PS: This chapter is written very smoothly, and it's so late, it's going to be a chapter, a two-in-one chapter......!

With the old man's voice ringing out, the crowd automatically parted into an open road.

Two columns of guards, armed with spears and shields, lined up on either side of the line with serious expressions.

An old man in a scarlet cloak strode towards the square.

His face was wrinkled like a ravine, but his eyes were focused, and his steps were steady and powerful, and he walked step by step.

When everyone saw the old man's appearance, the crowd couldn't help but burst into an earth-shattering cheer!

They couldn't help but wave their hands and feet, their eyes widening.

"Old City Lord!"

"It's the lord of the castle!"

"The castle lord's illness is cured!"

If it weren't for the two columns of guards forcibly maintaining order on the scene, I'm afraid that the overly excited crowd would have rushed to the old man's face.

A smile appeared on the old man's face, and he waved his hand to the people of the White City on both sides.

As he passed by the edge of the square, an old woman with a basket said in a hoarse voice, "You have finally walked out of that palace after more than two years." ”

The old man stood still, passed through the guards who maintained order, and gently hugged the old woman with one hand.

"I'm sorry, but I survived. That's a good thing, isn't it?" exclaimed the old man.

The old woman shook her hands and said with tears in her eyes, "Of course, of course it is a good thing. ”

......

When the old man ascended the high platform, the people present erupted into a voice ten thousand times more enthusiastic than before. To celebrate the healthy return of their lord.

On the other side, Lance and the others gathered together. After Lance killed the Magician, the Swordsman of Light summoned by Lockhart also disappeared automatically.

Landry held Scarlett's hand, Valerie supported the nun, and the two sisters cried with joy for the rest of their lives.

Scarlett wiped away her tears, pointed to the old man on the high platform, and said in a tender voice: "It was this old man who gave me that book." He said I had talent. ”

"Well, ......I see," Lance glanced at the old man, but said with some strange feelings, "This old lord is very old. But there is no magic in him. How could he possibly see that the little guy had the talent to become a wizard?"

"Wait until we kill the temple magician. This old man is too hypocritical, isn't he?" Landry said with disdain, "It is obvious that the people of this country, and even those in power, are very dissatisfied with the temple. It's just that they don't have the strength to fight against the mysterious power of the temple, so they have been dormant. We save people out of kindness. Who would have thought that it would become a bargaining chip in the hands of these hateful politicians. ”

"Don't be too arbitrary. Landry. Dora suddenly said, "I can feel it." The old lord was not very human. ”

At this time, the eyes of the old man on the high platform swept over the audience. Thousands of people in the entire square immediately fell silent.

They blushed and were excited. Every citizen of the White City will not easily forget. The great achievements of the old city lord in his life for the White City.

"Ladies and gentlemen. The old man said in a loud voice, "I am not ignorant of what the temple has done over the years. It's just that time is eating away at my body, and three years ago, my health began to deteriorate so much that I lay in a groggy room all day long, and I don't know what the sky is doing. As a city lord, I have to admit with shame that it is me, and we, have gradually lost control of the city under the huge power of the Yueqin Temple. ”

"My children are surrounded by the temple, their short-sighted eyes do not see the future of the city, and they have done a lot of evil in the city in my name. This is my sin, and the pain – the loss of a loved one, being killed on trumped-up charges, and so on – is not something you should bear. ”

"The souls of those who died innocently because of this confronted me day and night in my nightmares, why are I so cowardly?"

"My heart told me I should have come forward. The old man said excitedly, "But I don't!"

"I'm sorry I came out so late. I don't want to make excuses for myself, and I don't expect you to forgive me for doing nothing. The mission I was carrying forced me to endure the humiliation. And in this process, too many kind and upright people have suffered. The only thing I can do is pray for them and silently pray for the city. This is the act of a coward. But in order to accomplish that mission, I can only be silent, I can only wait. ”

"Finally, I lived until this day. Maybe you don't understand what I mean - but it doesn't matter......"

The more the old man spoke, the more excited he became, and he even became a little incoherent.

His face flushed, and the skin on his face trembled: "Anyway, I announce now, go fuck the Yueqin Temple!"

"Thirty years ago, I allowed the temple to be stationed in White City, because they had come from the East with friendship and medicine that could cure the plague. ”

"Now, I will not allow any of the clergy of the Temple of the Moon Qin to linger in my city, in my territory!

"The City Lord's Guards obey the order! From now on, expel all the temple personnel! Before the first rays of the morning sun shine into the White City tomorrow, I don't want to find any people from the Yueqin Temple in my territory!"

With the sound of the old man's command, a tall knight suddenly crossed the crowd and knelt down on one knee to receive the order.

