Ariadne, her black hair neatly pulled up and dressed modestly in a dark dress, commanded the attention of everyone in the grand cathedral with her dignified voice, which was at odds with her innocent appearance and plain dress.
“Manuel’s Gospel Chapter 19, Verse 17 tells us that Isaac’s staff said, ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.’ Also, Sandro’s Gospel Chapter 7, Verse 21 clearly testifies that ‘There are three who testify in heaven: the Word of the Father, and the Holy Spirit. And these three are one.’ Who are you to claim to know the truth better than Saint Manuel and Saint Sandro, two of the six apostles who brought Isaac’s staff to this age?”
The atmosphere in the grand cathedral became chaotic due to the murmuring of the crowd in a split second. However, the Apostle of Asereto responded to Ariadne’s challenge with a gentle smile and without emotional disturbance.
“I am nothing more than a countryman in a remote island village preaching the word of the Holy Spirit. However, the Holy Spirit was not always the Father, and there was a time when He was alone and was not the Father. The eternal Holy Spirit created His Son who did not exist from nothing. Logically, the Son is a creation.”
He continued his calm speech.
“The great Holy Spirit said in Exodus Chapter 3, Verse 14, ‘I am the creator Lord,’ and at the same time, ‘I am the only God.’ Isaac’s staff is the Son of the Holy Spirit and a great prophet, but cannot surpass the Holy Spirit. How can His Son, who is sacred and unique, be placed in the same position as Him? Aren’t we worshiping the unique and omnipotent Holy Spirit?”
His gentle but very dangerous statement followed.
Ariadne’s offensive against the Apostle of Asereto was fierce. There was no wavering in the logic consistency, the scriptures of the Holy Book she pointed out as evidence while attacking were precisely and punctually recited as if they were memorized in advance.
“Paul’s Gospel Chapter 3, Verse 16 refers to Isaac’s staff, saying ‘It became the physical manifestation of the Father’s Holy Spirit,’ and revealed that Isaac’s staff is the persona of the Holy Spirit and His Son! Are you above Saint Paul, one of the six apostles? Are you, the Apostle of Asereto, denying the creed?”
‘There’s no way he’s denying the creed.’
‘Is he denying that Isaac’s staff is the holy Son?’
‘Isn’t it similar to what the Moors across the sea argue?’
‘Heresy…?’
‘Should we let it be?’
The disturbance in the audience became even more intense.
If the common people had been mixed in the grand cathedral, someone would have thrown filth at the altar and a brawl would have broken out among the believers at the prayer seats, considering the common people were supposed to be gathered in the outer square and could not come into the grand cathedral.
The secretary of Leo III hurriedly ran up to the top right balcony, pulled back the curtain, and raised his salutation.
“Huff, huff, Your Majesty the King. The situation on the lower floor is not normal. Shall we send people down to remove them?”
Leo III was a slowspeaking, largeboned man nearing his sixties. Under his thick and abundant white eyebrows shone a pair of round blue eyes.
“Who among the two do you suggest we remove?”
“Huh? Of course, it’s that intruding girl.”
Leo III chuckled.
“Why should we remove that rolling cake, instead of the Apostle of Asereto? Which house’s maiden is she? She’s exceptionally intriguing.”
Prince Alfonso, who had been looking down from the balcony as if enchanted, replied.
“It’s Ariadne.”
“What?”
Queen Marguerite, who rarely spoke to her husband, answered on behalf of her son. She only spoke to the king when she needed to speak for her son.
“She’s the second daughter of Cardinal de Mare.”
Prince Alfonso proudly added.
“She’s my friend.”
The King looked at his unflappable son and grinned.
“You’ve made an interesting friend.”
Watching the amused king, the secretary anxiously tapped his foot.
“Your Majesty, the atmosphere below is unusual. We should do something. What shall we do about this?”
[This is the time separator]Not only the secretary of Leo III was pacing nervously.
“Where on earth is that place for her to be there!”
Cardinal de Mare was on the brink of madness. The problem with the Apostle of Asereto and his followers was not simple.
Pope Ludovico was preparing to subdue the Apostle of Asereto by holding a Trevoro Council, but the power of the Apostle’s followers was not to be underestimated.
The fact that Pope Ludovico prevented Cardinal de Mare from attending the Trevoro Council should have been a great humiliation to the Cardinal, but the Cardinal secretly welcomed it.
He was quite burdened to take sides as he could not predict which faction would win in the Trevoro Council, but thanks to the Pope’s actions, he was able to remain neutral with just cause.
Male lead is a Love-Obsessed Merman
When he discovers she has gone, he risks everything to pursue her on land, enduring agonizing pain to transform his tail into human legs…
One-line summary: Male lead chases female lead. The male lead’s love is a bit sick, an invincible love brain.
Synopsis
During a voyage at sea, Jiang Yang accidentally captures a merman.
Servant: I heard that mermen are fierce and brutal.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman obediently rubbing her palm like a puppy: “You call this fierce and brutal?”
Servant: I heard that mermen have no human nature.
Jiang Yang looks at the merman with wet puppy eyes, obsessively calling her ‘A Yang’ like a childish infant: “You call this having no human nature?”
With great difficulty, she releases the merman back into the sea and returns to shore.
Who would have thought that in less than half a month, the merman, who should have been freely wandering in the South China Sea, would shed his scales, endure the pain of losing his tail, transform into human legs, and come ashore to find her?
He kneels at her feet, rubbing her palm, with merman tears rolling down: “A Yang, don’t abandon me.”
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