Chapter 3409

In the snowy mountain hall, Xia De asked the girls who had returned for the snake skins and recorded them in his 【Fate Manual】 respectively. He didn't mention that he also had a "role," but talked about next week's matter:

"Claire, tomorrow my friends and I plan to confront the fake people head-on in the Kyle-Todd area, so I won't come over tomorrow. Don't worry about us; Kyle-Todd is a large diocese after all, and there will be church teams appearing together at that time."

"Do you need me to go to Kyle-Todd? I know you can take people and return directly to your house."

The great witch of the sun became energetic all of a sudden. They were standing at the door of the unicorn nest at this moment, the brilliant sunset made her hair look like it had turned orange-red, and also made Xia De's side face more three-dimensional—Claire liked his serious expression at this moment.

Xia De shook his head:

"Galina won't participate in the action directly, so it's better for the witches not to appear in Kyle-Todd. Besides, the All Souls Festival is next week. If I take you away at such a time, Elder Harald will fight me to the death afterwards.

In short, if the fake people have nothing to do with the story on the island, this time we might be able to deal with the 【House of Fake People】 directly. After the building is expelled, the threat of the remaining fake people scattered in the city will not be great; but if they have something to do with this place, Claire, you will have plenty of opportunities to deal with them."

The girl bathing in the sunset looked very disgusted:

"Who cares about them? I just want to... just curious about what your house looks like. I heard Xiwei say this morning that they all went to your place for the festival during the End-of-Year Festival."

"After the All Souls Festival ends, if there is time, I can take you back to see it."

Claire was satisfied then, and before Xia De left, she urged him again:

"In short, be careful. I know you have faced more terrifying things, but no one knows what secrets the fake people have... You will come over on Tuesday, right?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, yes."

Claire nodded:

"Regarding the treasure and the Fate Pilgrims, I have also reported it to the council. I don't know if Galina told you, but Bella has to deal with Moon Bay temporarily, so she can't come immediately. However, next Tuesday, her apprentice will bring several high-tier diviners to help and try to find the Pilgrimage Road. So when you come back on Tuesday, you will be able to see them."

"Matilda, is it?"

Xia De's eyes lit up, and the playful smiling face of the blonde maid Miss appeared before his eyes.

The fake people are suspected to be related to "death and resurrection," while the pilgrims and treasure are related to "wealth and faith." Added to the broken magic sword and the 【Eternal Flower】 suspected to be related to "love and ice flowers," the seven stories are gradually becoming clear.

The various characters who have already boarded the stage are climbing toward the position of the sole protagonist along different roads. Perhaps they will meet Xia De unexpectedly again, and Xia De is also looking forward to their reappearance.

Because it was agreed to move Saturday's night class to tonight, when Xia De went home in the evening, Princess Lei Qianya had already appeared at home with her maid:

"Xia De, change your clothes, let's go. I have been thinking about you all day today."

Her Royal Highness the Princess hummed a song, took the clothes, and pushed Xia De toward the bedroom, pretending that she didn't actually participate in the morning's activities.

"Go to the opera house?"

"Of course not. We went to the opera house on the Day of the Red Butterfly; I am not the kind of girl who always takes her lover to the same place. This time it's a reading salon.

A few days ago you said to postpone the night class, so I invited several noble ladies to participate in the reading salon tonight. We will conduct appreciation and recreation based on the classic fairy tale "Snow White." The location is the small living room of the Yodel Palace. We will go to dine first; the reading salon starts at seven and ends around nine.

Xia De, let's see how ordinary people understand this fairy tale story with me; it will be very interesting."

Xia De didn't mind participating in this kind of ordinary person's activity:

"You only invited noble ladies? And it's still appreciating fairy tales? Then as the only male, wouldn't it be very strange to participate?"

Princess Lei Qianya laughed all of a sudden:

"It won't be strange. I have already discussed it with Galina; this time I borrowed you, and then used your reputation to attract those noble girls with high levels to participate in the salon. I specifically selected people who can help us. Although most of them are very young, they are all girls with thoughts and talents."

"What reputation of mine? Hmm... it wouldn't be the strengths that Galina publicized at the afternoon tea party organized by Queen Diana some time ago, right?"

Even Princess Lei Qianya was blushing a little at this moment; after all, Galina was really bold last time:

"What are you talking about? How could I find that kind of girl to participate in the activity... That is my reward tonight. Ahem, let's talk about business. Don't you know how much attraction your image has to literary girls?"

She asked while helping Xia De change his clothes:

"Young and handsome, active in Kyle-Todd as a detective to 'punish evil,' and relying on his own charm to make the rumored witch duchess who likes girls fall in love—this completely meets the ideas of those simple and conservative girls who have fantasies about love to seek excitement."

"I found that you used some contradictory adjectives. Well, I will participate, but can I bring Little Mia?"

"Of course you can."

Princess Lei Qianya had already booked a private room in a restaurant to dine with Xia De. Although it was not a candlelight dinner, the atmosphere was still very romantic.

Then she left first, and then Xia De went to the Yodel Palace alone. After the usual useless body search, Xia De followed Miss Weiss Dur, Princess Lei Qianya's maid, and walked forward, and then he realized that the number of times he sneaked into the Yodel Palace without following the rules was much more than entering through the regular way.

Especially in the last few months, after Dorothy and Princess Lei Qianya mastered the means of sending Xia De directly to Princess Lei Qianya's boudoir, it was even more so.

"Mr. Hamilton."

The maid Miss leading the way turned slightly and lowered her voice to Xia De when there was no one nearby:

"Those clothes you left in Her Highness's room have been handed over to Miss Servit. Can you... take those clothes away yourself in the future? It's very unsafe to put them in Her Highness's room."

So the behavior of Dorothy and Princess Lei Qianya actually constituted a burden for the maids who needed to hide secrets.

Princess Lei Qianya didn't let Xia De dress up specifically, so Xia De was not dressed in formal attire for attending a banquet but in daily attire. When he arrived at the private living room where the reading salon was held, most of the girls participating in the activity had already arrived.

After Xia De entered the room, they all greeted Xia De in turn. Princess Lei Qianya, as the hostess of the salon, winked at Xia De and then signaled that everyone could relax and talk.

Velvet soft chairs, cashmere carpets, crystal chandeliers, fireplace—the furniture in this room seemed to be set up just to hold this salon. There were hanging paintings and bookshelves on the walls, the handmade antique curtains were thick and could block the night wind, and the brightness of the gas lamps in the room was very suitable for sitting quietly and reading.

Chairs with backrests and long sofas with soft cushions were arranged around the fireplace in the room, and each seat had a small table with paper and pens, as well as snacks, teacups, and teapots.

Princess Lei Qianya called the noble girls participating in the salon today "literary girls," and this description was indeed very consistent with the temperament of everyone present. They were also indeed very interested in Xia De, but they were only reservedly chatting with Xia De about some famous cases he handled during the discussion session before the salon started.

Among the girls who came to participate in the salon, there were also two of Princess Lei Qianya's sisters whose names Xia De couldn't call. However, Angelina didn't come. This was not because Princess Lei Qianya was "bullying" Angelina, but because the moon-long grass Angelina planted in the garden was mature tonight, and she had to process those magic potion materials tonight; otherwise, she would delay another lunar cycle.

Soon all the girls participating in the salon arrived. Princess Lei Qianya first introduced Xia De to everyone, and then simply introduced the names of the noble girls who came to participate in the reading salon to him.

Seeing that the atmosphere of the salon was quite good, Princess Lei Qianya then let everyone who was standing sit down. So the girls each chose the chairs and sofas around the fireplace, and Xia De also sat on the single backrest chair on Princess Lei Qianya's left hand, and Princess Lei Qianya announced the theme of the salon at this time—appreciation of the classic fairy tale "Snow White."

The salon officially began.

Princess Lei Qianya first read the original text of the oldest version of "Snow White," and then the guests introduced the versions they had read and shared the story bridges and paragraphs they liked.

It even interspersed with artistic performances, such as two girls standing up to interpret the classic bridges in the story, or someone letting a maid accompany with music while reading.

Only after this did it enter the main session of the salon, which was everyone sharing the fairy tale stories they rewritten, and making short speeches and comments around different texts.

Teacups were picked up from time to time, and the rustling sound of flipping pages was so pleasant in the sound of the fireplace flames. Tonight's reading salon was very successful and could even be called a model of the process of noble women's salon gatherings in this era. Xia De believed that tonight was qualified to be recorded as a "standard salon process."

Of course, if the thing that happened at 8:30 didn't happen, all the praise Xia De just gave would be established.

At that time, the reading salon had already entered the climax part, and the girls were fiercely discussing whether the role of "Prince" should appear at the end of the story, and the face-like meaning of this role.

Xia De and Princess Lei Qianya were both listening carefully, and after this discussion, the salon entered the temporary rest time in the second half. The girls who drank too much tea could go to the washroom to solve their lady problems, while those who stayed here gathered in twos and threes to continue talking about the topic just now.

(End of chapter)