Chapter 2131: Xia De's Justice

The light of dusk shone on his face. At this moment, Armand Bernhardt on the pier could no longer distinguish reality from illusion, nor could he distinguish life from death. He realized in a daze that "dusk" itself had the meaning of dividing life and death, and then immediately understood that perhaps everything happening at this moment was the short intersection of life and death, and because of human reasons, it became blurred here.

The originally dazzling and brilliant sun was half-sunken in the distance of the sea at this moment, but the light had a very ambiguous dim yellow feeling. The sea surface, which was originally wave after wave, also suddenly calmed down after overlapping with that black water area. The ships on the sea surface disappeared at some point, and looking at the calm water surface on the pier, he found that the water surface was dazzlingly bright at this moment.

Some illusory figures walked past Mr. Bernhardt, walked into the sea illuminated by the dim yellow sunlight, and walked toward the distance. Although the black cat at the edge of the pier was exhausted, it still discovered a cat with the same fur color as itself among those departing figures.

That cat was bigger, that cat was also more beautiful, that cat was standing on the sea surface behind Xia De, looking back at it, and then "Meow~"ed, waiting for it to walk over.

So the black cat jumped off the pier, and although it didn't use any power, it still stood on the water surface.

Facing that half-sunken sun of dim yellow, the black cat seemed to have regained its physical entity. The beautiful fur was very shiny in that sunlight. On the water surface between the pier and Xia De, the cat looked up at the person who helped it:

"Meow, are you the Cat God?"

The outsider lowered his head and answered with a smile:

"Of course not."

"Then why help me? I have nothing left to repay you."

"Because this is my justice."

The cat didn't understand all this, so it wagged its tail and said:

"Meow~ then goodbye."

It ran past Xia De. Under Mr. Bernhardt's gaze, it reunited with the mother cat waiting for it. The mother cat licked the cat's fur affectionately, the cat rubbed against the mother cat's body, and then the two cats looked at Xia De who had turned around and looked at them, and then they walked toward that half-sunken sun of dim yellow color together.

Although "darkness" has been an imagery associated with "death" since ancient times, looking at everything ambiguous in the sunset before his eyes, Armand Bernhardt still felt that he was the one who truly understood death in this scene.

The cat had gone far away, and the light of the half-sunken sun made the blood-sucking species on the pier unable to open his eyes for a moment. By the time that dazzling light disappeared and he looked around again, all these abnormalities had disappeared completely. And when he saw Xia De stepping back onto the pier from the water surface, the sea surface was covered with ships, and the sun that was about to disappear didn't have that strange "dim yellow" color, and here one couldn't see the cat walking away along the sea surface.

Xia De looked back at the sea, sighed, and signaled to Mr. Bernhardt that they could leave:

"Sent away another one... let's go, it's already so late."

How that scene just now appeared, he actually wasn't very clear either. But clearly, except for Mr. Bernhardt, a very small number of people on the pier also saw that "illusion" for a moment. Although this wouldn't cause any impact, Xia De still felt it better to leave as soon as possible.

So Mr. Bernhardt, who had come to his senses, followed him hurriedly back to the ground along the pier. After walking into a small alley and confirming that no one was following, he asked in a small voice:

"Mr. Watson, if one day, I mean if, I accidentally die miserably and turn into something like a vengeful spirit, please also help me leave."

"Okay... wait, what do you take me for?"

Xia De looked at him unexpectedly, but found that this blood-sucking species viscount was looking at him with awe:

"Of course I take you as my friend."

"Hmm... always feel like you misunderstood something. Forget it, it doesn't matter. The cat's story, although very plain, is very touching, probably because I also keep a cat."

"I don't keep a cat, I don't keep any pets, but I'm still very touched... 'Because this is my justice'... Why can't there be a few more people like you in this world?"

He seemed to be complaining, or just sighing.

It was not early, and since important clues were obtained from the cat, the secondary exploration of that underground laboratory and prison could be put to tomorrow.

The two who had been busy all day parted at the end of the small alley. Xia De still remembered that he had promised Miss Belindell to have dinner at her place tonight, so he didn't throw the crystal shoe to go home, but went to the witch's manor again.

However, after all, he went to the sewer in the afternoon, so he was very worried that the smell on his body would disturb the beautiful Countess and the maids. Fortunately, Miss Belindell also knew that he was busy in the sewer today, so she thoughtfully let the maids prepare a bathroom for Xia De to wash up in advance.

