dhibooks Chapter 22 Little Turtle Dove
Chapter 22 Little Turtle Dove
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Suburbs.
The trees are full of shadows and surrounded by fog.
Andy is leading a team of knights to the city of Poor.
They came from Dawn with some cursed rye—evidence that the Holy See of Abundance was trying to wage a war of faith.
The Holy See of Abundance is bordered by the Holy Court of Light.Abundance covets the Holy Court of Brightness to occupy the vast land and numerous believers, and Brightness also covets the priesthood of the goddess of abundance in reproduction and planting.
It's not just once or twice that the two sides don't like it, it's just that there is no reasonable excuse to invade the other's territory.
Now the Holy See of Abundance has given this big excuse, which is enough for the Bright Holy Court to occupy the moral high ground to condemn.
Therefore, this escort mission is extremely important. This group of knights came secretly and returned secretly, without resting for a moment in the middle.
Seeing that he was about to arrive in Por City, Andy raised his head. Under the thin mithril armor, a pair of blue eyes were still full of vigilance.
"Don't relax," he said.
The knights behind were somewhat disapproving.
We are almost at the city of Poor, and we haven't encountered any attacks along the way, so what kind of accidents can happen after such a short distance.
The knights respect Andy on the surface, but they still look down on him psychologically.
After all, they were all of noble origin, and Andy...although he also has the title of a minor noble, but I heard that he was wrongly hugged when he was born, and he was a lowly slave for more than ten years.
Tsk, even if he changed his identity back, he still has the stupidity and pettiness of a slave.
I don't know why the bishop valued him so much.
Silently.
Undercurrents flowed.
Andy seemed to have sensed the secret words behind him, but he didn't say anything, he just straightened his back a little more.
Passing through the grove, the city of Por is within easy reach.
Just when everyone was relaxing, a shadow suddenly jumped out from the corner, and got to where Andy was.
Andy had been alert for a long time, tightened the reins, pinched the horse's belly with his legs, bent down and hid.
He escaped, but the others were not so lucky, they were directly entangled by the black shadow and pulled off the horse.
"Help, help!"
The man panicked and turned to the nearest Andy for help.
Andy reined in the reins and stopped.
"Andy! Help me! Knight Commander!"
Under the cover of the mithril helmet, Andy showed a sneering smile.
He didn't mean to help.
The man saw it and cursed in desperation: "Andy, you little bastard raised by your cousin!" In a blink of an eye, he begged for mercy again, "Help me, just save me, I can give you as many gold coins as the hill! "
Andy finally spoke, and he said calmly, "Don't go there, it's a dark creature."
As soon as they heard the words "dark creature", the people who originally wanted to rescue them all stopped.
Dark creatures are cunning and insidious, and no one knows if there is anything else hidden in the dark.
But after hesitating for a while, the black shadow wrapped that person in it.The dark black tentacles wriggled slowly, leaving wet marks. The slime was corrosive, and even Mithril armor couldn't resist it, making a harsh "sizzling" sound.
In just three breaths, that person melted into the darkness, not even the armor left.
The tentacle probably wasn't full yet, so it turned its head and stared at Andy.
Andy took his time, pulled out the holy sword, and chopped it down with a wave.
Shine——
A holy light fell, splitting the shadow in two.
Andy chanted loudly: "Praise the light, the divine power descends, and the evil has nowhere to hide—"
At this moment, his eyes were so devout and sacred that no one dared to look directly at them.
After the voice fell, it was as he had recited, the darkness dissipated under the light and ceased to exist.
There was only a pool of blood on the ground, which meant that what happened just now was not an illusion.
There was a moment of silence.
There was a questioning voice in the team: "You are clearly carrying the holy sword, why don't you save people?"
Andy didn't answer, but just held the holy sword and looked back.
So all doubts disappeared.
Those people lowered their heads embarrassingly, not daring to make any more noise.
Andy didn't explain, just said lightly: "Let's go."
"Yes."
The team reorganized and continued to set off for Por City.
Andy seemed to be doing everything as usual. No one noticed that his hand holding the rein trembled slightly, and a black line appeared on his fingertips.
