The Pope is a saint.

As long as he says a word, tens of millions of followers of the state religion will die for it.

Chen Changsheng didn't know what the Pope's first words were to himself.

He was a little nervous.

Then he heard three words.

"Come on...... Come...... Come. ”

The Pope beckoned to him and motioned for him to come into the temple.

It's like a farmer calling a chicken, or a grandfather teasing his young grandson.

Chen Changsheng was stunned, then walked down the stone steps into the hall and stood beside the Pope.

The fact that the Pope was right in front of his eyes made him extremely nervous.

Although he has seen many big names since he came to Kyoto, some of whom are even legends, he still has difficulty controlling his feelings.

After all, this tall and lanky old man is the Pope.

While watering the Aoba potted plant, the Pope pointed to a chair and said, "Sit." ”

His voice was gentle, and his demeanor was casual.

Chen Changsheng sat in the chair, like sitting on pins and needles, feeling uncomfortable, but he didn't dare to move.

"Feel free. The Pope looked at him, smiled, and said: "I know you have a lot of questions in your mind, in order to save some time, I will talk first, if there is anything you don't understand, or want to ask, you can ask me directly, it is convenient to answer, and I will naturally answer you." ”

After saying this, his hand left the wooden scoop, and said with a smile: "I'll talk about it first and then answer, about two hundred breaths, I think you can still bear it." ”

Chen Changsheng knew that the Pope was saying that his sitting posture was very hard at this time, so he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and nodded respectfully.

Without any opening remarks or foreshadowing, the Pope began his own story.

"Your teacher's name is Ji Daoren, and he also has an identity, he is the former dean of the National Education College, that is, my senior brother. Don't look at me like this, I'm pretty sure that he only has these two identities, because the most likely third identity has been ruled out by me and Niangniang some time ago. ”

"In other words, you are my nephew. There has always been a saying outside the palace that Tian Hague is my heir, but it is not true, I have no real heir, so in other words, you are the only heir of our family, so of course I have to take care of you. ”

"I have a grudge against your master, I have a big feud, I once killed him once, I didn't expect him to survive, I'm so old now, I don't bother to kill him again, and besides, if he made a mistake, it doesn't mean that you are also at fault, and you shouldn't be held responsible. ”

"He agreed to your divorce in Beijing, and he didn't deliberately hide the name Ji Daoren, that is, he didn't think about hiding it from us, and even I think he just wanted me to take care of you. But your entry into the National Education Academy is indeed just a coincidence, and it is I who asked Mo Yu to take you there by letting you enter Tong Palace. ”

"Why can I move her? because I am the Pope. ”

"Staying in the Tong Palace for one night, you can avoid the wind and rain at the Qingteng banquet, and with the cardinal office watching, it is not too difficult to enter the top three in the imperial examination. But I didn't expect that you would get acquainted with His Royal Highness Luoluo, and even become her teacher, I didn't expect that the stagnant National Religious College would be so big a move by you, I didn't expect you to be able to leave the Tong Palace, face the wind and rain of the Lishan Sword Sect at the Qingteng Banquet, and be able to break through the realm and pass through the seclusion in the Great Dynasty Examination, and really get the first place in the Great Dynasty Examination. ”

Speaking of this, the Pope paused for a moment, looked at him lovingly, and said: "The last thing I expected and should have thought of was that since you are the only heir of our family, where do you need my care and my arrangement? Yes, you are a really good child. ”

There was silence in the hall.

From the first words of the Pope's mouth, Chen Changsheng's mouth opened in shock, and he never closed it again.

At the beginning, many people, including him, thought that this was a silent protest of the old forces of the state religion against the Pope and the Holy Empress Niangniang, as well as some kind of symbolic declaration, until the Great Dynasty tried to fight, the dust washing building fell several autumn rains, and the Pope personally put on the laurel crown for him, people knew that this was not an internal matter of the state religion, but a declaration made by the state religion to the Holy Queen Niangniang and the Great Zhou court.

Since then, Chen Changsheng has had a lot of speculation about why the Pope values him so much. He was very sure that this kind of attention must have something to do with the master, but no matter how he thought about it, he could never have imagined that the extremely inconspicuous middle-aged Taoist in the old temple in Xining Town would actually be the senior brother of the Pope, the last dean of the Anglican College that was turned into ruins more than ten years ago!

"If there's anything you want to ask, just start asking. ”

The Pope picked up a handkerchief from the table, wiped his hands, and said casually.

Before this conversation began, according to Chen Changsheng's imagination, a big man like the Pope must have spoken in a foggy manner, his words were obscure and profound, and there were countless deep meanings that needed to be carefully pondered in order to realize the truth. Who would have thought that the Pope would say everything so simply and neatly, and the bright moon and breeze would be so unpleasant, and all the questions he thought about in Shinto would be answered.

