After leaving the old tavern, Lumian began to hide again.
In this state, he approached the road he often took when he went home.
Sure enough, he found Pons. One of Bene's men was huddled behind the green trees on the side of the road, observing the pedestrians passing by.
The priest of this parish really doesn't stop until he achieves his goal...... Lumian couldn't help but let out a sigh in his heart.
And the most important thing is that I have not been able to make an effective counterattack.
This is because his personal ability is limited, and secondly, if something happens to the priest in the parish, it will inevitably alarm the "Eternal Sun" church in the Dalliege area.
Unless he is forced to have no way out and has decided to give up this place and move to another place, Lumian will be able to deal with the privacy of the parish priest and see if he can be transferred to a certain monastery to "retire" through the exposure of the scandal.
Moreover, exposing scandals also requires skill, just like letting foreigners break through the affair between the priest and Madame Pualis before.
According to his observation, the administrator and territory judge Beost is a person who cares about face very much, and if he shakes out Mrs. Puaris's affairs, what he will get in exchange will definitely not be Beoster's gratitude, but most likely hatred and hostility.
In that way, facing the double blow of the priest and administrator of this parish, Lumian will definitely have to escape from Kordu Village.
He carefully circled to another road sandwiched between several houses.
Along the way, Lumian kept hiding his figure with the help of walls, doors, trees, etc., and when he was about to approach the "exit", he suddenly heard a voice speaking.
"Guillaume, why don't you go to Auror's house to catch that kid at night? Now looking for him to ambush him all day long will not do anything at all, it is a pure waste of our time, he is as cunning as a wild wolf in the mountains." Pons. Bene's familiar rough voice reached Lumian's ears, "I know Aurore is good at fighting, but we have so many people and we can go to the city to find help."
Guillaume ...... The priest of the main hall is also here...... Lumian stopped and shrank into a corner, intending to hear how the priest would answer and what arrangements he would make for his affairs.
Guillaume. Bennet's voice has a bit of magnetism:
"You wouldn't think that Aurore only had this ability, right?
"She probably has extraordinary powers that I don't have."
"Ah......" Pons. Bene was obviously a little surprised, "She's a witch? Guillaume, then why don't you go to Darliege and find the people of the court? If you can catch a real witch, the church will definitely reward you, and at that time, you are likely to gain the extraordinary power you have longed for for a long time."
"Fool." Guillaume. Bene scolded his brother directly, "What is the situation in the village now, you still don't know? The nose of the judge is the same as that of a dog, and it will not let go of any abnormalities, and when the time comes, the trouble will be great.
"Even if Aurore really wants to deal with us, I don't have any other way, until the end, don't alarm the people of the court."
So, what is the situation in the village now? Lumian attaches great importance and curiosity to this.
Combined with some of the anomalies he had noticed before, he suspected that something bad was brewing and developing in the village, like a turbulent undercurrent under the calm sea.
To his disappointment, Pons. Benet did not expand on this topic, but focused on another point:
"What can you do to deal with a witch?"
"You don't need to know." The parish priest Guillaume. Bene said in a deep voice, "Next, you can put aside the matter of dealing with Lumian, but you still have to play a good role on the surface, and you can't make people doubt my will to take revenge, which will make those foreigners think of some aspects and have a bad impact. What you need to do now is to tell the relevant people one by one, scare those hillbillies who may be aware of it, and don't let them leak their mouths in front of those foreigners."
"Guillaume, do you mean those foreigners are here to find out about that matter?" Pons. Bene was obviously a little scared and worried.
Look at you, you have muscles, not brains, not as calm and calm as your brother, and you are a leader by nature...... Lumian laughed at Pons in his heart. Bene.
Although he hated the parish priest very much, thinking that this guy was simply a stallion, vulgar and greedy, not like a clergyman at all, but in the countryside, the rough, savage, strong, and direct style of behavior was even more convincing, coupled with status, power, wealth, and a clear mind, enough wisdom, and good eloquence, even Lumian had to admit that this guy did have some charm, and it was easy for those around him to worship and rely on him.
Guillaume. Bene sneered:
"Don't worry, as long as those foreigners can't get real evidence, I will still be the main priest of Kordu Village.
