The store door opened, and immediately everyone saw a young man wearing knight armor striding in. Seeing his appearance, the old man's expression instantly became much gloomier.

"What are you doing here!"

Although he didn't directly drive him away, it was clear from the old man's tone that he obviously didn't have a good impression of the young knight. But when faced with the old man's question, the young man seemed not to feel the other man's affection at all.

Disgusted. On the contrary, he looked at the old man in front of him with a smile, and did not speak immediately. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhan En and others standing next to him.

"I really didn't expect that you are so lucky, old Peter, that you still have customers coming to your door at this time."

"They are not guests..."

Hearing what the young knight said, Old Peter's expression changed several times, and finally he frowned and spoke in a low tone. Faced with Old Peter's answer, the young knight just sneered and said nothing more.

He glanced at the girls standing next to him, and then withdrew his gaze without interest. If it were Enoa or Elise standing in front of the young knight at this time, then I'm afraid his eyes would still be shining.

Judgment. However, Irene and the others are still children after all. Although they can be said to be cute, they are still far from being eye-catching beauties. Not to mention that they are still wearing maid uniforms.

The young knight obviously had no interest in these servants. On the contrary, he looked at Zhan with interest for a moment and then shrugged.

"Well, if you say no, then it's not. Old Peter, I didn't come here today just to talk to you about such a trivial matter. By the way, this is the judgment made by the temple for you, you can take a look."

As he spoke, the young knight took out a sheepskin scroll from his arms and placed it on the counter. Looking at the scroll, Old Peter couldn't help but tremble slightly. He stared at the scroll and hesitated.

After a while, he reached out and took it. Then he slowly opened it. When the old man saw clearly the contents of the scroll, his face suddenly turned extremely white. His already rickety body even shivered slightly.

, and then I saw the old man slumped on the chair next to him as if he had completely lost all strength, looking at the ground with blank eyes.

"Okay, judging from your appearance, you should already understand your crime."

Looking at the old man's appearance, the young knight showed a proud smile, and then he spoke again.

"In this case, you should know what to do. Of course, the great Templar Order allows you to defend yourself. The time is set at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. You will go to the Harvest Temple and accept the judgment of justice there. Old Peter, God

I will not forgive you for such deviant behavior. You must know that the reason why we have not put you in prison until now is entirely because of your daughter's plea. If you dare to leave the Violet City for even half a step, you

Know what the consequences will be."

"…………"

This time, the old man didn't even have the strength to answer. He just nodded slightly in response. After seeing the old man's response, the young knight turned around and left with satisfaction. And when he stretched out his hand to push open the store door, it seemed

As if remembering something, he turned his head and looked at Zhan En.

"Oh, by the way, this gentleman. I have never seen you in Violet City. You must have just arrived in this city... I advise you to stay here less, you know, here

The shop owner is now an apostate."

After saying this, the young knight opened the door and left. The crisp bell rang, and then disappeared into the silence of the store again.

"What the hell...!"

Lindy glared at the door in displeasure. Originally, the son of the witch was naturally at odds with the clergy, not to mention that Lindy had been injured by a paladin in the battle before. At this moment, in the girl's mind, as long as she was related to the Holy Church, it was basically

They were all hostile. Therefore, she was very dissatisfied with the young knight's domineering attitude. But when he heard Lindy's complaint, the old man smiled bitterly and then waved his hand.

"Okay, young lady, don't talk nonsense. That's a paladin of the Templar Order. If you are overheard, you will get into big trouble."

"The Holy Church? Oh, what happened to the Holy Church? It's not..."

Before Lindy could finish her words, Aelinster pulled her sleeves. In the end, the girl shut her mouth angrily and said nothing more. Instead, Valrhona put down the perfume bottle in her hand.

, asked curiously.

"Sir, what is an apostate?"

It’s no wonder that Favna is so confused. She is also a priest of the Water Temple, but Favna has never heard of the crime of being an apostate. At this moment, listening to the words of the young knight and old Peter, the girl also felt vague

Yueyue learned some of the background of the matter. It was obvious that the old man seemed to have committed some serious crime and needed to go to the Holy Church for trial. But because of this, Favna became more and more confused. Logically speaking

He said that if the old man really violated the religious law, the Holy Church should have arrested him long ago. But now it seems that the Holy Church did not arrest the old man, but asked him to stand trial...

