At the foot of the hill, the knights of the Templar Order were already guarding their collars, and these handsome, traditional knights, dressed in vintage armor, wearing swords and spears, were made up of the most pious young men from ecclesiastical families.

It can be said that the Pope is everything to them.

Therefore, even if the miscellaneous fish is bold, they do not dare to be presumptuous here, in front of such a solemn environment, the three chirping girls are now all quiet, the car is about to arrive at the forbidden area, and the miscellaneous fish who are watching everything from afar slowly leaned the car against the side of the road, and then said: "Let's go." ”

"Just walk over it?" Xu Yue asked worriedly.

Huo Chenggong nodded helplessly: "Yes, otherwise what else can I do, go there, and ask these knights to report again." ”

"Sterling might have contacted you?"

This time it was Christina who spoke, but Monica denied the claim, and Monica categorically said: "It's not possible for Sterling to do this, it's presumptuous." ”

"And you're still here?"

"Alright." Huo Chenggong, as the leader of this fragrant team, scolded Christina for maintaining order, and he said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. ”

"All you know is to protect her."

"......" Xu looked at Christina, who seemed to be jealous, Monica looked embarrassed, and the miscellaneous fish was annoyed: "You guys can't go yet." ”

The promise finally broke out: "What's the matter with me, it's they arguing." ”

Miscellaneous fish immediately surrendered: "I didn't mean you. ”

"Shut up." Monica yelled, and immediately opened the car door, and then said to the two girls in the car, and a miscellaneous fish: "Now let's stop arguing, walk over honestly and wait for that." ”

Saying that, she walked forward, Huo Chenggong looked at her, and then looked at the promise that was still humming, so she had to get out of the car and pull the promise, and Christina immediately slammed the door on the other side, and walked forward angrily, from now on, she decided to ignore anyone around her now.

They, she, I—Miscellaneous Fish wisely grabbed Promise's struggling hand and continued to move forward in silence, until Promise complained that she was in pain, and he relented a little.

But the few people who were tossing at the foot of the mountain forgot that when they arrived here, how could they not be noticed by the guards of the Knights Templar, so ...... So yes, Monica was right, His Majesty the Pope may be far away from the world, but how could he not see this abominable miscellaneous fish.

Perhaps, His Majesty felt his arrival as if he had arrived at the Vatican?

Anyway, when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, a chief knight of the Knights Templar was already waiting there, and the rest of the pious guards couldn't help but look curious, but this group of handsome and mighty young people, their clear eyes ignored all the beauties, and they only looked at Huo.

In the next second, the knight captain, who was still ten steps away from Huo Chenggong, pulled out his saber with a sonorous sound, held it in front of his xiōng, and bowed slightly: "Dear Lieutenant Huo, His Majesty the Great Pope has ordered me, the Templar Augustus, to await your arrival here. ”

Then he looked at the other three, the graceful lùtooth smiled, a gust of wind blew, his silver helmet moved slightly under the strand of blonde hair, the sky blue eyes were deep and invisible, he smiled and bowed again: "Hello Sister Heinrich, Sister Federer." ”

But at this moment, he was a little surprised, so he withdrew his gaze and looked at the miscellaneous fish, because this Huo, after he saluted, there was a taste on his face and eyes that he couldn't say.

At this time, Huo Chenggong reacted, and he hurriedly returned the salute wearing a military uniform: "Thank you for your waiting, and His Majesty the Pope's majesty, I am terrified." ”

"You're so kind." Augustus said with a smile.

But Huo Chenggong was by no means polite, because he knew in his heart that Augustus was the eleventh-ranked Templar, and his strength could be imagined among tens of thousands of knights, and the reason why he knew him was, of course, because of his memories.

The commander of the Anti-War League of Augustus Europa, a great hero who was expelled from the Order by the next Pope, is actually a great hero with a great mission.

"Back then" was qualified to talk to him, only at the level of the commander of the group army, as for Huo Chenggong himself, he only knew that in an interstellar battle, the battlefield of friendly forces may cover several galaxies, several or even a dozen planets.

In other words, the miscellaneous fish only knew, but never really saw him in person.

And for the level of miscellaneous fish at that time, such a character is more like a legend, as if it were the "former Rommel".

Therefore, Huo Chenggong is extremely serious and respectful.

And this already makes him look very young, in fact, he is over thirty years old, and the three of them are Chinese New Year's Eve in his heart today, because in comparison, the current miscellaneous fish is a famous figure in the world, and he didn't expect Huo Chenggong to be so polite to him, and he could feel it from the heart.

So Augustus smiled genuinely, not politely, and stretched out his hand: "Welcome, the Pope must have commanded, and as soon as you arrive, please come with me to him."

Then he also emphasized: "At any time, the legendary Huo, I have never seen an adult like this." ”

Miscellaneous fish hurriedly said: "This is the glory of humility. ”

At the same time, I was already drumming in my heart, and I was dizzy, Your Majesty is really waiting for me, what will happen, can he really sense anything, and the flustered miscellaneous fish who thought about it forgot about the three girls around him, until Xu Yue felt that something was wrong and shouted: "Knight Augustus, then can we go to meet Your Majesty?" ”

Gu Dusi looked at her and replied honestly: "The adults didn't say that, but I think the identity of Sister Xiao Lu is okay." ”

"What about us?"

