"The Lord of War embraces every believer. Lord, as long as you believe, you don't ask for anything else."
A gentle, pleasant, and firm female voice sounded behind Tianyang. The clergyman who stopped the boy showed a respectful expression on his face and stepped aside.
The boy turned around, and behind him stood a priest in black. This was a woman, and her height was almost the same as Tianyang. She was wearing a hood, and the hood cast a large shadow on her face, so she couldn't be seen clearly.
However, her eyes were bright, clear, without any impurities, reflecting the figure of the boy.
At this time, a gust of wind blew, gently lifted her hat, and revealed her beautiful face.
"Who are you?" Tian Yang felt a sense of familiarity when he first saw her. He then remembered that the woman in front of him was the female priestess he had seen on the road to the fortress cemetery after returning from the Yunxiang base.
At that time, her eyes met with the boy's, and in that quick glance, Tianyang only remembered these eyes.
The clergyman introduced: "This is our black-clad priest, Mu Qing."
The female priest named Mu Qing nodded slightly: "Are you here to receive the gift?"
Actually, I'm here to look for someone...
"Well, yes. I wonder if the church has baptized any believers today." Tian Yang said calmly. Considering that rashly asking for the address of a former parish priest would most likely arouse suspicion from others, the boy planned to become a believer of the church first and then find a chance to investigate.
The clergy murmured, "There is no priest to perform the ceremony today."
"It's okay. I'll do it."
Mu Qing's eyes were gentle: "The Lord will not reject any believer."
The clergyman opened his eyes wide, and then looked at Tianyang with envy: "You are so lucky. Priest Mu Qing is the senior priest of our diocese. Originally, there is no need to trouble her for such a small matter as receiving the ordination..."
Mu Qing shook her head and said, "There is no distinction between big and small in the work of the church."
The clergyman hurriedly said: "I will keep your teachings in mind."
Mu Qing then said to Tian Yang: "Follow me."
The boy followed the priestess into the church. The decoration inside the church was very simple, even a little too simple. Tianyang was very surprised. The Bishop of War was one of the four major sects and had great power.
But I didn't expect that its church is so simple, which is really surprising.
In the entire church, the most eye-catching thing was the tall statue in the middle. The statue was almost touching the dome, and was carved from black stone. There were many weapons inserted diagonally around the statue, and in the statue's hand, there was a weapon similar to a gun.
Does the Lord of War prefer to use guns? The boy's thoughts wandered, and suddenly he discovered that the statue had a pair of golden eyes.
The black statue and the golden pupils create a sharp contrast.
Tianyang was stunned for a moment.
“Thou shalt not look directly at God.”
Mu Qing's voice sounded softly.
Tianyang came back to his senses and quickly lowered his head and said, "Sorry."
Mu Qing smiled gently: "It's okay, our church doesn't have so many rules and regulations. However, if you are in other churches, don't stare at the statue for too long."
Tianyang nodded and said, "Thank you for your advice."
After a pause, the young man asked again: "Is this the statue of the Lord of War? The Lord of War, with golden eyes?"
Mu Qing smiled and said, "The Lord's eyes represent the past and the future. When the eyes are open, it symbolizes omniscience and omnipotence. Yes, the Lord has golden eyes that can see through everything in the world, and even the laws of the universe."
Tianyang asked
The question is a blasphemous one: "How do we know the image of the Lord?"
Mu Qing was slightly startled, but did not reprimand him. Instead, she smiled and said, "From the information left by the Lord, the Lord does not belong to our world. The Lord only passed through our world. And we believe that the great Lord of War still exists in some distant place."
"Among the four major churches, only the Lord of War has left physical evidence of its existence. And these evidences are kept in the War God Castle, which is also the location of our church's headquarters. If you have the opportunity to go to the War God Castle in the future, you can go and visit it."
Tianyang looked at the woman in front of him in disbelief, trying to determine whether she had a brain disorder. The Lord of War still existed, and it sounded like this omniscient and omnipotent Lord was not the original god of this world, but a passing one.
So, where did this god come from and where is he going
Now, where is He
Mu Qing seemed to have known that Tianyang would have such a reaction. The female priest stood there in silence, and when Tianyang came back to his senses, she said, "Come with me."
The ceremony of receiving the gift is simple.
Mu Qing prayed under the statue, then tapped Tianyang's forehead three times with a small golden sword to complete the ceremony.
Then a silver necklace with a lightning sword on it was put around the boy's neck, and Tianyang became a believer of the Lord of War.
"The Lord of War protects you, and the Lord will give you unlimited courage."
After receiving the gift, Mu Qing drew a straight line between his brow and chest, then clenched his fist and tapped his chest three times, then smiled brightly: "Welcome, brother."
Tianyang smiled and was about to take the opportunity to inquire about the parish priest. At this time, several clergymen came over and said something to Mu Qing, and the priestess put on her hood again.
