Chapter 378: The Church
Two days later, he waited outside Magnison's villa from early morning until late at night without seeing the other party go out.
However, this incident also gave him a wake-up call, what if Magnison still didn't go out as he was used to? You can't rely on others in everything, and the key is to take the initiative yourself.
Therefore, the next day, he asked the Lin Ying mercenary group to start monitoring Magnison's movements at all times, and immediately went to the Gold Coast Hotel to report to him as soon as there was news.
It was early summer, the sun was pouring golden through the light clouds, the air was spreading a hint of warmth, and the sea breeze blowing through the changing seasons was refreshing and cool, and the whole Port Louis was filled with a comfortable and peaceful atmosphere.
Walking on the street to the Cathedral of the Holy Radiance, Charan and Adrina walked according to the agreement, and the bustling and noisy scene was everywhere, with the street vendors, wandering travelers, hurried merchants, and orderly patrolling guards, who would have thought that the worldly glitz and glamour of this scene would eventually turn into purgatory on earth.
Aderina wears black, which is a custom worn at funerals or prayers for relatives and friends, so black is often an ominous omen and is most often associated with death.
Located in the center of the Hibiscus district of Port Louis, the Cathedral of Radiance ranks first in the country west of the Channel of the Summer Wind in terms of architectural scale, and even among the top 10 churches in the entire Elderland "Radiant Church". Every year, countless devotees come from thousands of miles to make the pilgrimage.
The Cathedral of the Divine Grace was built in the Neo-Faith era. This was the era when the Radiant Sanctuary was expanding and establishing Elderland's religious supremacy. At that time, when the expeditionary force of the "Radiant Church" crossed the Summer Wind Strait to destroy the last resistance of the Church of Nature in one fell swoop, Port Louis was the bridgehead occupied by the "Radiant Church", and the construction of the Radiant Cathedral began at that time.
With the passage of time, Port Louis has changed its owners from generation to generation, and the Cathedral of Saint Hui has been destroyed several times by earthquakes and tsunamis, but each time, the Cathedral of Saint Hui has been quickly rebuilt and expanded in size. It has stood until now.
Among the seven major dioceses distributed in Elderland, the Cathedral of Radiance occupies the largest diocesan area, because the entire west of the Summer Wind Strait is under the jurisdiction of the Cathedral of Radiance, so you can imagine the power of the Bishop of the Cathedral of Radiance!
And this bishop is precisely the biological father who abandoned Adrina back then.
Charan had always refused to enter any church, and if it weren't for Aderina, he wouldn't have dared to enter the ancient church in front of him, which had been baptized for countless years.
In the solemn chapel, Adrina listened to the prayer of the priest on the stage with her head bowed with a reverent expression, while Xia Lan also lowered her head and was silent, because in such an environment, he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble because of his irreverent attitude. It should be clear that religious people who believe in devout religion should not be provoked lightly.
Sometimes an unintentional offense can make these people attack.
The time of prayer is neither long nor short. After the priest on the stage finished praying, many believers around him began to gather around the priest to ask some doctrinal questions, Adrina originally had this idea in her heart, but after seeing such a scene, she retreated, and decided to take a good tour of the interior of the church to relax her heavy mood.
Most of the interior of the Cathedral is open to the public, so people can wander around it as long as they don't touch or destroy the things in the church.
As a believer in the "Radiant Church", Adrina is no stranger to the Holy Radiance Cathedral, she took Xia Lan to appreciate the epic war of the expeditionary force against the pagans in the New Faith Era, and at the same time admired the statue of the great saint of the "Radiant Church" from ancient times to the present.
Once they reached the end of the corridor, Adrina and Charan had to return, as the hall in front of them was no longer a place for them to enter.
After a few steps, there was a slight conversation in her ears, and Adelina followed the sound to see a man in a red robe talking to a white priest in the courtyard, perhaps sensing someone's gaze, the man in the red robe smiled at Adrina and turned away.
"Mr. Charan! Did you see that? The man in the distance was Bishop Christopher?!! I didn't expect that we would actually witness such a big man here!! Adelina came back to her senses for a moment, and pulled Xia Lan's sleeve excitedly and excitedly.
