"Teacher, what happened?"

Buick Fen, one of the three, asked carefully. The teacher's condition was somewhat disturbing.

The awe-inspiring middle-aged man just shook his head, and his aura gradually faded.

"I don't know exactly what happened, but it's definitely not a good thing..."

Having said that, Qin Xiaoxia suddenly turned around and looked at the three people.

"Who told you to stop? Keep going!"

The three of them were quick-witted and shouted in unison as if it had become a conditioned reflex.

“Yes!” “Yes!” “Yes!”

This feeling is even more terrifying than just now. In the past, when this happened, extra training was inevitable. Fortunately, there was not too much punishment today.

Seeing the three disciples training meticulously, Qin Xiaoxia turned around and walked towards the city-state.

"I'm going to go out for a while. I'll test your martial arts skills when I come back."

After saying this, without caring whether the disciples answered or not, his figure gradually increased in speed, appearing strangely elusive in the sight of the three disciples who were always paying attention, and soon disappeared from their sight.

…

In the dining room behind the residential area of ​​the Fanit City-State Cathedral, Leit was having breakfast with the local bishop and several senior priests.

The burning oil lamps in the chandeliers in the hall supplemented the lack of light, and the smokeless charcoal fires burning in the stoves in the four corners dispelled the winter cold.

Leyte seemed a little uneasy. Last night, when he was praying devoutly, he always felt a strange sense of uneasiness, a feeling that had never appeared before.

He originally wanted to ask the archbishop and priests here whether they felt the same way, but after seeing their warm greetings before breakfast, he gave up the idea of ​​asking.

'Maybe it's just my illusion!'

With this thought in mind, Leit quickly ate his breakfast, his peripheral vision also focused on the bishop's robe woven with gold thread and the hidden jewels in the cuffs.

Leit sighed imperceptibly, swallowed the last piece of meat, and was about to stand up when a priest attendant hurriedly ran in from outside.

"My Lord Bishop, My Lord Paladin, and all the priests, I'm sorry to interrupt your meal!"

"What's up?"

The bishop wiped his mouth with a silk cloth before looking up and asking.

The priest attendant looked at Leit.

"Sir Paladin, there is a strange adventurer outside the cathedral who wants to see you. He said he has met you before and this time he wants your help with something important."

"Adventurer?"

Leit was just beginning to wonder when he suddenly remembered something and asked quickly.

"Is that person wearing a very old but distinctive smock and scarf, with only a metal-brimmed helmet, carrying a sword, and walking in an unnatural manner?"

The Paladin mentioned so many characteristics at once, and the priests and servants did not have such good observation skills, so they could not match them one by one, but at least there were a few key points that could be matched.

"He was dressed like that, and he was carrying a sword, but I didn't notice anything else..."

The chief bishop frowned and gave a lecture to show his presence.

"As a divine servant, I must maintain a state of careful observation..."

"Your Excellency the Bishop! That adventurer is very important to me and even to many people. Excuse me for leaving now!"

"Go! Take me there right now!"

Leit didn't care whether it was polite to interrupt the bishop at this time. He stood up and took the priest and attendant and left.

The Hand of Punishment had a fierce reputation, and even the bishop of the city-state of Fanit was a little afraid of him. He did not show any anger, but was rather curious about Leit's performance, so he quickly put down his cutlery and followed him.

Rather than waiting for the visitor to be ushered into the drawing room, Leyte went directly outside the church to greet the visitor.

It was morning now, and many devout believers had the habit of coming to church to pray. Qin Xiaoxia also went directly to find the priests and attendants who were responsible for guiding the believers.

There were believers in luxurious clothes constantly walking by. After all, it was the central cathedral and most of the believers here were relatively wealthy. Ordinary people could not stand the pressure and would choose to go to other churches over time.

An adventurer in special but shabby clothes stood at the door. He looked dirty no matter how he looked at him, which made many rich people dissatisfied. But after all, it was at the feet of God, so they would not say anything, but left with a frown.

"Mr. Adventurer, what do you want to talk to me about? Please come with me to the living room!"

Leit walked out quickly from the side door. His paladin attire made the believers around him subconsciously stay away from him, but after hearing his words, they also became curious about this adventurer.

Although this strange adventurer looked very shabby before, the Paladin's proactive greeting only earned him a slight nod, which immediately made him look more impressive.

However, the curiosity of the onlookers was destined not to be satisfied, and it did not hinder the believers from praying. Both parties then entered the reception room on the side of the church.

"Paladin, my sense of uneasiness has intensified. As the most powerful organization in the world, I hope you can fulfill your responsibilities..."

The bishop and several high-ranking priests who had rushed over were also here.

Listen to this special adventurer describe his request.

Qin Xiaoxia naturally exaggerated as much as possible. He just wanted to make it sound as if the sky was about to fall, demons were dancing everywhere and chaos was about to break out.

Originally, because Paladin Leit knew him, the bishop and the priests were still very respectful to him. However, the more they listened to what they said, the more they felt something was wrong.

As the head of the church power in the city-state of Fanet, the bishop finally couldn't bear it anymore.

"Interrupt!"

The bishop looked up and down in his seat at the strangely dressed adventurer.

"You yourself admit that what you said is just a possibility, and in my opinion it is still a very small possibility. Yet you want the Church of Light to use all its strength to verify it and mobilize our forces to investigate?"

He glanced at Leyte, who was frowning in thought.

"You know His Excellency the Hand of Punishment, and I also believe in the character of the Paladin, but you have to understand how much manpower and material resources the church will waste by doing this, and how much suspicion it will arouse from powerful people. The incident in the Qinggele Empire happened not long ago!"

Qin Xiaoxia couldn't help but look at this chubby bishop. He fully demonstrated that those who could sit in high positions must have some ability, unless they were hereditary like nobles.

This bishop is not incompetent and furious, and the examples he cited are reasonable and well-founded.

After the bishop said this, he looked at Leyte.

"Sir Hand of Punishment, I am not deliberately making things difficult for you. To fulfill the adventurer's request, we must at least get the approval of the Archbishop of the Holy Mountain. Many people in the church also believe in you as I do. But we cannot trust an unidentified adventurer like you do. He didn't even say his name!"

Leit seemed to have just come to his senses, and he looked at the adventurer who had remained calm.

"Excuse my rudeness, but as His Excellency the Bishop said, I think it would be more appropriate and more convincing for you to state your identity, Your Excellency the Sword Saint Degonni!"

"Swordmaster Degonis? Who is that?"

This was the reaction of the bishop and some priests.

'He is the Swordmaster Degni! Does he really exist!? '

This was the reaction of another priest who knew the legend.

Qin Xiaoxia moved his body, turned his head and looked at the Paladin with a hint of surprise, and his low voice also contained surprise.

"I didn't expect... after all these years..."

As these words rang out, the paladins, bishops, and priests discovered that something seemed to have changed about this adventurer.

A surge of electricity gave the adventurer goose bumps, and he stood up by supporting himself on the edge of the chair.

"After I woke up, I didn't expect that someone would still remember me, and I didn't expect that you could recognize me! But you are right, Your Excellency the Bishop, I should show more persuasiveness!"

“Ding ding ding… Ding ding ding…”

The metal vessel used to pour water was shaking constantly, and a small amount of water in the cup was splashed out. The weapons in the scabbards of the surrounding guards were also shaking constantly, and even Leit's sword was trembling.