Path of light

Chapter 185 186. Conspiracy

Roy boarded the deck of the Black Pearl. The last thing he wanted to see now was Tiffany.

Miss Tiffany was sitting on the side of the Black Pearl. She was wearing a light blue mermaid dress, with a gradient color from light to dark and gold patterns, which perfectly set off her figure, with a slender waist and plump hips.

She held the side of the boat with both hands, looked over her head and said excitedly to Roy:

"Roy, I heard that you helped Xiu cut down a nightmare vine. This nightmare vine has been entrenched in that sea area for a long time and killed many Nagas. Now it is finally cut down."

"It was a coincidence that night. Our ship was just about to spend the night beside that reef. If Xiu hadn't come out and cut down the nightmare vine, we might have had to fight with those water ghosts until dawn..."

Roy smiled dryly and said.

Tiffany saw that Roy's expression looked a little unnatural, glanced behind Roy, and asked doubtfully:

"Where's Jasper? Why didn't he come with you?"

Then, she couldn't wait to pull on the shark pattern dress to show the outline of her legs, and said to Roy with a proud look on her face:

"Did you see it? I learned the art of transformation, and now I can walk freely on land. I just can't stay away from the water for too long..."

Roy found that the light scales that should have been on her cheeks, the back of her neck, and her arms had also faded away, turning into white and greasy skin.

She's almost the same as an elf except for the lack of pointed ears...

Roy showed a wry smile and said:

"Tiffany, Jasper is dead."

"..."

Sitting on the side of the boat, Tiffany, who was still smiling, changed her face. Her body shook suddenly and she almost fell into the sea...

She stared at Roy with her eyes wide open, feeling emotional. She grabbed Roy's shirt collar with both hands and asked eagerly:

"When did this happen?"

Roy wanted to comfort Tiffany, who was almost completely out of control, but he didn't know what to do.

He didn't struggle and let Tiffany grab his collar and said:

"The morning before yesterday."

Tiffany seemed to have been slapped, her body was shaking a little, but her eyes were fixed on Roy and asked him: "How could this happen...how did he die?"

"Throat cut."

Blue scales appeared on the back of Tiffany’s neck…

"Where is he now?"

"Western Suburban Cemetery." Roy replied.

Tiffany asked Roy in despair: "Can you take me to see him?"

"Okay, you wait for me here, I'll go to the pier first to find a carriage..."

After saying that, Roy helped Tiffany sit on the deck, and then he slipped down the ladder on the side of the ship and ran to the dock.

…

Even at night, horse-drawn carriages can be found at Castleton Harbor Quay.

Roy spent a full 100 Koles to hire a carriage that was willing to go to the cemetery in the western suburbs at this time. Even after spending such a high price, the half-blood elf coachman couldn't help but complain a few times.

Roy parked the carriage next to the small square on the west side of the port pier, then walked over with Tiffany and boarded the carriage.

Probably because he saw that neither Tiffany nor Roy had pointed elf ears, the coachman looked at them a few more times.

The two were sitting in the car. It was obvious that Tiffany was in a bad mood, and Roy didn't speak.

There is only the sound of horses' hooves clicking on the stone road and the sound of wheels rolling over the stone road.

The western suburbs cemetery was extremely quiet at night. There was some dim light around the fountain of life at the gate of the cemetery. Roy could even see some soul-state elves flying around the fountain of life.

The coachman parked the carriage next to the Fountain of Life, unwilling to drive into the cemetery under any circumstances.

There is a tombkeeper's hut here. The coachman walked to the hut with a lantern and sat down on the wooden chair at the door.

Roy took Tiffany up the stone steps of the cemetery. There were many neat cypress trees planted here. Behind each cypress tree was a grave. Nameplates were hung on the cypress trees, which looked gloomy at night.

Occasionally, there will be a few owl hoots, which is even more creepy.

The first time Tiffany came to the elves' cemetery, she folded her hands on her chest...

She didn't know whether it was because she was too scared or because it was too cold at night, but her face turned blue.

Walking up the stone steps, she took out a water bag and poured the seawater in it head-on. She suddenly felt wet and her body regained some vitality.

