Chapter 1005: The Witch's Joke

"What else could there be?"

Xia De asked curiously, and the three stood by the lake. The frozen artificial lake was already frozen at this time, and the surroundings of the lake were paths paved with pebbles and gravel. The scenery here was indeed good.

"Drive away the flies on the opposite side of the lake."

Before Xia De could look toward the darkness on the opposite side of the lake, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na had already completed the spellcasting. She did not reveal her destiny ring, nor did she use any spellcasting materials. She only pointed her right index finger at the opposite side of the lake and shook it gently, and Xia De heard a slight sound like a water bubble being poked.

But keen perception made him notice the scorching and terrifying air flow shooting toward the opposite side, leaving distorted optical phenomena in the night air.

Silently, it seemed nothing happened, but Miss Miss Jia Lin Na frowned:

"Actually dare to fight back?"

Pop~

Miss Sylvia's fingers, painted with red nail polish, snapped crisply. A sudden warm wind rose from the ground, as if blowing past some malicious thing.

Xia De didn't know what kind of counterattack the Ringed Shushi on the opposite side of the lake used, but a short scream of a man sounded under the night sky.

Then there was a rustling sound from the bushes on the opposite side of the lake, and three pitch-black figures ran away toward the distance as if fleeing for their lives.

"Don't worry, I controlled the sound nearby."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na added. The two witches had no intention of chasing the other party; they didn't care at all who the other party was.

And after clearing the flies, the two witches began the ritual of calling the "Keeper."

Miss Sylvia took out a red lacquered wooden box containing a harmonica, and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na instructed Xia De to open the canvas bag.

There were many messy things inside, and at the very bottom was actually half a bag of rice.

According to Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's request, Xia De scooped a bowl of rice with a bowl from the bag and came to the lakeside while Miss Sylvia played the harmonica.

"Moonlight Sonata."

The Duchess said the name of the piece.

"Offer with food."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said, and Xia De poured the rice into the lake. The rice grains entering the lake water only stirred up fine ripples, and at the same time, some bubbles floated on the lake surface.

"Offer with flesh and blood."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said again, and Xia De took out a salted duck leg covered in salt from his pocket. After sniffing it, he threw it into the lake. The heavy duck leg entered the lake, the oily light floated on the water surface, and the sound of plop~ was not obvious in the harmonica music.

"Offer with gold and silver."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said again, and Xia De found a handful of rusted silver-plated jewelry from his pocket and threw them into the lake as well.

He was actually very worried that this kind of ritual sacrifice was a bit too offensive.

"Offer with soul."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said for the fourth time. Xia De searched in his pocket and found a piece of parchment filled with the word "soul." The ink was blue-black, and the parchment was probably from last week. This thing had no supernatural power, just densely written words.

Xia De did not act immediately but looked at the two witches in a dilemma. Miss Sylvia was playing the harmonica by the lake with a smile, the night wind blowing her long skirt, she seemed to enjoy this moment; the Duchess lowered her head slightly and looked at Xia De, as if wondering why he stopped.

"The sacrifices are more outrageous than the last."

Xia De said in his heart and threw the fourth sacrifice, the parchment with "soul" written on it, into the lake.

"Offer with wisdom."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said finally. This ritual only required five sacrifices.

At this time, the canvas bag was almost empty. Xia De reached into it and grabbed the furry thing that felt terrible. It was very creepy to take out this kind of thing in the dark, and it was actually the case, because it was a pile of hair.

Those were all human long hair. The hair had various colors such as black, red, brown, yellow, etc., some with natural curls, and some were standard straight hair.

These hairs were not straightened and tied with ropes but were all gathered together. Xia De threw those hairs into the lake, and then they were blown back by a gust of wind.

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na's fingers moved, and the stones on the ground floated to Xia De's side. He tied a stone with the hair and then threw the stone far into the lake.

"Why can hair represent wisdom?"

Only then did he ask.

"Isn't this an easy thing to understand? Overusing the brain leads to hair loss."

The Duchess said.

"Then..."

Xia De found that he could not refute:

"Where did you pick up those hairs just now?"

"Not picked up. Sylvia and I were only notified by the Council this evening. Because time was tight, I collected them from the servants in the manor. You know, in places where girls live, there is no shortage of hair. And the witch's hair itself is an extremely excellent ritual material."

Xia De could almost imagine the scene of Tifa taking the maids to find hair in every corner of the manor. He didn't believe that those beautiful witch followers would directly pull their own hair.

