Chapter 53

As he opened the door, the golden rays of sunlight sprinkled on Chu Nan’s countenance, the confidence he had coupled with the holiness aura he was exuding caused his outward demeanour to increase to new heights. As we walked out of the door, the two people in the living room could not help but blank out momentarily.

At the sight, Lord Borad forcefully rubbed his eyes to be sure what he was seeing in front of him was real. ‘Is he really that hooligan who came from the Chaos Forest? Oh god! The demeanour he possesses is something only a few in the Temple of Light could compare to.’

‘So handsome!’ A gaze of appreciation was revealed from Carlina’s pearly eyes as her maiden heart increasingly thumped faster.

“Chu… Chu Nan…”

At that moment, Shanz, who just walked into the living room, was also stunned. He was someone who was with Chu Nan the most and yet, he had also been stunned by Chu Nan’s current demeanor.

With the holy aura he exuded, the word ‘handsome’ was no longer sufficient to describe him! The current fashionably dressed Chu Nan was not only handsome, he was blinding.

Catherine, who walked into the living room together with Shanz, had complicated emotions in her eyes when he looked at Chu Nan. She silently muttered to herself, “Chu Nan, our distance between us has been pulled even further apart.”

“Everyone, am I not still lacking a staff?”

As soon as Chu Nan reached out with his outstretched hand, those who were in a daze finally recovered. Lord Borad stood up from his seat and with the an ordinary-looking wooden staff in his arms, he came to Chu Nan and respectfully said, “Mr. Chu Nan, this is your staff.”

“Thank you.” Chu Nan gratefully smiled and took the staff.

As the ordinary-looking staff came into his grasp, his holy demeanor increased greatly once again.

“Everyone, can we leave now?”

“Sure, respected Mr. Chu Nan.” Lord Borad hastily changed his attitude.

Even though Chu Nan was still an ordinary man, Lord Borad could vaguely sensed that this man would soon rise up to be one of the greats, and someone as insignificant as him should not continue being antagonistic to a future upstart.

With that in mind, Lord Borad volunteered to lead the group on their way to their destination. Chu Nan gently straightened his collar before walking out the room in steady steps.

After climbing up the tower and looking down at the expectant gazes of the Dolunga City’s citizens along with the priests from the Temple of Light busying about, Chu Nan took a deep breath.

It seems like the Temple of Light had ordered all the priests in Dolunga City to arrange the ceremony to the best of their abilities.

Compared to the previous time he stood on the top of the city, the scene was much more quieter and orderly.

At the sight of their savior, the citizens of Dolunga City were fervorous in their cheers. Ever since the display of the miracle, there had been speculation about the response of the Temple of Light. For goodness sake, Chu Nan was their life savior! If the Temple of Light’s response was mediocre, they would never take things lying down.

Looking at the crowd, Lord Borad was secretly frightened. Half a million! It was half a million would-be followers! These people who had experienced the miracle could possibly turn into their fanatic followers if they did things right!

Even if the Temple of Light worked hard to increase their followers for a year, it was nearly impossible to gather half a million followers. If they wished to gather those for with firm belief in the temple, it would be ever more difficult.

Solely based on the contribution of gaining followers, Chu Nan had already accomplished more than what they could have imagined to the Temple of Light.

Lord Borad suddenly felt that the scroll in his hands got significantly heavier. Exactly what kind of edict did the pope give? He sincerely hoped that the pope did not give an edict that would slight the saviour of half a million citizens!

The thought that he might possibly incur the wrath of half a million citizens, Borad hastily wiped his cold sweat off his forehead and cautiously spoke in a loud voice, “Everyone, people who are favored by the supreme God of Light! This plague had tested our faith in God and precisely because of our extreme devotion to the supreme God of Light, such a miracle had appeared…”

As Chu Nan continued listening to the bramling of this fool in front of him, he felt his lips twitching in helplessness. This Borad guy is really good at choosing a time to advertise for his faith. IWith a few casual words from him, he pushed all the credit to the Temple of Light.

While maintaining a smile on his face, he leaned slightly towards Lord Board and softly spoke in a voice only he could hear. “If you continue to mindlessly chatter and steal the credit, then don’t blame me for not giving you face if I leave the podium at this very instant.”

Lord Borad’s initially high-spirited face stiffened. ‘This country bumpkin is sure shrewd and bold enough to challenge the Temple of Light for the credit!’

Chu Nan’s smile did not falter in the slightest as he continued to whisper beside Borad’s ears, “Start praising me, now, immediately!”

Borad’s smile turned even more rigid. He was just praising the Temple of Light and now, he had to change his tunes and praise Chu Nan instead? Then wouldn’t his praise for the temple look like a stepping stone for Chu Nan’s achievements to be magnified in comparison?

“If not, I’ll leave at once!”

“Okay! You’re good!” Lord Borad maintained his smile but internally, he was gnashing his teeth as he softly whispered, “You’re playing with fire right now.”

“It’s best for both sides to win, but if you only intend to use me as a stepping stone, don’t blame me for tearing down the stage.” Chu Nan continued to maintain his holy smile as he occasionally nodded at the citizens beneath him.

“Alright.” Lord Borad eventually relented and sighed. He originally intended to use this opportunity to pave the road for the Temple of Light but right now, that country bumpkin had taken advantage of it instead.

“Cough!” Lord Borad cleared his throat and with a raised voice, he said solemnly, “Now, the reason why I came to Dolunga City is mainly because of the magnificent feats Mr. Chu Nan had done! He had used his blood to activate the forbidden spell scroll bestowed by the God of Light and saved everyone’s lives in the process! After the pope heard of Mr. Chu Nan’s feats, he personally ordered for me to bring an edict from the Temple of Light to all of you all.”

After he said that, Lord Borad took a step back and made way for Saintess Carlina who was behind him. “The saintness of our Temple of Light shall personally read the edict that our pope has written for Mr. Chu Nan to everyone!”

Upon declaration, Saintness Carlina walked up to the stage with light steps, and her jade-like hands gently unfolded the edict that radiated a faint holy light. “The merciful kindness from the supreme, omniscient and omnipotent God of Light shall be bestowed upon everyone, and true believers shall be favored by the God of Light.”

Carlina paused for a moment and peeped towards Chu Nan with joy before she continued in a jubilant tone. “Accordingly to the scriptures passed down from our ancestors, the person who receives the God of Light’s favor will deemed as the Son of Light…”