hunting light

The boy lowered his head. Although his hair was messy like weeds, it was as beautiful as honey in the sun.

Long messy bangs covered half of the boy's face, only his straight nose and stubbornly pursed lips could be seen.His childish and delicate chin was trembling slightly, as if he was still immersed in fear.

"I'm sorry." Ian lowered his voice very softly, like a breeze blowing through flower petals, "I will have a good talk with the Duke to make sure something like this won't happen again. Everything is in the past Yes. You are safe now."

The boy's thin shoulders also trembled slightly.

Ian didn't know the boy's exact age, but although he was thin, he was tall. His broad shoulders and slender limbs indicated that he would develop a tall and fit body.

"Don't be afraid." Ian tentatively put his hand on the child's shoulder.

"I'll protect you, boy. I'm the priest of this parish, and my name is Ian Mitchell. What's your name?"

"You lied, Father," said the boy suddenly.

Ian knew he was referring to the things he said he had apologized for before.

"My lie is based on the rescue of a distressed child." Ian said, "This is a good deed. A lie for the purpose of doing good will be understood and forgiven by the Holy Lord."

The boy let out a disdainful snort from his nose.

"so boring."

He raised his head.

Where is there any sadness and fear?

Those dark blue eyes were full of ridicule towards the priest.Like an unruly beast, with a ferocious intent to counterattack at any time, Ian subconsciously took half a step back.

"No matter what you have done, you will find a good-sounding reason for yourself, and exempt yourself under the guise of the Holy Lord?" the boy said sharply, "hypocritical adults! Disgusting doctrine!"

The cook let out an uneasy low cry from the side.

"Who cares about your protection? You are so passionate!" The boy laughed loudly, "The old man has already made you fall in love, right? Which of you Omega's legs are weak after seeing a strong Alpha? You are so delicate. Like a dick, you still want to fight against my father?"

"Oh, Master Leon..." The cook turned pale with fright.

Ian was very calm.Facing doubts about the Lord and hostility towards oneself are challenges that every clergyman must go through.

"Father, if you have the skills, why don't you fool the poor outside and donate their supper bread to the church." The boy sneered, "I don't believe in your Lord at all, and I don't want to bathe in his holy light. You don't have to either. Please save my corrupted soul!"

Ian waited for the boy to finish speaking in one breath before opening his mouth peacefully.

"Even if they don't believe in the Holy Lord, people are doing everything possible to find a reasonable excuse for their actions. Indulging in desire is the nature of human beings, and it is a sin that we have to fight for life. Faith is a way to fight against. Power, boy."

Facing the sincere words of the young priest, the boy only ended the conversation with a contemptuous smile.

"God stick!"

He turned around and followed the cook, his straight back like a sharp knife. On the T-shirt, the scars from the whip were stained with blood.

***

"The eldest son of the Duke's family? Oh, that child."

The next day, Ian finally found out the life experience of the boy with the disheveled golden hair when he visited the official residence of the Bishop of Flair Star and had tea with Bishop Carroll.

"He is the Duke's firstborn son." Bishop Carroll said, "His biological father is a male Omega, who is said to be a beauty, but unfortunately he is a commoner and can only be a concubine. The Duke and that Omega only had one child." Such a son. Although their marriage was legal, it was not recognized by the Holy See. So that child can inherit part of the Duke’s property, but not his title.”

It turned out that this was the reason why the name of the boy named Leon did not appear in the genealogy of the Duke of Oran and the royal family tree.

"You don't have to pay too much attention to him, Ian." Bishop Carol called Ian's name affectionately.

He is Ian's fellow disciple, Alpha, and also one of the highly regarded disciples of Archbishop Xiali.At the age of less than fifty, he has already taken the position of bishop of a planet, which is relatively rare in the Holy See.

"You don't have to pay too much attention to him," Carroll said. "Actually, the kid isn't at the Parthenon most of the time. The Duke sent him to a private boarding school in Fryer Center early on. But this kid has a bad personality, I heard that he was expelled from school because of fighting with his classmates a while ago."

Ian recalled how Leon and the children fought each other, and he wasn't too surprised.

Instead, he felt a little sorry for the boy.This child is on the edge of the family, does not receive the attention and love of his relatives, and is constantly pushed out, at a loss as to what to do.

"If he is difficult to get along with, you only have to endure this summer." Carol smiled, crossing his slender legs under the dark purple robe, "When school starts, the Duke will send him away again You just need to follow the instructions of the Holy See and the Archbishop, do your job well, and establish a good relationship with the Duke's family. The Duke is a busy man. I have been in Fryer for almost five years. Except for major ceremonies and festivals, even he Not a single hair in sight."

"What is he usually busy with?" Ian asked.

