bookrebus Chapter 492 The Dignity of a Knight
Chapter 492 The Dignity of a Knight
"It's not your turn to judge his guilt." Lin Ci'an's voice was soft, but it caused the temperature in the entire dungeon to drop suddenly.
Chu Yuntian wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up, narrowing his eyes: "Your Highness, as a knight, he was derelict in his duty, disobeyed orders, and sheltered heretics. There is irrefutable evidence. If you forcibly intervene, I am afraid you will be accused of something."
Lin Ci'an finally looked at him, his lips slightly raised: "Evidence?"
He raised his hand and waved it. A beam of holy light condensed into a mirror, and the scene of yesterday appeared in the mirror.
Act I: Christening
When the holy water boiled, Chu Ziyu was the first to protect Lin Ci'an, but the real dereliction of duty was the bishop's crony who stood in the corner and watched.
Act II: The Order to Kneel
Lin Ci'an clearly saw that when he gave the order, Chu Ziyu knelt down without hesitation, while the spies placed by the Tribunal in the crowd showed a sarcastic smile.
Act III: The so-called "heresy"
The mirror showed that the southern noble was actually a spy of the church, and Chu Ziyu contacted him on the secret order of the Son of God.
Chu Yuntian's expression finally changed.
Lin Ci'an retracted the Holy Light and said calmly: "Now, who is the real culprit?"
(Undercurrent)
Chu Yuntian slowly lowered his head, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "The Holy Son is very observant, and I failed to supervise... I am willing to accept the punishment."
He took a step back and put his right hand on his chest to salute, but at an angle where no one could see, he flicked his fingertips lightly - a silver needle as thin as a hair silently pierced into the back of Chu Ziyu's neck.
Chu Ziyu's pupils suddenly shrank and all the muscles in his body tensed up instantly, but he forced himself to relax in the next second.
(Inner thoughts to 6872): "Tsk, this old bastard really has a back-up plan."
6872: "Neurotoxin detected! Host, this stuff will amplify the pain tenfold!"
Chu Ziyu (chuckles): "That's right, it's a self-torture tactic, the more miserable it is, the more effective it is."
When Lin Ci'an's Holy Light Mirror revealed the truth, the dungeon fell into an eerie silence, and Chu Ziyu suddenly pressed Lin Ci'an's wrist.
"Your Highness..." He coughed up blood and shook his head, "The judgment of the Tribunal... must be carried out."
Lin Ci'an's pupils trembled: "Are you crazy?" Holy light burst out from his palm, "These silver nails are tempered with alchemical poison!"
"If the punishment is interrupted due to the intervention of the Son of God, the Inquisition will lose face." He clenched the chain with bloodstained fingers, "Then the spearhead will be pointed at you - it is not worth it to break the thousand-year commandment for a knight."
Look, I am using my flesh and blood to bear the backlash of the rules for you. Are you touched, Chu Ziyu thought to himself.
Chu Ziyu used his bloodstained fingers to cut through the holy light, and staggered to grab the iron chain of the rack again. Dark red blood flowed down the chain and formed a stream on the stone slab.
(Inner voice to 6872): "Turn the pain perception to 300% - since we have to act, I have to let him see clearly how each silver nail is driven into my bones."
6872: "Host, the neurotoxin has not been removed yet! You will go into shock!"
Chu Ziyu (licking the blood from the corner of his mouth): "This is exactly the effect I want."
(Reality)
"Please, Holy Son... retreat outside the punishment line." Chu Ziyu raised his head and showed a broken smile. Under his eyelashes stuck with blood, his pupils began to dilate. "This is... the dignity of a knight."
In the current world context, the orders of the Holy See, even if they are wrong, are irrefutable.
Lin Ci'an's furious holy light shattered half of the stone wall, but turned abruptly before touching the rack.