Chapter 1114: The Awakening Morning

With Tifa's help, Luweiya supported Xia De to the second floor and let him rest in the bedroom, while the nun recounted the events of the night to Luweiya and Tifa.

"The effect of Xia De's Ascended Words was to summon a witch demigod from the past? That seems different from the effects recorded in the 'Codex of Ascension' at St. Byrons Comprehensive Academy."

Although Luweiya already knew the matter had been resolved, she still could not understand what Xia De had actually done.

"It is enough that the Young Lady and Xia De are both safe."

Tifa was more concerned about their safety. She let out a sigh of relief, rose to change Xia De into pajamas, and prepared fresh tea. Luweiya picked up the "Arrow of Knowledge of Akenola" from the coffee table, her fingers tracing the arrowhead:

"Nun, what exactly did Xia De do to the Chosen One?"

"I cannot be certain, but I can sense that the power of the Chosen One is within this arrow."

The nun said; she had also obtained the First Fire that night, and everything had gone smoothly.

"The qualification of a Chosen One can actually be... The Pantanal Xiewu has also been defeated... Fate has changed..."

Luweiya thought again of the strange dreams she had been having recently, and the bizarre, apocalyptic scenes within them. Holding that arrow in her hand, for a moment, she actually did not know what to say.

"When Xia De wakes up, you can ask him. The Church should be looking for me now; I must return."

The nun said, so Luweiya rose to see her to the basement, and they agreed to talk alone in a few days.

By the time Luweiya returned to the second floor, Tifa had already changed Xia De's clothes and was having the other two maids draw the bedroom curtains and tuck Xia De in.

"He is exhausted; forcing the use of Ascended Words takes a heavy toll on the spirit. In a while, I will arrange a carriage to take him back to the manor to prepare treatment and potions for him. Although there is no danger to his life, he needs the most secure care."

Tifa said to Luweiya.

Forcing the use of Ascended Words could be treated with potions; Doctor Shi Nai De had been treated before. Luweiya understood that staying here would be inconvenient for the maids to care for Xia De, so she nodded:

"No problem, I will take Xia De's cat and go with you."

As she spoke, Luweiya suddenly pressed her forehead; if Tifa hadn't supported her in time, she would have almost fallen.

"It's nothing, I'm probably just a bit tired."

Exhausted, she sat back on the sofa, her eyes watching the bonfire in the fireplace:

"But no matter what, the story of the fourth Chosen One has finally ended. He really changed all of this, but... why do I know..."

The 【Akenola - Arrow of the Chosen One】 lay quietly on the coffee table, reflecting the dazzling firelight under the glow of the fireplace. As Luweiya closed her eyes and sighed deeply, her Fate Ring automatically appeared behind her. Due to her contact with that arrow, a brand-new Spirit Rune was born.

(Priest Ao Gu Si is praying...)

In reality, Xia De, who had fallen into a deep sleep due to extreme fatigue and the forced use of "Ascended Words," was not without consciousness.

This time, he did not fall into that dream of watching the silver moon on the ridge; instead, he stepped into the white fog again in his dream, and once more, he saw the shadow of the "Father of the Infinite Tree" within the fog.

That giant tree, which almost connected heaven and earth, swayed gently in the white fog, its canopy and branches moving, causing the fog to swirl. Xia De could almost see the threads of space and time clearly within that chaotic mist.

He did not know what this dream represented; he only watched the shadow of the Tree Father in the dream with a blurred consciousness.

It was not until an aged sigh sounded that he realized he should wake up.

【Message from the Old God "Father of the Infinite Tree":】

【Do not use your Ascended Words often.】

"My Ascended Words seem to be a bit different from other people's Ascended Words."

As the dream was about to end, Xia De whispered in his heart.

【Yes, you can use Ascended Words to summon past witches who have obtained the "Witch Echo." Due to the powerful force required to pierce through space and time, you can only use it completely within ancient space-time ritual bases, like the Stonehenge on the island in the middle of the lake.】

"I see..."

As if surfacing from the bottom of a deep lake, Xia De opened his eyes in the slightly familiar bed.

Beneath him was a soft four-poster bed, with embroidered white gauze curtains hanging around it. He was wearing pajamas he had never seen before, and the quilt he was covered with carried a strange fragrance.

The only familiar thing was the cat lying on his chest, staring at him. Little Mia had been there before Xia De woke up, and as Xia De opened his eyes, she was staring at him with wide amber eyes.

"Meow!"

The cat stood up at once and then pounced on Xia De's face.

"Oh, my Mia!"

Xia De supported himself on the bed to sit up and hugged his cat, feeling as if he hadn't seen it for hundreds of years. While happily stroking it, he pulled back the white gauze curtains to look at the room. When he saw the white courtyard with light snow falling outside the window, he realized this was Miss Jia Lin Na's manor.

"Why is it still snowing? Oh!"

Getting up, he felt a slight soreness in his limbs, but it was not particularly severe. Although his spirit was a bit tired and drowsy, it was still within a normal range:

"It seems Tifa prepared potions for me."

There was the taste of oranges in his mouth, but Xia De could not confirm what potion it was from that.

It was daytime outside, and the weather was gloomy because of the snow. He used 【Time Perception】 to check and confirmed that the current date was Saturday, the 28th of the Month of Slumber, 1853, General Calendar, and the specific time was 7:57 AM.

