MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 332 - 87: Archbishop

Chapter 332: Chapter 87: Archbishop

The headmaster of the Holy Light School also heard the commotion, but before he could step out to investigate the situation, he was blocked at his own doorstep.

"Earl Cena." The headmaster’s face darkened, "Your Xinlei family has besieged my school in the dead of night. Shouldn’t there be an explanation?"

"Headmaster, please stay calm." Cena still maintained that composed noble demeanor, not rushing his words in response to the headmaster’s question, and slowly said, "Here’s the thing, Piao Miao has discovered an Empire spy, and this spy has a special identity. To ensure his capture, this disturbance was necessary."

"You’ve come to my Holy Light School to catch a spy?!" The headmaster said angrily, "Do you know how many teachers and pupils live here?"

"Don’t worry, our people won’t disrupt any student’s rest; I can assure you of this."

"So, are you suggesting that there’s a spy among the teachers I hired?" The headmaster’s eyebrows raised sharply. His school had been smeared, and even if there was really a spy, they should have communicated with him beforehand, rather than launching a sudden attack.

"It’s just that a certain tutor in the school was misguided," Cena suggested as he walked into the house. With a snap of his fingers, he lit up the living room. "Headmaster, why don’t you sit down and have tea with me? I believe it won’t be an hour before someone reports the matter to you."

The headmaster took a deep breath. Though Cena spoke respectfully, his actions were domineering. Besides, as one of the top powers in the Alliance, Cena could prevent him from leaving this house if he wished.

Jin Fu also received news, quickly leaving his residence and calling his believers, ordering people to rush to the Holy Light School.

However, the transmission gate to the Holy Light School had already been controlled by the Xinlei family, led by their first offering, the great mage Zun Long.

"Respected Archbishop," Zun Long said, not at all intimidated by Jin Fu’s status. Zun Long was known as the first man under the Alliance’s three mighty figures. With extraordinary combat power, he had a chance to become the fourth protector god of the Eagle Alliance within a century.

"Make way!" Jin Fu said in a deep voice. "By the name of the Holy Court Archbishop, I swear, if you do not make way, tonight, the Holy Court will issue a decree of your assassination, and you will be the enemy of the entire Holy Court!"

"Ah," Zun Long shook his head, "Archbishop Jin Fu, no need to get excited. It’s just blocking the way. Rest assured, after an hour, I will clear the path. You may go wherever you like, I wouldn’t interfere."

An hour later would be too late! Jin Fu cursed inwardly but could do nothing about Zun Long. Once the Xinlei family took action, they were like a thunder strike—presumably, Qing Ling was also being controlled, unable to resist in the slightest.

Jin Fu’s expression grew grave. At this point, he could only hope that today’s discussion, and only that one person, could save him!

Seeing Jin Fu’s silence, Zun Long seemed a bit more interested. "Archbishop Jin Fu, I heard the lady wants to capture a spy who seems to have some ties with you. After this is resolved, will you be able to continue sitting comfortably in the Archbishop’s position?"

"Hmph!" Jin Fu replied coldly, "That’s none of your concern."

"Ha ha ha, just curious, just curious. Don’t take offense, Archbishop Jin Fu."

Looking back at Lu Hong, Piao Miao was not in a hurry. Anyway, everyone connected to him had been targeted by her arrangements.

"Are you waiting for reinforcements?" Piao Miao said, "Rest assured, no one will be able to reach here."

"Is that so?" Lu Hong smiled. Thankfully, Jin Fu had set things up for him that afternoon, otherwise he really would have had trouble handling Piao Miao’s deadly move. Accustomed to making no exceptions, even in the case of potential mistakes, Lu Hong had also been considering how to counter Piao Miao. Despite Jin Fu being an Archbishop of the Holy Court, his foundation was ultimately the weakest, which was why he had formed an alliance with Lei Shan in secret.

Relying on the Holy King within the bronze greatsword, he couldn’t just take back an Archbishop.

And there it was, not far away, the faint sounds of a divine chant began to spread and draw closer.

Piao Miao turned to look, her eyes filled with shock: "How... how is it possible?!"

The only person who could allow the divine chant to spread and disperse the listeners in the Alliance today was the first Archbishop of the Holy Court, known respectfully as Archbishop Nong Hua.

Why would he come here? Could it be not Jin Fu and Baron Yitian conspiring but the entire Holy Court?! Piao Miao pondered with a chilling thought.

Nong Hua arrived without any attendants, but where he passed, no one dared to block his way. This Archbishop, who had lived for more than five hundred years, had an indescribable strength—no lesser than mighty figures like the Raven, he hadn’t been made a protector god of the Alliance because of his clerical status, as his interventions had to be reserved; he was the Holy Court’s protector god, not the Alliance’s.

"Piao Miao pays respects to Archbishop Nong Hua!" Facing someone of this stature, Piao Miao knelt on one knee, and the surrounding soldiers did the same, showing their deference to Nong Hua, "We pay our respects to Archbishop Nong Hua!"

