Chapter 155

But before his troubles came to fruition... an incredible exclamation came from the street corner:

"You, you...I didn't expect it! We obviously agreed that we would like big sister together! You actually...actually like this little loli!!!"

"??" Listening to the strange speech, he turned around blankly, only to realize that... the monk he had just met before - Zain appeared for some reason, with a He stared at himself with a betrayed expression.

This made him feel depressed: "...Why can I see you everywhere?"

“Because this is not a church?!” Zain stretched out his hand and pointed to the church next to him: “I am a monk, what does it have to do with going to church? But you... actually flirted with each other in front of the goddess, and molested women from good families! If you do this in front of the goddess, you will go to hell!"

"....I never expected that you still think I can go to heaven?"

"Haha~ What are you thinking? I must be joking."

"At this time, would anyone deny it??" Ya Xiu's mouth twitched slightly, and he had an inexplicable feeling that he would just shoot him to death on the spot.

But he wasn’t even excited yet, but Zain was inexplicably excited: “——Jealousy is real! Real! Very real!”

"....Why repeat it three times?"

"Because I'm so jealous!"

"But it's the eldest sister you like, right?"

"Compared with being single! I can't accept my former partner getting single first! After all! You're like this... What should Feilun and Fulian do?! At least make it clear who is the real wife before you start flirting with women! Damn it! - I’m so envious!”

He obviously wanted to condemn him, but in the middle of the condemnation, Zain started to feel envious again, and even started to beat his chest.

The uncle's expression was so exciting that Ash glanced at the girl who had not recovered yet and was covering her face in a daze. He couldn't help but shake his head and said:

"Let's not talk about Feilun and Fulian, and your narrow-mindedness. To be honest... do you think I am the kind of person who would molest a girl from a good family?"

"Then what were you doing just now?"

"This child is my junior sister." He reached out and stroked the hair of the girl next to him, feeling the soft touch, and said unconsciously: "And don't you think this child is cute? And if it is a junior sister, it will definitely be fine. Bar?"

"——Where is there no problem? It's even more outrageous! It's even more beastly!"

"...It's really strange that I was called a beast by a man."

"Damn it! I was actually shown off by a traitor...I'm so jealous~~! Goddess, please introduce me to a big sister nun!!"

No longer beating his chest, Zain, who became more and more excited as he talked, immediately lay down by the wall and kept beating the stone wall of the church, praying for the goddess’ mercy.

It's hard to say whether this appearance will win the favor of the goddess...but if a believer sees it, he will definitely be arrested and beaten as a fake monk, right?

To be honest, Ash wanted to pretend that he didn't know him, but he felt that even if he left, he would still be stuck with him, so he still suggested:

"Okay, okay, calm down...How about I buy you something to drink?"

"No! You make it clear first, otherwise I won't be able to drink! If I can't beat you now, I might even want to fight you to the death!"

"...That's really scary." Thanks to Zain, Ash has calmed down now, returned to his usual normal state, and laughed and said: "But, this child is not a big sister, so what are you jealous of? "

"I feel like I've been betrayed! I promised you, big sister! Why did it become like this?"

"Obsessed?"

"I said...are you really not afraid of being stabbed in the back when you say this in front of a girl?"

"...It seems so." Ya Xiu carefully lowered his head and looked at the girl beside him, who had come back to his senses and was staring at him expressionlessly. He couldn't help but waved his hands and explained:

"I said obsessed with him simply because Zanze was too cute and I couldn't hold it back for the moment. I didn't mean anything else."

"I know." The girl who was always expressionless didn't express much, she just nodded lightly.

"Then why are you staring at me? You don't have any expression at all..."

"...haven't I always been like this?"

"Uh, it seems...?" Ya Xiu, who always felt nervous, silently lowered his head and held his forehead.

He felt that he should say something more, but the current situation...it was obvious that saying too much would lead to many mistakes, so he gave up for now.

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Since Zain was also there, Ashian couldn't take this unrelated person to a secret stronghold or anything for the time being.

He could only find a tavern, intending to chat about what had happened recently... But compared to what he had experienced during this period, Zain had been traveling in a haphazard way.

