Chapter 23 A New Perspective
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[I had heard of him long before I met Zhu Qing.
He was the most envied person by the little priests in our temple, or rather, by all the priests in the temples at that time.
The priest's hall is very large and the management is very strict. In addition to daily sacrifices and prayers, the most common thing we little priests do is chat.
Because we have been away from the crowd for a long time, we are almost unaware of major events outside except for what happens in the priest's temple.
In this place where there have been no scandals for decades, Lord Zhu Qing is the hottest topic.
At that time, the priests around me would mention him almost every day, so that I knew his every move.
I didn't mean to find out about his deeds, but I heard them so many times that I remembered them.
It is said that he lost his father when he was young, was rescued by a messenger of God, and sent to the priest's temple.
When he first arrived at the temple, he was seriously injured. The messenger of God had once delivered an oracle that the child must be saved at all costs.
However, he was seriously injured, had been weak since childhood, and had a poor foundation. The priests in the temple worked hard for a long time before they could barely save him.
It is said that after he woke up, he had forgotten most of his memories, except for a little memory about his hometown and even his name.
Later, the previous high priest gave him a new name after consulting the gods.
By then, he had become a white-robed priest in the Temple of Priests, but he still did not have a name.
Shortly after the previous high priest and three high priests entered the temple to pray, they came out of the temple and announced the name.
Therefore, there was a rumor among the lesser priests that this name was given by God.
I didn't believe it at first. What kind of existence is God? How could he give a name to a child?
But after hearing that Lord Zhuqing was in poor health when he was young and almost died of illness several times, he suddenly believed it.
There is no reason for this. Among so many rumors in the temple, I think this one is true.
Zhuqing, Zhuqing, Zhu means to follow and chase, and Qing also refers to life.
Although this name is not explicitly stated, it implies the meaning of pursuing life.
The god who gave Lord Zhuqing this name probably wanted him to live a long life.
The implication of a god having such expectations for mankind is self-evident.
This is a name full of blessings, a blessing from God, and it is so precious.
Later, Zhu Qing became a red-robed priest because God descended upon him in a dream.
We were not very close to begin with, but suddenly became very distant.
He also changed from the most envied child to the most admired adult Zhu Qing.
Compared with us ordinary white-robed priests, he was favored by God at such a young age, which was so enviable and envious.
The next time I saw Lord Zhuqing was on the day he was awarded the golden crown by God.
I still remember that day. The sky was blue and the wind was so gentle that it made people want to sleep.
I stood under the altar with a group of priests. The high altar was almost covered by the dazzling sunlight. It was so warm and so unattainable.
In such warm sunshine, in full view of everyone, God descended to the altar and personally placed a golden crown on the Lord's head.
At that moment, it seemed as if everything else in the world had lost its color, leaving only one person and one god at the center of the picture, rich and colorful.
I think I will never forget that day and that scene.
There are so many emotions surging in my heart, I can't tell whether it's jealousy or envy.
Half a minute later, the high priest sent me to serve Lord Zhu Qing.
The first time I met Lord Zhu Qing was behind the side hall of the Priest's Temple.
At that time, he had just come down from the altar. He was still wearing the white clothes he wore when dancing. He was wearing a black robe embroidered with gold thread and a golden crown on his head. He looked particularly noble.
When the high priest introduced me, I noticed out of the corner of my eye that although he turned his head to follow the high priest's movements, his eyes were absent-minded and he only glanced at me quickly.
The person in front of me was clearly smiling, but I felt that he was not happy. Everything was just a pretense.
Dark and gloomy were my first impressions of Lord Zhuqing.
They all say that I am very good at judging people, but this time, I feel a little unconfident.
I must have seen it wrong. How could God like such a person?
Lord Zhuqing...is a little different from what was rumored.
Outside the temple, the bustling crowd of believers congratulated Lord Zhuqing. The priests were either envious or in admiration, and all of them wanted to witness Lord Zhuqing's success up close.
Lord Zhu Qing stood up and comforted the believers with a smile. His words were gentle and his tone was soft but powerful.
But when the believers dispersed and he turned around, after that gentle smile, I seemed to see boredom and indifference.
The disgust was fleeting, and I thought, I must have seen it wrong.
If Lord Zhuqing is really that kind of person, how could the gods not see it?
If Lord Zhuqing is really two-faced, why would the gods perform miracles for him again and again?
After a brief moment of distraction, I looked at Lord Zhuqing.
He stood in front of the temple gate, half of his face hidden in the shadows, making it difficult to tell whether he was bright or dark.
Lord Zhuqing is still Lord Zhuqing, gentle, noble, and omnipotent.
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Jiang Yang stopped typing, looked at the bright sun outside the window, paused, turned around and ran to Chongming's room.
