Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

As soon as dusk started to appear on the horizon, Klein waited for the expected doorbell. At this time, he was chopping pork and had to put down his kitchen knife and apron to open the door first.

He took out the gold pound that Miss Lover needed from the gray mist early, put it in his bag and stored it by the wardrobe in the bedroom on the second floor, waiting for her to find time to come and pick it up.

When he opened the front door, Esther's face with a smile that made Klein feel very friendly appeared in front of him.

"Good afternoon!" Esther raised the bag in her hand towards Klein, which exuded the warm and sweet aroma of baked pastries.

"It's getting late, let's say good night, Miss Hamel." Klein said jokingly, stepping away from the door so that the fellow countryman could enter the house, "Why did you bring something here again? This time it's What?"

"I'm not being polite, I'm just sharing happiness. The almond muffins and raspberry tarts in this store have been featured in the "Backlund Food Encyclopedia"! I visited the store yesterday, and the taste is really sweet and delicious. It’s not greasy, and it’s worthy of being a reputable food magazine.”

Klein took the bag and placed it on the dining table. Esther naturally followed him to the kitchen. Of course, she also saw the minced meat on the chopping board:

"What are you planning to make today? Pork pie? This is pork."

"Jajang noodles, but strictly speaking, they are just meat sauce noodles. I have previously prepared a seasoning ratio that is closer to the taste of soybean paste. You are here today, so I will try it for you." Klein replied with a smile.

"Aha, it's a pity that none of us know how to ramen, so we can only use Fenebot noodles." Esther said, after briefly washing her hands, she consciously picked up the knife and the spare cucumber. With light movements on his hands, he quickly peeled off a complete circle of skin from beginning to end.

Klein noticed that Esther's hands were covered with a layer of white gloves. Although it did not affect the agility of her fingers, it was strange.

Klein did not ask directly, but chatted casually: "Didn't you ask me to find information about 'Amon' and that family before? I did get some clues..."

Although Esther was distracted, she did not stop waving the knife in her hand to slice the cucumber: "Did you really find it? You are not in danger, are you?"

"No, I just heard from my friend that there is a mausoleum outside Backlund. Because the Beyonder team lost all news when they went on an expedition, I considered the danger there and reported it to the 'Machine Heart' . If they get information that can tell me, they will treat it as a reward for this clue."

The movements of Esther's hands slowed down slightly: "But, how are you going to explain this clue to them? Then aren't you exposed?"

Klein smiled smugly at her: "In fact, after I helped them track the demon, they discovered my identity as an extraordinary person, so I agreed to be their informant."

"Can it still be like this? It's good that you didn't take the risk. But the Fourth Age mausoleum in Baiya Town is indeed quite dangerous, and it would be a good thing to have the officials help destroy it."

"Esther, I didn't say that the tomb is in White Cliff Town."

The movements of Esther's hands immediately stopped, and her guilty conscience was clearly shown on her face: "Haha... I just, just went to explore, and I also found that location."

Klein scraped the minced meat from the chopping board and poured it into an empty bowl with the side of a kitchen knife: "Don't be so nervous. We are all adults. I know that there are boundaries and privacy when interacting with each other. I just hope Don't be too reckless. When you want to put yourself in danger, you must pay attention to safety, okay?"

Esther then smiled and lowered her head to hide her red cheeks. She felt a little guilty for always worrying her fellow villager and hiding so many secrets from him: "I know, thank you for your concern, but..."

"We all have reasons to move forward, Esther," Klein put down the kitchen knife and turned to her, "but it's important to live. You can't always rely on your own good luck."

What Klein didn't say was in his eyes: There is only one Li Xing in the world.

Yes, there is only one Zhou Mingrui in this world.

Esther's smile was a little bitter: "I know, I will work hard to survive, and so will you! Don't take risks!"

Klein added silently in his mind: This is different. His resurrection method probably still has two lives left, but he is not sure that if something happens to Esther again, it will be the "Zoya" who wakes up.

If that day really comes, Klein doesn't know how to face "Esther" at all.

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After eating Fenebout Bolognese, the two of them sat lazily at the dining table, and then Esther brought up the purpose of visiting Klein today.

"You want to take away eight hundred gold pounds? Did you find any extraordinary materials?" Klein's skill at pretending to be stupid is getting better and better day by day.

Esther shook her fingers with a smile: "I found a gentleman and asked him to help me find someone to build a new weapon. It is a very handsome claw knife! I feel that it is very suitable for a 'thief' because it requires speed and finger coordination. Controlled short weapons.”

Klein didn't seem to have seen this kind of thing before, so he just nodded: "Okay, I'll go upstairs and get it for you."

"Excuse me, I'll ask you to keep the rest for me."

At the previous Tarot meeting, the gold pound that Mr. "World" handed over to "The Fool" after purchasing the ghost properties of human skin was also hidden by Esther at Klein's house. Klein's expression was quite strange at that time, and Esther had no choice but to Tell him that he sold some materials to others in exchange for them.

She thought that Klein had misunderstood that she had done some illegal transaction to suddenly earn so many gold pounds.

