Chapter 668 'Three Green Branches' The White Martyrs
The bearded man looked like "I'm serious about being funny, why don't you laugh?", which successfully made William smile awkwardly.
His eyes flashed with joy, his brows relaxed, showing a look of victory, and then he said, "Joseph, haven't you heard the story of Saint Joseph? Joseph."
William was confused: How do I know the story of Joseph? I just made up the name at random.
Usually, the magic mirror is with him. As William's "magic version of personal smart assistant and radar", the magic mirror will always provide William with all the information he wants in a timely and accurate manner.
But now that William is "deep in the tiger's den", he doesn't have the magic mirror with him.
Faced with this situation, William had no choice but to smile awkwardly but politely, facing the bearded man.
The bearded man waited for a moment, but before William could speak, his comfortable expression slowly turned to surprise. He looked at William, "No, Joseph, you don't know the deeds of Saint Joseph? Do your parents
Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t the pastor of your church say that when he preached?”
The polite smile on William's face became wider, and he said uncertainly, "Maybe... maybe... I have said it before."
The bearded man was speechless, "Well, Joseph, I really doubt whether you are a true believer... I'm sorry, that's not what I meant... I was just talking nonsense..."
As soon as Xilu's words came out of his mouth, he realized how hurtful they were and quickly apologized.
In the Court of the Holy Light Bishop, doubting whether a person is a true believer is enough to cause war.
The bearded man was just surprised by William's ignorance, but he didn't want to become an enemy with William, whom he had just met.
"The Holy Light will know everything." William said calmly. As the "son of the evil god", he was not a believer in the Lord of the Holy Light.
"Yes, Joseph, your words are always very philosophical. Yes, the Holy Light will know everything." The bearded man Silu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief and said to William.
"Haha..." William smiled awkwardly and politely again.
The bearded man Xilu said to himself, but when William didn't answer, the topic stopped abruptly.
The surrounding area quieted down.
The atmosphere was a little awkward - at least, Xilu, the bearded man, felt a little embarrassed. He felt that on such a holy day, pilgrims coming from afar should not be disappointed.
So he thought for a while, found a topic by himself and said, "Joseph, let me tell you the story of Saint Joseph."
"..." William still had that awkward yet polite smile, but he rolled his eyes in his heart: Brother, have you seen through my identity and was sent by the Holy Light Bishop to test me?
Of course, William had secretly observed the bearded man Xilu for so long, and felt that the possibility of this Xilu being a spy for the Holy Light was very low, because the Holy Light's behavior had always been domineering. If they discovered William, they would first
What they wanted to do was not to send people to test him, but to directly send people to capture him or even execute him on the spot. How could Xi Lu chat with him so gently?
William's heart is more inclined to think that the bearded man Xilu is just a boring good old man.
When William didn't say anything, the bearded man Xilu felt that William was acquiescing.
So he happily told William the story of Saint Joseph.
"Saint Joseph is an old man with a white beard and a respectable appearance! He practices the path of the Holy Light and walks with the Holy Light. He does not pursue fame or fortune, and does not care about power. He is a noble hermit...
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William listened indifferently, and some information about the Holy Court of Holy Light also entered William's mind from the mouth of the bearded man Xilu.
The bearded man Xilu said that in the history of the development of the Holy Light's Holy Court, there are two types of people who are most respected by believers.
One is the Red Martyr.
After the arrival of the Lord of Holy Light, he fought against the evil gods and false gods. At that time, some believers or priests with firm beliefs were killed by the forces of the evil gods.
These people are called Red Martyrs.
Many of the Red Martyrs were later canonized as saints by the Holy Light.
The other type is the white martyr.
After the forces of the evil gods and false gods were destroyed, the Holy Court of Holy Light began to rule this land.
Corruption comes with human nature.
Some devout believers or priests, who did not join in with others and did not care about power, entered the mountains or forests to practice the path of the Holy Light alone.
These believers or priests who sacrificed their powerful status and comfortable life are called white martyrs.
And according to what the bearded man Xilu said, Saint Joseph is one of the white martyrs.
"...Saint Joseph lived in a small house in the forest. Once, a little girl who was not liked by her mother got lost in the forest and came to the house where Saint Joseph lived."
"Saint Joseph let the little girl into his room, warmed the little girl by the fire, and gave the little girl a few carrots."
"The poor little girl washed and shaved the carrots, took the pancakes and bread cubes given by her mother, mixed them together and cooked a pot of porridge. When it was cooked, Saint Joseph suddenly became interested and wanted to test the little girl.
, so Saint Joseph asked the little girl to give him some food, and the little girl spooned a large bowl of porridge to him. Late at night, the little girl took the initiative to sleep on the grass and let Saint Joseph sleep on his bed..."
"Saint Joseph was so satisfied with this that when the little girl woke up the next day, he left a bag for her and showed her the way home..."
"After the little girl came home, she told her partial mother about this matter..."
"In this way, her eldest sister was bitten to death by a poisonous lizard, and her mother was also bitten. This is a punishment for the mother's failure to educate her daughter well..."
After telling the story of Saint Joseph, the bearded man Xilu looked sad, and he said to William seriously.
"Joseph, this is what Saint Joseph is teaching us. Kind people will be treated with kindness by the world."
William, who had listened emotionally to the story of Saint Joseph, had no disturbance in his heart at all, but when he heard the bearded man's summary, William couldn't help but get goosebumps all over his body.
Kind? Gentle? Hahaha!
But when he raised his head and glanced at Xilu, a bearded man, he looked very serious and approving. William instantly gave up the desire to argue with him, even if the desire was only a little bit.
However, the bearded man Xilu, who knew many allusions by heart, gave William an idea.
If William remembered correctly, the former owner of the thing he was looking for seemed to be a so-called white martyr.