The sky gradually darkened.

The entire holy city was ablaze with lights. Brand hid in the shadows, staring at the palace in front of him. He could see the armored paladins patrolling back and forth, and the nobles in gorgeous costumes getting off the carriages, talking and laughing loudly, walking towards the red carpet to the sound of the band, and then entering the open gate.

This scene was so familiar to Brand. He was one of them once, but now he could only hide in the shadows like a mouse, unable to show his head. The nobles who once admired him and the subordinates who once trusted him now avoided him as if he were a walking plague.

But what did he do wrong?

Thinking of this, Brand clenched his fists tightly.

Yes, he did something wrong. Why did he have to be punished so severely? He had already lost his daughter, wasn't that enough?

That's it...

Brand raised his head again and stared coldly at everything in front of him. This time, there was no longer any confusion or hesitation in his eyes, but instead he was filled with unwavering madness.

Since the goddess has abandoned me, then... let me indulge myself for once!

Although the defense of the Holy City was very strict, and even a mouse could hardly get in. But this did not bother Brand. As a former Knight Commander, he knew that there were many crisscrossing tunnels inside the Holy City. Some of these tunnels led to the underground cemetery under the church, some were used to transport resources and tools, and some were used for emergency transfers. Brand was naturally very familiar with all of this, and he also knew what to do.

After all, for Brand, this is all too familiar.

Meanwhile, in the hall, Fang Zheng was holding a glass of red wine, standing quietly in a corner, carefully observing the people coming in and out. Beside him were Hecate, Iona, and Rodney. From time to time, someone would come over to greet Fang Zheng, including nobles and some knights. After all, with the power Fang Zheng had shown so far, he could almost be considered the most dazzling new star on this continent. No matter what the considerations were, it was a good choice to establish a good relationship with this young man.

Especially some nobles who have daughters at home are extremely enthusiastic. After all, if they can get in touch with this adult, then having one or two daughters will not be a problem at all!

But unfortunately, they almost all returned empty-handed.

This was not because of Fang Zheng himself, nor was it because of Iona and Rodney. As the leader of Tiandao Palace, Fang Zheng also knew what to say in different occasions. He was the one being praised at this banquet, and if he had a sullen face, it would not be conducive to unity and cooperation.

Rodney herself has a gentle personality. As long as they don't fight, you would never tell that this cute girl is a murderer.

Even Iona just stood in front of the window in a daze, with no intention of hindering anyone.

But even so, those people came and went, and never stayed in front of Fang Zheng for more than ten minutes. Even some people who had planned to introduce his daughter finally shut up and retreated. There was only one reason for this - that was Hecate.

The great imperial witch also stood motionless beside Fang Zheng, not saying a word, looking like a puppet. However, a cold aura emanated from Hecate, so that those people did not dare to stay around Fang Zheng for long, especially those gorgeously dressed noble ladies, who wanted to come up and chat with Fang Zheng, but were frightened by Hecate's cold gaze and turned around and ran away without saying a word.

This girl is really...

Looking at Hecate beside him, Fang Zheng was speechless. Ever since chatting with the Golden Dragon girl, Hecate had been like this, not saying a word, just following him and emitting a cold low pressure. Even Iona and Rodney were a little scared. Although Fang Zheng did reject the Golden Dragon girl's "proposal" in the end, looking at Hecate's expression, it was as if she wanted to use the seal to completely wipe out the Golden Dragon girl from this world!

Fortunately, Fang Zheng stopped Hecate's further actions in time, otherwise, there would be no banquet at this moment.

However, Hecate did this to help Fang Zheng. After all, he was not in the mood to chat with others. Although on the surface, Fang Zheng seemed to be just relaxing, only Fang Zheng himself knew that he was in a state of complete alert. The reason was simple, because just now, when he entered the banquet hall, Fang Zheng once again felt that sudden feeling, as if his life was in danger.

Although the time was still short this time, the feeling became more distinct, as if there was a knife against his back, about to pierce into his body.

