Soul echo

Chapter 413 Plan
After leading Zhong Ye and the others into the reception room, the little apprentice did not leave.

Standing not far away, she struggled for a while, as if she had finally made up her mind, and asked in a low voice, "You, are you the legendary His Excellency Zhong Ye?"

"Huh?" The corner of Zhong Ye's mouth slightly raised, teasingly said, "Even I can wear the prefix of 'legendary'?"

"No, it's not..." The little apprentice flusteredly waved his hands, his cheeks flushed, "It's just that you are, indeed, a legend to us..."

As he said that, the little apprentice was stunned again, hesitating and trying to explain, but he couldn't think of a good explanation.

At this moment, Zhong Ye laughed: "Just kidding, don't be so nervous, I know I'm very famous now."

The little apprentice lowered his head shyly, clenched and loosened his hands nervously, "Yes..."

She had a lot of things she wanted to say to Zhong Ye, but she didn't know what to say when the words came to her lips.

Although Zhong Ye looked very kind, he was still a powerful fighter. How could a young apprentice like her talk to such a big man...

"Is there anything you want to ask?" Zhong Ye asked at the right time, alleviating the tension in the little apprentice's heart.

The little apprentice looked up in surprise, and saw Zhong Ye taking off his weapon and putting it aside, for some reason, she relaxed a little.

Pursing his lips, the little apprentice summoned up his courage: "Your Excellency Zhong Ye, have you really saved so many cities? Your enemies are so powerful, how did you defeat them?"

After finishing speaking, she felt as if she had said something wrong, and hurriedly waved her hands, "No, I didn't mean to..."

"Will and martial arts." Zhong Ye interrupted the little apprentice with a serious expression, so frightened that the little apprentice subconsciously forgot to be nervous.

"Strong martial arts are the foundation of defeating the enemy. If the combat power is equal or worse than the enemy, then the will becomes the key to victory.

"In the battle against the abyss, the will is very important. The corruption of the abyss is extremely powerful. If you want to defeat the enemies from the abyss, you must have a firm will. Don't pay attention to what they say and do. Don't be confused. Just put them all together. Just hack it to death."

As he said that, Zhong Ye's expression softened, and he smiled at the little apprentice and said, "So, if you want to become a warrior who protects the world like me, you need to work hard to hone your martial arts, sharpen your will, and read more books at the same time, because there is a lot of knowledge All of them can be used in battle, the more knowledge you learn, the greater your advantage in battle."

The little apprentice was full of little stars, and he clenched his hands excitedly, "Yes, yes! Your Excellency Zhong Ye, I will definitely follow your instructions and study hard!"

But at this moment, the door was pushed open.

"Lola?"

The little apprentice was taken aback and looked back.

"Lord, Lord Bishop..."

A healthy and energetic old man walked in and patted the little apprentice on the head, "Do you still remember what to do? Huh?"

The little apprentice thought about it for a while, and suddenly yelled "Ah".

"Forgot to clean the pedestal of the holy image... I'll go!"

The little apprentice rushed out of the door in a panic, Lily couldn't help laughing again, and whispered in Lilian's ear: "It looks like you..."

Lilian curled her mouth, "How does it look like..."

The bishop withdrew his gaze, closed the door, and looked at Zhong Ye.

He walked to a sofa and raised his hand to invite Zhong Ye to sit down.

After everyone was seated, the bishop cleared his throat and said solemnly: "Your Excellency Zhong Ye, here, I need to express my sincere thanks to you for saving the northern border of Hallstatt, if the plague believers are allowed to Continue to operate in the northern border, and the plague of living corpses will spread to Winterthur sooner or later."

"It's not my credit." Zhong Ye shook his head and said, "The priests in Constantia have reported this matter to Ms. Strict, and Ms. Strict will definitely tell other gods about this matter, so that other gods can report this to Ms. Strict." The church issued an oracle, which means that even without me, the plague can be resolved."

"However, your actions saved us from many casualties." The bishop resolutely said, "This is undeniable!"

Zhong Ye remained silent and did not refute, because this was the truth, if he humbled himself, it would be hypocrisy.

Therefore, he chose to change the subject: "It's only been a day since we found those letters and confirmed that there were also plague believers in Winterthur. There shouldn't be any progress in the investigation work, right? Why did you come to explain these things to me, my lord bishop?"

Hearing this, the bishop shook his head, and said seriously: "In fact, we have probably locked down their disguised identities."

Zhong Ye and the others were breathless, Lily and Lilian's eyes widened in disbelief, and Zhong Ye frowned.

Seeing their reactions, the bishop exhaled and explained: "Because we suspected those people before that, and thought they might be related to some missing persons cases, so after the news about the whereabouts of the plague believers came in the day before yesterday, We immediately thought of those people."

Alas?
Lilian was surprised. So it was not only related to the plague believers, but also related to the missing persons case?
"Who are they?" Zhong Ye asked with a frown.

"A group of merchants." The bishop replied solemnly, "They formed a small chamber of commerce formed by small and medium-sized merchants, mainly engaged in the grain business."

"Food?" Lily couldn't help screaming.

The combination of the two words 'food' and 'plague' can make people shudder just by listening.

"Yes, food..." the bishop sighed helplessly.

If those merchants were not plague believers, direct investigation would alarm the real plague believers, and he also hoped to scare the snake away, not everything was as they had imagined.

Zhong Ye nodded slightly, "So, what do you plan to do with me?"

The bishop pondered for a moment, and said, "If possible... I hope you can wait for two days, we have already grasped their activity patterns, and in two or three days, they will probably gather together to discuss what to do after the beginning of spring. Business - that's what they've done in previous years.

"This is also the only time they gather all year round. If they are really plague believers, this is the only chance to capture and eliminate them all.

"At that time, I will lead the team there to confront them... By the way, Your Excellency Zhong Ye, have you brought those letters?"

Zhong Ye nodded, and took out a few letters from the inner pocket of his coat. The bishop took the letters, read them carefully from beginning to end, and then sighed helplessly.

"Sure enough, there is no evidence in these letters to prove that they are plague believers..."

Zhong Ye also read those letters. They were other plague believers asking about the progress of the Constantia plague believer's plan, and none of them mentioned that they were from Winterthur.

If it wasn't for the priests to use divine magic to track down, who would have thought that there would be plague believers in the two cities so close to each other.

However, the letter also implicitly mentions that the sender's plan is 'progressing well'.

The bishop felt a little uneasy after seeing these things, but he could do nothing.

The disguise of those plague believers was too successful, they were like real merchants... It would be great if they were really just merchants.

"The operation will start about two days later. We are not sure when they will meet, we can only confirm the approximate time, but we have sent people to follow up, whether they advance or postpone the meeting time, we will notify you, and please calm down wait."

This plan was formulated after Constantia sent a letter saying that Zhong Ye was coming to support. Now that the power of the Winterthur clergy is empty, it may be difficult to fight the group of plague believers with only the church's armed forces.

Originally, the bishop planned to find another opportunity after the gathering of those businessmen and use other excuses to gather them together, but since Zhong Ye came here, he didn't have to worry so much.

Zhong Ye had the record of beheading legends and single-handedly fighting against the demon army. He alone was worth an army!
Hearing this, Zhong Ye nodded and solemnly promised: "In this case, we are at the Adventurer's House, waiting patiently for your news.

"No matter what time, as long as you send a message, we will definitely arrive in time!"

(End of this chapter)