Hearing Peter say that, I couldn't help frowning as I turned to look at the little chapel behind me.
The one inside the chapel hadn't mentioned this to me at all.
Peter gave a bitter smile. "You don't need to ask my Lord either. There's nothing he can do. He's only a false body and a few strands of Remnant Soul now. He can't do anything at all. He even has to constantly guard against the Evil Spirit causing trouble. For all we know, he might lose control, and when that happens..."
"When that happens, the Evil Spirit will become your Lord!"
Peter pressed a hand to his forehead. "That's right. Just thinking about it is terrifying."
It truly was terrifying. Lord Jesus was good, and the Holy See could still be saved. At the very least, it would not pose too great a threat to this world. But if Lord Jesus were replaced by the Evil Spirit, then with the Holy See's power, it would become a disaster for this world.
But why had Ying Gou gone to the Evil Spirit's territory?
Peter could not figure that out either. Moreover, according to him, Ying Gou had gone there of his own accord. No one had forced him.
Peter said, "Could it be that he has some old connection with that Evil Spirit?"
I had never heard Ying Gou mention it. Besides, Ying Gou seemed never to have left Great Xia. How could he possibly have crossed paths with Lord Jesus's Evil Spirit?
I said nothing, only asking Peter where the Evil Spirit was.
Peter looked somewhat surprised. "Are you sure you want to go?"
I nodded. Of course I had to go. I could not leave Ying Gou here alone.
Even if there really was danger, I had to