It's the age of cyber, and you're still a traditional villain?

Chapter 269 I just eat, eat, eat, eat!

It is always difficult to discuss philosophical issues with any results, but the fact before us is that the Holy Fire Cat Cult has begun to move from behind the scenes to the stage.

When the appointed day arrived, just as everyone was still listening to the oracle and receiving free supplies as usual, they heard the roar of horse hooves outside.

"Oops! It's the city defense army and the royal knights!"

Someone saw the person coming through the window and was instantly frightened, "They are not here to arrest us, are they?!"

These words were like a heavy hammer hitting others on the head.

The fact is that because it has been so quiet these days, many people have almost forgotten that they are actually participating in an illegal gathering. It has become a daily routine to come here to check in, collect eggs and pray for the saint, and they will feel uncomfortable if they don't come for a day.

Until now, the snot fell out of his mouth, and everyone finally knew to get rid of him.

But it's a pity that it's too late. While he was talking, the knight of the royal court had kicked open the door and walked in - now he couldn't escape even if he wanted to. Where was the secret door?Help!

"Everyone, stop moving, put your hands on your head, and squat down!"

The leader was also an old acquaintance, Knight Commander Chen of the Royal Court Knights. I saw him waving his sword in the air and scolding with evil eyes, "We received a report that someone was holding an illegal assembly here... Who is responsible?" People? Come out!"

"……it's me."

Xu Shi straightened his clothes and walked down from the stage, "Xu Shi, may I ask this gentleman, we are just preaching and giving alms here, what crime do we have?"

"Xu Shi? The one from overseas?"

Knight Commander Chen frowned, as if seeing him for the first time, "If you don't run your trading post properly, what are you doing... You are breaking the law, do you know?"

Ok?
Outlander?
As soon as these words came out, others were surprised. So you are not a local?No wonder I haven't seen you before...

Everyone really doesn't have much impression of Xu Shi himself, including Xia Ke'an - outsiders, things like trading stations have long been popular, but it may not be specific to people. Xu Shi and others Originally, he rarely showed his face in front of the public. At most, it was during the crusade against Poseidon?But there were so many people at that time, who would really stare at strangers, and all their energy was spent on seeing off family and friends...

"do not know."

Xu Shi was expressionless and very honest, "I have been in the Hualan Empire for so long, and this is the first time I have heard of such a law."

"...This is not an excuse for you to get away with it."

Knight Commander Chen said seriously, "In any case, this kind of activity is not accepted by the laws of the empire. We need to shut it down. As the organizer, you also need to go with us to verify the situation."

"Actually, I can just go back and talk to Brother Cheng... Forget it, you are also on official duties, so it doesn't hurt to come with you."

Looking at the selfless knight commander in front of him, Xu Shi thought about it and chose to compromise, "I can't make it difficult for you, can I?"

"Thank you Mr. Xu for your understanding."

Seeing how cooperative he was, Knight Commander Chen certainly didn't make things difficult for him, and gestured to him like a gentleman, "Please."

"As for the others... they are temporarily detained here, and not a single fly is allowed to fly out."

The general public did not have such a good attitude as Xu Shi. When he heard what he said, the scene suddenly became chaotic.

"Ah?! Listen to my explanation, I'm innocent!"

"I'm just here to get the eggs, I haven't done anything..."

"Please let me go back. I have a three-year-old mother at home and an 80-year-old nursing child..."

"Shut up!"

Someone banged the ground with a spear in his hand, "If there is any more noise, shoot to death!"

This was more effective than anything else, and everyone immediately became as well-behaved as quails.

But when the mouth is closed, the mind can't help but keep moving.

All in all, I regretted it very much, and many people immediately felt resentful towards Xu Shi and his party.

Despicable foreigners, it’s all your fault for setting up a sect. It’s better now. When we die, our blood will really be splashed on us...

"...Please be patient and calm."

At the critical moment, Xia Keyan's voice came, "I have listened to the oracle. The Holy Fire Cat God told me that the divine fire will never cease, and the divine path will continue... nothing will happen to us all."

Looking up, she was also calm and calm, just like the impression she gave everyone these days, elegant and quiet.

One thing to say, even though the Holy Fire Cat Cult has only been established for a short time, the white-haired Lolita, a saint, is actually as popular as the saint from the Holy See. One very key factor is that the Holy See Her Royal Highness the Saint is a relatively mysterious existence. She usually has very few opportunities to appear in front of people. She is not like Xia Keyan at all, and she will listen to you one-on-one in the confession room to talk about your sufferings. You answer questions.

