Chapter 101 Ode to Death

Chapter 101 Ode to Death

The current Huai Shan made Shang Nan immediately think of an extremely appropriate adjective: unreasonable.

"Bishop? Why haven't you gone back yet?" Shan Nan asked.The holy proclamation should be done from beginning to end, no more than an hour at a time, and at the current time... Huai Shen should have left long ago.

Shang Nan took a look at the book that Huai Shan had casually thrown on the table. It had a black leather cover and the gilded Bolachi font twisted on it like an earthworm. With Shang Nan's current memory and the skills he had mastered, heIt was easy to identify the text on the book cover - "The Bishop's Desire"

Although Shang Nan's gaze only glanced in the direction of the table very inconspicuously, it was still sensitively noticed by Huai Shan.

"What is the priest looking at?" Huai flashed around and looked around, his eyes finally settling on the book. He bent down and took the five-centimeter copy of "The Bishop's Desire" in his hand, "I want tolook?"

"Bishop, I'm not interested in this kind of book." Shang Nan took a sip of water. From the corner of his eye, he saw several deacons crowded in the direction of the restaurant. They all stretched their necks and looked towards where he and Huai Shan were, with expressions on their faces.Full of curiosity.Only Malivi's expression was worried and angry, because even if he couldn't hear the conversation between the priest and the bishop, the bishop looked like he was bullying the priest. His priest was so young and upright, and the evil bishop would only abuse him!

"Where did the priest go..." Huai Shan walked to Shang Nan. The door had not yet been closed. Behind Shang Nan was the green grassy courtyard and the shining sunlight. The priest's white hair seemed to turn into white under the sunlight.The Milky Way in the dark night, the gold foil on the lake at sunset, Huaishan stared at Shannan's long hair for a long time, a little curious about how such hair would feel, but this question... I guess only the priest himself and the barber shop Shisen knew.

"Since I am curious, I will give this book to the priest, and the priest can read it himself." Huaishan put the book into Shannan's hand, Shannan held two packages of herbs in one hand, and Huaishan's in the other.Book.

"Bishop, I'm not interested in this book." Shannan repeated again.

"Not interested in my book, but interested in other people's herbal medicine?" Huaishan glanced at the priest's bright red lips, just like the devil described in some books about the devil, exciting and breathtaking.

Shang Nan lowered his head and glanced at the herbs in his arms, "This is Director Suyuan's concern for me."

"Well, I hope the Holy Lord will bless the priest's illness and get better soon." Huai Shan said calmly. After finishing speaking, he paused and took the book away from Shang Nan, "Don't read it if you don't want to read it.", Goodbye, annoying priest."

"Bishop!" Shonan called Huaishan, who was about to leave, "I really want to read this book now. Can you lend it to me?"

Huai Shan didn't look back and strode towards the courtyard. The color of his tattoo looked particularly dim under the too bright sunlight. When he closed the door, he placed the book heavily on the black side cabinet, and the vase on the side cabinet was covered with paper.The force shook it slightly, and when he saw that the cabinet was about to fall, Malivi rushed over to catch it. The Holy Lord will punish the evil Bishop Huaishan!

"Father, I have prepared lunch. Do you want to eat now?" After Huaishan left, everyone came out and returned to their jobs.

"Use it now, thank you." Shannan said.

Huai Shem was very popular with the citizens of Santa Valia because he was not as inaccessible as other clergy. He did not have any airs of superiority. He would eat ordinary food with the sons of God and make jokes, while other clergy would alwaysIt creates a sense of inaccessible distance.

But in the eyes of the clergy, and even in the eyes of the deacons who are not yet clergy, Huaishan is a child who is not accepted by the Holy Lord. He is deviant and unruly. As the Holy Lord's mouthpiece, the Holy LordIn Borage's eyes, hands and feet, their words and deeds all represent the image of the Holy Lord. Huaishan's behavior is no different from that of the children in the slums, but the reason why they accept him is because of the sickle on his wrist.Tattoo, that is the symbol of the Holy Lord - Huai Shen once cut out the tattoo in the middle of his wrist in front of the Pope, but after some time, the tattoo reappeared intact - Huai Shen was more qualified than all clergymen to do itA messenger of the Holy Lord.

