Chapter 17 

　　After a moment of silence, Michael said to the beautiful angel in front of him.

　　"One thing you have to understand, Lucy, my faith in God has never changed since I was born. "

　　Hearing these words, Lucifer's face changed slightly.

　　"Lucy, over the years, I don't understand what you are thinking more and more... Maybe there have been vacillations and deviations in my heart, but the seven virtues have never been a restraint for me, and the second is the pursuit of faith. I willingly abide by it. "

　　"Praise the Lord God, he is omniscient and omnipotent, and his love is boundless. "

　　Lucifer listened without saying a word from beginning to end, his face solidified a little bit into the ice and snow in winter, which made him feel scared at first glance.

　　After speaking, Michael continued to fly to heaven, leaving Lucifer alone in place.

　　"Michael. "Lucifer shouted with reservation, his tone pale and weak like never before.

　　Michael did not look back.

　　The dark sky and the stretch of yellow sand are the same as when they came, but the mood of the two has long been completely different from when they came.

　　The rolling palaces of tens of millions of meters are all over the starry sky, and the magnificent and towering domes are shining in the sun.

　　Michael waved his wings and landed, striding towards the palace where the Son Messiah was located. The doors opened automatically, and the white road seemed to be bottomless. After the angel attendants saw Michael coming, they bent over and saluted.

　　"His Royal Highness Michael. "

　　"Praise you, Your Highness. "

　　...

　　The Son Messiah has just finished a round of prayers. His white clothes are not stained with the slightest dust, and his silver hair is like flowing moonlight, holy and peaceful.

　　"It's been a long time since I saw you, Michael. "The Messiah said.

　　"Please do one thing, Messiah. "Michael said, "I want to go to the moon to pray to God. During this period, please temporarily take the place of the Archangel of Wisdom and help me handle official duties." "

　　Messiah was puzzled, "Why is prayer not in Xingtian?" "

　　"There are too many stars every day. "Michael reluctantly made a calm smile, "As long as there is God in his heart, it's the same everywhere. The quiet environment of the moon is more suitable for me to pray." "

　　Now that Michael had already said this, the Messiah would not say more.

　　"Then I will go to the moon for a day. "Michael tidied up his sleeves and stood up. "Lucie doesn't know I'm going to pray yet. Please go to the Angel of Wisdom and tell him." "

　　"Why are you in such a hurry? How long will you be away? "The Messiah asked.

　　"I don't know, it depends on the situation...maybe decades, hundreds of years. "Michael looked out the window with an inexplicable expression in his eyes.

　　"Did something happen? "The Messiah asked, he felt that Michael today was really abnormal.

　　"Nothing happened. "

　　Instead of going to the center of the lunar sky to stay with the angels, Michael found a small church on the edge of the lunar sky, and then quietly lived in it.

　　The lunar sky is the closest place to heaven to the mortal world.

　　Whenever night comes, the center of the lunar sky is still as bright as day, but the corners on the edges will be as dark as the mortal world.

　　The dark blue dome of the sky and the moon look dozens of times larger than the mortal world because of the refraction of light, and they are so close that they can be touched with a hand.

　　The small church was a temporary resting place built by ordinary angels to descend to the mortal world at the beginning. Later, the gate of the nine-fold space of heaven was completed, and it was useless. It has been abandoned for nearly a thousand years. No one came.

　　After Michael came, he transplanted the small vines and plants that had been climbing on the walls over the years in other places, used his strength to repair the damaged roof walls, and found white marble slabs to repave the ground....

　　Michael could let an angel do these little things at will, but Michael felt that he could find something to do, and he didn't want to see any angels for the time being.

　　Finally one day, Michael wandered inside and outside the chapel over and over again, only to find that there was nothing in need of repair.

　　He sighed and walked into the hall of the small church.

　　The noon sun shines through the stained glass skylight of the dome, forming a small cross pattern.

　　Michael knelt down on his knees, closed his eyes and put his hands together, and gently chanted a poem in praise of God in his heart.

　　Because God walks with me, I will not be alone

　　Laughter, there is God, joy, sorrow, there is God, weeping together

　　If God is my strength, I won't despair.

　　If there is a gift from God in the weak and weak, I have to be strong.

　　"If there is a gift from God in the weak and weak, I have to be strong. "Michael opened his eyes, "Praise God, Jehovah." "

　　I don't know when the swirling white spots of light appeared around, thin but bright like stars, bringing bursts of warmth, surrounding Michael and refusing to leave.

　　To be able to do this without Michael feeling strange, even Lucifer couldn't do it.

　　"My God? "Michael shouted uncertainly.

　　"I'm here. "

　　An ethereal and gentle voice came from his ears, proving Michael's conjecture.

　　"Your heart is full of chaotic thoughts because of Lucy, Michael. "God said.

　　"You all know, God. "Michael said nervously.

　　"I know everything that has happened in the world, don't suppress yourself too much, you are already fine, Michael. "

　　"Michael is willing to repent and admit his mistake. Please give Lucie another chance and don't punish..." Thinking of Lucifer, Michael became more and more nervous, and he was halfway through what he wanted to say, afraid that if he pleaded, he would offend God.

