Chapter 1054

"He has a very faint smell of a demon on him. It seems that besides witnessing Sir Pulin talking to a demon on the night of the Princess's attack, he was indeed on the top floor of the concert hall and had also seen Fan-Ni. But I can be sure that the knight did not accept the demon's power; at most, he had contact with a demon. Even the demon of proliferating desires could not lure him into falling, so what are you worried about? He is a person with a very firm heart."

The doctor asked with a smile, then prepared to say goodbye and leave. Xia De opened the door to send the doctor out, but the doctor added before walking down the steps:

"Of course, there are other possibilities."

"What possibilities?"

"Even the demon could not satisfy his desire for knowledge, which is why he chose to ignore the deal proposed by the demon. He wanted more; he craved more."

Xia De nodded slowly, lost in thought.

Nothing else happened this Monday. In the evening, Princess Margaret's servant sent Xia De an invitation, formally inviting him to attend the banquet at Canary Manor tomorrow night.

The newspaper had already published the news. Unless they encountered a blizzard, the Kaisen-Li-Ke delegation would leave To-Bei-Si-Ke City by steam train at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, then transfer to a steam airship, first returning to Huntington City within the Kaisen-Li-Ke United Kingdom, and then take a train back to the capital, Will-Lun-Dai-Er.

Margaret An-Ru's trip to To-Bei-Si-Ke could finally be considered over.

Xia De invited Luweiya to be his companion. The purple-eyed girl planned to come to Xia De's house in the afternoon. So on Tuesday morning, Xia De planned to pack his luggage at home.

Luweiya had confirmed that the Chosen One ritual would not be held in To-Bei-Si-Ke, so it was highly likely to be in the Pantanal region. Since the specific time of the ritual was unclear, Xia De had to be ready to leave at any time after Sir Pulin left with the delegation; packing then would definitely be too late.

But changes were always faster than plans. At 8:00 AM, Tifa appeared downstairs at Xia De's house, and then took Xia De, who was holding the cat, to the manor outside the city.

When he saw Miss Miss Jia Lin Na in the third-floor study, Miss Sylvia was smiling and talking to her. On the coffee table lay the "Secret Art of Immortality." Miss Miss Jia Lin Na had been studying it recently; even a witch would worry about the aging of her appearance.

"Good morning, Xia De."

The young witch greeted him first, and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na also smiled and signaled for Xia De to sit down and talk:

"I saw the note you left me on Sunday. What do you want to ask me? Oh, also, I won't be attending tonight's banquet. I hope you have a good time."

"Is there something else tonight? Have more Keepers appeared?"

Xia De asked in surprise.

"Of course not, it's because I'm sick."

The red-haired Duchess signaled for Xia De to touch her forehead. After Xia De actually reached out and touched her forehead, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na showed a satisfied smile:

"I caught a cold when it snowed the other day, so I must stay in bed and rest. It will probably be better by the end of the year."

Xia De withdrew his hand and looked at her suspiciously. Not to mention the possibility of an 11th-tier witch catching a cold, even if it were a cold, a very ordinary potion could cure it; Xia De himself knew how to prepare such a potion. Even if the potion couldn't cure it, he had obtained an item some time ago, the 【Plague Doctor Ring】 currently worn on Little Mia's tail.

"I will not see guests while I am sick. Daily affairs will be handled by my personal lady-in-waiting, Tifa."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na took the opportunity to hold the hand of the black-haired maid:

"Servet, everything is left to you."

Usually, she would not address her maid this way.

"Yes, Miss."

Tifa said with a smile.

"So what is the situation?"

Xia De then asked Miss Sylvia, who was on the side, and the latter chuckled:

"Miss Miss Jia Lin Na plans to go to Kaisen-Li-Ke with the delegation. But with her status, not appearing in public for a long time would seem strange, so she plans to stay in bed and rest for a while. Xia De, you can take time to visit Miss Miss Jia Lin Na occasionally; that will make it seem more real."

"That's a good idea."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na nodded, her eyes glancing at Tifa, a bit worried that something might happen if the two met alone while she was away.

"To the Kaisen-Li-Ke Kingdom?"

Xia De raised an eyebrow.

"The Speaker has confirmed that the ritual is not in To-Bei-Si-Ke, but further south, but the Chosen One is indeed still in To-Bei-Si-Ke City. So, the departing delegation seems particularly suspicious."

The Duchess said:

"There are two male Ring Mages in the delegation. Besides Le-Jin-Si Pulin, there is also a bodyguard hired by the accompanying nobles, who is only at the second tier."

She hummed:

"Of course, there are certainly more than just them who are leaving the city to spend the winter in the south recently. Although it is not certain that the Chosen One is one of these two, since Sylvia and I are together, if a new situation arises, she can use the power of space to rush to the scene of the incident with me faster. The Speaker also agreed with our plan. Now Xi-Wei is also rushing to Huntington City. If we are lucky, three Great Witches will participate in this event."

