After Two Lifetimes I Was Reborn Back Inside A Book

After Two Lifetimes I Was Reborn Back Inside A Book CH 099 My Brother’s Place

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Next day.

After breakfast, Jiang Chen and He Qianmin went to the folk artisan street yesterday to buy gifts for his parents and the He family, and then went straight to the airport. They arrived at the He family’s old family house just in time for lunch.

Before stepping through the gate, Jiang Chen saw He Qianyang sitting by the door eating roasted sweet potatoes. He was squatting by the door wearing a military jacket and a cap with ear flaps, completely different from the fashionable clothes he wore on his birthday in July.

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“Yo! You’re back, lil’ bro!” He Qianyang waved a sweet potato to greet them when he heard the movement. His breath was quickly misted by the cold air, and looked like he was swallowing a cloud: “Do you want to eat? It’s nice and hot.”

Jiang Chen paused, then turned to look at He Qianmin.

He Qianmin lowered his voice and leaned into Jiang Chen’s ear: “He’s always like this at home, don’t pay attention to him.”

“What are you two whispering about?” He Qianyang stood up, took out two sweet potatoes from his coat pocket, and stuffed them into Jiang Chen and He Qianmin’s hands: “Warm your hands, I’ll help you carry your luggage, what goodies did you bring back?”

“Some simple gifts.” Jiang Chen was having a hard time adapting to He Qianyang’s huge change between summer and winter, and he stepped back unconsciously with the sweet potato: “There are not many things, I can just carry them in myself.”

“What carry it yourself, you don’t think of me as a brother?” He Qianyang took over his suitcase, stuffed the half-eaten roasted sweet potato into Jiang Chen’s other hand, and rubbed the hand with the aroma of sweet potato still clinging to it on Jiang Chen’s head: “Help your brother hold it, thanks. A younger brother must listen to his big brother’s words. Go, let’s go in.”

Jiang Chen froze in place, He Qianmin suppressed the corners of his mouth which were tugging up in amusement, “Brother, shall we go in?”

“He Qianyang has always been like this?” Jiang Chen asked.

He Qianmin thought for a while: “On and off, it’s probably because Uncle and the others told him of your identity, and it’s because he is naturally familiar with people. It should be fine after a while.”

“What are you teo talking about?” He Qianyang walked halfway, turned around and said, “Are you two speaking ill of your brother behind his back?”

He Qianmin rolled his eyes at him, “You’re so annoying! We’re coming!”

“Hurry up! What are you dawdling for!”

Jiang Chen and He Qianmin walked side by side behind He Qianyang, seeing him humming softly in a good mood. He Qianmin turned his head slightly, leaned close to Jiang Chen, covered his mouth and said: “Every time he does this, someone will be unlucky, Brother, be careful.”

“What do you mean?” Jiang Chen was curious.

He Qianmin: “As soon as he is in a good mood, someone will be unfortunate.”

“Unfortunate how?”

“It’s hard to say.” He Qianmin shrugged his shoulders, lowered his voice and said meaningfully to Jiang Chen: “You’ll find out later.”

“Chen Chen and Min Min are back!”

When He Qianyang raised his voice, Jiang Chen and He Qianmin stopped and looked at each other.

“You’re back?” Old Mrs. He and Yang Yun greeted them, saw them standing at the door, and immediately each grabbed one boy: “Come in quickly, is it cold outside?”

Jiang Chen smiled: “It’s not cold.”

Jiang Chen was led by Yang Yun to sit down on the sofa. There were so many people in the living room that there was only a loveseat sofa left. He Qianmin sat next to him, and He Qianyang also came over after putting down the luggage.

“Where’s my sweet potato?”

Jiang Chen handed the sweet potato that he had been holding to He Qianyang, and after He Qianyang took it, he sat on the other side of Jiang Chen very naturally. Originally, two people sitting on a loveseat sofa was just right, but when three people sat down on it, it became a bit crowded.

“Why are you squeezing together with your younger brothers?” A handsome woman with short hair raised her eyebrows and said, “I’m telling you, He Qianyang, don’t stir up any trouble, and especially not bully your two younger brothers, you hear me?”

“Isn’t there no other seat?” He Qianyang squeezed Jiang Chen again righteously, “And what do you mean by bullying my younger brothers? This is called a loving education. I must treat Chen Chen and Min Min equally. Grandma, don’t you think so?”

“Yes, yes, yes.” Old Mrs. He said with a smile: “The brothers just want to be affectionate with each other. See how the three of them sit together, especially Chen Chen and Yang Yang, they seem to be carved out of the same mold.”

He Qianyang hooked an arm around Jiang Chen’s neck, and leaned towards old Mrs. He: “Are we very alike?”

“Very alike.” The old lady touched the faces of the two: “Aiyoh, you are both my good grandsons, so handsome.”

He Qianyang raised his chin: “He Qianmin is just lacking when compared to us, right?”

“What’s wrong with Min Min?” Old Mrs. He scolded him: “Your younger brother’s little dimple when he smiles is unbelievably adorable, just like Chen Chen.”

“So it seems Chen Chen has become the best-looking template in our family.” He Qianyang pretended to be dissatisfied, “Before, you kept saying that I was the most handsome grandson, but now you have changed your mind, right?”

“Nonsense, you are still also grandma’s most handsome grandson.” Old Mrs. He smiled from ear to ear: “You and Chen Chen, Min Min are the most handsome boys in grandma’s heart. There is no one in this world who is more handsome than the three of you.”

“Before, I always thought that child from the Shi family was the most good-looking.” The handsome short-haired woman smiled and said, “Now seeing Chen Chen, I feel that our Chen Chen is even more good-looking.”

“Chen Chen is good-looking, but Xiao Shi is even more good-looking. I don’t know how he grew up, he is like an exquisite doll.” Yang Yun said with a smile: “When Qian Min saw him for the first time when he was young, he asked me if he was an elf prince from a fairy tale.”

“When did that happen?” He Qianmin clicked his tongue, dissatisfied: “I was still young at that time, and I never saw Shi Fengyue’s parents, so I thought that he came out of an egg and said that. It doesn’t matter what he looks like, okay?”

“You thought elves come out of eggs?” He Qianyang laughed.

He Qianmin: “I said I was still young at that time!”

“Xiao Shi looks like his mother.” Old Mrs. He followed Yang Yun’s words and said with a smile: “His mother was so beautiful. When she first came to our compound, all the young men came out to see her. Loitering at the door and refusing to leave. After living for so many years, I have only seen such a beautiful girl as Xiao Shi’s mother. Just sitting there she was like a beautiful painting.”

Just as Jiang Chen was about to pull off He Qianyang’s arm, he paused when he heard old Mrs. He’s words. The old lady didn’t continue after she said this, and Yang Yun also changed the topic with a smile: “We got lost in chatting as soon as you came in, Chen Chen hasn’t seen your Aunt yet, right.”

Jiang Chen looked at the handsome woman, and said with a smile, “Aunt.”

“What a good child.” Jiang Yiyuan smiled and handed a small box to Jiang Chen: “I don’t know what to give you when we meet for the first time. I heard that you are going to Hua University and I happened to have an apartment near the university.”

Jiang Chen paused the hand that was about to take over the box, and said, “This is too precious.”

“It’s nothing, just take it, it’s a gift from your aunt.” He Qianyang directly took the box for Jiang Chen, took out the keys and stuffed it into Jiang Chen’s pocket, saying with a smirk in a low voice: “You will know when you find a girlfriend the benefits of having a house outside.”

“What are you talking about! I told you not to be a bad influence on your younger brother.” Jiang Yiyuan slapped He Qianyang on the head: “Don’t listen to him.”

“Do you have a girlfriend?” He Qianyang didn’t care about being beaten by his mom, and turned to ask Jiang Chen.

