Plural Apostles

"Congratulations." Siegfried calmly held his teacup. The tea was really bad...

"In short, the old man was not welcome at that time. You were young and frivolous. If you don't want to see me, I still want to see you? Then I made some preparations and left Yae Village directly to travel outside."

After Yae Sanji laughed, he continued: "After walking out of Yae Village and over the Fox God Mountain, I know how insignificant I am and how vast the world really is..."

Little Yae Sakura unknowingly propped her chin and listened intently to the old man's speech. After all, she grew up in Yae Village. Little Yae Sakura's understanding and yearning for the outside world came from Yae Sanji.

"When I was young, I had a lot of strength. At that time, I was so passionate about the outside world. In the blink of an eye, I have been wandering for about [-] years. I have been a traveling merchant, a soldier, and I went to the capital to see His Majesty the Emperor succeeded to the throne, participated in dealing with natural disasters and beasts, married wives and had children... But the world is impermanent. After more than [-] years, the old man suddenly felt that the place he missed the most in his life was the place he hated the most, his hometown... …what a wonderful word.”

The old man Yae Sanji spoke plainly about his magnificent and legendary life compared to other people in this era, with a slightly sad and nostalgic tone: "20 years ago, I made a big circle, old man, I am still back In Yae Village, when I came back, not many people knew the old man, if it wasn’t for the old man still holding the mask of the fox god that has been preserved, maybe they would all be regarded as foreigners.”

"The young and the young leave home and the old one returns, the local accent remains the same, and the hair on the temples fades. The children meet each other and ask the guests where they come from with a smile." Siegfried put down his teacup and recited a poem leisurely, and then snuffed out the little gleam in the little Yae Sakura's eyes Worship, "Well, I didn't write it."

"This rhythm format sounds a bit like something from China." Yae Sanji stroked his beard, "Sure enough, he is a nobleman, the old man has learned the Chinese dialect before, but he is a reckless man, and he failed to learn it after all. "

"Shenzhou? Where is Shenzhou?" Little Sakura tilted her head curiously.

"Shenzhou... is farther than Kyoto, across the sea, it is a prosperous, prosperous and powerful country." Yaeyamaji sighed leisurely, "Although I used to be a fisherman, it's a pity that I didn't go to China. I just listened to other people. As I said, now that I am old, there is not much time left, so I can only stay in Yae Village and wait for my return to my roots."

Little Yae Sakura firmly said: "Grandpa Sanji, you will live a long life!"

"Hahaha, I've lived for 63 years, and I've seen and experienced almost everything. From now on, grandpa will rely on Sakura to provide for the elderly. Well, the words went too far before I knew it. I'm sorry, little brother."

Yae Sanji took a sip from his teacup, and began to talk about the situation in Yae Village: "As I said before, our Yae Village is a lineage of people who migrated to avoid disaster a long time ago, and the village is more or less related ..."

"Why are there no mentally retarded people born with inbreeding?" Siegfried murmured suspiciously.

Little Yae Sakura didn't understand, but Yae Sanji understood: "Marriage is not allowed within the fifth server. Although it is closed and self-sufficient, these things have been passed down from our ancestors... Our Yae Village has little contact with the outside world, although there are occasional There are foreigners coming, but there are not many people in the village who want to go out and have a look, some of them have actually gone out, but no one has come back except the old man."

In ancient times, a trip to a long distance was no different from life and death. In that era when transportation was basically based on walking.

Ziggy nodded clearly.

"Yae Village has believed in the fox god for generations. Every year, cattle and sheep are sacrificed to the fox god to pray for good weather and good harvests in my Yae village. There have always been witches from ancestors in the village who presided over the sacrificial ceremony. There is something wrong with Sakura's side." Yae Sanji said, and touched the little Yae Sakura's head kindly, "This generation of witches has two girls, Sakura and Rin, and Rin is the younger sister. Sakura is the elder sister, but their mother died of dystocia when giving birth to Xiao Rin. Because the two little guys are too young, the sacrifices these years have been presided over by the god master, that is, their father, the village head of Yae Village. "

Cattle and sheep sacrifice to the fox god?

Siegfried paused his fingers slightly: "The lineage of witches... Each generation of witches is responsible for the sacrifice, and the man in charge is the village head of Yae Village, is he also the god?"

"That's it." Yae Sanji nodded, and then sighed, "Sakura is fine, but Rin's body has fallen ill due to premature birth. A few years ago, Sakura and Rin came to the old man to listen to stories. Last year From the beginning, Xiao Lin was bedridden and it was difficult to go out."

Little Yae Sakura waved her small fist: "I tell Xiao Rin the stories that Grandpa Sanji told every day!"

