10.5

In addition to concentrating on cultivation, Zhou Yunsheng had also been secretly inquiring about the news of the protagonist’s acceptance over the past two years. As the established destiny that, he met the second prince two years ago, and the two of them adventured in the dark forest, obtaining all sorts of strange encounters, saving the prince of the Beastman Clan who had been corrupted by demonic qi, causing the Beast Emperor to fall in love with him at first sight, and also causing the Elf Clan’s Mother Tree to regrow its shoots.

He had lived in the temple for hundreds of years, consuming fruits and agar that contained the purest power of light, and had long ago transformed his body into the pure spiritual body that any priest of light on the continent would dream of having.

He didn’t need to pray because he had accompanied the God of Light day in and day out when he was at the temple, and his body had automatically absorbed the divine power. It might not count for much in the divine realm, but it was a saint level expert in the continent.

He had black hair and eyes, a stunningly beautiful face, and a voice that was even more moving than the Elf King’s, and when he sang, even the dark beasts that had gone berserk due to their demonic infection would become docile. He gained the friendship of the Elf King, and the two sat in the Mother Tree and sang for three days and three nights, mesmerizing the entire Elf clan.

He arrived at the Central Church after leaving the Dark Forest with the Second Prince and was warmly received by the Pope. His visionary and brilliant speech made the amazingly talented Pope greatly appreciate and marvel at him. The Pope took him as his confidant, and when he learned that he wanted to leave, he even left his official duties and went with him to the Sakya Empire.

His unparalleled charisma endeared him to all who met him.

He had only been traveling the world for two years when a bard wrote and sang around a moving repertoire for him, hailing him as the favorite of the gods, the messenger of light, the hope of the continent, and prophesying that he would become the most powerful Priest of Light in the last thousand years.

At the moment, he was traveling to the Sakya Imperial Shrine in the company of the Pope, the Bishop, and the Second Prince.

“I heard that there are only two Priests of Light in the Imperial Temple of Sakya?” He smiled slightly at the aged bishop.

The bishop nodded respectfully, “Yes, except for me that’s my righteous son Joshua, that’s a very sweet boy.” Any more introductions, the bishop just couldn’t say it even if he wanted to. Over the years, the gagging spell that God the Father had placed on him had become more and more strict, but anything that had anything to say about Joshua could not be mentioned too much to outsiders, even if the other party was the Pope.

Isn’t that overly prudent protection? It’s been two years and I don’t know if Joshua has grown. He lowered his head and thought silently.

The protagonist recipient, that is, Bao’er Bright curiously pursued, “How old is he, and what’s his temperament? I’m going to be a permanent resident in the temple in the future, and I’m extremely interested in finding a friend with a similar temperament.”

The second prince pinched his fingertips and laughed, “Joshua is very gentle, you and him will definitely become very good friends.” His impression of Joshua was still stuck at the time of his passionate love, but now his heart had been occupied by Bao’er, and Bao’er was powerful and of a more noble origin, the Pope had already revealed that he wanted Bao’er to take over the Sacajawea Empire’s Shrine, so he should find a time to speak clearly with Joshua.

In the past, he would have inevitably worried about offending the bishop by doing so, but now that he had the backing of the Pope, he didn’t have that kind of concern at all.

The bishop was also happy about this and praised Joshua fiercely. In his opinion, Bao’er Bright is the messenger of God the Father, Joshua is the favorite of God the Father, sooner or later in the future, the two of them will have to go to the divine palace above the nine heavens together, and it’s good to lay a foundation of affection now.

The Pope was not interested in the so-called ‘lovely Joshua’ in the slightest and only listened silently, staring at the beautiful black-haired, black-eyed teenager with a gentle and doting gaze the entire time. Although the teenager was already several hundred years old, because of staying in the Divine Palace, his appearance hadn’t changed in the slightest, and even more so, because he was untainted by dust and mundanity, his heart was extremely pure.

Such people are very easy to control.