　　"There will be no perfect existence in everything, and any life will make mistakes. I am willing to wait for Lucie to think clearly. "The voice coming from my ears is low and ethereal, like the sound of nature.

　　Michael held his breath frequently and listened carefully to God's words.

　　Does this mean that after waiting for Lucifer to figure it out for himself, he voluntarily went to the Great Church to confess?

　　"I want to stay here alone for a while, my god. "Michael said.

　　"Okay, Michael, you can leave at any time and go back to Xingtian. "

　　After saying these words, the voice of God never sounded again, and the small spots of light that originally surrounded it disappeared.

　　"My God? "After a while, Michael shouted uncertainly.

　　This time there was no sound.

　　When night comes, Michael will lie half-lying on the white marble slab of the balcony.

　　In his mind, he couldn't help but recall Huang Sha, Chen Xing, and the kiss that flashed by that day over and over again.

　　Michael, Lucifer called his name.

　　As soon as he closed his eyes, Michael felt these syllables echoing in his ears.

　　"Michael. "There was a voice in his ear, and it echoed again, and Michael closed his eyes and tried to think about other things.

　　"Michael. "There was a voice in my ear again.

　　It's not auditory hallucinations!

　　Michael instantly opened his eyes and looked out the window.

　　Lucifer was standing alone in the calla lily bushes outside the chapel, his white robe still stained with dew. Seeing Michael appearing on the window, he took a step forward excitedly, but was blocked by an invisible barrier.

　　Suddenly seeing Lucifer, Michael was in a daze, stiffened there for a moment, and finally sighed heavily and went out to see Lucifer.

　　"Don't work hard, Lucy, this is the enchantment that my god made during the day. "Seeing Lucifer planning to smash the barrier with a long sword, Michael said.

　　Lucifer's face suddenly condensed, "God imprisoned you here?" "

　　"Don't think too much. "Michael stretched out one of his hands and shook outside the enchantment, "I can leave anytime I want." "

　　"Go back to heaven with me, Michael. "Lucifer said.

　　"I won't go back. "Michael understated but resolutely, "Lucy, you and I need a little time and distance now." "

　　"Don't do this to me. "Lucifer forcibly suppressed his trembling voice, "Michael, I don't want to endure day after day, even if it is depravity, I want to be with you." "

　　Standing at the apex of the world since he was born, no one but the God who created the world could make Lucifer bow his head. This was the first time he showed such a weak side.

　　"You want to, but I don't want to. Lucy, I will never betray my faith in God. "Michael said" "Give up this absurd emotion and go to the Great Church to confess to God. It's good for you and me." "

　　"I won't do this, never. "Lucifer said in a dumb voice with his eyes closed.

　　Michael took a step back and returned to the church, "Then leave and go back to Xingtian, I won't go back with you. "

　　"I'm waiting for you here. "Lucifer said behind him.

　　Lucifer stood at the door of the church for seven days, and Michael said that he might go back soon.

　　Lucifer stood at the door of the church for a month, and Michael said to himself at the door, Wait a minute, it won't take long for him to give up.

　　Lucifer stood at the door of the church for a year, and Michael couldn't think of anything. He tried to push the door uncontrollably several times, but stopped halfway.

　　Lucifer stood at the door of the church for ten years, and finally alarmed all the blazing angels and the Son.

　　They didn't understand what was going on between Lucifer and Michael, but the operation of heaven was inseparable from the deputy king of Heaven, and they rushed to persuade Lucifer to leave first.

　　Michael listened to the voices of persuasion from his friends outside the door, and kept saying in his heart, Let's go, Lucie.

　　Lucifer looked at the door of the church where there had been no movement for ten years, because the barrier of God was there, and he couldn't get in with all his strength.

　　"Would you rather stay in the chapel for ten years, just because of me? "Lucifer's long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings in the wind, and he looked at the chapel and asked, "For you, I'm just...not good?" "

　　The simple church was quiet and silent, as if every day and night in the past ten years.

　　"I understand. "Lucifer said a long time later, the last light in his eyes was lost.

　　In the church, Michael inserted his fingers into his red hair, closing his eyes tightly and unwilling to open them.

　　No, because of me.

　　Dear Lucy, I don't want to leave the chapel because I'm afraid I can't control myself.

　　Recalling again, the moment you kissed me in the desert, my first emotion was joy.

　　I can't turn my back on my faith in God, but if I face you day and night, I will really shake my will and do behaviors that I can't even imagine.

　　It is not you that I am avoiding here, but myself.

　　Let time and distance cool those feelings and restore them to the status of the deputy king of Heaven and the Archangel of Wisdom, the boss and subordinates, and each other's best friends. This is good for you and me.

　　The real person who needs to calm down and repent is myself.

　　Hurry up and leave, Lucy.

　　"Let's leave. "Outside the church, Lucifer said to his companion who came to persuade him.

　　Such a gentle and polite posture, as if the weak expression just now was just an illusion.

　　Raphael hesitated and didn't know if he should ask and persuade. Lucifer had already taken the lead in spreading his wings and flying towards the starry sky. They looked at each other for a few seconds and decided to let go of the matter and follow Lucifer. Up.