"Foreigner? It's nothing, I'm a foreigner. Daddy said. "You're not dressed as a beggar to play, are you? ”

"I... I'm from Parthia. Zhang Bai replied hesitantly.

I am Parthian, born in Babylonia, and when I grew up I went to Ctesiphon, and then when the war came, I came to Peshawar until now. Where were you born?"

"Oh no...!I think you're mistaken, I said I'm from Parthia, but I'm not a Parthian, I'm from the Far East. Zhang Bai couldn't hide it, so he simply said it.

Sottle's eyes widened, as if he had seen Zhang Bai for the first time, and he looked him from head to toe again. Then he touched his beard, squinted his eyes, shook his head and said: "It is said that the emperor's new god is from the east, and those sneaky people were also recruited by him, which is good, you are even more suspicious." ”

Zhang Bai was not nervous, and giggled, "Don't scare people, your dad is really funny! You actually don't doubt me at all, do you? I'm a little curious, why?"

Daddy Sottel smiled: "I like you very much, so I'll tell you frankly!" He picked up an unburned piece of wood in his right hand, stirred the fire, and replied: "Because of your white robe? Okay, you don't have to hide, I've already seen it, this is the costume of the Zoroastrian high-ranking Sabao, and you are a Zoroastrian." ”

Zhang Bai himself is the leader of the Zoroastrian Sect, and of course he knows what Zoroastrianism is, which is the highest stage of the Zoroastrian monk's cultivation. The cultivation of Zoroastrianism is advanced from low to high, and it is divided into Fushi, Suzheng Mansion, Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrianism, and finally Sabao, whose realm is roughly equivalent to the realm of transforming gods.

He himself did not practice the exercises and techniques of Zoroastrianism, after all, he already had too many different exercises in his own Eight Veins, and wearing a white robe was purely to hide his aura.

But this old man could see at a glance that he was also a Zoroastrian sect. His mind raced and he thought he might as well take a gamble.

"Daddy's vision is really powerful, so you are also a Zoroastrian?"

Sottle did not answer, he threw the firewood in his hand into the fire, then stroked the back of his right hand with his left palm, bent the index and middle fingers of his right hand, and palmed towards Zhang Bai.

This gesture is known to Zhang Bai, before in Ctesiphon, the Pasha taught him a lot of basic knowledge in the teaching, and this gesture is the secret joint code of Zoroastrianism. Zhang Bai immediately returned the salute, his gesture was different, his right hand touched the back of his left hand, the palm of his hand was forward, and the five fingers of his entire left hand were bent together into a fist.

The deity on the Zoroastrian coat of arms is in the shape of a half-man and half-bird, Zoroastrianism worships the god of fire, and the priest of the altar of fire is half-human and half-bird, and the gestures of the two are to imitate the image of a bird, one hand caress the back to represent the bird's wings, and the other hand bends the fingers to resemble a bird's beak.

However, the gestures of the two were slightly different, and the meaning of the expression was also different, and Father Sotel curled two fingers to indicate that he was the leader of the grassroots branch of the sect. Zhang Bai's right hand touches the back of his left hand, which represents the position in the general altar, and the five fingers are bent to represent the core position in the general altar.

In addition, the people who serve in the core of the general altar represent different positions according to the shape of the bending of the fingers, or the shape of a bird's peck, or the shape of a bird's claw, or the shape of a birdsong.

However, there is only one person who can make a fist with a bird's beak, and that is the sect leader Ahurama.

When Sotel saw Zhang Bai's gesture, he was shocked for a moment, and he almost didn't know what to do. There are a few people who are close and sharp-eyed here, and they can see that something is wrong. One of them, who was particularly familiar with the gestures, shouted out: "Ah... Ahurama!"

This sentence frightened everyone. Father Sotel was the first to react, and his hands formed a fire shape on the spot, kneeling down to Zhang Bai.

"Daddy Sotel, what are you doing here? How could this kid be Ahurama, he must be impersonating. Zabad the Bald jumped up, "He must know the etiquette of the religion, and the little spy who came to us to investigate, was discovered by us, and he is pretending to be here." ”

"Yes, Daddy, don't be mistaken!" said Gufei.

"Daddy, let's interrogate first!" The beggars were a little flustered, some dissuaded Sotel, and some asked around without knowing what was going on.

Zhang Bai looked at the noisy people around him, didn't make a sound, and turned his head to look at Daddy Sotel.

"Listen, Zoroastrian rules say that you must bow down when you see Ahurama, and now whether or not Ahurama is actually present, and seeing his doppelganger is like seeing Ahurama himself, you must bow down, and you must bow down with me. ”

Daddy Sottle said a word, and everyone had to do it. So they came to salute one after another, and Zabad and Gufei also knelt down, but their bodies trembled with anger, and their faces were obviously unconvinced.

Zhang Bai was not in a hurry, and waited for them to salute before he spoke out and praised: "Father Sotel, you are worthy of being a wise old man, and what you have done is in line with our pious and peaceful teachings, and I appreciate it." ”

Without waiting for Sottel to reply, he turned to Zabad and Gufe and said, "It doesn't matter if you two are too ignorant to identify me. All of you have doubts in your hearts. This is because the emperor's new god has sent a secret agent to ask you to ask suspicious questions. But it doesn't matter, I can show you miracles to prove the truth of my identity, and you will watch carefully. ”

As he spoke, Zhang Bai stood up, took off his coat pretending to be a beggar, and revealed the white robe on his body, which was folded by him and shortened with a needle and thread, and barely fit at this time, but the color of the white robe was still the same, and it looked particularly holy in the beggars.

Then he held out his right hand, revealing his skin like a tree trunk, and someone below let out a low exclamation. A red light flashed, and from Zhang Bai's leg, a red thing flew out, which was grabbed by him in his hand.

It was the bishop's robe, and Zhang Bai unfolded the robe and draped it on his body. Many members of the congregation knew about this robe, and suddenly, the room was full of kneeling.

"I used this robe to try it on to a man who did not want to recognize my identity as an ahurama, and he doubted the authenticity of the robe, so he gave him a severe punishment, but in the end he obeyed and became an important member of the church. "He's talking about the Pasha, and he's saying it just to scare him and make it a little less wrong.

But Zabad still didn't want to believe it, and after he finished saluting, he immediately got up, and was now standing with his waist crossed, his eyes fixed on Zhang Bai.

Zhang Bai looked at Zabad helplessly, and then at Father Sotel, and asked Wen Yan: "Do you know the mana of the robe? If it weren't for Ahurama, the person wearing this red robe would be imprisoned by the red robe, and if Ahurama didn't stop it, his muscles and bones would be torn to death." ”

Father Sotel replied, "Of course I know, I will persuade Zabad." ”

However, Zabad expressed disbelief on the spot and was willing to give it a try. Zhang Bai was helpless, so he only shook his head and said, "You asked for it." ”