231. Simple tasks
"Fishing, playing chess, playing poker, watching TV, this time the task is really easy."
Siyuan was lying in the shade of a tree wearing a straw hat, staring at the fish drift not far away that was blown back and forth by the majestic wind, and in a blink of an eye it was the third day of coming to France, and the assassination that was said to have come did not come as scheduled, but Dante made him calm down and continue to wait.
As the old saying goes, there is nothing to be afraid of death, but the process of waiting for death is long and anxious. Siyuan really can't wait for someone to rush out and put a knife on his neck right away, at least he doesn't have to be tormented by this waiting day and night.
During this period, he made several phone calls to his hometown, but except for a criticism from the second master, everything else was to reassure him and ask him to cooperate with Dante's work as much as possible, after all, although they are now acting in the service of France, they are actually working for the whole world. In short, Siyuan's job of fishing and watching TV is very high, so high that even Siyuan himself is a little embarrassed.
Of course, he also asked about the temple that was destroyed by himself, but the second master didn't directly tell him how important this temple was, but just lightly left the sentence "You dug up the ancestral grave, and it would be light to kill you if you want to put it in the country" and didn't say more.
But Siyuan keenly got a message from his words, that is, this temple is definitely not as simple as an ancestral tomb, but it doesn't matter, his mission is still very long, and some are time to figure out the secrets of that place.
It's Joan of Arc, she is now in the name of protecting Siyuan, and she has almost reached the point where she can't leave an inch, although Siyuan thinks that she and her have no personal relationship between men and women. But such a big beauty is always going in and out behind her ass, gossip is indispensable, although it is only the third day, but Qianruo and Ning Qingyuan, who are eight thousand kilometers away, already know about Joan of Arc's existence, and it took Siyuan a lot of effort to explain it thoroughly.
As for who betrayed him...... Needless to say, anyway, there are only two people here who will do this kind of thing, one is the ghost mother and the other is Ning Qingying, the ghost mother will not contact Ning Qingyuan, so since the two of them know at the same time, isn't there only Ning Daxing left.
But it can't be helped, no matter what Siyuan says. Joan of Arc thinks of herself as a knight of Siyuan. And every time Siyuan persuaded her not to protect her so closely, she had to recite aloud the knightly code "Faith, Loyalty, Honor, Duty, Justice, Integrity, Mercy, Humility" and told Siyuan that if he deprived herself of the duty of guardian, then she would have no need to save it.
Of course, this set of theories coincides with the strange doctrine of one of the strange children around Siyuan, the Pope's classmates. The two of them even became New Year's friends. Although there is a difference of six hundred years in age. But that doesn't stop them from getting together to exchange academic issues.
As for the others, Ning Qingying and the ghost mother are only left to go shopping every day, and Paris is a fashion center. This is a paradise for shopping, although the ghost mother's learning process is very fast, but compared with Ning Qingying, who is used to seeing the wind and waves, she is still a rusty little girl from the countryside, in this kind of international metropolis, it is actually an unprecedented attraction for her, so even if Siyuan is waiting to be killed, but the struggle between the desire to protect and the natural instinct of women, instinct defeats the desire to protect with an absolute advantage.
Now in the huge manor, in addition to Siyuan and the fish that were caught, there is only Joan of Arc, a strange woman who can put on armor and hold a big sword anytime and anywhere.
"Sister, you don't have to follow me, really. And aren't you hot? Siyuan actually felt very sorry for this girl with a bit of a shaft in her head, the scorching sun, she was still wearing a blue high-necked skirt, up to her neck and down to her ankles, except for her face and hands exposed, everything else was wrapped in clothes. Not to mention feeling it, it feels hot even when I look at it, and I really don't know how she carried it. And Miss Luo Shiki, who is also an ancient person like her, has already swayed around the world with crop tops and miniskirts and crystal sandals.
"Hot."
Joan of Arc is a sincere person, and the dogma of the paladin makes her say that she knows everything and says everything, and when she says hot, it is really hot......
"And how about you change your clothes?"
