This week, Shade always took Mia outside. Now that it was the weekend, the cat was determined not to go out again. So when Shade got home and opened the door, it got out of Shade's arms and ran straight to the third floor. No matter how Shade called, it refused to come down from Room 1 on the third floor, where Luvia's expensive planetarium was.
So Shade had to go to the Randall River Valley by himself. When he arrived at the main hall of the Forgotten Church, he took a look at the old photo of the Watson family placed next to the stone statue of Mr. Lathers, but after thinking about it, he did not take it away.
He borrowed a horse from the Wilde Opera Company and rode to Oxenfurt Manor outside the city. Due to the long journey, by the time Shad crossed the small bridge and saw the distant view of Oxenfurt Manor in the slightly gloomy forest, it was already 2:30 in the afternoon.
Stone Oxenfurt was not at home again this time. If Shad had not seen him and his wife together once before, he would sometimes even want to doubt whether these two people were the same person.
In the deserted and slightly dilapidated manor, there were still only Mrs. Hela Oxenfurt, the strange maid and the old housekeeper. Shad and Hela Oxenfurt still met in the familiar reception room. After the maid left the room, Shad handed her the letter and photos he had retrieved from Captain Woody:
"Your husband asked me to deliver this to the manor."
Hela Osenfurt was still wearing a veil and a long black dress that looked like a nun's uniform.
She took the things in silence, then placed them on her lap and looked at them.
"I met Captain Woody and heard him talk about the past between you and your husband. Did you seem to be very loving in the past?"
The eyes under the veil looked at Shad:
"I still love him."
The voice seemed colder than the previous times.
"Well, I'm sorry, that's not what I said. Oh, and six days ago, on Monday, I went to Watson Manor."
Shade said again, but this time Hela Osenfurt didn't react at all, as if it had nothing to do with her.
"That's where your relatives lived."
Shade reminded.
"Yes I know."
Hella Osenfurt said.
Xia De looked at her suspiciously:
"Maybe I'm meddling too much. I saw some ghosts in that house and heard them talk about things that happened in the past. Three years ago..."
"You don't have anything else to do, right?"
The woman suddenly asked, and Xia De was stunned:
"Yes, everything will be fine after delivering the things."
So Hela Osenfurt stood up and left through the door. The maid outside the door came in and signaled that Shade could follow her out. Shade could only end the visit in a hurry:
"Did you see it clearly just now?"
Yes, even when he was chasing you away, he still had no expression on his face. This was not a deliberate disguise of indifference, his facial muscle texture and childlike face did not show any trace of surprise or sadness.
Although Hela Osenfurt was wearing a veil, it was not very thick, so the details were clearly visible.
"I see... So, a new possibility has emerged."
Because he didn't stay in Oxenfurt Manor for too long, it was only around four o'clock when Shade returned to the city. He didn't stay in the city for long, but went home to concentrate on studying the memoirs he found in the cave of the Night Temple.
It was still light outside when Mia opened the book in the study, but by the time Mia jumped onto the table to pull Shard's hand, even the gas lights in St. Teresa's Square had been lit:
“Time flies.”
Xia De stretched, closed the book, and recalled the story of Mr. Leiman's life that he had just read.
That gentleman did bring three butterfly girls out of the worm cave, and probably for this reason, he still retained his memory after leaving there. After leaving the cave, he moved his family to the Randall River Valley in the Fifth Era, and then with the help of Sister Perry stationed there, the family expanded.
Xia De did not finish reading the thick memoir, but only read one-third of it when Mr. Laiman was 32 years old. It can be seen that he had a happy life and lived in the Fifth Era, which was probably the best ending.
He planned to take some time in the evening to go through the rest of the content briefly. This might be helpful for his visit to the old cemetery of the Granger family tomorrow.
Today Dorothy went back to her parents' house for dinner, and Leicia didn't have time to see Shad. The house seemed a little deserted, so Shad went to Old John's pawn shop first to get the prepared paint for painting at night, and then took Mia to Randall Valley to find Luvia.
When Xia De walked into the warm and bustling Fertile Land Inn from the winter night, he was stopped by the waiter again:
"Are you Mr. John Watson, who rents Room 302 on the third floor?"