At certain times, the king would refer to Huai Shem's opinions when issuing some decrees, and the patriarchs and archbishops supported him with great support.

Shang Nan opened this book while eating. While browsing the first few pages, he saw Huai Shan's name in the author's column.

The soup in my mouth almost spit out.

It really deserves to be "The Bishop's Desire"!

Through the book, Shangnan learned a lot about some of the rules and unspoken rules of Borage and the Holy Bishop. For example, Bishop Dongyi was worried that he could not find a woman to marry him. Shangnan thought that before that, he really had to maintain integrity.Complete celibacy, but through the explanations in the book, Shannan discovered that it was not what he thought - the clergy had many maids with charming looks and hot figures or handsome male servants. Depending on the level of the clergy, what they hadThe number of maids and male servants you can have is also different.

Like a priest, he can have one maid and one male servant, but Shannan is not just a priest, he is a child of the Holy Lord, so his treatment is the same as that of a bishop, and he can have five maids and five male servants.

The Holy Lord said that only through the service of the Holy Sons can the clergy release their dirty emotions and remain sober and rational forever.

After reading less than half of it, the soup in the cup in front of Shang Nan was almost cold. Words are the most easily exposed things. Huai Shan's writing is smooth, but his writing style can be described as bad. He used pigs, dogs, cows and horses to describe clergy, sayingTheir table was full of pigs, dogs, cows and horses, but he once mentioned that the pigs, dogs, cows and horses were the holy sons of Bolachi.

Huai Shem hated Borachi and the Holy Bishop. Of course, it was not just Borachi and the Holy Bishop. He was very similar to Malive. They hated everyone.

"So he is the God of Death, and the God of Death treats everyone equally." Shannan said, closing the book, picking up the spoon again to drink the beef and mushroom soup, Aren appeared next to him.

"Father, it's a little cold. Let me warm it up for you."

"No, it's still warm." Shannan raised his head and smiled at Aren. Aren felt that his eyes had turned gray - the priest didn't smile often, but not to mention the gentle smile like spring just now.

"Then, I'll go and get busy. Just call me when you're done."

Arren arrived suddenly and left quickly. When he appeared in the restaurant again, the priest had already left the restaurant and took away the book "The Bishop's Desire".He thought, the priest is really amazing. Even during meals, he does not forget to learn knowledge. The children of the Holy Lord are really different from ordinary clergy.

After lunch, Shannan took a long nap, and when he woke up he had to deal with a series of trivial matters at the Cathedral of Santa Valla.

There are no other priests in the Cathedral of Santa Maria, only Shannan. The bishops are only responsible for jurisdiction and faith, and they do not touch the daily trivial matters.

Whether the cathedral has run out of white paper and ink, or a certain part of the cathedral is in disrepair and is leaking, the priest is responsible for taking care of it.Although most of them were distributed to the deacons, the ones left in Shannan's hands were still not easy.

"Father, Bishop Huaishan wants to buy a batch of wine for you to go." Tumen's robe looks wider than others, because he is too thin and his unsmiling appearance makes the saints passing by avoid him, even if he is justAn officiant.

Shang Nan wiped off the dust on his palms. He was trying to adjust the angle of the hanging painting on the wall of the side hall. "Give the list to Deacon Malivi. He is me and I am him."

Malivi, who was squatting on the ground and busy, heard Shan Nan's words and his body trembled suddenly. He looked up at Shan Nan in disbelief. How could he be compared to the priest?!

Tumen frowned, "But the bishop said..."

