The Whispering Verses Chapter 1255: Announcement of funeral
Chapter 1255 Funeral
"Could it be."
"When I think about it, I always can't remember it, and I always forget to mention it to others. It took half a year for even the Speaker to remember to ask me what kind of sect the Golden Dawn was originally. Wait, the sect The name is on your lips, what is it?"
The beautiful witch made a thoughtful expression. She had clearly thought of something but could not express her anxiety. Shade understood it very well:
"Is it [The Order of the Forgotten]?"
He asked tentatively, and Miss Benenice showed a look of realization:
"Yes, the Forgotten Order! When I first met Siris, the young girl called herself 'The Forgotten'. I really miss it when I think about it, Shade, you actually know this order?"
"Not only do I know that they believe in the old **** [Old Forgotten]?"
"Yes, are you familiar with this sect? Have you experienced it in the past?"
"No, it's the experience of the current time. I want to ask you a question, is there a [Church of the Forgotten] locally?"
"The rumors do exist, but due to the interruption of the order's inheritance, the Golden Dawn lost the whereabouts of the church hundreds of years ago. Siris's father has been working hard to find it, but he failed to achieve his goal until he disappeared. ”
Having said this, the witch lowered her head and looked at the photo:
"Stone statue. You don't want to say that."
"Yes, the place where this statue was found is the [Church of the Forgotten]."
He took out the mithril cube and repeated the rumor of "the invisible church" softly, and dense information about the church appeared on the mithril:
"In the story of Randall Valley, the first thing I encountered was the 'Invisible Church'. In fact, my ability to travel between Tobesk and the city of Randall Valley was also related to that church; Emerald The relics of Thomas Granger, who gave me the power of the earth in my dream, were also found under that church. That’s pretty much it.”
The witch was slightly surprised:
"Have you found that church? Sorry, I don't believe you, but can you let me see what that church looks like?"
"No problem."
Shad reached to the right and took out a book from the translucent bookshelf that reflected the color of the starry sky. When Miss Benenice opened the book, there were pictures of the interior and exterior of the church. The stone sculpture of the man sitting in the front seat is clearly visible in the color picture.
"Such a thing really does happen."
She stood up immediately, stretched out her hand to pull Shade up, her tone was very serious:
"There are indeed several believers of the old **** [Forgotten Old Man] in the Golden Dawn, but don't tell them about this first. Now, take me to that church, yes, right now."
"Don't you have to tell Miss Lassers first?"
"Let me confirm first what that statue is. Shade, you have also seen the petrified corpse of the out-of-control earth, so you must understand what I think, and you also understand the meaning of that statue to Siris. ”
Shad nodded slightly. That statue was most likely the body of Ms. Sirius Lassers' father. This result was indeed a bit too cruel for her.
It doesn’t take too long to get to Cherry Leaf Street from the Wilde Opera House. There were not many people on the street at night. Shade and Miss Bernice came down from the carriage to the place between No. 11 and No. 12. In front of the wall in the room. Put your fingers together and pray softly while looking from between your fingers to the wall.
There is obviously no trace of spatial change, but the church courtyard, which covers a large area, is "squeezed" out from between the cracks of the bricks.
Even though she had heard Shade say it once, Miss Benanis was still shocked:
“It’s really hidden in the city.”
The two entered the courtyard through the fence gate. The witch even looked back to make sure that the scenery outside was still Cherry Leaf Street.
There was nothing interesting to see in the deserted courtyard. They walked up the steps along the middle sermon, pushed open the door and entered the interior of the church against the crack of the door.
The moonlight shone from the hole in the roof, almost forming a slanted moonlight beam in the center of the abandoned church nave. Miss Benanis pinched Shade's sleeve and looked at the scene in front of her with wide eyes:
"The appearance of the old temple is even more amazing than I thought."
"The stone statue is at the front."
Xia De reminded, the witch nodded slowly, still looking around in surprise:
"Shad, you don't understand the significance of this church to Siris and the Golden Dawn. It's incredible. The old gods have been gone for an era, but the church itself still has its own great power. The gods? The power is so great and incredible."
As he spoke, Shade and Shade walked side by side along the aisle between the bench seats, and soon came to the front:
"This is it. My fortune teller friend, Miss Luvia Annat, tried to divine it, but she can only confirm that it is a real stone."
"If it is petrified due to the curse of the earth, it is true that the secret cannot be revealed just by divination. Let me, the witch's secret technique can work at this time."
