Chapter 66: Temptation
After a year, Shuer stepped into the gate of the Temple of Earth again. The huge stones in the square in front of the temple were still simple and vigorous, telling the vicissitudes of time. He bowed slightly to the stone symbolizing Lord Kaia, Shuer passed by the stone. He could clearly feel that the thickness of the earth was spreading around the stones, and when he passed by, it seemed like a heavy burden was pressed on his shoulders.
Following the 199th stairs, Judy, dressed in high spirits, had already been waiting in front of the temple gate. Today Judy brought a full set of holy objects, and the holy robe was also a special ritual costume. Just looking from a distance, people can involuntarily feel solemnity and solemnity. When Shur stepped on the last stairs, Judy bowed slightly like Shur had done just now, and the smile on her face was still elegant, but in the elegance, she had already brought solemnity and solemnity.
"Praise the mother of the earth, and may the heavy earth carry all the world forever." The two of them looked at each other. When Shur saw Judy's outfit, his pupils shrank slightly, and he offered mortal blessings to the gods in a deep voice. Judy's outfit is already very telling. Once the priests change into the costumes used for rituals and contact other existences in occasions outside the ceremony, it means that at this time she officially represents the gods she serves. Where she is, where the gods are, what she says, what the gods say. Therefore, in terms of emotion and reason, Shur must treat them with pilgrimage.
"Praise the lightless moon, and wish the dark moon to stay in the night sky forever." Judy sighed softly and responded with the same solemn etiquette, because she also saw Shul's outfit clearly. The two of them seemed to have made an appointment. Shul had a guardian hammer hanging around her waist and a tightly wrapped irregular disc behind her back. It was undoubtedly the lightless shield that had just been taken back. Yes, Shul also took his full set of holy objects, but he did not wear a ritual outfit like Judy, but this is also easy to explain. The combat priest is not a bishop and priest, and his position has nothing to do with the ritual, so there is generally no dress for the ritual.
"Are you... ready to declare war?" After the etiquette, Judy sighed again, her eyes no longer had the cunning and agility of the past, and a sharp edge like a blade was faintly revealed in her calmness, "Or are you ready to start a war directly?"
Yes, in addition to representing the gods, the outfits like Shur now can actually have another explanation. The full set of holy objects means that he has the strongest combat power at this time. When the priests plan to engage in a fierce war or directly fight with powerful enemies, they will also appear in this image, especially when they are not wearing ritual holy robes.
"Ha...I just don't have the right clothes." Shure smiled reservedly, and his every move was polite. "Mr. Judy doesn't have to be too careful."
"Haha, I really want to believe this statement." Judy shook her head, "When can you tell the truth?"
"I want to know this question well, too." Shuer spread his hands and said with a smile, "However, do you dare say that your current outfit is simply to express your desire to welcome me on behalf of the gods, without any precaution?"
Judy was silent, and after a moment, she said helplessly: "We are not enemies, Shull."
"Of course, we are not enemies." Shure's voice was unravelled, and the expression on his face was calmer than his voice. "How could you think that I would treat you as an enemy?"
"Last night, my Lord brought down an oracle to me and specifically told me to be careful today, saying that you are likely to change to an hostile attitude. If the person who said this is not my Lord, I will never believe it. Even if it is my Lord's oracle, it will be difficult for me to accept it. I didn't expect... it really..." Judy's smile was a little bitter, and she said disappointedly, "I really want to know that yesterday was fine, everyone had a great conversation. What happened last night, and why did it suddenly turn like this today."
"So that's it, no wonder, no wonder, I am worthy of being Lord Earth Mother. No wonder I was so anxious to summon me, and I had already anticipated the reaction I might have." Shur said thoughtfully, "But, Lord Judy, did not reveal the reason to you in the oracle Lord Earth Mother's oracle?"
"Does I still need to ask you?" It was only a moment for the true love to be revealed. In a blink of an eye, Judy had recovered the image of the elegant and noble archbishop in front of her, and even her tone returned to calm. "Sorry, Lord Shure, I have asked too much. My Lord is waiting for you at the core of the temple. Please come in."
"Hmm?" Shul was stunned, "Will Mr. Judy go in with me?"
"Will you feel relieved if I go in together?" Judy asked again, with a little ridicule, "I said that we are not enemies."
"Huh, why bother to this point?"
He looked at Judy deeply. Shuer knew that the good personal relationship that had been established in cooperation with many times was probably about to end today. Even if there was no real conflict today, the two sides would not be as close as before in the future. Shuer must admit that Judy has been very good to him from the beginning. Both sides benefited each other and got along very happily. Although he always used the female fox to call this woman, this title itself represents a kind of intimacy and specialness. Even Lisa likes her very much. If possible, Shuer really doesn't want to tear this friendship apart.
Unfortunately, there is no way. Destiny is often so boring. It seems that she has disappointed her. From her tone, the meaning of breaking can be clearly heard. Maybe from now on, everyone will be just the most ordinary colleagues.
What a joke, how is it possible?
"I said, of course we are not enemies." Just like repeating the previous question and answer, Shull said lightly, "If Lord Judy doesn't mind, how about I'll perform a magic trick for you?"
"Um?"
Shuer didn't say anything else, but took off the guardian hammer hanging around his waist, held the hammer handle tightly with both hands, suddenly blinked at Judy, and exerted force with both arms.
With a "click", the holy object named for protection was easily folded into two sections like wood. Well, it is not a problem. You can clearly see the fresh stubble at the break, which is basically carved from wood.
Blinking, blinking, and then blinking, Judy's mouth twitched uncontrollably, staring at Shul with a gloomy face, waiting for him to continue the performance. She could conclude that the magic performance was not over yet.
