Chapter 8 Chapter Eight
The hermit was still dressed in a shroud, standing upright at the entrance of the valley, Sa Lehuayu on the left was holding his shoulder, with beautiful eyes, and Marold on the right was holding a long sword in his hand, expressionless.
From Segolena to Bogdan, there is no change in color. It's really Nero, Nero said, they just talked about this monster, and he showed up.The people on both sides looked at each other across the cauldron. Zio and Yulinia gritted their teeth when they saw Mallord, but Mallord just stared at Bogdan as if he hadn't seen them.Instead, Sha Lehua blew a kiss to the Grand Duke, seeing him leaning against the mountain wall, slumped like a clay puppet, with slightly parted red lips, showing a look of disdain.
When Archbishop Joseph saw the hermit for the first time, he was not afraid. He had a stingy temper, but when he saw the surprise expressions on the faces of the two masters, Bogdan and Segolena, his anger was aroused. He couldn't help taking a step forward, and shouted in a deep voice : "Is the hermit from the Tarot Blood League here?" The hermit raised his eyebrows: "It seems that Bogdan has told you all the old things." Archbishop Joseph rolled up his sleeves and picked up a pot the size of a clay pot. Glaring with both fists, he said, "How did you find this place?" There was no sound outside the valley, thinking that the dozen or so guards had already been murdered.
The hermit teased: "I have to thank my sage for this matter." Segolena said "ah", suddenly realized, opened his mouth and couldn't speak, but the hermit spoke out for him: "The sage Brother, that night you and those two ran wildly all night and didn't see me chasing after you. Do you feel lucky? In fact, I knew the truth about Lucius Maku, but he pretended to be coerced by him and let you go on purpose. Killing the three of you is just a small effort, but it is of no benefit to the overall plan. If you don’t let you go back to the city, you will definitely go to the Grand Duke to inquire about Bogdan’s truth. I just need to follow all the way, and I will naturally be brought by you Here. Sage, tell me, should I thank you or not?" Segolena groaned inwardly, praying mantis catching cicadas, behind the oriole, he thought he had caught the Duke's sore foot, but he didn't expect all of them to fall into it. It's in someone's pocket.
The hermit waved his hand, and a black shadow landed at Bogdan's feet with a "slap", which turned out to be a severed limb.The hermit said: "It is an unforgivable crime for Lucius Maku to offend me. Gu Nian, for his loyalty, I will give you back an arm and bury it properly." Sad and angry, Bogdan didn't change his face, leaned over to pick up the arm from the ground, put it on his shoulder, picked up his stiff five fingers that had long since lost blood, and said loudly: "Deacon, in the whole of Moldova, except for mother, there is only You treat me with sincerity, although you are called master and servant, you are really a friend. Now that the enemy is in front of you, I will let you avenge this with your own hands!" After saying that, he used his broken arm as a sword and rushed towards the hermit.
Maraud drew his sword, but the hermit stretched out his hand to stop him and said, "Nephew Bogdan has a deep relationship with me, I can't give it to others." The right palm turned around, and five changes appeared in an instant. The disabled hand of Lu Xiu Maku, using the wonderful internal force of fighting cattle across the mountain, crossed the dead man's arm and attacked Bogdan.Bogdan sneered and said, "It's been so many years, it's still the same trick!" With a loud roar, his originally thin arms rose and shrank like a blower, blowing bursts of energy to his head.Two sharp internal forces collided in Lucimaku's stump, and his arm swelled several times immediately, with blood vessels and tendons fully exposed.The two pushed each other for a few more rounds, their arms swelled to the limit, and with a "boom", the whole arm was shattered, and a cloud of purple mist burst out from it, covering the two of them.
The hermit reacted very quickly, using Pheidippides to shrink back under his feet, and the whole person retreated a few steps in an instant, and he had already left the range of the purple mist.Salova, who was beside him, couldn't dodge in time, and let out a shrill scream in the fog. Seeing this, Maraud quickly held his breath, and dragged her out of the fog.He lowered his head and stared anxiously. He was originally a stunning woman of national beauty, but in an instant, half of her pretty face was festered. White gas came out from the flesh, and there was a hissing sound, which was extremely terrifying.
Bogdan had known the hermit's strength-strengthening skill for a long time, so he used Luxiu Maku's arm to lure him into making a move, and then used his internal force to pour poison into it, destroying it with two internal forces.If the hermit didn't hide in time, I'm afraid he would end up in the same fate as Sha Lehua.Everyone was shocked when they saw that the poison he used was so overbearing.Although Nasha Lehua is an enemy, its tragic situation is also unbearable.Yulinia turned away in fright and hid behind Zio.Sha Lehua went crazy in pain, rolling around on the ground, grabbing the rock with both hands desperately, grabbing the bloodstains.Maraud pressed her delicate body, with infinite pity in his eyes, and called out: "Majesty!" A ray of internal energy erupted from the hermit, Sha Lehua twisted a few times, her body froze, and did not move.
Seeing that the hermit attacked so viciously and showed no sympathy for his subordinates, everyone was secretly startled.
The hermit ignored them, and said to Bogdan: "Nephew, you and I haven't seen each other for fifteen years, why did you deal with it so hard?" The new moon?" The hermit smiled and said: "Yes, at the beginning of the year, the blood alliance had a gathering in Naples, and the position of the 'moon' has been succeeded by the siren of Bohemia, Catherine is no longer a member of the blood alliance. You can take off this heavy burden." Hearing the name Siren Qinji, Segolena's heart beat wildly, but unexpectedly hearing the name of the enemy here, she couldn't help gritting her teeth secretly.If it wasn't for the fear of the hermit, he almost wanted to jump out and question Abby Della's whereabouts.Seeing his uncertain expression, Yulinia took a few extra glances, half concerned and half sad.
Bogdan said: "That's very good. My mother is always unwilling to kill you for the sake of being a member of the blood alliance. Now you and I have nothing to do with each other, so you don't have to worry about it." Gently pushing, a faint force of energy blew away, dispelling the purple mist, and then sighed: "Nephew, you are really smart. When you didn't make a move, I still cared about your golden finger; The use of poisonous mist is exposing the unhealed internal injuries, and he is guilty and timid, so he has to use these heretics to attack dangerously."
