This time Taoyuan County did something wrong. No one really cared about them. However, after digging the hole for three days, I don’t know why those damned traitorous missionaries always came to advertise how they were eating and drinking well and how wonderful 996 was. They led away more than 50 people again…
No matter how dumb he was, he understood thoroughly that Fang Zhengyi was simply playing with him as he was being hit with punch after punch!
But he couldn't go anywhere else except Taoyuan County, and only here was there a possibility of preaching.
So Father Solger took the remaining twenty or so steadfast priests and worked and dug holes. Although people's hearts were shaken, they still did not give up the sacred missionary activities.
But on the day when the rough draft of the underground church was completed, some news came out from somewhere.
People in Taoyuan County say that foreign monks are digging an ossuary, and in the future they will steal corpses from mass graves to gather negative energy and offer sacrifices to the ghost gods!
After public opinion was amplified, countless angry people went to the church with torches and kitchen knives, claiming that they wanted to destroy the evil place and have a good fight with the evil spirits!
Fortunately, they were stopped by the county government. After all, the county is a place where civilization and law are valued, and one cannot act rashly.
Originally they thought the matter was over, but they didn't know that in the next seven days, countless monks and Taoists came one after another, jumping and dancing in the church, and performing rituals to dispel the evil spirits in front of the people of the whole city.
After performing rituals for seven days, the group of monks and Taoists finally declared publicly that they were unable to resolve the evil spirit and hoped that the people would stay away from this place.
The barbaric people of Taoyuan County spontaneously built a fence around the church, on which were hung Bagua mirrors, Taoist charms, Buddhist beads, and portraits of Fang Zhengyi... Some people who were unwilling to fail in their attempt to exorcise the evil spirit even spontaneously built miniature temples and Taoist temples outside the fence, attempting to use a tripod to balance the evil spirit of the "Bone Hall"...
After this incident, an extremely strange scene appeared outside the church.
The people of Taoyuan County, who were not very enthusiastic about Buddhism, often came to the Taoist temple next to the church to burn incense, just to help the righteous way! For a time, the incense was very popular. The church next door, which no one cared about, looked even more gloomy.... The people were extremely frightened when they saw this, and they contributed more incense...
After this inhuman torture, five of the remaining missionaries fell seriously ill and were sent to the clinic for recuperation, two became mentally ill, and three could not stand the pointing and strange looks from others, so in order to rejoin the mainstream crowd, they took the initiative to go to the Taoist temple to burn incense and turned heretics.
As for the others...completely give up their faith and welcome the new life of 996.
Up to now, he is the only one who still holds on to his faith, albeit not so firmly.
And today was a great humiliation for him. He was a priest with a firm faith, but he brought a group of apostate missionaries to participate in Dajing's activities...
Looking at Fang Zhengyi's smiling face, Father Soljie stammered with tears in his eyes, "Don't say anymore, don't say anymore..."
"Eh!? Father, if you encounter any problems, please tell me. We are friends, and as friends I will help you solve the problem." Fang Zheng said with concern.
Hearing this tone, tears quietly fell from the priest's eyes and he choked up and said, "I want to go home."
Go home! Go home!
Dajing is definitely not a place where the Taifu Church should come, and this place is definitely not a place where the light of the Holy Father should be shed. This news must be notified to others!
"Ah! Are you crying?"
"I didn't cry." Father Soljie wiped his tears and said, "Master Fang, please don't pretend to be nice. I heard that Dajing's fleet will be ready to go out to sea again soon. I want to go back to Feika, and I hope you can let me go."
"I promise you that no one from the Taifu Church will come to Dajing to preach in the future. I will personally meet with the Pope to explain this matter."
Fang Zhengyi secretly thought it was boring, and said, "Tsk, Father, I really think of you as a friend. Is life in Taoyuan County bad? If you go back, will others be willing to go back?"
Father Soljie looked back at his former companions with red eyes and said through gritted teeth: "They probably won't go back."
To be fair, life in Taoyuan County is indeed very good and full of temptations.
There are dazzling commodities, countless delicacies, and even a variety of architectural styles.
As for the people... they are quite united. If it weren't for the conflict in the church, they could be described as civilized and friendly.
The officials of Taoyuan County Yamen were far more honest and fair than those of Feika, and the relationship between the people and the Yamen was extremely close.
In the evening, Taoyuan County also has a night market and various activities.
He had visited nighttime activities while begging for alms, and had heard even more beautiful things from the mouths of apostate missionaries.
He had to admit that this was a perfect life that he had never seen or even imagined in Feika. He was indeed shaken in his heart and had longed for a 996 workday. He hoped to take one day out of every seven to enjoy the colorful world. It would be even better if he could buy a house in Taoyuan County...
But when he thought of the Holy Father looking down at him in the vast universe, he became frightened again.
Seeing him in a dilemma, Fang Zhengyi asked, "I don't understand. Since your friends don't want to leave, why are you different from others?"
"They are apostates! Because I have a firm faith!" Father Soljie said with difficulty.
Haha, his faith is indeed firm. Although he seems to be wavering, he has not completely surrendered. It seems he needs to change direction.
He has the highest status among the missionaries and will still be the most valuable when they go overseas to work in the future.
Fang Zhengyi smiled slightly: "Apostasy? In other words, they joined Taoyuan County? Then I should really congratulate them for making the right choice. Taoyuan County has many benefits. They can earn more money by working and live a better life."
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