Chapter 712 One Fan Is Worth Ten Haters!

In a small northern town, reputation doesn't matter. .Just know that it is in the middle of nowhere and off the beaten track. Except for local residents and some bards who wander here by chance, there are basically no strangers coming here.

It is precisely because of this that although the straight-line distance between the town and the Northern Temple is only more than a hundred miles, it is almost the closest gathering place to the temple. However, many storms about the temple from the outside world still did not affect the tranquility here.

But this morning, the town welcomed a strange face.

With a handsome appearance, a warm smile, and paired with holy armor, the whole person looks extremely brave and upright. Dressed like this, even if the town residents don't see the world, they know that a great big shot has arrived.

The attitude of this big man seemed to be very gentle, but the residents here naturally did not dare to come up and strike up a conversation. Moreover, the purpose of this big man was also very clear. He walked through most of the town while nodding and smiling with passers-by, and came to an ordinary house on the north side. forward.

He turned his head and looked around, raised his hand, dong dong dong... squeak!

The wooden door of the house was not closed, but opened on its own after knocking a few times. The big shot raised his eyebrows and was about to step in. But at this moment, suddenly, his legs and feet were suspended in the air, his expression changed, and he said urgently, "Don't get me wrong...it's me!"

The half-closed wooden door was fully opened, and a small courtyard appeared in sight. On the steps in front of the house, a white-haired old woman was half-sitting. Her expression was indifferent, her mouth was pursed and her eyes were narrowed. There was a persistent fighting spirit in her eyes that was seriously inconsistent with her status.

The explanation to reveal her identity had no obvious effect. On the contrary, the fighting spirit around the old woman rose crazily, covering the entire courtyard in a short time. The warm light seemed to have lost its temperature and gradually turned cold.

After a pause, looking at the fighting spirit that had not diminished at all, the big man realized something and raised his hands: "Well, I came alone."

Looking at each other for a moment, the old woman lowered her eyes slightly, and the fighting spirit around her disappeared instantly. She frowned slightly: "How did you know I was here...Owens?"

The big shot, oh, that is, Owens did not answer the question immediately. Instead, he breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Others don't know it, but Owens knows exactly what kind of terrifying strength the seemingly old woman in front of him has! Putting aside everything else, if the old woman had chosen to take action just now, then probably all he could do was turn around and run away...

Waved in greeting, a warm smile appeared on the corner of his mouth again, "Hi, Xia Wei'an. After all, we are friends we have known for many years. I don't expect you to hand me a cup of tea, but you must at least let me in first..."

After a pause of words, Owens' eyelids twitched as he saw Xia Wei'an, who was pretending to be an old woman, frowning more and more. He quickly put his hands down and said, "Okay, okay, I'm really scared of you... I'd better come in by myself."

After crossing the threshold, Owens stopped talking nonsense and said directly, "It's really good to use this place as a hiding place. It's very quiet, and it's not easy to be thought of. But, haha, to be boastful, there are many people who know your character. But I’m definitely one of the first few.”

"Regarding the matter of the Bounty Hunter Guild, what the Temple did to you is indeed very unkind. But I know that you can't be discouraged and betray the Temple. On the contrary, you only think about how to get the Temple back on track. , right? Haha, so I conclude that you cannot be too far away from the temple, and you should be waiting for the opportunity silently near here."

Xia Wei'an pursed her lips and remained silent. Not denying it means acquiescence.

"As for how I knew you were hiding here..." After a pause, Owens shook his head and sighed, "Actually, I just deliberately collected intelligence around the temple. But you, Xia Wei'an, have always been so jealous of evil. But you have only been here a few days. God, I just punished a bully in the small town..."

Having said this, everything will undoubtedly become clear. Xia Wei'an came to this remote town to hide, and she shouldn't have made any noise, but her character of being jealous of evil still allowed her to teach the bullies in the town a lesson. And it was this inconspicuous little thing that made the thoughtful Owens quickly come over...

To a certain extent, what Owens said before was really not a boast. He did know Xia Wei'an very well.

