Crete in April is full of unknown wildflowers, the spring breeze is sultry, the sun is warm, and standing on the cliffs by the sea and looking back behind you, everywhere you can see is green. At the junction of the sea and the sky www.biquge.info pen ~ fun ~ pavilion, a black dot flew closer and closer, and only when it was close could it be seen that it was a snow-white Haidongqing. After a clear roar, the snow-white sea suddenly rushed into the blue sky, turning into a small black dot that was almost invisible at a very high place, and then suddenly fell rapidly. The red-robed young man stood alone on the top of the cliff, seemingly unafraid of the birds of prey that rushed at him with lightning speed. Just when Hai Dongqing was about to stab the red-robed youth, Hai Dongqing suddenly turned and flapped his wings, crossed an extremely beautiful arc in mid-air, and finally landed on the right arm that slowly stretched out from the red robe.

Hai Dongqing's eyes were majestic, his body was snow-white, and even his claws were the jade color of the falcon, standing on the young man's forearm, extremely handsome. The red-robed young man raised his arms slightly, and with a soft snort, Hai Dongqing once again rushed into the sky like an arrow from the string.

"Aphrodite, Mistress Minoan, please. "This is a white-clothed ascetic monk who does not know his age, his white robe is covered with patches of various colors, like other ancient monks, holding a monk's stick in his hand that symbolizes his single-minded cultivation, but the monk's stick in his hand is completely black, not like an ordinary product. Carrying this fifty-kilogram bronze stick, I don't know how he got up the cliff, let alone when he appeared on the top of the cliff. Just as no one knows how many years Master Minos has left in the long river of history, and no one knows how long this white-robed ascetic monk who cannot tell his age has lived, but everyone knows that as one of the only remaining elders of the Holy Sect, Lord Minos must be accompanied by four young ancient monks wherever he goes, and this Hercules is one of the four.

The red-robed man didn't seem to care about the white-robed ascetic calling him by his name, in fact, he also knew that Hercules had such qualifications, otherwise if he were an ordinary Holy Sect ascetic who dared to call his name like this, he might have been kicked into the cliff in front of him.

The red robe and the white robe rubbed shoulders, and the two did not communicate at all, but silently flew down the cliff along the protruding rocks on the wall. Everyone knows that in today's Holy Religion, the Pope's magic power is powerless, and under the Pope, the verdict makes Aphrodite invincible, and no heresy who has been condemned can support more than three breaths in front of the verdict to make adults, which is a talent, and it is also the result of hard work under the careful guidance and cultivation of the Pope since childhood. If Aphrodite's perverted force value comes from the famous teacher and the acquired effort, then Hercules, who followed him on the cliff of the cliff without pulling down half a step, was completely acquired - this is the choice of the ascetics, and it is also their fate.

An ancient castle on the edge of the cliff is built by the mountains and rivers, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and occupies the geographical advantage of the cold weapon era. The castle is made of huge stones, in a symmetrical shape, and the gray and mottled façade seems to tell the smoke and slaughter of thousands of years of war. The square in front of the castle was originally empty, and at this time it was densely packed with white-robed and patched ascetics, knowing that these ancient monks were usually scattered all over the world, and at this moment they were all gathered on this small island at the same time, which couldn't help but make the red-robed young man Aphrodite frown slightly-this is a rare grand occasion in a hundred years, even the Pope's enthronement ceremony can't invite these ascetics who only live for faith. Aphrodite was keenly aware that the old ascetics with white hair and beard had white robe embroidered with three gold stripes on the cuffs. What do the three golden stripes mean? This is an honor that ordinary ascetics of the Holy Sect cannot get in their lifetime, and it is only those ascetics who have made breakthrough contributions to the survival and development of the Holy Sect or the extension of the life of the teachings that can obtain such a glorious golden vein. Is there something big about to happen?" Aphrodite thought silently, but the good education he had received taught him that he could not write joy and anger on his face in everything, so he just silently followed Hercules through the young and old who closed their eyes and silently recited the scriptures.

The castle was dimly lit, and the damp corridor walls were hung with old-fashioned sconces that seemed to have been hung in the last century, Hercules did not say a word, and after entering the castle, he led the way in front of him, and the castle was quiet, as if it was empty, only the footsteps of two people in front of him and behind him could be heard. The castle didn't look big from the outside, but Aphrodite followed Hercules for a long, long time until he came to an old gate.

