A carefree soldier king in the city

Chapter 505 Priest

“Young man, don’t misunderstand,” Frodo quickly said, “I’m not here to avenge them.”

"So what are you here for?" Chao Bufan asked.

Frodo smiled slightly and said, "I was just passing by when I saw them come in, so I thought I'd come in and see what was going on. I didn't expect you to be so capable, young man, taking care of them all in no time. I'm truly impressed."

"You flatter me, I was acting in self-defense." As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face. Since the other party didn't accuse or bully anyone, but instead treated him kindly, Chao Bufan naturally wouldn't treat him differently, and a friendly conversation ensued. "Father, as their leader, don't you think having such subordinates tarnishes the reputation of the Orthodox Church?"

"Oh?" Frodo asked instead of getting angry, "What do you mean by that?"

Chao Bufan laughed and said, "Look, these people take advantage of being Orthodox Christians. If you disagree with them or offend them even slightly, they will try to kill you. You just saw it. Not only did they break into people's homes, but they also wanted to take lives at the drop of a hat. Father, don't you think this is a very serious problem?"

“Yes,” Frodo nodded, “this is indeed a very serious problem, young man. If the believers in my Orthodox Church are really as you say, I will go back and investigate them one by one, and I will not tolerate it.”

Chao Bufan smiled and asked, "Father, won't you ask me why I killed them?"

Frodo laughed and said, “There’s no need for that. I’ve heard your conversation. It’s true that our Orthodox Church was in the wrong. This Xiong Aiguo, although he is a follower of our Orthodox Church, has already ruined the reputation of our Orthodox Church with his actions. Such a person deserves to die.”

"Then why don't you Orthodox Christians expel him?" Chao Bufan asked in surprise.

“He was still of some use to our Orthodox Church, which is why we kept him. This time, we are very grateful to you for cleaning up our own house.” Frodo spoke with utmost sincerity and in a flat tone, as if the deaths of Xiong Aiguo and those people had nothing to do with him.

“Father,” Chao Bufan said with a smile, “I thought you were just like them, someone who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong. It seems I misunderstood you.”

"Young man, can you tell me your name?" Frodo asked with a smile.

“Of course,” Chao Bufan nodded, “My name is Chao Bufan.”

“A fine name,” Frodo said sincerely. “Extraordinary. May I speak with you privately?”

Chao Bufan had the same idea, so he nodded and smiled, saying, "Of course."

Then he said to Old Master Gu, "Old Master Gu, may I borrow your study for a moment?"

Originally, Old Master Gu thought this was a huge problem. Who was Frodo? He was an Orthodox priest, second only to the emperor, one of the most powerful figures even the army of the ancient L Kingdom dared not offend. Unexpectedly, Frodo not only didn't blame him, but also spoke calmly with Chao Bufan. This truly surprised him, and he was overjoyed. His tense heart relaxed, leaving everyone else completely bewildered. Hearing that the priest and Chao Bufan wanted to speak privately, he quickly said, "No problem, no problem, Father, Bufan, please!"

In the study, Frodo and the extraordinary sat facing each other.

“Extraordinary,” Frodo said. “You must be from the East! You look to be only in your early twenties. How did you acquire such profound cultivation?”

His tone was amiable, without any malice. Chao Bufan smiled faintly and said, "It's something I acquired through dedicated cultivation."

Frodo nodded and said, "I've long heard that HX is full of hidden talents, with countless cultivation families lurking in the streets. I've painstakingly cultivated for over a hundred years, yet I can't compare to your twenty years of cultivation. Alas, the younger generation truly surpasses the older!"

“Father, you flatter me,” Chao Bufan laughed. “I am where I am today entirely by luck. Otherwise, even if I had another twenty years, I would not have reached this level.”

Frodo smiled and said, "Can you tell me what level you have reached now?"

“Father, to be honest, I have now reached the peak of the Yellow Realm, and I am only one step away from the early stage of the Transcendent Realm,” Chao Bufan replied.

"Peak of the Yellow Realm?" The priest was taken aback, then smiled slightly and said, "No wonder I couldn't see through you all this time; it turns out your cultivation is even above mine."

Chao Bufan smiled and said, "Father, may I ask you a question?"

"Excuse me," Frodo asked.

"In their early years, both the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church were part of Christianity, right?" Chao Bufan asked.

“That’s right,” Frodo nodded. “It’s not just the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Catholic Church, but also Protestantism. These three major churches are collectively known as Christianity.”

Upon hearing this, Chao Bufan nodded and said, "Then I've come to the right place."

"You're looking for me?" Frodo asked, puzzled.

“Yes,” Chao Bufan said, “I came all the way from HX to here, originally intending to find a Christian priest, but since you are an Orthodox priest, it’s the same if I look for you.”

Upon hearing this, Frodo became even more puzzled and asked, "Extraordinary, what do you want with me?"

Chao Bufan pondered for a moment, then said, "Father, don't you have a sacred object called the Bible? Could I borrow it to take a look?"

Frodo laughed and said, "The Bible is indeed a sacred object of our Christianity, but unfortunately it was stolen hundreds of years ago."

"Stolen?" Chao Bufan asked in surprise.

Frodo nodded and said, "It has been stolen. I heard that the Bible appeared on the pirate ship The Wanderer 150 years ago. Unfortunately, when we sent people out to sea to verify the news, the Wanderer mysteriously disappeared. Not long after, we learned that the Wanderer sank in a storm at sea."

"Did you go looking for it?" Chao Bufan asked.

Frodo sighed and said, "We've searched, but unfortunately we haven't found it to this day."

Chao Bufan nodded, but then his eyes darted around, and he sighed, "Alas, I was hoping to borrow the Bible, but it seems I've made a wasted trip. By the way, Father, do you know what's written in the Bible?"

Upon hearing this, Frodo shook his head and said, "I have never seen it, so naturally I do not know what is in the Bible."

“That’s not right,” Chao Bufan said, puzzled. “I’ve heard that the Catholic Church uses the Bible, and that Bibles are available for sale in stores now. How can that be?”

Frodo smiled slightly and said, “In the early days, before Christianity split, the Bible was the only sacred object, a great treasure left to mankind by God. Later, after Christianity split due to differences, the Bible was divided into the New Testament and the Old Testament, which is a simplification by the world. As for the Bibles that appear on the market, they are actually only a small part of the New Testament or the Old Testament. Later, because believers in the church came from all over the world, believers in various countries translated the Bible into their own languages ​​and spread it widely, which is why the Bibles sold on the market exist.”