528 Go Back to My Profession (1/2)
”I always wanted to become a historian. Your Majesty, among all the scholars, I know the most about the Dark Age,” Ye Qingxuan said coldly, ”so I am qualified to say that there is something wrong with this subject. On one hand, we lack enough historical materials, and on the other hand, the direction that those historians are heading is wrong… After I heard what Gaius told me, I finally realized that we have been misled. Someone is trying to make the whole scholarly circle focus on something meaningless, making us historians study fairytales… The true history, however, has been neglected all the time.”
”You are right.” The King of Red nodded.
”You concealed what happened in the past, and twisted and changed humanity's future.”
”Yes.” The King of Red nodded again. He confessed it without any hesitation, which surprised Ye Qingxuan.
After a long while, Ye Qingxuan asked, ”What on earth have you done?”
”I can not tell you. I have been keeping this secret for hundreds of years,” the King of Red replied. ”Once they know what happened in the past, they can't bear the pressure. The King of Blue, the King of Yellow, and I decided that one day, the church group should tell this secret to the entire human race, but now...”
”Is 'Son of Original Sin' also part of it?”
”Maybe.” The King of Red did not directly answer this question. Instead, he looked at Ye Qingxuan and said gently, ”Ye Qingxuan, you have asked too many questions, and we should stop here. Now it is your turn to answer my questions.”
Ye Qingxuan was silent.
On the day when Ye Qingxuan woke up, the King of Red had promised Ye Lanzhou that he would take up for his son. He kept his promise by giving Ye Qingxuan the bishop's ferraiolone. If Ye Qingxuan joined the Sacred City, in less than five years, he would become the archbishop and have great power in the Cardinal Church. In only a few decades, he would become the most powerful man in the world, and his offspring could even inherit his titles.
Both Ye Lanzhou and Ye Qingxuan had protected the glory and solemnity of the Sacred City by defeating Hyakume. No one had done a better job than they had in defending the city. If Ye Qingxuan did not want to be a clergyman, he could also be a member of the Silence Governance, and all the classic books and information would be open to him. In less than five years, he would reach the level of scepter, and then he would be granted the holy title of Hendel and the Scepter of Messiah. He would become a holy saint of the highest rank…
These were the promises the King of Red had given to Ye Qingxuan on that night in the holy temple of Sarroman.
However, until now, Ye Qingxuan had not given any reply.
”I still need more time,” Ye Qingxuan said.
The King of Red did not urge him to give his answers right away. Seeing his face, the King of Red seemed to understand something.
The King of Red said, ”The world is moving fast. I hope you can make preparations beforehand.”
Before Ye Qingxuan got out of the carriage, the King of Red gave him his rosary and said, ”Come to the Apostolic Palace tomorrow and tell me your answer. Take this with you and you can pay me a visit whenever you want.”
The King of Red spoke firmly, as if he knew Ye Qingxuan would think things through by the next morning.
Ye Qingxuan hesitated for a while and received the beans.
The carriage left. Ye Qingxuan stood at the end of street alone. He stood there, silently, for a long time. Then he turned around and went back to the graveyard.
There was only Bai Xi standing in front of Hermes' tombstone. She stared at the tombstone for a long time and took off her scarf. She wound her scarf around the tombstone, though it looked very ugly.
The tombstone would not feel cold, and neither would the dead.
”I have never been kind to him,” Bai Xi said gently. ”He helped a lot, but I have never had the chance to return the favor.”
Ye Qingxuan did not say anything. Bai Xi turned her back to the tombstone and said, ”Let's leave here.”
”Okay.” Ye Qingxuan nodded and walked with Bai Xi, side by side.
Bai Xi said she did not want to take the carriage. ”Let's take a walk.”
”Now?” Ye Qingxuan was surprised.
”Yes, now.” Bai Xi stepped on the snow and looked at him. ”Don't you think it is the perfect time to take a walk around this city? It is quiet and not crowded.”
Watching her serious face, Ye Qingxuan agreed.