Chapter 24 Ivan’s Return (please read it!)
The bell of praise rang, and the believers followed Luo Xiu and sang in unison.
No one knew that at this time, the only "priest" had already wandered away from the world.
"Should I write the application letter first? Or wait until Ivan comes back..."
"When Priest Yiwen comes back in the afternoon...well, just ask him to sign..."
"I still don't know what kind of person Master Yi Wen is. I only have some vague memories about him..."
"Well... I hope I won't admit the wrong person then..."
"..."
…
Dang - buzz buzz buzz...
When the hanging bell rang for the last time, the long reverberation lingered on the church's beams for a long time, and today's praise officially ended.
"Priest..." The lady in a plain dress nodded to Luo Xiu and said with a smile, "Today is also an almost perfect tribute! I seem to have really heard the oracle from Xu Mo..."
"Really?" Luo Xiu responded with a smile, "May your glory last forever, and you will favor every devout believer equally in a moment."
"Thank you for your blessing, Lord Priest."
The lady bowed slightly to Luo Xiu, and then asked Luo Xiu as if she had remembered something, "By the way, Lord Priest... Last night, I seemed to hear a slight explosion near here?" "
Although it is far away from the center of the town, will anyone still hear it... Luo Xiu thought for a while and replied calmly: "It's nothing serious. Maybe there was some explosive fuel when adding firewood to the fireplace." The firewood got mixed in..."
"Is that so? This is indeed the case..."
The lady said thoughtfully, "My husband works in a coal factory. He told me that there are several kinds of highly flammable wood that can easily cause explosions when firewood is burned directly...
Lord Priest, I suggest you consider using 'coal' instead of 'firewood' so that you don't have to burn firewood for heating... This is too unsafe. "
"Okay, I will consider it." Luo Xiu nodded.
Sure enough, he can pass the test with cuteness... Luo Xiu thought, but it is true that when Priest Yiwen comes back in the afternoon, he can just add an application for coal.
…
In the afternoon.
After the praise was completed, the believers dispersed in groups, and the church returned to its usual quiet state.
In the church hall, Luo Xiu, who was repeatedly using "healing skills" and "prayer" to extract experience points, heard a sound of "ta, da, da" coming from outside the door.
It was the rhythmic sound of horse hooves.
Luo Xiu stopped the training at hand and walked outside the church.
Outside the church door, a stagecoach was tied to a silver fir tree beside the road. The metal parts of the saddle and pedals reflect mottled colors under the sunlight. If you look carefully, you can detect subtle rust and dents.
A sturdy figure was unbuckling the ropes from the horse and taking down two piles of large and heavy baggage.
"Teacher..." Luo Xiu went up to meet him. When he confirmed that this person was the figure and appearance of Ivan in his memory, he tried to speak first, "You are back."
"Yes, I'm back..." Ivan let out a long sigh.
Ivan turned around and Luo Xiu was able to see his appearance clearly.
That is a very common and ordinary appearance of a middle-aged man, with two slightly curled beards under his nose. If Ivan was not wearing a senior priest's robe, but a button-down dress and a gentleman's hat, he would probably look like that. People would mistakenly think that he is a senior businessman who has been in the business world for many years. At this time, Yi Wen looked dusty and a little tired.
Ivan's facial muscles trembled visibly, as if something that had been suppressed for a long time burst out from deep inside his heart——
"——I'm finally back! I could have come back earlier!
Damn Red Maple City! Damn Lodiv City Lord! These **** things, the ritual ceremony has been completed long ago , this **** city owner insists on exorcising demons in his mansion! There are no demons at all! ****!
"...?"
Has Great Priest Yiwen always been of such high quality?
In the spirit of eating melons, Luo Xiu's expression became serious and he asked seriously: "Teacher, what happened?"
"As you know, I'm going to Red Maple City to preside over the ceremony." Ivan sighed again and said, "...Go back to the church first. I'll get the wine from the cellar, and then I'll tell you slowly."
Cellared wine...?
There is still such a thing in the church...?
Luo Xiu's heart was turbulent, but on the surface he remained calm. Seeing that Ivan had tied the horse and walked towards the church, Luo Xiu followed closely behind him.
…
Half an hour later.
When Luo Xiu looked at the large and small wine cups neatly placed on the table, he felt waves in his heart.
His inherent impression of High Priest Yiwen was completely shattered.
"As expected... wine... works... hiccup."
Ivan held up a tin-plated wine glass, and the crimson liquid was flowing in it, reflecting the crystal color. While he drank, he almost shouted:
"Let me tell you... my... hiccup... ritual ceremony has been completed a long time ago... my level has long been recognized by... hiccup..."
"But... hiccup... just because I am no longer the Holy Judge... hiccup... that Lord of Lodiv City dared to drive me like this..."
"...Lordif City Lord said...there was something filthy in his mansion...hiccup...he found me...asked me to help him exorcise demons..."
"...Obviously there is a special Holy Judge... Hiccup... who can handle this kind of thing... but the Lord of Lodiv City came to me specifically... because I helped them conduct rituals... Hiccup... he thought it was just incidental Help...so you don’t need to pay the commission fee..."
"...I'm going to fuck you! Who is this kind of person...hiccup...how did he become the city lord by the lord...but even so...it doesn't matter...I'm just going to help...it doesn't matter..."
"...Result...Result! When I got there, I found...burp...there was no filth at all! I used the miracle of [Glory]...and then used the blessing of [Glory]...The result...the result was that I found nothing. …”
What exactly has Teacher Yiwen experienced... Luo Xiu listened carefully. He subconsciously believed that Teacher Yiwen had encountered a higher-level monster or wandering spirit. After all, Yiwen was only an extraordinary person with a second destiny...
Immediately afterwards, Ivan's expression turned ferocious in an instant, his face turned red and his neck was stiff. He slammed the wine glass on the table and said:
"It turned out that there was no filth in that mansion! Just when I told Lord Lodiff for the third time that the mansion was safe and free of filth! Lord Lodiff suddenly burst into laughter!"
After drinking, Yi Wen spoke more fluently than ever before and continued without any hesitation:
"Lordiv City Lord clapped his hands, and the folds of his face were trembling. He actually smiled and said: 'Your performance is really wonderful! My friend, High Priest Ivan! Congratulations! You succeeded in pleasing us! The best performance for our banquet tonight’!”
"Then, the curtains in the mansion were suddenly pulled up, and countless guests appeared on the seats on the second floor, laughing loudly at me without any scruples..."
"..."
When he said this, Priest Ivan stopped talking. He silently raised his wine glass, filled it with blood-red wine, and drank it all in one gulp.
Luo Xiu didn't speak, he just looked at Ivan quietly.
His eyes gradually became cold, and anger suddenly emerged.
(End of chapter)