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Chapter 251 God, I pray with all my might!
A few days after Xilan diverted the cavalry scouts, the true believers who had fled from their refuge also met the elves to meet their troops.

It was a critical moment at that time, a group of scouts finally found the traces of the true believers, and within half a day, a cavalry advance team caught up with these true believers, and the shining swords wanted to take the lives of the refugees.

At this critical moment, an army of hundreds of elves appeared from afar. Those Logos people with pointed ears captured everything on the field with excellent eyesight, and showed martial arts far surpassing other races in the desert. .

Hundreds of elves jumped out. They first stabbed the cavalry with spears and swords. The horses whined in the desert. The advance team of the three-eyed ape cavalry was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of elves. .

But when the advance team suffered heavy losses and evacuated, the elves bent their bows and set arrows. Their sharp eyes let the flying arrows in their hands break through the air, and accurately shot the fleeing three-eyed ape-man. His armor was actually pierced by the arrows of the elves, its strength can be seen.

The reason why the true believers were able to meet the elves was all due to the precious time delayed by Xi Lan and others.

In the silent night.

Those true believers who escaped from their refuge were stationed in the desert, and the elves who came from afar accepted them, escorted them, and prayed with them.

Most of the true believers, who were stone slaves, almost never felt this kind of warmth in the land of Aga, finally left that painful place, and they wept with joy.

But after the initial joy, it was spiritual grief.

Their priest, Siran, the disciple of the Prophet, has fallen into the hands of those despicable nobles, and he must be tortured by this time, and will finally be cruelly executed.

Sealand...the disciples of the Prophet, the ones who led their faith.

The true believers surrounded each other, clenched their hands, and wept mournfully for Sealand.

"Sit down, let's sit down and pray for Sealand."

In worry about Sealand, in fear, the true believers put their hands together, as if they were in the law garden, praying for the priest who gave everything.

All the voices gathered together, and the unanimous prayer shook the barren wilderness, and people prayed loudly for him:

"God, save him!"

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In a dark cell.

The ground there is cold, the windows are cold, and damp moss grows in the corners.

No one can escape from this prison, which is the prison of the whole kingdom.

The jailers could always see him clasped his hands, bowed his head, closed his eyes, but said nothing. No one knew what he was praying for.

The silent man sat on the ground, and even the cell became silent for him.

The jailers who believed in Cargaus communicated in low voices. They said that true believers are always strange and weird. After praying in unison, they will suddenly quiet down and pray silently.

And now, the man named Xi Lan began to pray silently again.

Xilan was caught in a sandstorm and was separated from her companions. In the end, by accident, she ran into an army chasing the true believers, and was escorted back to the royal city.

The news that the man who killed the king was arrested shocked the whole kingdom.

Prince Alai, the commander of the coalition forces, wants to execute him. Even though King Anukt's rule is extremely cruel, the kingslayer must receive the punishment he deserves, so as to serve as an example to others.

In the first few days, the guards looked at the man who killed the king in horror, and every time he was pressed out of the cell for interrogation, his hands and feet would always tremble involuntarily.

But the elf just smiled at them gently, and then followed their steps unhurriedly, accepting the interrogation calmly.

Xi Lan's indifference infected the jailers unconsciously.

In the first two days, the people who came to interrogate Xi Lan did not treat him well, and Xi Lan answered every question calmly and frankly.

But after that, Xilan ushered in the first torture.

Because the presiding judge felt that the traitor who killed the king must have concealed something.

They gave the spirit many cruel punishments, knocked off his fingers one by one, roasted his body with fire, cut a wound and bled him, and the chief judge insulted him, humiliated him, and made him listen to himself The sound of bones shattering.

When faced with the torture, the elf tightly closed his lips, not answering any questions, not even howling.

Not long after, the chief interrogator seemed to realize that the man had nothing left to torture.

As a result, Xilan was thrown in the cell all day long, waiting for the final execution.

"I heard...Prince Alai has made a decision...to hang him in public."

The jailers communicated in low voices.

"Yeah, the noble elves... want to die like those slaves..."

Speaking of this, a jailer casually glanced at the cell.

I saw the man staring at them closely.

The jailers felt their hairs trembling in their hearts, and froze for a moment.

And Xi Lan smiled gently, and that smile dispelled the fear of the jailers.

"When?"

asked Zealand.

"It seems to say... seven days later."

The jailer swallowed his saliva and replied.