Although the target person was not found, he was still living a comfortable life. Zain could not help but stay in villages and towns where his big sister was.

The two of them were supposed to talk about their current situation, but they haven't talked much yet...

"....Even the Imperial Capital has become quite unstable recently, and I don't know what's going on." Zain took a deep drag on his cigarette and looked at him with a meaningful look.

"Don't look at me like that. It has nothing to do with me."

"...How did you manage to lie so openly?"

"Really." Ash denied it without blushing or beating his heart; this made Zain look as if he had eaten a fly: "What were you doing in the other tavern just now?"

"Handling disputes, haven't I said that? But what are you doing wandering around for no reason? Aren't you afraid of encountering something?"

"Normally no one would deal with monks."

"Normally no monk would go to the tavern."

"Ah, uh... um..." This simple rebuttal made Zain speechless. He hesitated for a long time and began to change the subject. Title: "Speaking of which... Speaking of which, I went to the Sword Village a while ago."

"When you encounter something you don't want to answer, just change the subject?" His cold gaze made Zain directly put the blame on him: "-I learned it from you, but the problem is not this!"

"What's the problem? There are only lolita in that village... no, only a little girl, what are you doing there?"

"Didn't the gorilla warrior want to leave his name in history? I wondered if he would try to pull out the holy sword."

"And then? Did the gorilla go?" Ash took a sip of wine with a lack of interest, and waved his hand to disperse the cigarette to prevent Zain's smoke from polluting the air of Zanze.

Zain saw this scene, and hesitated for a moment, then silently put out the cigarette to avoid letting the child inhale secondhand smoke. He also muttered to him not to bring the child to the tavern in the future, and then solemnly changed his words:

"I don't know whether the gorilla went there, but when I walked near the barrier... guess what I found?"

"It's impossible that the holy sword was pulled out by someone?"

"That's not the case, but..." Zain came over and whispered at the end of his speech: "That holy sword is a fake!"

"Huh?... You lied to me?" His hand slipped and his head almost hit the table, but his face was obviously overly suspicious.

Even Zaz, who was not interested in the conversation between the two of them, and could even be said to be quite repulsive, looked over unconsciously when he heard this.

Zain seemed particularly serious at this moment: "Really!"

"... What do you mean? Do you really know it?"

"I have been there before, and there is a very strong blessing from the goddess, but now the blessing has disappeared." Zain's expression and words were more serious than ever before:

"Although there is an identical holy sword, others may be fooled, but I am a monk! How can I not recognize the miracle of the goddess? That thing is simply a fake fixed to the ground with magic."

"... You mean someone pulled out the holy sword? But disguised the scene?"

"Yes!"

"... Could it be your friend?"

"Impossible, that guy is simple-minded and strong-limbed. If he had pulled it out, everyone in the world would have known it long ago. After all, he doesn't know magic and can't fix things on it. In other words... the real hero has appeared!"

Zain, who had heard them say that Xinmeier did not pull out the holy sword, became excited when talking about this.

His beaming appearance seemed to be looking forward to the birth of a new era.

However, like a doll, Zanze, who had been listening quietly, suddenly stood up after hearing this, and pulled Ash's hand expressionlessly, and dragged him away from the tavern half-forcefully.

"No? Miss? What are you doing? Why are you suddenly talking to an adult?...... Do children really not like taverns?" Zanze looked at Ash who was dragged away, and although he tried to dissuade him, he quickly sat back down, and shook his head, lamenting that children these days are too tough.

But after taking another sip of wine, he suddenly thought of something, stood up again, and shouted at the two people who had left:

"——Wait a minute! Ash! The wine bill hasn't been paid yet, didn't you agree to treat us?! At least pay for the wine first..."

Zain subconsciously chased him, but before he walked out of the store, two bartenders blocked his way, and one of them threatened with his chest muscles shaking:

"——What? Do you want to run away?!"

"Uh, no, I don't want to run away! Calm down... Look at me, I'm a monk, how can a monk..."

"——How can a monk go to a tavern! Stop pretending! Either pay the bill now, or sit back honestly!"

"Ha, ha ha..."

Speechless, Zain smiled and sat back silently, intending to finish the wine first before talking about anything else.