"Of course, these are just guesses. You know, the moment I walked in, I thought I was in vain..." Owens couldn't help but squinted his eyes as he approached, looking up and down at Xia Wei'an's disguise, especially It was the facial part. I couldn't help but marvel, "This disguise technique is simply amazing! If it weren't for the fighting spirit just now, I would have thought I had recognized the wrong person... Well, since when did you know such an expert?"

Subconsciously, he touched the folds of his face, hesitated, and then returned to normal. Xia Wei'an didn't mean to explain, but said softly: "Why are you still looking for me... I am now a wanted criminal who colluded with the heretics. If you guessed it right, the temple is now hunting me down, so you can Aren’t you afraid of being implicated by me?”

Owens was stunned when he heard this: "Uh... you already know?"

"Hmph!" Xia Wei'an snorted softly, flipped her right hand, and threw a... little bird? Owens raised his hand in astonishment and took the origami paper with wings that looked like a bird. His face suddenly looked weird, "Hey, I really didn't see it. Xia Wei'an, when did you get this skill? How do you fold it into the shape of a bird? ? It’s very delicate..."

"This is a paper crane..." Xia Wei'an subconsciously corrected her, but then she frowned and waved her hand impatiently, "Tear it apart!"

"Okay, but how do you take it apart...eh?" Judging from the paper traces, it seems that the paper crane has been taken apart and folded many times, so before Owens finished speaking in distress, the paper crane in his hand had been taken apart naturally. Scattered into a piece of white paper with black and white characters.

The content on the paper is very simple, it is a wanted notice for the temple. But the three words written at the beginning of the wanted target - Xia Wei'an are enough to make the world stunned!

Who is Xavian? That is a martial arts genius that the temple has not produced for a hundred years! It is the flower of knighthood that many men and women admire greatly! He was the Holy Grand Knight who killed countless heretics... But now, Xia Wei'an, who has such outstanding achievements and is full of glory, has become a wanted criminal who colluded with heretics and directly caused the large-scale destruction of the temple!

After a moment of silence, Owens suddenly thought of something, and his face was full of surprise: "You were... uh, you were in the Holy Light City and didn't leave?"

This wanted order was issued on the spot the day after the temple was destroyed, and the number was not large. It was impossible to have it outside Holy Light City. This also means that when the temple is preparing for a large-scale search, the target of the search is actually right under their noses...

"Unexpected, unexpected, really unexpected..." Owens repeated it three times, shaking his head and looking at Xia Wei'an with a look full of shock and surprise, "I just realized now that I don't know you very well."

"It wasn't my idea." After a brief explanation, Xia Wei'an looked obviously impatient, "You haven't answered my question yet, why are you here looking for me?"

If it's not you, then it can only be Tang En... Owens suppressed the speculation in his heart, spread his hands and said: "The reason is very simple. I was not optimistic about your attitude towards the temple before, but now I can't understand the temple's attitude towards you even more. How to do it. So, I decided to help you."

"Help me?" Xia Wei'an raised her eyebrows and raised her head, "What can you help me with?"

"Uh... What's the matter with your deep suspicion? Please, I risked my life to help your friend, okay? No matter how weak I am, you won't lose any face at all. Don’t leave it to me.”

Holding his forehead, Owens looked helpless, "Besides, at least I can act as an internal spy and tip off information to you, so I'm still competent, right?"

After hearing this, Xia Wei'an looked at Owens intently and pondered for a moment: "Have you thought about it?"

"certainly!"

"Okay, I believe you!" Xia Wei'an nodded simply, "But, what news can you bring me?"

"Haha, after all, I am also the Holy Knight Commander, and I am quite popular. I am naturally well-informed. Well, let me first talk about the recent situation of the temple. You don't know what chaos has happened in the temple and Holy Light City in the past few days. Looks like..."

…

Xia Wei'an has been staying in the town for the past few days to sort out her thoughts, so naturally she doesn't know the situation outside. Now from Owens' mouth, I learned about the temple's current difficult situation...