There was a knock on the door, and then Jiang Yang's voice rang out: "Chongming, get up quickly, you're going to be late for school."
Chongming had obviously gotten up a long time ago, but for some reason he hadn't responded.
But even if Chongming didn't say it, Jiang Yang knew why.
She teased, "I know our great Messenger of Light doesn't want to go to school, but you already promised him, so you have to go."
"If this matter gets to know by other gods, they won't care about anything else. They will only know that Master Chongming promised others but didn't keep it. Then, where will our Master Chongming put his face?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chongming opened the door and said with a look of resentment, "No one can know about this!"
Jiang Yang changed his previous posture of leaning against the door and stood straight with a serious face. "Of course, I will never let anyone else know! I promise!"
Chongming snorted and walked to the bathroom. After fiddling around for a while, he saw Jiang Yang still standing in the living room doing nothing, so he hurriedly urged:
"Didn't you open a live broadcast room? Hurry up and go, or everyone will run away in a while."
As the one being urged, Jiang Yang looked at his phone and said with a hint of complaint, "There's no one in my livestream room right now."
"There's no need to run away. It's just me who insisted on doing it. I'm still doing it now. A normal person would have closed the livestream room and run away long ago."
Upon hearing this, Chongming quickly spat out the mouthwash in his mouth and complained, "That's just you, insisting on confronting Tianhai head-on."
"He didn't even mention his name, and went straight to a new app to livestream. Not only did he change the perspective of the novel, but he also didn't tell his old fans about the news. I'd be surprised if there weren't a lot of people there."
Jiang Yang just smiled and said, "Then I'm afraid that Tianhai will find out about my new account and go back to cause trouble. After all, this new software is not as wealthy as Tianhai. What if they are pressured into not wanting me?"
Chongming: "You always think so much, but never think of coming to me for help? This software doesn't need you, at worst I can make a new live broadcast software for you. Can't my live broadcast software help you?"
Jiang Yang smiled: "Why do you act like a little adult every day? The last time you spoke to the high priest, you were like that. In the end, he was amazed at your young age and had such insights that he rushed to take you in as his apprentice..."
Chongming quickly stopped Jiang Yang, put the face towel on the shelf beside him, ran into the room, tidied himself up, and was about to go out, but was grabbed by Jiang Yang by the collar.
"Where are you running to? Today is your first day of studying with the High Priest. I have to take you there no matter what."
"Otherwise, how unreliable would I be as a mother in the eyes of the high priest?"
Chongming had originally resisted this matter, and now after hearing what Jiang Yang said, he began to back down again.
"Why don't you just not go? I'm just a child now. Isn't it normal for children to regret what they said?"
Jiang Yang squatted down and looked at Chongming's cold little face seriously. He could easily see Chongming's shyness and retreat from his cold face.
Just when Chongming thought Jiang Yang would say something to educate him, he heard Jiang Yang burst out laughing, reached out and pinched his little face, like kneading and rubbing it like dough, which made Chongming feel pain.
"Isn't it a little late to admit that you are a child now?"
Jiang Yang stood up and opened the door. He looked at Chongming inside and smiled, "It wasn't me who promised to be the high priest that day. It was you, Master Chongming, who agreed to it. I couldn't stop you."
Jiang Yang pointed to the place in front of him, "Yes, it's right here. You promised right away, didn't you forget?"
When Chongming saw that familiar place, the memories that he had deliberately forgotten washed over his brain like water.
After Jiang Yang and Tian Hai had a falling out that day, they received a call from the Temple of Light, asking them to go and get some information.
Who would have thought that Chongming would attract the high priest's attention again just by retrieving some information.
Now, he kept pestering me and chased me all the way from the priest's temple to my home.
No one knew what went wrong with Chongming that day, but he actually gave in, and Jiang Yang couldn't stop him.
In the end, the two of them could only agree that after Jiang Yang and Chongming settled down, they would send Chongming to study with the high priest.
Chongming felt extremely regretful just thinking about it. What could he, the dignified messenger of light, learn from a small priest when he was going to learn from the high priest?
I don't know what went wrong that day. Maybe it was because I saw that the high priest of a temple was so old and still caring about the temple, so I softened my heart and agreed...
Chongming quickly interrupted Jiang Yang, "Didn't you just promise the high priest to study with you out of a moment of weakness and confusion? I'll go, isn't it okay for me to go?"
Jiang Yang nodded, walked out two or three steps, and before he could say "I'll take you there", he saw a familiar car parked in front of the door.
"Okay, you don't need me to send you off now. Someone will come to pick you up."
Chongming glared at Jiang Yang who was laughing happily, and trotted downstairs.
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