My Swap Life Game

Chapter 148 The Saint's Arrival
The saint who came to the North bathed in holy light was welcomed by people with a more grand ceremony than Lu Xing had imagined.

Since receiving the news from Bishop Fergus, the Swinton family and even the city of Rowansbury have begun to prepare to welcome the Saint.

Everyone in the castle was mobilized and began to decorate various places in the castle. The trees were decorated with colorful lights, the maids were busy cleaning, the butlers were carrying things, and the magicians studying in the magic tower were also called to help.

The residents in the city also cleaned their homes and the streets in front of their houses. The Duke of Swinton urgently summoned two thousand knights to enter the city to maintain order and rehearse the etiquette to welcome the Saint.

It is said that other churches of gods also paid high respect to the Saint of the Church of Holy Light. They decorated their churches with a festive atmosphere and sent people to the Church of Holy Light to witness the coming of the Saint.

Such as the Church of the Lord of Forge, which is mainly composed of dwarven believers, the Church of the Goddess of Midnight, Shadow, Dream, Magic, Ice, Rest, Mountains, etc. Many gods are heard of by Lu Xing for the first time. These gods do not have many believers, but a church is still set up in the city of Rowans.

Catherine only highlighted two gods: the god of war and the god of snow mountains.

There was no movement in the church of the former, and the latter sent people to pay their respects, but only a priest came.

Originally, Lu Xing and his companions did not need to help decorate the castle, but Anne was a noble lady who could not sit still. After seeing that her parents were busy, she changed her clothes and went to help.

As "Annie", Lu Xing had to go with him. As for Phyllis, she was a believer of Ming Ye. She only watched for a few moments when the magician was setting up the large magic circle, and did not participate much in the celebration to welcome the Saint.

It is also clear that she will not be present tomorrow. After all, although she is not a clergyman of the Midnight Church, she is also a high-level wizard and has a certain status in the Midnight Church.

At twelve o'clock in the evening, Lu Xingcai and Annie returned to their rooms and went to bed. The others were still busy with the preparations as the Saint would arrive the next morning.

When he woke up the next day, Lu Xing unexpectedly learned a piece of news from Catherine:
"Someone took advantage of the empty guard camp outside the city last night and sneaked in, stealing some of the inferior magic crystals inside."

"Is this happening?"

Lu Xing was very surprised. Although the boiler used new technology, it was not valuable at all. Besides, would an ordinary thief break into a military camp to steal?

"This is a bit strange." Lu Xing asked her: "Who told you? Does the Duke know? Where is Anne?"

Annie would definitely be furious if she knew this, as the steam boiler room was just completed yesterday!
"The Duke hasn't heard about this yet. Old George sent someone to tell me that he suspected someone was targeting the Swinton family!"

"The Duke and Lady went to the camp yesterday, too."

Katherine added.

Lu Xing thought for a while and said, "There is nothing valuable in the boiler room. The Duke and his wife have already left. The people who sneaked in should be trying to find out what the Swinton family is trying to do."

After he finished speaking, the goddess's punishment came again, but the force was very small, just to tell him something.

"Is it related to other gods?"

Lu Xing reacted and said to Catherine, "Go tell the Duke, and send someone to tell the Holy Light Church, and also tell Phyllis."

"I will obey your orders, my master~"

Catherine turned and left, and before leaving she asked the other maids to change the master's clothes.

Lu Xing got out of bed, but before he put on his clothes, Annie rushed in, put jewelry on him with a smile, and discussed with him what nice clothes to wear to welcome the saint.

She also changed into a formal men's suit.

After Lu Xing told her what happened just now, Annie's expression changed. She frowned and said, "Who is so annoying that he even stole from the boiler room and broke into the military camp... I'm afraid it's not an ordinary thief. Someone else got the news and tried to spy and interfere!"

"Catherine has already passed on the message. I believe there will be a result soon."

"Ah."

Annie was relieved and continued to dress up "herself". She quietly asked him: "Mr. Lu Xing, do you think the goddess told Temira about us?"

Lu Xing raised his eyebrows and looked at her. The noble lady giggled, and it was obvious that she was about to do something bad again.

"She is a saint, aren't you afraid that she will punish you?" Lu Xing asked with a smile.

"Well."

Anne thought about it seriously before nodding and saying, "The advent of the Saint is very solemn and we can't joke about it. Let's forget it."

But thinking of the scene that would happen later, she couldn't help but smile, and leaned on Lu Xing's shoulder from behind and said, "Temira will come to visit Mr. Lu Xing later. I will go to greet her, which is equivalent to visiting me. If she doesn't know that we have exchanged souls... hehe, it's fun to think about it!"

Lu Xing smiled and said, "You still know that you are the protagonist? Remember not to make Annie-style movements."

