Han Ming was sitting on a chair, with a plate of fruit and a pot of Tianjie specialty tea placed on the table to his right.
But Han Ming didn't have the slightest intention to move.
His eyes were slightly closed, as if he was thinking about something.
Between the legs is the skull of a skeleton soldier.
After a while, a faint green light appeared on Han Ming's chest.
The skull seemed to suddenly come to life, and its jaw suddenly began to open and close, jumping back and forth between Han Ming's legs.
After jumping twice, it returned to its still state.
Looking at the green light on Han Ming's chest, it gradually became much weaker until it disappeared.
After a while, the green light on his chest appeared again, but it was still unstable.
The skull beat again, intermittently.
He breathed a sigh of relief and thought to himself, this life rune array is really complicated.
It is still a bit reluctant to rely on meditation to completely remember it in your mind.
But it's still pretty good and there's some progress.
If you make progress, you can see hope. One day, if you can follow your heart, it will not be an unattainable dream.
"Prince Han Ming, His Majesty the Pope invites you."
A Vatican attendant stepped out from the inner door and said respectfully.
Han Ming nodded and followed his figure as he entered.
In the study, the Pope wore a silver mask and was behind the desk, with no expression on his face.
"Go down."
The waiter bowed and left, closing the door of the study room behind him.
Han Ming smiled: "Senior Sister Yang."
The Pope did not respond, but quietly looked at Han Ming through the cold mask.
Han Ming felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by the Pope and said with a smile: "Senior Sister Yang, why don't you speak."
After a long time, the Pope finally sighed softly: "Junior brother, you are still going to betray me after all, right?"
Han Ming's heart moved, thinking that Senior Sister Yang might have discovered the relationship between me and Master Xingyu.
He smiled and did not answer.
"Why don't you speak? Don't you dare to answer me? Still don't have the nerve to answer me?
You know how I treat you.
I will give you status, give you a knight, and give you all the convenient conditions so that you can run unimpeded in the heaven.
I gave you the knighthood to do things for me, but how did you repay me?
Join forces with Xingyu to deal with me, right?"
The Pope took off his mask, stared into Han Ming's eyes expressionlessly, and asked one sentence after another.
Han Ming smiled and replied: "Since you have already doubted me, what else do you have to ask?
I can tell you clearly that there is no one in this world that I, Han Ming, cannot betray.
I, Han Ming, am only loyal to justice and justice.
I do have frequent contacts with Xingyu, but what are you afraid of?
If you are righteous, why should you be afraid of my betrayal?
Whoever betrays justice will be betrayed by me, Han Ming.
Likewise, I, Han Ming, will follow whoever upholds justice.
Senior Sister Yang, are you a righteous party?"
The Pope suddenly stood up, pointed at Han Ming's nose and said angrily: "Han Ming! You are so brave!!"
Han Ming smiled and said: "I don't have much courage, you overestimate me.
If you have a clear conscience, there is no need to send me to see you today.
Between you and Xingyu, I can decide who is right and who is wrong.
Please believe me, as long as you do the right thing, I, Han Ming, will not be your enemy."
The Pope sneered: "It's up to you to judge whether it's right or wrong?"
Han Ming laughed heartily: "Right and wrong are decided by the people's hearts, so there is no need for His Majesty the Pope to be angry.
If you can prove that you are righteous, and I am contrary to your righteousness.
Then just put me to death."
The Pope said angrily: "Han Ming! Don't think that I don't dare to attack you because of the human world!"
Instead of panicking, Han Ming took a step forward and said bluntly: "Are you just? What do you think?
I'm not afraid of you taking action against me, but ask yourself, if you can't win over me, who else can you win over?
Your Majesty, I think you are mistaken about something.
The reason why Cardinal Taylor and Archbishop Miller follow you is not entirely because of your identity.
And the reason Xingyu has so many people following him is not just because of what he has done.
If you wholeheartedly think about the people of heaven, if you can be a good pope.
Why worry about your own factional issues? Sooner or later, the hearts of the people belong to you.
If you are still stubborn and only focus on fighting for power, it may not be a good thing.
Because you are my senior sister, I am telling you this.
If you want to kill or scrape, I will be right here. If you don't do anything, I will leave."
Senior Sister Yang was trembling with anger and pointed at Han Ming, unable to speak for a long time.
Han Ming nodded: "Okay, farewell."
**
"Master, did you hear what he said? This kid is just a white-eyed wolf, and now he dares to talk to me like this.
Could it be that I was a little too nice to him, making him so unscrupulous?
