Devil's Bible

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As the shepherd left the village, he felt the wind was gentle and the flowers were fresh.

It was as if he were the only person in the world.

The shepherd danced joyfully between heaven and earth.

He ran and jumped, his laughter echoing all around, his joyful voice resounding everywhere.

Birds flew over and chirped around him, as if they were providing him with accompaniment.

The flowers also began to sway, their branches swinging along the roadside, becoming the shepherd's dance partners.

Only the little man within the shepherd's consciousness dared not show any unusual behavior at this moment.

He felt that everything was extremely strange.

Everything in this world seems to be going exceptionally smoothly.

It's as if whatever you want to do will go smoothly.

A shepherd on the edge of a village and a fairy, a being with extraordinary powers, are able to meet because the shepherd is leaving the village.

And the fairy also very naturally gave the shepherd blessings and advice.

The problem is quite strange.

"It's as if as soon as you have an idea in your mind, you will immediately receive all kinds of help." The little man felt fear.

As a normal person, and an elite trained by a petty person, he is able to view all of this rationally.

Everything comes at a price.

All life in this world seems to be so 'kind,' filled with goodwill towards everyone.

With such goodwill, anyone can gain assistance and achieve everything they want.

At this moment, the shepherd opened the rice bag that his grandfather had given him, took out some rice grains, and fed them to the birds as a way of thanking them for their singing.

Then the shepherd saw an old witch and a soldier under a withered tree in the distance.

The old witch was discussing something with the soldiers.

Do you see that tree?

“That tree is hollow. I think you can climb inside and retrieve something for me.”

"After you go down, don't panic. There is a large space inside, and a hundred lamps hang around the long corridor."

"Once inside, you'll see three boxes."

"The three boxes contained copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins respectively."

"But there will be a dog sitting on each of the three boxes."

"They are large dogs with eyes shaped like teacups."

"A big dog with eyes like waterwheels."

"And a big dog with eyes like round towers."

"But don't worry, you can take my blue checkered apron. As long as you put the dogs on the apron, they won't move around."

"Then you will be able to take all the money out of it."

"Then what do you want?" The soldier glanced at the shepherd, who was listening curiously beside him, but ignored him and continued to ask the old witch what she needed.

"I don't want anything, except the tinderbox my mother accidentally left inside," the old witch said earnestly, then took out a rope.

"I will let you go."

“Once you have the tinderbox, I will pull you up,” the old witch said.

The soldier immediately nodded in agreement.

The shepherd watched with great interest.

He didn't care about the money; he just wanted to see the three big dogs.

He had heard that some shepherds had sheepdogs, and besides looking for a wife, he also wanted to find a sheepdog.

"A big dog with eyes like round towers!" The shepherd thought to himself, and his heart was filled with anticipation.

"I wish I could take this dog home and make it my sheepdog."

The shepherd waited on the side to watch the big dog.

A short while later, a commotion came from inside the tree.

The soldier said he had already obtained the tinderbox and asked the old witch to pull him up.

The old witch then pulled hard, and the soldier, whose pockets, baggage, boots, and hat were all filled with gold coins, was pulled out of the tree hole.

In his hand was an old-fashioned tinderbox.

"Alright, give me the tinderbox, and you can take all the gold coins with you." The old witch reached out to take the tinderbox.

But the soldier immediately withdrew his hand, refusing to give the tinderbox to the old witch: "I can give it to you, but you have to tell me what this tinderbox is for."

"You promised me!" The old witch said anxiously, reaching for the tinderbox while cursing the soldier for breaking his promise.

The next moment, the soldier drew his sword and cut off the old witch's head with a single stroke.

Seeing this, the shepherd was not afraid, but instead began to rebuke the soldiers.

"You soldier, you made a promise to someone, why are you going back on your word?"

The soldier was not angry at the shepherd's accusation, but instead smiled and tossed the gold coins to the shepherd.

“You’ve just left the village, so you don’t know about this,” the soldier explained to the shepherd with a smile. “If she were a princess or a noblewoman, then I would naturally abide by the rules.”

"But she's an old witch!"

The soldier later explained.

Everyone in this world who stays on the 'right path' will find happiness.

However, if you harbor evil thoughts, you will become uglier and uglier.

On the contrary, things will only get better.

For example, his soldiers, because they were generous and kind, appeared brave and fierce.

