Chapter 18 Human life is like grass
Sunset West Mountain.
On the square of Rogue Town, the street lights light up quietly.
After being exposed to the scorching sun during the day, Leia and Xirui were exhausted.
My lips were chapped and I almost fainted.
Next to the square, in front of the church.
A woman almost fainted from crying.
That was Leah's mother.
When she learned the news, she knelt in front of the church and pleaded for her daughter.
However, no one can release anyone without the order of the white-robed priest.
this woman.
Crying from day till night.
"Go back, Lady Ciri. It's no use."
"The guilty one is Ryan Wood, not my daughter! Can you please let my daughter go? Please!"
"Compared to your husband, your daughter seems to be more stubborn. She has been defending the criminal."
"She's still ignorant! Is your Lord teaching you to harm a little girl?!"
"Amen, it depends on whether the criminal still has any humanity left."
Pastor Alfa took out the cross, turned around and walked into the church without saying anything else.
Mrs. Xirui looked from afar at her husband and daughter who were placed on the platform.
My heart is filled with sadness and hatred.
She seemed to have made a decision.
He stood up on his knees and rushed directly to the platform!
"mom!"
"Leah, mom is here to save you!"
"Betty! Don't come over here!"
When Leia saw her mother rushing over, her trapped little body immediately began to struggle.
Xi Rui's eyes were bloodshot, he was very clear about the consequences of rushing over at this time.
A golden spear streaked across the sky.
The sharp whistling sound stimulated everyone's eardrums.
The spear pierced Betty's chest from behind, pinning her to the ground.
this moment.
All sounds seemed to be still.
The priest in white appeared above the square at some point.
The white wings of light fluttered gently, scattering starlight.
Looking down from above, he observed everything that was happening below.
The scattered residents around the square covered their mouths, unable to believe the scene before them.
A woman, crucified.
"mom!"
"Betty!"
Xirui and Leia shook their bodies desperately, trying to break free from the ropes on their wrists.
Even a broken love cannot withstand the shock brought by death.
Xirui was tightly clamped by the rope.
Apart from sadness, pain, powerlessness, and finally the numbness of looking at the corpse, all that was left was
If he had known earlier, he shouldn't have saved Ryan Wood!
It was that devil who put them in this situation!
Xirui's mentality changed.
"Leah! That Ryan Wood is a criminal! Stop speaking well of him! He lied to us!"
"Dad, Mom is dead..."
"He was the one who killed your mother! He is our enemy!"
"Dad, Mom is dead..."
"If it weren't for him! If it weren't for that badge..."
Xirui bit her back teeth, making a rattling sound.
But it stopped abruptly.
Do not,
It wasn't Ryan Wood who killed them.
It was his greed that killed Betty!
It was as if I had lost all my strength in an instant.
Ciri stopped struggling.
His face was ashen.
For a while.
On the platform, the only sound left was the sobbing of the little girl.
Sim, the captain of the garrison, looked at his good brother from afar and felt very sad.
Looking at the indifferent white-robed priest in the sky, he could only sigh helplessly.
The whole square was suddenly filled with sadness.
"Teacher, the person... just died like that?"
In a dark corner of the square.
Lin Feng and Owen, dressed as beggars, watched the scene with emotion.
"Human life is worthless. How could a believer in God be so cruel?"
Lin Feng took a deep breath and felt a little guilty.
"That's why I don't like the people in the church. When I was a kid, they killed everyone in our village."
Lin Feng looked at Owen whose eyes were red.
During their previous interactions, he also learned about Owen's past.
Although he could not empathize with the church, his impression of it was extremely bad at that time.
Indifference.
"It's getting dark, Owen. In three hours, there's really no turning back for you."
Lin Feng looked at the pocket watch in his hand.
This is something Owen "borrowed" from someone else.
Irving also checked the time.
"Teacher, I'm not afraid. Besides, I'm sure I'll be wanted soon, so I have to give it a try."
Half a day had passed and Owen was in a disappearing state. He might have already attracted the attention of the defending team.
Although there were no wanted posters for Owen on the streets, the white-robed priests would definitely link them together.
Now that the two of them share a common destiny, they can only fight to the death.
Lin Feng's eyes were fixed on the white-robed priest in the sky, and then fell back on Xirui and Leia.
"Split up and head straight for your destination once you leave town. Whoever gets there first will wait."
Lin Feng patted Owen on the shoulder, and the latter nodded cautiously.
into the night.
The pitch-black sky pulled the residents of Rogue Town into a dream.
The hustle and bustle of the day did not leave any mark of panic on them.
Because of this night, the whole city was on alert.
In the square of Rogue Town, the priest in white stood in front of Xirui and Leia.
Like a cold machine, without any emotion.
"Master Priest, please let my child go. I can atone for my sins here."
Xi Rui begged in a hoarse voice.
"Tomorrow, reinforcements from the church and the Knights will arrive here, and Ryan Wood will be unable to escape."
"As long as you catch him, you will be free."
"Until then, all you can do is stay here and pray that you can hold on."
Xirui heard this and despaired again.
"It's not fair. It's so unfair. I didn't even know who he was at the time. If I had known he was a criminal, I wouldn't have saved him."
“It is the Lord’s business to forgive you.”
The priest in white held the cross in front of his chest and looked into the distance.
The golden pupils reflected the night of the small town.
In the quiet building, the devil is lurking.
boom!
at this time.
In the south direction of the town, a ball of fire shot up into the sky!
The deafening explosion suddenly broke the tranquility of Rogue Town!
The red of the flames was reflected in the golden pupils of the white-robed priest, and he was holding the cross tightly in his hand.
"Can't help it? Use such stupid means?"
The white-robed priest's eyes flickered, as if he had seen through something.
At this time.
Captain Sim came down from a side observation tower in a hurry.
"The place where the explosion occurred in the south is the town's granary. We need to send people there!"
"Captain Sim, who do you think did it?"
"Is it Ryan Wood?"
"Why is he making such a big fuss? It seems like he still wants to save these two people."
Sim looked back at Ciri and Leah on the platform. In the distance, the flames and smoke were still rising.
"Just wait, he will definitely come here." The priest in white did not pay attention to the fire in the distance.
But, just because the white priest doesn’t care doesn’t mean Sim doesn’t care.
The granary concerns the lives of future residents. As the town’s garrison captain, he cannot let it burn.
therefore.
He immediately called for his warhorse and mounted it.
"Master Priest, please stay here and watch! I am the captain of the Rogue Town garrison, and I am responsible for the safety of Rogue Town!"
After saying that, Sim led his eight team members and rushed towards the granary.
The white-robed priest glanced at Sim with anger in his eyes.
suddenly.
He suddenly felt something and looked towards the distant sky.
A raindrop as big as a bean fell on his face.
The drizzle turned into heavy rain.
He turned his head sharply.
In a corner of the square, a dark shadow stood there at some point.
Through the rain.
Looking towards him.