dark moon

Chapter 485 Persuasion
Shulling the angry Lisa out of the door and ignoring her gritted teeth, Shuer smiled with a complex expression, shook his head and sighed softly. When he looked up, he saw Pastor Talina coming from the side of the sacred room. She walked out of the room with a pile of sundries in her hands, looking disgraced. She was startled when she saw Xiure, and almost dropped everything in her hands.

"Xiu, Master Xiuer." Talina stammered, "You are back."

The pastor's attitude was obviously a little reserved. It's no wonder that even people from other churches had heard the rumors. As a clergyman within the Dark Moon Church, how could Talina not know that Shuuer had done everything during this trip? Although she didn't have enough knowledge about how many major events had happened, she could still see clearly. The church would soon undergo subversive changes because of these major events, and everything would be different from the past, including Shuer's status.

Although Shuuer's identity will not change, in the field of priests, his status and voice will be improved by leaps and bounds. Talina feels that it is obvious that such Shuuer cannot be used in the past. However, she didn't know what attitude to use to face it, so that she couldn't even speak clearly.

"Tsk, ugh." Xiure sighed secretly again. These things have always been troublesome, but what he didn't expect was that the trouble would come so quickly. Fortunately, he was mentally prepared and would not be caught off guard.

"Talina." Shuer did not help Talina to share some things in his hands like he did in the past. He just put his hands behind his back and stared meaningfully at Talina's familiar face. Talina was almost at a loss what to do. Then he said softly, "Everything will be different, right?"

Talina's body suddenly became stiff, and even the expression on her face froze.

"We can't go back to the past." Xiure continued as if he didn't see Talina's reaction, "Including you, including me, including Lisa, including everyone, you can never go back, right? ?"

Snap, the poor things in her hands were finally thrown to the ground. Talina took a few steps back and leaned against the wall. At first she just stood there blankly, but after a few seconds, she slowly squatted down. He went down and curled up into a ball, trembling slightly, covering his face and crying silently.

He shook his head helplessly. Instead of comforting and persuading, Xiure squatted in front of Talina and continued with a half-smile: "It's strange, why is this happening? I've been looking forward to it, I've been looking forward to this even in my dreams. When the day comes, I should obviously be so happy that I can’t sleep, but why do I become more and more afraid, and why do I suddenly wish that time would pass slower and that day come later?”

Talina couldn't even squat anymore and sat directly on the ground. The sound of rapid sobbing reached Xiu Er's ears, but Xiu Er remained unmoved and his tone did not change.

"How wonderful life was in the past. Although we were poor, even though we were reluctant to eat white bread, and although the front door was deserted and few visitors came, we still lived happily together, caring for each other, loving each other, laughing and crying together, and loving each other. We blame each other and encourage each other. There is no need to have any taboos. We are as close as family members. This kind of life is a happy life, right?" Shuer's voice became softer and more seductive, "But , all of this will disappear, there will be nothing left, the family will become as strict as other churches, Lisa, who she has watched grow up like a daughter, will become a pure archbishop, even the priests who wantonly tamper with the Holy Word We can no longer criticize harshly. There will be more and more people in the temple, and more and more priests will soon join the temple. As for me, I am just an ordinary believer, an ordinary woman, then What should I do? I have no vision or ability. Even becoming a priest was achieved by coincidence. I can't help with anything. It won't be long before I become an ordinary person in the temple. , it won’t be long before Lisa looks at me as coldly as she looks at those strangers.”

"Priest, please stop talking." She let go of her hands covering her face and covered her ears. Talina had already burst into tears. "Please, please stop talking."

"Why don't you say it anymore?" Xiure also sat cross-legged across from you, holding his chin and said leisurely, "These are all your thoughts, I just help you express them. Ha, indeed, you can stop it I won’t let me continue, but can you stop yourself? Can you stop me from thinking about it?”

"Please, Lord Priest, wuwu, I, I..." Talina said in a hushed voice, "I don't know why, but every day now, I feel very scared, and I desperately pray to the Lord. I prayed that the Lord would give me warmth and peace, but I was still so scared that I couldn’t even imagine my future life. Oh, Priest, what should I do? I don’t want to lose my family, I don’t want to lose everything.”

"Talina, Talina." Shuer shook his head and said in a reproachful tone, "You disappoint me so much."