Bogdan snorted, obviously being hit.Fifteen years ago, he was in the prime of his life, with the superb kung fu handed down by Catherine, and he was full of ambition to make a name for himself in the European world.Unexpectedly, the hermit came to the door later, he was defeated in all battles, and got hit by Dian Yihan's palm, which almost ruined his martial arts.Athen Iben is the goddess of the underworld in Greek mythology, the wife of Hades, the king of the underworld, who is in charge of the ice and snow in the world.As its name suggests, Dianyi Hanzhang is also a palm technique that is extremely yin and cold.And this Dianyi Hanzhang has a peculiarity, it is designed to destroy people's internal strength, if an ordinary person is hit by it, he will recover after a few days of cold and fever; if he encounters a master of internal medicine, the stronger the internal strength, the greater the damage of the cold palm .At that time, Bogdan had already cultivated the Yinyue Divine Kungfu of the 'Moon' lineage, and his internal energy was abundant. The coldness of Dian Yi's cold palm invaded his body, penetrated into the camp, and made the twelve constellations all over his body full of holes. All martial arts are useless.For the past fifteen years, he has devoted himself to self-cultivation and continued his life by alchemy, so that people are not human, ghosts are not ghosts, but his internal energy still cannot continue to return to the world.
The hermit stretched out his right hand, with the palm facing upwards, and the frost on the skin showed, proudly said: "No one present can save you. Nephew, you should obediently hand over the crown of St. Louis. Maybe I can let go of my old love." You have a way out." Bogdan rolled his eyes, chewed another elixir, and said, "If I got the "Proverbs of Two Snakes" seven years ago, it's your turn to be arrogant now."
Hearing the name of "The Proverbs of Two Serpents", the hermit was startled, but Segolena and Archbishop Joseph called out at the same time.Segolena couldn't hold back his agitation anymore, jumped out suddenly, and asked Bogdan in a trembling voice: "You said the proverb of two snakes, what's going on?"
Bogdan patted his bulging belly, and said bitterly: "It's okay to say it now. Seven years ago, the French royal family suddenly sent a secret envoy, saying that France was in crisis and urgently needed the crown of St. Louis." In order to show orthodoxy, they are willing to exchange Hippocrates' Proverbs of Two Serpents. The Proverbs of Two Serpents is the ancestor of the internal family. How can I believe it? The rumors have been around for a long time, but very few people have seen the real thing. Later, the secret envoy gave me a page of parchment, which was torn from it. I took a closer look and found that it was indeed an extremely exquisite method, so I agreed. My mother never forgot her homeland before she died. I returned the crown of St. Louis to the Valois royal family as a comfort to her spirit in heaven. The secret envoy took away the broken pages and said that in a few days someone would send me the full copy in exchange for the crown. , he sent the last leaf fragment and made it into a roll. I was full of joy, thinking that there was hope for my power to recover, but it was a nobleman named Durand who came to send me. This man is despicable and shameless, greedy for profit. It is rumored that he has taken refuge in the Leopard Prince of England, and maybe he is currently hiding in some castle to practice..."
Hearing this, Segolena was furious, picked up the stick and shouted loudly: "My father is not that kind of villain!" He was stunned by the bluff, and while talking for some reason, Durand's son came out of nowhere.Bogdan rolled his eyes a few times, looked at him carefully from head to toe, and asked suspiciously, "Are you Durand's son?" Segolena said, "That's right!" Bogdan raised his paws With a pointed index finger, he said with a chuckle: "It's ridiculous, this despicable villain who betrays the country and seeks glory, and someone comes to pretend to be his heir?"
Segolena raised his stick, his eyes glaring with rage: "I am the adopted son of Viscount Durand! If you insult my father again, don't blame me for being ruthless!" Bogdan simply lifted his black robe, posing Ready to accept the move, he said: "This is what the deacon told me personally. It is said that there are rumors in Western Europe. The Leopard Prince himself said that Durand had returned to England with him. Can there be a fake?" Segolena couldn't help but cursed: "Absurd Extreme! My father was intercepted and killed by the Leopard Prince in the Kodrenisbo Mountains, the book fell into the valley with my teacher and I, and has always been owned by the teacher, how could it be taken away by the Leopard Prince!"
As soon as these words came out, even the hermit was shocked and moved.Bogdan's eyes lit up, and he thought it's no wonder that this kid's internal energy is strange, it actually comes from the power of proverbs, and his voice softened unknowingly: "Then, is that on you now?" Segolena said: "Originally It has been destroyed, but I have already remembered the full text. The teacher had a last wish on his deathbed, asking me to fulfill my father's mission and hand over to a big man in Suceava City. Now it seems that it is you?" He thought of Durand I, who was loyal and diligent , died in a barren mountain with no bones left, and was stabbed in the back by thousands of people behind him, there was a piercing pain in his chest, and he almost shed tears.
Bogdan was overwhelmed with surprise in his heart. He thought about it day and night, deeply regretted it, and hated Durand to the bone. He always felt that there was no chance of turning over in this life. Unexpectedly, a sudden change occurred, and Durand's son unexpectedly fell from the sky.He withdrew his ferocity, forced a few smiles on his face, and said, "It's just me." Segolena said coldly, "My father is on a mission for you, not to mention his own life, and he also bears the burden of filth." His name is the most important thing for an old man, and he is insulted like this, even in heaven." Bogdan hurriedly said: "If Viscount Durand is really wronged, I will take it, and I will rehabilitate him." At this time, he asked Segolena, and his tone was very respectful. Since he was wounded, he had a bad temper and showed no false colors to anyone. Now this expression was the first time in history.
Before Segolena could answer, the hermit who had been silent all this time clapped his hands and laughed loudly: "It's really gratifying today! Nephew, you have finally found a good medicine for your serious illness; you, sage, can rehabilitate your father; and I To have the crown of St. Louis and the proverbs of Hippocrates is a triple blessing!"
Bogdan and Segolena Qiqi turned their heads away. The two of them were so forgetful just now that they forgot that there was an enemy beside them.The two knew that if they couldn't defeat the devil, any medical treatment and rehabilitation would be empty talk, so they looked at each other and attacked the hermit at the same time.The hermit grinned and said, "That's fine, the two of you come together, and it will save me trouble." With his arms stretched out, the shroud on his head suddenly rose in the absence of wind, flying high behind his head.
Bogdan's martial arts followed his mother Catherine's, and he practiced the silver moon magic skill of the blood alliance "Moon".In alchemy, the phases of the moon are used to replace silver. The founder of this technique is Cleopatra, the queen of Egypt. She emphasizes that the luck is "soft like the moon and soft like silver", which is somewhat similar to Dianyi Hanzhang. It is more flexible than its overbearing.Bogdan has been immersed in this way for decades, and even though his true energy is exhausted, he can still use 70% to 80% of his essence.
