Theocratic Kingship: Ethereal Spirit Stone Chapter
"What do you see, haven't you seen a fight? Or do you want to do something with me? I counted to three, and all rolled out of my sight, one ...... 2. ......"
Kui Yin was in a very bad mood, his face was gloomy and scary, and then he looked at the half-dead thugs in front of him, and before he could count the three, this group of people ran away without paying for the drink. ()
"Didn't say anything about you. ”
Kui Yin grabbed the middle-aged bald man who was about to sneak away, he was already tall, standing in front of the tavern owner half a body taller than him, his eyes were wide open, and he looked vicious.
"Don't ...... Don't beat me, I have something to say, how much money that escort girl stole from you, I will pay you, I will pay you everything. ”
The tavern owner's face was pale, standing in front of Kui Yin, he was picked up like he wanted to carry a chicken, his feet were hanging in the air, his clothes were tightly wrapped around the fat all over his body, he stared at Kui Yin's bruised arms and couldn't help swallowing saliva, and he didn't know which woman with long eyes provoked such a fierce god.
Kui Yin raised his eyebrows, didn't say anything, and raised his left hand into a fist.
“...... You mean Russy, I remember!, I remember!" shouted the tavernkeeper in a hurry.
"What do you remember?"
Kui Yin's fist didn't mean to put it down at all, but he felt strange, most of the names of these escort girls were not real names, especially those like Yunque who were determined to steal your money, the name must have been obtained temporarily, he didn't say anything about Yunque's appearance characteristics, how could he know who he was talking about just by a fake name?
"There are not a few of us who like to steal money, but many of them will stop stealing, and they will not come out to pick up customers during that time, and they will hide for a while, unless the money is used up, mainly for fear of being identified and retaliated against, but there is only one woman, she is a habitual offender, the kind that is not afraid of death, and likes to drug people, steal it today, change places tomorrow and continue to steal, I don't know where the money is spent, there are several enemies looking for her, if I hadn't been sent away, she would have been caught and killed, and she was the one you said。 The tavern owner hurriedly explained, as if he could see what Kui Yin was thinking.
"Where does she live, and what's her real name?"
Now that he has clues, Kui Yin is too lazy to entangle with this group of people, it doesn't matter if the money is stolen, but the key is his ring and sword, these two things can't be lost if they are killed.
"This ...... I...... I don't know, do you think someone like her would tell anyone where she lives? If she did, she would have died a long time ago, and there is no way to talk about her real name, and with what you told me, her name is already innumerable. ”
Speaking of which, the tavernkeeper's cold sweat came down again, and seeing that Kui Yin's face became ugly again, the left hand that had been put down was raised again, and he hurriedly added, "But I sent someone to follow her, you know, I'm just a tavern owner, so I have to guard against it, for fear that she will offend something powerful people who can't be provoked by me...... I don't really know exactly where she lives, but it's certainly not far away, and my people will be lost with her when they get to Nun Street, and if nothing else, she should live there. ”
"Nun Street?"
Kui Yin couldn't help frowning when he heard this, although he didn't know where Nun Street was, but he still knew what a nun was, female religious believers, this kind of people don't talk about picking up customers in taverns and stealing money, they are not even allowed to get married, they are absolutely wealthy, absolutely beautiful, absolutely willing, they have completely dedicated their lives to the gods they serve.
"You don't have a local accent that may not be clear, but this nun street was originally a neighborhood for religious nuns, but that was thirty or forty years ago, and there are more prostitutes than nuns in that area. The tavern owner said with a sigh.
Kui Yin is not stupid, he quickly realized why, before Ye Bei ascended the throne, the divine power and royal power of the Northern Ye Kingdom were completely equal, in other words, the power of the Pope and the king are the same, but the problem is that not all kings are willing to become pawns of the church like the king of the Rising Sun Kingdom, once they realize that the power of the church is too large, and even threaten the royal power, they will take decisive measures to counter, and even resort to force.
This situation has happened in various countries, the relationship between theocracy and royal power has always been one and the other, in a fierce struggle, the struggle is sharp and complex, protracted, and the same is true of their southern jade country, and even some countries are divided because of this, one side advocates the supremacy of theocracy, and the other side advocates the supremacy of royal power, forming a confrontation between the two.
The support and cooperation of the royal power in the Church was nothing more than an exploitation, and the secular monarch would use the power of appointment of the clergy to sell the clergy, confer it on faithful subordinates and families, or use various means to take the diocese for himself, and obtain great benefits from it, which usually led to a great loss of ecclesiastical property and a decline in prestige and prestige.
The Pope believes that he is the spiritual leader of the Church world, and that he should control and direct secular kings, and that he will manipulate secular power with the weapon of excommunication and dispossession of clerical power, and in the final analysis, for his own ambitions.
