Whether in the Holy Court or the Temple, there are despicable people, but there are also righteous people. She actually has some respect for the law-abiding priests like Zhuge Qiu, so she really didn't expect that the dignified Temple of Life would appoint someone like Zhao Xinghu as a priest of punishment.
"He is from the Zhao family. Zhao Xinghong, the right priest of the Temple of Life, is his elder brother. Otherwise, with his cultivation and character, how could he become a priest of punishment?" Zhuge Qiu shook his head and said.
"Zhao Xinghong, does he have a son named Zhao Zhiyuan?" Mu Hanyan suddenly thought of the man beaten up by Gao Weihu in the black market. No wonder Zhao Xinghu's name sounded familiar to her earlier; it turned out to be Zhao Xinghong's younger brother.
"Master Chief Priest, do you recognize this person?" Zhuge Qiu looked at Mu Hanyan in surprise.
"I've met him once, and he's not a good person. I guess the whole family isn't good either," Mu Hanyan said. She originally only despised Zhao Xinghu, but now that Zhao Zhiyuan was included in the list, she began to despise the entire Zhao family.
"Lord Zhao Xinghong is relatively alright, but he's a bit too indulgent with his family. Master Priest, I know you can't tolerate any injustice, but Zhao Xinghao is a priest after all, and he has the support of his eldest brother. Even if you don't want to agree to his request, you shouldn't be hostile. This kind of villain is capable of any tricks, so we must be on guard." Zhuge Qiu said this and sighed in self-blame. "It's my fault too. If I had known this would happen, I would have kept the incident of Xiang Qiu's execution from you. I wanted to win some credit for the Master Priest, but I ended up getting into trouble instead."
"Lord Zhuge, there is no need to blame yourself. This matter has nothing to do with you." After hearing this, Mu Hanyan felt a little more favorable towards Zhuge Qiu.
She didn't blame Zhuge Qiu at all. He had good intentions when he reported the killing of Xiang Qiu to the Temple of Life, but he never expected that Zhao Xinghu would be such a disaster. Seeing how unscrupulously he demanded bribes, it was estimated that he had done this many times before.
"Let's do this. Let him stay for a few days. I'll just ignore him. When he gets bored, he'll leave on his own." Mu Hanyan continued.
At this point, she no longer had any hope for the rewards from the main temple. If it was some secret manuals of divine arts, it might be something others could only dream of, but to her, its value might not be as great as the pills Zhao Xinghu asked for, or even as great as the most vulgar money.
"That would be the best. With his strength, if the High Priest were to fall out with him, he wouldn't be able to gain any advantage, and there would definitely be endless troubles in the future." Zhuge Qiu breathed a sigh of relief. He was really afraid that Mu Hanyan and Zhao Xinghu would completely fall out with each other and start fighting on the spot.
However, when he thought about the fact that Mu Hanyan killed Xiang Qiuzhan but did not receive any reward, he still felt a little sorry for her.
But he didn't know that Mu Hanyan didn't want to attract the attention of the Main Temple. Getting some benefits would be an unexpected surprise, and she wouldn't feel aggrieved if she didn't get them.
"Lord Zhuge, you don't know about the sacrificial ceremony yet, right?" Mu Hanyan asked when she saw his worried look.
He was actually worried that he wouldn't be able to gain any advantage if he fought with Zhao Xinghu. It was obvious that he didn't understand her current strength.
"As soon as Zhao Xinghu received the order, he happily urged me to come to Huayu City. I heard rumors on the way that the chief priest defeated other chief priests and won the crown in the sacrificial ceremony, but I don't know the details." Zhuge Qiu said honestly.
As expected, although Mu Hanyan has now reached the level of a seventh-level Divine Heart Priest, as the chief priest of the Huayu Temple, she still wears a white sacrificial robe according to the rules. Zhuge Qiu does not know the details of the sacrificial ceremony and has no idea how powerful she is, so he is worried about her.
If he knew, he would probably worry about Zhao Xinghu.
Mu Hanyan never liked to show off her strength, so she didn't explain and arranged for the guards to take Zhuge Qiu to the guest room to rest.
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