The sudden appearance of the energetic Aubrey startled Tang En. "Why are you here? What's the change in Alinx's situation? "
Before Aubrey could speak, the impulse that Eluri had been suppressing finally erupted. She rushed forward and rushed directly into Tang En's arms, gasping for breath. "Master!"
It's over!
Fiona slapped her forehead and glanced at Aurelia and the others beside her from the corner of her eyes. Sure enough, they were dumbfounded.
"What did Her Holiness just say?"
Aubrey seemed to be unable to believe what he had heard.
"It seems to be … Master?"
Looking at Eluri hugging Tang En and rubbing against Tang En's body, Aradeline seemed to have been struck by lightning.
What was going on?
The Radiant Church's Holiness, who was worshipped and revered by countless people, was actually fawning over Tang En like a little slave?
Was it because the matter was too urgent that he was hallucinating?
How did Eluri become like this!?
Aurelia was dumbfounded. She could not believe that this was a good friend that she had known before.
Looking at Tang En, she suddenly took a few steps back. Her vigilant eyes looked up and down at Tang En, as if she was looking at a scourge.
"I said, don't be like this, okay?"
Tang En pushed Eluri away with a headache. "It's easy to be misunderstood like this — Eluri —"
"Don't call me Eluri!"
Aurelia looked at Tang En in disbelief. Her eyes clearly said, "I didn't expect you to be such a person."
"That's why I said there's a reason behind this … Let's go in and sit first. Fiona, help me explain to her."
Seeing Eluri clinging to him again, struggling between entanglement and happiness on her face, Tang En sighed and led them into the study.
Fiona briefly explained what happened in the underground world. Aurelia still could not believe it. "Why do I feel that this is a long-planned conspiracy?"
Fiona said firmly, "That's impossible. Our Lord isn't that kind of person. Everyone who was there saw it clearly. If Aitanox hadn't deliberately framed the Saintess, such an accident wouldn't have happened."
Not that kind of person?
Aurelia remained skeptical about this. She could tell that Tang En was not as innocent as he appeared to be when he tied her up and ravaged her skillfully.
Aubrey and Aradeline briefly explained Alinx's current situation to Tang En. After listening to their narration, Tina had already brewed the tea.
The two of them drank the hot tea brewed with the leaves of the World Tree. They could not help but feel a little jealous of Tang En's rich lifestyle.
"Mobilize Martani and Yabaron's forces and combine the remaining forces of the 3rd Legion to attack Taris?! With Taris's forces, they definitely won't be able to resist the allied forces! "
Aurelia's expression changed drastically. She said anxiously, "And if we mobilize Martani and Yabaron's forces, the Ronitte Kingdom will definitely notice that the defense line is empty. What if they take advantage of the situation to launch an invasion?! And the remaining forces of the 3rd Legion are all transferred away from the Scar of the Sacred Sword. The Solant Kingdom and the Gris Kingdom in the north may also take advantage of the situation to invade. "
"This may be what he wants."
Aradeline took a sip of tea and said helplessly, "He's completely corrupted now. Chaos is what he wants."
Tang En asked, "Do you have any leads on the investigation of the mastermind behind this?"
"We've secretly distributed the portrait drawn by Lady Clover. We're looking for the person's true identity, but it seems difficult at the moment."
Aradeline said in a low voice, "The person who has such means is definitely not an ordinary person. We suspect that it's a cultist."
Tang En frowned. "Cultist? The Serpent of Darkness? "
"It's very likely. After all, under the pursuit of the Knights Templar for many years, the Red Sun Sect, Five Wheel Sect, Fire Sect, and other cultists have been mostly wiped out. They're no longer a threat. Only the Serpent of Darkness, which has been dormant and developing over the years, has not been able to harm their vital parts."
After a pause, Aradeline added, "But we can't rule out the possibility that these cultists are at death's door. Before the truth comes to light, anything is possible."
Aurelia frowned and asked, "What about the Chaos religion? They're also very powerful and more dangerous than the Serpent of Darkness. "
Aradeline shook his head. "The possibility of the Chaos religion is even lower. Their members are all lunatics. If they wanted to start a war, they would've done it directly. They wouldn't use such a complicated method. To be honest, they don't care about war. They just enjoy the process of destroying and destroying order. Whether it's war or peace, it makes no difference to them."
"If that's the case, the Serpent of Darkness is the most likely culprit."
Tang En clapped his hands and then pushed Eluri away. After talking for so long, Eluri was much better now. The aura coming from Tang En seemed to be able to give her some kind of satisfaction. After the impulse in her heart was satisfied, she could finally restrain herself again.
