Chapter 22 Chapter 21 The First Sophist

The thing that surprised Xiu Yi happened at the moment when he asked to know the reason. The winged man and the thief who were hung on the tree almost shut up with guilty expressions at the same time, while Marika, who was lying on the ground, flattened her mouth and said loudly. The teardrops kept rolling in the eye sockets, and he looked full of grievances, but he couldn't speak due to muscle paralysis. "I think it must be that the winged man with six wings and the thief with a smirk are unreasonable," the old drunk quietly approached Xiu Yi, and whispered, "You can consider starting with the little girl."

"You're such a local ghost, you can guess what I'm thinking." Xiu Yi gave the old alcoholic a sideways look, but still reached out and picked out a bottle from a row of small glass bottles of different colors in his arms and opened the cap. He bent down and gave Marika a drop of purple-red potion made from something unknown. "Hey, what did you give her to drink? Isn't it drugged?" Ni Jian, who was very concerned about the priestess, immediately called out, "I warn you, don't try to trick my wife..." "Who is your wife?!" With Marika's scolding, Ni Jian, who seemed to feel that he was in the wrong, immediately shut up obediently, and the old drunkard and Kong Kong who were standing around her immediately stepped back several steps, Xiao Qi had already climbed to the hilt of the knight's sword behind the void to take refuge. Obviously, they still had lingering fears about the whip shadows that filled the sky just now, and they were afraid that she, who had recovered her ability to move, would make trouble at any time, and another double whip would come out. Hang everyone on a tree branch to accompany some two people to enjoy the treatment of "drinking freely".

But Xiu Yi didn't seem to have such a feeling of fear, instead she put the small bottle into her arms very naturally, and asked the girl who was still sitting on the ground by the way: "You can stand up and move around to see if there is anything Uncomfortable feeling, I think the antidote I formulated should not have any sequelae." Marika stared coldly at Xiu Yi, who seemed to be chatting with her, and suddenly asked, "Are you a fool or an idiot?" "Unfortunately, I don't seem to be." Xiuyi seemed surprised, making the two people who were on guard against the priestess in the distance, and Ni Jian and Mibert, who were in the mood of watching the show, widen their eyes. , I couldn't believe my ears.

Is this person playing dumb, or is he really an idiot? Has he forgotten who plotted against Marika just now? "You were the one who knocked me to the ground." Marika also asked a little strangely, "Aren't you afraid that I will take revenge, so I will give you a whip when I come together?" "If Priest Marija Ender, who has the title of 'Ordinance of Light', would suddenly kill someone who is unsuspecting and has no martial arts skills at all, it wouldn't be wrong for me to be whipped. Xiu Yi smiled lightly, "The priest attacked my companions just now, and I only acted to save them, and I didn't hurt the priest's body. If you take all these factors into consideration, you will take revenge on me, It can only be said that I made a mistake in my calculations, and there is no reason at all to be beaten to death."

"You're such an interesting and smart person..." Marika, who was a little dazed when she heard it, suddenly gave a shallow smile, as touching as possible, "I really won't shoot you, after all, I'm not that kind The kind of person who yells and shouts to kill." "Interesting? Smart? Wife, you are biased, why can't I hear you describe me like that?" Ni Jian immediately hated Xiu Yi, who seemed calm and unhurried, to the bone. His strong jealousy made him temporarily forget his situation, and put All the untimely anger was vented on someone whose status was obviously much more favorable than him, "Stinky boy, don't try to impress my wife with sweet words, be careful I put... oh hehehe..." With Marika's long whip like Eyes passed under Xiu Yi's ribs and pressed against Ni Jian's chin. Yiren finally realized the difference from Xiu Yi's situation and hurriedly closed his clumsy mouth that smelled like a ditch, and laughed embarrassingly with a series of embarrassing laughter. The following speech is omitted.

