151. Don't rest assured

"How far is this place from Wuyou?" Helen finally asked Xiaobai during breakfast.

Bai Shaoliu: "In your situation, I'm afraid I won't be able to go back within one day." He did not answer positively, but gave Helen a hint.

Helen was a little anxious: "They must have thought I was dead by the tutor Fudimo."

Bai Shaoliu asked ingeniously: "Who is Master Fudi Mo?"

Helen: "I followed him to Zhixu Kingdom, have you never heard of it?"

Bai Shaoliu: "I'm really not sure. I'm just trying to ask Miss Helen for some things. If it's not a secret, I hope Miss Helen will talk to me. I really hope to understand what you are talking about."

Helen: "If Mr. Lei Feng is interested, I can tell you. In fact, except for the secret rituals of magic practice, other things are not secrets. And I think you Zhixu people should really understand the Holy Church... But I am afraid that the great mentors and others will worry..."

Bai Shaoliu comforted, "It's okay, although people can't go back, I have sent a telegram to report your safety. This is the habit of Zhixu people. Go out and say hello to your home. This is the telegram. I tell them that you are a guest here for nothing." Xiaobai took out the stub of the telegram and explained a few words to Helen, and then said, "Actually, I have suffered a little bit of minor injuries. After recovering from the injury, I can personally send you to Wuyou Cathedral and let you leave alone. I'm really worried."

Hearing that Xiaobai was also injured, Helen asked with concern: "How did you get hurt? Is it important?"

Bai Shaoliu smiled and shook his head: "That night, I visited my friend and passed by Wu You, and happened to see someone fighting in the sky. A big explosion appeared. It happened to be a coincidence that I saved you. I was also affected by the outbreak and had a little internal injury. But it doesn't matter, it will be fine in two or three days."

Helen: "Then you have to pay attention to healing your wounds, but unfortunately I can't help you now...I want to stay here for two or three days?"

Bai Shaoliu: "Yes, Miss Helen and I hit it off at first sight. I really want to keep you here for a few more days, for fear that your friends will be anxious. I will send you back to Wuyou when I recover from my injuries. Do you think it's okay?"

Helen: "Mr. Lei Feng, you are such a good person."

Bai Shaoliu: "Don't call me Mr. Lei Feng, I'm not much older than you, just call me Brother Lei Feng." Bai Shaoliu used empathy to guide Helen's emotions, allowing her to stay happily without realizing it. Two or three days of inquiries were enough.

Helen is a senior pastor of the Holy See, but she also has an identity in the secular world. She is still a student, and her major is gardening. Xiaobai happened to have a topic and asked her how to arrange the flowers, plants, trees and small bridges and flowing waters in the "cultivation manor" here. Helen was very interested and communicated with Xiaobai without any scheming. She had never experienced such an interesting thing.

Xiaobai was not in a hurry and did not ask about the things in the Holy See. As long as Helen mentioned it, he would listen carefully and very interestedly. In this way, Helen couldn't help but tell him almost all the things he knew. She said Huaiqiu whether it was big or small or not, and studied every terrain and horticulture layout, which was not something that could be accomplished in one day. Helen admired Xiaobai and his cultivation manor very much. She said with emotion: "Brother Lei Feng, when I was in Aladdin before, I had never heard of someone like you in Zhixu Continent, and there was such a good place."

Bai Shaoliu: "What have you heard of? Have you ever heard of poor mountains and bad waters and a group of troublemakers?"

Helen replied awkwardly: "You can't say that, but I don't think you are as ignorant as the legendary oriental."

If someone else said this, Xiaobai would definitely be angry, but he could not care about Miss Helen. The education Helen received since childhood told her that she belonged to an excellent nation and race, and that the country she lives in had excellent civilizations in the world, and she had the responsibility to continue to maintain and carry forward all this. Xiaobai was very moved. He was also a person who had received higher education. Although there were so-called ideological education content in the textbooks since childhood, those who seemed too empty and powerless and did not really cultivate him how to become a confident and responsible person.

