bookrandom Chapter 225: Transformed into a Hypocritical High Priest Who Covets the Godhead of Light (9)
Chapter 225: Transformed into a Hypocritical High Priest Who Covets the Godhead of Light (9)
As the selection of the Son of Light approaches, Qi Heng, as the high priest, has become the most leisurely person in the entire temple.
It was at this time that Qi Heng clearly realized the reality that the original owner, although a high priest, had no real power at all.
I haven't seen Ashe for two days.
Except for some conflicts with the temple believers in the first few days, the boy actually got along better and better afterwards.
Even the bishop who occasionally left the temple would greet Asher privately.
The bishop is responsible for the management of the temple as well as religious affairs within Victoria and occasionally involves diplomacy with neighboring countries.
It is a position equal to that of the high priest. Due to the inaction of the original owner, the power of the Bishop of the Temple of Light is now much higher than that of the high priest.
The Pope, the most authoritative and representative figure, has not participated in the decision-making of the temple in recent years, and therefore nearly half of the real power is in the hands of the bishops.
The selection of the Holy Son and Holy Maiden was presided over by Bishop John.
The bishop's kindness to Ashe made Qi Heng alert. Did he discover Ashe's luminous body or something else?
The temple believers were rushing back and forth, all busy preparing for the selection of the Holy Son or Holy Daughter in a few days.
Therefore, the Bishop and Asher, who were talking in the middle of the corridor facing the garden, were extremely eye-catching.
Qi Heng saw it as soon as he stepped into the corridor, and almost subconsciously hid back in the darkness.
Bishop John did not have a good relationship with the original owner. After all, hypocrisy can be easily exposed by people with sharp eyes, and not everyone is as easy to deceive as Asher.
Well, John’s relationship with the original owner is comparable to that of Paladin Captain Isaniel.
Isaniel would use sharp words to mock the original owner, while Bishop John was the type who completely ignored the original owner and was too lazy to even speak.
The original owner's mind was completely focused on searching for the human body of the God of Light, so much so that after he worked so hard to become the high priest, he paid very little attention to his position and spent nearly half of his time looking for people outside the temple.
Qi Heng rubbed his brows. These were all character settings and as an outsider he could not actively break them.
It’s just that the attitude of the temple believers towards Qi Heng is very strange. They don’t seem to hate him, which is somewhat different from the original owner’s memory...
"Good morning, High Priest~" Two female believers passing by bowed to Qi Heng with red faces.
Qi Heng nodded with a smile on his face. After a few days, he had gotten used to smiling. At least it was not as stiff as it was at the beginning.
After the two believers walked away, she excitedly whispered, "Wow, the high priest has a great figure... If I could be the high priest's girlfriend, I would never break up with him!!"
"Finally someone can cure your bad habit of changing boyfriends every week~"
"The high priest is different. He is really charming. If I could hug him one day, I would die of happiness!"
"Pfft, I want to too, but the priest is not interested in women. He doesn't understand hints at all. What a pity."
The conversation between the two young believers reached the ears of Bishop John and Asher, and they stopped talking at the same time.
John frowned slightly, and Asher bowed respectfully to the bishop.
"Bishop, take care."
"You're sending him away so quickly, are you afraid that he'll see and misunderstand? Ashe really cares about the priest."
"I don't understand what the bishop is saying. Please do as you say."
"Yes, I will. Go ahead." John touched his chin. It has been more than half a month since he last saw the priest. Is he hiding from him? When did the priest become so timid?
When the two young believers walked into the corridor still discussing him, Qi Heng knew he would be exposed, and he turned around and left without thinking.
Unexpectedly, a large shadow blocked the way behind him, with some familiar long chestnut hair and a Paladin armor that Victoria had only issued three times...
It's Ethaniel.
Qi Heng stepped back and put some distance between them. When he saw Isaniel open his mouth, he immediately became alert and prepared to deal with any provocations.
Isaniel opened his mouth and closed it again.
Qi Heng got goose bumps all over his body when he saw that complicated look with countless emotions. He couldn't help but break the silence first.
“Isn’t Victoria attacking the elves’ territory recently?
You, a great paladin, have time to come to the temple and pray."
Qi Heng had black hair that reached his neck, and he did not look young, at least not compared to Ethaniel, who was only twenty-four.
The advantage is that there are no wrinkles on the face that middle-aged people have, and the skin is still firm.