"Mr. Lu Xing, may I ask what Lu Xing-style movements and expressions are~?"

The noble lady covered her mouth and laughed, replying to him with his own words.

"Like this." Lu Xing pinched her face, and Annie smiled and threw herself into his arms, not embarrassed at all, using a man's body to act coquettishly towards her fiancé.

Because her fiancé also uses a girl's body.

……

Bad news came before the saint arrived.

No one knew what happened, but the Church of the God of Snow Mountains called back the only priest sent to watch the ceremony. In less than an hour, heavy snow fell from the sky, covering the people in the city who were preparing to welcome the arrival of the Saint with a layer of snow.

Phyllis climbed to the top of the magic tower, which was rare. After looking for a while, she concluded: "This is the cold air blowing from the snowy mountains!"

Without Anne and Catherine telling him, Lu Xing knew that this was a divine punishment from the God of Snow Mountains.

He saw what true divine punishment looked like:
As time passed, the cold wind grew stronger and stronger, whistling across the earth. The sky was covered with dark clouds. Although it was broad daylight, people in the city needed to light candles to see the roads.

The people who were preparing to welcome the Saint retreated back to their homes. Only some strong knights were still lined up on the road, waiting for the Saint to come.

Soon after, another piece of news came:

The Church of the Goddess of Holy Light, together with the Churches of Midnight, Forge, Shadow, Fertility, and Dawn, have jointly identified the God of Snow Mountains as an evil god.

The Duke of Swinton signed an expulsion order, expelling the clergy of the Snow Mountain Church from the city of Rowansbury, closing the Great Snow Mountain Church, and listing all believers of the Snow Mountain God as unwelcome people in the North.

Believers of the Snow Mountain God are allowed to continue to stay in the city, but they are not entitled to many of the city’s public services, such as preferential taxes and relief.

"The evil god uses intimidation and threats to force mortals to believe in its god."

Annie explained to Lu Xing, "In the past, most of the gods in the underworld were evil gods, but now many god churches have changed the way they preach." She smiled at Lu Xing and said, "In your words, civilization has defeated barbarism!"

She remembered this sentence very clearly because she had seen a big city on the earth with a population of 20 million and understood the concepts of civilization and barbarism.

Lu Xing smiled slightly, looked up at the sky, and sighed, "But barbarians often do whatever it takes."

Anne was also worried.

"Your goddess will take action." Phyllis said firmly, "The power of divine punishment is hard for mortals to resist. Only another god can resist it!"

The Saint is the agent of the Goddess of Holy Light on the mainland and the incarnation of the Goddess. However, she encountered such a snowstorm when she first came to the North.

If the Holy Light Goddess does not take action, the believers will probably wonder if the Goddess is asleep...

Lu Xing and Annie went to see the Duke, and saw that they really didn't seem too worried.

Near noon, Lu Xing witnessed the power of the Holy Light Goddess:
A rainbow penetrated the thick dark clouds and landed on the Northern Cathedral of the Goddess of Holy Light, turning into a holy light that enveloped the church.

The voices of the believers' prayers merged into one, and under the blessing of the Holy Light, spread throughout the city of Rowensche. The believers of the Holy Light Goddess in the city walked out of their homes and prayed towards the church. The Holy Light spread in the city, surging like waves, and the warm and pure power dispelled the cold.

The snow and ice were still there, but the sky had cleared, the sun was shining, and the biting cold was gone.

"The light of the goddess shines in the north!"

People cheered.

Lu Xing stood on the balcony on the third floor of the castle and witnessed the scene after the miracle happened.

He found that he had been wrong before. The power of God deeply affected everyone in the magic continent.

"Dear Mr. Lu Xing!" A young maid came hurriedly to report: "Bishop Fergus sent a message that the Saint will soon arrive in the North!"

"Where's Miss Anne?"

"She and the Duke are waiting for you downstairs."

"it is good."

Lu Xing changed his clothes, and after the maids put some makeup on him, he went downstairs.

Annie was already waiting for him and wanted to go forward and hold his arm, but Lu Xing took her arm first.

"whee."

Anne reacted and walked out of the castle with him.

According to the church's arrangement, Lu Xing and Anne stayed in the castle hall to wait, while the Duke and the Lady were free to do as they pleased, but they did not stay in the hall and went out of the castle to greet them.

After a while, Lu Xing suddenly felt the power of the holy light in the city getting stronger. Annie became nervous and whispered, "The Saint has arrived! Mr. Lu Xing, should we go out to greet her?"

"it is good."

Lu Xing and she walked out of the hall, stood in front of the door, and looked down from a high place.

There was no one else around him and Anne. The rest were lined up on both sides of the road from the gate to the main entrance of the castle. On one side of the road were the knights of the Swinton family, and on the other side were the knights of the Church of Holy Light, all lined up on horseback and dressed in their best clothes.