Should I consider taking back his rights?"
The Pope said coldly.
A side door next to it opened, and Gu Taoran stepped out with a smile.
"Girl, old man, I am not good at fighting for power.
But did you really not listen to every word of what Mr. Han said just now?
There is a person who is willing to speak frankly to you. I think this may not be a bad thing.
You are an old man and I have watched you grow up. You are too competitive in many things, and sometimes you are blinded by your competitiveness.
Boy Han is right. If you want to beat Xingyu, it's actually not that difficult.
Remember your identity, do what you should do, and one day, what should belong to you will definitely belong to you.
Winning or losing is actually similar to fighting.
You don't necessarily have to be aggressive or move forward bravely.
Sometimes you may take a step back or do what you should do, and the enemy will retreat without a fight.
You are the Pope, do your duty well, not to mention Han Ming will follow you, even Xingyu will follow you."
Senior Sister Yang stomped her feet angrily: "Master! Why do you even say that to me? You favor him!"
Gu Taoran looked at Senior Sister Yang dotingly, and said with a smile: "Girl, why are you so angry when facing Han Ming?
In my opinion, there is nothing wrong with what Han Ming did or said. Is it because you care too much about him?
It's because you can't accept him seeking refuge with others.
In fact, to you, a little Prince Han Ming means nothing.
If you care so much, I'm afraid your heart is already in chaos.
After all, you are still young, and some things need to be experienced before you can understand them.
What you want to ask, Han Xiaozi has actually given you the answer and even given you a clear path.
You have a high position of authority and are the leader of the heaven. If you can do as he says, the world will be yours.
Ask yourself what you have done for heaven, and what Xingyu has done for heaven.
Don't let others take away what you should do, otherwise...hehe.
Whether or not what Han Xiaozi said makes sense, I think you understand in your heart that you just can't bear to see him being so indifferent to you.
Think about it for yourself, the master is gone."
After Gu Taoran left, Senior Sister Yang sat behind the table in a daze, as if deep in thought.
"Yes, how much have I done for heaven in these years?"
**
On the way home, Han Ming smiled bitterly.
Xin said that this time he originally wanted to discuss with Senior Sister Yang the plan of how to destroy the vampire clan.
Unexpectedly, things didn't go the way they wanted, and the two of them became more and more stalemate.
"No! I can't see her like this. If I don't help her, who can help her!"
Thinking of this, Han Ming opened the door curtain of the flying carriage: "Go back to the Holy See!"
The flying carriage left and returned, and Han Ming asked to see him again.
"Why are you coming back?" Senior Sister Yang asked angrily.
Han Ming said sternly: "Come back to save you!"
Senior Sister Yang laughed: "I need you to save me?"
Han Ming glared at Senior Sister Yang: "I can't bear to see you like this. To be honest, coming back to you again is a great opportunity for you.
That vampire clan has been causing trouble to the heavenly realm for hundreds of years and is still difficult to eradicate.
In my hand, I happen to have the foundation to destroy it. Take a look at this thing.
During this time, I will continue to harass the Vampires until I lure them out of the ground.
When the time comes, you will send out the Celestial Knights to destroy them.
This credit belongs to you.
Senior Sister Yang, be careful and don't make me worry. Don't care so much about victory or defeat."
Senior Sister Yang took the medicine bottle, put it in front of her nose, smelled it, and asked curiously: "This thing... can really destroy the vampire clan?"
Han Ming said: "You must have heard about what I did yesterday. Yes, I rescued hundreds of thousands of people from the heaven.
But I cannot completely destroy it with my own strength alone.
Even if you are a junior brother, I beg you, put aside your competitiveness and do something practical."
Senior Sister Yang retorted: "Who said I am competitive!"
Han Ming smiled and said: "I know you are a woman, and as the first female pope you are under a lot of pressure.
You don't want to lose to anyone, and you don't want to be looked down upon because of your identity as a woman.
To be honest, you care too much about this. Whether you admit it or not, I have said everything that needs to be said.
I think after a few days, the vampires will no longer be able to tolerate my harassment.
When the time comes, I will send someone to tell you what to do, and you can weigh it yourself.
I hope you won’t disappoint me.”
**
I returned to Han Mansion in the middle of the night and studied the ancient writings in the middle of the night with Elder Qisar.
Before dawn, go to the secret room and fill the dragon egg with vitality again.
Just after dawn, he led the Demon Chaser Knights into the depths of the earth again.