In the contemporary Zhixu Kingdom, there is a puzzling phenomenon, that is, the mentality of over-looking and even worshipping the powerful in the secular world, whether it is the education or public opinion, and the urgent hope is recognized by the temporary powerful, regardless of whether this recognition is meaningful? Therefore, the mainstream public opinion of Zhixu Kingdom in the contemporary Zhixu Kingdom has collectively unintentionally low evaluation of its own national traditional spirit, and even often makes belittled external comparisons. Under the guidance and suggestion of various inexplicable lost thoughts, looking around, there are many people who insult their ancestors and sages who have unknown the truth of the classics.

Therefore, the contemporary Zhixu official's sense of identity with the achievements of the Chinese people is also distorted. It doesn't matter how outstanding a person is. What matters is whether his achievements are recognized by the so-called international, that is, the West. Things that seem to be not recognized by the West are equivalent to being rejected and abandoned. This is true in academics, as is the field of sports, art, history, and humanistic thought.

For example, there is a traditional festival called Dragon Boat Festival in Zhixu Country. The National Day is a gift left to future generations by the long-standing civilization. However, over the past decades, it has gradually been forgotten by the Chinese people. If you forget it, forget it. Under the impact of modern Westernized lifestyles. However, there is a small country in the northeast of Zhixu Country called Bangli Country. It was once a vassal state of Zhixu Country in history. The traditional culture basically comes from Zhixu Country. They also celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival and applied for the Dragon Boat Festival as the World Cultural Heritage of Bangli Country, and the application was successful.

Such a boring incident actually caused a public opinion storm in Zhixu Country. People accused Bangli Country of gold and put other people's cultural heritage on their faces. Bangli Country does a lot of boring things like this. The poor are rich and they really can't find anything worth showing off. Only self-porn can only be so self-examination, but the people of Zhixu Country do not need to be so excited. No one can take away the legacy of a nation, but it only depends on how the nation itself inherits it, and does not need so-called international recognition.

Is it ridiculous that the so-called international organizations recognize the Dragon Boat Festival as the cultural heritage of the Bangli Kingdom, and the Zhixu Kingdom lost the Dragon Boat Festival? This mentality is ridiculous. The so-called international organizations' recognition of Eastern cultural heritage is just like watching monkeys in a circus, and they do not really understand the core of civilization and do not bother to go into it. It is ridiculous that many places attach so much importance to this hypocritical form and forget what they should do? Maintenance, inheritance and development are more important! The essence left by ancestors can be played with monkeys or ruins, so what can they leave for future generations?

The contemporary education and public opinion of Zhixu Country, on the one hand, inherited the broad inclusiveness of traditional culture, and on the other hand, it also included weakening and distorting the spirit of self-identity. For example, a large number of public idols changed their nationalities and still made a sign of success that was hinted. However, such people have never been recognized by mainstream Western society in the eyes of the outside world. They are still Zhixu people and only have value in the business and cultural market of Zhixu Country.

Many people in Zhixu Country wishfully beautify everything beautiful outside, as if beautification is friendship, civilization and progress. We have to admit that there are indeed beautiful places, but we should not deliberately beautify or even lose ourselves. Many people do not understand that there is a precious spiritual wealth that has nothing to do with the official ideology and temporary political system. This cannot be entirely attributed to the confusion of the people, and the official short-term attitudes and practices play a great role.

On the other hand, no place in the world will do this, for example, Helen received in the secular world of the Aladdin Peninsula of the Roba League and the thoughts accepted in the Holy See, the situation is completely different or even the opposite.

Perhaps we cannot accuse the media or public opinion of the Aladdin Peninsula for this. They do not have the obligation to beautify the Zhixu Kingdom, but only describe the outside world according to their own needs. When the public opinion of Western countries such as the Ropa League mentioned the Zhixu Kingdom, they will never intentionally beautify the Zhixu Kingdom as much as the public opinion of the Zhixu Kingdom, unless the Zhixu Kingdom is so strong that they have to praise it. The Holy See will never beautify the Kunlun practice world among believers to show friendship, and will only always mislead it for its supreme interests. - Both sides have biases.

Bai Shaoliu had this feeling in the communication between him and Helen. Helen and the group of people she represented were too beautified in the secular world of Zhixu. Bai Shaoliu and the group of people he represented were too vilified in the West and the Holy See. Luo Shuihan once traveled around the world and received enough courtesy because he had money, but he also found that Zhixu people were not able to get the imaginary equal respect. Unintentional ugliness and discrimination were everywhere, but they were selectively ignored by the Chinese people. When talking about this issue, many Zhixu people's national self-esteem was both sensitive and fragile because they did not realize the true foundation of their own position.

