01.
The pope's illegitimate daughter.
Hill was stunned for a moment when he heard the news.
Unexpectedly, the contemporary pope with thick eyebrows and big eyes would actually do this kind of thing, but this incident seems to be not very exceptional, whether it is in another world or on the earth, there are many.
For example, the famous Alexander VI, he publicly admitted that he had an heir with his lover, let his illegitimate son hold political power while he held religious power, and then used his daughter as a bond with the nobles to marry many times, a family of three The unification of politics and religion became the three strong men at the center of power, and at the same time formed the original mafia.
This matter was reported to Hill by Theresa Shelley. As for how Theresa knew about it, it was because people who opposed the Pope told Theresa about it after secretly investigating the matter.
Teresa's external image is that of a fanatical follower of the God of Light, upright and unselfish. The informer expected Teresa would not forgive such a thing, but did not expect Teresa to be... hehehe.
The Pope's illegitimate son is generally kept secret, but there are certain insiders. In fact, many of the current high-level church officials have mistresses and children, so as long as this kind of thing is not exposed, it will be fine. Everyone tacitly lives on.
Teresa tried to avoid this as much as possible, mainly because according to his personality in the church, he would never tolerate such things, but in fact he was just playing the hawk... So for convenience, he tried to to avoid those things. Fortunately, those people also know how "law-enforced and aboveboard" he is, and those people will avoid him, so both sides are in peace after this.
But Teresa also deliberately left some evidence, maybe it will be used in the future.
Hill was very interested in the Pope's illegitimate daughter, and Hill asked Alighieri, the lich of the five elders, to conduct further investigations with Teresa's men, and then Hill found out that the Pope's private life was indeed There are some problems, but it's a lot more disciplined than the previous Pope...but, it's also a lot more vicious.
He will not allow a woman to bear children for him, and if he does that, the waiting is the end of death. He doesn't like disobedient women.
The superior is really scary, he can judge the life and death of others according to his own preferences.
But since he himself accepts this concept that the strong are respected, let's hope that one day he can accept it safely when he is trampled under by a stronger one.
"If it were Bishop Shelley, how would he do it if he found out?" Hill asked.
"Help the Pope cut the weeds, then report to the Pope, and then warn the Pope." Theresa Shelley replied.
"You don't mind killing that innocent little girl?" Hill asked.
"I don't mind." Teresa didn't even bat an eyelid, "Of course, if there is a better way, I will do it, but I haven't thought of it yet."
"I kind of have an idea..." Hill said, "It's just going to keep you playing the 'bad guy.'"
Two days later, on a rainy night, in a small town in the Eutin Empire.
The sudden intrusion of the paladins made all the residents of this small town panic, and the sound of thunderous hooves resounded on the street. The leading paladin held a torch and looked at a wooden house, "That's it."
The door was roughly kicked open. Paladins are familiar with these things, especially the Knights of the Holy Light who are responsible for cleaning up the demons on the mainland.
The cries of women and the screams of children suddenly rang out.
The little girl with blond hair and blue eyes curled up in a corner in horror, and finally she was roughly dragged out by a knight.
"It's her."
"Looking like a goblin, it really is a child of a devil."
"Are you going to kill me? But Bishop Moss seems to like this kind of little girl..."
"Wait for Bishop Shelley, do you want to disobey Bishop Shelley's order?"
The little girl trembled non-stop when she heard these words: "I, I am not a child of a devil, my mother told me that I am a child of the most honorable person in the world..."
She was naturally greeted with sneers.
A man said maliciously: "It's as delicate as a doll. I don't know if you will cry if you break a leg."
Accompanied by these words, there was a tooth-piercing voice and the girl's shrill screams.
"What are you doing. Get out of here."
The cold male voice stopped the next atrocities, the little girl fell to the ground and cried, her body was dirty now, red blood seeped from her white socks.
The little girl looked up. This was the first time she had seen Theresa Shelley.
It was a dark night at that time, and the cardinal looked like a ghost under the light of the torches around him.
He lowered his head and looked at her indifferently, "The devil's seed... is her.
The little girl just cried, her body twitched, and the terrible pain had already made her lose the ability to speak.
Then a woman was thrown beside her, and the little girl finally regained some anger: "No, don't do this to mother..."
Teresa glanced at them and ordered lightly, "Take the woman away, and kill the child."
"Yes, Your Excellency Shelley." The subordinates responded in unison.
Teresa took a step outside, and then seemed to remember something, "Forget it, you take the woman away, and I will personally judge this bastard."
Others naturally have no objection.
After everyone backed out, Teresa looked down at the little girl, and then drew out her sword.
The girl closed her eyes in despair.
The hot liquid splashed on her face, and the little girl opened her eyes in a daze to see Teresa cut his own wrist. It was his blood that had just splashed on her face. He glanced at her and turned to leave, closing the door behind him.
The paladins were a little frightened when they saw Teresa coming out with blood splattered all over her body. They wondered how the perverted bishop abused the little girl and how he produced so much blood.
"Set the fire and burn it all up." Teresa said in a low voice. He raised his head and looked at the rain falling on the sky. The rain is not heavy now, but it is very cold. It is autumn, and the icy rain hits his body. My wrist hurts. he thought. No matter how many times, the pain is unbearable. He wasn't talking about the wrist.