He knew very well that his internal injuries would not last long, so he wanted a quick fix. As soon as he came up, he waved his palms and attacked like a sea; Segolena did not spare any strength on the other side, and the wooden staff in his left hand swayed a move in the Gospel of Matthew " "David throws a stone", clenched his right hand secretly, concealing the inner power of the proverb, and once the hermit blocked with both hands, he immediately punched him in the middle.
Both of these two are first-class masters, and they joined forces to attack at this time, it is really extremely fierce.The hermit didn't mess up at all, his hands danced like flying shadows, and he seemed to grow seventeen or eight arms in an instant, dismantling Bogdan's palm strength and Segolena's stick technique one by one, and there were always three fingers slightly bent rise.Segolena saw through the hermit's intentions, and if he made a rash move, he would be violently counterattacked by the force of the three fingers, so his right fist never came out.Bogdan's lower abdomen shrank suddenly, the black air on his face became more intense, and a faint strange luster appeared on his palms.The hermit knew that this guy was proficient in alchemy and poison, and there must be something weird in his palm, so he didn't touch it with his palms, and only relied on his incomparably vigorous inner strength to deal with it.Seeing the hermit, Bogdan flinched, and his left arm and wrist suddenly swelled several times, turning purple-black in color, resembling a king snake with a swollen neck. The Burial of Opatra".Queen Cleopatra died of this trick when she herself committed suicide.Seeing the ferocious approach, the hermit turned around rapidly, leading him to miss with a palm, hitting the stone wall, and with a bang, stone chips splashed, and the black liquid flowed, leaving a black handprint.
Seeing that the hermit still seemed to be able to handle it with ease, Segolena became anxious, and his stick technique immediately became faster. The hermit saw the head of the stick turning quickly, and couldn't help but praised: "The beam in your eyes? You can use it, wise man! It's just this There are thirteen different moves, can you do them all?" Segolena couldn't help being stunned when he saw him explain it straight away. "The plank in your eye" is what Jesus taught his disciples in the Gospel of Matthew: "Why do you see the speck in your brother's eye, but don't think of the plank in your own eye?" It means that you must be humble when facing the enemy. Keeping one's own door is a very complicated and delicate move in the gospel.On that day, Brother Kavana suffered from the fact that he could only give oral instructions, but could not show his talents to the fullest, and Segolena could not learn everything.The hermit only saw through half a move from him, and saw through the truth, his eyesight was extremely poisonous.
Segolena gritted his teeth and rushed to attack. The "beam in the eye" was supposed to be based on humility, but he caused it to throw a storm. A chestnut stick was like the sea monster Setus first descending, wild and chaotic.While the hermit was dealing with Bogdan, his fingers were flying, no matter how the wooden staff swung, but he couldn't get out of the range of his energy flow, and it would often miss when he flicked it.The hermit smiled and said: "Sage, your attainments in moves are really rough, and you can only make up for the gaps with your inner strength. It's a pity, but you have a lot of inner strength, but you don't know how to use it. I really feel sorry for you as a teacher." Segolena said angrily: "My teacher is only Brother Kavanagh! What kind of monster are you!" After punching him, the hermit smiled and stepped out of Feidipi Di Si shrank back and turned away gently.
The three of them exchanged more than 20 moves in succession, and the people around them were dazzled, such as Yulinia, Grand Duke and other people with low martial arts skills, they couldn't even see their moves clearly.Seeing the strength of the two, Bogdan and Segolena were still at a disadvantage. The hermit didn't move much, but he always concealed countless back moves, which made them restrained everywhere. for a while.The hermit flicked left and right, without any embarrassment in his movements, and still teased: "If you two fight like this, even if it gets dark, there will be no results."
Just as he was speaking, the hermit suddenly felt a gust of wind rising from his back, and suddenly rushed towards him with force, and before he could turn his head back, the voice of shouting and the force of his fist rushed to him at the same time: "Add me, let's see if you can last until dark!" It turned out that Archbishop Joseph joined the battle group, and when he came up, he punched the Occam Truth Punch three times in a row, hitting the hermit's vest.The power of these three fists is pure, with the power to destroy gold and rocks, the hermit did not dare to attack them hard, with his legs stopped, he jumped into the mid-air of the basin, avoiding Archbishop Joseph's ultimate move.After all, Bogdan has rich experience, and he yelled at Segolena: "While he is in mid-air, make a quick break!" Segolena immediately understood that the hermit is in mid-air, and his body is difficult to change, which is perfect. At the right opportunity, he turned his stick upwards and hit the sole of his foot with a note of "Saints praying to the heavens". Touching the hermit's feet, he suddenly felt a cold internal force coming from the staff, and his heart was shocked. He never thought that the soles of the devil's feet could also spit out internal force, lest he be invaded by his palm force and end up like Bogdan , Withdraw quickly.Unexpectedly, the hermit lightly stepped on the head of the stick with his toes, turned around, narrowly avoided Bogdan's poisonous palm, and landed on the ground in a few rounds.With a shake of his sleeve, he earnestly taught Segolena: "Sage, you are so confused. Even if Hippocrates came here, it is impossible for the soles of your feet to send out inner strength. I was just trying to lure you to retreat, so that you can use your strength." You can’t even see through this kind of subterfuge, how can you fight against the enemy?” He preached and regarded himself as a teacher, which made Segolena very angry, but there was nothing he could do.
Segolena, Bogdan, and Archbishop Joseph are already the most powerful combination in Moldova, and the hermit can still calm down and deal with it under the joint attack of these three people, which makes these three people shocked inexplicably , especially Bogdan.Fifteen years ago, he was injured by the hermit, and he has been indignant all the time. He thought that if he hadn't been injured, he would be equal to him, but he didn't expect that the hermit's skill has improved to a higher level over the years. I'm afraid it's also an embarrassment to the opponent.
The hermit knew that they were frightened by him, and their morale was drained, so he walked slowly to the crucible, and said to Segolena: "Don't worry, my sage, I will ask you when I take care of nephew Bogdan." It's about your motto." Then he turned to Bogdan and said, "Nephew, are you going to hand over the St. Louis crown yourself, or should I take it myself?" The swelling of Bogdan's left wrist has subsided, and he is secretly doing his best to force him It is poisonous, and black droplets ooze from the fingertips.Cleopatra's burial is a very poisonous move. Every time the move is used, the poison must be detoxified, otherwise it will hurt himself. At this time, he didn't care about talking, so he could only stare at the big mother-killer with a pair of red eyes. enemy.
