The King's Follower [Rebirth]

Before the afternoon tea was over, the news that Prince William expressed his desire to pursue His Excellency Edward spread throughout the palace.The king did not express his opinion on this. In his heart, William had already been given up by him, and there was no need for him to conflict with William over anything about William, and intensify the conflict between the two parties.

However, Edward did not make a clear statement on this, nor did he express whether he was willing to accept Prince William's pursuit. No matter what he asked him, he always didn't answer the main point, which diverted everyone's attention. .

However, Edward expressed a clear attitude towards one thing, that is, as a person favored by God, he must enter the church.

"Having received such great love from Orgona, how can I not enter the church to make offerings?" Edward said with a smile, a tightly wrapped black robe fluttering in the wind, and the golden ring dragon on his chest gleamed in the sun Luminous, with the appearance of such a priest, made everyone feel that he was indirectly rejecting Prince William's pursuit.

As the former crown prince and divinely favored person, he also has such a magical space where he can grow herbs. If Edward enters the church, everyone thinks that he cannot be just a low-level priest, but high-level priests cannot marry and have children. I'm afraid my heart will be in vain.

William couldn't believe it. He thought that that lingering kiss had already symbolized Edward's acceptance of him. Since he came to this world at 28, he knew that he was not unrequited love, and Edward's feelings for him were also special. Sincere and warm, every time his eyes meet, he can see the love in the other person's heart.He thought that after that afternoon, Edward would publicly admit the relationship between the two of them, but who knew that the last news that was released was that he was going to enter the church to become a senior priest.

As if the fear of being abandoned immediately captured his heart.He couldn't wait to find Edward and question the matter.

Idris was also there. He had a serious discussion with Edward and refused to leave. After hearing William's cryptic accusation, he almost burst out laughing.

"Oh, my poor prince." He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, "Are you afraid that you will be abandoned by Edward? Don't be like this, you have grown up, and you can no longer cling to His Excellency Edward like you were when you were a child. ..."

A warning glance swept over, and Idris' slightly exaggerated laughter suddenly fell silent.Except for this look, William did not continue any other actions, but continued to look at Edward, with a strong expression on his face demanding an explanation.

Idris couldn't help but clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and then suppressed the fighting spirit in his heart.Although William already has the level of an eighth-level powerhouse, he has just grown up and lacks actual combat experience. He should be like a sharp sword that has just been sharpened. The chill and oppressiveness that a weapon has.

However, William's warning look just now contained a sense of momentum and oppression, which was no worse than that of the king and his elder brother Ralph. At that moment, he thought that the person standing in front of him was not a just adult A young orc with no experience, but an orc with a mature mind and a strong heart who has experienced countless battles.

Was it William Lancaster who was jealous every time he saw him because he took up too much of Edward's time?For the first time, Idris became wary of William.He didn't know the secret of William's rebirth, but he knew that he could no longer look at the new eighth-level powerhouse of the empire with his previous attitude and thinking.

Edward didn't notice the fleeting confrontation between the two orcs, and patiently explained: "The people in the capital may already know about the relationship between me and you, but people in other parts of the empire don't know it. The armies everywhere don't know. They don't have time for trivial gossip and royal secrets, they only need to know two things." He held out two fingers.

"First, the current crown prince, the honorable Prince William, is a rare genius in the empire, and since the establishment of the Lancaster dynasty, the first orc who entered the ranks of the eighth-level powerhouse just after he came of age; second , Edward, the God-favored of the empire, served by the side of Prince William, which means that Prince William is deeply loved by Orgonla. The influence caused by my identity spreads as far as possible, so I have to enter the church and dress by your side as your personal priest, not a dispensable sweetheart of the crown prince."

Speaking of this, Edward blushed in a rare way. It was the first time he took the initiative to call himself William's sweetheart, and he was really embarrassed in front of a third person.Idris noticed his red face and ears, coughed, and turned his back, pretending to be suddenly very interested in the oil paintings on the wall.

Edward glanced at him, and continued to say to William: "We have spent so long and expended so much energy to come up with such a miracle, and to package me as a divinely favored person is not just to push you away as a matter of course. As the crown prince. I have been the only one who has been favored by the gods for hundreds of years. How can I not make good use of it. If I face the citizens of the empire as your sweetheart and future crown prince, my status as the favored one It will soon be submerged in all kinds of noble gossip, and if I am a special high-ranking priest, my influence can continue forever, continuously improving the legitimacy of your succession to the throne, and ensuring that you are irreplaceable , so that you are eligible to participate in political affairs, and when the time comes, once the king reveals the idea of ​​re-canonizing the crown prince, we can pre-emptively drive him off the throne."