“No.”

“That’s not good, where’s that flare I had from back then.” He Qianyang clicked his tongue: “But it’s okay, when you go to college, brother will introduce you to some girls.”

“No need.” Jiang Chen twitched the corner of his mouth, “I don’t need it.”

“Then you want a boyfriend?” He Qianyang frowned in difficulty: “That’s also okay, as long as you like it, brother can also…..”

“Also what!” He Yanjun heard this sentence as soon as he came downstairs, and slapped him on the back of the head: “What did your brother say?”

“What can I say?” He Qianyang hid behind Jiang Chen: “Brother is doing this for your sake, please help me to say something nice.”

Jiang Chen pushed He Qianyang’s hand away, and pushed him in He Yanjun’s direction: “Uncle, he said he would introduce a boyfriend to me.”

“Boyfriend!” He Yanjun’s expression changed, and several hits landed instantly.

“I’m in college and you still hit me!” He Qianyang said while dodging: “I was wrong, Dad, I was just joking! It was really a joke! Aren’t I trying to cultivate a relationship with my younger brother?”

“Do you make jokes like this to cultivate feelings?” He Yanjun chased him and said, “If your younger brother really takes a detour then, see if I don’t beat you to death!”

Jiang Chen calmly watched He Qianyang jump up and down, and He Qianmin gave a thumbs up: “Brother, you are the best.”

“All right, all right, stop making trouble.” Jiang Yiyuan was used to this scene, “It’s time to eat, the food is all ready.”

“Let’s go.” He Qianmin pulled Jiang Chen up, but halfway there, he suddenly remembered something, and said, “Why don’t I see He Qianjian? I was wondering why I was so happy just now. The atmosphere is different without him.”

Yang Yun was walking behind them, and when she heard this, she turned to look for him: “Qian Jian is still in the living room just now, Mom will go to look for him, you go to the dining room first.”

“What’s wrong?” Jiang Yiyuan and He Yanya walked up from behind and asked Yang Yun when they saw Yang Yun returning.

Yang Yun lowered her voice: “Qian Jian is gone.”

Jiang Yiyuan was taken aback, and said: “He should have gone upstairs by himself, I’ll send someone upstairs to call him down.”

“I’ll go upstairs and find him.” Yang Yun said.

“What’s wrong?” He Yanfeng and old Mr. He also walked over.

“Qian Jian seems to be upstairs, I’ll go call him to come down to eat.”

Old Mr. He frowned: “Go.”

When everyone at the table was seated, Yang Yun and He Qianjian walked into the dining room.

Old Mr. He glanced at him mildly, “Have a seat.”

He Qianjian stood where he was, his eyes sweeping over Jiang Chen who was sitting in his original position, and he didn’t move.

“Qian Min, move a seat to the side.” He Yanfeng said lightly.

The table in the He family dining room was a big round table, and they usually sit in order of seniority. At this time, except for Jiang Chen sitting in the position where He Qianjian sat before, the other positions have not changed. But He Qianjian was not there just now and He Qianmin, who should have moved one seat back, did not reserve a place for him.

 He Qianmin called the home worker auntie: “Auntie, please put a chair there.” He was referring to the place next to He Qianyu.

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He Qianjian said: “You are sitting in my place.” He couldn’t get in direct conflict with Jiang Chen, it didn’t mean he couldn’t either with He Qianmin. On the contrary, if he kept giving in, old Mr. He would only look down on him.

“When did I take your place?” The smile on He Qianmin’s face disappeared, and his expression darkened as he said word by word: “You have been taking my brother’s place all this time.”

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Source Of Calamity

Source of Calamity CH 085 Looking Forward

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Shen Zhen was lying beside Qin Xing, and it was only at this time that he realized that Qin Xing had such a side to him, and that he was also hesitant in their relationship. Shen Zhen’s heart fell back in place for some reason, not hanging in the air like before. It was like Qin Xing stepped down from the altar and became a mortal.

This made Shen Zhen feel inexplicably at ease.

Shen Zhen consciously moved into Qin Xing’s embrace and hugged Qin Xing’s waist. Qin Xing had a standard male god physique, with wide shoulders and narrow waist, which looked good and felt good. Shen Zhen touched Qin Xing’s abdominal muscles, head resting on Qin Xing’s arm, his nose full of the scent of Qin Xing’s shower gel——maybe there was also his own scent, but he couldn’t smell it.

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Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen, his brows were still slightly furrowed.

Shen Zhen reached out to smooth Qin Xing’s brows, and kissed Qin Xing on the cheek.

Qin Xing finally had a smile on his face. Qin Xing didn’t often keep a stern face. He always smiled. Although he had several kinds of smiles, this was the first time Shen Zhen saw him completely expressionless. Shen Zhen whispered: “Is the Qin family okay recently?”

Qin Xing patted Shen Zhen on the back: “It’s nothing.”

Although he said it was nothing, there was still something to deal with, otherwise he wouldn’t have stayed in the Qin family manor for more than a week.

Qin Yue’s daring had grown, and his brain seemed to have returned as well.

At home, he was obedient and sensible, and he would not approach him when there was nothing important. Qin Xing’s perception of Qin Yue was quite complicated.

Although he killed Qin Yue once, at that time he was not as rational as he was now.

Seeing Qin Yue now, Qin Xing’s feelings were more of regret.

He had put so much energy into cultivating this child, and kept him by his side since he was a child, afraid that he would go astray.

When Qin Xing was not in power, he was not favored at home. Although he was the youngest among his brothers, he did not receive any preference. On the contrary, because his older brothers were all grown up, the elders did not have any ardent hopes for him. As for love? There wasn’t any either, believing that boys must grow up under hard discipline.

Later, his parents passed away in an accident, and he was sent abroad. When he went, other than money, he had nothing.

There were no relatives or friends abroad, and the Qin family was already on the decline at that time. The business world was changing rapidly, today one could be smooth sailing, but tomorrow everyone could step on the Qin family’s face.

What kind of life was he living abroad? Qin Xing thought about it carefully. In fact, the situation at that time was not too bad. After all, the emaciated camel was bigger than the horse, and the Qin family still had a bit of foundation. He learned to trade in stocks first while abroad, and then invested, never having had a chance to relax.

After several years, his elder brother died, and none of the Qin family brothers could hold up the family business.

So the elders called him back.

It could be considered taking up post at the most difficult time. Qin Xing was only sixteen years old at the time, and he had a big temper. He felt that they were quite naive to think they could just throw him abroad like trash when they didn’t need him, and now that something happened, they could call him back just like that.

It was Qin Xin who persuaded him.

For this sister, Qin Xing had a very complicated mentality. She was not a smart person, and she was not a good sister. She only lived for herself all her life. Whether it was marriage or divorce, Qin Xin did whatever she wanted. She felt that she had a strong background and never needed to rely on her husband’s face. Qin Xing still remembered Qin Xin’s ex-husband, he was a good-looking dandy with a good temper, but he always came across as quite submissive.

It was not that Qin Xin didn’t have a better choice at the time, but she chose this one. As the only daughter, her parents doted on her and agreed to the marriage.

In Qin Xing’s memory, this elder sister was the only person who showed familial love towards him.

When Qin Xing was reprimanded by his parents, she would protect her little brother behind her.

Perhaps for Qin Xin, this kind of thing didn’t need to be remembered, but Qin Xing remembered, and it was precisely because of that, that for so many years, no matter what Qin Xin did wrong, he never said a harsh word to her.

Even when she wanted Qin Yue to have the Qin surname, he agreed.

He also didn’t refuse when she wanted Qin Yue to inherit the Qin family either.

He still remembered how when Qin Yue was just born, the little baby was crying all day long.

He watched the little baby grow up.

