Lord of Mysteries: Yao Guang

When it got dark, Esther walked into the steam train station in Pulitzer Harbour. There were not many passengers waiting for the train at this time. Several people passing by her were in a trance, or yawning and grabbing the morning newspaper. Some people As he smoked his pipe, a smell of tobacco floated in the air.

Esther wore a masculine-style white shirt, black tight-fitting trousers, and a slim-fitting cowhide vest. In order to facilitate movement, she chose a more concise masculine dress. Wearing a skirt was always not convenient for movement.

If you are a more sophisticated Loen lady, your layered dress skirts must be matched with appropriate bustles so that they can be displayed beautifully in front of others. Esther also tried on those complicated dresses a long time ago, and then she quickly realized that the dress skirts were not It's not suitable for her, it's troublesome to wear out and it's not suitable for activities.

What's more, it's expensive to buy.

Counting out a gold pound, Esther took the ticket handed out from the ticket window with a smile and thanked the sleepy conductor.

Destination, Backlund.

If it was Benjamin, he probably only needed to steal some distance to arrive stably. I don’t know if Rabbit is okay now...

Esther looked at the railway track. The train, which was constantly blowing out steam, approached the platform, waiting for people to sit in their empty seats. A few minutes later, it left again with the same scalding heat in its mouth, heading towards Backlund along the banks of the Tasok River.

When Esther stepped off the steam train, she saw an unexpected person on the platform.

It's Leonard Mitchell.

The young man's black hair was longer than Esther remembered, and because it was not carefully taken care of or trimmed, it hung messily around his ears. He leaned back and leaned on the back of the bench, his bright green eyes fixed on the direction of the steam train, but not focused.

Looking at the frown on his face, it was obvious that Leonard was thinking about something. He was not wearing the red gloves provided by the Church of the Night, which showed that he was not going out for business.

Suddenly, Leonard's eyes condensed, and then he quickly turned in Esther's direction, staring closely at this "strange lady".

Esther just smiled slightly and followed the flow of people getting off the bus towards the station exit. Soon her figure blended in and was out of Leonard's sight.

Leonard observed the crowd for a long time and found no other abnormalities. He raised his hand and covered his mouth to block the movement of his lips and the sound he made:

"Old man, what did you say happened to her just now? What do you mean it's a little strange?"

In Leonard's mind, the old voice responded in thought: "That's a special person who appears to be a demigod."

"Demigod?" Leonard was stunned for a long time, but soon became nervous again, "She seems familiar to me. Is she a wanted criminal somewhere?"

"Of course not, kid, even if she is wanted, the wanted notice will be quickly forgotten," the voice chuckled twice, "even you will easily forget her, don't waste your energy thinking about this matter." It’s over.”

Leonard frowned and glanced in the direction of the station exit. It was too late to go out and chase people now: "My memory is not that bad, so don't talk nonsense. Do you know which sequence she is from?"

"Her current sequence is the same as mine, and she is a 'thief'."

Leonard didn't have to be too attentive to recall the particularity of this sequence. Sequence 4 of "Stealer" was "Parasite", which meant that the lady, like the old man, could attach to others!

"Even if you chase her out now, you may not be able to find out her whereabouts. I don't mind if you check, it's too dangerous, and I don't want to have too much contact with her." The old man's voice was faint and authentic, and he was worried about his host psychology. Demonstrate deep understanding.

Leonard was still a little nervous: "But what if she is in Backlund -"

"I'm afraid she also has a personal relationship with the goddess of the night. You don't need to worry about this."

After all, that lady once served as the assistant of the "Nighthawk" and stayed in Tingen for a long time. The hidden power inside and outside Chanis Gate also blocked too many secrets.

At least on this matter, Pales Zoroaster did not intend to delve into it, as the goddess of the night would not be happy.

When Leonard heard the voice in his head say this, he quickly adjusted his mentality: "Oh, Goddess, there should be nothing to worry about. Maybe I can see her again in the Church of the Night. Do you want me to do it for you? What news are you asking for? You are all 'thieves', maybe you have something in common..."

The voice decisively stopped Leonard from talking: "The steam train to Tingen has been in the station for several minutes."

Leonard quickly threw away all his thoughts and jumped up from the bench and rushed towards the door of the train.

He was still muttering in a low voice: "No matter, let's go back to Tingen and find out the matter first..."

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Esther finally found a hotel in the Jowood area to stay.

Now that she has proof of identity, she can walk into accommodation with better conditions openly.

However, considering that prices in the Hillston District were higher, and the address of Klein's house in the North District was too close to St. Samuel's Church of the Church of the Night, Esther chose the Jowood District, and stayed far away from the Holy Wind Church. Find a place to stay within the area.

