after being forced to become a heartthrob

"It's ready?" Wen Rao couldn't believe it when he saw the bottle handed over by the young man.

"Yes, it is."

After receiving the bottle in my hand and pulling out the cork, the rich and long-lasting floral fragrance came out from inside.Wen Rao has made a lot of perfumes, each time using the most stupid purification method, which cost thousands of flowers to make a few small bottles, but now, the person in front of him only uses one flower to make Made a whole bottle.

The boy was a little nervous and kept staring at the priest's reaction.

Gentle eyes flickered, "You did a good job."

The boy breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, is it possible?"

"Yeah." Wen Rao didn't know how he made it, but this bottle was just right to give to the princess, lest she complain about running out of perfume again.

After rewarding the young man with some things and sending him away, Wen Rao called a female slave over and sent the newly made perfume to the princess. The slave came back and said that the princess liked it very much. Wen Rao threw it behind her.

……

The concubine really liked the new perfume Wen Rao sent, even to the point of obsession, besides spraying it on her neck, she couldn't help pouring it into her palm and licking it.The female slave beside her couldn't help but discuss in private because of her weird behavior.One day, this discussion reached Hillman's ears.

Since the last time he went to question the priest, he has been wary of the thing called perfume.He felt that that kind of thing would confuse his mind. Although he couldn't detect the breath of magic, he was sure that the priest used some method to hide the magic applied.But this time, the comments of the female slaves deepened his doubts about the perfume made by the priest.

In the name of greeting, he went to see the princess.

The princess had no place for his arrival, and her attitude towards him was as cold as usual.

Hillman, who could sense the traces of magic, saw a layer of black aura surrounding the princess.That kind of breath that ordinary people can't perceive has a hint of coldness that makes him repel.

Hillman looked at her deeply, "Princess, you smell very special today."

The princess was a little happy, raised her palm, and took a deep sniff on her sleeve that was stained with fragrance, "Of course, that is the perfume specially made for me by the priest."

Sure enough it was him!

Such obvious wizard magic made Hillman, who had already dispelled his doubts about Wen Rao, suddenly have even greater doubts in his heart.

After leaving from the princess, Hillman summoned Isaac, because Ares' attitude towards the priest was too ambiguous recently, so he didn't call him this time.Hillman told Isaac the news that he sensed the wizard's aura from the princess, and Isaac looked shocked, "Is it really the wizard's magic?"

Hillman nodded.

"He is obviously a priest, why would he use wizard's magic?" This also made Isaac puzzled.

"We have no way of knowing why, but—" Hillman snorted coldly, "I really should investigate carefully about the disappearance of Tyr and Mo from the temple."

Isaac understood what Hillman meant, "Brother, do you mean that the disappearance of Tire and Mo is related to him?"

A priest who can use the magic of a wizard is suspicious anyway, right?In particular, the disappearance of the two priests that Nurian enshrined before him.In fact, Hillman wanted to investigate this matter a long time ago, but because Isaac and Ares returned from the war, and the priest showed his holy and benevolent side, his initial doubts were shaken, and he never really went to investigate. investigation.but now……

"Isaac, I need your help."

……

Wen Rao still doesn't know that he has been targeted, he is thinking about the wizard he put on vacation and hasn't come back for a month.Did he slip away?If he slipped away, would he do any more bad things?These thoughts gave Wen Rao a headache.He decided to ask Arnold if there were any suspicious events outside the palace recently.

"Arnold—"

The head of the guard, who is usually there whenever he is called by name, did not show up this time.The one who came in to respond to him was the boy who had been serving him in the temple for half a month.

"My lord, the chief guard seems to have something to do, so he is not in the temple right now."

Strange, usually Arnold is not on duty, he is waiting outside the temple, what happened today?Wen Rao couldn't help complaining in a low voice because he had something to look for, "Isn't he on duty today?"

Hearing his complaint, the boy lowered his head even lower, trembling as if he was being punished by him.