"I'm very busy right now. I've shown my respect for Bishop Huaishan by not letting the deacon buy it." Shang Nan applied the glue made from rice paste on the back of the hanging painting. "If the deacon is worried about being raped by Bishop Huaishan,To blame, you can tell him directly, saying that I don't have time, and I will bear the responsibility myself." Huaishan did it deliberately, like the most mischievous tiger or shark in the zoo, seeing the new keeper, yelling and teasing, showingSovereignty and its own viciousness.

The priest is not afraid.

Father Tuman had no choice but to put the list in Malivi's hand, "I will convey your original words to the bishop."

After the conscientious Tufu left, he soon came back with Huai Shen's words, "The bishop said he will punish you severely."

Shang Nan: "..."

Tu Fu left again, and Maliwei was a little worried, "Will Bishop Huaishan do something too extreme to you? He is really unreasonable. The Holy Lord has an upright and pure child like you, but there is also a naughty Bishop Huaishan."Evil messenger, this is the most bizarre arrangement of the Holy Lord."

"It shouldn't matter." Shang Nan hung the painting on the wall. It was a new picture of the Holy Announcement sent by a painter. The saints in the picture were all wearing dark red robes and hoods. Anyone who showed his faceThe faces of the characters are full of piety.The Holy Lord is walking in the front, with his back to the viewers, wearing a robe made of gold thread, and his profile is outlined in black ink: lazy, slack, and indifferent.

"You go buy it first, I have something else to do." Shonan washed his hands in the basin at his feet, put on the robe hanging on the hook, and turned to go to the Holy Annunciation Hall in the side hall.

There was a family waiting there, a family of five. The middle-aged parents had frowns on their faces. Their hair had not been combed for a long time. The father had an unkempt beard, and the lower half of his face was completely covered by a beard.

The elderly grandfather and grandmother held a girl's shoulders and whispered comfort, their faces full of sadness.

Shounan came from behind them. He received a request for help from Xiumo's family after lunch: Xiumo was in the third grade of middle school at a missionary girls' school this year. At the age of fifteen, in the prime of youth, she secretly began to have an affair with a deacon outside.Xiumaya's son fell in love. As soon as the church school learned of this, it directly expelled Xiumaya. After being expelled, the school notified Xiumaya's family and ordered the arrest of Bai Tai, the deacon's son.

The students of the church school are the students of the Holy Lord and are loved and protected by everyone in Borage. Bai Tai's behavior was done knowingly that he should not do anything, and he had to be whipped thirty times to atone for his sin.

Xiumaya was expelled from school and could never return to a missionary school. The back of her hand would be stamped with a solid red round seal, covering almost the entire back of her hand.From then on, Xiumaya was a sinful person, and she had to atone for her evil deeds throughout her life. Any citizen of Borachi had to supervise her, and they were qualified to report her, and even more qualified to teach her a lesson.

Xiumaya's father was Shannan's teacher when he was studying in a missionary school. He gave Shannan a lot of help. He came here just to ask Shannan for help. He hoped that the Holy Lord could give Xiumaya a chance to save his young child.daughter.

"Teacher, you don't want Xiumaya to be stamped, do you?" The white-haired priest stood in front of them and asked softly.

The Sons of the Holy One are all devout to the Holy Lord, even if it means sacrificing their lives, but as parents in the world, when it comes to their children, they become the most ordinary people.

"Father, she is so young. She is only fifteen years old. She understands nothing and knows nothing." Teacher Xiumo bowed deeply towards Shannan. "She cannot be stamped. If she isIf it is covered, her life will be ruined.”

The seal is not stamped casually. Xiumaya will be sent to the main hall of Santa Maria Cathedral to be stamped by any bishop. Her information will be announced throughout Borachi, and her crimes will be punished byThe bishop personally signed the diary of the "Failed Son".

Shannan's throat felt like someone was squeezing it hard with his hands. He was very aware of how insignificant his power was in the face of such a turbulent situation in an entire country. He didn't even know if he could save Huaishan, and save Huaishan'sThe ultimate goal is to save the world.

