"Aren't you going to comfort your sister?" After taking the oath in the church, a routine meeting followed, and Ah Zhai looked at the guests who gradually dispersed, and turned his head sharply.

"What......" Ian just had something to say.

The rest of the words disappeared into this unexpected kiss.

There is no superfluous expression, just a shallow lip movement, dry and warm, soft and delicate.

But the two of them stood in place awkwardly, stunned.

Say you're sorry? It's not that he hasn't thought about it, but he doesn't think so, instead of letting the people in front of him think that this is an accidental kiss that can't be unexpected, it's better to make it a real being.

Thinking of this, Ah Zhai rushed up, raised his hand to hook Ian's neck, and deepened the kiss, but for a while, he used too much force, but instead knocked his teeth and bit his lips.

“…… That's the way it is, I like you! At this moment, the memory of the past gave Ah Zhai infinite courage, he stared at the handsome man in front of him seriously, and loudly told the love in his heart, "I don't know when it started, but the arrival of love is like a flower blooming in spring...... I can be sure that I really like you, or rather, love you. ”

“…… Are you crazy! Ian shoved him away, and for a moment it was as if the man in front of him was a flood beast, and he couldn't draw a line with him, and the two had nothing to do with him from then on.

"I'm not crazy, I just like you." Ah Zhai looked at the person in front of him seriously, the courage in his heart was lost little by little unconsciously, he was still reckless after all, this world is not later, the person in front of him grew up reading teachings, and he is only afraid that he is full of disgust and fear of homosexuality.

"You must be sick!" Ian felt that all the clever words were useless at this moment, and he didn't even know what to say, "This is not true, it is not correct......"

In the past, no matter what kind of problems he encountered, the young man who did not change his face only felt that the qiē in front of him was so ridiculous, that he could not think of anything else except to say helplessly like a young child, "This is not right".

In all fairness, he has a very good impression of the young man in front of him, he is bold, intelligent and motivated. He admits that he admires the person in front of him, but that doesn't mean he covets himself and has such dirty thoughts!

At this moment, the admiration of the youth was like a raging flood that hit his almost innate conceptions, so that he ignored the throbbing hidden in his heart.

The next moment he pushed the boy away, turned and ran.

Neither party noticed that the groom, who was exchanging rings, inadvertently looked up and took the scene into view.

"Hey...... You okay? Sherlock jumped off the carved terrace, and I don't know how long he had been listening here.

"The first time I saw him look at me like that." Ah Zhai was silent for a moment and smiled bitterly, "...... I thought I could handle it, even if we were strangers, but I still couldn't see the disgust in his eyes. ”

"And what are you going to do?" Sherlock was a little anxious.

"I don't know, anyway, it's better to cut him off from Sylvia first." Ah Zhai suddenly sneered.

Out of St. Peter's Basilica, Ah Zhai slowly followed behind the lively crowd, and the newcomer was about to start a circle around the city in a horse-drawn carriage.

Along the way, in addition to the guards to maintain order, there were many beautiful maidens who sprinkled purple lilies and pink roses on the street.

It was a very lively day.

People gather to enjoy wine and food and bless the new couple.

"They're going to be happy, aren't they?" Looking at her nephew, who was obviously absent-minded, Timothy smiled lovingly.

"Uncle is very satisfied with Sophia?" Ian replied that he didn't belong.

"Sophia is a good girl." Timothy smiled, he has seen mountains and rivers in his life, there have been ups and downs and opportunities, and he has also suffered betrayal when he was in power, and the years have given him a pair of sharp eyes, and he can see a more real existence, "It's just that the little girl is stubborn, but I'm afraid I still have to suffer a little." ”

"Maybe." Ian paused.

"My child, can you tell me what bothers you so much" Timothy looked at the young man beside him gently, this nephew, who had always been calm and steady, was so restless.

"Uncle...... Do you trust the Lord? Ian turned his head to stare at the old man, a question that had been hidden in his mind ever since he knew that Croze was Timothy's illegitimate son.

"Why do you say that?" Timothy remained unmoved.

