Chapter 17: Trainee Priests
After most of the hour, the bearded bishop on the stage finally finished singing the praises of the gods and prayed to the gods of the distant heavens with the believers at his feet.
As the archbishop prays with the faithful, the statues of the gods carved in the center of the church, mainly the god of the morning sun, gradually emit a holy white light.
The white light was soft and warm, and everyone present felt as if they had returned to the pure moment of infancy, sleeping peacefully in the mother's bosom, whispering the mother's gentle nursery rhymes in their ears, and their minds were clear and their souls were intoxicated.
Yunqi noticed that as the statue glowed, the surrounding cathar knights and the bishops of various regional churches who were whispering ohs, in front of the miracle, their expressions became more and more fanatical and obedient, in order not to be so conspicuous, Yunqi hurriedly learned from the believers around him, closed his eyes tightly, and gently shook his head in the rhythm of prayer.
When the holy light on the sculpture reached a climax, and even became dazzling, the surrounding prayers became enthusiastic, and secretly opened his eyes a slit, and Yunqi noticed the archbishop of the central church, bowed respectfully to the feet of the statue, and then stood on the high platform again.
"The gods have awakened, devotees, open your hearts to the gods, and the most devout believers will be favored by our gods, and they will always be by the side of the gods in this life. Although the archbishop was already dying, his voice was as loud as a bell, even drowning out the prayers of the thousands of devout believers present.
Whoever dares to come to the central church on the day of Grace is the purest and most light-believing believer, because if the soul is not clean enough, the light of the god of the dawn will be turned into a holy flame, and the sins of the unclean soul will be burned along with him, and not only that, but the family he represents will also be burned at the stake by the church for the crime of defiling the gods.
Therefore, except for Yunqi, only the most devout believers of the church, only those believers who always have the gods in their hearts, dare to go to the central church to receive the selection of the gods on the day of God's grace.
When the archbishop once again raised his staff and shouted: "Grace the gods, my body, my soul, all my things, are a gift from the gods, and if the gods need it, I will not be afraid of the dangers, and I will burn all my things, just to spread the glory of the gods to every corner, gods, have mercy on your humble servant, I will only bow at your feet and kiss all that you have created." ”
All those kneeling in the church raised their hands feverishly and chanted with the archbishop: "Grace of the gods, my body, my soul, everything I have, are the gifts of the gods, if the gods need it, I will not be afraid of the hardships, I will burn everything I have, only to spread the glory of the gods to every corner, gods, have mercy on your humble servant, I will only bow at your feet and kiss all things you have created." ”
When the prayer was at its climax, Yunqi noticed that the holy light surrounding the statue gradually condensed into the figure of the god of the morning light in midair, and the figure waved his hand slightly, and the holy light flew towards the believers who were kneeling and praying at their feet, and fell evenly on everyone.
When the light fell on him, Yun Qi almost couldn't resist the urge to escape, thinking of what Styles said, as long as he prayed with peace of mind, there would be no danger.
Yunqi had to murmur quickly in his heart: "I didn't mean to defile you, you must not burn me, if you can sense my thoughts, you can go to Styles this bastard, he is the big tiger of your church, although I am not a good person, but I don't fight the idea of the old, weak, sick and the young." ”
The holy light kept hovering around the head, as if looking for something, Yun Qi looked extremely nervous in his heart, and then gently lowered his head, and used the corner of his eyes to scan the exit that had been locked before, if something went wrong, he absolutely fled the scene as quickly as possible, and silently said in his heart: "It's over, don't have a problem, don't have a problem, I don't want to be a priest."
I don't know if the holy light heard Yunqi's heart, but the sky did not fulfill people's wishes, and the holy light above Yunqi's head bloomed with scorching light in an instant, and all the holy lights present were like schools of fish that had found food, rushing towards Yunqi.
Yun Qi's heart trembled, he yelled in his heart, he was pitted by Styles, and as soon as his knees were forced, he was ready to stand up and rush out towards the retreat that had been predicted before.
At this moment of impulse, Yunqi noticed the eyes around him, what kind of eyes were there, longing, begging, shocked, like a traveler in the desert, seeing others gulping down ice water.
Intuitively sensing that this was not a bad thing, Yunqi relaxed his tense muscles and made a fake expression of shock and ecstasy, and the holy light converged on Yunqi's head, circling in a circle of light over his head.
"Boy, come here. The archbishop on the stage seemed to have seen a rare treasure, and greeted Yunqi kindly and gently.
With the greeting of the archbishop, the believers in front of Yunqi spontaneously gave way to a high platform.
Yunqi came to the archbishop's side with a mixture of bewilderment and joy, and the archbishop seemed to see Yunqi's nervousness, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, child, tell me, which of the gods do you believe in?"
Yunqi is desperate, gods, he doesn't believe in them at all, and now if he wants him to say which god he believes in, isn't this embarrassing for him Yunqi!
It was not good not to answer, his eyes swept to the figure of the holy light on the statue, he simply closed his eyes, and said that "I am the humblest servant of the great God of Dawn, and I am willing to give my body, my soul, and even everything I have to my God." ”
"Child, it is rare that you have been favored by my God at such a young age, the gift of the God of Dawn will accompany you, I am also a believer of the God of Dawn like you, from now on you are a trainee priest of the Church, you must remember that only the will of God is the way you are going. ”
Yunqi was happy in his heart, not only did nothing happen, but just like Styles said, the sleeping gods were fooled by divinity, and only thought that Yunqi was the most devout believer.
Although he was out of danger, he couldn't show his face, and Yun Qi immediately said: "The will of my God is the direction in which I am going, and the place where God points is the place where I dedicate." ”
Among the priests who were praying together not far from the stage, Fulin looked at the clouds on the stage with a shocked expression.
Yun Qi, the villain among the students, the thug in the university town, has actually been favored by the gods, this must be him, the future bishop of the university town, the great Father Fulin will only be blind to see it wrong, it must be so.