Chapter 2539: The Teacher Who Shouldn't Have Appeared

Xia De and Miss Dannis Te did not leave the tavern to stroll around Little Mig Village, but sat here waiting all the time.

They talked about the secrets that the 【Forest Hermit Group】 might be hiding, talked about the secrets discovered locally in these days, and then even talked about the Moon Dance Festival concert starting this weekend.

And the hermit Mr. Bell Van Buren said he would be back in about two hours, which made Xia De and Miss Dannis Te guess the location of their real station, but in fact, he came back in a little over an hour.

Together with him were two other elderly hermits with grey hair, who were also wrapped in brown coarse cloth robes, but the villagers in the tavern were not surprised by them. Clearly, these hermits often appeared in the village.

And when they entered the tavern, the red-haired girl was laughing and questioning Xia De about his opinion of Fu Luola Wensilai Te.

"Thank you for returning the holy emblem, Mr. Watson."

The two old hermits seemed to be elders of the 【Forest Hermit Group】, and came specifically to thank Xia De, and informed Xia De of the method to contact them in the village and the city later. They regarded Xia De as a true friend.

And Xia De left the address of the Accordion Hotel as his communication address, so that the two sides established a communication channel.

The three hermits brought information about "Astrologer Euclid", but it was only a slightly yellowed notebook:

"Three years ago, a strange female warlock once visited the forest. She had brief contact with us. That lady was very powerful. We don't know why she came locally, but she talked to our Great Elder about the topic of 'Astrologer Euclid'."

The elderly hermit who called himself "Kirk Jarvis" said, and Xia De was even more surprised:

"You mean, someone also inquired about Astrologer Euclid three years ago?"

Saying this, he also glanced at Miss Dannis Te, who shook her head and didn't know what was going on either.

"Yes, she didn't want others to know her identity. She was active in Vista Woodland for half a month and then had no news. She probably left locally. We couldn't help her much, and she didn't leave anything behind.

As for this notebook, it is the diary of the hermit group's elder from a hundred years ago. It mentioned that astrologer, so the lady from three years ago read it, and I think you should need it too."

The elderly hermit handed the notebook to Xia De. Xia De flipped through it roughly. This was indeed a diary, but the recorder was not diligent, and would only write a diary entry every week, so it could also be called a "weekly log".

The content recording "Astrologer Euclid" was very little, only the two entries of "15th day of the Frost Month, 1750" and "23rd day of the Frost Month, 1750".

The owner of the diary said that on the 15th, he met an astrologer from out of town when purchasing supplies in Creekwood Town. The two chatted for a whole afternoon in the tavern and were quite compatible, so they exchanged personal items as gifts;

Subsequently, the recorder met the astrologer again on the night of the 23rd in the forest, who was preparing to observe the stars. This time they talked about the relationship between astrology and disaster, and the astrologer even said that astrology indicated that a terrible disaster would likely occur locally ten years later.

"Hmm?"

Xia De frowned, because next to this diary entry, there was clearly some new ink writing the phrase "Red Moon Mutation". The handwriting of the diary writer was completely different from this newer handwriting, and the latter's floral letters likely came from a woman's hand.

"The annotation on the side was left by the lady from three years ago."

The old hermit reminded, and Miss Dannis Te also tilted her head to look at the notebook.

"Ten years after 1750, when the diary was written, is 1760. I heard from people in the local black market that a terrible red moon mutation occurred in Creekwood Town that year (Chapter 2545)."

Xia De asked, and the old hermit nodded slowly:

"Yes, that astrologer successfully predicted the disaster ten years later through astrology, so we would have an impression of this name that only appeared twice in the diary."

Xia De marveled at this. Although astrology is also an important part of divination, its complexity can actually be regarded as a separate discipline.

Even Luweiya, who had already passed the "Registered Diviner" exam, only dared to say that her "astrology is introductory" now, while that Mr. Euclid from a hundred years ago was clearly an astrology master.

It was just that the diary did not record other things in detail, so this only let Xia De know the specific time point when "Astrologer Euclid" appeared in Creekwood Town, which was the Frost Month of 1750 in the General Calendar, which was 104 years ago.

"The era that the cabinet can lead to is 1698, 1763, and 1834. It seems that no matter which one it is, it is very far from 1750."

But regardless, this could be considered a major gain. Xia De raised his head and wanted to ask Miss Dannis Te's opinion, but saw the eighteen-year-old girl sitting beside him staring fixedly at the notebook in his hand.