His bone structure resembled that of an oriental person, with a high nose bridge, a strong chin, a pair of tightly furrowed brows, and pupils as dark as ink. Isaniel couldn't understand it.
Even though he was on the elf battlefield, he was still thinking of sending someone to follow the high priest Qi Heng.
I spent more than one million to buy a mixed-race slave.
He took the photos, but he returned to the temple and recruited the slave as a waiter. The temple personnel book remembered it clearly.
You should know that every position in the temple is very valuable outside.
It's a lot of trouble and the behavior is suspicious... If I'm not mistaken, the high priest has been looking for something for a long time.
Now... it's been found? The focus has been put back on the temple?
The guy who used to go out frequently is now staying at home, helping with chores in the temple, and his temper has become much milder.
Is it that Ashe who made him change so drastically?
Isaniel was very unhappy when he saw Qi Heng looking back from time to time, as if his mind was not on him at all.
The quiet paladin suddenly moved, taking a big step to Qi Heng, very close to him.
"I came back because... I missed my dear High Priest~
It feels like a long time since we last met. I couldn't help but get distracted on the battlefield."
And the consequence of being distracted on the battlefield is... Isaniel pointed at the bandage that was already bleeding on the way here.
"Please use healing magic on me, Master Priest."
Qi Heng was startled by the blood stains on the bandage showing from under the collarbone, and he was conflicted. Do you agree?
Would the original owner retort to Ethaniel's words?
We must drive Isaniel away while Asher is away.
Qi Heng couldn't understand what he was thinking. He and the original owner were sworn enemies, so why didn't he never seek treatment from the original owner?
"Meet the high priest." It was Asher.
"High Priest, you don't want to heal me? Well... then I can only wait for the wound to heal little by little... I have to return to the elves at night..." Isaniel covered his wound with his hand, his face full of sadness and loneliness.
"Please follow me if you want to treat your wounds. I need a quiet environment. Please take off your upper armor, Paladin."
"It's no trouble. The priest is really kind."
Ethaniel put his arm around Qi Heng's shoulders, patted him like a good brother, and smiled brightly.
The hand that was pressing Qi Heng's shoulder was particularly glaring in Ashe's eyes. He couldn't help but raise his voice and said, "Greetings, High Priest!"
Qi Heng then turned around and said in a gentle tone, "Ashe, how is your study of healing magic going?"
"I've learned it, but I can't find anyone to practice with..."
"It just so happens that the leader of the Paladins is injured. Ashe, come with us."
"Okay!" Ashe said with joy at the end of his voice.
The idea of being alone with Qi Heng was ruined. Isaniel glanced at Ashe with black hair and snake eyes and said nothing.
He clearly has a face similar to that of the God of Darkness, but is extremely friendly to light energy.
The light energy in his body was almost gathering into a small sun.
Only magicians who have broken through the peak level of magic can see energy entities.
The Paladin Leader Isaniel is an extraordinary magician of the light department, and also possesses powerful dragon training capabilities.
The muscle lines under the armor are full of explosive power, and the wheat-colored skin with a healthy hue is covered with sweat and veins are throbbing.
Don't get me wrong, I was just angry.
Qi Heng's touch made Isaniel excited, but Ashe was the complete opposite. He would always suddenly interrupt when the atmosphere reached its climax and Isaniel felt that he would regret not doing something, thus breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.
How could a magician like him not know light healing magic? He just suddenly missed Qi Heng so he came back to visit him under the pretext of being seriously injured.
The wound could have been healed immediately, but because Isaniel had delayed it for too long, it had become ulcerated and swollen.
He secretly mocked himself for being blinded by emotions sometimes.
This was also the first time that Isaniel looked at the man named Asher seriously.
He's just a junior magician, what's so good about him that Qi Heng cares so much about him?
The wound healed, but it did not achieve the effect that Isaniel wanted. The main point was that Qi Heng was teaching Ashe the whole time and rarely looked at Isaniel.
The Paladin Leader finally left with a sour face.
After Isaniel left, Asher immediately changed his address and said, "Uncle, will you participate in the selection of the Saint Son and Saint Daughter?"
Qi Heng didn't even raise his eyes. "I won't participate."
This kind of temple selection is a great job to gain fame, and Qi Heng doesn't believe that Bishop John will give it up to others.
"You misunderstood. There are many people who signed up for the selection this year, so it will be a bit complicated. The bishop said he wanted to co-host it with the teacher."