Just like the Rising Sun, the Holy Church took advantage of the death of the previous king and the young age of the king, issued a papal edict, which very clearly stated the status and rights of the pope, such as that only the pope can appoint and dismiss bishops, only the pope has the right to make legal codes, all monarchs should kiss the feet of the pope, the pope has the right to depose the king and even declare that the holy religion has never made a mistake and will never make a mistake, the pope will never be judged, and so on.
This is the root cause of the divine power of the Rising Sun Kingdom being higher than the royal power.
But what if this monarch is Yebei?
The bloody suppression, slaughter, and the so-called pacification of civil strife were also largely in the pacification of the church elements in the Northern Ye Kingdom, which caused the theocracy in the Northern Ye Kingdom to have almost no capital to confront the royal power, and it was very declining, but Ye Bei did not completely eradicate the church, all he had to do was to hold it firmly in his hands and not allow any opposition to appear, so that they had the value of existence.
"Where's Nun Street? Kui Yin said in a deep voice.
"But...... Okay, okay, don't do it, I'll take you there, but I don't know where she lives, so don't blame me if you really can't find it. The tavern owner just wanted to shirk, but when he saw Kui Yin's eyes, he was stunned.
"What nonsense, lead the way. ”
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The tavern is not far from Nun Street, only less than 300 meters apart, and it is not a few steps to Nun Street, where the fine rain is connected along the roof tiles, becoming the only sound of this narrow street.
The uneven ground, the low houses, the indescribable smell wafting through the air, and the dim street lamps on the streets, which are not much different from the slums, show the status of the church in the city of North Wind.
Yet at the end of this dilapidated narrow street stands a dilapidated church, with its soaring spires and old blackened steps, which should be solemn but eerie on a rainy night, and makes one wonder if this is not a church at all, but a haunted haunted house.
Dangdangdang......
The bell rings, distant and solemn, as if from the sky, gilding this dilapidated and dirty nun street with a layer of mystery.
"This place has been demolished, these houses were rebuilt later, but this church has not been demolished, it has been preserved until now, it rings the bell every night at twelve o'clock in the night, I heard that there are still a few old nuns living in it, confessing and praying every day, and I don't know what to do. The tavern keeper said.
"What do you think? Other people have faith, and you think they are all the same as you, but they only know wealth. ”
Kui Yin glanced at the tavern owner with disdain, he didn't have the slightest self-awareness, obviously he was also a person who had no faith and only knew wealth, otherwise he wouldn't have been drugged, and even his sword was stolen.
"It's not realistic to look for one family at a time, so you might as well go to the church and ask someone, there should be someone keeping vigil...... That, it's cold this day, I'll give you this umbrella, and I don't want the wine money and room money, so I should make amends to you, or ...... I'll go back first. The tavernkeeper asked tentatively.
North Wind City is located in the Arctic Ice Field, in the middle of the night, it is still raining, the cold wind blows, even if he wears more, his body still trembles and can't stop, he really can't imagine, Kui Yin is wearing so thin, how can he do it with a normal complexion, can it be said that the spirit warrior can't even feel the normal heat and cold?
"It's okay to go back if you want to, but then I'm ahead of you, she stole something very important from me, and if I can't find this person, you won't be able to escape. Kui Yin said coldly.
"I understand that if you really can't find her, if she dares to go back to the tavern, I'll arrest her, and whatever important things she steals from you, I promise to give you nothing back. The tavernkeeper replied again and again, he didn't want to stay in this damn place for a second.
There was only one person left in the street, and it was clear that the rain was incessant, and the cold wind was cold, but this sense of silence made people panic indescribably, and the low houses on both sides had no light, like coffins on display, dead and silent.
As the tavern owner said, it is impossible to knock on the door to find it, and it is already twelve o'clock in the night, and the only option now is to go to this church to see if anyone has a vigil, if Yunque really lives in Nun Street, maybe she has also been to the church, although the name is fake, but the face, hair color, and eye color must be true, and this point is sure that Kui Yin still has it.
Having made up his mind, Kyu Yin went straight to the church, although he looked gloomy, but it was impossible to be afraid, he had been on the battlefield and slept with the dead.
Smack...... Smack......
This road is indeed very tattered, Kui Yin's shoes were completely wet with stagnant water halfway through, and his feet were cold like pinpricks, of course, it was impossible for the spirit warrior not to feel the warmth and cold, but this cold and warmth was not enough to move him.
In front of him was a bronze door three people high, most of the carved patterns on it had been completely smoothed out and the original appearance could not be seen, and it was tightly closed, as if to reject all outsiders.