The banquet was held in the hall of the temple. Most of the guests had not arrived yet. Only minor characters such as Fang Zheng and Conan Knight had arrived first. After all, banquets were very particular, just like walking on the red carpet. Ordinary people could not walk on the red carpet when entering the hall. Only those with fame and reputation were eligible. Although Fang Zheng was also qualified to walk on the red carpet, after all, he was the main person who destroyed the Gate of Hell. It could even be said that his achievements were not much worse than those of the guardians of the Order Fortress. But he had no interest in such things, so he brought Nymph to the banquet hall early to eat and drink.

After chatting with Knight Conan for a few words, Fang Zheng took Nymph to a corner to rest. He had learned from Knight Conan the process of this banquet. It was nothing more than first pulling out all the heroes who protected the North to show their faces in front of everyone, then the Archbishop of the Central Army came out to give a speech, and then everyone ate and drank, and those who liked each other went up to dance and chat, and they got to know each other and build relationships...

Of course, Fang Zheng was not interested in any of this. He just waited until now because he heard that Shi Dong and Karl would also attend. Although Fang Zheng was already a marginal figure in the temple, Shi Dong was quite nice to him, so it was reasonable for him to say hello to them.

Then... then Fang Zheng should pack up and leave. There is no point staying here. He might as well go back to pet cats and learn magic. Fang Zheng has never particularly liked this kind of banquet. Even before his rebirth, he actually hated similar banquets. But unfortunately, as a senior executive of the company, he couldn't not attend even if he wanted to...

As time went by, more and more people came into the hall. However, these people had nothing to do with Fang Zheng. He just sat in the corner, playing with the black cat in his arms and chatting with Nymph beside him. As for this young man hiding in the corner, everyone was quite curious, but no one came up to cause trouble.

Since Fang Zheng's current identity was quite embarrassing, he did not wear the armor of the Knights Templar or the robes of the wizard, but wore the noble dress as usual. As for Nymph beside him, she did not wear her usual cape and miniskirt, but changed into a light long dress. Of course, the little angel had already hidden his wings before coming to the temple according to Fang Zheng's order. Otherwise, if an angel appeared in the temple, it would be useless even if Fang Zheng behaved low-key.

Although Fang Zheng had made great contributions, he was still not well-known at the moment, and was even not as famous as the Knight Conan who had returned from the Order Fortress. This was also the sequelae of Fang Zheng's negotiations with the Bishops. Since Fang Zheng said that he was unwilling to work hard for the Temple, the Temple naturally would not make any effort to promote Fang Zheng. So except for some noble ladies who were attracted by Fang Zheng's appearance, most others just regarded him as a member of a noble family in the North.

If Fang Zheng was alone, then maybe some noble lady would come up to chat with him, but with Nymph by his side, there would be no such trouble. Although Nymph always regarded Fang Zheng as her master, Fang Zheng never regarded Nymph as his servant, but more as his sister. So Fang Zheng would not be stingy with spending money on Nymph, and the clothes he bought for her were naturally of high quality.

Because of this, no one dared to disturb them. After all, according to the noble rules of this world, if a woman does not attend a banquet alone, she must be with a man, either a brother or an unmarried couple. Although Nymph is young, there is no law in this regard in this world. In fact, many nobles will raise a "female relative" for their children from an early age, which is essentially the same as a "child bride".

The nobles present were not blind. Nymph was young, but she was very respectful to Fang Zheng. However, seeing that she was sitting next to Fang Zheng instead of standing behind him, it meant that this girl was not Fang Zheng's maid. If they were siblings, it didn't seem like it. So this was obviously the best explanation.

There are no laws in this world, so no one said anything, and no one came to cause trouble - this is a celebration dinner at the temple, you are full and have nothing better to do than to cause trouble here? Are you tired of living?

No one came to cause trouble, so Fang Zheng was happy and relaxed, sitting in the corner teasing the black cat in his arms. The little black cat was also very cute. Facing Fang Zheng's outstretched fingers, it would sometimes stretch out its little paws to slap, and sometimes open its mouth to bite a few times. After Fang Zheng scratched its chin and belly, it would snore comfortably and curl up in Fang Zheng's arms, just like a child. From time to time, it would roll over and call softly, which was so cute!