And the man nodded, then turned his head away and clasped his blackened hands together with great effort.Those ten fingers were knocked off.

After Nazelan was imprisoned, every day, outside the prison, nobles who opposed the true religion surrounded the prison to curse, roar, and humiliate.

They were either trying to cater to Prince Alai, or they simply hated the true religion. The insults were overwhelming and often lasted for a day and a night.

The guards were so startled that they couldn't sleep at first, but they gradually got used to it as white noise.

Those insults were like huge waves, and even they couldn't help but sympathize with Zealand's situation.

But Zealand was unmoved, just praying silently every day as usual.

It was the second day before the execution.

Two people came to the prison, and the jailers looked at them in astonishment, realizing that their identities were unusual.

One is the son of the Prime Minister of Ibia, and the other is the current high priest candidate—Antinon.

Casas and Antinon came outside the cell and saw the devastated Sealand inside.

The jailers tactfully withdrew from here and walked away.

Seeing the two acquaintances, Xi Lan was a little surprised. After that, he smiled.

"It's you."

His voice was hoarse.

Casas could hear the joy inside, his lips quivered, and he couldn't utter a word.

What a high-spirited priest Sealand used to be, but now he is tortured into this appearance.

Antinon's pupils narrowed sharply, and then he sighed heavily.

"Zeeland..."

Antinon said softly, wanted to say something, but stopped talking.

"Antinon, I know what you want to say, my sentence is coming."

Xi Lan spoke calmly, as if he was not the one who was executed at all.

Antinon was speechless for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

But Xi Lan looked at him, and instead spoke in relief:

"I know that you have done your best by coming here, and I believe that you have defended me in places I didn't know."

Antinon flashed a flash of surprise, and then his eyes slowly turned sore.

As Xilan said, they have tried their best to defend Xilan and ran with all their strength, but...the people in power will not, and dare not let the person who killed the king go.

"Here, I pray every day."

Xi Lan lifted up his hand with broken knuckles, and barely folded it together, and said with a smile:

"Like this...then bow your head, close your eyes, and pray in silence."

That look was enough to sting any good heart.

Casas and Antinon looked at Zealand, their lips trembling.

Xi Lan bowed her head silently, pretending to be praying.

Antinon trembled.

Of course I know how firm Sealand's faith is.

But I never knew...

In that frail body,

In that silent prayer,

How much power does it contain? !

After half a sound.

Xi Lan raised her head, frowned and let go of her painful hands.

I saw Casas finally trembled and asked:
"Xilan, you believe in the doomed kingdom, the heavenly city after death."

"Why are you so confident? Why do you regard that distant god as your only belief?"

"You clearly see the statues of the gods. You are living in the golden age revealed by the gods. You originally enjoyed life. Why do you still look up to an era that has not yet come?"

Casas' voice became more and more excited, and his whole body trembled. It seemed that he was not only asking Sealand, but also the departed prophet Norn.

"You don't know why...just like you don't know why the Prophet left."

Xi Lan said slowly.

"Please tell me why! I can't find the answer!"

Casas said with all his might.

Xi Lan looked at Casas and said slowly:
"Put your hands together
Don't talk, feel it. "

Casas listened, clasping his hands together, still shaking.

"Imagine, Casas,"

"You are in the boundless darkness, you have vision, but you can't see anything, you have hearing, but you can't hear any sound, you have touch, but you can't touch anything, including yourself. "

Casas lowered his head silently, trying his best to imagine the scene described by Sealand. The disciple of the prophet seemed to have some kind of magical power, which made him immerse himself in his imagination.

He slowly felt...

There, there is nothing but nothingness, nothing but despair.

Casas trembled even more.

There is nothing but fear!

"But at this moment,"

"There is a ray of light that is willing to shine in the darkness."

As Sealand's voice fell, Casas suddenly opened his eyes.

He was shocked to find that his hands were no longer trembling.

Just listen to Zealand continue to say:
"Casas,

So now,

Do you understand the answer? "

Casas looked at Zealand, clasped his hands tightly, his eyes were moist, he couldn't say anything, tears ran down his face quietly.

That knot was untied quietly,

He seemed to understand the answer.

Antinon watched all this, his heart was deeply shocked.

"Zeeland...I pray for you,"

Looking at Xilan, the son of prophecy choked up and said softly:

"I pray for you, I pray that you will go to the kingdom after death that you believe in. Tonight, I am willing to pray for you, pray for your peace, pray for your safety, and pray for the kingdom that is about to come."

