Tome of Blood

Hearing what the high priest meant, a gloomy light flashed in Duke Bold's eyes.

However, he quickly straightened his expression and restored a faint smile.

Although that smile looks rather forced.

He has already realized that he has been put together by the great priest.

But it just couldn't happen.

The legalization of Leno's illegitimate child still needs the approval of the church. He cannot turn against the church now, which will completely disrupt his plan.

He knew that the high priest probably also knew this, so he took the opportunity to stand up for Castel's girl.

The meaning of the great priest is actually very simple.

In exchange for the future religious vassalization of the Earl of Castel, the legalization of illegitimate children and the support of the church.

Here's the deal.

A deal that was caught off guard.

But this is not the result that the old Duke wants most.

However, this time it was his turn that he had no choice.

The eyes of the old prince shifted vaguely between the beautiful young girl with a fanatical expression, the respectful and obedient old priest Raoul, and the always smiling great priest like a kind grandfather.

In my heart, I was very puzzled.

who is it?

Who is it?

Who came up with this hateful and insidious idea?

What a good time to find it, directly disrupt his plan completely!

The old duke didn't believe that this kind of plan was proposed by the young lady of Castel, after all, there was no extra benefit for the other party.

Turning to the church will not bring much benefit to the girl, at most it is just a temporary shelter, and what the church gives, he thinks he can give, and it will give more and better.

Making this kind of choice is more like the girl doesn't trust them, so she seeks shelter from the church, or... is it really for faith?

Thinking of this, the Duke narrowed his eyes slightly.

He didn't think that a canary kept in a cage for a long time would have such a profound city, and it was probably abetted.

He also thought that he was not mean to the Castel family. If the girl was sensible and obedient, he really planned to make her the mistress of Bold.

After all... Leno needs a wife of noble birth to smooth out the stain.

But now, everything is out of control.

After thinking about it, the old prince felt that it was more like the girl was coaxed by the priest of the church.

It must be those old foxes who took advantage of the ignorance and emptiness of the heirs of Castel to take advantage of the emptiness and want to expand the territory of the church!

Thinking of this, Duke Bold's deep eyes quickly fell on the two priests.

He smirked faintly, but clenched his fists slightly under his sleeves.

Taking a deep breath and suppressing the anger in his heart, the old duke's eyes fell on Charlotte again.

But in the depths of his eyes, there was a lot of indifference.

He smiled slightly and said to the girl:

"The divine radiance protects us. Although it's a pity, since Your Excellency Charlotte has made a decision, we, as pious believers, naturally have to respect it..."

"Of course, people's thoughts will always change, especially when they are young, and a year is full of variables. If Lord Charlotte changes his mind someday in the future, the gate of the Bold family will still be open for you Open it, and it will always be your solid backing..."

Saying that, the old duke looked at the great priest at the side again, and said with a slight greeting:

"Your Excellency, can I start giving the sacrament to Leinor?"

The High Priest was quite satisfied with the Duke's response.

He smiled and nodded:

"Of course, His Excellency Leno is a true holy knight. He should return to Bold's arms and restore the glory he deserves."

At this point, the deal is done.

At least on the surface it was achieved.

Next is the agreed process.

Accompanied by ethereal hymns, the great priest bathed in divine radiance gave the sacrament to Leno, who was kneeling on one knee.

However, the atmosphere is not particularly warm.

The protagonist, Leno, didn't seem so happy, he was preoccupied, and couldn't help but glance in the direction of the church several times.

The nobles also had different expressions, and some of them had even begun to be obviously absent-minded.

Although the old prince was smiling, his smile never changed, and his eyes were filled with coldness.

Only the beautiful young girl from the Castel family walked to the front of the nobles quietly with a pious face, with a look of fanatical yearning under the shining of the holy light.

After the sacrament was over, the great priest declined the invitation of the nobles on the grounds that he was unwell, and went to the side hall to rest.

The birthday party continues.

Charlotte's declaration of faith is like a small episode, which does not seem to affect the progress of the banquet.

But even the dullest aristocrat could feel that the atmosphere of the birthday party was gone.

