Son of Light 10
The brown-haired young man standing on the corridor of the Holy See turned his head to look towards the square, a hint of doubt flashed across his handsome face. He was tall and long-legged, with a long sword at his waist. His well-tailored black fencing suit was tightly attached to his strong and powerful body. His blue eyes were like a pool of clear spring water, which made people fall in love with him at first sight and couldn't stop.
Aiden stopped a priest who was running by anxiously and asked, "Excuse me, what happened?"
The young priestess who was being questioned looked up with an unhappy expression, and happened to meet the other person's gentle blue eyes. Her face flushed, her attitude softened, and she answered in a crisp voice:
"Today is the day the expeditionary force returns. The Pope has ordered us to rush to the square to receive the wounded. Please make way for us, Your Excellency."
Aiden was stunned and quickly let go of the girl, watching her hurriedly running away and fell into deep thought.
"Subjugation team?"
A few days ago, he had just held his twenty-year-old coming-of-age ceremony and came to the Holy See of Light to receive purification and blessings from the priests as per custom. After this trip, he can return to the Duchy of Sadria.
Aiden looked up at the magic circle descending above the square. The magic circle that fell from the sky emitted a strong and dazzling white light like the sun falling to the earth. The white light shot straight into the sky, dispersing many of the clouds above. The platinum particles in the sky fell as the magic circle disappeared, like a miracle.
As expected of the continent's top overlord, only the wealthy Holy See of Light can produce such a large-scale cross-border transfer array. Aiden sighed in his heart, listening carefully to the prayers of believers coming from the square.
Suddenly, his shoulders sank, and he looked sideways. The Duke withdrew his hand and said calmly, "Let's go. It's time to return to the territory."
"But..." Aiden hesitated, shrugged when the Duke glared at him, and said, "Yes, father."
What a pity, I had wanted to meet his brother whom I hadn’t seen for a long time.
It has been nine years since he was taken away, and there has been no news from him. No one knows whether he is dead or alive.
"Father, I heard that today is the day the expeditionary force returns. Do you know what this expeditionary force does?"
Aiden took a step back and followed the Duke, asking curiously.
"Well, it's normal that you didn't know since you've been training in the Arctic Icefields. In recent years, the lower planes have been in turmoil, and abyssal demons have appeared one after another. Therefore, various churches have received divine oracles and formed expedition teams to the lower planes to eliminate the demons. We don't know which team will return now."
"I see."
"The continent has been experiencing unrest lately, so don't go out and gain experience. You're an adult now, so focus on studying with me and cultivating your confidants in the territory for the next few years. Don't worry about anything else."
"yes."
The two talked as they walked, their expressions filled with intimacy, just like a father earnestly teaching his sensible and obedient son.
At the same time, the square was bustling with people, and there were priests and knights everywhere. The number of people returning this time was too large, which had alarmed the top leaders. At present, almost all the manpower that the Holy See could mobilize had been dispatched.
Nabe held up her skirt and searched anxiously among the wounded, bending down repeatedly to apologize to those who had made a mistake, until Theodore ran over and grabbed her.
Theodore took a breath. He had brown hair and brown eyes, a handsome face, and a hearty smile. He grinned and said quickly:
"Ms. Nabe, I just saw His Excellency go to the meeting hall to report. He should be back soon. He's intact and uninjured. Shall we go wait there?"
"Are you not hurt?" Nabe touched her face and tried to put on a smile, but when she looked at the wounded around her, her expression immediately darkened.
Theodore was not happy to see her like this, so he immediately pulled her away. They exchanged some information on the way. When they reached the meeting hall at the back, Theodore saw several figures walking out of the magnificent gate before he could take out the pass token.
The leader was naturally Pope Lucius. He had a faint sadness on his face, and his usual smile was nowhere to be seen. Not only him, but also several high-level officials behind him had the same expression. Nabe and the others were stunned when they saw it.
The group of people talked for a few more words at the door. They couldn't hear clearly what was said because they were far away, but it was obvious that Cardinal Mortis's face turned pale in an instant and soon turned ashen.
After a while, after everyone had walked out of various passages, one group of people walked along the road towards this side. Leading the group was Lord Helan, the leader of this expedition team. The silver-haired young man who followed less than three steps behind him looked straight ahead with an expressionless face. Suddenly, he looked forward as if he had noticed something. His blue eyes seemed to stir up a ripple, but soon returned to calm.
Six years have taken away a lot of things, but also brought a lot of benefits.
Just like Luli, six years have made him grow rapidly. As his strength increases, his personality also gradually becomes colder. As he grows taller, his appearance gradually becomes more mature and sharp. He no longer looks androgynous like when he was a child, but his body is still thin, and it seems that he can't change it no matter what he does.
A thin group of people stood there, as if they would run away if the wind blew.
"Your servant is quite loyal. He rushed over to greet you so quickly." Helan stretched lazily without caring about his image and said jokingly:
"But don't take what those old-fashioned people said in the hall to heart. Just treat them as air."
Several people around were talking at once, but Luli remained silent, still extremely indifferent, standing beside them like an ice sculpture.
Helan had long been accustomed to his unyielding appearance. He turned around and chatted and laughed with others. The next moment, he heard Luli's calm and composed voice in his ears.
He said, "Not a servant, but a friend."
Helan blinked, his eyes confused for a moment, but before he could react, Luli had already walked past him quickly and rushed towards the two people outside the door, his steps much lighter than before.
Seeing this, Helan shouted, "Sorry, it was a slip of the tongue."
Luli paused, turned his head and nodded coldly, then left with the two men.
"Haha, I thought this guy was a cold-hearted, merciless, fighting madman. Hey, did you hear him speak just now?"
Helan put his hands on his hips and laughed uncontrollably. After hearing others agree with him, he nodded and suppressed the emotions that surged in his eyes.
"Very good, very good. You must always remember that you are still a human being!"
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After not seeing Nabei and the others for many years, Luli burst into tears again. He didn't know where so many tears came from in Nabei's petite body. But when he saw them, although Luli's mood was a little fluctuating, his movements were still very stiff, and even his smile was forced.
Even though Luli had tried his best to maintain his expression, Nabei, who was as attentive as she was, could not help but see that Luli was very resistant to being touched. Although she knew that he did not mean it that way, she could not help but feel hurt.
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