Luo You originally thought that the church in such a backward small town would be dilapidated, but who knew that the facts once again exceeded his cognition.

The church is tall and magnificent. The walls of the building seem to have just been renovated and painted with textured waterproof materials. There are paintings carved by skilled craftsmen on the heavy solid wood doors.

Directly above the gate, a huge and sacred cross hung high, emitting a brilliant light under the rising sun. When you walk into the gate, bright murals can be seen everywhere, illuminated by the orange-red candlelight, and the air is filled with the smell of expensive incense.

It is no exaggeration to say that inside and outside the church are like two worlds.

An energetic believer came up to him. When he saw Al, he was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "The Lord is above, is it you, Al?"

"It's me, Uncle Jock, it's been a long time since we met." Al said with a smile, and then began to introduce Luo You, "This is my friend, from the Republic of China."

"Oh! This is so surprising!" Jock looked at Al with a meaningful look, sweeping over the mature body intentionally or unintentionally. This look of Luo You was very familiar, and he had seen it more than once in the hungry wilderness refugees.

Jock seemed to realize that something was wrong, so he quickly called the two of them to walk in and came to the exquisite atrium of the church. He looked at Luo You with his cold red hands and smiled: "It's really rare for the guests of the Republican Radiance. Fortunately, the church was renovated not long ago. I hope the bad situation outside will not affect your mood."

Luo You spoke to strangers very rarely: "A small town has such a big church, it will cost a lot of money to renovate it."

Jock smiled and said, "That's natural. The Vatican pays a fee every year to maintain churches in various places, which is out of respect for the Lord."

Luo You looked through the window and looked at the person blocked by the church fence and said lightly: "So that's it. It seems that the Lord prefers the gorgeous churches than the suffering civilians."

With Luo You's personality, this sentence may be just a joke, but it sounds very unfriendly to outsiders, like some kind of condemnation, which makes the atmosphere tense.

But Jock still smiled and said, "Oh, the visitor from afar, the Old Testament said, 'I was born in sin, and when my mother was born, I had sin', we were born sin, and suffering was the way to ascension to heaven."

Luo You looked at Jock up and down, and smiled deeply, "I didn't see any pain, at least not in you."

Seeing the atmosphere stiff, Al was a little nervous. She took a step forward quietly and quickly said, "Lord Rong, Uncle Jock, we just came to the church to take a look and we won't disturb your work."

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Dear Al, the Lord's door is open for you at any time." Jock's expression was a little reluctant. Of course, it is unknown whether he was reluctant to meet for so short time or hadn't seen enough of the curves on Al's body.

Al was about to take Luoyou away, but Luoyou suddenly said, "I want to take a walk later."

No one knew what Luo You did, Al was stunned. After thinking for a short time that was negligible, Jock smiled and said, "Since that's the case, let me lead this guest, Al, you go and do your own thing first."

"Uncle Choke..."

"Go."

Seeing Jock's smile as if he was pretending, Al couldn't help but feel a little cold in her heart. She looked at Luo You with concern, and said nothing more. She bowed slightly and then retreated.

The church is very big. Jock took Luo You around, and it seemed careless, but in fact he asked meaningfully: "A visitor from afar, Al said you are from the Republic of China. Yesterday I heard that the Vatican Bishop also met a Republic of China guest..."

"It's me." Luo You was not careless, and had long heard the other party's intention.

Jock was startled, his originally tepid attitude quickly changed, and he smiled flatteringly and said, "It turns out to be a distinguished guest! I am deeply honored for your visit!"

Seeing that Luo You didn't speak, Jock was thinking about how to please Luo You. Although he was not from the church, he had been received by the Vatican bishop and was probably a character in the Republic of China. There was no harm in establishing a good relationship with such a person. Maybe he would rely on this promotion in the future, from this small town where birds do not shit to the central area.

Jock thought for a while, and suddenly a mysterious smile appeared on his face, saying, "Dear guest, please follow me."

Jock came to his room, took out a copper key from a sealed box, walked through several corridors, and came to the hidden aft courtyard of the church.

Jock opened a side door, revealing a deep and narrow tunnel inside, and made a "please" gesture.

Luo You was also very skilled and brave, and was not afraid of any tricks at all, so he walked in directly. Seeing that the man was so happy, Qiao Ke showed a "as I expected" smile on his face, and he followed him in and closed the door.

There are rows of fire candles hanging on this authentic wall, with obvious traces of artificial construction. Luo You walked for a while and asked, "Why are you bringing me here?"

"Ah?" Jock was a little surprised. He rolled his eyes and said, "Guest, don't you want to come here?"

Luo You found it a little funny. He just wanted to stroll around the church. When did he ask for this broken tunnel?

Jock hesitated for a long time and suddenly said, "It seems that I would be wrong, but it doesn't matter. This is not a secret, but something that every church people know. You can take a look, and it may interest you."

It would be fine if I didn't say it, but when Luo You began to be curious, he followed him.

On the way, Jock was talking about some strange topics intentionally or unintentionally: "A guest from afar, I am just an ordinary believer, rarely traveling far away, and I don't know the situation of the Republic, but I believe they are all bad."

"In the first few years, the Cross Church was filled with riots, murders, and crimes, just like other places." Jock smiled mysteriously, "The Vatican clergy kept thinking about what the root of these darkness was, and it didn't take long for them to find the answer...**!"

"When a person's evil cannot be vented, distorted seeds will grow. In order to deal with this unavoidable problem, some people have proposed solutions, such as the great St. Augustine, who believed that believers should respect reason and belittle the evil, impulsive reactions represent sin, and should feel ashamed when there are evil. Of course, it is well known that his theory of "abstinence" failed."

Finally, the two of them arrived at the end of the tunnel. Some throbbing sounds came from the heavy door. Jock's smile was extremely deep. He squinted and said, "And another method will now be displayed in front of you..."

After Qiao Ke finished speaking, he pushed open the door, and the scene inside made Luo You's pupils shrink.

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Chapter completed!