The security of the palace had obviously become stricter — this was a far cry from the time when Claudia disguised herself as Princess Yamalana and sneaked into the palace.
It was probably because of what happened at the banquet that the security of the palace had been strengthened.
But Mr. Otto and Claudia's escape was still smooth so far … It was just that Claudia didn't get any information about her new classmates along the way, which was probably the only thing she was worried about.
Maybe it was a kind of common feeling that they didn't belong to this place and came from the modern world.
"That Iben, don't we need to care about him?" Claudia suddenly remembered Iben who was knocked out by Otto and hid in the beginning.
Otto said directly, "He is Iben. The one I know is Arria. He is still outside the Oasis Temple."
Claudia was silent for a moment before she said faintly, "Mr. Otto, can you really tell them apart? In these two worlds, there are people like me, people like Arria, and even … "
"Even what?" Otto turned around directly.
Claudia opened her mouth. She wanted to say that there was even a high priest like her father, but when the words came to her mouth, it finally became, "Maybe there are people like you."
"So we should leave this place." Otto said expressionlessly, "If you keep staying in the false, one day even you will be assimilated by the false."
Assimilated by the false … Claudia was startled. She seemed to have vaguely grasped something.
When she was about to say something, she was interrupted by Otto who was leading the way in front of her. At this time, seeing Mr. Otto standing in front of her, Claudia frowned subconsciously, "What happened?"
"You hide yourself later." Mr. Otto said suddenly.
"What do you mean …" Claudia was startled. At the same time, an arrow suddenly shot towards the ground in front of her … Looking at the trembling arrow that was inserted into the ground, she immediately sucked in a breath of cold air!
It was the white-robed guards — on the road ahead, there were five white-robed guards! One of the white-robed guards was even holding a strange flute in his hand!
He was playing the flute, obviously to gather more people.
"Your Highness, the High Priestess invites you to return." The white-robed guard who played the flute said in a deep voice, "In addition, execute this fellow who intends to kidnap the princess!"
Claudia immediately asked in a low voice, "Can you … deal with these guys?"
She remembered that Ao Tuo had secretly knocked out the two white-robed guards. Although she was nervous, she did not panic.
Otto replied to Claudia with an indescribable look … Then, without saying a word, his body suddenly moved. The first thing he did wasn't to push Claudia away, but to pull her in front of him instead. At the same time, he grabbed her neck and said, "Push me away, or else I won't be polite to this princess."
Claudia reacted immediately and screamed, "Don't come over! This guy will really kill me … Don't come over! Don't come over, he's really going to kill me … Ah, ah — ah! "
"You … Can you not talk?" Mr. Ao Tuo immediately whispered in her ear.
"Why? I feel that I have completely shown the emotion of fear? "Claudia moved her lips and said.
"I really hope that you haven't joined the drama troupe in your school." Mr. Ao Tuo couldn't help but sigh.
At the same time, the group of white-robed guards who didn't intend to cooperate at all took action under the command of their leader.
"Capture the woman alive … Kill the man!"
Facing the siege of several white-robed guards at the same time, Mr. Ao Tuo obviously didn't dare to be too careless. He had to push Claudia away — he noticed the words these white-robed guards used.
Woman!
Obviously, in their eyes, they didn't treat Claudia as the princess at all … Even if the real Princess Yamalana was here, their attitude wouldn't change much.
This group of white-robed guards with amazing strength was only loyal to the High Priestess of the temple.
Claudia was pushed aside, and Ao Tuo was surrounded by five white-robed guards alone … This was the first time she saw Ao Tuo's skill in person. She didn't expect him to be so good that he could fight against five white-robed guards alone with ease.
But Mr. Ao Tuo couldn't hold on for long — In just a moment, more white-robed guards had been summoned by the sound of the flute. Facing the increased number of white-robed guards, no matter how powerful Mr. Ao Tuo was, he couldn't fight against four hands with two fists.
