It was already evening when Wang Jin arrived at the Lake Church.
The time was much later than before, and the church seemed deserted. It turned out that the old men and women who were waiting for the sermon to end and receive the sermon money had already left with satisfaction, and the rows of brand-new tables and chairs in the church were empty.
one person.
It was not until this moment that the church showed some solemnity for the first time.
Walking into this church again, Wang Jin felt the same as he did last time. The moment he stepped into this church, it was as if he had stepped from summer to autumn. The temperature in the church showed an extremely abnormal drop.
Generally, when uncles and aunts come here to listen to sermons and receive evangelistic funds, they will bring some long-sleeved clothes with them, otherwise they will easily get sick.
But now Wang Jin's qi and blood are extremely strong, and the qi and blood in his body are surging, as if there is a small furnace burning in his chest. The strong vitality makes his body surface temperature several degrees higher than that of ordinary people.
Not to mention standing in this cool church at this time, even if he were to wear short-sleeved clothes and walk in the ice and snow, he would not feel anything.
In the empty church, Pastor Chen saw Wang Jin slowly walking in, with a pair of light blue eyes a little surprised.
He was obviously very impressed by Wang Jin, the top scorer in the college entrance examination who was famous in Yuan City. After a brief moment of surprise, he smiled at Wang Jin: "The sermon is over. If you want to listen to my Lord's sermon, please come tomorrow."
Again, if you come to pray, please do as you please."
"I'll pray."
Wang Jin said calmly.
"Please help yourself."
The smile in Pastor Chen's light blue eyes deepened. He made a gesture of invitation to Wang Jin, and then walked out of the church as if he was carrying a bag of food.
Wang Jin casually sat down on the rows of chairs in the middle of the church.
Close your eyes and start praying.
"I don't know what kind of bullshit god you are, but if you are useful, please help me kill all those zombies next time I fall asleep."
He thought of the zombies who hid behind the mysterious door a few days ago and surrounded him to death with lightning speed, and prayed like this.
After closing his eyes for a long time, he slowly opened his eyes.
Scan the empty church.
The empty church was very quiet, there was no sound, only the faint sound of water drops falling on the ground echoed in the empty church.
The spiritual consciousness was released and enveloped the entire church. After scanning everything, it was withdrawn into the body again.
Just like last time, there was nothing strange and nothing wrong was found.
"Am I really overthinking?"
Wang Jin frowned slightly.
The last time he was outside this church, when he looked at it, he felt as if he was standing on a deep and gloomy cemetery.
From then on, he became obsessed with this church.
Although he didn't notice anything wrong that time, he didn't take it lightly.
This time, he searched the entire church again with his spiritual consciousness, but still found nothing.
Although the church is dimly lit, the temperature inside is surprisingly low.
But there is not even the slightest bit of difference.
Even when Wang Jin scanned the entire church with his consciousness just now, he felt a strong vitality that appeared and disappeared.
It seems that this church is indeed some kind of sacred place, with some kind of sacred power brewing.
"Maybe I really think too much..."
With this thought in mind, Wang Jin slowly stood up and walked out of the church. In the alley beside the church, he saw Pastor Chen squatting on the ground with a plastic bag beside him with some food in it.
In front of him, there were several stray cats and stray dogs swirling around him. Each stray cat and stray dog was scarred and dirty, as if they had been wandering for a long time.
Pastor Chen was taking food out of the plastic bag next to him and feeding it to the group of stray animals in front of him.
However, Wang Jin noticed that although the plastic bag next to Pastor Chen was still bulging, he only took out a small piece of food from it and handed it to the group of stray cats and dogs.
When the group of stray cats and dogs saw the food, they immediately started snatching it up and fought for the palm-sized piece of bread. The cats meowed and the dogs barked, and the fight was so intense that blood soon became visible.
Finally, a rather strong black cat grabbed the piece of bread, immediately jumped up the wall and ran away quickly with the piece of bread in its mouth.
The stray dogs and cats that failed to grab the slices of bread stopped and squatted on the ground with new bloody scars on their bodies, looking longingly at the plastic bag next to Pastor Chen, waiting for Pastor Chen to throw some food to them.
