Chapter 3234: New Lessons

Doctor Schneider stood with his back to Xia De, reaching out to help Priest Ao Gu Si suppress the soul reaction within the magic sword. Perhaps he was not as skilled as Priest Ao Gu Si at delicate soul manipulation, but when it came to toying with and punishing souls, he was an expert:

"Fate is the most difficult thing to understand. The fact that the five of us came from the city to such a distant place tonight is in itself quite incredible. If the story of fate has already begun, then our appearance tonight is certainly no coincidence."

"Was the Diviner drawn here by fate?"

Priest Ao Gu Si asked. In truth, he wanted to ask if the Chosen One this time was indeed Lu Lu Weiya.

Xia De looked at Lu Lu Weiya. The purple-eyed girl smiled and shook her head:

"I don't know either. Fate is fickle; anything could happen."

She looked at the piece of snakeskin earnestly, as if she were looking at some priceless treasure.

Taking advantage of the Doctor and the Priest dealing with the magic sword, Xia De took Duo Luo Qian and Lu Lu Weiya out for a trip. Of course, he didn't want to continue tracking those swords, nor was he crazily wanting to have something happen with the girls on this cold, snowy mountain night. Instead, he led them all the way up, heading toward the hidden area where the Gao Ta of Miss Miss Feilian was located.

That high tower was located on the ridge of a side peak of the Fatumunster Snow Mountain. If Xia De hadn't already had the Gao Ta key "borrowed" from Miss Feilian, he wouldn't have been able to enter even if he had found that area.

The key glowed faintly in the dark night. After Xia De aimed it at the air in front and turned it, the ancient stone steps appeared one by one in front of them. The girls looked around curiously, and then were led by Xia De to the ruins of the low wall. After stepping on three floor tiles, the entrance leading to the underground opened.

Next, Duo Luo Qian and Lu Lu Weiya recorded the "landmarks" here together, so this trip of everyone coming to Fatumunster Snow Mountain together wasn't a waste.

It was simple for the five people to return to Tobesk from here; Duo Luo Qian could walk directly through the 【Space Maze】, while Xia De threw out the crystal shoes and took Lu Lu Weiya, the Doctor, and the Priest back in three trips. The time was approaching midnight, so although he carried people for such a long-distance teleportation, the consumption of Qi was actually less than it had been during the day.

By the time everything was handled and they returned home, it was already nearly eleven o'clock that night. Although all five people had returned, Xia De did not bring back the magic sword, but instead hid it in that small auditorium.

On one hand, he didn't want to keep this thing in his own home; on the other hand, it was to test the effectiveness of the "soul seal" the Priest and Doctor had placed on the magic sword. It was better for that sword to be snatched away again than for the other party to directly know the address of Xia De's home or break into the town of Kyle-Todd to launch a massacre.

In short, although there were some twists and turns, tonight's operation was considered smooth. Lu Lu Weiya thanked everyone for their help and distributed the pre-prepared rewards to the four people—even if the relationship was good, asking people for help couldn't be free; this was a rule set by Mr. Xie Er Fu Ti Mu, the Doctor's former team leader.

However, the Doctor was quite regretful; he had specifically brought out the newly acquired healing-type relic, the 【Thirsty Blood Lamp】, for this mission, but unfortunately, it didn't play any role.

"This should be considered a good thing, right? My 【Fate's Twenty-Sided Dice】, after fusing with similar relics, is said to be able to interfere with the effects of other dice-type relics. I specifically carried it on me, and didn't it also fail to have any effect?"

Xia De said with a smile. The Doctor, the Priest, and Duo Luo Qian left soon after, while Lu Lu Weiya stayed behind because she wanted to discuss the brand-new snakeskin with Xia De. Of course, Duo Luo Qian said she was leaving, but she returned ten minutes later:

"There are no witches at home tonight, Lu Lu Weiya is not feeling well, and I happen to still be at home so late, so I have no reason to go back now."

The time was already very late, so the three of them discussed the topic of the snakeskin again and planned to rest. The main content of the discussion was not the origin of the snakeskin, but rather, if this snakeskin were to be used, who should be given the task of using it.

Lu Lu Weiya hoped to find a loyal and reliable "character" different from Claire Reinhardt, and through the other party's information, infer the hidden meaning of the various contents displayed on the snakeskin.

"Can't you do it yourself?"

The blonde girl curled up in Xia De's arms said with a smile. Lu Lu Weiya, sitting on the small sofa, shook her head. The firelight from the fireplace illuminated her profile:

"I don't want to directly participate in the island's story for the time being. It's best to find someone who is already in the story... Although the witch apprentice is definitely loyal, it's a pity that her importance is likely not as high as a witch's... How about that Elder Harald?"

She asked for Xia De's opinion. Xia De was indifferent:

"As long as you don't choose me or Little Mia, I have no opinion on anyone else you choose. But it's better to keep the snakeskin with you for now; I don't think you'll be able to study it thoroughly in a day or two. If possible, it's best to divine the origin of that snake again. I checked just now, and the cave where it appeared has truly completely disappeared."

