268, Redemption

No one could see that Faust was injured, maybe because of his nightly labor, the great magician's expression was a little tired.

Faust was actually very injured, but this sage national teacher had his own sense of responsibility. He could conceal it well and not make people see the flaws, nor would it make the injury endanger life. He himself was the most wise master of divine arts in the empire. Faust was so anxious that he wanted to return to the imperial capital soon to release Magan tears. After he returned, the empress's amnesty warrant would take effect.

As soon as Cyrus died, Faust seemed to have lifted a huge burden. He finally felt a little real relaxation, and the guilt and guilt that could not be explained in his heart also faded a lot.

Queen Semir pardoned Magan Tears. The content of the pardon order is very simple, roughly as follows—

After investigation, Maganlei prayed in the temple, begging the gods to give magical medicine to eliminate the pain of the mother of Hisam. Her pious voice touched the gods, and was heard by the wise master Faust, and gave her the best healing medicine. Maganlei's sincerity passed the test of the gods and could not be the murderer of the mistress. The wise master Faust, who believed in the whole country, could testify, and no one could doubt it. As for the death of Hisam, the samurai was unexpected, and the warrior stood unsteadily with his wounds and fell to the ground and hit the wall and died. It was determined that if Maganlei was the murderer, it would blaspheme the will of the gods, and it was also disrespectful to the sage master."

Semir's work was so simple and clear. There was no unnecessary explanation for this amnesty, and she also borrowed Faust's reputation.

No one else knew about the relationship between Maganchi and Faust. Even if someone was dissatisfied with the Queen's pardon, he would not dare to say anything more. If someone complained in private, it would only be a complaint against the Queen, which would not affect Faust's reputation, but would instead show the Queen's admiration for Faust.

If Faust was smart, he shouldn't have sent this amnesty in person, or even sent someone to find someone who seemed irrelevant and sent the amnesty in the name of the queen. But as soon as he entered Neveh, he rushed to the prison. In the eyes of outsiders, this may be the only thing that the Sage Master did in his life that was unreasonable.

But Faust could no longer care about so much. Maganlei had been detained as a death row prisoner for almost a month. She herself did not know that she would receive a special amnesty and had been waiting for the arrival of death in despair. I wonder if that kind and weak woman could bear it?

In this extraordinary period, Faust was suddenly ordered to return to the capital while following the Queen's inspection, which had long attracted the attention of all forces in the city of Neveh. However, the sage national teacher did not go to the temple or the official office. After entering the city, he went straight to the prison. The sheriff and the imperial officials rushed over after hearing the news. They didn't know what had happened and were worried that it was related to their responsibilities.

The arrival of Faust scared the guards of the prison. I remember that the Sage National Master had never been to such a place. It was gloomy and dirty, symbolizing the sinful corner of the capital. It was indeed not the place where Faust should come. Everyone was worried and treacherous to welcome Faust to dismount. The guards put down their weapons and bowed down and kissed the soil under his feet. Their attitude was respectful and pious, just like welcoming the arrival of the gods.

Faust did not forget the etiquette. His attitude was humble and kind, and his expression was graceful and noble. He waved his hand and said, "You have the responsibility to stand up and continue on duty, so there is no need to ritual like this. Who is the chief of the prison? I have something to ask."

The prison chief quickly stepped forward and bowed and said, "It's just that, what are the instructions of the National Master?" The prison chief should have asked Faust to sit down and speak in his government office, but his government office was really shabby. It was the room inside and outside the prison, which was not suitable for the wise National Master who was respected by the whole country. Even if you invite him in, it would be a blasphemy.

Faust waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty has given me a pardon to pardon one of the people in the prison."

Before he could take out the amnesty order, the chief of the prison did not dare to ask for it, but just asked as carefully as possible: "Who is it, is it to forgive him or his crime? How dare you do this little thing for the National Master to go there and send someone to say hello!"

There are two types of amnesty and amnesty, and amnesty are divided into amnesty and amnesty. The so-called amnesty means that the crime is unchanged but the punishment is exempted or reduced. If the crime is exempted from the crime together, there is naturally no punishment. According to the Assyrian law, only the monarch has such power. The chief of the prison asked this question specifically, for fear of appearing incompetent.

Faust then realized that it was a bit unreasonable and strange to him when he entered the city. But since he had already arrived, he pretended to be relaxed: "It was something Her Majesty the Queen specifically told me before leaving, so I took the time to come back, so I won't forget to be busy and busy."

He took out Semir's pardon and handed it over. The chief of the prison took it respectfully and opened it. Suddenly he sweated from his forehead, his legs softened and he knelt down, and kowtowed on the ground and said, "The Queen, forgive me, the National Master, I never expected it to be like this, otherwise such a thing would have happened..."

Faust was surprised and asked quickly, "What happened?"