The hermit said "oh", grinned and said, "Nephew, if you don't speak, it means you acquiesce? Then I won't be polite!" He stretched out his arms to grab the Grand Duke who was still limp on the ground.How could the Grand Duke avoid this arrest, he was grabbed by the front of his clothes all of a sudden, his face turned pale with fright, and he kept saying: "Don't kill me, don't kill me!" The hermit raised the fat Grand Duke with one hand and said: "Do you know that I have lost one of my generals because of you, a scumbag." The Grand Duke tremblingly said, "Sha...Sa Lehua, I have always treated her very...very well." The hermit sighed. : "Catherine didn't want a good marriage back then, why would she like a trash like you? It's really inexplicable, don't get in the way, just get lost!" With a flick of his arm, the Grand Duke was thrown far away, and happened to land on Sarah. Beside Lehua.Sha Lehua's body was lying on the ground, with half of his face festered and deformed. When the Grand Duke saw it, he let out another series of screams.
The hermit didn't pay attention to him anymore, and bent down to see the place where the Grand Duke had just slumped, which was where Catherine's bones were buried.Bogdan suddenly shouted: "Don't disturb my mother!" The hermit pressed his right hand on the grave bag, and smiled sideways: "I just took out the crown, and Catherine's remains will be left to my nephew. Hello! It's gone." Five fingers inserted into the grave with a "poof", grabbed it hard, and brought out a large piece of sand and stone.The hermit shook his hands, and the mud and sand fell down, revealing a delicate wooden box, and said happily: "What a crown, I finally got it!"
The voice was still there, the hermit suddenly felt a heat in his palm, his heart screamed badly, and it was too late to flick his fingers away.There was a loud bang, and a burst of fiery flames burst out from the wooden box, and the iron pieces, thorns, and gravel hidden in the wooden box scattered in all directions.The hermit was very vigilant at first, but when he thought that he was about to get the crown of St. Louis, his mind relaxed a little, and he fell into the trap.
Seeing that the hermit was bombed, Bogdan burst into a fit of rage, laughed loudly and said, "I expected you to dig your mother's grave, and you planted gunpowder in advance, just for this moment!" The crucible, a pot of potion poured out, and poured it on the hermit.The hermit had just been injured by the gunpowder, and the potion poured over the sky and covered the sky, and the basin was narrow, so it was immediately poured to the top.In order to plot against the enemy, this person even used his own mother's tomb, his scheming was deep and vicious.
Just as he was complacent, a few snaps of his fingers came flying out of the gunpowder smoke. Bogdan dodged it, but was surprised to see the hermit walking out of the black mist covered in smoke. Large flakes of grass-green medicinal liquid sizzled white smoke on his body, and he looked very embarrassed.The hermit couldn't see any emotion in his eyes. He stretched out his left hand and covered Bogdan within a few feet. Bogdan didn't expect that he had such skill in addition to being seriously injured.The two of them paired their palms together, and it became a situation where no one could get out of the competition of internal strength.
In order not to teach the hermit to perceive just now, Bogdan had no warning, and everyone around him was unprepared, and everyone was affected by the explosion.Yulinia stood at the closest position, and when the wooden box exploded just now, she immediately fell to the ground.Segolena and Zio were terrified, and rushed to help her up together, only to find that an iron piece had cut through her neck, and blood spurted out.Zio hurriedly pressed down on the wound and shouted for help, but Segolena, in spite of avoiding suspicion, ripped off her skirt on the spot, stretched out her left and right fingers to touch the natal points of her nipples, trying to stop the bleeding.Although he is proficient in internal medicine, he is helpless in dealing with external injuries. Even after lighting up seven star points, Yulinia is still bleeding.At this time, Augustine was talking beside him, Segolena's heart moved, and he motioned for him to come forward.Augustine dug out the pots and jars that Bogdan put in the corner, found a bunch of herbs from inside, chewed them in his mouth, and then applied the medicinal paste to Yulinia's wound, squeezing and massaging around, with weird and skillful techniques.Strange to say, the spurt of blood subsided after a while.Zimbabweans are accustomed to fighting with ferocious beasts, and scratching their flesh is commonplace. They have a set of native methods of first aid to stop bleeding, but at this time it has shown miraculous results.Bishop Joseph took out three more Bergen Tzu Chi pills, squeezed her mouth open and swallowed them.
They were only busy treating Yulinia, while Bogdan held palms against the hermit for a while, and felt that his breath was stagnant, the true energy in his body could not be sustained, and all internal injuries occurred.The hermit said coldly: "Nephew, you have gone too far, I must spare you." With a sudden activation of his internal force, Bogdan's strength immediately collapsed, and Dianyi's cold palm penetrated his whole body.The hermit retreated, and with a slight push, Bogdan collapsed on the ground, his limbs were as soft as mud, and he looked like a disabled person.
Bogdan shouted loudly: "Segrena! Joseph!" The hermit stepped on one foot and sneered: "They are busy treating the wounded, but they don't care about you. The explosives you planted yourself are exactly You have committed your own crimes, and you cannot live." Archbishop Joseph and Segolena were annoyed that he accidentally injured Yulinia, and they didn't want to save Yulinia, but the enemy had not gone, so they had to give Yulinia to Zio and Augustine to take care of them. The man stood up.
The hermit waved his left fist, and a shallow pit appeared on the ground: "I showed mercy just now, if any of you dare to come over, don't blame me for not holding back." Hearing this, Archbishop Joseph and Segole As expected, Na didn't dare to get closer, and the hermit said to Bogdan again: "Now you tell the whereabouts of the crown, I can give you a quick death, otherwise..." Bogdan lay down on the ground, and suddenly smiled: " I can tell you about the whereabouts of the crown, whether you can get it depends on your luck." The hermit said: "How do you say that?" Bogdan said: "The crown of St. Louis is no longer in Moldova, and someone has given it away."
Hearing his words, the hermit had no expression on his face, but the anger under his robe was faintly bursting out. He suppressed the anger and asked, "Who took it away? Where did it go?" At this time, a voice behind him said: "Novas The teacher has already sent the crown to Rome!" At this moment, everyone from Moldova was on the opposite side, and the hermit didn't know who was talking, so he hurriedly turned his head, and was surprised to see a finger stretched out flat, just hitting the corridor of his second palace.The hermit was suddenly hit hard, without thinking, he raised the five fingers of his left hand, sharper than the blade, and immediately grabbed five bloody holes in the chest of the visitor.
Only then did everyone in the basin see clearly that it was Marold who made the move!