Because Shad needed a local contact address for people like Oxenfurt to send letters, he rented another room next to Luvia.
"Yes, I'm John Watson, what can I do for you?"
"Half an hour ago, someone sent you a package. Please follow me to the counter to pick it up."
The person who brought the package was a boy selling newspapers on the street, and there was no name on the package. When Shade opened the package, he saw a rather exquisite brass jewelry box. After opening it, a hexagonal white gemstone lay quietly inside:
“They actually sent it directly.”
Shad touched the gem and confirmed that it was what he was looking for, then went up the stairs to find Luvia.
(Little Mia is running...)
On Monday morning, the sun shone through the foul-smelling fog that enveloped the Randall River Valley and shone through the curtained window into Room 301 at the end of the third floor of the Fertile Land Hotel.
Next to the bed in the bedroom, Luvia, who had already changed her clothes and was about to go downstairs for dinner, was observing her complexion in the mirror. She had already opened the telescopic metal cosmetics storage box that looked like an exhibition stand, but the purple-eyed girl had not yet decided which one to use.
Every time after spending a night with Xia De, she found that her whole body felt refreshed and it felt quite good.
The sunlight shone on her from the side, making her profile look very three-dimensional. Luvia admired herself in the mirror and felt that those witches were nothing special.
Meanwhile, Shade had already put on his coat and came back from the bathroom. He turned Mia into a toy and put it in his pocket:
"Luvia, wait for me, let's go downstairs to have breakfast together..."
He shook the time key in his hand, and Luvia continued to look at herself in the mirror:
"Then go quickly."
She heard Shade whisper in the elven language, "May the world tree protect me for infinite time," and heard the "click" sound of the lock that should have been silent.
The door opened with a creaky sound, and then Shade's footsteps disappeared.
Stranger, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".
Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":
Autumn of the 3028th year of the Fifth Era, Northern Continent, Evernight City.
Event: Whispers of the Eternal Night.
Duration: 40 minutes (3/4).
You get additional information.
The figure of the Infinite Tree Father watches over you.
The tests given to you by the Ancient God of Time will continue.
Help mortals break through the maze of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain.
The Infinite Tree Father will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune - Night.
I walked out of the door into the white fog, and then walked out of the white fog into the dark, cold rainy night.
The smell of damp soil hit him in the face, but Shade didn't hate it. The city sleeping in the darkness remained the same, and in front of Shade was the sign of the Midnight Art Museum, which was wet by the rain.
The rain quickly soaked Xia De's clothes, and the twinkling lights of fire on both sides of the street were also disappearing quickly, making the night that seemed to allow everything to sleep gather towards Xia De.
This time, Xia De did not flee into the room in panic, but watched the night approaching, feeling a power very similar to the "Night Temple". When the night was about to reach him, he pushed open the door of the art gallery and walked in.
Although the light inside the art gallery cannot compare to that of the previous cafe and watch shop, at least after walking in from the rainy street, it still feels very bright here.
Shade looked at the corner of the wall. The glowing tricolor thorn bushes were clinging to the simple fence, and in the middle of the fence was a single-person tent. He could vaguely see the big-tailed girl curled up in the tent. Fiona was still sleeping.
If Shade's "Moon Thorn" is not actively canceled or destroyed by him, the effect of the spell will last until the next night. There is no day in the Evernight City, and of course there is no next night. Therefore, theoretically, this thorn can even exist until the next era.
Bang!
After a light snap of his fingers, the three-colored thorn bush turned into a light spot and dissipated. Then Shade restored Mia and entered the fence. As for bringing the cat with him this time, it was because they still needed to move in the Evernight City, and when the time came, they would have to rely on Mia's ability to glow to protect Shade and Fiona's safety.
Of course, the most important thing now was to wake up Fiona. However, when Shadra opened the tent and saw the girl curled up hugging her big tail, the little flame on the tip of her tail was still burning, but she did not wake up immediately like last time.
"Um?"
Fiona was now covered with a layer of scarlet light, the nature of which was familiar to Shade, representing the moonlight of the red moon. At the same time, Shade noticed that the red dragon girl's back seemed to be bulging. Under the clothes on her back, something was being bound, and then he realized that it seemed to be a pair of small wings.