The powerful nobles in the North were waiting in the garden in front of the castle and behind the knights. The most powerful people, such as several earls, high-level wizards, mercenaries, knights, etc., were waiting at the teleportation array of the Cathedral of Holy Light.

The appearance of Lu Xing and Annie attracted the attention of everyone in the garden. They all speculated who the mysterious young man next to Miss Anne was.

"Mr. Lu Xing...so many people are looking at me!" Annie said in a low voice.

"With your social skills, Annie, you shouldn't be nervous about being stared at by so many people, right?" Lu Xing said with a smile.

He had nothing to be nervous about. He had already met the Goddess of Holy Light, let alone the Saint of the Goddess?

“Not quite the same~”

Anne smiled secretly, "I used to be the focus at banquets, but this time it's a formal and grand occasion. I'm no longer the daughter of the Duke of Swinton, but Miss Anne beside the mysterious gentleman~"

Lu Xing exclaimed, Anne’s way of speaking is so pleasing!

Amidst the whispers, the Saint arrived.

Bathed in holy light and wearing a veil, she was helped down from the carriage by a young and beautiful priest. She stepped on the ground with her noble shoes and walked step by step through the castle gate along the road covered with golden carpet.

The saint did not ride in a sedan chair or a sedan chair or anything like that; she walked in on the ground.

This was Lu Xing's first impression of her. He guessed that it was related to the God of Earth. Stepping on the earth had some symbolic meaning for the saint.

Many young and beautiful priests followed behind her. As the saint walked, the knights and nobles on both sides of the road saluted her one after another. The priests would pour out the glowing holy water from the crystal bottles in their hands and sprinkle it on the people. Those who were sprinkled with the holy water were all happy and their expressions became more and more excited.

Lu Xing guessed that this was one of the reasons why they were so eager to welcome the Saint.

Annie was so nervous that she forgot to speak and just watched the scene until the Saint walked up the stairs. Then she pulled Lu Xing to greet her happily, bowed and said respectfully: "You are the most beloved believer of the goddess and the most honorable Saint on the continent. Annie sends her greetings~"

Lu Xing stood still and saw with his own eyes the saint whose face was covered by the veil. There was a hint of surprise and confusion in her golden eyes. She seemed to be unable to understand why the strange and mysterious young man claimed to be Annie.

But Anne did not move.

"Please allow me to introduce you, the Saint." The Duke of Swinton stepped forward and smiled at Anne, "This is Mr. Lu Xing, but he has exchanged souls with my daughter Anne, so in fact, she is Anne and he is Mr. Lu Xing!"

"Hehe~ Yes, I'm Annie!"

Anne smiled at the saint.

Lu Xing knew that she must be very happy because she had cheated her friend!

"So that's it..."

Saint Themira finally spoke her first words, her voice was soft and gentle, very comfortable to hear.

She looked at Lu Xing and paused for a moment, as if she was sizing him up, or as if she was separating him from the image of Anne and treating him as the strange and mysterious Mr. Lu Xing.

"Hello, Miss Temira, my name is Lu Xing."

Lu Xing gave his name and called her Miss Temira.

Anne, the Duke and Duchess of Swindon, and Bishop Fergus all looked over, as if it was the first time they heard someone call the saint like that.

But soon, they were surprised again:

Saint Temira bowed to him and said softly, "Good day, Mr. Lu Xing. Temira sends you greetings on behalf of the goddess. May everything be well with you."

this……!
Bishop Fergus looked at the Duke of Swinton, and both of them had shock in their eyes.

What did the saint say?
The goddess greets Lu Xing? !

Only Annie was secretly watching Temira and Lu Xing.

"Please also give her my regards. I hope she will be spared the divine punishment."

Lu Xing said, then smiled and said, "Let's go inside the castle and talk. Are there any other etiquette?"

"...No more!" Bishop Fergus reacted and said respectfully: "Please go in and talk with the Saint. The Saint and Miss Anne are friends and will be a guest here. We will come to take the Saint back to the church tomorrow."

This was something that was arranged in advance and was also decided by Temira.

But Lu Xing always felt that it was not appropriate for Temira to spend the night in someone else's house... Never mind, he should not care about the affairs of the gods. Anyway, there were many rooms in the castle, enough to accommodate the saint and her priest maids.

Lu Xing, Annie, and Temira walked into the castle hall, and the people who came to watch the ceremony gradually dispersed.

The church knights guarded the castle, and the maids stayed in the hall. At Temira's invitation, Lu Xing and Annie went into a side hall on the west side of the hall with her and closed the door.

Seems like he's preparing to have a secret conversation.

(End of this chapter)