Audrey, Megan and Rusty Edwards' meeting did not bring any surprises.
Compared to her brother's descendants, the little girl obviously cares more about Durut Giles, who has just woken up and knows the current situation. The latter already knows what happened, but he can't accept it for a while, and fate has led him back here. He once went to the island and experienced very terrible things, so of course he understands what this return means.
While Rast was talking to his brother's descendants reluctantly, the former grave robber and current scholar who was resting in bed asked Shade with a pitiful expression:
"Now she and I should hurry up and leave Green Lake. The farther we run, the better. We can even go to the New World. In this way, can we escape the clutches of her ancestor?"
"You should know the answer to this question yourself."
Shade said, Durutte Giles covered his face, hoping to hide the painful expression on his face. Shade shook his head and then reminded:
"Actually, you can leave. This matter has nothing to do with you. You have no blood relationship with the Edwards family, and you are not a descendant of the former residents of Green Lake Town. You came here with her, probably because you were implicated. After all, the abnormal space connection makes it impossible to accurately move only one soul."
The man immediately shook his head:
"Leave her behind? No, no, I will stay with her. This is also my own atonement. Besides... do you think Luster will let me leave?"
This is true.
Anyway, when Shad returned home that evening, he was still thinking about the meeting with Edwards tomorrow. He had thought about this day ever since he saw the family tree that stretched for six generations under Megan's guidance. 128 years ago, Green Lake Town was abandoned in the fog, and the four brothers and sisters of the fourth generation of the family fled by boat and separated on the lakeshore. Although the children of the four generations have long died, their descendants still have to reunite at the Green Lake Hotel.
In this way, the last wish of Maria Edwards, the youngest daughter of the fourth generation, that the Green family would run the inn for generations, so that when the brothers' descendants came back, they would at least have a place that could be called "home" to raise a toast together, was truly fulfilled.
"Family..."
Xia De was sitting alone in the living room, holding his cat, against the backdrop of the dim sunset outside the window. He looked at the "Mermaid" oil painting on the wall that was smiling at him, and was filled with emotion.
Because Luvia said she wanted to stay overnight tonight, Shad declined Megan and Audrey's invitation to dinner in Green Lake City just now, and waited for Luvia to have dinner together.
But when Shad, carrying his little Mia, who was looking forward to a sumptuous dinner, crossed Silver Cross Avenue in the crowd of people leaving get off work on Thursday evening to find Luvia at the Prophet's Association, he unexpectedly learned that the girl with purple eyes had not shown up all day.
The puzzled Shade finally learned from his old friend, Vice President Mark, that Luvia, along with the association's president, Mr. Stan, and two other fortune tellers, had gone out at around nine in the morning and had not returned yet. Vice President Mark was vague about their whereabouts, but Shade knew that this was probably related to the "Destiny Base".
However, since Luvia did not leave a message saying that she would not come tonight, Shad believed that she would definitely show up, so he took Mia to dinner alone, and then went home to read while waiting for the purple-eyed girl to arrive.
At eight o'clock in the evening, the cat dozed off beside Shad's hand, its pink nose sniffing the fragrance of the golden apple not far in front of it, its tail wagging behind it. Shad sat at the desk, flipping through the book "Everything Returns to One: The Original Origin" that he got from the "God's Gift Box".
He was thinking about the statement in the bizarre fable in the book: "The origin of the world means the beginning of the world. If you find this point, you will master the world." He was wondering whether there were any metaphors that he had not yet understood when the door downstairs was opened by a key.
Listening to the footsteps, Luvia finally arrived.
The purple-eyed girl came with a smile on her face. When she saw Shade in the living room, she opened her arms and gave him a big hug:
"Shad, I'm so sorry that I didn't make it back to have dinner with you tonight. I just heard from the people in the association that you and Mia came to see me in the evening."
"It's okay, have you had dinner?"
"Yes, I ate with the president at the association's headquarters in the Principality of Lagsen."
That was the headquarters of the Prophet Association, which meant that they had traveled to the far southeast of the Old Continent through some kind of space crossing. In a world where the space was unstable, such a space crossing was enough to prove the importance of the "Destiny Foundation".
Luvia kissed the side of Shade's face, the joy in her purple eyes could not be concealed at all:
"The association recognized the clues I provided. Through the joint divination of the president of the headquarters and several vice presidents of the Twelve Rings, it was determined that the current whereabouts of the Destiny Pedestal is very likely related to the believers of the God of Wealth. Now the association has begun to investigate the believers of the God of Wealth who have not appeared for many years. You know, although the followers of the old god, the Golden Lord, were very powerful in the Fifth Epoch, their cult fell apart the fastest after the old god left."