The hermit wanted to withdraw his left hand, but he couldn't do so for a while.Marlowe stood still but didn't fall down, looking at the hermit with a half smile but not a smile.The hermit said: "It's actually you!" Maraud said: "Exactly." The hermit said: "Why are you against me?" Maraud didn't seem to hear it, but said: "You in Salova Does it hurt like this when you point it?" The hermit immediately understood, and said contemptuously, "It's just a woman, why are you here?" Maraud said, "How can you understand?" The hermit said again Said: "Your golden finger, did Bogdan teach you?" Mallord smiled and didn't answer, as if he didn't bother to answer this kind of question.
The hermit glanced sideways, and seeing Segolena and Archbishop Joseph approaching, he twitched violently, and pulled out his five fingers in response.Mallord frowned, and blood flowed from the five wounds immediately.The hermit had just been hit by Maraud in the corridor of the Second Palace, and was injured in the explosion. Now that he was breathing, he suddenly felt the sea of Qi in his body churning, and the four liquids were out of balance.He knew that if he fought recklessly, he would naturally be able to kill this group of people, but he would also lose nine lives and eight of them.He was on the verge of defeat, so he weighed it up and said loudly: "You hurt me today, you are making an enemy of the blood alliance! Let me leave the crown with you for a few days, I am determined to win it!"
After saying that, he turned around and left. Segolena and Archbishop Joseph reached out to stop him. The hermit sneered a few times and threw a punch.This punch spared no effort, and Segolena couldn't catch it with both hands, and was shocked back six or seven steps, his mouth hurting.Bishop Joseph immediately flew to make up for it. The Occam Truth Fist hit several times in mid-air, but the hermit avoided the front of the fist and jumped into the sky. Taniguchi.
Seeing that he was seriously injured, but still had such power, everyone sighed secretly.When Archbishop Joseph saw that the hermit had fled, he hurriedly turned to look at Maraud. When Maraud saw that the hermit had fled, he sighed and fell to the ground.Seeing that Yulinia's injury had stabilized, Segolena hurriedly called Augustine over for treatment. The black man was busy for a while, then shook his head, expressing that Mallord was too seriously injured and could not recover.
Archbishop Joseph helped Mallord to his feet, held a hand with Segolena, poured all his strength into his zodiac, and hoped to continue his life for an hour and three quarters.The archbishop's decades of pure internal strength combined with Segolena's motto internal strength is extremely pure, and the blood in his whole body is driven to flow by external force.Mallord slowly opened his eyes, seeing the two doing their best, he couldn't help laughing bitterly.
Archbishop Joseph said: "You don't move, we will infuse you with real energy and hang you to death. You will be fine when you send it back to Suceava City and ask a famous doctor for treatment." Mallord coughed up a mouthful of blood and said, "Grandpa Bishop, you don't have to lie to me. , I know I’m going to die. It’s just that I have to say something.” Archbishop Joseph said: “You said it yourself.” Zio held Yulinia in his arms, and it was inconvenient to leave, so he had to look over from a distance, with an indescribable expression .
Mallord glanced at Bogdan, who was struggling to get up from the ground, and said, "I am not a traitor from the Sventovite faction. All of this was planned by Mr. Novas and Bogdan." Archbishop Joseph frowned, The zhenqi in his hands suddenly eased, and Segolena hurriedly reminded him, so he quickly resumed his kung fu.Mallord said: "Do you know that in order to save Catherine, Luxiu Maku privately dispatched Sventovit to rush to rescue Catherine, and it was Mr. Novas who led the team at that time." With a shudder, Mallord said again: "Actually, both Mr. Luxiu Maku and Mr. Novas have feelings for Catherine, and they worked together to save the disaster. After Catherine died, the two turned against each other, and they have always been at odds. Bo Mr. Novas knew about Gedan's healing in the mountains from the very beginning and did not stop him. Later, when the Turkish army overwhelmed the border, the deacon made peace and the teacher fought, and the two became more hostile. A year ago, the hermit sent Lasha Lehua lured me into the water, and I told the teacher about it. The teacher knew that the hermit was about to make a comeback, and was deeply worried, so he taught me to pretend to deal with him, to be an undercover agent, to find out about the hermit's movements, and to monitor Lu Xiuma by the way. Ku, lest he have the intention of betraying the country. The deacon didn't know the details, so he thought I was sincerely relying on him."
Speaking of this, Mallord felt his blood was getting exhausted, and he gasped for a moment, before continuing: "That day, Mr. Novas called me into his room, saying that he had gone to meet Bogdan in secret, and we agreed A big event. I asked what it was. The teacher said that Moldova is a small country, and it is difficult to compete with Ottoman Turkey. If it wants to survive, it must rely on foreign aid. Poland is our enemy for generations, the Czech Republic is in the Hussite war, and Wallachia The two principalities of Transylvania and Transylvania are too busy to take care of themselves, so they have to go south to Rome and ask the Pope to send apologists for the Crusade." Archbishop Joseph said angrily: "Moldova is a Greek Catholic diocese, and the Patriarch of Constantinople is nearby. Elbow and armpit, why bother to ask the Holy See far away?" Mallord said: "The teacher has also considered it, but he said that Constantinople is already the food in the mouth of the Ottoman Sultan, and I am afraid that it will fall before the fall of Moldova." He saw Archbishop Joseph stopped talking, and said: "Mr. Novas came up with a good plan, which can not only fight against the Ottoman soldiers outside, but also curb the hermit's attempt inside. He can kill two birds with one stone. He persuaded Bogdan that the crown of St. Louis is hidden in the mountains. It is not appropriate, the hermit will find it sooner or later, if it is not dedicated to the Holy See, the hermit will be wiped out. The Holy See will get this treasure, and it will be more powerful among the countries of Europe, so it will lobby the countries to help In Moldova, when the Crusaders arrive, neither Ottoman nor the hermit will be able to do anything, and the country will last forever."
Segolena asked, "But what's the benefit to Bogdan if we do this?" After this battle, he knew that Bogdan's behavior was exactly the same as the Grand Duke's, and he was indeed father and son.Mallord said: "Mr. Novas said that if the Holy See agrees to send troops, he can cooperate with the outside world to abolish the Grand Duke and put Bogdan on the throne."
Archbishop Joseph and Segolena let out an "ah" at the same time. Unexpectedly, Bogdan was still coveting the throne, so he couldn't help turning his head to look at the Grand Duke.Alexandru was still lying there, his eyes glazed over.Bogdan sneered and said, "What's so strange about this? Apart from my looks, my martial arts and mind are better than those of my three half-brothers. The position of Grand Duke should be reserved for talented people."
