"I'm here to take Mei Yin away."
This was the first sentence Fangzheng said after seeing the High Priest.
There was no greeting or self-introduction. Instead, he came straight to the point and asked for her.
"May I ask who you are …"
"Mei Yin's friend."
"Friend?"
Hearing Fangzheng's answer, the High Priest was somewhat surprised. Of course, he knew about Mei Yin, but in the High Priest's view, she was just a strange commoner girl. No matter what, it was not enough to alarm a knight. It must be known that knights were also considered nobles. Although the High Priest had never heard of Fangzheng's name, he could tell from his aura that this man's background was obviously not simple.
However, the High Priest obviously would not listen to the other party so easily.
"I'm very sorry, Sir Knight, but Mei Yin attacked the Temple Elder, which is a very serious crime. In the current situation, we can't just let her go … "
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng chuckled. Before he came, he had naturally consulted the priestess. He also understood why the temple wanted Mei Yin to stay. The so-called attack on the Temple Elder was simply an excuse. In fact, the Temple fancied Mei Yin's powerful magic.
Believers like the High Priest and Aise, who belonged to various gods, all had their own powers. For example, the High Priest's divine arts came from the Mother Earth, and Aise's "gift" was a gift from Loki. But this Temple was different. To put it bluntly, as an organization responsible for liaison, this nameless Temple also did not have the protection of a god. Therefore, the High Priest working here was more like a Mage than a High Priest.
The targets of this Temple were also very different from other Temples. They mainly searched for orphans and screened out children with magic. Then, they made them High Priests.
However, the High Priests here were not used to serve the gods. After all, this Temple did not have any gods to serve.
In fact, the High Priests here were used to serve the nobles.
After all, the other Temples had the backing of a big boss, but this Temple's backing was the country, so they naturally had to build a good relationship with the high-ranking nobles.
The High Priests in the Temple were roughly divided into two types, one was the Green Robe, and the other was the Gray Robe. Most of the Gray Robes were orphans and people without magic. As for the green-robed priests, they were mostly sent here because of political struggles or other reasons. Thus, in this temple, the green-robed priest's status was higher than the gray-robed priest's, and the gray-robed priest's situation was very miserable.
Especially those female clergymen, they didn't have the right to refuse. Whether it was a noble or a green-robed clergyman, they could only hold a bouquet.
After all, this was their job.
According to the speculation of the priestess, the Temple probably wanted to train Mei Yin as a priest in green, and then give her to a noble as a concubine. After all, this kind of thing was not even a secret in the Temple, it was just their normal "workflow". Girls with magic power were more likely to bear offspring with the same magic power for the nobles. This was another reason why the Temple valued Mei Yin.
It was different from the so-called "bright on the surface but dark on the inside" novels on Qidian. In this novel, the author was open and aboveboard. After all, the level of civilization in this world was only at the level of the Middle Ages. The untouchables did not even have human rights, let alone the liberation of women's rights. To these people, this was not a big deal at all. It was just like going out to buy a fried dough twist. Was there a need to hide?
"So how can I make Mei Yin leave?"
"I can't decide that. You must discuss it with the Temple Elder …"
"Oh."
Hearing this, Fangzheng made an "Oh" sound, then he reached out his hand, took out the "Banner of Wrath", wrote a few words on it, and closed it. After that, Fangzheng closed his eyes and leaned on the sofa as if he was resting.
"… ….?"
Looking at Fangzheng's inexplicable action, the Bishop was somewhat surprised. But just as he was about to say something, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a servant stumbled in.
"Bishop, bad news! The Temple Elder is dead!"
"What?"
Hearing this, the Bishop was shocked. He did not even have time to say anything else. He just took a deep look at Fangzheng, then immediately rushed out of the meeting room and went to the Temple Elder's room.
When the Bishop came back again, Fangzheng, who was drinking black tea in boredom, raised his cup.
"Now, can I take Mei Yin away?"
"… … Of course."
This time, the Bishop did not say anything else. He just nodded, then raised his hand and beckoned his servant.
"Take him to the girl named Mei Yin."
"Yes."
Hearing the Bishop's order, the servant nodded. At the same time, he gave the Bishop a puzzled look, then left the reception room with Fangzheng. The Bishop stared at Fangzheng's back with a gloomy expression until the door of the reception room closed.
The Temple Elder was indeed dead.
