Unbeknownst to Peake, the privacy of his home had been completely revealed by his tree-climbing son, and the conversation with the old doctor continued into the afternoon.

The old doctor's voice was old, revealing wisdom and helplessness, "In the past few years, I have searched almost all cities, but I haven't found Emma." ”

After a long silence, Peake had mixed feelings in his heart, and finally comforted him and said:

"Everyone will always help you!"

This is the case, no matter where the Timberwolves mercenary group goes, they will take a carriage with them, and the person sitting in the carriage is the old doctor.

As for the battle of Josun City five years ago, the mercenaries' minds have blurred the picture, and in the end, Emma is taken away by Mr. Blue Hat, who seems to have been seriously injured after returning to the town of Peace, and finally lost his memory, and the fate of Emma is unknown.

Almost all the mercenaries guessed that Emma was already very lucky, but they would not shatter the hope in the old doctor's heart, how could this group of rude men not know that the old priest in front of him lived by such a faith?

Leaving the hotel with Sandy, Peak takes Sandy to the church.

Seeing that the old doctor missed his granddaughter, Peake also felt empathy, and he came to church to pray for Sandy.

"Pastor Ealing," he said to the fat pastor in front of him, "please baptize Sandy, pray for it." ”

Baptisms and prayers are the most common jobs of church priests, and they are usually done by adults with children, and cost two copper coins.

Peake, who had achieved financial freedom, would certainly not skimp on two copper coins, and at this time, because of a faint omen in his heart, he said to the fat priest Ilyin:

"Is it possible to baptize and pray for Sandy with holy water? ”

Fat Priest Ilyin replied: "Yes, three silver coins, we know each other, and only charge you the cost price." With that, he took out a small brown bottle from his bosom.

Sandy was placed on a white felt mat surrounded by candles, with two white angel statues on one side and a fat priest Ilyin holding holy water in his hand and smearing it little by little on his face.

Carefully and evenly, the fat priest put his fat fingers on Sandy's forehead, then slid them down his eye sockets to the wings of his nose, and the holy water soaked Sandy's face.

The little boy behaved like a teacher, because his father had reminded him that when he came to church, he must strictly follow what the priest said, and the reward was to play knightly games with him when he came home.

"Usually people who leave their hometown come to church for baptism and blessing," the fat priest asked Peake, "Why, are you going to leave the town of peace with Sandy?"

Pique nodded and said, "Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, we will go." In fact, they had already packed up everything they could take away, and it was Hayes who insisted on staying for two more days, which she said his father might return.

His wife's worries were written on her face, and Peake naturally complied with Hasgar's suggestion.

After spreading a whole bottle of holy water on Sandy's face, neck, arms, and ankles, and whispering a long chapter of prayers, the fat priest Ealing said to Pique, "If you're going to leave the town of peace, you need to see someone. ”

"See whom?"

"My teacher, Theon. ”

Fat Pastor Illin takes Pique and Sandy to the main building.

This is an old priest whose life is coming to an end, with white clothes, white hair, white eyebrows, and a white cloth over his eyes. A sense of familiarity came to his mind, but Peake couldn't recall any memories of the old priest in front of him.

After sending Peake and Sandy in, Fat Priest Ilyin respectfully stroked the chest of the old Pastor Theon who was lying on the bed, and then walked out.

"You've forgotten me. The old priest said in an old voice, "We haven't seen each other for five years, but I still remember you,

Peake, it seems that you don't have the same memory as my old man. The old priest spoke in a mocking tone, like a conversation with an old friend.

Peake tried to remember, but could not find a picture of the old priest in his mind, "I'm sorry," he said respectfully, "I've been injured once, and I've forgotten a lot of things, and I've forgotten a lot of people." ”

The old pastor held the white paper in his hand, and when he heard this, he put it on the table and whispered, "Don't apologize to me, Peake, you never did anything wrong. ”

Peake was stunned for a moment, he felt the old priest's familiarity with him, which made him feel even more guilty in his heart, if the old priest was kind to him and he forgot, then what is the difference between him and ingratitude, thinking of this, he said sincerely: "Please tell me what happened between us." ”

The old priest pondered for more than ten seconds, and during that time the images flashed through his mind: in the circus, in the castle, in the bamboo building...... "there are too many," he said, "if I had to tell you all about it, this little friend would probably be hungry." ”

Peake's eyes showed a look of surprise, the old pastor's eyes were covered by a white cloth, Sandy walked into the room and didn't say a word, so how did he know about Sandy's existence? Then, he thought that pastor is a profession with extraordinary ability, thinking of this, he was relieved and said: "Today we entered the church for Sandy's baptism and prayer. ”

"Sandy ......," the old priest repeated the boy's name, and after a while, he smiled, "like a Sandy tree, tough, pure, very good name." ”

"You know the Sandy Tree, too?" Peake regretted when he finished speaking, he was as knowledgeable as a priest, and how could an old priest who had lived so long not know about the existence of the Sandy Tree? He embarrassedly lifted the blue hat on his head, and then said, "You are not wrong at all, I gave him this name because I wanted to borrow the tenacity and purity of the Sandy tree." What we didn't expect was that after he reached the age of five, he became a child who loved to climb trees. He said a lot to hide his previous embarrassment.

