Chapter 149 - Civilians and Demons
Chapter 149 - Civilians and Demons
Although Seris showed disdain for the church members, halfway through the banquet, he was called by Duke Bartley to socialize with the royal family and church members.
Ning Fei also wanted to join in the fun and see what was going on, and Seris was still seriously affected by the "Oracle", so of course he was happy to agree. However, he still had some concerns, but the concern was not about his own father, but: "Are you sure? Earl Andrew is still there."
Ning Fei smiled slightly: "I'm just going to be a listener, I don't need to participate in any topic. If there is any accident, I believe you can protect me, right?"
"Of course!" Ceris suddenly became confident and patted his chest to assure. So the two of them hit it off and went to the "top social circle" of their country together openly.
Regardless of how many sidelong glances others had, at least among the top celebrities and dignitaries, three people clearly set their sights on Ning Fei.
——Duan Yunhong, Duke of Bartley and Miar.
When Duke Bartley saw that Seris had brought Ning Fei with him, he showed a rare look of surprise. But the Duke couldn't reprimand his youngest son in front of the royal family and the priests. He could only glare at him, hoping that he would realize how ridiculous what he was doing was. However, Serishun pretended not to see it and walked over with a reproachful look.
He even greeted the royal family members smoothly, and then naturally joined the topic without any intention of introducing Ning Fei. Instead, a princess in name only—actually the daughter of a prince—asked, “Seris, who is that behind you?”
In front of this group of dignitaries, Seris did not point out Ning Fei's civilian identity, but replied vaguely: "He is my friend."
"Is Dr. Ning your friend?"
Miyal suddenly spoke up, with a look of surprise on his face: "No wonder he disdains becoming a church doctor. It turns out that he is not only from Common Street, but also a friend of Mr. Bartley."
Ning Fei:? ? ?
——I haven't offended you, but you gave me a consultation for nothing and you're trying to cheat me right away?
Ning Fei couldn't help but wonder if Duan Yunhong had given him some kind of eye drops during his contact with Miyal, otherwise why would Miyal be so obviously hostile when he opened his mouth?
It's still tea, and it sounds like jealousy.
Miyal's words had a very obvious effect. Ning Fei's commoner identity immediately caused the princesses and noble ladies to exclaim in a low voice: "He is a commoner?"
"Yes, I'm a commoner." Ning Fei saluted formally, then stood up and looked at Miyal, smiling slightly, "Miyal, are you feeling better? Can you sit up or lie down? Is the place I sewed for you last time still useful? Do you have any feedback from customers?"
When everyone heard the word "customer", they all looked subtle.
Everyone present is a shrewd person and is familiar with obscene metaphors and jokes. Especially the royal family and nobles, they were no longer surprised, but started to have fun with the church - after all, these people in the church were their "toys".
Ning Fei took advantage of these people's attitude of watching the fun and not fearing trouble, and continued to attack: "Also, I heard that other doctors are using the prescription I gave you the first time to treat you without authorization. I don't know if it fits your actual situation. If you need it, I can help you check it again. Ah, I almost forgot that the church will not pay for the treatment of civilian doctors, so forget it. I am also worried that the church will not pay its own doctors, so I respectfully decline the position of church doctor."
He suddenly burst into a long stream of sarcasm, which stunned everyone present - except Duan Yunhong, of course.
The royal family and other nobles were impressed by Ning Fei's courage and arrogance. He actually dared to speak such vulgar and disrespectful words to the church in front of so many people who "could crush him to death with just a flick of their fingers". By the way, they were also secretly happy that the church could actually do such a funny thing. It was enough for them to talk about and laugh at it for a long time. The people in the church were used to bossing around common people, and they never expected that a commoner would dare to speak so recklessly to the church's top brass in such an occasion and when he came alone.
Such filthy, twisted and humiliating words!
The one who reacted the most was naturally Miyal. His face turned red and he glared at Ning Fei: "Doctor Ning, please don't talk nonsense in front of the king, queen and priests...!"
"Am I talking nonsense? I'm telling the truth. I say this to everyone who comes to talk to me in the church. After all, I really haven't received the medical fees yet. However, I didn't expect the church's debts to be so difficult to collect. I've told everyone I meet, but I still haven't seen the money." Ning Fei shook his head lightly and sighed, "I'm a commoner. I can't live for free like the doctors in the church. If you don't even give me a hundred dollars, I won't dare to take any more work in the church in the future..."
Miyal's eyes were almost red.
He wanted to open his mouth to interrupt Ning Fei many times, but he couldn't find the words to say. After all, Miyal is still young, and he can't keep up with Ning Fei's weird rhythm. He was so angry that he was at his wits' end. If the royal family, the duke, the earl, and others had not been present, he would have barely remembered that he had to maintain the image of the future Son of God and would have probably lost his temper on the spot.
Just at this moment, Miyal heard a "swish" from behind.
It was Duan Yunhong who laughed softly.
Because the place was too noisy, no one else heard it. But Miyal was right in front of him and turned back to look at him, causing everyone's eyes to turn over as well.
The royal family and other nobles: ...Hey, you can't even hold it in, can't you even laugh at a joke?
Miyal immediately "turned his gun" and stared at Duan Yunhong with a frown: "Count Andrew, do you believe this ridiculous statement? This civilian is slandering the church. This is not a funny thing."
Duan Yunhong glanced at Ning Fei—coincidentally, Ning Fei was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other—then retracted his gaze and said slowly: "Whether this is true or not, it's funny that a hundred dollars can slander the church. If it's slander, why don't you say the amount is higher, one thousand or ten thousand, wouldn't it be more effective? If it's not slander, why is the church unwilling to pay even a hundred dollars?"