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On the street

As Ash was dragged out of the tavern, his thoughts drifted to the holy sword of the Sword Village.

As for the dangerous item, he naturally asked someone to watch it... But after watching it for a long time, it turned out to be a fake?

But I have never heard of anyone pulling out the holy sword. After all, the goddess asked someone to pull out the holy sword at this time, could it be...

"Goddess, are you trying to deal with you?" Zanze, who was pulling him, suddenly expressed his worries.

"No, I haven't done anything harmful to God... I shouldn't have? No, it really hasn't! After all, when the previous Demon King invaded the northern continent, basically half of the world fell, and the Holy Sword was not even pulled out. Maybe it’s just the same thing?”

"Is that so?"

"Perhaps the Holy Sword was made by someone from the Goddess's Cult. I'm trying to get more proof of the Goddess's existence to attract more believers."

His reasonable analysis made Zanze nod unconsciously: "It's not impossible...otherwise it should have been pulled out before."

"That's it, there's nothing to worry about. Let's continue to eat what we need to eat, drink what we need to drink, and just continue with our previous actions."

Ash smiled and stroked her head, seemingly not worried at all.

This calm look made Zanze feel a little relieved, but... He only lowered his head slightly, but there was still a trace of worry on his face.

In fact, Ash was murmuring in his heart, because...if that was really what he said, Haita should have said it before.

Haita is not the kind of person who can lie to others. After all, Simmel cannot be pulled out, so Haita will also say these words of comfort.

And the barrier around the holy sword is indeed ridiculously strong. It is not a technology that humans can master at all. Even Volamei couldn't do it before.

After all, only those who hold the holy book and are recognized by the goddess can use it, and the more favored it is, the higher the degree of "goddess magic" used, as well as the blessing of the goddess on monks and clergy. These are not fake. The existence of the goddess is enough to prove the existence of the goddess.

Therefore, there is no great need for the Goddess Sect to go out of their way to create a fake holy sword.

But the two future prophets he knew had never mentioned the news that the Holy Sword had been pulled out and used... and neither of them had any reason to hide it from him.

In other words, maybe the holy sword was just taken away and hidden by an unknown person?

After all, if it was used or used on him, then the two of them had no reason not to tell him, unless - they didn't see it at all, or they couldn't see through the future changed by the goddess.

Of course, there was a possibility that Zain was lying, but he didn’t think Zain was lying, and he had no reason to lie. Although Zain was an unreliable person, he wouldn’t tell such a lie.

To be honest, even he couldn't understand this series of situations...

"Today's weather...is not very good."

He slowly raised his head, looking across the gloomy sky that had enveloped him since early morning.

The approaching dark clouds, carrying a heavy dark color, seemed to be nature's profound allegory of ominous omens. They walked slowly at an almost stagnant speed, but somehow added a bit of heart-stopping chill. .

Maybe this is just an illusion, but just staring at this scene, a premonition that the end of the world is about to come quietly creeps into his heart, like an invisible omen, secretly guiding him and foretelling that his future journey will be inevitable. Avoid being surrounded by deep darkness.

This made a hint of gloom appear on his face.

The girl who had been watching him caught him and couldn't help but gently tug at the corner of his clothes, showing a little uneasiness: "...Master Ash."

"It's okay, I'm just worried that it will rain before I go back."

"Really? That shouldn't be a problem..."

Even Zanze could tell that he was lying, but she did not choose to expose it. Instead, she nodded slightly, grabbed his clothes, and returned to the temporary stronghold with him.

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In the stronghold, Fulian was still having troubles and was heartbroken over her pocket money.

Fei Lun ignored her and silently went to the roof to take pictures of the quilt, occasionally murmuring regrets that there was no sun today.

After returning for a short time, Ai Xiu and Zan Ze went out to take a shower and went to Yifang, a different place in Liudi.

He didn't know where Zanze was going, but he went to notify the kingdom's spies, closely monitor the assassination team, and asked them to continue to thoroughly investigate the matter of the holy sword, asking them to secretly find a monk to go to the Sword Village for identification. Feed back to him as soon as possible after confirming the information.

On the way back, he bought a rocking chair, and then he just lay on the chair, rocking while looking at the open window, silently thinking about future preparations.