Guo Kang and Wu Han opened the door and walked into the temple lobby. They found a fat man in rich clothes looking around as if no one else was around. Several Greek priests stood beside him helplessly. When they saw Guo Kang coming out, they all came to him like chickens finding an old hen.
Not to mention that Guo Kang has met Sun Shiwan, even people who don't know him can guess who the owner of this nickname is after seeing him.
The man is of medium build and has a round face. Although he has a wide body, it can be seen that he is actually very strong, and he is not the kind of bloated person that was common in Guo Kang's previous life.
He wears a hair crown studded with pearls and jade, and wears multiple layers of clothing. These silk fabrics are surprisingly thin. Although the layers are stacked one on top of the other, it seems like there are a lot of them, but they don’t add up to make them bloated.
Looking carefully, each piece of clothing has more than one color, and they are all woven with fine patterns on high-grade fine silk. Even a layman like Guo Kang can see that they are highly crafted and valuable.
His belt buckles were all gold, decorated with onyx and precious stones. On one side of the waist is a string of high-quality jade pendants with a warm color, and on the other side hangs a scimitar with a gold and silver sheath - probably the craftsmanship of the Tianfang Sect craftsmen in North India. Even the soap-colored boots on her feet had emerald buttons embedded in them just right.
This one is colorful and green, like a Christmas tree - although this thing should not be popular in Europe yet. The whole person just has "I have money" written all over his face.
Behind him were several guards. Seeing them, Guo Kang subconsciously wanted to mobilize his inner strength. Looking to the side, Wu Han's eyes became sharp. Without him, because these people are all strong and strong, with murderous looks on their faces, I am afraid they are all experienced masters.
However, it’s not surprising when you think about it. These people are probably the main reason why Sun Shiwan dares to wear this outfit to show off in the market. Along the way, I probably had a lot of cordial interactions with the unruly Greek people outside. I don’t blame them for being nervous at all.
Seeing Guo Kang, Sun Shiwan came over with enthusiasm and bowed when he saw him: "Master Guo is also here. Sun is flattered."
"Master Sun is so polite." Guo Kang hurriedly returned the greeting: "Sir, did you enjoy your visit to our country recently? If you need anything, just tell me."
"Nothing, nothing." Sun Shiwan waved his hands nonchalantly, but still glanced at the surrounding altars and icons: "I heard that the Queen Suo in your temple is quite efficacious and is the most famous temple in Rome. I specially brought you After receiving the tribute, I wanted to come and worship her. Unexpectedly, these monks said that there is no Suo Niangniang in the temple."
"Young master also knows that Sun has been doing business at sea all year round, and he is inevitably a little concerned about the things of ghosts and gods. Therefore, no matter what country or religion he passes by, he must visit the famous temples sincerely to satisfy the gods before he can continue. Hit the road.”
He shook his sleeves, paused, turned to Guo Kang, and said: "But, why can't I see the empress in the empress's temple? Is there some taboo about not seeing outsiders? Or is it because Sun's actions are too shabby, everyone in the temple can see Why not?"
Although he was still smiling, he was obviously very unhappy at the end of the conversation. However, Guo Kang was stunned for a long time and found that he seemed to have never thought about this problem.
He turned to look at Wu Han again and found that the other person also had a confused look on his face. Obviously, he didn't know about this issue either.
However, Wu Han only hesitated for a moment, and quickly took the initiative to say: "Sun Daguan is too worried. This temple has never worshiped the god named Suo Niangniang since it was built."
"This has always been the Temple of Heaven in our Rome, where the worshiper is the Heavenly Father Aloha. It has not changed for thousands of years. This is recorded in the archives passed down from generation to generation." He explained.
"As for Suo Niangniang... she was a small country god worshiped by the local natives in ancient times. They were generally worshiped here, so they left a common name. In fact, the real Niangniang Temple was abandoned a long time ago. It’s just that the people kept the name. Just like in some cities, there is no Chenghuang Temple in the shop called Chenghuang Temple because the temple has been moved."
After hearing this, Guo Kang couldn't help but sigh, it was worthy of being taught by Wang Da Lama himself, and this time he showed his skill. If it were him, he would definitely not be able to compile it so neatly.
"So that's it?" Sun Shiwan still looked a little confused: "But this Empress Suo, is there no sacrifice at all?"
"There is no way, it is not effective. Over time, everyone will no longer care about her." Wu Han explained: "If it is really more effective, why have everyone worshiped Aloha Tianzun instead of her for so many years? So there is no need to worry. "
"If you are worried, you can go and worship the Heavenly Lord." He pointed to the altar not far away and said: "You must have seen a lot of Daqin Temple in your travels. But ours is the largest and most orthodox temple in Rome. Temple, the merits of worshiping here are not comparable to those in small temples outside."
"Oh?" When he heard that this was the eldest Heavenly Lord, Sun Shiwan immediately put the idea of worshiping the empress out of his mind: "Then please give me some advice, sir. Sun also wants to pay homage."
"Please come this way." Wu Han greeted him skillfully and walked towards the altar at the end of the hall.
Sun Shiwan followed him with his entourage and did not express any doubt. Because as far as the most intuitive concept of "maximum" is concerned, Wu Han is indeed telling the truth.
"This lobby is nearly thirty feet long and more than twenty feet wide. You see, the vault is also nearly twenty feet high." Wu Han introduced as he walked: "When we designed it, we deliberately made the main body Part of it was made into a single room. A hall of this size has never been built in the temple. There has never been such a big hall anywhere else."
"It's indeed very grand." Sun Shiwan looked at the numerous decorations and the huge icons on the walls and said, "I'm afraid no palaces in the Song and Yuan Dynasties have such a large hall. It is estimated that only the Tang Dynasty had such a grand hall. There must be something more than that.”
"Hey, let alone the Central Plains, we can't build such a big one now. I don't know why, but everyone is getting worse day by day. Maybe this is the end of the Dharma era." Wu Han shook his head and sighed: "Hey , maybe I am too pessimistic. It would be great if Datang could come out again and prove what I said was wrong."
The two of them missed the Tang Dynasty for a while and lamented for a long time. The Greek priests next to him looked at each other, not knowing whether to help explain.
Guo Kang told them that the two of them were seeing things and missing each other. They were remembering the Justinian era of Siris. Everyone was busy with their own affairs and there was no need to follow. So the Greeks showed understanding expressions and dispersed.
