Chapter 3239

Xia De moved his position slightly to prevent blocking the view of the owl hanging upside down with the icicles outside the window, while the old forest ranger did not forget to explain:

"I didn't mean to steal things. At that time, I was hungry and tired. After running into the city tower of the castle, I fell asleep. I left in a hurry after waking up and didn't notice that I wrapped this into my clothes when rolling up my coat."

The material of the silk cloth is quite high-end, but the area after unfolding is only the size of two palms. This thing is probably just right for Little Mi Ya to cover as a blanket. Miss Lai Yin Ha Te was attracted by the giant snake pattern on the silk cloth, thought of the speculation about "fate", and suspected whether the ice and snow castle that the old forest ranger encountered twenty years ago was related to the local giant snake worship.

And Xia De frowned and looked at the decorative patterns around the silk cloth. Most people would subconsciously ignore these decorative patterns, and even if they didn't ignore them, they wouldn't care too much. But in the eyes of an outsider with the ability of "Language Comprehension", these patterns are clearly words, and the patterns on the four sides of the silk cloth are each a sentence. Xia De translated them in clockwise order starting from the top—

【The snake skin reveals the secret of fate,

A drop of blood here is the first step to board the stage;

The position of the lead actor is still vacant,

The shining person only exists as the only solution.】

There is no need to do any verification, Xia De knows that this is a remnant of a poem, and it is a rare remnant of a poem that appears in four sentences at once. Before obtaining two pieces of snake skin, Xia De might not have been able to understand the content of the four sentences, but now everything is clear—

Obtaining the snake skin and dripping blood on it is the first step to join the struggle of fate, and becoming the "lead actor", that is, the protagonist, can become the Chosen One of Fate.

Seeing Xia De's solemn face, Miss Lai Yin Ha Te on the side gently rubbed him with her arm. Xia De shook his head gently, and then the witch heard the voice from her heart:

"Can you hear it?"

"Can hear... telepathy? Wait, this can only be connected from a high level to a low level, or absolute trust... What do you want to say?"

Xia De told the witch the translated poem remnant, and the latter was equally surprised. However, this is not a place suitable for discussing this, so Miss Lai Yin Ha Te very embarrassedly proposed to the old man guarding the forest to buy this item.

Originally thought that the old man who cherished this proof of "adventure" in his youth would disagree, but didn't expect him to think about it and nod:

"Ke Lai Er, I don't want your money, but if you really find that castle later, and really find that white light, please tell me. My experience back then was definitely not a hallucination."

He firmly refused to accept the reward given by the two, so Xia De found "blood brew" made of grapes from his pocket as a reward. For this kind of "cheap packaging" wine, the old man certainly wouldn't refuse. He was all smiles:

"The climate of this island is not suitable for planting grapes. The price of the wine we drink is much more expensive than on the Old Continent. This is good stuff."

As he said that, he went to get three wooden wine glasses and opened one of the five bottles of wine Xia De gave to pour some for all three.

The wine was drunk in one gulp, and the witch Miss with platinum long hair immediately covered her mouth, and a faint blush appeared on her face. The old man guarding the forest didn't react so exaggeratedly. He just looked at the empty wooden wine glass in his hand and laughed:

"So I am really lucky in this life to have this treatment when I am old. Mr. Watson, the five bottles of wine you brought, it seems that I am taking advantage."

"What wine? Let me taste it."

The voice came from behind, and Professor Lai Yin Ha Te, holding his head, sat up from the small bed. While speaking, he put up the glasses that were at least 800 degrees on his face, only then did he see that besides his old friend, there were his daughter and a strange young man here.

So the middle-aged man opened his mouth in surprise, and after confirming that it was not a dream now, he said to Ke Lai Er Lai Yin Ha Te:

"Like when you were a child, don't tell your mother that I drank secretly. I won't tell her if you get into trouble in the future."

The forest guard old Ha Man laughed on the side, and this was Xia De's first impression of Professor Lai Yin Ha Te. Compared with Professor Manning and Professor Louisa who also have the title of professor, this is an unreliable drunkard. Of course, afterward, because of his profound knowledge, Xia De still changed his view of him.

"Okay, father."

Miss Lai Yin Ha Te nodded gently with a straight face and looked at Xia De again:

"This is Mr. Watson, an outsider invited by Grandfather to help, and also my friend."

"Hello, Mr. Watson."

The embarrassed middle-aged man got up and shook hands with Xia De, quite curious about what kind of relationship the outsider had with his daughter.