She was also very embarrassed at this moment. Her face was flushed, and she didn't even dare to look directly into Aurelia's eyes.
"Well, Her Holiness is back to normal now."
Tang En was also a little embarrassed. He coughed softly and asked, "Speaking of which, I haven't asked why Her Holiness came to see Ellington. Is there any progress in the investigation of the Vatican?"
After returning from the underground world, Tang En had asked them to investigate the Serpent of Darkness. It had been so long, and there should be some progress.
Eluri lowered her head and whispered, "The Knights Templar sent a message a while ago. They seem to have found clues about the Serpent of Darkness's activities. They are secretly investigating. If there are any major discoveries, they will immediately contact His Holiness the Pope."
"How long will the message be delayed?"
Aurelia said faintly, "The Vatican has a special divine spell that allows them to contact each other from a distance, so you don't have to worry about this."
Hearing Aurelia's voice, Eluri lowered her head even more. She felt that she couldn't raise her head now that her friend had seen her embarrassing side.
"The main reason why Her Holiness came here is that we have already talked to His Holiness the Pope. We hope that the Vatican can join us and cooperate with us in the battle."
Adrian explained, "It's easy to fight a war, but it's difficult to appease the people after the war. In this regard, the Vatican has a natural advantage. They can easily help us appease the people's emotions and let them accept the truth."
"I see."
"Aiya, why do you always leave things unsaid? The point is that there is a prerequisite, and that is, Victor's death must be related to the dark forces or the cultists. Only then can the Vatican get involved in this matter. They can't set a precedent of theocracy interfering with the royal power," Aurelia said impatiently.
Aubry said impatiently, "So the reason Her Holiness came down here is to witness Victor's death with her own eyes —"
After a pause, Aurelia's gaze moved between Eluri and Tang En. His mouth twitched. Perhaps she also came here to see Tang En?
Aurelia's gaze made the pure Saintess lower her head even more, almost burying it into her chest.
Aurelia sighed and took off the necklace. "Indeed, there are such records in the royal family. If the Vatican wants to interfere with the royal power, they must have evidence that the royal power has been interfered with by the cultists or the dark forces. So, please watch."
She activated the power of the necklace again, and the scene of Victor being assassinated by Girard appeared before everyone's eyes.
Although she had seen it many times and studied it for a long time, Aurelia's eyes still stung every time she saw this scene. Her father had died just like that. He was clearly so considerate of the people, so eager to restore the glory of the royal family of Irus. In the face of the economic crisis, he did not fall. In the face of the enemy's assassination, he did not fall. In the face of the conflict between the royal family and the aristocratic party, he did not fall.
But he fell under the sword of his son, under the conspiracy of the dark forces.
"This is what happened that day …"
Eluri widened her eyes and carefully observed everything in the image. She did not let go of any clues, including Prince Girard's movements, the eyes of the mysterious man behind him, King Victor's expression, and the corpse of Master Clark next to him …
"Eh?"
Eluri was suddenly stunned. She gently tapped the image with two fingers, and then the image was magnified. Master Clark's corpse could be seen clearly.
Tang En was stunned for a moment. This thing could actually be zoomed? A magic version of holographic images with hand gestures?
"Master Clark's corpse looks a little strange …"
Eluri frowned. "He looks very painful, and he's holding his head with both hands. He must have suffered a mental attack. But look at his arms, the muscles on them look like traces of being tied by a rope. Master Clark is an extraordinary magician, how could he be tied up by a rope?"
"Rope?"
Tang En took a closer look, and his face suddenly turned cold. "What rope … That's a snake. There are traces of being entangled by a snake, and there are also traces of snake scales …"
Snake?
Hearing this, everyone's faces sank. It was indeed so.
The only cult that could use power like this was the Dark Serpent. There was no other cult like this!
"It was indeed the Dark Serpent who did it …"
Fiona gritted her teeth and said, "Three Venerables have died, and they still haven't given up …"
"Three Venerables have died?"
Eluri was shocked. "Who else could it be other than Sanderson? When did this happen? "
From the information collected by the Vatican, they knew that the Dark Serpent had the supreme Lord Jassas, and there were cadres called Venerables. The Venerables were the right-hand men of the Lord God, and everyone below the Venerables were equal and servants of the Lord God.
But who were the Venerables? How many Venerables were there? This information had never been dug out. They were very careful in their actions. Even if they caught people who were corrupted by them, they could not dig out the identity of the Venerables.
So far, Eluri only knew that Sanderson, who died in the hands of Tang En, was a Venerables cadre.
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