Infinite Mask Game

It is impossible for Ximen and others to discover the secret passage but not find it.

Was it because she was afraid that she and the priest would leave behind some dirty tricks, or that they simply gave up the pursuit, or that they were fishing for law enforcement 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 has disasters like divine flames and lava everywhere, it at least still has the most basic ecological environment.

The mountains are dotted with sparse and specialized vegetation, where small animals adapted to the hot environment live. Rivers stretch from the southern coast 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. Sea levels are lowering every year, and seawater 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 galloping 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 dirt 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 the door.

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.

She shifted her gaze to the side and 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 was 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 had nothing to do with Simon.

Without knowing that she and the priest would part ways, if he wanted to stop them, Simon would have to go out in person or summon dozens of fire bearers, and even in a large town like Les, there were at most fifty fire bearers.

Nowadays, when news transmission is inconvenient, it is 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 Divine Flame would 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 were burnt holes in the white vest, the skin was swollen and partially charred, and half of the white fever that had been taken care of was 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.

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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, where he was laughed at and spurned by passers-by.

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.

Regarding the death of the priest, it is 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?"

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."

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've asked the right person. Lord Fire Bearer came from out of town a few days ago and has been stationed at the city gate. I asked out of curiosity, but this cold Lord Fire Bearer didn't say anything."

"Later, he took action and easily subdued the lackeys of the Eternal Night Church. He asked me to hang his body on the city gate and left."

Wei Miao: "Do all 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 with it. 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 she asks again, her identity will be suspected.

She calmly stepped into the city, raising her vigilance to the highest level.

A premeditated fire bearer, who knew the priest and her, was waiting for him in advance in Els or they would fall into the trap.

This shows that he is closely related to the church attack, and everything in Aled is under his control.

She is more inclined to believe that there are people guarding the three roads.

It is not difficult to know Father Webb. He used to be active in the imperial capital and often issued orders from Harien. Some fire bearers have indeed seen him.

The difficult thing is to know that the people living in the Aled church are the night watchmen, specifically Father Webb and Sister Eternal Night.

This goes back to the previous conjecture, who leaked the news and what was the purpose?

And the person who received the news sent the fire bearer to intercept and kill, and the poor priest suffered.

It is worth mentioning that it is not only the Holy Fire Church that can send fire bearers, but also the Holy Fire lineage as the royal family.

Although the royal family is not suitable to practice as a fire bearer, as the top leaders of the Holy Fire Church, they have assigned some fire bearers to the "Protectors" to protect the safety of the noble Holy Fire bloodline.

The Protectors have completely separated from the church and only obey the orders of the emperor.

The Holy Fire Church is now nominally led by the eldest prince Jacob, who can mobilize the church's fire bearers.

Koni can only mobilize the Night Watchmen.

The second prince Migler, for various reasons, has no personal power and has no chance to be a fire bearer.