Lu Lu Weiya nodded gently, and then complained to Duo Luo Qian:

"You know it's inconvenient for me today, so don't be like this with Xia De in front of me. You two go to the bedroom; I'll sleep upstairs with Little Mia."

"Lu Lu Weiya, I can't handle Xia De alone."

The blonde, blue-eyed writer Miss said sweetly.

"You can swap positions with Lei Lei Qianya during halftime; one of you equals two people."

She stood up, but then asked Xia De in a low voice:

"However, if you feel that just sleeping while holding one girl makes you feel a bit empty, you can come find me at night."

Duo Luo Qian laughed and kissed Xia De on the cheek affectionately:

"Our Knight is indeed loved by everyone. Oh, Lei Lei Qianya is already urging me, so let's start now."

(Yi Luna is praying...)

After waking up early Saturday morning, Xia De, looking at the familiar ceiling, originally wanted to rush to get up and eat, but thinking that he didn't need to go to the snow mountain today, he comfortably hugged Lu Lu Weiya and Duo Luo Qian... hugged Lu Lu Weiya and Lei Lei Qianya and took a nap for a while longer.

However, he didn't delay too long; after all, the Princess still had to return to the Yodel Palace when it was time to wash up. She kissed Xia De goodbye with great reluctance before swapping back with Duo Luo Qian.

And the blonde writer Miss had nothing to do today, so she was still sleepy when she returned, while Lu Lu Weiya had even gone to prepare breakfast.

"I won't eat breakfast; let me sleep a little longer, Xia De."

Duo Luo Qian often had her schedule flipped while rushing manuscripts, so it was very common for her to live alone in an apartment and not eat breakfast. It was just that this was No. 6 St. Deran Square, and Xia De certainly wouldn't let her sleep in:

"Then I'll hold you and help you wash your face and brush your teeth."

"Okay."

She lay lazily in Xia De's arms, enjoying the weekend rest.

So Xia De really carried Duo Luo Qian to the washroom, not forgetting to greet Lu Lu Weiya, who was already humming a song and preparing breakfast in the kitchen, and the cat, who was standing on the dining table wagging its tail.

It was just that five or six minutes after they entered the washroom, Lu Lu Weiya heard a scream from Duo Luo Qian. She poked her head out with a spatula, along with the cat, and saw Xia De being kicked out of the washroom by Duo Luo Qian.

"What's wrong?"

The purple-eyed girl asked with a smile, and Xia De told the truth:

"She didn't want to move even after I carried her to the washroom, so I helped her do what should be done in the washroom. At first, washing her face and brushing her teeth was fine, and she seemed to like it quite a bit, but afterward, um, she seemed very shy."

The Diviner Miss thought for a moment before understanding what he was talking about. When she pursed her lips and stiffened her face, her entire face turned red because of that guess:

"You are really... a pervert."

After saying that, she returned to the kitchen without looking back, actually not wanting Xia De to see her blushing face.

No one mentioned that matter again at the breakfast table, but after breakfast, Duo Luo Qian returned to her apartment first, planning to meet everyone at the Doctor's place in the afternoon.

Lu Lu Weiya didn't have to be on duty this Saturday, so she studied that strange snakeskin at Xia De's place, but they didn't gain anything until noon after eating and taking a carriage together to the Doctor's psychological clinic.

This group meeting was the first one after the exam week. Every year at this time, everyone was usually relaxed, after all, school had just started and the study load wasn't heavy.

So the meeting that afternoon only discussed everyone's skipping-grade course selection for this semester, which didn't last long. And when Duo Luo Qian followed Xia De home, she seemed to still be minding that matter from the morning, because Xia De saw that she kept not opening her mouth to speak.

Afterward, when he took the initiative to apologize, the blonde girl let out an "ah":

"Really, who would keep thinking about that kind of thing? I was discussing the content of tonight's night class with Lei Lei Qianya. The Year-End Festival is over, and the new courses for 1855 are about to start, aren't they?"

"A new fairy tale? I actually have ideas myself. I've been operating near the snow mountain recently, so for this fairy tale, perhaps we can choose content related to 'snow'."

"It seems the three of us are truly of one mind. Yes, although it is not themed around 'snow', the story does indeed involve snow."

Since the meeting ended relatively early, taking advantage of the fact that evening hadn't arrived yet, Duo Luo Qian let Xia De accompany her to the *Steam Bird Daily* newspaper office, and afterward, the two and the cat had a leisurely meal outside before strolling back home along the Silver Cross Avenue, which was lit up with lights.

Since today was Saturday, the others wouldn't appear here; this was the tacit understanding of all the girls around Xia De.

And when the two sat inside and outside the desk in the study, the warm yellow light of the gas desk lamp on the table illuminated the fur on the back of Little Mia, who was already lying down, Duo Luo Qian opened the file bag that Lei Lei Qianya had just "sent" over:

"Before the Year-End Festival, Lei Lei Qianya and I discussed the topic of the new year's courses. We chose three subjects separately, then discussed the pros and cons of each subject together, and only finally decided what exactly to teach you last week."

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