Leaving aside other places, let’s take what Owens actually saw. In the City of Holy Light, which has the strongest faith, it is now in turmoil.

Some believers gathered outside the temple day and night, demanding explanations and responses from the temple's higher-ups. Some were even more disheartened and so disappointed in the temple that they moved their families away from Holy Light City. Others are even more extreme, quarreling, fighting, and fighting in the city with the fanatics who defend the temple...

"...Sigh, apart from collecting information about you these days, I hardly have a moment of leisure. I keep leading a large group of knights out to start a fight... Old Bolton of the bakery in the city remembers that his ancestors have lived in the Holy Light City for several generations. The whole family is a loyal believer in the temple. But this time, they had a big fight with their son, Bolton, over the temple. After we rushed over, the two of them were already bruised and bleeding, and they couldn't pull each other apart... Later, the old man pulled away. Bolton held me tightly and kept asking loudly whether the story about the Bounty Hunter Guild was false or a rumor spread by others. I don’t know how to describe that look, but I will never forget it in my life... But How do you want me to answer? Saying no can comfort his mood, but it can't explain his doubts, and it can't convince myself. Say yes? How can I bear it? In the end, I had to let him keep dragging me..."

Taking a long breath, "Huh... How should I put it? In fact, I am here not only to help you, but also for myself. Because at least this way, I can feel a little more at ease... I didn't think highly of you before, because I I think the temple can still be saved. But now...it's hard to say! But one thing is roughly certain, that is, if the temple continues like this, it will collapse..."

Amid Owens' lonely sigh, Xia Wei'an couldn't help but feel stunned, and was speechless for a while.

She naturally knew about the Bounty Hunter Guild. After looking at the wanted poster these days, she would sometimes fervently think about exposing the matter directly. Then we would see how the temple would explain it to its millions of believers...

Of course, this is just thinking about it. After all, she is a member of the Temple of Light, so she understands that family scandals should not be publicized, so she is more inclined to report the matter to the General Assembly and resolve it internally. But she didn't expect that someone would take a step ahead of her and directly expose this matter. There is reason and evidence, which makes people have to believe...

At the same time, Xia Wei'an did not expect that this matter would lead to such a large-scale riot, which was far beyond expectations. It even made people feel that the temple was like an assassin or a thief, to the point where everyone was shouting to be beaten!

Taking a deep breath, Xia Wei'an pursed her lips, as if she had decided something, and said slowly: "Tell me, if I stand up now and announce that the Bounty Hunter Guild thing is true, what will be the result?"

"Uh... stop joking, it's already chaotic enough now... Hmm? Are you serious?" Looking at Xia Wei'an's familiar and persistent gaze, Owens was dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and wanted to veto it directly, but in the end he held it back. , frowned and said, "Reason!"

After staying in this quiet town for a few days, Xia Wei'an obviously figured out a lot of things. Hearing this, he calmly explained: "We all know that the things about the Bounty Hunter Guild are true, and those who hire murderers to kill people should also be fake. No. This matter cannot be concealed by just concealing it, so why don’t we choose to expose it ourselves. Of course, believers will be disappointed, even angry and resentful... But at least in this way, we can make some believers feel angry Afterwards, I know that there is still light in the temple, there is still justice, and there is still hope for redemption!”

Owens couldn't help scratching his hair after hearing this, using the stinging pain to suppress the chills on his scalp, and hesitantly said: "Death and rebirth? Well, your idea... makes some sense, but it's a bit bold! Hmm! , can’t it be gentler?”

"No." Xia Wei'an waved her hand firmly, "The temple is now like a serious disease. It cannot be overcome. It can only be treated with heavy medicine. Otherwise, we can only watch it weaken, decay, and eventually be completely destroyed!"

"Okay, what you said impressed me." He spread his hands and said, "But in this case, do we still have a chance to treat the temple? They must hate us and want to kill us quickly!"

This is a fact. Both Xia Wei'an and Owens were born in the Temple of Light, so they naturally know what kind of terrifying power the temple has. It is no exaggeration to say that squeezing them to death is no more difficult than squeezing an ant to death.