"What's wrong?"

She reached out and pinched Xia De's arm. Even with Xia De's current physical fitness, he felt a little pain.

The two looked at each other, and Xia De actually felt that he could read the red-haired girl's thoughts from those rose-red eyes carrying anxiety and unbelievable expressions.

So he continued to ask the three hermits:

"Regarding the lady from three years ago, may I ask if you know anything else? For example, where did she go afterward? Since she was also investigating the astrologer, maybe we can seek help from her."

"We only know this much."

The hermits all shook their heads, but the oldest one thought for a moment and said again:

"However, we do know the place of residence during her activity locally. She didn't live in the city, but in a lumberyard not far from here. That lumberyard had rumors of being haunted more than ten years ago, and then several lumberjacks died one after another, so it was abandoned.

Later, we sent people to investigate and eliminated the evil spirits entrenched there, but the lumberyard has not been used since then. Do you have a map? I will mark the location for you."

Xia De did have a map in his hand. After confirming the location of the lumberyard, he took Miss Dannis Te's hand and stood up, thanked and bid farewell to the three hermits, and then left the tavern.

The notebook had of course been returned to the hermits, and after the two left the village and went deep into the forest, the red-haired girl who had been pursing her lips finally spoke:

"The annotation on that diary, it's the teacher's handwriting! I can't be wrong, the teacher came to Vista Woodland three years ago!"

Xia De didn't speak, just took her hand and walked through the forest, and then she said in a low voice:

"But we both know this is impossible. The teacher died on Mount Karas many years ago; this is the conclusion given by the 【Silver Moon Library】... but that handwriting is definitely correct."

"We first came to Creekwood Town just to investigate the astrologer who had also been to Mount Karas. Before just now, we didn't know that your teacher had also investigated Euclid."

Xia De added:

"Combining the above information and conclusions, the most reasonable speculation at present is: is this time travel again?

Your teacher, who was secretly investigating the astrologer, came to this forest before disappearing, and discovered the tree hole in the forest and thus appeared in 1851, three years ago?"

"I don't know, Xia De."

She pursed her lips and gripped Xia De's hand even harder, as if she were gripping the answer:

"Do I still have a chance to see the teacher?"

"Do you want to go back to the past again?"

Xia De turned to look at her:

"You are already eighteen years old now, do you want to become eight years old next time?"

Dannis Gustav looked at him stubbornly:

"I'm just asking you: will you help me?"

"I will help you not make the wrong choice."

"By you judging what is right and what is wrong?"

She asked with her rose-red eyes widened, looking a bit angry. This was very consistent with the performance of an eighteen-year-old young person, so Xia De was not troubled by it, he just nodded as a matter of course:

"My age is older than yours, and my level is higher than yours, so it is reasonable for me to help you judge, this is very reasonable."

She shook off Xia De's hand, and Xia De walked two more steps forward before turning around and stopping.

At this moment, the two had arrived at a sparse forest outside the village. This was a small clearing. The autumn afternoon sun projected from the gaps in the tree crowns that had not yet turned yellow. In the swaying mottled tree shadows, she looked at him:

"Even if I have become like this, I am still your teacher."

Those rose-red eyes gradually lit up, but Xia De shook his head:

"I don't deny this point, I just want to say that to prevent unexpected situations, I will come to ensure you don't make the wrong decision."

"Xia De... I want you to help me!"

The female warlock put her hands together, and then bright red light slashed toward Xia De.

She left Xia De with sufficient reaction time, so Xia De, who waved one hand, also slashed out bright silver moonlight.

The red moon and the silver moon collided in a cross shape in the middle of the clearing. While the light debris flew in the sun, the red-haired girl turned herself into a blood light and rushed toward Xia De. With a loud bang~, Xia De, who stepped out two drag marks on the ground, blocked the impact of the blood light after sliding back three meters.

In the blood light, he just blocked forward with his left arm. The light dissolved his sleeve, causing the skin of the entire left arm to ulcerate, but it still couldn't hide the fact that Xia De blocked this attack with just his left arm.

The female warlock in the light looked at his injured arm and was already regretting it, but Xia De didn't think about ending it:

"Night Curtain Seal!"

The expanding ink-colored shield almost immediately bounced the blood light outward. The female warlock appeared in the light and flew backward, stopping only after hitting a big tree beside the clearing. ===== CHAPTER 2540 =====