To be precise, towards Qin Li, Qin Yue, Qin Meng and Qin Shan, at the very beginning, he treated them all the same.

But Qin Yue was the smartest one.

Qin Xing never thought about getting married, nor about having children, and because of Qin Xin, he picked Qin Yue to train as his potential heir. He had put a lot of effort into Qin Yue.

And Qin Yue did not disappoint him.

Qin Xing sighed and said to Shen Zhen, “Go to sleep.”

Now Qin Yue had developed ambitions.

He wanted power.

If he didn’t give it, Qin Yue would get it by himself.

This time, he could pretend that he didn’t see it, but next time, he could only cut off Qin Yue’s hand.

This was the last chance.

Shen Zhen didn’t sleep and couldn’t sleep, so he asked Qin Xing: “I don’t believe it, did Qin Li or Qin Yue cause trouble for you?”

Qin Xing smiled: “Ah Li has become better.”

Although not smart, it was enough to run a branch company.

Shen Zhen: “Then it’s Qin Yue.”

Qin Xing closed his eyes and said, “He has gotten very close to several shareholders recently.”

These shareholders had no real power in their hands, and they didn’t have many shares either. He would only see them once every year at the annual meeting.

They didn’t have a say in the company’s affairs, but if they all got together, Qin Xing also couldn’t completely turn a blind eye.

Shen Zhen sat up: “Does he still want to go up against you?”

Qin Xing was amused by Shen Zhen’s description: “He doesn’t have the guts yet, at most, he just wants to try.”

He was smarter than before.

“He only contacted shareholders who own 1% of the shares.” Qin Xing said, “Being more cautious than before.”

Shen Zhen felt strange: “He wants to buy the shares in the hands of these people? Doesn’t he also have shares?”

Qin Xing said with a smile: “You must have at least 2% of the shares to have the right to speak.”

These shares of the Qin family were sold when they were going downhill back then.

Qin Xing didn’t think about taking them back either. After all, the total was only 30%, and they were all sold in small shares. Even if they were added together, his position would not be shaken.

So he didn’t bother with that.

Shen Zhen couldn’t understand Qin Yue’s plan, so he asked again: “Does Qin Yue have that much money?”

Qin Xing: “It’s exactly because he doesn’t, that it seems so strange.”

How valuable were the Qin Group’s shares now? Even if Qin Yue sold himself, he still couldn’t afford 1% of the shares.

Shen Zhen: “Does he think that others would give it to him for nothing?”

Qin Xing almost laughed out loud: “If he has that ability, he should be the head of the Qin family now.”

“But recently, he has indeed become more stable than before.”

To be precise, it should be that he was lacking any of his original spirit.

Qin Yue had become old, not referring to his appearance, but to his mentality. He paid more and more attention to the rules. Even when standing in front of Qin Xing, he didn’t look like a junior, but more like a subordinate. And a subordinate who had done something wrong. Facing Qin Xing, he was very careful when speaking, afraid to say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing.

Qin Xing hugged Shen Zhen a little tighter: “Go to sleep, don’t think too much.”

Shen Zhen was pressed into Qin Xing’s chest, but he didn’t break free. He closed his eyes and tried to brew sleepiness.

Although Qin Xing and him changed the topic and didn’t talk about their own affairs, Shen Zhen knew that this was a thorn, and one day it would hurt both of them, or Qin Xing himself would hurt himself. And others would not see whether the wound was bleeding or not.

He had to think about how to pull out this thorn.

He brewed sleepiness for more than half an hour, but he still couldn’t fall asleep, and moved in Qin Xing’s arms. Qin Xing’s sleep was not deep, and he woke up when Shen Zhen moved, and asked softly: “What’s wrong? Can’t sleep?”

Shen Zhen pulled out of Qin Xing’s arms: “I’m going to the bathroom.”

He said he was going to the bathroom, but Shen Zhen actually ran to the living room, turned on a small desk lamp, and watched variety shows under a thin blanket.

He actually didn’t like to watch these things, but recently when he was idle, he would browse and watch them, and even thought they were pretty good. It was always able to make him laugh, which was good for relaxation.

Shen Zhen wasn’t picky on variety shows either, and just clicked in if there was a push on the homepage.

This time, he just clicked into a variety show called: “True and False Lovers”.

Because it was an online variety show, it was slightly faster than the one broadcast on TV.

Shen Zhen watched two episodes, and thought it was not bad, so he watched until the latest episode.

Then he saw a familiar face among the guests.

Su Shiqing, could actually go on a show?

Didn’t Feng Anyan say before that he would be shelved?

Shen Zhen called Feng Anyan.

When answering the phone, Feng Anyan sounded out of breath: “What’s the matter?”

Shen Zhen: “Su Shiqing went on a show?”

Feng Anyan: “Oh him, someone paid the contract money and poached him away.”

Shen Zhen: “Oh?”

Feng Anyan’s voice on the other line was full of ridicule: “He slept with them, so he must get something in return, right? Three million yuan is not a small amount. Besides, I can’t let him continue to eat off my company until his contract is up for nothing, right? And even give him a salary. So selling him for three million yuan is not a loss.”

Shen Zhen also felt that he might be too nervous: “En, okay, I’m hanging up.”

Feng Anyan: “Come out for a drink when you’re free? Have a chat?”

Shen Zhen didn’t directly refuse either: “Let’s talk again when we have time.”

Su Shiqing, slept with someone?

Sleeping his way up?

Shen Zhen sat on the sofa for a while, feeling like he had heard a joke.

That pure and innocent Su Shiqing would also embark on such a path?

Shen Zhen took a sip of water, thinking of the events of his previous life, still feeling quite bizarre in his heart.

Didn’t Su Shiqing like to flaunt his kindness and purity? Wasn’t that his image? How could he sleep his way up.

Although Shen Zhen hated Su Shiqing, it must be said that Su Shiqing had never had a relationship with anyone other than Qin Yue, whether in the book or in his previous life.

He may be ambiguous with others, but the last step would never be taken.

Everything really did seem to have changed.

He had changed, Qin Yue had changed, and Su Shiqing had also changed.

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Qin Yue was no longer the heir of the Qin family, and was no longer as smooth sailing as in his previous life.

Su Shiqing also lost the protection of Qin Yue, Chu Haoyi, Liu Huan, and Feng Anyan, and his halo disappeared.

Who knows what the future holds.

Inexplicably, he began to look forward to it.

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After Becoming The Tyrant

After Becoming The Tyrant CH 104 Asylum

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“Three of your knights are slightly injured, and Abbot Anil is safe and sound. Your Majesty.”

The Master of the Households replied.

If possible, the hostiles would certainly like to send both the King and Abbot Anil to hell together.

However, since Grand Duke Grice’s failure, the King’s enemies have obviously become more cautious in assassinating the King himself, and they were not willing to try it lightly if they were not fully sure of pulling it off. In contrast, Abbot Anil was a less difficult target.

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And if Abbot Anil was murdered, it would be difficult for the King to find a second strong theological supporter like him in such a short amount of time.

“Three are slightly injured…..They are still testing us.” The King pondered for a moment, and ordered, “Have our oath knight commander protect him for a period of time.”

“You attach great importance to Abbot Anil.”

After the Master of the Households left, Charles spoke.

After the funeral, Charles did not return to the southeast coast immediately, but stayed in the Rose Palace. Firstly, he was worried about his godson, and secondly, Charles did have something to report to the King himself.

“Who do you think are most of the people who really believe in the key to purgatory and the kingdom of God?”

Instead of answering directly, the King asked a question.

“The common people,” Charles said, “because it’s hard for them to receive an education, and…..they don’t have an easy life.”

The common people at the bottom of the society, it was difficult for them to see the hope of their own ascension up the social ladder. Their reality was so miserable, which made them unable to help but hope that there was an unknown eternal kingdom, and in that eternal kingdom, they could obtain happiness. In many cases, this was the origin of faith.

