Ark's Journey to the Demon God

"Great Elder, this arrow is the same as the one that killed the Holy Lady!" Chief Brantao reminded.

This…

Olafur rubbed his eyebrows. He felt that things were a bit confusing and not that simple.

The great elder sat at the head and asked some more questions, but everyone still had no clue.

Outside the door, more and more Kjelag people gathered. They all wanted to know who murdered the saint. It seemed that if there was no result today, they would not leave the square.

wow-

The door opened, and a soldier of the Perrochi family walked in: "Chief, we searched the Holy Mountain and found no trace of the assassin!"

Not found, which is really bad news.

In such a short period of time, it is unlikely that the murderer has left the snow realm, so this means that the murderer is most likely hiding in Kjerag.

"Since the murderer has not been found, there is a high probability that he is hiding in Kjerag. I suggest taking advantage of this moment to send troops to seal all the entrances and exits of Kjerag, and then let trustworthy people search for the murderer door to door!" The elder ordered.

After giving this order, Olafur couldn't help but frown. Searching didn't matter, but blocking the entrances and exits was not a good thing. You must know that in the past few days, Kjerag's caravans have to go out to deliver goods, and now all the entrances and exits have been blocked. If we seal it up, what will happen to the Kjerag people's business?If the murderer is never found, wouldn't it mean that... Kjerag will never be open to the public?

Olafur raised his head suddenly, as if he thought of something.He looked at the Great Elder. His expression was extremely calm and he could not tell what was in his mind. He then looked at Agaritu, whose expression was extremely gloomy. This made Olafur even more sure of what he was thinking. He tried Sex asked:

"Great Elder...if we block the entrance and exit, when will we open it?"

"What's there to ask? Of course it will be open as soon as the murderer is found!" Chief Perrochi said.

What if you can't find it?

Kjerag, are you going to be isolated again?Only this time, it's not the wind and snow that isolates it, but people...

"Great Elder, there must be a target for our search, right? How do we start?" Chief Brantao asked.

"Since the murderer used this kind of strange arrow, I suggest that everyone who owns this kind of arrow be arrested and interrogated together."

"It can't be done."

Olafur shook his head. Among the Kjerag people, there are more than tens of thousands of people who have bought such bows and arrows.Arrest all these people?Where to put it?Who will manage it?Who will interrogate?This is simply not realistic.

"Then, instead of arresting them, interrogate them at the owner's home. As for those arrows, I suggest that all the things related to these arrows be collected and destroyed.

, in order to prevent future troubles and serve as a warning, this is always okay, right? "

It doesn't work either!

Olafur smiled helplessly. Everything related to the arrows was collected. Do you want to collect the bow?Should the bow string be tightened?Should we collect the feathers used to make the bow, the steel used to make the bow, and the oil used to maintain the arrows?Should the machinery used to make these things be collected?The words of the great elder almost destroyed all of Kjerag's "foreign products"!

Or is this his plan? !

In the hall, Shen Muke looked at the Great Elder. He finally understood everything and finally knew what the Great Elder's plan was.

From the beginning, he fell into the trap of the great elder.

First, he invited himself to the Holy Hunting Ceremony, then arranged for an assassin to assassinate him, and then used the prey he found from the beginning to attract the Saint to be alone, and then murdered the Saint. Finally, while he was alone, he shot another arrow. Guide yourself to the scene where the saint was murdered, so that you become a suspect.

And now, while he is defending himself, he blocks Kjerag and confiscates foreign goods on the pretext that the murderer cannot be found... What is this going to do?This is a forced change of all the changes Shen Muke made to Xierag, and the reasons used are impeccable. If the saint is killed, Xierag must find the murderer, right?But if it remains undetected, wouldn't Xierag return to his independent state?

At this point, Shen Muke's seven years of hard work were in vain.

Amazing, he is truly worthy of being a great elder. This set of strategies is so intertwined that it is almost impeccable!It can only be regretted that Shen Muke is in the middle of the situation at this time, his own suspicion has not been cleared, and he is completely unable to interfere with Xierag's decision-making.

Xierag must find the murderer, and the method of finding the murderer will make Shen Muke's seven years of hard work come to nothing.

The Great Elder made a move, and with just this one move, Shen Muke was caught off guard and unable to resist, because the Great Elder was planning a conspiracy, and he could not avoid it.

Shen Muke sat on the chair, his face pale. He needed a way at this time, a way to find the murderer without doing those things -

"I plead guilty!" Shen Muke stood up, his voice extremely loud.

The heads of the three families were stunned. They didn't know what Agaritu was going crazy about.

"Everyone, I will no longer hide anything. There has never been an assassin with a bow and arrow. I did everything... I was the one who found a new prey on the way to find the Holy Lady, and I shot it with an arrow. I went, but I didn’t expect to shoot the Saint, everything is my fault!”

Shen Muke said with confidence, showing that he was not crazy.

"Bastard!" Old Perrochi cursed: "How dare you lie before? How dare you lie to the body of the Holy Lady?"

