Chapter 106 Ode to Death

Chapter 106 Ode to Death

The priest with red ears calmly wiped his saliva-covered fingers on the bishop's robe carefully.Even though it looked like his white hair was about to turn into a ball of flames out of embarrassment, he remained calm.

Fortunately, after Deacon Malivey saw Bishop Huaishan close his eyes, he also dozed off with sincerity. The driver's attention was on his work, and they didn't know what was happening in the back seat.

The place bitten by Huaishan seemed to be separated from the rest of the palm, numb and hot.

Shang Nan slowly bent his fingers and squeezed them into the palm of his hand. The wetness of his saliva and the slight pain from the sharp teeth biting the weakest skin on his fingertips lingered for a long time. A strange burning sensation swept through his whole body, making Shang Nan restless.——And he was just lightly licked and bitten on his finger.

It's a two-hour journey, and it feels like a year to spend admiring the south.

Huaishan seemed particularly calm with his eyes closed at the beginning. In the second half of the period, he stared at Shannan without blinking, making Shannan feel uncomfortable all over and even his breathing rate was disturbed.It was a mess; or else, he would use his fingers to hook the ends of Nan's hair hanging on the car seat, twist it around the whole finger, and finally let go.

When getting out of the car, half of Shan Nan's hair was slightly curled at the ends. Maliwei walked behind him with a puzzled look on his face.

By the time Malivi thought about Huai Shen, the bishop who was different from them had already been led by his attendants toward a crimson door.

The Borachi Palace under the morning light is majestic. It has a history of many years. In addition to the huge buildings divided into north, south and east and west palaces, there is also a royal garden covering an area of several thousand acres.The architectural style is similar to that of the Cathedral of Santa Maria, with many spiers lining the upper walls of the palace, but rounded vaults are used to neutralize it.

At a glance, you can still see many stone sculptures of figures standing on the walls. They are dignified and majestic facing the sun. These are all statues of the deceased king.

The statues to the left of the gate belong to the deceased kings, and to the right are those of the deceased popes. Simply looking at the number, the number of deceased kings is more than twice the number of deceased popes.

"Father, I haven't seen you for a month. You seem to have grown taller." The attendant wearing a red official hat smiled kindly at Shannan, "His Majesty the King and His Holiness miss you very much, and by the way, Princess Afu."

The gate of the palace will remain open today until the clergy who came to listen to the sermon class have left one after another.

After entering the gate, they saw six straight and wide avenues leading to the palace. What they were going to was not the main hall. The main hall was mainly used for major national meetings or to receive envoys from various countries and for glorious awarding ceremonies.

Today, Shang Nan is going to the North Palace. The North Palace is where the Holy Bishop and the Pope live. Gurney also lives in the North Palace. Occasionally, the Patriarch comes to visit and study, and he is also received in the North Palace.

The North Palace does not belong to the main body of the palace, but the moment he stepped on the steps, Shannan was a little confused by the splendor of the palace hall. The huge oil paintings and colorful tapestries hanging on the walls, the Holy Child wrapped in goldStatues, other statues, such as lions, pythons... are also decorated with gold on the outside.

The attendant hurriedly led the way, "You came earlier. Let me take you to see His Holiness. Before I see you, His Holiness asked me to take you to see him first."

He turned around and led Shan Nan to a door nearby.

The corridor instantly became dim. There were still paintings hanging on the walls, but the colors were no longer bright. The long, dark corridor was depressing for no reason, and the lampshade above the head dimmed the light.

Soon, the eyes became bright again.

There were shiny tableware on the dark long table, and there was the smell of roasted wheat in the air. Shannan knew that he had come to the restaurant. He looked around and quickly followed the waiter. Then, he came to the already-year-old restaurant.In front of more than eighty popes.

The Pope's hair is sparse, and only loose skin remains on his cheeks and exposed hands. He is wrapped in a golden robe, which is even more funny and weird.