But now it was precisely this hope, which in turn brought more suffering to their present life.

“You are correct. So many educated gentlemen and ladies, do you think they really believe in purgatory? Have they never had any doubts?” The King looked at the direction where Abbot Anil lived. “There are many people who doubts the Holy See in this world. But in fact, after so long, at the critical moment, there are only a few who dared to stand forward.”

Charles was silent.

“However——” the King changed the subject, “It is necessary to pay value to and protect Abbot Anil.”

He was thinking about something, and tapped the table with the finger that wore the rose ring.

“We need a banner.”

The King’s voice was very calm, with the ruthlessness from the perspective of one’s interests that was unique to those in power. Personally, he did appreciate Abbot Anil’s character and spirit, but more importantly, as a monarch, he saw enough value in Abbot Anil.

“I need a group of scholars, Charles.”

Only one Abbot Anil was not enough to shake people’s faith in the Holy Court.

He needed more people.

He needed more people who understood and opposed the Holy Court to gather together to attack the church’s theological system.

They would be the King’s ideological weapons.

These people may hide in various monasteries and churches, perhaps in various universities, and they carefully protected themselves. But if the King succeeded in sheltering Abbot Anil, who had risen against the Pope, and thus demonstrated his ability to keep them safe, they may rally under the King’s banner.

Charles pondered for a moment, and suggested: “If you don’t mind where your scholars come from, then I think you can declare asylum to those scholars who are oppressed by the Holy Court because of defending the truth, even if they come from the Holy Spirit Bay. It’s truly a ridiculous thing——”

Even with Charles’ self-cultivation, he couldn’t help showing a mocking expression at this moment.

“Just like your Abbot Anil came from the Holy Court, in fact, Your Majesty, the people who pose the greatest threat to theology in this world often come from the Holy Court itself. Do you remember? In 1421, the Holy Court once issued an order, putting many theologians and jurists on their wanted list.”

“We should thank the Holy Court for this matter.”

The King also remembered.

In 1421, the Holy See once carried out a large-scale purge of the “heretical”, which was the time when the position of the old Pope was being handed over to the new one. In order to display his authority and suppress some dissatisfied voices at the time, the newly appointed Pope promoted that large-scale purge.

The purge of heresy was mainly concentrated in the Holy City on the east coast of the Abyss Strait.

At that time, reporting on one’s fellow man became popular, and many people were included in the purge list just because they did not discuss the church regulations in their letters tactfully enough. Many people were forced to hide their names and escaped from Holy Spirit Bay.

In the King’s view, it was not so much as a “heretical cleansing campaign”, but rather a power struggle within the Holy Court. The people who were purged were probably because they were on the wrong side of the power field.

In the end, the new Pope established his own rule with a strong hand.

During the purge in 1421, the Holy Court’s arrest warrant was issued to every country, and the Legrand royal family also received one. At that time, the Duke of Buckingham was still in power on behalf of the young king. After receiving the wanted list, the Duke of Buckingham put it away as a file, and only perfunctorily asked a few personal soldiers to patrol the city once, as an assistance in the hunt.

“I must thank them for making private conversations taboo.”

The King smiled, and turned to ask Charles something else.

“What about the blockade on the southeast coast?”

This was why Charles stayed——he wanted to report to the King on the blockade in the southeast and the progress of the Black Death during this period of time.

During the period when the King went north to quell the rebellion, Charles and Hawkins led the Walway pirates and the royal warships to patrol day and night.

During that time, they encountered several plague ships one after another, but fortunately, having already experienced a large number of plague attacks in Koszoya Port before during the “Plague Night” and the beginning of the new year, the vigilance of coastal cities later were at an unprecedented high.

——Those plague ships were sunk by the city’s self-organized “self-defense force” before they even approached the city.

Occasional small-scale Black Death infections were also brought under control by the plague doctors from hell.

On the whole, although the blockade along the southeast coast was under great pressure, it was still considered holding up solid.

“But the situation on the other side of the Abyss Strait is not so optimistic.” Charles frowned, revealing a somewhat worried look, “We have cut off all business ties with the countries on the other side of the Abyss Strait, but if the Black Death on the other side of the Abyss Strait continues, Legrand’s economy will also be severely hit.”

In this blockade, many chambers of commerce have already become victims.

The small chambers of commerce went bankrupt, and the large chambers of commerce struggled to hold on.

This was why in this era, people were so afraid of the Black Death.

Once it erupted, it lasted not just a few months, but years or even hundreds of years, like a shadow. The last large-scale outbreak of plague lasted for nearly a hundred years. During that one hundred years, the economies of all countries were hit hard.

This was a disaster for the entire human race.

“The plague won’t last long, at least not on a large scale.”

The King gave judgment.

“Why?”

“Because the Holy Court wants to establish a country.” The King replied, “So, they need a miracle that is unprecedented enough to declare their status.”

The King’s eyes were cold, as if he had thought of something displeasing. His icy blue pupils reflected the light and shadow, like the ridges of the mountains, cold and sharp, accumulating the indelible majesty of time.

The King could use the power of hell to stage a political performance in which death bowed its head to resolve the plague crisis in the southeast coast. Then the Holy Court, naturally, could also rely on the power from the kingdom of God. Moreover, in these confrontations involving the kingdom of God and hell, the King had confirmed that: in these years, in the confrontation between the Holy Court and hell, the power of hell was indeed inferior to that of the Holy Court.

He guessed——

Hell was currently in a state that seemed to be “dead”.

If a dead hell still had enough power to protect Legrand from the plague, then what about the kingdom of God which was in a better state?

Prior to this, the Holy Court did not take much action, but only treated some patients. This was not because they were unable to solve the plague once and for all, but because they were waiting for the best opportunity——waiting for the plague to spread enough to make the people desperate enough, waiting for the Holy Court to initially enter the territory of Bressi, and establish the prototype of the “Kingdom of God on Earth”.

Now, Ferri III had been deposed and led his personal army to retreat north. Prince Charles became the King of Bressi controlled by the Holy Court, and secular power began to transfer to the Holy Court institutions. Faced with this direct transfer of political power, the Bressians began to express uneasiness and distrust.

This situation was the best time for the Holy Court to “save the world”.

They could calm the people’s hearts and make the people believe that the Black Death was a punishment from the gods, and make the people believe that only the Holy Court could save them. Thus, a true religious country was thoroughly established.

This time when the King beheaded the Archbishop of St. Wyth in the streets, it was actually a probe against the other.

If the Holy Court reacted violently, and ordered a westward expedition to Legrand, or directly sent a team of adjudicators to Legrand to suppress Legrand’s resistance with force. Then it proved that there was still a long time before their act of “salvation”, and they still needed to use forceful means to maintain their authority in the secular world.

But now the Holy Court had not reacted much to the King’s “Limitation of Purgatory Creeds and Priesthood Ordinances” and the execution of Archbishop St. Wyth.

They only declared Legrand’s new regulations null and void, and announced the excommunication of Abbot Anil.

This kind of reaction, which could be called “mild” and “conceding”, made some nobles who chose to side with the King feel very happy. They thought it was a great victory.

However, in the eyes of the King, this was not a victory, but a kind of indifference.

This meant that the Holy See already had enough confidence that they could quickly solve the Black Death and formally establish the Kingdom of God on Earth. Compared to the importance of the Kingdom of God, other things were not worth mentioning.

This was good news and bad news.

The good news was that they finally got a period of development time with relatively little pressure——or call it preparation time; the bad news was that when this period passed, they would be facing the Holy Court head on.

The King leaned back in his chair, thinking.

Charles looked at him, recalling that time when the King went to the southeast in person.

