The news that Claire and Ilia were getting moderate anxiety made them a little confused.☆→

This rather simple email was decrypted with only two lines: "The general direction has not changed, and there may be twists and turns in it, and we will do our best to maintain our relationship with China."

Ilia looked at it for a long time, feeling confused, blinking her bloodshot eyes at Claire: "Claire, does the general direction not change refer to your family's strategy or a speculation about this matter?"

Claire shook his head and said, "I think it shouldn't be a family strategy, because what I asked is whether the church's strategy for China has changed. This answer should be directed at my question."

Ilia's eyes lit up, and she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief: "Is Elder Ryan's decision to say so?"

Claire is not as optimistic as Ilia. She frowned and shook her head, thought for a while before saying, "You have forgotten the following sentence 'There may be twists and turns'? This means that the general direction has not changed, but the details have been adjusted, which means that Elder Ryan's actions must be carried out according to the latest decisions of the Presbyterian Church."

Ilia was stunned. Although she didn't want to believe it, the more she thought about it, the more she felt that Claire was right. Her brows frowned unconsciously. The thoughts she had just let go came back to her heart, which made her breathless.

Seeing Elijah's loss of mind, Claire couldn't help but smile and said, "Elijah, are you so worried about the church's evil deeds with China? Or are you worried about something else? Are you worried that Elder Fang will hate you for this?"

Ilia looked at Claire for no reason: "Why do you think so? I am a servant of God."

"Haha, I still remember you told me that Fang Shi said that as long as you give up your faith, you can get you into the Seven Star Academy. Is this a hint?"

Ilia gave Claire a angrily glance: "What are you talking about? In your eyes, I may be very beautiful, but in Elder Fang's eyes, I may be very ugly. After all, I have different aesthetic habits and you have thought too much."

"Is that true? Elder Fang is not such a superficial person."

Ilia grinned with a laugh and cry: "Thank you Claire, but this will not reduce my worry a little."

Claire also sighed. She said nonsense just to distract Ilia from her attention. Although Claire didn't say it. Ilia had already guessed that the decision of the Presbyterian Church was completely different from that of Ilia, and with Ilia's current status, Ilia could not change all this.

The two of them fell silent. Claire looked at the steaming coffee pot and smiled and said, "Do you still want coffee?"

"No, thank you. Actually, I really want to have a good sleep now and forget all this. Maybe tomorrow. No, after dawn today, I should go home. All this has nothing to do with me."

Ilia said calmly, but Claire, who is familiar with Ilia, can still see the pain and unwillingness from the depths of her eyes. Ilia really wants to stay in China, because the more she studies the Taoism and culture of China, the more she becomes obsessed with it. Compared with the classics in the church, the culture and Taoism of China are a wider and more free world, which makes Ilia, who has a strong desire for knowledge, unable to stop. However, no matter how full the ideal is, it cannot stand the backbone of reality. Ilia is just a small chess piece in the hands of the church, and she has no right to choose her own destiny.

Ilia was very angry and regretful. She regretted joining the church. If she was free, she would definitely stay in China without hesitation and try every means to join the Xuanmen of China. Unfortunately, this kind of opportunity will never be available, and there will be no chance to settle for the second best.

Claire looked at Ilia not knowing what to say, so he could only sigh deeply.

Ilia shook her head, as if she wanted to throw the emotions in her mind out.

"Claire, your family doesn't seem to have made up their minds at last?"

Claire smiled and said, "That's true for businessmen. We are not gamblers, so we will not put all our chips in one basket. We use all our efforts to maintain this word in the email. Maintaining is an attitude, an attitude of continuing to bet."

Ilia smiled and shook her head: "Businessmen make people helpless."

"Yes, businessmen are really helpless, because merchants follow their interests. However, businessmen are also human beings and need to have their own pure land. Compared to ordinary people, businessmen may cherish this pure land that is impossible to be very large."

"Thanks."

Claire smiled happily: "It should be me who said thank you, thank you for trusting me as a businessman."

"To me, you are Claire first, and then a businessman."

"Yes, so please continue to believe me. Even if I want to betray you, I will tell you first."

Ilia Zhan Yan smiled: "Then should I thank you?"

Claire nodded with a smile.

After a little silence, Elia suddenly asked, "Claire, will you support me in whatever I do?"

Claire nodded vigorously: "Of course, I definitely support you."

Ilia pulled out a pendant from her neck. It was a phoenix pendant. Ilia gently stroked it with her hands, and said with a confused look on her eyes: "This is a gift from Xia Yuyao. She told me that the phoenix must be reborn in the fire. Claire, do you know why?"

