Cannon Fodder Strategy

"It's too late now." Although I knew that Aturi had already sped up a bit, he was only a human being after all. No matter how strong his physique was, but he was the only one who wanted to leave this hellish place, and he had to take him with him. It was good to be able to get out of this mountain range in more than ten days, but Lily was still feeling a little depressed.

Fifteen days have passed, and the candidate for the saint in the imperial capital has probably been decided, but she is still late to go back.

Lily sighed when she thought of this. Aturi put his hands around her waist, trapping her whole body on his chest. When the earth dragon flapped its wings and flew up, the frozen mountains were gradually left behind. Aturi heard her words , paused for a long time:

"That's not necessarily the case." He said the words not loudly, as if they were in his mouth. Lily was hiding in his robe, except because her back was close to him and she felt his chest vibrating slightly when he spoke. Outside, she vaguely heard his voice, but didn't hear what he said clearly. She asked again. Aturi didn't know whether he didn't hear it, or whether he heard it but didn't want to answer. Lily naturally didn't speak either.

The earth dragon did not fly towards the imperial capital city, but flew towards the territory of the Aturi family outside the city. He had already felt the breath above his head early in the morning. After confirming that it was Aturi, the security in the territory dispersed. The earth dragon was allowed to fall into the territory of the Aturi family.

Leon stayed below and couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief when he saw Aturi returning safely. He glanced at Aturi, as if he had something to say to him.

"Take a shower first and rest for a while. Let's go to the city." Aturi squeezed Lily's hand, and Lily nodded reluctantly. The two of them went out for half a month before returning. It was obvious that the atmosphere between the two parties was different from before. Leon could see it, but he didn't point it out. He asked someone to prepare hot water for Lily.

Lily had not really taken a hot bath in the more than ten days she had been out this time. When she was in the frozen mountains, the sky was filled with snowflakes and strong winds. Now she was back and lying in hot water. Only then did she feel her whole body relax.

I thought carefully about what had happened in the past few days in my mind. When she came out of the bathroom, Aturi had already washed himself and changed into a soft satin nightgown. The fatigue of the past ten days seemed not to have left any traces on his body and face. He still looked upright and energetic. There was a dining table before him. Several exquisitely cooked foods were placed on it.

I ate dry food for more than ten days in a row. There were almost no living creatures in the frozen mountains. Lily smelled the fragrance in the air and couldn't help but swallowed. She sat down and Arturi watched her eat. He must have eaten while she was taking a bath.

"We came back late." The Festival of Light should have been held yesterday. It was already evening now, and the city gate had already been closed. After a night's rest to recuperate, we could only prepare to enter the city tomorrow. This delayed us for two days. For days and days, I don’t know who the saint is.

The original candidates for the saints, except for myself, have all died in the frozen mountains this time. Since I have not returned yet, I am afraid that the people in the temple can only choose from other candidates for the saints. Made a choice. Aturi heard her words and said nothing. Lily lay next to him that night. He originally thought that he would not be able to sleep, but he didn't know if it was because when he was in the frozen mountains, this body had become accustomed to the belt on his chest. The only warmth that came to her was that Arturi held her on his chest, and she still fell asleep, but her sleep was not solid, and she kept dreaming. Sometimes she dreamed of the scene before Brian's death, and sometimes she dreamed of that. The scene of the saint who had her tongue torn off and used blood to untie the scepter of light was lying on the altar. She also dreamed of Anna holding the scepter and saying coldly to her:

"Those who bully me and insult me ​​will one day pay a thousand times the price..." She held the scepter, as if the ugly and ridiculous prongs at the top were emitting bursts of purple light, illuminating her. His face looked a little coquettish.

She groaned that night and didn't sleep well. When she woke up in the morning, her face was a little pale. Leon personally sent a dress. The two of them changed their clothes and then took the prepared carriage into the city. .

The city was quiet, and there were obviously many more soldiers patrolling the streets than usual. The security was very tight, and there was a feeling that a storm was coming.

The people in the temple who could be seen everywhere in the past have all disappeared now. When they came to the Temple of Light, the temple still had the same white and unstained appearance as before, but there were not as many people as usual. In and out.

When the carriage entered the temple, he saw Lily being pulled out of the carriage by Arturi. The trainee priest guarding the door had a look of shock on his face. Before he could return to the main hall, several archbishops came in a hurry!

