Chapter 47: Interrogating the Church

  "...and your eyes..."

  Another guard spoke up as I stepped out of the dungeon.

  "What's wrong with my eyes?" No mirror, I couldn't see.

  The guard said with a quivering heart: "Black and swollen!"

  "Oh, that's nothing. It's just the dust from the dungeon ceiling that hasn't been swept for a long time, some of it fell on my face and I couldn't see clearly in the dark dungeon, and I tripped and fell. That's all."

  Outside the dungeon, the tragic German youth was surrounded by two rows of Holy Spirit guards. The front row held spears, and the back row aimed their handguns at the two, a total of more than 20 people, wearing church cloaks.

  Those church thugs are only equipped to this level, and the slide gun is not a weapon they are allowed to equip. However, even so, relying solely on numerical superiority is enough to make that little German girl unable to move. If this little girl is caught by the church again, her fate will be worse, and it won't just be a few men taking turns, but dozens.

  "Criminal! Put down your weapon! You can't escape from here!" The leader of the group was dressed in bright and luxurious attire, obviously a high-ranking official within the court.

  The German girl had nowhere to escape, she stood in the large courtyard, helplessly watching the increasingly approaching church guards, her tears were welling up in her eyes and almost crying out, but all she could do was sternly warn the guards not to come over. However, her warning seemed to have the opposite effect. The front row of guards holding long spears began to step closer, the literary girl's pistol only had one shot, whoever she hit, the next second, with a burdened her, she would be caught for sure.

  The situation is precarious, but I still decide to wait a bit. It's just unknown whether a certain childhood friend can seize the opportunity or not.

  "Philippa, mind your own business! Go away! Get out of here! Flee back to Prussia! There, no one can do anything to you!"

  That's Hans' voice.

  "No way! We came here together, we'll leave together too! I won't abandon you here!"

  "Take me with you, whoever can't leave! Throw me down here, mount the horse and run quickly!!!"

  "No, Hans! I won't!!"

  "How can you still be so stubborn at this time!" Hans shouted, suddenly approaching the face of the literary and artistic girl, the two whispered a few words, no one heard clearly, then he pushed away his childhood sweetheart.

  "Get out of here and live!!!"

  I'm so touched! I didn't expect that far away from the 21st century, far away from America, and far away from Hollywood, without spending any money, I can still appreciate a high-end 3D-like 2D Hollywood third-rate drama at such close range!

  What should I name this act performed today?

  "Dungeon Love", no, it sounds too corny, like two prisoners being locked up in a dungeon and then falling in love after a long time. This doesn't fit the theme and central idea of this drama. "Constantinople Life and Death Love"? It's still not quite right, I need something that, just by looking at the name, you know it's an earth-shattering love story, although Constantinople is big enough, but it still can't convey the kind of grandeur and majesty I want!

  "Dawn's Early Light Romance"

  It's just that! Dawn, refers to the modern era that is about to break through the shackles of the Church's ideology, and the first light implies that the Church's rule is on shaky ground. The word "love" completely elevates the entire naming realm!

  Starring, of course, is that Prussian noblewoman who was persecuted by the church, Filitelia. The male lead is Hans, a Prussian nobleman. Screenplay, is me! Hahaha! Best Supporting Actor, hahaha, is also me!

  "We've caught them! I heard earlier that several people wearing Sefano family cloaks rushed in, they must be accomplices too! No, maybe they're even demons or devils summoned by the filthy ones! Otherwise, why can only these two be seen now and not them? It's certain that those evil spells couldn't last long on the sacred ground of the church, so they disappeared! Remember to add this point to the list of crimes for these two heretics!"

  No wonder he's from the church, as soon as he opens his mouth, he has the momentum to take away my best supporting actor! In order to guarantee my title of best supporting actor, I took a big step forward, and before the guards who were constantly closing in on me completely surrounded the male and female leads I had arranged, a hook punch landed on the side abdomen of the guard closest to them!

  The latter suddenly convulsed all over, curled up and fell to the ground twitching!

  The priest standing in the back was furious: "You dare to attack the church! Fire! Fire! Shoot him! Shoot him dead!"

  The guards at the back didn't care about the priest who started the trouble, and a row of guns was fired. More of their people died, and when they saw the three of us, dressed in Seofano's family crest cloaks, running out as guards, they couldn't shoot anymore. The three guards pushed away the long spear-wielding church guards, who gathered in disarray to one side.