In my impression, Shang Nan's oldest professor is also eighty years old. He is not as old as he is. He looks like a piece of pork that has been shrunk and burnt by roasting. In addition, the memory of the professor has never appeared in Shang Nan's mind before, so he is already familiar with him.He was stunned in front of the very kind Pope.

Under the urging of the attendant, Shannan quickly bent down to salute. He took the Pope's left hand that was placed on his knee and gently pressed a greeting kiss on the back of the other person's hand. "His Holiness, I wish you well." Between his breaths, he seemed to smellThere was a smell that was almost like rotten food.

"Father, have you had breakfast? I happen to have fresh goat's milk and cheese cake in the kitchen, and the toast is pretty good, not too hard, and I can still bite it." Gu Wu's friendly attitude towards Shan NanAs we all know, everyone in the royal palace and even the Holy Bishop knows that the Holy Father of Antiquities attaches great importance to the appreciation of the south.

Shan Nan lowered his eyes, always maintaining the etiquette expected of a subordinate, "I used it at home before coming here, thank you for your kindness." He endured the turbulence in his stomach and answered unhurriedly.

"I heard that there is a serial murder case that is difficult to solve in your jurisdiction." Gu Wu tore the bread into small pieces and soaked them in a soup that looked like diluted lard. "You want toPay attention to safety, let everyone pay attention to safety and be vigilant. All suspicious persons must be carefully interrogated. They must not be wrongly convicted, let alone unjustly accused. Do you understand?" He fed the soft bread into his mouth and looked at it with his eyes from time to time.One look at the priest, he is really young.

Shang Nan behaved very meekly and honestly, "Yes, Your Majesty, but I think it will be solved soon."

"Really? Then you will have to make a large-scale proclamation for the murdered Holy Sons, so that they can go to heaven to serve the Holy Lord." Guwu said with a smile.His smile was affected by the lack of flesh on his face and the few remaining teeth. His mouth was somewhat unable to open, and even when it was open, it looked stiff and awkward.

Gu Wu continued: "Also, Huaishan has been stationed in the First Parish for almost three months. He has a naughty temperament, and you have a mild temper. It is easy to suffer when you get together. You try to avoid him. You can't control Huaishan's arrogance.If Gurney scolds you, you can call my deacon directly."

"The same goes for Gurney. If you, a child, are asked to discipline Huai Shan, how can Huai Shan take you seriously?"

At the end of Gu Wu's words, his voice became weaker and weaker, and Shannan could not even hear clearly.

If Shonan didn't know what the other person had done, he would only think of the Pope as a thin old man with a kind tone during their meeting today.

"Okay, I feel relieved when I see that you are in better spirits than the last time you came here. Go to the lobby. There are a lot of cakes and juice there. I will be with you right away."

The attendant sent Shang Nan away and soon returned to the Pope's restaurant.

The attendant stood beside Gu Wu and handed him a napkin to wipe his hands. "The priest is still the same as before, not very talkative."

"He's still young, you don't have to be too picky about him." Gu Wu coughed a few times.

"His Holiness, you also became a priest at the age of eighteen. I heard that you were much more cheerful than Father Shannan at that time."

"That's of no use." Gu Wu stood up with his hands on the table. The attendant hurriedly reached out to support him and put on another thicker robe that was hung on the back of the chair. The inside was made of animal hair, and the outside was sprinkled withGold, dragging heavily on the ground, seems to be full of weight.

Gu Wu's eyes were a little relieved, but also a little lonely, "I can't survive, and someone has to take over. The priest is the most suitable candidate. His identity can make the Holy Bishop glorious forever."

When he walked to the hall, Shannan didn't even have time to say hello to the people inside, so he hurriedly went to the bathroom, lay down in the sink and vomited until he was dizzy. He had eaten a few biscuits in the morning and vomited them all out, leaving nothing behind.After vomiting, he vomited yellow water.

Kissing the back of the Pope's hand made Shan Nan feel more uncomfortable than eating shit, even though he had never eaten it.

[14: You are psychological.]

