Joseph was now in a hiding place belonging to the Holy Cross, and since he broke up with the three of Mark, there have been no twists and turns along the way, and he is now in a small church.

Joseph fondly recalled that he and Bishop Albus had practiced holy arts in the town where the church was located, and that the church had been entrusted to Father Master while they were looking for Alice.

Joseph came to the church with a heavy heart, and the church was bathed in the sun at three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sunlight poured through the large windows behind the cross in the middle of the church, and the large windows on the walls on both sides were also flooded by the sun, which made the church warm.

Today is not a Sunday so ordinary people will not gather in the church to listen to the Bible now, a person suddenly flashed next to the church lectern, he was wearing a priest's black robe, his face was solemn, judging from the wrinkles on his face, he was over 40 years old, he came to Joseph and said: "Joseph, you are back, I have been waiting for you here for a long time, I have received your information about the bishop, and I have already reported it to the Pope, it is not early today, I must be tired all the way, or please go back to the back room to rest for the night, Tomorrow I will go to the Holy Mountain to face the Pope. ”

Joseph smiled when he saw him and said, "Father Master, thank you for taking care of this place lately, thank you." ”

Father Master hurriedly said: "Yes, it should be, in the past, there was no lack of care from the bishop, the people in the town did not know such news, the Pope did not let the news out, in fact, the bishop is gone, my heart is sad." With that, Father Master burst into tears.

Joseph's heart ached when he saw this, his eyes moistened a little, and he said firmly: "Whatever the Pope arranges, we must obey, and the Bishop will definitely ascend to heaven, Amen." ”

Father Master wiped away his tears and changed the subject: "You see I said something that makes people sad, come to the back restaurant and I've prepared the food, let's eat first." ”

Joseph followed Father Master to the dining room behind the church lobby and had dinner with Father Master, only to see that everything here was the same as before Joseph and Bishop Albus, clean tablecloths, clean floors, bright windowsills, everything was spotless, and Father Master took good care of it.

Father Master brought some toast and milk, as well as cheese and sausages, and the food was simple, but it was so delicate and appetizing.

Father Master smiled as he put the food on the table one by one, "I made most of the food, only the sausages were delivered by the owner of the sausage shop in the town, and many of them were eaten casually." ”

Joseph was also polite and had this simple dinner with Father Master.

After the meal, Joseph said, "Father Master may need you to take care of you here for a while, and when I meet the Pope, I will not forget what I told the Pope about you in front of him." ”

Father Master smiled: "No, no, this is like my home, although I was transferred here from the seminary on the Holy Mountain, but I have no complaints at all, if I am asked to go back to the seminary to copy books, I don't want to go back to do such rough and boring things." ”

Joseph knew that the seminary on the holy mountain where Father Master was originally located was the dream of all the clergy, because there were many of the oldest texts there, and not only could they be consulted at will, but they could also be used to write theological poems, and in the eyes of some theologians, being a small priest was far less glorious than being there, and it could even be said to be great, and of course it was several levels higher than being a priest to enter the seminary for research.

Joseph didn't care if Father Master was polite, but stood up and said, "I'm going to go to the bishop's room to have a look, is it still the same?" ”

Father Master said: "Yes, I have been living in your room, today you will live in the bishop's room, after all, you are his proud disciple, here I will clean up." ”

Joseph nodded and said, "Thank you!" ”

Joseph turned and walked towards the room on the second floor where Bishop Albus was located, where Joseph's room had been.

Joseph opened the door of Bishop Albus's room and walked into the room, it was obvious that Father Master had carefully cleaned up here, kept it clean and tidy, the room had nothing but two bookcases and a bed, and a desk, because Bishop Albus did not like to watch TV, so the TV and general electrical appliances were left in Joseph's room, the view outside the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the room was still refreshing, the sun was setting, the afterglow of the sun gradually dimmed, Joseph stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, He stood silently and prayed until darkness covered the earth.

Joseph remembered every word of Bishop Albus when he was on the cruise, and remembered that he had said that he had left a diary with his experience of learning the Sacred Heart, and Joseph turned on the electric light in the room, rummaged through the bookcase, and carefully looked through each book, but there was no Bishop Albus's diary, all about theology and some books on the Bible, and for a long time, the moon did not know when it had quietly risen.

Joseph suddenly felt a little distraught, and fell to the bed, crying bitterly, for how could Bishop Albus, like his father, not be heartbroken? At this time, he made up his mind that he must learn the holy art well and collect the blood debt from the witch.

