Chapter 106 The town of Lourdes is a town located in the southern part of the Pyrenees.
This sparsely populated town has a reputation in Europe that is completely out of proportion to its size It is a famous Catholic pilgrimage site throughout Europe.
Originally, the town was just a dilapidated town in the southern Pyrenees, but everything changed in 1858, when a girl in the town reportedly saw the apparition of the Virgin Mary in the town, and it is said that it had appeared eighteen times In that year, this incident caused a sensation throughout Europe, and even alarmed the Holy See, and the Pope also sent people to this town to investigate, of course, the process of investigation is unknown.
But the results were somewhat surprising The Church declared the event "true" and declared the town of Lourdes a "holy place", and the town girl, who was said to have had a "close contact" with the Virgin Mary, was posthumously awarded the title of "saint" by the church.
The town of Lourdes became famous as a famous pilgrimage site for Catholics throughout Europe.
And even more miraculous is that in a cave next to the town of Lourdes, there is said to be a pool, and the water of that pool is said to be the legendary "holy water", which can cure many diseases Because of these legends, hundreds of thousands of Catholics come to the town of Lourdes every year In the evening, when Xiao Lei's car drove into this town at the foot of the mountain in the twilight, the whole town was immersed in tranquility.
There are quite a few cars parked outside the town, and apparently there are a lot of people here.
But what Xiao Lei saw sitting in the car, many pedestrians coming and going outside the town had serious faces, sacred and solemn expressions, they were dressed formally, full of piety, walking quietly on the streets, and no one made a loud noise.
Still others simply wore black church robes with crosses on their chests.
The tallest building in the town is a church in the center of the town.
"I don't like this place."
After getting out of the car, Xiao Lei pouted.
Yueshan nodded: "It's too quiet, it's a little depressing, how can I say it, it's like a temple in the mountain." ” Ye Buqun didn't speak this time, because as soon as he arrived here, his expression became serious, and it was correct to say that Ye Buqun's appearance at the moment was almost the same as those who walked quietly on the street.
Serious, quiet, solemn, solemn "It seems that this gentleman is a devout believer."
It was Longan who spoke, and he carried his baggage from the back of the car.
Walking beside Xiao Lei.
"Aren't you a Catholic?"
asked Xiao Lei.
"You're typical of Oriental thinking."
Longyan replied without humility or arrogance: "It seems that many Chinese think that Westerners believe in God, but in fact this is not the case, at least I am not religious."
He sighed: "What I do often requires me to walk on the edge of life and death, so everything makes me believe that my destiny is in my own hands." ” Xiao Lei narrowed his eyes: "It seems that you must be familiar with the Pyrenees." ” "Very familiar."
Longyan suddenly smiled, faintly: "I have climbed the highest peak three times, and I am one of the top three members of our club.
I have participated in 12 mountain climbing.
My safety record has not been broken until now. ” Xiao Lei stared into his eyes for a moment, and from his gaze it was obvious that the pride of a mountaineering adventurer was very proud of his record.
To be fair, based on his track record, he is indeed a master.
It can only be said that his reaction is the most normal reaction, but a trace of doubt flashed in Xiao Lei's eyes "You choose to go up the mountain in this season, it's actually dangerous.
Many people are reluctant to take over your business, but I am not afraid that although the current climate is not good, I have experienced more dangerous things, and I believe in myself.
Longyan smiled proudly, then he digressed and pointed to both sides of the town's road: "There are two inns here, one is very large, and it belongs to the church.
However, they only receive church personnel.
The other one is for regular tourists, and now my only hope is that they are not full.
Otherwise, we'll just pitch our tents in the town square. ” Unfortunately, Longan's words turned out to be a reality.
The only inn in the town that caters to regular tourists is full.
A few people had to run to the town square to pitch their tents.
Yueshan is a person who practices martial arts, and it doesn't matter if he suffers.
Qinglingzi is an outsider, and he doesn't attach much importance to the enjoyment of the flesh.
Bao'er is a child, and she is excited and looking forward to the open-air nightstay.
"Hey, Ye Buqun, aren't you a senior member of the church, can't you go through the back door to the church and ask for two rooms for us?"
Xiao Lei smiled bitterly and said while looking at the square of the town.
