Devil's Bible

"What's going on?" The shepherd had no idea what was happening or why his soldiers were suddenly being chased.

And judging by his appearance alone, the soldier was still handsome and dashing, and had not become the kind of person who violated 'moral laws'.

Why would this kind of person be chased by the country's guards?
At that moment, the shepherd had no time to think about anything else, because the soldier had already looked at him.

"Good brother, let me hide for a bit!" the fleeing soldier immediately said, wanting the shepherd to help him.

Faced with this situation, the shepherd was stunned and didn't know what to do.

At this moment, he remembered the fairies' admonition that he should remain simple and honest.

In his mind, the soldier had broken his promise and killed the old witch.

But he was indeed generous and magnanimous.

These past few days, whenever they encountered the shepherd, even though the soldiers had less and less money, they would still invite him to go out and have fun.

If this soldier isn't a bad person, then we can't let him be captured by those 'fierce and evil' guards.

Indeed, the guards all looked somewhat ferocious at that moment.

This shows that they don't have much truth, goodness, and beauty; in fact, they often have all sorts of ugly thoughts, which is why they have become so ferocious.

"Follow me!" With that thought, the shepherd led the way, leading the soldiers into a narrow alley.

However, the alley walls were high and wide, and there were many side roads, so it would be easy for them to be caught if they ran like that.

So he opened his rice bag, and the smell of the rice immediately attracted the birds.

The shepherd then had the birds lead the way.

The birds nodded, chirping and chattering.

With birds flying ahead, the shepherd and soldiers finally escaped the guards' pursuit.

Only then did the two realize that they had gone in circles and ended up back at the carpenter's shop.

When the old carpenter saw them, he didn't chase them away, but instead invited them into the house.

The old carpenter had no children and seemed to have always longed for one, so he was very fond of the kind and simple shepherd.

Since the shepherd was willing to save the soldier, he was also willing to risk saving him.

At this moment, the shepherd apologized to the carpenter.

They then began questioning the soldiers about what had happened.

The soldier was also confused at this point and could only begin to recount what had happened the previous night.

He and the princess fell in love at first sight, and the two were very compatible, so they secretly met at night.

He was happily letting the princess play with his short sword when...

Unexpectedly, the dagger pierced the princess, causing her to bleed profusely.

The soldiers were a bit excited, thinking that the princess had just fainted from excitement because it was her first time playing with a short sword.

I was so excited that I sweated a lot, which is normal, so I didn't pay attention to my blood being all wet.

He fell asleep after he got tired.

When I woke up at dawn today, I found that the princess was completely pale and her body was ice cold.

Blood was spread across the bed like roses.

The soldier was startled and quickly put on his clothes to find a doctor for treatment.

Unfortunately, as soon as he stepped outside, he saw the Queen, who had come to visit her daughter.

Then he couldn't explain it anymore, so he could only run away.

"Oh dear, the princess is cursed and cannot touch men."

"It's only for the sake of reputation that they say you can't touch the spindle."

"Most people in this country know about it, but it's a pity you've only been here a few days and don't know much about it yet," the carpenter grandpa said with a sigh. The soldier, though from this country, had joined the army when he was young.

Therefore, he did not know the specifics of the curse.

The princess, being innocent and carefree, and having been restricted from contacting others for a long time, was actually unaware of these things.

"I see." After learning all this, the soldier felt much more at ease.

"In that case, I won't hide anymore." The soldier patted his chest and said, "I truly love the princess, and all I need to do is awaken her with a kiss of true love!"

However, looking at the confident soldiers, the carpenter shook his head.

"I advise you not to try it," the carpenter said, recounting a past event.

When he was young, he was also restless and wanted to go out and explore.

At that time, he was not a carpenter but a tailor.

Because he killed seven mosquitoes at once, he embroidered the phrase "killed seven at once" on his clothes.

Along the way, others didn't know he had killed mosquitoes, so they thought he was amazing.

Then he came to a country surrounded by several terrifying monsters.

Giants, unicorns, and sea monsters.

The king of that country declared that whoever could defeat those monsters would be given the princess in marriage.

The little tailor defeated the monsters with his wisdom and seemingly succeeded in marrying the princess.

However, his identity as a tailor was soon discovered, so the king and princess plotted to kill him.

He was saved from being killed because a guard told him to run away in advance.

After that, he returned to his hometown incognito, only to find that the king of his hometown was also after him, the "Liar King".

So he had no choice but to give up his job as a tailor and become a carpenter.

"Why is this happening?" the shepherd asked, puzzled. Didn't this world have morals and laws?
Why was the carpenter treated this way after accomplishing all those things? Wasn't the king afraid of divine retribution?

"Because they don't think what they're doing is immoral at all," said the old carpenter who had seen a lot. "In their minds, only a prince can be with a princess."

"At the very least, he must be a powerful warrior."

"I am merely a tailor who relies on cunning; naturally, I am unworthy."

"Since they don't deserve it, then whatever they do to us is their right."

The soldier was stunned, and the shepherd beside him was also taken aback.

They both thought of the 'old witch' at the same time.

The old witch hadn't actually done anything bad during their previous encounters.

However, because of her questionable moral character, the soldier broke his promise and killed her without feeling any problem.

Therefore, the moral and legal framework was not triggered.

In the eyes of the king and his nobles, tailors and soldiers were of lowly status, no different from old witches.

Therefore, they do not deserve to be treated with the same morality.

"Moral and legal principles are often idealistic. If one believes that one is not violating morality, then moral and legal principles will be difficult to trigger."

"Unless most people start talking about this matter and form a huge public opinion, it will be impossible to force the moral and legal system to be triggered," the old carpenter revealed the inside story.

Moral and legal systems are not as wonderful as we imagine.

At least when it comes to morality, it doesn't represent the right to interpret all moral issues.

"According to mythology, the legendary god Nia repeatedly tried to make changes, but was always stopped by the nobles." (End of Chapter)