Chapter 058: The High Priest Who Solves Problems
“Your Excellency High Priest, has the God of Light finally shown his power? Then why didn’t he completely heal the injury on my leg?”
“There are no free fruits in this world,” Chen Ran shook his head. “Although God has seen your sincerity, he has not seen your devotion.”
“Devotion?” The old man blushed. “Um, I don’t have much money, but as long as God needs it, I will give all my money…”
Chen Ran waved his hand. “No need. Everyone expresses their devotion in different ways. God will never force anyone to do anything difficult. If you really want the miracle to continue, you can clean up the weeds and moss outside the church. God will see your sincere efforts clearly from above. Depending on your efforts, he will see if he will truly heal your leg.”
Chen Ran pointed to the sky with a special smile.
“Really? Then I’ll do it right now!”
A miracle had appeared. The old man was no longer calm. Thinking that the leg injury that had plagued him for decades could finally be healed, he was no longer silent. A passion appeared in his eyes, and he excitedly hopped toward the church grounds, picked up a shovel and a broom, and began the cleaning project.
Chen Ran watched the old man’s excited figure leave.
“Alright, one more free person to take care of the grounds. It can be considered a small contribution,” Chen Ran said, pressing his temples. He didn’t know who the next person to come for morning service would be.
After another ten minutes or so, the second figure finally arrived, the woman who had been coming here all this time. The reason Chen Ran had a deeper impression of her was not only because she was the only woman among the few who came, but also because she always wore a veil, revealing only her eyes, as if she didn’t want others to see her face.
Chen Ran didn’t go up to greet her right away, because this woman always seemed to be muttering to herself in front of the statue of the God of Light, as if she were always whispering words of confession, and she never told anyone. The old high priest usually just let her pour her heart out to the statue.
But this time, Chen Ran had clearly decided to solve the problem once and for all, to save himself trouble in the future and not waste any more of his time. He took a copy of the Holy Codex and walked over, looking like a charlatan.
“God forgives everyone who truly repents, no matter what absurd things they have done in the past. But the past is just the past, and people must look forward.”
A complicated expression appeared on the woman’s face, but she did not speak immediately.
Chen Ran kindly added, “If you have a problem, you have to say it for others to help you. Keeping everything bottled up will only make you more depressed. God is willing to help everyone who truly needs help, but he will not directly save that person, which is why we are here.”
Seeing the woman’s still somewhat reserved expression, Chen Ran walked up to her, held the Holy Codex before her, and said, “Place your right hand on the Holy Codex, and then tell me all your troubles. Only in this way can I follow God’s will and help those who need his help.”
“Are you really here to help me?” the woman’s tone was still incredibly complex, as if the matter was really difficult to talk about.
“Speak. God will tolerate all your faults, bear your pain for you, and then, as much as possible, grant you the power of a new life. This is his duty.”
The woman hesitated for a moment before finally speaking. “Your Excellency High Priest, actually, in the past, I was a prostitute…”
Chen Ran’s eyelids twitched, but he didn’t let anyone see it. He continued, “People are not born noble or lowly. As you walk more paths, you begin to care about the so-called evaluations. I believe that no one is willing to be born into this profession. I believe you must have been forced.”
“Yes, Your Excellency,” the woman said in confession. “When I was a child, my father lost our family’s fortune through gambling. My mother couldn’t bear it and left this city with another man. But my father, because of his heavy debts, sold me, at the age of sixteen, to a local brothel. I was forced to provide those services. It was only after a long time that I paid off those debts and came back. But the people who knew me always pointed fingers at me, always looked at me with colored glasses. Sometimes I would even run into some familiar ‘customers’ on the street. This made it impossible for me to live a normal life. So I put on a veil and wrapped myself up tightly, just so that others wouldn’t recognize me. And I didn’t dare to go out when there were many people…”
“God sympathizes with your situation,” Chen Ran said with pity. “God knows your difficulties, so he sent me to help you.”
Chen Ran took back the Holy Codex and made a gesture with his hand. “God has already absorbed your pain into his body. He has asked me to grant you a new life. So, can you take off your veil?”
“Can you really grant me a new life?” the woman asked, her face full of confusion.
“Do you think I’m joking?” Chen Ran’s expression was incredibly sincere, with no trace of falsehood. “There’s no need to sink any further. I exist for this very moment.”
Half-believing, the woman actually began to take off her veil, revealing her true face.
It was a very ordinary woman’s face, not ugly, just a little haggard due to her psychological illness, which made her look like she was in her forties, even though she was only in her thirties.
The light of the Hand of Silver lit up in Chen Ran’s hand again.
The power of the Hand of Silver was not just in repairing and regenerating limbs. Its essential ability was actually regeneration and suppression of human cells. With proper control, it could even change a person’s appearance to a certain extent.
“Close your eyes first. Don’t open them without my permission.”
The woman obediently closed her eyes as Chen Ran instructed. Chen Ran stretched out his hand, which was shining with a silver halo, and covered the woman’s face.
The plastic surgery plan began!
Single eyelids? Make them double eyelids as much as possible, and make the eyes a little bigger…
Thick lips? Make them a little thinner…
Slightly dry skin? Make it look more hydrated…
Upper and lower jawbones? Too square, bring them in a little. Huh, it can even create a melon-seed shape…
Eyebrows too thick, make them thinner…
Under Chen Ran’s almost mischievous tinkering, which took nearly an hour, the woman’s face was completely transformed. Chen Ran had never thought that the Hand of Silver skill could achieve the effect of plastic surgery with his own exploration. It seemed he really was a genius…
Now, with just a few minor adjustments, it was already impossible to recognize the woman’s original appearance. It looked like a completely new face, and it was much more pleasing to the eye than before.
So, Chen Ran moved a mirror from nearby and placed it in front of the woman.
“Alright, you can open your eyes now.”
The woman opened her eyes as she was told. In the mirror, she saw a brand-new face.
“This…” the woman said, her face filled with shock, as she kept touching the face that even she couldn’t recognize.
“Since you can’t show your original face to people, I’ve simply changed your appearance. As long as you don’t say anything, no one will recognize you in the future. This is also God’s instruction to you. Now, only I know your past, but I will keep this secret for you forever. So, you can forget the past and start your new life.”
