only god

Chapter 564 You underestimate the power of God
Zealandia has been active on the earth for more than 20 years.

He still didn't stop.

The scholars who once had Belfan as their leader have now returned to their hometowns, and the path of divine creation has since spread to all parts of the world, like a storm sweeping the world, constantly rolling up waves one after another.

Whenever new things come to this world, the original balance will be broken. Once the original balance is broken, friction and disputes will follow.

Sometimes, some people may even think that it would be nice if new things didn’t come along.

But the world is not static, there are always new things to be born, and all people can do is to be prepared to welcome them.

The same is true for the arrival of the path of divine creation.

With the spread of the divine creation path, many hidden things are surging, and evil deeds such as desire, greed, evil, etc. are emerging one after another. At the same time, virtues such as goodness, good deeds, justice, etc. also shine brightly, and countless people desire Countless people are afraid to avoid the power that breaks the balance.

What Xilan can do is to travel according to God's will and try to alleviate the suffering of people in the world.

Over the past 20 years, he has calmed down dozens of battles, large and small, arising from the path created by God.

In some cases, both sides stopped fighting when the war was at its most intense, while in others, it was to nip it in the bud and extinguish it before the sparks of war fell on the ground.

During this process, there were one or two incidents that left a deep impression on Zealand.

One of them originated from a kingdom that adopted the True Religion as its state religion.

As soon as the path of divine creation arrived there, it swept across the kingdom, causing the country's power to greatly increase.

Since the fiefdoms among the nobles in the country were already in fierce conflicts and complicated with each other, after receiving the power of the divine path, the nobles were ready to resort to force. In order to alleviate the conflicts and gain the support of the vassals, the king was determined to conquer the disbelievers. Land, expand territory, build great achievements.

The king's decision was not only supported by the nobles, but also endorsed by the local church. The archbishop of the country cited scriptures and described the king's foreign conquests as a just act.

"This is a just cause, but we don't know how many true believers have been persecuted in the land of heretics, just like the persecution of the Three-Eyed Apes in history.

When we raise our swords and shields, we point our swords at the enemy and use our shields to protect the safety of true believers. "

Thus the archbishop dismissed the clergy who opposed the war.

Even the archbishop supported the war. As a result, not many priests in the local church opposed the war. At a meeting of the king's nobles, "Support God's cause with force!" became the biggest slogan.

"Support God's cause with force!", coupled with the king's call and the archbishop's platform, the nobles of the kingdom no longer had any worries, whether materially or spiritually. Countless people reined up their troops and joined in the preparations for the war. middle.

As soon as the flag is waved, people will set foot on the land of the disbelievers.

And Xilan appeared in this kingdom as a foreigner.

He came as the messenger of the heretic king, so at first, the people in the palace did not know his identity and regarded him as a heretic.

The king received him as an envoy. Although the words were contemptuous, after all, the war had not yet broken out, and it was not completely broken.

"Why are you here? Messenger of the King of Heretics, what do you want from us? Isn't it peace?"

On the throne, the king asked.

All the vassals on the field looked at Xilan, and they murmured about this person's attire. The elegant lords laughed at Xilan's simple dress, looking like a serf, and the martial knights commented that Xilan was thin and not like the legendary aliens. The warriors were strong, and the nobles and priests who were loyal to the church enthusiastically mocked the gods of the heretics.

"I am the messenger of King Nukabulu, not the king of disbelievers."

Sealand corrected.

To everyone in the palace, this looked like a barbarian emphasizing that he was not barbaric.

The king smiled and asked:

"What difference does that make? When we call the King of Disbelievers, we mean Nukabulu."

Hearing the king's tone, the surrounding vassals couldn't help but smile. They all looked at Xilan, recalling Xilan's serious tone, and laughed even harder.

“As far as I know, there is no faith in the world called a disbeliever.

In what you think of as the land of heretics, there are all kinds of people living. Some of them believe in the God of Agriculture, some in the God of Four Seasons, some in the God of Wine, and some even in the God of Death. Of course, there are many People also obey the Lord and are true believers. Do you also want to describe them as heretics? "

Xilan corrected again.

The king dismissed this and glanced at the archbishop, who immediately said:

“We raised our weapons just to protect the true believers and to protect them from the ravages of the heretics.

Of course we know that those people believe in various gods, but to us, they are heretics.

And in their view, we true believers are also heretics, which is fair, isn’t it? "

The archbishop's explanation was praised by everyone, and even the king couldn't help nodding for it.

True believers are also considered heretics in the eyes of believers of other faiths, so what is wrong with true believers treating them as heretics?That's fair enough.

Xilan looked around the palace sternly. Everyone was stunned, and then they all laughed. What qualifications does this heretic have to look at us with such eyes?

As the saying goes, when you are weak, even threats seem ridiculous.

Several nobles even laughed on the spot regardless of their manners, and finally turned around slowly and covered their mouths desperately.

After the laughter on the field gradually subsided, Xilan spoke again:

"No, that's not fair."

the king asked:

"How is this unfair?"

Xilan closed her eyes and did not answer directly. Instead, she asked first:

“I want to ask you, do true believers see their path as the path to the Kingdom of Heaven?”

The archbishop glanced at him coldly and replied:
"Of course it is, not only the road to heaven, but the road to truth."

Xilan still closed his eyes and said:

"Since it is the road to truth and the road to heaven, what should we do?"

The archbishop said without hesitation:

“Justice, do good, and serve God.”

The archbishop knew that the question that the messenger asked was the teaching of the church when it was first established tens of thousands of years ago.

As an archbishop, he would naturally not lie about doctrine. Even though he knew that Xilan might be tempting him into a trap, he wanted to see what the messenger wanted to say.