"The Lord taught us to be chaste and good, but ...... But you have ...... Croze's Deposit zài. Ian stared at the old man in front of him, "Isn't this evidence that you have betrayed your faith?" ”

The old man's face turned pale at this moment, his fingers even spasmed, he looked at the young man in front of him, as if he had been spelled, and he instantly aged a little, he only felt that there was no such terrible time in his life.

There was still a noisy crowd around them, but at this moment they forgot about it, and a separate space seemed to be cut by an invisible blade beside them, and they only heard Timothy's voice like a cold wind blowing from the hill under the moonlit night, wrapped in a cold current, and a ghost sounded in their ears.

"As a believer in him, I used to love him immensely and trust him...... Serving Him is my goal in this life. The old man grabbed Ian's hand tightly, and his dry voice was as cold as the cold air pouring in from a broken window, "I have loved your mother so deeply, my dearest sister, and I have watched her grow from a little ball-like child to such a proud lady...... Then take her hand and give it to your father...... After that, every time I prayed before the Lord, I always prayed, prayed for my sister to be safe and happy all her life, prayed that she would be loved by her husband, prayed that she would have lovely children......"

"In the first two or three years of her marriage to your father, I went to other cities as a cardinal, and that time was the time when I rose the fastest, and I received the love of the inhabitants of the precinct, but I did not forget to pray for my dear sister in prayer." Timothy's eyes were a little wandering, obviously caught in the memory, "Gradually, I received fewer and fewer letters from your mother, at that time I thought that she was gradually estranged from me because she had a new life, but who knew that when I received a letter from my sister again, it was she who entrusted you to me." ”

“…… During that time, I knelt before the Lord countless times and prayed for him to bless my sister and make her better, but in the end, my sister died. ”

Ian listened quietly, it was not the first time he knew about the past, but it was the first time to listen to the person in such detail, the past was like a storybook full of dust, and it was difficult to find the past state of mind in addition to a body of dust again.

"That was the first and only time I was disappointed in the Lord, I trusted Him, I relied on Him, I saw Him as a Father, I prayed sincerely, and yet He stayed out of the way when I needed Him the most, and when I said mercy and love, He was clearly just a cold statue!" Timothy looked indescribably dazed, "...... After that I returned to Rome, in the middle of the rain I met a kind shepherdesss who was willing to share with me half of the eaves to shelter from the rain...... I'm not really sure if I love her, but out of revenge on the Lord, I have her ......"

It is obviously not easy to admit the past in front of the juniors, but after a pause, Timothy still decided to continue: "In the next few years, I almost forgot about her, and all the guilt and mistakes took root in my heart, which made me uncomfortable day and night, and I read the Bible over and over again gradually I realized that the suffering in the world was the result of my own doing...... If my little sister hadn't been alerted when she didn't miss the letter at the beginning, then it wouldn't have happened later......"

"Is it, then, that the Lord's teachings never at fault?" Ian muttered, his face turning gray inch by inch.

“…… When I saw the shepherdess again, she was already very ill, and it was only at this moment that the kind girl told me about Creuz's sus. The old man reached out and grasped Ian's cold palm, as if this would give the child endless strength, "The mistakes that have been committed should be punished...... I picked up the child, sent him back to the family, and told my brother the truth, who happened to have no children, so he adopted Kroze. ”

“…… My child, all the tragedies in the world are because we did not stop them in time, but there are some that we must endure and bear, which is our original sin, which cannot be abandoned, but can only be redeemed. Timothy stiffened his shoulders, and at this moment the thin old man was like a blade that had been tempered for a thousand years, and although it had been eroded by the years, it still had a force to be reckoned with, "Listen to your heart, the Lord is with you." ”

“…… If so, I'm applying for an outside appointment. After a moment of silence, Ian raised his eyes and looked at the wise old man in front of him, "Something happened just now, I don't know if this is the temptation of the devil, or if he is the ordeal that I have to go through in my cultivation in the world, but ...... I felt that I could not calmly analyze, to think, to listen to the will of the Lord, so I decided to leave Rome. ”

"If this is your decision, then I support you, my child." Timothy smiled softly, he didn't choose to ask, because he believed that the child he raised single-handedly had the ability to judge right from wrong.

"Thank you and may God bless you." Ian reverently raised his right hand and clenched his fist in front of his chest, and made a pious salute towards the old man.

"God bless you too, my child."