Chapter 196 The Gods’ Playground
Yan Yu had already taken out a document when he heard Qian Gongyue propose trial by combat.
She walked up to Qian Gongyue and handed him the document.
"This is the duel judgment document jointly drafted by the Blood Moon Church and the Chinese Special Management Bureau. After confirming that it is correct, please designate your duel agent."
Qian Gongyue took a look at the agreement and found that there was nothing wrong with it, so she signed her name with trembling hands.
Li Muhan stood by and saw that the name she signed was not Qian Gongyue, but AnnaLyne Delia.
This is not surprising. For a foreign girl, a name like Qian Gongyue obviously has a hint of Chinese elements. She probably also uses a pseudonym like Xia Yue. It has to be said that Qian Gongyue is really Xia Yue's number one bootlicker. She goes wherever Xia Yue goes.
Others changed their names, so she changed hers.
I guess she herself doesn't understand what her name means. Maybe if Xia Yue asked her to call her Zhao Tiezhu, she would happily agree.
As for the duel agent, she hesitated for a moment, then slowly looked up at Li Muhan.
"Mu Zili, the Mu of Sheepdog, the Han of Ice Archer."
Li Muhan misunderstood her meaning. Qian Gongyue actually wanted to ask Li Muhan again whether he really wanted to be her agent.
But Li Muhan's words actually indirectly told Qian Gongyue his decision.
So she stopped hesitating and wrote the three characters "Li Muhan" in crooked Chinese characters, and added "Sharya" at the end.
There was no suffix in the name, but Li Muhan didn't quite understand the naming style of these foreigners. After seeing Yan Yu took the duel trial book and looked at it and had no objection, he didn't raise any questions.
"Please ask Sister Nyarlathotep, the ninth of the Thirteen Principals of the Church of the Blood Moon, to review the Judgment by Combat."
The nun took the duel trial book, gently stroked every word on it with her fingers, and finally nodded with a smile.
"The trial by combat will begin in half an hour and will last for three days. During this period, the entire courtroom will be completely sealed off. With the exception of the Deputy Director of the Tianhai City Special Management Bureau, the executor of the Supervisory Council, the agent of the Blood Moon Church, and the prisoner Qian Gongyue, please leave immediately."
There is only one other person.
Yan Yu looked at Cen Lin and nodded slightly.
Cen Lin from the Personnel Department was originally there as a third-party witness to witness the establishment of the trial by combat. Now that the trial by combat has been established, his mission is completed.
He took off his hat, bowed to everyone, and left very gentlemanly with the help of his cane.
"All irrelevant personnel have left the scene. During this half-hour period, the duel agents may communicate privately with the prisoners. After half an hour, please have the two duel agents conduct the trial according to the rules of the Blood Moon Church. The Chief Executor of the Overwatch Council, Yan Yu, will supervise the entire process."
Led by two staff members of the Supervisory Office, Li Muhan, Xia Yue and Qian Gongyue entered a small room next to the courtroom.
This half hour can be said to be the prisoner's final farewell time. Although the Irish trial by combat gave the prisoner the last glimmer of hope.
However, according to statistics, in the hundreds of years since the Irish Special Service announced the establishment of trial by combat, there were only two cases in which the prisoners in the trial by combat actually won the trial and acquitted themselves.
The duel trials of the Irish Special Service were more often called the playground of Celtic gods.
They gave criminals a glimmer of hope for life, then challenged them to a fight, only to crush them completely in the arena.
It is not so much that the Irish Special Service gave criminals hope of freedom, but rather that these criminals satisfied the belligerent nature of these Celtic gods.
However, unlike traditional duel trials, the duel trials established by the Blood Moon Church do not seem to be based on the barbaric and primitive gladiatorial culture.
Instead, they used some special means to make the challengers pass a series of tests and challenges to judge their crimes and the degree of atonement. This form of trial by combat focused more on the baptism of the soul and the sublimation of the spirit rather than simple physical torture.
Simply put, the duel trial of the Blood Moon Church is a more complex and in-depth trial method. It not only focuses on the crimes of the criminals, but also pays more attention to the criminals' inner changes and soul purification.
This form of trial is not only a punishment for criminals, but also a salvation and redemption of their souls.
"I don't think that's right."
Li Muhan leaned against the wall and looked at the description of the duel trial in the contract that Qian Gongyue had just signed.
"First of all, it wasn't Qian Gongyue who participated in the trial, but the agent. In the end, who is to be redeemed, the agent's soul or the prisoner's soul?"
"The moment you became my agent, you already represented my soul."
Qian Gongyue looked up at Li Muhan and gave him a helpless smile.
"I say, what on earth did you do to deserve that Outer God would come all this way to kill you?"
Li Muhan walked to Qian Gongyue, seeming to be very curious about why she was wanted.
“…”
Qian Gongyue slowly lowered her head.
"The crime I committed has nothing to do with the Blood Moon Church, and the reason they want to kill me has nothing to do with my sin. To them, as long as a non-pure-blood vampire is still breathing, it is a sin."
Li Muhan saw that Qian Gongyue didn't seem to want to talk about her past, and he didn't want to force her. After all, he was doing it for Xia Yue, not for her.
"Okay, then if we win, you have to treat Xia Yue and me to a meal."
"Eating out?"
Qian Gongyue didn't seem to understand the word very well, but Li Muhan had already started to plan how to make a killing from this girl.
After all, he and her still had some "personal grudges" to settle.
Half an hour passed quickly. During this half hour, Qian Gongyue didn't say much to the two of them, while Xia Yue sat on the sofa with her eyes closed to rest.
It was not until the staff of the Supervisory Office came to remind them that they should go out that Xia Yue opened her eyes slightly and said to Li Muhan.
"The Saint's ball may be different from all the battles you have ever experienced. Li Muhan, remember to cooperate with me when the time comes."
Xia Yue rarely takes the initiative to offer her insights on combat.
Li Muhan looked at her serious eyes and nodded.
"Don't worry, I'll assist the thief 6."
After the three people left the room, the people from the Supervisory Council escorted Qian Gongyue to the trial seat again.
Her wound only received emergency treatment, and now it is aching again as time goes by. However, the Chinese Special Management Bureau can no longer provide treatment to Qian Gongyue in front of the Blood Moon Church.
If Qian Gongyue dies on the judgment seat due to worsening wounds, the duel trial will also be terminated.
"Hold on."
Li Muhan patted her shoulder gently.
Originally Qian Gongyue thought it was just an ordinary action, but the next second, she felt a strange breath quietly flowing from Li Muhan's hand into her body.
That was not the power of the devil; on the contrary, it seemed to be the miraculous power of some god.
Just when Qian Gongyue wanted to say something, Li Muhan patted her shoulder and squeezed it again, and winked at her at the same time.
Qian Gongyue didn't know that in addition to the devil, there was also a god in Li Muhan's body, but the moment this power flowed into her body, she suddenly felt that the pain that had been bothering her was relieved a lot.
So she also looked at Li Muhan with gratitude.
The nun saw all of this, but she had no intention of stopping them because in her opinion, there was no way Xia Yue and Li Muhan could pass this trial.
Miss Xia Liya has nothing to worry about, and that demon and this hybrid vampire will definitely die in this trial.
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