"Yeah, Sakura is a good boy." Yae Sanji patted little Yae Sakura's head with a smile, "The general situation is like this, little brother, I would like to ask you to see if there is any way to cure Xiao Rin's illness. You are a person from outside, and you have seen a lot.”

"Ahem, I'll go and have a look when I recover from my injury, but I don't dare to guarantee it."

"It doesn't matter, it's lucky if it can be cured, and it can't be helped if it can't be cured." Yae Sanji sighed, and said to Yae Sakura, "Sakura, it's Grandpa who is not good this time, and he told a lie, go to Fox God's fairy grass, you must have suffered a lot."

"It's okay... But, my father said that the rushes I picked back were ordinary rushes, and Xiao Lin didn't get better after eating it." Little Yae Sakura was a little disappointed, and then she shook off these emotions, "Grandpa Sanji, hurry up." Tell me about the things outside, I'll go back and tell Xiao Lin later."

Yae Sanji's face froze slightly, telling a story... the contents of his stomach were almost emptied in the past few years, so the old man looked at Siegfried with a smile: "I haven't been out of Yae Village for 20 years. Little brother, why not talk about some external things, and let the old man open his eyes."

Little Yae Sakura looked at Siegfried with a sparkling expression.

"Ahem, if that's the case, then I'll tell you about it." Siegfried coughed lightly and took a sip of tea, "The story I want to tell happened in Europe... across the sea to the east is the land of China. , The land of China is Europe across the distant mountains, rivers and deserts, and there is a church in Europe, which believes in an all-knowing and omnipotent god named Lord."

"Is it the same as Fox God?" Little Yae Sakura asked curiously.

"No, in the Bible of the church, the Lord is omnipotent. It is different from the fox god who blesses the harvest in Yae Village. They say that human beings and everything in the world are created by the Lord. The Lord watches over everything. Human beings, those who do good go to heaven, that is, a world without pain and eternal happiness, and those who do evil go to hell, that is, a world of eternal pain. All human beings should believe in the great Lord, and the church, which claims to be the servant of the Lord, spreads The Gospel of the Lord touches the world."

Little Yae Sakura listened intently, and Yae Sanji also listened curiously. News from Europe in this era did not reach the Japanese area.

"The vast majority of ordinary people have such a simple idea: if you do good deeds, you will go to heaven after death, and if you don't do evil, you will not go to hell. Pray and pray, the more you do, the easier it is to go to heaven. Donate money to the church. The more you donate, the easier it is to go to heaven. Later, the church announced that everyone is born with sin, and you need to use money to buy the atonement issued by the church. Only then can you go to heaven, otherwise you can only go to hell."

Little Yae Sakura's face slowly showed an angry expression, and Yae Sanji's expression was a little strange.

Chapter 99 Sisters (8/11)

"A lot of money supports the missionary activities of the church. They eat well, sleep well and dress well, while the common people live in poverty and live in poverty. Occasionally, natural disasters occur. After some people die, the church will bravely Stand up, donate rice porridge, let the faith of the Lord become more popular, most people live in the world of suffering with pious faith, because this is the original sin that human beings have to bear.”

The story stopped here, because it was already noon, Yae Sanji went to prepare a simple meal, and the little Yae Sakura entangled Siegfried very curiously: "Is there really a master in the world?"

"Of course." Siegfried said firmly.

"Where is the Lord?"

"You can see it after you die."

Little Yae Sakura scratched her hair, her little face was a bit tangled: "Why do I feel that the Lord is not a good person?"

"Oh? Why do you think so?" Siegfried asked while drinking the cold tea.

"Because many people live in pain because of the Lord." Little Yae Sakura said, "People will die when they don't have enough food and clothing to keep warm."

Siegfried was surprised: "Is there? Don't the people in the church eat and drink enough to be happy?"

"But, there are more people who don't have a bad life." Little Yae Sakura scratched her hair and said, "Didn't those people give a lot of things to the mistress? Why is life more painful than when there is no lord?" The Fox God will not be like this, as long as you offer something, you can bless the weather every year."

"Sakura." Siegfried patted little Yae Sakura on the shoulder, and said earnestly, "Are they suffering? No, they are enduring the sufferings of the world with their hopes for a better future and longing for a life in heaven. Paying for their own sins is what they are willing to do and feel happy, how can you say they are suffering?"

"Yes, is it?" Little Yae Sakura frowned, and said in a tangled manner, "But if you can't eat well, and you can't even dress warmly, will you really be happy?"

Siegfried nodded vigorously, and affirmed: "Of course they will be happy. After all, stupid people have stupid blessings. If they don't even have stupid blessings, wouldn't they be stupid/pussy?"

"Oh? Stupid?" Little Yae Sakura was once again caught in a tangle, scratching her hair, "If you're happy... no, no, it's obviously very painful, why are you happy? And is there really such a thing as heaven?"

"You'll know when you die."