Chapter 1573: The Doctor

"That battle was truly difficult."

The doctor continued to recall things from his youth:

"I fought and fled, fled and fought with them. It was only with great difficulty that I snatched the evil, ahem, snatched that dangerous ancient evil creature, seriously injured two mid-level Ring Mages, and blinded one eye of each of those low-level twins—they had spatial abilities and kept chasing me. In the end, I was still seriously injured, but fortunately, I used the illusion of the dream to delay that high-level Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi and escaped back to To Bei Si Ke City before the Mirror Hider appeared."

Bill Schneider revealed a smile while speaking, clearly quite satisfied with the adventure in his memory:

"I heard later that they looked for me for a while, but that was more than ten years ago. They could never have imagined that I am a middle-class bachelor running a psychological clinic in To Bei Si Ke City. If it weren't for mentioning the Mirror Association today, I would have almost forgotten about this. I don't know if those low-level Ring Mages whose eyes I blinded have recovered their vision; I remember I dealt a heavy blow at the time, and eye damage is very difficult to recover."

Everyone knew that Dr. Schneider had had a very amazing past, so hearing him talk about the past, they were only slightly surprised. Duo Luo Qian believed the ending of the story the doctor told, but didn't quite believe the details the doctor said; after all, the doctor more than ten years ago definitely wasn't as strong as the seven-ring he was now;

Lu Wei Ya frowned, probably thinking about that Angel-level mirror and trying to find a way to deal with the mirror, after all, the 【Mirror Association】 had already deeply participated in the search for the Space Chosen One;

Priest Ao Gu Si was wiping his pipe, the wrinkles on his face smoothed out, listening happily, and no one knew what the old gentleman was thinking; only Xia De was still thinking about the twins after the story ended, so much so that when he left with Duo Luo Qian, he was still in a daze.

"What are you thinking about?"

In the carriage moving slowly forward, Duo Luo Qian, who originally wanted to talk to Xia De about Lei Lei Qianya, saw the detective holding the cat still in a daze, frowning and lost in thought, and couldn't help but ask.

"Twins." Xia De said:

"I always encounter twins recently. The Fu Lun brothers during the Ring City Equestrian Competition, the Green Lake Hotel's Green siblings, and now the two low-level Ring Mages mentioned by Dr. Schneider... They were low-level more than ten years ago. If they are still alive, they should be at least mid-level now. They probably hate the doctor very much."

He frowned slightly, then thought of several other pairs of twins.

Grace and Helen were also twins, but he wouldn't let the sisters, who had finally escaped the shackles of fate, get involved in the vortex of the Chosen One, so even if he knew that in the Edwards affair, he could seek the help of the sisters, he just wouldn't go; Lei Lei Qianya and Duo Luo Qian were not sisters but were better than sisters, but Xia De was also unwilling to let them get involved in danger, and he had investigated the Ka Wen Di Xu family and the Lu Yi Sha family, and was very sure that they had nothing to do with the Edwards.

"Speaking of which, the twins that Queen Diana was pregnant with... I remember the due date is this autumn? Fortunately, when they are born, the matter of the Space Chosen One should have ended long ago."

He said casually, and then saw the writer lady widen her eyes in surprise:

"Is that so?"

"Yes, they are twin brothers... Haven't I mentioned this before?" 【No.】

"No."

Duo Luo Qian immediately shook her head, then said with a smile:

"This is truly fresh news. Lei Lei Qianya and A Gao Jie Li Na will have a pair of twin brothers. Wait a moment."

Saying this, she closed her eyes and leaned her body against Xia De. But she soon sat up. Lei Lei Qianya asked Xia De in surprise: "Mother is pregnant with twin boys? Can you be sure?"

It seemed this intelligence was indeed very important.

Lei Lei Qianya didn't stay in Duo Luo Qian's body for long; she seemed to be organizing some important documents.

After the carriage carried Xia De and Duo Luo Qian home, the writer lady went to the basement and took out the old camera Xia De had bought from the newspaper office, and then asked Xia De to show her the Count Niu Ka Er Si of Lai Ke Dun he had seen in Green Lake yesterday, whom Lei Lei Qianya had asked him to investigate.

Xia De then took out a part of his memory from the transparent bookshelf with starry colors beside him. After Duo Luo Qian opened the book, she saw quite clear scenes inside the "Green Vine Club," a total of more than ten pictures, all about that Ka Sen Li Ke Count.

"Look at my new spell."

Duo Luo Qian said, her eyes fixed on one of the pictures in the book, and her free hand pressed the camera button without a flash or focusing. The second-hand red leather camera worked immediately, and Duo Luo Qian explained to Xia De:

"Remember my spell 'Mind-Writing'? It's writing down the words I'm thinking of. I recently learned something very similar, the ability to project the pictures I see onto the film. In this way, you only need to hand the film to Lei Lei Qianya."

"Projecting the patterns I see onto the film? This is truly a peculiar ability, simply a standard for spies... Is this a newly invented spell?" This deduction was because the invention of the camera hadn't been long, and even if there were cameras in the Fifth Era, there wouldn't be related Witch secret arts passed down to the present.

