Seven Virtues

"White." Zhenjie said softly, he stretched out his thin hands to caress the white sacrificial gown, his eyes were full of yearning and longing.

His chaste and dark hands made him dare not reach out to touch Mulberry, and his cautious appearance made Mulberry realize what it means to be distressed.

Seeing Zhenjie's bright smile, Mulberry hugged the little Zhenjie without hesitation, and frowned when she touched Zhenjie's bone.

"Ah, no, no." Chastity, who was hugged by Mulberry, did not show joy, but a face full of resistance. Although his eyes were fixed on Mulberry, he was resisting Mulberry's approach with the back of his clean hand.

"Chaste?" Mulberry looked worriedly at Zhenzhen's feet stepping on the shards of broken glass on the ground, but couldn't get close to him.

"Ah!" The fragment scratched the bottom of Zhenzhen's foot, and he couldn't help crying out in pain, but when Zhenjie reached out to the bottom of the foot and touched the affected area, she was curious about the blood in her hand.

Chastity’s repulsion makes Mulberry not know what to do, and finally with the help of the village chief, Mulberry can approach chastity successfully. The village chief’s proposal is to cover Chastity with his coat, and then let Mulberry hug him.

This time, Zhen Jie, who was wrapped in a coat, did not reject Mulberry's embrace in the slightest, but became very close to her. Seeing Mulberry holding her in her arms, Zhen Jie's eyes were full of reverence and dependence.

In order to prevent Chastity from being tortured by Reed, Mulberry decided to take him to her home, while Alan's body was taken away by several villagers and buried in the back mountain.

The sins committed by Reed seem to be unforgivable here, and only death can forgive him. Therefore, as a priest, Mulberry began the first "salvation" in his life.

In a corner of this village, the flesh and blood of countless people are buried. They are all hateful people who forgive their sins for their own sins. Their crimes are heinous, and their words are horrifying.

Only death can bring them back to the arms of God and get the punishment they deserve.

And now Reed has begun his 'salvation'.

On this barren land, there are two hundred villagers standing, their faces are full of reverence and admiration for the gods, and standing on the high platform in the middle of the land is Mulberry wearing a white sacrificial attire.

Mulberry stood on the stage with his eyes closed and silent, his holy sacrificial attire fluttering in the wind, his brown hair swaying with the wind, and the compassionate look on his face made one seem to see the coming of the gods.

"Hey, how long do you have to stand!" Mulberry said vaguely with her mouth slightly open, he didn't want to do such a disgusting thing, this was the first time for him to let someone die.

Mulberry's anxious words only made the snapdragon sway for a while, and its arrogant and indifferent movements made Mulberry furious.

"Tsk, what's the use of you." Holding the snapdragon grass, Mulberry just felt that she was holding a burden that couldn't be thrown away. Seeking help from a plant like snapdragon grass without facial features, Mulberry was also forced to help.

After Mulberry closed her eyes and counted silently for 3 minutes, Reed was bound up to the high platform.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu". its at the mercy of.

After throwing Reed on the high platform, the village chief began to announce Reed's crime.

"Reed Charles, because of the crime of torture and murder, sacrificed his life to ask for God's forgiveness. May God open the gate of heaven to purify and accept the soul of this sinner, Amen."

"Amen." The villagers closed their eyes and bowed their heads reverently.

Looking at this group of villagers who believe in gods, Mangluo just felt shuddering. Faith seems to be more important than everything to them, and gods are more important than life in their hearts.

After saying some prayers, the village chief turned to Mulberry, "Father, you can start now."

Mulberry understood but nodded heavily. After he put down the snapdragon in his arms, he held up the holy book handed over to his right hand and started the final step, 'salvation. '

Looking at the hardcover book with a classic atmosphere in her hand, Mulberry felt that she had to do it even though she didn’t want to. Public outrage was unavoidable. 'Redemption' was commonplace in this village, and Mulberry alone could not change this established situation. Traditionally, all he can do is follow nature.

Caressing the pattern engraved with strange patterns on the front of the book, Mulberry opened the holy book and began to read the contents under the gaze of everyone.

The matter of 'salvation' is recorded on the second page of the holy book, and the entire first page is filled with some unacceptable requirements about the village. As for those barren and scribbled handwriting, it should be written by the village chief himself.

Mulberry turned to the second page, looking at the angel wings that had been revised several times on both sides, she just felt mocked. Under the urging of the village chief, Mulberry reluctantly began to read the short sentences on that page aloud.

