He couldn't help but glance at Reed, but from his point of view he could only see Reed's side face, the corners of the latter's mouth slightly upturned, outlining a smile that could even be described as "sweet", the kind of softness and love that a sixteen-year-old girl can't hide when she sees her lover spreads along the arc of her lips...... Calvin couldn't help but fight another cold war.

Presumably noticing Calvin's gaze, Reed winked at Lil when he wasn't looking.

Lil was clearly overwhelmed by Reed's performance.

"I can feel your piety, it's a lucky thing, dear, when you love the Child of Light, the Child of Light throws the same love at you......" The large hemp component of the cigarette was working, and Lil seemed a little slurred as she spoke, "Like me—look at me—"

Lil stuck out her thumb and poked hard against her flat chest, a dreamy expression of pride and ecstasy on her face.

"When I prayed with my soul like a 'child of light,' I also got the response I deserved...... Guess how a woman like me can get this invitation?"

She pointed to the sticker on the windshield, her eyes shining behind the lenses.

"Do you see the difference? The golden cross – it's a cross that only people who are specially invited, and I am different from the others who are blocking this path, 'special invitation,' I am 'specially invited'...... Hee-hee-hee-hee......"

Reed's gaze lingered for a moment on the upper right corner of the windshield, the side of the glass that didn't see the cross that Lil was proud of, but that didn't stop him from showing that exaggerated look of admiration.

"Oh my God...... I couldn't believe how lucky I was, I really didn't expect to meet someone who would be specially invited to the parade!"

Lil was greatly encouraged by Reed's admiration, and a particularly bright smile appeared on her face: "It was the Advent who found me, shhh, you have to keep this matter a secret, they said I had better not tell anyone......"

"Oh, for the sake of the Child's gift - it just so happens that what I do best is keep secrets. ”

"That's good......" Lil began, in fact she couldn't wait, "listen, you won't believe it—I'm going to dedicate my singing voice to the Children of Light! You'll be able to see me at the opening, you can hear me, you know? they've only recruited twenty people to sing the chants, drawn from all over the country, and my God, I can't believe I've been chosen—"

Lil was completely immersed in her own luck, and she kept repeating it.

And Calvin and Reed couldn't help but exchange another look.

The traffic slowly began to move forward, and Lil drove forward somewhat roughly, behind the butt of the car in front of her.

Several black-robed priests appeared on the side of the road, just like Calvin and Reed had encountered before, doing the final count of the vehicles entering Angel Town.

Calvin's breathing suddenly slowed and slight, and the muscles in his body tensed for a moment.

Reed glanced at him.

(Don't worry.) ）

He made an exit shape with his lips and said silently.

Calvin's body slowly relaxed, and for some reason, Reed's assurance always gave him an inexplicable sense of reassurance.

But today was clearly the lucky day for the three passengers in the yellow beetle - the priest quickly let Lil go after seeing the invitation sticker with a small golden cross on the windshield, and the pious priest even bowed slightly and saluted Lil's car as the car slowly drove past the black-robed man.

"Hey, did you see that?!Did you see that?!He's bowing to me—"

Lil was so excited that she kept screaming until she was far away from the priest, and she kept peering at the black figure in the rearview mirror.

Calvin listened to her praise of the Advent and the Children of Light, and the veins in his temples jumped - he couldn't even know how Reed had disguised his handsome and gentle appearance in front of Lil. The terrible things that had happened to Isha had left a viscous and filthy shadow in his body, and as the car slowly approached the gate of Angel Town, he looked at the glorious church at the end of the road as if it were heaven, and his heart suddenly erupted with fury that made him almost explode.

The car stopped again, this time Lil's window was knocked.

"Ms. Carmelita Crankshaw?"

The priest who was inspecting had a shrewd face, and he glanced at the Beetle's license plate, then quickly flipped through a small book in his palm, and then he read Lil's full name accurately.

"Yes, it's me!"

Lil couldn't hold back her excitement.

The priest's face was expressionless, he looked at the number of passengers in the car, and frowned: "The registration form says that you came alone......"

"I'm her boyfriend. ”

Reed interrupted the pastor.

"The Child of Light blessed us, and we met not long after she sent out the registration form, and the love for the angel made us a match made in heaven, the moment we saw Lil...... We couldn't help but fall in love......"

Perhaps to add to the atmosphere, while saying this, Reed held out his finger and shook it in front of the priest.

The pastor's body stiffened for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses...... At least it seems.

"May the Children of Light bless you. ”

He took out his pen and ticked the number of participants at the back of the notebook, and then changed the number "1" to "3". Then he took a seal out of his bosom, and he asked Lil to reach out, and then stamped a small cross-shaped stamp on the back of her hand, followed by Reed, and then Calvin. They all have stamps on their hands.

"The ink is waterproof, but please pay attention to the badges on your hands, they will be your companion in Angel Town. ”

With that, the priest staggered back a few steps to make way for the car.

Everything seems to be going so well......

Calvin couldn't help but glance at Reed's finger more.

That finger shake—he couldn't help but think back to the scene—for some reason, he always felt that Reed's action was a little inconsistent, and in fact, the pastor's behavior also made him feel very wrong. He always felt that the pastor should not have let him go so easily...... At least judging by his previous attitude, it should be, but ......

The car drove into the parking lot under the guidance of several Adventists, and the huge parking lot reminded Calvin of the bustling outlet mall outside the city, and the parking lot the size of four or five football fields was already crammed to the brim, and Lil managed to stuff the car into a gap in the corner of the parking lot.

Calvin's thoughts were interrupted by a slight inertia after braking, and Reed got out of the car and reached out to Calvin and pulled him out of the cramped back seat. Presumably because he had been in the same position for too long, Calvin almost fell directly into Reed's arms the moment he stepped on the ground. Thankfully, before that, Reed was firmly on Calvin's arm.

"Are you alright?"

He asked with concern.

Calvin looked up at him, his eyes were clear, and his attitude was so natural......

"It's just a little stiff. ”

Calvin whispered.

Probably just because of the allergies—he said to himself, squeezing that shred of suspicion about Reed into his heart.

Reed reached for Calvin's collar, and he used his shoulder to deftly block Lil's gaze at Calvin, and then he casually took out a pair of black-framed glasses from his jacket pocket, the kind of ugly glasses that Superman would cover his face at the Planet, and Reed unfolded the frame legs and put them on Calvin's face.

“……”

Calvin raised his head and silently raised an eyebrow at Reed, who gave a small wry smile.

"I hope you don't mind my grandfather's glasses," he said quickly in a low voice, "I just thought you'd probably need this, so I brought them with me." ”

"Should I praise you for being a visionary?"

Calvin spoke to Reed in the same faint voice, and he adjusted the angle of the bulky glasses (the lenses had been replaced with comfortable flat glass plates) and acquiesced to the presence of the glasses on his face. He remembered the way Liel had looked at him in a daze—the last thing he needed in this damn place was attention. Thankfully, the old glasses did a little bit to disguise Calvin's appearance, which looked younger, more immature and soft, with a youthful student vibe.

Reed's fingertips twitched slightly.

Lil's voice came.

"Hey, you two ......"

She walked impatiently towards Reed and Calvin, and when she saw Calvin behind Reed, she had a look of trance on her face, but she soon regained her insane appearance.

“…… What are you two messing with? I know a good inn that only people like us who are specially invited, and I think if I ask, the receptionist will find a way to free up an extra bed in the room. ”

Her gaze swept over Calvin's face without lingering, and then she stared at Reed.

"I think you'll love it there, knowing that at this time, there is no good place to rest in Angel Town. ”

She giggled, tongue licking her lips with a hint of suggestiveness.

Calvin lowered his eyes, he could clearly feel that Reed beside him was a little stiff for that moment, and he had to admit that he was a little amused to see Reed's embarrassed posture. Reed also seemed to feel Calvin's schadenfreude at this moment, and he glanced at Calvin, his emerald green eyes rippling with helplessness and affection, and then he turned to Lil, his face recovering with that performative ecstasy.

"Oh, that's a real delight!"

He spoke kindly to Lil, and accepted Lil's invitation like an unsuspecting and zealous young man.

There was no need for any communication, he and Calvin had already agreed - Lil's special status was undoubtedly very beneficial to what they were going to do in the future, and even if Lil didn't open her mouth, Reed would probably find a way to post it, as can be seen from the courtesy he gave Lil when he was in the car.

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