While the people cheered the solving of the plague, the King was already pondering his next move.

This was the responsibility of monarchs, they were always dancing on the edge of the knife.

The person who danced on the edge of the knife must be crazy enough, because only madness could make him fearless, but he must also be cautious enough, because if he made a mistake, he would fall to his death. But often, people only see his arrogance, but not all the deliberation under the arrogance.

A madman, but also the most sober of men.

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At this moment, Charles felt the guilt and self-blame borne by his good friend, the Duke of Buckingham, for so many years——the King was burdened with so much, when he was clearly still so young.

“Your Majesty, I brought you a present.”

Charles glanced at the sky, and diverted the conversation from these heavy topics, reminding the King that it was time to rest.

“Perhaps you’d like to have a look at it?”

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After Two Lifetimes I Was Reborn Back Inside A Book

After Two Lifetimes I Was Reborn Back Inside A Book CH 098 Clues

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Not long after, He Qianmin saw Jiang Chen and Shi Fengyue from a distance through the crowd of moving heads.

Shi Fengyue said something in Jiang Chen’s ear, and the two stepped back a little and looked at each other with a smile. He Qianmin felt a surge of anger in his chest, and immediately quickened his pace.

“Brother!”

Jiang Chen turned his head, still with a smile on his face, “You’re back.”

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“Just now were you two——” He Qianmin complained, but after catching sight of Shi Fengyue’s half-smile, he held back for some reason, as if he would lose if he tattletaled.

“What?” Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows.

“It’s nothing.” He Qianmin’s gaze paused, and he landed on the bracelet in the booth in front of them. He took two steps, pushed Shi Fengyue away naturally, and asked Jiang Chen, “Brother, what do you think about us giving this to Mom?”

Jiang Chen was also looking at the bracelet just now, seeing that the one He Qianmin picked really suited Yang Yun’s aura, he smiled and said, “Very good.”

“What about this?” He Qianmin picked up another bracelet: “Do you think Aunt will like this?”

Jiang Chen thought for a while, and said, “Aunt is usually in the laboratory, so she should rarely have the opportunity to wear bracelets, so why don’t we give her something else.”

“That’s true.” He Qianmin put down the bracelet and picked up the silk scarf beside him: “Then what do you think of this? It’s the blue color that Aunt likes.”

“Very pretty.”

“Then we’ll give this as a gift.” He Qianmin handed the bracelet and silk scarf to the stall owner: “Please help me put it in a bag, how much is it together?”

“168.” The stall owner said with a smile: “I see you two are brothers, choosing a gift for your family? How filial, I’ll wipe the change from the sum, so just give me 160.”

“Thank you.” He Qianmin dug in his pocket, paused, and turned to look at Jiang Chen: “Brother, all my money is in the pocket of my previous clothes. Have you brought any money?”

Jiang Chen had been in the research institute for the past few days, and there was no need to spend money. He went directly to the airport as soon as he came out, and he had no money on him. He turned to look at Shi Fengyue: “Have you brought any money?”

“Yup.”

Shi Fengyue touched his pocket, the corners of his mouth froze, and he touched another pocket, but there was nothing.

He Qianmin crossed his arms and sneered: “Oh, you brought money?”

Jiang Chen chuckled, raised his eyes and said, “Did you forget to bring money too?”

Shi Fengyue pulled out his fingers, inserted them into his trouser pockets, looked away and said, “It was still there after I came out of the hotel just now.”

“Sorry, boss.” Jiang Chen laughed, and said to the stall owner, “I wasted your time.”

“Not a waste, not a waste, I’m setting up a stall here for people to see.” The stall owner advised with a smile: “Your money should have likely been pickpocketed, it’s crowded here, you must be careful with your wallet and mobile phone.”

Naturally, they couldn’t continue shopping without money, and the three of them could only return to the hotel.

Shi Fengyue left the conference group for a whole day, and lost his ID card, so he had to go to the person in charge of the conference group to explain the situation. Jiang Chen took He Qianmin back to a newly opened room.

As soon as He Qianmin sat down, Jiang Chen went straight to the point: “Tell me, what are you doing here in Ming City?”

“I found some clues.” He Qianmin approached Jiang Chen and showed him his mobile phone: “This is the man who has been in contact with He Qianjian every year since He Qianjian was in junior high school.”

Jiang Chen opened the enlarged photo, only to see a blurred face, “Who is this?”

“A small leader of a smuggling gang in Nan Province.” He Qianmin said: “I only found out that he smuggled many kinds of things, but the quantity is very small. He usually smuggled rare plants or jade. They were carrying out business in Ming City today.”

No emotion could be detected from Jiang Chen’s tone: “So you broke into the territory where smugglers were doing business?”

“I just wanted to make sure that person was the one who was in contact with He Qianjian…..” He Qianmin’s voice became smaller and smaller.

“And after confirming?”

He Qianmin: “I didn’t think that much.”

“Do you know how dangerous it was about what you did today?” Jiang Chen remained expressionless, and leaned over slightly to meet He Qianmin’s eyes: “Those people were doing smuggling business, and none of them are clean. If you were caught by them, you might have even lost your life. Have you thought about this before being so impulsive?”

He Qianmin lowered his head, pursed his lips, and did not speak.

Jiang Chen said mildly, “Look up.”

“Brother…..” He Qianmin raised his head slowly and called out timidly.

“How do you know that He Qianjian contacted that person?”

He Qianmin was taken aback for a second, and immediately replied after being stunned for two seconds: “I saw a document in He Qianjian’s room before, which recorded many rare plants and a list, and there was a phone number as well. I saw He Qianjian take that call, so I sent someone to investigate in this direction.”

Although Jiang Chen knew that He Qianmin had sent someone to investigate He Qianjian, he never expected that he would actually find something.

“What is he doing with smugglers…..” Jiang Chen frowned and pondered.

“Could that person be the one who helped him behind the scenes?” He Qianmin guessed: “But I found out that that little leader only started smuggling when He Qianjian was in the second year of junior high school. Given his financial strength, it’s unlikely. Moreover, this person is a native of Nan Province, and his parents and relatives have no connection with our family, so it is unlikely that the person behind He Qianjian is him.”

“Since you know that he is not the person behind He Qianjian, why did you still go and take the risk?”

He Qianmin curled his lips: “I have only found so much. Of course, I want to follow the vine and kick He Qianjian out of our house earlier. It would be even better if I can find evidence that he was involved in smuggling. Then he can directly go to prison, and he won’t get a chance to harm Uncle Jiang and Aunt Jiang.”

Jiang Chen warned lightly: “No matter what, you can’t do such a dangerous thing in the future.”

“I know.” He Qianmin bowed his head and admitted his mistake, carefully looking at Jiang Chen’s face, and seeing that he was not angry, he immediately continued: “Brother, I also found out that when He Qianjian was in the second year of junior high school, he transferred all the money he received before to an account, and that account is the account of this little leader of a smuggling gang, and I suspect that when this little leader first started smuggling, He Qianjian provided the starting capital.”

With the help of the system, He Qianjian had been investing since junior high school. He should indeed have some spare money, but he should be very careful in managing his accounts and could not be caught so easily by He Qianmin.

“How did you find out about this account?”

He Qianmin: “I hired a hacker.”

“Where did you find the hacker?”

“Wingnet.” He Qianmin asked: “Brother, do you know Wingnet? The most powerful hacker website in our country.”

“How do you have a Wingnet account?”

“Brother Mo gave it to me.” Fearing that Jiang Chen might not remember Mo Xi, He Qianmin reminded, “Shi Fengyue’s uncle.”

Jiang Chen had basically guessed who He Qianmin looked for help from. If it was C, it would not be difficult to find He Qianjian’s account.

