"Thank you. Without you, I probably would have died just now."
"Thank you so much! Thunder Emperor, you're the one who saved my life!"
"This is my business card. I'm a junior manager at the Flame Merchant Guild.
"If there's anything you need to buy, feel free to contact me. I'll give you a thirty percent discount!"
"..."
As the Municipal Government's powerhouses arrived, the situation at the scene was brought under control.
The few Heaven's Mandate Sect members who had failed to escape were all apprehended as well.
The civilians whose lives Xu Jingming had saved came forward one after another to express their gratitude.
In contrast, although some people on the Holy See's side also expressed their thanks,
there were even more questions.
The people present were not blind. Naturally, they could tell that the Archpriest had had no intention of acting at all.
They had to know that these believers paid the Holy See enormous sums in all sorts of fees on a regular basis!
Yet when something happened, their strongest expert merely stood by and watched, without even showing the slightest intention of intervening. That was a bit too much.
More importantly, this celebration had originally been organized by the Holy See.
They had been dragged into this disaster for no reason at all.
"Please listen to me, my devout believers. The Archpriest is injured.
"That is why he was unable to take action. Please be understanding.
"Also, Goddess..."
The Holy See had personnel specifically assigned to explain the situation.
Catherine, standing on the stage, looked at her own side, then at Xu Jingming's.
A complicated expression appeared on her pretty face.
These were all believers of the Holy See, yet in the end, the person they were most grateful to was an outsider.
"I'm sorry.