This is a wooden door that has undergone an unknown number of wars, and in the dim light of the corridor, the traces of knives and axes on the wooden door are clearly visible. There were still some inexplicable marks on the wooden door, but Aphrodite knew that they were traces left by the precipitation of blood. Hercules, the ascetic, rested his monk's staff in the corner of the wall, gritted his teeth, and with great difficulty, pushed open the heavy door. The wooden door slowly opens, and behind the door is a patio, full of greenery and flowers, which is in stark contrast to the oppressive and dayless passage of the castle just now. The warm sunlight shone through the glass above the patio and fell into the patio half the size of a basketball court, and the white-haired old man with a watering can in his hand was hunched over his waist and patiently tended to a few pots of precious tulips.

"In 1636, this tulip, worth three thousand guilders, was exchanged for eight fat pigs, four fat bulls, two tons of cream, a thousand pounds of cheese, a silver cup, a bag of clothes, a bed with a mattress attached, and a boat. The old man smiled and twisted the watering can in his hand, and the mist of water sprayed on the precious tulips, "At that time, the root balls of tulips were sold in ASS as a unit of measurement, you must know that at that time, 1ASS was equivalent to 0.05 grams now. The old man put down the watering can, picked up the scissors for trimming flowers and plants, and carefully cut off an elegantly shaped bonsai branch, and then put down the scissors.

The ascetic Hercules silently brought a basin of water to the old man, and the old man smiled and said, "Thank you, you can go and get busy first, I'll talk to the adjudicator", and the ascetic bowed down and exited the patio without any disagreement.

"Sit down and talk!" the old man pointed to a small stool in the courtyard, and Aphrodite nodded, but did not sit down, but patiently followed the old man's footsteps among the flowers and green leaves.

"Milos-sama, it looks like you're in a good mood. "Aphrodite, who has an oriental face, is a standard beautiful man, with a peach face, even in the female group, he does not seem to lose a single point to those popular star models. But he was indeed a man of no more standard, and everyone who questioned his gender was sent to the prison of the Holy Religious Judgment Division, and the disrespect for the adjudicator was the greatest defilement to the gods.

The old man grinned, two rows of teeth were missing, but it was not contrary to the perception at all, on the contrary, all those who had seen this respected old man would spontaneously have a lot of respect for him - without Master Minos, there would be no Holy Sect today, and even the current Pope, when he saw Lord Minos, he would have to perform the discipleship with great respect. "Aphrodite, you can see I'm in a good mood, I think I'm really in a good mood. Well, I haven't been happier than I am today since the fall of the Berlin Wall between West and East Germany for decades. The old man said very childishly.

"It seems that I have encountered some good thing that is rare in a century. Aphrodite calmly analyzed.

The old man smiled and said, "It's not just a once-in-a-century event, it's a once-in-a-lifetime good thing!" The old man smiled mysteriously, "Do you know why I haven't dared to set foot on the territory of that ancient eastern country for so many years?"

Aphrodite was slightly stunned, this is something he had never thought of - the respected Lord Minos did not disdain to step into that country, but did not dare, this should be something that everyone did not expect.

As if he had already guessed Aphrodite's reaction, Minos twisted his long beard and smiled: "It is a very magical country, with a splendid civilization that stretches for five thousand years, much earlier than our Cretan civilization. You must be curious about what I am afraid of, let me tell you, my child, in that mysterious ancient country of the East, there is a man to whom I once lost a bet, and it is because of him that I am forced to swear that as long as he lives in this world, I will never set foot in China again for the rest of my life. ”

The reason for losing the bet was even more unexpected to Aphrodite - Lord Minos, who was regarded as a treasure by the Holy Church, would not set foot in that country for nearly seventy years because of a trivial gamble, which seemed like a child's play, but it made Aphrodite unable to refute: God's people are to keep their promises, just as he once swore to purge the world of all heresy.

"Are you curious about what I got with him?" asked Minos with a smile.

Aphrodite smiled and nodded, "My lord, I'm really curious about who you lost to. He ruled out the answers one by one in his mind, he knew that there was a semi-official mysterious organization in that ancient oriental country, the funds were provided by the government, but it was not completely under the official jurisdiction, they could manage all the things that threatened the Chinese nation, and the most important thing was that those people could override the state apparatus and even the law, and solve some people or things that threatened the survival of the ancient Chinese nation in their opinion.

Minos smiled as he sprayed the foliage plants on the side, "There's a name, I don't know if you've heard of it, it's called Karma Pakhi. ”

"Karma Pakhi?" Aphrodite frowned slightly, he was not familiar with the name, and it could even be said that it was a little unfamiliar.

"Yes, it's him, a devout Buddhist. Minos seemed to remember something, and his expression suddenly became rich.