This is probably related to the attributes of wealth itself.
"That's good. If we can find those believers, I also have something I want to discuss with them."
There is only one last chance left for the Time Key, and the gods should show up soon. Although Shade has his own ideas, it is better to be safe after all.
"But... the association recognized my contribution, so I applied to go to the Green Lake area to participate in the Laplace Klein Howard operation, and my application was approved."
She carefully observed Xia De's expression, and when she saw that Xia De just sighed softly, she also breathed a sigh of relief:
"I have ways to protect myself. The business trip notice will be mailed to the local area next Monday. You will be able to see me in Green Lake next week. As for the chosen ones in the space, we are still only confirming the identity of the first candidate. It's time for me to go and see him in person."
"Okay then. I'll wait for you at Green Lake."
Luvia nodded slightly, then bit her lip, and looked at Shade with her purple eyes. The description of "silky eyes" that Megan had used before was very appropriate to describe the girl in front of her at this time:
"Look, it's already eight o'clock, let's go to rest. I'll go wash up, you put your cat in the closet... Do you have anything else to do tomorrow morning?"
"Meow?"
The young orange cat standing on the sofa looked up at Shade and cried out in confusion.
Xia De thought about it for a moment. Edwards and his friends' gathering was tomorrow's dinner.
"No."
"Well, I don't have one either."
The red lips pressed against Xia De's mouth, and the stranger knew that the girl in front of him would probably be particularly passionate tonight.
However, although Luvia tried very hard, before midnight, the girl with messy hair had already fallen asleep with her head tilted. She smiled and turned her face towards Shade, wondering what she was dreaming about. When Shade, who also entered the dream, realized that he was dreaming, he immediately understood that the dilapidated house in the dream was obviously from the memories of the long-haired Luvia.
“Back here again.”
Unlike the real past life, the sixth era, the dream world has no chaotic spirits and violent elements, nor the sadness and pain from the whole world. But despair still exists. Without the interference of supernatural forces, the desolation and dilapidation of the house itself further highlights what kind of emotions are contained in this memory.
He knew that long-haired Luvia could not give him clues about her past life in his dream, so he did not wander around in his dream, but went directly to the roof of his house in the dream world.
Under the dim sky, the long-haired girl was still sitting in her original position. She didn't say anything, but immediately opened her arms and hugged Shade. The two of them sat on the roof, hugging each other. The long-haired girl closed her eyes and buried her head in his chest, while Shade looked up at the doomsday sky.
After a long time, the purple-eyed girl raised her head, wiped her tears, and then kissed Shade. She was as passionate in the dream as she was in reality, but the only difference was that the long-haired girl's lips were slightly cold.
As Luvia's other eye, the girl who watches the "present world" all the time also knows everything that has happened recently. She is immersed in the long-lost embrace, feeling the warmth of the powerful soul, but she also does not forget to cherish the opportunity to meet only once a month:
"Laplace Klein Howard, knows a lot of things."
She knew what Xia De cared about most, and she also knew what she could say:
"Looking at the entire Sixth Era, he is one of the most gifted fortune tellers. Even the current Great Witch of Fate in the Council does not have such outstanding talent as him. But he has taken the wrong path, and he definitely does not know everything. He had already gone crazy before he defected from the Prophet Association. Don't believe everything he says."
She reached out and unbuttoned Shad's shirt, then buried her head and kissed Shad's neck. Shad responded to Luvia's enthusiasm while asking what he wanted to know.
The God of Travel in the "Lost Forest" had given him a hint that there were some things that only Luvia could know:
"Did the ancient Moon Tower on Mount Karas also collapse during your time?"
Luvia did not answer. Her enthusiasm was really hard to resist. A lonely and weak soul longed to be filled and embraced by a strong soul. Although she was also Luvia and met with Shade every day, no matter what, a hug in reality could not compare to the lingering at this moment.
Seeing that Luvia didn't answer, Shade knew that she still couldn't tell him anything about the past. So he responded to the purple-eyed girl's enthusiasm first, and then changed the way he asked:
"That tower, is it related to the Chosen One of the Moon?"
She put her arms around Xia De's neck, and under the yellow sand, she said "hmm~" in a voice that made Xia De feel numb. Xia De didn't quite understand whether this was a response to him, so he asked again:
"Is that tower related to the ancient god, Silver Moon Sage?"