"He eats human flesh." Shonan was a little exhausted from vomiting, but he didn't stop. He poured water on his mouth and rubbed it hard. The few strands of hair hanging down and the wide sleeves were stained.

"Father, wash your face." Huaishan's slow voice sounded behind Shannan. Shannan turned off the water and looked back at Huaishan. The slender earrings swayed slightly in mid-air with his movements.

The priest's wet face looked pitiful.

Huaishan originally had his arms folded, but after seeing the priest's expression of concern, he slowly lowered his arms and said seriously: "What are you..."

Shang Nan simply wiped his face with his robe a few times, and after wiping off the excess water stains, he walked out, "He was bitten by a dog." Shang Nan wrote lightly.

His mouth was bright red from his own rubbing. Huai Shan grabbed Shan Nan's arm, lowered his eyes, and his gaze fell on Shan Nan's red lips. He laughed, "Did the dog bite your mouth?"

"..."

This cannot be explained.

He had vomited from kissing the back of the antiquity's hand, and how could he have been sick from touching the great pope if he had not known anything else.

"I rubbed it myself." Shang Nan tried to shake off Huai Shan's hand, but failed as expected.

Shang Nan could only raise his head and look at Huai Shan, who was obviously unconvinced, "Bishop, I swear to the Holy Lord, I really rubbed this by myself." At this point, he paused and his eyes became meaningful,"But why are you so concerned about my personal issues, Bishop? Even if I am bitten by a dog, it doesn't seem to have much to do with you."

"It's not big now," Huaishan let go of Shan Nan and leaned his upper body against the door frame, "but maybe it will be big in the future."

Shang Nan pretended not to understand. He didn't know why. He didn't think he was so good at acting before, but now he could almost come up with the reactions to various events easily and effortlessly.

Huai Shan looked at Shan Nan steadily for a while, and his last glance fell on Shan Nan's mouth. When he left, he picked up Shan Nan's earrings with his fingers and said, "Father, let's take a look as we walk."

The heavy copper bell was rung, and the mellow and simple bells sounded in the palace and even the entire garden and mountains.

The crystal chandelier hanging down like a waterfall sparkles.Behind the pulpit that stretches for more than ten meters is the same statue of the Holy Lord as that of Santa Maria Cathedral, but this one is larger in size, which is more in line with the grandeur of the North Palace.

The hall can accommodate thousands of people. There may not be many people who come to listen to the Pope's sermons. They need to be clergy at the level of bishop and above. The bishops and archbishops in the first, second and third dioceses are compulsorily present, and the other seven dioceses areYou can come at your own discretion, because they are really far away from the palace.However, the number of sermons per year should not be less than six.

After listening to the sermon and returning to the diocese, the bishop will summon the priests in the diocese under his jurisdiction to teach what he has learned to the priests, and the priests will begin to spread the pope's sermons to the ears of every Son of God.

Shang Nan and Huai Shan have very special identities. They are at the front of the team, just one to the left and one to the right, with more than ten people separated in the middle.

Shang Nan sat down cross-legged. When he raised his eyes, he saw that the ancient object was like a large moving piece of gold walking from the side steps to the podium step by step. The gold looked black... Shang Nan lowered his head and humming singing sounded in his ears., and soon, he also remembered the lyrics.

"I am a prisoner of the secular world, I am the Pope's helper, I am the most devout believer of the Holy Lord, my will is indelible..."

It was like a swarm of bees buzzing in his ears. The decibel level was not high, but it made Shannan feel pain in his eardrums and made his hair stand on end.

A few minutes passed before the attendant of the antiquities stood up and announced the theme of today's sermon: new life.

The entire sermon will last eight hours, with no breaks, no time to eat or go to the bathroom, and no water or any food will be provided.

Shannan could hear every word of the ancient things. What he said was about new life, and there was even some truth to it.

He said: New life is the continuation of old things.

He said: New life is an opportunity for atonement given by the Holy Lord.