Joseph wiped away his tears, is man more vulnerable when no one is around?

Joseph thought about it, he hadn't seen Bishop Albus write a diary when he was with him, so where would this thing be placed? Listening to Bishop Albus's tone, the diary must have been something that could be easily found, so he didn't specify where it was placed.

Joseph lifted the pillow, and the white sheet was underneath, and stroked the position under the pillow with his hand, and suddenly touched something that bulged a little, and then lifted the corner of the sheet, only to see a hardboard book covered by red trim and a black middle section, and a diary lying quietly at the head of the bed.

Joseph knew that this must be the diary in Bishop Albus's mouth, so he restored the position of the sheets and pillows, opened the diary, and there were some things about holy arts, and the problems that Bishop Albus encountered in cultivation and how to break through the bottleneck, and it also recorded the origin of holy arts.

The diary reads: "I have been practicing the Sacred Heart for more than 30 years, this technique originated in ancient Egypt, and according to legend, it was the national teacher of the ancient Egyptian period at that time - it is the largest sacrificial technique learned, its power is huge, but there are very few people who can master this technique, when my master taught me, he also died because he could not control the load generated by the Sacred Heart Technique, because this Sacred Heart Technique needs to be based on his own life energy when he wants to exert the greatest power, So under normal circumstances, people who learn the Sacred Heart can only stay in the intermediate use stage, and almost no one has succeeded in the use of the advanced stage, I have practiced this technique since I was a child, and found that in fact, this technique is indeed the strongest in the holy art, but once the human heart has evil thoughts, it will not be able to perform powerful tricks, and it is difficult for people to achieve perfection and purity, so the Sacred Heart has very strict requirements for the cultivation of the soul, after years of meditation and cultivation, exercise the mind and self-cultivation, I gradually reached the state of good storage in the heart, The eight layers or so that can exert the greatest power of the Sacred Heart Technique, this technique has been studied for hundreds of generations, and it has only been brought into play by me that I hope that those who read this book can go to the next level, and the following is my opinion on spiritual cultivation summarized in eight words - the Sacred Heart is the most good, pure and powerful! ”

When Joseph saw this, he felt as if he had received some enlightenment, and then he continued to read it, and it was full of more detailed insights of Bishop Albus on the Sacred Heart, and Joseph watched and practiced it, completely immersed in the words.

Early the next morning, Joseph was reborn as if he had been reborn, without joy or sorrow, and his cultivation at the spiritual level reached another world, and he admired Bishop Albus in his heart, and the golden light in his eyes was more condensed like substance, and the whole person seemed more charming.

The golden sunlight came in through the floor-to-ceiling windows again, and suddenly there was a soft knock on the door, and Joseph got out of bed and opened the door, only to see Father Master standing in the doorway and saying, "After Joseph has come down to freshen up, it is time for us to go and see the Pope." ”

Joseph replied, "Yes." ”

Joseph followed Father Master down to the second floor, and while Joseph freshened up, Father Master prepared the same breakfast as yesterday's dinner, and they hurriedly finished it, packed up the church furnishings, and Father Master drove his Volkswagen from the garage to the Holy Mountain.

The holy mountain is called so by their locals, in fact, this mountain was not originally called this name, but the pope has controlled the people in this area, not let them call it the official name, this mountain is majestic, the mountains are undulating, the scenery in the mountains is beautiful, people have opened up a mountain road in the mountain, along the mountain road winds up, on it is located a temple in people's hearts, the residence of the pope - the Basilica of the Holy Cross!

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is built on the top of the hill, this church is the highest and most sacred symbol here, which cannot be violated or questioned by the people at the foot of the mountain, and is so high that even the sea of clouds is at its feet.

Volkswagen cars drive halfway up the mountain, there is a special parking lot, for those who want to come to the Basilica of the Holy Cross for prayer and weddings, of course, the people who can come here are powerful and rich people, in order to show piety, everyone has to stop in the middle of the mountain, walk 412 steps to see the Pope, or hold various celebrations and blessings here.

Because St. Jesus Christ was resurrected 40 days after His death in the Bible, the number of steps is 10 times 400, and 12 is the number of disciples of St. Jesus Christ.