Using his memory, Roy found Jasper's grave. The newly transplanted cypress tree in front still had Jasper's nameplate hanging on it.

Roy squatted in front of the cypress tree and showed the nameplate to Tiffany...

The name 'Jasper' was engraved on the nameplate. Tiffany covered her mouth with one hand to suppress her cry. She squatted next to the tomb at the back. She leaned down and pressed her face against the grass of the tomb, murmuring:

"Jasper, I'm back. Didn't I promise you to wait for me..."

Roy took a few steps back, letting Tiffany and Jasper whisper in the grave.

After a while, Tiffany walked out of the tomb with a cold face and came to Roy.

She asked Roy:

"Who killed him?"

Roy took Tiffany back the same way and replied: "The elf patrol suspects Abt as the murderer."

"I'm asking you."

"Abut is the biggest suspect. He has been missing for two days now." Roy hesitated, then continued: "I think if he is still alive, he will come to me again."

Tiffany's eyes flashed with anger:

"I don't care who killed Jasper, I want revenge!"

…

The carriage left the cemetery, and Miss Tiffany sat in the carriage, feeling a little calmer.

Tiffany cast her eyes on Roy and asked him:

"I want to know what happened between you while I was no longer with you."

Roy sighed softly and said:

"The three of us found a treasure map and a golden key in the Black Pearl. At that time, we agreed that we would all go looking for the treasure together in a few years. We divided the treasure map into two parts, giving half to Jasper and half to In the custody of Abt..."

Tiffany asked: "Do you have the golden key?"

"Well, I hid it." Roy agreed.

Roy did not tell Tiffany that Jasper wanted to go to the dark place, but only talked about the conflicts that Abbot and Jasper had accumulated in recent times.

He said that Abt might come back to get the golden key from him.

Tiffany lowered her head and said to Roy:

"I want to live on the Black Pearl for a while..."

Roy agreed simply: "Oh, sure, almost no elves usually come to this ship."

The carriage stopped on the west side of the port pier. Roy opened the door first and jumped out of the carriage, helping Tiffany down.

After paying the fare, the coachman drove away with his whip raised.

Tiffany walked towards the Black Pearl on the west beach without saying a word.

Roy did not leave immediately. He stayed on the pier for a while, looking at the ships docked at the deep-water pier, wondering if Abbot, who had obtained a whole chart, was on a certain ship.

…

Deep water dock.

On a large sea ship named 'Mosla', in the cabin '07' on the first floor.

Magicians Benjamin and Abbot were crowded together at a narrow square table, and they had some differences about their next action plan...

"The problem we need to solve now is how to drive away the Black Pearl instead of taking the risk to seize the golden key!"

Benjamin put his hand on the chart on the square table and said to Abt.

He brought Abbot in because he actually wanted to obtain the Black Pearl, then go to the Prison Island to rescue some sailors of the Kumquat, and finally set sail into the Endless Sea.

But now Abbot has made a mess...

Until now, Abbot still firmly believes that the Welsh magician is helping him go to sea to find treasures, so Abbot not only wants the half of the sea map in Jasper's hand, but also wants the golden key in Roy's hand.

"Welsh, listen to me, the golden key is also very important."

Abt's mouth felt a little dry as he spoke. He picked up the cup and took a sip of water before continuing:

"As for how to drive away the Black Pearl, it's easy. As long as we go to the nearby fishing port and hire some mixed-blood elf fishermen, they have experience at sea and will have no problem becoming crew members."

"But they don't know how to fight, but if we can hire a group of mixed-blood elves who are willing to go to sea with us, it doesn't seem impossible..."

Benjamin said with a wink.

At this moment, he was thinking in his heart:

‘How to rescue the crew members on Parram Prison Island.

If you want to return to the Roland continent, you have to cross the endless sea. Without a group of experienced old crew members, you can't rely solely on the recruited mixed-blood elf fishermen.

But it’s not impossible to make use of the mixed elf fisherman for the time being!

After he rescues the old crew members on the prison island, it will also be a fortune to transport these mixed elves back to the Roland continent. ’