Mallord said again: "Mr. Novas has long disliked the grand duke's stupidity. Bogdan is his heir and Catherine's son. He helped him ascend the throne. Mr. Novas said it in public and privately. In the past, Svento The Werther faction also deposed the tyrannical Grand Duke and established a new leader in the clan, which is nothing new." Segolena said: "So you pretended to have a dispute, Mingxiu plank road deceived the deacon and the hermit, but Novas sneaked in? Mallord said: "That's right. Teacher Novas pretended to have a dispute with me. All my colleagues thought that I was selling my teacher for glory. The hermit and deacon trusted me a lot, and the teacher went to the Holy See secretly with the crown. It’s time to arrive in a few days.”
After listening to Mallord's words, Archbishop Joseph was dumbfounded. He is a bishop of a country, but he never thought that there would be such an undercurrent. It’s been too long?” Mallord said with a wry smile, “Grandpa Bishop, you are a Greek Orthodox Christian, and the teacher went to the Holy See, how should I tell you?” Archbishop Joseph was at a loss for words for a moment, not knowing what to say.
Mallaud turned his head, looked at Sha Lehua's body and said infatuatedly: "I'm sorry, teacher. Before leaving, the teacher repeatedly told me to hide by the hermit's side and make eyeliner. Don't be arrogant, but when you see Sha Lehua, she...she was killed, she was in a mess, it was hard to hold back, she even ignored the teacher's life, I was so useless...Although she was ordered to seduce me, she treated me with sincerity, I thought so After the matter is over, take her away and fly away, and live a quiet life without disputes... She is obviously still saved, how could the hermit kill her casually! How could he treat her like this! How could he do this!"
Speaking of the excitement, his shoulders trembled violently, and suddenly he turned his head to the sky and began to cry.Archbishop Joseph and Segolena felt that the breath in Mallord's body was chaotic, and they couldn't control it anymore.Mallord stared and shouted loudly: "Salehua! Salova!" He fell to the ground with a plop, died of breath, his eyes were still open after death, looking at the body of Salova on the other side.
众人见这斯文托维特派的首徒居然是这么一个了局，俱都默然不语，不知该是赞他情深义重，还是责他鬼迷心窍。博格丹勉强从地上爬起来，正待喘息，约瑟夫大主教已走到他身前，气得须发皆张，挥拳打了过去。博格丹哪里有半分力气阻挡，被他一拳捣中右肩，背心“咣”地撞到坩埚锅沿，再没力气坐起来。约瑟夫大主教怒道：“你们这些混蛋，造反的造反，卖友的卖友，哪里还有半分道义！尚且不如卢修马库！”他打的是博格丹，实际上骂的却是已远在意大利的诺瓦斯。他与诺瓦斯交情甚笃，却被这个好友蒙在鼓里犹不自知，他愈想愈怒，直想一拳打死这私生子，再杀去罗马找诺瓦斯老头算账。
齐奥怯怯道：“或许老师他另有苦衷，到底也是为了摩尔多瓦……”约瑟夫大主教毫不留情截断他的话，愤然道：“马洛德的话你们也都听的明白了，诺瓦斯老头分明是背主谋逆，想扶这私生子上位。本座一片诚心待他，推心置腹，想不到他居然去投了罗马教廷，当真无耻之尤！”他性子其实开通的紧，于东西两教并无成见，一视同仁，只是恼恨诺瓦斯这等大事把他欺瞒，心中十分不甘。
