The morning sun is bright, shining on the snow-capped mountains in western Romania, reflecting a pure white light. Although it is a world of ice and snow, you can feel the unique warmth of the winter sun.
Shen Yi stood in front of the window, looking at the rows of silver-needle cedars and the silvery sea of snow. For a moment, he was a little intoxicated in this white world.
He lives in the southern coastal area of China, where he has never seen snow for many years. During the few years he went to the capital, he was either immersed in studying or thinking about revenge. When he had free time, he was in a bustling city where everyone was running for life. , how many people can stop and appreciate it?
Unexpectedly, now that I have entered the world of Van Helsing's mission, I will have the opportunity to see the natural scenery of the 19th century.
Theoretically speaking, if I don't die, I can see all kinds of scenery in fantasy worlds in the future.
Although I don't know why it exists.
"You look good, you seem to have fully recovered." Anna's voice came from behind.
Shen Yi looked back. She was wearing a bright blue dress with exquisite lace on the edge and a red ribbon on her head. She looked quite casual and slightly wild. .
She was standing at the door with her arms crossed.
"It's because of your medicine." Shen Yi replied.
With despicable medical skills, Shen Yi had fully recovered last night, and all his wounds had healed.
After becoming an adventurer, Shen Yi clearly felt that his physique was no longer the same as that of ordinary people, and his recovery ability was greatly enhanced. Even without the effect of medical skills, one night was enough for him to recover a lot.
"You don't have to make such excuses. I know the efficacy of those medicines, but if you don't want to tell me, I won't force you to ask. Everyone has the right to keep their own secrets."
"You are a good and considerate girl." Shen Yi smiled.
Suddenly the bell rang in the small town, melodious and crisp.
Shen Yi looked out the window and saw a large number of townspeople gathering again.
"What happened again?"
Anna replied: "No, it's nothing, it's the church bells. Most of the townspeople in Transylvania are devout believers, and today is Sunday to pray to God."
"What do they pray for?"
"What else could it be? I hope God helps them escape from vampire slavery."
"It's funny. After what happened last night, I thought they were welcoming vampires."
"Just like no one welcomes tyranny, no one dares to resist. Dracula is too powerful."
Shen Yi's lips curled into a smile.
He picked up his coat and walked out the door.
"Hey, where are you going?" Anna asked.
"go to church."
"Are you a believer too?"
"Everyone has faith." Shen Yi replied.
In the church, an old priest with white hair was preaching.
"Today, we gather here to express our piety and gratitude to God. This is a suitable place because it is full of holy light and is not affected by the evil in the world. As we know, all evil spirits do not exist for no reason. It is the projection of the evil in our hearts, the reflection of negative emotions such as greed, hatred, jealousy, fear, etc. in our hearts. God guides us. He is like the sun, warming us, driving away darkness, and driving away evil spirits."
"God is the Father and our Lord. Disrespect to the Father is an abandonment of light and a reliance and refuge in darkness and evil. The Father punishes him and makes him surrounded by evil spirits until one day, He suddenly wakes up. If he cannot convert, the Heavenly Father will send down the Holy Light to cleanse his sins."
"Let us pray to the Father. The Father will give us light, give us air, give us flowers, give us clear water, and give us peace. In the name of the Father, let our hearts remain pure and no longer be eroded by the evil and dark forces."
"Amen!"
"Amen!" All the believers prayed together in a low voice.
After the sermon officially ends, the priest usually asks some believers about their feelings. Some believers often tell loudly that since converting to the Heavenly Father, their souls have been liberated and have become peaceful and calm, etc. Some believers will also talk about some things that happened.
Ask the priest, and the priest will answer this question.
At this moment, a town citizen was praying for the priest’s guidance:
"Silver Wolf died yesterday. Father, is this God's arrangement?"
The priest replied: "The Lord's will cannot be guessed. We must obey the Lord's will. If the Lord punishes us, we should accept it calmly. If the Lord rewards us, we should also be grateful. The silver wolf is the subordinate of the vampire Dracula, and the undead are evil.
existence, the Lord will definitely punish and destroy them.”
"But what if Count Dracula comes to trouble us?"
The priest replied: "Then we should face it calmly, the Lord...has his own arrangements."
"The question is, when the Lord's arrangement comes, can you see it clearly? And can you understand it?" In the church, a loud word broke the short-term peace.
The believers looked back and saw Shen Yi standing at the door of the church.
A large group of people stood up and shouted: "It's that foreigner who killed Silver Wolf and brought disaster to the town. How dare he come here!"
"Quiet! No noise in this sacred place!" the priest shouted loudly.
Everyone fell silent at the same time.
Shen Yi walked towards the pulpit with a smile and came to the priest's side: "Your Excellency, Father, can you allow me to say a few words?"
The priest looked at Shen Yi, thought for a while and finally nodded: "Everyone has the right to express their own opinions. Heavenly Father is tolerant. Even if you are a heinous person, you cannot deprive him of his right to speak. But if you blaspheme
Lord, you will be punished."
He stepped aside, and Shen Yi formally stood on the stage.
Shen Yi looked around at the townspeople in the church and said loudly: "Before I formally speak, I want to tell you a little story."
"The story goes like this. There was once a believer who impressed the kind Heavenly Father with his piety. So after his death, he returned to heaven. Heavenly Father summoned him himself. Heavenly Father asked him: What reward do you need? He answered
:I hope my son can become a big shot."
"Heavenly Father agreed to his request. After the believer's son learned about Heavenly Father's reward, he stopped doing his job. He abandoned his farmland, stopped farming, and waited every day for Heavenly Father to arrange for him to become the Duke of a country. But how could he
He didn't wait. But he firmly believed that the benevolent Heavenly Father would fulfill the promise he made, so he waited resolutely. Day after day, year after year, he became poorer and poorer and more destitute.
In the end, he was forced to live in a broken courtyard, where he begged to make ends meet, until one freezing and snowy day, he had no clothes or food, and died miserably."
“After his death, he went to his Heavenly Father and asked him why his promise had not been fulfilled.”
"Heavenly Father said, I have never forgotten the promise I made to your father. But if you want to become a big shot, you must first become an official. Even if you are just the lowest civil servant, I can make you prosperous, but you do nothing.
, how can I make you a big shot? I have no choice but to change the conditions, hoping to make you a general. But I send you recruitment letters again and again, but you don't even read them.
Throw it away. If you go, I can guarantee that you will never be hurt by the enemy's sword. Wherever you go, you will write the glory of military exploits. But if you don't go, I can't do anything. So, I just
If I can change the conditions, I hope you can become a businessman. As long as you go into business, your business will always be prosperous. No matter what you do, there will be a lot of customers, but you still do nothing. There is really no way, I can only let go
There is some gold under the flagstone in your yard. You only need to clean up a little, and you will find the existence of the gold. But you still do nothing... No matter what reward I give you, you need to discover and pursue it yourself.
, you have to work hard at least once to get it. So, it’s not that I don’t fulfill my promise, but that when I give you a reward, you don’t know how to cherish it at all and turn a blind eye..."
Shen Yi told this simple story in a plain tone, with a strange smile in his eyes.
He looked at the believers in the church, paused for a moment, and then continued: "Unfortunately, in my opinion, the people in this small town in Transylvania are just like that stupid and lazy child who spends every day
They were waiting for Heavenly Father’s rescue, but when Heavenly Father’s rescue had arrived, they did not know how to cherish and love them. Instead, they treated those who helped them like their enemies.”
"What are you talking about?!" A town citizen stood up.
It was Gascon, the bartender who had a crush on Anna.
"You heard what I said." Shen Yi said loudly: "As you can see, when Heavenly Father sent his messenger to save you from danger, your attitude was that you were afraid of offending evil. Look at this
What is happening in the town? You are being oppressed by vampires, but you are dismissive of the help coming from the outside. You actually tried to capture the person who killed the Silver Wolf and hand him over to Count Dracula to appease his anger.
When Heavenly Father gives you help, is this how you treat Heavenly Father’s gift? You pray every day, pray for the light to come, and let the darkness go away from you. But when the dawn really comes, you choose
What you want is to abandon the light and embrace the darkness! So, what are you!"
Shen Yi yelled: "A group of false believers! A group of selfish, lazy, incompetent, cowardly and unbelieving people! You have blasphemed the gifts of Heavenly Father, ignored the glory of Heavenly Father, embraced the power of darkness, and bowed your knees to evil.
Then come and ask for forgiveness from Heavenly Father? Are you worthy?"
"You bastard!" Gasken yelled through gritted teeth. His face turned red and his iron fists were tightly clenched.
However, he did not rush up and beat Shen Yi, because before him, someone had already stood up and shouted at Shen Yi: "How can you, a foreigner, be worthy of being the messenger of Heavenly Father? When Heavenly Father's gift comes, we will naturally
Will know!"
It was Noson who spoke.
He turned back to the townspeople behind him and shouted, "Kill this bastard!"
boom!
Gunshot.
Northen wailed and fell down, clutching his thighs.
On the podium, the gun in Shen Yi's hand emitted a wisp of smoke.
Everyone was shocked by this shot.
The priest shouted: "How could you do such a bloody thing in a sacred place?"
Shen Yi turned around and glared at the priest: "Holy book: Anyone who is loyal to the Lord swears to abide by the commandments, laws, and regulations, and fulfill the promises recorded in the book. Anyone who violates them will be severely punished. Satan has the permission of the Lord to bring disasters Go to Job; Moses and Aaron brought ten plagues to Egypt according to God's will; anyone who disobeys the Lord's will will be punished by the Lord. The Lord is merciful and severe. The Lord's gifts can bring you light. , but if this place has been invaded by evil forces, then it should be cleared!"
Shen Yi had a deep understanding of many sources in the Bible, and what he said left the priest speechless.
Northam covered his legs and shouted: "I have not been corrupted by evil! I am God's most loyal believer!"
Shen Yi sneered: "Nosen Lahor, born in 1865, into a business family. You don't believe in God. What you really believe in is money and status. You aspire to become a real nobleman. But on the other hand, De Count Kula is the one who rules this land. So you grovel to him and provide him with information about the town at any time in exchange for your own peace. What you want most is to marry Anna Villaris, so You can clearly prove that you have become a true noble of Tran Town. But you are worried that you are bound by the oath of the ancestors of the Villaris family, which will prevent you from going to heaven after death. You are a completely selfish existence. It’s really strange, how can a selfish and despicable person like you be so confident that Heavenly Father will accept people like you?”
"You..." Noson was shocked when Shen Yi revealed his inner thoughts. These things only existed in his heart, how could he know?
Shen Yi slowly pointed his gun at the townspeople in the church: "Don't be surprised, my father told me all this. This man's filth is disgusting. He deceived and deceived the people in this town. In the name of my father, this shot just now is my punishment for you."
"You are the one who deserves to be punished for pretending to be the Father's messenger and using worldly weapons in the Father's temple!" Gasken shouted.
Perhaps because of Anna, Gascon has never had any good feelings for Shen Yi.
"Gascon Powell, a former orphan from another country, was taken in by an old carpenter here after coming to Transylvania and has settled here ever since. Everyone knows that you have a strong body and a brave and fierce character. You also have an excellent drinking capacity, but few people know that you are a descendant of the Vikings. Although you are just a tavern boy who likes to fight and show off, you are actually a real warrior. What a pity. It's because you didn't shoulder the honor and responsibility that a warrior should have, and you allowed yourself to be buried in the town, watching the townspeople here being humiliated."
Shen Yi continued to speak calmly, and everyone looked at Gascon in surprise.
The young man's face turned panicked: "You...how did you know?"
"As I said, Father knows everything." Shen Yi's expression was indifferent.
"Is he really the messenger of God?" The townspeople discussed among themselves.
Looking at Noson who was shot in the thigh, Shen Yi suddenly walked over and stretched out his hand to press on Noson's injured leg.
The despicable medical technique is activated.
Northam's injured leg actually started to improve.
"Oh my god, this is a miracle!" People exclaimed, looking at Shen Yi with fear in their eyes.
Shen Yi said slowly: "This is a gift from the Lord."