Soul echo

Chapter 309 Fire
The mainstream belief in Valence is the Goddess of Family. This deity is the veritable "main god" in the Westland pantheon, representing "tradition".

It's not that the nobles don't have faith in the gods, but their beliefs are usually quite shallow. Only a very small number of nobles will devoutly believe in the gods, and they can even gain power from the gods.

Among the group of nobles, the more common belief is the goddess of the family.

At the House Goddess Church in Valensais, Zhong Ye learned that the Raymond family and its patriarch openly believed in the House Goddess.

Therefore, the Church of the Goddess of the Household is also quite surprised that the Raymond family has several paintings left by Nemo.

The Family Goddess Church repeatedly asked Zhong Ye not to intervene in this incident, but Zhong Ye still refused.

Naturally, he could see that the Household Goddess Church wanted to 'clean up the door' and save the church's face.

However, judging from the current situation, it is very likely that the Raymond family has been influenced by those paintings, and some people have been transformed into cultists—otherwise they should have handed over those paintings long ago.

The strength of those cultists is unknown for the time being, and it is indeed dangerous for the Family Goddess Church to send people to negotiate with the Raymond family.

"...we can go together."

Lilian, who was prompted by the bullet screen, suddenly said: "Miss Lily and I need actual combat experience, and you want to solve the Raymond family, so as not to shame the goddess, on the point of 'wanting to solve the Raymond family' , we have no conflicts and contradictions, and we don't intend to gain anything, we are just acting in accordance with our inner sense of justice and responsibility.

"Other than that, it is to gain more practical experience. In this case, why can't we act together?"

Hearing this, the clergy of the church suddenly realized, but then fell into entanglement again.

The reason why they wanted to solve the Raymond family personally and prevent Zhong Ye from intervening was to save the church's face.

A family that openly believed in the goddess gave birth to a cultist, which made them feel ashamed, and they had to do it themselves to wash away this shame.

But if Zhong Ye acted together with them, it might be Zhong Ye who did it in the end. In this way, they would not be able to wash away their shame.

However, Zhong Ye's attitude was quite firm. Even if he knew what their plans were, he didn't back down at all, and firmly stated that he would go with the Raymond family.

In desperation, the Family Goddess Church could only pass Lilian's proposal, which was already the best result for them.

It was already afternoon when Zhong Ye and the others arrived in Valensais, and just now they were arguing with the clergy of the Family Goddess Church. When they walked out of the church, the sky was full of stars.

The church still needs to make some preparations, and Zhong Ye and the others didn't have dinner, so both of them decided to rest for one night and wait until tomorrow morning to act.

It has only been more than a month since the Raymond family asked Viscount Barnes to pay their debts, and took away the property of Viscount Barnes's mansion to pay the debt.

Although it is not known how many members of the Raymond family have been transformed into cultists, it has been more than a month, and nothing will happen if there is one more night...probably.

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The next day, when Zhong Ye woke up, his unsealed hearing passed several floors and received some information.

'Fire' and 'nobility', because of the distance and the floor barrier, he couldn't hear them very clearly.

But the information also made him wake up instantly, sat up immediately, let go of all listening, and focused all his attention on listening.

Last night the fire killed a certain nobleman...

People's conversations were very fragmented, Zhong Ye could only extract this bit of information from their words, and there was no way to know more information.

Could it be...he is really the 'noble nemesis'?
He just came to Valensais yesterday, and nobles were burned to death last night. Could it be that his 'bad luck' has become so strong?
Hearing others mention it so many times, even Zhong Ye wondered if he was really carrying some kind of bad luck.

After entering the sleep state, his alertness will only be maintained within five meters of him, and he will not be woken up if there is no hostility or large movements.

The area where the nobles live is not too close to the Adventurer's House. What's more, some nobles simply live in manors outside the city. Even if there is a fire, it will not affect this side.

I just don't know how the fire situation is, whether it has harmed others...

Sighing lightly, Zhong Ye left the bed, put on his coat and weapon, and walked down the stairs.

Every adventurer's home will be equipped with at least one public toilet, which is used for washing and arranging makeup, but few adventurers use it, and most of the people who use it are female adventurers.

Therefore, when the fully armed Zhong Ye walked into the bathroom, it caused a little restlessness.

Because of the double enhancement of strength and physique attributes, his height is much higher than when he first came to Dan World. No matter where he stands, he is like a wall. It is foreseeable that if his attributes continue to grow, he will The height and weight will continue to rise.

The utensils and facilities in the public washroom were naturally not designed according to Zhong Ye's height, so he seemed a little embarrassed when washing in the washroom.

It was early in the morning, and the sun had not yet risen, so there were not many people gathered in the hall, and there were no people on the street.

Zhong Ye came to the training ground behind the Adventurer's House to exercise his body and martial arts. Even though the exercise didn't have much effect at this time, it could at least keep his physical fitness and martial arts from deteriorating.

It didn't take long for the sun to break through the blockade of the night and spread its light to the world.

Zhong Ye put down the [-]-kilogram boulder without sweating at all—these low-intensity exercises can't even make his muscles feel tired, and they can't achieve any exercise effect. Maybe he should think of other ways to exercise body.

Walk back to the Adventurer's House, wake up Lilian and Lily Lieber, have breakfast together, and they set off for the church.

When they came to the church, they found that many of the clergy were in a state of high tension. When many people were walking around, there was the sound of chain mail shaking under the large robes.

Unless the physical condition is limited, to become a clergyman requires a period of combat training. Even if one cannot become a clergyman, as long as one puts on armor and holds a weapon, one can become a combat force.

Zhong Ye was puzzled by the tense state of the church, so he grabbed a clergyman who looked familiar and asked him, "What happened? Why are you so nervous?"

The clergy looked around vigilantly, and after confirming their safety, they answered in a low voice: "The house of the Barnes family was burned. Viscount Barnes was burned to death on the spot, and his son is missing."

Hearing this sentence, Zhong Ye instantly figured out what was involved.

——Someone was watching outside the mansion of Viscount Barnes and saw them enter the mansion, leave and then go to the church. They linked these two incidents together and directly set fire to kill Viscount Barnes.

If this is the case, there is no doubt that they killed people to silence them, but it is not known whether the people who did it were the Raymond family or the group of cultists who had been in contact with Viscount Barnes.

However, there is still a doubt about this matter. If someone is really watching, he should find out immediately, but he didn't feel anything at that time. What's going on?

Zhong Ye told Lily and Lilian about his guess—mainly Lilian.

Behind Lilian, there is an audience in the live broadcast room offering advice to her. Even if it is morning, the popularity of her live broadcast room should be very high.

While waiting for the Family Goddess Church to finish preparations, the three fell into deep thought at the same time.

"...Fake death?" Lilian suddenly said cautiously, "Is there a possibility that Viscount Barnes wants to use this fire to fake death?"

This answer made Zhong Ye and Lily Mao suddenly realize that Viscount Barnes died in the fire, and his face must have been completely changed, and his son was also missing. Identity is dead.

"Your Excellency Zhong Ye!"

At this moment, the priest of the Family Goddess Church came over. He was the highest-ranking clergyman in Valensais.

"We're ready, shall we go now?"

Zhong Ye pondered for a while. If Viscount Barnes really escaped by feigning death, he probably wouldn't have left any clues in the mansion, so it doesn't matter whether he explores the mansion or not. The top priority is still the Raymond family.

"It's not too late, let's go now!"

(End of this chapter)