"This ......"

Huo Chenggong knew that they couldn't go to meet the Pope today, and if he didn't say a word for them, then he would die, so he hurriedly asked cheekily: "Your Excellency Augustus, can you know that they are all looking forward to and respecting the great and merciful lord." ”

"Please allow me to report back."

Apparently he had a big face, and Augustus had to say so, and then stepped aside, and the miscellaneous fish could see that Augustus, who was wearing ancient armor, actually raised his gauntlet, lù out of the terminal of the interstellar age, and also used a headset hidden in the armor.

This scene that pierced time and space made Huo Chenggong cry and laugh, he was thinking, the church keeps pace with the times, so will the Pope have another side to him He was still thinking nonsense, Augustus had already turned around: "Welcome to the Rock Villa, respected little sisters, Yi." ”

At this moment, the three girls couldn't help but hum with joy.

Huo Chenggong immediately shouted angrily: "Give me all silence!" What is this place? ”

He roared, and even Augustus was startled by him, and Augustus, who had not left the church yet, looked at the murderous miscellaneous fish worriedly, and then looked at the three girls whose faces were white and frightened by him, he knew the identities of these three girls, Augustus couldn't help but think, no wonder he was so famous.

And this roar is probably the first sound in the history of Rock Mountain Villa, who dares to be presumptuous here, thinking, he looked at the miscellaneous fish, and quickly stretched out his hand: "Please." ”

At the same moment, in front and on both sides, those knights, neatly stationed their guns, bowed to their bodies, Huo Chenggong did not dare to delay any longer, and hurriedly followed him, too lazy to pay attention to the three girls who made mistakes, along the stone road, towards the mountain.

The stone steps, layer by layer, seem to have no end, and the main village of the mountain villa always seems to be behind the white mist, looming but always unreachable.

Soon after, a long wall of near-Roman style appeared, still full of soldiers, and the bridge had been lowered, and behind the wall, explained Augustus, was the fertile field of the lodge, and the grass was rotten...... Huo Chenggong finally couldn't help but ask: "Could it be that in the past, adults all came up like this?" ”

Augustus couldn't help but smile and said, "No, I came on foot to greet him as a sign of respect, and under normal circumstances, I landed on the parking apron in the back mountain and arrived at the inner fort. ”

Xu Yue was suddenly depressed, she looked at Augustus pitifully and asked, "So, how far is it?" ”

"The past has arrived, and my lord is waiting for you in the front hall today."

As he spoke, Augustus continued on, leading them through the procession of red-clad shì guards, into the doorway, and then along the long road through the meadows, and at this moment, all of them finally saw the real mountain village standing on the vast field.

The white marble field is covered with a curtain of water from a staggered fountain shrouded in statues of religious figures, a trevi fountain with holy angels, valiant warriors, and all kinds of animals, and at the end of the garden is a fortress carved out of granite.

On the right side of the fountain field, in an open gallery supported by Roman columns, the choir is singing one after another, and through the special architectural structure, it forms a wonderful sense of ethereal.

However, these solemn and eternal religious symbols, the tall bell tower, the warm twilight, and the soft singing voices that have been rubbed into the twilight, in their perception of this place for the first time, perfectly form a dusty scene.

In this regard, Huo Chenggong couldn't help sighing: "I think heaven, it's just like that." ”

Ahead, on the long steps at the entrance of the huge building, there was a white robe eye-catching, Augustus was stunned for a moment and then hurriedly quickened his pace, Huo Chenggong didn't dare to slack off anymore, hurriedly followed him, climbed the steps and looked up, Huo Chenggong couldn't help but speed up his pace, for no other reason, it was His Majesty the Pope who was standing there.

The miscellaneous fish are all sweating, and this is too grandiose, how can the miscellaneous fish who thinks they are not qualified not be nervous.

The other three girls were even more surprised, and compared to the vague promises from the East, the other two girls knew the weight of the Pope's personal welcome, and they had no other ideas, and they wanted to know a little bit now, what was the origin of the miscellaneous fish.

Referring specifically to the previous life, Augustus, who was wearing heavy armor, was dumbfounded, he couldn't believe that Huo and the girls, now they were running away, and gradually surpassed him, God testified, if someone was so rude, he would speak with a sword, but at this moment, Augustus looked desperately at the merciful adults who were smiling, and he was going to faint depressedly.

How could I be so derelict in my duties? Since it is not good to blame the mistakes of the guests, as a die-hard loyalist of the church, Augustus had to chase after him desperately, fighting for his position as the guide to save face, but he ......

The miscellaneous fish was born in the defense building.

So Augustus had to cough slightly, but the miscellaneous fish ignored him, and rushed forward, and then stood in front of the Pope, Augustus's armor rattled, and the uproar also came up, and it was good to be happy that he was okay and did not lose to the women.