Anna, too, had been cast aside by Piao Miao. Lu Hong quickly pulled her back, breaking the ice shackles and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

"I’m fine," Anna said in a gentle and low voice, shaking her head before falling silent, her thoughts unclear.

"Old man, I’m leaving this to you, can you handle it?" Lu Hong looked towards Nong Hua, "I’m a bit tired. I’m going back to sleep!"

"Hehe," Nong Hua smiled slightly, brushing his long beard, "Don’t worry, young friend, I will take care of everything for you. You just go back and sleep."

"No..." Piao Miao wanted to intervene but couldn’t get the words out.

Watching Lu Hong enter the house, Nong Hua then said to Piao Miao, "Go back to where you came from."

"Archbishop!" Piao Miao gritted her teeth, "He is a baron of the empire, Baron Yitian, our Alliance’s enemy. Why are you protecting him?"

"He is not," Nong Hua said softly.

"It’s impossible!" Piao Miao confirmed again, "He must be Baron Yitian. If you just remove his mask, surely..."

Nong Hua interrupted Piao Miao, "I said he is not."

"This..." Under his gaze, Piao Miao felt overwhelmed by his authority. He was the number one person in the Holy Court, and the Alliance’s penal code was nothing but a formality to him.

"Yes, Archbishop, you’re right. It was my mistake." After struggling for tens of minutes, without any family response or support, it was apparent that with Nong Hua’s presence, no one dared to challenge him. She had no choice but to compromise. The lack of response from her family indicated that even Duke Xin Lei chose to avoid conflict and remained silent.

"Since that is the case, go back then. It’s getting late; everyone should rest." Nong Hua turned to leave. In his flowing white robe, indistinct chants emanated from around him, as he moved through the throngs of soldiers, calm and composed.

Walking, Nong Hua recalled the private meeting with Jin Fu and Lu Hong earlier that day. The moment that flawless Holy Light touched him, he knew that Lu Hong was the future of the Holy Court. It had been far too long since the flawless Holy Light had appeared, one could say the lineage was already broken. Without the flawless Holy Light, many of the Holy Court’s arcane secrets remained sealed, unsolvable. For this reason alone, it was necessary for Nong Hua to protect Lu Hong. Even if he was the enemy, even if he was the biggest enemy of the Alliance, for the sake of the Holy Court’s legacy, he had to become a sinner, to protect him and to unravel those secrets that were lost to the Holy Court.

Nong Hua wasn’t Jin Fu, and having lived enough years, he didn’t believe the nonsense Lu Hong fed to Jin Fu. Lu Hong couldn’t lie to this Archbishop, so he had to lay everything out.

To his surprise, this Archbishop also opposed the Eagle Alliance’s military expedition to conquer the empire. More than the empire, he was worried about the crisis concealed beneath the Star Sea and the formidable power lurking behind death itself, including the mysterious force that could corrupt the first generation Holy King.

The Star Sea held many dangers, and the Eagle Alliance and the empire, both part of the Human Race faction, should have worked together for the peace of mankind. Why engage in conflict? Nong Hua always found this mutual hostility foolish. When darkness falls one day, neither the empire nor the Alliance would be unscathed. The current disputes represent the internal strife of the Human Race—tragic and lamentable!

Therefore, Nong Hua promised Lu Hong safety—of course, this cooperation would only last until the conclusion of the campaign of the Eagles. As for what happened to Lu Hong afterward, he couldn’t help; he couldn’t be enemies with the entire Alliance.

Lu Hong was also aware of this, so he agreed to Nong Hua’s terms. As there were no competitions tomorrow or the day after, he would be invited to the Holy Court headquarters to activate the flawless Holy Light and unravel the sealed secrets of the Holy Court. But actually, these secrets, which the Holy King had already told him, weren’t much; they were just cultivation methods that would complement the current cultivation system, advancing the Holy Light cultivated by the people of the Holy Court and passing down the progression methods for Pure Holy Light, True Word Holy Light, and flawless Holy Light.

Anna followed Lu Hong back into the house, but she couldn’t lie down no matter what.

"What’s the matter? Still worried about what’s outside? Don’t worry, old Nong Hua will handle everything."

Anna looked at Lu Hong and asked after a long while, "Are you... really Baron Yitian?"

"Does it matter?"

Anna nodded, "Yes, it does."

"Do you hope I am? Or that I’m not?"

"I..." Tears welled up in Anna’s eyes, "I hope you’re not."

"Why?"

"Because only then you won’t leave me."

Anna’s words were heartbreaking. Lu Hong pulled her into his arms, "Silly woman."

"Don’t worry, whatever happens, I won’t leave you."

"Mm," Anna nodded, "You can’t lie to me."

"I swear!"

"No!" Anna hastily interrupted.

"How about we go out for a trip tomorrow?"

"Mm!"