Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest.

Chapter 87: Lodifu: Steady! (Please order first!)
In the outer courtyard of the city lord’s mansion.

When Anthony, Luo Xiu and other members of the "Holy Judge" entered the courtyard, they were greeted only by a biting cold wind.

There was not even a trace of the servants and guards in the mansion.

But the yard was very clean, with no piles of fallen leaves, and the bushes and lawns were trimmed quite neatly.

……

After crossing the courtyard, Anthony walked straight to the door on the first floor of the mansion and knocked heavily.

No one responded.

"——Rodif Walden."

Anthony then opened his voice and shouted loudly into the mansion:
"——Open the door immediately! Otherwise, I will exercise the power of compulsory holy judgment granted to me by the Holy Court."

When Anthony shouted this for the third time, the sound of heavy footsteps "--deng, deng, deng" was heard from inside the mansion.

The door opened, revealing the fat face of "Lord of Rodif".

"...Even the Holy Judge of the Holy Court does not have the right to break into private homes." Lord Rodif muttered in dissatisfaction.

"...Come in." Rodif moved his body to the side, making way for the "Holy Judges".

……

Inside the mansion, in the main guest room for receiving guests.

Two kerosene lamps on the wall emitted a dim light, allowing everyone in the room to see each other clearly.

"Shouldn't you be carrying out the mission of 'Judgment of Heresy'?"

Lord Rodif was the first to question, "Didn't you deal with the pagans of the Ancient Hermitage?"

"...I should be the one asking you this, Rodif."

Anthony's eyes darkened slightly. He looked at Rodif and said word by word:
"Rodif Walden, answer me."

"——Are you aware that the information you provided about the 'base' was a trap set by the enemy in advance?"

As Anthony asked the question, an invisible spiritual wall quickly spread out around him with him as the origin.

Everyone present felt at the same time the weight of pressure as if a thousand pounds were falling on their shoulders.

Rodif remained silent. He reached into his arms with his right hand and took out a crimson crystal pendant.

——Crackle.

Rodif exerted force with his fingertips and crushed the red crystal on the pendant.

Invisible spiritual vibrations instantly dissipated from the crystal fragments.

Anthony only felt that his perception seemed to be a little disordered at a certain moment.

Just like a distorted picture seen through flames, the spirit of "Lodifu" suddenly became unpredictable.

"——I don't know." Rodif replied calmly.

"...Don't play tricks, Rodif." Anthony said in a cold tone, "Even if you have the support of the Supreme behind you, it doesn't mean that you can challenge our bottom line at will."

"……puff."

Rodif suddenly laughed out loud, "I have not offended you, Holy Judge of the Holy See."

Rodif suddenly changed the subject and expressed strong aggression: "It is you who are offending me! It is you who are offending the loyal officials under the rule of the Supreme!"

"It's you! You destroyed my yard and barged into my mansion at will! It's you who need to give me a reasonable explanation!"

The tone of the second half of Rodif's sentence was obviously filled with anger.

……

Luo Xiu has been observing the changes in attitudes of both sides as a bystander.

Yesterday, Luo Xiu was able to see a little bit of Rodif's real purpose through the reconnaissance conducted by infiltrating in the "Fog Night" in advance.

Now Rodif is just trying to delay time.

By delaying until the "Spirit Adventist" recovers, and then joining forces with the "Ancient Hermitage" to encircle and kill their Holy Inquisitor, Rodif's original plan can return to the right track.

Therefore, at this time, Rodif played the role of a "rogue" on the spot.

Including crushing the red spiritual crystal and forcibly disrupting the surrounding spiritual aura, all just to prevent Anthony from convicting him for the time being.

If he cannot be convicted, it is impossible to truly conduct a "holy inquisition" on the "Lord of Rodif".

Even with Rodif's current "innocent" status, he can still use his identity as a loyal servant of the Supreme to turn the tables on Antony.

From Rodif's perspective, it was indeed Anthony who started the trouble first.

Although Anthony suspected that Rodif had "collaborated with the enemy", he did not have the corresponding evidence. And because of the interference of the red crystal, Anthony could no longer recognize the spiritual surge in Rodif.

This made it impossible for Anthony to judge whether what Rodif said was "truth" or "lie".

……

Anthony will definitely not be able to beat this old guy in terms of political correctness.

Luo Xiu has come to the conclusion that Anthony is bound to lose.

Now Anthony cannot really take action against "Rodif", an ordinary person. The situation has fallen into a delicate confrontation.

Luo Xiu glanced at Anthony from the corner of his eye. He seemed to be choked by Rodif's counterattack and was speechless.

"I didn't mean to offend you," Anthony explained. "I just..."

"—your actions, your attitude, your words."

Rodif interrupted Anthony and began to increase his output: "All your performance can only make your explanation pale and powerless!"

Anthony: "..."

He suddenly found himself in a state where he had no idea how to refute.

Luo Xiu silently looked at Anthony who was frustrated in front of him, and a complaint suddenly came out of his mind.

——You still haven’t been scolded enough, brother…

Anthony, was too forthright for such an occasion.

Luo Xiu inexplicably began to miss Zaan of his previous life.

……

"Lord Rodif, I think it's meaningless for us to get involved in such a low-level dispute."

Luo Xiu then took Anthony's place and said to Lord Rodif:

"If you hadn't crushed that spiritual crystal, perhaps you would have already proven your innocence."

"...But at this point, we can only exercise the power granted by the Holy Court."

"We will conduct a thorough search of your mansion, and I hope you can cooperate."

"Right to search" is the power that high-ranking members of the Supreme Law Court, the Holy Court of Light, and the Tower of Sages of Wisdom have over their respective subordinate members.

Rodif struggled for a while, then nodded and said:

"……Can."

"According to the rules jointly set by your 'Holy Court' and the 'Attorney General', you have, and only have, half an hour."

"Please, I just ask one thing. Don't damage my furniture and collections."

……

Lodif consented to be searched.

Luo Xiu then stood up calmly and walked upstairs to the mansion under the gaze of Anthony and the others.

Although Anthony didn't understand why Luo Xiu suddenly mentioned "search", he was a little dizzy after being counterattacked by Rodif's words, so he stood up and followed Luo Xiu upstairs.

Connor and Pamier also stood up and walked out of the room, leaving Rodif alone curled up on the leather sofa.

Seeing that the "Holy Judges" had left, Rodif slowly picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took a sip.

"...Ha." Rodif smiled contemptuously.

"Except for the letter from yesterday, there is no evidence here..."

"I burned the letter last night. They can't find anything."

Rodif felt that he was quite stable.

……

Luo Xiu went straight to the top floor and walked directly to the room that "Fog Night" had spied on before.

He opened the door and walked in. The Houpu book was still placed on the golden nanmu table.

Luo Xiu walked over and opened the interlayer of the book.

The "secret letter" with carbonized edges was sandwiched between the pages of the book, and the words on it were still clearly visible.

Luo Xiu raised the corners of his mouth slightly, trying hard to suppress a smile.

"How dare this old eunuch let me search..."

(End of this chapter)