The door opened, and everyone saw a young man in knight's armor striding in. Seeing his appearance, the old man's expression instantly became much more gloomy.

"What are you doing here!"

Although he didn't drive the other party away directly, from the old man's tone, he could already hear that he obviously didn't have a good impression of this young knight. In the face of the old man's questioning, the young man didn't seem to feel the other party's disgust at all. Instead, he looked at the old man in front of him with a smile, and did not speak immediately, but squinted his eyes and looked at Jenn and the others who were standing next to him.

"I really didn't expect that old Peter, your luck is not bad, there are still guests coming to the door at this time."

"They are not guests........."

Hearing the young knight's words, Old Peter's complexion changed several times, and finally he frowned and spoke in a low tone. In the face of Old Peter's answer, the young knight only sneered and did not say anything more. He glanced at the girls standing next to him, then withdrew his gaze with little interest. If it was Enoa or Elise standing in front of the young knight at this time, then I'm afraid he would have judged with a twinkle in his eyes. But at the moment, Irinster is still a child after all, although it can also be said to be cute, but there is still a lot of distance from the dazzling beauty. Not to mention that they were still dressed as maids, and the young knight was clearly not interested in these servants. Instead, he looked at Jenn with interest for a moment, then shrugged his shoulders.

"Well, if you say no, you don't, old Peter, I'm not here to talk to you about such a trivial matter. By the way, this is the temple's verdict on you, you can take a look. ”

As he spoke. The young knight took a sheepskin scroll from his bosom and placed it on the counter. Looking at the scroll, Old Peter's body trembled slightly, and he stared at the scroll for a moment, and then reached out to take it. Then slowly open it. And when the old man saw the contents of the scroll clearly, his face suddenly turned extremely white in an instant. The already rickety body trembled slightly, and then I saw the old man slumped on the chair next to him as if he had completely lost his strength, looking at the ground with blank eyes.

"Well, judging by the way you look, you should already know your crimes."

Looking at the old man's appearance, the young knight smiled smugly, and then he spoke again.

"In that case, you should know what to do. Of course, the great Templar Order allows you to defend yourself, and the time is set for tomorrow morning at ten o'clock when you will head to the Temple of the Harvest, where you will receive a righteous verdict. Old Peter, the gods will not forgive you for such apostasy. You see, the reason why we haven't put you in prison until now is simply because of your daughter's intercession. If you dare to leave Violet City half a step. You know what the consequences will be. ”

“……………”

This time, the old man didn't even have the strength to answer. He just nodded slightly in response. After seeing the old man's response, the young knight turned away with satisfaction. And when he reached out and pushed the door open, he turned his head to look at Jenn as if he remembered something.

"Oh, yes, this gentleman. I haven't seen you in Violet City. You must have just arrived in the city...... It is better to stay here less, as the shopkeeper is now an apostate. ”

With that, the young knight pushed the door open and left. The crisp sound of a bell rang and disappeared into the silence of the store again.

"What ............!"

Lyndy glared at the door in displeasure. Originally, the son of the witch was born to deal with the priests, not to mention that Lindy had been injured by the paladin in the battle before, and at this moment, in the girl's heart, as long as she had anything to do with the Templar, she was basically hostile. Therefore, she was very dissatisfied with the young knight's domineering attitude. Hearing Lindy's complaint, the old man smiled bitterly and waved his hand.

"All right, this young lady, don't talk nonsense. That's the paladins of the Templar Order, and if you hear it, you're going to get in big trouble. ”

"The Templar? Cut, what's wrong with the Templar Order, it's not ............... yet"

Before Lindy could finish her words, she was pulled by Irene Strandra's sleeve, and finally the girl also closed her mouth angrily and didn't say anything more. Instead, Valrhona put down the perfume bottle in her hand and asked curiously.

"My lord, what is an apostate?"

It's no wonder Valrhona is so confused, she is also a priest of the Temple of Water, but Valrhona has never heard of such a crime as an apostate. Listening to the young knight and old Peter, the girl also vaguely understood the background of some things, and it was obvious that this old man seemed to have committed some serious crime and needed to be tried by the Templar Order. But because of this, it made Valrhona more and more confused. It stands to reason that if the old man had really broken the teachings, the Templars should have arrested him a long time ago. But now it seems that the Templar Order did not arrest the old man, but asked him to stand trial............... It's no wonder Valrhona was confused.

