Goddess Wanhua Mirror

Most of them know Jacob and Jed, a silly son of a castellan, a tycoon who runs a casino, only Lude is a stranger, followed by a guard with a mask, it seems that he is not an ordinary person, so everyone is offended There was a lot of discussion, and everyone was speculating about his background.

For these onlookers who gathered together, both Jed and Lude showed composure, only Jacob was a little nervous, rubbing his face with one hand restlessly, feeling like he wanted to block but was embarrassed.

Jacob is the Duke's son, but his father doesn't like his gambling habit at all, so he tries to keep a low profile every time he comes to play.It's a pity that most of the time he will forget all these concerns because he has lost too much.

No way, that's how gambling with dogs works!

Jed's appearance did not have any impact on Lude's good luck. Although there were no outrageous cards like "Supreme Lore" in the next few rounds, Lude still won consecutively to the end. His chips have snowballed from the initial [-] to [-], and the stack is as high as a hill.

"Absolutely! There really isn't a God of Gamblers guarding me, right?"

Seeing that he had won so many hands in a row, and even the croupier's hand trembled when he dealt cards to him, Lu De couldn't help panicking.But Jed didn't take it seriously, and kept asking his subordinates to bring chips over, not only refilling for himself, but also giving some to Jacob, as if he wanted to send money to Lude.

As a result, Lu De, who had already won the numbness, couldn't stand it at first.

"That... Boss Jed, why don't you come here first, I just want to play a small gamble and have fun, I didn't expect to win so much."

Seeing that Lude didn't want to play anymore, Jed didn't say anything, and immediately asked his subordinates to help Lude exchange the chips into gold coins, and also told him to send guards to send the money directly to the Skyline Opera House.Jacob on the side didn't have the attitude of not being able to lose at this time, and sat there as quiet as a chicken.

Jacob was addicted to gambling at the moment, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that he had lost two thousand at the gambling table, and he panicked.Among them, [-] is the principal brought by him, and the other [-] is given to him by Jed.Now he is not sure whether the money was given or borrowed. If Jed ran to ask his father for the debt afterwards, it would be all over!

You must know that two thousand gold coins is not a small amount, it is enough to form a ten-man heavy cavalry squad with men and horses. He usually loses one or two hundred in the casino, and his father will at most scold him. If you know that he has lost two thousand at once, you will use a horsewhip to turn him into a spinning top with a horsewhip at ten thousand percent.

Fortunately, at this time, Lu De showed his "high emotional intelligence" side, and directly pushed [-] chips to Jacob, thanking him for playing with him, a newcomer, for so long. A friend, and then gave him a performance ticket, welcoming him to the Skyline Opera House to watch the premiere of "King of the Grotto" this weekend.

Then he allocated another two thousand and five, and asked Jed's men to distribute it to the gamblers present today, so that everyone could share in the joy, so the hall of the casino suddenly burst into cheers, and I don't know which little ghost started it At the head, everyone chanted "Sage of Gambling" and sent Lu De out together.

Accompanied by Jed and Jacob, everyone left the gate of the casino. Although the purpose of exploring the terrain was not achieved, they managed to get in touch with Jed, the elder of the fraternity, and by the way, the son of the city lord, Duke Crude.Because of the triviality of the five hundred chips, the other party has already started to call Lu De a "brother" at this moment, patted his chest and promised that he will definitely go to the theater this weekend to join him.

Under the watchful eyes of the two, Luther took Alvette away, and after Jacob confirmed that the money he lost before was a treat from Jed, and he would definitely not ask the Duke for the money, Jacob also hurriedly exchanged it With the chips in his hand, he ran home in a hurry.

Jed then returned to his office and called the subordinate who had been with him before asking.

"Tim, what do you think?"

"Masters and servants are very human."

"Oh! Isn't even that guard simple?"

"Yes, I can't see through her, she should be stronger than me."