The Pope can be considered a figure at the pinnacle of power in this continent. But he is by no means satisfied with just that. He has obtained a trace of God the Father’s divine power, and that kind of power is completely different from the power of light that the priests obtain in their prayers; it is powerful, pure, and soul-shattering, and if he can obtain more of it, destroying the heavens and destroying the earth is not a matter of concern.

The moment he was infused with divine power, he had the idea of becoming a god. But in the two hundred years since then, no matter how devoutly he prayed and practiced hard, his strength still remained at the stage of Dharma Saint, unable to advance an inch.

When he was about to despair, Bao’er appeared. He came from the God’s Palace beyond the Nine Heavens, and was the beloved pet of the Father God, who begged the Father God to let him come to the continent to travel because he could not bear the coldness of the God’s Palace. The God of Father granted him permission and gave him a ring inlaid with a top-grade Light Stone, which, when triggered, has the power to make all evils dissipate.

The Pope felt that he saw hope; if he could form a deep bond with Bao’er, perhaps he could introduce him to God the Father when he left.

So he pretended to tour the major shrines with him along the way, and easily took the teenager’s unworldly heart. Of course, he knew that the teenager also maintained a very ambiguous relationship with the second prince, the beast emperor, and the elf king, and had already lost his virginity, but so what, he just had to achieve his goal, and how disgusting the process was could be tolerated.

As the group got closer, Zhou Yunsheng was standing in front of a clump of moonflowers with a pair of scissors, ready to cut the most beautifully blooming flowers to give to Father God.

He made a few gestures here and there, but he just couldn’t make up his mind. The bush had a lot of buds, but only a few were open, and they were not in their most beautiful state.

“My lord, it’s better to forget about it and wait for a few days to cut it.” A maid standing behind him advised.

Another maid immediately chimed in, “Yes, it’s not at its peak yet, so it would be a shame to cut it. We can use sunflowers instead first, Father God also likes sunflowers very much.”

Zhou Yunsheng put the scissors back into the flower basket, gently stroked a bud and sighed, “Alright, go pick sunflowers. The buds are bearing so many this year, like stars in the sky, if they could all bloom overnight, the sight would be beautiful, I really want to see it with my own eyes.”

The God of Light above the nine heavens was watching the young man as always, hearing this, slightly raised his fingertips, put a beam of golden light into the water mirror. He is happy to fulfill all the wishes of the young man, what he wants he will give what, even if he wants the stars in the sky he can pick them down for him to string into a necklace with his own hands.

Zhou Yunsheng was about to raise his step to leave, but he saw that the moonflower that covered one wall was scrambling to open one by one, the color changed from the original pure white to a bright fiery red, which looked like a cluster of jumping flames to the eye, and had a kind of thrilling beauty.

He was dumbfounded as he watched this, and the two maids behind him were also surprised and unable to close their mouths.

“Oh my God, this must be a miracle! Father God has manifested himself!” They murmured, but suddenly a more surprised and high-pitched voice appeared to cover their words, “My God, Bao’er, you just walked through the door of the temple, and all of a sudden all of these moonflowers bloomed, that must be Father God’s gift to you. He is watching over you from the nine heavens!”

The second prince’s cheeks flushed with excitement. It wasn’t surprising that he would have such an association because Bao’er had appeared in front of him out of thin air, wearing holy robes imprinted with an oracle, wearing a large bright stone ring on his finger, and the ornaments on his neck, hands, and feet all shone with golden divine light.

He suspected then that Bao’er had come from an unusual source, and it was only when Bao’er killed an Emperor-level Dark Beast with her golden light that she confessed to him that she was an emissary from the Divine Palace and a favorite of her father’s god.

The miracles he created one by one were indisputable, so naturally the bloom of this clump of moonflowers opening up was also because of him. The world knew that the moonflower was the favorite flower of the God of Light. It made sense that he would use it to dedicate it to his favorite people.

Bao’er’s eyes shone brightly as he stared at the flowers, feeling sweet and terrified by the second prince’s words. Only he himself knew that he was not a messenger sent by his father’s god, but an unauthorized servant who had escaped without permission, and that his position was not as honorable as they thought.

