After the Legend Chapter 74: Stealing and Anti-Sneaking (Part 1)

This temple of light is located in the northeast neighborhood of Anke City. It is remote and not big. The main hall is just a slightly larger room. There is a small courtyard in front of the temple, with seven or eight trees planted. There are three or four rooms, one of which is the office and bedroom of the friar Riddle. The furnishings inside are very simple, with lime-painted walls and two square windows with half-rusted iron branches on them. There is only one room in the room. There is a table, a cabinet, a bed, a few wooden chairs and a washbasin stand.

Minna "automatically" followed Riddle into his office, and then "automatically" sat down again, her eyes almost bursting with fire, but Riddle herself seemed unaware, her teeth were itching : "Father, really don't bother you, my parents are nearby, I can find them myself, really."

"Then tell me, what are your parents' names and where are they now? I'll call them right away, eh?" Riddle blinked.

Minna bit her lip. Of course she couldn't say it. Mom and Dad are both in East.

Riddle showed that terrifying smile again: "Children shouldn't lie, your parents are not in Anchor City, right? You kid, didn't you leave home on your own? You really don't understand, Even in Shaonan, a little girl like you can't be safe walking alone on the street, let alone in Anke City? Half of the land here belongs to Weisha, there are bad people who kidnap and sell children everywhere, you leave alone On the street, you'll be targeted very soon, and I can't put you in that danger. You have some magic in you, but when the bad guys come with a knife, it won't necessarily save you."

He opened the scroll in his hand: "Let's talk about your name first, and where is your home. Ivan said someone left you, what happened?"

Ming Na hesitated for a long time before she managed to tell some truth: "I didn't run away from home by myself, I was abducted and sold... But I escaped! Someone originally wanted to take me with me, but now Zao suddenly regretted it, threw me out of the temple, and gave me money. Say... Tell me to find a way to go home by myself, if I need help..." She raised her eyes and glanced at Riddle: "You can find someone here." If she had known that she was such a terrible guy, she would have stayed far away. Never walk in stupidly by yourself!

Riddle frowned. It looked more terrifying than the smile just now: "It's so irresponsible! How can you just leave the child alone?!" He said to Ming Na: "Since you are now living abroad, just stay here for the time being. Exactly, All the girls in my place left last month, and now there's a spare bed for you. By the way. What's your name?"

Minna stared at him and said slowly: "My name is... My name is Sarah." Borrowing the name of the little princess Sarah, but thinking about her and Perdica leaving her alone, Minna was depressed. no.

"Okay, Sarah. You can stay here for the time being. Tell me your home address and your parents' names. There are often caravans going out of town here. Let them pick you up."

Minna didn't hear Riddle's words clearly, her attention was completely drawn by the other party's actions: "Father, you...what are you doing?! Why did you keep my money?!"

Riddle put the bag containing Minna's money into the cabinet behind him, locked it, and turned back: "In order to prevent you from trying to escape secretly, leave the money with me temporarily. Wait for your parents to pick it up. When you leave. I will return the land to you one by one."

"You, you are a robbery!" Ming Na blushed with anger. "I don't believe you! You want my money just like those thieves!"

Riddle's men paused. Reaching out and rubbing Minna's head, Minna ducked and wanted to rush to the cabinet to get her money back, but found that she was blocked by Riddle again, only to hear the other side say: "Although I need money very much, but I won't be greedy for you. I know you want to use the money to hire a boat and a car and go home alone, but that's too dangerous. Who knows what will happen to you on the way? So, let's wait for an adult to pick you up .Now, go back outside and play with the other kids."

Minna stared at Riddle, but her body "self-consciously" walked out. When she was outside the door, her limbs listened to her commands again. At this time, a priest's voice came from behind: "Child, don't be self-willed. , you should learn to trust adults."

Minna looked at him angrily, stomping her feet secretly. believe in adults? It was because she trusted adults too much that she was sold and suffered so much! Just this morning, because she believed Perdica, she got on his horse and was left by him. Adults are unreliable, so she shouldn't trust them!

Whether she likes it or not, she has temporarily settled in this temple. She lives in the small courtyard behind the main hall, where there are two huts, one is the kitchen and the other is where the girls used to live, but now she is the only one. Her life here cannot be said to be very comfortable, but two meals a day can be guaranteed, and the quality of the food is not bad. Although the bed and clothes are simple, they are very clean.

