Asylum

Later, the townspeople had different opinions about the situation when the "White Patron" Pastor Cherey arrived in Broken Maple Town.Some say he rode a black horse as tall as a reindeer, galloped into the town, and rang the death knell of the sanctuary; Some people say that he is carrying the head of a notorious villain in the town... In short, in the imagination of the townspeople of Broken Maple Town, the appearance of Pastor Cherry should be earth-shattering and soul-stirring.This man was not born with words like "ordinary".

Yet according to Darien, the town tavern owner (who was known by all to become Reverend Cherry's "closest companion"), the priest's arrival initially went unnoticed.It was dusk at that time, and there were few people on the street, so there should have been no witnesses when Father Chere entered the town.He did ride a horse, but it was not the legendary tall and mighty steed, but a thin and variegated mare.He was wearing a white robe. Due to the long journey, the robe was covered with dust and the color was gray. Coupled with the dim light, it looked like a ragged garment at first glance, and no one could recognize it. It's the clothes of a priest.He carried a scepter, wrapped in the same dirty cloth.He was wearing a pair of gloves, and the hood was pulled down very low, covering most of his face. Except for a few strands of hair protruding from the edge of the hood, his whole body was covered tightly.

He went into the town tavern.It has no name, because there is no second tavern in Broken Maple Town.The place is owned by young Darien, who inherited the store last year from his alcoholic dad (who insisted on performing a goat-riding stunt at the Harvest Festival, and was thrown off a cliff by a goat's horn and broke his neck) last year. .According to the gossip from the cook, the boss' ideal is to be a free-spirited bard, so he is very dissatisfied with the unfair arrangement of fate, but he can't do anything about it.He also had a younger brother and five listless fellows to support.

Reverend Cherry walked into the tavern.There were already a lot of customers sitting inside.Suifeng Town usually has business trips, so the guests don't care about a stranger, even if the stranger is dressed in a strange way.Reverend Cherry sat at the bar.Darien put down the account book in his hand, stared at him coldly, and asked: "What do you want?" He looked at the shabby appearance of the visitor (he didn't recognize that it was a pastor at the time), and added: "This shop only Cash accepted, no credit.”

"Dinner. Give me another glass of milk."

"Milk? How about a glass of wine?"

"Don't the cows in your bloody place produce milk?"

Darien snorted.Tsk tsk, what kind of man would drink milk.His ten-year-old brother doesn't like drinking it anymore.But he still dutifully prepares drinks and food for the guests.

As soon as he put the milk in front of the guests, there was a sneer from beside him.

"Haha, did you see that? This guy drinks milk! Hey, don't you have hair on your bottom?"

Three burly men approached the bar.Darien backed away tactfully.These three are well-known ruffians in Broken Maple Town, and the women in the town will use their names to frighten dishonest children.They often hang out in Darien's tavern, making trouble for other guests every now and then.The only reason they haven't knocked the tavern down yet is because it's the only tavern in town.Even rogues understand the importance of "one and only".

Darien hoped that this strange guest would not resist, otherwise the three hooligans would become more energetic.If they fight, it will definitely affect others, and it will be Darien who will suffer.No, there were several customers who saw that things were not going well, and they ran away without even paying their bills.Cursing inwardly, Darien secretly decided to spit in their wine the next time they visited.

The stranger ignored them and took a sip of the milk.The three hooligans burst into laughter, and the leader (with a scar on his face, known as "Scarface") slapped his cup down.Milk spilled all over the place.Fortunately, the cup was made of wood, otherwise Darien would have suffered an extra loss.

"Hey! Why don't you talk! I'm asking you something!" Scarface grabbed the stranger's hood and pulled it hard.The hood slid over the guest's shoulders, revealing a head of dull white hair.Scarface was taken aback, thinking that the guest was a young man, but his hair was as pale as an old man.

The guest raised his head, and when the three hooligans saw his true face, they shrank back in unison.

His skin was bloodless.It is not the kind of whiteness that has not been exposed to the sun for a long time, nor is it the lifeless paleness of patients, but an abnormal whiteness due to lack of pigment.Beneath the same white eyebrows were well-shaped eyes, but pale pink.His facial features are handsome and beautiful. If his complexion is normal, he must be a handsome man who is favored by women, but the pale color destroys everything, making him lose the beauty he should have, leaving only ghostly and strange.

"Albinism!" Scarface spat, "Bah! Freak!"

The corner of the guest's mouth curved up mockingly, "You are so lucky. I am a devout follower of God, and I won't break your neck just because you scold me."