"Pons, you must remember that ruling a place cannot be all about deterrence, terror, and repression, then it will never be able to achieve peace, it will not get the desired effect. Since it is impossible to kill all the adults here, then we need some friends, some followers, and for this we can give them some protection.
"The church let us take charge of the affairs here instead of sending outsiders, because we are locals, have relatives, friends, and followers that can help them better control this place and not make a mess, so as long as there is not enough evidence, the above will definitely choose to continue to believe me.
"Okay, I'm going back to church."
It does sound very reasonable and can be deceiving, but this priest, your knowledge and vision are still limited to the Dalliege area...... I heard Aurore say that in other places, in the face of some villages that are heavily polluted by evil spirits, the church chooses to completely destroy and turn the corresponding places into ruins...... Lumian was almost killed by Guillaume. Bene "persuaded", but fortunately, Aurore often told him about the horrors of the "Eternal Sun" Church and the "God of Steam and Machinery" Church.
After the priest left, Lumian changed his route and returned home smoothly.
Next to the oven, Aurore wearing a white apron was busy.
"What are you doing?" Lumian asked curiously.
It's just over 2 hours before lunch.
Aurore lifted her falling golden hair behind her ears and said with a smile:
"Try making a new flavor of toast, rice toast."
"You don't have to be so troublesome......" Lumian was a little moved.
He thought that Aurore was trying to make himself eat better.
Aurore chuckled:
"Where do you want to go, don't be so narcissistic, okay?
"For me, cooking and bread is a way of entertainment and an effective means of passing the time, understand?"
"Then why don't you like to go out, there is more entertainment outside?" Lumian always felt that Aurore was too concerned about the dangers of being a wizard, so he often locked himself in his home.
Aurore turned her head sideways, glared at him, and said:
"Do you drink and play cards?
"Remember, I am the world, and I don't need to seek it from outside."
Lumian could understand the first half of the sentence, but the back was very confused:
"Huh?
"Can you explain what it means?"
Aurore glanced at him sideways:
"To put it simply, your sister and I are social phobes most of the time!"
"What do you mean most of the time?" Lumian asked suspiciously.
"Man is a synthesis of contradictions." Aurore turned her gaze back to the oven, "Don't you remember? Sometimes I am very talkative, and I am very willing to go out and listen to the old ladies gossip, and then tease the children, tell them stories, and sometimes I go crazy, borrowing Mrs. Puaris's pony to ride, wandering around the mountains, wantonly Mercedes, and shouting loudly."
At that time, you shine like a rose bathed in morning dew, attracting people to get close and stabbing people...... Lumian couldn't help but muttered in his heart.
Because of the mention of Mrs. Puaris, Lumian directly changed the subject:
"Auror, uh, sister, I just heard a rumor about Madame Puaris."
"What?" Aurore did not hide her curiosity.
"She is a sorcerer who can communicate with the spirits of the dead......" Lumian told her sister what Ava said, and also told her about the anomalies she noticed and the priest Guillaume. Bennet's words.
Aurore interrupted the work at hand and listened carefully to his brother's story.
Her expression was obviously a little more solemn.
After Lumian finished speaking, Aurore smiled and comforted his brother:
"Don't worry too much, those three foreigners should have come for something that the priest and the others did in private, which is probably related to Madame Puaris.
"Don't provoke Madame Pualis for now, I'll keep an eye on them.
"You go around the village more, contact those foreigners more, and see if you can figure out what is going on, hehe, in comparison, the lady who gave you the 'scepter' card is more worthy of our attention.
"If the situation is really getting worse, we have to consider leaving Kordu Village, well, we can make some preparations now."
"Okay." Lumian deeply agrees with his sister's response.
After a pause, he asked with a slight curiosity:
"Aurore, if you really want to leave Kordu Village, where do you plan to settle down?"
"Go to Trier!" Aurore did not hesitate.
Trier is the capital of the Republic of Intes, the center of culture and art on the entire continent.
"Why?" Although Lumian himself was thinking of Trier, he still asked casually.
- Every Intis wants to go to Trier.
In the eyes of the Triers, there are only two types of Intes: Triers and provincial people.
Aurore said leisurely:
"A prophet once said:
"As long as Trier is still alive, the joy of the world will endure." (Note 1)
Note 1: Adapted from, Nostradamus, "Hundred Poems"
(End of this chapter)