Obviously, the white-robed guards also had a set of formations that they were familiar with, so they finally suppressed Mr. Ao Tuo.
At this time, Ao Tuo's hands were grabbed by two white-robed guards, and his legs were kicked at the same time, so he had to kneel on the ground.
"I'm still a mortal after all …" Mr. Ao Tuo couldn't help but smile bitterly when he saw that he couldn't move.
He turned his head and took a look. Claudia's arms were also grabbed by two white-robed guards, and she couldn't get away … Seeing this, Ao Tuo could only sigh secretly.
At this time, the white-robed guards suddenly moved aside, and the high priest of the temple slowly walked over … The high priest had changed into a black robe at this time.
He didn't wear any accessories on his head, and his hair was naturally scattered, but there was a strange gentleness on his square face.
The high priest walked to the front of the captured Ao Tuo. Ao Tuo looked up and couldn't help but frown deeply — Obviously, he recognized the high priest's … appearance.
"Xie Jiatu?" Mr. Ao Tuo subconsciously said.
"How dare you! How dare you call the high priest by his name! " At this time, a white-robed guard ruthlessly slapped Mr. Ao Tuo's face — This slap was so strong that after Mr. Ao Tuo was slapped, blood immediately flowed out of the corner of his mouth.
Seeing that the white-robed guard was about to continue to beat him, the high priest suddenly waved his hand, and the white-robed guard respectfully took two steps back.
The high priest then looked around — Although Ao Tuo was captured, in order to capture him, there were actually seven white-robed guards who were lying down around him!
Although these white-robed guards didn't die, they were obviously seriously injured, and couldn't recover in a short time.
"These white-robed guards are all the elites of the temple, and their skills are extraordinary. Under the siege of so many white-robed guards, not only can you hold on, you can even hit seven of them …" The high priest looked down at Ao Tuo, "I didn't expect you to be so good at fighting. It seems a bit of a pity to kill you like this."
"What, respected high priest, are you interested in recruiting me, a prisoner who intends to kidnap the princess?" Mr. Ao Tuo said indifferently.
"You will know soon." The high priest smiled slightly, and then waved his hand.
At this time, a white-robed guard came forward with a wooden stick, and hit Ao Tuo's neck hard … This time, Ao Tuo didn't faint, so he hit him hard again. At this time, Ao Tuo slowly fell down, and then was dragged away by the white-robed guards.
…
When the high priest came in front of Claudia, she wanted to be very calm, but her body was more honest than expected.
The high priest looked at her without saying a word … Claudia gradually panicked, "I … I … actually, I …"
"Your Royal Highness is frightened." The high priest said softly, "Tonight, Your Royal Highness was attacked by the giant beast, and now someone wants to kidnap you … It seems that the guards of the palace are too lax."
"Yes … yes." Claudia found that she didn't dare to look at him … Especially when she analyzed that this high priest was very likely to be the giant beast, the guy who wanted to destroy this Sun City, the fear in her heart had long been firmly shrouded!
"Guards, escort Her Royal Highness back. This time, we must not let the thief have a chance to get close to Her Royal Highness! " The high priest said in a deep voice, "If there is one more time, you will walk into the punishment room and accept the punishment."
For some reason, these white-robed guards who had always been expressionless showed a frightened look when they heard the punishment room … In Claudia's view, these guys who were like machines, actually had something to fear?
But she was still taken away by these white-robed guards. On the way back to the bedroom … Claudia subconsciously turned back, only to see that the high priestess didn't leave immediately. Instead, she stood in the same spot and silently watched her receding figure.
Xie Jiatu … The high priest's name is also Xie Jiatu?
Is this a coincidence, or … Claudia couldn't tell for a moment, but she vaguely had a very special feeling — She felt that Xie Jiatu, who was silently looking at her, and her father, Professor Xie Jiatu, seemed to have suddenly overlapped.
She was suddenly startled and remembered what Mr. Otto had said. If you are always in the midst of falsehood, one day even you will be assimilated by the falsehood.
