Chapter 1689: Third Landing on the Island

In fact, Xia De was more cautious than most people. He also knew that the landing on the island again this Wednesday would probably not go very smoothly, so before setting off on Wednesday morning, he carefully prepared the items he needed to carry—which naturally included important props like angel feathers.

After kissing Luweiya, who was holding Little Mia, goodbye at the basement door, he walked toward the hidden wall.

Because he was worried that he wouldn't be able to finish the things on the island before evening, Xia De set off quite early. Tobesk City was drizzling this morning, and Green Lake City was also raining.

The rain was not heavy, at least not as heavy as last week's rain, but this didn't seem like a good sign either.

Little John in the trash can in the hotel back alley hadn't "gone out" early in the morning. Xia De didn't disturb him and the little dog resting, left some food, and left. When he circled to the front door of the hotel and saw that the Paradise Island Pharmaceutical carriage hadn't appeared, he knew Megan hadn't come yet.

He pushed the door and walked into the hotel, and greeted Mr. Suo Lun Green behind the counter. A few minutes later, the hotel owner personally brought a tray and a newspaper to Xia De, who was sitting in a familiar position.

After placing the morning tea and newspaper in front of him, Mr. Green didn't leave, but instead pulled a chair and sat on the side of the table.

Xia De was not surprised, picked up the teacup and took a sip, then unfolded the newspaper to check the news.

Mr. Suo Lun Green hesitated for a moment before speaking:

"Aunt Megan will probably arrive in another twenty minutes."

Xia De's eyes moved away from the photo of Miss Miss Jia Lin Na on the front page—the Duchess was looking outside the photo with a very serious expression—and then looked at him sideways:

"Have you finally admitted that you and Ms. Hai Li Na Green are descendants of Maria Edwards, the youngest daughter of the fourth generation?"

The man wearing an apron shook his head helplessly:

"Haven't you already seen it? And I believe you also saw that we saw that you saw it."

This was a long sentence, but the logic was simple enough:

"Yes, I originally planned to wait for Megan to take the initiative to tell me."

His gaze moved to the newspaper again. The front-page headline reported that the second Kingdom negotiation delegation led by Miss Miss Jia Lin Na would arrive tonight. The news explained the location of that train yesterday evening, so if there were no accidents, they would definitely arrive tonight. In this way, Xia De would be able to see Miss Jia Lin Na, Difa, and Ajielina tomorrow morning.

"Aunt did intend to take the initiative to explain everything to you, but..."

He looked back at the hotel entrance carefully, confirming that the brown-haired elder wouldn't rush in immediately:

"But my sister and I discussed it and decided to reveal some information to you in advance, to prevent you from being unable to accept it when the time comes. Megan and Aunt Audrey..."

"I know everything."

Xia De interrupted him, not looking at the expression on his face, but continuing to read the newspaper:

"One body, two souls, or similar situations. I know everything. Since she said she wanted to tell me herself, let her say it. I won't be surprised; I have seen similar situations."

"Is that so?"

Mr. Suo Lun Green was a bit puzzled, but as an ordinary person, he himself couldn't accept too much knowledge about Ringed Shushi and mysticism, so he really didn't have common sense in this regard:

"Since you know... there is one more thing, Aunt is actually..."

"Witch Council."

Xia De said softly, not caring about Mr. Suo Lun Green's shocked expression:

"Why are you so surprised? Did I say something very strange?"

The newspaper was turned to the next page by him:

"I even know she has one body and two souls; what does it matter if I know her background? Don't worry, I won't mind that she was once wanted by the Zhengshen Sect Society, nor do I mind that she once did some wrong things in a crazy state. I believe Megan and Audrey are both good girls."

"No, my sister and I were worried that you would mind the witches..."

"Mind what? A lady with extraordinary charm can only approach me, a man; why should I mind this kind of thing?"

Xia De glanced at him curiously. Mr. Suo Lun Green opened his mouth slightly, actually not knowing what to say.

"But since you want to talk to me, I do have some things I'm very curious about."

"Please ask."

Mr. Green nodded immediately. This conversation, planned by him and his sister, had completely exceeded expectations.

"How were you discovered by Megan and Audrey? Also, you operate a hotel here; is there any special reason?"

Mr. Green sighed slightly:

"This is related to Grandmother. In fact, Grandmother Maria Edwards never left the Green Lake area. Yes, her three brothers left separately, but Grandmother chose to stay. That island could no longer support life, so Grandmother stayed in Green Lake City, then married, had children, and spent an ordinary life. Perhaps because she was the youngest, Grandmother had the best relationship with Great Uncle Alphonse Edwards, so they never broke contact. Therefore, from a long time ago, the aunts knew us."

