Almost instantly, Shi Jinzhe understood the key point.
People were unaware that the goddess of war and glory and the goddess of prayer were two sides of the same coin as Shekh. She must have appeared in a positive form with a serpent's tail, which is why the western countries used this image as a reference for sculpting white statues of the goddess.
The hunters' group dared to set a trap for her even though they knew she was no ordinary person, because of the hostility between their countries and their beliefs, coupled with the Queen's instigation. They believed that Shekh was an adversary who should not exist.
There have been many religious conflicts throughout history. There is nothing wrong with something being used as a source of spiritual comfort, but the problem is that it can easily become an extreme means for rulers to control the lower classes.
When Shi Jinzhe thought back to the heretical trials and witch hunts of more than a hundred years ago, no one could count how many innocent people had been burned at the stake and hanged.
The church can fabricate a baseless fact and bring those who become targets to trial.
No logical accusations are needed; long hair, black eyes, and moles can all serve as evidence.
The process of judgment was even more dark and unreasonable. If someone was driven into a person's body with iron nails and bled, they were considered a heretic. If someone was walked over a red-hot iron and blistered on their feet, they were considered a heretic. If someone was tied to an iron block and sank into the water, they were considered a heretic. There were many other methods of torture that were beyond imagination.
These pieces of "heresy" evidence seem utterly foolish by today's standards, but who cares about the process once the goal is achieved?
This is especially true in theocratic countries that believe in a single deity.
If there are no enemies, create enemies; if war is needed, incite imaginary enemies; if a scapegoat is needed, stir up public sentiment.
The Queen had a statue of Sheh in her palace during her princess days, which clearly shows that this country, which worships the god of war and glory, is a theocratic state.
Warlike and with theocracy and monarchy intertwined, when those in power want to prevent the people from causing trouble, shifting the blame is the best solution.
Even Shi Jinzhe could easily imagine the rhetoric they would use to attack other faiths and kingdoms.
Shekh has a snake's tail, and so do the statues of the gods of harvest and rain; everyone knows how important food is. Even the food in the capital city is tasteless and hard to swallow, let alone in other cities.
It's estimated that everyone here, except for farmers who actually make a living by farming, harbors extremely high levels of hatred towards her.
The ignorant people probably thought that since the god of prayer controlled the harvest, she should be driven back to the dark and sunless earth, which is why they wanted to bury Shekh alive.
Shi Jinzhe vaguely grasped the thread that led her to abandon herself. The conflict of faiths was very important. Next, all she needed to do was investigate what had happened to the Queen that caused her to betray her faith.
The golden purification array slowly rotated, and Shi Jinzhe patted Shehe's back twice to comfort her, waiting for her to wake up naturally.
Not long after, the person who had fainted regained consciousness.
There's no need to ask why she's gone; you can tell from her curious head-turning movements that the woman who's awake is her younger version of his wife.
Did you sleep well?
"You feel warm all over."
"You can lie down a little longer."
Shekh pushed his body upwards, "Can you cover my tail?"
"...Don't let the tail become a pupa, give me your hand."
"Here you go." Shekh reached out and instantly transformed back into a human.
After a period of silence, Shi Jin asked her, "When did this black mist appear?"
“It’s been a while now. It’s most common in the west, so I don’t want to come here. I don’t like the feeling that the black mist gives me. It wants to devour everything. I don’t want to be taken over.”
Have you ever confronted it head-on?
"No."
"...So you're quite mild-mannered now." You don't yet have the shrewdness that will come later, where you'd kill anyone you don't like.
He suffered a lot before he was born to become like that.
Shi Jinzhe dared not imagine how long she would have stayed underground alone if he hadn't been there when Shehe was buried alive.
He sincerely hoped it was just the system acting up and that Shekh hadn't experienced it, but given how much she hated getting wet mud on her body, the answer was quite obvious.
Has anyone else bullied you?
"They threw stones at my tail."
Is the stone still alive?
"A person is alive."
"You are so kind." Shi Jinzhe said these four words sincerely. In the past, he would never have dared to imagine that these two words could be used to describe Shehe.
It's strange to think about it; people really do have different standards when dealing with different people.
If an ordinary person were hit by a stone and that person was killed, they would feel that it was a bit too much.
But if it were Sheikh, he would think it was perfectly normal.
This is probably what they call double standards.
Shi Jinzhe clearly realized that he could not treat everyone equally, and his moral compass was tilting towards Shekh without any bottom line.
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