Chapter 254 Good and Evil

On the outskirts of Askatra, in the living room of Dame Hathaway's manor.

Standing in front of Dame Hathaway were three men wearing white robes and holding scepters. They were the Chief Inspector of the Temple of Helm, the Lord of the Dawn, the High Priest of the Dawn in the Temple of Lathander, Lord of the Dawn, and the Temple of Thom, the God of Justice. Grand Knight Commander.

A red-haired priestess stood behind them. She was Helen, the chosen one of the goddess of love, Sune.

The High Priest of Lathander was the first to speak: "Ms. Hathaway, please hand over the evil statue sold to you by the blasphemer Bredlow. You have delayed it for too long. This evil object will erode your soul and corrupt you." body. Give it to us, and let us use the holy fire to extract the essence of this evil thing, lest it continue to pollute the world."

The Dame bit her lip, her beautiful face distorted by sadness and pain. She knew that this day would come sooner or later, but she didn't expect it to come so soon.

"No! Io is not an evil thing. He is obviously an immortal holy object moistened by the grace of the fire-haired lady..."

The chief priest turned his head helplessly and said to Helen, the chosen one of the God of Love: "Helen, the chief priest, please explain it to this poor lady who has been deceived."

Helen understood the panicked and sad woman in front of her. The chosen one of the God of Love could sensitively detect that Dame Hathaway really loved the statue, as if she loved a living person.

She sighed and had to tell the cruel truth: "Bredro lied to you. That sculpture was not blessed by the fire-haired lady. It was just an evil... evil thing made of an unknown substance. .”

Helen, who has watched "Titanic" countless times, also likes Io's mechanical body. She has a good relationship with Ms. Hathaway. She was once invited into the Dame's boudoir and admired Io up close with her.

There is absolutely no evil aura emanating from that statue. It is soft and warm, and feels just like a real person. It is a good companion for lonely women. Even the goddess elects want to have one on their bed.

The chief priest said with a cold face: "You heard it, it is a forged divine object, another ironclad proof of Bradero's blasphemy. Don't be beguiled by the evil words anymore, hand it over, and the gods will forgive your ignorance. "

"No!"

The Dame shook her head resolutely: "I will never hand over Io! I will give you gold coins, you can have as many as you want, just like before, take the gold coins and leave!"

The chief priest looked embarrassed when he heard this, and was angry that this stupid woman had revealed in public that he had threatened to take Io away and extorted a large sum of money from a wealthy widow.

"Lewd and depraved woman, your soul has been infected by evil and turned black!"

The chief priest shouted sternly: "For the sake of your title, don't let this matter become too ugly. Do you have to be tied to the torture rack together with that evil thing to be roasted by the holy flames in order to save your evil spirit?" A fallen soul?”

The officiant took a step forward aggressively, stood in front of the Dame, and angrily scolded the poor woman who was crying: "Wake up, Dame! If it weren't for the title left to you by your deceased husband to protect you, you would have been like those people who were mined The evil magic crystal created by Dro was so bewitched that he was tied to the stake and burned to ashes like a degenerate who had lost his soul! You actually used this to protect that dirty evil sculpture. Don’t think people don’t know that you took that What are you doing to honor a sculpture? Such an ugly and despicable act, you are really shameless!”

He exuded golden divine power, his image was holy and noble, and his words were stern. Under the pressure of his aura, the Dame's legs softened and she sat down on the ground, trembling all over. Nono could not speak.

In the hall, in addition to several high-ranking priests and ladies, there were two groups of people facing each other.

On one side are the guards of the Dame, and on the other side are the paladins of the "Silver Holy Grail" Knights wearing heavy armor and flying winged helmets.

Seeing that the Dame was overwhelmed by the high priest's courage and no longer insisted on blocking them, the paladins moved forward boldly, knocked away the family guards who tried to stop them, rushed into the Dame's boudoir, picked up the living sculpture, and forced it Take away.

Hathaway watched Io leave her in despair, staggered to her feet and chased after him, but was knocked down by an impatient slap from the Dawn Priest.

"Don't test the patience of the gods' servants, and save some dignity for yourself!"

Priest Li Ming walked away with a puff of sleeves and walked out of the gate of the manor. He glanced back at the woman who was crying bitterly, and sneered and muttered: "What a pathetic and depraved stupid woman. Besides being dissolute and prodigal, what else can she do?"

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The next day, the citizens of Ascaltra City were informed early in the morning by the paladins who knocked on the door. Today, in the main square of the temple area, the new ruler, the commander of the coalition forces of the Knights who occupied Amn, The High Priest of Dawn will expose the lies of the blasphemous demon Bredro in public.

The statue of "Io, the one who looks at love from afar, the one who is immortal for ten thousand years" will be turned into ashes by the holy flames, proving that this statue is just a forged evil object, and the so-called immortality is just a deception and cunning trick to make the citizens recognize it. Understand the true face of Bradlow and no longer be deceived by him.

Half-voluntarily and half-forced, the citizens gathered in the main square of the Temple District. A scaffold was set up in front of the Temple Square of Lathander. Io was tied to the stake, and the pyre was piled at its feet.

The High Priest of Dawn stood on the bell tower of the Lathander Temple. There was a small platform here, which was the most eye-catching place in the temple area square. Standing here, everyone could see him.

Time slowly passed, and more and more people gathered in the square. When the sun slowly rose to the sky, and was about to reach the noon hour that is most revered by Lathander believers, when the sun is strongest, the high priest of Dawn slowly spoke, using He said slowly while reciting scriptures:

"O depraved people in Ascaltra City, you should look up at the sun and let the most fervent and sincere sunshine wash away the gloom in your eyes!"

"In just three years, this city has been desecrated by a demon from the bottomless abyss. This is the negligence of the servants of the Holy Father. Today, we must completely liquidate the sins of that demon and leave him behind Clean up the filth in the city.”

The High Priest of Dawn raised his hand and pointed at Io on the stake, and shouted angrily: "That's the evil statue, that's the origin of Bradro's sin! We finally found out that he came to Ascart from a hell in the multiverse Lacheng, carrying that demonic beacon fabricated into a divine object, it is the evil spirit emitted by that evil sculpture that confuses your minds, making you mistakenly believe that ugliness is beauty and evil is good, and you have lost your respect for the gods. !”

"Now, the Holy Father will send down the Holy Flame to purify this evil thing, allowing you to regain your sanity and expose the devil's tricks. Didn't he claim that the statue is immortal for ten thousand years? Look at the immortality under the Holy Flame. Can divine objects still exist?”

The citizens looked at each other. They had all been loyal fans of the Bredlow troupe. They trusted Bredlow and believed every word he said.

If it were proven that this so-called immortal statue would burn under the holy fire, wouldn't that mean that Bredero was lying from the beginning?

To maintain a lie without being exposed, it requires countless lies to support it. Once the initial lie is exposed, the subsequent series of lies will also be self-defeating!

The citizens looked nervously at Io on the stake. Some of them were shaken, wondering whether they had really been deceived, whether they had really been enchanted by the chaotic halo of the evil sculpture and lost their minds.