Because she wasn't sure how long she would stay, she just paid for two days' accommodation in advance. It shouldn't take long to fly to Klein's house from here.

Esther thought happily, and decided to go there in the middle of the night today to give Klein a little scare. If the two met at night, it shouldn't disturb Klein's daily life.

She recalled the address Klein had told her in his previous letter, 160 Burklund Street.

While Leonard arrived in Tingen and headed to Raphael Cemetery to dig a grave with a shovel, Esther whiled away the rest of the afternoon in a café in the Jowood district. When Leonard took the last steam train at dusk and returned to Backlund, Esther was sitting in the restaurant attached to the hotel, dining leisurely while listening to the chatter of other guests at the table.

When the night was dark enough, Esther launched a "stealing" attack on her belongings, hid her satchel and the waist bag with the red cloak, and quietly climbed to the top of the hotel.

Not long after waiting, a certain winged creature came to the door. Esther teased the skylark that fell on her shoulder for a moment, and sighed in her heart. She didn't know whether this was good luck or the inevitable result of attraction.

A few minutes later, the skylark circled in a circle on top of the hotel. Feeling the gentle air kissing its wings, the skylark spread its wings and flew north.

When flying to No. 160 Berklund Street, Esther subconsciously turned her perspective and looked in the direction of St. Samuel's Church from a distance. Even on a night when clouds block the moonlight, the spire of the Gothic church is still clearly visible. It is more like a castle standing in a residential area.

Skylark withdrew her gaze and lowered her gaze down the street. With a subtle sense of guidance, she quickly found the exact destination without having to go door to door to check the house numbers.

Esther also quickly thought of the source of this sense of guidance. The skylark she had left with Klein previously had been called "Norns". Now that the two were close enough, Norns gave him Esther provided more accurate positioning.

However, when she was falling, Esther was vaguely aware of some overly peaceful and calm power. Having experienced seeing Leonard during the day, she naturally thought that there might be a Nighthawk somewhere who had activated his ability.

Is there friction between Klein and the Church of Night?

Esther did not avoid this force that pulled her into dreams, because it had no effect on her at all. The skylark fell outside the balcony of a certain bedroom. After looking around for a moment, Esther did not notice any secretly observing eyes.

Skylark raised his paws and grasped it gently, and the figure suddenly disappeared outside and entered the room.

Norns raised his head and flew up impatiently, directly hitting Esther's parasitic skylark.

Esther was fine, but Knowns knocked her head and fell straight to the ground.

The next moment, Esther had already released the parasite and quickly caught the Norns. The skylark she parasitized flew directly to the monopod where Norns was standing before. There were water bowls hanging on it, as well as food bowls containing chopped nuts and grains.

Ignoring Norns, who was acting coquettishly towards Esther, the lark enjoyed the supper with peace of mind.

Norns rubbed Esther's palm back and forth, happily and angrily, and kept licking Esther's fingers. After shaking his dazed head, Norns flew directly to Esther's head, spread his wings slightly, and buried himself completely in Esther's hair.

During this process, Norns made no sound at all. It had long been accustomed not to disturb other people's sleep at night. This was something Klein had warned.

Esther quickly looked around. She was now in the master bedroom of this mansion. What matched the price of local houses was the luxurious and spacious layout.

That's not right. Logically speaking, although I didn't make much noise when I entered the house, people barged in directly. Under normal circumstances, Klein's spiritual intuition is so sensitive that he should have screamed at him to crawl out of bed and prepare the flame jump or activate the spell.

Esther looked at the quiet figure on the bed, and could see a middle-aged man with a strange face. Although he looked to be in his forties, and his black hair was mixed with some silver, his appearance was mature and elegant. , all quite charming.

Ha, the faceless man is really not enviable at all, Esther murmured in her heart, that night-like power of peace lingers just because someone dragged Klein into his dream...

Norns was lying tightly on Esther's head. It seemed that he was not going to get up for a while. Esther took out her satchel again and rummaged for the silver Holy Emblem of the Night.

After hesitating for two seconds about whether to bleed or not, Esther decided to just sit in the room. She approached the chair next to the full-length mirror in the room and leaned her body against it comfortably. Then she held the Holy Emblem of the Night tightly and closed her eyes. On the eyes.

In Dwayne Dantes' dream, Leonard and Dwayne's appearance, Klein, were sitting across from each other.

After experiencing Leonard's barrage of questions, Klein responded in a leisurely manner and informed Leonard that Gehrman Sparrow was out for revenge.

"Revenge? Who does he want to take revenge on?"

Before Leonard could finish his words, a loud sound of broken windows came from the two of them.