And with such an episode, the flies around Charlotte disappeared.

Although there were still some young male nobles looking at her eagerly, eager to try, they were quickly stopped by their elders.

The Duke may be able to sit on an equal footing with the High Priest.

But not these nobles.

As soon as Castel's heir had finished saying that he would dedicate everything to the church and never marry for life, someone came to pry the corner of the wall behind him, which was simply a provocation to the church.

Sebas, who sneaked into the birthday party, felt itchy in his heart. He wanted to come over and flatter the girl who broke the situation in a few words, but he shrank back from Charlotte's cold glance.

He didn't forget Charlotte's words, and he couldn't cause trouble for the other party's current status.

But he was really curious and excited about the girl's choice.

The actions of the gods will not be indiscriminate.

Why did the great Lady of the Night decide to "join" the Holy Royal Court?

"Ms. Anna said that the Holy Royal Court played a decisive role in the decline of the blood race."

"Could it be that... Ms. Dark Ye is laying the groundwork for revenge against the Holy Royal Court in the future?"

"It's not impossible! Ms. Dark Ye entered the church as a holy believer, and I'm afraid there is a deeper plan!"

"Returning to the kingdom of the Lord...I'm afraid that time will really come, and it will be time for the great Lady of the Night to re-emerge on the throne and reign over Myria. It's really hard to say who will return to whose kingdom!"

Sebastian's eyes were extremely hot, and he was secretly excited.

It's also interesting to say that he obviously didn't want to be involved in the battle between the gods, but at this moment, he was really involved in the competition of the true gods, and he became excited instead.

He could feel that he was witnessing great history!

No one came to disturb Charlotte, and Charlotte enjoyed the feast at ease.

She was quite satisfied with the affirmation of the church, and finally solved a trouble these days.

Let’s say that the United Church was an idea that Charlotte had after she was assassinated.

No power is more suitable than the church to deal with the coveted dukes and nobles of the dukedom.

Unlike the nobles who have no bottom line, the church is at least on the bright side. Although it is also very interested in expanding the land, it will not be as crazy as the nobles.

As long as Charlotte is devout enough, she can even gain quite a few followers and supporters among the priests of the church.

There is no doubt that compared to the Duke's mansion, the church is the best choice for Charlotte.

The black cat Niss and the priest who went to the manor to take the girl to worship some time ago are the bridge between her and the church, and the old priest Raoul is her guide.

Through Nice, Charlotte already knew that the High Priest of the Principality of Boulder was planning to run for the officiant.

The aged priest needed a merit to increase his bargaining chips.

Being willing to give the sacrament to the illegitimate son Leno was a deal he made in order to gain the support of the Duke of Bold.

And an opportunity to allow the church to expand the theocratic land, add a new theocratic territory in the future, and at the same time be able to preach to the north where the church's tentacles are temporarily out of reach... is undoubtedly more precious than the support of a duke.

Charlotte knew that as long as she proposed it, the great priest would definitely not refuse.

As a matter of fact, the High Priest spoke better than she imagined, and didn't even ask her to swear an oath.

Therefore, Charlotte successfully exchanged the promise of the future for the asylum of the church!

The band from Luna Bay continued to perform the music, and Charlotte, who was in a relaxed suit, even felt that the music was pleasant to the ears.

The banquet standard of the Duke's family is quite good. Charlotte compared it and felt that the various delicacies were no worse than those of the Castel family, especially the drinks, which were even faintly better, and the milk was more mellow.

While the girl was enjoying the food, a priest suddenly visited and saluted her respectfully:

"My lord Charlotte, my lord priest would like to invite you to have a chat."

Charlotte's heart moved, and she got up quickly:

"I see."

Under the complicated gazes of the nobles, Charlotte shyly entered the side hall where the great priest was resting.

There is only one priest in the side hall, and this elderly priest is admiring the religious paintings on the wall.

He is kind and gentle, extremely holy, just like a grandfather next door, he doesn't look like a strong third-level Chi Yang should look at all, and he doesn't have the strong sense of oppression that the Duke of Bold has at all.

