Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

Xiao Qi was hovering overhead, and his shadow would occasionally fall at Esther's feet, telling her of his presence.

As Esther was walking, a shadow surrounded by pale light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes, overlapping with the real world she saw. Her feet did not change, but she listened carefully to the sounds coming from the shadow.

It's Mr. "The Hanged Man". He prays to "The Fool" to send a message to Miss "Lover". The magical item she needs has been created. Due to some unexpected changes and severe negative effects, he hopes to conduct a detailed meeting at the "Tarot Club". Talk about it, in case Miss "Lover" is not satisfied with this thing.

Mr. "The Hanged Man" is very responsible, are you afraid of leaving me dissatisfied? Mr. "Fool" is really kind and willing to serve as a mouthpiece and courier intermediary for the members of the God's Presiding Conference.

Esther sighed in her heart.

It wasn't until Esther's route approached the steam subway station that the crow flew down leisurely, got into her arms, and hid under her cloak.

After spending four pence to buy a second-class ticket, Esther boarded the steam train with a slightly thinner crowd than usual. After she took her seat, Xiao Qi jumped out of her arms and stood on her shoulder, Communicate quietly with Esther.

"Are you really planning to leave Backlund?"

"Yes, I have always been a little uneasy recently, feeling that something big is about to happen. Although this 'early warning' is not clear and does not bring a sense of crisis."

"Then why don't you just leave?"

"This... this is a secret!" Esther couldn't help herself and laughed first, "Okay, I made an appointment with someone to celebrate the New Year together, and we will wait until after the New Year. I really want to go to Dixi Look to the bay or to the south of Feneport Kingdom, a warmer place is more suitable for winter."

"Can I come with you? You know, I don't really have anywhere to go."

Esther hesitated again and again and nodded: "Okay, maybe it's time to introduce him to you. I've kept it secret from him for a long time, so I'll take the New Year as an opportunity."

"You care about him."

"Of course!" Esther leaned back in her seat, "He comes from the same place as me."

In various senses, it is not just Tingen, but also the prosperous cities where human footprints are about to go to the universe, and the homeland where the return journey is elusive.

Xiaoqi's tail raised: "Is this the secret you keep from me every week, because it's inconvenient to take me to see him?"

"You are a talking crow, you should be self-aware."

"Haha, that's good. You have confidence now."

Esther rubbed her nose sheepishly: "I don't mean to mock you, not exactly. But I need to help him protect some of his secrets, don't I? After all, he is a very precious friend of mine."

She noticed that a woman across the aisle was looking at her. Esther's right hand opened and closed. The other woman's eyes were blank for a few seconds, and then she turned back.

Xiaoqi looked at this scene and let out an unclear "hum".

"Fortunately, she didn't doubt you. She just thought that I was talking to a bird, as if I was mentally ill."

Esther said with a smile, raising her hand to knead the soft feathers on the back of Xiao Qi's neck and head.

Xiao Qi didn't say a word, but he didn't avoid her fingers either.

——

North End, St. Samuel's Church.

After more than a week of various reviews, isolation and repeated tests, Leonard was finally able to walk out of the supervision room under the church and see the gloomy sky again.

Fortunately, his secret is still a secret, and the fact that several people quickly regained consciousness has not been regarded as a doubt. After all, they are all extraordinary people, not ordinary people.

The church was more concerned about the two people who caused the abnormality at that time, but in the end, only one wanted order was leaked, which was for the man with blond hair and sunglasses. The rest of the files were encrypted and blocked, and all were returned to the church.

When Leonard went out, he felt that his memory of that experience was quite blurry. It was only after he asked about the "parasite" on his body that he realized that the distorted fate was quickly fading.

"What exactly is that light?"

The voice of vicissitudes of life sounded in Leonard's mind: "Don't explore it, it's not something you can compete with."

"But it always feels familiar to me."

The old voice didn't give any further response.

As soon as Leonard walked out of the door of St. Samuel's Church, he heard a shout from behind: "Leonard! Wait!"

Leonard turned around and saw Daley walking quickly without caring about her image, with a bright smile on her face.

"Ms. Daly, good afternoon."

Daly happily raised the envelope in her hand at Leonard, and the joyful light in her eyes almost illuminated everyone she met: "This is an invitation to a major event next month! If you can spare time , but you must come to Tingen. After all, Red Gloves is quite busy, so it doesn’t matter if you can’t spare the time, we will mail the photos to you!”

"Wait, it can't be-"

"Yes! Dunn and I are getting married next month!"

Leonard took the envelope containing the invitation and smiled from the bottom of his heart: "Bless you, Daly. Isn't this the one you proposed to the captain?"

Dai Li's face turned redder: "It's him! I didn't expect that he was promoted to Requiem Master just last month. As a result, not long after he returned to Tingen, I received a letter from him..."

"The captain won't propose to you in the letter, right?" Leonard couldn't help but ask.

"How is that possible!" Dai Li glared at him angrily, "Dern invited me back to Tingen to meet and then proposed in person."

Leonard felt incredible: "Captain is so decisive now? Then why did it take so long before."