Some time ago, Mo Xi’s attitude towards him suddenly turned 180 degrees. Sometimes he would even avoid him when he met him in Li De. He didn’t understand before, but later he learned from C the story of “a friend who didn’t know how to treat a master who was even younger than him” which let him match up the identity of 196 to Mo Xi.

He also thought about making it clear to Mo Xi, so that he didn’t have to worry about it, but later, he was too busy with things, and he never came across Mo Xi again, so he forgot about it. Who knew that He Qianmin had been in touch with him the whole time.

“That website has a ranking list, and the top 26 are all top masters in the hacker world. Brother Mo Xi helped me connect with C wjo is number three.” He Qianmin said: “Brother, I think if you play the website, you will definitely be in the top few.”

Jiang Chen frowned, and He Qianmin leaned over and said, “Mo Xi said that Shi Fengyue also has a Wingnet account, and is also ranked in the top 26. Brother, do you think you are more powerful or Shi Fengyue is more powerful.”

“Shi Fengyue is nine years older than you, is it polite for you to call him by his name so directly?” Jiang Chen rapped He Qianmin on the head with his knuckles: “From now on, call him Brother.”

“I don’t want to call him brother.” He Qianmin pouted: “I’d rather call him uncle, or directly bastard Shi….”

Jiang Chen didn’t hear the last two words clearly, “Directly what?”

“It’s nothing.” He Qianmin argued: “I call Brother Mo Xi brother, and Brother Mo Xi is Shi Fengyue’s uncle, so I am the same generation as Brother Mo Xi. If this is the case, Shi Fengyue is my junior instead. It’s normal to call him by his full name.”

Although Jiang Chen didn’t know why He Qianmin was so hostile towards Shi Fengyue, Shi Fengyue didn’t care too much about titles. He had only said that just now casually and didn’t intend to hold on to this matter. Currently he only wanted to know more about He Qianjian.

After pondering for a moment, he asked, “Has He Qianjian ever had business with that little smuggling ring leader?”

“Yes.” He Qianmin said: “It’s all flowers, plants and jadeite, but recently this smuggler seems to be looking for a rare plant that is about to become extinct recently. When I saw them trading today, it seemed to be that plant.”

“He Qianjian likes flowers and plants very much?”

He Qianmin shook his head: “He didn’t water the garden downstairs even once. But there are many books related to plants in his room, not only plants, but also a lot of other books, but I haven’t seen him read them much.”

“Brother.” He Qianmin returned to the previous topic: “Why do you think He Qianjian wanted someone to smuggle things for him?”

Jiang Chen frowned and said nothing, he also felt that this matter was very abnormal.

With the system in hand, He Qianjian had it easy no matter whether it was investing or making money, so there was no need to take the risk of doing such illegal things. Besides, he couldn’t possibly be unaware. Once the He family found out that he was partnering with others in illegal smuggling, it would definitely end badly.

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And as far as he knew, although He Qianjian was eager for quick success, he had always been cautious in doing things. It was not too much to say that he was overly cautious. With so many open ways to make money, smuggling was definitely a risky one with extremely low benefits for him.

Under such circumstances, He Qianjian still persisted in this unbenefitting task that would capsize his ship if he was not careful, for four years. There must be some reason why he had to do so.

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Source Of Calamity

Source of Calamity CH 084 Straightforward Part 2

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Shen Zhen had already forgotten the embarrassment and unfamiliarity at this time. Right now he felt that his love rivals could circle the earth and back.

Qin Xing was amused by Shen Zhen. He was about to say something, but Shen Zhen interrupted him: “Do you think I’m not mature enough?”

Qin Xing choked.

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Shen Zhen said: “I don’t think maturity depends on age. Some people are very mature at a very young age, and some people are still very naive even into old age. Can you give me some time?”

“I’m just not used to the change in our relationship, and I didn’t mean to do that in the car just now.” Shen Zhen lowered his head, “I’m sorry, en? Don’t be angry, en?”

Qin Xing sighed: “I’m not angry with you.”

Shen Zhen looked into Qin Xing’s eyes.

Qin Xing touched Shen Zhen’s face: “I’m angry with myself.”

Shen Zhen asked strangely: “Why are you angry with yourself?”

Qin Xing said with a smile: “I’m angry why I wasn’t born more than ten years later. If I grew up with you, there wouldn’t have been any space for Qin Yue in the first place.”

It was the first time in a long time that Shen Zhen heard Qin Yue’s name from Qin Xing’s mouth.

Qin Xing said: “So I always worry, in a few years, I will be old.”

Shen Zhen: “How are you old?”

This was not at all like the Qin Xing he knew.

In his heart, Qin Xing was always confident and strong. There was nothing in this world that Qin Xing could not solve.

But now…..it was as if Qin Xing was showing weakness.

This made Shen Zhen’s heart feel very complicated.

Did he cause Qin Xing to be so insecure?

And speaking of insecurity, shouldn’t he be the one to be feeling insecure?

Shen Zhen suddenly said, “Let’s get married at the end of the year.”

Qin Xing didn’t expect Shen Zhen to say this, and his own expression was a little dazed, obviously not having reacted.

Shen Zhen said with a serious expression: “Although I haven’t prepared anything now, I will definitely make up the marriage proposal ceremony. Do you think it will be okay at the end of the year?”

Qin Xing heard his own voice: “It won’t be recognized here.”

Shen Zhen: “That’s not important.”

Qin Xing stretched out his hand to comb Shen Zhen’s somewhat disheveled hair, there was affection in his eyes, and there was also a sigh: “That’s just a formality.”

Shen Zhen tilted his head: “I just happen to like formalities.”

Qin Xing said helplessly, “Xiao Zhen.”

Shen Zhen looked directly at him: “Do you accept?”

The eyes of the two met, and in the end it was Qin Xing who gave in.

“Xiao Zhen, I don’t want you to regret it one day.”

Shen Zhen asked him: “Why would I regret it? Regret what?”

Although he felt embarrassed before, he never felt that he didn’t like Qin Xing.

What he felt was not pure love for Qin Xing, his feelings were much more complicated.

There was worship, there was awe, there was envy, and there was admiration.

In his eyes, Qin Xing was omnipotent, and it was his luck to be liked by such a Qin Xing.

At the very beginning, he couldn’t believe that Qin Xing would like him.

After all, everything he had at that time was obtained by relying on Qin Xing.

Shen Zhen suddenly asked: “What do you like about me?”

The topic of conversation just ran away like this.

Qin Xing suddenly said: “Who says I like you?”

Shen Zhen looked at him with a smile that says “I know everything” on the corner of his mouth.

Qin Xing could only say, “You don’t remember.”

Shen Zhen leaned closer: “If you talk about it, I will remember it.”

Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen’s curious gaze, smiled and shook his head: “That happened during your coming-of-age ceremony.”

At that time, Shen Zhen had just turned eighteen. Originally, he was a child of the Shen family, and the Qin family should not organize the coming-of-age ceremony for him, but at that time Shen Zhen had a good relationship with Qin Yue, and Qin Yue was the default heir. So when Qin Yue proposed it, the Qin family would still give him face.

But of course Qin Xing would not be notified, after all, if Qin Xing was notified, it would be giving Shen Zhen too much face.

Shen Zhen himself didn’t care about this kind of thing, he hadn’t celebrated his birthday for so many years, and even turning eighteen didn’t seem all that special.

But towards Qin Yue’s kindness, he couldn’t refuse, so he could only bite the bullet and go to the dinner party.

It was a dinner party, that was to say, they borrowed the Qin family’s banquet hall, and then invited their schoolmates and friends to celebrate together.

Shen Zhen also put on a custom-made suit that day. He had never worn such a formal suit before, and felt a little restrained and strange.

Moreover, he didn’t like to socialize with others, and he didn’t have the energy to build  good connections with unfamiliar people.