"How did the Council arrange to deal with the Chosen One this time? The fragments of the poem have already pointed out that he is male."

Xia De asked again.

"Trying to fight fate will only lead to being toyed with by fate. The appearance of the Chosen One is something that will inevitably happen in the Sixth Era. Moreover, from Sister Daifulin of the 【Spirit Cult】, we learned that there are other candidates for the Chosen One. Even if we kill one male, we are not sure what gender the second in line is, or which faction they belong to. Therefore, the Council requires us to just observe for now and not take action."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na said to Xia De with a smile:

"But I know that no matter where the final ritual is held, you will definitely appear inexplicably, just like the first three times, right?"

Miss Sylvia raised an eyebrow, Tifa showed a smile, and Xia De sat on the sofa very relaxed:

"Then Miss Miss Jia Lin Na, let's meet in Huntington City. The climate there is better than in To-Bei-Si-Ke... Speaking of which, if there is a chance, I would also like to try what it feels like to ride a steam airship."

After finishing the topic of the Chosen One, taking advantage of the fact that both witches were there today, Xia De asked them a question:

"I did have something to ask when I came here this weekend. Ladies, do you know a Miss Chloe who lived around 903 of the Fifth Era? She was also a witch and had been to a snowy mountain."

"Is this another witch you met in the past?"

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na smiled, recalled for a moment, and shook her head:

"The data from the early Fifth Era is too severely lost, and just by a name, without even a surname, it is very difficult for us to know who you are talking about."

"She was not tall, had long silver-white hair, red eyes, and was very beautiful..."

Seeing the unhappy expressions on the two witches, Tifa immediately coughed to give Xia De a hint, and Xia De hurriedly added:

"Of course, not as good as you two. Oh, Miss Chloe was an official member of the Council."

That she could leave a witch's echo was inevitable.

"A member of the Council?"

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na glanced at Miss Sylvia, and both fell into thought:

"Is there no more biographical data?"

"No."

Xia De shook his head slightly.

"At least I can't think of any corresponding person."

The Duchess said regretfully, so Xia De looked at Miss Sylvia again, who thought for a long while before shaking her head slightly:

"I don't remember either... How about I take you to find her yourself?"

"What?"

Xia De was puzzled, and Miss Miss Jia Lin Na stood up:

"There is data on all past Great Witches in the Council. Of course, it is incomplete. Although theoretically, only the Speaker is qualified to read those materials, the Speaker of this generation has opened the qualification to us, and we can query those less important contents. It is 10:00 AM on Tuesday, everyone is busy, and there is probably no one in the Council... I will go in first to take a look and call you after I make sure no one is there."

The witch's singing is the first key to opening the Council. In that gentlest singing, one enters the long and ancient passage. And after stepping into the white fog door at the end, the key to truly opening the Council is the witch's jewelry.

Among the four witches Xia De has contacted so far, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na possesses the 【Ancient Witch's Gold Necklace】 among the thirteen Sage-level relics, Miss Xi-Wei Aurora possesses the 【Ancient Witch's Gold Ring - Right 1】, Grandma Qi-Na Cassandra possesses the 【Ancient Witch's Gold Button】, and Miss Emma Sylvia, whom he met this time, possesses the 【Ancient Witch's Gold Ring - Left 2】.

That ring was very similar to Miss Aurora's ring, only the patterns on the surface and the runes around the ring were different.

After opening the Council door with the witch's jewelry, there was indeed no one inside. The empty stone round table was located in the circular open space at the very bottom, surrounded by dilapidated steps leading upward, leading to the high place shrouded in terrifying darkness.

And the white light source, whose origin was unknown, only illuminated the round table and a small area around it.

Behind every white stone chair around the round table, there were symbolic signs representing the witch's seat. Miss Miss Jia Lin Na is "Balance," Miss Aurora is "Light," Grandma Cassandra is "Darkness," and Miss Sylvia is "Space."

If one does not count the pitch-black steps hidden in the darkness, the Council area could almost be said to be unobstructed, and there was no place to store data.

"Do we have to go up along the surrounding stairs?"

But before Xia De could raise his question, Miss Miss Jia Lin Na took her necklace, came behind the chair corresponding to the 【Moon】 seat, and raised her jewelry toward the steps behind the back of the chair.

While the gold necklace emitted a soft light, the originally hard stone steps appeared to ripple like a phantom, and soon revealed a square hole, allowing one to continue walking inside.

【Hidden wall ahead.】

"She" reminded him softly in Xia De's ear with a smile. This scene was indeed very similar to Xia De opening the hidden space in his own basement.

"Emma, Xia De, follow me."

Miss Miss Jia Lin Na waved her hand and walked in first. The square hole was as tall as one and a half Xia De, and after the two witches walked in, the internal passage was also very spacious.