The knight shouted, and immediately two squads of knights quickly left the square. Outside the palace on the mountain, another squadron of knights quickly followed, and the knights who received the order converged into a torrent and rushed to the temple on the mountainside.

The square erupted in loud cheers.

"Damn the temple, it's finally gone!" shouted the young man who had been crying out loud.

Others celebrated with each other, and the atmosphere in the square gradually changed from sadness to surprise and from surprise to surprise.

However, there was also opposition in the crowd: "Are we going to bury our faith like this?"

The temple teaches us to distinguish between right and wrong, good and evil, and to guide us in the direction of our lost. We cannot fall. ”

"The great goddess of the moon qin will be angry because of this, and what should Bai Cheng do to resist the wrath of the gods at that time?"

That's some radical religious elements, mostly some youth.

The square suddenly became silent, and everyone looked at the old man on the high platform.

The old city lord looked at the confused young men and said slowly: "We did not bury our faith, the faith of the people of Baicheng has always been based on the firm will of the most basic human virtues such as integrity, kindness, righteousness and mercy, not the worship of the temple's twisted superstition. In this world, except for your mother, no one can teach you the distinction between right and wrong. Neither can God. Lost, we look for our own direction. It's not about relying on others for advice. ”

"We always say that when you're judging someone, don't be distracted by the outside world too much, your heart will tell you if the person is good or bad. Is it good or evil. ”

"So. As the great Mr. Wizard said. White City, no need for a temple. ”

Everyone's eyes were immediately attracted by the old man's finger. Lance stood there, smiling humbly. He nodded slightly.

"Wizard?"

"Are these the legendary wizards who can travel through time and space and are as great as the gods?"

"Legend has it that our White City was also founded by a great wizard. ”

"These wizards are really powerful, and even Lord Lockhart, who has the protection of the gods, is no match for them. ”

In the bustling crowd, there were all kinds of discussions. These mortals, due to their disgust with the temple, led to a great affection for Lance, who killed the priest Lockhart. And when they saw Scarlett next to Lance, this favor rose a few points.

The old man's gaze crossed over to Lance and fell on Dora.

His deep gaze suddenly became extremely complicated.

The atmosphere in the square gradually calmed down.

The old man suddenly walked to the high platform without warning and came to the group.

"What does this old man want to do?" Landry frowned, although the old man's speech was full of emotion, but this guy was a preconceived person, and once he decided that the old city lord was acting, he would not change his impression.

Everyone held their breath as they looked at the old city lord curiously.

The old man walked step by step, his gaze ignoring the others, always falling on Dora's body.

He stood five paces away from Dora, and with a shudder he took a book from his bosom.

In the next second, the breathing of the five people, especially Dora, suddenly became rapid.

I saw that the book in the old man's hand was a [Book of Revelation] with a silver cover!

It's almost exactly the same as the one in Dora's hand.

"You ......," Dora was speechless.

She hesitated for a moment, and in the old man's encouraging gaze, she also took out her own book of revelation.

In an instant, the two books immediately resonated indescribably.

The faint silver glow seemed to ripple in a circle, centered on the two apocalyptic books.

The old man smiled and let go of his hand.

The book of revelation in his hand suddenly flew into the air, turning into a thin booklet on one side, and suddenly merged into the book of revelation in Dora's hand.

In the next second, the silver light was magnificent.

The two books are combined into one, and the thickness is slightly increased.

"It's ...... Volume II?"

Dora opened the book with difficulty, and some never-before-seen words emerged one by one.

At this moment, the old man suddenly knelt down.

Everyone was shocked, and then he raised his head, and there were tears in his eyes:

"Eighty years...... Eighty years......"

"I've finally waited for you, Miss Dora. ”

"My mission has finally come to an end. ”

The old man wept bitterly, and Dora was completely stunned.

When she reacted and wanted to help the old man up, she found that the old man's body stiffened and turned to the side.

Everyone was shocked, and Lance rushed up to check it out.

He pulled the place where the old man had been covering with his right hand and looked at it, and saw that there was a deep bone scar on the right side of his lower abdomen.

A lot of blood poured out of it. The old man's right hand was already stained with blood.

"He actually covered such a wound all the time and gave a speech on stage?"

Landry, who had been looking at the old man unpleasantly, also showed a look of surprise.

Lance looked up: "Dora!"

The latter reacted immediately. He took out a white healing stone and handed it over.

The square was in chaos.

The anxious shouts of the crowd and the shouts of the knights to maintain order were mixed together, as if the entire White City was experiencing an unprecedented earthquake.

......

Late at night, after a day of chaos, most of the people in the White City were already asleep physically and mentally exhausted.

A handful of knights are still working non-stop, and they keep those who voluntarily leave the temple for later review. The rest were unceremoniously deported. Although the guardian knights of the temple flaunted their might in the city, they suddenly lost their prestige in front of the more elite city lord guards. I can only run away with my tail between my legs.

Due to the loss of the main bone Lockhart. The Temple of the Moon Qin did not have a second magician in the White City's branch, so the knights' work went very well.

In less than the middle of the night, all temple personnel were cleared out of the city. They will be driven out by the knights and will not rest all the way east. Until the Hanshan Pass in the northeast.

It is the only entrance and exit to the whole of Sowaha and the outside world. The [Storm Country], where the headquarters of the Yueqin Temple is located, is on the other side of the Cold Mountain Pass.

The third floor of the castle lord's palace. A protruding platform. The moon hangs high in the sky. Two figures leaned against the railing, facing away from each other.

"It's hard to imagine that someone as optimistic and cheerful as you can have times when you can't sleep. ”

Lance leaned his back against the railing. Feeling the fierce mountain wind, he said softly.

On one side, Dora is wearing a long white dress and holding a goblet with a third of the red wine in it.

She smiled, "It's also strange to me that a wizard like Mr. Lance, who has always shown himself to be calm and resolute, would wander around in the middle of the night with nothing to do. ”

"Calm and resolute, you actually have [cold and stereotyped] in mind, right?" Lance smiled self-deprecatingly, but he didn't dwell on the subject:

"How's Mr. Lawrence?"

Dora replied, "There is no danger to life." But he is still a little weak, after all, he is an ordinary person, and it is not easy to support him for so long after being hit by a dagger from his own son. ”

Speaking of which, Mr. Lawrence's experience is really embarrassing...... I heard he only had these three kids, right?" sighed Lance.

"Hmm. Dora thought for a moment and said, "The eldest son and eldest daughter, after Lockhart was killed by you, fled immediately to the Storm Country, where the temple is located. As for the youngest son, he was detained because of the failure to assassinate the lord of the city. ”

"The three children conspired to kill their old father. This kind of drama is really a bit miserable. Lance shrugged.

"Actually, it's not, just now, Lawrence took advantage of his sober years to tell me a lot of things. Dora smiled helplessly: "He told me that those three children are actually not his own. ”

"Uh...... Not one?" Lance was a little surprised.

"That's true. Dora smiled bitterly and said, "These three children were born of Lawrence's wives who had an affair with other people in the city. Among them, the eldest son should be Lockhart's, and the other two, he himself does not know. ”

"This ...... Is it possible that he guessed wrong? There must be one of his own, right?"

In fact, Lawrence is one hundred and thirty years old this year. Dora said, "A hundred years ago, he followed my grandfather across the sea, and when he came to this land, he was only thirty years old. ”

"My grandfather gave him a secret medicine that could greatly prolong his life, but the price of this secret medicine was complete loss of fertility. So, you get the idea. ”

"I see. Lance suddenly realized.

His gaze was on the old tree under the platform, which was deeply rooted in front of the palace gates.

"Mr. Lawrence, it was under this iron tree that you made your oath to your grandfather, right?" Lance stared at the old iron tree, slightly distracted.

"The result was eighty years. Human persistence is sometimes really touching when you think about it. ”

"Sometimes, you can only feel the value of your existence if you are attached to something. Dora sighed softly and said, "My grandfather gave him the surname Quinn under that iron tree. So strictly speaking, I'm not the last person in the Quinn family. ”

"Congratulations. Lance shifted his position and leaned against the railing. "Any news of your grandfather?"

"There are some. Not quite, though. Lawrence told me that my grandfather had entered the castle of Sivare in the west of Sowahar alone, armed with the golden sword. The words that appear on the apocalypse book are encrypted and can only be deciphered by second-level wizards. Dora frowned and said, "I guess there may be some dangerous things in the castle that only a second-level wizard can handle." ”

"There are no second-level wizards between us. What are you going to do?" asked Lance.

"It's going to be soon. Dora smiled mysteriously: "My grandfather left me something." ”

With that, she took a sip of the wine from her glass and turned to leave.

As she passed by Lance, she paused slightly: "By the way, tomorrow night, Lawrence has prepared a sumptuous dinner for us; Believe me, that's what every wizard dreams of. ”

"Then I'll see. Lance shrugged.

Dora's footsteps grew from near to far, and then from far to near.

Lance was a little surprised, but instead of turning around, he asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Suddenly, a soft layer of skin pressed against his back. His body temperature rose slightly.

"Nothing, just a bedtime hug. The girl's voice was slightly sly.

"On the other hand, I was looking for an answer. ”

"If you can make your voice hoarse because of cheating, you may be deceiving yourself...... But a real hug doesn't deceive me. ”

"Thank you, Lance. ”

"Thank you, thank you......"

"Mr. Hooded Man. (To be continued......)