It was Wednesday noon when he went deep into the Great Swamp with the witches, and the decisive battle at the island in the middle of the lake in the center of the Great Swamp was Thursday dawn.

"That means I actually slept for over fifty hours this time."

He yawned while holding the cat that was acting coquettishly in his arms, then saw a chair placed by the bed and a teacup on the nightstand. The tea was still hot, so it seemed someone had been sitting here watching him the whole time.

He sniffed the scent on the quilt again and reached out to pull the rope above the headboard. Such grand aristocratic manors all had this bell system that ran through the entire building. When Xia De pulled the rope, he couldn't hear the bell himself, but the maids' rooms or the kitchen could hear the sound.

Sure enough, not long after, hurried footsteps sounded in the corridor. But the footsteps slowed slightly at the bedroom door, and then Tifa, dressed in a black and white maid outfit, pushed the door open and walked in at a normal pace.

With a bright smile on her face, she was followed by two young maids also dressed in maid outfits.

The black-haired maid did not care that there were others here; she came to the bedside and hugged Xia De:

"You finally woke up. Miss An Na Te left the manor half an hour ago to head to the Divination Society; she has been staying here every night for the past two days."

"I'm fine, just a bit..."

Xia De embarrassedly touched his stomach with his left hand:

"Hungry."

"Meow!"

The cat standing on the quilt definitely understood that word.

Tifa smiled and turned to instruct the maids to prepare breakfast:

"I took some potions to heal the spirit for you from the Young Lady's potion workshop. Miss An Na Te chewed up two pieces of 【Youthful Leaf】 you kept in your pocket watch and fed them to you, so there are two pieces left. She was very worried about you; I will send someone to the city to notify her that you have woken up immediately."

She lifted her skirt slightly and sat sideways on the edge of the bed:

"The Young Lady and the others are also fine; they have already returned to Huntington City to rest temporarily. The Young Lady will be able to return before the Year-End Festival."

"That's great."

Xia De leaned against the headboard, holding the cat, his expression dazed as he recalled the events before he fell asleep. The figures of Miss Feilian, Miss Ou Lan Nuo De, Miss Wei Er Li Te, Miss Te Lei Sha, and Miss Ke Luo Yi seemed to be right before his eyes, and the singing of the witches before they left still lingered in his ears.

He knew they would meet again.

Just recalling it now, from Wednesday night to Thursday dawn, crossing the Great Swamp, entangled with numerous enemies in the snow, traveling with Yi Lu Na after meeting her, passing through the caves to the lake under the guidance of the Swamp Witch, meeting Desire by the bonfire at the lake, and "accompanied" by her, crossing the dark lake with a horse to reach the lonely lighthouse... That adventure and battle really made him feel incredibly nostalgic.

Tifa sat sideways on the edge of the bed with a smile, looking at the young detective's thoughtful face.

The two did not speak for a long time, until the sound of a food cart being pushed in the corridor sounded. Only then did Tifa lean over and kiss Xia De gently on the cheek. While Xia De covered his face, looking at her with some surprise, the maid had already stood up, tilting her head and winking her right eye at Xia De. That appearance was quite playful:

"After Sister Daifulin sent you back, she briefly mentioned what you did. You've worked hard, Xia De, welcome back."

Xia De covered his face and smiled:

"It's nothing, but I really am starving. Oh, Mia, don't move around, I won't forget you!"

Luweiya did not return to the manor until an hour after Xia De had finished breakfast. When she hurriedly pushed the door open and entered the bedroom from the corridor, Tifa was sitting on the chair by the bed talking to Xia De.

Seeing Luweiya arrive, the maid stood up, nodded slightly, and then turned to leave the room, leaving the space to Luweiya and Xia De.

"Xia De!"

The purple-eyed girl reached out and hugged Xia De, who was still sitting on the bed. She still carried the chill from the outdoors, which made Little Mia, lying beside the pillow, somewhat dissatisfied.

"I'm already fine. Think about what I did in Mibao, and what I did now. This time, it was just Ascended Words."

Xia De said as lightly as possible. Luweiya then let go of Xia De, and Xia De saw tears in those beautiful purple eyes:

"In short, the problem was successfully resolved this time as well. The Pantanal Xiewu was used as firewood by Sister Daifulin, and the Chosen One who sought knowledge crazily was also defeated. I even..."

The 【Akenola - Arrow of the Chosen One】 was placed on the nightstand; Xia De was not at 6 St. Deran Square, and Luweiya had not left it there.

"Don't worry, hasn't it always been like this? You are responsible for divination and investigation, Yi Lu Na is responsible for the Church's intelligence, and I am responsible for other trivial matters. And in the end, Yi Lu Na and I go to carry out the final action."

Those purple eyes, so close at hand, seemed as if they could be imprinted in his heart forever:

"Besides, I don't want the 'purple-eyed diviner crying' mentioned by that vampire prophet to come true. No matter what happened in the past or what will happen in the future, I said, we will walk to the end together. Neither evil gods nor Xiewu will stop me from fulfilling my promise. Miss Luweiya An Na Te, I have everything covered, I have always been by your side."

Luweiya looked at him blankly, tears falling uncontrollably. ===== CHAPTER 1115 =====