Oh, why are there such cute animals in the world? It turns out that people live to pet cats!

Just when Fang Zheng was obsessed with petting the cat, suddenly, a voice sounded in his ears.

"Why is it you? Why are you here?!"

Hearing the sudden sound, the kitten that was rolling and playing in Fang Zheng's arms was startled and immediately crawled into Fang Zheng's arms. Fang Zheng frowned in dissatisfaction and looked up at the place where the sound came from. After seeing the person in front of him, his face became even gloomier.

"Didn't your family teach you how to greet people, Miss Connie? Can't you have some family manners?"

That's right, the person who appeared in front of Fang Zheng at this moment was none other than the Templar Connie who had fought with Fang Zheng before in Shadow Canyon. She was now wearing the Templar armor and looked very heroic. However, her expression when she looked at Fang Zheng was unusually serious and alert, as if she had seen an enemy.

Fang Zheng naturally had no intention of giving the woman in front of him a good look, and spoke with a cold snort. Upon hearing his words, another Templar standing next to Connie couldn't help but come out, put one hand on the hilt of the sword, and stared at Fang Zheng coldly.

"How rude! How dare you speak to Lady Connie like that! It is a felony to be disrespectful to a Templar! Apologize to Lady Connie immediately!"

"oh?"

Hearing the man's angry shout, Fang Zheng snorted coldly, then glanced at him with contempt.

"Being disrespectful to the Knights Templar is a serious crime? Then what is the crime of being disrespectful to the Grand Knight? Do you want to commit suicide here? And... Miss Connie..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng once again looked at the pale-faced woman with a half-smile.

"As a Templar Knight, you actually dared to be rude to a great knight. It seems that this is not just a problem of family education. You are also very brave..."

"you……!!"

Hearing Fang Zheng's ridicule, Connie gripped the hilt of her sword tightly in anger. She wanted to draw her sword and fight Fang Zheng to the death. But unfortunately, she knew she couldn't do that. This was the hall of the temple, and it was the New Year's Goddess Festival. A conflict here would only bring shame to the temple. Not to mention that Fang Zheng was a great knight... In terms of position, he was one level higher than Connie. Although the temple didn't particularly emphasize class, a Templar Knight was yelling at a great knight and making trouble. If this got out, how would others see her?

Not to mention, she is a child of destiny, a descendant of the Castina family...

"…I am so sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng."

Although the anger in Connie's heart was enough to boil the entire Infinite Sea, she still gritted her teeth and lowered her head.

"I just lost my composure and disturbed you. Please forgive me."

"Just stay away from me and don't bother me."

Fang Zheng had no good feelings towards Connie. He knew that she didn't like him either. Maybe now, Connie still regarded him as the cultist Williams. Since this woman kept digging into a dead end, Fang Zheng certainly wouldn't try to coax her with a smile. After all, even if he did so, it would only make her suspect that he had other intentions.

So Fang Zheng simply made it clear that he did not get along with Connie. This way, if Connie dared to accuse him of being a cultist again in the future, everyone would suspect that she was taking revenge.

Although this woman is pretty, so what? Is she as cute as our Nymph? Is she as fun as our kitten? It's much more comfortable to have a loli to pet the cat, which is much better than having anything to do with this kind of woman.

So after he finished speaking, Fang Zheng lowered his head again and began to tease the kitten in his arms. As for Connie next to him, he was too lazy to even look at her.

“You…you…”

Seeing Fang Zheng ignoring her, Connie gritted her teeth and trembled with anger. Finally, she bit her lips tightly and lowered her body.

"I'm so sorry to bother you. We'll leave now."

After saying this, Connie immediately turned around and left, and the other Knights Templar also retreated immediately. They were not fools. Connie was the pride of the Temple, and even the bishops of the Episcopal Conference were very caring towards her. The young man in front of him not only did not take Connie seriously, but also severely taught her a lesson.

And more importantly, Connie was scolded so hard that she didn't dare to talk back?

Who is he?

Although they have distanced themselves from Fang Zheng, the Templars are still thinking about this question deep in their hearts.

But they didn't know that on the other side of the hall, another person had asked the same question.