Chapter 40: The Intention of the Temple
The priests and stuts of the Qibo Temple are not old on the outside, they look like they are forty or fifty years old, one has an elegant temperament, and the other has an easy-going smile, and anyone who sees them will think that they are two good people with extraordinary backgrounds.
The two entered the main hall and bowed down: "Priest of the Holy Hall, Qiao Yixiang, Situ Wu Jinsu, I have seen Madame, may Madame be blessed by God forever!" ”
Temples are found all over the place, and only the main altar is qualified to be called a sanctuary.
On the throne shining with golden light and precious stones, Madame Gentian had a solemn face, her head nodded slightly, and her lips opened lightly: "The two priests don't need to be polite, please take a seat." ”
"Mrs. Xie!"
The two of them nodded to the witch finch on the left of Lady Gentian, and then sat down, unable to find the slightest fault in etiquette.
The hero stood behind Wu Que'er in the form of a palace attendant, looked at the two of them carefully, and found that they were already saint cultivators, and he couldn't help but mourn for the master again.
The so-called Four Saints of Middle-earth are really just mascots who have been pushed onto the table to attract attention!
After some meaningless polite procedures, the priest Qiao Yixiang spoke: "A few days ago, I was shocked to hear that the young patriarch of your tribe had successfully inherited the divine thoughts of my godlord, and the priest was overjoyed, so he sent me and others to congratulate him.
The Lord said that although the Ministry of Medicine and the Holy Hall are also dedicated to the gods, one is in the north and the other is in the south, which is nearly 10,000 miles apart, and the contact has been interrupted several times for thousands of years, which is very regrettable.
Now that the young patriarch of your tribe inherits the divine idea, it should be the expression of the will of the divine lord, and we should unswervingly follow it.
Therefore, Lord Si wants to invite the young patriarch to go to the temple to serve as a divine envoy, so that he can listen to the divine will sooner or later, and can better protect the people of Rongzhou, I don't know what the lady wants? ”
In the beginning, the temple was built by the servants of the nine gods, whose duty was only to convey the will of the gods to the outside world, and they were commonly known as oracles or gods.
As time passed, the gods ceased to be involved in human affairs, and their relationship with humans was no longer mere leader and follower.
They become people's sustenance, taboos, and finally completely reduced to a symbol of supremacy, to which absolute obedience must be made.
The reason for this change is no longer verifiable, but the identity and status of the oracles have also changed.
The temple was built more and more ornate and solemn, and the scope of duties of the divine envoys became larger and larger, and the hierarchy began to be distinct, and there was a distinction between priests and divine servants.
In the final analysis, this change is actually a change in desire. Faith brings power, and power breeds greed, and greed is an insatiable desire.
Nowadays, the so-called "oracle" has become an "honorary title" that represents the person closest to God, and is generally held by the chief priest of the temple in each state.
The Qibo Temple invited Wu Qi'er to be a priest, which means that her status in the temple will be equivalent to that of the archpriest, which sounds sincere, but fools know that it is a fart to have a revered position but no power.
Lady Gentian was not really as stupid as the hero said, and smiled faintly when she heard this: "Please ask the two priests to express their gratitude to the priest on my behalf." However, the finch is young, and there is still a long way to go in terms of seniority and prestige, and it is just a fluke to please the ancestors, and it is really difficult to take on this great responsibility. ”
"Madame is too modest." Situ Wu Jinsu smiled and said, "My temple is just a shrine for the gods, there is no red tape about seniority in the world, and anyone who is close to the gods, regardless of size or gender, can enter."
The Wu clan is already in the same vein as the god master, and the young patriarch of your tribe has inherited the god of the god and assumed the position of the god envoy, which is very suitable. ”
"Lord Situ has a point." An elder of the Medicine God Minister said, "However, the young patriarch is responsible for the future of my Medicine God Department and the Wu Clan, if we go to your holy hall, then what will we do?" ”
"This elder doesn't have to worry about that." Joy said, "Lady Gentian is in her prime, and it's too early to come to the throne. The young patriarch of your tribe is now going to the temple to serve as an oracle, and in the future, when the lady wants to rest, she can also come back to inherit the position of the patriarch, and there is no conflict between the two. ”
The hero raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this, and finally understood the other party's intentions.
They took the witch sparrow back, intending to keep the threat under their noses, and to try to brainwash her into the use of the temple.
When she inherits the position of patriarch in the future, the temple will be able to eat the medicine god department bloodlessly and control the entire Rongzhou.
Maybe they're ready to kill Lady Gentian when the time comes.
"What are the duties of an oracle?" At this time, Wu Qi'er suddenly asked.
"The duties of the oracle are simple and easy, but difficult to say." Wu Jinsu replied, "It is mainly to convey the benevolence and will of the god to the people, so every word and deed is like the incarnation of God in the world, and the relative requirements will naturally be much stricter than those of ordinary priests and servants."
However, the young patriarch need not worry about this, the Holy Church will arrange for you to have the best and most devout servants at your side, and leave it to them whatever the problem. ”
Wu Que'er's eyes lit up slightly: "So, the divine envoy is going to come into contact with the people from time to time?" ”
"Theoretically, so. It's just that the pastor was busy with affairs, so he was often distressed because he couldn't get close to the people. If the young patriarch becomes a divine envoy, I think the priest will be very pleased, and it will definitely make the people of Rongzhou love and yearn for the god even more. ”
Wu Qi'er turned her face sideways, as if thinking about something, but in fact her eyes had drifted to the hero.
The hero immediately guessed her idea - she agreed to become an oracle and find an opportunity to expose the hypocrisy of the priests and destroy the temple.
What a daring girl!
"Oh, yes." Qiao Yixiang spoke again, "In order to express our sincerity, Lord Si Mu has specially selected a powerful attendant for the young patriarch, if the young patriarch is interested, may he wish to meet him?" ”
My aunt and grandmother are already demigods, except for my brother Xiong, who dares to claim to be powerful in front of me?
Wu Qi'er smiled proudly and nodded: "Call up!" ”
After a while, a man dressed in multicolored robes and hooded as a servant of the gods walked into the main hall.
He was tall and burly, tower-like, with a face all buried in the shadow of his hood, and he walked with a sonorous and intimidating step.
Standing in the center of the main hall, he took off his hood, revealing unkempt blonde hair, deep eyes, sharp gaze, and a bloodthirsty sneer at the corner of his mouth, shaped like a vicious beast.
"It's you!"
In an instant, Wu Qi'er and several elders stood up at the same time, looking at the tall man with hatred, and their eyes were split.
The hero's expression also became solemn. Because he couldn't even see through this person's cultivation realm.
This shows that the strength of the other party is very likely not below him!
"Two priests, do you dare to bring the enemy who killed several of my elders here, are you deceiving me that there is no one in the Medicine God Mountain?" Wu Qi'er rebuked with a strong rage.
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