Xiaobai's self-esteem is neither sensitive nor fragile. He knew clearly who he was, and he did not have the mentality of a weak person. He did not care about Helen's misunderstandings nor longed for her deliberate praise. He was just emotion. However, Helen was very curious. She had a very good impression of "Lei Feng". She did not expect to meet such a Kunlun practitioner. She kept saying that when she returned to the Holy See, she must explain to the elders that Zhixu Continent was not as unbearable as they usually said. Bai Shaoliu could hear that Helen was sincere.

Bai Shaoliu left Helen to be a guest at Huaiqiu. On that day, Ruz was officially promoted to the Archbishop of Zhixu, appointed by the Holy See. Demprido personally presided over the ceremony. Fudimo from Zhixu also happened to be present to congratulate and watch the ceremony. I am afraid that no overseas archbishop has ever enjoyed such glory. Ruz seemed to feel that the glory of luck given by God was shining on him, and his future must be bright.

At this time, Luz probably never expected that he would become the shortest-lived archbishop in the history of the Holy See. Not to mention that Yu Cangwu is pursuing the murderer who killed Wang Boqian, there is another powerful opponent who also wants to kill him, and this person is his former ally Avtana.

Avtina has been exiled from the Holy See, so she did not attend the inauguration ceremony of Archbishop Ruz. She has been staying in her villa and waiting for Dempredo. The Porters and his wife have told her that Dempredo will see Eva's injuries after the ceremony, and it will be tonight.

After it was completely dark, a black car drove directly into the yard of the villa. Demprido, the director of the Supreme Seminary of Gambidis, got out of the car, accompanied by the Porters and his wife. Avtana had already sent all the nursing staff away. Waiting alone at the door for a long time, he saw Demprido get out of the car and immediately walked up to kneel down on the ground and salute solemnly.

Dempredo reached out and helped her up: "Miss Wiener, you have left the Holy See, there is no need to salute like this."

Avtina: "Dear Saint Dempredo, I have heard the teachings of you and Elder Sadat since I was a child. My respect for you has never changed from the bottom of my heart. I am very grateful that you can still take time to see Eva's injuries!"

Dempredo said in a kind tone: "It is our duty to save everyone's soul. I heard that she was hurt by the black magic of burning souls, of course I have to come as soon as possible. How could there be black magic on Zhixu Continent appear? This is also something that makes me very worried. Does Miss Vina know who hurts her?"

Avtina shook her head: "I have no evidence, maybe you won't believe it when I say it, so I ask you to wake her up and ask her in person."

The Porters said on the side, "It's better to save people first, let the dean see Eva's situation?"

The four of them walked into the villa and came to the largest bedroom on the second floor. Eva was still lying there with her eyes closed and her eyes were unknown. Her lips and circles were black. Demprido walked to the head of the bed and stretched out a hand on Eva's forehead. A white light came from the palm of his hand, forming an extremely thin white light film gradually spreading around Eva's body, making Eva look like a human-shaped halo lying there.

Dempredo frowned and said, "It is indeed the soul-burning black magic. She is struggling on the verge of pain. If I come a few days later, she may have fallen into the abyss of darkness. I heard that she has been injured for a while. Is it Miss Viner who has been using white magic healing to help her support?"

Avtena: "Yes, I have to bless her with purifying blessings every day, but it seems that the effect is not obvious. I am not good at treating black magic."

Dempredo sighed: "This cannot be said to be good at or not. No healing technique is omnipotent. Injury itself is an unavoidable pain. The sublimation and depravity of the soul lies in people's own choices. There is no special healing technique for the damage of black magic, and I can only use the purest blessing."

Avtena: "But you are the wise and magical Saint Dempredo. No one in this world can surpass you in magic. You must have a way, right?"

Dempredo shook his head: "It's not that no one can surpass me, but that I am old, almost all the magicians are my juniors. Everyone respects me more and gave me such a title.... Don't worry, I will try it as much as possible. Can Mr. Porter and Mrs. go out? Standing in front of and behind this house, use space magic to close the place. Miss Wiener, your magic power is also very powerful, and it may be helpful to stay by my side."

