Yu Siqi and others, who returned to the ground, faced a more embarrassing thing, that is, the car ran out of gas.

After a fourth failed attempt to start the car, Father Ann tapped his finger on the gas gauge and said, "There is still a lot of oil!" ”

"Walk back? It's so far! Yu Siqi looked up at the road he came, and for some reason, from this angle, the health center on the mountainside was so far away.

"That's all there is to it." Father Ann reluctantly jumped out of the driver's seat, patted the front of the car rather disappointed, and said, "Come on, just talk while walking, are you right, William?" ”

"What do you want to talk about, by the way, I heard this guy call you a priest, are you a priest?" William looked up at Yu Siqi for a moment, then turned his eyes to Father Ann and asked.

"It was for many years, but not now. However, this does not prevent you from calling me Father An, and my student Yu Siqi carrying the birdcage. Father Ann didn't mind William's reckless tone, but took the initiative to introduce himself to the students behind him.

"That's really interesting, I used to be a university professor, and I don't anymore." William's voice was a little bleak, even a little depressed.

But after that, he added another question.

"Are you his people?"

"Him?" Slightly surprised, Fr. Ann asked, "Which 'he'?" ”

"I don't think so, judging by your expression, but I'll keep watching. Okay, you guys want to ask me why I became a bird, right? The story could be long, would you like to hear it? William's tone was still full of distrust.

"Of course, I do want to know the story. But I personally respect your own thoughts, and if there is a past that cannot be looked back, then I can also do it without mentioning it. "Yu Siqi used a trick of 'retreating as advancing', but William was really unable to refuse what he said.

After directly meeting Father An's approving eyes, Yu Siqi waited for William's story.

"My name is William and I'm a professor at Sinsong University, and that was a long time ago. If it hadn't happened to that accident, I'm afraid I would still be on the podium, not in this remote village..."William's conversation box was opened, and he talked to everyone endlessly.

When talking about how he was expelled from school because of his assistant's operational mistakes. His wings even fluttered a few times, but instead of flying, he jumped on the spot about 5 centimeters in place and fell back again.

"I'd suggest you pick the key points, because we're not really interested in how you ended up at your brother-in-law's house, and how you became estranged because you stole his research. After all, we're interested in your current bird look, you know? Yu Siqi was a little irritated by his godly tirade.

"Oh, I'm sorry. Don't look at me like I am now, I used to be a notoriously bad talker in school. Unfortunately, my wife has never liked to communicate with others, which has led to me having to pretend to be silent a lot of the time, especially after being locked in the basement. William apologized and told a terrible truth.

"You're locked up there?" Father Ann seems to be a little concerned about this topic.

"Of course, do you think I like to live underground? Please, no bird is willing to stay underground, even if it's a bird! William said something that was obvious to everyone.

Then, after no one said anything, he tentatively asked, "You don't mind if I continue, do you?" It's been a long time since I've spoken so freely. ”

"I think it's a good word to describe you as 'suffocated', but go on, after all, your funny story has just begun, isn't it?" Father Ann kindly pointed at the grass on his left side, and the dull sound of a series of falling to the ground made Yu Siqi guess that it was probably a wandering 'townsman' who had been put down by the priest.

However, William didn't seem to notice such a thing, and he was now fully immersed in how to tell his personal story to everyone.

After talking about how he himself began to develop new hobbies on his own after being warned by his brother-in-law, he gradually fell in love with birds and birds, creatures that could fly freely in the sky.

"It looks like it's going to rain," said Father Ann, pinching the back of his neck, "and the humidity of the air is very high. ”

"How did you notice that?" Yu Siqi looked at the fairly clear sky and asked.

"It's an old problem, the root of the disease that fell when I was young, as long as it rains, it hurts badly." Father Ann waved his hand and said, "Don't worry too much, it's all trivial. All we have to do now is go fast. ”

"Oh," Yu Siqi replied, and quickened his pace, which caused William's displeasure.

He complained, "My story is just beginning!" ”

"You were asked to pick the key points, why didn't you listen?" Yu Siqi, who was carrying the birdcage, lifted the cage up a little and asked.

"It's... Old habits are hard to change for a while. William's face was embarrassed, and then he suddenly turned the subject away and asked Yu Siqi: "Do you believe in mysteries?" ”

"It's not so much about believing as about being one with the mystery." Father Ann smiled and swiped his finger directly above him a few times, and said sharply, "The Decree - Shelter Glory." ”

A pale yellow light emanated from the air he streaked through, enveloping him and Yu Siqi in it. Immediately after, under William's stunned expression, Father Ann tilted his head and said, "The faith is still not strong enough, if it is replaced by the group of saints in the church, at least I can make a light that can cover the whole street." ”

"Why do you want to do this, is it to show William what 'mystery' is?" Before Yu Siqi could ask for such words, it was already raining without warning in the still clear sky.

William, who had recovered from the shock, took a few turns around the birdcage, looked carefully at the mask that Father Ann had made, and said, "This thing is much better than an umbrella." ”

"The cost is not the same." Father An said calmly: "An umbrella is only a matter of a few dozen yuan, but such a similar mantra, you must practice penance in the church for more than ten years to exert one-third of its power. Do you think this is equivalent? In fact, science and technology are the first driving force behind human progress, and the so-called mystery is just another detour. ”

"Well, since you've shown me what a 'mystery' is. Then I don't think you are ordinary people, in that case, I don't mind telling you the 'truth' that I don't want to tell anyone else, are you ready? Knowing that this could lead you to the same situation as me, it is not even clear if that 'he' will turn you into some other animal. Of course, I don't mind if you become a bird and share a cage with me, so you might have someone to talk to. William said with a serious expression, but since he was only a bird now, it seemed to Yu Siqi that his appearance was so funny.

The uncontrollable laughter naturally aroused William's displeasure, and the latter said in the voice of the division commander's reprimand: "Seriously, I seem to be joking?"

"No, but you're funny." Father Ann also laughed along with Yu Siqi's laughter, and for a moment the laughter of the two resounded throughout the mountain, completely covering William's personal protest.