Page 123
He laughed greedily: "I finally returned to this world! I want to destroy this place and destroy all the good things!"
Jiang Lu took a step forward and protected the nuns behind him.
"Be bold!"
He took a deep breath: "We are all believers of the God of Redemption, and we are all protected by the God of Redemption. How dare you run wild here?!"
"what?!"
The god of the contract said in a frightened voice: "I am actually a believer in the God of Redemption. It seems that even if I am a high-level demon, the top of the food chain in hell, I can't touch even a finger of you ordinary people. I still go to find it." Followers of God, destroy Catholicism.”
Having said that, he immediately fled and disappeared into Florence.
To be honest, his acting is very poor.
There is no technique in the lines, they are all emotions.
But the people of Florence were deceived into confusion.
At this moment, belief in the God of Redemption was no longer just their gratitude to Jiang Lu for saving Florence, but also became a talisman.
How cool is an amulet that can scare away evil spirits? Who wouldn’t take a high look at this in the entire religious world?
"We defeated the devil!"
Someone shouted something, completely igniting the atmosphere at the scene.
And Jiang Lu, surrounded by the crowd, stood on the edge of the lake.
He turned to face everyone and said loudly: "This is just the beginning! Next, I will turn this lake into a holy lake. Not only the plague, but any disease can be cured here! By then , whether it is demons, diseases, or other bad things, they will no longer make Florentines weak, and Florence will become stronger and stronger!!"
"Wu!!"
"Long live!!"
Seeing that the time was right, Giovanni nodded to his men: "Let's begin."
1348 3 Month 21 Day.
The five-day holy bath week begins.
Starting from the nunnery, from nine o'clock in the morning to twelve noon, selected nuns can get the opportunity to contribute to the enchantment of the holy lake. After bathing, they can enter the holy lake in batches.
From one to five o'clock in the afternoon, it is time reserved for ordinary believers outside the Holy See.
After voluntary registration and passing the screening, everyone from nobles to commoners will have the opportunity to contribute their own strength and at the same time get a spot consecrated by the Pope.
This was the original 9 to 5.
At the same time, because of the Pope's kindness, he promised everyone that he is only a carrier of faith and does not involve any ordinary people's feelings. You do not need to take into account any secular perspectives.
Therefore, there are many people who have already married. With the support of their husbands or family members, they devote themselves to it without hesitation and show their piety to the God of Redemption.
And Hasmore will always guard the holy lake, constantly wrapping the holy water with holy light to ensure that they will not lose their activity during sedimentation or during the long journey through the Danube and Rhine rivers, and also to ensure that the clear lake water will not become turbid.
After six o'clock in the evening every day, the holy lake will be closed, and only at this time will Jiang Lu become emotional.
People who are really close to Jiang Lu usually enter the garden at this time.
After arresting Jiang Lu many times, Qingying Hongchuang also realized that Jiang Lu's charm was indeed beyond the ability of ordinary people to resist. Wouldn't even angels also enjoy it?
Anyway, since they are Jiang Lu's best friends in real life, and Jiang Lu's water is very smooth, they will not be missing anything, so he simply stopped resisting and immersed himself in it.
So after dinner, Qingying Hongchuang, Hasmore, Catherine, and Eve will set off from the Medici Residence with Jiang Lu and take a carriage to the Holy Lake to work overtime.
After getting tired of playing, everyone lit a bonfire by the lake, barbecued and sang.
All in all, it's very harmonious.
Corresponding to their harmony, the situation in the bathhouse was not ideal.
Giovanni and the swordsman were drinking wine and taking a bath, which was quite comfortable, but the other two brothers were relatively silent.
"I still don't understand why they went too." Blind Box muttered.
After dinner, Jiang Lu took four women away, saying they were going to the Holy Lake.
Catherine wanted to go and he and Classical Music could accept it. Eve wanted to go and they took a look at Giovanni's reaction. Although it was shocking, they could still accept it, but they couldn't accept it if Qingying Red Window also wanted to go.
"Just go." The sword-holder didn't think much about it: "Didn't they say they were going to go rowing? It's not like rowing."
Classical music was disappointed: "Then why don't you take us?"
"Because they said only five people can sit on the boat." The sword-bearing man said as a matter of course.
"Do you believe this?" Blind Box complained helplessly.
"Why don't you believe this?" The sword holder looked at Giovanni and said, "Aren't you anxious even if you haven't seen the Duke? His wife has also gone."