  "Get to it! Why aren't you getting to it!!! Nine of you can't beat three of them? Don't you want to live anymore!" The priest hiding behind the gunman jumped around anxiously.

  "Of course, they wouldn't dare!" I sneered, picking up the long spear on the ground as three guards used their bodies to shield me. "The Church's Guard is under our House of Seofano's jurisdiction! If they dared to lay a hand on us, the Seofano Guards, that would be truly seeking death."

  The priest was incredulous: "Preposterous! How can this be?"

  "What he said is right, the steward of the court." The guard next to him was extremely embarrassed.

  "Are you sure they are really from the Seofano family?" The priest shouted, trying to grab a guard's pistol, but was pushed away. He glared with bulging eyes, like a toad, "I say they're not! They're just heretics wearing Seofano family cloaks! Kill them! Kill them all! Ah!"

  A long, mournful cry echoed through the entire Holy Spirit Church. The priest who had been shouting loudly just a moment before was now lying on the ground, his eyes disbelievingly fixed on the long spear nailed to his chest, blood quickly flowing out of the wound and spreading all over the floor, while at the same time, a lot of fresh blood also gushed out of his mouth.

  The head of the guards of the Holy Spirit Hall couldn't have imagined that such a thing would happen, and he shouted in panic: "He is the executor of the Holy Spirit Hall! His status is only below the deputy director! You're done for! You're dead meat! Do you know who the deputy director of the Holy Spirit Hall is? A bishop!!!

  "Shut up!" I coldly interrupted him, "Believe it or not, I'll kill you too!"

  The ugly-faced guard shouted: "What's the big idea?!"

  "Crime: Treason, with intent to assassinate members of the Imperial Family."

  "Words are useless!" The head of the guards, though pale with fear, still stood his ground. "No one can leave until everything is clear!"

  "Hurry up, you two, quickly take the minister away for medical treatment!!! You, hurry and ask the principal to come over!"

  "Your Highness, there's a problem with this." A guard reminded uneasily.

  I nodded.

  Everyone still knows that the priest won't live long. The head of the guards must have other purposes for doing this. It's easy to guess. Because we're trapped here, it indirectly suggests that there are important people in the courtyard. He wants to create time for the big shots in the courtyard to escape. It also explains why they sent out an unimportant small role, none of them dare to meet me.

  This is like beating the grass to scare the snake! We can't move, and they can escape smoothly. But if I had a choice again, I would still choose to rush in and save people. A living and intact German youth is more valuable than a ruined one! And I haven't lost yet! I still have a chance to catch those bastards! As long as Konstantin isn't stupid, I still have a chance! According to the route, we've been here for so long, and reinforcements from his side are almost here! In just these few minutes!

  Turning around, he only saw De Yizhi Wenqing fearfully hugging Hans and retreating a few steps, his eyes flashing with panic: "You killed someone!"

  "If it weren't for you, if only you had listened to me, he wouldn't have had to die!" I shifted the blame onto her, and as soon as she heard it, a look of guilt immediately appeared on her face.

  I impatiently stuck my spear into the ground, thinking that Konstanz wouldn't be stupid enough to not even send out scouts first.

  Just as it had just emerged, a loud rumbling sound of horseshoes came!

  "Your Highness! Your Highness! Where are you?" A voice called out from afar.

  "Fire! Fire into the sky." I said to the guard beside me.

  The guard raised his hand and shot out a gun, the guardian's face changed greatly. I sneered and picked up the thrusting sword to walk outside. He wanted to stop me, but it was too late now. Because outside this courtyard with dungeons, a group of cavalrymen from the Seofano family were rushing towards here.

  The man in the lead grabbed the horse's bridle a dozen meters away, and after another horse reared up and kicked several times, he rode over: "Second Squadron of the Imperial Guard Cavalry Regiment, First Platoon and platoon leader at your service. The second platoon is outside, carrying out the blockade under the command of Konstantin."

  "Get a few people who are skilled in first aid to come down and help treat the wounds of that guy who was flogged! Also, send a team to gather all the priests here and have ten men guard the gate. The rest of you, follow this man to the stables inside the courtyard!" I pointed at the head of the guards.

  What's in the stable?

  Of course, it's what I wanted. The carriages with the prints of those church bigwigs are just parked on the side, people can run away but these things can't. I'm standing here, waiting for those guys to come and explain themselves!

  The ugly-faced guard leader gave a wink to the guard beside him, who took advantage of the servants' verification of the carriage's identity to slip away and inform those big shots who had disappeared from nowhere.