"Yes, this is a spell newly developed by a professor at the Za La Si Academy of Literature."

Duo Luo Qian nodded and printed the remaining ten or so pictures onto the remaining film one by one. However, to prevent someone from deducing which table Xia De was sitting at based on the shooting angle of the photos, she specifically used her excellent spatial imagination to fine-tune the lens angle.

This wasn't difficult for a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi like Duo Luo Qian who was good at scene and summoning spells.

"Then is there a spell to shoot through a camera, to crush a spirit, or seal it onto a specific film?" Xia De asked curiously again, and Duo Luo Qian shook her head:

"You got this inspiration from the Angel-level Relic described by the doctor? I haven't heard of this kind of spell. Ring Mages have many simple ways to crush a spirit; carrying a camera is actually very troublesome."

"I see."

Xia De nodded, and then his train of thought turned to where to go for dinner.

Saturday night was Xia De's class time as usual. This week's evening class continued the topic related to the fairy tale "The Zhong Lou Lover." Although the fairy tale was very short, understanding it from the historical roots of the story meant that there was more knowledge to learn and master.

Duo Luo Qian was tireless in this kind of teaching, and when it came to topics involving loyalty and love, the writer lady had even more to say:

"Even if separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, the knight who died in battle still meets his lover who died of illness in his hometown at the top of the clock tower. This is a great love fairy tale; even the farthest distance cannot stop the meeting of two hearts."

She said this in the tone of reciting an opera monologue, but Xia De shook his head: "What kind of farthest distance is this?"

"Then what do you think is the farthest distance?"

The writer lady asked, with the tone that if Xia De couldn't say it, he wouldn't be allowed into the bedroom tonight. Of course, even if she were willing to do so, Lei Lei Qianya wouldn't agree.

"The farthest distance, huh..."

Xia De held his face and looked at the window of the study. The window glass clearly reflected the appearance of him and Duo Luo Qian: "The farthest distance in the world is, I am by your side, but we can never touch."

He said to his reflection in the glass, and then heard the blonde girl moan: "Xia De."

Turning to look at Duo Luo Qian, Duo Luo Qian, who was very touched by this sentence, looked at him with watery eyes, and then held his hand: "Don't forget to clear your schedule for tomorrow afternoon. You must not miss the date Lei Lei Qianya carefully arranged."

"I know."

"And... tonight, do you want to touch the darkness within me?" This was a very elegant way of saying it.

By Sunday, Xia De finally saw the apothecary lady at the Green Lake Hotel.

On this Sunday morning, after having breakfast at home, he came to the Green Lake region again with the mindset of going out for a walk. He circled from the back door of the hotel to the front door, pushed the door and entered the first floor of the hotel, and saw the familiar female Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi sitting at the table where they first met, drinking morning tea.

On a Sunday morning, most of the guests in the hotel didn't get up very early, so there weren't many people on the first floor of the hotel during breakfast time. Xia De walked over with a smile and sat opposite the apothecary lady:

"Good morning, lady, I thought I wouldn't see you until next week. How did you know I would appear now?" "Haven't you been appearing at this time these past few days?"

The lady with short brown hair put the teacup on the saucer. After not seeing each other for a few days, her attitude toward Xia De was much better than when they first met; at least she wasn't as cold.

"How is your injury recovering?"

Xia De asked again, and the female Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi raised an eyebrow:

"Thank you for your concern, that small injury is nothing, you should trust my potion level."

"Then have you collected all the materials for making the key? When are we leaving? I have an important date in the afternoon, so it's best to solve it in the morning."

Hearing this, the brown-haired apothecary lady looked at him with an inexplicable gaze: "Last time we landed on the island, you also said you had an important date in the evening. I didn't expect you to be so busy."

"You probably misunderstood. This time it's not the same lady... I mean, it's just a coincidence." The female Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi's mouth twitched, and then she talked about business:

"The materials for the key still need to be prepared additionally. The most important thing, the teeth of the lord's wife's corpse, I'm afraid we have to land on the island ourselves to dig. Because I don't know what we will encounter, I can't exert high-level power in my current state, so I need to prepare some extra potions and alchemy items. We will leave on Tuesday morning. I don't know how long we will spend on the island this time, so Mr. Hua Sheng, please cancel your date with the ladies. No matter how beautiful and pure-hearted those girls are, please clear your schedule for Tuesday." ===== CHAPTER 1574 =====

"You probably misunderstood; this time it's not the same woman... I mean, it's just a coincidence." The female mage's mouth twitched, and then she brought up the serious business:

"The materials for the key still need to be prepared additionally, and the most important thing, the teeth of the lord's wife's corpse, we are afraid we will have to land on the island ourselves to dig up. Because we don't know what we will encounter at that time, my current state cannot exert the power of a high ring, so I need to prepare some extra potions and alchemical items. We will set off on Tuesday morning, and I don't know how long we will spend on the island this time, so Mr. Watson, please cancel your dates with the ladies. No matter how beautiful, moving, and pure-hearted those girls are, please clear your schedule for Tuesday."