So facing those classmates and friends whom Qin Yue invited who were just mere acquaintances, he couldn’t summon up the energy to socialize.

On that occasion, Qin Yue was completely at ease, like a fish in the water, and eventually forgot Shen Zhen while busy socializing.

Fortunately, Shen Zhen himself felt relaxed being left to his own devices, so he didn’t join in the crowd.

After all, the people who came here were all here for Qin Yue’s popularity and face, not for Shen Zhen’s sake.

Those people were not friends with him.

Shen Zhen walked to the balcony on the second floor where no one usually goes with a plate of cake in hand, sat on a chair and ate the cake in small bites.

At that time, he was particularly envious of children from ordinary families. No matter whether the family had money or not, they would at least get to grow up with their parents.

Enjoying happiness as family, or suffering hardship as a family, either was better than to live under someone else’s roof.

Living under someone else’s roof meant that you had to endure it even when you were wronged. If you had tears, you had to hold them back. And when feeling upset, there was no one to confide in.

Although the relationship with Qin Yue was very good, Qin Yue couldn’t understand his feelings.

Qin Yue was a proud golden boy. He had never been wronged or disadvantaged since he was a child.

Whatever he wanted, before he even opened his mouth, others had already prepared it for him.

On the night of Shen Zhen’s eighteenth birthday, the sky was full of dark clouds, there were no stars, and there was no moon. The evening wind was still strong and it was a bit cold. He started sneezing after taking a few bites of the cake.

“Uncle Qin.” When Shen Zhen turned his head, he saw Qin Xing standing outside the balcony.

Qin Xing was aware of all the juniors in his family, and he never showed any special treatment for Shen Zhen. If he hadn’t stood in front of him, Qin Xing wouldn’t have remembered what Shen Zhen looked like.

Qin Xing was actually not very concerned about family matters.

“Why are you here alone?” Qin Xing was also in a good mood. Normally, he wouldn’t say a word to Shen Zhen at all.

When Shen Zhen faced Qin Xing, he was always a little nervous. He lowered his head, his shoulders shaking, and said in a small voice, “It’s too stuffy inside.”

Qin Xing: “Why did Ah Yue invite so many people today?”

Shen Zhen said embarrassedly: “Today is my birthday.”

Qin Xing said very politely, “Happy birthday.”

Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing cautiously, blushing a little: “Thank you, Uncle Qin.”

Qin Xing nodded, and was about to leave.

Shen Zhen suddenly said, “Uncle Qin, do you want to go together?”

After saying this, Shen Zhen almost slapped himself on the mouth.

Every time he saw Qin Xing, he would lose his composure.

Becoming insane.

Qin Xing looked at him with a smile on his lips: “Okay.”

He was just bored.

Shen Zhen had been in the Qin family for so many years, but he had seen Qin Xing only a handful of times. Every time he saw Qin Xing, he would be so nervous that he couldn’t even speak.

He was more afraid of Qin Xing than even the dean at his school.

Walking behind Qin Xing, Shen Zhen looked at Qin Xing’s back, not knowing why, but he felt a little strangely happy.

He attributed this feeling to his admiration for Qin Xing.

Qin Xing asked him: “Xiao Zhen, since

Uncle knows now, I should give you a gift. What do you want? Uncle can make it up to you?”

Shen Zhen was flattered and ecstatic: “No need, I don’t have anything I want.”

Qin Xing smiled and said, “Don’t be so courteous with Uncle.”

Shen Zhen admired Qin Xing since he was a child. He grew up with Qin Yue, and Qin Yue would tell him about Qin Xing.

In the heart of the young boy, Qin Xing was a tall giant, omnipotent.

When he grew up, his impression of Qin Xing became fixed, and he couldn’t change it no matter what.

In short, in his eyes, Qin Xing was different from everyone else.

Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen and felt that he looked like a cat, appearing docile, and just hiding his claws.

Shen Zhen whispered, “Then I want the calligraphy personally written by Uncle.”

Qin Xing looked at Shen Zhen and asked with a smile, “How do you know I know calligraphy?”

Shen Zhen: “I heard it from Ah Yue.”

Qin Xing suppressed his smile: “Okay.”

Shen Zhen looked up at Qin Xing with a very happy expression: “Really?”

Qin Xing felt that Shen Zhen now looked like a child——an eighteen-year-old child. He said, “Come with me to the study, and choose one you like.”

In fact, Shen Zhen didn’t like Qin Xing’s calligraphy very much. After all, it was half-baked, and it was only at the level of being able to be seen. It was definitely not enough to compare with a true master, but Shen Zhen just wanted to have something written by Qin Xing personally, to motivate himself.

To put it bluntly, Shen Zhen was just chasing an idol.

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It was probably the first time that Qin Xing was admired so straightforwardly by a junior, and the feeling was quite novel. Looking at Shen Zhen’s smiling face, his fingers twitched, and he wanted to touch Shen Zhen’s face, and even pinch it.

But his fingers only just twitched, and he didn’t reach out as he thought.

This child was young and straightforward. And it was that night when Qin Xing remembered Shen Zhen’s face.

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After Becoming The Tyrant

After Becoming The Tyrant CH 103 Bloody Prologue

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The banquet had ended.

“My dear teacher, I really don’t want to congratulate you on winning such a beautiful debate.”

Father Remy said, and handed the thick cloak to Abbot Anil.

“What’s the matter, my child.”

Abbot Anil stopped in his tracks, and looked back at the magnificent Rose Palace lit up by candlelight in the night.

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“From now on, you will be stepping on thorns and blades, my good teacher.” Father Remy sighed, “The sword of the adjucators will fall on your head from now on.”

“Because I’m standing here, I have no choice.”

Abbot Anil replied.

Father Remy fell silent.

He stood where he was, watching the aging abbot walk forward step by step. At the Sanctuary in Holy Spirit Bay in 1411, the abbot did the same. He stood up with the typical humility of a priest, bowed his head slightly, and firmly opposed the astonishingly powerful Pope with a humble attitude.

In truth, what was the difference between back then and now?

Back then, Father Anil was alone, facing the powerful Pope himself, and could be burned on the stake at any time. But he still stood up. Today, Abbot Anil also knew that the King actually didn’t believe in purgatory, nor did he hold any religious beliefs, and simply just wanted to use him as a pawn.

But for all the devout people in Legrand, he still stood up.

Where was the truth? And how long would it take them to get it?

The torches were burning in the dark night, and a small group of Iron Rose Cavalry were waiting in front.

They were sent by the King to protect Abbot Anil.

Different from when they escorted them to Metzl Castle before, these cold knights hesitated for a moment after Abbot Anil walked close, and then raised their hands to greet Abbot Anil with a knight’s salute.

Abbot Anil tapped a few times on his chest: “May the Holy Lord bless you and me.”

Seeing this scene, Father Remy felt a little emotional and a little proud.

He followed over as well.

………………

The funeral of the Duke of Buckingham was over, and the representatives of various vassal states and the great lords began to leave quickly, wanting to return to their territory as soon as possible, and take measures to deal with the following movements. With their departure, Metzl Castle did not settle down. On the contrary, various voices began to emerge.

The news that the King canceled the Eucharist for the Duke of Buckingham’s funeral spread quickly under the impetus of interested people. The archbishop of Jollingshire, who was defeated in the debate, did not let go or retreat after this. Instead, he united a group of priests and incited the people to denounce the King for being blinded by heresy, and accusing him of being heartless and disregarding the soul of his relative.

Finally, there was even a wave of petitions:

People hoped that the King would make up a Eucharist ceremony for the lord Duke.

At the daily imperial council meeting, this matter was mentioned, and the ministers tactfully advised the King whether he should make up a Eucharist for the lord Duke. One daring individual even mentioned the cursing and berating among the people directed at the King.

