"Not a single decent soul among the Priest Temple's higher-ups," Uncle Chen added from beside him. "Yue Chen, having been steeped in the spirit of knighthood since childhood, I believe you can absolutely resist the Priest Temple's temptations."
"Exactly," Wei Zhengyi said solemnly.
Under their two-pronged assault, Yue Chen received a refresher on the education this body's original owner had undergone.
"Please rest assured, seniors. I, Yue Chen, would never betray the Knight Temple," Yue Chen declared with "righteous conviction."
After all, he was Long Xingyu's disciple. If he really dared to jump ship and become a priest at the Priest Temple, Long Xingyu would probably skin him alive.
More importantly, he had little interest in being a priest. No matter how generous the Priest Temple's offer was, it might not tempt him.
After receiving Yue Chen's firm assurance, Wei Ping and Uncle Chen nodded in satisfaction and let him go back to rest.
"If we'd really let the Priest Temple poach Yue Chen, the Holy Knight Commander would probably skin us alive once the mission ended and we returned to the Holy City," Uncle Chen said, watching Yue Chen leave with lingering apprehension.
"That was a close call. Luckily, I noticed Commander Ling kept glancing toward Yue Chen during the meeting." Wei Zheng nodded, still feeling a little shaken. "The main problem is that this is far from the first time the Priest Temple has poached someone from our Knight Temple. I heard they even tried to recruit Lord Xingyu back in the day."
"Heh, that really did happen. Old Long had to step in personally to settle it." Uncle Chen chuckled. "Otherwise, who would have guessed Temple Master Xingyu was Old Long's son? And I have to admit, the Priest Temple has a keen eye. They go