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At this time, Alfonso VIII was not in a happy mood.

There are two bad things in front of him.

The first thing is that the emperor of the Garter Empire ascended the throne, and he also brought an extra regent, which is fine, but the problem is that their regent escaped from the Charlemagne Empire, and the major suspect who killed his daughter, Ke Reese.

The attitude of the Garter Empire, which had more regents, suddenly became tougher, saying that it would never compromise on the declaration of war by the Charlemagne Empire, and even put on an attitude of fighting against it, which made Alfonso VIII's mood suddenly subtle up.

He was heartbroken by his daughter's death, but he was an emperor after all, and his judgment would not be affected by his son's affair. The emperor of the Garter Empire died suddenly, and the elders' house was busy fighting for power. The political situation was in chaos. At this time, war was declared. , is not only a threat, but also a deterrent. If the Garter Empire can finally be forced to make concessions and contribute more land and property, then there is no need to send troops.

As a result, now Chris has completely disrupted his deployment.

In the final analysis, Alfonso VIII wanted to know why Chris was able to escape. It was all thanks to Saint Simon, who was in front of him.

The second thing is that Yannick Hill requested to defend himself publicly at this time, clarifying that he had nothing to do with the killing of the princess.

Alfonso VIII snorted and was noncommittal about this matter. He stared at the Saint Simon standing in front of him, and said in a bad tone: "Your Excellency Simon, I thought you and I were old friends. More benefits, I have offended the Holy See, but look at what you have done now, you let the person who killed my daughter go, and now you are helping a Holy See priest to make a request for him to defend?"

Simon sighed with a smile: "My old friend, don't I know you yet? With your wisdom, how could you not know that the people who killed Orthea have nothing to do with them, you just need an excuse to start a war!"

"Isn't it possible?" Alfonso VIII said coldly, "One Olympian continent has been divided into seven countries. How long has it been like this? Why has no one ever thought of changing it? Just let me unify the continent , I can gather the power of all the people on the mainland to deal with monsters together, and no matter how powerful the monsters are, they will not be opponents of humans! Similarly, I will also put the Magic Guild on an equal footing with the Holy See, and the Holy See will never stop from now on. It will no longer be the only belief in the mainland, isn't this exactly what you want to see!"

"No, my old friend." Simon shook his head. "I think you have made a mistake in the order. Now the primary task of human beings is to deal with monsters and undead. Although your ideal is great, it is not suitable for realization at the moment. . Yannick Hill is a rare priest who has no prejudice against mages. I hope to start with him and open up a new situation."

Alfonso VIII sneered: "You are too weak, Simon! As a saint of law, you actually have illusions about the Holy See, you will regret it, the Holy See is a bunch of selfish guys, no matter who it is !"

"Even so, I'm still willing to work hard. Alfonso, war can't solve all problems. Even though I have powerful abilities, I hope more than anyone else that I don't need to use these abilities in my lifetime." Simon Looking at him sincerely, "Peace is more important than anything."

"Oh, what a great declaration!" Alfonso VIII was terrified.

Simon didn't take it too seriously. He could clearly feel the suffocated anger on the other party. With Alfonso VIII's temper, he could still restrain himself from slapping the table to lose his temper, which is considered very good.

But to be honest, facing a Dharma saint, even if he loses his temper, it's useless.

"Okay, Alfonso, promise Hill. If he can defend himself, he can also successfully find the murderer who killed Orthea. This should be a good thing for you."

"I'm very disappointed in you, Simon." Alfonso VIII stood up without saying yes or no. "You have betrayed the trust of an old friend."

Simon sighed and said nothing.

In the end, of course Alfonso VIII had to agree, because the war with the Garter Empire seemed to be over, and the benefits of extortion were lost. The Garter Empire even sent a letter of credence, demanding that Alfonso VIII Release their innocent bishop as soon as possible, and even the Saint of Law insisted that Yannick publicly defend himself and get rid of the charges. Under this pressure, even the Charlemagne Empire could not ignore the request of another country, and a According to the wishes of a legal saint, he unilaterally dealt with the suspect, not to mention that this person was a bishop-level figure.

So even though Alfonso VIII hated his teeth, he still agreed to let Yannick defend himself publicly, but on the condition that he must find out the real murderer who killed Princess Orthea, otherwise he will continue to be imprisoned go down.

In contrast, the Holy See was silent, as if they had completely forgotten that they had a bishop named Yannick Hill.

The meeting place for Yannick to defend himself was chosen in the Imperial Royal Conference Hall, which will be full of nobles from the Charlemagne Empire today, witnessing the scene where the bishop of the Garter Empire cleared himself of suspicion.

"Are you sure about this matter?" Simon couldn't hide his worry.

"To be honest, I'm not [-]% sure, but I can only try." Yannick said.

Simon said: "If you are not sure, I can go and intercede with Alfonso VIII. Maybe he will cancel this defense for my sake and set you free."

"Thank you for your sincere support, but I must attend this defense." Yannick said: "So far, people still know very little about monsters, and they don't have enough sense of crisis. I don’t want to unite to deal with monsters in the endless battles, if things go well today, I think it will be enough to sound the alarm for all those who are lucky enough to realize the horror of monsters.”

Simon nodded: "I understand your painstaking efforts, I wish you good luck."

Yannick laughed: "Thank you for your blessing, I hope our judgment is correct."