Claire nodded: "Because the remnant that shackles its soul must be burned down so that it can grow further."

Ilia said: "I like to read history. History tells us that countless civilizations have been destroyed, and then the new civilization stands up on the wreckage of the old civilization, but the new civilization and the old civilization are already different. There is only one civilization in this world, which is reborn again and again, like a phoenix reborn in the fire. It lasts for thousands of years, but it is even more brilliant. I think there must be something worth learning from here."

Claire looked at Elia curiously: "What the hell do you want to say?"

"It's nothing. I don't know it now. Maybe I will know it in the future. Okay, I'm tired and want to rest. Please find me a bed."

“As you wish.”

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The next morning, Elia returned to the church with a nervous mood. But she found that Elder Ryan did not pray in the church. Instead, she hid in the bedroom and didn't know what to do.

After the prayer was finished, Ilya was in a state of uneasy reading room, looking through the scriptures and scriptures, waiting for Elder An to make her arrangements for her. Although she was ready to accept the arrangements for her return, she was still full of unwillingness. Even if she knelt in the temple and prayed, she could not calm her mood.

While waiting anxiously, Elder Ryan finally asked someone to summon Ilia. Ilia breathed a sigh of relief, tidied up her robes and walked towards the secret room behind the church.

"Come in and close the door."

To Ilia's surprise, Elder Ryan seemed to be in a bad mood, but this confused Ilia. However, she didn't dare to ask, but just obediently closed the door, and then walked behind Elder Ryan. Elder Ryan was looking down at a box placed on the table against the wall. Ilia knew that it was a box containing a demon mirror.

"Ilia. Where did you go last night?"

As she spoke, Elder An slowly turned around and looked at Elia with an oppressive look. Elia felt a little nervous, but she didn't intend to lie.

"I went to Claire's residence."

"Oh, what did you hear from her? What were you going to do?"

Ilia looked at Elder Ryan in surprise, shook her head and said, "I obey Elder Ryan's instructions."

Elder Ryan stared at Elia with his eyes as if he was a poisonous snake, and he didn't make any sound for a long time. Elia looked back at Elder Ryan with clear eyes.

"Very good, are you willing to give your own everything for God?"

Ilia said without hesitation: "I am the one who serves God, and everything I have belongs to God."

Elder Ryan squinted his eyes and looked at Elia: "Very good, Elia, sometimes we don't need to have our own thoughts, we just need to believe in God devoutly."

"Yes, Elder Ryan."

"I'm glad you can think of this. Next, you need to do something very important, which is crucial to our church. Therefore, no matter what difficulties you encounter, I hope you remember what you said today, you are a servant of God, and everything you have is God's."

“I will remember.”

"You will return to Pengcheng later and go to Fangshi and tell him that all this is not what you want. It is my will. You represent a faction in the church that hopes to improve relations with China, and I am an opposing faction. Do you understand?"

Ilia raised her head suddenly and looked at Ryan in surprise, and was shocked. The conspiracy was an intrigue. They wanted to make themselves and Elder Ryan play double acts so that they would always stand in an active position. Unfortunately, they didn't know what kind of person they were going to face. All these tricks might be similar to jokes in front of that person.

"Do you think this trick can't fool Fang Shi?"

Ilia was stunned, but nodded slightly, and Ryan smiled slightly, but the smile did not look like a smile, but it looked more like a curse.

"I didn't plan to let you cheat Fang Shi at all, but I really wanted you to do this. You can try every means to gain Fang Shi's trust, even if I use my life to make a letter of fame."

"A letter of vote?"

"Do you think I don't know anything about China? Ilia, never underestimate anyone."

Ilia quickly lowered her head: "Yes."

"Of course, Fang Shi does not need my life to make a confession, and you cannot suddenly betray your faith. In this way, he will not believe in you. You only need to follow your heart, but don't forget that you are a servant of God and an apostle of the Lord."

"So, what do I need to do?"

"Nothing needs to be done, stay in China, stay with Fang Shi, let him, let them trust you and accept you."

"That's it?"

"That's it!"

Ilia was very upset. She didn't want Elder Ryan to find her emotional fluctuations. She subconsciously lowered her head. Her mood was very complicated at this moment.

She knew that Elder Ryan's arrangement was exactly the result she wanted, but it was definitely not the result she expected, because she knew very well that nothing needed to do was definitely a lie. One day, she would need to dedicate everything to God's spokesperson. (To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, the novel is better and faster!
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