Dai Li's excitement has eased a lot, but the sweetness in her smile has not diminished at all: "He said he didn't dare to wait any longer, and he really wanted to seize this opportunity. Because our friends are all in Tingen, the wedding is still It will be held there, and he will apply to be transferred to Backlund in the future. Come with me."

Leonard also giggled: "Isn't this great? You finally got through the result, don't worry, even if I have to crawl, I will crawl to your wedding!"

"Don't say such silly things! Then we can all have a good gathering."

The corners of Leonard's mouth raised higher and higher: "Yeah, it's been a long time since I've seen them. Speaking of which, Old Neil has been back in Tingen to recuperate for a while. How are you now?"

"He is no longer involved in extraordinary events. I heard from Dunn that Old Neil has recently taken up a new hobby and likes to go to the square to feed the birds. The new colleague often goes with him, and the two seem to get along quite well. "

"The new colleague... I remember it's the 'monster' Admissor, right?" Leonard recalled it for a while, barely recalling this impression from his memory.

Dai Li nodded: "I'm not very familiar with him. After all, he... only joined the Nighthawks team after that incident."

Both of them looked a little sad, especially Leonard, whose smile became particularly forced.

"Anyway, I will try my best to go," Leonard waved the invitation in his hand at Daly, "I am looking forward to such a happy thing."

If Klein knew, he would definitely be very happy.

And... who else is coming?

A very slight sigh came from Leonard's mind.

——

At night, Hugh Dilcha came to the bar in the East End as agreed.

She touched the three-edged thorns on her body, and then she mustered up the courage to step in.

The bar tonight doesn't have the same strange atmosphere as last time. Today is Sunday, and a "boxing night" will be held here in the evening. Most of the people gathered around the simple stage, shouting at the boxer they were betting on to work harder and knock down the opponent as soon as possible.

"Hamel" wrapped in a black cloak was sitting at the bar, with a glass of apple juice in her hand. What made Hugh nervous was that sitting next to "Hamel" was Sherman, who was holding up a glass of apple juice. Southwell beer, chatting with "Hamel" with a smile on his face.

Sherman was leaning sideways, and of course he saw someone walking in at the door. Seeing that the person was a short bounty hunter, he immediately waved enthusiastically:

"Hugh! This way!"

Hugh bypassed the group of noisy men watching the game, walked to the bar, and sat in the empty seat next to Sherman: "Good evening, Sherman."

"Good evening. I'm really lucky today. I met a kind lady. She invited me!" Sherman winked playfully and took a sip of the beer in his hand. "By the way. , she is here to find you."

"Good night, Hugh, do you want something to drink?" Esther grabbed the onion rings placed in front of her and frowned after taking a bite. The kitchen must have cooled them down and reheated them hastily before eating. It has a moist taste.

Xio felt a little relieved: "No, thank you for your kindness. I have found what you asked me to find, but there are only two. Can I give it to you directly?"

"Well, please."

Esther dug out two ten-gold-pound notes and one five-gold-pound note, and handed it to Hugh across Sherman in the middle. Hugh was stunned for a moment, and after taking it, he began to rummage for the one-gold pound note.

"Just consider it as hard work, because I have to cancel this long-term commission, and I may leave Backlund next month."

Xio had no choice but to hand over the two handwritten "Russell Notes" to the other party. There was indeed a bit of regret in his words: "It doesn't matter, this is not a very dangerous mission. I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate with you in the future." ."

After all, "Hamel" is very generous, and the money can be said to be very profitable.

Esther didn't speak. She didn't think there would be that kind of opportunity. When she leaves Backlund, Miss Xio will forget her like everyone else, and these scenes and words will stay at this moment forever.

Esther quickly glanced at Russell's diary in her hand. After reading a few lines, her brows became tighter and she quickly put it into her backpack.

Mr. "Fool" is already a god, why do you still want to read this kind of aristocratic bedding gossip for entertainment... Russell, you are really a romantic guy and don't taboo anything. Sure enough, Intis is not a good place!

Except for the noble gossip of Intis, these two pieces of paper basically cover Russell's ambitions when he was young. It is obvious that he was not very old when he wrote these, and he had not long since become an Extraordinary, and he was still eagerly looking forward to it. I look forward to the days when we can build cars and take beauties out for rides.

Esther cursed secretly in her mind, grabbed the apple juice and drank it several times before putting it down and sighing heavily.

Xio had been paying attention to her expression. Seeing that "Hamel" seemed dissatisfied, he asked, "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong with the notes?"

"No, it should be real, not fake."

It's just that the words don't look very good. Esther added this sentence in her mind without saying anything to hurt Xio's self-confidence. She always felt that Xio copied it by hand in a hurry. There are a lot of glyph differences between the square characters and the Rune language. It must have taken a lot of effort for Xiu to copy them so squarely.

"That's good." Xio breathed a sigh of relief immediately.

Esther drank the last bit of apple juice in her glass, placed the ten pence including the tip on the bar, and waved to the two of them.

"Bye~" Sherman happily gave this strange lady a sweet smile.

Xio also waved: "Goodbye, Ms. Hamel."

Esther smiled: "It's 'Farewell', you two, I wish you a good dream."

She walked out of the bar unhurriedly, and the black crow came close to her shoulder from the night, and then melted into the night with her.