Become a knight starting with synthesized entries.

Roan was a guard; after killing the bandits, he also needed to appease the villagers and deal with the surrendered bandit knights.

Although they are called bandit knights, most of the bandit knights in Riverview Village were actually forced or joined by the villagers.

It's not Roan's job to find those guys and convict them based on their actions—whether to execute them, imprison them, or acquit them.

On the contrary, it will reduce the efficiency of completing the task.

Luo An's original plan was to execute them all, but even when he tentatively proposed the idea, Sister Ya Yang sternly rejected it.

"Lord Roan, it is certainly convenient to consider everyone guilty equally, but please do not forget that even the Great Mother does not love anyone equally."

"Giving happiness to the kind, giving direction to the confused, and punishing the wicked are not always contradictory."

"Do you understand?" Ya Yang stared intently at Luo An, as if she wouldn't let him leave until he nodded.

Luo An could only nod. To be honest, the churches in this world were much more civilized than those in the previous world.

"Very good." Ya Yang smiled. "Please tie them up first. I will put them on trial, and you will come too."

Luo An was somewhat puzzled. As the captain of the guard, he was not required to participate in the church's trial work.

But since Ya Yang from the church had spoken, Roan had no choice.

"Let's go, Your Excellency."

Ya Yang nodded in satisfaction and followed behind Luo An, a hint of apology flashing in her eyes.

Luo An was very tired, and of course she knew it.

However, Luo An may be loved by his "great mother".

Both to verify the information and out of a sense of duty as a church member, Ya Yang needed to guide Luo An.

The villagers were temporarily relocated to habitable dwellings. Fortunately, last year was a bumper harvest year, so there was no shortage of food or timber.

Eight bandit knights chose to surrender and were put under guard by the guards.

Luo An told the guards to go and rest, and that he would take charge.

The disarmed bandits posed no threat to Luo An.

However, when Roan approached the bandit knight, the bandit knight was so frightened that he shrank back.

"A demon! It's him! He killed so many people!"

"Demon! Don't come any closer! Mother! There's a demon here!"

Sometimes Luo An was speechless. Being called a demon by a group of serial killers, he didn't know whether it was an honor or an insult.

Roan suddenly felt a familiar gaze. Turning his head, he saw Mary among the kneeling bandit knights.

Mary glared angrily at Roan; she was the only one among the group who dared to meet his gaze.

"Hello, Miss Mary, it makes me so happy to see you've recovered." Roan smiled.

"You damned demon! You have no chivalry, you demon in human skin! Let me go, I want to duel you!" Mary opened her mouth to curse, but the guards immediately tied her mouth shut.

Luo An was too lazy to refute. Since he was called a demon, he could make use of him.

He threw the rope on the ground and drew his longsword. "Five minutes. Tie yourself up. I'll check. If you try to fool me, I'll kill you."

"Hehe." Ya Yang covered her mouth and chuckled. After the bandit knights were tied up and knelt in front of Luo An, Ya Yang stepped forward, her eyes lowered, and scanned the bandit knights one by one.

"It's Sister Ya Yang!" The bandit knight recognized the pattern on Sister Ya Yang's clothes.

They are believers in the great and loving Mother.

They breathed a sigh of relief. "Sister, please save me."

"Of course," Ya Yang said with a smile. "May Mother forgive your sins."

As she spoke, Ya Yang took out a list of villagers' testimonies.

"This, this, this, and this—the villagers have listed your crimes."

"In the name of the gods, I pronounce judgment on your sins and condemn you to death."

The bandit knight was trembling with fear, but he was tightly bound by ropes and could not move. He was dragged away by the guards.

Ya Yang's gaze swept over the remaining trembling bandit knights.

"The rest will be taken to prison; may you sincerely repent."

"Please remember, it's not that your mother has forgiven you, but that there's still room for forgiveness for your behavior, and your mother will give you a chance to correct your mistakes."

The remaining guys were already terrified and nodded hurriedly, thanking Ya Yang for sparing their lives.

Only Mary kept her head held high, her eyes fixed on Roan. If she could speak, she would curse Roan with the most vicious words.

To be honest, Roan was really surprised that Mary wasn't on the execution list.

But the law is the law, and Roan has no reason to argue with a foolish village girl.

Just as he was about to wave for the guards to take Mary away, Mary suddenly stood up, turned her gaze, and stared at Ya Yang.

"What are you doing!" The guard noticed Mary's unusual behavior and stepped forward to restrain her.

Mary suddenly became incredibly strong, managing to shake off the guards and tear off the gags.

"Damn infidel! You have no right to judge me!"

The woman screamed and rushed towards Ya Yang, who turned pale and tightly closed her eyes in fright.

The expected collision did not occur.

Instead, a warm sensation touched my face.

Ya Yang opened her eyes; it was blood.

Luo An stood in front of Ya Yang, placing one hand on her shoulder, and calmly observed the crazy woman, Mary.

With his other hand, he slowly pulled the longsword from Mary's body.

Mary's pupils dilated, and blood trickled from the corner of her mouth; all of this indicated that the woman was dying.

She gave a strange smile and stared intently at Luo An.

"Roan Yunina, don't think you're so great. There's something in Cosette Village that you can't defeat! I'll be waiting for you in hell!"

Mary's pupils lost their color.

That crazy woman, she's dead.

Luo An slowly turned to Ya Yang. "How is it?"

"That scared me to death!" Ya Yang patted the tortoise-like creature, her chest heaving.

She wanted to show Luo An the maturity of a nun, but instead she encountered a crazy woman.

Ya Yang forced a smile and said, "Thank you."

Luo An frowned slightly; a knight like Ya Yang would have a hard time protecting himself.

"You claim to be the Goddess's Knight. Leaving aside the goddess, where is the knight?"

"......" A flush of anger appeared on Ya Yang's pale face. Is this the time to talk about this?

Couldn't he have shown some chivalry and offered some words of comfort to the terrified lady?

Before she could finish speaking, Ya Yang sighed and whispered, "Idiot."

Sister Ya Yang's attitude towards you has changed. It's frustrating.

Suddenly, a golden light appeared before my eyes.

Luo An frowned slightly, not understanding which sentence he had said wrong.

Rather than those trivial matters, the remaining guys need to be thoroughly interrogated to gather as much information as possible about Cosette Village.

As for Mary's remaining body, bury it somewhere, so as not to pollute the land.

......

As night fell, heavy snow blanketed Riverview Village. The guards, knights, and Roan finally had a chance to rest; except for the guards on night watch, everyone else fell into a deep sleep.

In a corner, in a newly raised grave, a crack appeared in the mound, and a pale hand slowly stretched out in the moonlight.

"Luan, Luan Yunina!"