He waved his hand, and two Holy Mountain soldiers came over: "Lock up this murderer first, and we will discuss how to deal with him later!"

Shen Muke stretched out his arms and cooperated with the Holy Mountain Army to tie himself up - "Can you bring my cane with you? That is very important to me."

The leader of the Holy Mountain Army glanced at Shen Muke. He picked up the cane and said, "Mr. Agaritu, you are now a prisoner... But I respect you very much, so please don't make it too difficult for me. "

"I understand, thank you for your kindness."

Mr. Olafur stood up and seemed to want to say something, but he saw Shen Muke shaking his head secretly at him, so he swallowed back the words in his mouth.

"Now that the murderer has been caught, we can announce it to Kjerag." The great elder stood up and walked towards the door...

……

The murderer of the Holy Lady was caught.

The murderer was Agaritu.

This was a result that stunned everyone.

The people of Kjelag devoutly believe in Yelagund, and the Holy Lady is the symbol of Yelagund. She is sacred and inviolable in the eyes of the Kjelag people. However, during this holy hunt, someone actually tried to murder the Saint. , this is undoubtedly a provocation to the beliefs of the Kjerag people. When the news first came out, the Kjerag people wanted to skin and cramp the murderer.

But now, the people of Xierag are confused, because Manzhuyuan said that the murderer of the saint was Mr. Agaritu.

Where is this going?Is Mr. Agaritu crazy?Why did he want to harm the saint?

Then news came out that Mr. Agaritu accidentally killed the saint while hunting.

At this time, the Kjerag fell silent.

They fell into a strange confusion. Mr. Agaritu killed the saint, which was disrespectful to Yeragond, so according to the tradition of the Sherag people, he should suffer the harshest punishment.

But that was Mr. Agaritu!

It is Mr. Agaritu who builds bridges and roads for everyone, opens up trade routes, and makes everyone live a good life.

Who among the Kjelags doesn’t know Agaritu?Who has not received the favor of Agaritu?It has been seven years. Mr. Agaritu has stayed in Kjerag for seven years. In these seven years, Kjelag has transformed from a closed snowland into a wealthy country today. People have eaten delicious food and put on new clothes. There will no longer be poor people in Kjerag who freeze to death in the cold night, and all of this was brought about by Mr. Agaritu.

But now, Manzhuyuan said that Mr. Agaritu had harmed the Holy Lady... This made the Sherag people silent. They retreated from the square, left Manzhuyuan, left the Holy Mountain, returned home, and closed their rooms tightly. Door.

They felt like they were living a nightmare. Just now, the two people in the hearts of the Kjelags

The pillar collapsed...

The Xierag people left Manzhuyuan, but the meeting of the three tribes was still going on, and they wanted to discuss a way to deal with Agaritu.

The heads of the three families each hold their own opinions, but the elder is determined to use ancient traditions to deal with Agaritu.

"Our tradition is not suitable for Agaritu, he is not from the Snow Realm!" Olafur said.

"But he harmed the saint, didn't he? Our tradition is just for this time!" Old Perrochi retorted.

Until late at night, there was still no result.

"Since we can't discuss it, let's put it aside for now. Everyone can go back and discuss it. We will continue tomorrow." The great elder said.

"Then, so be it."

The heads of the three families bowed and left Manzhuyuan.

On the first day of the Snow Mountain Ceremony, the saint was killed and Agaritu was imprisoned.

Everything has just begun...

Chapter 25 A gentleman can bully others

At night, Kjerag's cell was especially cold.

Fortunately, the leader of the Holy Mountain Army was very considerate and specially applied for a brazier for Shen Muke so that he would not get sick from the cold.

laugh--

Ta-ta-ta-ta...

The prison door was opened, footsteps sounded, and the Great Elder appeared in the shadows.

"Oh, isn't this the great elder? There are so few visitors, so why do you have time to come to my place? It's a pity that the conditions in your cell are limited, otherwise I would treat you to a cup of milk tea~"

"Agaritu, you don't have to be like this. I know that you have many doubts in your heart at this time, and you also hate me. It doesn't matter. I just want to chat with you. You should also have something to say to me, right?"

"Hey~ Great Elder, do you want me to die?"

The great elder took a bench and sat down. The two looked at each other across the iron cage.

"Boy Agaritu, if you have any questions, just ask them. Only tonight, I will tell you everything."

"Okay, then I'm welcome." Shen Muke sat up straight, propped up his back with his cane, and then said: "Where should I start? By the way, I want to ask you, first of all, please invite me to the Holy Hunt , was it arranged by you?"

"It's me. I arranged for someone to send you an invitation in the name of Yelagund. Before that, I deliberately kept quiet for a few months and gathered all the people in Manzhuyuan to keep you at all times. Be alert, so that when I send out the invitation, you will have to accept it." the great elder replied.

Shen Muke nodded, and then said: "The Holy Lady has not participated in the Holy Hunt for several years, but this time she has joined. Is it your arrangement?"