"Apostate is a believer who has violated the doctrine."

Hearing Valrhona's inquiry, Jenn quickly gave an answer.

Of course, this kind of crime can be big or small, and ordinary people can't use it. After all, very few people actually violate the doctrine, and those who violate the doctrine are basically put to death as degenerates. ”

"What, then, is this apostate for?"

Hearing this, not only Valrhona, but also Irest and Lindy were confused. If you break the doctrine and are put to death as a degenerate, what else do you want this apostate to do? In the face of their doubts, Jenn also shrugged his shoulders.

"To put it simply, it's a difference in degree, you see, it's like in our place, killing people needs to pay for their lives, the law stipulates that. But stealing from others does not require death, but requires hard labor. Now this old gentleman is in this state, he has violated the doctrine, but the situation is not very serious, so he will be treated as an apostate. ”

Saying this, Jenn also looked at the old man.

"But to be honest, I'm also curious, although apostate is no worse than a degenerate, but it's a repeat offense. It's funny that you're not locked up awaiting trial. ”

"Hehe........."

Hearing this, the old man pulled the corners of his mouth helplessly, revealing a wry smile.

"In fact, they don't worry about me leaving at all, what's the difference between me being here and being in prison?!"

At the end, a little irrepressible anger finally appeared in the old man's voice. He clenched his fists hard, and a deep pain appeared on his face. But after a few moments, the old man sighed again like a deflated ball, and then he tried to stand up and looked at Jenn with a helpless smile.

"I'm sorry for this guest, but......... That's all I can do for today. I don't think you want to buy a sinner's goods............"

"That's not good."

However, to the old man's surprise, Jenn did not turn around and hurried away as he expected. Instead, he pulled a chair and sat down, then leaned back leisurely.

"Actually, sir, I'm curious about what happened to you, if you may, can you tell me the details?"

"This ........."

Hearing Jenn's words, the old man hesitated. He didn't plan to say too much about himself, and the other party was still an outsider, so there was no need to get involved in his own trouble. So the old man instinctively wanted to refuse, but just as he looked up at Jenn, about to refuse. only to find that the young man's eyes flashed a strange red light. And at this time, a thought suddenly emerged from the old man's mind.

Anyway, things have come to this point, what's the use of concealing it? It's better to speak up and make yourself relaxed. Anyway, things have come to this point, haven't they?

Thinking of this, the old man did not hesitate any longer, but just sighed and sat down, and began to tell Jenn about his troubles.

As the barrel owner said, Old Peter was indeed the best perfumer in Violet City, and his perfume was so popular that it could almost be regarded as a business card of Violet City, so business has been good. And the elder Peter himself is a devout disciple of the god of the harvest, not only actively participating in every offering, but also going to church every day, wind and rain never stopping. It can be said that if you want to give the residents of Violet City an excellent model and good citizen, then Old Peter is definitely at the top of the list.

But unfortunately, half a month ago, Old Peter's peaceful life was broken. The reason is simple, the son of the Count of Violet has taken a fancy to his daughter. And old Peter didn't have a good impression of the fishy loser, so he refused. It is also for this reason that the Violet family was offended. Shortly after that, the Templar came and tried to seal down his shop. For old Peter, of course, he could not accept it. But the reason given by the Templar Order startled Old Peter -- they claimed that the old man had violated the teachings of the God of the Harvest!

Originally, according to the rules, Old Peter was supposed to be taken by the paladins to the prison of the Templar Order, and then await trial. But old Peter was too old to endure the sufferings and torments. In the end, his daughter decided to stand up and use herself as a weight to go to the Violet family to negotiate. I don't know what the two sides agreed, but in the end Old Peter was released. His daughter, on the other hand, remained in the Violet family.

Of course, in fact, what the two sides have made is basically understandable.

But...............

"The Templar arrested people without any evidence?"

Hearing this, Jenn expressed some incredulity, knowing that the Templar Order was not those nobles who would arrest people without evidence -- wouldn't it be crazy?

Hearing this, the old man bowed his head deeply.

"In fact, they have evidence."

Then, he replied bitterly. (To be continued.) )