Soon, Klein returned to the living room with his handbag. He also ordered an extra hundred gold pounds. Although he didn't know why Esther asked for an extra amount, he wouldn't ask.

Once asked, it would be revealed that Klein also knew the transaction price, which would easily arouse Esther's suspicion.

Although the fellow's behavior is very casual and she always looks a bit innocent and silly, Klein knows that her intuition and thinking are extremely sharp, but she is prone to over-relaxation in front of him.

Klein didn't want to meet Esther at the tarot meeting, at least the identity of "The Fool" couldn't be exposed to anyone. This is not only because it will be embarrassing, but also to ensure that the true identity of "The Fool" will not be discovered by anyone. Gray Fog has been noticed by "Amon", in case anyone else wants to do something about the real Sequence Seven. The Fool takes action, and Klein has no guarantee that he can handle it in the real world.

It really doesn’t allow people to relax even a step.

With this in mind, Klein decided to prepare a potion for promotion as soon as he got the hair of the Deep Sea Naga sacrificed by "The Hanged Man".

Esther took the handbag and put it at her feet. She was not in a hurry to open the points directly and count the amount. She quite trusted Klein, otherwise she would not have borrowed his place to store the gold pounds.

But this also reminded her of something: "Speaking of which, I always forget to ask you, do you have any materials you need for promotion? I can ask someone I know for you."

She was still a newcomer last month and didn't trust the Tarot Club that much. But after these few transactions, Esther felt that she was reliable enough to dare to ask Klein's needs so confidently. The diverse circle of Tarot Club members is quite wide. , making Esther always feel that she is very dispensable, but she also mentioned some trivial information about the East District, including the recent spread of strange new sects.

The "World" and "The Fool", who were about to gather the materials for promotion, sighed in their hearts. On the surface, he just smiled and shook his head, using one lie to cover up the other:

"Don't worry, I'm still waiting for a reply from 'Heart of Machinery'. If there are any results from exploring the ruins this time, they may be willing to trade the materials without spending so many gold pounds."

"That's true. It's a pity that I don't have an official identity. It's too dangerous to deal with official extraordinary people..." Esther picked up the teapot and filled the cups for the two of them with black tea. Her eyes were a little sad, "I don't know. How are they?"

Of course Klein knew who "they" Esther was talking about.

"I hope they are doing well... No, they must be fine now and will get better and better."

Many familiar yet distant faces passed by Klein's eyes one by one. He whispered, staring at a tea stem floating on the water in the teacup.

"Is this also the prophecy of the soothsayer?" The depression in Esther's eyes was swept away. Without waiting for Klein's reply, she continued with excitement, "But that morning in the East District, I really I saw a former colleague at the nearby Church of the Night, and he actually joined the Red Gloves!"

Klein had no problem with her changing the subject so abruptly: "Are you asking me to guess? Let me think about it... could it be Leonard?"

Esther stared at Klein in surprise: "You didn't cheat with divination, did you?"

Klein laughed: "Hahaha, do you want to take a guess too?"

"It shouldn't be the case. After all, you've lost so much money in poker before and never cheated with your extraordinary abilities."

These words are so heartbreaking. If he couldn't control his expression perfectly, Klein's smile would definitely be distorted: "It's just because there is something special about him. It's just simple reasoning. This is the professional quality of a detective."

"But I didn't expect Leonard to pass the red glove review. After all, there is an old gentleman hiding in him."

"Old sir?"

Esther nodded: "Sequence 4 of 'Stealer' is 'Parasite'. As its name says, it should be able to parasitize others."

"This is Leonard's 'Golden Finger'. How lucky is he to think that he is the protagonist of this era, haha..." Klein chuckled, and soon his voice dropped again.

"Leonard shouldn't be in any danger," Esther saw Klein's worries. "As a Nighthawk, and now he has joined the Red Gloves' elite team, he has always been under the watchful eye of the church. If that person There is a threat from the 'parasites', and it is impossible for the Holy Church to stay and ignore it until today."

"Would they not be aware of such parasitism?" Having experienced the crisis of "The Sun" being parasitized, it was hard for Klein not to feel worried.

"Perhaps it's just my personal feeling, but that old gentleman doesn't seem like a bad person. He once told me a little about 'Zoya' and shared a quote about destiny from the 'Stealer' path."

Klein was a little confused: "The 'Stealer' path is also related to destiny?"

Esther's expression didn't change much. She shook the tea cup, and the light red liquid at the bottom of the cup quickly cooled in the air:

"The second sequence of 'The Stealer' is the 'Trojan of Destiny'. Since this old man knows this sentence, I'm afraid he has to call him 'him'. What Leonard hides is at least a demigod, and there is a greater It could be an angel."

Esther raised her eyes with a gentle smile: "What else can we do? If we report it to the church, can we be sure what will happen to Leonard?"

Klein's eyes reflected her smile, and he also saw the indifference and sadness behind it that he couldn't express.

There was a "crackling" sound in the fireplace, and the sparks that popped up fell back and merged into the red-hot charcoal.