A certain sword soul's infinite journey

"of course."

"..."

Hippolyta fell silent, her beautiful eyes turned around, looking at Diana who was whispering to the little black cat above her head on the balcony, she couldn't help feeling a little sad in her heart.

Lin Yi also sighed, but there was nothing he could do. In his future plans, the little black cat was a very important existence.

That night, Lin Yi simply explained to the little black cat the ability to forge authority.

The little black cat nodded half-understanding.

Lin Yi smiled and continued: "It's better to be more cautious in forging for the first time, so I plan to try it with unimportant authority first."

"……Um?"

The little black cat tilted its head suspiciously.

Lin Yi smiled slightly, and introduced his plan into the little black cat's mind.

The little black cat's eyes lit up immediately, and it showed great interest in Lin Yi.

"But before that, let's say goodbye to Diana."

"..."

The little black cat blinked its eyes twice, and the excitement on its little face gradually faded.

Lin Yi sighed, gently rubbed the little black cat's head, and disappeared into the palace in a flash, leaving time for these two little guys.

Three days later, Lin Yi took the little black cat and flew away from Paradise Island under Diana's reluctant eyes.

On the way, looking at the little black cat with a slightly downcast expression, Lin Yi was a little amused, and quickly blew a gentle wind of the soul to soothe the little black cat's wounded heart.

"Okay, it's not that I won't be back, how about you fly back now and stay with Diana on Paradise Island?"

"I do not want it!"

The little black cat curled its lips, and then quickly cheered up, its expression regained its previous pride and air, it waved its little paw forward, and shouted in that milky voice: "Let's go, guardian angel——Raphael I am coming to this world!"

Lin Yi smiled slightly, and his figure turned into silver light and disappeared into the air.

……

At the same time, the Holy See finally received a letter from Father John, and also received news about the eruption of Mount Etna and the arrival of Archangel Raphael to save Catania.

Afterwards, the Holy See seemed to ignite a fuse, and countless letters claiming to have witnessed the arrival of angels poured in like snowflakes, making the personnel in charge of related matters overwhelmed.

But at the same time, this kind of miracle that seems to have many witnesses also caused great joy to the senior officials of the Holy See.

They immediately set about forming a devout team, intending to send them to Catania to witness the miracles created by the Lord and Archangel Raphael.

At the same time, the Cardinal Council impatiently issued an order to write the record of the Archangel Raphael into the Gospel, and the cardinals of the Cardinal Council would personally polish it and spread it to the believers.

Of course, the transmission belongs to the transmission, and most of the senior officials of the Holy See still have doubts in their hearts. They think this is indeed a good opportunity to preach, but they don't think that Archangel Raphael really showed a miracle there.

After all, Catania is not a religious city.

Whether it's heaven or hell, it shouldn't and it's impossible to keep an eye on it.

Because of this, the senior officials of the Holy See suppressed Father John's letter about 'modifying Raphael's portrait', and planned to wait for the information from the team sent by the Holy See before deciding whether to do so.

After all, this involves Raphael, one of the four great archangels, no matter how cautious he is, it cannot be overstated.

Finally, a month later, the team sent by the Holy See came to Catania.

The leader was a cardinal of the Cardinal Council and an old acquaintance of Father John—that is, the previous head of the Church of St. Niccolo, who once led Father John into the Holy See.

At this moment, the white-haired cardinal was dumbfounded when he saw Father John, whose hair color was black and white, with a warm smile and a face younger than his own son. After recovering, he quickly held his hand palm.

"John, dear Archangel, has the guardian angel Raphael really come here?"

"Of course!" Father John patted the back of the cardinal's old hand and said with a smile, "Would I still deceive you on this kind of issue?"

Chapter 6 Forty

At the beginning of 1670, the witnesses led by a cardinal and two priests finally returned to the Holy See. They returned with a piece of solidified scorched lava and three realistic portraits.

Among them, there are two portraits that compare the appearance of Father John before and after the miracle, and the remaining one is a sketch copied by the cardinal himself, which clearly depicts the scene of Catania after the disaster , the authenticity of its copying and the superb painting skills are breathtaking.

Especially the volcano that is still erupting, and the city that seems to be trembling in the eruption, all well show the weakness and despair of human beings in the face of such natural disasters.

But unfortunately, except for the cardinal who drew this picture, no one present cared about how exquisite his storyboard, composition and conception are. Everyone couldn't help but focus their eyes on the edge of the volcano on the city.