But he did not die from poisoning, nor did he die from assassination. He just summoned a Gray Priest in the process of holding a bouquet. Because he did not care about his age, he directly died.
It was that simple. Everyone could testify that the Temple Lord had summoned the gray-robed priest before Fangzheng came. And he knew the gray-robed priest as well. She had been in the temple since she was born and had never left the temple. It was impossible for her to have any contact with anyone else.
But … the Bishop was very sure that the Temple Elder's death was related to this man.
He was even sure that this man killed the Temple Elder. Otherwise, he would not have done such a strange thing.
But how did this man do it?
What did he do?
Why couldn't he find any clues?
The Bishop thought for a moment, then shook his head and stopped thinking about it. In any case, the Temple Elder was dead, and there was no evidence to prove that he was killed, so it could only be treated as an accident.
At that moment, Fangzheng followed the servant to the door of a room in a remote part of the Temple. Then, Fangzheng pushed the door open.
"Yo, little girl, let's go."
"Mr. Fangzheng!"
Seeing Fangzheng appear, Mei Yin, who was sitting on the bed, jumped up happily.
"You seem to be doing well. You have food and drink. What's wrong with staying here?"
"Of course not! Do you think I want to be here? I don't want to be a noble's mistress! "
Having said that, Mei Yin seemed to think of something and could not help but shiver.
"You know what? The day before yesterday, I met a Gray Priest. She was only eight years old. Guess what she told me about her dream? "
"What?"
"She said she wanted to be the Temple Elder's lover! At that time, I was stunned! "
"Well … it was quite scary."
Hearing this, Fangzheng nodded. After all, the level of civilization here was relatively low. As a reincarnator from the modern era, Mei Yin would certainly not adapt to this kind of environment. This was normal. If a modern person was reincarnated into the Middle Ages, they would probably want to die too.
"Well, don't worry now. Let's go, I'll send you home. By the way, I've bought a house here. How are you going to convince your parents and sister to come over? "
"This … I haven't thought about it yet."
"Then think about it on the way."
Fangzheng said a few more words, then left the room with Mei Yin and walked out of the temple. As for Mei Yin, she followed behind Fangzheng without saying a word. She frowned and looked like she was in a difficult position.
Just as they were about to leave the temple, Mei Yin suddenly made up her mind.
"Mr. Fangzheng, I have a request … Please save those children."
"Which ones?"
"This … .follow me!"
Having said that, Mei Yin turned around and ran to the other side of the temple. Fangzheng shrugged his shoulders and unhurriedly followed behind Mei Yin. Then, they left the main building of the temple and came to a remote courtyard by the side.
"Where is this?"
"This seems to be … an orphanage."
"An orphanage … .oh …."
Hearing Mei Yin's answer, Fangzheng nodded. It was not particularly strange for a temple to be an orphanage. This kind of situation was normal in many worlds. But what made Fangzheng curious was ….
"Why are you here?"
"Well … .at first, I wanted to find a way to escape, so … .I came here. I thought there would be a passage to the outside …."
"… .you've got guts."
Looking at the girl in front of him, Fangzheng shook his head helplessly.
Forget it, it's the nature of a transmigrator not to seek death.
"… .it's here."
However, after taking Fangzheng to a corner, Mei Yin stopped and stared at the door in front of her with a complicated look. There was even a hint of fear in her eyes, as if it was the lair of hell behind it.
"Here?"
Fangzheng glanced at Mei Yin, then walked forward and pushed the door open.
The first thing that greeted him was an unparalleled stench.
Fangzheng narrowed his eyes. The first thing he saw was the wet straw stained with urine and feces, as well as the naked children lying on the straw. These children looked like the children of the African refugees Fangzheng had seen on TV. They were all skin and bones, with big heads and small bodies. They looked as if they were not far from death.
Or rather, that was indeed the case.
"What's going on?"
Fangzheng silently closed the door and looked at Mei Yin again. Mei Yin's face was pale and her whole body was trembling.
"I, I don't know … .but this is what I saw when I opened the door, and then I fainted …. Although the priest sent me back to my room after that, I couldn't forget these children … .I, I never thought something like this would happen …. I couldn't even sleep well at night …."
For a person living in an era of peace, this scene was indeed too exciting.
"I understand."
Upon hearing this, Fangzheng nodded.
"Anyway, let's go back first."
Then, he said.
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