The night was already deep, and at some point, the moon shyly revealed half of its body through the gray clouds. Several stars around it flickered on and off, and the cold moonlight shone down, covering the entire palace square with a layer of white frost.
Caracara…
There was a clang of armor and the sound of neat footsteps behind the square. The palace door opened, and four teams of Templar Knights who were waiting rushed out from four directions, guarding the four sides of the square and surrounding Qin Hao in the center.
Six figures slowly walked out of the crowd and stopped at the cross where Concubine Luo Mi was imprisoned. The leader was wearing a bishop's uniform with gold trim. The only difference was that the color he wore was silver instead of white. Cardinal red.
This is an old man with heavy hair and a childlike face. Perhaps the childlike appearance is a bit exaggerated, but compared to his sixty-year-old age, there are not many wrinkles on his face. Except for his white hair and beard, he looks like he is about forty years old. The middle-aged man actually looks much younger.
Behind him stood five knights who were approving armor and holding long swords. One of them was the guy who commanded the Templar Knights to surround and kill Qin Hao outside the palace gate. He encouraged his men to find Qin Hao to die and hide in himself. Entering the palace, he really deserves to be a paladin!
Yes, Qin Hao has already guessed the identities of the six people in this group. If his guess is correct, the leader is the previous chief judge of the Inquisition, the former leader of the Knights Templar, equivalent to the Temple The military spirit of the Knights, the Holy King Ulysses, one of the Seven Kings. And the five Templar knights acting as guards behind him should be the five powerful men of the legendary Knights Templar, the five holy knights! And the knight swords they hold in their hands are five holy swords that have been passed down for thousands of years and have absorbed the divine power of the altar!
According to legend, there are twelve holy swords in total. It was the first pope of the Holy See. St. Peter asked it from God to defend the faith, defeat heretics, and defend believers as a sacred weapon! It was consecrated at the altar, and when its owner died, it was returned to the altar and went on to find its next owner.
These twelve holy swords selected twelve knights, corresponding to the twelve disciples of God Jesus. This is the origin of the original twelve holy knights.
Of course, when talking about the Twelve Holy Knights, one has to mention one person, and that person is Charlemagne. He was the founder of the Holy Roman Empire, the first monarch of the Holy Roman Empire, and the first Pope St. Peter. Crowned him "Emperor of the Romans".
The Twelve Holy Knights followed Charlemagne in his conquests in the east and west, and in the south and north, and finally conquered the entire Europe. At that time, the Holy See also became extremely powerful, and the king's power was granted by God!
However, with the passage of time, the legend of the Twelve Holy Knights was gradually lost in the long river of history. The Holy See of Rome went through several changes, and finally only lived in a palm-sized place like the Vatican, and only the Holy Sword was lost. Five, the Twelve Paladins also decreased sharply to only five.
They are: Roland's Holy Sword, Durendal, the Sword of Eternity.
Archbishop Tobin's holy sword, second only to Merlin's magician, Almace, the sword of sincerity.
Hojir's holy sword, Courttain, the Sword of Mercy.
Another holy sword of Hojir and the holy sword borrowed by Estover, Sauvagine, the Sword of Justice.
Malajiji and Rinaldo's holy sword, Flamberge, the flaming sword.
The five great paladins not only inherited the five holy swords, but also inherited the five first-generation paladins. No, it should be said to be the inheritance of the five paladins of the past generations. Their strength is definitely not weak!
However, in Qin Hao's eyes, he is just not weak and cannot be called a strong person!
"The Knights Templar, the five holy knights. Haha, Ulysses, I'm already standing in front of you, but you let these ants come up to die. What's the point?" Qin Hao's expression remained unchanged and he stared coldly. Looking at Holy King Ulysses, the murderous aura spread crazily from the body to the surroundings, and the strong wind roared, making everyone turn pale.
"Do you think these people are enough for me to kill?"
Ulysses looked at Qin Hao with a calm face, and said calmly: "Human Emperor, since you are here today, don't even think about leaving, killing people from my Holy See, and taking away things that should belong to my Holy See. , you deserve to die!”
"You never know who will die and who will live. Ulysses, don't talk too much, or I'll slap you in the face!" Qin Hao responded disdainfully, and then he looked at the person tied to the cross. Concubine Luo Mi, who was in a coma, had a soft look in her eyes, and said: "Old man, you have tried so hard to arrest Luo Shen, and even risked the lives of many Templar Knights, just to lure me into taking the bait. Now I'm already here, and I have no intention of leaving before the matter is settled. Luo Shen is just a chess piece. If you let her go, the grudge between us has nothing to do with her."
"I have the final say whether it is relevant or not. Qin Hao, you have no right to bargain with me now." Ulysses said coldly, "The Holy Grail was destroyed in your hands. If anyone in the world knows the secret, only It will be you. Hand over the Holy Grail and accept the purification obediently. Luo Shen, I will let you go, otherwise, you will die!"
The secret of the Holy Grail!
Sure enough!
Qin Hao discovered something was wrong when the Holy See was waiting for him and had already taken action before he made any move.
From the beginning, Qin Hao doubted the feasibility of Concubine Luo Mi's attack on the Templars. In his mind, Concubine Luo Mi had always been a stubborn but rational and calm person. In some aspects, she and Mu Qianxue were somewhat similar. Similar places, but compared to Mu Qianxue, she is more pure and lacks more emotion.
When they first met, Concubine Luo Mi was a person. Even after knowing each other for so many years, she was still a person. Qin Hao didn't know anything about her origin, her past, her family and friends. Although he had asked about it, the other party was silent and it was not convenient for him to ask again.
She seemed to have jumped out of the stone just like Sun Wukong. Even Qin Hao, an orphan like Yunshan, would still have an old bald donkey to ask for help from her family, but she seemed to have always been so lonely, except for killing people. In addition to becoming stronger, her life at that time seemed to have no meaning. She was just like a robot that didn't know how to think, repeating things that were very scary in the eyes of most people.
Therefore, it was really hard for Qin Hao to believe that Concubine Luo Mi killed the Templar Knights for no reason. Even if it was really possible, there must be a hidden reason, and it was definitely not the original intention.
But now, the attitude of Holy King Ulysses explains everything. Why is he so tough to intimidate Kyle? Why does he want to arrest Concubine Luo Mi? Is it really to avenge the Templars who were killed
How can it be! A guy who could watch more than a hundred Templars being slaughtered by Qin Hao, would he care about the lives of a few Templars
After all, what he wanted was to use Concubine Luo Mi to lure him into the bait. Everyone knew that there was no clear relationship between Luo Shen and the Human Emperor. During the three years when Qin Hao disappeared, he had to protect the family business for Qin Hao, and was even The loyal dog that people jokingly call the Human Emperor was unmoved. When the Human Emperor reappeared, he gave up everything at hand and left. If there was nothing between them, only a ghost would believe it!
Ever since his trip to Paris, Qin Hao had guessed that there would eventually be a battle between himself and the Holy See. Whether it was the destruction of the Holy Grail or the death of his successor in Paris, how could the Holy See let it go so easily? (To be continued)