Value peace

Chapter 234 Journey to Nine Peaks ([-])

The two of them took Duan Yingluo's light car out of Biyuan, and under the guidance of Liu Meier, they drove towards the northwest direction, and after a while, they stopped in front of a quiet mountain gate.

Liu Mei'er put on the veiled hat on the car, and said: "This is it!"

Gu Xiyan and Duan Yingluo also followed Liu Meier's example and put on their veiled hats.

The three got out of the car, and the two guards followed them not far or near, and climbed up the mountain along the stone steps that went up.

The mountain is tall, but the church is not high.

Before reaching the halfway up the mountain, Gu Xiyan saw the tall cross.

With the white roof, bluestone walls, colored glass, and the green lawn in front of the door, Gu Xiyan was in a trance for a moment, feeling as if she had stepped into another time and space.

The church door was open, and they entered the church without hindrance.

Inside are rows of long chairs with long backs. On the large stained glass wall curtain facing the door, there is a portrait of the Virgin and Child. , wearing Confucian clothes, holding a boy with black hair and black eyes in his arms, wearing a small gown.Below the holy image is a long incense table. In front of the incense table, there is a big three-legged tripod, and there are a few sticks of burning incense stuck in the tripod.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help sweating profusely.

What is this all about!

But Liu Meier was very excited, and whispered in her ear: "There is no one today, it happens to be..." After speaking, she took Gu Xiyan to knock on a corner door on the side of the sacred elephant: "Father, we are here to offer incense!"

Soon, the corner door opened, and a tall man in a black robe came out. He had ordinary features, but he had a pair of warm eyes, which gave him a gentle aura.

He smiled and drew a cross on his chest, saying: "Holy Mother bless you! I am Priest Bai."

Liu Meier imitated Father Bai's example, clumsily drew a cross on his chest, and said straight to the point: "We heard that the holy water here is very effective, so I'm here to ask for a drink!"

Father Bai smiled.

Seeing it, Gu Xiyan felt that the smile was a bit ironic.

"I don't know which of the two ladies wants to ask for holy water!"

Father Bai had a soft voice and a humble demeanor.Gu Xiyan slandered in her heart: I'm afraid I have a guilty conscience, so I look at everything with a different mood!
Liu Meier's eyes turned to Gu Xiyan.

Seeing this, Priest Bai smiled and watched Gu Xiyan draw a cross on his chest, and said "Holy Mother bless you".

Gu Xiyan also subconsciously drew a cross on her chest, and replied "Holy Mother bless you".

Priest Bai's eyes flashed with brilliance, and he took a careful look at Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan felt that the way Priest Bai looked at her was a little unusual, but Liu Meier was worried that Gu Xiyan was showing some flaws in her attire, which attracted Priest Bai's attention, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Sister, let me accompany you!"

In this strange atmosphere, Priest Bai smiled lightly and said, "You two ladies, please follow me."

Gu Xiyan cast a "careful" look at Duan Yingluo, and then followed Father Bai into the corner gate.

Behind the door is a small quiet room. On the east wall is a smaller portrait of the Virgin and Child. In front of the portrait is a small incense table. A candle with thick arms, and a round bowl on the right.

He pointed to the group garden in front of the portrait.

Gu Xiyan knelt on the bed, clasped her hands in front of her chest, lowered her head, Liu Meier also knelt on the bed, looked at Father Bai in a panic, then clasped her hands in front of her chest, He lowered his head.

Bai Shenpu looked at Gu Xiyan thoughtfully, and said with a smile: "Sister, I will sincerely pray in front of the Holy Mother, and wish you all wishes come true!"

Then he began to chant something in a cadenced but very soft voice, like syllables one by one, but when he listened carefully, it was vague and incomprehensible.

She couldn't help but smile wryly in her heart.

Li Chaoyang, Li Chaoyang, what kind of crazy world have you turned this time and space into!
The chanting lasted for about half an hour. Gu Xiyan's knees were numb, and Priest Bai stopped. Then he took out a small cup from the dark grid under the incense table and scooped it into the bowl. A cup of liquid was brought in front of Gu Xiyan.

The quiet room is a bit dark, but after staying for a long time, if you look carefully, you can still see things clearly.

The brown water glass reflects the water in brown color... I don't know if there are mice crawling in it at night...

Gu Xiyan took the cup of so-called holy water, her eyes widened, and she really couldn't swallow it.

But Liu Meier urged her in a low voice: "Drink quickly, drink quickly..."

Gu Xiyan thought of Qi Maosheng's earnest eyes when he sent her out.

As soon as she closed her eyes, she drank the glass of water...

Then she looked slightly startled.

It was clearly a glass of tasteless white water.

Gu Xiyan opened her eyes wide, and glanced at Priest Bai.

Father Bai smiled slightly.

With a little sarcasm... Looking at that smile, Gu Xiyan felt stronger than before.

Liu Meier was very excited, as if Gu Xiyan was about to become pregnant, she hurriedly took out a bank note from her purse and handed it over: "Thank you priest! If your wish comes true, I will definitely thank you priest again! "

Priest Bai generously accepted Liu Meier's banknote, smiled and said to Gu Xiyan: "This sister, who came from a long way, why don't you stay here and have lunch before going back!"