The Porters and his wife took the order out. Demprido looked at Eva's mouth and recited a few words silently. The white light wrapped around Eva's body suddenly shone and became very dazzling. The white light was actually penetrating. Under its illumination, everything became translucent. Eva's body and the skeletons were also vaguely visible. The white light could even penetrate the walls. Standing in the house, you could see the scene next door and downstairs. No wonder Demprido ordered the Porters and his wife to cast spells outside to temporarily close the space of the villa, otherwise it would be shocking to shine this strong light of purification and blessing.

Eva's body became transparent, becoming a delicate outline, and even the skeleton looked like crystal flowing with white light. At this time, a black flame rose in her body, and it was just a black dot. After the black dot appeared, it spread to burn Eva's whole body.

Demperido took a deep breath, the long white beard on his chest and the clothes on his body fluttered up without wind, the furnishings in the whole room moved slightly, and the whole room entered a state of weightlessness. Even Avtana, who was standing aside, slightly left the ground. At this time, the white light on Demperido's hand increased a layer, and a brighter white light appeared, like a ball of white flame entering Eva's body.

The black flames struggled and gradually disappeared in the white light. Demprido's brows frowned deeper, the lines were like knives, and his expression was very solemn. More than ten minutes passed, and the black flames became smaller and thinner, but they were stubbornly wrapped around Eva's body and refused to disappear. At this time, a few drops of crystal clear things flew into the air, hovering there to reflect white light. It was Demprido's sweat, and it did not land when it was close to weightlessness.

Dempredo used the purest white magic blessing technique to treat Eva's damage. He not only used the energy transformed by all things, but also integrated his soul into it. He pressed Eva's forehead with his hands, connecting his body and mind to each other. He was not only purifying Eva's body, but also purifying blessings for himself. If his magic power cannot eliminate the damage of black magic, he may also be harmed by black magic. This is a very risky and selfless act. I am afraid that few others will do this or dare to do this, at least Avtana did not expect it.

Avtina looked very moved at Demprido, and she also began to move. She held her hands in front of her chest, lowered her head and sang softly, and a "person" appeared in the air above her. This was a personal light and shadow, with almost the same appearance as Avtina. There was a pair of angel-like wings behind her. She was dressed in a classical war skirt and a short sword tied around her waist.

This is a skill that only a high-level priest has. Avtana actually can do it. She summoned her guardian god, the image of a combat angel. Demprido also saw it, and a look of surprise appeared on his face. Unexpectedly, Avtana could master this magic skill, and he couldn't figure out what Avtana wanted to do? There was no need to fight here! But at the critical moment of treatment, Demprido was not distracted to speak.

Avtina summoned the guardian, and then her feet gently floated up from the ground, and she turned into one with the human-shaped light and shadow. Then the wings on the back of the light and shadow gradually spread out, as if two huge Eastern folding fans were opened, no longer three pairs of white wings, but turned into a whole round halo to set off behind Avtina. From the front, Avtina's figure floating in the air seemed to have just been born in a brilliance.

At this time, Avtana began to sing with her eyes closed. She was singing a hymn. Two wings of light stretched out from the halo behind her, like two deformed wings, extending and turning into light rain and falling on Demprido. Demprido's wrinkle stretched out and his expression became relaxed. Then, the black flames in Eva's body gradually faded away bit by bit. Avtana summoned the patron saint to merge and also sent out the purest magic of blessing, not to Eva, but to bless Demprido.

The black flames in Eva's body gradually faded, and Demprido finally looked up and said: "Ana, I really didn't expect you to be so powerful. When did you pass the test of eternal life in purgatory? It seems that you are not far from us elders. The Holy See has really given up an outstanding talent."

Avtina's lips did not move, but his voice came out: "If it weren't for the experience twenty-three years ago, maybe I would have achieved this or would never have been able to break through. As for now, it is precisely because the Holy See exiled me that I have the opportunity to pass the test of eternal life in purgatory, today!"

At this time, the black flames in Eva's body struggled unwillingly and finally leaped for a moment and disappeared completely. Demprido raised his hand from her forehead, and the white light instantly extinguished everything and returned to normal. Avtana put away the halo and fell to the ground. When she saw Eva's face on the bed had recovered a little redness, the black on her eyes and lips had disappeared.

"Why haven't Eva woken up yet?" Avtana asked.
Chapter completed!