Chapter 1640 – Missionary
Compared to Xue County, where Lin Qiye had been before, Chang’an City was more than a star and a half more prosperous.
Just from the pedestrians on the road, it is at least four or five times that of Xue County, the stores on both sides are clean and atmospheric, although the sun has just risen, the shouts on the street are already loud and clear, and the rich aroma of wine comes out from the next liquor store, and the fresh clothes and angry horses sweeping through the streets at that time, which is a kind of mesmerizing feeling.
Lin Qiye, who grew up in the modern world, had never seen this kind of scene before, and was very curious about it, constantly looking around.
Wu Quan followed behind Lin Qiye, not really curious about the surroundings, his gaze crossed the dense and bustling streets, and he could see the palace wall that looked like vermilion sand in the distance, and vaguely, there were also a few finely carved and magnificent eaves that loomed behind the wall.
”Lin Qiye, this waiter is going to enter the palace to meet the saint, feel free to take a look around the city, when this waiter leaves the palace, he will send someone to invite you.” Huo Daizi turns his head to Yan Zhong and says, “You don’t need to follow me into the palace, entertain them well outside.”
”Yes.” Yan Zhong replied respectfully.
Lin Qiye nodded, and together with Yan Zhong and Wu Quan, he watched Huo Zaiwei and the others then steered their horses straight toward the palace.
In this regard, Lin Qiye didn’t have much of an opinion, although he was also a bit curious about the palace, but he was an outsider after all, so it wasn’t expected to be easy for him to enter the palace.
”Why, are you also interested in the palace?” Lin Qiye turned back to see Wu Quan still staring in the direction of the palace and asked.
”Huh? Well …… there’s a little bit of it.” Wu Quan looked back, “Brother Seven Nights, then where are we going next?”
”Take a random turn.”
Lin Qiye’s gaze swept across the vast Chang’an, and after hesitating for a moment, he still asked Yan Zhong, “You guys here, is there any fun places?”
Yan Zhong was first stunned, then the corner of his mouth hooked up in a subtle smile.
”Yes, of course there is, you guys just follow me!”
Imperial Palace.
The four figures passed through the palace gates, and a figure had been waiting for a long time.
It was an old eunuch, dressed in a palace costume, with a smile piled up on his face, and when he saw Huo Zhaizi arrive, his waist bent downward a few more points.
”Greetings Marquis.”
”Eunuch Li.” Huo Daizi nods slightly, “Where is His Majesty?”
”His Majesty did not expect you to return so quickly with your army, so he is still receiving a messenger from a distant region, Marquis please also follow the old slave to the side hall to rest.” Eunuch Li extended his hand and made a ‘please’ gesture.
”A messenger from a distant region?” Zhan Yuwu asked in disbelief, “Is it the Japanese Nu Kingdom?”
”No, it’s even farther away than the Japanese Nu Kingdom.”
Hearing this answer, everyone is a bit surprised, and Huo Zaiwei raises his eyebrows slightly as he continues to ask:
”Even more distant, it is from the other side of the ocean……. What is the important matter of this messenger who took the trouble to come to Chang’an?”
”This matter, the old slave is also not clear, but it seems to be related to some kind of religion.”
”Religion?” Zhan Yuwu nodded, “Speaking of which, recently I heard that someone from the Body Poison side has also come to my Han borders to spread their religion …… saying that they want to believe in some kind of Mito?”
”That’s Body Poison Buddhism, Amitabha.” Huo Daizi glanced at him, “When this Hou was on an expedition to the borderlands, he met their traveling monks and had contact, and the origins of their teachings are also extremely deep.”
”It’s still Marquis who knows more.” Eunuch Li smiled and patted his ass.
The crowd follows Eunuch Li to the side hall, and just as they are about to step into it, they see several exotic figures walking out of the main hall.
Huo stops his steps and fixes his eyes on them, only to see a few men in white clerical uniforms, following behind a red-haired young girl, walking straight towards the palace gates.
Looking at the young girl’s distant form, Huo Zaiwei’s eyes narrow slightly, not knowing what he is pondering.
”It seems that the Marquis doesn’t need to wait.” Eunuch Li smiled.
”Please, Marquis.”
”Lord Holy Maiden, this Emperor of the Great Han Dynasty, he really can’t take oil or salt!” A missionary walked quickly on the stone brick road and spoke indignantly.
”This Great Han emperor, without even waiting for us to finish speaking about the greatness of the Holy Lord, is going to drive us out …… is really rude!”
”The Great Han has such a large population, if we can start a religion that believes in the Holy Lord here, we will definitely be able to absorb a large amount of faith power for the Holy Lord, but it’s a pity ……”
A few missionaries’ faces turned blue as you spoke, as if they were extremely dissatisfied with Emperor Wu of Han’s attitude just now.
”Enough.” The red haired girl shook her head, “Forcing others to believe in the Holy Lord is not the Holy Lord’s intention, we are the Holy Lord’s missionaries, and our purpose is to create a religion on earth that believes in the Holy Lord, since the Great Han is not willing to allow its people to believe in the Holy Lord, then we’ll just change to another place …… As long as we traveled through enough places, we will sooner or later be able to find the first batch of believers for the Holy Lord and create a divine kingdom that belongs to the Holy Lord!”
”But Holy Maiden, we have been walking on this continent for ten years, from the northernmost side of the continent to here …… We are all old, yet we have yet to find a place to establish a religion, at this rate, when will we be able to formally establish a religion?”
”Before I left, the Holy Lord told me that the matter of founding a religion cannot be rushed.” The red-haired girl’s gaze swept over the crowd behind her with a somewhat complicated expression.
”You are the first batch of missionaries to follow me, after you, there may be a second batch, a third batch …… Sooner or later, one day, the Holy Church will become the most massive religion on earth.
Your names, too, will be codified in the Holy Canon and remembered by future generations.”
Piety surfaced on the faces of several missionaries, “Willing to offer everything for the Holy Lord and Holy Maiden ……”
The red-haired maiden turned around and led the missionaries, leaving the palace under the guidance of a eunuch.
”Holy Maiden-sama, then what do we do next? Go directly to the next kingdom?”
The red-haired maiden didn’t answer, she raised her head and looked at the few vaguely visible red-colored stars in the sky, her gaze gradually becoming grave.
”No …… those stars don’t know what they are, they can even cause a ‘mysterious’ riot, it’s too dangerous to leave now, Chang’an has the Dragon Qi of the Great Han to shelter it, nothing big should happen, let’s recuperate here for a few days, and wait until those red stars disappear before we leave.”
”Yes.”
”Have you found a place to stay?”
”Yes, it’s right across from the Sleeve Dance Workshop, which is considered to be the busiest place in the whole of Chang’an.”
”Sleeve Dance Place?” The red-haired girl asked doubtfully, “What is that place?”
”Uh …… this ……”
A few missionaries looked at each other, or someone hardened their hearts and came to the red-haired maiden’s ear, saying something quietly.
The red-haired maiden’s cheeks instantly rolled up, and she fiercely glared at the crowd, and the others immediately lowered their heads and took two steps back, looking as if they had done something wrong.
”Holy Maiden Lord, this residence was arranged for us by the Great Han’s Division Office, we didn’t know ah ……”
”Yes, yes, you can’t blame us ……”
”Who, who blames you guys!” The red-haired girl clasped her hands to her chest and glanced her head to the side.
After a long time, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, or she couldn’t help but ask in a small voice:
”That place …… can I go in and take a look?”