Karna Village is a very small fishing village.
The entire village, from the beginning to the end of the village, only takes ten minutes.
There was a crooked-neck tree in front of the village head's house. The leaves were the big ones Liu Yu was used to, and the big leaves were rustling in the dark night. Under the tree sat many dark and dark villagers.
The faces of the villagers, blackened by the sea breeze, were full of enthusiastic smiles.
"Mr. Priest, I saw you again!"
"Every year on God's birthday, you always show up! Is this your friend?"
"Yes, my friend."
Liu Yu heard the answer from the people around him.
She looked to the side, and when he smiled, the corners of his mouth would twitch slightly, and the rippling green eyes were no longer aloof and cold, but kind and warm.
This is the same as him in the temple—
In other words, he was very different from the him she knew.
"Oh, honorable Mr. Priest, you are here again." The old village head with a white beard was supported by a young girl and walked out slowly. I caught a bully fish..."
When his eyes fell on the girl in the red dress beside him, he was obviously taken aback for a moment:
"Oh, this is..."
"Mr. Priest's friend!"
A fisherman answered for Liu Yu.
"Friend," the old village head grinned, showing a cordial smile, "Mr. Priest has never brought friends here... Nice to meet you, distinguished friend."
Liu Yu raised the hem of her skirt and returned a salute:
"Hello, Mr. Village Chief."
She noticed that the girl supporting the old village chief glanced at her.
That look wasn't malicious, but it wasn't welcome either—however, she had seen this kind of look too much. As the only god in this world, even though he conceals his extreme beauty, he still cannot stop his love.
She smiled kindly at him.
The girl with thick eyebrows and big eyes blushed unexpectedly, and when she looked over again, her eyes were a little evasive and shy.
"Susan," the village chief patted the back of her hand, "don't help grandpa, go and ask your uncle and others to come out, distinguished guests are here!"
"Yes, Grandpa Village Chief!"
Susan trotted into the house.
Compared with other residents in Kana Village, the village head's house is the largest, with three floors.
The entrance has obviously been meticulously tidied up, and a small square is paved with bluestone slabs. The Crooked Neck Tree is at the southeast corner of the small square, and in the center of the small square is a bright stone statue as tall as a person.
Now, the statue is surrounded by flowers, fishing nets, and branches.
Liu Yu walked over, and she compared the stone statue with the real person:
"Not quite."
So far, the most similar one she has seen is still in the temple.
But even so, the lifeless stone statue can't describe the demeanor of a real person.
"You come every year?"
she asked again.
"Yes, every year, I come to the beach to have a look..." He looked into the distance, "The world is changing, everything is changing, but only here... there is not much change."
The old village chief came over:
"Mr. Priest hasn't changed much. When I was a child, the first time I saw you, you were like this. But now, my eyes are almost blurred and my back is bent. You are still young. "
Liu Yu was surprised.
She thought Gaia would cover it up when she came over, but she didn't expect that she would keep using this face...
"Mr. Priest, you must be from the shrine." The old village head showed a longing look, "I was very puzzled when I was young, but later, when I saw the god knights who came across the sea, I understood... you And they, are a kind of people."
"God knight?"
Liu Yu was confused again by a new noun thrown out.
"It seems that Mr. Priest didn't tell you... I was rude."
The old village chief turned around and yelled at the villagers, and lit up the bonfire.
The dry branches piled up in front of the stone statue were set on fire.
The blazing bonfire was reflected on everyone's face. Many people came out of the village head's house. They spread cloth on the ground and put plates of wilted fruits and various seafood. In front of the bonfire, a strong young man was That cut the fish.
The fish was two meters long. Looking at it from a close distance, its wide open mouth was very ferocious.
Liu Yu looked back, and she continued with the previous question:
"The god knight... what is it? Priest Lina didn't say it."
"God... Knights?" Gaia thought for a while, as if she had been dug out from the depths of her memory, "... Oh, it's them."
"I use the branches of the tree of life to create children... They don't often stay in the shrine, they travel in various worlds... But I think, maybe, they will come back soon."
"I thought that there were only you and the priests in the shrine."
The child created by the branches of the tree of life is... the body of the Holy Spirit, right
Should be very long-lived.
Liu Yu thought, her understanding of Jingu is still too one-sided——
Most of them are just hearsay, and a small part is recorded through "God's Covenant" and memory beads.