Xia De suddenly realized, and Mr. Green lowered his voice and added:

"In fact, when my sister and I were born, the young aunts even held us."

This exposed Megan and Audrey's age, but Xia De wouldn't be foolish enough to point this out:

"So, that's why you have such a good relationship with Megan?"

"Yes, as for operating the hotel, this is actually the inheritance left by Grandmother. From Grandmother's generation, this hotel has existed. There is no special reason for operating here, just that Grandmother hoped that future generations would not abandon this industry. The Green Lake Hotel is actually quite good; although it is a bit busy, the income is also very high."

"Did your grandmother ever say whether there is a special reason for not abandoning this industry?"

Mr. Green nodded gently:

"Grandmother said she hoped that if one day in the future, the descendants of any of the four siblings returned to the family's hometown, at least there would still be a house here, a home, that could welcome their return and let the family sit at the table and eat a meal in peace."

Even for an Outlander without relatives, he was moved at this moment, so Mr. Green continued to look up and say:

"Mr. Watson, my sister and I hope you can treat Aunt Megan and Aunt Audrey well. The suffering she has endured over these years is enough. We know she is very powerful, but in fact, she has always been very lonely."

"Are you worried that I am a bad person?"

Xia De asked in surprise, and Mr. Green shook his head slightly:

"My sister and I are just ordinary people; we don't know much, and there isn't much we can do for the aunts..."

"I understand what you mean, look at this."

Saying this, he took out his business card, which was the business card of the Hamilton Detective Agency, from his pocket and handed it to him:

"I originally planned to tell them my identity in a few days, but it's this week anyway. You should recognize this name."

Mr. Green took the name to look at it, and then looked at Xia De in surprise again:

"The Hamilton Detective Story Collection?"

"Do you play Rod cards? If you play, you should know my deck."

Xia De handed his Rod card deck to him for inspection, and continued to say in the increasingly surprised look of the hotel owner:

"I am that detective. By the way, I am very glad you recognize me because of that book, and not because of Rod cards or scandals or something."

"But how could you be..."

He held the deck, his face full of heavy suspicion.

Xia De lowered his voice:

"Paradise Island Pharmaceutical can be, why can't I be? This is not worth being surprised about; I am just a second-rate detective with not much business."

He put the newspaper down:

"Don't tell them yet; I still want to retain some mystery."

Actually, it was to cooperate with Miss Miss Jia Lin Na. The red-haired witch had been looking forward to exposing the identities of the two for a long time.

The hotel door was pushed open, and a lady with brown shawl hair walked in. Mr. Green hurriedly stuffed the business card into his pocket, returned the deck to Xia De, and stood up with Xia De.

"Good morning, gentlemen, what are you talking about?"

Megan asked curiously.

"Talking about Rod cards and detectives; I am a writer traveling in the Old Continent."

The first half was true, the second half was false.

"Are you really a writer?"

Megan said in surprise. Mr. Suo Lun Green held the tray and didn't speak. Xia De thought for a moment:

"At least for now, I am still the writer John Watson."

Since Megan had arrived, the two set off immediately to prepare to land on the island. This time they still took a boat, but they didn't set off from the Duyin River, but first took a carriage to Puhov Village on the north bank of Green Lake, and then set off on a prepared boat.

Because the departure time was very early, it was only eight o'clock in the morning when they arrived at Puhov Village. The rainy weather made Puhov Village, which was usually very lively, much quieter, but it could be seen that the tavern was very lively.

Disguised, Xia De and Megan crossed the village with umbrellas. When they arrived at the pier, they also saw a grand steam and sail hybrid power ship sailing toward the center of the big lake:

"The ship of the Peace Church has been patrolling and monitoring the lake surface nearby these days."

Megan said, and then signaled Xia De to follow her.

It could be seen that after the "treatment" last week, Megan's power had recovered well. Although she hadn't fully recovered to the eleventh ring, she could already use more of the power of a high-ring Shushi. Therefore, considering the blockade of the Church and the complex situation on the island, this time she didn't let her followers follow, but took Xia De to find a small boat parked in the reeds, and only she and Xia De took the boat to the central lake.

This small boat was not a steam-powered boat, but the most traditional rowing wooden boat. The reason for choosing this boat was that this kind of primitive wooden boat was more suitable for modification.

During the long week of waiting to land on the island, Megan gathered her followers to modify the boat. Various ritual arrays were condensed and engraved on the bottom of the boat, and even the oars were modified and processed, making the boat itself already considered a complete alchemical item.

PS: Seeking votes at the beginning of the month. There is no double monthly ticket event this month, so there is no need to save them until the end of the month.

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