Cheng Mo and the girl Anna walked through the streets and alleys to avoid pedestrians and walked to the vicinity of the city lord's mansion, it was obvious that the castle on the west side of the town was the commercial center of the city, and Cheng Mo could hear the noisy voices of people, the sound of wheels pressing over the stone road, and the sound of horses neighing, Anna wearing a bird's beak doctor's coat was not suitable to continue to follow Cheng Mo in, so Cheng Mo asked Anna if there was a safer place to hide for a while.

Anna thought for a moment and continued towards the castle with Cheng Mo, but when she was about to reach the castle, Anna chose to walk in the direction of the stables outside the castle, and after the stinky stables was a grave with crosses and tombstones, which lay quietly under the snow in the gray twilight. The tomb is close to the market and the castle, which is not surprising in a medieval city, and the tomb is usually found in the most bustling and noisy market, even in the middle of the road, under the hooves and wheels of horses.

Near the graves there was a hole in the ground, a well, and a hut with a fence. There is a prayer book in this hut, and there will be hermits or penitents who will volunteer to pray in this terrible hut. This kind of house is common in the cemeteries of various cities in Europa, and unlike the frightening high prices of land and housing in modern times, medieval houses are almost worthless, especially the humble stone or wooden houses that the common people live in.

There are quite a lot of such rooms for prayer and confession near the cemeteries in Paris, because the clergy will try not to leave the house empty, if it is empty, it means that the believers are not zealous enough for the Lord, so once there is no penitent, the priests will lock up the lepers in it.

Ordinary citizens will call this kind of house a rat hole, although the living environment of ordinary citizens is not much better than a rat hole, but at least there is no need to sit in a room that is not very airy and sing the seven psalms of confession endlessly.

At this moment, Anna took Cheng Mo to the front of the terrible hut without a door next to the cemetery, which was built next to the tomb like a slightly larger tomb, which looked particularly gloomy in the cold wind and snow, and if you were a little less courageous, you would definitely lack the courage to go in and find out. However, Anna climbed over the fence very vigorously, and it seemed that she usually did no less similar things.

She glanced back at Cheng Mo, then cautiously stepped on the white snow and walked to the side of the stone house, tiptoeing through the cramped window into the hut, changing to a slightly fatter adult, there would definitely be no way to climb in through the window, but it was not difficult for a slender girl of thirteen or fourteen years old.

After entering, Anna poked out her head wearing a bird's beak mask, like a bird in a cage, and she asked in a low voice, "Lord Angel, then I will wait for you here." ”

Cheng Mo nodded and said "Okay".

"Lord Angel, you're going to save my mother, aren't you?"

Anna's voice trembled slightly in the cold air, full of apprehension and expectation, Cheng Mo stood next to the fence and smiled and said: "Of course, don't be afraid, just wait for me here, if there is any danger, call my name loudly, and I will appear after three calls." ”

"Lord Angel, you haven't told me your name yet. Anna said that Cheng Mo's words obviously comforted the simple girl, and her tone was much more relaxed.

"Dawn Star. Cheng Mo replied.

"Dear Lord Dawn Star, I am here to pray for you. Anna drew a cross on her chest and said, "Amen." With that, Anna turned and went into the house, and then the sound of chanting scriptures was heard in the darkness, and the young and pious confessional poems began to linger above the cemetery.

Cheng Mo looked up at the City Lord's Fort not far away, this three- or four-story beige spired castle is a high-rise building second only to the Sisdu Church, and the station of the Star Gate in the real world is here. Cheng Mo walked along the narrow alleyway towards the castle, and when he reached the main road, the whole road was filthy and muddy, and there were extremely bloated citizens.

On both sides of the street were vendors pushing wheelbarrows selling farm implements, firewood, pottery, weapons, brown bread, grain, and caged slaves, who were shouting "Please buy me", "Please buy me", with a sad and sad voice, but the passers-by were largely indifferent, their faces showed an incredible numbness. Townspeople, peddlers, and slaves, everyone's face was dirty, their clothes were in tatters, and the foul stench filled the streets.

When they approached the gate of the castle, there was also a group of shirtless kappa monks, their faces grim, brandishing their whips in the cold air and whipping their backs, blood stains all over their backs, just looking at them made people feel pain, but they only snorted in a low voice. Many passers-by were watching, each praying devotionally and praising the monks for their suffering and sacrificing themselves to atone for their sins to the Creator.

Cheng Mo stood on the periphery of the crowd like a ghost and watched for a while, then walked towards the gate guarded by the soldiers, the stone lintel above the city gate was engraved with the city lord's family crest, and below the badge was written "The most loyal sword and the most powerful shield of the Creator". Cheng Mo walked towards the castle, there were two carriages parked in the courtyard, and there were several monks and soldiers standing, Cheng Mo walked through the courtyard, listening carefully to all kinds of sounds, and when he walked to the corridor, he saw four maids carrying white bread, red wine and sausages up the stairs around the corner.

One of the slightly thin maids said, "Have you heard?" Dråm Lifter came to deliver the baby yesterday and was arrested by the lord of the city.....

"Of course I heard about it, but it's not that Lord Castle wants to catch the Delom Lifter, it's someone who reported the Delom Lifter to the Bishop, saying that the Delof Lifter is a witch, and the Bishop secretly observed the Delom Lifter yesterday to deliver the Lady, and found that she actually used charms and spells, in order to prevent the Delof Lifter from hurting the Lady, he immediately arrested the Delof Lifter. ”

"My God, how could the Delome Lifter be a witch? What a gentle and kind person she is! Is there something wrong?"

"It seems that the lord of the castle and the bishop have just returned from the church, and they are discussing this matter. ”

"Hopefully everything is a misunderstanding, the Delholm Lifter has saved so many people, it can't be a witch....."

"Believe in the Creator!"

Cheng Mo heard the discussion of the four maids and immediately followed them upstairs, this medieval building is far from beautiful in the eyes of modern people, and there is no decoration, but from the perspective of the environment, it is safe and spacious, and more importantly, it is much cleaner. Cheng Mo followed the maids to the reception room on the third floor, where two soldiers wearing chain mail pushed open the door for them, and when the last maid entered, one of the soldiers touched the maid's thigh.

No one felt Cheng Mo, this feeling was amazing, as if he was in history, but he was a bystander. Cheng Mo walked into the living room, although it was daytime, the candlesticks in the living room were lit with Christmas tree-like candles, and the living room finally had a lot of decorations, which looked a little luxurious, but in fact it was still very bad, and the furniture and curtains looked very old.

At this moment, the two of them were sitting next to the fireplace with a flame, and the maids put down the breakfast that only the nobles could enjoy and were driven out, Cheng Mo walked to the fireplace, and saw a man wearing a red sweater, a fur cloak, a strong beard and curly hair, his expression was stiff and rigid, but his eyes were very attentive. The other was the cardinal whom Cheng Mo had seen yesterday at the Sistum Church, wearing a red round hat, a round face and a kind eyebrow, sitting upright in a chair.

Judging from the outfit, it is easy to tell that the person wearing the fur cloak is Lord Leohard.

When the maids closed the door, the city lord spoke, and said with a little dissatisfaction: "Lord Bishop, why did you arrest so many people overnight?

"Lord Leohard, the witch brought the curse of hell to the world, and the city lords everywhere were helpless to turn to the church for help, so the church invited angels to hunt witches, and yesterday was only the first batch....."

"Witch?" City Lord Leohard turned his head to look at the cardinal, and he said solemnly, "I don't know about the others, but the Delom Lifter is certainly not, now the plague is everywhere, only our Christianfeld is slightly better, and now Christianfeld is the Kalmar League (medieval Denmark, Sweden, The three countries of Norway are collectively known as the Kalmar Alliance) where the plague is least affected, all of this is the blessing of the Todlom lifter, if it weren't for her efforts to treat the sick and give me advice, I don't think the situation would be so optimistic, I don't understand why such a benevolent person in your club is a witch......"

"Lord Leohard, I saw the witch Delholm use spells and spells yesterday, don't be fooled, my lord, the witch is best at demagogy, she does all this to win your trust, and then corrupt your loyalty to the Creator!"

"No one can corrupt my loyalty to the Lord, and I trust my own eyes, and I hope that the Bishop will release the Delome Lifter, not only because of her kindness, but also because of her great prestige in the city, and I don't know what the citizens will think if they catch her!"

The kind-eyed cardinal shook his head and said in a low voice: "There is conclusive evidence to capture the witch Delome, she is a typical example, in addition to her, we will catch 666 witches as soon as possible....." As he spoke, the cardinal took out the book with the man's anatomy from his bosom and threw it to the city lord of Leohard.

The city lord of Leohhard looked through it and said in astonishment, "Isn't this a medical book?"

"The Holy See expressly forbids the study of human anatomy. Delaux's sins are unforgivable!"

"What about the trial? I think a fair trial should be given to the Delom Lifter!" said Lord Leohhard, his face changed, and he said in a deep voice, "There are 665 other women besides the Delof Lifter.....

The vicar lowered his brows, avoided the sight of the city lord of Leohard, and said lightly: "There is no trial, in order to end the plague, we will send a total of 666 witches along with Delome to Gisfield Abbey, where there will be monks performing rituals and destroying witchcraft...... You will take on the responsibility of accompanying the angels to escort the witches!"

There are only two endings for those who are condemned to witches, except for hanging, but only burning at the stake.

"No trial? No, I refuse!" Lord Leohhard stood up suddenly, "This is against my principles as a knight, and I can't be an irresponsible executioner!"

"Lord Castle, we have no choice but to put an end to this disaster. The vicar said lightly.

"I don't understand how the plague has anything to do with witches?

"Lord of the City, it doesn't matter to you, it's the church that has the final say. You don't understand, the plague is the devil's conspiracy, they are ravaging the continent of Europa in order to shake the faith of mortals, and now we must give an account to mortals!"

"Even if this confession is a lie?" said Lord Leohard, looking down at the bishop angrily.

"You shouldn't believe in medicine, medicine is just a comforting dream. The cardinal put away his kind face and said solemnly.

"It seems that Lord Bishop, do you recognize the effect of spring yao on blood, and the effect of plasters on flesh! You are denying so many patients who have been cured by doctors and are struggling in pain!"

"No, I deny neither drugs nor patients, I deny doctors. The Bishop said coldly, "Leo Hard of Christenfield, have you forgotten the oath you made to the Creator, and are you planning to stop serving the Lord and the Church?"

Leohard fell silent, pacing back and forth in front of the fireplace, and after a long time he sighed and whispered, "Lord Bishop, can you do it so that you can let go of the Delof Lifter and find someone again?"

"It's not like I can't promise you if Delom doesn't have a reputation, but now that the hearts of the people are panicking, we must catch a man of weight and arrange a solemn ceremony to unite the hearts of the people. The cardinal stood up and patted Leohhard on the shoulder, "What's more, she is not innocent, you have a son, you should think more about your child." ”

Leohard closed his eyes and asked with a painful expression, "Then when will you send them to Gisfield Abbey?"

"Maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after tomorrow, depending on the progress of the angels, Lord Leohard, you can go and see Delholm again, she will be arranged to parade the streets before leaving, and we will let the whole town see what happened to the witches......"

The Bishop turned and left the drawing-room, leaving Leohard alone by the fireplace in contemplation. After a long while, he walked towards the door, pushed open the door and said loudly, "Jonathan, prepare the horses, let's go to prison!!"