…

The sunlight turned from yellowish to brilliant gold, and everyone's backs were straightened, with concentration and obsession. Until the sun went down, they still maintained the same posture as at the beginning.

Shannan suffered from back pain, hunger and sleepiness, and his buttocks were hard to sit on.A kind of admiration arose in his heart. Their faith actually allowed them to sit here for a whole day without eating or drinking.

If it weren't for the support of 14, Shan Nan felt that he might have fallen directly to the ground - eight hours in a row without moving, his knees had become stiff, and the emotionless lecture of the ancients was still going on. This was worse than his professor's talk.And painful.

"I'm retiring. After I retire, I won't be able to help you much." The professor said, wearing a pair of small round glasses, with thick gray hair and a serious expression. "I support your idea."Yes, so as soon as you graduated, I put you in the position of team leader. I withstood a lot of pressure. I hope you can do something for those poor little things."

"But all actions must be based on what is feasible and can ensure your own safety. Now many people support the strangulation of mutants and mutant animals. They are emotionally unstable..."

"Teacher! They are also our companions. Their emotional instability is just a reason for those people to hang themselves for a reasonable reason." Shang Nan heard his own rebuttal.

The professor glanced at him and said, "Don't be so excited. What I said is what they said. What's more, this month, there have been more than a dozen incidents of mutated animals hurting people."

Shannan said: "They need to adapt and learn. Moreover, mutants are not just civilians. Do you really think I don't know what they plan to do?"

"I just want to..."

"Shut up! As long as we know it well," the professor said, "Remember what I said, your own safety should come first at all times."

"I know, I know."

The scene jumped very quickly. Shannan saw himself holding a bouquet of chrysanthemums, holding an umbrella, and wearing a solemn black suit standing in front of a tombstone. The person in the photo on the tombstone was his professor?

The pictures about the professor were like a rapidly flipping photo album in his mind. Shannan saw each frame clearly and saw clearly the whole process of the professor's rapid transformation from a energetic old man into a box.

14 no longer provided support to Shang Nan behind the scenes.

The priest sat blankly, his expression seemed calm. After a long time, he slowly lowered his head, and the tears that had been stored for a long time gathered into one and fell into the palm of his hand.

The pope, the professor was his mentor. In the third year after the human world ushered in a great mutation, his professor passed away.

In the remaining hours of the preaching class, Shannan could hardly feel the pain in his body. His heart ached so much that he wanted to bend down several times, but he endured it due to the situation.

[14: There are others too, you can browse them. They are some memories you unlocked in the previous world, but they are not about people, but about a cat.]

The sky slowly dimmed, the sermon class ended, the bronze bell rang, Shannan came back to his senses, and everyone around him got up naturally and smoothly, as if Shannan was the only one sitting here all day..

The archbishops all wore red robes. A single white figure walked through the crowd like a sea of blood and stood in front of Shannan. Seeing Shannan still sitting there, Huaishan bent down and pulled Shannan up., the movements were a little rough, but inexplicably a little cautious, "Are you hungry? Let's go eat."

The waterfall-like crystal lamp suddenly lit up. Shannan closed his eyes subconsciously and squinted for a while to adapt to the sudden strong light. When he opened them again, Huaixian's face was very close at hand.

"Your eye was bitten by a dog too?"

The inner corners of Shang Nan's eyes were dyed thick red, which looked a little scary.

"Maybe I'm too tired," the priest said.

Huai Shan was thoughtful.

After a few seconds, a light girl's voice sounded from behind, "Father!"

There was only one priest who could come to the preaching class, so for the priest mentioned by Princess Afu, the bishops and archbishops who were still chatting and not leaving all looked at the young, promising and beautiful man with "understanding" eyes.Fr.

Shannan turned around and saw Princess Afu running towards him in a green tutu. Her golden hair was scattered on her shoulders. There was a light green silk bow in her hair, connected with emeralds in the middle.Fixed, looks lively and refreshing.

"Good evening, Your Highness Princess."

