The Mystery:The Witch and the Scourge

The grilled fish at just the right temperature is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The fishy smell of the sea fish itself is masked by Bayam's unique spices, making the deliciousness of the fish more prominent.

The special pie has rich gravy and seems to be mixed with a little fruit. It is fragrant but not greasy when you bite it. The desserts that follow are exquisite in style and taste first-class. Finally, there is a glass of refreshing and delicious ice tea, which is perfect.

Joyce leaned back in his chair contentedly and sighed at the luxury of aristocratic life. He accidentally burped. He looked at the maids who were cleaning up the mess with a guilty conscience and found that no one noticed this rude move.

.

"Sofia, prepare hot water for me. I'm going to take a bath later."

"Okay, Monsieur Baron."

Sophia is his current personal maid, blond and sweet-looking. She once refused the original drunken request that went beyond friendship.

This incident once made Joyce, a follower of the Lord of Storms, furious, but later, in order to show the man's tolerance, he made her his personal maid out of anger.

However, after meeting the "witch" Emily, he was immediately fascinated by her.

This is a rich second-generation naughty kid!

Joyce thought about his ridiculous and immature behavior before and slowly walked upstairs.

As the sole owner of the manor, his bedroom is very spacious and the decoration is quite gorgeous. Incomprehensible art paintings are hung on the walls. The sunlight shines on the carpet through the floor-to-ceiling windows, exuding an expensive atmosphere.

Sitting at the desk by the window, he picked up a book called "Roselle's Fairy Tales". He smiled knowingly, feeling a sense of absurdity that reflected illusion into reality. At the same time, he teased in his heart: Master Luo is still here.

It's really everywhere.

Joyce has long passed the age of liking fairy tales, so he picked up this book not just for reading. He skillfully opened the middle layer of the book and took out two letters of different materials.

The two letters have a common owner, his father, Lieutenant Colonel William Best of Loen Kingdom.

He was the first to open the letter enclosed in a white envelope, which was a "suicide note".

As a lieutenant colonel, William Best has a right: before participating in a more dangerous war mission, he will be allowed to write a letter to his family. If he returns safely after completing the mission, the letter will be returned intact.

, if he unfortunately dies, this letter will become his "suicide note" sent to his relatives.

The letter was indeed his father's handwriting, and the tone was quite relaxed and casual. He seemed to think that the mission was not very dangerous and was just a routine matter. But unfortunately, he did not come back alive.

There seems to be nothing to blame in this. In wars involving extraordinary people, the death of a lieutenant colonel is not uncommon. However, perhaps because of the clarity of bystanders, Joyce is now keenly aware of the unusualness behind the incident.

What was gained by the death of William Best?

Large pensions, condolences from the military, government and church, including many big shots. What is even more incredible is that Emperor George III of Loen actually posthumously made William a baron...

Is this the treatment a lieutenant colonel should have? A lieutenant general is almost enough! Not to mention the descendants of nobles, a down-and-out family that has even been deprived of its last title, with only two people left? That's a commoner.

Moreover, at the end of the "Suicide Note", William used a "gimmick" that only father and son could understand to prompt Joyce to find the second letter - which had long been hidden in the mezzanine of "Rossel's Fairy Tales" for unknown reasons.

Letter made of leather.

The reason why Joyce left Byam and returned to Rose Manor was not only because of sadness, but the more important reason was because of this letter.

The letter contains very little:

Dear Joyce, when you read this letter, I have returned to the country of storms. This is a gift from the Lord and a destiny chosen by myself. The only regret is that I have to miss your adult life again.

But I believe that it will be as majestic as the sea. Finally, I will give you a word: insisting on fairness and justice is the most noble quality of a person, not the status of aristocrat.

Remember the hide-and-seek game we played when we were kids? How I wish I could play it with you again!

Signed: Love your father forever William Best

…………

It seems that he has already anticipated his own death... What does the "hide and seek" mentioned specifically at the end mean? Does it imply that he faked his death to escape? Or does it have another deeper meaning?

Finding the truth about William's death with only a few sporadic clues gave Joyce the illusion that he was playing a detective game, a realistic and dangerous game, and he had a premonition that when the mystery was revealed one day, what would be waiting for him

It is a monstrous whirlpool.

"Dong dong"

There was a knock on the door, and the cold voice of the personal maid Sophia came from outside the door, breaking the illusion of Joyce possessed by "Holmes".

"Mr. Baron, the water is ready. You can take a bath."

"Okay, come right away."

Joyce responded first, then put the two letters back into the middle of the book. After opening the door, he found Sophia still standing in the corridor, wondering:

"Why are you still here?"

Sophia raised her head and glanced at him, then lowered her head quickly without saying anything.

Why is there a bit of resentment in this look? I didn't do anything to you, right? Well, even though I had that thought before... Wait, Joyce didn't know what he thought of, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he said righteously:

"Why don't you leave? Is there nothing else to do?"

Sophia's eyelids twitched. She didn't know where his anger came from, but she didn't dare to ask, so she had to say aggrievedly: "I know, Mr. Baron."

Seeing her turn and walk away, Joyce breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help complaining in her heart: You kid just finished enjoying the blessing and walked away, but you want me to pay off your debt, this wave of blood loss.

However, taking a hot bath is so comfortable.

In the mist-filled bathroom, the water temperature beneath you is just right, there are some unknown petals floating on the water, and there seems to be a smell similar to essential oil in the air.

It would be better if there was a projection on the wall to watch movies... Joyce was lying in the bathtub, his head resting on the groove on the edge, his eyes closed and he fell asleep unconsciously.

He had a dream.

In the dream, Li Weiping did not travel through time, but was heading to a jade carving shop with great expectations to pick up his customized jade pendant.

This is a little hobby of his.

I remember when I was a child, every time I read Journey to the West, I would buy a golden cudgel to play with at home. After reading The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, I bought a feather fan and used it to play Zhuge Liang in the feather fan and silk scarf.

I believe most people have this habit, but Li Weiping kept it until adulthood.

Later, he fell in love with online novels, and bought a Xuanzhong Ruler when he first read Battle Through the Sky. A few days ago, he finished reading Lord of Mysteries on the recommendation of a friend, so he customized this jade pendant and asked the store to customize it according to his wishes.

I was asked to carve some complex lines, which may seem chaotic, but are actually symbols that symbolize the "fool" in the novel.

Half symbolizes the secret "pupilless eye", and the other half symbolizes the "twisted line" of change, and the two overlap each other.

The carving skills were quite good. Li Weiping liked it very much and played with it seriously for a while. He even put it next to his pillow when he slept.

Finally, he had a dream full of spring, and when he woke up, he found that he had traveled through time.

Time travel...Joyce woke up suddenly, splashing water all over the ground. He didn't pay attention to these details, but asked himself: Why did he ignore such a critical issue?

This is a mysterious world. It is impossible for me to travel through it for no reason. Who is controlling everything behind the scenes?

The goddess of the night? I don’t know why, but the first thing that came to Joyce’s mind was the goddess, but thinking about it carefully, she seemed to have no authority in this area.

If you take that jade pendant into consideration, maybe it's the Fool, but Klein hasn't arrived yet... Could I be Tianzun's back-up man?

Is this why I can still be alive and kicking after understanding the outer gods?

At this moment, helplessness towards fate and reverence for the gods occupied his entire body and mind.

All the gifts of fate have already been marked with a secret price.

Believe in the power of the gods, not in their mercy.

No matter who the chess player behind the scenes is or what the purpose is, he is just a chess piece and has no power to resist.

Joyce was about to burst into tears: It was just a time-travel, why should it be so complicated?