After looking in amazement at Xiu Yi, who had no fear in front of the whip, Marika, who stood up slowly, turned around gracefully, and bowed apologetically to Void, the old drunkard, and Xiao Qi who were still far away. : "I'm really sorry for you guys. I did hit a little harder just now, but considering that it was late at night in the wilderness, I boldly mistook you for people with evil intentions. Please forgive me for my recklessness." "It should be our fault. We chose to come here at such an inappropriate moment. It is not too much for Miss Marika to strike hard," Hearing Marika's apology, the old alcoholic who was still a little annoyed couldn't help feeling good about her, and hurriedly Said, "It's just that the sound of 'murder my husband' was too loud, and people always unconsciously have a desire to explore."

"It's not because of Void's strong sense of justice and your trouble-making mentality," Xiao Qi also complained to the old drunkard, "I didn't want to come, but I almost lost my life when you dragged me here." "Forget it, Xiaoqi, Priest Marika didn't do it on purpose." Maybe it was because she still felt strange to her, Kong Kong followed Xiuyi and added a professional name to Marika's address, but his tone was much more gentle. , "If you suddenly found someone peeping in this kind of place, wouldn't you immediately force the other party out?"

"That's why I said, this is a complete misunderstanding," Xiuyi laughed, "Hey, how long are you guys going to bicker? Why don't you introduce yourself and let Priest Marika know our group of monsters? .” "Everyone is normal except you, only you are an out-and-out monster," this is the opening line of the old drunkard's self-introduction, "My original name has long been forgotten in the wine jar, just call me old drunkard, occupation It's a magician." "Void, he's just a swordsman." This is how the quiet Kong Kong described himself.

"Rosodio Lin..." Before he had time to introduce his correct name, Xiao Qi was caught from the hilt of the sword by Xiu Yi who dodged to the back of the void at some point, and stuffed it into the bag at his waist: " One of my livelihood tools, a talking cobra, you can call it Xiaoqi." Hearing that Xiu Yi said this to cover up his true identity, Xiao Qikong in the bag was full of words but couldn't speak, so he had no choice but to accept his statement on the premise that he could not declare "I am a dark dragon". "A living tool?" Marika asked curiously, looking at the snake wriggling in the bag, "Then your occupation is..."

"The main job is a bard, and the side job is to make small gadgets and play snakes." Xiu Yi gracefully took out the gleaming silver harp from the bag behind her, and moved her slender fingers lightly on the seven strings, a string like The beautiful notes of flowing clouds and flowing water made the priestess in front of him immediately believe his words. "Hey, Seraph, have you noticed that we seem to have been ignored." Mibert, who had been ignored by the enthusiastic mutual introductions from just now, finally spoke, and immediately attracted Ni Jianna, who was also a victim. The merciless and extremely unhappy counterattack: "Nonsense, can't I see it if I have eyes? Also, don't call me a birdman, I hate it when people call me that. I am a wingman, not a birdman!"

