The cat led the way in front, and Sister Shad and Sister Devlin led the horses side by side and came to the surface of Lake Kalak.
When they first started walking on the lake, the scenery around them was very clear. Xia De could clearly see the three rings on Xiaomia's tail not far ahead, and he could only smell the wet water vapor on the lake. But after walking for another dozen steps, mist rose from nowhere, and the thick fog all around suddenly obscured the scenery by the lake. Even Xiaomia in front of him, only the flexible tail could be seen in the thick fog.
In the thick fog, the Huasheng Ring, the Fish Training Ring and the Vampire Ring seemed to be glowing, dispersing some of the fog and making the tail extremely clear.
"Where does such thick fog come from?"
Xia De thought in his heart, but like the nun, he did not speak. The two of them led the horses silently and continued to walk towards the depths of the lake. Unconsciously, the little Mia in front of them became clearer and clearer, and the thick fog around them gradually dissipated.
However, the lake was no longer surrounded by the countryside west of Huntington, but a winter forest. As they walked on the lake, they seemed to have traveled to another time and space and arrived at the mysterious Lake of Cherubim.
"Look, the island in the middle of the lake."
Xia De said softly to Sister Defulin, and then sighed:
"It's so interesting every time I find this place. If I could come here dozens of times in a row, it would be enough to publish a fairy tale book."
At this time, Mia had successfully landed on the island, and looked around excitedly. Before Shade and Sister Defulin could catch up, a "dangerous" big guy also appeared on the shore of the island in the middle of the lake.
It was the wolf that was "resurrected" by the power of the Relic Swamp Witch when Shad first saw the Lake of Cherubim but failed to successfully contact it.
I saw it the last time I visited the island, but I didn’t expect it was still on the island.
The wild wolf had strong fighting power in the wolf pack when it was alive, otherwise it would not have survived Shade's pursuit. And its size could definitely be considered a "giant" for Xiaomia.
The wolf appeared in front of Mia. The city cat had never seen this kind of creature before and looked at it curiously. The wolf was eager to bite the "weak" cat, so the orange cat "howled" at the wolf to threaten it:
"Meow~"
The "resurrected" wolf immediately ran away with its tail between its legs. By the time Shad let go of the reins and quickly walked over to Mia, the wolf had even disappeared into the low bushes on the island.
"Oh, my Mia, how can you be so bold? If the wolf hadn't been frightened by me, you would be in danger today!"
Shade quickly picked up the cat, which looked at him in confusion and then shrank into Shade's arms. Behind Shade, Sister Develyn, who was leading two horses ashore, clearly felt that it was the strange cat itself that scared away the strange wolf.
All in all, compared to the previous two visits to the Lady of the Lake, this visit went surprisingly smoothly.
After putting the two horses on the shore and letting them graze, Shad and Sister Defulin came to the lake in the middle of the island.
In the middle of the lake stood a huge, slender rock with sharp edges. The lady in white robe holding a staff was waiting for the two men to arrive under the rock.
"Sister, the lake here prohibits abilities like water walking."
Xia De reminded quietly.
Sister Defulin nodded, then respectfully saluted the lady in white robes in the center of the lake, and finally lowered her head to "gaze" at the calm water of the Heart Lake on the island in the center of the lake.
After hesitating for a moment, she bent down slightly, reached to the hem of her robe, took off her brown ladies' lace-up short cloth boots and placed them on the shore.
With her hands placed together on her abdomen, Sister Defulin walked barefoot towards the water like a pilgrim. Under Shad's surprised gaze, she actually stood on the water like the "Lady of the Lake".
Sister Defulin walked to the center of the lake, the back of her robe trailing behind her, leaving arc-shaped ripples on the calm water, but the robe itself did not get wet.
Shade did not look at Sister Defulin's feet. In this era, it was quite impolite to peek at a lady's feet directly:
"But can you stand on the water if you take off your shoes?"
He guessed doubtfully, but he knew it wouldn't be that simple.
Then he looked up at Sister Defulin's back. The nun had already come to the center of the lake. She saluted the lady in white robes holding the staff again, then turned around and "looked" at Shade:
"Shade, empty your mind, let yourself merge with this world, and imagine that you are this boundless water itself."
The nun seemed to give the answer directly, but in fact it was just like Shad told Ajelina the conclusion of his thesis and asked Ajelina to prove it. Sometimes it is not the answer that is important, but the process, and Shad believes that he is not yet able to reach the level of the fire-holding nun.
Therefore, he could only rely on the power of the red dragon and the leaping of the frog to jump from the shore to the center of the lake.
"Lady Cherubim."
After standing firm, Shade nodded gently in greeting. As the lady in white robe looked at him, he coughed and announced:
"I think I have completed your first test, proving my strength, wisdom, and charm at Tobesk's grand wedding dinner."
"Do you have any proof?"
the soft voice asked.
"Yes."
Xia De had thought of this a long time ago, and reached into his arms to take it:
"Look, this pink silk scarf was thrown to me by the great witch of eleven rings when she acknowledged my power; this handkerchief was given to me by a real princess when she acknowledged my wisdom; and the silk scarf, yes, it was originally tied around the neck of a seventeen-year-old girl, who gave it to me as a gift when she acknowledged my charm."
It was fine when I carried them with me, but now that I took them out in front of Sister Defulin, I suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Sister Defulin usually had a blank expression on her face, so Shad didn't have to guess what she was thinking.
The "Cherubim Lady" in white robes nodded slightly:
"Yes, Shad Hamilton, you have successfully passed the first of the four trials."
A smile appeared on Shade's face:
"So what is the second test? I can't wait."
"Show me your wisdom, and learn the secrets of the past—
Kansas Drake, a retired folklore professor living in the old western part of Huntington City, Carson Rick, in the Sixth Age, why did he come to me, what price did he pay, and what wish did he make. "
As she spoke, ripples appeared on the calm water surface beneath the three people's feet. As the scene at the bottom of the clear lake became blurry, a picture of Professor Drake sitting on the sofa, drinking tea and reading a newspaper at home appeared on the water surface.
He had no idea that there were three "people" watching him and still had a contented expression.
“I need to answer these three questions?”
"Yes, but there is only one thing you need to explore."
The lady in the white robe said, and the scene on the water disappeared.
Xia De nodded:
"Yes, I understand. I will complete this task as soon as possible."
"Come back to me when you have completed the second test. Please prepare a long sword."
She reminded him again, and Shade nodded again, stroking the cat in his arms, knowing that the next time he searched for this lake, he would have to come up with a new idea.
Mia was looking at this place curiously at this time. Although it hated the unfamiliar environment, it would not be afraid since Shade was still here. Its big eyes finally looked at the lady in the white robe, and the "Cherubim Lady" also saw it.
The "Lady of the Lake" nodded slightly, and the cat looked away again. After all, there were many interesting things here.