When they saw Lily, the eyes of these archbishops clearly showed the expression of surviving the disaster. Andrew lowered his head for a moment, holding the Holy Book of Light in his hand, and shouted loudly:

"Thank you to the goddess of light for your blessing!"

Seeing this situation, Lily obviously felt that something was not right. She frowned, glanced at Aturi subconsciously, and pulled him tighter.

Andrew and the other archbishops looked at each other, and there was something in their eyes. A priest slowly retreated without leaving a trace. Lily saw this and became wary. Something was wrong with this situation. She had been tricked by people in the temple, and now she was even more wary. Although Arturi made her feel wary, she still believed in him for some reason. The people in the temple gave her the feeling of being even more unreliable. She got closer to Aturi, and Aturi seemed to feel the emotions in her heart and put his arms around her shoulders.

"Dear, thank God, you are finally back. It has been a hard journey!" Archbishop Andrew's eyes showed excitement and ecstasy, and he thanked the goddess of light for her blessing: "This is the goddess's metaphor. My child, you are the light." The girl chosen by the goddess.”

Lily immediately understood the meaning of his words. If Lily thought correctly, Andrew meant that she might become a saint.

The other archbishops remained silent, apparently acquiescing to Andrew's words.

I originally thought that I would definitely not be able to become a saint this time. She missed the Light Festival this time, but she didn’t expect that after two days of delay, Archbishop Andrew came back and secretly told himself that she was chosen by the Goddess of Light?

When Lily heard the news, not only was she not surprised at all, but she actually had goosebumps all over her body. If anything goes wrong, she becomes a monster, not to mention that what happened this time was too weird. Although she wanted to be a saint, she didn't want to be a pawn in the hands of Andrew and others, so Andrew's words stopped. She did not show the ecstatic expression that Andrew and others imagined. But I felt even more wary.

"The Grand Duke has never visited the temple before. There are many beautiful things worth admiring here. Why don't you have someone lead you around here?" Andrew suddenly turned his head. Looking at Aturi, he laughed. He obviously had something to say to Lily alone. Therefore, we are going to send Aturi away first.

Thinking that she had been deceived by Andrew, a seemingly kind but actually full of scheming archbishop, Lily had just thought that he was interested in Arturi. Now wary of Andrew, Lily's eyes narrowed, Arturi sat without moving, and held her whole body in his arms, and she didn't struggle.

"Sir, you can learn more about the Temple of Light..." After Andrew finished speaking, seeing that neither of the two people expressed anything, he suddenly felt a little embarrassed, but it couldn't be seen on his face at all. Lily didn't want to talk nonsense to him, so she interrupted directly. He said:

"Why is the Archbishop now saying that I am the girl chosen by the Goddess of Light? Haven't the other girls been chosen by the Goddess? Or, something else happened." As soon as Lily said these words, several archbishops in the temple had expressions on their faces. There was a look of reluctance.

This group of people still wanted to try their best to hide it, but Aturi now spoke:

"The day before yesterday, the Light Festival was not held as scheduled." It was just because the people did not know that the Light Festival had been brought forward early in the morning, so it did not cause panic among believers at this time. They just saw that it was not too early before the actual time of the Light Festival. , many believers from various places, those who are far away have begun to rush to the imperial capital all the way.

But the people didn't know that the Light Festival was ahead of schedule, but there were many people inside the temple. By now, the archbishops were probably panicking. Arturi's words made a group of archbishops look shameless. Just as they were about to speak, Arturi had already narrowed his eyes:

"I think, except for those people in the Frozen Mountains who died, the other saints should also have had accidents one after another, which is why no one rushed back before the Light Festival. My Xiaohe, now, I am afraid that in the Temple of Light, , you are the only candidate for the saint left alive!"

This news was like a pebble falling into the lake, causing large ripples. When several archbishops in the temple heard this, their eyes showed shock, fear, and some panic, mixed with a secret being revealed. The feeling after breaking. Lily felt a chill in her heart. She thought of Anna. She instinctively felt that this matter should be related to her. She subconsciously looked up at Aturi, but saw that he nodded slowly as if he understood what she was thinking. . His actions undoubtedly confirmed Lily's guess, causing her to frown. Anna took the Scepter of Light that day and escaped from the frozen mountains, and killed several earth dragons to prevent them from leaving. She herself If she left alone, maybe she would go after other saints.

