Chapter 29 Show off
......
[My lie was very effective. Zhu Qing, that bastard, changed his previous dead look of "I can live or die" and became full of will to survive.
After thirty lashes, although his body was still weak, at least his life was saved.
After that, whenever he was able to get out of bed, he would keep asking me what message my God had left for me.
At first, he was bedridden and only sent a minor priest to inquire about the matter.
After he recovered, he came straight to me.
I always thought Zhu Qing was a rational person. After not getting any information from me, he should have guessed that this was just a lie of mine.
Sometimes, there is no need to say much between smart people.
He understood that I risked falsely conveying the oracle to save him, so he should naturally understand that such things cannot be said openly.
I guess he could guess it, but this time, his relentless attitude made me understand that as long as I didn't tell him clearly, he would not let me go.
I compromised, and just as I was about to tell the truth, my god whispered in my mind, "Speak."
"Tell him everything you saw that day."
This was the first time I heard the voice of my God in my mind, and it was to save me.
My God must have known the crime of falsely relaying the oracle in the priest's temple. In order to help me avoid punishment, he allowed me to tell what I saw Him do that day.
He didn't mind me making decisions without my permission. He understood my intentions and approved of them.
For a priest, the recognition of a god is the most glorious thing in the world.
I think even if I were asked to die right now, I would be willing to do so.
When future generations see my body, they will surely wonder why this person’s body is smiling.
But people of later generations, don’t be surprised. You have never come into contact with my God, so naturally you don’t know my God’s greatness, and naturally you won’t understand my feelings.
No words can describe how I feel at this moment. My God is truly the most beautiful and tolerant being in this world.
After a while, I woke up from the sudden pain in my wrist.
When I looked closely, I found that Zhu Qing was holding my wrist, and the strength in his hand was getting stronger and stronger as time went by.
"Let go." I said as I shook off Zhu Qing's hand.
Zhu Qing did not threaten me as I imagined. Instead, he lowered his head, looked like he was about to cry, and acted humble.
"Please." Zhu Qing's hoarse voice sounded, and he looked pitiful. Coupled with that face, for a moment I seemed to understand why my God would forgive him.
I looked at Zhu Qing's face, and the more I looked, the more I felt that I could do it too.
Although the voice is a little difficult to get, I believe that with training, I can imitate it.
With this mentality, I did not answer Zhu Qing's question, but picked up the portrait beside me.
"How much do you know about the person in this portrait?"
Zhu Qing tilted his head slightly and looked at the portrait. After a moment of contemplation, he said expressionlessly, "It's just a random painting."
"Didn't you guess it? This is just an excuse for me to send you away."
Zhu Qing reached out to take the painting, "As for this painting, it's just a prop I picked up at random."
I dodged Zhu Qing's outstretched hand, sneered, and looked at the person in front of me who still didn't forget to deceive me even in this situation. I was so angry that I almost died.
"Do you think I'm a fool?"
As I rolled up the scroll, I cursed, "Will the people of the Temple of Light listen to you?"
"They're already doing you a favor by showing you this portrait. How could they possibly team up with you to deceive me?"
Zhu Qing was still stubborn, "I have leverage over the high priest you met in the Temple of Light. He will definitely help me with this."
I saw Zhu Qing's gaze gradually move to my face, with a look of contempt, as if I was insignificant standing in front of him.
"Besides, I'm just lying to you, not to the entire temple. Do you think I can't do it?"
I swear, if I hadn't been concerned about Zhu Qing's injuries, I would have punched him.
"Yes, you just deceived a small priest like me. How could the dignified chief priest not do the same?"
"But, Master Priest, have you forgotten why you are looking for me now? I advise you to tell the truth."
Zhu Qing looked up at me, her eyelashes trembling slightly, a hint of obscurity flashed in her eyes. She thought for a while and was about to speak when I interrupted her.
I didn't even need to listen, just looking at his expression, I knew he had no intention of telling the truth.
I snorted coldly and said, "I have actually guessed the general situation. The High Priest needs to consider his confession."
Zhu Qing raised his eyebrows and then looked at me straight in the face.
After pondering for a long time, he said, "The person in the painting seems to know my god."
Me: “Be more specific.”
Zhu Qing frowned, "That's all I know."