Ah Fu bowed to Shang Nan and Huai Shan respectively, and said angrily: "Father, didn't I tell you before, don't be so polite to me? Look how much the bishop and I get along like friends and family."

How could Shang Nan not see what Ah Fu was thinking? He didn't even need to look. The girl's expectation and joy were all in that cry of "Priest", but it was obvious that he would not pay attention to anyone other than Huai Shan, nor could he make promises to them.And responded, so he just smiled slightly and said, "Princess, there is a difference between king and minister."

Ah Fu said, "Oh, you are a priest. We are almost the same."

That's a huge difference.

"You haven't eaten yet. I've asked someone to prepare dinner. Let's go eat together." Ah Fu said and was about to take Shang Nan's hand. Shang Nan hurriedly dodged. With this evasive action, Ah FuFu's eyes immediately turned red.

"Father..."

[14: Boracchi has only one princess and no sons. Sons always have various defects. If the king has no other healthy male offspring, it stands to reason that Afu may become Boracchi’s third son.A queen.]

[14: However, through the information I got after you contacted the Pope today, the Pope has been in power for a long time, and the defects of the king’s sons were basically caused by him, because almost all of them were healthy and sound children when they were born.At the same time, the Pope said that a defective prince was not qualified to be a king and would cause a gap in the country's luck. At the same time, he said that it was impossible for a woman to become a king.]

[14: If there is no external help, the Pope must have the final say who is the king.]

Ah Fu looked carefree. Her unhappiness lasted for a short time before she became happy again, "Well, His Holiness has probably prepared a sumptuous dinner for you."

"Then Father..." She looked at Shan Nan flatteringly, "Do you want to stay overnight in the palace today? It will take you and the bishop two hours to go back. It may not be safe on the road at night. There are often wild animals in the woods."

Just as Shan Nan was about to refuse, an attendant hurriedly ran out of the hall. He stopped in front of Shan Nan and said, "Father, please stay overnight in the palace today. The king wants to talk to you tomorrow."

Shang Nan: "..."

Ah Fu couldn't hide her happiness, and her face turned red with joy, "Father and I really have the same mind!"

Shannan could only obey the king's order, but he could refuse Afu's dinner.

In the huge restaurant, there were people sitting at each table, but it was not full. It was a familiar habit to sit together.

The waiter who served the meal held the plate and pushed the dining cart between the tables. The food inside was much more exquisite than what Aren made. Shannan wanted to try out how it tasted.

Huaishan was served a piece of raw meat in front of him. It was the first time that Shannan saw him eating, instead of gobbling it down, he cut it into small pieces gracefully and fed it to his mouth.

Shang Nan ordered pumpkin soup, roast beef and a crispy crispy rice cake.

After taking the first bite of the rice cake, Shannan felt that his extreme hunger had been soothed.

Huaishan could see the priest's sluggishness before the meal and his excitement after taking the first bite of food. He was obviously very hungry, yet he still acted like he was out of reach.

Huaishan was still more interested in the priest than food.

The priest also looks good when he eats. His teeth are very strong. He bites the rice cracker loudly. He eats seriously and does not spill food. When he chews the food, his cheeks bulge.

Halfway through the meal, the door of the restaurant opened to both sides, and two rows of people wearing black and white uniforms walked in. They stood at the end of the dining table, both men and women, each with a delicate face and a slim and healthy figure.

Shang Nan glanced at it and then looked away. He thought it was the attendant and continued to concentrate on eating.

Until a soft cry that undulated like ocean waves sounded in his ears, Shan Nan was startled. He looked towards the place where it happened. After seeing that scene, his eyes widened in disbelief - those people were specially for them.Was it prepared by the clergy?Just in the restaurant?

The scene was so shocking that Shannan didn't know how to react.

A pair of cold hands stretched out from across from him, pinched his cheeks and pushed them back forcefully. His tone was light and contemptuous, "You are so young, what's so good about it? Your eyes are ruined by looking at it."