After washing up, the sun had completely disappeared, and the night finally arrived. However, today at the dinner table of Belindell Manor, Old Countess Belindell and the witch's sisters were not there; they seemed to have gone out to visit relatives.

"I heard some interesting news just now."

Xia De sat down at the dinner table. The light from the crystal chandelier above his head and the elegantly shaped gas lamps on the wall made the restaurant very bright. When the maids started serving the meal, the blonde witch said with a smile:

"In the evening, quite a few people saw strange illusions on the sea surface near the pier, but it only lasted for half a minute and then disappeared. Because of what happened last Sunday, the church is still investigating at the pier. You have added quite a bit of work to the church for no reason. Sunset, calm water surface, departing souls. It's really a pity, I didn't see that scene, but just hearing about it, I know it was very wonderful."

"Why do you think it must be me who did it?"

Xia De asked curiously, knowing what she meant by saying this:

"Divination?"

"Of course not. I found that any divination about you will have various problems, so I didn't use divination. I just feel that this matter might be related to you. In fact, since you appeared in Moon Bay City, most of the local things are related to you."

This was the real situation.

Xia De smiled, and just as he was about to pick up the knife and fork, the Countess pressed his hand, then stood up halfway, and reached out to help him fold his shirt collar.

Xia De blinked and continued:

"The evening matter is not a big deal. My friend and I went to investigate the sewer in the afternoon and encountered a vengeful spirit cat that knew secrets. We took it to visit its owner while alive. It exhausted its soul power, and seeing it was about to fail, I found a way to send it on its way."

Although the restaurant was illuminated by gas lamps, Miss Belindell still snapped her fingers, letting the candles on the candlestick on the table be lit:

"Can you tell the story in detail? I don't believe it would be so simple."

Saying this, she also picked up the knife and fork, so Xia De described the story of "Cat and Janet" in the first half of the dinner. Of course, the maids in the restaurant were also listening. When the story finally came to the cat and the mother cat walking toward the sun on the sea surface together, Xia De heard a sentimental girl sob.

He felt that he still had some talent for storytelling.

The great witch of fate was clearly also touched by this story. She put down the knife and fork, looked up at the crystal chandelier, let out a long breath, and after adjusting her emotions, looked at Xia De again:

"You smiled just now. When you reached the end, you smiled very gently. I mean, although you are not the kind of person who never smiles, but when you talked about this matter just now, you really smiled very well."

The maids also heard this quite "direct" sentence. Xia De didn't know if they also evaluated his expression like this, he just hesitated and said:

"Few people evaluate my smile... should I say thank you?"

The Countess then also showed a smile and picked up her knife and fork again:

"Continue, I like the story you share very much."

"Alright. As a ring warlock, I have seen too many sad stories, so occasionally experiencing this kind of story that can be called a 'good ending' in person, I am of course very happy, even happier than hearing clues from that cat."

"So you helped that cat for the sake of a so-called good ending?"

Miss Belindell asked, and Xia De nodded very seriously:

"Yes, just like what I said to that cat at the time—this is my justice."

The arc of the witch's mouth became more charming, but she didn't continue to look at Xia De. Enduring the throbbing in her heart, she wanted to give him a kiss.

After dinner, Xia De stayed in the manor for a while, discussing the clues obtained from the cat with Miss Belindell in the study.

"Combined with the strange sounds that once appeared in the basement of Marchioness Ancara's manor, the 【Dragon Feast Cult】 using a certain magical dragon scale to manufacture dragon-blood monsters has at least started since the beginning of this year. And the dragon scale mentioned by that cat, I highly suspect is the thing inherited by your seven great families."

The study was also bright. Miss Belindell, who had changed into a different set of clothes for some reason after dinner and came to the study with Xia De, also agreed with Xia De's conclusion:

"In other words, someone in the seven great families has been cooperating with the 【Dragon Feast Cult】 since a long time ago? Could it be the Black family? After all, before that poor woman was parasitized, it was Georgia Black who took those people to that secret underground laboratory."

"I can't intervene in investigating those nobles. However, my friend and I will go to the sewer again tomorrow. If there are no clues, I will report the news there to the church. Although the church will soon be able to find it, reporting it actively can also allow the blood-sucking species to distance themselves more from this matter."

"That blood-sucking species friend of yours..."

She hadn't finished asking, and Xia De knew what she wanted to ask:

"He is a gentleman with a title, just like what I said, very trustworthy."

Only then did the witch feel relieved. ===== CHAPTER 2132 =====