Chapter 134: Knights of Radiance
"Don't you know? Sitting with someone as ill-mannered as you, I'm already very humiliated!" The Taoist's sharp tongue wasn't something to be trifled with!
"Hello! Say that again if you dare!" He jumped up like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, pointing at me in anger and shouting!
"Being uncouth is being uncouth! Being so rude in such a formal setting, it seems you don't put the church in your eyes at all!" The poor monk scolded again and even intentionally raised his voice to let the people around notice what was happening here!
Seeing the glances scanning around, this kid quickly sat down! His face was red with anger, and he whispered to me: "Today, on account of the church's face, I won't settle accounts with you. In a different setting, I'll definitely make you pay!" Although he is the prince of a great empire, after all, he still doesn't dare to be arrogant in the Pope's palace!
"What, just you? A timid and fearful mouse?" But the poor Taoist didn't care about these things, and loudly said: "If I dare to smash the Pope's palace, what does it matter if I make a loud noise?"
"Hey!" He saw that I was scolding him without regard for the occasion, and he himself became timid first. If it really came to a fight, regardless of who was right or wrong, neither of us would be able to walk away with our heads held high! So, he suppressed his anger and stopped talking to me!
You'd better behave! I won't be too hard on you either. Let's start chatting with Seventh Princess instead!
"The princess is about the same age as me, I'm just a small lord now, but the princess has already become the commander of a million-strong army, it's really making this man ashamed!" The poor Taoist flattered first! Also reminding the two fools by my side, don't underestimate this beauty! Let her be the envoy and still doesn't know?
"It's just a temporary luck, how can it compare to the Lord's, and defeat my master without even drawing blood!" She said this with a hint of subtle murderous intent! It seems that this matter is an eternal pain in her heart!
"I just took advantage of the situation, and that old man's misfortune has nothing to do with me!" The poor Taoist spoke while seeing those three people sneer together, clearly showing their disbelief!
"Lord, you are really lucky! Not only did those purple crystal bees 'happen' to block the way, but you also 'happened' to be there at that time to get honey. It's a two-for-one deal, it can't be more coincidental!" The princess laughed and said!
"Really! Really!" The poor Taoist awkwardly echoed back!
"Since you've gained such a great advantage, Lord, have you considered giving us some compensation?" the princess asked with a smile.
"Huh?" The poor Taoist pretended to be surprised and asked: "Your Highness means that a group of robbers came here to rob me but ended up getting hurt by the magical beast, and I, the victim, still have to compensate them?"
"Ugh!" The princess exclaimed: "I told you last time, we didn't come to hit you, but to help you deal with that king who bullied you. How can you be so ungrateful?"
"How refreshing! Help me take down the King? Another day, I'll help you take down your king too, as a return favor, how about it?" The poor Taoist asked with a smile.
"Am I supposed to take this as a declaration of war from you?" she asked me suddenly with great seriousness.
"I would rather not have a final showdown with the princess on the battlefield, but you and I both know it's inevitable! Can this battle be avoided?" The poor monk asked back.
The Seventh Princess fell silent, she of course knew that this was absolutely impossible! The land of Vana is barren and the population is astonishingly large, if they don't expand their territory, they will probably all starve to death!
"I bet the princess will immediately dispatch troops to Starlight Fortress after returning to her country!" I whispered in her ear. This is my guess, but it should not be far from reality. With a strong army and logistical support that can still barely be considered sufficient for the time being, this is the best opportunity to start a war! Starlight Fortress is where the Granite Legion is stationed!
She was indeed still young, and her shocked expression had unknowingly told me the answer! However, she immediately reacted afterwards!
"The lord is joking, I just experienced their ferocity, how can I still dare to take action?" She whispered to me.
Her words were flawless, but she still had an unnecessary loophole, after all, she was still young!
"Princess! If you could say that a bit louder and with an attitude that shows you're not afraid of others hearing it, that would be even more perfect!" I enlightened her a bit. Since there's no intention to send troops, what's the point of keeping it so secret? Isn't it just covering up and confusing people?
"You're even more cunning than a fox!" She glared at me fiercely and said angrily, "What do you want to do?"
"We're all civilized people, fighting and killing is not good! I think the princess should give up!" The poor Taoist smiled and said: "Otherwise, don't blame me for spanking you?"