But perhaps it is not impossible that because of his disappearance, God the Father realized his importance.

Thinking thus, Bao’er took two quick steps to pick the most beautiful one in bloom, but was seized by a hand that suddenly reached out.

“You are not worthy to desecrate these beautiful flowers.” The unheard of, melodious voice of gold and jade against flowing water made his ears itch, but the malice hidden underneath it also made his heart tremble.

He had enjoyed two years of supreme pursuit, and to be violently degraded and insulted was naturally unbearable in his heart. He stared over with glaring eyes, his pupils contracting uncontrollably and violently for a few moments.

He originally thought that his appearance was unparalleled, and even in the God Realm above the Nine Heavens, there were only a handful of people or God Ambassadors who could surpass him, yet this young man in front of him was so beautiful that one could not find any words to describe it. He stood there like a beam of light, eclipsing everything around him, including himself, who had been praised countless times by the bards.

If he traveled to the Divine Palace, he would surely cause even the Father God’s cold and merciless eyes to pause slightly. But unfortunately, he was just a mortal and would never have that qualification.

Such arrogant thoughts slipped through the heart of Bao’er, but her expression was meek and lovely as she asked in a resigned voice, “This is a gift from Father God, why can’t I pick it? I am Bao’er Bright.” It is Father God’s beloved pet, so you should immediately bow to me and unconditionally obey my commands.

Zhou Yunsheng heard his unspoken words, but felt more and more upset. If it was a sensible him, he would definitely not go against the main character suffer, but now this Zhou Yunsheng was a brainwashed fan of the God of Light, and as long as he thought of his father god being cheated out of his noble heart by this towards the end of his life, lecherous and shameless guy, and being reduced to being in the company of a bunch of mortals, he was so angry that he wanted to tear this person apart alive.

He remembered the background information that 007 had transmitted to him, this man was extremely loose in life, only knowing each other for a few days before he was able to make -coitus- with someone else, in bed, in a tree, in the bushes, in a carriage, in a hot spring, it was described as passionate and juicy. He was disgusted at the slightest thought that his Father God would fall in love with such a filthy, unsavory man in the future.

He had a sudden urge to destroy the sky and the earth.

“So what if you’re Paulette Bright? Nothing more than a mortal.” He let go of the teenager’s wrist, and a flick of his fingertips radiated a myriad of golden light, strangling the bright red moonflower into a field of detritus.

What he can’t have, no one else can have,, Brainwashed fans are so irrational.

If you want to condense the power of light into a solid entity, non-Saint level Light Priests can’t do it. The teenager in front of him seemed to be only 18 years old, right?Having such strong strength at 18 years old was simply appalling! Don’t look at Bao’er with a young man’s face, but if you do the math, he’s already 500 or 600 years old, and he’s been staying by the side of the Father God to absorb the power of God, and his strength isn’t that much stronger compared to Joshua.

If the teenager was allowed to grow for a few more years, what level would he reach? Also, how did he get such pure light power, which looked infinitely close to divine power. Could it be that he was Father God’s favorite on the continent?

The Pope finally took a proper look at the teenager, but all he saw was a fast-stepping departing back, his platinum blonde hair shaking like a top-of-the-line satin in the sunlight.

Poi blinked and looked toward the Pope with an expression of pathos; it had been a long time since he had been treated so rudely.

The Pope patted the top of his head soothingly and said, “Don’t be sad, I will have a good talk with Joshua. You will be the bishop of the Sacajawea Empire in the future, and he will naturally come to apologize when he figures it out.”

One is meek and simple and the other is untamed, naturally the meek and simple one is better to control, so the Pope quickly decides that he wants to help Bao’er to suppress Joshua.

At 18, he should be out traveling. The continent is so dangerous, who knows if he’ll ever come back.

The Bishop knew that the Pope would surely favor Bao’er, so he hastened to ask for forgiveness on behalf of his righteous son. Everyone else thought that the moonflower was for Bao’er, but he didn’t think so.

