C171 Your Territory Is Yours to Decide

Lee Xiang had been resting with his eyes closed. Even though the soldiers guarding the church had withdrawn before noon, he still had no intention of leaving. He did not even have the intention of getting up.

Lyman arranged for a few priests to prepare some dishes and even specially brought some wine from Sophie. He knew very well that at this critical moment, he might need these things. And he knew very well that he and Lee Xiang were now tightly bound together, even more tightly tied than the Third Prince, Shaun.

After taking a sip of the wine, Lee Xiang pondered for a moment.

"Unfortunately, I was planning to invite Mrs. Sophie here. I think she is more useful than anyone else at this time. But. . . She seems to be restricted by the soldiers of the Empire! " Lyman had an apologetic look on his face.

"How is she now?" Lee Xiang finished the rest of the wine in his glass. He had already expected Sophie's freedom to be restricted. Because in the eyes of the Empire, so far, only this woman could restrain him. Moreover, the new weapon in private army's hands might also be another reason why the empire was pissed off.

"Our beautiful Mrs. Sophie is very worried about you, my Count!" Lyman nodded. "But she asked me to tell you that no matter when, do not think about her. She will protect herself and wait for you to come out!"

Lee Xiang nodded expressionlessly, but he had mixed feelings in his heart. No matter what, if a man could not protect his woman at the critical moment, it was a very sad thing. At the same time, she also felt great comfort for Sophie's understanding. At the same time, it also deepened his love for this woman.

"Looks like the Empire's army is not ready to evacuate her mansion!" Lee Xiang shook his head with a bitter smile. This also proved that the empire had already prepared for the worst. If the negotiation with him failed, then everything could happen.

"I think so too!" Lyman nodded in agreement, "Now in Bael City, except for Duke's Mansion, almost all the soldiers have gathered in Mrs. Sophie's mansion. . . "

Lee Xiang smiled faintly. This wasn't strange, removing the military force here was to show goodwill to him. The mansion that surrounded Sophie was a warning to him. But even if the military forces that imprisoned him here had withdrawn, he still couldn't leave. Because he wanted to tell everyone that he was still under house arrest.

As the two of them chatted, a priest walked in.

"Lord Archbishop! Prime Minister Kohl and His Highness Shaun have come to pay a visit!"

Lyman was slightly stunned, and then he turned to look at Lee Xiang.

"Why are you looking at me? This is your territory. Your territory is yours to decide! " Lee Xiang shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently. At the same time, he picked up the wine pot on the table and poured himself a cup of wine.

Lyman carefully looked at Lee Xiang for a long time and found that he couldn't tell Lee Xiang's attitude towards this matter. Just as he was hesitating about what to do, Lee Xiang continued, "Let me remind you, my archbishop. This is the place of the great and loving goddess. Just now, our great goddess was violently besieged by her empire's army. . . Shouldn't you do something on behalf of the goddess? Shouldn't you punish them on behalf of the goddess? If you can't even do that, Then there is no need for you, an archbishop, to mingle around. How can the authority of the Church be trampled on like this? How can the dignity of the goddess be so indecent. . . " Lyman nodded. What Lee Xiang said was very reasonable. Moreover, he still had one last sentence that he did not finish. This was the best opportunity for him to establish his prestige and fame.

"Tell them, this is a sacred and great place, no matter where the church is, it will not welcome a person who has just offended and molested the goddess! You must let them know that the goddess is the only ruler of the entire continent, her majesty cannot be offended! "

The priest slightly bowed and quickly turned around to leave. This was very reasonable, the church could completely vent their dissatisfaction because of the humiliation just now. After all, this was the spokesperson appointed by the goddess.

"Wait!" Lee Xiang smiled and raised his arm. "Priest, don't forget. Our great goddess is loved by all. Anyone who sincerely confesses to her will be forgiven by her. As long as you obtain her forgiveness, you will naturally be able to enter. "

The priest was slightly stunned. He turned to look at Lyman. Lyman nodded and waved his hand to signal him to leave. At the same time, he looked at Lee Xiang gratefully.

He knew very well that Lee Xiang was helping him establish his prestige. He was helping their faction establish prestige. He was the Prime Minister and Prince of the empire, but he was refused entry. Who in the entire Vatican would have the courage to do such a thing? Even Paul, the headquarters of the Vatican, would personally come out to meet the Prince when he saw the arrival of the Prince. But he did it. This would play a role that couldn't be underestimated in the Holy See. It was even possible that he could replace Dewey as the new master of this faction.

"Thank you!" Lyman's eyes were filled with sincerity for the first time.

"The archbishop's words are very warm because I feel your sincerity for the first time! But don't say such words again in the future. You must remember that we are allies of loyal officials. . . And I have always thought that the archbishop of Dewey is too old. There are many things that he should let a young man like you do!" Lee Xiang shrugged very naturally. In fact, he was only supporting Lyman for one of his goals. Most importantly, he wanted to use Lyman's attitude towards Kohl to hint to the empire that the most powerful faction in the Church was supporting him with all their might. Offending him was equivalent to offending half of the Church. Then the Empire would unconsciously consider this factor when making certain decisions.

Lyman sighed. To be honest, he was close to sixty years old this year. But compared to Dewey, who was over seventy years old, he could be considered a young man. He understood what Lee Xiang meant. If he could take the risk this time, then he would do his best to promote himself as the bishop of this faction.

This was definitely his biggest gain today.

"When do you plan to let them in?" Lyman thought for a moment. He was now convinced by Lee Xiang. It was originally something irrelevant, but with just a casual pointer, it turned into a sharp sword. He truly felt that he was inferior to such a thought.

"Of course, I want their confession to be forgiven by the goddess!" Lee Xiang smiled faintly.

Lyman was slightly stunned. Then he smiled bitterly. "The problem is whether the Goddess forgives them or not, no one knows. "

Lee Xiang laughed. This super big divine staff finally admitted that they could not understand the Goddess' will. But this wasn't strange, because Lee Xiang already knew that they were like this.

"Others might not know, but don't you know, archbishop? You must know that you are the spokesperson of the goddess here! "Lee Xiang blinked and chuckled.

Lyman suddenly understood what Lee Xiang meant. It was very simple. He could control the time by himself. Once the time was right, the opportunity would come.

Secretly sighing, Lyman continued, "What do you plan to do with Mrs. Sophie? "Lee Xiang frowned slightly. This was indeed a problem.