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Chapter 8: The Forbidden Sect and "The Pagan"

While the two were discussing, Peggy would occasionally interject and always hit the nail on the head.

Soon, she led the topic to the phenomenon of marriage in the United States.

And they both don’t even realize it!

Michael agreed with Peggy and said, "Oh, yes. In Texas, girls have to wait until they are 16 to get married! But in some states... you know, there is no age limit!"

Little Pilo also said: "That's right. As of today, there are more than a dozen states in the United States that have no minimum marriage age limit."

Xia Tian put down his pen and looked at the two people in surprise: "Oh my god! This country is really outrageous!"

First, abortion is not allowed; second, child marriage is not banned; third, child labor is not allowed.

Americans have already redeemed their lifelong sins before they reach the drinking age (21).
According to Michael and little Palo: single men are not allowed to adopt girls here, but they can marry girls - it's fucking amazing!
There was an example a few years ago. In a small town in the west where coal mining was the main industry, a miner died in a mining accident, leaving behind a twelve-year-old daughter.

His co-worker, whose life he had saved, wanted to adopt the child - at that time, orphanages and welfare homes in the United States were terrible.

The girl also knew the situation and didn't want to go to that kind of place.

The result is, no, it’s illegal.

Circuit Judge F denied the adoption process, but given the current situation, the kind-hearted Judge F gave a suggestion: although adoption is not possible, you can legally marry her, which solves the dilemma!

Finally, the judge officiated their marriage on the spot...

Holy shit! That’s outrageous!
When Xia Tian heard this story, his expression was like that of an old man on the subway.
Xia Tian: It seems that my understanding of this country is still too one-sided!
At this time, Peggy was also quietly observing Xia Tian's reaction.

Then, after Xiatian sent Peggy home and returned to Michael's house, Michael brought up this matter - he was not a fool, so he could naturally see that the lovely Ms. Peggy was in love with Xiatian.

Well, they weren't shy about it. Even in Xia Tian's opinion, this was typical puppy love!

Then Michael asked Xia Tian for his opinion, and Xia Tian expressed his own opinion - that he regarded the other party as an immature girl with some beautiful fantasies and aspirations for love.

"She's still young, let alone love. She can't even figure herself out. It's too early for her." Xia Tian said casually.

However, Michael clearly had a different opinion: "Your thinking is very typical of the East, and it's very common in the United States. A girl like her is old enough to fall in love, not to mention that she is so smart, she knows what she wants."

But little Pablo's attitude is: This is normal. It's normal for her to like it, and it's also normal for you not to accept it.

He could understand the thinking of both sides.

But he also didn't think there was anything to be surprised about the emotional problems of teenage girls.

Then, Michael gave the example of current laws in the United States - almost half of the states have no lower age limit, half of the remaining half stipulate 16 years old, and the rest are 18 years old!
Xia Tian: Are you kidding me? I have to abide by the laws of the Celestial Empire!
There's a reason so many warlocks are in Europe and America! If you want to curse them, just call them a copper addict, and they'll definitely be blown away.
And Michael also asked: "What is the legal age in your country?"

Xia Tian: “20 years old.”

……

Paige: "That's a long time!"

She got Xia Tian's reaction from Michael - after all, it was she who asked him to test Xia Tian's thoughts.
I can only say that he is too smart and has too many ideas, so it is very difficult to deal with him!

Paige: The legal marriage age in China is 20 for women, which is quite long... but they don't have a set age for dating, right?
To the point that Xia Tian had to express his attitude through Michael: Let me tell you the truth, in our country, I have girlfriends... and several of them.

Little Palo on the side covered his mouth and ran away to hold back his laughter. After all, he had seen it when he went to the Asian Games.

Of course, even in the United States, being able to balance the relationships among five girlfriends, little Palo also feels that Charlotte is truly a god!
To be honest, unless you believe in Mormonism, you can't do it~
However, smart people are stubborn. Peggy is optimistic about this - if there are five, there will be six, and if there are six, there will be seven...

……

Speaking of Mormons, I encountered one almost on the third day of summer when I took Peggy to register a film company!

The procedures for setting up a film company are all handled by paying an intermediary, so all you have to do is go there to inject capital and go through the formalities.

The good thing about being in the United States is that if you have money you have endless conveniences.

However, when Xia Tian and Peggy came out of the building with their documents, they saw two young ladies pressing flyers under the wipers of their cars.

The two women looked to be in their early twenties, wearing white shirts over long dresses and traditional Christian hats on their heads - a bit like nurse hats.

nun?!
Xia Tian and Peggy stood aside without saying a word, waiting politely for them to finish.