The chief of the prison still explained in a trembling voice: "Although there is an order to temporarily detain Maganlei and deal with it after Her Majesty the Queen comes back, her crime has been decided to be a death row prisoner. We don't know there will be a special amnesty. She was locked in a dead cell during this period. Everyone thought that after Her Majesty the Queen comes back, she would be executed, but no one tortured or abused her. It was her own..."

Before he finished speaking, the prison chief was picked up by Faust, and he asked with a squint, "What's wrong with Magan's tears?"

Chief of prison: "Magan died of tears, she died of herself, she didn't eat anything..."

Faust felt that the prison gate in front was shaking and the land under his feet was moving, and his voice was hoarse: "How is this possible! When did it happen?"

The chief of the prison was frightened and replied tremblingly: "Just two days ago, the weather was too hot recently, and no one came to collect the body. It was just cremated yesterday.... She, she, she, was not in pain at all, seemed to be smiling. Someone heard that she had been singing the night before, a song of blessing and praise to the gods. It must have been taken to the kingdom of heaven by the gods..."

The prison chief was caught off guard and was picked up by Faust, his whole body was suspended in the air and unable to move. Faust suddenly relaxed his hand. He fell to the ground with a plop, and then quickly got up and shouted: "Master National Master!"

I saw Faust standing there, swaying, swaying twice, and finally couldn't help but lean back. A follower exclaimed and supported him, and then he saw Faust fainted.

His injury broke out. He thought the injury could be completely controlled, but at this moment it was so surging. Faust's eyes turned black and it seemed as if he had gone to another world. In the eyes of others, Master Sage suddenly fell into a coma, but Faust himself felt as if he was awake, but he was just trapped in a darkness.

...

Everything is light in the darkness, as if the soul has left its body, Faust heard the ethereal song, which is Magan chanting in tears—

It's him! It's him!

Where does happiness and pain come from in the world?

In the night when I first met you.

It's him! It's him!

Who saved me from humility and helplessness?

I'll wait for you in the quiet courtyard.

It's him! It's him!

Can you tell me how forced it is to get close to me?

But I am still snuggling beside you.

It's him! It's him!

Who left sadly in the bell?

Please don't mention me to anyone.

It's him! It's him!

Whose gaze is on my god?

I know you are coming...

Faust struggled and shouted, "Magan Tears, why don't you wait for me to come back? I should tell you earlier that I will return to the capital with pardon, but you..."

Magan replied in tears: "I know you will come to save me. I am grateful for everything you have given me, but I don't know what else I can do? Hisam's family has been destroyed, and what have I brought to you? At the last moment of my life, I suddenly recognized you. We have seen it before, but I am still grateful to you! God, please take me away, this is my redemption!"

There was a brand in the soul that stinged Faust again, and he shouted, "Satan, is this what you guide me?"

Satan's figure appeared, still so handsome and weird, with a layer of fog behind him. The shadow in the mist had sharp long horns and forked tails. He sneered and said, "No, it was you who did all this yourself. Your soul is the master, and the power I guided is just a servant. Have you forgotten? You once asked - how can I get your soul? In fact, no one can get your soul unless you voluntarily submit.

The mark I left in your heart only awakens your desires, ideals, searches and struggles, and you gave all the answers. I tell you that my name is Satan, and when I am in your heart, you are me. Just as you just heard the song of Magan's tears, that is her, and she is singing in your heart."

Faust shouted, "No, I'm not you!"

Satan: "Then open your eyes and see what choice did you make? In fact, everyone has a you in their hearts, and I have seen too many of them."

Faust said hoarsely: "I shouldn't resent you. I did all this. I want to face it and face the me in my heart. But Satan, my soul no longer belongs to you."

Satan's voice suddenly changed: "It never belonged to me!" At the same time, his appearance also changed, and he turned into Amon's figure.

Faust said in horror: "It's you!"

Amon: "It was me, I was me at the beginning. Satan was a title given to me by Seth, and the imprint left in your soul is just a shadow that reflects your desire. I had just arrived at Neveh and happened to see you fainted in front of the prison, so I appeared in my soul to meet. Faust, you are in a very bad condition now and are about to overcome a test, but your injuries cannot be suppressed. Is there any final request to say."

Faust: "In this darkness, I don't feel the pain, I'd rather not open my eyes to see everything."

Amon: "You have closed your eyes. If you don't want to open them, then you will leave and you will never see this world again. If the soul is reborn, what do you want to see when you open your eyes?"

Faust: "A beautiful new world, I read a lot of books and pursued the world in my vows. I have never stopped fighting for this for my whole life, and I have tried my best to save the Assyrian Empire, but in the end I can't save a single Magan tear!"

Amon's tone was filled with sadness: "What you want is the end of human desires, but as a mortal, you cannot prove it. You already have the ninth level of divine art achievements, and I have guided the power of your origin. When you re-verify, you are facing endless tests at this time. You will confirm countless him and her, and countless me, but your injuries can no longer bear it. Do you plan to leave in this darkness, or do something in the end?"

