Chapter 89: The Way to Survive
"What should I do? What should I do? It's my turn next." It would be a lie to say that Lin Qian wasn't scared now. He had even planned how he would die.
The lord in the play was an unscrupulous capitalist. He was extremely greedy and ruthlessly exploited the slaves under his command, forcing them to work themselves to death at the vineyard to create wealth for himself.
Of course, what the lord wanted to confess was not about this, as he thought it was normal. Sometimes, even if a slave died from exhaustion, he would simply habitually replace them with a new batch.
What the lord wanted to confess was that after a business failure, he took out his anger on his beloved dog and beat it to death.
Since that incident, the lord had not been very happy. He felt that he was in the wrong, after all, this dog had been with him since it was small and had contributed in its own way.
The priest thought the earl was coming to confess his own greed and sins, but to his surprise, he confessed something else?!
The priest was almost angry that time, but unfortunately the earl didn't realize it. He came to the church a second time, under the priest's influence...
The reason why the priest didn't kill anyone during the first confession was because he wanted to see how the sinners would make up for their sins after confessing. If they compensated well enough, maybe he could spare their lives.
However, most people's actions didn't meet the priest's expectations, let alone make amends for their own sins.
Lin Qian's role now is playing the earl who came to the church for the second time.
As for the planned way of death, it's quite simple. First, the priest would kill him with a knife, and then the body would be arranged in a lying position.
This was also considered a carefully prepared death ritual, based on Dante's "Divine Comedy" created by the priest:
Pride: Punished by carrying a heavy load.
Envy: Punished by having their eyes sewn shut.
Furiousness - Punished by black smoke.
Laziness - Punished by running.
Greediness - Punished by lying down.
Gluttony - Punished by hunger.
Lust - Punished by flames.
But here comes the problem, the punishments in the divine comedy are more about making those who committed the seven deadly sins suffer while alive.
For example, not allowing the glutton to eat a full meal, making him endure the pain of starvation day and night.
When it comes to the hands of the priest, it's definitely not just physical punishment. The weight burden would crush the sinner to death, the black smoke would suffocate the sinner to death, and the flames would burn the sinner alive.
But here comes the problem, lying down won't kill a person, so the priest has no choice but to reluctantly chop off the sinner's head first, and then place the body in a lying position.
Like the first penitent, he also committed the sin of greed, so his death was the same as the third.
The second penitent, guilty of jealousy, will have her eyes sewn shut by the priest before being killed.
As for the fourth penitent, the fisherman, he committed the sin of pride...
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Upon hearing Lin Qian's fearful question, Chu Jiang also furrowed his brow tightly.
The result of the attempt was a failure, meaning that the script cannot be changed.
In their previous attempt to alter the miller's daughter's fate, the priest threatened to immediately kill all three of them with an axe, forcing Chu Jiang to return the second penitent.
Next, the woman would soon be cruelly killed as the script progressed step by step.
Suddenly, Chu Jiang had an idea and grabbed Lin Qian's hand, saying, "Come with me, we need to move quickly!"
Lin Qian didn't understand, but still followed Chu Jiang into the church hallway, with only the mute looking at them confusingly.
Running slightly, Lin Qian lowered his voice and asked, "Are we going to save that woman?"
"No, do you remember the room where the gambler died?"
Lin Qian nodded, "The last room on the left side of the corridor."
"And what about the room where the woman died?"
"The last room on the right side of the corridor."
"Very good," surprisingly, Chu Jiang seemed relieved, "It's a good thing you didn't place the two rooms side by side, otherwise our actions might have been discovered."
While speaking, Chu Jiang had already taken Lin Qian and rushed into the back part of the church, heading towards the room where the gambler died.
Lin Qian couldn't understand what Chu Jiang was up to. The gambler was already dead, could he possibly bring him back to life as an assistant??
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Just now, from deep within the church, there came a woman's scream, meaning that Confessor Number Two had also died.
Lin Qian's face turned pale and his hands trembled as he looked at Chu Jiang with uncertainty. "Will it really work?"
Chu Jiang remained calm and said, "If it doesn't work, I will die just like you. So don't panic, we won't be alone on the road to the afterlife."
Upon hearing this, Lin Qian could only manage a smile that was uglier than crying.
After a short while, footsteps could be heard again in the corridor as the priest and nun reappeared.
The priest's expression remained kind, but there was a hint of twisted satisfaction.
And the nun, she looked directly at Chu Jiang and Lin Qian with a mocking gaze, singing in a tone akin to a lament, "Poor and pitiful souls, they have no idea what cruel fate awaits them."
As for the nun, she almost openly looked at the two of them with a mocking gaze, and even exclaimed in a tone resembling a lament, "Oh, poor and pitiful souls, they still don't know what cruel fate awaits them."
This time, Lin Qian was very honest. When it came to danger, he didn't even glance at the nun, only focused on the priest.
Chu Jiang, on the other hand, was quietly complaining in his heart. This Dramatic Ghost, is he really just saying lines from the script?
"Sorry to keep you waiting. Next up is Mr. Earl," the priest made a special invitation to Lin Qian.
Lin Qian looked at Chu Jiang, and with encouragement in his eyes, he stood up tremblingly. It's worth noting that there seemed to be something hidden on his chest.
And so, the creator of this play, in a melancholic atmosphere, was taken away by his own "character," into the depths of the church.
The mute saw this scene and once again showed a pained expression, but he couldn't stop it, he was powerless...
More than ten minutes passed, and Lin Qian's screams came from deep within the church. This proved that everything was indeed going according to the script, and Confessor Number Three had also died.
However, when Chu Jiang heard the scream, he didn't show any emotion, he just sat quietly, hands clasped, waiting for fate to arrive.
Soon, the priest and the nuns walked out of the corridor for the last time, and both of them looked quite pleased.
The priest spoke to Chu Jiang in a very sincere tone and said, "Praise the Lord, you are the last one today."
Chu Jiang stood up and asked in a sincere tone, "Father, can I go to heaven after I die?"
