Although the golden lucky rabbit leg brought a lot of luck to Shad who successfully arrived in Huntington, not only did it help him find Mr. Bernhardt, but it also allowed him to meet Miss Sylvia without any danger, but Shad would not forget the negative characteristics of the relic.
Before he went to rest in the guest room of Carina Manor that night, he was still anxiously thinking about what kind of dream he would have tonight, so Miss Carina asked with a smile if Shade wanted to rest on the sofa in her bedroom, but Shade refused:
"That dream shouldn't be that dangerous."
He stayed overnight in the manor just to be on the safe side. He was not too worried that the crazy rabbits would twist his mind or even make him lose control. He was just worried that nightmares at night would affect his spirit during the day, thus causing him to delay his work.
But no matter what, Xia De still had to go to sleep. After washing up in the guest room's bathroom, he closed the door and turned the main gas valve next to the door to turn off the gas lamps on the wall and the gas chandelier above his head.
After climbing onto the bed, he touched Mia who was already lying beside the pillow, then he pulled up the soft and smooth quilt and closed his eyes nervously. The curtains were not drawn, and the light of March shone into the somewhat empty room, and the gentle light sprinkled on the pillow, but did not disturb Xiade and Mia.
The quality of the beds and quilts in the manor was obviously better than those in Shad's home. The soft and warm quilt made Shad fall asleep quickly, and the negative properties of the relic took effect almost immediately.
Shad realized that he was dreaming, and saw countless pairs of rabbit eyes emitting red light in the darkness, staring at him.
He felt a little scared because it was not an ordinary rabbit, but a rabbit similar to the one in the illustrations of children's storybooks. It stood on two legs, its ears were longer than its body, its head grew on a human body, and it made sounds similar to chanting spells, but even Shade could not understand the meaning of those words because they were just unconscious murmurs.
Those rabbits were getting closer and closer to Shade in the dream, carrying crazy emotions, and wanted to drag Shade in the dream into the abyss of madness.
But in this deep dream, as the first ray of fire appeared at Shade's fingertips and spread to the cracks all over his body, the faint light of the first fire radiated out in the form of residual fire, and the fiery red light slowly fell under the hem of his clothes.
The crazy rabbits were frightened by the fire and hesitated to move forward. Only pairs of scarlet eyes were left staring at him in the extreme darkness.
Xia De did not intend to fight back in his dream. His thoughts were somewhat slow and confused in his dream. He just subconsciously raised his head, and then light appeared again in the dark dream. A huge silver moon, as if breaking through the darkness above his head, appeared above him. As the moonlight radiated around him, the vast wilderness spread out around him.
Xia De stood on the ridge of the field, the remnants of the first fire flickering on his body, looking up at the moon. The rabbits around him, full of malice, seemed to be assimilated by Xia De and were forced to raise their heads and look up at the moon with him.
The light of the scarlet eyes extinguished and turned into pure silver. Thousands of rabbits in the wilderness were silent, illuminated by the silver moon, but they seemed to be worshiping the strangers on the ridges.
In reality, in the dim and quiet bedroom with the moonlight shining through the window, Miss Carina in her nightgown and Tifa standing beside her looked at Shad and the cat on the bed. She saw Shad sleeping soundly, and the moonlight shone on Mia's back, making her orange and white fur more shiny.
"Hush"
The Duchess made a gesture to her maid to keep quiet, and after confirming that Shade was safe, she wanted to leave. But she suddenly stopped, and in the darkness, she tried to move slowly and kissed Shade on the forehead:
"Good night, my knight."
Her face turned slightly red, which was rare for her, and Carina Cavendish turned and walked towards the door, as if she was worried that Tifa would see her expression.
The black-haired maid chuckled and tried to follow her master. But she turned to look at Xia De, put her right index and middle fingers together in front of her red lips, blinked her left eye at Xia De, threw her fingers at Xia De, and then walked out of the bedroom in a good mood.
"Meow~"
Mia made a not-so-loud sound in her sleep, and stood up by wriggling. She dazedly crawled to the quilt on Shade's chest and lay down. Suddenly, she turned upside down, exposing her belly, squinted her eyes, and fluttered her four little paws a few times, then her body tilted and slid down to the pillow again.
So, in his dream, Xia De watched the silver moon with countless rabbits all night. In the middle of the dream, he also dreamed of the inexplicable fragrance of flowers and that he was pressed by a huge rock on his chest, but after waking up, the dream became vague.