"Almighty God, please forgive this desperate soul, he will use his own life to pay for the sins he has committed, even if this sin is so unforgivable, please take him into heaven, let his soul Rest in peace and redemption."

After reading this passage, Mulberry sighed and finished the last sentence, "The Redeemer, Reed Charles."

When Mulberry finished speaking, Reed's original look of anticipation immediately disappeared, replaced by despair and fear, as if this passage had already ruined him.

The process of 'salvation' is extremely cruel, because Reed has committed a heinous crime, so the villagers will not make it easy for Reed, at least they feel that only by treating Reed cruelly, the gods will be more tolerant of Reed, Reed My sins will also be washed away because of this cruelty.

As a priest, Mulberry could only pretend to be indifferent as he watched Reed being held on the shoulders of the villagers, and he was thrown into the bottomless cliff behind the high platform by the faithful people.

The bottom of this cliff is sprinkled with sharp needles, as long as Reid is thrown, his forehead and whole body will be pierced by those terrible needles, and his body will also rot at the bottom of the cliff, becoming A picnic for vultures.

The emptiness of the cliff turned Reed's screams into echoes like water waves. He cursed sharply at everyone and those who threw him off the cliff. The strong hatred in his words made Mulberry tremble.

Looking at the bottomless cliff in front of her toes, Mulberry could only hear Reed's voice getting smaller and smaller until it disappeared completely.

Mulberry's stupefaction was noticed by the elderly village head, "Father, please don't worry, Reed is atoning for the crimes he committed, and he will return to the embrace of the gods in the end, we should do it for him bless."

"...Yes, blessing." Mulberry smiled stiffly, he no longer looked at the extremely empty cliff, but walked towards the high platform slightly shaking his body.

The whole process of 'salvation' lasted only ten minutes, but Mulberry experienced the power of faith in this short ten minutes. Faith can be beautiful and sacred, but it can also be so cruel and ruthless.

Regarding Reed's trial, no one chose to hide Chastity. They told Chase the whole thing, and they seemed to regard it as an honor.

Sangshen was worried at first that the little child would be hit hard by this incident, but Zhenjie's reaction was beyond Sangshen's expectation.

After the village chief finished talking about Reed's death, there was no reaction on Chastity's face. He was still lying on Mulberry's lap, rubbing against each other dependently, not feeling sad about Reed's death at all, not even a trace of hatred. does not exist.

But the village chief's reaction to Zhenjie was full of pride, "Zhenjie is so good, you can go to see the gods after your father dies, we should be happy instead of sad, right?"

"Yes, you should be happy. It's the best thing when Dad is dead. I really envy Dad." Zhen Jie said with a bright smile, and his hands did not forget to tightly hold the corner of Mulberry's clothes.

If it is said that some customs and traditions of this village made Mulberry ignorant and frightened, then Zhen Jie's remarks really made him terrified. Although children's words are innocent, children's words are often the most innocent and cruel .

They can always say scary words with a simple face.

Reed's death means that Zhenjie has lost his only family, and this is the most troublesome thing for the village chief.

So, after some thought, he said to Mulberry, "My lord priest, may I ask you something?"

"What's the matter, village chief?" Mulberry asked.

The village chief looked at the chastity on Mulberry with affection, "Father, I hope you can take care of the chastity, he has no home now, he is an orphan."

Mulberry looked at the chastity with a bright smile, and he hesitated in his heart. He didn't know if he could take on this responsibility. Although this was a game world, the reality here was so high that Mulberry couldn't ignore the lives of these people.

"...Okay, I will take good care of Zhenzhen." Sangshen agreed after thinking about it.

"Thank you, Father, the gods will always bless you." The village head said happily, and he bent over the mulberry, his posture was full of piety and admiration.

After solving the matter of chastity, the village head left, leaving only chastity clinging to Mulberry, and Mulberry being whipped by the excited vines of snapdragon grass.

As a priest, Mulberry naturally lives in the church.

Looking at the surrounding whiteness, Sangshen pouted helplessly. He really didn't like such an excessively white room, which made his eyes a little uncomfortable, but Zhenjie seemed to like it very much.

Seeing Zhenjie fumbling here and there happily, Mulberry had no choice but to responsibly help Zhenjie prepare some daily necessities. As for Zhenjie's clothes, she had to buy them again. After all, Zhenjie always wore his brother Alan's old clothes. Mulberry thinks it is unlucky to wear the clothes of dead people.