On the Ark.

“Come with me,” Chuxue said. “This is the last leg of the pilgrimage; please keep a devout heart.”

"What constitutes piety?"

"Just talk less."

"understood."

Lin Ye followed Chu Xue, who was leading the way. He was also eager to see what a god looked like. Was the female voice he heard in his dream hers? If so, could it mean that the god of Kalan and Lin Ye shared similar abilities? That way, he could ask her many more questions. Also, Nightingale and Flash Spirit had asked him to take a picture of the god of Kalan with his phone so they could see what a god looked like… Of course, Lin Ye only thought about the last point; he certainly wouldn't dare to do it.

Ultimately, Lin Ye's previous life was spent in a country that believed in atheism. There were indeed many religions there, but none of them had a real god (at least in Lin Ye's view). Therefore, he naturally wanted to meet "god," a being that originally only existed in books and legends in his mind.

The cabins they had previously lived in were not far from the temple, mostly located on the mountaintop. Looking down from the cliff, all that could be seen below was a vast expanse of white, and it was impossible to tell whether it was snow or clouds.

Although he had promised Chuxue to keep quiet on this last stretch of road, Lin Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "So beautiful!" upon seeing such a beautiful view.

Chu Xue glanced back at Lin Ye, as if issuing a warning.

Lin Ye then shut up.

But after walking a few steps, he started nagging again: "How many times have you been here before?"

The first snow fell silent.

"I feel that it's quite nice to retire here."

The first snow silently moved forward.

"Um, you..."

Chu Xue turned around and glared at Lin Ye: "Dr. Lin, have you forgotten what I just said? Devotion!"

“…All I want to say is, your catnip fell out.” Lin Ye pointed to Chu Xue’s feet.

Chu Xue was startled and quickly looked down, realizing that the catnip bottle she always carried with her had indeed fallen. She picked it up immediately and put it in her pocket. However, her cheeks were already flushed red. She was silent for a moment before saying, "God doesn't really care about these things. Her heart is broader than the whole of Kalan."

"Okay, I understand."

Chu Xue glared at Lin Ye again, then turned around and walked towards the temple, but this time she was much faster than before: "Hurry up and catch up, don't keep the gods waiting too long."

This time, Lin Ye finally stopped talking nonsense and followed Chu Xue, jogging all the way to the front of the temple before stopping.

To his surprise, he discovered a maple tree growing in front of the temple, covered with fiery red maple leaves. As they approached, they could see maple leaves falling and carpeting the temple stairs with a thin layer.

"How is that possible?" Lin Ye couldn't help but ask. "How could maple trees possibly grow in this kind of place, in this kind of weather? And these maple trees even have leaves?"

First Snow said, "This is the Holy Temple."

Even a sacred temple cannot defy the laws of nature.

First Snow didn't want to talk anymore.

Then Lin Ye realized that Chu Xue wasn't talking about the temple, but about the god who lived there.

Since they are gods, it's not hard to understand why they would plant a maple tree on the summit of a snow-capped mountain, right?

"Okay, I'll stay silent then."

First Snow nodded: "You wait here and do not move. I will go in and inform the gods."

"Alright, is there anything I can do for you?"

Chu Xue had already stepped onto the stairs with one foot, but Lin Ye's words made her turn back and ask, "What do you want to do?"

“I’ve seen other people make pilgrimages by bowing every three steps and kneeling every five steps, and since I’ve already come all this way…”

"Just wait here." Chu Xue was truly speechless at Lin Ye, but she was still worried, so she said, "Just don't move around. This is a sacred temple."

Lin Ye repeatedly assured Chu Xue that he understood before Chu Xue entered the temple.

After the first snowfall, Lin Ye's gaze immediately shifted to the maple tree beside him.

Don't get me wrong, he didn't mean to do anything bad; he just thought it was amazing that a maple tree could grow in such a place. He really wanted to pick a couple of leaves to take home as souvenirs, but then he remembered Chuxue's words and gave up the idea, instead taking out his phone.

"If I don't touch the tree or its leaves, taking a picture shouldn't be a problem, right?" Lin Ye thought to himself.

A pure white world is planted with fiery red trees, and next to the fiery red trees is a simple holy temple. It is simply a perfect composition.

Since I've come all this way, I definitely can't take pictures of the gods, so I'll just take pictures of the trees instead.

"Click".

Lin Ye took pictures of the tree and the temple, and then looked through the photos on his phone, feeling that something seemed off.

"I feel like something's missing," Lin Ye murmured.

"Someone's missing," someone said to him. "It would look much better with someone in the picture."

Lin Ye nodded subconsciously: "I think so too."

After he finished speaking, he realized something was wrong and quickly turned around. He saw a girl wearing a gray scarf standing next to him.

