moon shot plan

Thank you!

An Ran looked at his face, unable to speak for a long time, the guards took advantage of the opportunity to rush up and surrounded him with spears, but the bishop pressed his hand and signaled them to retreat.

He stared at Xie Yi for a while, then smiled: "Outsider, where are you from, how do you know my name?"

"I'm from Baicheng." Xie Yi replied calmly, "I heard that you have a girl who was chosen by the gods here, so I came here to have a look."

"Baicheng...haha, it turns out that you are a distinguished guest from Baicheng. I am really disappointed, and I hope you will forgive me." The bishop laughed dryly, a trace of fear flashed in his eyes, he waved his hand and signaled the guards to disperse the crowd, and then He took the initiative to invite: "Dear guest of Baicheng, you came at the right time. Recently, a requiem mass has been held in our town, which is rare in Baicheng. Why don't you follow me in and listen."

"Bishop! Did you just let that witch go!" The townspeople in the audience shouted, "I must burn her to death first!"

"Burn her, burn her!" The crowd became restless again.

"Don't talk nonsense." The bishop pressed the corner of his mouth, and his tone became a little harder: "We will discuss this matter later, and take Anna back to the dungeon first. After the distinguished guests leave, it will not be too late for us to stop."

No, how could this be?How could the bishop put Anna in the dungeon?

An Ran subconsciously wanted to stand up and speak, Lan Xin quickly pulled him away, and gave him winks desperately, Xie Yi glanced at them with a half-smile, and said to the bishop lightly: "As far as I know, this man named Anna's girl is not yet 20 years old, whether the oracle will come true, no one can be sure now."

"Taking a step back, whether she is a witch or not, and whether she should be burned at the stake, you have to ask His Majesty the Pope and His Majesty the Emperor. Your Excellency, as a priest, you should obey God and the Holy See, not those foolish people. "

"...What you said is that I was negligent, and please don't report this matter to the two venerables." The bishop seemed to think that Xie Yi was an envoy from Baicheng, and his attitude became more humble.

He waved his hand, and the guards immediately untied the ropes on Anna's body. Looking at Anna who was silently adjusting the hem of her skirt, the bishop smiled lovingly and said to her:

"Anna, there is a reason for today's incident, I hope you can understand - if it is really a chaste and pure body, why are you afraid of the fire of quenching gold? You go home first, and discuss this matter later, I will not wronged a good man."

After the bishop finished speaking, he waved his hands to the townspeople who were still whispering: "Go away, you all go away!"

The crowd was still buzzing and restless. The guards jumped off the high platform and waved their spears to drive them away. Although those people still wanted to argue, they could only leave in embarrassment. Saying curse words.

Anna straightened her clothes, and her heart ached for the stained white robe. She was about to turn around and leave, but Xie Yi stopped her: "Wait, you can't leave yet."

Anna turned her head in doubt, and pointed to herself: "Are you talking about me?"

Xie Yi nodded, and said: "Although those townspeople have no evidence to prove that you are a witch, you can't prove your innocence yourself. There are so many people who committed suicide, each of whom has come into contact with you. They suspect that you are also normal. Now Let you go home directly, there is no guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen again."

"So, just to be on the safe side, you'd better stay where the bishop can see him. With his supervision, you will have no chance of contacting those people. Even if another tragedy happens, you will be cleared of suspicion."

Anna was stunned for a moment when she heard the words, and then said coldly: "I don't need the protection of the church yet."

An Ran thought for a while, and finally understood what Xie Yi meant. It turned out that he was afraid that Anna would be retaliated by the townspeople if she went home directly, so he wanted to place her in the church, so that the danger would be less. Unreasonable, directly refused.

An Ran knew that Xie Yi was doing it for her own good, so she hurriedly said: "Yes, Anna is a suspect now, and she must not be put back directly... If she finds the church inconvenient, she might as well temporarily place her in the monastery Let's go."

monastery……

The bishop thought about it, and agreed with a smile: "This is really a good place to go, then Anna can go to practice for a while, even if you have evil thoughts, the singing there will cleanse your soul."

After he finished speaking, he said to Xie Yi: "You guys have come from afar, so let's go to the monastery with me first. Behind the monastery is the newly built cemetery. Now is the time for the requiem mass."

Cemetery? !

An Ran immediately thought of the reminder on Lan Xin's invitation letter:

[The gravekeeper looks at him all day long, from his youth to his gray hair,

Perhaps, he would give the hunters some information? 】

Is it so easy to go to the cemetery?

The cemetery has been found, but is the gravekeeper still far away?

An Ran quickly exchanged glances with Lan Xin and Xu Heng. Before he could hint anything, a hand was put on his shoulder. As soon as he turned his head, he saw a magnified handsome face, Xie Yi smiled Looking at him intently, he said jokingly, "I heard you just now... Are you her suitor?"

He turned his head and glanced at Anna, with a half-smile: "How old are you, still making such jokes?"

An Ran didn't expect him to get so close suddenly, she didn't know whether she was frightened or what, her heart beat fast, her cheeks flushed instantly, she faltered and couldn't say a word, Xie Yi just leaned on his shoulder and laughed. Silently, a pair of pupils were gloomy, reflecting an unknown light.

It's strange, why did he care so much about Anna just now, as if she was the most important thing in the whole world, even if he tried his best to save her, but when Xie Yi came over, this was the only person left in his vision?

An Ran shook her head vigorously to get rid of this strange question. Now that Xie Yi, Lan Xin, and Xu Heng are all in this blood moon book with herself, it is obviously impossible to be a coincidence. Contact, especially Xie Yi, after doing the math, they have met in three consecutive dungeons...

Who the hell brought them together here?What is the purpose of that black hand behind the scenes?

