Chapter 219 Picking Red
The reason why Lin Qingyue didn't want to drink the holy water was that even though she didn't know the ingredients in it, she knew it was not a good thing, and she was not sure whether her body could withstand it.
How about trying it first?
At this moment, Dongfang Qi suddenly stood up and said, "The gods have given us holy water, and we have no way to repay them. This is a jade pendant given to me by my husband's family. I heard it's very expensive. But how can these material possessions compare to the grace of the gods?"
As he spoke, he walked forward, deliberately blocking the Archbishop's view. "I beg Your Excellency, the Bishop, to grant me the gift of this jade pendant to the gods as a token of my gratitude."
Lin Qingyue took this opportunity to quickly pour out the holy water in the bottle.
Although the archbishop was used to seeing all the world's gold, silver and treasures, he still accepted everything that came his way.
He nodded with satisfaction: "I feel your devotion to the gods, and I accept your offering on their behalf!"
His men immediately brought a silver tray, and Dongfang Qi took off the jade pendant and placed it on the tray.
The other brides were afraid of being outdone, so they followed suit and took off their valuables as offerings to the gods.
Soon, the silver tray was piled high with jewelry and valuables.
The archbishop's gaze shifted away for only a moment before returning to Lin Qingyue. Seeing that Lin Qingyue had finished drinking the holy water, he stopped staring at her.
Then he looked towards Dongfang again, with a meaningful smile in his eyes.
Dongfang Qi inexplicably got goosebumps all over his body when he was seen, so he had to pretend to be shy and lowered his head.
Lin Qingyue was initially worried that Dongfang Qi's identity would be discovered. Fortunately, although Dongfang Qi was a bit tall, he was handsome. After wearing women's clothes and putting on makeup, he not only did not look masculine, but instead had a more charming temperament.
Looking at the archbishop's eyes again, there was actually a hint of lust in them.
Lin Qingyue understood immediately.
After the holy water was drunk and the gold, silver and treasures were taken away, the archbishop put his hands behind his back and left the hall surrounded by many servants.
The brides, in accordance with the rules, knelt meekly on the mats and prayed to the solemn and tall statues.
Not long after, the praying brides fell down one by one.
In the huge hall, only Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi remained awake.
As expected, there was something wrong with the holy water.
However, in order to find out the secret of the temple, both of them fainted tacitly.
About a quarter of an hour later, I heard the sound of footsteps and conversation.
"These brides are so lucky today. The bishop personally gave them holy water. They haven't had such good luck in the past."
"Perhaps it's because there are so many people getting married this time, and several of them are very good-looking, which caught the Bishop's eye."
"You two, stop talking nonsense and get to work. There are 62 brides tonight. Excluding the two chosen by the Bishop, we have to choose the remaining 60. We only have one night, so we can't afford to make any mistakes."
"Hey, if you have so many bishops, why don't you hire a few more prostitutes? The three of us have to pluck 60 women in one night, which is really hard work!"
"Haha, don't be so ungrateful, kid! Not everyone can do such a lucrative job as Caihong."
"Be careful when you do it, don't leave any marks! Last month, when Anu was picking the bride's red, he left teeth marks on the bride's body, and it almost exposed the truth. The bishop was furious and pulled out all of Anu's teeth."
When this matter was mentioned, everyone was a little scared. They even took off their clothes more gently, for fear of leaving traces.
Dongfang Qi had guessed that the brides who stayed overnight in the temple had been raped. He just couldn't understand why those men, who had already achieved high status and wealth and could easily have taken women, would set up such a scheme.
After listening to what those people said, he seemed to understand that they were here to pick red flowers.
Seeing that those innocent girls were about to be defiled, Dongfang Qi couldn't bear it and was about to use a spell to knock those people unconscious.
Lin Qingyue whispered, "Don't use magic, otherwise you will disturb the 'gods' here."
Dongfang Qi said, "So there really is a God? But are we going to watch those women being humiliated?"
"You can't use magic, but you can use force!"
As soon as Lin Qingyue finished speaking, she leaped up and with two "slaps" of her hands, she knocked down two nearby villains.
Another person heard the noise and was about to call for help, but Dongfang Qi acted in time and knocked him unconscious.
Dongfang Qi said, "Just knocking them out isn't safe. It would be troublesome if they woke up mid-sentence. Didn't you just get an extra bottle of holy water? Why not give it to these people?"
Lin Qingyue nodded happily and gave the holy water to the three of them.
Although the amount divided into three parts was not large, after drinking a can of holy water, they became even more dizzy.
Lin Qingyue snorted coldly: "If I wasn't afraid that the smell of blood here would spread out, I wouldn't let you live for even a quarter of an hour longer!"
Dongfang Qi, disgusted by the filthiness of these three people, refused to let Lin Qingyue take action. He dragged the three of them behind the statue and hid them.
Just after I hid the person, I heard the sound of footsteps approaching.
So Dongfang Qi and Lin Qingyue repeated their old trick and returned to their own mats and pretended to faint.
Soon, several more men came out.
"Hey, why haven't those red-picking envoys arrived tonight?"
"Maybe they have been here already. Look at the brides' dresses, they are all messed up."
"Is it over so soon? Overindulgence is no longer effective at such a young age?"
They laughed and walked towards Lin Qingyue and Dongfang Qi.
"These two brides are indeed beautiful. No wonder they caught the Archbishop's eye. You two, carry the shorter one to the Archbishop's room. And take the taller one to the top floor."
"The top... the top floor? Could it be that person..."
"Shut up! You're talking nonsense about the gods. Don't you want to live?"
"yes!"
Lin Qingyue's eyes trembled slightly: "As expected, this trick works. But Dongfang Qi... He was not favored by the Archbishop, but...
Thinking that the "god" who created all this behind the scenes might be from the world of immortal cultivation, Dongfang Qi might not be his opponent.
So when she was about to be carried away, Lin Qingyue took the risk of using a talisman to confuse her appearance with Dongfang Qi.
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