Juan and others left for about a week. According to the request of High Priest Quintus, they did not make any fanfare and walked very quietly.
Even the Arias family's flag was not displayed, and Miss Rabbit only announced that they were sending them to escort an important person to the Golden Valley.
And Donia of the Singleton family did not appear in the green field again in the past few days, so most people thought that the important person was her.
It was not until a week later that the female lord and Juan contacted each other again through the radio station.
The latter's voice was so excited that it even trembled, "I... we caught him, we caught him! We caught him!
!Lord Yin Leya."
Miss Rabbit was originally a little drowsy due to the charcoal fire in the basin, but after Juan repeated that sentence three times, she immediately became energetic and was equally excited.
"You succeeded?! Really, you caught Herodotus?"
"It is absolutely true. High Priest Quintus has found several people who were familiar with Herodotus to confirm that it is indeed Herodotus himself and not a substitute.
"We found him in a small village, which was an important stronghold of the Blood Moon Society. But Herodotus was very cunning. He introduced seven high priests to replace him and preach secretly in various places, instigating riots, but he hid himself.
He gets up, does not appear in front of others, and will change his hiding spot from time to time.
"In this way, the lords of the Western Region can only capture the priests who are preaching, but there is nothing they can do against Herodotus. Even if the seven high priests are captured and killed, Herodotus can still choose new ones.
"This time, thanks to the internal agents sent by High Priest Quintus to infiltrate the Blood Moon Society, otherwise it would be too difficult to catch Herodotus."
Juan said, "Now we are taking Herodotus to the direction of Scaled City, where the Silver Moon Church will judge him."
"Well, I understand, then you should be careful on the road."
After turning off the radio, Miss Rabbit still couldn't calm down.
Over the past year or so, Herodotus has been like a nightmare to all the nobles in the Western Region.
He rebelled against the Silver Moon Church and established the Blood Moon Society. He single-handedly caused the tragedy in the Scaled City and poisoned the remaining high priests of the church and many nobles to death.
Forcibly distorting the "Silver Moon Sacred Scripture" and transforming the new church into an extremist organization full of hatred and bigotry.
Using intimidation, assassination, poisoning and other means to arbitrarily eliminate dissidents, the entire Western Territory is shrouded in a shadow of terror.
But now this monster with blood-stained hands has finally been caught, and the process went so smoothly, Miss Rabbit couldn't help but feel a sense of unreality.
But when I think about it, High Priest Quintus has been planning this matter for almost a year. He also sent agents to infiltrate the Blood Moon Society and tried every means to get close to Herodotus. Only then did he get such a precious opportunity to take action, and he finally succeeded.
It's not a surprising thing.
Many people despised Quintus because of his origin, his dark skin, and his face like an old farmer. They felt that his reputation was not as good as that of High Priest Martina, and that he was not as good as High Priest Reeves in terms of strategy.
But Quintus also has one advantage that neither of the above two can match, and that is his tenacity.
The grass looks very inconspicuous, but it can grow on the hard rock wall and crack the nearby rocks little by little.
And Quintus also relied on this tenacity to catch Herodotus, who no one else could catch.
The latter's hands and feet were now firmly tied with iron chains, and he was sitting on a big horse.
Juan and the female lord finished the call and came back, got on their horses and sat behind Herodotus, while the cavalry of the Arias family surrounded the two.
Juan warned Herodotus, "Don't play tricks, and don't expect your followers to kidnap you. I have obtained the permission of the high priest Quintus. Once the situation is critical, I can choose not to take you back to the scales."
Cheng, I will execute you directly."
Although Herodotus was arrested, he did not show much panic after the initial shock, but instead spoke with great interest.
"What did you do just now? I saw you seemed to be talking to the air."
"This has nothing to do with you." Huan said.
Herodotus looked at the soldier behind him and the package he was carrying on his back.
"That's the sacred weapon of Shuangxiu Cult, right? You were talking to people just now using that sacred weapon. Let me guess who is talking to you. Is it Merlin?"
"I told you, this has nothing to do with you. From now on, you'd better keep your mouth shut until the end of the scaly city."
Juan was very cautious and sent two small teams to explore the area. After confirming that there was no danger, he led everyone on the road.
But after walking a few steps, he was stopped by someone.
Those who stopped them were the villagers of that village, including men and women, including old people and children, many of whom had weapons in their hands.
"Sir Juan, they are all soldiers of the Blood Moon Society, just kill them all." A priest from the Silver Moon Church next to him said.
That was the man sent by High Priest Quintus to assist in the arrest. His name was Jacques, and he was a former student of Herodotus.
Juan frowned when he heard this. Although the group of villagers in front of him came with bad intentions, the weapons in their hands were very crude, and they were almost all farm tools.
And with such a big age difference, it was clear that they were just ordinary villagers, not warriors, so Juan didn't want to do anything to them.
However, if they refused to get out of the way, or took the initiative to attack in order to save people, then Juan would have to give an order to attack to his subordinates.
Just as the atmosphere became increasingly tense, Herodotus suddenly coughed slightly and said to Juan.
"Can I say a few words to them? Don't worry, I'm not asking for help. Besides, they are not your opponents. They can't save me at all. They just die in vain."
"I thought you didn't care about other people's lives," Huan said.
"Of course I care." Herodotus smiled, "It's just that sometimes we have to make some sacrifices. Although I kill a lot of people, they all have a purpose. I also hate meaningless deaths.
Just like it is now."
Juan didn't know how much of what the man in front of him said was true or false, but since it was possible to avoid conflict, he acquiesced to Herodotus's proposal.
He even took a few steps forward with his horse.
Herodotus spoke and said warmly, "My children, listen to me and go back. This is the will of the goddess. You don't need to worry, because this is just the last darkness before the dawn..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a "snap" sound, and the whip struck Herodotus, leaving a bloody mark on his chest.
Jacques then shouted, "Death is imminent, Herodotus, you traitor, are still talking nonsense, using the name of the goddess to deceive these ignorant farmers!"
Herodotus looked back at Jacques. He didn't say anything, but Jacques still felt inexplicably panic, but he quickly suppressed the panic.
Herodotus was no longer his teacher, and was already a prisoner of the church. He didn't have many days to live. There was no need for him to be afraid when facing a dying person.
So he stared back, only to find that Herodotus had already retracted his gaze and looked at the villagers again, "Let's go, don't disobey the goddess's will."
The villagers looked at each other and finally stepped aside, leaving a way for Juan and others to leave.
This chapter has been completed!