Work Prophet
Chapter 664 - 37: A Murder Triggered by a Chicken Bone

Chapter 664: Chapter 37: A Murder Triggered by a Chicken Bone

Miss Rabbit opened an extra bottle of cola for Hirodod’s arrest.

She didn’t want a single coin of the three thousand gold lions that Quintus the High Priest awarded to Juan and the others, and even added a thousand more for them to divide up.

This could be said to be the most satisfying expense the Lady had ever made.

Hirodod and his Blood Moon Association had long been infamous in the western territories, assassinating and wreaking havoc everywhere, disrupting the long-standing peace and causing the opponents of the Blood Moon Association to live in fear.

Green Field was relatively better off because Miss Rabbit had early on pledged her allegiance to the Double Rest Sect by granting Li Yu the right to missionary work, and as a result, her relatives, vassals, and the people under her have now become followers of Sabbath.

Thus, Hirodod and his Blood Moon Association couldn’t penetrate the area, so their destruction wasn’t as severe, but other places weren’t so fortunate.

As fellow believers of Pisya, many people were naturally sympathetic to the Blood Moon Association and were easily swayed to change their beliefs and plant the seeds of hatred.

Although the Lords of the western territories had been working hard to capture Hirodod and his followers, it proved to be of little effect over the course of a year.

Cruel methods and oppressive policies, on the contrary, provided the Blood Moon Association with the most fertile ground, accelerating its spread even faster.

It was precisely because of the Blood Moon Association that Li Yu was concerned for the personal safety of the Sabbath followers. Even though the Double Rest Sect had gained popularity in the western territories, he was still extremely cautious about missionary work outside the area.

Even when Monks went out to proselytize, they usually just operated around Green Field, at most going as far as Black Stone City, and they were always protected by the Black Hound Guards.

The advantage of this approach was security, but the downside was that the cost of missionary work was too high and progress was very slow.

Thankfully, Miss Rabbit had previously made a trip to the Royal Capital and Li Yu brought back many followers. After the battle at Dragon Ridge Mountain Range, they gained a group of primitive people and Dwarf captives.

Li Yu now had plenty of work to do and thus, stopped thinking about missionary work for the time being. However, once he assimilated these new followers, if he wanted to gather faith in large quantities again, he would have to venture out.

It was right at this time that Hirodod was captured and his Blood Moon Association seemed on the verge of destruction, which was also good news for the Double Rest Sect.

However, after hearing the details of the capture from Juan, Li Yu felt it went a little too smoothly.

But now that Hirodod was locked up in Duolin City, the stronghold of the Silver Moon Church, Li Yu had no right to interfere.

And at the moment, he had other matters to attend to.

News of Diodosi’s death finally came from the Immanuel family.

According to Galin, the housekeeper, Lord Diodosi died after a chicken bone got stuck in his throat during a meal.

Of course, the main reason was that Lord Diodosi had been bedridden too long after being injured by an evil Dragon, which left him too weak to cough up the small piece of chicken bone like a normal person could.

By the time it was discovered, it was already too late. Galin had someone fetch the family’s Herbalist and even asked for a Priest from the Silver Moon Church, but neither could save Diodosi.

And so the Family Head of the Immanuel family passed away.

As soon as Harman and Rafael heard the news, they jumped out accusing the Housekeeper of lying.

Because Diodosi’s death was just too timely!

Just when Galin’s fabricated illusion that he was still alive was becoming increasingly difficult to maintain, his sudden death looked very much like a forceful conclusion after the lie was exposed.

The two were already on their way to Black Stone City, and Galin’s actions were also swift, as he had produced a will on the very night of Diodosi’s death.

This will was left by Diodosi three months ago when he sensed that his old wounds were not healing and his health was deteriorating. To guard against any unforeseen events, he wrote this will.

In the will, to everyone’s surprise, he left the position of Family Head to his youngest daughter, Angela.

Galin believed that it was this will that enraged Harman and Rafael, leading them to insist on the claim that Diodosi had already passed away, hoping to challenge the validity of the will and thus reclaim the inheritance rights.

The tensions were so high between the two parties that they even gathered their troops, looking ready to come to blows, but in the end, thanks to the mediation of the elders in the clan, they decided to sit down and try to resolve the issue peacefully.

The Lady and Li Yu were both invited to listen in on the negotiations.

Miss Rabbit arrived at Black Stone City a day early, while Li Yu arrived only in the evening, appearing directly in the Immanuel Family’s castle.

Galin was quite surprised to see Li Yu the next morning as she had been worried Harman and Rafael might use the pretext of negotiations to launch a surprise attack on the castle and secure a decisive victory.

Therefore, the Housekeeper had set up strict defenses within the castle. No guards had seen Li Yu enter or exit during this period, yet there he was, appearing before her.

Galin was stunned for a few seconds before remembering the matter at hand and spoke up.

"I just received news that Rafael has sought the support of the Marier family from Lake City, the Treles Family from Red Tower City, and the Soto family from Flower Castle, he must have promised those guys a hefty sum of money," Galin said.

"What about Harman?" Li Yu asked.

As Diodosi’s eldest son and by the customs of the western lands, Harman should have become the new Family Head of the Immanuel Family after Diodosi’s death, yet now his position had been usurped.

Moreover, the person who had taken it all was his sister, whom Harman had not taken seriously; he would definitely not rest until he’d settled this score.

"I haven’t found out," replied Galin, "It looks like Harman has learned to be smarter this time, even the spies I placed around him don’t know who he’s brought on board this time."

Ireya, on the other hand, was very open-minded, "Let it be, we’ll know once that guy shows up."

She was in a good mood, not just because Hirodod had been captured, but more importantly, she had another chance to go out with Li Yu.

To Miss Rabbit, the trip to Black Stone City was official business, but it felt almost like a date.

It was an excellent opportunity to further develop her relationship with Li Yu.

The girl even liked the astonished expression on Galin’s face when he opened the door; she had even deliberately messed up the bedsheets a bit and crinkled her collar on purpose. Then she sat askew on the bed, deliberately adjusting her clothes while talking.

But Galin had no time to care about the gossip between the head of the Arias family and the Prophet of the Double Rest Sect at the moment.

She simply said, "You can come to the banquet hall when you’re ready. Harman and Rafael have both arrived."

The two shared the same worries as the Housekeeper, and had not even dared to stay in the family castle, instead lodging separately at hotels in the city with their followers.

They only appeared after most of the invited guests had arrived, and both brought quite a number of people with them.