There, countless scorched black lava solidified in the center of the city, vividly maintaining their surging appearance before solidification. The crest of the waves rolled and the black rocks intersected. It seemed that they would return to dark red in the next second and turn into countless magma flows. Wash away this fragile city.

According to the cardinal, this is not a scene he drew with his imagination, but a miraculous scene still preserved in Catania.

Regarding this point, the entire team, from the cardinal to the servants, a total of 37 people can testify, and seeing the pious and excited appearance of those servants, it is obvious that they have witnessed it with their own eyes.

Not only that, Father John's rejuvenation is also an irrefutable proof.

Even compared to the former, the latter is more convincing to the Pope and many senior officials of the Holy See.

Because the Church of St. Niccolo in Catania is the largest church in Sicily, and it is also a very important part of the Holy See's missionary work in the future. John who was assigned to this place is naturally not an unknown person. All the senior officials knew this pious old priest, and they knew his real age and church experience very well.

Especially Cardinal Harry, who has always been at odds with John.

He originally thought that this stupid old guy would die of old age in Catania, but he didn't expect to take advantage of the opportunity of the volcanic eruption to be exposed to the light of Archangel Raphael, and he became 20 years younger!

This really made many people jealous, even the old guys who had no grievances with John on weekdays couldn't help but mutter in their hearts, wishing they could replace him.

"...Why is it Catania?"

The Pope and many high-level church leaders were muttering in their hearts that they really didn't want to believe that a city at the foot of a volcano was actually one step ahead of the Holy See in obtaining Holy Family, but in the face of this hard fact, everyone had to admit that Archangel Raphael Al really descended on Catania!

Pope Clement IX looked faintly excited, and Cardinal Toru Huesca Garces, who had just returned from Catania, leaned over and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, since The arrival of the Archangel is true, and the portrait of Raphael..."

"Change!" Pope Clement IX said without hesitation, "Just change it according to what Father John said in the letter! And it must be done quickly, and the archangel Raphael must see our sincerity!"

After speaking, the Pope paused, pulled Tolu and asked in a low voice: "Bishop Tolu, I remember you said just now that Father John intends to come to the Holy See in person?"

"Yes, this is evidenced by Father John's own letter."

"Very good, please treat me well. It just so happens that the Cardinal Council still lacks a chief cardinal and needs a wise and pious believer... Bishop Tolu, what do you think?"

"The Pope is crowned wise!"

Bishop Tolu complimented quietly, and at the same time couldn't help but secretly rejoice.

After hundreds of years, the Lord finally sent down another miracle, and sent His Majesty Raphael, who is well-known in heaven, to come in person. This is no different from a blockbuster to the current Holy See.

Everything has to be reshuffled, and those superficial believers and those with ulterior motives who occupy high positions are in danger. It is a good time for pious believers like them to rise to the top.

Tolu considers himself a pious believer, so he has reached an alliance with John in private. The two are determined to cleanse the moths and heresies in the Holy See, and reproduce the glory of the age of miracles 1000 years ago.

Of course, Lin Yi naturally doesn't care about Tolu and John's plan and the intrigue on the Holy See's side. The only thing he cares about is the belief and reputation of the guardian angel Raphael.

During the months when the Holy See waited for the confirmation of the information, Lin Yi took the little black cat all over the European continent, spreading the glory of Archangel Raphael to every city.

Of course, as a reward, Lin Yi unceremoniously took away the power of faith accumulated in each city, and used the authority bestowed on him by heaven to condense all of them into holy light.

During this period, Lin Yi turned into a young priest dressed in white, holding a golden cross, punishing evil, curing diseases, and saving believers in this medieval land, but he never met the people of the Holy See.

Gradually, there were more and more rumors about the priest in white and the archangel Raphael.

Numerous rumors and rumors were quietly fermented among the lower levels, and even the Holy See received news about the 'priest in white who is suspected to be Archangel Raphael'.

But unfortunately, the Holy See at that time concealed the new image of Archangel Raphael, and put all his attention on the team going to Catania, so it was ignored by the church personnel who handled the relevant letters the news.

It wasn't until Cardinal Tolu led the team back, the Holy See confirmed the authenticity of the news, and began to spread the new image of Archangel Raphael on a large scale, that these seemingly rumored news entered the vision of the Holy See.

Unfortunately, it was already too late.

Because Lin Yi had gathered all the holy light he needed.

Continental Europe, a church in a city in England.

A young man dressed in white was standing in the preaching area of ​​the church, flipping through a newly compiled missionary book, the last line of the page related to the record of miracles, impressively recorded the deeds of Archangel Raphael .