That's right, if the temples in each world are built according to the gods, then there must be priests who are responsible for healing and spreading morality, and there must be knights who maintain order and judge.
The pyramid is the most stable power structure.
"When they come back, I'll introduce you to them...they are a bunch of lovely kids, you'll like them."
He gently pinned a lock of long hair blown to her cheek behind her ear, Liu Yu looked up subconsciously, but found that when he said "children" and "like", his green eyes were not warm at all—
As if it was just a puppet he created, a puppet that can be discarded or destroyed at any time.
It gave her goosebumps.
"Mr. Priest, the fish is ready! You can bring your friends over here!"
At this time, the old village head beside the bonfire shouted cheerfully.
"Let's go."
He took her hand naturally, and Liu Yu walked over without struggling.
Distinguished guests, of course, should sit next to the old village head, Liu Yu sat next to Gaia, and the villagers sat around the fire.
Liu Yu also found out that Milaka was also here.
He changed into neat clothes, and was smiling at her with a mouthful of white teeth—
The point is, it's too dark.
In the night, those white teeth reminded her of a certain toothpaste spokesperson in her previous life.
"I heard that you and Mr. Priest saved Miraka, thank you so much."
The old village head stood up tremblingly and wanted to salute, but Liu Yu stopped him.
"You don't have to, we just happened to meet..."
"Milaka's life is too hard... If he leaves too, I won't be able to explain to the Moses family anymore." The old village head sat down, "Back then, many young people went to sea together... Unfortunately, a wave, They didn't come back, more than 20 young people..."
Liu Yu knows the power of the sea to ordinary people in this era.
"In it, there is Susan's father, my second son..."
The raging bonfire was reflected on the face of the old village chief, but what was brewing in his wrinkles was not the sorrow of a white-haired man sending a black-haired man, but a kind of... tranquility that she couldn't understand
Or contentment.
"you… "
She swallowed the question.
The old village chief took a look at her and understood the girl's doubts, and sympathy almost overflowed from her ice blue eyes.
"I am, of course, very sad. But I think, all of this is God's arrangement. They are destined to suffer this fate when they come to this world. All hardships are the tests given to us by God. We were born in the fishing village of Cana , is destined to fish for a living... The storm is a hurdle that we must go through in life... I believe that Moses and my children, as well as the souls of the young people in the village, must have wandered in God's kingdom of heaven... They will never No longer need to experience the hardships of the world, only happiness.”
The old village head showed a contented smile on his face. He did not lose his son and was devastated. Instead, he was full of longing for life.
Liu Yu didn't speak.
She looked at the person beside her, and the bonfire danced on his dazzling silver hair and beautiful face. He was quiet and noble. At this moment, she suddenly understood what Malan had said to her when he was in Ellen Continent.
"...you always look at us with condescending eyes, as if we are pigs and sheep in captivity, and you are the only one awake.... Do you feel happy?"
"We are very happy."
Yes, they are very happy.
Not even malaria, or any other calamity, could destroy their faith, and they took calamity with ease—
This is the positive educational significance brought by faith. It makes people feel stable and rich, and makes the social structure tend to be generally stable, if you don’t look at those extreme examples.
However, extreme examples are never lacking under any iron-blooded rule that maintains the regime.
The child is not a fish, who knows the joy of fish
When she ridiculed everything from above, she was already down.
"But I would rather, live soberly."
she said softly.
"What are you talking about?"
The old village chief didn't hear clearly, he turned his head to Liu Yu's side a little bit, but he didn't know what happened, so he straightened back.
He turned his neck.
"It's nothing." Liu Yu said with a smile, "Eat fish."
Susan just walked here, she took a sneak look at this white and glowing girl, and thought she was the most beautiful girl she had ever seen, and she was very suitable for Mr. Priest.
"Bayao fish, my little uncle specially picked it, the most tender piece."
She gently placed the plate in front of Liu Yu.
"thanks."
Liu Yu raised his head to thank him.
Susan blushed all of a sudden, and put another plate in front of the priest in a low voice:
"You, you eat."
"thanks."
Mr. Priest also thanked her.
Susan took the tray and left contentedly.
"Susan, this girl, seems to have given up her mind." The old village chief laughed, "She always clamored to marry Mr. Priest when she was a child."