False …
…
The fire lit up the dungeon. A white-robed guard fetched a pot of water and directly poured it on Mr. Otto — but this pot of water didn't wake Mr. Otto up.
Just when the white-robed guard was about to fetch another pot of water, the high priest waved his hand and ordered, "All of you, leave."
"High priest, this person is powerless, I'm afraid!" The white-robed guards were slightly shocked.
The high priest shook his head and waved his hand again … These white-robed guards didn't dare to disobey and could only silently leave the dungeon. At this moment, the high priest walked up to Mr. Otto, who was chained up, and lowered his head to look at him.
"Don't pretend, open your eyes." The high priest suddenly said, "I have something to ask you."
Mr. Otto didn't have any reaction and still kept his head down. The high priest waited for a moment and then said indifferently, "Do you know where this place is? This is the place that leads to the punishment room … The door behind you is the punishment room. "
Mr. Otto still didn't have any reaction.
The high priest didn't care and continued, "The so-called punishment room is a place where the true God punishes sinners. In there, you won't encounter any physical torture … It's just a room with nothing inside. There's one thing. "
Mr. Otto still didn't have any reaction.
The high priest said indifferently, "Except one thing … If you stay in the punishment room for a long time, you will see the most painful and regretful things in your life … No matter if you pierce your eyes or ears, these painful and regretful things will play in your mind again and again, and never stop."
Finally, Mr. Otto's breathing seemed to speed up a little, and his eyebrows frowned imperceptibly … The high priest smiled indifferently, "After those disobedient white-robed guards entered the punishment room, I only saw those guys who could only last for three days at most. Most of them would commit suicide in less than a day … Of course, you can think that I'm just deceiving you. What's the matter? Anyway, I plan to send you in and let you experience it for yourself … In fact, maybe I'm really deceiving you. "
Mr. Otto opened his eyes without warning, slowly raised his head, and smiled, "It turns out that the high priest of the temple also has such a wicked side … As a priest, I didn't expect you to like torturing others so much."
The high priest said indifferently, "Torturing? That's not it. We just think that normally, only when a person is in a state of regret, will they feel ashamed of the mistakes they made in the past … Only through mental torture can people realize the dividing line between right and wrong. "
Mr. Otto shrugged and said indifferently, "I don't know if the high priest has ever regretted and suffered."
The high priest said indifferently, "The punishment room doesn't work on me because I'm the spokesperson of the true God."
Mr. Otto was not angry, but showed a rather interesting look, "You are the high priest of the kingdom, and you have powerful white-robed guards. In the eyes of the people of the Sun City, your status is even higher than the Pharaoh here. You are also the spokesperson of the true God … I'm very curious why you still let this Pharaoh exist. You can completely control this country on your own. "
"The country needs a manager, and the temple needs an agent." The high priest shook his head and said, "Between the two, there may not necessarily be a conflict."
Mr. Otto raised his eyebrows and said, "Haven't the high priest heard of the divine right of kings?"
"It seems …" The high priest looked at Mr. Otto meaningfully and smiled, "You seem to be a loyal believer of the divine right."
Mr. Otto said bluntly, "After all, a mortal's body can't be compared to a god … Since a mortal's body can't be compared to a god, why not support a god to obtain power beyond mortals?"
"You want to get extraordinary power?" The high priest asked curiously, "Why?"
Mr. Otto said slowly, "Probably because I've lived for a long time, so I want to try everything."
The high priest frowned, he looked at Mr. Otto seriously for a while, and then said slowly, "In fact, you have already told me this answer once."
"What did you say?" Mr. Otto couldn't help but frown … At the same time, an unknown fear suddenly surged in his heart.
"What I said is not important." The high priest shook his head, "What's important is that it's time for you to leave here … Otto."
Mr. Otto suddenly widened his eyes, and in an instant, he blurted out, "You are Xie Jiatu … Professor?!"
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