William frowned, he really wanted to say to Edward, I have experienced all this a long time ago, and I don’t need you to worry about it anymore, but he still didn’t say anything in the end, Edward is not a delicate flower who needs his protection, but he can stand Beside him, the big tree facing the wind and rain with him, this is the ability and attitude that a crown prince and concubine should possess.

"I understand." William sighed, and then he took Edward into his arms, put one arm around his shoulder, the other around his waist, and gently swayed from side to side, "But, what should we do in the future? I definitely want to marry you as my queen, but you have become a senior priest and dedicated everything to Orgonla, so what should I do?"

At this time, Idris' voice came from afar: "It is not that there are no examples of priests returning to the secular world. When the domestic situation is stable, our future King William can begin to persevere in various romantic ways. To pursue His Excellency Edward, let’s incite the people again, so that everyone is moved by King William’s infatuation, and let them actively support His Excellency Edward’s return to the secular world. Bring happiness to the king.”

William's eyes lit up, "This is a good idea." He was no longer obsessed with this matter.

So, a few days later, Edward successfully took the oath of office in the St. Lehman Auditorium.Every year, there will be a group of high-ranking priests taking oaths, but none of them has received as much attention as Edward's.

The auditorium of the cathedral was packed, and William sat in the first row with a group of nobles.Pope Foore II stood in front of the altar, facing the audience, holding the Golden Ring Dragon in one hand, and the Hadith in hardcover hardcover inlaid with gems in the other. Edward knelt in front of him, deeply bowed Head, both hands are placed on the Hadith.Foore II used the Sarsot language, which had been lost for a long time in the Salman continent and was now only used as a written language on special occasions, to guide Edward to take the oath.

The cadenced voice echoed leisurely in the auditorium, and the half-hour-long swearing-in question and answer ended. Foore II put down the things in his hand, and the Asian orc monks waiting on both sides immediately stepped forward and blocked Edward with screens.The next step is to perform the branding ceremony. The pope will imprint the tattoo of the golden ring dragon on the heart of the future senior priest to show his dedication.Because there are too many people present today, I had to use the screen.

There was a rustling sound from behind the screen, and the magic circle of refrigeration was activated in the auditorium. However, the audience present fanned their fans a little hotly, and everyone chatted impatiently in a low voice, and there was a buzzing sound in the auditorium. voice.

William's hands on his knees clenched tightly from time to time, and then loosened.The screen is very tightly surrounded, there is no seam, and there is no shadow drawn by lights printed on the screen, which attracts people's daydream.William could only listen intently, hoping to hear something from the slightly broken voice.

He heard Edward's slightly heavy breathing that he couldn't mistakenly recognize, he took a deep breath and let it out heavily, he couldn't help making a small moan a few times, but quickly suppressed it.Maybe the tattoo hurts, William told himself, but he couldn't control his brain and began to fantasize, as if these breaths and shallow moans were caused by some more interesting and intimate activities.William felt that he was about to lose control of himself.

After another ten minutes, the monks moved away the screen, and Edward had already wrapped up the monk's robe and knelt down on the cushion again.The Pope read his name aloud, handed over a black-covered "Hadith" and a golden ring dragon necklace, and picked up a cardinal's ruby ​​ring, which he personally wore on Edward on the right hand.

Edward solemnly kissed his ring, then held up the Pope's hand, and after kissing his power ring, he slowly stood up holding the Hadith and the Golden Ring Dragon, and greeted everyone watching the ceremony. The nobles saluted and thanked.

William stood up and led the applause for him. Everyone hurriedly stood up, and the atmosphere in the auditorium suddenly became lively. Appoint Edward as his official private priest, and the crown prince's official private priest status is no different from that of a cardinal.

Edward took the letter of appointment, bowed deeply, and kissed William's crown prince ring.After he stood up, William took his hand and kissed his bishop's ruby ​​ring.

"One day, I will put the queen's ring on your hand." William said softly, his eyes full of determination.

Edward smiled and saluted again, "I will wait until I have this day."