"Since he's not here, forget it." I can only ask when Arnold comes back.

The young man who was rubbing the corner of his clothes raised his head, "My lord, what can you do with him... For example, if, if possible, I can too..." His cheeks blushed uncontrollably, and he raised his head. There was even a layer of wet vapor in the eyes.

Wen Rao was attracted by his beautiful eyes like glass beads. Thinking of the last time he helped him make perfume, his attitude towards him was unconsciously gentler, "It's fine, just wait for him to come back. You go first Get busy, if there is anything you need to do, I will call you alone."

"Okay, okay."

Looking at the young man who retreated outside the temple, Wen Rao was still thinking about that wizard.If the sorcerer was afraid of his driving, it would be better if he escaped far away, but he was afraid that he would still stay in Nulian, ready to make some big disturbances at any time.It will be troublesome then.

At this moment, Arnold was being summoned by Prince Hillman.Because of his status as a commoner, he still needs to bow his knees and salute when he sees the royal family.

Hillman had seen Wen Rao many times, "Your name is Arnold, right?"

Arnold used to respect Prince Hillman very much, because he was loved by commoners, but because he heard Prince Hillman say bad things about the priest several times in private, now he only respects Hillman more in terms of status, "Yes."

Hillman stood up, beside him, Isaac in fine attire also looked down at A Nuo who was kneeling in front of them.

"You are the head of the priest's bodyguard. I saw you in the spring incident last time." Isaac said

Arnold raised his head and looked at Isaac who was speaking.He didn't understand the purpose of the two princes summoning him.

"You are very loyal to the priest." There was a slight smile in Isaac's voice.Arnold thought of the evaluation of Isaac by outsiders, saying that he has the same political talent as Hillman, and he is also very proficient in leading troops in battle.If it wasn't for the status issue, he might be more suitable to inherit the throne than Hillman.

Hillman had already walked in front of Arnold. The young and heroic face of the other party reminded him of a friend of his, "You look very similar to a good friend of mine."

Arnold is just a commoner, and apart from priests, he doesn't know many nobles.

"Just like you, he is also a chief guard who serves priests, and his name is Rhea." When mentioning Rhea, the chief guard who disappeared with Tire, Hillman couldn't help but feel a little emotional in his tone. mean.

When Anuo became the head of the guard, the two priests enshrined in the palace had disappeared. When he came to the temple, the only priest he saw was Wen Rao.He devoted [-]% of his devotion and love to the gods to the only priest.However, why would Prince Hillman mention to him the former priest and the chief guard who was responsible for protecting the priest?

Facing Arnold's confused and hesitant expression, Hillman and Isaac exchanged glances, and then Isaac said, "Actually, we are here this time to ask you to assist us in our investigation."

As soon as he heard the word investigation, Arnold suddenly woke up.

"Because the original two priests disappeared so strangely, we suspect that it has something to do with the priest enshrined in the temple now." As soon as Isaac finished speaking, Arnold, who was kneeling on the ground, couldn't help it. stood up.He had heard Prince Hillman talk about the right and wrong of the priests, so this time, he was very sensitive to the two princes' summoning, "No! This is absolutely impossible!"

Isaac was a little surprised by his fierce resistance, but Hillman seemed to have expected this to happen.

"My lord priest would never do such a thing!" Arnold didn't care about the etiquette he needed to maintain when meeting the royal family at the moment.

"I know that you respect him very much, and we don't want to doubt a priest." Hillman said gently.He tried to comfort Anuo in front of him with gentle words, "But Tyr and Mo did disappear after he came to Nurian."

Arnold had heard more or less about those two priests, so he was speechless for a while.

Hillman patted him on the shoulder, "If it really has nothing to do with him, this investigation is just to clear his innocence. Arnold, you don't want him to bear other people's suspicion all the time, do you?"

Arnold firmly believed that the priest was innocent, but he couldn't refute Hillman's words.