Apart from Riddle, the only clergy in the temple were an old friar who looked after the garden, and then there were the boys in the shelter. The boys all lived in the house on the front yard, got up very early every day, followed Riddle in prayer and breakfast, and then some went out to find odd jobs, or apprentices in the store, and some stayed in the temple to help out. Some chores, until the evening meal, they are free to move. After dinner, there was about two hours of study time, where Riddle personally taught them to write, then turned off the lights and went to bed. Daily routine is very regular.

When Minna knew that the children had more than half a day of free time every day, she immediately started planning. Although she doesn't quite remember the way to the Xiao family business, but such a famous store must be easy to find out, she just needs to wait quietly for the opportunity to go out the next day.

However, things backfired. I don't know if it was because of the fact that her secret escape was too strong, Father Riddle was worried that she would leave on her own and would be in danger, so she forbade her to go out during her free time. She can only stay within the scope of the temple, do cleaning work, and read books if she is interested.

Minna jumped with rage when she heard Riddle's words, but unfortunately the other party's confinement technique was too powerful. As long as she made an outrageous move, she would be immediately immobilized, and then her hands and feet would automatically act according to the other party's wishes . She had tried to run magic out of this predicament. Unfortunately, it never succeeded again.

Clerics of the Light God Cult like Riddle usually learn light magic, mostly healing or restoration. There is no effective means of attack. It is said that in the war hundreds of years ago. Many clergymen were killed in the hands of the enemy because of this. Therefore, at that time, a senior monk in the Central Holy See developed this kind of confinement magic, which can restrict the actions of others to a certain extent. Become a unique means of self-protection for the monks of the Light God Cult.

But the use of this magic is very strict, it is never taught to non-clerics, and there are restrictions on who it can be applied, so Minna is very angry that Riddle is so "abuse" of this magic. It's a pity that the people in another temple in Encore City never commented on this. And the old monk in the same hall is half deaf. Every day I only care about flowers and plants, and don't care about other places at all. Ming Na had no choice but to continue to endure Riddle's imprisonment. To be honest, her life here was not comfortable. Apart from being unable to leave or contact others, the boys in the temple seemed to be pushing her away from time to time. Doing a little prank or something made her even more depressed.

These boys. Some were originally street children, thieves or beggars. Retained by Riddle, and part of it. It is similar to Minna's situation, who was trafficked by slave traders to Anker or the surrounding area. When Father Riddle was preaching in the neighborhood, he encountered such children, and always tried his best to buy them and bring them back to the temple. The lucky ones will be reunited with their families, and the ones who have nowhere to go, Riddle will teach them to read, learn a skill, and then ask someone to find them a job so they can make a living on their own.

These children were rescued by Riddle, so he was greatly respected and loved. Minna has always been rude to Riddle, and they naturally have no good feelings towards her, but in front of Riddle, they dare not do anything, but they never stop making small movements behind their backs.

Actually, Minna was a little moved when she found out what Riddle had done, and wondered if she had misunderstood him. Maybe he was just terrible looking and had a good heart? But soon she overturned her idea.

Grandpa clearly said that he is not a good person, if he is, doesn't it mean that grandpa is wrong? Although she often resented that her grandfather left her alone and went back to her own world, she is now able to escape the danger thanks to the things she taught, and the powerful image of her grandfather was deeply ingrained in her heart, and it would never be so easy to change.

On the surface, everyone praises and praises the good person, but behind the scenes, she is full of bad water. It is not that she has not seen it in the past two years. She should not trust Riddle too much.

Thinking like this, Ming Na decided not to tell Riddle the truth, but to find a way to go out and find someone from the Xiao family business.

Therefore, the contest between stealing and anti-sneaking began.

Ming Na tried every means to leave the temple, but Riddle was worried that she would be abducted and forbid her to leave, and asked the boys to help monitor. Ming Na waited for three full days before she got a good opportunity.

This afternoon, the weather was a little gloomy, and it just rained. Ming Na came to the backyard and saw that there was no one around, and smiled a little proudly.

Riddle is receiving guests in the office in the front yard; no one is going to the main hall to pray on rainy days; of the boys, Ivan left with his employer this morning, and the eldest, Albert, is still in the store While doing odd jobs, everyone else was reviewing their homework in the dining hall; while the old monk who was guarding the flowers and plants in the backyard left to find a shovel.

