As soon as the Patriarch finished speaking, Duke Shen's voice sounded in my mind.
This kind of soul-level communication is impossible for other people to perceive, so he didn't hide it: "Did you find out that you bullied someone's granddaughter?"
"No way, you know very well what the soul-destroying magic sound is. It can't be disabled."
"Then why does this old man want to talk to you about Sophia?"
"I don't know, maybe I'm too handsome and he wants to marry his granddaughter to me."
Anyway, I wasn't panicking and didn't care much about it.
However, Duke Shen was a little worried. He said to the Patriarch: "Gu Yan doesn't know Russian, so I'd better go with you and help you translate. It doesn't matter if you rest or not."
"Oh, does Mr. Gu really not know Russian?"
The patriarch still had a smile on his lips, but his eyes were very sharp, as if he could penetrate people's hearts: "I don't think so. When we were talking just now, Mr. Gu always reacted as soon as I finished speaking, and
Not after Mr. Shen Gong finished translating.
Of course, this is just my guess. If Mr. Gu really doesn’t know Russian, please don’t mind.”
Damn, this is an old man.
After recalling my micro-expression just now, I realized that the old man was right. I did subconsciously nod my head and move my eyes when he was speaking. This would not have happened if I really didn't understand.
It can only be said that he observed too carefully.
"Okay, I admit that I do know Russian."
Now that I've been spotted, I don't pretend anymore: "But I don't mean anything else. I'm just curious about what others say about me behind my back. People in foreign countries always have to be cautious. It's always right to be cautious."
"Well, this is in line with your Oriental style."
There was no expression on his face, and he stretched out his hand towards the hall: "Please, I want to talk to you alone."
He said so, and Duke Shen couldn't help but follow him for nothing. He went in another direction under the guidance of the priest. I followed the patriarch, walked through the long corridor, and walked into a luxuriously decorated room.
, with a study room of hundreds of square meters.
"This is where I receive distinguished guests. I hope Mr. Gu can feel the importance I attach to you. Please sit down."
The two people sat on a soft European-style sofa. The priests brought two cups of coffee, and then the patriarch in front of them waved them away.
When the room was completely empty, he stretched out a hand to me: "Introduce yourself, Mikhail Ivanovich Romanov, the current Patriarch of the Orthodox Church."
"Well, I've seen you for a long time."
I reached out and shook his hand, then shrugged: "To be honest, with your identity and status, I really don't understand why you value me so much.
You are almost equivalent to the underworld of Hell in our Orthodox Church, and you actually came forward in person to receive an outsider like me with such high standards. To be honest, I am very scared."
"Oh, there's no need for you to feel uncomfortable. The reason why is because you deserve this."
Although the old man in front of me is old, he is full of energy and the corners of his mouth are slightly raised when he speaks: "Just a few days ago, in the direction of the Aegean Sea, I suddenly felt the soul fluctuation of a certain god in the West.
If it weren't for the appearance of a powerful existence, the gods would never risk being punished by the Lord and step out of the country. On the third day after the wave appeared, Mr. Zhuo's people sent you here who were seriously injured, so
I think that god appeared in the world because of you."
Mikhail's tone was very calm when he said this.
I didn't know what he wanted to express, so I chose to remain silent for now.
He didn't show off and continued: "I wasn't sure at first, but since I just met you, I know that my guess was correct, because I saw an ancient, powerful soul in you."
Oh, when he was nagging me like this, I understood what was going on.
The soul is like an annual ring. Every time a period of time passes, some indelible mark will be deposited. This has nothing to do with intensity and is completely determined by the memory carried by the soul. This is why I can tell from Shen Gong’s age that he is definitely more than
The reason for being a hundred years old.
After getting Zhu Rongpu's memories back, those marks were also deposited in my soul. Mikhail probably thought that I was an old monster from ancient times who had survived to this day, so he said what he just said.
However, this patriarch actually has some attainments on the spiritual level, which really surprises me.
Without being anxious to express my position, I asked him in a very calm tone: "What exactly do you want to say?"
"I want to say that I am very happy. It is an honor for the entire Holy See to cooperate with such a powerful being like you."
He suddenly stood up and bowed to me, leaving me stunned: "What are you..."
"Please accept my respect."
Mikhail blocked my attempt to help his arm: "From today on, the Holy See will do its best to meet all your demands, as long as you can help us win the confrontation with the West.
Also, Alexander told me that you are very interested in my granddaughter Sophia. When this matter is over, I will go to the Grand Council to explain the situation and let Sophia marry you as a saint."
I was confused.
What the hell is going on? Doesn’t it mean that saints can’t get married?
Even though he was just wandering around in front of him, Mikhail flashed himself and handed him over. This behavior made me start to wonder if Mr. Shen had secretly given him the soul-destroying magic sound.
But when I expressed my doubts, the answer given by the patriarch was particularly reasonable: "Since you can survive a fight with the gods, it proves that you have the strength to rival the gods.
With this kind of strength, you must naturally have an identity and status that matches it. From now on, I will let Sophia serve you like a god and respect you. This is the right you should enjoy."
Really, Mikhail’s words made me dumbfounded.
I know that he misunderstood and thought it was some god who beat me like this. But the problem is that now I wish that the two major churches of the Orthodox Church and the West would suffer together with Tianxin Island. It would be best if they all die.
As a result, he is now using Sophie Adam as a bargaining chip and wants me to lead them to victory. Isn't this a joke?
But I don’t intend to expose it. If we can really fully control the Orthodox Church, then things will be simpler.
So I borrowed Po Xia's donkey and pretended to be surprised and said to him: "I'm really impressed by Mr. Shepherd who can actually see through my true identity.
Okay, now that you've said it, I won't hide it from you. I do have some thoughts about this girl Sophia. Firstly, I am very interested in her status as a saint. Secondly, I smell a hint of first love in her.
.
In this way, as long as you are willing to let her marry me, then I will naturally repay your Holy See with practical actions, but let's make it clear first that I am only responsible for solving the opponent's high-level combat power, and small miscellaneous fish like priests are not worthy of me.
, do you understand?”
Mikhail said nothing, bowed slightly, and his attitude became more respectful.