"Bishop Karl, who is that young man?"
Standing on the balcony on the second floor, a middle-aged man turned to the vampire bishop beside him and asked softly. He had a head of dazzling blonde hair and a resolute face that looked as though a stone sculpture battered by wind and rain. This man was about two meters tall. He wore a silver-white armor of the Holy Knights and a scarlet cape. On the cape, one could clearly see the pattern of an eagle spreading its wings in flight.
He was one of the Holy Knights and one of the most powerful beings in the Holy Knights — the 'Blade of Justice', Brand Casstina.
The Casstina Family was blessed by God.
Ever since the Holy Knights were established, there had been rumors circulating in the Casstina Family that they weren't protected by angels like the Saint Knights. In fact, there were very few members of the Casstina Family and they seemed ordinary on the surface. But … they were blessed by the Goddess.
Of course, this was a saying within the Holy Knights. Judging from the surface, the Casstina Family was no different from ordinary people. They didn't have any special bloodline or holy spirits protecting them. But this family had some strange 'luck'.
That's right, luck.
The ancestor of the Casstina family was an ordinary templar knight. During the battle with Chaos, he accidentally got separated from the main group and found a temple by accident. There, the ancestor of the Casstina family obtained the inheritance of the ancient Holy Light. After diligently cultivating, he obtained great power and returned to the Holy Sanctum, helping the Holy Sanctum repel the attack of Chaos. Thereafter, the Casstina Family became a dazzling star in the Holy Knights.
Of course, any family that was too powerful would become the target of the enemy. In the next few centuries, the Casstina Family's battle against Chaos and evil never stopped. On the other hand, their enemies were equally powerful. In the end, they forced the Casstina Family to the brink of destruction. Back then, the Casstina Family only had a pair of brothers left. While being hunted down by the assassins sent by Chaos, they unfortunately fell off a cliff …
Hmm? Why does this feel so familiar?
That's right. Just as everyone had guessed, the two brothers' accidentally 'discovered a mysterious altar after falling off the cliff. Then, they formed a contract with the Holy Beasts of Light and … Alright, is there a need to explain the rest? With the power of the Holy Beast of Light, not only did the Casstina brothers eliminate the mastermind behind the scenes, but they also regained their footing in the temple. The Casstina family also began to prosper again.
But good days were always short-lived. A hundred years later, hell targeted another assassination attempt on the Casstina Family. At that time, the old patriarch had just passed away, and the new patriarch had not yet married and had children. Therefore, hell sent a trusted subordinate to tear open a spatial rift on the day of the funeral and drag the new patriarch Casstina to hell!
I might not be able to kill you in the Origin World, but you won't be able to jump around in Hell.
Then … Alright, the demon king of hell had indeed captured the current leader of the Casstina family and successfully imprisoned him. This left the demon king rather excited. He specially gathered the other demon kings to publicly execute this' heaven-sent 'in front of everyone!
It was a pity that if the demon king read a few more novels, he would know what it meant to strike first and gain the upper hand.
As a result, the current leader of the Casstina family 'coincidentally' met an imprisoned angel in the demon king's prison. With the angel's help, the leader escaped from the prison and followed the angel's guidance to find the holy sword that was lost in hell during the war between heaven and earth: the Blade of Justice!
What happened next was needless to say. On the day of the ceremony, the main character came out with a divine weapon to slap the face of the unlucky demon king in front of his peers. Then, he broke through space and returned to the main plane, leaving behind only the ashen demon kings …
And that person was the current leader's father.
This was also why the sacred palace said that the Casstina family was' blessed by the goddess'. Others fell to their deaths from falling off cliffs or drowning in water. So, why was it that the Casstina family members had miraculous encounters and holy weapons … No one would believe that they weren't blessed by the goddess!
But there was a price to pay.
Although the Casstina family had obtained all kinds of "fortuitous encounters" and "marvelous weapons", almost none of them could be passed down beyond three generations in the Casstina family.
The Holy Light Inheritance that the first generation patriarch of the Casstina Family had learned had disappeared without a trace after three generations due to the destruction of the family.
Then, the pair of brothers who formed a contract with the holy light beast only agreed that the holy light beast would protect them for three generations.
Brand Casstina was the second generation to inherit the 'Blade of Justice' and the third generation was his daughter, Connie Casstina.
He was an old-fashioned, serious person who was loyal to his faith and the sacred palace. Upholding justice and defeating evil was his creed. His daughter, Connie, also inherited his character of abhorring evil. Of course, compared to Brand, Connie was still too young and impatient. But when Brand saw that someone actually dared to give Connie a hard time, he felt somewhat displeased. Although he felt that Connie's temperament was a little impatient, she was still a good child. Besides, in the sacred palace, there were very few people who targeted her.
But that didn't seem to be the case for that young man.
"His name is Fangzheng, Sir Brand."
Upon hearing Brandt's question, Bishop Karl, who was standing beside him, answered without batting an eyelid.
"That young Grand Knight?"
Brand was even more puzzled after hearing Karl's answer.
"What happened between him and Connie?"
"According to Grand Knight Matt's report, when Connie met him for the first time, she identified him as a member of the evil cult. Because of this, she fought with Grand Knight Fangzheng and retreated."
"Cultist?"
Facing this unexpected answer, Brand was taken aback. Then, he turned around and gazed at Carl with a trace of dissatisfaction in his eyes. Facing Brand's gaze, Bishop Karl let out a snort.
"All the rewards of Grand Knights are strictly reviewed by the Bishops before they are executed."
What he meant was that there was no problem with Fangzheng's identity.
"But he went missing for more than half a year and no one knows where he went."
"He has the protection of the Holy Spirit."
Bishop Karl didn't even bat an eyelid.
"Don't you believe in the will of the Goddess?"
"…"
Brand puckered his brows and turned to the young lady beside Fangzheng. Although Connie used a special method to hide her wings, powerful legendary beings like Brand could more or less see them.
"What's with the collar on her neck?"
"No one knows. But judging from her appearance, she doesn't seem to mind."
Just as Karl said, to Connie, she was more concerned about the kitten in Fangzheng's hand.
"… I'll keep an eye on him."
"You said 'keep an eye on him' the most."
This time, Bishop Karl finally reacted. He opened his eyes and gazed at the Grand Knight before him. Brand was one of the top combatants in the sacred palace, but he was stubborn and inflexible. The reason why Connie turned out this way was inseparable from Brand's' teaching by example '.
"He's a Saint Knight. You should know that the Bishops are very concerned about him."
"But no one is allowed to act recklessly."
Brand seemed to have no intention of speaking to Bishop Karl any further. He turned around and walked to the other side. Gazing at Brand's back, Bishop Karl knitted his brows and let out an unnoticeable sigh.
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