statement also has loopholes that can be exploited.

Anyway, the so-called "heaven" is a vague statement, and no one can tell what this heaven is.

Since it's vague, it's best!

According to doctrinal explanations. Everything in heaven and earth is determined by the will of the gods!

Since the so-called "heavens" all operate according to the will of the goddess, then "the choice of the heavens". Isn't it also possible to say that it is the choice of the goddess in disguise?

Although it's a strong word, it's still a little hooked, isn't it?

Anyway, more than a hundred years have passed, and there are very few people still alive in that era, and now that generation after generation has passed, it's not just how the people in the church arrange and say it?

If you have to slap your swollen face and become fat, you can put gold on your own face, and no one else can control it anyway.

Moreover, this statement is not unbelieved, at least there are always some fanatical believers who are still willing to accept this self-deceptive statement.

Therefore, in recent years, some younger generations of church members have also emerged to advocate that they are willing to accept this "chosen one" statement.

And Du Wei's deeds can indeed be worthy of the mysterious aura of "Heavenly Choice".

Legend has it that the first Duke of Tulip was a waste who could not learn literature or martial arts in his early years, and was considered to have no talent for learning magic.

But I don't know why, he suddenly rose to prominence, and finally became a recognized hero of mankind, and I don't know how he learned the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth, and even a large number of saint-level masters gathered under his command, willing for him to send to die for him. And Du Wei's own strength is even more legendary to be superb! Legend has it that whether it is magic or martial arts, he has far reached the realm of no one before or since.

Let's put it this way, it's almost time to describe him as a new god.

Moreover, various artifacts appeared in his hands one by one, and he didn't know how these legendary artifacts came into his hands!

So...... Isn't it possible to say that every qiē is God's choice and God's destiny?

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"If we say that Du Wei is the last 'chosen one', he is a person who was destined by God and endowed with a mandate by God. So...... The artifact used by the previous Chosen One was not passed down to his own family, which should also be the case. It is the destiny of heaven itself, and the artifact should not be owned by a private person. So, now the artifact suddenly appeared in Darling Chen's hand...... He is still only a cultivator of the intermediate realm, and he can possess an artifact, isn't this the fate of the heavens? So, will he be the next 'chosen one'? Now my Roland Empire does not have any major internal and external troubles. The orcs were beaten down by us more than a hundred years ago, and the empire is prosperous...... If there is something great that needs to be sent down by Heaven to the next person of destiny, then the only thing should be on our Temple of Light! My Temple of Light has been in decline for more than a hundred years, and the glory of the past is almost gone, and now, the next chosen person has come down to restore the glory of our church, too, too...... Quite possibly!"

At the end, Ade's face also showed a hint of fascination. (To be continued......)