Chapter 2717

Because of the demon's splitting ability, a more accurate statement would be that George Kangde is a part of the fire demon, Disaster; after all, Xia De did not know how many pieces the other party had split itself into.

"But in this way, that mermaid must know what he really is; it couldn't have failed to sense it when it appeared in the lake at that time."

Xia De thought to himself, then looked up again at the giant tree oil painting on the wall.

【Then, are you going to Moon Bay to ask it?】

The voice in his ear whispered softly, but Xia De shook his head:

"Before entering the area controlled by the chaotic Great Witch in the Council, as Chloe said, I will not go to see it again voluntarily."

The giant tree in the oil painting was lush and upright; this should depict the appearance of this giant tree when its vitality was strongest in summer:

"But this plan is truly impressive. Before this, I never suspected that George Kangde was a demon... In the Doctor's description, this was a guy with a head full of flames, but now it seems the other party is actually quite capable."

Because he did not know how many pieces the demon had split itself into, and the other party had definitely set its sights on him, Xia De pretended he had discovered nothing and continued to stroll around the music hall.

And when he returned to Feilian's dressing room, the witch had already changed into a cold and glamorous black evening gown. He did not know what brand of conditioner Miss Bell had applied to her hair; now her long, gray-black hair was tied up with a silver ribbon, appearing incredibly textured.

"How is it?"

Seeing Xia De standing at the door looking at her, Feilian lifted the hem of her skirt and spun around. Xia De looked at her seriously for a while longer before nodding affirmatively:

"Quite beautiful."

"That evaluation is too simple; say a few more words."

The witch asked with a smile, not caring that her followers were also on the side. Xia De thought for a moment, walked up, and kissed her forehead lightly. Although he didn't say a word, Feilian seemed even more satisfied.

Compared to the Moon Dance Festival concert, the reputation of the Creekwood Town Harvest Concert was not as resounding, but when the performance began, the auditorium was still packed. The abnormal weather since 1854 did not seem to have overly affected this city in the woods, and the so-called "harvest" still arrived for the people here just as it had in previous years.

Xia De and Miss Bell and the others did not go to the auditorium but stayed in the dressing room with Feilian to wait for her turn. And when it was finally Feilian's turn to go on stage, Xia De accompanied her to the backstage lounge.

Everyone here knew this famous "Miss Winslet," and her popularity among her peers seemed quite good, so there would be no provocative plots that only appeared in storybooks.

When it was Feilian's turn to appear, Xia De gave her a hug, and then the confident lady lifted her skirt, climbed the steps, walked out of the curtain, and stepped from the backstage onto the main stage of the Golden Music Hall, which was illuminated by lights.

Miss Bell and Xia De stood behind the curtain that blocked the view, watching Feilian greet the audience amidst enthusiastic applause, and then sit down at the piano.

The stage was not decorated with anything; only a single piano was placed in the center of the stage. After the enthusiastic applause gradually subsided, the witch, who was smiling at the piano keyboard in front of her, reached out and pressed the keys.

Dang~

The black evening gown shimmered with luster under the soft gaslight above the stage, perfectly setting off her elegance and dignity. The gray-black hair and that shiny silver ribbon complemented each other, adding an extraordinary and mysterious temperament to her that was unlike that of an ordinary person.

Her slender fingers danced on the piano keys, and the piano music sounded as if it were weaving a picture scroll full of spirituality. Every note was endowed with life by her, and with her performance, the air in the music hall seemed to become lively.

The music was sometimes cheerful and sometimes winding, making people feel as if they saw elves dancing in the forest, chasing and playing. The lady's performance technique was superb; she was completely immersed in the music, and every note seemed to be telling an ancient legend, full of the power of life and lively beauty.

And as the piano piece reached its climax, the lights above the stage gradually dimmed, leaving only a beam of light in the center shining on her, as if a goddess from another world had descended to the human world.

And the music at this time also gradually changed from a cheerful melody to soft and tranquil, making people unable to help but hold their breath, as if they had seen the forest under the moonlight as if they were there.

"Feilian named this piano piece 'The Third Forest Sonata.' Does this mean she has also composed piano pieces with forest themes before?"

Xia De, who was looking at Feilian's back through the gap in the curtain, asked. Miss Bell, who was on the side, nodded gently while watching her teacher:

"Yes, those are also piano pieces in the elven style. However, the first and second sonatas were the young lady's... were the young lady's early works. Although everyone gave them high evaluations, the young lady herself thought that the music was actually not very good, so she rarely mentions those works."