The shepherd, on the other hand, appears fair-skinned and clean because of his simple and innocent nature.

As the soldier explained, the little man parasitizing the shepherd's heart finally realized that this world had a special system of power called 'moral law'.

Under the guidance of morality, anyone can live a peaceful and stable life.

If you're not content with stability, and you have your own ideas, that's fine too. You might even receive a blessing from a fairy, a representative of the law.

Those who receive the blessing may become 'heroes'.

These heroes gain power through blessings, enabling them to become strong, and even further, kings.

The soldier wanted to become a hero, which is why he chose to leave his hometown and join the army.

Unfortunately, despite their battles with those monsters, they did not receive any further blessings, so he chose to return home because he could not become a hero.

As for the old witch, she was a person of a different path.

Some people with ulterior motives will gradually become ugly if they start to live a life of opportunism.

However, as long as they don't commit serious crimes, there won't be any problems; morality and law won't punish them.

However, once they do bad things, morality and law will make them feel uneasy, and they will eventually be punished by heaven.

In the past, a villain destined for divine punishment found a path called witchcraft.

Through witchcraft, wizards were able to escape divine punishment and wield special powers.

Therefore, the old witch is not to be trusted; everything she says is a lie.

Finding an opportunity to kill it is the morally acceptable course of action.

Chapter 567 Princess

The shepherd felt he understood but not quite.

But he also understood that it was normal for soldiers to break their promises and kill someone like the old witch.

“However, I cannot accept this gold coin.” The shepherd then returned the gold coin.

Regardless, he simply wanted to travel and explore, so he didn't care about money.

Seeing this, the soldier knew the shepherd's simple and honest nature, so he did not refuse. After taking back the gold coins, he gave the shepherd the tinderbox.

"I see you're also traveling. I have no use for this tinderbox, so I'll give it to you." The soldier was very easygoing and enthusiastic, completely different from the ruthless and merciless person he had been when he killed the old witch.

Seeing that the other party had said this, the shepherd did not refuse anymore and took the tinderbox.

It's just an old lighter, it shouldn't be worth much.

Seeing the shepherd like this, the soldier smiled and led the shepherd to the nearest city.

Along the way, the soldier greeted passersby with a smile. He was born in this city and now that he was back, he naturally knew many people.

As a result, many people immediately learned of his return.

Because they brought a lot of gold coins, the soldiers immediately became honored guests at various shops.

In an instant, people who knew him before and those who didn't gathered around.

The soldier was generous and didn't care about such things.

He even invited the shepherds to a meal and drinks together.

The shepherd was blinded by the city's splendor.

However, at this point, he shook his head and refused to drink.

He just wanted to find a wife who would herd sheep with him.

It would be even better if we could find another sheepdog.

With this thought in mind, the shepherd wandered aimlessly through the city.

Then they heard gasps of amazement coming from not far away.

"Look, that's the princess!!" A sudden shout drew the shepherd's attention.

When he left the village, the blacksmith said he could find a princess to be his wife.

Thinking this way, he instinctively became interested in the princess.

He thought how wonderful it would be if he could find a princess as his wife.

With this in mind, the shepherd followed the crowd toward the area where the princess was.

The country they live in is called the Holy Nya United Kingdom.

Beneath this kingdom lie numerous principalities.

The kings of these principalities were also kings, but their titles were dukes.

Their daughter was naturally a princess as well.

Therefore, there were dozens or even hundreds of princesses throughout the kingdom.

The princess who has appeared now is the princess of this local city.

The princess sat on a float, traveling through the city with the procession, surrounded by layers upon layers of onlookers, but she only felt bored.

She was born with an extremely beautiful face, and at the very beginning of her life, fairies came to her door to give her blessings.

However, a witch was resentful and jealous of her presence because she was not invited to the birthday party, so she chose to curse her.

The cursed spell causes her to fall into an endless coma upon contact with the 'spindle'.

Even the fairies couldn't break the curse.

Fortunately, a fairy gave her a blessing: she would awaken once someone kissed her with true love.

It is precisely for this reason that she has never been able to leave the protection of others since she was a child. Even when she goes out to play, she can only stay in the float.

No man is allowed to touch her.

Although she didn't quite understand the connection between spindles and men, she knew that she was becoming increasingly bored.