……
at the same time.
Pale City.
Tavern room.
Lin Qiao said: "Arthur, you still wait for me here, I will come back after I go out for a while."
Arthur's eyes were heavy: "Go, what are you doing?"
He didn't like Lin Qiao out of his sight.
In particular, every time Lin Qiao came back, he carried a nasty aura about him.
Bright taste.
Lin Qiao met Arthur's gaze, felt a little guilty for no reason, and said a word: "Find a friend."
While he was talking, he got dressed, and when he was about to go out, someone pulled the hem of his clothes.
Arthur said, "Don't go."
Lin Qiao was in a dilemma and wanted to explain: "There is something important..."
These days, Arthur's human language has been relatively fluent, and he can use some short sentences to express his thoughts.
He asked: "What is it?"
Lin Qiao blinked: "It's related to the Lord of the Abyss." He lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "The person I'm looking for told you before, you know."
Arthur lowered the corners of his eyes, thinking quietly and seriously.
He remembered every word Lin Qiao said.
——"But don't be too scared, just wait until we leave the abyss to find the protagonist. The protagonist is the Holy Son of Light, and he will protect us and kill the abyss demon."
protagonist, what do you mean?
Arthur was a little dazed.
For some special rankings, he still can't understand the meaning.
However, he still knows what the Holy Son of Light is.
To him, it's all disgusting.It's just that the Holy Son of Light is even more annoying than those believers.
Lin Qiao saw that confused and dull look on Arthur's face again.
Arthur was very good-looking, and whenever he showed such an expression, it always made people feel affectionate.
Stupid and pathetic.
Lin Qiao put his hand on Arthur's shoulder and coaxed, "It's really important."
Arthur opened his mouth: "Do you have to kill the Lord of the Abyss?"
Lin Qiao met Arthur's gaze, hesitated for a moment, and still said what was in his heart: "It's not that I want to fight against the Lord of the Abyss, it's just..."
He paused, "Didn't I be given to the Lord of the Abyss as a sacrifice?"
Arthur nodded.
This matter is quite complicated to say, Lin Qiao tried to keep things as simple as possible and said: "I ran out of the abyss now, the main reason for the abyss is to find out, should I be taken back?"
"And you...Although I brought you out, the Lord of the Abyss definitely doesn't think so, maybe he thinks you are an accomplice, and he will definitely not let you go."
He lowered his head and said firmly, "Arthur, as I said, I will protect you."
It doesn't matter if you want to face the gods.
Arthur froze for a moment.
Lin Qiao straightened up: "Okay, then I'm going out."
Before Arthur could react, Lin Qiao had already closed the door, and his figure disappeared into the corridor.
He didn't catch up, and sat quietly in his original position, his long dark red hair fell down, covering his abyss-like dark eyes.
It turned out that Qiao Qiao did this to protect him.
But he is the abyss and does not need to be protected.
But... it's not a bad feeling.
Arthur showed a rare tangled expression.
Do you want to tell Qiao Qiao that he is the embodiment of the abyss?
……
Lin Qiao left the tavern alone and came to the place where he had an appointment with Freckles.
After waiting for a while, Freckles hurried over.
As soon as they met, Lin Qiao asked, "Is Andy back?"
Freckles waved his hand, panting: "Stop talking, Knight Commander Andy encountered a dark creature on the way back."
Lin Qiao frowned: "What dark creature?"
Freckles: "Who knows." He lowered his voice, "Knight Commander Andy was called by Princess Dolly to inquire about the situation."
Lin Qiao let out an "oh".
Freckles glanced at it: "Why don't you care if Knight Commander Andy is injured?"
Lin Qiao: Because Andy is the protagonist, how could he be injured?
He found a plausible reason: "Since I can still report the situation, I think there should be no injuries."
Freckles: "That's right."
The two looked at each other.
Lin Qiao: "Then when will Captain Andy come back?"
Freckles spread his hands: "Who knows, why don't you go back and wait for the news?"
Lin Qiao hesitated for a moment.
Here is not as convenient as modern society, just make a phone call or send a message to know what happened.
