holy flame

Next, Samuel taught Julian how to arrange the two entourages, and he spent three days without stopping to deal with all the remaining related procedures.Three days later, Samuel and Julian were riding horses, and Doro was driving a carriage, which was loaded with all the goods of the three of them and the big Bane, and a group of four left the Holy Court.

As the sound of kicking horseshoes and squeaking wheels sounded on the road, although the expression on Samuel's face remained unchanged, a lot was actually sent in his heart.This is not only because he can finally enjoy his freedom again from today, but also because he will not have to "enjoy" the taste of the Holy Court for a long time——

The human society in this world is very similar to Europe in the 56th century, not only in terms of national composition, people's clothing, and concepts, but also in terms of hygiene habits...Because of religious and historical reasons, bathing is regarded by humans here as a A kind of punishment, only those who repent and those who are sick will bathe in cold water. The former is considered to be bent down by the devil (all injuries other than trauma are considered to be caused by the devil).

A long time ago, the Holy See promulgated a clear decree: "Good people who believe in God, especially young people, should prohibit bathing."

Therefore, except for a very small number of people because of professional needs-such as hunters, and Julian's professional rangers, they need to live in the dense forest for a long time, and the smell on their bodies is too strong to easily attract the attention of wild animals.That's why Julian can keep a beautiful braid without worrying about it becoming overly greasy or infested with fleas.

Most of the human beings in this other world, from commoners to nobles, respect the concept of not bathing, not washing face, not brushing teeth②.Nobles and clergy are fine, after all, they can use magic to purify the body and treat diseases.But the common people, especially the extremely poor, many people lost their teeth in their 40s and [-]s, and contracted various diseases due to poor hygiene habits.

And that's not the worst part, people here like to dump their chamber pots out of the windows, of course, before they yell "Pour!".Both nobles and commoners, men and women like to defecate everywhere, so if you walk into a slightly narrow street...

The dirty and narrow small waterways on both sides of the street are filled with corpses of rats, cats, dogs and all kinds of domestic garbage, and the stench spreads and breeds mosquitoes and flies.In fact, Samuel suspected that the outbreaks of several large-scale plagues recorded in history were not the work of the so-called necromancers, but the result of human beings' self-inflicted suffering.They were probably just taking advantage of the situation, just like the terrorist organization in Samuel's previous life, whenever something happened, they would like to jump out and issue a responsible statement to show their strength.

As a modern person, even though Samuel has an emotional barrier, he still understands the difference between smelly and smelly, clean and dirty.However, as an orphan who was taken in by the Holy See, and now he is only a trainee Paladin, this high status in the eyes of most people is just a pawn in the Holy See.Samuel was powerless to change this worldwide hygienic practice, which even he himself had to follow.Therefore, only when going out for training or trials, Samuel could secretly go to the river or bathe in the water.

Fortunately, the hair of the knights is always trimmed to the shortest, and priests come to perform purification techniques on them regularly, otherwise Samuel is not sure whether he would rush out to take a bath on impulse—in fact, it should be said that, except for emotional processing Samuel, who had the problem above, was replaced by any other normal person, and now he either became a real lunatic, or was judged as a heretic and burned to death at the stake.

But maybe burning to death would be nice too?Because now he is free, but what if he is free?

Samuel, who escaped and ascended to heaven, was relieved for a short time, but he was deeply hesitant and helpless.

In his previous life, he listened to his parents for everything. They gave him a goal, and he moved towards that goal step by step.For him, life is one order after another.In the eyes of others, Shen Xiaoyu's life can even be called pathetic, and Samuel, who thinks with normal logic, also thinks so.So, for the first time in his life, he did something for himself. He won freedom. Although it was not completely free, at least no one ordered him to do anything now.

However, the question remains - so what if you are free?

Samuel felt like a traveler who was dissatisfied with walking on the road, but would go off the road and go into the dense forest and the mountains.The scenery beyond the road only gives the traveler a brief moment of joy, and soon the traveler finds himself lost.

"No way to go" This is the true portrayal of Samuel now...

"Samuel, where are we going?" Just when Samuel seemed to be bowing his head on the road, but was actually at a loss, Julian came to ask.

