Since the day of the fire, it is clear that Jalali has suffered a lot. Although this blow did not damage his strength, only a large part of his prestige among the believers was divided by Chen Ao. But this is the deadliest for a religious leader.

So from then on, Jalali hid in the deep palace under the pretext of illness, and did not come out to meet people at all. He felt that there would be no large-scale religious activities during this time, and he would not give Chen Ao a chance to show his face again. As long as it takes a little longer, people will gradually forget about Chen Ao's performance that night, and then he can make a comeback.

However, Jalali did not count Chen Ao's alliance with Smale. Since the sect leader claimed to be ill, Smale naturally let the House of Elders take over the affairs of the church. At the same time, they took advantage of the situation to let Chen Ao, the "deputy sect leader" who was not properly named but well-spoken, temporarily take over the position of sect leader.

In this way, it is tantamount to indirectly hollowing out Jalali. Jalali thought that there were no major activities during this time, but Chen Ao was good at finding things to do. Within two days, he announced the establishment of a branch of Zoroastrianism, the Middle-earth Ming Sect, with great fanfare. The altar was set up in Kunlun Mountain, and a mountain peak was temporarily named Guangming Ding, to show that it was a place where the god of light was blessed.

In order to make this event vigorous, Chen Ao invited all the Han people in the city to come over. These people do not believe in Zoroastrianism, but they eat on other people's territory, and this face has to be given. Second, Chen Ao is their big customer, and he has to come for business.

So these merchants and men gathered at the foot of the temple mountain, and hundreds of people gathered around the bonfire to eat, drink, sing, and dance. This momentum was not small, and many people came to see the excitement. Smale even sent henchmen to build momentum for Chen Ao's propaganda. With the support of the House of Elders, ordinary believers felt that this Ming Sect had a lot of origins and admired Chen Ao even more.

Lan Yuyan also took this opportunity to change the people in the Holy Maiden's Palace. Cleared all the henchmen that Jalaari had planted and replaced them with his own people. And the defense of the periphery was taken over by Holkoz. In this way, the Holy Maiden Palace completely fell under the control of Lan Yuyan. So this holy woman also stood up from time to time to build momentum for Chen Ao, declaring Chen Ao's identity as the messenger of the God of Light, which is the most orthodox.

Of course, the greater advantage of this matter is that Chen Ao can rest assured and boldly "cheat" with Lan Yuyan. The two had a good night, only to make Chen Ao's legs weak every morning, and he left with his support for the wall.

Jalali didn't expect that he hesitated and retreated for a while, but instead let Chen Ao seize the opportunity and almost challenge his position. Only then did he realize that Chen Ao, who had not paid attention to him at all, was actually such a difficult opponent to deal with.

He stood at the gate of the palace every day, watching Chen Ao and the others bustle with cold eyes, with bitter hatred in his eyes. Jalali is not a person who gives up easily, and he knows that the House of Elders led by Smale has now favored Chen Ao. Now there is only one way to threaten them, and that is the wise man! Jalali has sent a messenger to the Central Plains to summon the two wise men, Habal and Samlun.

It was these two men who proposed to send believers to the East to punish sins and carry out the plan of the Day of Silence. And now that Jalali has been hollowed out by the Chen Ao United Elders' House, this plan has naturally stopped. The hundreds of people sent in advance still stayed in the mountains of Xiazhou to catch rabbits. These two wise men are working hard to manage a big plan, can they not be in a hurry when they see this situation?

Taking advantage of this, Jalali wrote a letter inviting them to return to the Holy Religion. The wise men are the most learned figures of the Holy Religion, and they are revered even more by the ordinary believers. As long as they are there, Chen Ao and Smale can't make any waves at all!

More than 20 days have passed since the fire festival, and the commotion made by Chen Ao has gradually subsided. Smale also enjoyed a taste of power. At such a calm time, the wise man Sang Lun finally returned. Coming to the holy city of Persia with him, there are many people that Chen Ao knew, but never expected!

The news of the wise man's return to the Holy City had long been spread by Jalaari. And the purpose of Samlun's return was also spread through these people. That is to come back and give an explanation of the events of the Day of Silence!

The doctrine of the Holy Religion clearly states that the first thousand years of the Common Era is the Day of Silence. On this day, the God of Light will come to earth to bring about the end of the world and punish sin, after which believers in the God of Light will be reborn. However, four or five years have passed since this day, and there is nothing unusual at all. The sun still rises in the east and sets in the west, and people's lives have not changed at all.

Zoroastrian elders and wise men racked their brains to explain this phenomenon. But over the years, no one has been able to say anything. At the beginning, Sang Lun and Habel swore that they had found the reason. So the two went to the East hand in hand to find out the truth. Of course, almost all the elders felt that the two old foxes had taken the opportunity to escape. Therefore, the news of Sang Lun's return surprised them.

As soon as Sang Lun and his entourage entered the city, they were ceremoniously welcomed by the believers. Early in the morning, Smale informed Chen Ao that he must attend today's ceremony to welcome Sang Lun. So Chen Ao had no choice but to dress neatly, lead the people in the temple down the mountain, and stand on the mountain road to wait.

At this time, Jalali also arrived slowly with his entourage. Jalali glanced at Chen Ao, a sneer on the corner of his mouth. Chen Ao was very uncomfortable by his look. During this period of time, the victory between himself and Smale was too easy, which made him feel a little uneasy.

Chen Ao had long wanted to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible. But after all, Jalali is the leader of the sect, and there is no conclusive evidence to prove that Jalali is guilty of a serious crime, and it is difficult to exonerate him from the position of sect leader. If you can't remove Jalali from the position of sect leader, you can't help Lan Yuyan take revenge, and you can't guarantee her safety. This made Chen Ao have to stay again.

Chen Ao guessed that Jalali would definitely make a move, but he couldn't guess what Jalali would do, so he could only be secretly vigilant. Seeing a group of people appear in front of them, the believers were already cheering. Needless to say, it must have been the Wise Man who arrived.

By these days, Chen Ao had a detailed understanding of Zoroastrianism. These wise men were generally learned figures. Although these people have status and status, they don't have much money. Therefore, wise men are generally loners and rarely have to rely on.

But the situation today seems to be a little different. This Sang Lun actually came back with a team of people. Chen Ao was secretly surprised, and when the group got closer, he was a little surprised. It turned out that the strong men who opened the road in front of them were actually wearing Han costumes.

When they got closer, Chen Ao could clearly see that this group of people was actually all Han Chinese! In the center of the procession, there was a Chinese-style carriage. The curtain of the carriage hung lightly, and it was impossible to see the situation in the car.

Wait until the frame is stable and the door opens. The two elders greeted a thin old man and got out of the car. A man came out from behind, standing on the carriage and looking around proudly. When Chen Ao saw this person, his jaw almost fell to the ground. It turned out that the one who came out with Sang Lun was actually his old rival, Cao Yi!