But the power of faith is endless and even more immeasurable. No matter what they believe in, they can shed their lives and blood for their beliefs.

This is the most terrifying thing. They are crazy for the Holy Lord. They regard the Holy Lord as the God in their lives. God’s will cannot be disobeyed and God’s will must be obeyed. Everything else is unimportant, even life.

"Father, I know this is very difficult, but if you can do it, I am willing to give you everything I have." The teacher bent even deeper, which made Shannan feel uncomfortable.

Shan Nan opened his mouth, "Does Bai Tai only need to be whipped?"

The grandfather who was sitting on the chair spat hard on the ground, "Of course, I have already gone to inquire. They replaced the execution whip with a whip made of goose down. That useless whip can't even scare away ants.".”

"Father, is the Holy Lord really blessing His sons?" Teacher Xiumo's lover's face was filled with tears. She is a woman, and she knows what it means to be stamped. In the future, anyone can treat XiumoYa can do whatever they want as long as they say "We are teaching this female saint who has done many evil things".

Xiumaya lowered her head, clutching the cotton skirt with her fingers, her long hair blocking her delicate face, tears falling one by one, "Father, help me."

"The sealing time is next Monday, right? I'll think of a way."

[14:What can you think of?At your level, it is impossible to fight against the entire church. Their dogma binds everyone's interests and is very stable.]

[14: Although I hoped you could save the world before, that was only on the premise of ensuring your own personal safety. Now this situation is not good for you. You are just a priest, even if they say you are a child of the Holy Lord,But once your ideas are contrary to the ideas of the entire society, you will also be executed as a devil.]

"But she's only fifteen."

After seeing off Xiumo and his family, Shangnan stood in front of the towering gate of the cathedral. His relaxed mood completely disappeared. He turned around with heavy steps. On the steps, Huaishan walked down the steps towards him expressionlessly.

"Father, long time no see." Huaishan was angry when he left the priest's chapel at noon, but now he seems to be feeling better again.

"Not long, just a few hours." Shannan avoided him and walked up the steps.

Huai Shan turned around and followed.

"Father, you have offended someone, do you know that?" Huai Shan walked beside Shan Nan, slowly, but the words he spoke were like a punch, catching Shan Nan off guard.

But in less than half a minute, Shannan regained his calm mood. He was not surprised, "What about District Chief Pang? I haven't written a letter to report to the bishops yet."

"Who do you want to report to?"

The white-haired priest and the young and promising Bishop Huaishan, one dressed in black and one in white, had an outstanding temperament, and pedestrians on both sides gave way.

But the priest seemed unhappy, but Bishop Huaishan was very happy, but... Bishop Huaishan seemed to be happy every day.

"Pang Xixi's second uncle is a patriarch, little priest, do you know what a patriarch is? You should know, right?" Although Huaishan smiled, there was no smile in his eyes, "His power and status are higher than Gurney, andYou have to greet me in front of me, why are you so bold to collide with District Chief Pang?"

Shang Nan said in a calm tone, "If they really cover the sky with one hand as the bishop said, then District Chief Pang's hands won't shake when he drinks milk."

Huai Shan stared at Shang Nan's profile for a long time. He was different from the other Holy Sons, and even more different from other clergy. He was so firm and brave that he was not like the people of Bolachi.His integrity was unprecedented, he was more like a priest than any other priest, and he looked like he was truly protecting His Sons for the Holy Lord.

But why come so late...

"Father, I just kindly remind you that I will not help you." Huaishan spread his hands and slowly opened a milk candy, "Although I think the priest is a good man, I don't dare toOffend the Patriarch."

A fire rose up in Shannan's heart for no reason. In the main hall, he spoke loudly to Huaishan, "Bishop, I am just acting according to what the Holy Lord said. The Holy Lord said greed is a sin and laziness is a sin., the Holy Lord counted more than a hundred crimes, but only the Sons were found guilty. As far as I know, within the church..."