"Haha! That's really interesting. Find a way to get in touch with the brothers in the north and let them inquire about Hugo. The key point is to find out the relationship between him and the God of Medicine. I remember you said before that the rainbow The main funder behind the song and dance troupe is the God of Medicine Sect, and he must have something to do with it. By the way, is the God of Medicine Sect very rich now?"

"Yes, master, as a newly rising sect in the north of the kingdom, even according to conservative estimates, their income from selling various medicines in the past few years is more than 20 gold coins, which is not counted as other industries."

"It's really huge profits. It's more profitable than I run a casino. Maybe I should take the time to go to the north and meet that saint named Lude in person."

"I'm afraid it will have to wait until the beginning of next spring at the earliest. The northern border area of ​​the kingdom will be blocked by heavy snow every winter, and roads and communications will be interrupted."

"Tsk! It's really troublesome. In short, let our people do their best. The sooner you confirm, the better."

"Yes, I'll do it right now."

Waving his hand to let his subordinates go down, Jed said that he wanted to stay alone until the other party went out, Jed got up and went to the mirror in the corner of the room, looking at the man in the iron mask in the mirror, Jed was a little lost in thought for a while, couldn't help but Zhu murmured to himself.

"It's been 25 years, hope has become extravagant, it's really far away!"

End of this chapter

Back at the Skyline Opera House, as soon as Lu De entered the door, he saw Servis hurried up to meet her.She told Lu De that a group of people came to the theater just now, claiming to be from the Gold and Silver Cave Casino, and sent a box of two thousand gold coins, saying it was for Mr. Hugo, and then turned around and left.

Serves had never seen a casino that offered to give money to people before, so she was not sure what the situation was for a while, so Lude said lightly that he was just going out to finish his errands, passed by the casino on the way back, and went in to play for two Well, in the end, he won two thousand gold coins and came back, and made a few friends. Everyone in Servis was dumbfounded.

"Master, this Yanmu City is full of fish and dragons, and there is no one who runs a casino. You should be more careful!"

"It's not a problem. If you really encounter something that you don't know what is good or bad, I can solve it."

"..."

In the next few days, Lu De came into contact with some small and medium-sized local song and dance troupes one after another.He intends to promote the upgrading of the local performing arts industry, and transform those small song and dance troupes that are not very popular into mobile projection teams. He can provide them with projectors and go to the surrounding towns to tour the show.

The medium-sized song and dance troupe, which is a little higher, is starting to invest and cooperate with them, and plans to form a performing arts alliance in the future.

Lu De has his own ideas on why he wants to actively win over these song and dance troupes that are not so high-end in the eyes of ordinary people.A long time ago, he had given up his plan to rely on traditional means to preach, and he did not plan to build a temple outside of Pine Town.

The successful experience gained from Serves and the Rainbow Song and Dance Troupe has made Lude understand that, compared to the traditional missionaries who force you with some cloudy teachings with a loud voice, and always want to trick you into donating money to him, Ordinary people prefer to watch some strange performances. Although it costs a little money, it can be entertaining anyway.

Therefore, Lu De's plan is to replace missionaries with actors, replace symbols with trademarks, and expand the source of faith by increasing popularity and product coverage.Don't ask everyone to join the teaching, as long as everyone knows it!

This sounds like a very simple "small goal", but the gods who can achieve this goal, apart from the Yusanjia, there is only one Mother Earth who is between the first and second lines. It is only at the regional level, and it is only famous in its own territory.

Time passed quickly, and the day of the premiere of "King of the Cave" finally arrived.

Maybe it was the intimidation Luther caused to Katie before.It left her with an indelible psychological shadow. During this time, the other party was very honest, and seemed to have given up on interfering with the Rainbow Song and Dance Troupe.

But Lu De knew that this was only temporary. Eleven and Lacey, who were secretly in charge of the investigation before, had already locked in on the inner ghost. After that day, he went to find Juan at Navarro's house again, obviously unwilling.