The most important thing is that she doesn't cover her face. The little girl looks very cute...

And her words also made everyone relax a lot - how could they forget this?The saint herself can listen to the oracle and predict the future, so how can she not know her own safety?
If she said it was okay, then everything should be fine...including her and Xu Shi's gestures made people feel inexplicably reassured.

Although Xu Shi, the nominal leader, does not appear often, his aura of "united as one" has never ceased - the Holy Fire Cat Sect provides charity to the people and solves their problems. This is the best way to accumulate justice in this special period. The effects brought by the behavior of energy will never be weak.

Many people may not realize that their devotion to Xu Shi may not be much worse than that of Xia Keyan.

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All in all, everyone is in a much more relaxed mood now than at the beginning. Even if they are locked up in this church and cannot get out, it is difficult to see anyone being as restless as the ants on the hot pot.

"I hope it will be as the saint said, and nothing will happen... Please God..."

"Which god do you worship?"

"Of course it's the Holy Fire Cat God!"

"That's not bad... Speaking of which, I suddenly remembered, did someone say before that foreigners like them were actually the great heroes in conquering Poseidon?"

"Yes, yes, I have heard about it too, but neither the Holy See nor the royal family has said whether it is true or false... However, it seems that the matter of the Poseidon Stone first started at their trading post?"

"Who knew? The Holy See and the royal family also did it."

"Sigh... I don't think as much as you think. I just hope that the Holy Fire Cat Cult can continue to open. They give out food every day... Now that I say it, I am hungry. Do you have anything to eat?"

"What food are you bringing? The bread distributed today is not bread?"

"Yeah, then I'll just eat, eat, eat, eat!"

……

Looking at it this way, everyone actually hopes that Xu Shi and the others are safe and sound. To use a not-so-nice word, does this mean that whoever has breasts is a mother?

But what they didn't know was that Xu Shi and his party, who were "escorted out" by the Royal Court Knights, started sitting on the carriage as soon as they went out, and they carelessly got close to the people who came to arrest them. "You came on time, Knight Commander Chen."

Xu Shi was very satisfied with the other party's performance, and reached out to pat the other party's shoulder, "It's just that your acting skills still need to be refined. Most people can't see anything wrong with it, but from my perspective, the marks on your performance are a bit heavy. , it’s easy to reveal the truth.”

"Mr. Xu said that I can't act in the first place."

Knight Commander Chen shook his head and said, "It's just that the Grand Duke and His Majesty have given orders, so I just have to come... Your acting skills are quite good."

"You are much more interesting than your brother, but you still flatter him?"

"I speak from the bottom of my heart."

"I'm hungry……"

Xia Keyan didn't bother to care about what his bad father was saying to others, but lay weakly on Pan Ling's lap, "When we go to the palace, they will prepare food, right?"

The silly disciple twitched the corner of his mouth. Is this the same saintly lady who didn't change her expression no matter how big the building was, and could easily soothe people's hearts with just one sentence?
You are the one with the best acting skills, right... Anyway, even now that she knows that the other person is an old man who pretends to be young every day, ah no, big sister, she still couldn't help but reach out and purr the other person's hair, comforting her like a child, " Yes, yes, but if not, let them cook it for you."

"Great, I didn't have enough of that cake last time!"

The old aunt almost jumped up when she heard that she was resurrected with full blood.

Pan Ling didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but she had to admit that the little senior sister would be cuter in her small form...

That's not to say that the adult isn't beautiful, but it just makes her look a bit coquettish, which made her look sour...

……

While joking, the convoy "escorting prisoners" also entered the palace area.

As the saying goes, the whole show must be done, and the group of people who "organized an illegal assembly" naturally had to go to the prison to go through the motions... But it was obvious that this place had been arranged in advance, and it was no worse than a luxury vacation suite.

The white-haired loli ate the cake she had longed for, while Xu Shi, as the "assembly leader", was specially isolated and taken away for questioning.

Then, the next day.

Dongfang Xiao held a rare grand court meeting, requiring all civil and military officials to be present. If they don't come today, they won't come in the future.

Her topics are also very simple and direct.

"Recently, I have heard that people from outside the country are holding a private fundraising meeting in the name of the 'Holy Fire Cat Cult' to distribute supplies and win people's hearts."