"Since you want justice, then if they treat you unfairly, will you treat them unfairly?"

Xilan asked coldly,
"This is not justice." As soon as these words came out, everyone in the palace was slightly stunned. Some priests touched their foreheads and then fell into thinking, while some reckless nobles clenched their fists angrily. .

The king was also shocked by these words. He didn't think about it and just glanced at the archbishop.

The archbishop seemed to have been prepared, and he said without changing his expression:

"It seems that you understand the teachings of our true religion very well,
Well, I wonder if you have ever heard, 'God is not moral, God is absurd?' '"

Xilan nodded, saying that he had naturally heard of it.

So the Archbishop continued:
"In that case,
How can you say that God’s righteousness is the same as what you think is righteousness? "

After hearing the archbishop's words, the king nodded envelopedly, and everyone on the scene also recovered from their astonishment. Several priests breathed a sigh of relief. They saw that the envoy came well-prepared and used the true teachings. Doctrine to refute them, but how can he compare to an archbishop who has been immersed in theology for many years?

"You are right, God is not moral, God is absurd."

Xilan nodded.

As soon as these words came out, an atmosphere of doubt filled the place. The reason was that the messenger's voice was too calm, and there was no refutation. Several nobles were thinking that the messenger did not refute the archbishop's words. Could it be that he Are you speechless?
"God's justice is indeed not the same thing as what we think of as justice,"

Suddenly, Xilan said:
"However, there are commonalities."

The archbishop stared at Xilan closely and frowned.

The king on the throne couldn't help but become nervous for some reason.

Xilan took a deep breath and said slowly:

“What is God’s justice? No one can say it accurately, but this does not mean that God’s justice is contrary to what we think of as justice.

Why do you say that?

Take God’s salvation as an example. One person will calm down the disaster and save another person from destruction. This is what we think of as salvation, isn’t it?
And when the end came, God calmed down the disaster and saved us from destruction. There is no doubt that He saved us.

You see, how similar the salvations of the two are. Can you still say that God’s salvation is contrary to what we think of as salvation?
If it is really the opposite, then God should destroy us and take what we see as destruction as 'salvation'. "

Xilan opened his eyes, and after he finished speaking, his eyes looked around the entire palace again.

For some unknown reason, everyone's heartbeats invariably slowed down a beat, as if the messenger was examining their souls.

The archbishop's face turned red with anger when he was refuted in public in the area he was best at.
He shouted angrily:
"You are deceiving the public with your monstrous words, you arrogant heretic!"

The nobles who were about to be convinced were suddenly awakened by this drink. They all looked at Xilan angrily, wishing to tear the messenger into pieces in the name of God.

Xilan said unyieldingly:

“Why, Archbishop, why are you so angry?
Do you really regard God’s righteousness as something contrary to us?

In this case, I think you are more like a heretic. "

The archbishop was so angry that he walked down the steps in front of the throne and raised his cane to hit the messenger.

But every blow failed when it was about to hit. The seemingly thin messenger dodged one blow after another with a slight difference every time. In the end, the Archbishop was knocked to the ground.

Xilan quickly leaned over, slowly helped him up, and kindly brushed away the dust on his clothes.

This scene was so wonderful that everyone on the scene was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment.

The archbishop gasped, his hand restrained from holding his cane, his face red with anger and embarrassment.

"Your Majesty, he deliberately provoked me!"

The archbishop turned his head and said urgently:

"He also slandered our doctrine and blasphemed God!"

The king stood up immediately. He was about to take this opportunity to drive the blasphemous messenger out of the door, lest the man shake the military morale of the kingdom.

He looked unkind and said:

"Heretics, please go back! As the archbishop said, you have slandered our doctrine and blasphemed God. I am also angry about this. If it were not for our etiquette, you would have been pushed to the gallows long ago."

Facing the king's anger, Xilan remained calm and said:

"You are wrong, Your Majesty. I am not a heretic. I am also a baptized true believer. If I am not a true believer, how can I know so many doctrines? How can I refute the archbishop?
Do you think that a learned archbishop will be silenced by a heretic and want to fight with fists and kicks? "

This sentence immediately silenced the palace. The king was confused, and the archbishop's face turned pale rapidly. Waves of frustration surged upstream. For a moment, they were all caught in a dilemma.

If they thought that the messenger was not a true believer, then the archbishop who was refuted by the heretics to the point of beating others would be completely disgraced. But if they thought that the messenger was a true believer, they had no reason to drive him away so rudely.

So the king had to sit down again.

Xilan also let go of the Archbishop at this time. He looked around at everyone and continued to ask:
“Do you acknowledge that God is the King of kings?”

Everyone was unwilling to do so, but in front of so many people, it was difficult to act blasphemously against their faith, so they still nodded.

The archbishop hammered his cane and stared at Sealand hatefully.

"In that case, then your noble Majesty and King Nukabulu are both His subjects."

Zealand said.

No one dares to deny these words, because once they deny these words, they deny the scriptures and blaspheme the faith.

"Then, would a king want to see one of his subjects kill another subject without permission?"

Silan asked rhetorically.

Before anyone could react, the Archbishop hurriedly refuted:
“For the cause of God, of course we can do this!
Do we have to take action only when they endanger God’s cause?They are enemies of God. "

The archbishop's words made everyone feel relieved. Yes, they were doing a just cause.

But in the face of the archbishop's refutation, Xilan smiled.

Seeing Xilan's smile, everyone's hearts started to panic again.

Although they didn't want to admit it, their emotions were affected by this messenger, as if they were at his mercy.

“Enemies of God?
Do you think that mortals are enough to be called enemies of God?

No, God has no enemies.

You have underestimated the power of God! "

(End of this chapter)