Chapter 225 The Last Witch (30)
The nobles and the church had been at odds for a long time, and Shisuihua gave them a chance to start a fight.
Both sides distrust each other and accuse the other of sending witches to disrupt the situation and kill people.
They pushed and shoved each other, shouting loudly, and the scene was a mess.
Viscount Santa Cruz, the only one who knew the truth, didn't even bother to say a word.
Anyway, he couldn't control the situation, so he might as well lie down.
When others grabbed him and questioned him, he always had only one answer: "You can guess whatever you want, but I absolutely do not admit that those witches have anything to do with me."
Viscount Santa Cruz refused to admit any guilt related to him. Both sides were eager to vent their emotions and the conflict quickly escalated.
First there was an argument, then there was violence.
There were only a few dozen clergymen, and they were weak and could not defeat the powerful nobles.
The prince had been holding back his anger all night, and during the street brawl, he lost control of his emotions. He raised his sword and stabbed the leading deacon in the throat, then suddenly pulled the sword out!
Swish——
Bright red blood gushed out from the chief deacon's neck and splashed onto the prince's face.
The leading deacon fell to the ground with his eyes wide open, and before he died, he reached out and grabbed the prince's ankle tightly.
Only when someone died did the prince come to his senses from his anger.
He swallowed, dropped the sword to the ground, and looked down at the blood on his hands and the body lying at his feet.
“Damn it…!”
The prince cursed under his breath.
He had led troops and fought in wars, so killing was nothing new to him.
But killing the most important lieutenant of the popular candidate for Pope in front of so many people was the first time in history.
This means that he openly opposes the Holy See, and his influence is widespread...
No one around dared to say a word.
The prince pretended to be calm, looked left and right, picked up a tablecloth, wiped the blood off his hands, then turned around and walked back.
No one dared to stop him.
The remaining clergy, fearing the same fate as the leading deacon, could only watch him leave and then retreat in unison.
In the current situation, they could only make the sign of the cross and pray for their lives.
The prince turned from the hall into the corridor and quietly ordered his subordinates: "Kill without mercy!"
He is well aware of his situation.
Killing one person is killing, killing a bunch of people is also killing.
If the clergy were sent back to tip off the situation, there would be no turning back.
But if he silenced them all, he could find a suitable scapegoat, push all the bad things onto that person, and clear himself of all responsibility...
Upon receiving the order, the subordinates immediately summoned soldiers to kill the clergy.
Faced with the fully armed elite soldiers, these dozens of powerless clergymen were like birds in a cage, unable to fly away.
The hall was filled with wailing. The executioner hit the target with every bucket. Blood flowed like a river. Only the last three priests were left to resist.
Viscount Santa Cruz is about to curse.
He instantly understood the prince's intention.
Killing someone to silence them, then framing them... How could he not understand this common avenue of escape for the nobility?! And the prince's perfect target for framing him was, of course, the owner of the manor!
In order to protect himself, Viscount Santa Cruz ordered his men to take advantage of the chaos to control Zimina and take her away quietly.
In this way, he at least has bargaining chips in his hand.
But before his guards could get close to Zimina, they encountered an unexpected accident.
Shisui had been hiding outside the hall, keeping an eye on the situation inside.
There was no way she would let the prince's little plan succeed, let alone put Zimina in danger.
She waved her hand, and the swords in the hands of all the soldiers in the hall suddenly changed shape.
The hard and sharp metal turned into soft silk and was pulled down.
The tough guys were all dumbfounded. What was the point of fighting now?!
"Witchcraft! It's witchcraft!!"
The last three priests shouted loudly.
Last night, they were wrapped up for half a day by vines that Shisui conjured out of thin air using "holy bread" and "holy water". The huge feeling of fear still lingered in their hearts.
Shisui slowly walked out from the darkness.
She raised her chin to the three priests and said, "Aren't you leaving yet? You want to be grilled like human flesh here?"
“…Let’s go!! Let’s go, let’s go!!”
Under Shisui's escort, the three priests successfully left the manor.
When they return to see Cardinal Gerry, the violent conflict in the Santa Cruz estate will maximize the conflict between the nobility and the Vatican.
"Okay, is there anyone else who wants to fight me?"
Shisui protected Qimina behind her and glanced coldly at every face in the hall.
Her tone wasn't particularly arrogant, and she even had a friendly smile on her face.
But from the respected prince, the Viscount Santa Cruz who was on the brink of collapse, to the soldiers who followed orders, no one dared to take a step forward.
…
Tokiho leaves the manor with the swaggering Qimina and goes into hiding, but she shows up from time to time and uses witchcraft to fan the flames.
For the next two weeks, the nobles and the clergy continued to cause trouble for each other.
In particular, after Cardinal Gerry's personal letter was delivered to the Pope and the Pope sent an army to reinforce, Cardinal Gerry, who was only hanging on to his life, directly accused several disobedient nobles of being "witches", arrested them and tortured them to avenge the killing of the priests.
The nobles would never have imagined that the witch hunt warrant, which was originally designed to oppress women and gypsies of the lower class, would one day be used against them.
Under the command of the prince, the nobles also attacked the church many times, killing any priests they saw, trying to force Cardinal Gerry to surrender.
Both sides have wins and losses.
In the chaotic situation, some nobles and priests foresaw that if things continued like this, no one would survive, so they secretly prepared to flee Santa Cruz Village.
Their convoy set off secretly under the cover of night, but was caught by Shi Sui who was lying in ambush in the woods.
She stood at the front of the fleeing group and said, "You want to keep your life? Don't you even ask the wronged soul you framed as a witch if she agrees?"
"No, isn't it just a witch? We're not afraid. Let's go together and kill her!!"
Some people are making outrageous remarks, trying to encourage everyone to fight to the death.
Hey, young man, the road is narrow.
In the dense woods, Shi Sui transformed into a dark shadow, stretched out her hand, and pulled...
CRACK——
The neck of the noble who had shouted loudly was broken in two, along with the sinews and flesh.
Shisui gently dropped his body on the ground and raised the corners of her mouth.
The rest of the people wisely ran back in panic.
...Using absolute force to suppress, Shihui drove back several waves of people.
She was going to make them suffer.
But there was only one person that Shisui gave the green light to, allowing him to leave Santa Cruz Village with his hair intact...
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