It seems that the popularity of this small town of Lourdes is not ordinary.
The small square is covered with tents, and it seems that there are many people camping here in the open air at night.
"I'm sorry, but I can't use my authority to do these things."
Ye Buqun's expression was very solemn: "This is the Holy Land, this kind of thing you said is a blasphemy against the Holy Land, I can't force others to give up their houses to us because of my position."
Ye Buqun pointed to the square of the town, where there were also many people dressed in the costumes of the clergy of the church to set up tents, and it was obvious that even the church's inn was full, and many priests were forced to sleep in the square.
Xiao Lei shook his head: "I really don't know whether to respect you or laugh at you for being stupid." ” The tent was pierced by a dragon's eye.
Obviously, he is quite skillful in his movements, and at first glance he is a person who is very experienced in this kind of outdoor survival.
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"It's going to be a little cold at night, because it's mountainous and it's a bit humid right now."
Longyan took out a windproof lighter, took out a small mountaineering stove, and lit a simple campfire.
There was also a small metal pot, which looked like it was preparing dinner.
Xiao Lei has been secretly observing Longyan's every move, but from Longyan's actions, it can be seen that he is indeed the demeanor of an experienced mountain adventurer.
Xiao Lei's eyes once again showed a trace of doubt.
The night was indeed a little cold, and there was a blanket in the car, which Xiao Lei had taken out and wrapped around Bao'er.
There are a total of five tents, one for Xiaolei, and one for each of the light spirit cotyledons and the longan of the Moon Mountain.
Bao'er slept in Tsukiyama's tent.
Little Ray slept in the tent, his senses were unusually sharp, in fact, at night in this place.
In other words, as soon as he entered this town that was called a "holy place" today, Xiao Lei always had a strange feeling in his heart, and there seemed to be a faint inexplicable expectation in his heart It was as if he sensed something was going to happen.
After closing his eyes and reciting two meditation tips, Xiao Lei slowly fell asleep dark Hundreds of tents in the square, the breathing sound of hundreds of people all fell on Xiao Lei's ears, it was a very wonderful feeling, Xiao Lei only felt that his mind wandered, and gradually condensed together, as if in his sleep, his soul wandered outside the body In the dark, it was as if there was a silent call Yes, it's a calling That cry resounded in my heart, and I could clearly feel some strange, silent calling in my heart.
But I couldn't hear anything in my ears.
I guess it's a dream Xiao Lei was in a daze, feeling that he was floating in his dream as if he had floated to the sky above the town, looking down on the town from above, seeing a little light, and then drifting towards the left side of the town Gradually, when his consciousness fell back to the ground, there was a statue in front of him In the dream, he "saw" something vague, but barely recognizable.
It is a statue of a woman, dressed in a somewhat quaint style robe, with bare feet, arms folded in front of her chest, eyes slightly closed, and a pious expression on her face.
She had a beautiful countenance, a delicate countenance, and it was evident that the sculptor had extraordinary skill in sculpting a statue of a girl so lifelike.
There seemed to be a strange traction force on this statue that attracted Xiao Lei, and a trace of his soul seemed to surround this statue and was deeply sucked in.
In the depths of my soul, I can feel that the statue seems to be calling me This is a wonderful feeling, Xiao Lei has been reborn, his spiritual sense is far more acute than ordinary people, and even much stronger than ordinary cultivators, he can obviously feel that this statue has his own very comfortable aura on his body Yes, that kind of aura makes his keen spiritual sense feel very comfortable.
It was as if he could hear a faint sigh in the depths of his soul.
Suddenly, there was a trace of disorder in his thinking, and Xiao Lei only felt tense and woke up from the dream.
He opened his eyes, and he was still lying in the tent.
He suddenly rolled over and sat up, pulled out the tent and walked out.
Taking a deep breath of the cool night air, Xiao Lei stretched his waist and turned around.
I saw that the dragon eye had slowly walked not far behind him.
"You're so light-footed."
Xiao Lei laughed.
"You should be said to be sharp."
Longyan smiled kindly: "My profession is adventure, so our movements and bodies are much lighter than ordinary people. ” Xiao Lei closed his mouth, glanced at the dragon's eye, and thought for a while before saying, "Why don't you sleep?"