Did he implicate them?

"Xie Yi, why are you here?" An Ran slowed down her pace, lagging behind with Xie Yi, and asked in a low voice.

Xie Yi managed to get his hands off his shoulders. Hearing his question, he said with a smile: "Didn't your administrator tell you that you can come in after you get the points."

"But my administrator also told me: It is not easy to keep [-] points." An Ran retorted.

Xie Yi smiled: "It varies from person to person, but I have been in this game for many years, and it is not difficult to enter the blood moon world."

That's right, Xie Yi directly transferred 100000 points to him after the Baicheng dungeon, so he already had the right to enter the blood moon world, but... If he said that, he should have come in a long time ago. What about a copy of yourself?

Xie Yi saw his doubts, and explained softly: "My points are ordinary points, not locked points. Only when the locked points reach a certain number will people be forcibly pulled into the blood moon world."

An Ran thought of the 10 points that Xie Yi transferred to her, and specially marked that they could not be brought into the dungeon, and were only temporarily stored in the administrator for him to use at any time. Now it seems that this is entirely for his sake, for fear that he will miss it after getting it. Entering the Blood Moon World, however, the 10 points given to him by the Demon King of Lust are just the opposite. They cannot be used as locked points that can only be used as an admission certificate, and the purpose of giving these points is to drag him in...

Thinking of this, An Ran shivered violently, Xie Yi immediately put his arms around his shoulders: "What's wrong? Cold?"

"...No." An Ran shook her head, and quickly changed the subject: "Since the way you came in is different from ours, have you received an invitation letter or any reminder?"

Xie Yi nodded: "Yes, a piece of crumpled letter paper with an invitation letter on the front and a reminder on the back."

"What's the reminder?" An Ran hurriedly asked.

There are people all around, Xie Yi couldn't take out the letter paper, so he leaned close to him and whispered in his ear:

"A demonic force has swept through the town, all have committed felonies, and no one has escaped.

Even the bishop has degenerated into a monster. "

"Just like a glutton, the insatiable hunger makes him devour everything...

Except—shh!it's coming!Go find shelter! "

"Even the bishop has degenerated into a monster!" Hearing these words, An Ran subconsciously looked at the bishop whose back was facing them. The latter sensed something and turned back to give him a slight smile.

An Ran shivered violently, and at this moment Xie Yi continued to read next to his ear:

"The cross disappears in the dark, and only when all the sinners are killed will it appear."

What does this mean... An Ran lowered his head and fell into deep thought, Xie Yi looked at him with downcast eyes and a smile, and said coaxing a child: "Don't be afraid, the stars in the sky are still there, monsters won't come out."

The stars in the sky, what the hell, thank you for telling me...

An Ran rolled her eyes directly, but was held even tighter by the other party.

"Look, look, the two of them are biting their ears again." Xu Heng winked at Lan Xin, reminding him to turn around quickly, and Lan Xin said dumbfoundedly: "Brother, please stop talking."

The bishop turned his head and glanced at them, and said with a smirk: "The relationship between the distinguished guests is really good, and they are not as unreasonable as the legendary priests at all."

Xu Heng said with a smile: "Of course, the few of us from—"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Lan Xin: "We have been traveling together since we were adults, so we are naturally different from the priests who have been staying in Baicheng."

"It turned out to be like this. Traveling around... is really enviable." The bishop sighed: "I guard this small town, and I don't know when I will be able to travel around like you!"

As the few people spoke, they had already walked to a gray-black pointed building. The gate was not dilapidated, but it was old enough. There were a few dim candlelights shining through the small dusty windows.

"This is the monastery in the town. It is said to be a monastery, but it was actually rebuilt from an abandoned old church. Recently, nuns have moved in. The conditions may be a bit difficult, but the most important thing is a sincere heart to seek the Holy Spirit, everyone said Isn't it?" The bishop said while leading everyone in, Lan Xin coughed twice from the dust, and couldn't help asking:

"There were no monasteries before? Why have monasteries been established recently?"

The bishop brushed the dust off his body with his hand, and said with a smile, "Isn't it because there have been many requiem masses recently, and we need choirs and vigils."

The guardian of the spirit...the guardian of the grave?

An Ran quickly asked: "The cemetery is behind the monastery? Is this the only cemetery in the town?"

The bishop smiled: "Of course there is only this one. Only those who died in conceit need to be buried in the cemetery. In order to purify their sins and appease their grievances, the nuns will sing for them for seven consecutive days-listen, they sing "Ji Shuyong"."

Everyone listened attentively, and sure enough there was a faint singing sound coming from behind the monastery. They looked for the sound, and saw that the backyard was full of thorns and gravel. Between the gravel and thorns, there were seven or eight tombstones, and black flags were flying. As snowflakes fell, more than a dozen nuns in black robes knelt on the ground, holding a stick of white wax in their hands.They closed their eyes and sang soul-stirring songs together:

"Trumpets sounded everywhere,

dead beings in the grave,

They will all be forced to come before the altar of the Lord.

All creation will be resurrected.

answer the judgment of the Lord,

Death and everything will be terrified.

Open the books of merit and demerit,

There is no crime big or small, nothing is left behind,

All mankind will be judged accordingly.

When the judge is seated,

All secrets will be revealed,

no offense exempt from deportation

......"

They sang here, and the singing stopped. Anna looked at the erratic candlelights, and quietly continued:

"Poor me, what shall I say then?

The righteous cannot protect themselves,

Who else would I turn to for refuge? "

"What nonsense are you talking about!" The bishop's face changed, and he scolded, but Anna didn't answer, but just looked away coldly.

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Note: The last eulogy is excerpted from Mozart's "Requiem: Following the Song"