"No, you can't." Joan of Arc's expression was stern: "For a knight, difficult conditions are the best way to hone his will. ”
Siyuan sighed and didn't continue, he didn't persuade him once or twice about these things, such as when he went to bed at night, the air conditioner in everyone's room was blowing, but this sister was sitting alone in the hottest attic with her eyes closed and meditated.
For example, when eating, everyone orders those expensive and delicious dishes, but Sister Joan of Arc took out a piece of rye bread from her arms and opened it cold.
Siyuan didn't understand, but after all, this is the power of people's faith, but don't say it...... This person of faith is actually really terrifying, Siyuan has no doubt that she can do all kinds of things that are incomprehensible to ordinary people for her beliefs.
"Alas...... Your faith is too pedantic. Siyuan leaned against the tree and continued to stare at the fish drift: "The theory of evolution proposes the survival of the fittest, and you are no longer suitable for this era." ”
"Do you have faith? Is there a past, present, or future? ”
"Yes, I've always had."
Siyuan fell into deep thought, he once asked Chen Ming the same question, but Chen Ming did not answer him directly, but gave Siyuan a pair of scissors for Siyuan to poke himself. As long as you are not stupid, you will definitely not do this kind of thing, so Siyuan sternly refused Chen Ming's request, and then Chen Ming asked him if he would do it if he became a human devil one day.
At that time, after this question was asked, Siyuan thought for a long time before slowly nodding and saying that he would definitely be. Then Chen Ming patted him on the shoulder and told him that this was actually a kind of faith. He also said that faith is like torn underwear, you must wear it, but you must also carefully protect it from others, let alone say "Lao Tzu's underwear has a hole" when you meet people.
This is probably the result of the difference between Eastern and Western cultures, which are more impactful and aggressive. Therefore, they must regard faith as a kind of dogmatic binding force, while the Eastern culture is relatively much more subtle and introverted, and the beliefs of the Eastern sects are mostly the last barrier in their hearts.
This is actually obvious, Westerners pay attention to the appearance of the individual, and they try to prove that they love something, telling everyone that everyone is a hero, and that heroes can save the world, even if they don't have the ability. Compared to them, the Orientals are more numb and unrestrained, but in fact...... It's just a difference in the embodiment of their own beliefs. After all, it has been able to compete with the extremely aggressive Western civilization for hundreds or thousands of years. This is not an easy task.
After telling Joan of Arc about his understanding of faith, Joan of Arc smiled and nodded: "Maybe I should really go to your country to live for a few years, seeking common ground while reserving differences has always been my pursuit." ”
"Joan of Arc, don't you plan to return to a normal life?"
As soon as these words came out. Joan of Arc was stunned on the spot: "What do you mean?" ”
"I'd like to try to get my colleagues to help you break the reincarnation spell." Siyuan leaned against the tree. Gently took off the straw hat: "Maybe you can become an ordinary person." Old age, sickness, life and death, joy, anger and sorrow, can fall in love, get married, and have children. I've been in contact with people who have lived a long life, and few of them are truly happy. ”
"I ......," Joan of Arc thought for a moment. Gently shaking his head: "I refuse your kindness, I'm used to it, so that I can continue to protect what I protect." ”
Siyuan spread out his hand and said it didn't matter. But the way Joan of Arc speaks is really special, and sure enough, no matter how good Chinese it is, you know that she is a foreigner when you hear it, shouldn't you say thank you for your kindness in this case...... Although they are all refusals, Joan of Arc is awkward in how she said this.
It seems that he and she don't have any common language, Siyuan can only sigh, and continue to start boring fishing activities, and keep playing with a ball of cool water in his hands.
In fact, since seeing Xianshui's water manipulation skills, Siyuan has also been in common sense, but he always feels that there is still a little gap between himself and him, but Siyuan doesn't know where the specific difference is, but he just feels that the water of Xianshui is like life, and what he got is not like that at all.
"That's right, Joan of Arc. Tomorrow should be the day to choose a new Guardian, if no one comes...... What are you going to do? ”
"I don't know." Joan of Arc shook her head and looked at the lake with a stunned look in her eyes: "I still think the teacher will be fine, but ......"