Because of this, Fang Zheng has almost raised his alert to the peak at this moment. Not only did he sit in the position closest to the Pope, but he also secretly cast almost all the protective spells on himself, from "Mind Barrier" to "Anti-Magic Aura". Not only that, he also held a soul stone in his hand, and Wudi was on standby at any time. In addition, Fang Zheng's right eye also activated "Future Vision", advancing forward in three-second units. In this way, Fang Zheng can see the future three seconds after every three seconds. If someone really attacks him, he can detect it in advance and respond...

Of course, this behavior is very energy-consuming. If Fang Zheng had not grown into a time dragon in his prime, he would not dare to do this. The constant influx and replacement of future consciousness alone is enough to drive an ordinary person completely crazy. It is because Fang Zheng, as a time dragon, can ignore the characteristics of time that he can support it.

But even so, processing such a large amount of data was indeed a headache for Fang Zheng. If possible, he did not want to waste time on meaningless chit-chat with those nobles.

From this point of view, Hecate really helped Fang Zheng a lot.

Time passes by every second.

The banquet started. According to the procedure, the first thing the Pope said was a speech, praising the recovery of the North and praising the people who performed well in the recovery of the North. To be honest, if Fang Zheng didn't know the true identity of the "Pope", then he might not have felt anything. But after learning that the "Pope" was a golden dragon girl in disguise, he felt uncomfortable no matter how he listened.

However, the Golden Dragon girl was obviously already accustomed to playing this role. She spent a lot of space praising Fang Zheng and his subordinates for the important role they played in recovering the North. She also announced a piece of news - that is, Fang Zheng was re-awarded the honorary title of Holy Spirit Knight, and from today on, Fang Zheng's position was upgraded from Grand Knight to Knight Commander, and he was awarded the Order Spark Medal.

After receiving the medal from the priest, Fang Zheng also expressed his gratitude. This was the real reason why he risked his life to come to the Holy City. If Fang Zheng just came to eat and drink, then he certainly would not even give up his life. However, the main goal of this banquet was to formally announce the cooperative relationship between Tiandao Palace and the Holy Religion Country to the outside world. In this case, Fang Zheng could not let others come instead of him.

The next thing was naturally all kinds of celebrations, and then it was time for the dance. The nobles danced gracefully, and the knights raised their glasses and talked and laughed loudly. The melodious music echoed in the hall. No matter how you looked at it, it was a peaceful and harmonious scene.

Is it really that I am mentally allergic?

Looking at the lively dance floor in front of him, Fang Zheng also felt a little confused, but even so, he still had no intention of letting down his guard. Fang Zheng was very clear that there were many times when danger often came from the moment you let down your guard, so he had decided that he would remain in this state until he returned to his room in Tiandao Palace - after all, life was the most important thing.

However... maybe it was fate playing a malicious joke on Fang Zheng, but he was not attacked at all until the end of the banquet.

But even so, Fang Zheng did not let down his guard. After saying goodbye to Sister Jinlong, he and Bishop Karl walked towards the airport.

"Everything is normal inside the holy city, there are no problems."

Bishop Karl also shook his head.

"We didn't find any foreign intruders, and there was no sign that the barrier had been breached."

"Sorry, that's probably just my nerves. Maybe I should see a doctor sometime."

Fang Zheng felt a little sorry for having made Bishop Karl work so hard for so long. After all, the old bishop should have been leisurely hanging out in the banquet hall, but because of his warning, he had to personally take charge of the security of the banquet. Fang Zheng had no choice but to apologize to him.

"It's nothing. After all, it's the best thing that nothing happened... Then, be careful on your journey, Mr. Fang Zheng."

"OK."

Arriving at the airport terminal, Fang Zheng nodded to Bishop Karl and then walked towards the platform at the end of the airport. Seeing everyone coming, the paladin standing there in charge of guarding also lowered his head and respectfully saluted Fang Zheng and the others.

But at this moment, Fang Zheng suddenly felt a pain in his right eye, and then the future three seconds later that he observed with his right eye became shattered at this moment!

not good!

Although he didn't know what was going on, Fang Zheng, who was already prepared, immediately jumped back!

At this moment, a Paladin on the left side in front of Fang Zheng suddenly raised his head, then looked at Fang Zheng with a ferocious smile. Then, Fang Zheng saw the Paladin pull out a dagger from his waist, and then suddenly pulled it out of the sheath!

And just as he saw the dagger being unsheathed, the world around Fang Zheng suddenly changed!