He had bumped into Bao’er cheating with someone else more than once, and each time the object was different, such a lewd-slutty-filthy person would surely be burned to ashes when he entered the Pool of Trials, and as long as the Father God’s eyes weren’t blind, he definitely wouldn’t favor him.

But he couldn’t tell anyone what God the Father had done for Joshua, so he had to keep quiet. And let His Holiness toss it around, God the Father will take care of it for Joshua.

The bishop sighed with a faintly unseen sigh as he remembered the vice-principal who had come to a miserable end.

The God of Light above the Nine Heavens was currently wrinkling his brows with a very unhappy expression. He did not recognize Bao’er, or more precisely, the other party was not even a speck of dust in his eyes. His sincere confession had been misunderstood and somehow placed on the head of a filthy mortal, and he was almost so angry that he laughed.

The language of the red moonflower is I am passionately in love with you. That’s exactly what he wanted to say to Joshua himself, and who is that Po to claim to be his favorite? It’s a travesty.

The God of Light transported a ray of golden light from his fingertips, intending to make Bao’er completely dissipate even her body with her soul, but he changed his mind when his eyes touched the remnants on the ground.

Joshua had become jealous of Bao’er, did this mean that his love for himself had changed from devout faith to passionate affection? It had been two years, and he was becoming less and less satisfied with this relationship between god and believer. He wanted Joshua to treat himself as he would a lover, not as an exalted father-god.

Maybe leaving this man behind will help him awaken faster.

Thinking about this, the God of Light put away the golden light and used the Time Recall method to check Bao’er’s life, along with the countless moments of passion that he hadn’t missed.

He laughed coldly and lowly, his pupils glowing slightly black. Such a filth dared to call himself a god’s favorite, letting him simply disappear would be a gift to him instead. Also, is this the so-called king standing at the top of the continent? So the living beings on the continent had fallen to such a level?

Then it’s better to destroy it before it’s too late.

Zhou Yunsheng walked hurriedly all the way, his love and worship of his father’s god finally suppressing the anger in his heart. He calmed his churning heart and turned back to the garden to continue picking sunflowers before carrying on to the side hall.

The two maids carried the freshly steamed veggie cakes and placed them neatly on the tray. They seldom saw the Lord Priest get angry, and at this moment, they were a little trembling, and went to peek at his expression from time to time.

“My lord, I don’t think Priest Lord Bright is as good as the legends say, whether it’s his appearance or strength, he can’t compare to you. Although you are unknown now, sooner or later you will shine throughout the entire continent one day, and you will become the greatest Priest of Light.” One of them confessed with true feelings.

The other nodded in agreement.

Zhou Yunsheng smiled. Because of his faith, during the day, he had a very gentle nature, and many innocent feelings, happy to think of everything in a good light. Of course, if anyone denigrated his Father God, he would become very aggressive.

The atmosphere in the temple had just eased, but Bao’er stepped in with a brisk pace and laughed, “Joshua, let’s have a good talk, shall we? What exactly did I provoke you to do just now, please tell me, in the future, I will stay in the Sacajawea Empire Temple for a long time, and I very much hope that I can become friends with you.”

He was used to being loved everywhere he went, and when he suddenly met one who couldn’t see himself, a wave of defiance arose, and he had to make the other person fall in love with him.

The two maids of honor retreated obediently.

Zhou Yunsheng pursed his lips and refused to talk. He didn’t want to be friends with this person at all, and the sight of him gave him the urge to tear him apart.

Bao’er’s eyes rolled and she tentatively asked, “Is it because of the Second Prince? I’m just an ordinary friend with him, please don’t misunderstand.”

Only then did Zhou Yunsheng look him squarely in the eye, emphasizing word for word, “My heart only has Father God in it, and my lifelong ideal is to give all I have for Father God, so that this piece of land he loves does not fall into a paradise for demons. I’m not interested in knowing what exactly is your relationship with the Second Prince.”

The way he spoke with such finality, the disgust and revulsion in his eyes at the mention of the second prince almost overflowing, made it impossible for Bao’er to dismiss it as tongue-in-cheek. It turned out that the person he adored and intended to hold tightly was not worth mentioning in someone else’s heart, which made the little sense of superiority and complacency he had hidden all disappear.