The old priest pondered for a moment before he said slowly, "Climbing trees is a good thing. ”

Peake didn't hear what the old priest seemed to be referring to, smiled and nodded, then stroked Sandy's brown hat lovingly.

"Peake, you have lost your memory and forgotten a lot of things between us," the old priest said slowly, "well, I just want to remind you of one thing, one thing about the agreement between us. ”

"Agreements?"

"Yes, it's an agreement," said the old priest, "that I helped you save Hasgar in trouble, and you promised me that you would do something for me in the future. ”

Suddenly, like a flood leaking out, Peake's mind had countless more images, and with the vertigo in his mind, he put them together, "It's magic," he said, "I saw it, you saved Haysjia with magic." ”

The old priest smiled and nodded, "It seems that you remember," he said, "and I don't have to explain it." ”

Pique nodded and said, "Thank you, it's important for me to remember this, as long as I can do it, I'm willing to do it for you." ”

"No, not now," said the old priest, "in the future." ”

"Future?"

"Yes, what I want you to do for me is in the future. ”

The old priest's words left Peake scratching his head, "I'm leaving the town of Peace," he said matter-of-factly, "and tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, at the latest, I'll leave with my family." ”

The old priest smiled slightly, but was silent.

Looking at the old priest's meaningful smile, Peake suddenly had a bad feeling, and he couldn't say the specific reason for this feeling, and with doubts, he took the initiative to ask: "Please explain it now, I will do my best to help you do it."

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The old priest shook his head and said, "There's no point in saying it now, go ahead, we'll meet again." ”

The old man's voice is always full of wisdom, which makes people think deeply without knowing the taste. Sandy obediently didn't say a word, just silently followed Pique's side.

As they walked out of the bamboo building, Peake noticed Sandy looking at the fish tree in the distance, "Sandy, that tree can't be climbed," he said in a worried tone, "it's too tall, it's three feet long, and the bark is smooth." ”

"I can!" Sandy said confidently.

No, you can't, Peake said in his heart. "I'm sure you can, but have you forgotten what I taught you?" ”

"Don't play around a wall that is about to collapse, don't walk a river that doesn't know the depths of the river. Sandy thought for a moment, then glared at him and said, "Also, don't climb trees taller than the house." ”

"That's right!" said Pica to him, taking his hand, "Dad told you the story of the wolf and taught you the skill of climbing trees, so that you can take advantage and avoid harm, and now there are no wolves, we will be obedient, we will not climb trees." ”

Sandy innocently asked, "Can I climb a tree if there are bad guys?"

Peake replied, "Bad guys, bad guys chase you, and you climb." ”

Sandy immediately replied, "Dad, there are bad guys behind us!"

Sandy always spotted what he overlooked, and he looked back, "That's the gatekeeper," he said to Sandy, "That's not the bad guy." ”

Sandy pouted, "I don't know what a Chinese person is!" he said, "Hopefully I can meet the bad guys and then I can climb trees." ”

Peake smiled and said hello as he watched the gatekeeper rush from behind.

The gatekeeper walked with him and said, "Wait another three years, or five years, and your son will be able to practice martial arts." ”

Peake shook his head and refused with a smile: "He will be a carpenter in the future." ”

"His dream is to become a Knight of Light," the gatekeeper said, shaking his head, "Although the Knight of Light only patrols the palace now, I don't think you should erase his dream. ”

Peake fully agrees with the gatekeeper, but he also has a unique opinion on the education of children, and he is about to debate with the gatekeeper when Sandy's shouting interrupts him:

"Oh, Knight of Light, Daddy, let's play the Knight of Light!"

Hearing this, Peake was stunned for a moment, and then a smile welled up on his face. He let go of Sandy's hand, then cleared his throat, pretended to be serious, and shouted to Sandy:

"Your Excellency, may I ask you, what is your knightly code?"

Sandy suddenly put on a solemn expression that did not belong to his age, stood up straight, and replied to his father in a loud voice:

"Loyalty, bravery, honesty, justice, tolerance, fraternity, mercy, humility!"

"Well!" Peake replied with a nodding in response, and then asked, "Then I would like to ask your Excellency the knight again, will you go against your father's orders and climb that tall tree?"

"No! never!" replied Sandy, exclaiming. In the knight game, the father is his commander.

"Well done! Sandy Knight! When I get home today, I'll reward Sandy Knight with half an hour of climbing trees!"

"Thank you, sir!"

Looking at the father and son who were shouting and walking out of the church compound, the gatekeeper was left alone in the wind......