Demons Beside You (The Demons Beside Me)

The next day, Chen Zhao and his family came to St. Peter's Cathedral.

Chen Zhao could feel that this place was filled with a sacred atmosphere.

Everyone who comes here to visit has a pious attitude.

Chen Zhao may be a little less pious and observe every corner here purely from the perspective of a tourist.

Unconsciously, Chen Zhao seemed to be separated from Fali and the children.

Chen Zhao didn't know which corner he turned.

I saw a courtyard in front, which was sunny and full of greenery.

Chen Zhao walked to the courtyard and saw an old man sitting on a bench in the courtyard.

He was wearing a white robe and a small round hat on his head.

The old man kept his eyes closed, seeming to be enjoying the bright sunshine.

Chen Zhao also felt that the sunshine here was particularly warm.

Chen Zhao sat on an empty bench next to the old man.

After a while, the old man opened his eyes and was a little surprised when he saw Chen Zhao.

"Hello." Chen Zhao greeted.

"Hello, are you Chinese?"

"Yes."

"Taught by Master Longhushan?" the old man asked again.

Chen Zhao shook his head: "No."

"Yes, the aura on your body tends to be dark, which is obviously different from the Taoism taught by the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master."

"Are you going to try me as a heretic?"

The old man grinned with rotten teeth.

"What era do you think this is? It's not the Middle Ages. Even the Holy See cannot judge others at will."

"I can rest assured that."

Chen Zhao thought for a while and then asked: "Why do you think I was taught by the Celestial Master of Longhu Mountain?"

"You have the aura of Longhu Mountain Celestial Master Sect, and a hundred years ago, that guy was the only one who broke into my barrier silently without guidance. I thought he was Is there any trick? Now you are like him, breaking into my barrier silently, so I thought you were taught by the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain."

Chen Zhao smiled when he heard the old man's words.

"I have practiced a few Taoist methods taught by the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, but I don't have this trick. I don't know how I got here. I didn't even feel the barrier."

"That's it." The old man looked at Chen Zhao.

Chen Zhao also looked at the old man. They were all looking at each other.

"Are you the Pope?"

"I'm not that anymore." The old man shook his head.

"In other words, you are a former pope?"

"Further forward."

"After retirement, will you just bask in the sun here every day?"

"Those young people are not very willing to be told by an old man from the old days." The old man said helplessly.

"Then I'll help you kill them all and let you regain power. How about you give me an archbishop?"

"Haha...boy, I'm starting to like you."

"I used to think that older people are stubborn. But after meeting Zhang Tianyi and then meeting you, I found that you all seem to be very close to the times and are not as stubborn as I thought."

"You made mistakes when you were young. When you get older, you will inevitably start to reflect on your past mistakes."

"Tell me, what mistakes did you make when you were young?"

"I entered the Vatican at the age of six and became an archbishop's page. At the age of nineteen, I became a trainee priest and began to practice holy light magic. I became a formal priest at the age of twenty-two, and then During those twenty years, I always regarded my religion as the only orthodox religion and all other religions were heretics. I did many cruel things, even anti-human things. I strangled a six-year-old girl to death with my own hands. Do you know the look in that girl's eyes at that time? Then I became a heretic in the eyes of others, even the church members looked at me the same way. It was then that I began to reflect on myself, and I began to re-recognize myself. The justice and light I pursued, but But I have polluted my faith with my own hands.”

"Fortunately, I wasn't born yet. Fortunately, you didn't meet me at that time, otherwise I would beat you until your mother wouldn't even recognize you."

"What a shame, I wish I had known you earlier so you could have stopped me."

The old man's tone was always calm, and when he talked about girls, his voice finally became rippled.

"No matter how much I pay in the days to come, no matter how much I try to make amends, I can never atone for the sins of the past."

"If you die, I will visit you in hell."

The old man remained calm as usual: "I'm not afraid of hell. For me, that's the real relief."

"Maybe for you, now is the real hell."

"What an annoying boy." The old man curled his lips.

"You said when you were young, how old are you now?"

"It's much bigger than you think." The old man said.

"Bigger than Zhang Tian?"

"Bigger than him."

"How about compared to the 23rd generation Blood Mary?"

"Also older than her."

"That's certainly big enough."

Chen Zhao chatted with the old man for a while.

The old man looked cheerful, but there was always a hint of regret and hatred for the past between the lines.

But in Chen Zhao's opinion, this old man should have been dead long ago and should have been tried.

But because of his status, no one could judge him.

"How to get out of here?" Chen Zhao asked.

"If I win, I can get out."

Chen Zhao glanced at the old man: "Although you are the previous pope, you can't beat me, so don't make it difficult for yourself."

The old man's cheeks twitched: "I really don't know how to respect the elderly and love the young."

"You're asking for trouble, okay? I already respect my elders."

"Forget it, just turn right and go out." The old man said dissatisfied.

Chen Zhao followed the old man's guidance and just turned a corner when he saw Fali and the children looking at a mural.

When I looked back, the courtyard had disappeared.

Chen Zhao shook his head and walked towards Fali.

This is the headquarters of the most influential religion in the world.

It’s not surprising that there are some hidden things.

I don’t know how many old monsters like this there are in this world.

The old man's strength is not inferior to Zhang Tianyi.

Since Europe has it, China probably has it too.

But after today, I probably won’t have the chance to see the old man again.

Although the old man wanted to die, as a valuable force of the Vatican, the Vatican would definitely not let him die easily.

Chen Zhao had no sympathy or sympathy for the old man, let alone any understanding or recognition.

Wrong is wrong. If the current Chen Zhao met him who committed those crimes in the past, Chen Zhao would definitely crush his head.

It has to be said that in this era, even religion has to adapt to the changes in people's concepts.