...No wonder Favna felt confused.

"The so-called apostates refer to believers who violate the doctrine."

After hearing Favna's question, Zhan quickly gave the answer.

"Of course, this kind of crime can be big or small, and it is not used by ordinary people. After all, few people actually violate the doctrine, and those who violate the doctrine are basically treated as degenerates and executed."

"So, what is the use of this apostate?"

Hearing this, not only Favna, but also Elinster and Lindy were confused. Since violating the doctrine will be punished as a degenerate, then why do we need this apostate? Faced with their doubts, Zhan En

He also shrugged his shoulders.

"To put it simply, there are different degrees. You see, just like where we are, killing someone requires a life penalty. This is what the law stipulates. But stealing other people's things does not require a life penalty, but requires hard labor. Now this old man

The gentleman is in this state. He has violated the doctrine, but the situation is not very serious, so he will be treated as an apostate."

Having said this, Zhan En also looked at the old man.

"But to be honest, I'm also very curious. Although apostates are not as good as degenerates, they are still serious offenders. It's really interesting that you haven't been locked up waiting for trial."

"hehe………"

Hearing this, the old man helplessly twitched the corners of his mouth, revealing a wry smile.

"In fact, they are not worried about me leaving at all. What's the difference between me here and in prison?!"

At the end of his speech, the old man's voice finally showed some irrepressible anger. He clenched his fists hard, and his face showed deep pain. But after a moment, the old man seemed to be deflated.

Sighing again, he then tried to stand up and looked at Zhan En with a helpless smile.

"I'm sorry, guest, but... we can only stop here today. I think you don't want to buy a sinner's product..."

"That's not good to say."

However, to the old man's surprise, Zhan did not turn around and leave in a hurry as he expected. Instead, he pulled up a chair and sat down, then leaned back leisurely on the chair.

"Actually, old sir, I'm quite curious about what happened to you. If possible, can you tell me the details?" Wucuo Novel Network does not skip words.

"this………"

Hearing Zhan En's words, the old man hesitated. He originally didn't plan to say too much about himself, and the other party was still an outsider, so there was no need to get involved in his troubles. Therefore, the old man instinctively wanted to refuse, but he just

When he raised his head to look at Zhan En, about to refuse, he found a strange red light flashing in the young man's eyes. But at this moment, an idea suddenly came from the old man's mind.

emerge.

Anyway, things have reached this point, so what's the use of hiding it? It's better to say it and let yourself relax. Anyway, no matter what, things have reached this point, right?

Thinking of this, the old man did not hesitate anymore, just sighed and sat down, and began to tell Zhan his troubles in detail.

As the barrel owner said, Old Peter is indeed the best perfumer in Violet City. The perfume he makes is very popular and can almost be regarded as a business card of Violet City, so the business has always been good. And Old Peter himself is also

The devout believers of the God of Harvest not only actively participate in every donation, but also go to church every day to worship, no matter how hard it is, they never stop. It can be said that if we want to provide the residents of Violet City with a way to be good role models and good citizens

, then Old Peter is definitely at the top of the list.

But it is a pity that Old Peter's peaceful life was broken half a month ago. The reason is very simple. The son of Count Violet fell in love with his daughter. And Old Peter did not have a good impression of the sexually promiscuous and lustful prodigal son.

, so he refused. For this reason, he offended the Violet family. And shortly after that, someone from the Holy Church came to seize his shop. For Old Peter, of course he couldn't accept it. But

The reason given by the Holy Church made Old Peter shocked - they claimed that the old man violated the teachings of the God of Harvest!

Originally, according to the regulations, old Peter should be taken to the prison of the Templar Order by the Paladins and then wait for trial. But after all, old Peter was old and could no longer bear the suffering and torture. In the end, his daughter decided to stand

He came out, used himself as a weight, and went to negotiate with the Violet family. I don’t know what the two parties agreed on, but in the end, old Peter was released. And his daughter stayed with the Violet family.

Of course, it goes without saying that everyone actually knows what kind of deal the two parties made.

but……………

"The Templar Order arrests people without any evidence?"

Hearing this, Zhan En said it was a bit unbelievable. You must know that the Holy Church is not one of those nobles who arrest people without evidence - isn't this crazy?

When he heard this, the old man lowered his head deeply.

"In fact, they have evidence."
Chapter completed!