Angel on earth

Arnold was tapping his knees and thigh joints with his fists, and turning his wrists and ankles from time to time, as if he was very cold.He was completely drenched, the water stains stretched from the door of the cell to the corner, and there was still a little water at the bottom of the tin bucket.

When Denier came, he squinted his eyes for a long time before reacting, his expression became a little scary for a moment, then he glanced at the corner of the stairs, and shouted angrily: "What are you doing here?!"

Denier also looked at the stairs vigilantly, took out a medicine bag from his arms, and stuffed it into the doctor's sleeve.Arnold immediately identified turmeric, frankincense, myrrh, and vetiver, and even poppy and marijuana.

The doctor stared at him with red eyes, grabbed his wrist tightly and refused to accept it.Denier looked at him equally stubbornly, a scar on his forehead still oozing blood.

After a long stalemate, Denier pushed hard and won.Arnold sighed ruefully at his weakness, and hid the paper away.Denier grabbed the railing with one hand, knelt on the ground, dipped in the accumulated water in the hole and wrote: Father was beaten to death by Skurtu's servants.

Arnold wrote: City Hall.

Denier shook his head, gritted his teeth and wrote: The guards have all been replaced.

Arnold said: "I'm a vampire, Denier. They didn't kill me for the time being because I hurt too many people and had to take me back to Lieyang City. You don't have to thank me for the previous things, I just—"

Denier did not write either.He raised his head suddenly, his eyes and face showed an unprecedented determination, his words were clear, and his voice was loud: "You are my benefactor, the kindest person in the world."

There was the sound of stones breaking on the stairs.

Arnold's lips trembled, but he couldn't say anything.

Denier said earnestly: "No one has ever been so kind to us. So what if you are a vampire? What is the difference between how the church treats us and you? Vampires are not human beings, but we poor people are? Aren't we all evil itself? "

"You're crazy!" Arnold said decisively, "You know someone's listening—"

"I didn't." Denier grabbed his cold fingers, "I swear to you to my father."

After a brief silence, Arnold asked, "Do you remember Alexey Stepanovich? I asked you to deliver the medicine."

"I was there four days ago." Desnel paused, but said nothing else. "Don't miss him, you don't know here, they are all in the same group. Wait a little longer, your hand." It's cold."

"I'm a vampire, it's normal to be cold."

"You're different from everyone else. You're different from everyone."

Arnold pulled out his hand and wrote three lines on the ground: Catherine.Willow, Angelica dahurica.Cherry tree, fennel.

Then he stood up, looked at Denier, and said, "Come on, Denier. Get out of here."

Denier also stood up, looked up at the pair of green eyes glowing in the darkness, and solemnly swore: "I will, Dr. Edwards."

Denier greeted Mikhail at the top of the stairs, and the two left the dungeon without saying a word.

At [-] o'clock in the morning, most of the residents of Chalek flocked to the Three Sacred Mountains of Grant, and participated in a grand mass hosted by the "People's Guardian" Rollins inside and outside the monastery.This was followed by the reading of the indictment of Arnold Edwards, for which the Abbey opened the square.The civilians who came to watch could only wait outside the fence for the sinners to be escorted out for a parade. As compensation and to celebrate the church's victory in eliminating demons, everyone could receive an apple at the small gate.

Mikhail Kupala was absent-minded throughout.Denier refused the invitation for healing and breakfast, and Priest Gray followed him quietly. Seeing that he went down to Dr. Carter's clinic after going down the mountain, he was relieved to come back.Denier was not there when the sentence was pronounced, but Arnold Edwards stood upright in the sun, his green eyes sparkling with reddish whites, and his whole face glowed with pride.

Mikhail involuntarily stared at him for a long time.

Arnold also wore an emerald neckpiece that he gave him, which was almost exactly the same as his eyes.The vampire's standing posture is quite arrogant, a bit deliberate, but the essence has not changed.If his skin wasn't blistered from the sunburn and his trouser legs were bloody from the lance puncture, he'd look like he'd be receiving a Rollins Commendation.

For the first time Mikhail felt that the voices of the people were so loud, noisy, and harsh.If only they all shut up and told me to think.

He was supposed to trust Rollins and Priest Gray, but how did Arnold know that the tower was going to collapse?How did Rollins find Alexei? In the previous investigation, no one or a single document mentioned this. Even he only got a positive answer after asking the three deacons.

——It is not ruled out that Denier said it to himself on purpose, but does Alexei really suffer from epilepsy?Did Rollins say those words inadvertently or just blurted out?Didn't Arnold's words reveal that he knew Rollins, but it's not a lie that Rollins didn't know Arnold before.

What kind of saint do they want me to be?

Mikhail Kupala was wearing silver and white armor, and the white cloak embroidered by six noble girls was buckled on the left chest by the sun cross.He hung the long sword "Prayer of Chastity" on his waist, and carried the lance "Glorious Maiden" on his back, standing beside Rollins in white robe.His face was expressionless, and he looked as if he was about to slash the vampire with his sword.