As a result, the two young nuns turned around and saw the owner of the car looking at them - and he was very handsome!

Although he has Asian looks, he is really handsome! He has an upright posture, handsome features, and a unique temperament.

The two sisters couldn't help but blush. After all, it was embarrassing enough to be caught by the real person handing out flyers. If the real person was a handsome man, it would be even more embarrassing... To hide her embarrassment, one of the black-haired sisters couldn't help but pull out a Bible in a panic, "Sir, do you know anything about Mormonism?"

Xia Tian: I’ve heard a little about it… after all, it’s a sect that’s banned in the country ~ I even heard Xiao Pai Luo talk about it a few words yesterday.

Seeing that Xia Tian didn't say anything, the two of them thought that Xia Tian had never heard of it, and began to preach actively!
Mormon missionaries often travel in pairs.

The man wore a white shirt on the upper body, a suit and leather shoes on the lower body, and carried a briefcase.

The female missionary wore a long dress over a white shirt.

The main goal of the church, besides teaching doctrine, is to help single men and women find partners.
Was it a surprise?

There are indeed many strange aspects of their teachings, and they are not orthodox Christianity.

Moreover, Mormonism strongly encourages childbirth and seems to be against divorce.

By the way, many of their branches support polygamy...

I didn't think much about it in the summer, I just wanted to understand it. After all, this is the American national conditions that cannot be understood in the country.
But Peggy on the side was listening with great interest, and even had many doubts, and kept asking questions to her two sisters. Xia Tian felt something was not good!

It is not suitable for children to be exposed to this kind of things too early!

He quickly pulled her into the car and left.

After returning home, Peggy took out the flyers she had hidden away and began to look through them carefully.

Xia Tian was thinking about what happened today, and an inspiration emerged in his mind, an idea about religion...

To be more precise, it's a story about two Mormon female missionaries who were tricked into a secret room-like home by a religious fanatic, who attempted to brainwash and manipulate them, ultimately leading to their mutual destruction...

Xia Tian wants to use this novel with only three protagonists to discuss the form of religion!
Regarding religious creation, he had tried it before in "The Witch", with outstanding results - it had a special attack on European and American Christians, especially American Puritans!
And the name of this novel is - "The Pagan"!
Xia Tian writes novels very quickly, especially ones of this length of more than 100,000 words.

Michael, as the first reader, didn't understand~
It's not his fault. After all, there's a lot of speculation and religion involved here, and he's been forced to learn musical instruments and songs since he was a kid...

The second reader was little Palo - after reading it, he was stunned for several minutes and cold sweat began to seep out of his forehead.

The story takes place in a large house in an unnamed suburban city in Utah.

The date was November 20th of an unnamed year in the 20s.

Two young female Mormon missionaries, Sister Barnes and Sister Paxton, both in their twenties, sat on a bench outside and talked about the sins of pornography, but they were still curious about watching pornography.

The hidden contrast between religious constraints and human nature, as well as the mentality of young believers, also quietly introduce the respective personalities and inner qualities of these two nuns...

To preach, they went to the home of a Mr. Reed.

This man claimed to have a wife at home and was very interested in the missionary work of the two nuns...

At first, they engaged in increasingly comfortable theological discussions.

But soon, Mr. Reed, who seemed knowledgeable and eloquent, almost turned the situation around and began to interview and test the girls about their faith and beliefs...

In the first third of the novel, there is a lot of discussion about faith and religion.

Then gradually something went wrong, and various phenomena indicated that the two sisters had encountered a pervert!

So much so that the choices made by the two nuns at the end, Reed's perversion and thinking, deception and speculation, brainwashing and resistance.

The ending seems clear, but it is actually open, so that little Pilo cannot be sure whether one of the nuns is saved and escapes, or whether it is just a beautiful fantasy before death...

Little Palo's evaluation of this novel is: The horror of psychological games is better than any bloody scenes!
The real horror of this "Heathen" lies not in the violence but in Reed's carefully crafted plan about the human condition.

Why do we believe what we believe? Is it just because we are told to?

Or is there anything beyond the many books Reid claims to have read?

The novel presents some of the most shocking ideas: not only that there is nothing after death, but also that everything we live for is a lie.

However, this is not as anti-religious a novel as it sounds.

It leaves the reader with some of the biggest questions to answer – if you’re brave enough to face them.

Little Pilo couldn't help but recall the comments on Xia Tian by a famous novel critic after the publication of the novel "The Witch".

He said: "Humanity's darkest fear is hidden in this man's mind. Even if a little bit of it is revealed, it will make people shudder!"

　Thanks to the book friend "Assassin Tianxian" for the 100-point reward~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)