Chapter 107 The Death of the Priest
It is impossible that Ximen and others could not discover the secret passage, but they did not find it.
Is it because she is afraid that she and the priest will leave behind some dirty tricks, or simply gives up the pursuit, or is the law enforcement fishing for them to wait for their return?
Wei Miao had no intention of going back and taking a look, but headed southeast into the mountains.
Although this world is plagued by divine flames and lava everywhere, at least it still has the most basic ecological environment.
There are sparse and specialized vegetation on the mountain, where small animals adapted to the hot environment live. There are rivers that stretch from the southern coast to this place with difficulty, bringing meager water sources.
The ratio of land to sea in the world is about 3:7. The number of marine organisms is decreasing sharply year by year, the sea level is lowering every year, and the sea water is hot and bitter. In the towns near the sea in the eastern part of the empire, fishermen have become an out-of-print profession.
After a day's rest, Wei Miao, who had fully recovered, set out on the road to Ers in the morning, alternating between speeding and walking slowly, and it took only half a day to reach Ers.
Towns vary in size. Relying on the long-distance carriage industry, Ernst's business is prosperous and it is one of the transportation hubs in the south.
A spacious black soil road runs through the small dense forest and leads directly to the city gate.
Nearing Les, the trails from all over the place merged into the main road, and carriages began to fly by from time to time on the deserted road, and a thin layer of ashes spread.
Wei Miao was walking by the road and saw the city gate from a distance, with guards guarding it.
To be precise, it is not guarding, but "interception". This is a good job, specifically collecting tolls from passing merchants, and the guards can often put some small money into their personal pockets.
Her eyes shifted to the side and she saw a corpse hanging on the outer wall next to the city gate. Only those who commit serious crimes will hang their doors in public.
But when she looked carefully, she felt that this figure looked particularly familiar.
She couldn't help but widen her eyes.
“That’s...Father?!”
The rare sense of surprise stopped her in her tracks.
She thought the priest had arrived in the imperial capital, but unexpectedly, he died in Ers? !
Did he show his flaws and be surrounded and killed by the local Holy Fire Church, or was he caught up and killed by Ximen and others?
For a moment, she felt that Ers was like a dragon in a tiger's den.
Wei Miao closed her dark eye and moved forward with a normal expression.
The priest's death most likely has nothing to do with Simon.
Without knowing that she and the priest would part ways, if she wanted to stop them, Simon would have to go out in person or summon dozens of fire bearers, and even in a big town like Les, the fire spreaders Fifty at most.
In today's world where news transmission is inconvenient, it is simply impossible to recruit people in a short time.
There are three main roads from Aled to the outside world, and it is impossible to deploy manpower on each of them. Once you gamble on the wrong path, all the arrangements will be in vain. Not to mention, even if Ximen does it himself, he may not be able to stop the two of them.
With such a huge investment and huge risk, the prudent Son of the Flame will directly choose to give up the pursuit.
So, who killed the priest?
Wei Miao walked to the city gate with a calm expression, her eyes naturally moved up, and she looked at the priest's body.
There are burnt holes in the white vest, the skin is swollen and partially scorched, and half of the white fever that was originally taken care of is gone. There is no doubt that this is a masterpiece of the power of the divine flame.
Most of the Firebringer's attacks have a burning effect, and the scorching heat is extremely destructive.
The wounds on his body were from sharp weapons, like sword wounds. They were smooth and deep, and the blood had solidified.
He lowered his head and his face was solemn and stiff. Due to Yongye's constitution, there were no corpse spots on his body and he still maintained his appearance in life.
The priest who had been with Euphia day and night for more than ten years lost his life and was hanged by the city gate in embarrassment for the passers-by to laugh at and spurn.
But Wei Miao didn’t feel much sadness in her heart. Euphia has great compassion for the whole world, but she does not have particularly strong feelings towards individuals, even priests.
For the death of the priest, I am most sad but not sad.
She handed the toll she had prepared to the short and fat guard at the door, and asked, seemingly unintentionally: "Why is that man's body hanging on the city gate?"
< br>He looked directly at her beautiful open eyes and smiled: "The priest who is said to be the Eternal Night Church came here one day ago and was killed by a powerful fire bearer."
< br>Appearance and aura are also a kind of weapon. There must be powerful people behind the person who can hold this position. Only by making them look at you differently will they put down their posture and talk to you.
For example, now, Wei Miao can still talk to him for a few more words.
She smiled and said: "Oh, I am very interested in the powerful Fire Bearer."
"Then you asked the right person. The Fire Bearer a few days ago Came from other places and was stationed at the city gate. I asked out of curiosity, but the cold-blooded Fire Bearer didn't say anything."
"Later, he took action and easily subdued the members of the Yongye Church. He asked me to hang his body on the city gate and left."
Wei Miao: "Do the adults in the city agree?"
The management of the town is in the hands of the powerful class, and the Holy Fire Church only participates in profit sharing and maintaining order.
"Well..." He didn't say it clearly, he just said, "The fire bearers of the Holy Fire Church fully support it."
It seems that he doesn't agree. Because this move will intensify the conflict between the Eternal Night Church and the Holy Fire Church, which will be detrimental to the management of Ers.
“Does anyone know him?”
“I don’t know him anyway.” He finally got a little impatient, “It’s time for you to go into the city.”
Wei Miao nodded: "Thank you."
If you ask again, your identity will be suspected.
She stepped into the city calmly, raising her vigilance to the highest level.
A premeditated fire bearer, who knew the priest and her, was waiting for him in Els in advance or they would fall into the trap.
It shows that he is closely related to the church attack, and everything about Aled is under his control.
She prefers that all three roads be guarded.
It is not difficult to get to know Father Webb. He used to be active in the imperial capital and often came forward to issue Harrion's orders. Some firebearers did see him.
The difficult thing is to know that the night watchers live in Alede Church, and their specific identities are Father Webb and Sister Yongye.
This goes back to the previous conjecture. Who leaked the news and what was the purpose?
The person who received the news sent fire messengers to intercept and kill him, and the poor priest suffered a disaster.
It is worth mentioning that it is not only the Holy Fire Church that can send fire messengers, but also the Holy Fire lineage as the royal family.
Although the royal family itself is not suitable to practice as fire bearers, as the top leaders of the Holy Fire Church, they classify some fire bearers as "personal guards" to protect the safety of the noble Holy Fire bloodline.
The Guards have completely separated from the Church and only obey the orders of the Emperor.
Today's Holy Fire Church is nominally led by the eldest prince Jacob, who can mobilize the church's fire bearers.
Koni can only mobilize the night watchers.
The second prince, Migle, has no personal power due to various reasons, and has no connection with the Fire Bearer.
(End of this chapter)