When the handsome silver-haired priest stepped into the venue, his long silver hair hanging down his back fluttered slightly, followed by two royal guards on his left and right, this was to prevent him from running away on the spot, of course, even if he If he wanted to escape, it was impossible for these two soldiers alone to stop him.

What attracted everyone's attention was that even though he had been imprisoned for many days, he was still as tall and straight as an ambriza tree. The priest's face was not a bit depressed or decadent. On the contrary, his eyes were very bright. In the words of a nympho female aristocrat : "It seems that he can still see the starlight hidden in the depths of his eyes."

The nobles of the Charlemagne Empire didn't have much ill feeling towards this personable and gentle bishop of the Garter Empire, even after learning that he had an ambiguous relationship with Prince Felton and was involved in the killing of the princess.

Perhaps this bishop was born with a temperament that is easy to win the trust of others. Many people believe that he will not be the murderer who killed the princess, but was only implicated by Prince Felton. Now Prince Felton has fled back to the country He went, but this poor, sad and handsome priest was left behind as a scapegoat.

So when the silver-haired bishop was standing on the trial platform, someone in the not-so-quiet venue shouted, "Yannick Hill, I believe you are not the murderer!"

Beauty seduces people!Or it can only be said that Yannick's image is too successful!

The silver-haired bishop turned his head and smiled slightly at the source of the voice, which aroused many people's ups and downs.

As a matter of course, His Majesty the Emperor, who was sitting in the gallery, immediately turned dark.

After the noisy episode, Saint Simon also came in, and the order of the venue gradually quieted down. Everyone was still very convinced of His Excellency the Saint of Fa.

Simon: "Yannick Hill, today is the day for you to defend yourself and prove that you are not involved in the killing of Her Royal Highness Princess Orthea, do you know that?"

Yannick: "Yes, I know, not only that, I also want to clear the suspicion of killing Princess Orthea for my good friend Prince Felton, and find out the real murderer."

Simon: "Then you can present your testimony and evidence now."

Yannick: "First of all, I would like to invite all the suspects who were present that day to attend, including the princess' maid, the priest Alexander who appeared beside Prince Felton, and two of my subordinate officials."

Simon: "That's a reasonable request."

Fa Sheng turned his head and ordered, and soon, all the people Yanick requested were brought out.

The mental state of the four people is very different.

The princess' maid was a little dazed, as if she hadn't escaped the shadow of being manipulated.

Avery and Augustine were relatively calm, but the news of them being under house arrest for many days made them feel different, and their faces were also a little gloomy. When they saw Yannick, their eyes lit up at the same time, and they knew subconsciously that the bishop must have something. There is a way.

As for Alexander, his expression was indifferent and calm, like a priest who truly served the Goddess of Light and had no desires or desires. No one who saw his expression would associate him with the murderer.

Yannick: "Your Excellency, please allow me to ask them a few questions."

Simon: "Of course, it's a legitimate right to ask any question you want."

Yannick first asked the maid: "You were with the princess that day, why did you walk away later?"

The maid said: "Your Highness's pearl earrings can't be found, so let me go to the next room to have a look."

Yannick: "If you were in the next room at that time, how could you not hear the movement from the princess? The fact is that you not only left the next room, but also ran to find us and brought us to the princess. Do you still have this memory?"

A confused look appeared on the maid's face, she shook her head weakly: "...No, I don't have any impression."

Simon had long said that her spirit had been manipulated, so Yannick didn't ask too deeply. He quickly turned to Alexander: "Alexander, you let me down. I always thought you would be a conscientious and qualified The priest, but you have framed me now, who in the world made you do this?"

Alexander looked at him calmly: "Your Excellency Hill, I am very grateful that you have taught me many things, but I am a priest, a priest who is loyal to the Goddess of Light and His Majesty the Pope, I cannot be bought by anyone, I just True to my conscience, I tell the truth as I see it. I know it hurts you because of Prince Felton, but that doesn't mean the truth doesn't exist, don't you remember, it's you It taught me to be honest, to be honest with myself, and to be honest with others."

What a glib tongue!

Yannick was unmoved, he raised his voice: "Very good! I have a way to prove who among us is lying!"

The nobles watched as Saint-Simon took out a small bottle from his magic bag.

Yannick introduced: "It contains true water, as long as you soak your hands in the water, you can detect who is lying according to the color of the water."

Many people obviously don't believe it, how could there be such a miraculous water?

Yannick said: "Alexander, do you dare to test with me?"

Alexander's expression remained unchanged: "Of course, I'd be happy to prove my innocence. But before that, I hope you can set an example for me."

Yannick smiled: "Since it is my suggestion, I will test it first. Your Excellency Simon, please."

The basin was quickly found. Simon opened the bottle and poured the liquid inside. The transparent liquid was like clear water, without any magic.

The guard brought the water basin in front of Yannick. Although everyone was dubious, they also opened their eyes wide and stretched their necks to watch, worried that they would miss the wonderful scene.

The priest soaked his fair and slender hands in it. The water was still transparent and nothing had changed.

Alfonso VIII sat on the seat and clicked his tongue impatiently. In his opinion, this is simply a trick to deceive children, because even a murderer only needs to control the evil thoughts in his heart the moment before he puts his hand in. Then the water will not change color, so how can the real murderer be detected?

Yannick withdrew his hand, flicked it lightly, and said to Alexander: "It's your turn."

Alexander glanced at him, then at the water basin in front of him, and then slowly stretched his hand into it.