Scarface let out a strange laugh, and turned to his two partners: "Ha! Did you hear that? What did this freak say?"

"He says he's religious!" said Number One in a high-pitched voice.

"He, he, he also said that he would break your neck!" Follower No. [-] took it out of context.

The guest rolled his eyes: "Do I really have to spend the rest of my life in this ghostly place?"

Scarface lifted the neckline of the guest, "You are not welcome in Suifeng Town! Get lost!"

"You...you're so embarrassed to talk about me."

"Huh?" The muscles on Scarface's face twisted, making his face even more terrifying, "Can't you understand me? Get lost! Freak!"

"It's the third time." The guest shook his head regretfully, "God taught us not to care about other people's insults. But he also taught us not to endure more than three times. I think what he meant was that you scold me three times at most."

"What are you talking about! Damn it..."

Scarface didn't have time to finish his uninspired swearing - he was grabbed by the shoulders of a stranger and thrown straight out, flying across a table like a tattered sack full of potatoes, "plopping" on one of the tables. chair.Darien heard the painful crunch of the chair.He silently took out the ledger and recorded the loss of the fight.

"Damn it! You're looking for death!" Scarface got up, pointing at the stranger, frothing, "Go! You two fuck me! Break his legs!"

The two servants hesitated, even their boss was no match for the guest, let alone the two of them?But Scarface was so vicious that he threatened to skin them alive, so they had no choice but to obey.Attendant No. [-] screamed strangely and rushed towards the customer.The guest didn't dodge or dodge, he raised the bar stool with his left foot, and when he pulled it forward, his foot was caught.Follower No. [-] fell and ate shit.Seeing that the situation was not going well, servant number two grabbed a chair as a weapon (Darien added another loss to the ledger), held it high above his head, and threw it at the guests.

The guest picked up servant No. [-] and used him as a shield in front of him.The chair "bang" on the head of No. [-] servant.The poor man who was hit made a "wow", rolled his eyes and passed out.The guest pushed hard, and the servant No. [-] caught his friend, staggered, and sat down on the ground.He heard his tailbone make an unpleasant noise.

"Wow! Boss! He's so powerful!" Follower No. [-] cried ghostly.

Scarface is not a person without winks, of course it can be seen that this guest is not an ordinary person.He was unwilling to admit defeat obediently, but he couldn't be stubborn and act recklessly, so he had to show off his ability: "Do you think we are afraid of you? If it weren't for your sneak attack, you would have been defeated by me long ago! Bah! Shameless villain! He glared at his servant angrily, "We big men don't care about villains! Let's go!" As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared outside the tavern door.

Attendant No. [-] picked up his unconscious companion, stumbled to keep up, and did not forget to imitate their boss before leaving: "Sneak attack! Villain!"

The guests can't laugh or cry.He dusted off his clothes, touched the dirty long package on his back, then took out a few copper coins from his pocket, and threw them to Darien: "Checkout. It's disgusting." He turned and walked towards the door .

"Wait!" Darien called to him.

The guest turned his head and stared at the young tavern owner with pale pink eyes.Darien shuddered at the lack of pigment in his eyes.

"What? Not enough money?" The guest spoke with sarcasm.

Darien picked up the ledger and pointed to the newly added lines: "Two chairs, one bar stool, and two floor planks."

The guest was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

"compensation!"

"You don't have eyes? It's obvious that those three hooligans provoked you first, so you should ask them to pay for it!"

Darien clasped his hands together and did not back down: "Now you are leaving, what about my loss? Do I have to consider myself unlucky? Did my money come from the wind? I still have family and friends to support! I live Here, I have to deal with those three guys for the rest of my life, and if I mess with them, my whole family will not have a good life! Unlike you passers-by, who just pat their butts and leave when they get into trouble!"

"Who said I'm leaving?"

The guest pulled back the collar of his robe, pulled out a necklace, and showed Darion.No matter how blind Darien was, he could still recognize that thing——the holy emblem of steel, a sacred object that only priests of God are qualified to wear.

The guest saw with satisfaction that Darien's jaw was about to dislocate. "My name is Chere. Pastor Anton, the 'Asylum' of Broken Maple Town, passed away last month, and the 'Supreme Sanctuary' assigned me to take over the position of 'Asylum'." He kindly took the ledger from Darien , threw it aside without looking at it, and shook the young boss's hand, "We will be neighbors from now on, lamb of God."

TBC...