If he really waited for the news at home, he might not receive the news until Andy left.
Lin Qiao: "Or should I wait?"
Freckles thought for a while: "Then you go to the church and wait. If Knight Commander Andy comes back, you will definitely see it."
Lin Qiao: "But... I'm not a believer in the God of Light."
Freckles: "It doesn't matter if it's not." He said piously, "The God of Light loves everyone equally, no matter who he is, he can be bathed in the grace of Light."
Lin Qiao: "Speak human words."
Freckles: "You are my friend, just go in, who dares to say you?"
……
Led by Freckles, Lin Qiao successfully sneaked into the Bright Church.
It was not the first time for Lin Qiao to enter the church - he had been in the church before in Rye Village.
It's just that the church in Rye Village is simple and simple, with a statue of a god standing alone, which is completely incomparable with the church here.
As soon as you walk in, there is a wide corridor with oil paintings hanging on the walls, all of which are scenes of angels and heaven.
Going further inside is a small garden, where people kneeling and praying, and the priests are distributing holy water.
The innermost one is naturally the statue of the God of Light.
Lin Qiao glanced at it from afar.
I don't know what kind of material the statue of light is carved from, but it exudes a lustrous and white luster, compassion and pity.
Lin Qiao felt a little uncomfortable, and a hot feeling came from his heart.
Freckles' voice came from the side: "You just wait here, the priest has something to do with me, so I'll go first."
Lin Qiao nodded.
The place Freckles was looking for was quite secluded, and no one could discover his existence.So he simply leaned against the wall, opened his collar and looked down, and he could clearly see a white-gold line appearing on the skin around his heart.
What the hell is this?
Lin Qiao stretched out her finger and stroked it.
These are not lines engraved on the surface, not even a trace of bumps, like a deeper curse - or something else.
This is the second time this pattern has appeared.
Last time……
It seems to be related to the God of Light.
It seems that I have to find an opportunity to ask freckles.
Lin Qiao withdrew his hand, raised his head, and saw a figure.
A blond-haired knight stood on the corridor, the sun was setting, his blond hair was brighter than gold, and a pair of bright blue eyes looked over inquiringly.
Blonde hair and blue eyes, also wearing knight armor.
It's all right.
Lin Qiao: "... Andy?"
Andy strode over, the mithril armor on his body clinking, and within two or three steps, he came in front of the black-haired boy.
Lin Qiao didn't expect Andy's reaction to be so strong, she shrank back and looked up.
Yes, look up.
Andy was tall, a full head taller than him, and the muscles on his arms were bulging, and it seemed that he could be imprisoned with one hand.
Lin Qiao sensed a dangerous aura.
Andy the teenager cornered.
The young man shrank into a ball, his eyes gleamed with water, he was innocent and simple, apparently he didn't know what happened.
Andy gritted his teeth: "You... how dare you appear in front of me again?"
Lin Qiao: "...?"
The protagonist knows him?
But why he has no memory.
He blinked nervously.
Can't reveal stuffing.
This is the church, the site of the God of Light. If Andy finds out that the original owner has been swapped, he will definitely be able to escape by leaving him a VIP seat on the gallows.
Fortunately, Andy didn't notice anything unusual, and thought that Lin Qiao was too guilty to speak.
He questioned: "Didn't you say that you will never appear in front of me? You - despicable, shameless turtledove."
turtledove……?
Lin Qiao shuddered, remembering the character design of the protagonist.
[...The boy's life experience was rough, he was raped and made a slave when he was young...]
Since they were hugged wrongly, it must be two people who were hugged wrongly.
The original book never mentioned who the other person who was wronged was, and now he seems to know.
turtledove.
The turtledove that occupies the magpie's nest.
Another person who was wronged was him!
Fragmentary memories flashed through his mind, Lin Qiao didn't have time to distinguish, and wanted to fool the covetous Andy in front of him: "I, I came to find someone... My friend is a trainee priest here..."
Before the words fell, a voice came from the other end of the corridor: "Jojo, aren't you looking for Knight Commander Andy? I saw that he has returned—"
Lin Qiao closed his eyes in despair.