Five kinds of sacrifices were offered, and Miss Sylvia was still playing the harmonica in the night, but there was no trace of elements around. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na clearly did not expect this, so she signaled Miss Sylvia to stop and said to Xia De:

"The data says that the appearance of the Sage-level relic 【Prank Boy】 requires the offering of five kinds of sacrifices, and then make the scene cheerful. Could my understanding be wrong?"

Humanoid relics were harder to contain than other types of relics, so there was relatively little data. The data provided to the two witches by the 【Witch Council】 was clearly not comprehensive enough.

Xia De thought that "five kinds of sacrifices" were definitely enough, but "cheerful scene" probably could not be achieved by playing the harmonica.

"Since it's a Prank Boy, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, why don't you arrange for people to perform slapstick tomorrow in Regent Park, or bring a circus, in the name of enriching the spiritual entertainment life of the citizens."

He suggested.

"Others have already found this place, so we can't delay time."

Although Xia De's suggestion was very good, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na shook her head and refused.

She thought for a moment, suddenly showed a smile, and said to Miss Sylvia:

"Emma, answer me a question.

If on a certain night, our young detective goes out to find his cat named 'Mia' and encounters three beautiful blonde beauties in St. Deran Square. If he can give up finding the cat, he can spend a pleasant and absurd night with the three blonde beauties, what do you guess he would do?"

Before Miss Sylvia could speak, the Duchess said with a smile:

"I think Xia De would definitely insist on finding the cat."

"This joke is immoral."

Although she pointed this out, Miss Sylvia, who had black shoulder-length hair, still covered her mouth and chuckled. When she put her hand down, the red lips with unknown lipstick shade drew an alluring arc on her fair cheeks, and her eyes were filled with laughter.

But still nothing happened, only Xia De felt a little unhappy because he was "satirized." As for the young great witch, she, like Xia De who had just been joked about "cats and girls," also felt suddenly bad.

"Then change to another one."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na seemed to be interested and said to Xia De with a smile:

"Now there is a relic 【Liar Identifier】 that can distinguish lies. If people lie in front of it, it will emit light of different intensities.

So, I asked little Ajielina: Have you ever read color magazines that ladies shouldn't read?

She said no, so the relic emitted the light of a gas lamp;

So, I asked Tifa: Have you ever done bad things with Xia De behind my back?

She said no, so the relic emitted the dim noon sunlight of winter;

So, I asked Emma..."

She looked at Miss Sylvia on the side with a smile, and the latter immediately realized that she was the "protagonist" this time:

"When you were young, did you secretly use the teacher's lipstick to draw a ridiculous makeup on your face? Emma immediately denied it and argued: This is just like I won't covet someone else's lover. So the relic first flashed slightly, and then exploded directly."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na could not suppress the smile on her face at all. Xia De felt that she was hinting at something, and also wanted to laugh, but fortunately, he controlled it. As for the young great witch, she, like Xia De who had just been joked about "cats and girls," also felt suddenly bad.

Emma Sylvia was not a witch who would eat losses for nothing. Seeing that there was still no movement around, she showed an equally brilliant smile:

"Then it's my turn to tell a joke this time.

One day, the court painter of Delarion painted a beautiful large oil painting for Duchess Miss Jia Lin Na Cavendish and named the oil painting "The Duchess of Saladir Inspecting Tobesk." The oil painting was hung in the manor. A curious maid saw the painting and asked the older maid: Who is this handsome gentleman in the painting? The older maid replied: It is Mr. Xia De Sulun Hamilton. The young maid asked again: Then who is the lady hugging him and kissing in the Duchess's bedroom bed? The older maid replied: That is of course our head maid, Miss Tifa Servet."

Miss Sylvia looked at Miss Miss Jia Lin Na on the side with a smile:

"The young maid finally asked: Then where is our Duchess? The older maid pointed to the nameplate of the oil painting: The Duchess of Saladir is inspecting Tobesk."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na pursed her lips and looked at her with a cold face. Miss Sylvia also looked at Miss Miss Jia Lin Na without showing any weakness.

Xia De was holding back his laughter on the side. Although this joke also involved him, it was indeed very interesting. And the two witches who were "teasing" each other did not have his good mood at the moment. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, who was satirized, did not realize at all that she was the one who started it first, sneered and wanted to speak again, and Miss Sylvia was also conceiving another joke, but Xia De stopped them:

"It's coming!" ===== CHAPTER 1006 =====