"It's me. I gave the Saint her advice and she accepted it."

"In the woods, that archer's original intention was to kill me?"

"That's right, at first, we all thought that you were just a technician with some knowledge and weak in force, so I asked Wilt to shoot you with arrows, hoping that you would simply die in the Holy Hunt." The great elder shook his head. Shaking his head: "But I didn't expect that Wilt shot an arrow with all his strength, but it was caught by your hand. He was frightened and could only run away in a hurry..."

"Oh, Great Elder, you haven't paid attention to my caravan, have you? Anyone who has run a caravan with me basically knows that I have been on the battlefield and seen blood!"

"I see, this is my negligence." The great elder nodded.

"That assassin couldn't deal with me, so he went to assassinate the Holy Lady? Was it him who killed the Holy Lady?!"

"Yes, this is my backup plan. If Wilt can't kill you, let him kill the saint with the arrows he bought from you, so that everything can continue."

Although he had expected it, Shen Muke still found it difficult to accept it.

The Great Elder of Manzhuyuan, in order to deal with him, can even the saint be sacrificed?How much does the Great Elder hate him?

"You killed the saint, are you not afraid of facing the wrath of Jeragond?"

"It doesn't matter." The great elder shook his head, his voice was quite firm, "Everything I did was for Kjerag, for the Snow Realm. On this road, a little sacrifice is nothing, Yeragond Will forgive me."

Shen Muke was speechless. Is this the so-called doing bad things with a clear conscience?What an eye-opener.

"In the parliament, you said you would blockade Kjerag and confiscate all foreign goods, just to make my efforts go to waste?"

The great elder shook his head and said: "Actually, this is just a bad move of last resort... I have thought for a long time about how to change Kjerag back to his original appearance. Finally, I was surprised to find that your seven-year plan is too grand. , has taken over almost all aspects of the lives of the Kjerag people... I want to gradually disintegrate it, which is completely impossible, so I can only come up with this strategy to cut through the mess quickly and end all the changes you have brought about."

"But you didn't expect that I would be so enlightened that I would rather bear charges that had nothing to do with me to preserve the results of Xierag's transformation?" Shen Muke raised his eyebrows.

"Indeed, I have to say that although I can't accept your ideas, you really surprise me." The great elder's eyes flickered, "In my decades of life, I have never seen someone like you. Such an ideal [person], you would do this for a country that has nothing to do with you. You are not greedy for wealth or power. You actually worked hard for Kjerag for seven years, and you were willing to do so. Bearing the crime for the so-called [reformation results], and even willing to sacrifice myself, this makes me shocked.

Eye-opening. "

"Oh, how can a stupid and conservative old stubborn understand the brilliance of an idealist?" Shen Muke said with a chuckle.

"It's precisely because of this that I can put you in this cage, isn't it? People like you are the easiest to jump into my layout." The Great Elder was not angry. He already had a chance to win, so there was no need to be angry.

[Can a gentleman be deceived?]Indeed, Shen Muke is such a person.

"Sherag, what should you do with me?" Shen Muke got the answer, and he seemed to have accepted the outcome.

"If according to Kjelag's tradition, you murder the saint, you will have to kowtow 1 heads in front of the statue of Yelagund, then cut your blood vessels open and sprinkle your whole body's blood on the holy mountain to repay you. 【crime】."

"Hey - as expected of Manzhuyuan, can you think of such a cruel punishment?" Shen Muke said in surprise.

"It's not Manzhuyuan, it's the punishment set by the great Yeragond."

"Don't lie to yourself, Great Elder. If I remember correctly, Manzhuyuan's classics should be dated, right? Yeragond would not issue such an order. From ancient times to the present, the only ones who are truly cruel to humans are humans. Own!"

"Whatever you say, but the council has not yet decided on your ending, so you can pray to Yeragonde, maybe you can have a decent death?" the great elder said nonchalantly.

"Oh, it doesn't matter if both the left and right are dead... Great Elder, you said that I have done so much for Kjerag, the moment I close my eyes, will Yeragund let me return to her arms? ?That must be wonderful, right?”

"...If I can, I actually don't want to take your life. Why would a person like you bother to come to Kjerag's muddy waters? It's just your fault that you chose the wrong path."

"Oh, let me tell you, Great Elder, an idealist will never regret his own path, never."

The great elder shook his head, and then he asked his own question: "Agaritu, where is your companion? You were the only one who showed up at the Holy Hunting Ceremony. Where is the girl named Nian? Where did she go?"

"I don't know either, hehehe, maybe you can ask Yeragonde? Maybe she will tell you."

"Maybe..." The great elder shook his head. He didn't care about a little girl who was alone. Even if she had some abilities, what could she do in Kjerag?

The great elder stood up and was leaving.

"Great Elder! Who is that assassin? Why have I never seen him before?" Shen Muke asked loudly while holding on to the iron cage.

"His name is Wilt. He is from outside. I don't know his identity. Speaking of which, he seems to know you..." The great elder's voice came from afar.