Xi Lan nodded with a smile, looked around the two of them and said:

"Let's pray together."

After this, they prayed in unison.

The voice of that prayer echoed in the cold night.

After praying, they talked happily for half the night.

With the crowing of the rooster in the middle of the night,
It was only then that Casas and Antinon realized that they were going to leave the cell after all, and bid farewell to the true believer in front of them.

Tomorrow, Xi Lan will die on the execution ground.

Before leaving, Antinon asked:

"I know that you true believers will pray alone and secretly.

Then...

What will you pray for? "

Xi Lan shook her head and smiled:

"I can't tell you, that's only me, and my God knows."

Casas and Antinon turned their heads back with difficulty. After tonight, they would be separated by death. Their cheeks were wet. Xi Lan's calmness made them feel painful, but they were powerless.

Finally, the figures of the two disappeared in this prison, and they left Sealand slowly, saying goodbye forever.

Xi Lan raised her face and looked at the silent cell.

The jailers had already fallen asleep, and no one came to disturb themselves.

Outside the prison, he could still hear countless swearing and cursing.

Tomorrow, he will die.

Slowly, Xi Lan raised his hand, and he put his best effort into folding his palms together enduring the pain.

He is going to pray.

He is not asking how long his suffering will last, or when he will be saved.

Instead, like countless times before, he prayed in a low voice:
"God, don't glorify me!

Please clothe me with sackcloth and give me thorns. "

The voice of the prayer fell.

a long distance away
Those fleeing true believers knelt on the ground, remembering the priest who led them to believe and led them to the city of heaven.

Again, they broke down in tears and prayed.

"God,
save him. "

"Praise you, God, thank you and praise you, for you are our God, and because your kingdom will come at last, and bring us endless peace and joy."

"God,
Please save him! "

Prayer...how powerful is it?
There may be no power, and there never was any power.

It was just a begging, it was just a voice.

Or maybe...

Possess unlimited power.

in the cell...

Xi Lan was trembling all over, and he shed tears inexplicably.

Just now, he seemed to hear the unanimous prayer in the law garden again. On that sunny day, people's prayers gathered together in an instant and sounded in an instant.

perhaps…

The old beliefs are enough to shake the heavens and the earth, and God will finally hear all the voices in prayer.

"God, with Your favor, I did it, I did it."

"I was weak, I was short-sighted, I was arrogant...

On the day I lost everything and lost all hope,

I can't see any hope. "

"But it wasn't until I saw a ray of light coming that I realized that you still love me!"

Zealand shed tears and continued to pray,
His voice filled the cell.

"Oh God,
You are righteousness, you are truth....
Oh God,

You are God!

Give me another mission, please give me another mission!

Let me lead more people for you, let me accomplish your heavenly city, even if it requires me to die, I am willing to die for my way, for you, I am willing! "

"Lord, we are dust, we are ants,"

He ignored the pain in his hands, and his trembling heart made a shocking announcement,
"We are also children of God!

Lord let me follow you and let me pray for all good people to see your kingdom come and see your truth. "

Xi Lan was trembling all over, and the sound of the prayer resounded in the cell, tearing apart all the despair, like a torrent of hope that could not be suppressed.

In that prayer, unimaginable power erupted.

He said aloud:

"Let me fight for you, let the new law garden lead more people, we will no longer be weak, frivolous, or arrogant!
We shall pray in joy and in pain, we shall pray in palaces of splendor and in deserts of solitude. "

"We pray even when we have nothing!"

"Let us pray with all our might,
Till the whole world praises you as the King of Kings!The future is still the king of kings! "

after this,

As if feeling something, Xi Lan smiled peacefully,
He went from trembling to calm,
"One day you will take off my sackcloth and the thorns,"

"And since then,"

"The dry well will be turned into a spring, and you can be happy overnight in the Leprosy Valley."

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When the dawn of the next day came up, the jailers knew that the man was going to die, and they felt infinitely sad.

When the executioners came to the prison to take the man to the execution ground, they took out the keys and opened the door on time, only to find that the priest had disappeared and the entire cell was empty.

He just disappeared out of thin air, all of this is like a miracle, no one knows where Xi Lan went, maybe he accidentally escaped from the cell, and then his body was exposed in the wilderness,

Or maybe...

He left the world of pain and went to a new world of goodness and beauty.

　This month is too much, I am a little tired, I will take a day off tomorrow (tears)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)