Longyan smiled slightly: "I can't sleep."
He took out a cigarette, lit it for himself, and glanced at Xiao Lei: "Or" "No, thank you."
Xiao Lei smiled: "You can't sleep, now you should ensure sleep in order to have the physical strength to climb the mountain."
Longyan took a puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled it, and said casually: "My tent is a little small. ” A strange look flashed in Xiao Lei's eyes, and he also pretended to ask casually: "The tent is small, I heard that the tent of a mountaineer like you is tailor-made."
Longyan was not in a hurry, and said with a faint smile: "It seems that you are particularly interested in my profession, well, because your itinerary is too anxious, and it usually takes at least half a month to plan a mountain climb."
But you only gave me one day, I was in a hurry to prepare, this time I came out with not my own tent, my own tent was damaged during the last trip, I brought not my own tent, but borrowed someone else's.
Will I be satisfied with my answer?"
Xiao Lei smiled slightly: "I'm sorry, I don't have any malice." ” Longyan shrugged his shoulders, took another puff of cigarette, threw it on the ground, and suddenly said, "Are you interested in walking, I can't sleep anyway." ” Xiao Lei nodded, and suddenly said, "Is there any statue here?"
"Statue" Longyan thought for a moment and said, "A lot."
There are a lot of statues to know here, this is a famous holy place in Europe, and for more than a hundred years, many famous people have visited here, as well as many famous people from the church.
At least what I know is, in the last 100 years, several practitioners in the church who have been awarded the title of saints have been here.
There are a lot of statues of famous people here, just on the left side of the town, are you interested in statues?"
"Well, yes, are there statues of women here, I mean women," Xiao Lei hesitated for a moment and asked.
"Female" Longan smiled: "Yes, of course there is."
The apparition of the Virgin Mary was discovered here by a girl from a small town who was later awarded the title of saint.
Of course, there are statues of her in the town, and there are many, many statues of the Virgin Mary here.
If you're interested, it's okay right now anyway, I'll take you to see it. ” Xiao Lei smiled: "Okay, thank you." ” "You're welcome, you spent the money, I have an obligation to serve you, and I can't sleep anyway."
Longyan smiled: "Go to my tent first, I need to get a flashlight, otherwise, be careful that our noses hit the statue." ” Xiao Lei laughed and followed behind the dragon's eye quietly.
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Taking advantage of the fact that Longyan bent down into the tent to find a flashlight, Xiao Lei quickly lowered his body and searched around the corner of Longyan's tent.
His eyes lit up I saw that in the corner of the tent, it seemed to be two English handwriting tattooed on it Xiao Lei saw the two English words very clearly, and he could see the meaning of these two words at a glance It clearly reads "Dragon's Eye" When Longyan bent over, Xiao Lei had already stood up straight.
"Let's go, but lightly, there are night watchmen in the town, and they have a strange temper and don't like tourists to walk around at night."
Longan smiled happily.
The two of them left the square one after the other, and walked towards the left side of the town.
"Longyan, you said that your tent was damaged on your last trip, presumably that trip must have been dangerous, would you like to tell me about it, I am very interested in your profession."
Xiao Lei followed behind Longyan and smiled nonchalantly.
"Well, there's nothing to say, it's just that it was accidentally damaged."
Longyan replied casually, his tone was calm: "The damage is not harmful, you need to repair it, fortunately I came out with you this time and took someone else's tent, but the side effect is that I can't sleep in someone else's tent, so I have to come out to talk to you, because it seems that among you people, only you look kinder." ” Xiao Lei laughed a little mockingly: "Well, yes, I'm kind and probably you came to me, also because I don't look very old, you think that when I am young, I may be easier to fool, so I can coax."
"Hmm" Longyan's back suddenly froze.
Xiao Lei's body had already been attached like a ghost, and one hand had been buckled on Longyan's throat from behind, and he said coldly: "Don't move, don't shout, otherwise, I will break your neck" a183ss4509291 Special tip: In an hour or so, my new book is about to start to be updated, everyone help to support it, brothers who have not yet booked a collection, go to the collection first, hang a number, occupy a position, hehe, if you have a ticket, you can help smash the ticket now, thank you a183ss4509291 a183ss4509291: