Chapter 423: The Backbone

After sending Will away to rest, the blonde nun left the villa and carefully spared the huge streets and alleys of Xiangjiang for a while, and then the blonde nun quietly stepped into an old building. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

Gently knocking on the security door that had been corrupted by time, an old white man with snow-white hair and beard opened the door, and when he saw the blonde nun outside the door, the old man showed a warm smile.

"Anne, it's a pleasure to see you here. ”

"Me too, my esteemed teacher. ”

After a little greeting, the old man let Sister Anne into the room, Anne quickly glanced at the room, the room was slightly messy, mainly because there were books everywhere, from the appearance of the books and the open pages, it can be seen that the old man has the habit of reading books at any time.

Anne smiled slightly, she was very clear about the teacher's habits, and when she saw this familiar scene, Anne felt a warm feeling in her heart, as if time had returned to the time when she was studying in the convent.

"Teacher, you still like to read so much. ”

As she spoke, Anne skillfully picked up the books on the sofa and coffee table and even on the shoe cabinet in the entrance, and the books that were closed were stacked together and placed on the wall, and the open ones were transferred to the table under the window as they were.

But when she saw the open page, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment:

"Teacher, are you still reading Chinese books?"

The old man was preparing coffee on the pantry beside him, and when he heard Anne's question, he turned his head to look at Anne who was cleaning up, and then turned his head and continued to dig into the instant coffee with a spoon, and replied casually:

It is the history of the Chinese cultivation world and some classic classics. ”

Anne glanced at her teacher with complicated eyes, the teacher was still the same as before, always not caring about other people's opinions, doing what he liked to do, and perhaps, this was the reason why the old man was here.

In fact, Anne's teacher Druve was sent to Xiangjiang on a mission this time, ostensibly because Druve knew Chinese and was also a person in the church who knew more about the Chinese cultivation community, but the real reason was probably because Druve was not welcome, and some people wanted to exclude dissidents and use this mission to borrow a knife to kill.

Anne sighed and shook her head silently, although Anne felt sorry for her teacher, in fact, she was not like this, maybe because she was affected by the teacher, maybe because Anne herself was also a stubborn person.

Hearing Anne's soft sigh, Druff just grinned silently, unhurriedly put the coffee into the tray, and then turned around with the tray.

Anne took the tray in Druff's hand, put it on the coffee table, sat on the sofa herself, then divided the coffee, put two sugar cubes in the teacher's coffee cup, then picked up the milk jug, poured a lot of milk into her coffee cup, threw in three sugar cubes, picked up the small spoon in the cup holder and stirred it gently in the coffee cup, and watched the swirling milk slowly merge with the coffee, turning the original black coffee liquid into brown.

"Teacher, you... You still haven't given up on your idea?"

Druff took a sip of coffee and smiled:

"Why give up, do you think I'm wrong?"

Anne smiled wryly:

"You may be right, but I don't think anyone will accept your idea that the church is digging their own grave to make the church admit that the power of their origin faith is not as perfect as the Chinese cultivation system. ”

Druff put down the coffee cup and said:

"It's not a question of acceptance or not, the truth is there. Actually, your understanding is not accurate, I think that the belief system of the church cannot be compared with the Chinese practice system at all, because there is no comparison, we can barely compare it with the Chinese Buddhist and Confucian practice systems, but the source of the belief of these two is purer and closer to the source, as for the Taoist system, it is a more mysterious thing, or even they themselves are not clear. ”

Anne also became serious, and responded seriously:

"Teacher, I'm not qualified to tell if your theory is correct or not, but, in fact, our system has suppressed the cultivators and demon clans in Huaxia for four hundred years. ”

Druff shook his head with a wry smile:

"That's because China's own internal friction is too serious, and our system is eager for quick success, it looks very strong, in fact, all this is built on the beach, in the words of the Chinese people, that is, 'its rise is also vigorous, its death is also fast', now the Chinese people have turned their eyes to the whole world, our good days have come to an end, if you still hold the concept that it has been rancid, sooner or later it will be abandoned by history. ”

Anne's face was a little tangled, and she hesitated for a moment and said:

But teacher, if what you say is right, then you should protect yourself first, and even seek a greater voice, so that you can truly save the church and save the countless brothers and sisters who believe in God. ”

Druve grinned:

"The teacher is old, perhaps, I can still do one last thing for my brothers and sisters, I am seeking kindness, and the sacrifice proves not only a strong faith, but more than that, including more awareness of the crisis we are facing. ”

"But..."

Druff raised his hand to stop Anne, glanced at the anxious Anne, and continued gently:

"Annie, there is no need to discuss this matter anymore, you are still young, and the hope of the church is in you, not in me, an old man who is about to turn to dust, so you just need to go according to the plan this time, first you attract the attention of the other party, and then I will launch a surprise attack to expose them to the real killer feature, all you have to do is carefully observe and record all the details, and then save your own life and bring this information back. ”

"But the teacher..."

"Sister Anne, I am the person in charge of this operation, so just do what you are told, and if you can't evacuate safely, I allow you to surrender to the other side, and I'm sure they will try to redeem you by all means. ”

Anne looked at the calm old man in front of her with complicated eyes, as if something was blocked in her heart, and she couldn't say a word.

Seeing that Anne no longer insisted, Druve smiled with satisfaction, took a sip of coffee, and changed the subject:

"The purpose of Su Jin'er's activities in the United States some time ago has probably been clarified, have they notified you?"

Anne shook her head and asked with some uneasiness:

"Teacher, is there still the hands and feet of the Mi people behind this matter?"

Druff nodded:

"It's not surprising at all, don't forget what the rice country relied on, back then, under the guise of outside neutrality, they converged the demon races and heretics that could not be accommodated on the European continent, and even the witches and cults were also inclusive, and now the world pattern is changing with each passing day, and the United States and Huaxia may have reached an agreement to re-divide the world, so this time we are facing not only the Chinese demon clan and monks, but also those who have no bottom line and only recognize the interests of the United States. ”

Anne frowned, thought for a moment, and said:

"Teacher, I have some doubts, the people of the United States are not stupid, they should be able to see the consequences of allowing China to rise again, now they can give up Asia, and then they may lose Africa and Europe, and maybe there will be no place for them in the end, on the other hand, the Chinese people have always thought that the hearts of those who are not of our race must be different, how can they believe in the people of the United States who have no credibility at all?"

Druf shook his head:

"Maybe they don't have complete trust with each other, but what does it matter, the people of the United States want Europe, the Chinese people want Asia, and as for the future, they are very confident in themselves, in their eyes, the ancient teachings of the Church and Central Asia have been swept into the dustbin of history. ”

Anne struggled for a moment, and argued with some unwillingness:

"If your speculation is correct, why don't we abandon Asia, concentrate on Europe, and then get rid of the abuses and revive the church?"

Druff sighed, looked up at the sky that was not visible at all, narrowed his somewhat cloudy eyes, and slowly replied:

"If they are willing to let go of their prejudices and abandon their burdens, they will either learn from the eclecticism of the Chinese people, or study the Chinese cultivation system in their entirety, at least, learn the Chinese Confucian system, and turn the pure belief in the kingdom of God into a deeper belief in humanity and life, and maybe there will be a chance to be reborn, but... The Chinese people have a saying, called 'no break, no stand'. Annie, do you understand the profound meaning of this statement?"

Anne frowned:

"If the old system is not destroyed, the new system cannot be built, and do you think we still need a 'revolution'?"

"No, maybe it's not that we're going to make a revolution, but we're going to be revolutionized, and the church was founded less than two thousand years ago, two thousand years ago, the church came into existence from nothing, and perhaps, we will need to revisit this path of exodus in the near future. ”

Anne looked at the old man in front of her with a very complicated expression, and without this wise old man, she could not imagine who else could show the right way to her brothers and sisters in the church in the coming dark ages.

No, perhaps he is using his life to point his brothers and sisters in the right direction, just like the saint who was crucified 2,000 years ago.

Anne looked at the old man solemnly and said:

"Teacher, what should I do?"

"It's very simple, to live, no matter what, to live, and then let go of everything in our hearts, to relearn to understand the world, Anne we need not strength, not just firm faith, we may need more courage to let go of the burden. ”

Anne stood up and replied solemnly:

"I understand, I will act according to your plan, then teacher, I will take my leave, and I will act at the scheduled time tonight. ”

Druve smiled and nodded:

"Good. ”

After a moment's hesitation, Anne spoke:

"Teacher, may God be with you. ”

The old man smiled smugly:

"God helps those who help themselves. ”