Andy: "Looking for me?"
Lin Qiao: "No, no, you heard it wrong." He moved his feet, wanting to leave this awkward place.
Unexpectedly, Andy took a step faster and rushed to the front.He also said to Andy: "Isn't Knight Commander Andy right here? Jojo, if you have something to say, hurry up, Knight Commander Andy is very busy."
Lin Qiao twitched her toes, and she almost cut out a two-bedroom and one living room here.
Andy: "What's wrong?"
Lin Qiao shook his head crazily: "It's okay, it's okay...it's really okay..."
It was supposed to be something.
For example, talk to Andy about how to quickly become the Holy Son of Light, and quickly go to the abyss to destroy the lord of the abyss, so as to avoid future troubles.
But now... After knowing that he is the fake young master who was wronged, the idea was dispelled.
Are you kidding me?
The protagonist must have hated him because he was wrongly held as a slave for more than ten years. How could he help him?
Andy looked down at the black-haired boy in front of him.
Lin Qiao: "If there's nothing else, I'll go first..."
Andy interrupted him: "Come in and talk."
Lin Qiao looked at Freckles, gave her crazy eyes, and wanted to ask for help.
But Freckles misunderstood it: "Haha, I know you are very excited to see Commander Andy, it's okay, Commander Andy has a good temper, you don't have to be afraid."
Lin Qiao: "..."
……
Lin Qiao was forced to follow Andy into the depths of the Guangming Church.
Behind the church is a row of houses with white walls and red tiles.
This place is probably for people to live in, and there are many people coming and going, either wearing pure white robes or wearing platinum armor.
Andy pushed open one of the doors.
Lin Qiao lowered his head restrainedly, and took the opportunity to glance at it when he entered.
This should be Andy's room.
It's not big, similar to the tavern they live in now, with only two colors of platinum and gold, which is a bit monotonous.
White walls, white quilts, white tables, chairs and cabinets.
Other than that, there are no other decorations.
It looks clean and tidy, but...it doesn't fit the status of a knight commander.
Andy pulled out a chair: "Sit."
Lin Qiao sat down with his hands on his knees without moving.
Andy was quiet for a moment: "You... have changed a lot."
Lin Qiao responded to all changes with the same: "Is there?"
Andy: "Tell me, what are you doing here?"
Lin Qiao: "I..."
At this moment, countless thoughts passed through his mind.
Can you tell Andy the truth?
What if Andy directly arrests him after he speaks and sends him to the VIP position of the gallows?
Lin Qiao took a look and quickly lowered his head.
There is this possibility.
It's not that he's just guessing, the relationship between him and Andy is here, new and old grudges are added together, huh - it's fine if he doesn't get promoted.
But, what excuse should I find?
Before Lin Qiao could figure it out, he heard Andy warn him: "You are no longer a member of the Flynn family, so don't expect to get anything from me."
Lin Qiao: "I..."
Andy: "Why are you here?"
Lin Qiao had a flash of inspiration, and said half-truthfully, "I was sent here by the teleportation array. I want to go back to the royal city. I heard that you are here, so I just..."
He lowered his head and kneaded his fingers, "Can you take me back to Wangcheng?"
Andy frowned: "Just this?"
Lin Qiao nodded vigorously: "Yeah."
No matter, let's get over it first.
Anyway, based on the relationship between the two, Andy would definitely not agree.
Andy: "I promise."
Lin Qiao: "Eh, eh?"
Andy warned darkly: "Don't let me find out what tricks you're up to, or..." He reached out and pinched Lin Qiao's cheek, "I'll make you look good."
His movements paused.
His fingers twitched unconsciously.
The skin of the little turtledove...is very tender.
Like freshly baked bread, with a little force, you can squeeze out sweet juice.
Andy's eyes sank, and the scar on his palm was painful again, as if something was about to break out of the ground.
He stretched out his hand like an electric shock, and put his back behind his back: "Go away."
Lin Qiao hurriedly stood up, but before she could step out the door, she heard a suppressed voice behind her.
"Tomorrow, the team will leave for the royal city."
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