"Isn't it considered a bird to have wings?" Mibert muttered in a low voice, "And if you didn't deliberately drag me into the water, how could I suffer the disaster of a fish in the pool and hang here with you to suffer? Isn't that considered a birdman? " "Do you still have the face to say it?" Marika turned around coldly after finally discovering that the two hanged people were dishonest, "Alright, let's make it clear here, Mr. Xiu Yi, Mr. Void, and Xiao Qi and Mr. Old Drunkard, you can be a witness, judge me, and see if these two bastards should be punished!" "It depends on what they did." Xiuyi narrowed his eyes and looked at Ni Jian and Mibert who immediately stopped talking because of the word "judgment". It's an outrageous act, and it's okay for me to be a referee once." "Hmm... Wife, do you think it's okay to tell outsiders about the housework?" Seeing that the angry Marika seemed to be really planning to speak out, Ni Jian shouted in panic, "Please forgive me, I have something to do Discuss, there is something to discuss." "What is there to discuss?" Marika, who seemed to be full of grievances, actually cried, but what surprised the few people present was her severe accusation of Ni Jian's evil deeds, "He, he, They actually watched me take a shower!" Muffled laughter sounded, and the void turned his head with a strange expression. The almost uncontrollable smile turned into a burst of laughter on the old alcoholic who had much less self-control than him, and even Xiaoqi in Xiuyi's pocket burst out. There was a shrill laugh, but Xiu Yi, who had always looked unshakable, still looked as usual, and said something to Ni Jian who was hanging on the tree in a tone of regret to the extreme: "Brother , your ability is too weak." "What?!" Ni Jian was stunned almost at the same time, and Marika, who thought he would agree to punish the two perverts, "What are you talking about? Is it reasonable for them to peek at me taking a shower?" "Of course, it makes sense for them to peek at you taking a shower, but it doesn't make sense for you to punish them." Xiu Yi's very serious answer made Marika instantly dumbfounded, and Ni Jianhe, who was almost exasperated, hung Mibert shot an unbelievable light from his eyes. Believe that all they are thinking at this moment is one thing. Is this man crazy?Actually defending two perverted perverts who secretly snooped on women's baths? "Okay, okay, so it turns out that you were with them too," Marika gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Then tell me, why are they right? What's wrong with me? " "I'm not with them, but I only tell the truth. This is the attitude that referees should have." Xiu Yi's calm expression looked very solemn and sacred in the eyes of Void and the old drunkard, but they did not Knowing that this is just an illusion - for them who have long been accustomed to Xiu Yi's various abnormal behaviors, the expression of Xiu Yi who is about to use the sophistry at this moment is no different from the mischievous eyes. But for Ma Lijia, Ni Jian and Mibert, the feeling of believing that his expression at the moment has something to do with telling the truth must have occupied most of their mental states. "Everyone has the love of beauty. Ni Jian and Mibert are normal men. Of course, they fall in love with beauties like Priest Ma Lijia at first sight. Therefore, it is only natural that they have a heart of admiration for priests." Xiu Yi's eloquent tone made everyone present fully feel the charm of his language, and it also at least doubled the credibility of his words, "Priests also know that the so-called human desires are innate. , is not a shameful feeling, even a priest who has been practicing for many years cannot abandon his feelings and desires, let alone two men who have not dedicated themselves to the priesthood? It can be seen that there is nothing against the common sense for the two gentlemen to have an interest in the priest's body place, do you think so?" "This...is like this." Although she was a little reluctant, Marika, who was not used to lying, had to admit that Xiu Yi's words were reasonable and completely logical, but she still raised her own doubts, "But this will prove their Is voyeurism justified?" "That depends on the actual situation. Different situations require different analysis," Xiu said calmly. "Regardless of the behavior of the two men, I want to ask the priest first, are they just peeking?" "Isn't that enough?" Marika couldn't help but glared at Xiu Yi, "There's only a towel between them, if they hadn't discovered it earlier, wouldn't they have seen it all?!" "Oh..." This time it was Xiuyi's turn to shake his head, "The fault of the whole incident lies with the priest." "Why?" Seeing Xiuyi's serious words, Marika felt a little guilty when she saw him full of confidence, "Why was I wrong?" "The priest is a clergyman, and he once presided over the ceremony of the coming of the God of Light Chaga. Have you forgotten what you should do in the ceremony?" "Well... In addition to the stages that the ceremony must go through, it is to lead the believers to dance the divine dance with myself as the guide." Marika, who answered the question honestly, felt a little scalp tingling, feeling that she had fallen into a trap, and soon discovered that this premonition actually came true. To the extreme, because Xiuyi's ensuing question let her know her mistake immediately: "Then I would like to ask you, compared with that towel, the