Chapter 378 Church
Xia Lan had already had a deep understanding of the so-called plan that could not keep up with changes. Two days later, he waited outside Magnison's villa from early morning until late at night without seeing the other party going out. Obviously, Magnison did not go to the opera house as usual, and he had no choice but to return without success.
However, this incident also gave him a warning. What if Magnison still did not go out as usual next time? Everything cannot be relied on others, and the key is to take the initiative.
So, the next day, he asked the Linying Mercenary Group to start to let people monitor Magnison's movements at all times, and immediately went to the Golden Coast Hotel to report to him when there was any news.
It was early summer, and the sun shone golden colors through the shallow clouds, and a hint of warmth spread in the air. The sea breeze blows through a refreshing and cool feeling. The entire Port Louis is filled with a comfortable and peaceful atmosphere.
As per the agreement, Xia Lan and Adrina walked on the street to Shenghui Cathedral. They were full of bustling and noisy scenes. Hawkers flowing along the street, travelers lingering, merchants walking in a hurry, and guards patrolling in an orderly manner. Who would have thought that these scenes of worldly glitz would eventually turn into a day when the purgatory of the world would turn into a hell on earth.
Adelina wears a black outfit, which is a custom of wearing when relatives and friends are funerals or praying. Therefore, black often omens unknown and is associated with death most of the time.
The Cathedral of Saint-Huawei is located in the center of the Hibiscus District of Port Louis. In terms of architectural scale, it ranks first in the country west of the Summer Wind Strait, and even in the top ten in the entire church of the Elderland Raven Church. The Cathedral of Saint-Huawei, which combines magnificence and delicateness, can be said to be one of the best pilgrimage sites in the eyes of many faithful believers of the Raven Church. Every year, countless believers come here to pilgrimage.
The Cathedral of Holy Raid was built in the New Faith Age. This was the era when the frequent expansion of the Cathedral of Holy Raiders established the dominance of Elderland's religion. When the expeditionary force of the Cathedral of Holy Raiders was preparing to perish and finally resisted in one fell swoop, Port Louis was the bridgehead occupied by the Cathedral of Holy Raiders, and the Cathedral of Holy Raiders began to be built at that time.
As time goes by, Port Louis has changed generations of owners, and the Cathedral of Saint-Huare has been destroyed several times in the natural disasters of earthquakes and tsunamis. However, every time, the Cathedral of Saint-Huare will be quickly rebuilt and expanding in scale until it stands to this day.
Among the seven major dioceses distributed in Elderland, the Cathedral of the Holy Rain is the largest diocese. Because the entire west of the Xiafeng Strait is under the jurisdiction of the Cathedral of the Holy Rain, you can imagine the power of the Bishop of the Cathedral of the Holy Rain!
But this bishop was exactly the biological father who abandoned Adrina back then.
Xia Lan has always rejected entering any church. If it weren't for Adrina's sake, he would not have been reluctant to enter the ancient church in front of him that carries the baptism of countless years.
In the solemn chapel, Adrina listened to the prayer presided over by the priest on the stage with a pious look on her face, while Xia Lan also lowered her head and remained silent because in such an environment, he did not want to cause unnecessary trouble because of his disrespectful attitude. It should be clear that religious people who believe in pious should not be provoked easily.
Sometimes a word of unintentional mistakes can make these people attack.
The prayer time was not long or short. When the priests on the stage finished their prayers, many believers around began to surround the priests to ask some doctrinal questions. Adelina had this idea in her mind, but after seeing this scene, she backed down and decided to take a good tour of the church's heavy mood.
Most of the places in the Holy Hui Cathedral are open to the public, so people can visit and stroll in it at will. As long as they don’t touch and destroy the things in the church at will, there is basically nothing to do.
As a believer in the Glorious Holy Church, Adelina is not unfamiliar with the Sage Cathedral. She took Xia Lan to appreciate the epic war of the expeditionary forces in the new era of faith, while paying attention to the great saint statues of the Glorious Holy Church from ancient times to the present. She was like a qualified priest guide, constantly introducing and narrating everything she saw in front of her. From her increasingly brisk words, it can be heard that the heavy depression in her heart had been gradually released.
When they reached the end of the corridor, Adelina and Xia Lan had to return because the hall in front was no longer a place where they could enter.
After walking a few steps, a slight conversation suddenly came from his ears. Adrina looked in the sound and saw a man wearing a red robe talking to a white priest in the courtyard. Perhaps he noticed someone's gaze. The man wearing a red robe smiled at Adrina and turned around and left.