Above the Nine Heavens, the God of Light was sweet and bitter to hear these words. He was happy to accept all that Joshua had, and would never begrudge giving back all that he had, even including the God of Light’s Godhead. But Joshua had imagined him too perfectly, and he was afraid of disappointing him.

“I really don’t know how to confess this to you properly.” He covered his face, feeling for the first time what it meant to be torn between emotions.

In the side hall, the conversation between the two continued. Bao’er was embarrassed and was silent for a moment before she tried again, “And why is that? There has to be some reason to dislike someone, right? We’ve only just met, so please don’t define me too quickly, okay? I actually like you a lot.” He broke into a smile that killed everyone in seconds.

Zhou Yunsheng lowered his head and fiddled with the veggie cakes as if he hadn’t heard anything.

The steaming heat caused the fragrance of the vegetarian cakes to emanate. Even in the Divine Palace, Bao’er had never seen such lovely and exquisite pastries. He twisted up a piece and sighed, “It smells so good. Although Father God doesn’t need to eat, he would definitely be willing to savor a piece if he saw it. Father God’s favorite thing to do is to recline on the divine seat and drink wine, he hates to be disturbed by others, but he loves to call me to his side and sing for days, as if he never gets tired of listening to me. If he’s happy, he’ll even tenderly touch my head, his body is not as cold as mortals think, it’s warm, and there’s something very reassuring about snuggling at his feet.”

Zhou Yunsheng heard the blood flow straight from his heart and stared at Bao’er for an instant and asked, “Since staying by Father God’s side is so warm and reassuring, why did you come to the continent?”

Bao’er saw intense jealousy in his eyes and somehow managed to be happy, laughing, “Because it’s so lonely in the God’s Palace. We have a long, long life, and occasionally we always get burned out. Seeing that I am depressed, Father God let me come to the continent to take a break, and when the deadline comes, he will let the God’s ambassador come to fetch me.”

Lies become truths when they are told a thousand times. Bao’er was initially just trying to pull a big banner to protect himself, where did he think that those people would hold him up to the sky. He enjoyed an honor that he had never enjoyed before, and over time it became difficult for him to extricate himself.

Zhou Yunsheng’s eyes were crimson as he laughed coldly, “It’s such a blessing to be able to stay by Father God’s side, how could I feel lonely? If it were me, I would never take half a step away from Father God.”

“But unfortunately, you’re not me.” Treasure shrugged her shoulders and tossed the tiny veggie patty into her mouth.

A blow to the heart. Zhou Yunsheng’s heart no longer bled, but directly turned into pieces. For a brain-damaged fan, staying by the side of his idol at all times was a supreme happiness that he would be willing to give his life for. This person not only ran away, but also made peace with several people at the same time, is there any need for him to continue to live?

Of course not! Zhou Yunsheng’s eyes showed killing intent, and his fingertips quietly stored up a ray of golden light, wanting to pierce Bao’er’s heart, but was stopped by the ‘rational Sheng’ hidden in his subconscious. External forces cannot directly kill the Child of Destiny, otherwise it will cause the collapse of the world, cool is cool, but nothing can be gained, it is equal to doing a wasted job.

Get your fucking head out of your ass! Don’t spend all day circling around your father god! In order to remind himself, Sanity Sung broke through the barrier of countless mental hints before finally saying these words, before being held down by Brainwashed Sung into the black sea of his subconscious.

He knocked over all the trays with a flick of his sleeve and stood up to head out the door.

“What are you mad about?” Bao’er’s cheeks reddened with anger as she was splashed with many sticky pastries.

“This is an offering to God the Father, who are you, a mortal, to taste it. Since it’s been tainted by you, it’s better not to have it. Don’t think that just because you’ve been in the God’s Palace for a few hundred years that you’re a step above everyone else, discard those halos on your head, you’re no better than me.”

Leaving these words behind, he walked quickly to the great hall and gazed upon the face of the Father God, his eyes pooling with tears.

Father God, why would you rather love someone like that than me?