Although she was a little reluctant, she still bent down and put her hands on the shoulders of the sitting stone statue. A faint aura floated in the witch's palm and spread to the stone statue itself.
After a while, she let go of her hand, straightened up and looked at the statue:
"I tried to find where these stones once slept on the earth, but the result was the 'earth' itself. These are stones without a hometown, and there is no memory of them engraved in the earth. I think it should be right, this statue The stone statue was originally a living person."
She did not say directly that this was the body of Miss Lassers' father.
Xia De sighed slightly and looked at it with the witch. Neither of them spoke. The moonlight slanted in front of them. Behind the stone statue, the moonlight shone on the snow, as if the snow was also emitting quiet moonlight.
It took a while for Xia De to confirm:
“It can’t return to normal, right? Not even [the omnipotent earth elixir] can do it.”
The witch nodded:
"The soul is completely separated from the body. It is now as difficult to turn this stone statue into a living person as it is to re-create a life. It is completely meaningless to discuss whether it can be restored. He is already dead, even if his soul is recovered , nor can it be resurrected."
Xia De pursed his lips, and then let out a long sigh, which sounded in the empty church.
"Go ahead and say it."
She said crisply.
"I'll do it. No, I shouldn't do this kind of thing. You are more familiar with Miss Lassers, so you go ahead and tell me."
Xia De immediately refused. He never liked doing this kind of thing of announcing the funeral of others. Although he took care of funerals for his friends before he came into this world, Jenkin had no relatives.
"I can't go. I won't be able to bear it if I see her crying."
The witch shook her head and stretched out her finger to Shade:
"I will give you 20 pounds and entrust you to do this. Aren't you a famous detective? This is my entrustment to you."
"This is not a matter of entrustment, Miss Benenice, and I don't have the heart to tell her this fact."
Xia De still refused, and turned around to see the blonde witch looking at him, with tears shining in her red-gold eyes:
"I really can't tell her. Help me, Shade, help me."
Even though he knew that this plea might be a trick of the witch, he still hesitated, pursed his lips and nodded:
"Okay, then I'll go. Give me the invitation, and I'll go find her at the banquet now. However, you owe me a favor."
"No problem. Counted into the promise I owe you, you can make any request, yes, any request."
After finishing speaking, both of them fell silent, and then avoided their eyes. Shade believed that Vanessa Benenice, like him, thought of the night a week ago, when they also hugged each other in a deserted church because of the potion.
In short, the question of the church stone statue was unexpectedly solved, but new problems followed. For example, why Miss Lacers' father died in the church without leaving any message to anyone.
Miss Benenice waited for the two of them to arrive alone in the Church of the Forgotten, while Shade, holding the invitation, soon rode a carriage to Earl Johnson's manor where a banquet was being held.
The manor, which covers an exaggerated area, is located outside the city of Randall Valley, in the pleasant valley and creek. Because it is adjacent to the main road, it is not deserted. Behind the estate are rolling hills, and next to the estate are the working sites of beekeepers and flower farmers, which look great even in winter.
The light in the manor even illuminated the dark night sky. When the carriage came in a hurry, Shade looked at the manor from the window and could feel the lively atmosphere.
After showing the invitation at the door, he hurriedly entered the manor courtyard, and then entered the house under the leadership of the servant.
Miss Lassus attended the banquet on behalf of Miss Benanis, accompanied by two ring warlocks from the Golden Dawn. She didn't come here to socialize, but to trade some sensitive contraband with an agreed-upon out-of-town businessman.
It was already half past eight in the evening, the banquet had started for a full hour and a half, and the transaction had probably ended, so Shade was not sure where Miss Lassers was at the ball now.
He decided to ask Margaret first. Tonight, Her Royal Highness the Princess was wearing a golden dress and chatting with a gray-haired old gentleman in a conspicuous place in the banquet hall. That was Earl Johnson. Shade did not see Prince William of Anjou. He probably experienced the assassination incident at the banquet last week, and he was still a little frightened.
Margaret didn't see Shade at first. It wasn't until Shade walked past her with a cup that she suddenly noticed Shade's arrival.
So ten minutes later, the two met in the lounge prepared for distinguished guests. Margaret gave Shade a very passionate kiss, even though she heard that he came to see Miss Lassers, she didn't care:
"I saw that lady five minutes ago. She seemed to be taking someone to the garden behind."