She is a mission holder. She has received missions and should know the whereabouts of other saints. She seems to have gained some magical power. It should be effortless for her to kill several saint knights.

And Anna had time. When she arrived at the Frozen Mountains that day, it only took her three days to go from meeting up with herself and others to grabbing the scepter and leaving. The Light Festival was originally scheduled to be held in the fifteenth day, so she had the place. With the dragon in hand, if she wanted to rush to kill several other escort teams within these ten days, she would have enough time to do so.

It's just that she killed the other candidate saints in this way, and she was the only one left alive. Anna couldn't have known this, so when the other candidate saints were all likely to die in her hands, she was the only one left. People survived, and the people in the temple were desperate. When the time comes, they will rush to the shelves. Even if they have not accomplished anything, did not get the scepter of light, and did not complete the trial, the temple will definitely choose themselves to become the saints when they have no other choice. female.

Anna is so determined to become a saint. What is she trying to do?

If Anna had a conspiracy and wanted to promote herself to the position of saint, Lily became wary and took a deep look at Aturi. I don’t know if he expected this early in the morning, so Anna was able to escape that day. For some reason, he and Anna had a brief confrontation. Lily felt that Arturi did not want to kill Anna at all. In this situation, she thought She wants to become a saint, but there is such an obvious pitfall in front of her. If she agrees to become a saint, she will fall into Anna's trap. If you don't become a saint. Then she wanted to leave with Aturi and return to his territory. She began to wonder if Aturi had planned all this, so she let Anna go, and now she placed a multiple-choice question in front of her. Everything is waiting for her to choose?

Marry him. Stay alive. Don't marry him. Go to hell!

Thinking of this, Lily clenched her teeth. This mission was very grueling. The Aturi who appears in the plot is so cunning, so smart that he almost seems like a demon, and he really cheats people to death without repaying their lives. Two choices were placed in front of her. There was something wrong with the saint. If she insisted on going her own way, she might die in Anna's hands. This time the mission was over. She had worked hard for so long, which was equivalent to the end of her life here. If she chooses to evade wisely, then she falls into Arturi's trap and lets him get his wish. If she follows him, Anna may not be able to kill her. Then she will be the one who fails the mission this time, and she will survive.

But relying on this method to complete the task is like opportunism, and Lily doesn't like this way of completing the task. She doesn't like this kind of passive avoidance, and a bit of irritability gradually appears in her expression. Tu Li, this cunning fox, is far deeper and more terrifying than Andrew and others. To achieve his goal, he does not use conspiracy but uses conspiracy. He puts the plan in front of him openly and openly. All choices are made by himself. He just wants to blame others. He couldn't find any reason or excuse.

Somehow, Lily suddenly thought of Li Yanxi. He was also such a wise and demon-like figure. And now that he thought about it carefully, he seemed to have dug holes for himself without even realizing it. , if he hadn't revealed it himself later, I'm afraid she wouldn't have realized it and realized that she had been taken advantage of by him. When she thought about it afterwards, it must have been her own fault and had nothing to do with him.

Arturi's methods and methods of doing things are so similar to Li Yanxi!

Thinking of him calling her Xiaohe over and over again, and thinking of the intimate and close feeling she had after touching him, Lily's heart began to beat violently.

That time she was separated from him because Xingkong was attacked and he didn't know whether he was dead or alive. She remembered that Rong Li once said that if he 'went back', Li Yanxi would 'think' of her, that word 'think' Bai Heyi didn't think much about it, but now she was thinking deeply, is it possible that Li Yanxi lost his memory? He was once trapped in a mission. Is it possible that after he was attacked last time, he was also trapped in a mission and lost his memory? This thought came to mind, and Lily was so excited that her hands and feet began to tremble.

But all this is just her guess. If this kind of unfounded guess is wrong, the consequences will be earth-shaking, and she can't gamble.

While Lily was deep in thought, Archbishop Andrew and others exchanged a few glances and quickly calmed down.

"Your Excellency, you can't say anything without any basis. After we consulted the gods for instructions from the Light Festival at the beginning, although the will of the Goddess of Light is not yet clear, it must be carried out in advance. You all know this." An archbishop faced Arturi's gaze and said bravely: "But the goddess's oracles have not been so accurate recently, so we have not carried out the process for the time being. As for several candidate saints, although they have not returned yet, this does not mean that They must have had an accident. They have the most loyal knights guarding them, and they are conducting trials in a very safe place. There is no danger at all, so how could there be any accident?"

