The afternoon sun shone brightly on the Holy City, and the cool breeze blew through the calm yet busy streets. The people shuttled back and forth like flowing water.
Everything was peaceful, and it was a stark contrast to the outbreak of the plague a few months ago.
After experiencing the plague, the people seemed to cherish the current situation. Even after several months, they still had a smile on their faces, as if they had just survived a disaster.
Perhaps that was why the plague wasn't the scariest part, but the people who experienced it still had lingering fears.
They witnessed the 70,000 to 80,000 people moaning in one place and waiting for death to come. That was something that no one would ever forget.
Of course, all of that was over, and the matter had the most satisfactory ending. Now, there was only one thing that everyone had to do — learn from it.
At this moment, the Holy City, which was usually a place with few people coming and going, became unusually lively. This situation wasn't because of the plague that had broken out previously.
Although the plague attracted many officials from the Ella Empire, it wasn't the cause of the current situation. In fact, it wasn't even the slightest bit related to it.
The main reason for the liveliness of the Holy City was a grand event that was about to be held — the mainland's school ranking competition.
Originally, the name of the ranking competition would attract the attention of the entire continent. Many people would come to watch the ranking competition with different purposes, and the number of people would skyrocket before and after the competition.
This time, it was going to be held in the Holy City, so there would be even more people.
The Holy City was the most mysterious and sacred place on the continent. Many people wanted to go on a pilgrimage, but this place wasn't open to the public. Other than the believers who worked there, only high-level clergymen of the Holy Church or special guests could enter. Therefore, ordinary believers basically didn't have the chance to go on a pilgrimage.
This time, because of this ranking competition, the Holy City was temporarily open to the public. This made these believers, as well as some curious people, rush here from all over the continent, all wanting to climb the Holy Mountain and enter the sacred Holy City.
At this time, it wasn't time for the Holy City to open to the public. Everyone who came here could only wait in the cities below. Therefore, the few affiliated cities at the foot of the Holy Mountain were a little overcrowded.
At this moment, a group of people arrived and joined the crowd. Although this group of people seemed to be extraordinary, they were also overwhelmed by the crowd.
At this moment, even if there weren't so many people, there were still many extraordinary people in the Holy City. There were even more of them now, so no one would notice their existence.
There weren't many of them, only about a dozen or so. There were both boys and girls, and most of them were in their twenties. The one leading them was a middle-aged man with a stocky back and a bear-like waist. Coupled with his exposed muscles, this middle-aged man was —
Hercules.
Ahem, muscles didn't necessarily mean that he was an expert, but it definitely meant that he had strength.
Among the people of the Holy City and people, muscles didn't mean that he or she or he or she or he or she or he or she or he or she or he or she or he or she or he or she or he or he or she or he or she or he or.
In the words of the people of the Holy City, she was too beautiful. Even if the Saintess was with her, she would not be too inferior.
In the Holy City, the Saintess could be said to be the most beautiful representative. Although they had only heard of her or seen her portrait, they had never seen her in person. However, the more they thought about it, the more they imagined the Saintess to be perfect.
Of course, they might have underestimated the Saintess. After all, the Saintess had never appeared and she had always been a legendary existence.
Therefore, although this group of people looked very ordinary, they more or less attracted some people's attention. However, there weren't many of them. At this time, everyone was busy and didn't have the leisure to look at beauties.
The three girls didn't care about this. After a long journey, they were tired enough. Now, they just wanted to find a place to rest. If there was nothing urgent, they would definitely do that.
"Chen Pi …" The leader of the group, Hercules, shouted and frowned. He still felt that this name was a little strange.
If this name was just a nickname, it would be easier for everyone to accept. However, this was a person's real name and not a nickname. This made everyone feel that it was very funny.
The one called Chen Pi was a young man wearing coarse hemp clothes. His skin was dark and rough, and he was a stark contrast to the other boys and girls around him. It made people feel that he shouldn't be one of them.
Among this group of boys and girls, none of them were commoners. At least from their clothes, they all looked like nobles. Although they didn't seem to be big nobles, at least they weren't like Chen Pi.
It was impossible to say that Chen Pi might like to dress like this or that he was just playing around. This was because the aura he gave off was that of a very simple farmer. It was very different from nobles.
However, this aura wouldn't make people look down on him. At the very least, at this time, no one looked down on Chen Pi. Instead, they felt an indescribable respect for him.
"Yes, I'm here. I didn't fall asleep. I just took a nap …" Chen Pi scratched his head.
"I didn't say you fell asleep. Even if you did, no one would blame you," the Hercules said weakly.
"Then why did you call me? Is there something you need my help with? " Chen Pi asked honestly. To him, when people called him, it was either to scold him or to ask him to do something.
"Chen Pi, look at where we are now. We've already arrived at the Holy City. "The Hercules frowned. At the same time, he pointed at the Holy Mountain in front of them so that Chen Pi could see it clearly.
"Ah, we've arrived? Then I'll immediately go find a divine doctor. My mother's illness will depend on him, "Chen Pi immediately replied. He went to the carriage and picked up a weak old woman, carrying her on his back.
Needless to say, this old woman was the 'mother' Chen Pi had been talking about.
Chen Pi's mother looked very old, giving people the feeling that she was Chen Pi's grandmother and not his mother. Perhaps this was because she was seriously ill.
"Xiaopi, what's wrong? Where are we going?" The old woman didn't know that they had already arrived. But her voice was very weak.
Under the sunlight, the old woman's body seemed very frail, and her sickness was also exposed.
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