On the night of the premiere of the new play, Jed arrived as scheduled, and "good brother" Jacob also came.And this guy also attracted an unexpected audience, the Lord of Yanmu City, Duke Crude and his wife.Both Servis and Granny Marilyn were overjoyed by the couple's arrival.

It is worth mentioning that the arrival of the Santo and his wife was not a good thing that Jacob intended, but an "accident".

Jacob originally wanted to go to the theater by himself, and "drop in" to the casino after the show, but when he was having dinner with his family, he dared not die and said that he was going to the theater out.

The old duke, who was familiar with his son's peeing behavior, naturally didn't believe it. He stared at Jacob as if he had seen through everything. When his mother heard that her son was going to the theater at night, she thought that the boy would rarely come back from the border fortress. The whole family might as well watch it together, so there is the current scene.

And the Duke's family's collective dispatch seemed to be a signal. After other thoughtful people in the city heard about it, as long as they didn't happen to have facts at hand, they all rushed to the Skyline Opera House one after another. It was full of carriages with various emblems and stamps, which surprised many ordinary audiences who were just watching the show.

What the hell is going on?Why are all the bosses in the city here?

Due to the large number of dignitaries who came, the Skyline Opera House, which was not considered a small one, suddenly seemed a little cramped. The supply of forty boxes was in short supply, which made Granny Marilyn very troubled about how to allocate them, because there were too many people who could not afford to offend.

On the backstage side, Serves was a little nervous when she learned that there were big bosses in the audience, but she was more excited.

"Finally, finally, this day has come! Mom and Dad, my daughter must help you regain all the lost glory today. Bless me!"

Backstage, the reorganized troupe is operating efficiently like a machine. The actors who are about to go on stage are recharging their energy in the lounge. The soundtrack team is finally adjusting their instruments, and other staff members are also performing their duties. , everything seemed so orderly, which made Lude very satisfied.

"That's what it looks like."

At this time, a field manager suddenly rushed to Lude and said to him urgently.

"Mr. Hugo, are you free now?"

"what happened?"

"Yes, there are a few important people visiting the backstage. Grandma Marilyn asked me to invite you to come over."

Lu De nodded, and then asked the other party who are the big shots?The field manager said that he didn't know all of them. He only knew that there were August, the bishop of the local Guangming Sect, and Nomon, the priest of the God of War Sect.August came first, surrounded by some aristocratic believers, and Norman came later. Both sides seemed to be amicable on the surface, but they always felt that the atmosphere was not quite right.

After listening to this, Lu De thought to himself, this is a bit lively!

Following the scene manager, Lu De quickly came to the actors' rest area, and saw a group of people gathered here from a long distance, and the actors who were supposed to recharge their batteries and adjust their mentality in the lounge were being held by a The old priest wearing a golden robe was reviewing, and he was the highest person in charge of the Bright Holy Cult in Yanmu City - Bishop August.

According to Lude's information, August is 57 years old this year and has served as the bishop of Yanmu City for 11 years. It is said that he is expected to go further in the future and become the next Bright Archbishop of Duran Diocese.

However, on the surface, the majestic and upright Bishop not only secretly communicated with local gangs and even cult groups, but also had dirty PY transactions. No one dares to control his detached identity, and he can do whatever he wants.

Looking at this guy, Lude couldn't help but think of Evan Ruth from Oyster Harbor. The difference between the two probably lies in the different sects they belong to and their body types.

End of this chapter

Unlike Evan Ruth, who is full of fat and fleshy face, Bishop August is a middle-aged and elderly man with a thin figure. He wears a pair of crystal glasses with gold wire frames on his face. His smile is gentle and warm, and his eyes with slender eyebrows are almost Curved into a crescent moon, the first impression is not bad, he seems to be a gentle and nice old man.