After a while, the fire started.
The cardinal gazed at the raging fire, and once again made a promise in his heart.
One day, he must change all this.
Then Theresa flicked her cloak and turned to leave.
The people under him also left with him, the sound of horseshoes went away, and people in the town talked a lot.
"It's really a devil."
"These gentlemen didn't kill much this time."
"Bah. I've long been displeased with that woman and her child. It really is a demon."
Everyone is not surprised by this, it is commonplace, and even harbors some kind of malice. gloat.
The light rain could not extinguish the flames, and the whole house was engulfed in flames. The little girl curled up on the ground coughing, her face covered with tears.
"God bless the light..." she coughed.
A figure appeared in front of her, she raised her face, and saw the appearance of the comer clearly.
Bloody horns, white hair, red pupils.
His figure seems to light up in every child's nightmare.
cruel. powerful. ferocious.
Even the flame is forced by his aura, making it difficult to get close to him.
Is it a demon... Is she going to die... Did she really have an affair with a demon? Did she deserve to go through this... The little girl thought blankly.
"Blessed by the God of Light..." she recited subconsciously again.
The man looked down at her and said, "It looks like your god is not here today."
02.
after one day.
It was raining heavily, with a loud clatter.
The little girl was sitting on the city wall covered in blood, the rain was washing her small body, and her lips had turned white from the cold. But she doesn't seem to care.
A man in a luxurious black robe stood next to her holding an umbrella, but he had no intention of giving the umbrella to the little girl. She didn't care either.
"Information came from the Holy See that the Pope ordered someone to strangle your mother." The man said, "I'm working on helping you to see if it can be rescued, but you can't take the initiative to ask."
The little girl's lips moved.
"He had sex with your mother when he passed by here seven years ago," he said. "He put your mother on the abortion pill, but it didn't fully work. You were born with a misshapen leg, which is probably why. Your mother raised you secretly, but neither you nor she escaped the disaster."
The little girl didn't know who he was, he was a demon, probably the scariest demon recorded in the holy scriptures of the church. But she didn't feel any fear at this moment. No matter how cruel the devil is, can it be as cruel as those humans... She asked slowly: "Why did he treat us like this?"
"Don't think too much, he treats everyone like this, you are not an exception, it's just that you were saved by me." The devil said.
If it is so cold, it is indeed a devil. The little girl looked down at her hands, "My mother died because of me, my father wanted to kill me, the villagers spurned me, the children threw stones at me... Wouldn't it be better if I died?"
"The decision is yours," he said.
"Is there any other way for me to go?" The little girl looked up at the devil. She didn't know how she felt about him now, but she knew that she seemed to have to rely on him now.
"Yes." The male demon said, "Come with me."
One of the little girl's legs was almost broken by a paladin the day before yesterday, and the other leg was deformed, so it was very difficult for her to walk. The demon didn't pick up her thoughts, but just took full steps. He said: "Some roads need to be walked by yourself." The little girl nodded, "I know." Then she tried harder to keep up with him Occasionally she will fall, but she will get up immediately and continue to follow.
Soon, they arrived in front of a cave, she followed into it, and then froze.
The one who was tied up in the cave was the paladin who tortured her body at that time.
The paladin yelled brokenly when he saw them, babbling curse words. Among them, there are even some words complaining about his bad luck, such as how he really met a demon. It seems that he also knows that the person he treated unscrupulously before is not a devil.
"This is another option." The demon male put a dagger in her palm, and then said in her ear, "Kill her, child."
kill him. kill him. The words sounded like the whisper of a demon. ... This does not mean that the other party is a devil, the real devil lives in her heart.
kill him. Mother died. kill him. Her leg was broken. kill him. Chest overflowing, is it hatred
The girl looked down at the dagger for a while, then held it tightly, and walked slowly towards the bound paladin. She walked really slowly, which was like a long delay for a paladin.
The paladin screamed in fright, and all kinds of begging words poured out.
"If you are so impious, your god will not bless you." The girl said, and then stabbed the dagger at the paladin.
The poison was quenched on it, which kind of meant that the throat was sealed with blood.
The girl watched the paladin die gradually, and said softly: "Of course, even if we are devout enough, the gods will not bless us." She couldn't understand this.
Hill stood outside the cave watching the rain as it splashed against the rocks.
There was a slowly moving voice behind him, and it took longer than expected before the voice stayed by his side.
Hill turned his head and looked at the little girl covered in blood, rain, and mud looking up at herself. Her blue eyes were as beautiful as inorganic sapphires.
"What's your name?" Hill asked, and that's when he asked the question, a symbolic one.
"Alice," said the girl.
"A cute name," Hill said. "Six?"
"Yes, sir," Alice answered.
"You killed the paladin, you deserve to go to hell," Hill said.
Alice nodded slowly.
"But you have already seen the real hell." Hill wiped off some of the dirt on her face with his fingers, and then said: "My name is Hill, and I am the king of the demons. You can call me Lord Demon King, You can also call me by my name. You can follow me from now on."
Alice nodded meekly. She looks very well-behaved and cute.
But her eyes seemed to be dead.
Hill turned his gaze to the outside of the cave again, sighing.
The rain is so heavy.
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