Explanation is a cover-up. If you don't feel guilty, why would you open your mouth and say so many words? Aturi grabbed Lily's hair in his palm, pierced a few fingers through her hair, and said lightly:

"If I am not mistaken, you have already started preparing for the sacrificial ceremony, and it has already started now, right? Just wait for Xiaohe to go out and be crowned, and officially become a saint in the temple, and it won't be long before the emperor may call me in Palace, do you want to tell me something?" The end of his last sentence rose slightly, and the sweet and moving voice was like a jumping note, but at this time, the archbishops had no intention of thinking about whether his voice was beautiful or not. It was wonderful. His words broke through the last bit of pretense of the people in the temple, leaving a look of embarrassment and embarrassment on their faces.

"Grand Duke..." Andrew tried to retort, but was speechless at all. At this time, the momentum of the people in the temple was completely suppressed by Arturi. He didn't want to listen to the nonsense of these old men at all. He was just playing around. Lily's hair, looking at her and smiling:

"So my girl, what do you think? What do you want?"

He stared at Lily again with that conniving look, as if everything had already been determined, as if nothing could shock him. There was a smile on the corner of his mouth, waiting for Lily's choice.

Lily obviously wanted to ask him how he was doing, but now he abominably threw the question back to himself. Lily was so confused that there was a wolf before and a tiger behind, and there was no way to get the best of both worlds in a short period of time. There was a look of struggle in her eyes. Arturi looked at her for a long time. The indifference in his eyes, as if a chess player was watching the pieces struggling in his hands, gradually dissipated along with the emotion in her eyes. He sighed, as if he was holding a chess piece. Lily had no choice. He could cut off her wings and let her stay by his side. If she was unwilling, he could stand by and watch her die. But he didn't know if the two of them had ever been so close. His heart couldn't be like that anymore. She was so coldly calculating at the beginning, but he seemed helpless against her look.

"Okay, Your Excellency, you win. You are right. Something may have happened to the other girls in the temple. The Festival of Light is right in front of you. No more accidents can happen. Your Excellency, we know that you are in love with Miss Roman. But this time the temple cannot be without the saint, otherwise it will be a disaster for the temple. Please promise us that as long as Ms. Roman is willing to show up today, she will show up today as the saint of the Temple of Light. Then in the future, the temple will not interfere with her or use her in any of her affairs. After today, the temple will send her away in the name of the saint who wants to serve the goddess. Your Excellency, you can take her to any place at that time. The Temple of Light is forever grateful for your kindness for this, and whenever you need the Temple of Light in the future, we are willing to do our best to help."

Andrew spoke slowly. At this time, he had nothing to do in front of the Grand Duke Aturi. Aturi was right. Something happened to all the other saints in the temple. So far, only Lily has survived. The temple There can be no more saints, otherwise this Light Festival will cause a huge joke!

Now the reputation of the temple is not as good as it was back then. Since the accident of the last Saint Pope, the status and reputation of the Temple of Light has plummeted. It has gone from being complementary to the imperial power to now relying on the royal family. If there is another accident this time, Then the reputation of the Temple of Light will be greatly reduced, and the people will be disappointed with the temple. By then, it will be too late to restore the reputation.

"We will find a way, and then all we have to do is elect new candidates. You see, if you are really willing to be so generous, we will praise your kindness and sing your greatness. The Temple of Light will always remember your kindness. , Miss Roman belongs to you, so why are you, the Grand Duke, unwilling to agree to such a thing that has the best of both worlds?"

Andrew tried hard to persuade Aturi, and Lily sneered in her heart. Andrew was too anxious to discuss her ownership issue in front of her before he made a decision.

"So, what if I don't want to?" Lily said slowly, and Andrew was stunned for a moment, obviously not expecting her to say such a thing.

Arturi said nothing, just stared at her with a smile. The group of archbishops seemed to be unaware of the situation. Lily laughed: "Then, if I say that if the temple wants me to become a saint, it must find a way. Save my life, and I am not willing to leave with Archduke Aturi?"

Every time, someone else gives her multiple-choice questions. Now Lily is a little angry. Why can't she give multiple-choice questions to others? (To be continued...)

ps: Two updates in one!

Everyone has been waiting for a long time today. This chapter is two updates in one, with 6,000 words~~~~~~~~~~~~~