But the actual situation can only be said to be the opposite. This man with a very deceptive appearance is insidious and cunning, and he has almost no moral bottom line in his actions.He colludes with many evil forces in Yanmu City, grabs a lot of money, and never cares whether it is stained with the blood of innocent people.

Ordinary people don't know August at all. They only know that the bishop is kind and amiable. He has built many orphanages to adopt children who have no parents. They think he is a kind person.Those victims who have seen his true colors, without exception, can no longer speak out to expose this scumbag.

And it is such a demon in human skin who has been the bishop of Yanmu City for 11 years, and is even expected to go one step further and become the diocesan archbishop of the Holy Church of Light in the entire Duran Kingdom.

However, Lu De also knew in his heart that the Yusanjia, a world religion with more than [-] million believers, must be a mixed bag of good and evil within its organization, and those who are capable may not be virtuous at the same time. No one in the Yusanjia needs to laugh at others in this regard.

Even Lude himself didn't dare to guarantee that when he was gone one day in the future, would the Medicine God Sect and even the entire Pantheon that he created would be willing to degenerate into a more unbearable appearance than this.

When Lude came over, August was chatting with the actors, and he looked very friendly, without the airs of a big man at all.

But seeing this guy's impeccable acting skills, Lu De suddenly had a very subtle sense of déjà vu, as if when he was in Pine Town, he almost looked like a generous elder to the outside world. It always looks familiar.

At this time, Lude noticed that beside August, a man wearing the robes of the God of War religion stood there.Different from August's full face, this man looked stern and unsmiling, his burly figure could not be concealed even by the loose robes, and his upright figure was completely like a soldier.

Lu De felt that he knew without asking, that this person should be Nomen, the Priest of the God of War Cult mentioned earlier by the field manager, a priest who had been a guardian knight, who could fight, milk and assist, and was a force with high blood and thick flesh. , Suddenly a strong and powerful!

It is worth mentioning that this guy's own father is the Archbishop of the Duran Diocese of the God of War Sect. He only took office the year before last, and he has a strong background.

In addition, according to the information provided by Hume, this person is one of the few people in Yanmu City who are responsible for his conscience, he is upright and has a strong sense of justice.It's a pity that Yanmu City's general environment is like this, Nuomen is a good tiger who can't stand up to the pack of wolves, and it's hard for him to do anything other than stick to himself.

Seeing such two important figures, one black and one white, appearing in the background at the same time, Lu De, who didn't know what they were here for, could only go up to them.

As for the actors of the troupe, Servis was trying her best to thank the bishop for coming.The other party's identity was there, and Serves knew that even though Lude was behind her, this was Yanmu City, and the bishop and priest in front of her were not bosses she could easily provoke, so she could only deal with it cautiously.

Out of women's keen intuition, Serves always felt that the seemingly kind-hearted Bishop August in front of her made her uncomfortable. When the other party shook hands with her, she seemed to squeeze it without a trace, but the one next to her was always cold. The man with a straight face didn't give her such an uncomfortable feeling.

At this moment, Lude finally came, and Servis, as if waiting for a savior, couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief in her heart, and took the initiative to pull him over to resist the line.

"My lord bishop, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Hugo, a very good playwright and artistic genius. Our troupe previously featured "Romeo and Juliet" and the new play "The King of the Grotto" to be staged today. Both were written by his mentor Shakespeare, and it is thanks to his assistance that we are able to present these two excellent works on stage."

"Oh! I've heard about the drama "Romeo and Juliet" before, and I heard that it is very popular in the capital. Is it the work of Mr. Hugo's mentor? I am ashamed to say that this is the first This is the first time I've heard of Shakespeare's name, probably because I'm ignorant."

"My lord bishop, it's normal that you haven't heard of it. Although my mentor has created many works in his life, his character...is really weird. He made an oath before his death that all works would not be published before his death."

"why?"