My point is that the Great Han people will stab her in the back!
"Don't try to provoke me, okay? I don't mind adding one more to the attack list - Bora Zoi!" She glared at me word by word!
"You're trying to intimidate me? I'm really scared!" The poor Taoist said disdainfully. Your master has come and it's useless, who are you still trying to scare with this?
"Kasia and you are not related, okay? Fine, I'll give you 1000 wolf riders for nothing!" She tried to intimidate him but when that didn't work, she began to bribe him!
"I don't care about Kasia's life or death!" The poor Taoist said seriously: "But I'm afraid that after you've taken him in, you'll turn around and come after me! With a granary like Kasia and your elite troops, I'd truly be afraid then!"
"I swear in the name of the Radiant God!" She hadn't even finished speaking before I cut her off!
"That white idiot has no reputation to speak of, and I don't believe a word you say! Can national affairs be resolved with just a few words? Don't treat us like we're that naive, okay? That's an insult to both our intelligences!"
"Alright! I'm afraid of you!" The Seventh Princess said helplessly: "Someone who even dares to scold the gods, what can't they do? It seems I have to give up this plan!"
"Is that so?" I understand that this is her perfunctory remark! But I have no way out! I absolutely believe that it is impossible for me to persuade the king to attack Valan, this idiot's brain is full of *! It's fundamentally impossible to see that far! Even the Seventh Princess understands this, otherwise she wouldn't be so unscrupulous! All I can hope is that the Pan Shi Military Group can hold on for a few more days. For some reason, I strongly feel that they will inevitably fall into the hands of this peerless princess in front of me!
My whispers with the princess ended there! As all four of us had grievances, everyone fell silent for a moment!
After a while, the formal banquet finally began with the arrival of the Pope! Xianya was pulled by him to walk beside him! A fitting evening gown set off the beautiful image of a future saint! From these details, it can be seen that her status here is still very high, and the treatment is absolutely good! In this way, I also slightly relieved!
After the Pope and others sat down, the Cardinal in charge of the ceremony began to represent the Pope's speech! A bunch of nonsense, I almost fell asleep when it finally ended!
"Then, let His Holiness the Pope confer the Order of the Illuminati for this year!" The cardinal's last words were met with thunderous applause!
"The first shining knight of the year is our brave Princess Jessica Carson of the Kingdom of Vana!" The Pope announced, and everyone immediately applauded warmly! Meanwhile, the seventh princess, Jessica Carson, came to the front of the Pope with the guidance of the attendants.
"When darkness enveloped the land, when beasts ravaged the country! It was she—a mere 13-year-old girl—who resolutely shouldered the heavy responsibility of defending the nation with her tender shoulders! She moved the gods with her piety and was granted divine wisdom! Under the guidance of the Radiant God, she not only defeated the barbaric beasts, reclaimed the land, and rescued the people, but also enlightened the beasts with the Radiant God's glory, allowing them to bask in the divine light and become devout followers! Let us cheer for this extraordinary princess!" The Pope stirred up the emotions of the surrounding crowd with his impassioned words!
It's over! When others are fighting with their lives on the line, where were you? How can it be that after a hard-won victory, it becomes God's credit? This is truly shameless! Being able to say such shameless things with such conviction really takes skill! No wonder he can become the Pope!
The poor guy noticed that when he spoke, he actually used divine power, a kind of extremely seductive energy emanating from his body! In the hall, except for me with high determination, everyone else was moved by him, even super masters like the grandmother were also affected, although they didn't have the same loss of control in their physical movements, but their eyes shone brightly and their faces were filled with excited expressions! The rest of the people were all in a state of frenzy! Constantly waving their arms to cheer! Now it's not just that the Pope took credit for others' achievements, if he told them to die now, these idiots would definitely think it was justified! What a bunch of morons!
After the fervent emotions had slightly subsided, he personally handed over a suit of golden armor to Seventh Princess, along with an exquisite matching sword! Jessica Carson Princess received it with an excited face, and even tears fell from her eyes! It made me feel a thrill of fear! From the moment we were arranged here, I had a premonition that this year's Knights of Light would be us four. Could it be that soon I'll have to dress up like this too? In that case, I'd rather die!
