Chapter 37 Soft-hearted God
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[After I recovered, the people in the priest's temple wanted to give me a name.
They asked me if I remembered my name, even though I had forgotten what happened before.
They say a person's name is linked to his or her destiny.
I forget everything, but maybe I'll remember the name.
How can I remember my own name?
In the eyes of the people in the village, I was a tribute and a sacrificial baby when I was just born, but I was not a human being.
Later, I grew up after surviving many dangers. The gods did not appear on the altar, and I became a waste, a stray dog.
How can a person without a name remember a name?
The high priest of the temple thought about it for a long time, but ultimately came to no conclusion.
They wanted to ask God what He meant.
That was the first time I saw the priest's temple hold a ceremony to invite gods.
It is simpler than anything I have seen in the village before, but very holy.
There were no dead animals, no blood of babies, and certainly not the brutality and bloodiness I had imagined.
It was just a simple morning. In the warm temple, several priests in red robes stood in front of the statue and prayed devoutly.
There was a pleasant echo in my ears, a faint woody fragrance at the tip of my nose, and smiles and joy on the faces of everyone present.
I clearly realized that this was the true way to please the gods, and this was the ritual of inviting the gods.
They long to see the gods, but if the gods are unwilling to come, they will only be slightly disappointed.
After the disappointment, there is joy and excitement for the next time you pray to the gods.
This faith maintains a delicate but solid balance between God and man.
Faith urges them to make progress and leads them to a better life.
I think this is the true meaning of God's existence.
The gods did not appear.
During this ceremony, He left after leaving a few words.
My God said: "Think for yourself."
These simple three words brought smiles to the faces of the priests who had been waiting in the temple for half a day.
It was the first time I saw several priests so happy. Even the most serious priest in the priest's hall had the corners of his mouth curled up.
After our god left, several priests in the priest's hall looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
The chief priest looked at me, his face deliberately stern but full of smiles.
He seemed to be trying to act serious, but the fine lines at the corners of his eyes couldn't be concealed at all.
He said in a low voice: "If you don't have any ideas, I will name you..."
That hint of green suddenly flashed through my mind, and for the first time, I interrupted the officiant and said, "Chase the Green."
I met the officiant's gaze, looked towards the statue enshrined in the temple, and said with a smile, "I want to be called Zhu Qing."
If a person's life is boring, he must have a goal to pursue in order to survive.
Then I thought, I will chase that green, chase my God, just like winter follows spring away every year.
Although the officiant didn't know the meaning of my name, he thought about it for a long time and finally nodded.
From now on, Zhuqing is my code name in this world.
Also, my name.
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Why do I think so much?
I haven't thought about things that happened a long time ago for a long time.
I almost forgot that my life was saved by my God...
Now, I want to find Hua Rong and ask him about that question.
Hua Rong was not busy, but he seemed to be avoiding me, and I couldn't find him several times.
But this is not difficult. Even if he wants to hide, where can he hide in this priest's temple which is only a few hundred square miles?
I quickly found him and asked him what he had said before.
Hua Rong was not honest. He used that sentence to learn a lot from me.
It’s not that I haven’t thought about threatening him, or just finding an excuse to get away with it.
But after thinking about it, he quickly gave up.
He is very smart. For some things, the more you talk about them, the easier it is for him to notice something unusual.
Rather than having him keep asking questions about a loophole, piecing together a little bit here and there, and then making up an even more outrageous truth, it would be better to tell him directly.
The portrait was acquired by accident.
The person I sent to the Temple of Light found out the identity of the man I hated so much, but he did not tell me that there would be such a portrait in the secret room of the Temple of Light.
When Hua Rong appeared with the portrait, I knew that something must have happened to the people I sent to the Temple of Light.
Hua Rong, this fool, is always luckier than me.
I just casually sent it out and got such an important thing in return.
Sometimes, I have to believe that fate is unfair.
In exchange, Hua Rong told me the truth after I answered his questions.
He said, "My God never asked me to bring you a message."
At that moment, I really wanted to kill.
I think that if a high priest dies, it wouldn’t be excessive to take a red priest with him, right?
Although there has never been any burial of dead people in the priest's temple because our god does not like death, there are many temples outside that have a burial system.
Often when a high priest dies, the new high priest will bury all of the old high priest's confidants with him in order to consolidate his position.
It is euphemistically called "following the first priest to serve the gods."
In fact, it is a means to eliminate political opponents. I have seen it many times.
When I came to power, I took into consideration the preferences of my god and did not start a large-scale war, nor did I force the confidants of the former chief priest to be buried with him.
But now that I think about it, it’s not impossible for me to be buried with a red priest after I die.
I will not treat Huarong's funeral badly. My coffin is next to Huarong's coffin. My coffin is made of golden nanmu wood, and his must be the same.
From then on, whenever there was a sacrifice, I would contribute a share while Huarong would contribute a share.
Hua Rong seemed to see what I was thinking, and before I really took action, he started telling me what happened on the day I was tortured.
There was a loud ringing in my ears, and then Hua Rong's words suddenly seemed to become smaller in my ears, and I could no longer hear them.
I only recalled those words wholeheartedly: "He watched you being tortured in the temple, and it was my God who signaled me to save you."
The joy was like erupting magma, surging in my heart and burning my whole body.
My thoughts were also affected, and I couldn't think straight for a while.
All I know is that I finally won once.
It turns out that even a destined loser cannot lose for his entire life.
I was so nervous that I couldn't breathe, and the joy of victory in my heart turned into an indescribable bitterness.
My God must not know that for those who have been living in pain, the first piece of candy they eat is not just sweet, but the hope of living.
At that time, I thought that the first candy would be the last candy I would eat in my life.
But on this sudden and unprepared afternoon, I tasted the second candy in my life, and I will spend my whole life pursuing it.
I was so unbearable and greedy, but my heart was too soft and I couldn't completely push it away, which gave this greedy jackal an opportunity to take advantage of me.
I want to see my God again.
Against the will of my God, we will meet again. 】
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