"Uh...he said he didn't want to hear the black farts of those so-called critics, so he posted them after he was dead, so that he would be out of sight and out of mind."

"..." xN

With just a few words, Lu De set up a strange old man as a "holster" for the fictional Shakespeare in his mouth.Everyone present was obviously taken aback after listening to it, but vaguely felt that this kind of lonely and weird feeling was indeed in line with the "geek" that most people imagined.

They were talking here when Alvette came over.Miss Ying Ling has been acting as "Hugo's bodyguard" during this time, replacing Aina and Shanisi who are inconvenient to appear in public, and waiting for orders by Lude's side.

After the other party came over, she immediately whispered a few words into Lude's ear, but her appearance instantly caught August's attention.

Since it was backstage in the theater rather than on the street, Yarvette did not wear the metal mask that she criticized for interfering with the sight on both sides, and the cloak that could cover most of her body, resulting in her pretty and flawless face and bumpy body. The body curve is completely exposed in front of August.

On the spot, the old pervert secretly gave a very high evaluation to the heroic silver-haired girl in front of him - first-class stuff!

Noticing that there was a difference in August's expression, his eyes kept drifting towards Alvette.Combined with the evaluation of the other party, Lu De understood what the other party was thinking almost instantly.

So Lu De strongly suppressed the urge to send the opponent away with a set of combos, and turned to Servis who was at the side and asked.

"Miss Service, is the show about to start?"

"Uh... oh! I almost forgot if you didn't remind me. The time flies so fast, the show is about to start!"

Under Lude's "reminder", Serves understood, immediately let the actors take their positions, and then asked Bishop August to return to the box as soon as possible.

August opened his mouth, and finally left the backstage surrounded by everyone. Before leaving, he looked back at Lude meaningfully... Alvette behind him made Lude, who noticed his gaze His brows became more and more furrowed.

End of this chapter

After August left, the backstage immediately became much cleaner, while Nomen, who came with him, deliberately slowed down and kept a distance from the other party. Before leaving, he looked back at Lu De with a look on his face. The expression seemed hesitant to speak.

"Master Nuomen, is there anything else you can do?"

"Nothing, I wish you a smooth performance."

"Thank you."

Looking at the back of Nuomen leaving, Lu De seemed to vaguely guess why this guy deliberately followed August to the backstage, and then just stood aside and watched without saying a word the whole time.

Because Norman knew that as long as he was watching, it might not be able to completely prevent August from doing whatever he wanted, but at least it would make him restrained and restrained, and this was exactly his purpose.

"He does seem like a nice guy."

After everyone who was in the way left, the backstage had entered the final countdown to the opening, and the hall was overcrowded. After the expansion, there were no empty seats in the [-] seats, and all the forty boxes were filled with this Yanmu City. A big man worthy of the name.

Such a grand occasion, Grandma Marilyn thought it was the first time she saw it in her life.

"By the gods, I wish the show all the best."

Soon, the lights in the hall dimmed, and the thousands of spectators on the stage suddenly fell silent, staring expectantly at the stage curtain.Among the many audiences, Katie in disguise also got in the way.What happened that day left a lot of psychological shadow on her, and she had nightmares for many days in a row, dreaming that she was turned into a haggard old woman by the magic playwright named Hugo.

The strong fear made her temporarily give up harassing the Rainbow Song and Dance Troupe, but she was still unwilling. With the intention of investigating the enemy's situation, she put on makeup and went to watch the premiere of "The Cave King".She wondered what, other than the script, was different.

On the other side of the box on the second floor, Duke Crude was leaning on his chin with a bored expression on his face.He himself doesn't like watching dramas very much, especially the current mainstream dramas, most of which are based on love stories, which don't suit the duke's taste very much.On the contrary, his regular wife loves to watch it very much. Whenever she is free on weekdays, she will drag him to the Tianlai Opera House.

But this time, the Duke was not drawn by his wife, but because of his worrying son Jacob.