Just when everyone was waiting in fear for the King to fly into a rage, the King suddenly laughed.

“Did you all forget something?” The King leaned on the back of his chair, touched his fingertips together, and asked with a smile, “What do you think they call me?”

The ministers looked at each other, carefully suppressing the word “tyrant” that almost blurted out of their mouths.

“Enough, they’ll be quieter soon.”

The King clapped his hands, indicating that the matter was over.

The ministers were on tenterhooks, wondering how the King planned to “quiet” those discontent voices. At this time, even the ministers who hadn’t dealt with the Duke of Buckingham very much in the past began to miss the days when the Duke of Buckingham was around…..In the past, when the King acted recklessly, at least there was the Duke to dissuade him a little.

Now, who else dared to persuade their Majesty who was capricious and moody?

Soon they knew what good deed the King had done.

On a sunny morning.

Royal rose knights in armor poured into St. Wyth’s Cathedral. The priests in the church were shocked and wanted to step forward to stop it. But these knights had just returned from the battlefield in the Northland, and the scent of blood was still there. With just a glance from cold eyes, the priests in the church were too frightened to take another step forward.

At this moment, the Archbishop of St. Wyth had just taken off his heavy black robe, and was only wearing a white jacket. His beautiful young mistress smiled and came forward to undress him.

Just when he was about to have a union of soul and body with his beautiful mistress, the door of the quiet room was suddenly smashed open, a long sword was nailed to the bed board against his cheek, and then a group of ferocious knights in iron armor poured in and dragged him out with his mistress.

“What is this! You are committing a crime!”

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the Archbishop of St. Wyth shouted and screeched in a show of bluff and forced authority.

In the church, the eyes of some priests looking at him suddenly changed, becoming full of contempt while others went pale.

The royal cavalry had surrounded the entire St. Wyth Cathedral, the ruthless knights breaking in and searching the entire church. They found boxes of gold, and several prostitutes who also had no time to escape. When the knights loaded the gold into the open carriage, the Archbishop of St. Wyth finally realized the seriousness of the matter.

He ignored his embarrassment and shouted:

“That’s the annuity of the tribute to the Holy Court! What are you doing!”

“Annuity? So much annuity?” The knight commander opened the lid of the box heavily, sneering, “This is evidence of treason!”

“What treason?”

The Archbishop of St. Wyth was just about to explain that those were the monies from people buying indulgences, and they also belong to the annuity paid to the Holy Court, when he heard this accusation. He was about to say something, but a knight stepped forward and punched him in the face unceremoniously. With a “crack”, the Archbishop of St. Wyth only felt a sharp pain in his jaw, his vision going dark before he passed out.

The knight commander checked and was sure that the man’s jaw was just dislocated and he had not directly died, so he simply waved his hand and had others drag him out like a dead dog.

A few priests with pale faces and bad premonitions in their hearts were also taken away together.

When the Archbishop of St. Wyth woke up, he found himself tied to a carriage, surrounded by his mistresses curled up in a ball. They were currently being paraded through the streets.

A judge wearing a wig was impassionedly criticizing him for all the crimes he had committed to the gathered people: selling Legrand’s military information to the Northland rebels, which let the Northland rebellion carry out smoothly in the early stage——the evidence being the boxes of gold used to bribe him. Fornicating in St. Wyth’s Cathedral, defiling the hallowed place, blaspheming the Holy Spirit…..

Both witnesses and evidence were complete and undeniable.

People booed the Archbishop of St. Wyth whose fat body was visible after being stripped of his priestly garments. The glorious tradition of parades of shame——rotten leaves and rotten eggs flew down at his head and face.

“Banish him!”

From the crowd someone was the first to yell.

“This kind of guy is not worthy to be an archbishop!”

It had to be said that the people of Legrand have always been very talented in mocking and satire.

When the King was missing, many clever fellows made up a series of satiric songs to celebrate. And right now, this treatment also fell on the Archbishop of St. Wyth. On the box at the entrance of the market, the clown playing the accordion played a sharp tune and composed a fiddle on the spot to mock him.

After the carriage drove through the most important streets of Metzl City, it arrived at a guillotine erected high at the crossroads.

The Archbishop of St. Wyth, who had lowered his head and pretended to be unconscious during the whole humiliating affair, immediately struggled.

The executioner pressed his head heavily on the block of wood, lowered his voice, and said sarcastically: “Look who this is? The mighty and majestic Mr. Archbishop, why don’t you let your master the Pope cross the sea to rescue you now? Milord.”

The executioner looked too young, and the Archbishop of St. Wyth thought his voice was a little familiar. When he looked closely, he was almost out of his wits with fright.

A few years ago, when St. Wyth Cathedral expanded——it was said to be expansion, but in fact it was no different from encroachment——when the land was under his name, a young man once begged them, for the sake of the Lord, to let them live.

“It seems that the Holy Lord doesn’t intend to protect a big lord like you.”

The executioner who volunteered for this job waved the steel knife in his hand high and a cold light flashed.

The head rolled down onto the ground.

The venue was silent at first.

Prior to this, all clergy who violated the law had to be handed over to the Holy Court, and the royal court had no right to intervene. And when the ruling from the other side of the Abyss Strait came, who knows even how long time would pass, not to mention that the Holy Court was always prone to protecting their members. Because of this, some monastery priests, abbots, and bishops were very confident and secure in the knowledge of their backing.

Even nobles still needed to give in before the clergy, let alone ordinary people?

Although the Holy Court in Legrand did not occupy more than one-third of the land like in Bressi, the cases of monastery and churches encroaching on the fields and oppressing the citizens still existed.

But, today, for the first time, the people realized——

Even a servant of God needed to obey the laws of the world.

After the silence, the crowd broke out into cheers.

Some of the sharp-minded ones who witnessed this, realized…..that the real storm was already being heralded in a bloody fashion.

………………

Inside the Rose Palace, the King’s study.

After the heads of the Archbishop of St. Wyth and several of his cronies fell to the ground, the Archbishop of Jollingshire fled back to Jollingshire County overnight, fearing that he would follow in the footsteps of the Archbishop of St. Wyth.

The petition movement, which was originally massive, came to an abrupt end.

——The instigators behind the petition this time were the Archbishops of St. Wyth and Jollingshire who were excluded from overseeing the funeral.

The name of the Archbishop of St. Wyth was ruined and he died of “popular indignation”. He had previously preached that “it was an unforgivable blasphemy that the King does not hold a Eucharist for the Duke”.

One must know, the people were not all fools.

——If a person who claimed to use “piety” and the name of the “Holy Lord” to violate the rules and regulations of the priesthood and commit treasonous and licentious crimes, then what credibility was there in his words? At the same time, Abbot Anil, under the King’s instruction, began preaching to the people the theological point of view that “purgatory does not exist” every day.

With these two shining examples, the people “calmed” as the King said.

Of course, in this “calm”, the King’s soldiers also contributed to the arrest of more than a dozen fanatical believers.

The people were already somewhat accustomed to this——how tolerant and benevolent could you expect a tyrant to be, right?

In the study.

“How is Abbot Anil?”

The King was flipping through the report brought to him by the Master of Households.

In this era, it was not an easy task to refute the authority of the Holy Court, to a large extent it was equal to risking one’s life. These days, when Abbot Anil was preaching, he was often stoned and spat on by extreme believers who were unwilling to accept his preachings, and some people even tried to burn him together with the places he was preaching in.

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Being ostracized and verbally abused was not the first time for Abbot Anil.

——In fact, the treatment he received in the Holy Court was worse than it was now.

The secret actions from the vassal states and the church were what was truly fatal to Abbot Anil. In just a few days, Abbot Anil had been under assassination several times.

AN: Tyrant Persuasion Mode: Guillotine, Executioner, Prison

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