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During the whole process, Pastor Chen looked at the group of stray animals fighting with his light blue eyes with a bit of a smile, and there was clearly a bit of indifference in his smile.
"The food you brought is obviously enough, why do you only throw a little to them and watch them fight?"
Wang Jin asked.
"Why should I throw them enough food?"
Pastor Chen asked rhetorically.
He did not raise his head, but took out another small piece of bread from the plastic bag beside him and threw it to the group of stray cats and dogs in front of him. After watching them fight together again, he slowly stood up.
The smile in his light blue eyes did not diminish as he looked at Wang Jin.
"They are originally wanderers. It is a great gift that I can provide them with food."
He pointed at the group of fighting animals in front of him and said in a very gentle voice: "And even if they only get such a small piece of food, they are already very satisfied, aren't they?"
"But you obviously have enough ability to give these stray cats and dogs enough food so that they don't have to fight for food. Why do you do this?"
Wang Jin looked at the man in front of him with typical Western appearance.
"In this world, the law of the jungle is the eternal law."
Pastor Chen said with a smile: "Only the strong can survive, while the weak can only struggle. The same is true for these stray cats and dogs. What I do is just following the laws of this world.
That's all, only by relying on their own abilities to rob food can they be considered strong and qualified to survive.
Otherwise, you will only be hungry."
"Aren't you a priest? Don't the gods you believe in advocate the equality of all living beings, and also believe in the survival of the fittest and the law of the jungle?"
Wang Jin asked with some confusion.
The few religions he knew, such as Buddhism and Taoism, advocated the equality of all living beings in their teachings.
The concept of law of the jungle may have existed before, but by now it has long been eliminated.
However, looking at Pastor Chen in front of him, it seems that the god he believes in still advocates the law of the jungle?
"Although our Lord is a god sitting high in the nine heavens, he will not violate the laws of this world."
Pastor Chen smiled gently and explained to Wang Jin in a mellow voice: "My Lord has said that when disaster strikes, among all mortal beings, only those with great wisdom and power can follow our Lord and live forever.
The true meaning is immortal through all eons, unbroken through nine lives, long-lasting and without fear."
"What's more, why do you think my Lord became the Lord?"
He smiled gently and looked at Wang Jin, but for some reason, Wang Jin could see a trace of indifference and coldness in those light blue eyes.
"Been taught a lesson."
Wang Jin took a deep look at Pastor Chen and was about to leave when he heard Pastor Chen's voice behind him again: "Why don't you go to the holy pool to collect the evangelism money before leaving?"
Wang Jin turned around, Pastor Chen still looked at Wang Jin with the same smile as before.
"I didn't listen to your sermon, but can I still receive the sermon money?"
"Our Lord's morality has already flowed in your heart when you stepped into the church, so why do you need to listen to my sermon again?"
Pastor Chen smiled gently.
“You’re here anyway, why not just collect the evangelism money before leaving?”
Wang Jin was silent for a moment.
"No need, I'm not interested in that small amount of evangelism money."
He turned and left.
Pastor Chen always kept that gentle smile on his face until Wang Jin disappeared from sight.
He bent down again, and the battle caused by the piece of bread had come to an end. Only the cats and dogs, who had been defeated again, were still squatting on the ground, looking at Pastor Chen helplessly.
The smile on his face became deeper and gentler.
He reached out again and took out something from the plastic bag beside him.
It was no longer a piece of bread, but a chicken that had been stripped of all its feathers. It was bloody and half-dead. It could only twitch slightly and make weak screams.
Even though I just held it in my hand, I didn't throw it away yet.
The smell of blood entered the noses of the hungry cats and dogs in front of them, making these stray cats and dogs ready to move.
The smile on his face grew wider, and he gently raised his hand and threw the chicken in his hand into the group of cats and dogs.
Cats and dogs pounced on it with a roar, and soon submerged the little chicken, which still had some slight life.
"The law of the jungle is the only true meaning of this world since its birth..."
Looking at the group of cats and dogs gathered around biting the little chicken, Pastor Chen slowly stood up, turned around and walked into the church.
"Weak lives...can only be reduced to food..."
In the alley behind him, a faint smell of blood floated.