It was like this for three days in a row, and the number of blood essences obtained from the vampires also increased from dozens to hundreds.
Another three days passed, and the number of blood souls increased from hundreds to thousands.
Next, there are three more days...
Han Ming's demon-chasing knights are getting stronger and stronger. These people are not low in rank and their understanding ability is not bad either.
What is lacking is actual combat experience. With these ten days of training, combat awareness has advanced rapidly.
The faces of each knight are less playful and smiley, and more perseverance and unyielding.
His temperament is almost completely different from his previous lazy appearance.
Training on all aspects of the Demon Chaser Knights has never been relaxed.
Under the personal teachings of Han Ming, Han Shuang, and Elder Kukali, and after learning new skills, they immediately went to the Vampire Tribe to practice.
Let the overall strength and tacit understanding of the Demon Chaser Knights soar into the sky like a flying bird.
Han Ming was very satisfied with this.
Every day, hundreds of thousands of people in the heaven are rescued from the underground by Han Ming.
Every day, hundreds of flying warships set sail from Star City to take them back to their hometown.
Han Ming ignored the overt and covert fight between Xingyu and the Pope, and just did what he should do.
There are undercurrents surging within the Holy See, but only Han Ming's side is silently making its due contribution to the heaven.
Finally, Han Ming's actions gradually attracted everyone's attention.
On this day, the Pope finally sent someone to look for Han Ming.
After the two met, the pope's first words were to apologize.
"Junior brother, senior sister wrongly blamed you. You have done very well these days.
I feel ashamed to say it. As the Pope, I reflect on what I have done for heaven during this period.
Thinking about it, it's a bit ridiculous that I'm not as good as you.
I believe everyone sees what you have done for heaven.
I agree to your proposal, and I allow you to help me destroy the Vampire Clan."
Han Ming smiled. He was the one who worked hard alone and went to the Luoli Mountains to get the purification potion.
And when everyone is in danger and their identity is not protected, they go deep underground alone.
Now the Pope says, I allow you to help me destroy the vampire clan.
But Han Ming doesn't care about this. In his opinion, as long as the goal can be achieved, who gets the credit, who is the master, and who is the second, has long been indifferent.
This time the atmosphere between the two became much more harmonious and they talked happily.
Returned to Han Mansion, trained as usual, and still went underground with the knights every day.
The renovation of the Han Mansion was completely completed without even realizing it, and a brand new magic academy was established.
Chalard Magic Academy does not only recruit magicians with the five attributes of wind, wood, water, fire, and earth.
Similarly, light magicians can still sign up to learn.
Many masters sent by Hanging City to serve as mentors also went around to lobby.
It also attracted the support of many light magicians, who were willing to join the ranks of tutors at Chalard Academy of Magic.
On the opening day of school, various forces came to congratulate me.
As the principal of Chalard Magic Academy, Han Ming could no longer escape and could only go to socialize with great reluctance.
Today, Han Ming's status and prestige are increasing day by day.
Especially in the hearts of many people in the heaven, his image becomes more and more majestic and taller.
This is a prince who thinks wholeheartedly about the people of Heaven and is willing to do practical things.
It has to be said that many forces did extend an olive branch to Han Ming.
Request an alliance to deal with the vampires together.
Everyone saw the sweetness in it. The influence that Han Ming brought to saving the people of Heaven was something that no one could ignore.
This will be a good opportunity for them to establish their image in the hearts of the people of Heaven.
Indeed, many people came to Han Ming with this attitude and wanted to get a piece of the pie.
Han Ming naturally understood their thoughts and also knew that their trip and actions were not entirely for the sake of heaven.
But he doesn't care.
Han Ming would not refuse anyone who took the initiative to apply for alliance.
***
ps: As a digression, this matter is actually somewhat similar to donations to disaster areas.
No matter what the donor's purpose is, whether it is for show, hype, or genuine kindness.
In fact, these are really not that important, and there is no need to denounce or condemn them.
What people need is help. As long as someone is willing to lend a helping hand, it will be good for the people in the disaster area.
At the very least, it is much stronger than some people who only know how to talk but don't know how to take action.
This is a kind of driving force. The world is like this, and many good things need someone to drive it.
Perhaps their intentions and motives were not so noble and pure initially.
But as long as someone does it, it is a big step forward, and gradually it will awaken the conscience of many people.
The world is very cold and needs a warm breeze to blow it.
I think this is what everyone wants to see.
I'm a bit verbose, I don't dare to say that my thoughts are correct, I just want to share my experience with everyone. Please forgive me.dd