The stubborn priest was so bold and irritating that Huai Shan bit into pieces the hard candy, covered Shan Nan's mouth and pressed him directly against the cold window lattice of the hall. The impact caused the window lattice to shake, and Shan Nan's back was in pain.It hurts to pieces.

"Father, there are some things you can say casually, and some things you cannot say casually." Huaishan had just peeled off the candy, and the smell of milk was still on his fingertips. He lowered his eyes, and his dark eyelashes and white eyelids blocked his meaningful gaze., "This is the Cathedral of Santa Maria. Do you know how many eyes and ears the Pope has here?"

"Do you really think you can say whatever you want and do whatever you want just by virtue of the name of the Holy Lord's child?"

"Although I don't know which of my words made the priest angry, how can the priest lose his temper with me? I am a bishop. No matter what I say, you have to take it and bear it."

Huaishan's cold robe hung next to Shang Nan's side, and his palm pinned the lower half of Shang Nan's face. Shang Nan could not break away at all, and could only look at him with cold eyes.

"Before, I asked the priest to buy me wine, but the priest refused, and I didn't say anything. Do you know what punishment you would receive if the person you refused were other bishops?" Huai Shan's strength softened, and his palms gentlyAfter stroking Shang Nan's face for a while, he said, "If other bishops, your mouth has been beaten to the point of being unable to speak, how could they allow you to lose your temper without regard for etiquette like this again."

Shang Nan tried to get rid of Huai Shan's shackles, but failed. They leaned against the window, looking very intimate. Fortunately, there were not many people coming and going at this time, and they did not dare to look at the priest and the bishop.

"Bishop," Shonan said suddenly as if he was exhausted, "I'm so tired."

"I don't like to be asked for help, because I know that I am not capable enough. I can only do some chores, preside over the Holy Annunciation of the Holy Sons, buy some wine for you, and trim the grass and flowers in the flower bed of Santa Maria delle Grazie.But I still want to do something and help some people. The Holy Lord makes His sons kind and soft, and does not let them suffer bullying, right?"

Huai Shan was startled. In his impression, the priest always raised his head and chest like a little cock. He had shown such a depressed face on several occasions. If it was because he was afraid of the Patriarch and those bad things, he felt a little uncomfortable.

"Don't worry, no one dares to touch my priest in my jurisdiction." Huaishan took two steps back. The hem of his clothes hit the tiles on the floor. The light and shadow formed by the setting sun swayed slowly. He touched his shorts.His hair was so weak that he suddenly grinned, "Father, were you begging me just now?"

Shang Nan raised his eyes with a leisurely expression, "I didn't mean that."

"Was the priest just acting?" Although Huaishan asked, he actually already had the answer in his heart - Shannan was just pretending, pretending to be weak and helpless, pretending to be pitiful, which made him directly promise to the priest.Made that promise.

"Well, whatever the bishop thinks." Shannan put on his hat to block the burning sunset behind him.

The priest's complacency in not taking anyone seriously was really annoying. Huai Shan stared deeply at the other person for a long time, and Shan Nan also kept looking at the other person. It might be more accurate to say it was a confrontation..

Until Huaishan started to act first, he stretched out his hand towards Shannan, and Shannan subconsciously wanted to hide. Who knew what excessive things the evil bishop would do to the poor priest?

Huai Shan grabbed Shang Nan's hand, with the back of his hand facing up and his fingers held by Huai Shan.

The white-clothed bishop bent down, and his lips were about to touch the back of Shang Nan's hand. He raised his eyes, and Shang Nan saw the other person's scarlet eyes clearly, and his heart tightened, "Bishop, you..."

"Father," Huaishan spoke with a pair of sharp fangs looming, "I said you are my priest, and you will always be my priest. I keep my word."

As soon as he finished speaking, one of his fangs grabbed the thin flesh on the back of Shannan's hand. The force was absolutely guaranteed to leave deep bite marks.