East District of Devans City, Secred Cathedral.
The weather today is as good as usual, with a clear blue sky and no clouds. The dazzling sunlight shines on the church spire, making this majestic building look like it is made of white jade, adding a bit of magnificence.
Valentine was sitting on a bench inside the church, holding a "Holy Word" in his hand. The jet black cover has a gilded cross logo printed on it, which is an internal version that cannot be bought outside.
This was a gift given to the boy by his bishop's adoptive father when Valentine was still living in the church a few years ago. Every orphan taken in by the bishop has a copy.
Later, the bishop died, and Valentine didn't have much interest in becoming a priest, so he moved out.
Only this "Holy Word" accompanies him.
The boy was naturally a devout believer, but at this time Valentine was not focusing on the books, his eyes were always staring at a figure not far ahead.
In front of the huge cross, the little fox Chen Le stood there with his head slightly lowered, his hands clasped in front of his chest, and he prayed silently in his heart.
There was only the girl's figure in Valentine's field of vision. He focused entirely on the tail behind the little fox, his face expressionless.
There was no emotion shown, just like he was in a daze.
Today is not a day off, so there are not many people in the church. There were only a few nuns praying in the hall, and Valentine did not see the priest.
In addition to the staff in these churches, only a few people with particularly devout beliefs came for morning prayers and left quickly.
At this time, the only "outsiders" left in the church were Valentin and Chen Le.
The church is large, has good lighting, and the decoration is simple and not gorgeous, but it has all the necessary decorations.
Valentine used to like living here because life was simple and peaceful, and it was a paradise in the city.
If he hadn't had to become a priest in order to stay in the church as an adult, he probably wouldn't have moved out at all and stayed here until his death.
But in that case, you may not be able to meet the little fox...
There are good and bad.
Just when the boy was thinking about how to help the little fox settle down next, a hand put on his shoulder, interrupting his thoughts.
Valentine turned his head and looked to his side, and what came into view was a shining smiling face.
The visitor was wearing a smart black suit, holding a black-covered Holy Word in his left hand just like Valentine. He wore a Roman collar around his neck and a cross pendant. He was a standard priest.
The smile on his face was very friendly, and his dark brown bangs did not cover his bright eyes, which contained unconcealable joy.
"Long time no see, Yifeng."
Even though he deliberately lowered his voice, Valentine could feel the excitement in the priest's words.
He nodded slightly and gently shook the back of the other person's hand on his shoulder as a greeting.
"Long time no see, Alger."
The boy showed a rare three-pixel smile.
Valentine's bishop-adopted father did not have only two adopted children. In fact, he had twenty-three adopted children.
Selena is the oldest among them, currently twenty-three years old. Valentine is relatively young among children, but he is still seventeen years old.
Eighteen soon.
This Alger is one of Valentine's best friends. He is twenty years old this year.
He has a timid personality and a good-looking face, so he is one of Selena's frequent bullies and one of her three "boyfriends".
Later, Valentin couldn't stand it anymore and helped Alger out of trouble, and their friendship was elevated from ordinary friends to good friends.
Until the death of the bishop, Valentine moved away from the church.
Alger did not leave. He chose to become a trainee priest and continue to live in the church. Because of this, the two have not seen each other for more than a year.
After all, no matter how devout Valentine was in his faith, praying to himself was still a strange thing, and he came back only a handful of times after moving out.
"Why do you have time to come to church today?"
Alger didn't feel unfamiliar with Valentine because of the long separation. He naturally sat next to the young man and looked in the direction of his gaze.
A fox-eared girl appeared in the priest's field of vision.
"Yes, it's what you think."
Valentine put the books in his hands aside and no longer concealed his gaze.
The young man knew Alger very well from getting along with him when he was a child. He could tell what this boy was thinking as soon as he looked up at Valentine.
"Not bad, Yifeng."
The trainee priest laughed twice and lightly punched the young man's arm.
"You are the first among these brothers and sisters to be single."
Although Selena has been in "love" many times, she has never been in a relationship, so she is still single.
Alger was right when he said that Valentine was the first among them to be single.
"What about you? There are so many nuns of the right age in the church, but you haven't found anyone you like?"
Valentin turned his head slightly and glanced at the man beside him, and then focused on the little fox not far away.
Chen Le is talking to a nun now and doesn't know what she is talking about.
"It's not that easy. Many nuns already have someone they like."
The boy heard a sigh.
"I'm so busy working every day that I don't have time to solve my personal problems."
Unlike churches on Earth, the Creation Cult allows clergy to get married and have children.
Moreover, for some nuns or priests who want to "dedicate their lives to the God of Creation," the church will urge them to quickly find a suitable partner to get married.
Because in the doctrine of Creation God, depriving believers of their private lives is an act that violates the will of God.
The Creator God is happy to see his children have a complete life, rather than having excessive belief and turning himself into a paranoid lunatic.
In order to make the Creation God Religion a church that the general public would love to hear, Valentine at that time was also worried about compiling one incomparable humane doctrine after another.
This is also one of the reasons why the Creation God Cult has remained established on the Asian continent for a long time.
"Then find time to take a good rest, so as not to strain your body and delay your next life."
Chen Le's morning prayer had ended. Valentine stood up and waved to the little fox. The girl responded with an extremely cheerful smile.
"Goodbye Alger."
"Goodbye Yifeng."
Looking at the young men walking away, the trainee priest was afraid that he would never see them again and then added another sentence:
"Remember to come to Secred Church when you get married in the future, and I will officiate the wedding for you!"
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for the little fox not far away to hear.
This sentence made Chen Le's body tremble and his cheeks turned slightly red.
The girl lowered her head and no longer looked directly at the visitor. Valentine just raised his arms and shook them, and left the church through the side door with the little fox.
Alger understood what that meant.
"must."
The story of Valentin and Chen Le finally opens a new chapter at this time, and we can foresee how beautiful and sweet the future is waiting for them.
At the same time, somewhere in the forest on the other side of the continent.
The two outsiders lay on the grass and opened their eyes.
Familiar partners, strange world.
Raphael and Xing Yihuang don't know where the future will go, but what they can be sure of is this.
The end point must be full of happiness and laughter.