She sat on the throne with a serious face, and a female official next to her read the edict for her, "According to the law, this act is an unpardonable crime. However, last night I met Xu Shi in person and had a long conversation with him, and I realized that his teachings have the world in mind." , and also thought that he had made great achievements in conquering the sea god, so he will not be held accountable."

"Moreover, the current situation is turbulent, the weather has changed, artifacts have become more difficult to use, and lives are in danger, so I want to introduce new overseas knowledge to bring changes and development to the empire."

"In view of this, I want to make Xu Shi the imperial master and receive the title of earl. His sect can also be used to guide people to do good. I will temporarily establish it as the state religion. I admire this."

The edict was not long, but it was enough to shock everyone present.

WDNMD, what do I hear? !

Ordinary people don't know who Xu Shi is, but they, the princes and ministers, don't know - the other party personally demonstrated it in front of them with armed equipment at that time!
At that time, Cheng Gujian had actually started to accept and promote these novel gadgets despite all objections... Therefore, in Dongfang Xiao's edict, this point was not actually important. Instead, it seemed like an afterthought, or it was specially recited for him. Just a book.

What is really important is another point, do you want to worship him as your teacher?Do you want to establish his sect as the state religion?

There was no fool among the people present. Everyone knew that this was their Queen, and she planned to have a complete quarrel with the Holy See.

No wonder the little queen is making such a big fuss today - if this kind of thing is not a big fanfare, what else is worth making a big fuss about?

After learning this, everyone looked at Cheng Gujian aside to see what his attitude was.

The other party just sat on the seat, closed his eyes and meditated, and nodded intentionally or unintentionally, which was obviously his acquiescence.

Also, if he doesn't agree, the edict probably won't be issued...

It has to be said that there are advantages to speaking out. Seeing Cheng Gujian express his position, naturally no one will jump out to grab the ground and make a drama like "Your Majesty, please think twice". Even if they have opinions, they must first Hold it in and complain about it after court or discuss it later. Those who oppose it now will definitely not end up well.

It was at this time that Xu Shi strode into the palace gate - of course not in the swagger outfit, but he followed the locals and changed into the decent formal attire commonly used by men in the Hualan Empire.

"...Student Dongfang Xiao has met the teacher."

The little queen stood up from her seat, walked to her in person, knelt down on one knee, and performed standard student etiquette.

There is absolutely no problem with this, even if it is used as a gesture to show her determination, it is fine... The only thing that puzzles everyone is, Your Majesty, did you kneel a little too quickly?

"Your Majesty, there is no need to be polite, please get up quickly."

Xu Shi smiled and helped her up, "I just don't want to see the suffering of the people, so I just teach and give alms. Teacher, you are too flattering to me."

"How could it be? I also can't bear to see the situation in such dire straits now."

Dongfang Xiao shook his head, with an expression of indignation and sorrow on his face, "Since the teacher cares about the world, I must also take action... Pass on my order. From now on, the losses of the people from the previous day will be counted. All shortfalls will be filled by the royal family, through the state religion as a channel. There must be no mistakes when issuing.”

"Yes!" Someone immediately took the order and started to take care of it.

Everyone didn't think there was any problem - to be honest, for them, it was definitely not the first time they heard about the teachings of Holy Fire Cats today. They had been fishing for gruel in the royal discount cauldron for so many years. Those who are a little sensitive don’t have sex anymore...

And the Holy Fire Cat Cult does indeed use charity as its teachings. Not only is this arrangement not abrupt, but it is quite appropriate.

"Do you have anything else to do, sir? If nothing happens, please retreat."

The little queen didn't hesitate and ordered everyone to disperse with a few polite words.

No one is okay... If something happens, I won't talk about it today. Although the court meeting is short, it still takes a lot of time to digest.

However, most people have a feeling that in the past court meetings, Cheng Gujian was the leader, and Dongfang Xiao was at most a mascot. Today, it's the other way around... All in all, Her Majesty the Queen looks more mature than before.

however.

What they don't know is.

After resigning from the court, Dongfang Xiao took Xu Shi into the imperial study room in the name of "asking for advice". At this time, he had changed his clothes in the other party's "liminal space" and bowed respectfully in front of the other party.

"Master, are you satisfied with your performance today?"

　Don't complain about the half-written edict. The author only has a primary school education. It's already very brain-burning to be able to write like this...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)