Author: Munro No Bird

It is impossible for Ximen and others to discover the secret passage but not find it.

Was it because she was afraid that she and the priest would leave behind some hidden tricks, or that they simply gave up the pursuit, or that they were fishing for law enforcement to wait for their return?

Wei Miao had no intention of going back and taking a look, but headed southeast into the mountains.

Although this world has disasters like divine flames and lava everywhere, it at least still has the most basic ecological environment.

There are sparse and specialized vegetation scattered on the mountain, where small animals adapted to the hot environment live. There are rivers that stretch from the southern coast to this place with difficulty, bringing meager water sources.

The ratio of land to sea in the world is about 3:7. The number of marine life is decreasing sharply year by year, the sea level is lowering every year, and the sea water is hot and bitter. In the towns near the sea in the eastern part of the empire, fishermen have become an out-of-print profession.

After a day's rest, Wei Miao, who had fully recovered, set out on the road to Ers in the morning, alternating between speeding and walking slowly, and it took only half a day to reach Ers.

Towns vary in size. Relying on the long-distance carriage industry, Ernst's business is prosperous and it is one of the transportation hubs in the south.

A spacious black dirt road runs through the small dense forest and leads directly to the city gate.

Nearing Les, the paths from various places intersect to the main road, and horse-drawn carriages begin to fly by from time to time on the deserted road, causing a thin layer of ashes to fly.

Wei Miao was walking by the road and saw the city gate in the distance, with guards guarding it.

To be precise, it is not guarding, but "interception". This is a good job, specifically collecting tolls from passing merchants, and the guards can often put some small money into their personal pockets.

She shifted her gaze to the side and saw a corpse hanging on the outer wall next to the city gate. Only those who committed serious crimes would hang the door to show the public.

But when she looked carefully, she felt that the figure looked particularly familiar.

She couldn't help but widen her eyes.

"That's...Father?!"

The rare sense of surprise stopped her in her tracks.

She thought the priest had arrived in the imperial capital, but she didn't expect that he died in Ers?!

Did he show his flaws and was surrounded and killed by the local Holy Fire Church, or was he caught up and killed by Ximen and others?

For a moment, she felt that Ers was like a dragon in a tiger's den.

Wei Miao closed her pitch-black eye and moved forward with a normal expression.

The priest's death most likely has nothing to do with Simon.

Without knowing that she and the priest would part ways, if he wanted to stop them, Simon would have to go out in person or summon dozens of fire bearers, and even in a large town like Les, there were at most fifty fire bearers.

Nowadays, when news transmission is inconvenient, it is impossible to recruit people in a short time.

There are three main roads from Aled to the outside world. It is impossible to deploy manpower on each road. Once you gamble on the wrong road, all the arrangements will be in vain. Not to mention, even if Ximen does it himself, he may not be able to do it.

Stop both of you.

With such a huge investment and huge risk, the prudent Son of the Flame would simply give up the pursuit.

So, who killed the priest?

Wei Miao walked to the city gate with a calm expression, her eyes naturally moved up, and she looked at the priest's body.

There are burnt holes in the white vest, the skin is swollen and partially charred, and half of the white fever that was originally well taken care of is gone. There is no doubt that this is a masterpiece of the power of the divine flame.

Most of the Firebringer's attacks have a burning effect, and the scorching heat is extremely destructive.

The wound on his body was a sharp weapon wound, like a sword wound. It was smooth and deep, and the blood had solidified.

He lowered his head and his face was solemn and stiff. Due to Yongye's constitution, there were no corpse spots on his body and he still maintained his appearance in life.

The priest who had been with Euphia day and night for more than ten years lost his life and was hanged by the city gate in embarrassment, where he was laughed at and spurned by passers-by.

But there was not much sadness in Wei Miao's heart.

Euphia has great compassion for the whole world, but she does not have particularly strong feelings towards individuals, even priests.

Regarding the death of the priest, it is most sad but not sad.

She handed the tolls she had prepared to the short and fat guard at the door and asked, seemingly unintentionally: "Why is that man's body hanging on the city gate?"

He looked directly at her beautiful open eyes and smiled: "The priest who is said to be the Eternal Night Church came here one day ago and was killed by a powerful fire bearer."

Appearance and aura are also a kind of weapon. There must be powerful people behind the person who can hold this position. Only by making them look at you differently will they put down their posture and talk to you.

For example, now, Wei Miao can still talk to him for a few more words.

She smiled and said: "Oh, I am very interested in the powerful Fire Bearer."

"Then you asked the right person. The Fire Bearer came from out of town a few days ago and has been stationed at the city gate. I asked out of curiosity, but the cold Fire Bearer didn't say anything."

"Later, he took action and easily subdued the lackeys of the Eternal Night Church. He asked me to hang his body on the city gate and left."

Wei Miao: "Do all the adults in the city agree?"

The management of the town is in the hands of the powerful class, and the Church of the Holy Fire only participates in profit sharing and maintaining order.

"Well..." He didn't say it clearly, he just said, "The fire bearers of the Holy Fire Church fully support it."

It seems that they don't agree with it, because this move will intensify the conflict between the Eternal Night Church and the Holy Fire Church, which will be detrimental to the management of Ers.

"Does anyone know him?"

"Anyway, I don't know you." He finally got a little impatient, "It's time for you to enter the city."

Wei Miao nodded: "Thank you."

If you ask again, your identity will be suspected.

She stepped into the city calmly, raising her vigilance to the highest level.

A premeditated fire bearer, who knew the priest and her, was waiting for him in Else in advance or they would fall into the trap.

It shows that he is closely related to the church attack, and everything about Aled is under his control.

She prefers that all three roads should be guarded.

It is not difficult to get to know Father Webb. He used to be active in the imperial capital and often came out to issue Harrion's orders. Some fire bearers have indeed seen him.

The difficulty is knowing that the night watchers live in Alede Church, their specific identities are Father Webb and Sister Evernight.

This goes back to the previous conjecture: who leaked the news and what was the purpose?

The person who received the news sent fire messengers to intercept and kill him, and the poor priest suffered a disaster.

It is worth mentioning that it is not only the Holy Fire Church that can send out fire messengers, but also the Holy Fire lineage as the royal family.

Although the royal family itself is not suitable for cultivating fire bearers, as the top leaders of the Holy Fire Church, they classify some fire bearers as "personal guards" to protect the safety of the noble Holy Fire bloodline.

The Guards had completely separated from the Church and only obeyed the emperor's orders.

Today's Holy Fire Church is nominally led by the eldest prince Jacob, who can mobilize the church's fire bearers.

Keni can only mobilize the night watchman.

The second prince, Migle, has no personal power due to various reasons, and has no connection with the Fire Bearer.
Chapter completed!