I unfolded the portrait, held it in one hand and placed it in front of Zhuqing, my eyes moving back and forth between Zhuqing and the face of the person in the painting.
After thinking about it again and again, I finally suppressed the question "Why does the person in the painting look so similar to you?"
I knew Zhu Qing wouldn't answer this question, and I had no interest in finding out the news.
He only asked, "What do you know about this man? Is there any information about him in the priest's temple?"
Zhu Qing said calmly, "I don't know. I didn't find any news about him in the Priest's Hall."
I thought to myself, "If you really know nothing, how come you know so much about his clothing style, his behavior, and even the details of his expression?"
"You've almost become him completely, and you're telling me you know nothing about him? Do I really look stupid?"
Thousands of words came to mind, but in the end, only one question came out: "How did the portrait of someone my God knows end up in the Temple of Light?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Qing sneered, "I don't know."
"No one in our priest's temple knows about him. Even the most ancient books in the temple don't record any information about him."
"After I became the head priest, I sent other priests to various temples to inquire about him. No one from other temples responded, except the Temple of Light. Although they didn't respond, they seemed a little strange."
"The priests of other temples, regardless of the relationship between their respective gods and my God, all replied to my letters. However, the Temple of Light acted as if it had never received any message from me. My previous two messengers returned nothing."
"Later, I personally contacted the High Priestess of the Temple of Light. Through threats, inducements, and even desperate pleas, I finally managed to get some information out of her."
I couldn't wait to ask, "What news?"
Zhu Qing glanced at me calmly and said to himself, "She is a very smart person, or rather, no one who sits in that position is stupid."
"Even though I pestered her for a long time, I only got a few words out of her. But even these few words were enough."
Zhu Qing turned and looked at me, her eyes dark. "She said, 'The person you are investigating has a close relationship with my god. I can't tell you any information about this person.'"
"She also said, 'You can't investigate this person. I advise you otherwise. If this matter is discovered, not only will my god be unhappy, but the god behind you will also be unhappy.'"
I listened to the familiar words of the chief priest of the Temple of Light, smiled and shook my head.
"I couldn't hear any message from her two sentences other than threats. How come that's enough for you?"
Zhu Qing glanced at me again, and I felt like he was rolling his eyes at me.
Although I have no evidence, I will remember this grudge.
"She won't say it directly. I've known this for a long time and have been prepared for it."
"A high priest of the Temple of Light passed away recently. Even though there are no loopholes in the Temple of Light on normal days, there is always a chance of error, and I still found something wrong."
"My people took advantage of this opportunity to sneak into the secret room of the Temple of Light."
Zhu Qing raised his eyebrows and looked in my direction.
I followed his gaze and turned my eyes to the portrait in my hand.
I seemed to understand what Zhu Qing meant. "You mean, this portrait is from the secret room of the Temple of Light?"
"Then why is there a portrait of him in the Temple of Light? Isn't the secret room of the Temple of Light always used to store confidential information about the God of Light?"
The moment these words came out of my mouth, I realized the weight of this message.
The secret room of the Temple of Light only stores information about the God of Light. This is something that almost every temple knows, because every temple has such a secret room.
After all, although gods rarely come to the world and rarely leave their deeds in the world, this does not mean that they do not exist.
But after all, not everything can be spread. Sometimes, there are things that gods don’t want people to know.
At this time, a secret room that is dedicated to recording these things but is strictly managed is the best choice.
If this portrait was truly taken from the secret chamber of the Temple of Light, then it is highly likely that the person depicted in the portrait is the God of Light...
It’s the God of Light… That’s the God of Light…】
......
"If this really is a diary, then the owner of this diary is quite perverted! This show-off is almost enough to break my face."
"Okay, okay, I was wondering why you, a high priest, would keep a diary. Turns out you were just showing off! Ahhhhh, I actually got shown off by an ancient person!"
"Jealousy has distorted my appearance. Did the ancients eat so well? I hate that I'm not an ancient person!"
"Well, before, I thought this little priest was a serious person, and I couldn't stand it. But now he has become coquettish and I am enjoying watching him. Sure enough, I am not a normal person, hahahahahaha."
"The guy upstairs doesn't look serious at first glance. Unlike me, I stopped wanting to watch when I saw the little priest wanted to learn from Zhu Qing. Damn (a foreign name), why don't I have this opportunity? I promise I will study hard!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