The girl had a pair of very special eyes, one golden and the other blue, and the depths of both eyes reflected Lin Ye's astonished face.

The girl walked slowly to the maple tree with her hands behind her back, then turned to face Lin Ye, and a maple leaf fell on her head.

"Why don't you take my picture instead?" the girl said with a smile.

Chapter 245 You are blaspheming!

Faced with the girl who suddenly appeared in front of him, Lin Ye was somewhat at a loss.

He had never seen the girl before, but her voice sounded familiar, as if it were the one he had heard in his dream. Therefore, Lin Ye's first thought about the girl's identity was that she was the master of the holy temple beside him, the true god of Kalan. However, he was not sure. Although mistaking a person for someone else was not a big deal, mistaking a god was probably not a trivial matter.

Furthermore, he wasn't even sure if the girl he spoke to in his dream was a god. First Snow hadn't told him whether there were any other beings besides gods in the temple. If she was a god, wouldn't she have maids to take care of her? Could this girl be a maid?

Lin Ye was unaware, and the girl spoke again: "Don't you want to take my picture?"

"Of course I'm willing."

Forget it, let's not think about it too much for now. Whether she is a god or not, it doesn't stop Lin Ye from recording her and Maple Tree on his phone.

So Lin Ye pointed the camera at her and took five photos in a row.

Just as the girl said, the white snow, the fiery red maple leaves, the ancient temple—the perfect composition was only missing a girl like her. With waist-length, light brown hair and heterochromatic eyes of gold and blue, Lin Ye had never seen a girl like her since arriving in this world. She blended perfectly into her environment, or rather, the environment seemed tailor-made for her.

When Lin Ye put down his phone, the girl finally removed the maple leaf that had fallen on her head. She hadn't moved while Lin Ye was taking the picture.

"Do you want to take a look?" Lin Ye asked the girl.

"No need," the girl shook her head. "I've seen this scenery for many, many years."

"How many years..."

"Who knows?" the girl said with a smile. "Decades, centuries, or millennia?"

At this moment, Lin Ye was finally able to confirm the other party's identity, but he still asked tentatively, "You are, the god of Kalan?"

I thought you knew my name.

"……Messiah?"

The girl smiled, her eyes narrowed, and said, "If you know the name, then call me by my name."

"Um……"

What are you trying to say?

Lin Ye thought for a moment and then asked, "Have I seen you in my dream?"

This was actually a very tasteless line. In his previous life, it would have been an outdated and awkward way of flirting, but Lin Ye still said it. Of course, it wasn't to flirt with the other person; after all, she was a god, and even if he had a million lives, he wouldn't dare to be so reckless. So he was just telling the truth, because he really had seen her in his dream.

The god of Kalan, the Messiah, shook his head: "That's not right."

"wrong?"

“It is not you who see me in your dreams,” said the Messiah, “but I who go to your dreams to see you.”

Lin Ye's mouth opened slightly wider.

The wind rises.

The maple trees rustled, their fiery red leaves falling in the wind, and Messiah's hair and scarf fluttered in the breeze.

God is laughing in the wind.

“What a beautiful day,” Messiah said, looking up at the sky, the wind chimes playing a melody for her. “Stay here a few more days. Soon, this tree will bear fruit.”

How can a maple tree bear fruit?

"If I say it exists, then it exists."

Messiah smiled, then turned and walked toward the temple.

Lin Ye instinctively called out to her, "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to prepare to see you."

"Huh?" Lin Ye was a little confused. "Didn't you already see me?"

Messiah stood on the steps, turned to look at Lin Ye, and smiled: "I want to meet you in the form of a god. By the way, don't let that little guy say I've been out before. Don't let my appearance fool you, I still want to maintain the majesty of the God of Kalan sometimes."

As Lin Ye looked at Messiah, he vaguely recalled his previous dream, and the cat under the old tree in the dream, which also had eyes similar to Messiah's.

“I saw a cat in my dream before,” Lin Ye said.

"Hmm." Messiah nodded, showing no surprise whatsoever, and asked, "Is that cat pretty?"

"Uh." Lin Ye hadn't expected Messiah to ask this, and nodded subconsciously. "It's quite pretty."

Messiah's smile widened: "Thank you."

The wind picked up, and a maple leaf fell in front of his eyes, obscuring his vision. He quickly removed the leaf, but Messiah was gone.

……

Ten minutes later, the first snow returned.

“I’ve already reported to the gods, you can come with me now,” Chu Xue said to Lin Ye. “But before we go in, I still need to make something clear to you… Hmm, why do you look so strange? What did you do?”

Lin Ye shook his head: "No, I didn't do anything."

"Really?" Chu Xue asked, her face full of doubt.

"I just took a picture of this maple tree."

Chu Xue was speechless: "Just how boring are you?"