specific sacrificial clothes worn when dancing the god dance are different in terms of area and volume. What's the difference?" "As expected of the king of intelligence in the Three Realms, he even knows the costumes for dancing the God Dance so well." The old drunkard looked at Marika, who was blushing, and smiled softly at the void, "I wouldn't be able to answer this question in a different way." .” "That's to blame for the rituals of the God of Light ceremony. The two shoulder armor with ribbons covering the chest and the narrow cloth armor around the waist are not even as good as a big towel," Kong Kong also smiled softly, "As a How could Priest Marika, a clergyman, be the opponent of the number one Sophist in the Demon Realm, this loss is certain." "It's not as good as a towel." This time, Marika answered in a voice as low as a mosquito, but it was not easy to answer the question honestly. It can also be seen how successful her personal priesthood education was, even Didn't even think about lying. "Then, what is the crime of the two who saw you wearing a towel? Also, how did you determine that they were peeking at you?" Xiuyi's next words were still tepid, but Marika felt cold sweat begin Down the spine. "This... I saw the heads of Ni Jian and Mibert appearing on a persimmon tree where I was taking a bath, and they were still drooling, so I..." Marika replied nervously, as if afraid that Xiuyi would die again. Catch any loopholes. Xiu Yi sighed heavily, and added a blow that was almost equal in strength and tone to Marika who felt bad: "Then, please tell me, the priest, is there any persimmons on that tree? I remember, this one now The season is the ripening season of persimmons, for those who are more fond of this kind of fruit, what is the feeling of seeing them drooling but not being able to pick them, can the priest give me a more pertinent answer?" "..." Marika couldn't say a word, because she did see ripe persimmons hanging on the tree, and she also began to doubt herself, when she saw Ni Jian's drooling face at that time, who was she targeting? Is not yourself. "Leaving aside whether it is a misunderstanding, I would like to ask the priest again, what is the teaching of the God of Light?" Xiuyi continued calmly, "If I remember correctly, there should be a line that reads 'Widely recruit believers, It is also tolerant to unbelievers, and it is the best thing to influence the sincere ones. Is it so heinous for two men who have not yet believed in religion to see a body similar to that of a priest performing a dance for many believers in a ceremony? mortal sin?" Tears swirled in Marika's eyes again. Ni Jian and Mibert couldn't bear the look of bewilderment. At the same time, they were astonished at Xiuyi's fallacious arguments like ghosts and gods.It's no wonder that they can wash away the guilt and make the victim feel guilty about the criminal. This terrifying ability to reverse black and white is simply a black art. But it is a pity that even though they have the heart to protect the beauty and maintain justice, they have no way to tell the truth in this situation, especially Ni Jian, who feels sorry for Marika but can't let himself continue to be unlucky, even said with a black face Not sent. Compared with him, Mibert, whose mental burden was limited to worrying about how he would be punished, had a much simpler mind. The way he looked at Xiuyi at this moment can only be described with two words - "idol".If he hadn't been firmly tied to the tree, I believe he would immediately kneel down in front of Xiu Yi, begging someone to accept him as a closed disciple, and teach him this special technique of carrying forward the behavior of pointing a deer into a horse to the extreme. However, after ten seconds, Mibert knew that he was wrong. Even if Xiuyi was willing to teach him, this kind of artistic behavior of hiding a knife behind a smile, beating him up and making the victim thank him is really not something he can learn It came—at the moment when Huey said that to Marika in a tolerant tone that was almost divine. The effect of this sentence is completely different for everyone. For Marika, it is indeed tantamount to God's forgiveness: "But I think Priest Marika did not make too many mistakes. After all, being a woman makes her guard It is normal to have a protective mentality, but you are destined to think differently from others as a priest at the same time, and you must accept things that cannot be understood and accepted by common sense. So, before you make even bigger mistakes Please put them down." The admiration in Mibert's eyes was even stronger, and he was about to kneel down and call Xiu Yi "Patriarch" or "Master", while Ni Jian, who was untied by Marika and apologized to him with a bewildered face, was apologizing. The vicious eyes seemed to want to swallow Xiu Yi alive.But the old drunkard and Void, who also heard these words, did not show expressions that saw him lying. Instead, they showed expressions of deep thought, as if they were thinking about the alternative meaning contained in Xiuyi's words. However, for Xiu Yi, resolving this incident was only the beginning of an action. His attempt to sell favors to help was soon completely exposed in the next sentence, and the obvious intention made everyone stunned. Jing: "But having said that, there is one thing I would like to ask you to think about, and that is whether my companions and I have the honor to join your mercenary group?"