"In 1669, Hell Satan detonated the long-suspended Mount Etna, trying to destroy the city of Catania at the foot of the mountain with magma and lava. saved Catania from the magma..."

Looking at the seemingly objective but in fact flattering records in the book, the priest in white couldn't help showing a smile on his face.

On his shoulder, a small black cat the size of a palm is opening a pair of big ice blue eyes, looking at the letter paper that smells of ink with relish, as if it can really understand the words on it Same.

Suddenly, the priest in white closed the brand new book, stuffed it back on the bookshelf under the dissatisfied eyes of the little black cat, then turned and walked outside the church.

At the same time, a middle-aged priest walked in from outside the church.

He is the person in charge of this church, Father Martin who has just returned from the Holy See.

This time when he returned to the Holy See, Father Mardan received a brand new angel statue distributed by the Holy See. Among them, the part about Archangel Raphael has changed the most. First, the clothes have generally become white, and there is an extra blue eye on the shoulder. The little black cat seemed to be more majestic than the previous Raphael.

At the beginning, Father Mardan and the leaders of many local churches naturally did not understand this change, until the senior officials of the Holy See admitted that it was the suggestion of Father John of Catania, and showed them Father John's autographed letter, and all the people The talent finally changed its position and accepted the brand new angel statue.

Father Martin was the one who changed his position most decisively.

Because his hometown is Catania.

For Father John, who witnessed the divine descent, Father Mardan had no reason to doubt.

So, after returning to the church under his jurisdiction, Father Mardan couldn't wait to find the most powerful muralist in the city, and planned to hire him to paint the brand-new Raphael statue.

At this moment, Father Mardan returned to the church one step ahead of the painter, intending to evacuate the believers in the church and modify the portrait of Archangel Raphael behind closed doors for seven days.

Just when Father Marten was about to speak loudly, a young and handsome priest in white came up to him, with a blue-eyed little black cat squatting on his shoulder, nodding his head with a warm smile, and drew a picture with his fingers on his chest. made a cross, and said softly: "The original owner bless you."

"Amen."

Father Mardan replied very naturally, nodded to Lin Yi with a smile on his face, then walked past him quickly, and walked towards the preaching area where there were more crowds.

Suddenly, Father Mardan's footsteps froze, and his brown pupils slowly shrank.

The image of the white-clothed priest and the blue-eyed little black cat just now flashed through his mind, as well as the news that the cardinal personally instructed them to pay attention to before leaving the Holy See: "Recently, in the dioceses directly under the jurisdiction of various places, there are often news of miracles coming. It is rumored that when it comes to Archangel Raphael, there are two distinctive features, one is the young priest in white, and the other is the blue-eyed little black cat."

"If you can meet a priest in white with a blue-eyed little black cat by his side, then congratulations, you probably met the incarnation of Archangel Raphael!"

Chapter 641 Attempt to Forge Authority

"The priest in white..."

"Black cat with blue eyes..."

Father Mardan murmured, and suddenly opened his eyes wide, ignoring the rules of keeping quiet in the church, he shouted: "It is the Archangel Raphael!"

After the words fell, Father Mardan turned around suddenly, and ran towards the white figure outside the church.

Because he yelled the words just now so urgently and loudly that other people couldn't hear what he said at all. Everyone in the church turned their heads, frowned slightly, and looked at the middle-aged priest who ran out of the gate strangely. .

……what happened?

Has the priest lost his mind?

"Oh!"

Father Martin, who ran out of the house, collided with the painter who came after him.

The painter, who was much stronger than Mardan, was startled, and quickly stretched out his hand to pull Father Mardan up, and asked with concern: "How is it, Father, are you alright?"

Father Martin didn't have the time to care about his own affairs.

After he got up, he looked around eagerly, but except for the residents who stopped around to watch the excitement, there was no sign of the priest in white at all.

Father Mardan became anxious immediately, grabbed the painter's arm quickly, and asked eagerly: "Have you seen a priest in white? It's about six inches taller than you, with black hair and black eyes, handsome appearance, with a shoulder There's a little black cat with blue eyes squatting! Did you see where he went?"

"..."

The painter was a little startled, but seeing Father Mardan's eager expression, he forcibly calmed down and thought carefully about the passers-by he had just seen along the way.

Five seconds later, the painter shook his head very firmly.

"Sorry, priest, I didn't see the priest you mentioned."

"Did you really not see it?"

"Really do not have."

The painter shook his head, and said in a very positive tone: "I am a painter. If the priest in white is really as eye-catching as you describe, I will never forget it once I see it."

"……how is this possible?"