"The chief of the prison told me that Magan must have been led to the kingdom of God by the gods, right? She completed her own redemption, but I did not do it, right?" This was the last sentence Faust said to Amon.

After saying this, Faust did not wait for Amon's answer, but had already opened his eyes in the darkness. What he saw in front of him was not a beautiful new world, nor the kingdom of God he yearned for, but the dome of the temple.

...

Master Sage National Master suddenly fainted in front of the prison gate and was rushed back to the temple for treatment. The adults in the royal capital rushed to visit him. Everyone had their own thoughts and didn't know what had happened, and they were secretly worried.

When Faust opened his eyes, he heard someone exclaiming: "Thank you, the sage master has woken up!"

Alpha, the elderly imperial prime minister, stood in front of the bed and leaned over and asked, "Master National Master, why did you arrive at the prison once you return to the emperor? How could you faint in public before the prison? The news spread and the people were uneasy. I heard that you went to the prison with a special amnesty warrant, but the person who was special amnesty was already dead. What's going on?"

The regent minister Luo Huade also said: "Master National Master, are you okay? Are you feeling uncomfortable for a moment because of too much effort, or are you sad that the woman is dead and unable to complete His Majesty's pardon? The woman herself has voluntarily confessed to forgive her for being a god, His Majesty and His Majesty's kindness, but unfortunately she does not have this good life."

But Faust sat up from the bed and spread his arms to the sky and said, "No, she is not guilty, the real murderer is me! I heard people's private discussions, you have all heard of that case, right? I killed Hisham!..."

Everyone was shocked. No one expected that Faust would say something like this when he woke up. Did Master Sage crazy? Faust ignored what everyone's expressions were, and was still talking to himself: "I thought back then, I used to pretend to go to a brothel. I injured Xism and disappeared. Xism smashed the brothel for revenge..."

Oh my God! Everyone showed an incredible expression. How could this be done by Master Sage! Someone tried to rush over to stop Faust from speaking, but an invisible force blocked them. Faust sat there with his arms open, and no one could get close. Someone was shouting: "Master Sage, please stop talking! We don't want to listen, and we dare not listen! This was not what you did, it could not be you!"

Someone covered his ears, but Faust's words were as clear as entering the soul, and could not be blocked. It not only reached the ears of the people in the temple, but also penetrated the temple, and even half of the Neveh city heard it. The speaker was shocked. Many housewives in the house stopped their work, and the pedestrians on the road stopped and listened blankly to the voice that represented the solemn and sacred words in the empire.

Faust told everything that happened between him and Magan's tears, and finally shouted loudly: "It was me who seduced her, it was me who possessed her, it was me who brought her bad luck, it was me who gave her the bottle of medicine, it was me who killed Hisham, it was me who watched her helplessly as she was taken to prison and became a prisoner! Her life was trampled on, her name was despised, and she endured and redeemed the sin that originally belonged to me, and I didn't even know that I was the person back then!"

The sage of the Sage Master was finally over, and the people inside and outside the temple were already stunned. Faust opened his arms and looked up at the sky, his eyes as if he had passed through the dome of the temple. He saw Amon, Gabriel, Semir and Yaleo standing on the clouds from afar. Faust's posture seemed to be embracing something, but his figure turned into a wisp of blue smoke and drifted through the temple.

...

Semir came, right in the clouds. The queen should have been on her way to patrol the border and was about to arrive in another city-state in two days, but she was brought here by God Amon and witnessed the last scene of Faust on the world with her own eyes. She was already in tears.

Faust turned into blue smoke and disappeared. Semir suddenly pulled out the sword on his waist, turned around and pointed at Amon's throat, shouting loudly, "God, is it you? Are you guiding him to do all this?"

Amon was full of sadness, as if he had not seen Semir's sword at all, and murmured to himself: "Faust, you have dominated the soul at the last moment and completed redemption. You have passed the test, and at this moment you have reached the end of human achievements, but have left due to injuries.

Your final achievement is to save your soul, and you can choose to leave clearly. When you are reborn, all the marks can be retained to complete the unfinished verification. You are a name, there is a Satan in your heart, and everyone has a you in your heart. When the last moment comes, you finally prove the master of your soul."

Gabriel flashed and held the blade of order in front of Semir and said, "Anyone in the world may have a situation like Faust. The only difference is that they are not the sage masters of Assyrianity. Why did you draw your sword and point it at the gods? Amon just guided him to see his desires clearly, and he has been making his own choices."

Semir said slowly, "Amun, you are a god, not a king like me. When you look down on the clouds and listen to people's prayers, is it always so calm? You are coldly watching Faust, whom you guide, leave? I have my faults, helplessness, regret, I will blame myself and point my sword at the gods! At this moment, God, what are you doing? For whom is your sad expression?"
Chapter completed!