赛戈莱纳伸手搭在约瑟夫肩上，一道平顺内力注入，缓声道：“大主教，此地不宜久留，尤利妮娅伤情未解，不如先回城里再作计较。”约瑟夫大主教看了眼在齐奥怀中昏迷不醒的尤利妮娅，勉强压下怒火，大袖一甩，说道：“也好，我们走！”走出三步忽地又转回来，揪起博格丹衣襟，对一旁瘫坐的大公说道：“不能这么一走了之。这个博格丹有篡位之心，却是不能留下祸患的。大公你意思如何？”此时博格丹被隐者破尽了内力，四肢萎顿孱弱，比三岁顽童尚不如，杀之易如翻掌。
大公听了约瑟夫大主教的问话，眼神游移不定，博格丹双臂垂下，阖眼惨笑道：“想不到我今日能从隐者手下逃生，却死在了你的手里。也罢，反正我已是废人，就让我去陪陪我那可怜的娘亲罢！”大公一听，眉头紧皱，心中想起凯瑟琳的往事种种，犹豫再三方嗫嚅道：“我说主教，还是不要杀他，随他去便是了，我不追究……”约瑟夫大主教急道：“大公你行事首鼠两端，真是糊涂到家了，这可是篡位之大罪！”大公避开他两道炯炯目光，喃喃道：“我对不住凯瑟琳，如今怎好又害她孩子……”约瑟夫大主教顿足道：“无怪诺瓦斯欲反你！换了是我也要骂娘了！”大公听到这等激烈言辞，只是搓着手叹气连连。
约瑟夫大主教怒气冲天，他倔脾气一上来，伸手一把扼住博格丹咽喉，竟不顾一切要掐死他。忽然约瑟夫手肘处一阵酸麻传来，不得以松开手，博格丹咕咚摔在地上，不断咳嗽。原来是赛戈莱纳点了主教肘下星命点，随后道：“主教大人，我却不能让你现在杀了博格丹。”约瑟夫大主教一楞：“怎么，连你也要阻我？”赛戈莱纳正色道：“我父亲七年前受命要送与他，中途不幸身死。我须代我父亲完成这使命，好歹把交到他手里。之后博格丹再如何，便和我无关系了。”
约瑟夫大主教“嗯”了一声，他知道博格丹这次被隐者伤的彻底，就算有了亦恢复不了之前的状态，便不再坚持，把拳头提起恨恨道：“算你小子命大！”赛戈莱纳又道：“天色不早，你们还是快快返回城里，给尤利妮娅疗伤去罢。我就在此地把复诵给他，随后再跟过去。”
于是约瑟夫大主教搀起大公，齐奥横抱尤利妮娅，由奥古斯丁领着离开了盆地，顺着原路出了山谷，盆地内转瞬只剩下博格丹与赛戈莱纳两个人。赛戈莱纳把马洛德与莎乐华两具尸身抬出盆地，就地挖了一处墓穴，将二人合葬一处。马洛德所作所为，赛戈莱纳无从评价，只觉得他至情至诚，不觉有几分怜悯；而莎乐华正值妙龄，却遭此横祸，也教人唏嘘不已。他们生不同床，死而同穴，也勉强算作慰籍了。
这一通忙活便是一个多小时，他安葬完二人返回盆地时，博格丹正靠在石壁运功调息。博格丹双腿盘起，双手抵住脚心，试了数次，十二宫内皆是一片枯竭，如久旱裂土，没有半点内力痕迹。他的病情本来便不可与人比拼内力，适才与隐者对掌，更是雪上加霜。
赛戈莱纳走近几步，刚要与他说话，博格丹突然面色一变，原来是体内典伊寒劲发作，四肢百骸遍流寒意。他急忙弓着身子从坛罐中找出几枚丹药，忙不迭地一口全吞下，整个人蜷缩在地上，全身震颤不已。过了约莫半个小时，寒劲方才逐渐消退。博格丹嘴角流涎，青森森的面色更显扭曲，十指僵屈，看那模样比乞丐还要凄惨几分。
赛戈莱纳深鄙博格丹的为人，但见他这般下场，终究有些不忍，便直截了当道：“原本已毁，你这里是否有纸笔，我给你默写下来。你学了法门，好去驱寒。”博格丹躺在地上，眼神露出怨毒，讥讽道：“偏等我已成废人了，你才来作好人，真是好时机。”赛戈莱纳淡淡道：“你之生死，其实与我无关的。我不过是完成我父亲未竟之事。”博格丹自知内力全无，已是心灰意冷，随手一指石壁道：“你若是非给不可，我也不拦着，坩埚底下自己去寻几根炭柴棒子，就写到石壁上罢。”
他只是故意出个难题，让赛戈莱纳知难而退。赛戈莱纳举头望了一圈，见石壁低处一圈早已写满了许多图形公式，只得想办法在更高处落笔。他从坩埚底下抽出一根烧至半黑的木柴，掂了掂份量，纵身一跃跳起三丈多高，在石壁高处飞快地唰唰划了几笔，旋即落下。岩壁的嶙峋表面留下一个斗大的黑字单词“箴言”，字体拙劣，骨架粗大，看的倒颇清楚。
这是赛戈莱纳生平第一次握笔写字，他仰头看了回自己的墨宝，心中大为得意。其实炭柴作笔极不好用，松脆易断，赛戈莱纳一面须得尽力跳高，一面还须谨慎使力，免得让炭笔崩裂，往往一跳只来得及写上一个单词，进度极慢。这一卷写下来，几乎花了他大半夜，跳起不知多少次，坩埚底下的柴火几乎都被用尽了。到了次日黎明，晨光初照，盆地四壁都涂满了歪歪扭扭的希腊字母，与博格丹的炼金草稿混杂一处，看上去一片乱黑，眼花缭乱。
赛戈莱纳双手插腰对博格丹道：“喂，我已写完了，你快来看。”他汗流浃背，体力几乎耗尽，双腿隐隐作痛，就是战隐者也不曾耗过这等心神。不料博格丹看也不看，垂头把弄着器皿，随口敷衍道：“我有时间自会去看的。”赛戈莱纳看穿了他的心思，大声道：“之精妙，远超你所想，倘若仔细研读，说不定能找出让你恢复内力、驱尽寒毒的法子。”博格丹抬起头来，半是苦笑半是嘲弄道：“我如今奇寒纠缠于筋骨之间，一百四十四个星命点无一处不雍滞，半点内力也无，怎么恢复？你这风凉话可说的分文不值。”赛戈莱纳道：“我老师卡瓦纳修士被树枝刺穿心室，凭着马太福音亦在绝谷之中支撑了七年之久，可见人体潜能之大，内学功效之奇，并无止境。你若自暴自弃，也由得你，只是明明有了良机却错手而过，他日悔悟之时，莫来怪我言之不预。”
听了他一席话，博格丹微有愧色，只得道：“好吧，我研读便是，何必说这许多。”赛戈莱纳忽然想起卡瓦纳修士曾言道：这的最后一页，或许写有希波克拉底打通水火二液的法门，于是问道：“最后一页残片的内容，你可还记得？”博格丹摇头道：“却不记得了，当日那法兰西使者来游说我时，只给我看了一眼。待我确认了真伪，他便收了回去，说等他们拿来换走圣路易王冠，便会给我交割清楚。”
赛戈莱纳“哦”了一声，心中有些遗憾。他歇了歇气，起身道：“我在此地的使命已了，你好自为之罢。”博格丹听了他的话，怔怔呆了一呆，从角落石缝里拿出一方扁匣，递给赛戈莱纳道：“若非有你出手，我已死于隐者之下。我博格丹并非知恩不报的人，这里有我亲手炼的盖伦三灵丹五粒，乃是传下的药谱，可解天下泰半的毒性，以后或许用的着。”