Due to the tight schedule, the so-called "street parade" is just a walk around the monastery twice.Arnold Edwards smiled provocatively at Rollins when he took the silver-plated cross, and said softly, "I'll go down first and prepare hot oil for you all. Your retribution is coming!"

Rollins smiled calmly, but Mikhail became more and more restless.He couldn't believe that the phrase "retribution" would appear on the occasion of a vampire cursing a saint.

Priest Gray gently tied the rope for him, Arnold sneered and stood up.But the next moment, Priest Gray took away his emerald collar, and he screamed: "Give it back to me!"

Mikhail stopped awkwardly.Priest Grey waved the gemstone that was so dazzling in the sun to Arnold, and said with a smile: "Sir, you tricked this from His Highness, using his trust in you. Anyway, you look like Not so--shameless?"

"I'm not human!" Arnold glared at him and whispered, baring his teeth, "That was originally mine."

"Really?" Priest Gray raised his eyebrows and threw the gem to Mikhail. In the gap, he punched the vampire in the face, saluted the applauding crowd, and walked away. down the steps.

The outside of the monastery was already crowded with people, and the urban nobles inside had the privilege of standing on the wall to witness this moment.It was boring, not to mention that the August sun was still hanging overhead today, but who asked the young and beautiful Mikhail Kupala to lead his beloved horse Emile in the lead?His blond hair was full of the breath of spring mornings, and his white nose and bright red lips would put all legendary princesses to shame.After today, the Chalek would never see him again, nor would they want to: the Sun Knight's second visit to a country usually meant that there was a severe famine, or that a war was needed.

Arnold Edwards' entire upper body was tied to a cross, and he walked very steadily.He completely showed the arrogance and unrepentance that a vampire should have. He ignored the rabble at all and chattered with Mikhail all the way:

"Your Highness, please return the gem to me. It was originally named Edwards, but it is also named Hunter. It is soaked in human blood. Your brothers and sisters told you to use it to curse you or test me. Bah! I know you're sad, but that's none of my business, and you know why you're sad. Of course, if you wish it was me, then I have nothing to say. His Majesty Kupala, Knight of the Sun, take that jewel Give it back to me, do me a favor, burn it with me when you send me to the stake—"

As he spoke, his stiff and blistered face lit up, now grinning badly, now showing pity, and Mikhail didn't look at him at all, and quickened his pace sullenly.After basking in the sun for a while, this strange vampire actually regained strength and didn't fall at all.

After walking around, when the church team was about to return to the main gate of the monastery, among the crowd, Ivan Ivanovich suddenly broke free from Tiet's hand and ran to the railing, his hands forming a horn around his mouth. , shouting loudly:

"thank you--!"

Everyone was cheering and thanking the High Priest of the Holy City, and Ivan's delicate voice was unusually obvious.Kit anxiously pushed his way through the crowd and grabbed him by the wrist.Before being dragged away, Ivan shouted:

"You are a good man! I am forever grateful to you, Doctor!"

Mikhail turned around and saw Arnold blushing, struggling on the cross and growling: "Go away! Go away! Go back to your kennel! Ivan Vasilyevich is as cruel as that!" The things you use should be dead long ago, and living is a waste of money and land!"

He didn't wear glasses, so the exposed fangs were wrong.Ivan stared at him stubbornly, turned around and shouted to the crowd: "Priest Grey called my brother to be a false witness!"

Jit and Arnold both turned pale, and the latter reacted first, with a bah:

"Then where did you go earlier? Do you think this kind of trick can also get me hooked?! It's just a bastard acting in conjunction with the church. You are full of lies at a young age. I think you are very suitable to enter a monastery and become Grey. Maybe the archbishop's personal biography! The next step is to claim to be coerced by a vampire, and I don't know anything, just like Terekin and Alexei, and then the church will bless you, reward you with some money, and it is logical that you will be punished for my crimes. Add a note to the book——I have seen a lot of poor people like you who are shamelessly flattering the watchdogs! I usually treat you well, but in the end..."

Mikhail looked at the gentle smiles on the faces of Rawlins and Priest Gray, and then at Arnold Edwards with disheveled gray hair and fierce eyes.A violent tinnitus pierced his head, and for a moment he could only hear the scream that seemed to come from the depths of his soul.

A storm interrupted the farce.

That night, the front and back yards of the Miracle Clinic were ransacked by Dr. Edwards' neighbors. Two large pits were even dug under the willow and cherry trees in the front yard. But soon, the yard became potholed and muddy. There's nothing left to notice.At the same time, Catherine, the youngest daughter of the Chicherin family, disappeared again; no one found out, and Denier, whose father had just died in the Lower District, also disappeared. It took several days for the neighbors to ask if anyone had seen him in the river. corpse.At that time, the team escorting Arnold Edwards had already crossed half of Potosi.

The author says:

Finally the paving is over!Next, we will enter the main storyline. First, we will give Misha some social beating & church beating (physical)