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"Lord lord! Please also express your condolences."

The minister knelt down on the ground in grief, comforting the Earl who was sobbing uncontrollably.

"Why...my daughter……"

The Count covered his face and cried

"She is my only living relative..."

The count beat his thigh and suddenly drew out his sword angrily.

"Damn God, I will split his statue in pieces!"

When the minister saw this, he hurriedly stopped the earl and said in horror:

"Absolutely not, lord count, God will be angry with us."

Looking at the minister's panic expression, the earl slumped down on his seat weakly, and the sword he held tightly fell to the ground. There is a legend of the Moon God in this territory, and the Moon God protects the entire area at a price But every hundred years, the ruler's daughter must be sacrificed to the gods.

This year happens to be one hundred years old, and the earl's daughter is also in her youth.

At the same age, she will be sacrificed on the night of the full moon three days later. It was sent to the Moon Forest and dedicated to the gods.

The girl who was sent to the forest would be returned to the city the next day, but her eyes were already blind.

According to the old people, the girl saw the great moon god, the soul She was taken away and became the wife of God.

The eyes are considered to be the windows of the soul, and blindness corresponds to the departure of the soul.

Once a ruler thought of using a farmer's daughter to replace her, but the result was that she was beaten ten times in a row. It rained heavily for ten days and nights.

Fate has been determined, and the count's daughter will not escape her bad luck.

At this time, the count's daughter is already preparing to be sent to the Forest of the Moon.

The priests braided the hair of the young and beautiful Furala and asked for sacrifices. What happened on the day of the festival

"Miss, you should close your eyes before entering the forest and never open them."

The priest said with a sad look on his face.

"Okay, I get it now."

Fura La twitched her shoulders and gently brushed away the tears from the corners of her eyes.

This is the Church of the Moon, and the one-eyed statue of the Moon God frightened this young girl.

There are only three days left before she will be sent to the forest. Deep down, she became the wife of the Moon God.

When she thought of never seeing her dear father again, tears could not stop flowing down her face.

"Miss, now you have to look at the figure of the Moon God, and please try not to blink."

The priest finished the work at hand, told Flora the next steps and left.

Flora raised her tearful face and stared at the statue of the Moon God with great reluctance.

The statue only had one eye. But it has nearly eight arms, and the overall shape is really not normal.

Flora also knew about the devastating rainstorm many years ago, and she did not dare to lose her temper, for fear that the people in her territory would suffer misfortune again.

Flora had already watched For a long time, I didn’t even dare to blink my eyelids. My eyes started to feel sore very early.

"Madam, take a break, no one will know."

A young knight walked in, looked at Flora's red eyes, and said very worriedly.

He is the child of the count's old friend. They have been good friends since childhood, and now he is Flora's personal guard.

This knight does not believe in the moon god, and he can no longer stand this ridiculous behavior.

"The gods will see, Victor."

Fora La replied

"No, miss, that's just a rumor, nothing divine."

The young knight said hurriedly. Seeing Flora's painful look, he felt very distressed.

"No, Victor."

Fora La did not look back and continued to stare at the statue.

"You know that rainstorm."

Fora La said again.

Victor walked out and glanced at the dazzling sun in the sky, then turned back. This time he went directly to the altar.

"That's just a coincidence! The sun is shining now, Flora."

Victor hugged Flora without any warning.

"ah! Victor? I am the count's daughter."

Victor's behavior caught Flora off guard. Although she was frightened, her tone was not very angry.

"Please take a good rest, Furala."

Victor placed Furala on the bench aside, and then climbed onto the altar again.

"What are you doing Victor?"

Fu Lala asked puzzledly.

"Cover...His eyes."

Victor put the small buckler he carried on the head of the statue, just covering the one eye.

"Now, you don’t have to worry about being seen."

Victor jumped down from the altar, turned around and smiled at Flora.

"Really, you are my knight. Not to mention your previous outrageous behavior, now you are blaspheming!"

Fora wiped away her tears and pretended to be serious and preached to Victor.

"I'm two years older than you, and I also volunteered to be a knight."

Victor sat down next to Furala, took off his chainmail gloves, and gently knocked on Furala's head.

"First of all, I am your brother who is two years older than you. Secondly, I am your knight guard."

Victor stroked Furala's soft hair lovingly, and then used his fingers to scratch her nose.

"I hate it, I want to tell my father to go and you bully me again."

The sadness on Flora's face was completely gone. She waved her fists at Victor, but was blocked by him.

The two were playing happily, and gradually, Flora's arms became a little sore. She lay in Victor's arms.

Victor was wearing soft cotton armor. Although it was not as good as the pillow at home, she still felt warm and comfortable.

Victor was still wearing a half-covered armor before. The plate and chain armor was said to be worried about her encountering any danger.

Since she was caught in the hair when seeking Victor's hug, the plate and chain armor was replaced by soft armor, but for defense, Victor still added one lined chain mail

"Now, Victor, why did you refuse your father's request to be knighted for you?"

Pillow An Ran on the knight's chest, Furala asked.

"I don't really like being in politics, and I don't care about those identities. I just want to be by your side."

Victor replied into Flora's ear, which made Flora's face feel a little hot.

"Idiot, once you are knighted, you will be able to marry me openly and honestly.……"

Flora said hesitantly, and as soon as she finished speaking, she shyly buried her face in Victor's chest.

"It doesn't matter, the earl is not a conservative person, he will agree, but something unexpected happened now."

Victor gently hugged Flora's waist and stared coldly at the abominable Moon God statue.

"Fool……"

Furala bit the fabric around her mouth slightly, but she was very happy inside.

"The priest is here, return to your original position!"

Victor moved his ears, quickly picked up Flora, and quickly placed her on the altar, taking away the shield at the same time.

Flora quickly straightened her clothes and continued to gaze at the statue of the god devoutly.

"Why are you standing here?"

The priest's voice sounded.

"Ah, I was worried that there might be danger inside, so I……"

This is Victor's voice

"Alas, what danger could there be in a church? I know how you feel, get out now."

The priest didn't get angry, but helplessly asked Victor to retreat outside.

"OK"

Victor returned to stand guard at the door of the church.

"Madam, you can rest now."

Seeing that Furala was still watching, the priest nodded approvingly and told her that she could stop.

"call……"

Furala exhaled a long breath and walked down from the altar with the help of the priest.

"You rest here and I'll get you some food."

Bringing her to the bench, the priest saluted her and then left again.

Outside the door, Victor stuck his head out and winked at her triumphantly.

She responded to her beloved knight with a smile, but the god did not Any reaction, it makes her feel better

"It's really exciting."

Fora thought this and began to look forward to the fun they would have tomorrow.