赛戈莱纳也不推辞，接过来放入怀中，道声多谢。博格丹看了他一眼，忽然长长叹息一声，低声问道：“我如此对待大公，你是否觉得有罪？”赛戈莱纳不假思索道：“圣经有教训：'父吾父以及天父'对父亲尽孝，亦是侍奉天主之道。若依了旧约申命记里的说法，那忤逆父母之徒是要被石头砸死的。”博格丹道：“我是不信上帝的。”赛戈莱纳道：“上帝自在心中。”博格丹闭上眼睛，不复多言。赛戈莱纳就此拜别，迈着步子离开盆地，留下这私生子在黑暗中独坐，不知想些甚么。
博格丹后来回心转意，悉心研读，功力终于有所恢复，只因赛戈莱纳并未将卡瓦纳修士的注解一并附上，寒症不曾根治。终亚历山得鲁一世，博格丹再未迈出盆地半步。耶历一千四百三十二年，大公去世，三子争权，博格丹以特兰斯万尼亚大公扬科尔文为后盾，奇兵突起，夺取了摩尔多瓦大公之位，自称博格丹二世。他登基不久，因典伊寒劲旧症复发，被政敌所杀。他的儿子嗣后率军反正，即位大统，就是罗马尼亚史上赫然有名的斯特凡大公。此皆后话。
单说赛戈莱纳离了达干山，返回苏恰瓦城。今日总算完成杜兰德子爵一桩七年未了的夙愿，他心头大快，马匹一路跑得轻快。正午时分，他便到了城西。城头上负责守卫的斯文托维特派弟子看见是他，急忙打开城门，说大主教吩咐说一见少侠回来，要立刻请去圣西里尔大教堂。
赛戈莱纳进了教堂之时，里面寂静无声，唯有大主教正双手拄额，潜心祷告，不觉有些同情。他满腔热情为国为民，却被挚友所骗、被大公所疑、被隐者所欺，其愤懑伤心之情，可想而知。赛戈莱纳缓步过去，坐到他后面一排椅子上，轻声道：“主教大人，是我。”
约瑟夫大主教依旧保持着祷告姿势，头也不回，微微点了点头，以示知道了。赛戈莱纳问道：“尤利妮娅伤势如何？”大主教道：“已请了城里的医师诊治，如今已没了大碍，只消修养数月光景便好了。”赛戈莱纳松了口气道：“如此甚好，她可不要出甚么事情。”约瑟夫大主教道：“你的事情都办妥了？”赛戈莱纳道：“不错，我父亲的使命，今日总算是完成了一半。”约瑟夫大主教“哦”了一声，奇道：“一半？”赛戈莱纳道：“按照誓言，我父亲本该是送来，带走圣路易王冠回法国的。如今送到，王冠却还没拿到手。”
约瑟夫大主教道：“那王冠如今已经被诺瓦斯送去罗马教廷了，你如何拿回来？”赛戈莱纳神色自若道：“我在摩尔多瓦已没事，今日就启程去罗马，一则完成我老师的嘱托还愿，二则设法要回王冠，送交法兰西人。现在世人皆以为我父亲是见利忘义之徒，我要亲手把王冠送还法国皇室，要他们恢复我父亲名誉。”约瑟夫大主教倒吸一口冷气：“你说的轻巧，罗马教廷是千年名门大派，高手众多，你想从那里取出王冠，岂非是痴人说梦？何况你本身是护廷十二使徒之一，怎能反与教廷为敌了？”
赛戈莱纳苦笑道：“我还未想好，但总是要去作的，姑且走一步看一步罢。”他目光转而凌厉，又道：“我这一路，还要查访那塔罗血盟，我的一个仇人接替了凯瑟琳的月亮之位，须把她找出来血债血偿。”约瑟夫大主教拍拍膝盖，在胸前划了一个十字道：“你小小年纪，身上背负的包袱着实不轻，真是苦了你了。”赛戈莱纳道：“大主教你亦是不容易，那些事情不能公开的吧？”
约瑟夫大主教叹道：“盆地之事，自然不能张扬，那些丑事若让民众知悉，摩尔多瓦势必大乱，给了土耳其人可乘之机。哎，执事以往的一些做法，本座一直看不惯，如今设身处地，方体察到他的苦衷。”
两人四目相接，皆知对方意思。约瑟夫大主教道：“倘若你在罗马见了诺瓦斯，记得给我捎上一句话，就说本座待斯文托维特派门徒依然如旧，只是从此以后他西我东，情谊弃绝，他若上了天国，我宁愿去下地狱。”赛戈莱纳纵然满腹心事，听了也不觉莞尔道：“一个大主教要下地狱，这成甚么话！”约瑟夫耸耸肩：“这年月，要下地狱的主教只怕是比仓鼠还多哩。”说完哈哈大笑，复大声道：“本座但求自己问心无愧，旁人如何待我，便随他们去罢！”其坦荡豁达，令人心折。
赛戈莱纳道：“奥古斯丁在何处？我今日便打算出发了。”约瑟夫大主教道：“他还在看护尤利妮娅，你走之前是否要去见见她？”赛戈莱纳摇摇头：“见了亦不知要说些甚么，还是不见为益。”约瑟夫大主教揶揄道：“哎，可惜可惜，本座原还打算给你们做媒，亲为主持哩。那丫头在昏迷中，无一时不是叫着你的名字。”赛戈莱纳有些发窘，约瑟夫大主教捏住他肩膀，笑道：“我便知道这小小的摩尔多瓦，根本约束不住你。本座总有直觉，你小子早晚要有一番惊动欧罗巴全境的作为。天主在你身上究竟有何意旨，着实令人玩味。如今你且来看！”
言罢约瑟夫大主教走到堂前基督十字架下，分开袍袖，竟打起奥卡姆真理拳来。这套拳被他一招一式慢慢打来，有板有眼，每一拳均是气完神足，虎虎生风。赛戈莱纳初时不解，旋即省悟大主教欲为自己传授拳法，又不愿有师徒名分，是以用这种隐晦的方式。隐者曾说赛戈莱纳空具内力，却不懂如何施用，大主教用这套拳法，正是想以实证教他体用之妙。
赛戈莱纳念及于此，心中大为感激。他与对敌时曾用过奥卡姆真理拳，但那时只不过模仿皮毛，徒具其形，如今细心揣摩大主教运拳发劲的细微处，当真获益匪浅。
行拳既毕，约瑟夫大主教满面红光，额头一层淡淡的汗水，显然是动用了真气。他看了眼赛戈莱纳，并不问他所得几何，略擦了擦汗，便吩咐侍从去唤奥古斯丁过来。过不多时，奥古斯丁来到教堂，身后还跟着一个匆匆赶来的齐奥。齐奥一见赛戈莱纳，立刻说道：“我师妹一直在榻上念叨你的名字，你真的不去见见她么？”赛戈莱纳平淡道：“见之又有何用，你只消把我的身份说与她知，也便足够了。”齐奥还欲说些甚么，却被约瑟夫大主教拦道：“齐奥你干嘛一心为他人作嫁衣，自己却隐忍不发？”
齐奥面色涨红，垂头道：“只要她能开心，我是不妨事的。”他复抬头道：“少侠你此去罗马，若见了我老师，请他务必回来，如今大师兄、二师兄俱都身亡，斯文托维特派上下都等他来主持大局……呃，老师亦要给主教爷爷一个交代才是。”
赛戈莱纳笑着拍拍他肩膀，道：“苏恰瓦城与尤利妮娅，便交托给你了。”这是他们去奥斯曼土耳其军营之前，齐奥叮嘱约瑟夫主教的原话，如今反用回来，齐奥尴尬一笑，不知该说甚么才好了，只得用力拥抱了一下赛戈莱纳，又是感激，又是歉疚。
教堂之外已经有斯文托维特派的弟子牵来两匹罗斯骏马，马背上行囊饮食一应俱全，还挂着一片滚边的毛毡，颇为周全。赛戈莱纳跨上马背，把栗木杖背在背上，冲约瑟夫大主教与齐奥略一抱拳，朗声道：“承蒙多日照顾，咱们后会有期。”
约瑟夫大主教划出一个十字，齐奥与斯文托维特弟子用右拳压在自己左肩，同时诵了一声“哈里路亚”。马蹄声渐渐远去，待得几不可闻时，突地一阵清越高亢的优美哨音响彻半空，如雏鹰展翅，翱翔九天，众人心中俱是一震。