Finally came to the door of the Basilica of the Holy Cross, the huge body of the church glowed golden in the sun, the building was all made of marble, with tall stone pillars supporting the dome top, the large windows on the walls were made of the best and brightest tempered glass, the doors of the church were always open during the day so that pilgrims could easily enter and exit, because it was not a festival or a Sunday recently, so there were not many pedestrians, and not everyone who came could see the Pope, Not everyone will meet the Pope, and to see the Pope, it is not necessary to make an appointment in advance, but also to see whether the other person is qualified or not.

The Cathedral of the Holy Cross is divided into five parts, the front hall is mainly for some ordinary people, the middle of the Holy Church can hold a solemn wedding or blessing ceremony, and then the back is the church and a place for believers, on the left is the seminary, on the right is the discipleship room, the whole church dominates the area of more than 100 hectares on the top of the mountain, it is indeed a palace-like building.

Father Master and Joseph walked straight to the end, Joseph had been here with Bishop Albus when he was a child, so the road vaguely remembered, along the way met many believers and priests who greeted Father Master, came to the back hall, the back hall is where these people live and live, at this time at nine o'clock in the morning, most people and scholars go to the seminary to do research, or the disciples will go to the disciple school to study, so at this time it seems very quiet, the back hall is planted with many trees and flowers, and it looks like someone is carefully cared for, So everything looks so orderly.

The place where the Pope lived was the highest place in the place, and there was a no-go area in the building, and anyone who wanted to go there had to be notified in advance, and there was a priest or disciple on duty at the door of the papal residence, and only those from the inside could reach it.

Now on duty is a priest in his 30s, this priest is a little fat, wearing a pair of round glasses, looking amiable, he is behind a desk, sitting in a chair reading a theological book, when he sees Father Master and Joseph, he immediately got up and greeted: "Hello Father Master, I have received your message, is this one behind you a disciple of Bishop Albus?" ”

"Yes, his name is Joseph, Father Campo, and we have come to see His Holiness the Pope. ”

Father Camp put down the book and said, "Okay, wait for me, I'll go to the newsletter right away." With that, he immediately walked inside, then turned to the right, entered a corridor, and disappeared.

Father Master looked at Joseph and said, "You only met the Pope when you were a child, right?" ”

Joseph replied, "Yes, but I have forgotten what the Pope is like." ”

Father Master smiled: "Recently, I heard that the Pope rarely shows up, and I heard that in a few years he will choose a successor, and at that time some people said that Bishop Albus is the most likely candidate to succeed the next pope, who wants to get it"

Joseph looked at Father Masters' words before he could finish them, and he already understood what they meant, but Father Masters was only a theologian after all, and he saw only superficial things, but in fact the real situation was not what Joseph knew.

Then Father Camp hurried back and said happily: "Your Excellency, if you want to summon Joseph, please come with me." ”

Father Master looked at Father Camp with an inquiring eye, and what does that mean me?

Father Camp immediately came to his senses and said, "You see that I forgot everything in a hurry, and His Holiness the Pope also ordered you to go to the seminary to catch up with that group of people, and His Holiness only asked me to bring Bishop Albus's disciples to meet alone." ”

Father Master nodded and turned to leave.

Father Camp led Joseph directly into the lobby of the Pope's residence, which was a cloister, and the walls of the cloister were hung with various paintings of Bible stories, and all the way as if it was going around in a circle, and when he came to a high-sounding gate from the outside, Father Camp said: "Go in, His Holiness the Pope is waiting for you inside, I will retreat first." ”

As Father Kemp's footsteps faded away, Joseph took a deep breath and knocked on the door.

I only heard an old solemn voice inside, "Please come in." ”

Joseph pushed the door open.

Inside was a wide hall, from the doorway was covered with a carpet of red gold patterns to a staircase with a throne on which sat a man whose face was obscured by a golden mask, and who was dressed in a wide robe of white and golden stripes, and whose voice came from the voice of the old man, who was the Pope of the present day, for the crown he wore on his head was enough to prove that he was the Pope.

There were two attendants on the left and right sides of the Pope, and Joseph did not dare to look around carefully, so he hurriedly lowered his head, knelt down at the door, and said respectfully: "Disciples of Bishop Albus, come to see the Pope." ”

The Pope's voice was still solemn, and he said, "Don't be afraid, child, come and speak." ”

Joseph crawled over on his knees, and came to a stop within two meters of the Pope's steps, and the Pope nodded and asked, "The disciples who came out of Bishop Albus** are indeed well-behaved and sensible, now you can raise your head and give me a detailed explanation." ”