"Haha, that's not necessarily the case." Xu Shi determined the direction of his efforts. Xia Wei'an looked much more relaxed and said with a chuckle, "If you're far away, let's just talk about Tang En. He is wanted by the whole continent of the temple, so he can live the same way now. Well, he even dared to come to the Northern Temple to ** him a few days ago, but in the end we couldn't do anything to him."

Owens wanted to say something after hearing this, but Xavian waved her hand to interrupt, "Of course, I know we are different from that guy. Well, although I really don't want to admit it, he is indeed much better than us in some aspects. At least when it comes to how to escape, I've never seen anyone more professional than him."

After thinking of a suitable adjective, he paused and said, "But we also have our own advantages and helpers. We are not fighting alone."

"Advantages and helpers?" Owens raised his eyebrows in surprise. After thinking about it for a while, he still asked doubtfully, "Are there any?"

"Of course!" Xia Wei'an nodded heavily, looking very confident: "There is indeed a problem in the temple now, but not all clergy have problems. Have you forgotten that there is a group of people in the temple general meeting, who have a deep understanding of Father God? His faith is extremely pure..."

Before he finished speaking, Owens suddenly felt something in his heart and blurted out, "Puritan!"

"Yes, they are the Puritans. In addition, there are some ascetic monks. They are the mainstay of the temple!"

The so-called Puritans are actually normal clergy. Their every move strictly follows the ancient temple teachings and advocates a diligent and austere lifestyle. At the same time, they believe that the current situation of the temple is gradually deteriorating, so their core proposition is to 'purify' the temple.

And it is precisely because of this proposition that their position in the temple is a bit strange. After all, not all clergymen had such an awareness. Over time, they simply became their own sect within the temple.

As you can imagine, such a faction is naturally disliked by most clergy, so under intentional or unintentional suppression, almost no one in this faction can occupy high positions in the temple, and their sense of existence is really weak. This also made Owens not think of them just now...

As for the ascetic monks, there is no need to go into details. Just look at the name and you will know what kind of group this is. They are only keen on studying doctrines or obsessed with power, and don't care about the rest. They are one of the few neutral factions in the temple.

To a certain extent, Xia Wei'an is both a Puritan and an ascetic monk, and naturally has good relations with people from both groups. So if she comes forward, this will indeed be an advantage and helper!

"Well, it seems that you have really thought about a lot these days. Well, I have to say, I am convinced by you." After a brief pause, Owens decisively slapped his palm, "Then do it, I will contact you Puritan, when you go to announce the Bounty Hunter Guild... you must be careful, because you may have to bear the charge of being a traitor to the temple for a long time to come!"

"Actually, I'm already a traitor, right?" Xia Wei'an pointed at the wanted notice with a self-deprecating look on her face, and then touched her wrinkled old face, "Fortunately, now that I have this, I should be able to avoid it for a while... ...Haha, it’s quite ironic when you think about it. I wanted to kill him, but I didn’t expect that one day I would use his things to save my life.”

He didn't say it clearly, but Owens naturally knew who "he" was referring to, and shrugged: "Then let's consider it as the price for destroying most of the temple. This way, we can use it with peace of mind."

"...Actually, I threw the demon skull."

"Well……"

…

Just one day later, in a certain town, Xia Wei'an stood up and confirmed the relationship between the Temple of Light and the Bounty Hunter Guild.

Let’s not talk about whether her attempt to survive will be successful. At least for now, these remarks based on her reputation have become the last straw that breaks the camel’s back. The temple’s power in the north has completely fallen. Passive, even tending to be kicked out...

And she, the original Holy Grand Knight of the Temple of Light, became a reviled traitor overnight. Ordinary believers still can't understand it, fanatic believers directly insult them, and the temple secretly sends people to hunt down...

The only beneficiary may be Tang En in Hanshui City. After receiving the news, even though he was as calm as he was, he couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and then he couldn't help but raise his head and sigh,

"It's true...one pink is worth ten blacks!"

…………(To be continued.)