"Hunting, patrolling your own territory, whipping prisoners, or chasing young and beautiful Omega?" Carol sneered sarcastically, "The Duke is a man of great energy...you've seen him, you should understand."

The implicit ambiguity in the brother's words made Ian feel uncomfortable.

"In short," Carol shrugged, and looked at the handsome face of the younger brother with a smile and the eyes moistened by spring water, "the archbishop is very optimistic about you, and I hope you can guide the Duke back to the right path, and once again bathe in the light of the Holy Lord." , to bring him closer to the Holy See. And Ian, you have always been a kind and popular person. The archbishop once said: 'Ian has a lion in his heart.' He thinks you are a person with a strong heart. .”

Ian smiled silently.

Two weeks ago, when Ian had just put on the navy blue robe of the intern priest, a dispatch order was also sent to him.

The transfer order signed by his teacher, Archbishop Xiali, stated that Ian was sent to Fryer Star to serve as the priest of the Duke of Oran Diocese and preside over the church work there.

The archbishop's most beloved adopted son being sent to the remotest planet sounds like exile.This order immediately triggered a wave of heated discussions in the seminary and the Holy See.

In those few days, no matter where Ian went, he was surrounded by peeping eyes and whispers, which was extremely annoying.

"The archbishop's golden boy has fallen out of favor?"

"Mitchell must have done something to annoy the archbishop. Otherwise, with the degree of his favor, the archbishop could have found him a wealthy diocese in the imperial capital."

"Maybe she lost her virginity."

"No, he's an Omega. No sign of being marked..."

"I know you have a lot to ask me about this order." The day before his departure, Archbishop Xiali summoned him in his small reception room, which was magnificently decorated with precious jewels, coral velvet and gold. ian.

"I have no doubts, Your Excellency." Ian was wearing his brand new navy blue priest's robe, sitting upright with his back straight.His young and clean skin is flawless, his eyes are clear, and his face is full of holy aura, "As I swear, I will obey all instructions of the Holy See and regard them as God's guidance."

"You have always been a treasure bestowed by God to the world, my child." The archbishop, who is under one person and above ten thousand people, sighed, his smile deepened every wrinkle on his face, "Fryer Star is indeed very remote , is the star of the border sentry. And the Duke of Oran is also a controversial name."

"I know about the Duke's situation, Your Excellency." Ian said.

The first emperor Adam II died suddenly, leaving behind his only son Anthony who was only 12 years old.At that time, the international situation was very critical. The Byron Empire was at war with the Atlanta Federation and was at a disadvantage.According to the law of the empire, whether the underage crown prince can ascend the throne depends on the vote of the House of Lords.

As a result, Adam II's younger brother, Felix, won by five votes and became emperor.Crown Prince Anthony missed the throne.

After Felix IV ascended the throne, he named his nephew Anthony the Duke of Oran, and chose the most remote planet among the hundreds of planets in the Byron Empire, which has an imperial army garrison, as his nephew's fiefdom: Fryer star.

And this year is the 80th anniversary of Emperor Felix's accession to the throne.

Since the "Battle of Crimson", Felix IV's health has not been very good, and it can be said that it has gone from bad to worse in the past few years.Now he is in his 140s, and the old lion is no longer young.But the Duke of Oran is only in his nineties this year, and he is in his prime.

What's more, the four children of the emperor have different strengths and weaknesses.

The crown prince is an Omega, and it is rumored that a flower named Chrysanthemum is inclusive of all rivers, sleeping all the single Alphas in the court, and the latest favorite lover even comes from the arena in the slums.Although the queen tried her best to reconcile it, the relationship between the emperor and the prince deteriorated further.

And the second prince is an Alpha whose ambition is soaring but whose intelligence is still rooted in the earth.He made the belly of the Omega son of the chief minister bigger early on, thinking that he had the support of the powerful Yue family, but instead, he was even more disgusted by his father.

The third princess is an Omega, but a devout believer.So pious that she jumped headlong into a convent after her first marriage failed and is now a venerable nun.

The fourth princess is the most unknown and the only Beta in the family.She is very young, just turned [-] this year, and is still studying for a Ph.D.There is little news about her from the outside world.And as Beta, she is also the child who has the least chance of being on the throne.

"Your Majesty cares about the Duke of Oran, his dearest and only nephew." Archbishop Xiali said implicitly, "When a person gets old, he will take special care of his family and love the younger generation. His Majesty hopes to send a reliable priest to go there. Fryer, convey his concern for the Duke instead of him. And, this special envoy will directly report the current situation of the Duke to His Majesty."

It is impossible for Yian not to understand the deep meaning in these words: he was chosen to be a spy to monitor the former prince!