Isaac said some words on the sidelines again. Even though Arnold was very resistant, he couldn't help softening his attitude under their offensive.

"Just to prove that the priest is innocent, right?"

Isaac and him looked at each other with open and clear eyes, "Of course, I also know that the priest is a very kind and benevolent believer. The kind deeds he did in the slums have already moved me."

Arno relaxed a little.

"This investigation only needs a little help from you." Hillman said, "Arnold, you really want to prove his innocence, right?"

Anuo's clenched hand gradually loosened, and his gaze that was determined at first also began to flicker.

Hillman withdrew the hand on his shoulder, and his lips curled into an arc.

……

Arno, who returned to the temple, had already heard the news that the priest had summoned him from the mouth of the female slave.Normally, he was overjoyed when he was summoned by the priest, but this time, because he felt that he had violated the trust of the priest by agreeing to Prince Hillman, he kept blaming himself when he entered the temple.

Wen Rao didn't know that his loyal chief guard had already been pried away half of the corner by someone's nonsense. When he saw A Nuo, he strode towards him, "A Nuo, I've been looking for you this afternoon, you went where?"

A Nuo didn't dare to meet his eyes, and his voice was much lower than usual, "My lord...I..."

Wen Rao also knew that he cared too much, "Forget it, you must have encountered something before you left."

Faced with the priest's excuses, Arnold was moved, and felt more self-loathing in his heart—how could he doubt the priest?Even if he had no doubts, he shouldn't have assisted Prince Hillman to investigate the priest.

Wen Rao was already a little irritable because of the wizard, so he didn't notice A Nuo's abnormality, "A Nuo, I want to ask you, has any major event happened outside the palace during this period of time?"

"Big thing?" Arnold temporarily cleaned up the messy sour emotions just now.

"Well, that's the kind—" Wen Rao thought for a while before saying, "Very weird things, such as some people being unconscious or dying suddenly."

Arnold thought about it seriously, then shook his head.

Wen Rao still believes in A Nuo very much. A Nuo's news is much better than him, so after hearing A Nuo's reply, he worried all afternoon and finally let go, "If something like this happens, Arnold, you must tell me immediately." That wizard was let out by him, and if he caused something like the curse of the spring, and caused a child to be burned at the stake, he must blame himself to death.

"My lord, did something happen?" Arnold asked.

Since Wen Rao dared to ask, he naturally found an excuse, "There's nothing wrong with it. It's just that during my divination recently, I saw a man covered in blood asking for help. I want to save him and avoid disasters."

Because when he was used to priests, when Wen Rao said these words, his expression was full of compassion.

Arnold felt that he had betrayed the trust of the priest. Standing in the temple, he would be condemned by the gods, so he didn't stay in the temple for too long as usual, and left in a hurry after finding an excuse.

After Anuo left, the young man in the temple robe at the door sneaked his head in again.He just heard the conversation between the priest and Arnold, as if he was saved from the fire because of the priest, every word he said to the priest was full of faith and devotion.

In this world, why are there people as kind as priests?He really wanted to be closer to him.

It's good to get his gaze, or to hear his voice... When he was outside the palace, he hoped to be closer to the priest, but now, just being close is no longer enough to satisfy him.He also wanted to be... closer.

His fingers unconsciously grasped the door frame, and before he even realized it, his nails had sunk deeply into the door frame.

The gentleness in the temple, after Arnold left, was still staring at the pure gold statue in front of him in a daze.What he didn't know was that his fanatical believers were standing outside the temple and watching him.

The author has something to say:

This volume is purely self-indulgence, don’t ask me if this kind of attack with weird attributes is an attack, just kiss me

small theater:

Little Angel: Really... really purified?

Slag author: um

Little Angel: [Rolling up sleeves] The hot chicken author came out and got beaten!

Scumbag author: There is also a kind of self-tapping and self-receiving in the form of a paperclip.

Wen Rao: [Rolling up the sleeves] The author of the hot chicken came out and died! !