He didn't know what else to ask, until he remembered a few details in the Pope's words, and said with a serious expression: "You said that my master made a mistake, what is the mistake?"

The Pope said: "Back then, he went against the will of the Anglican Illuminati and supported the Chen royal family against the Holy Queen, bringing the entire Anglican Academy and even more people into that abyss. ”

The people of the Great Zhou Dynasty supported the Chen family, this is a matter of course, why is it wrong? Chen Changsheng said without hesitation: "This is not a mistake. ”

"At that time, only the Holy Empress ascended the throne to stabilize the government, otherwise the Great Zhou would inevitably be divided, the war would continue, and the demons would inevitably take advantage of the situation to invade the south, no matter whether the starting point and purpose of a choice were correct or not, in the eyes of us old men, as long as it affected the overall situation of human beings against the demons, it would be wrong. ”

His Holiness looked at him calmly and unquestionably and said: "Hundreds of years have passed since the war of that year, and few people of your age have seen the demon race with their own eyes, let alone imagine the tragic scene on the continent back then, if you know, then you will think that our decision is correct." ”

Chen Changsheng was young, but he had never been an easily persuaded person, so he asked directly: "So what about now, you are drifting away from the Holy Queen Niangniang, aren't you afraid of affecting the overall situation of the demon clan?"

"I have known the Holy Queen for hundreds of years, and I know what kind of person she is, so I don't have any opinion on her ruling the Great Zhou Dynasty, the problem is that no one can live forever, and the entire continent must consider how the human world after her will be at ease. ”

The Pope didn't know what to think, his expression became a little emotional, and he said slowly: "If the Tianhai family has a second holy queen, what if it takes the place of the Chen royal family? The problem is that it is impossible for the Tianhai family to produce a second holy queen, then the Chen royal family must always return to the throne." ”

Chen Changsheng listened to these words, was silent for a long time, and asked, "Even so, I still don't understand, why Master can guess that you will change your mind." ”

"Your master's consent to you coming to Kyoto to withdraw from your marriage is to figure out your cunning zài tell me that he is still alive, and at the same time remind me that you are the only heir of our sect. ”

The Pope repeated what he had said earlier, saying: "Whether I change my mind or not, I must take care of you, otherwise I will break the lineage? ”

Chen Changsheng's expression was a little dazed, until this time he still couldn't connect the middle-aged Taoist in the old temple in Xining Town with the famous dean of the National Religious College. Then he thought of one thing, the Pope said that he was taking care of himself because he wanted to continue the inheritance of their sect, but he was from the Heavenly Dao Academy, and the master was from the National Religious Academy, so how could he become the same sect?

He voiced the problem.

"Heavenly Dao Academy, Sect Worship Institute, National Education College, Thirteen Divisions of Qingzhen, Attached to the Imperial Palace...... In addition to picking stars, Kyoto Qingteng Liuyuan is the place where the state religion cultivates the next generation, and the only people who cultivated the orthodoxy of the state religion back then were me and your master, and the so-called inheritance naturally refers to the inheritance of the state religion. ”

The Pope looked at him and said calmly: "Back then, your master almost broke the inheritance of the state religion, and now you have the responsibility to continue this inheritance. ”

Hearing this, Chen Changsheng's face turned pale instantly, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

This does not mean that his psychological quality is too bad, mainly that the news is too shocking.

The only successor to the state religion?

Whoever suddenly knows that he has the potential to become the next Pope will be shocked beyond words, even the craziest painting armor Xiao Zhang cannot be an exception.

Not to mention that Chen Changsheng was just a fifteen-year-old boy.

The hall was quiet, the wooden scoop was suspended in the air, slightly tilted, and kept pouring water into the basin, the waterline was like silver, and the green leaves in the basin trembled slightly, and there were a few crystal droplets of water on it.

I don't know how long it took, but he came to his senses from the shock, looked at the Pope, and asked, "Shouldn't this be something that I need to think about lately?"

His voice was dry and hoarse, a little unpleasant, obviously due to nervousness.

"Merissa and I used to worry about putting too much pressure on you, and you might collapse before you mature, but now it seems like you're worrying too much. ”

The Pope looked at him quietly, his eyes calm and deep, as if he could see through a qiē. Chen Changsheng felt that all the secrets of his body and mind were hidden, and this feeling made him very uncomfortable, but the next moment, the Pope looked away and reached into the air to hold the water scoop.

The time for two hundred breaths has arrived, the scoop is exhausted, and the Q&A session is over.

Chen Changsheng was leaving, but he didn't want to leave, he found that he had no questions to ask before, but at this time, he remembered that there were still many things he wanted to know.

For example, Tianshuling, such as Zhou Garden, such as Xingchen.

Like what...... State religion.