"Mr. Xia Lan! Have you seen it? The person in the distance just now was Bishop Christopher?!! I didn't expect that we would witness such a big shot here with our own eyes!!" Adelina came back to her senses in an instant, and pulled Xia Lan's sleeve excitedly with an extremely excited mood.
It is not surprising that Adrina knew Christopher's appearance, because every year's glory festival in Port Louis is presided over by the bishop of the Cathedral of Saint-Lui, so most people in Port Louis know Christopher's appearance. If they don't know, they can only mean that the other party must be a foreigner.
Of course, Xia Lan recognized Christopher. When he saw the sound for the first time, the blurred memory of the previous life hidden in his mind naturally appeared. Moreover, Christopher turned his head and looked at him not Adelina, but him!
Although Christopher is the weakest bishop among the seven dioceses of the Radiant Church, this weakness is only compared to other bishops. He is above the dignified law realm and can be called the strongest man west of Xiafeng Strait.
Such a strong man probably had noticed Xia Lan and Adrina long ago, but the other party did not take them seriously. Just as people rarely care about the ants under their feet, when they stand at different heights, their mentality will naturally be different.
Christopher turned his head and seemed to be just because Xia Lan was a strong ant, but the ant was still an ant, so Christopher just took a simple look and left.
Looking at Adelina's excited appearance, Xia Lan understood her psychology as a believer in the Glorious Holy Temple. This is the same as the star-chasing people who saw their idols with their own eyes in their previous lives, they would inevitably be unable to control their mood.
However, if she found out that the idol was her father, that scene would have been very interesting.
Thinking of this, Xia Lan couldn't help but shake her head.
Because he suddenly recalled a rumor about Adrina in his previous life.
When Adelina, who had a miserable life experience, became the most famous prostitute in Port Louis, a player once swore on the forum that he had seen Christopher meet with his own eyes secretly, and the meaning of this secret meeting was self-evident, but there was no picture or truth, so the rumor was quickly overwhelmed. As for the authenticity of the other party's words, I am afraid that it is unknown except for me.
However, from the moment Xia Lan appeared in front of Adrina, her fate changed from this, and the past history was meaningless.
But the only thing that remains unchanged is that Adelina is still Christopher's daughter.
How to ask Christopher to help him deal with subverted Fang Xialan didn't expect that as long as he held Adelina firmly in his hand, everything would be possible.
Accompanying Adelina back to the grocery store in the alley, staying at her house to drink tea and chat as usual. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, Adelina suddenly offered to cook in person to repay Xia Lan's care for these days, and Xia Lan naturally agreed.
Dinner is very simple, but it is a big bowl of fragrant handmade noodle soup. According to Adrina, this is a special food in her adoptive parents' hometown. Many farmers who have been busy in the fields and merchants rushing to the road like this simple and delicious food the most.
The noodles are smooth, the noodle soup is fragrant and has a strong taste. Xia Lan did not stop from the first bite, while Adelina looked at Xia Lan blankly with her cheeks in her hands. Sometimes it is also a kind of happiness to watch her beloved eat the food she made with relish.
"Why don't you eat?" Xia Lan whispered after seeing Adrina's appearance.
"Ah?! Oh... I'll eat it now!" Adelina's face turned red, and she quickly picked up the fork on the table and started to stir the noodles in the bowl and chewed it slowly, but her eyes would peek at Xia Lan from time to time.
After dinner, Xia Lan was about to leave. Before leaving, Adrina stood outside the grocery store and suddenly said to him: "Mr. Xia Lan, do you still remember our agreement?"
"Agreement?" Xia Lan seemed puzzled.
Adrina pursed her little mouth and looked unhappy, stretching out her little finger and shaking it in front of him.
"So you are talking about this agreement!" Xia Lan understood at a glance. He smiled and said, "Of course, I will never break my promise!"
"This is what you said!" Adrina said with satisfaction and raised her little head. "If you dare to forget it in the future, I will definitely call you Mr. Puppy!"
"Mr. Puppy? It's a pity that you will never use this title." After that, Xia Lan chuckled and left the alley.
Looking at his back as he was leaving, Adelina put away the smile on her face, holding her two little hands tightly in front of her chest, muttering to herself as if she was cheering herself up again.
Mr. Emerton, who is on the street, said that if you want to become a mercenary, you must have a skill. Only in this way can you continue to live in the mercenary world. But for Adelina, is settlement accounts a skill?
Chapter completed!