Charlotte took a deep breath, pinched the corner of her skirt, saluted gracefully, and said respectfully:

"Charlotte de Castel, I have seen the High Priest."

Looking at the girl saluting respectfully, the great priest smiled slightly, his pure eyes full of appreciation.

He nodded slightly and pointed to the chair:

"Sit down, you're welcome."

"Thank you, Lord Priest."

Charlotte sat down gracefully.

Looking at the girl's innocent and immature face, the great priest couldn't help but sigh with emotion:

"It's great to be young... the future is yours, but we... are already old."

"Charlotte, you are very good. I heard from Raoul that you have a high affinity with our Lord's faith, and you are very much loved by the Holy Light."

Having said that, the great priest smiled happily:

"The church needs talents like you!"

"Don't worry, with the support of the church, no one can stop you from succeeding to the title next year."

"When you go to the territory, the church will also send a team of witcher knights to personally escort you to the territory of Castel."

After hearing the words of the great priest, Charlotte saluted respectfully, with a soft and soft voice, full of girlish joy:

"Thank you, Great Priest, you are so kind!"

The great priest was immediately happy.

He laughed loudly, waved his hands lightly, and said lovingly:

"Small things, at our age, the only thing we like to do is to support the younger generation."

After speaking, he looked solemn again:

"As long as you can remember what you said, remember... the glory of our Lord."

Charlotte also looked solemn.

She drew a standard ring cross on her chest, her eyes were extremely devout and fanatical:

"Of course, Charlotte will never forget the Holy Light of our Lord, Charlotte will always be a devout holy believer!"

Looking at the girl's clear and pure eyes, the great priest was even more satisfied:

"That's good, don't worry, child, as long as your heart is toward our Lord, the divine light will protect you forever."

"Hahaha, by the way, I heard from Raoul that you also like drinking milk the most. Come and taste it. This is a high-end product brought by the old man from the capital, and it is specially preserved with magic circles!"

As if thinking of something, the great priest laughed, picked up the jug on the table, poured a glass of milk for himself and the girl, and then took the lead to drink it alone, with a look of enjoyment.

I wipe!

How does it feel like the whole world knows that I like drinking milk?

The corner of Charlotte's mouth twitched vaguely.

Looking at the milk in front of her, she hesitated a little.

There's no way, it's really that her crazy grandmother who criticized her left too much psychological shadow on her.

Even if she knew that this was the Principality's Mansion, the high priest probably really just wanted to treat her to a glass of milk, to make it close...

After thinking about it, Charlotte stood up and gently picked up the cup, but when she sat down, she accidentally spilled all the milk on her skirt.

"oops……"

She let out an exclamation, and stood up all of a sudden, seemingly at a loss.

Seeing the milk quickly spreading on the girl's skirt, the great priest froze for a moment, then hurriedly took out a scarf from his bosom and handed it over:

"Are you okay? Just wipe it off."

"Thank you, Great Priest...Sorry...Charlotte was too excited and accidentally took it away..."

The girl took the gauze, wiped off the white liquid on her body, and said guiltily.

"It's okay, just wipe it off."

The great priest waved his hand indifferently.

The girl wiped it, but the skirt was dirty after all.

Looking at the filthy dress, her eyes hesitated, and after some tangling, she got up and saluted:

"My lord priest, I'm very sorry...Charlotte was rude, please allow Charlotte to leave for a while and change into a new dress."

The great priest nodded and said with a smile:

"It's okay, let's go, it's the old man who was too enthusiastic and scared you."

"Hehe, it's getting late, and the old man is also tired. If you have a chance in the future, you are welcome to come to the cathedral as a guest."

"Thank you, Great Priest."

Charlotte saluted respectfully, and then slowly took her leave.

It wasn't until the girl's figure completely disappeared that the great priest's smile gradually faded away.

Picking up the silk scarf left by the girl after wiping her body, he put it between his nose, took a deep breath intoxicated, and a kind smile bloomed on his old face again, with a kind of morbid greed and desire:

"It's great to be young..."

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