It's indeed not over, and there's a shield without light.
Shuer slowly took off the tightly wrapped holy weapon from behind. As soon as he picked it off, Judy found something was wrong. This thing was obviously light and could not be a thick shield of light. If you guessed correctly, it should be...
"Puff", Shuer stretched out his finger and poked the shield through the wrapped cloth. With a puff, half of his finger had already penetrated into the shield. As expected, it was folded from paper. Shuer actually shook the package with his fingers, and accidentally fell down, and was blown away from the landing point by the wind.
"This magic is very interesting." Shure took a bow and ended. "The Shield of Light has just been retrieved. It was too late to make a fake one. He could only use paper to temporarily paste a piece of the same shape. However, the time was too tight and it was too late to even color it, so he had to wrap it up, otherwise it would be seen through at first sight."
"Wait, wait." Judy couldn't help but throw other questions aside first, "In other words, the fake guardian hammer has been done long ago?"
"Of course, there are more than one, porcelain, crystal, metal, and various textures, six or seven, not just guardian hammers, but all the holy artifacts are so many, they have been hidden behind the statue of the Lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lord's lor
"Nonsense, the weight is different." Judy felt a little dizzy, which was the result of a rapid increase in blood pressure. "How boring are you? What are these habits?"
"There is no way. The saying in my hometown is that only with sufficient preparation can one not be bothered by accidents. So I always like to prepare in advance, maybe I can use it at any time." Shuer said with a smile as he played with the broken wooden handle, "Just like this now."
"Is this your test?" Judy asked coldly.
"Ha, you asked this strangely, Lord Judy." Shure's face also darkened, and his voice said coldly, "You don't want me to believe that the play you performed for me when you meet is not your temptation but a true expression."
Two gazes met in the air, and the cold eyes were like sharp swords, colliding with invisible sparks, and like sharp arrows, piercing straight into the opponent's heart, leaving no secrets of the opponent.
The eyes were confronted for a long time, and the two looked at each other for a long time. Suddenly, just like spring returning to the earth, the smile bloomed on their faces at the same time. As the smile appeared, the heavy pressure surrounding them was wiped out, and the atmosphere returned to its usual harmony. The cunning, clever and calculating Judy was back, and the deep-minded and tricky Shuer was also back.
"Go, it's so boring." The two of them curled their lips at the same time, and the two voices said the same content. Even after a long rehearsal, it is probably impossible to guarantee such synchronization.
"We are not enemies."
"We are certainly not enemies, at least we are not enemies yet."
"Just you know."
"Of course I know, even if I don't know, aren't you still reminding me with this unique method?" Shul said meaningfully, "You are really more economical than me. While tempting, you also added warnings. The tasks that can be completed in one go will not be divided into two times. I just don't know if you do this will go against Lord Kaiya's intention?"
"This is the Temple of Earth, and what stands in front of you is the Archbishop of the Temple of Earth and the spokesperson of the Mother of Earth." Judy covered her mouth and sneered disdainfully, "Is it really necessary to ask such a stupid question?"
"Ha, I understand." Xiuer let out a long sigh, but couldn't help but curl his lips and said self-deprecatingly, "It seems that I have made the stupidest mistake."
"What a coincidence, my Lord thinks so too."
"Huh?" Shul was stunned and asked with his eyebrows raised, "Sir Kaia too?"
"Shuer, although I don't know what happened between you and my Lord, I am not a joke. We are not an enemy." Judy put away her joking expression and said seriously, "My Lord thinks I am not suitable to know, so I didn't ask, but my Lord did not deliberately hide it. The purpose of her summoning you this time is because of you..."
"Stop, that's it." Shur raised his hand and made a stop gesture. "I know, I was too careful, so I made some mistakes in judgment, but this would not have any impact. I guess Lord Kaiya knew it, so I waited until today to summon me. If there were any key issues, I probably didn't have to wait until yesterday. As long as I returned to Pavatiga, I would be dragged over and scolded by Lord Kaiya."
"It seems you really understand." Judy stared at Shul again for a long time before smiling relievedly, nodding, "Then you can go in, my Lord will wait for you in the center of the temple."
"Don't Lord Judy go in with me?"
"Will you feel relieved if I go in together?" The exact same answer, but in different atmospheres, the sound of the opposite. Judy's eyes slid across Shul's face, and the corners of her raised mouth had an indescribable charm. "The reason why secrets are secrets is because they are not known to others. Once they are known by anyone else, they cannot be called secrets. Does it sound familiar? It's such a coincidence that this saying also came back from your hometown. I don't plan to become a secret person, so Lord Shul, please go by yourself."
"Tsk tsk." This female fox was really troublesome. Shul rolled her eyes secretly, and she was too lazy to have a verbal confrontation with her. She simply turned around and left. However, after taking a few steps, the steps he took suddenly stopped again. This time Shul did not turn around and asked Judy with his back, "If... it wasn't a temptation just now, if he really came to that step, Judy, what would you do?"
"This body has been to my Lord, the will of the Lord, that is, my will." Judy did not answer, and Shuer did not intend to wait for her answer. After asking this, he continued to walk forward. He had already walked a distance. Only after Judy's faint voice came from behind, "Are you a priest, aren't you?"
"What a coincidence, so do I." He murmured in a low voice, but the unexpected answer made Shul smile, and it was not up to Judy to hear the whispering answer. Shul waved his hand to Judy and chuckled softly, "Thank you today. I'll prepare the bluebell tea for me. After I come out, I will definitely cheat you. Well, so prepare more."
Chapter completed!