In fact, there is no need to say that Joan of Arc is not stupid, her stubbornness at the beginning was just carried away by the trust she once had, and now after calming down, she found more doubts than Siyuan and Dante found combined. Basically, she couldn't fool herself anymore, that Paladin King was a fake at all.
"Don't think about it so much." Siyuan patted Joan of Arc on the shoulder: "There are some things that have to be accepted by reality. ”
As they spoke, a snow-breaking dragon creaked to a halt on the road behind them, and then Dante stepped down from above wearing a straw hat and tilted his head to look at Siyuan: "Get ready, tomorrow I will participate in the Guardian's blessing ceremony." ”
"Huh?" Siyuan was stunned: "Play really?" ”
"What a fart." Dante's face was cold: "It's not an old routine yet. ”
"What routine?"
Dante glanced at Joan of Arc: "Our holy sister knows better than anyone else, the one that the Pope often plays." ”
When Joan of Arc heard the Pope, her whole face became very bad, and she almost burned her to death with a fire, and the person who gave this order was the Holy See, and she had a deep understanding of the Vatican and the entire Holy See over the years, and always recognized them as enemies.
"How?" Siyuan turned his head and asked, "I'm not familiar with your system, so let's put it simply." ”
Joan of Arc's face became worse and worse, and she asked softly, "The teacher was killed by the Pope's people?" ”
"Who knows, it's still uncertain. Anyway, the well water does not violate the river water, don't guess when there is no basis, you still want to fight a religious war? ”
"Hey, let's talk about tomorrow?"
"Tomorrow that person will call the candidates for the Believer and the Guardian for the ceremony, but if there is no accident, the ceremony will fail. He would claim that the blessing failed due to other factors, such as the destruction of the temple, the absence of the blessings of the Heroic Spirit, and so on. Anyway, believers don't doubt his words, if so......"
"I'm going to be expelled?" Siyuan scratched his face: "Isn't that faceless?" ”
"I'm going to die." Dante smiled and turned his head to look at Joan of Arc: "I don't think crazy believers will care if you are a civil servant sent from another country." That's why I don't really like their system, which doesn't play by the rules. ”
It turned out to be this trick, no wonder Siyuan couldn't wait for anyone to kill him, it turned out that the old man was going to come to a trick of secretly crossing Chen Cang and killing people...... Siyuan has to drill, if he doesn't go tomorrow, it will confirm his reputation as a crime, and then there will be no chance to overturn the case.
Originally, Siyuan couldn't pat his ass and leave, but the top three orders asked him to cooperate with Dante's actions, and looking at the attitude of the second master of the regent, I'm afraid there are also things he wants to know here, plus it is related to the imperial guard, so Siyuan has made up his mind, even if it is Longtan Tiger's Den, he will break through.
"Tomorrow, only two people will be on your side." Dante looked into Siyuan's eyes: "I, Joan of Arc." You know. ”
"I didn't have a choice?"
"Probably."
Siyuan pouted: "I'm afraid." ”
"It's okay, I'll watch over you until the end of your life." Joan of Arc stood up suddenly, drawing his sword from the void with both hands: "In the name of my blood oath!" ”
"Don't be stupid, please." Dante couldn't help but laugh: "Do you really think he's afraid?" ”
But Siyuan shook his finger at him: "I'm really afraid, I don't know what the other side is." I don't know what he's capable of, I don't know if he's human, I don't know what he's trying to do, how can I not be afraid. ”
"It's okay! I will protect you! Joan of Arc patted his chest again, and said to Siyuan with a firm look in his eyes: "If you want to hurt you, you must step over my corpse!" ”
Siyuan smiled at her and said, "In our place, if a man hides behind a woman's ass, no matter what the reason, he will be laughed at." You know me, it's a very traditional Chinese, and what I care about is the name of the previous life, so you can be careful tomorrow, my words...... You can rest assured. ”
"Yes...... If ......"
"There are no ifs." Siyuan shook his fingers: "I've seen almost all kinds of opponents, no matter how evil the sect is, where can the evil sect go." (To be continued......)