After Professor Lai Yin Ha Te sobered up, the three of them prepared to return to the town. The old forest guard sent them to the door, and then saw Xia De just touch the donkey, and it turned around and prepared to set off under Xia De's command very obediently. Xia De is really very popular with animals.

Xia De drove in front, and the three passed through the forest at the foot of the snow mountain and returned to Kaier-Tuo De town smoothly. During this period, when the owl flew over their heads again, Professor Lai Yin Ha Te muttered that this didn't look like an owl on the island, but the witch was still angry with her father, so she missed this important "clue".

Of course, on the way, Xia De also talked to Professor Lai Yin Ha Te about the forest guard old Ha Man. Because the forest guard is a profession passed down from generation to generation, he knows quite a lot of legends and stories about the snow mountain. The professor learned many stories that are no longer circulated in the town from the forest guards. Although the professor is not a Fa Tu person, he has lived in the town for more than twenty years and is no different from the Fa Tu people.

After returning to the town, Miss Lai Yin Ha Te really didn't mention her father's drunkenness to her mother, and after sitting down in the study, Professor Lai Yin Ha Te finally talked to Xia De about the problems that outsiders care about.

"Snake worship, things under the snow mountain... these are indeed very important topics. You have read my research report in the morning, right? To be honest, those things that have been published are just the shallow traditions of the Fa Tu people.

Some secrets are not suitable for being written down and known by more people, and I also have the obligation to protect this place. Mr. Watson, you should also know something about the local area. Before I answer your questions, you answer my questions first: Do you think this snow mountain has consciousness?"

Xia De turned his head to look at the snow mountain scenery outside the window. This study is on the second floor of the house, and the snow mountain scenery seen from the window is very good. Although life in the small town is not as convenient as in big cities, being able to see this kind of scenery every day is also unimaginable for people in big cities:

"Old people like Elder Ha La Er De generally regard the snow mountain as a 'pan-conscious' existence. That is, a certain consciousness exists, but it is far from a real soul and thought. Local ordinary people think that the snow mountain is just a snow mountain, a holy place with some sacred meaning. In my opinion, the snow mountain may have some kind of... spirituality."

Xia De could only think of this word:

"I don't know if the mountain has consciousness, but once conceptual things like thought and fate are related to that mountain, they will be affected by that mountain."

The professor laughed:

"It took me ten years to think of your answer. When I told my father-in-law this idea, he smiled and said nothing. I bet you have asked the elders about whether there is anything under the snow mountain. Did they say they didn't know? No, they know, but there are some things they are unwilling to say.

I can only answer you from the perspective of an ordinary person using my investigation and experience. There is indeed something under this mountain, and that thing is related to the ancient 'giant snake worship' that has been lost locally. This is a secret passed down from generation to generation by the elders of the Fa Tu people, and not even every elder is necessarily clear about it. The following words can only be understood from the perspective of mythology. Perhaps it is the snake skin of some giant snake, perhaps it is the scales left by some snake god in the legend, or perhaps it is just a series of caves drilled out by some giant snake with magical powers in the mountain.

Mr. Watson, I am just an ordinary person, and there are not many things I can tell you. If you want to know more, you can only rely on your own investigation. It is not to explore those known ancient buildings or the ruins of the Fa Tu people, but to explore in legends and myths. These are all things I cannot do."

He sighed, but didn't say much:

"You can come and ask me often if you have questions in the future. Few outsiders in the local area are interested in the legends and stories of the Fa Tu people, and I am also willing to chat more with young people about these issues. Of course, don't bring fruit and eggs next time you visit. There are not so many rules in the small town as in big cities."

After sobering up, Professor Lai Yin Ha Te showed a very calm temperament:

"In addition, there is one very important thing I want to ask you. I don't know if you can answer."

"Of course, please ask."

Professor Lai Yin Ha Te sighed again:

"Then, what is your relationship with Ke Lai Er?"

Xia De glanced at the owl that was standing on the windowsill outside the window after using invisibility, blocking his view of the snow mountain scenery. The owl's round face was almost entirely pressed against the glass, and she was very excited about this question. Now Miss Lai Yin Ha Te is downstairs, so the owl uses invisibility generously without fear of being detected.

As an artist, she also has the characteristics that artists usually have, such as the "oil painting" after the forest story ends, such as being particularly interested in the complex relationships between people:

"Miss Lai Yin Ha Te and I are just friends, at least for now."

Xia De, who was unwilling to lie, asked like this, and then found that Professor Lai Yin Ha Te looked at him with very complex eyes. He was a bit dazed for a moment:

"Do you know? The moment you opened your mouth just now, I felt as if I had returned to more than twenty years ago, but now I am no longer the one being asked."

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