Miyal said: "The truth is not what he said, he himself is unwilling to take the money!"
"How ridiculous! I've put in the work, so why do you say I don't want to be paid?" Ning Fei stretched out his hand towards him, "I'm willing to take it now, so you pay."
Miyal: “…”
He wanted to hit Ning Fei's hand hard. He was dressed very gorgeously and solemnly today, but he didn't have a single penny on him. Which would-be saint would have a lot of money stuffed in his pocket?
"That's enough." One of the priests who had been silent all this time finally spoke up. "Doctor Ning, right? You want to collect the consultation fee, which is what you should do, but you should go to the church and take it out through normal channels. Now you have sneaked into the royal banquet and begged for a hundred dollars like a beggar. It's a bit too rude. But you are a commoner, so it's normal that you don't understand these things. I'll have someone come and give you the hundred dollars. Go away and stop putting on a clumsy show here."
As soon as these words came out, Duan Yunhong knew that Ning Fei would not let this go peacefully.
As someone who has been confronted by Ning Fei countless times, Duan Yunhong knows his destructive power best. In the past, he would endure it, all for the sake of subsequent tasks. Now that he has taken the initiative to attack Miyal and the church, it is just wishful thinking to expect him to back down first.
Having said that, when Ning Fei's target of attack was not himself, Duan Yunhong still enjoyed watching his performance. The verbal sparring was extremely sharp, like a blade unsheathed, so beautiful.
But Ning Fei is very beautiful even if she doesn't speak.
——Purple suits him very well. But where did this brooch and ring come from? Were they given to you by someone else? …
Just as Duan Yunhong was staring at Ning Fei and thinking, Ning Fei was not afraid of the intimidation of the priest and refuted: "Poor performance? I asked the church to pay me a hundred yuan that they owed me for a few months and that's a performance? Well, you think I don't understand the nobles' broken etiquette, so let's use the common people's way and say it more directly!"
He immediately raised his voice. Now, people around him who had been secretly paying attention to what was happening in the royal family were eavesdropping openly. Duan Yunhong laughed in his heart and turned to look in the direction of the live band. The conductor was also secretly paying attention to the situation. Duan Yunhong made a gesture and the music stopped.
The originally noisy banquet hall gradually became quiet after this operation.
The atmosphere suddenly stagnated, giving people a feeling of oppression that made it impossible to open their mouths.
Ning Fei didn't care. He just wanted more people to hear it. He stared at the priest and said in a cold voice, "You said that after I examined Miar's butt, I should take the medical fee through the 'normal channels'? What do you mean by 'normal channels'? The church's steward tried to get me to help you with those dirty deeds. If I didn't go, I wouldn't be paid, and they didn't even want to let me go. Is this the 'normal channels' of the church? If I didn't agree, they asked people to break into my house at night, smash and rob, and even raped me and minors, and even killed us. Is this the 'normal channels'?!"
Duan Yunhong frowned when he heard this.
Ning Fei didn't finish his words yet: "Also, you spread the prescription for disease X that I prescribed, and you don't intend to pay me, right? Not only did you not pay me, but you also changed the composition ratio without authorization, causing liver and kidney damage to the patient and accelerating death. If this causes someone to die in the future, will it be blamed on me? Everyone here, if you have tried the prescription passed down by the church to treat your disease X recently, don't trust it too much. If you are killed by the medicine one day, I will have to take responsibility for it..."
“The devil’s words, the devil’s words!” The priest was so angry that his face turned blue. He shouted loudly to interrupt Ning Fei, “This man is possessed by a demon. What he said is crazy and confusing. No one should listen to him or believe him! Someone, take this man out and take him to the church. He needs to be purified, immediately, otherwise he will endanger the world. It’s very dangerous!”
The church's followers immediately surrounded Ning Fei from the outside, trying to capture him aggressively. Seris exclaimed, "How dare you...!", but Duan Yunhong knew in his heart that Ning Fei would not be easily controlled, but his toes still turned towards him involuntarily.
Just as one of the approaching church followers drew his sword and raised it high towards Ning Fei, a strong wind suddenly blew up!
“Ahhhh——!”
A violent whirlwind exploded with Ning Fei as the center, instantly blowing the people around him away two or three meters. They fell to the ground and kept rolling and colliding with each other. The entire banquet hall was affected, people fell to the ground, and various objects were blown away. For a moment, screams and the sound of things hitting the ground mixed together, and the scene looked like hell on earth.
"Devil! Devil—kill him!!!" The priest lay on the ground, tightly grasping an attendant, and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Kill this devil!"
However, in this age when magic is declining, who can approach Ning Fei in the midst of the storm? Perhaps Duan Yunhong could do it with his physical skills, but he just knelt on one knee, resisting the strong wind, staring at Ning Fei but not moving.
With her dark purple collar and black hair fluttering in the wind, Ning Fei really looked like a demon crawling out of the abyss of hell.
——He actually spent a lot of luck to exchange for top-level light magic and wind magic...
"Kill me? Ha, you can't even teach me light magic, let alone exorcism! You're just looking for an excuse to beat, torture, and kill people openly! Killing people, coincidentally, I can do that too. If the people you sent are killed by me, you will suffer the same fate! You are all guilty!"
Ning Fei's voice spread to every corner of the hall with the sound of the wind, like a cold winter wind blowing through everyone's heart: "Starting tomorrow, I will kill a church member or noble every week - including the royal family.
"If there is anyone among you who deserves to die, write his name in the central square. Write it big and clear. If I can't see it, I'll just pretend it's not written. If not, I'll just pick one at random."
"Who will become the dead in seven days? I am looking forward to it."
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