Giovanni took a sip of wine and smiled without saying a word.
"Duke, you are so generous..." Classical Music shook his head.
He had some guesses in his mind, but it was hard to say.
The sword holder continued: "And the angel has been at the holy lake. Now is not the time to hold a ceremony. Is it possible that he will do something strange in front of the angel?"
"That's true." Classical Music felt that it made sense.
Of course, it's not so much that he thinks it makes sense, but rather that he wants to believe that this is the case.
"You guys..." Blind Box shook his head, lay down, and immersed half of his head in the water.
Giovanni remained uninvolved in their conversation, but smiled with interest.
Because he knew that his wife would be exhausted when she came back today and he could have a good sleep.
......
This situation lasted until the tenth day.
During this period, Jiang Lu told his teammates very firmly that after so many days of hard work and the news released by Giovanni's people, even if the crux of the Black Death was completely solved, by twelve o'clock tonight, the strategy would be over. It's finished.
After all, the teammates had no better way and had no choice but to trust Jiang Lu.
Then watched him go to the holy lake.
Of course, tonight's party is heavy for everyone...
On the seventh day, Jiang Lu told Giovanni that he would leave.
Giovanni hugged Jiang Lu and cried until he couldn't stop crying.
"I thought...we would always be good brothers..."
He simply couldn't imagine how he would face Eve after Jiang Lu left.
Isn't this going to kill him?
But there was nothing he could do, and neither could Jiang Lu.
But fortunately, Jiang Lu promised to come back from time to time to give him a vacation, which made him feel a lot better.
On the eighth day, Giovanni began the handover of the Holy See under Jiang Lu's arrangement.
Naturally, such an action could not be hidden from everyone. Marino, who was responsible for compiling "Holy Proverbs", noticed this immediately.
Now he is a cardinal and manages all matters of the Red Cross Society.
In the Red Cross Church, it is not an exaggeration to say that one person is inferior to ten thousand people.
Coming from a humble background, he never thought that the pervert he met on the way to cremate the corpse would change his life's destiny.
He thanked Jiang Lu and was willing to serve him for the rest of his life.
However, Jiang Lu was about to leave. Unable to accept it, he immediately found Jiang Lu who was having a party in the Holy Lake and expressed his reluctance.
"I just wrote about Jiang Luoke opening the lake... there should be many more to come..."
Jiang Lu let go of Catherine's hair, climbed out of the water, and rubbed his chin: "You didn't copy Moses' parting of the sea, did you?"
"It really is."
"Well done!"
Jiang Lu told him that he was not leaving forever, but was just disappearing for a while to save other people who were in dire straits.
Under Marino's constant questioning, Jiang Lu had no choice but to say casually: "Go to Africa. Many people there are living in hell. Mosquitoes, bats, and any animal you can think of can transmit diseases."
Marino was originally a doctor with a beak, and kindness and salvation should have been his life creed, but when facing Jiang Lu, he chose to expose his selfish side.
"But what do they have to do with us? The Red Cross is just starting out, and it will flourish in the future..."
"Ah, Marino, Marino, you've got to have some foresight."
"Please tell me."
"They can only be sold at a good price when they are healthy." Jiang Lu shrugged.
Marino left thoughtfully.
Catherine, who heard the conversation between the two, stared at Jiang Lu in amazement: "You... want to leave?"
"All good things come to an end."
Jiang Lu hugged Catherine: "I didn't tell anyone at first, I could only stay here for ten days, because I didn't expect that I would establish such a deep bond with everyone.
You know, I am a person who always regards kindness and peace as my duty, and it is for this reason that I was chosen by the God of Redemption.
I really want to live here with you, but that means I need to leave my responsibilities behind.
Once I take on responsibility, it becomes part of my life, and I can't give it up no matter what... If I give it up once, there will be a second time, and a third time. You don't want me to give up my sense of responsibility for you one day, do you?"
"No...I don't want that to happen."
"now it's right."
At this time, the three people who were chatting and resting in the distance also came over.
The next one was supposed to be the red window, but because of the sudden farewell, Jiang Lu chose to let Eve jump in.
After learning what had just happened, Qingying and Hongchuang looked at each other and acquiesced.
Why wouldn't they be reluctant to give up?
Although they need to share Jiang Lv, the artistic Florence is full of romance, and they like it here.
And in getting along with Catherine and Eve, in the close and tacit cooperation time and time again, they also established a deep friendship.