The shovel had been hidden by Ming Na long ago, and it is estimated that the old monk would not be able to find it for a while. Ming Na secretly told herself that she must seize this opportunity.

Looking around and making sure no one was there, Minna quickly climbed up the big tree beside the wall, climbed the thick branches and jumped to the top of the wall, looked outside, there was no one in the passage behind the wall, there was a tree two or three meters away The small ditch flows, and the ground on the side is all mud, with a few clumps of grass growing. It has just rained, and the surface should be very soft. Minna nodded lightly and was about to jump down.

"What are you doing?!" A loud cry came from the courtyard. Ming Na was startled, her feet were empty, and she was about to fall. She eagerly grabbed a few branches to stabilize her figure, and looked back to see Father Riddle ran over in shock and shouted: "Are you okay? Didn't you fall? What are you doing? Why don't you come down quickly?!" She couldn't help but feel frustrated: failed!

Ming Na secretly hated, but she could only obediently climb down from the tree. No matter how unwilling she is in her heart, she knows that if she doesn't come down, the result will not make any difference.

Riddle rushed up, his eyes widened, his eyes turned bright red: "Sarah, why are you so disobedient?! Don't you know that's dangerous?! What if you fall?! "

Minna lowered her head and looked taught, but Riddle knew it was just an illusion, and she couldn't help feeling a headache. At this time, the two guests who came to the backyard with him suddenly spoke: "Is this child the Sarah you said?"

"Yes, that's her," Riddle replied, returning to a gentle, respectful tone.

Ming Na glanced curiously at the two luxuriously dressed guests, wondering why they mentioned herself.

One of the older ones nodded to Minna: "Is your name Sarah? You escaped from a slave trader? Is it the Dolly Oasis thirteen kilometers northwest of Anchor City? Did you escape when the oasis caught fire a few days ago?"

Minna looked suspiciously at the other party and said cautiously: "I don't know the name of that oasis, but I did escape from the oasis near Anke City, which was on fire at the time."

Riddle frowned slightly and said to the guest, "How do you know when this child escaped?"

The other party smiled and did not answer, but continued to ask Ming Na: "Your name is Sarah? I heard that she is a very beautiful little girl."

Ming Na lowered her head in a guilty conscience and did not speak. Seeing this, the man was about to ask more questions, but Riddle interjected: "This child has suffered a lot to become so black and thin. She was originally a very Lovely girl. In fact, there are many children like her. In recent years, the situation of child abduction and trafficking has become more and more serious. Originally, only orphans or children from poor families were abducted, but now even children from rich families cannot escape. The danger of being kidnapped. The God of Light is on top, they are really pitiful. Although we are limited in our ability, we hope to help them as much as possible, don’t you think?”

"Eh? Ah, yes." The guest cleared his throat uncomfortably~IndoMTL.com~ After looking at Minna a few more times, he smiled reluctantly at Riddle: "We are also very uneasy about this situation. , but all countries have already taken action, and I believe that it will not be long before there will be no more children who suffer this fate." After talking a few more gossips, he left a bag of money and left. The companion glanced at Minna again.

Ming Na was inexplicably seen by them, but when she thought about her situation, she felt a little uneasy, and prayed in her heart that Riddle would not ask her to copy the Divine Record of the Light again. She has already owed the debt ten times.

Riddle didn't say anything, just looked at her quietly, and she felt a little nervous: "Father, you..."

"Is your name really Sarah?"

Minna's heart skipped a beat: "Yes... yes."

Riddle was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "I'm going to preach to the oasis in the west in two days, and now I'm going out to raise money, don't you really want to go out? Would you like to keep coming with me?"

Minna opened her mouth in surprise. It was the first time he allowed himself to go out.

"If you're going, get yourself cleaned up or I'll have to call someone else."

"I'm going!" Minna quickly ran back to the room to wash her hands and face, comb her hair, and carefully wipe off the muddy water on her clothes before returning to Riddle.

Riddle was dressed, looked Minna up and down, nodded slightly, and motioned her to follow him. Ming Na followed him to the long-lost street and couldn't help but jump up in her heart.

Riddle greeted people all the way, and it was obvious that he was well respected here. He walked all the way to Xicheng District, without stopping on the way, and walked directly to a large store. When Minna saw the shop, she immediately held her breath.

That's the Xiao Family Firm.

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