It is not surprising that Adrina knows Christopher's appearance, because the annual Radiance Festival in Port Louis is presided over by the bishop of the Cathedral of Divine Radiance himself, so most people in Port Louis know Christopher's appearance, and if they don't know, it can only mean that the other party must be a foreigner.
Of course, Xia Lan recognized Christopher, and from the first glance when he heard the voice, the vague memories of the previous life hidden in his mind naturally appeared in the appearance of the other party, besides, Christopher turned his head to look at not Adrina, but him!
Although Christopher is the weakest bishop in the seven dioceses of the "Radiant Church", this weakness is only compared to other bishops, and he can be called the strongest person west of the Summer Wind Strait.
Such a strong man may have noticed Xia Lan and Adelina a long time ago, but the other party didn't take them to heart, just as people rarely care about the ants under their feet, different heights will naturally have different attitudes.
And Christopher turned his head and it seemed that it might just be because Xia Lan was a strong ant, but ants were still ants, so Christopher just glanced at it and left.
Looking at Aderina's excited appearance, Xia Lan understood her psychology as a Radiant Sanctuary believer, which was the same as the previous life when the Star Chasers saw their idols with their own eyes, and they would inevitably be unable to control their feelings.
However, if she finds out that her idol is her father, that scene will be funny.
Thinking of this, Xia Lan couldn't help but shake her head.
Because he suddenly remembered a rumor about Adelina from a previous life.
When Adelina became the most famous prostitute in Port Louis, a player once swore on the forum that he had seen Christopher have secretly met with Adelena, and the meaning of this secret meeting is self-evident, but there is no picture and no truth, so this rumor quickly drowned, as for the truth of the other party's words, I am afraid that I don't know except for myself.
However, the moment Charan appeared in front of Adelinea's eyes, her fate changed, and the history of the past was meaningless.
But the only thing that remains constant is that Adelina is still Christopher's daughter.
How to ask Christopher to help him deal with the "Subversive Fangs" in the future, Xia Lan didn't think for the time being, as long as he held Adelina firmly in his hands, then there was room for planning.
Accompanying Adrina back to the grocery store in the alley, staying at her house to drink tea and chat as usual, seeing that it was getting dark, Adrina suddenly offered to cook herself to repay Xia Lan for these days, and Xia Lan agreed.
Dinner was simple, just a big bowl of fragrant handmade noodle soup, which Adrina told her adoptive parents was a specialty of her adoptive parents' hometown, and many farmers and businessmen in a hurry who had been busy in the fields for a long time loved this simple and delicious food.
The noodles are firm and smooth, the noodle soup is fragrant and flavorful, and Xia Lan does not stop from the first bite of eating, and Adelina holds her cheeks in her hands and looks at Xia Lan blankly, sometimes watching her loved one eat the food she made with relish.
"Why don't you eat it?" Xia Lan caught a glimpse of Adelina and said softly.
"Huh?! Oh...... I'll eat it now! Adelina blushed, and quickly picked up the fork on the table and began to stir the noodles in the bowl and chew slowly, but her eyes would peek at Xia Lan from time to time.
After dinner, Charlene was about to leave, and as he was leaving, Adrina stood outside the grocery store and suddenly said to him, "Mr. Charan, do you remember our agreement?" ”
"Agreed?" Xia Lan seemed puzzled.
Adelina pursed her little mouth and looked unhappy, stretched out her little finger and shook it in front of him.
"So you're talking about this agreement!" Xia Lan understood at a glance, and he smiled and said, "Of course, I will never break my promise!" ”
"That's what you said!" Adrina said contentedly, leaning back her little head. "If you dare to forget jì in the future, I will definitely call you Mr. Puppy!"
"Mr. Puppy? It's a pity you'll never need that title anymore. With that, Xia Lan chuckled and left the alley.
Looking at his distant back, Adrina put away the smile on her face, clasped her two little hands tightly in front of her chest, and muttered to herself as if to cheer herself up again.
Mr. Emerton on the next street said that if you want to become a mercenary, you must have a skill, and only in this way can you mix in the mercenary world, but for Aderina, is settling accounts a skill?
So Adelina is distressed, she doesn't want to be separated from Mr. Charan in the future, so she must find the ability to convince him to take her away before Mr. Charan leaves. (To be continued......)