He still remembered being surrounded by rabbits with red eyes in the dark, but he didn't remember what happened next:
"Did I dream of little Mia, and the cat defeated the rabbit?"
He thought suspiciously, and tried to recall the dream again, but the details in the dream became even more vague. He sat up from the bed, first glanced at the bright morning light outside the window, then looked down at Mia who was sleeping curled up like a cat ball. He always felt that last night's sleep was more comfortable than usual.
Today is Friday, and breakfast is naturally eaten in the witch's manor. During breakfast, Miss Carina asked Shade what he dreamed about last night. When Shade mentioned the strange flower fragrance, Miss Carina smiled for some reason, but she said nothing when asked by Shade.
"What did she do to me last night?"
As he lowered his head and spread butter on the bread with a silver knife, Shad asked in his heart.
She kissed you.
Hearing "her" chuckle, Shade looked up at Miss Carina who was sitting there. The lazy witch seemed to know what Shade was thinking, and turned to the maid beside him and said:
"Tifa, go peel an egg for the detective."
Tifa's face immediately flushed with red, she lowered her head and did not move. Shad also started coughing violently and did not dare to ask any more questions.
The poem fragments might be available in the near future, so Shade would of course inform Luvia of this. Shade set out directly from Miss Carina's manor in a carriage, and when he arrived at Silver Cross Avenue, the Prophet's Association had just opened for business.
His appearance surprised Vice President Mark, who had just arrived at the office:
"You came earlier than me to ask Annat for divination?"
This hard-working gentleman even took out his silver pocket watch and took a look:
"It's only 8:20 in the morning, and I'm even here early. Mr. Hamilton, you've worked so hard for..."
He showed an expression of great admiration:
"When I was young, in order to pursue my wife, I only sent her a few love letters, quietly chatted with her outside her fence at night, and gave her a few beautiful roses. Today's young people are really amazing. The love of young people is always so enviable."
He said this with a nostalgic expression.
"Mr. Mark, has there been any news from the headquarters regarding the two founding series Rhodes cards in the association's collection?"
Xia De has not forgotten this incident, and Mr. Mark shook his head with some regret:
"I'm sorry. Mr. Schubert, the current president of the Prophet Association, has written you a letter to express his apology. I'll give you the letter later. As for the two cards, I don't think I'll be able to get them in a short time."
The other party's politeness was also related to Xia De's identity as the "Big City Player 1853 Champion". He was now a hot promotional material for the Prophet Association.
Luvia did not go to work early like Vice President Mark, but showed up at the door of the Prophet Association ten minutes late. Fortunately, the Prophet Association did not have a system of punching in and out, and most fortune tellers were lazy, so there was no deduction in basic salary.
At that time, Shade had been arranged to wait in the divination room on the second floor. Luvia changed her clothes in the association's locker room before she found him in the divination room:
"Xia De, you came so early, are you going to ask me to watch the opera tonight?"
She sat down with a smile, looking like she was in a good mood this morning.
Shade shook his head and briefly described Princess Margaret of Anjou and the book "The Secret of Immortality". Luvia immediately became serious, not for the poem fragments, but for the book:
"It turns out that the Secret of Immortality is in Sukses."
“Is this book famous?”
"Yes, this is the method that witches in the Fifth Epoch summarized to keep themselves young. It contains information on various magic, spells, rituals, and relics. The most complete record of the collection of the Eternal Youth Leaf is in that book. The type of this book is very similar to the Pink Book in your hand. It's not about the content, but the two books are both a collection of extraordinary knowledge for certain specific purposes."
Luvia glanced at Shade's cat:
"Time will leave traces on everything. Even great witches will worry about their faces getting old. It is said that someone has obtained the secret of eternal youth through the Secret of Eternal Youth. This is not a technique of applying pearl powder on the face, Xia De, no one can resist the temptation of eternal youth."
As he spoke, he touched his face.
"Ms. Carina asked Miss Sylvia to bring the book to the parliament. I think it's not only because it's the relic of the Witch Emperor, but the great witches also want the knowledge in it... Luvia, your skin is really nice. Do you want me to copy the contents of the book for you?"
Xia De asked, and the purple-eyed fortune teller immediately smiled:
"If it's convenient, thank you very much, Knight."
The two did not discuss more about the poem fragments. After all, they were only fragments at the moment. It had been a month since the Midhill Castle incident ended, and the fourth chosen person had not yet revealed any clues.
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