"I……"

"Remember, before I went to Lion City, I told everyone that we must be mentally prepared for the future development of the church." Shuer interrupted Talina and said slowly, "Do you think Why do I need you to be mentally prepared? Because the changes are too fast and too good, are you afraid that your hearts can't bear it? Innocent, Aunt Talina, you have to know that any development and change will come at a price." There was a saying in ancient times in my hometown: Opportunities are only for those who are prepared. Only those who are mentally prepared to accept changes, pay the price, and take advantage of the situation to make changes can be qualified to move forward side by side with the church. Unprepared people , those who only know how to passively endure cannot seize the opportunity even if it is right in front of them, and are destined to be eliminated. I hope that you can all keep up with the pace of the church, so I cheated and warned everyone in advance, but looking at it now, Aunt Talina, at least you are not mentally prepared."

Talina even stopped sobbing and just stared blankly at Xiure's lips, wondering if Xiul's voice could still reach her ears.

"I must tell you, Aunt Talina, those things you are worried about are bound to happen." Shuer's voice was gentle, but the words he spoke were like needles. "As the scale expands, The church needs truly outstanding clergy. No, not only the church needs clergy, Lisa also needs clergy who can really help her. They can give her advice when she is worried and correct her when she makes mistakes. Instead of needing a nanny who only cares about whether she has eaten enough and whether it is time to change clothes, she will be surrounded by more and more outstanding talents who can provide help. No matter how close they are, they can only be slowly marginalized. As time goes by, they gradually fade out of Lisa's field of vision and become familiar strangers. All of this is the inevitable result of the development of the church. No one can stop it, and no one can stop it. I can’t change it, not even myself.”

Talina's eyes lost their sparkle, and she no longer looked at Xiure. They were empty and unfocused, and no one knew what she was thinking.

"So, Talina." Shuer moved closer to the priest and let a big face appear in her field of vision. "You were indeed not prepared before. Hehe, even Melia is much stronger than you."

Talina smiled desperately. Yes, Melia was more prepared than she was. At least Melia could discover the necessity of preparing in advance to resume operation of the Sacred Hall, and promptly reminded Lisa, who had ignored this issue, to avoid impact on the development of the church.It was this incident that further aggravated Talina's fear. Although there was no competitive relationship with Melia, and Melia did not deliberately want to bring out her powerlessness, it was precisely because these were just unintentional actions that had no impact on Talina. The pressure caused by Lin Na was particularly heavy.

"So, you work hard and don't leave any time for yourself. I heard from Eddie and Susan that you have hardly rested for even one minute in the past few days except eating and sleeping." Shuer said with a smile. "You cleaned the Dark Moon Hall in a few days and arranged everything in an orderly manner. You did everything yourself. You even carved the patterns on the umbrellas outside with your own hands. Oh, you are not What you do for others to see, you are doing for yourself, you have to deceive yourself into believing that the Dark Moon Church needs you, that you will not be eliminated in the future, and that you will not lose your cherished home and family."

"But, Talina, these won't work. What the church needs is a priest, not a handyman. What Lisa needs is an assistant who can help her direct her subordinates, not a craftsman who can only do it by himself. Your Working hard can only have the opposite effect. If you continue to mess around like this, maybe one day in the future, you will be eliminated and forgotten."

"Priest?" Although Talina was confused and desperate, she accurately heard the implication of Xiure's last sentence, "You mean..."

"Tarina... Well, for personal reasons, I won't call you aunt. Dear Talina, did you make something wrong?" Shuer suddenly showed a bright smile and patted the pastor's shoulder gently. , "Do you really think you will be eliminated by the church? Do you really think you will be forgotten by Lisa? You are so naive. I am so naive that I can't help but want to scare you again."

"I……"

"Do you know what Lisa needs most in the future?" Shuer chuckled and whispered, "It's not powerful power or extraordinary wisdom. What Lisa and the church need is Absolute loyalty. I ask that those children be trained from an early age so that they can be as loyal to the church as they are to their own homes, because this is the foundation for the future development of the Dark Moon Temple. Talina, you are actually worried that the two of you will be against each other. Lisa’s most sincere feelings and those who are most loyal to the church will be eliminated by the church. Hahaha, even if I really want to do this, Lisa will probably bite me to death.”

"In addition, since you are worried that you can't keep up with Lisa, then work hard to keep up. If you feel that you are not capable, then find a way to make yourself more capable. Is it useful to just worry and fear? In addition to letting yourself get better You are getting more and more desperate, have you got anything else?"

"So, dear Talina." Shuer patted the priest's shoulder heavily again, stood up and walked into the deepest hall. Only the voice came back, "Think about it, think about my words, Think about the future again, and if you have figured it out, just smile at Lisa and stop letting her worry. You should understand how important you and Melia are in her heart."

Bang, the door of the holy hall finally closed.

(End of this chapter)