But his violently undulating mouth, and the flush on his face had betrayed him, so he looked at him in surprise when he came up with a little blushing, and the ignorant eyes forced Augustus to almost vomit blood.

At this time, Huo Chenggong had already bowed down in front of the Pope, and was saying, "Your Excellency, disturb me." ”

"No, kid, I'm waiting for you, because I know you're coming."

"Your Excellency."

Xu Yue immediately squeezed over unceremoniously, okay, and so did the other two girls.

Augustus inhaled to maintain order first, but, the Pope smiled on his chin, and then stretched out his hand to help them, the knight felt, forget it, he thought about it, bowed, and then walked to the side gloomily, at this time the Pope turned his head and said with a smile: "Knight Augustus." ”

"Your Excellency." Augustus hurriedly responded.

"You don't have to guard for me, go ahead."

Anger is, sir. ”

Augustus hurriedly turned around and withdrew, because, firstly, there could be no problem with the Pope's safety, and secondly, he wanted to drink water now.

And after he left, the Pope looked at the young Huo Chenggong with a smile and said, "Sit down." ”

Saying that, he took the lead and sat down, Huo Chenggong also quickly sat down opposite him honestly, the girl sat next to him, and the shì person served tea.

Huo Chengzhi felt that Xu Yue was fine, but the other two jī were already a little nervous, and he couldn't help but look at the girls sitting on another long-backed carved chair, and sure enough, he saw Monica and Christina clenching their fists.

It's not such a place, in the face of such a character, the miscellaneous fish will think that they are going to fight with whom, etc., he was surprised to see that Christina seemed to be thinking, pulling her collar, she, she?

Huo Chenggong looked at her blankly, and then looked at the Pope.

At this time, Julius VI was turning back and waving, and a shì man standing behind him hurriedly lowered his head, vaguely hearing the Pope saying something in a fast-paced language, Huo Chenggong also found that the shì man looked at this place in surprise, and then retreated, he couldn't help but be puzzled.

At the same time, when he saw that Christina finally took out something, Huo Chenggong's head suddenly became as big as a fight, because this crazy woman took out the silver sè craft cross she was wearing, Huo Chenggong was simply fed up, you came here to take out such a thing, do you want to confess that you are a believer, or do you want adults to do something for you?

The Pope laughed and said kindly: "Don't worry, child. ”

He didn't say it to Huo Chenggong, who could hide his thoughts, but to Christina, who was about to open her mouth over there, so in an instant, Christina was stunned for a second, her hand was released, and the cross came and went in front of her xiōng, she looked at the Pope dumbfounded, and after a few seconds, she stood up in horror and asked worriedly: "My lord, can you really see what I'm thinking?" ”

His Holiness shook his head with a smile.

Huo Chenggong immediately gave this woman a warning look, and he swore that if Christina, this bastard, dared to take out the cross on her waist here, he would definitely throw this guy out on the spot, definitely!

Thankfully, Christina was quite sane, and the shì who had just left, with one person, and two people carrying two trays of white cotton on the clouds, walked over and walked in front of the Pope.

"Come"

The Pope who got up beckoned to Huo Chenggong, and the miscellaneous fish hurriedly got up, but at the moment when the white sèméng cloth was gently lifted by the Pope's hand, the miscellaneous fish couldn't help but be dumbfounded.

Because what he saw was an unusually quaint, almost black cross, and the rust on the mottled chain was like blood precipitation, but Huo Chengcheng could see that it was silver, and he could feel its long history.

And what attracted him the most was the silver medal on the side of the cross, which was also almost black on the chain.

The sword and shield card is not big, just like a soldier's nameplate, and there is a Latin inscription engraved on it, the Pope is whispering, Huo Chenggong is listening, and the Pope is saying: "Guard, keep the poor, obey." ”

Then he asked, "Son, do you believe in the existence of God?" ”

"Yes, sir." Huo Chenggong said.

He looked at the Pope opposite him with a determined look, yes, he said it again in his heart, and then he smiled and said to the Pope: "When I first met General Van der Vaart in Europa, he also asked me this question. ”

"So how did you answer?"

"I said to the general at that time, I am in awe of all great beings, the starry sky above my head, the earth under my feet, the mysterious and boundless universe, the moral law that exists in my heart, the heroes and their great deeds that are widely praised by the people, and the God that you say, General."

After a slight pause, he continued: "Then he asked me if God existed, and then he told the general, and I said that it was important that we believed in his existence, and that we should fear and love him, and that because of the power of judgment he possessed, we would not dare to do anything beyond the jurisdiction of the law and against the conscience of heaven. ”

"Faith is the foundation of morality."

"Yes, sir."

The Pope smiled, bowed slightly, and said, "Bow your head, child." ”

Huo Chenggong didn't ask again, according to his words, not only bowed his head, almost instinctively, he knelt on one knee in front of this kind-faced old man, like a knight's loyalty. @。