"Sorry, I have to leave now because of an emergency. If you want to know more about the Lord's deeds, you can ask Brother Corning."
Mu Qing left without even giving Tian Yang a chance to say goodbye. As for the monk Kang Ning, Tian Yang took a look and saw that he was tall, with a gloomy expression and the corners of his mouth pulled down, looking like he was keeping people away.
I bet he won't tell me where the old rectory is...
Sure enough, Tianyang casually asked a few questions about the deeds of the Lord of War. After the monk gave a brief answer, he took his leave, citing work as the pretext.
Before leaving the church, Tianyang turned around to look at the statue of the Lord of War. The golden pupils on the black stone statue seemed to be staring into the distance.
I wonder if the Lord of War has realized that his follower has impure motives. Tianyang thought about it and took off the necklace.
He took out his communicator, contacted Xun, and after confirming the meeting place, the boy drove away.
"What, shopping?"
Tianyang picked up the girl downstairs of Xun's apartment, but he never expected that Xun would ask him to go shopping in the mall.
The girl stuck out her tongue playfully: "Why are you reacting so strongly?"
Looking at the girl who was wearing simple clothes, Tian Yang nodded and said, "You really should change your clothes. After all, you are the only glorious class in our fortress, and you are also a student of Doctor Luo Shan. You should dress better."
Xun was stunned for a moment before saying, "No, I'm not going to the mall to buy clothes."
Tian Yang was surprised: "You girls go to the mall not to buy clothes, what else can you buy?"
Xun said unhappily, "It sounds like you understand girls quite well. So, do you have a crush on someone?"
Tian Yang quickly said: "No, if I have a partner, I will definitely tell you the first time."
Xun wrinkled her nose slightly: "You have a partner, why are you telling me
I don’t want to know.”
Tianyang's intuition told him that Xun was a little angry, but the boy didn't understand why she was angry for no reason.
Girls are really troublesome.
Suddenly Tianyang admired Han Shu a little. The captain was really courageous. He was able to deal with so many women and still live well until now!
Han Shu in a corner sneezed...
"Hey, why aren't you talking?"
On the way, Xun finally spoke.
Tian Yang smiled awkwardly: "I'm afraid I'll make you unhappy again."
Xun burst out laughing: "I'm not unhappy, I just... forget it, I'll tell you, I want to buy a set of daily necessities for Xiaojie."
Tian Yang was puzzled and asked, "Why would you buy daily necessities for Xiao Jie out of the blue?"
Xun was a little sad: "The teacher has helped him contact Tianqing College. Xiaojie will go to the college in a few days. Because he has to live in the college, he needs to buy a set of supplies."
"Xiaojie is going to study?"
"yes."
Xun looked outside the car: "Dad is in the hospital, Xiaojie has to go to school again, and I will be the only one left at home from now on."
Tianyang blurted out: "It doesn't matter, I will go with you if you don't have to go on a mission."
After saying that, I felt like something was wrong.
Xun's face turned even redder like an apple, and she whispered, "I'm not a child anymore, I don't need you to accompany me. But if you are free, you can come over for dinner. Anyway, if I'm alone, I will definitely cook more food."
"correct!"
Xun quickly found the next topic to avoid dwelling on this ambiguous question for too long: "What color mattress do you boys like..."
“I don’t think it matters.”
"What about towels? Do you like the ones with patterns?"
"I think... it doesn't matter."
"Why don't you care about anything?"
"Well, I don't know how to say it..."
In the end, when we finally went shopping, it was Xun who decided to do it.
An afternoon passed like this, and Xun bought a complete set of daily necessities. Since she bought a lot of things, the store promised to send someone to deliver the things to Xun's apartment later.
Just as the two were discussing where to have dinner, Xun's communicator suddenly rang. For some reason, when Tianyang heard the urgent prompt sound of the communicator, he had a bad feeling.
The sunset is like blood.
Xun walked aside and answered the call. A moment later, her communicator fell to the ground.
Tianyang's heart skipped a beat and he quickly stepped forward: "What's wrong?"
Xun turned around, eyes wide open, tears welling up in the corners of her eyes: "It was the teacher, the teacher told me that my father, my father had an accident!"
The boy's breathing slowed.
"Send me to the medical center, quickly!" The girl quickly regained her composure, picked up the communicator and looked at Tianyang.
"Walk!"
Medical center.
Tianyang and Xun rushed to the medical center and heard that the girl's father had been sent to the operating room. Xun immediately changed into a special surgical gown and rushed into the operating room.
Tianyang had no choice but to wait outside. Time passed by little by little. The sun had already set outside the window and night had quietly fallen. At eight o'clock in the evening, Xun came out of the operating room.
The boy was about to approach to ask about the situation, but he saw the girl took off her mask, her eyes blank. Then, a tear fell silently... ... .