"Guroll Town, Sith Principality in the north." Samuel was the church that was abandoned there. Although he had no intention of looking for the real parents of this body, since he told Krahn that, even if he wanted to put on a show go for a trip.Fortunately for him, it was a small town located on the outskirts of the Red Dragon Mountain Range in the northwest. Even if there were no accidents along the way, it would take two months to ride there on horseback.In other words, he still has a goal before rushing there.

Suddenly, Samuel was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly smiled without warning—hesitation and bewilderment, although they are two negative emotions, they are emotions after all.This is something he never felt in the past when he had goals and "pursuits".And Samuel's real goal is not to go somewhere, but to find feelings...

He turned his head and looked at Julian who was riding beside him, who was looking at him with joy, although Samuel didn't know what made him happy: "Being my follower, you want to have a Origin, or still not giving up?"

"Don't give up." There was almost no pause, and Julian answered very simply.

"So, is your unwillingness to give up simply because you don't want to be rejected, or is it because you still have desire for me?"

"Both." Julian answered this point very honestly. After all, he was rejected too simply at the beginning. This was a big blow to this ranger known for his romantic, passionate and victorious victories.Moreover, after fighting side by side once, although he didn't know Samuel completely, Samuel did attract Julian.Julian even considered that if Samuel nodded, he would be willing to conclude a permanent companionship contract with him.

"Is your desire for me because of my appearance, so you just want to sleep with me because of desire? Or is it because of 'love'?"

"This is the first time you have talked to me so proactively after that battle for the rest of your life." Julian laughed. Today he discovered that Samuel was not as mature and calm as he appeared. Julian felt a little ashamed because of the purity in the face, "Love cannot be described by 'things', it is a beautiful emotion."

Samuel raised his eyebrows, of course he knew it was emotion, if it was something else, he wouldn't be curious.

"I like you very much, I have a good impression of you, but in fact, I don't know if my feelings for you are love." If it is to other men and women, Julian can say something like "I love you" without hesitation. Your love is as eternal and bright as the stars in the sky" sentence.But no one would believe it, because Julian's contacts at that time knew exactly what they wanted and when they should leave.

But to Samuel, Julian couldn't say those fancy sentences, and he didn't want him to see a pompous version of himself, Julian gave Samuel the truth.

"Samuel, I believe that I will fall in love with you, and my love for you will be my first love." If those who have been in a relationship with Julian heard this sentence, they would surely roll on the ground laughing .How could such a born playboy still have a first love?But what Julian said is true. He has slept with many people, but it does not mean that he has also fallen in love with many people. Physical pleasure and spiritual love are completely different things.

"It turns out that you haven't experienced it before. I wanted to ask you what love feels like." In fact, Julian missed a good opportunity.Samuel is determined to find affection, and the affection that ranks first in human life is family, friendship and love.In terms of family, although he has no parents in this life, Samuel has both parents in his previous life for more than 30 years.But maybe family affection is too profound for him, so no matter how he thinks back to the past, the blood relationship in the "legend" still can't make him feel——

He was an only child, and so were his parents, and when he was born, both parents were busy with work.Afterwards, Shen Xiaoyu became "obedient and obedient" again, and his parents were extremely relieved of him.In Shen Xiaoyu's childhood memories, there is only an empty home and desks full of exercises.When he was a teenager, he had already studied abroad, but the tuition fee was earned by scholarship plus his own part-time job. When his parents asked, he had to send money home.Then, go back home and look for a job.In addition to his work, his life is to meet the needs of his parents.In the end, it's finding a girlfriend, getting engaged, and dying.

Therefore, he can only put aside the "profound" family affection for the time being, and prepares to start with friendship and love.If Julian replies to Samuel that he loves him, then Samuel doesn't mind dating Julian just to find affection.However, it is impossible for the current Julian to know what Samuel is thinking in his heart. If he misses it, he just misses it...

The author has something to say: ①This is an early order of the European Church.The original translation is "For those good people, especially young people, they should basically not be allowed to take a bath." Basically, the European church at that time believed that people who bathed less were pure—that is to say, the Virgin Mary did not have a bath in [-]% of her life. showered.

② Queen Elizabeth's teeth were yellow when she was young and black in her later years.The European world is known as "Europe that has not been washed for a thousand years"