When Liu Meier heard it, she seemed to have received some supreme gift, and without waiting for Gu Xiyan to speak, she hurriedly said, "Thank you priest, thank you priest!"

Priest Bai walked out of the quiet room with a smile.

Gu Xiyan pulled Liu Meier and said: "This place is full of yin and yang, let's go back to have lunch!"

Liu Meier smiled and said: "You don't know, the vegetarian dishes here are very famous..."

Gu Xiyan was completely speechless.

Church, make vegetarian dishes!

She cursed Li Chaoyang severely in her heart, then followed Liu Meier out of the quiet room.

Outside the quiet room, Priest Bai was leaning over and talking to a seven or eight-year-old boy. Hearing the movement, he turned his head and smiled at Gu Xiyan, and told the little boy: "Little Shitou, take this little boy with you." Madam, go to the quiet room and sit down."

The boy named Xiao Shitou was thin and dark-skinned, but his eyes were as bright as gemstones, dancing with playful light.

He bowed towards Xiyan like a little adult, and then led Gu Xiyan and his party to push open the corner door on the other side of the church.

Behind the corner gate, there is a zigzag verandah with towering trees on both sides. Walking through it, it feels cool and comfortable.

Gu Xiyan's footsteps could not help but slow down.

When we came to a corner, a girl came towards her with a laughing child, and a little girl greeted Little Shitou: "Brother Shitou, sister Xu has come to see us!"

Little Shitou respectfully called out "Sister Xu" to the girl with the child, then winked at the children, and said solemnly: "A distinguished guest is here!"

The children immediately stopped talking, and instead of being excited just now, they all stood aside respectfully, making way for Gu Xiyan.

Gu Xiyan looked at the children who seemed to be well-behaved but shook their heads and shrugged impatiently, the corners of their mouths curled up, and a sweet smile appeared on their faces.

The children were all poorly dressed, in cheesecloth, and patched, but all well laundered.Among them was a four- or five-year-old little girl who "giggled" when she saw Gu Xiyan's smiling face. Sister Xu, who was taking care of the child, hurriedly turned her head and gave her a warning look. The little girl immediately covered her face with her hands. He kept his mouth shut, but despite this, his shiny black eyes couldn't help but look at Gu Xiyan curiously.

It's so cute!

If it weren't for the distance, Gu Xiyan would have stretched out her hand to touch the child's head.

Sister Xu showed apology, and bent her knees to salute Gu Xiyan: "The children are ignorant, Madam, please don't take it for granted!"

The voice is crisp and melodious, as sweet as a lark.

Gu Xiyan couldn't help but look at Sister Xu seriously.

In his early twenties, he is tall and thin, with fair skin, black eyes, beautiful facial features, and a rather elegant temperament, but there is a thick cloud of color between his brows, which makes people feel depressed .

Seeing that Gu Xiyan's gaze fell on her, sister Xu smiled politely at Gu Xiyan.

It is a smile, but also carries the alienation that rejects people thousands of miles away.

Gu Xiyan thought to herself, smiled and nodded towards sister Xu.

Everyone brushed shoulders and walked away, but behind Gu Xiyan there were chirping and cheerful chatter like birds.

"Look, she's so beautifully dressed!"

"Yes, yes, the glitter on her shoes must be embroidered with gold thread, and must be worth a lot of money."

"Then tell Nanny Li, she will be happy if you cook something delicious for her, and she will definitely reward us with a lot of money..."

Sincere praise, innocent tone, Gu Xiyan couldn't help but look back again.

When the children saw her turn around, they immediately shut their mouths, with a little panic on their faces, but seeing Gu Xi with a kind smile on her face, the children immediately regained their cheerfulness just now, all of them were smiling and grinning. Land, scrambling to run forward.

Sister Xu couldn't run away, she bent her knees to salute Gu Xiyan again with embarrassment on her face.

Gu Xiyan smiled and said: "You're welcome, kid, speak freely!"

Sister Xu said in a low voice, "Thank you Madam Haihan", got up and went after the group of children.

Gu Xiyan looked at Sister Xu's back and asked Xiao Shitou: "Little Shitou, who is Sister Xu? Is she also from your church?"

Xiao Shitou shook his head and said, "Sister Xu is our elder sister, she works as a teacher in a wealthy family."

Liu Meier wondered: "Such a young teacher! How many children are there in your family?"

Gu Xiyan smiled and said, "What, what they mean by elder sister is church member."

Little Shitou opened his big eyes: "Does Madam know too!"

Gu Xiyan responded vaguely.

The resting place arranged by Priest Bai for them was a one-story house with three rooms. The furniture was ordinary miscellaneous wood, but the arrangement was clean and tidy. A few pots of flowers and plants were placed on the small desk, which looked fresh and elegant.

A woman in her thirties fetched water for them, Gu Xiyan waited on Liu Meier to wash her face, and then she and Duan Yingluo washed up.

(Sorry, sisters, this is the 700 monthly pass that has not been honored! The 800 monthly pass will be added at around 13:[-] tomorrow. Thank you for your support!)

(End of this chapter)