His Royal Highness the Crown Prince’s concerns! (3)
"I..." Mingche clenched his fists in his sleeves, "I... forgot!"
He had never lied before meeting Mo Li.
It was the first time in his life to lie for Mo Li.
That time, it was to protect Mo Li.
Today is the second time he lied.
This time he lied not to protect others, but to buy himself time to deal with his master's funeral.
He knew in his heart that once he admitted, the temple would definitely deprive him of his freedom and even his life.
He is not afraid of death, but before that, he must complete what he wants to accomplish and figure out what he wants to figure out.
After so many things, Mingche has understood many things.
For example, lies sometimes do not mean bad things.
For example, fighting sometimes does not mean injury.
"Forgot?!" Gong Ao chuckled, "It's not that I forgot, but that I didn't dare to admit it?!"
That night, Gong Ao personally fought against the man in black who rescued Zhuo Ya. Since then, Gong Ao has been investigating. Whether it was the expression of the man in black that night, the type of mysticism, and some clues found later, all of them were...
The suspect pointed at Ming Che, but because there was no definite evidence, Gong Ao did not act rashly.
Now, Ming Che's reaction has made him even more convinced of his speculation.
"Punish the Great Priest!" A thin elder stood up from his chair, "This matter has been going on for a long time. Not to mention the Great Priest of Guangming, I'm afraid I can ask anyone here what they were doing that night.
It’s impossible for anyone to remember clearly!”
Mingche lowered his face slightly, "If Master Gong doesn't believe me, you can send someone to monitor me day and night. If I find anything strange in the slightest, I am willing to accept the punishment from the Pope and the Zongluyuan!"
"Yes!" The Pope took the white jade waist badge from his hand, "Now, this waist badge will be temporarily kept by me. You just need to go back to the Temple of Light to deal with the funeral affairs of the late priest. After the matter is found out, I will
I will naturally give you an explanation!"
"Thank you, sir!" Mingche thanked him, saluted, turned around and walked out of the palace.
"Your Majesty the Pope!" Gong Ao watched him go away, but he was unwilling to do so.
"The rise of heretics has caused chaos in the hearts of the people. Now we should work together to deal with the outside world!" The golden-robed Pope interrupted him in a deep voice, "As the great priest of punishment, your current thoughts should be on how to deal with heretics!"
Of course, the Pope will not believe in Ming Che's innocence just because of his few words. His suspicion and wariness towards Ming Che is not even inferior to Gong Ao's, but now is not the time.
The Pope is very clear about this.
"My lord, this is a lesson!" Gong Ao lowered his face slightly, "I already have an idea about this matter. Since the Pope and several elders are here, please listen to me and share my thoughts!"
The golden-robed Pope nodded slightly, "Speak!"
"Yes!" Gong Ao raised his face, "As the Pope said, now we should unite all the forces that can be combined to give the heresy a painful blow!"
"What do you mean by punishing the high priest?!" an elder asked in confusion.
Gong Ao's face turned cold, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Fight the whole world!"
"Fight the whole world?!" The golden-robed Pope carefully studied the meaning of the words, and after a moment, he nodded lightly, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you!"
"Gong Ao will definitely not disappoint you and the temple!" Gong Ao replied respectfully, leaning down with a sneer on his lips.