Liu Yu turned a deaf ear to this.
This result is not surprising, and even all the women in this world admire him, and she takes it for granted—after all, Gaia is the only god who created this world.
When she had no place to mouth the snow-white fish on the plate, a figure suddenly crouched in front of her.
It was the guy who cut the fish, his skin was a bit dark, but his facial features were surprisingly handsome, his eyes were especially lively:
"The tyrannosaurus has many spines, beautiful lady, if you don't mind, I can serve you. My skill at picking spines is first-rate."
"This is my youngest son, Kado." The old village chief stroked his beard cheerfully. "It seems that my little Kado has a sweetheart."
Liu Yu: ...
She still can't get used to the overly "enthusiastic" customs here.
Just as he was about to refuse, a pair of hands stretched out in front of him.
"Ga... ya?"
Liu Yu's eyes widened in surprise.
He quietly took her plate over, picked up the slender bone needles on the side, roasted them on the fire, and carefully picked out the thorns in the plate.
The hand on the bone needle is very beautiful.
The joints are distinct, slender like jade, like the finest art.
But the movements are really clumsy, but after a while, they become neat.
"Let's eat."
The plate was placed back in front of her.
There is not a single thorn on the clear fish.
The old village head laughed loudly:
"I've never seen you do it yourself, Mr. Priest."
"Sorry, it didn't tick very well."
Liu Yu listened to the polite apology from the person next to him.
For a while, the fish in my mouth was a bit unpalatable—the taste was really good, the fish was firm and dense, with a roasted aroma.
"Isn't it delicious?"
He asked her, with doubts in his eyes.
"good to eat."
Liu Yu swallowed the fish fillet.
Kado squatted down, picked fish bones for another distinguished guest, and said to him: "Mr. Priest, I admire the lady next to you. Although I have admired you since I was a child, I have no humility in love."
Kaduo handed over the sliced tyrannosaurus fish.
Mr. Priest answered:
"Thank you, Mr. Cardo, I have to tell you that she belongs to me. If you try to infringe on my property, I'm afraid I'll have a fight with you."
Cardo choked.
He looked at Liu Yu with those lively, dark eyes, as if asking for her opinion.
In this world, pursuing a woman is a romantic and encouraging thing, but if this woman is someone's private property, then this behavior is a crime.
Liu Yu smiled:
"Mr. Priest, you forgot again. I don't belong to anyone. I can accept anyone's pursuit, including Mr. Cardo."
She looked to the side, and in the man's green eyes illuminated by the bonfire, red flames danced.
Laughter erupted from the other side of the campfire.
Susan was there, dancing enthusiastic tap dances with several young girls, and her boots made a crisp sound on the bluestone floor:
"In the name of light,
God's people,
God's people,
There are flowers here,
Here is full of wine,
You sing and dance.
Life is like morning dew,
death is imminent,
But you are not afraid.
Justice, freedom, you yearn for light.
God's people, God's people,
An ancient and noble nation..."
The familiar singing voice seems to travel through endless time, bringing people back to the past.
The silver-haired youth stood up.
With one hand behind his back, he stretched out his hand towards her gracefully:
"Beautiful Miss Fergus, I would like to ask you to dance."
Facing those rippling green eyes, a silver-haired young man appeared in front of Liu Yu, dancing with her one arm in the dark beside a stream beside a lantern.
"I… "
She opened her mouth. Even though she knew that these two people shared a soul, she couldn't reach out with that hand. Something stopped her.
"hug-"
She wanted to refuse, but her waist was hugged.
"Sorry, I want to dance." He hugged her forcefully, put his palms on the back of her waist, and the scorching heat was transmitted from the thin layer of silk, "In exchange, I will sing for you."
With his beautiful, ethereal voice, he hummed softly along with them:
"In the name of light,
God's people,
God's people..."
He looked at her, those green eyes were filled with gentle lake water, like a poem in a quiet night:
"...but we have no fear..."
The surroundings fell silent.
Liu Yu stood where he was, and the world seemed to disappear. Only the person in front of him is real. She seemed to be washed away by the torrent of time, and she stood in front of the boy again, and was looked at by him sincerely and tenderly.
"Your breath, it smells like... sweet cherries."
He bowed his head.