Master the Abyss, starting from an apprentice priest

Chapter 24 Ivan’s Return

The bell of praise rang, and the believers followed Luo Xiu and sang in unison.

No one knew that at this time, the only "priest" had already wandered away from the world.

"Should I write the application letter first? Or wait until Ivan comes back..."

"When Priest Yiwen comes back in the afternoon...well, just ask him to sign..."

"I still don't know what kind of person Master Yi Wen is. I only have some vague memories about him..."

"Well... I hope I won't admit the wrong person then..."

"..."

…

Dang - buzz buzz buzz...

When the hanging bell rang for the last time, and the long reverberation lingered on the church's beams for a long time, today's praise officially ended.

"Priest..." The lady in a plain dress nodded to Luo Xiu and said with a smile, "Today is also an almost perfect tribute! I seem to have really heard the oracle from Xu Mo..."

"Really?" Luo Xiu responded with a smile, "May your glory last forever, and you will favor every devout believer equally in a moment."

"Thank you for your blessing, Lord Priest."

The lady bowed slightly to Luo Xiu and saluted, then as if she remembered something, she asked Luo Xiu, "By the way, Lord Priest... Last night, I seemed to hear a slight explosion near here?" "

Although it is far away from the center of the town, will anyone still hear it... Luo Xiu thought for a while and replied calmly: "It's nothing serious. Maybe there was some explosive fuel when adding firewood to the fireplace." The firewood got mixed in..."

"Is that so? This is indeed the case..."

The lady said thoughtfully, "My husband works in a coal factory. He told me that there are several kinds of highly flammable wood that can easily cause explosions when firewood is burned directly...

Lord Priest, I suggest you consider using 'coal' instead of 'firewood' so that you don't have to burn firewood for heating... This is too unsafe. "

"Okay, I will consider it." Luo Xiu nodded.

Sure enough, he can pass the test with cuteness... Luo Xiu thought, but it is true that when Priest Yiwen comes back in the afternoon, he can just add an application for coal.

…

In the afternoon.

After the praise was completed, the believers dispersed in groups, and the church returned to its usual quiet state.

In the church hall, Luo Xiu, who was repeatedly using "healing skills" and "prayer" to extract experience points, heard a "ta, da, da" sound coming from outside the door.

It was the rhythmic sound of horse hooves.

Luo Xiu stopped the training at hand and walked outside the church.

Outside the church door, a stagecoach was tied to a silver fir tree beside the road. The metal parts of the saddle and pedals reflect mottled colors under the sunlight. If you look closely, you can detect subtle rust and dents.

A sturdy figure was unbuckling the rope from the horse's back and taking down two piles of large and heavy baggage.

"Teacher..." Luo Xiu went up to meet him. When he confirmed that this person was the figure and appearance of Ivan in his memory, he tried to speak first, "You are back."

"Yes, I'm back..." Ivan let out a long sigh.

Ivan turned around and Luo Xiu was able to see his appearance clearly.

That is a very common and ordinary appearance of a middle-aged man, with two slightly curled beards under his nose. If Ivan was not wearing a senior priest's robe, but a button-up dress and a gentleman's hat, he would probably look like that. It would make people mistakenly think that he is a senior businessman who has been in the business world for many years.

At this time, Yi Wen looked dusty and a little tired.

Ivan's facial muscles trembled visibly, as if something that had been suppressed for a long time burst out from deep inside his heart——

"——I** am finally back! I could have come back earlier!

The damn Red Maple City! Damn the Lord of Lodiv! This group of things, the ritual ceremony has been completed long ago, but the city lord still insists on me exorcising demons from his mansion! I exorcise the devil! There is no demon at all! mine! ! …”

"...?"

Has Great Priest Yiwen always been of such high quality?

In the spirit of eating melons, Luo Xiu's expression became serious and he asked seriously: "Teacher, what happened?"

"As you know, I'm going to Red Maple City to preside over the ceremony." Ivan sighed again and said, "...Go back to the church first. I'll get the wine from the cellar, and then I'll tell you slowly."

Cellared wine...?

Is there such a thing as a church...?

Luo Xiu's heart was turbulent, but on the surface he remained calm. Seeing that Ivan had tied the horse and walked towards the church, Luo Xiu followed him closely.

…

Half an hour later.

When Luo Xiu looked at the large and small wine cups neatly placed on the table, he felt waves in his heart.

His inherent impression of High Priest Yiwen was completely shattered.

"Sure enough... wine... works... hiccup."

Ivan held up a tin-plated wine glass, and the crimson liquid was flowing in it, reflecting the crystal color. While he drank, he almost shouted:

"Let me tell you... my... hiccup... ritual ceremony has been completed a long time ago... my level has long been recognized by... hiccup..."

"But... hiccup... just because I am no longer the Holy Judge... hiccup... that Lord of Lodiv City dared to drive me like this..."

"...Lordif City Lord said...there was something filthy in his mansion...hiccup...he found me...and asked me to help him exorcise demons..."

“…There are obviously special holy judges…hiccups…who can handle this kind of thing…but Lord Rodif specifically came to me…because I helped them preside over the ceremony…hiccups…he thought I was just helping out…so he didn’t need to pay the commission…”

“…F**k me! How on earth was this kind of person…hiccups…appointed as the city lord by the lord…but even so…it doesn’t matter…I’ll just go and help…it doesn’t matter…”

“…The result…the result! When I got there…hiccups…there was no filth at all! I used the miracle of [Glorious]…and then used the blessing of [Glorious]…the result…the result found nothing…”

What on earth did Teacher Ivan experience…Luo Xiu listened carefully. He subconsciously thought that Teacher Ivan had encountered a higher-level monster or wandering spirit. After all, Ivan was only a transcendent with a second destiny…

Then, Ivan’s expression suddenly became hideous, and his face swelled red , his neck was so thick, he slammed the wine glass on the table and said:

"It turns out that the mansion is free of any filth! Just when I told Lord Rodif for the third time that the mansion was safe and free of filth! Lord Rodif suddenly laughed!"

After drinking, Ivan spoke more fluently than ever before, and continued without any stuttering:

"Lord Rodif clapped his hands, his face was shaking with wrinkles, and he actually smiled and said: 'Your performance is really wonderful! My friend, High Priest Ivan! Congratulations! You succeeded in pleasing us! Bring the best performance to our banquet tonight'!"

"Then, the curtains in the mansion were suddenly pulled up, and countless guests appeared on the seats on the second floor, laughing at me without any scruples..."

"..."

When he said this, Priest Ivan stopped talking, he raised his wine glass in silence, filled it with blood-red wine, and then drank it all.

Luo Xiu did not speak either. He just looked at Ivan quietly.

His eyes gradually turned cold, and anger surged.