Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Chapter 66
In the deep voice of the high archbishop, Esther listened to the poetry-like scriptures, spreading leisurely in the prayer hall, like ivy climbing from the bottom of the high wall, watering the setting sun with abundant greenery, or It dyes the dim sun with the fragrance of wheat.

But Esther began to lose her mind, and she heard a dull sound of hammering, mixed with indistinct shouts.

There were indeed only two people in the prayer hall, she blinked suspiciously, and glanced at Xiao Qi, the crow in her arms, just in time to meet Xiao Qi's dissatisfied gaze.

It was already dusk, and she wasted a lot of time here.

As if aware of Esther's desire to leave, the bishop opened his arms and ended the "one-to-one sermon" with a series of exclamations praising the name of the Mother Earth. Then he came down and sat on Esther's table. Beside the bench, keep a distance of more than one meter from her.

Esther patted the bench under her, and couldn't help asking what she was confused about just now: "Mr. Bishop, haven't you considered ordering a wider chair?"

These pews, which are just the right width for ordinary people, are too narrow for the bishop.

"I prefer to be called Father, Father Utravsky."

Esther's eyes were in a trance for a moment, and she felt a sense of sadness for no reason: "Um... okay."

"You seem to have a lot of troubles. If you have worries, the Mother God is willing to open His arms to anyone. I also hope that you can feel the beauty and joy of the growth of all things, young man."

Esther hesitated to speak. She looked at the holy emblem in the front that was smudged yellow by the sunset, and leaned back slightly: "Yes, I do have a lot of troubles. Do you know where there are cheaper ones nearby? Cheap rentals? The ones that don’t require ID.”

"There is a single room in the apartment at No. 11 Lily of the Valley Street, but the bathroom is shared. No. [-] to No. [-] of Braston Street, which is near the river in the northwest, are rented out. The landlord lives at No. [-]. You can tell him my name. Will The residents of No. [-] Dee Street have two townhouses, but the price is not cheap. There are rooms for rent on the [-]th and [-]th of River Bend Avenue. If you are single, you may be able to seek the trust of those two families ..."

After a long list of selections similar to the names of the dishes, Father Utravsky pinched the bridge of his nose, showing a tired expression. He was indeed thinking for Esther with all his heart, "I recommend Lily of the Valley The apartment at [-]th Street, where the landlord is very harsh on unruly tenants, so the apartment environment is relatively clean and quiet.”

Esther quickly compared these addresses with the map in her mind, and looked at Father Utravsky with gratitude and helplessness: "The recommendation you mentioned...wouldn't it be because of the distance from Lily of the Valley Street? Is it the closest here?"

"Praise the Mother God, it will be very convenient for you to come here and listen to the sermon."

"Anyway, thank you for your suggestion, I will seriously consider it." Esther heard the sound of hammering and cursing coming from the depths of the church, and couldn't help asking, "Is there anyone else here?"

Father Utravsky was very frank: "Yes, your perception seems to be very strange. There is a vampire locked in the basement."

"Wow, vampire, did you catch it?" Esther was a little excited. When she was flipping through those mythical historical scrolls, she had seen some information about this race, but she had never seen it with her own eyes.

"He got lost, and for some reason suddenly broke into the church. Because he seemed quite emotional, I locked him underground and preached slowly."

Esther nodded, but she didn't plan to ask more about it. She stood up from the chair with Xiaoqi in her arms: "I should be leaving at this time, so I won't disturb you."

Father Utravsky sat on the chair and did not move. He continued to press the bridge of his nose, as if he was having a headache: "I won't send you off. May the heart of the Mother Goddess be with you."

Esther was silent for a few seconds, then said softly: "But I don't believe in any religion, Mr. Priest. May the peace of the Mother Earth be with you."

Hearing such a strange reply for the first time, Father Utravsky paused his hands. He looked at Esther in surprise for a few seconds, straightened up and solemnly drew a gesture representing the Mother Earth on his chest: " Thank you for your return gift."

Xiaoqi stayed quietly in Esther's arms, but his eyes became more and more gloomy. The priest's attitude didn't look like a normal missionary, but he seemed to be testing Esther.Even when unintentional, Esther's "blessings" often carry twisting powers that she never realizes.

Esther didn't understand why Father Utravsky said that, she hurriedly waved her hand, turned and walked out of the prayer hall of the Harvest Church.

The afterglow of the setting sun was refracted by the stained glass and fell scatteredly on the ground, like broken fragments, falling into Father Utravsky's eyes. His violent eyes, which were enduring pain, gradually calmed down.

He whispered another passage from the teachings of the Mother Earth:
"The sweat of fruit-picking waters the soil, and the wheat dances in your smile,

Those who work hard will get their due rewards, and those who suffer will get warm sympathy.

Winter's frosts do not cheer you till the baby's palm holds all the laughter,
Handing over the new spring of recovery of all things..."

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"There's a big problem with that Father Utravsky."

When the Harvest Church was almost out of sight, Xiao Qi immediately flapped her wings and broke away from Esther's embrace, and fell back to her shoulders again.

"What did you notice? He seems to be a Extraordinary too."

"And the sequence won't be too low. Don't you feel the occasional cloudiness in his eyes?"

Esther nodded, then shook her head: "But he is trying to suppress his dangerous side, which is enough to show his nature. And he also gave me a lot of reliable advice. I don't think such a big Mother Earth The head of the church would be a gangster, at least not for now."

"It's really sad that you trust such a person, but you don't trust me."

Esther touched the money in her bosom and estimated the cash in her hand: "That's because every time you mention the name of that family, I feel a chill down my back. This situation has changed even after I died once. Seriously."

"Tsk, why does this person always become sharp when he should be dull..." Xiao Qi muttered dissatisfiedly, and scratched Esther's hair twice with his paws, not caring that Esther could hear clearly.

Esther was thinking about other things: "Actually, besides the dream that the night warned me about, I dreamed something else. There was a beautiful man with long silver hair and he carried a dead skylark. , that skylark will also shine, and he also said that his Lord..."

Before Esther could finish her words, Xiaoqi's tail feathers had already blown up completely. It flapped its wings and flew into the air, landing on a street lamp, its black eyes full of vigilance.It didn't speak, but stared at Esther with utter hostility.

Under Esther's blank gaze, Xiao Qi stayed away, even trimming his feathers. Like an ordinary crow, he was full of vigilance towards humans walking on the ground.

"Xiaoqi? Why do you..."

As soon as Esther took a step forward, the crow made a hoarse "quack" sound, and flew straight to the horizon. It quickly circled around several pointed Gothic towers, and disappeared into the haze of Backlund.

"What the hell!?"

Esther was also pissed off by this cloudy crow, she didn't know what she said, and she turned Xiao Qi directly.

She looked at the gray sky and felt her own mood darken just like it did, as she trotted down the dark street, Esther tried to put this irritating parting behind her.

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