Xia De continued to watch Feilian intently. The young ladies around him all understood music and musical instrument performance; even Luweiya, a fortune teller whose parents died early, could play the violin. But he felt a kind of stunning beauty that could not be described in words only from Feilian playing the piano.

In contrast, although Vanessa had also performed for Xia De, her beauty was passionate and unrestrained, while the witch in the black dress before him was cold, glamorous, and mysterious. Xia De really wanted to organize some words now to praise her after Feilian left the stage in a while, but he couldn't think of anything after thinking for a long time.

Of course, he did not forget the true purpose of this performance, which was to complete the music to unlock the secret of the "Temple of Time." Therefore, although his eyes were on Feilian and his mouth was communicating with Miss Bell, his perception was still trying hard to feel the traces of elements and spirits.

But unfortunately, until the last note stopped and Feilian's slender, beautiful fingers left the keys, Xia De did not discover any changes in the music hall due to her performance.

There was still only one beam of light, shining on Feilian who had stood up. And it was not until she greeted the audience under the stage again that the audience woke up as if from a dream, and then a new round of thunderous applause erupted from the stage. Although the finale had not yet begun, most of the audience had already determined in their hearts that Feilian Winslet's performance was the best performance of this concert.

The young lady artist, who was at the peak of her career, would probably continue to lead the way on this stage for many years until she gradually retired behind the scenes like Vanessa and became a new legend.

And at the moment of facing the applause, the smile on Feilian Winslet's face was like the starlight in the night sky; although it was not conspicuous, it seemed exceptionally tranquil and quiet to Xia De, who was deliberately watching her.

"Very good, truly very good!"

Xia De and Miss Bell welcomed her exit. Although this piano sonata was not the finale of the concert, it was the third to last program. Next was the symphony of the local orchestra, which required a large number of people to go on stage, so the three of them gave up their positions.

People in the waiting lounge all expressed their congratulations to Feilian, and she herself was also very satisfied with this performance. When passing through the corridor, Xia De and Miss Bell were still constantly praising the effect of the performance just now, but after the three returned to the lounge, the smile on the witch's face suddenly disappeared:

"Did you feel it?"

"Feel what?"

"When the performance ended just now, I suddenly felt that there was a secret room in this music hall, and now that secret room has been opened. This feeling is very strange.

Xia De, reporters should be coming to find me soon; it is not convenient for me to leave here immediately. Come, I will tell you the specific location; now you go and see what the ancient people have left for us."

And the location of that opened secret room was indeed within the area where the late Professor Quintu used to sleepwalk. That was not the ground part of the music hall, but underground.

To be precise, that was the basement part of the original ancient temple ruins, which was the steam engine room of the current music hall. When Xia De and Miss Danister were looking for clues in the music hall last time, it was not that they hadn't been there, but Xia De was very sure that he had not discovered any secret room there.

But this time, searching according to the location given by Feilian, he used illusion to deceive the workers in the steam engine room, crossed those thick pipes, stepped on the floor with metal grids to cross one condensation pool after another, and then really saw a stone door in the remote southeast corner of the steam engine room that was obviously out of place with the current basement.

For safety, the walls of the steam engine room were fireproofed and insulated during renovation, so the color of the stone door was inconsistent with the walls. The stone door was cyan-green, and in the center was the huge holy emblem of the Tree Father, which was a golden giant tree holding up a clock face symbolizing time.

And the symbol of the holy emblem was not static. Because the steam engine room was exceptionally noisy and dim, it was only after getting closer that one could see that with the subtle clicking sounds, the hands in the clock face in the holy emblem were even moving.

"Unless Miss Danister and I were both truly blind last time, there is no reason not to see this secret door."

So this door must meet the conditions to appear; otherwise, even if the foundation were dismantled, it would not be discovered.

This corner of the steam engine room had no lights, so the faint golden light of the holy emblem on the stone door was exceptionally obvious. Seeing that there was no door handle or keyhole on the stone door, Xia De reached out and wanted to push it inward, and then he found that no matter how hard he tried, the door remained motionless:

"Could it be that Feilian must come in person to open it?"

【Or change your way of thinking.】

"For example, this door actually doesn't open inward, but slides horizontally?"

Xia De replied jokingly in his heart, then reached out and pressed on the holy emblem and flicked it lightly; the hand was actually moved by him.