Chapter 801: The Period at the End of Autumn

【Xidun Seal】 is a very famous strange art of the Sun Church. Since that roll of parchment could be carried by a high-ring sorcerer of the Sun Church, the strange art is certainly not a simple item.

Its naming method does not point to the inventor. "Xidun" is a rune in the ancient language, which has meanings such as "immovable", "solid", "protection", etc., so "Xidun Seal" is also called "Immovable Seal".

This kind of "Seal" strange art mostly comes from the supernatural power of the Fourth Era. The Fourth Era was an era of darkness and terror, the material world was in constant war, cannibalistic alien creatures were rampant, and dark species enslaved the people. "Seal" specifically refers to the need to use five fingers to make rune-like movements when casting spells. Later, it was improved by the Witch Era of the Fifth Era and integrated into the system of ring sorcerers in the Sixth Era.

This strange art requires learning above Ring 6. Casting spells does not require casting materials, but requires the caster to hold a sword as a casting medium, whether it is a physical sword like 【Night Watcher】 or a spiritual weapon like 【Moonlight Greatsword】.

Insert the sword into the ground with an inclination of no more than 30 degrees with one hand, and make the seal gesture with the other hand, with the thumb and middle finger touching, the little finger bent, and the ring finger and index finger crossed.

After activating the spiritual rune, a circular golden shield will appear around the body. The shield can resist almost any form of attack—fate attacks certainly cannot be defended, and the strength of the "Immovable Seal" is determined by the amount of spirit. Even, if you cancel the spell at the moment of encountering an attack, the broken metal shield will cause more powerful explosive damage to the enemy.

Counterattack requires good timing, which requires repeated practice. And the only disadvantage of this precious defensive strange art is that you cannot attack the enemy while casting the spell, and you must stand still, wait for the gap when the opponent stops attacking, and then stop the seal to counterattack, or use the right timing to break the shield to counterattack.

"But even so, this is a quite good strange art, which is very useful to me."

Xia De said to himself, looking down at the final learning requirements:

"【Sun】, 【Power】, 【Shield】, 【Gold】, these four spiritual runes are fine, but they must be miracles or enlightenment, not whispers and blasphemy... 【Power】? Isn't that the last spiritual rune of my low-ring sublimation language?"

Xia De has already included 【Xidun Seal】 in his to-learn list. His strange arts now almost cover all aspects, only lacking defensive strange arts. This time it just makes up for the short board, and he can further adjust the spell-casting system after entering the middle ring.

After organizing his harvest, at three o'clock in the afternoon, Xia De took the cat and took a carriage to Miss Jia Lin Na's manor. The witch was still waiting for Xia De's story.

Some things can be told to Luweiya, but cannot be told to Miss Jia Lin Na. But at least this time, Xia De admitted most things, at least letting Miss Jia Lin Na know that it was not Yin Yi Yi Lu Na who defeated Joey Barton in death, but him.

"Ha, I knew it must be you, otherwise you have no reason to appear there!"

Miss Jia Lin Na, who verified her conjecture, was very happy. She played with her red sideburns, listened to the story Xia De told about Wednesday night to early Thursday morning, and arranged afternoon tea, telling Xia De more detailed aftermath of the Midhillburg battle.

The problem of the Interstice was basically completely solved, and Yin Yi Yi Lu Na also brought the news of the Chosen of Death, letting the Church know that the quota belonged to the Spiritual Cult. Therefore, the most critical problem after the Midhillburg battle was not the next Chosen, but the identity of the Thirteenth-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi "God-Caller", and why the two gods suddenly appeared, fought fiercely on Mount Sihu, and then suddenly left.

The vampire species who participated in the God-Calling ritual were of course captured by the Church. But the problem is, most of them didn't know why the gods wanted to appear in the form of saints, and didn't know why they suddenly left.

Of course, although the descent of that God of Blood this time caused no damage at all except for destroying some trees and rocks, the Church still arrested those vampire species on the charges of "organizing illegal rituals" and "using prohibited items", waiting for them will be the punishment of the Inquisition.

Every God's Descent in the material world will be recorded in detail by the scholars of the Orthodox Church and the Strange Art Academy and passed down as part of history. Xia De is very curious about how this matter will be written. After all, theoretically, except for him and Grace and Helen, no one knows the whole truth of this matter.

Even if he told the truth, unless he incarnated as a god to prove himself, most people probably wouldn't believe it. The God of Blood planned for two eras, involved multiple gods, and indirectly affected many major historical events. In the end, it was not to subvert the Orthodox Church, not for the spread of faith, not for the secrets of the ancient era, but just for a cup of blood wine that he couldn't get. Rational people wouldn't believe such a thing.

"It is said that the Church is discussing whether to set last Wednesday as a special holiday for Midhillburg. Countless souls left the boundary between life and death under the guidance of the gods, which in itself is worth commemorating."

The witch tasting afternoon tea said, which can be considered as drawing a perfect period for this matter.

As for the fact that Helen and Grace were seriously injured, they were well concealed with the help of Grandma Cassandra and Sister Daifulin. The actions of the two little red butterflies that night did not attract much attention. Except for the people at Cassandra Auction House, no one even knew of their existence.

"However, isn't 【Night Watcher】 your sword? Why does the Church think it is the sword of the 【God-Caller】?"

At four o'clock in the afternoon, even in late autumn, the sun had not set yet. Xia De and Miss Jia Lin Na sat at a round table on the terrace on the third floor of the manor, with a teapot and small snacks on the table.

Mia was sleeping soundly on Xia De's lap, and Xia De was sighing that the weather was turning cold, when he suddenly heard the witch's question and answered immediately:

"Because it's hard to explain who handed 【Night Watcher】 to Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, so let her treat me as the God-Caller."

"But according to the news I got, the 'God-Caller' who appeared at the Interstice Church was indeed holding 【Night Watcher】."

The witch asked again.

"Oh, that's the Church's mistake. In the Interstice, they thought I was the God-Caller and thought I was deliberately suppressing my power, but in fact, I was really just a Third-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi. As for the God-Caller..."

Difa poured new tea into Xia De's cup from the side. Xia De thanked her softly, and the black-haired maid smiled at him. Smelling the perfume on Difa again, Xia De recalled the breakfast thing today and kept his expression unchanged with great restraint:

"I guess the God-Caller has actually been on Mount Sihu in the real world since Wednesday evening, waiting for that vampire Duke to descend."

People are always avoidant of directly mentioning the names of gods, so "vampire Duke" can refer to that Blood God.

"I see, that's reasonable. But according to the Church's description, your performance in the Interstice was really good, and the power exerted was at least the middle ring about to be promoted."

The witch said again, seeing that she couldn't find Xia De's flaws, and Difa was handing him a napkin next to Xia De, so she smiled and said:

"Speaking of which, Difa didn't come to see me immediately after returning this morning, but went to change her clothes. I think there might be a problem with this."

"Miss, when I served Mr. Hamilton breakfast this morning, I accidentally spilled breakfast on the hem of my apron."

Difa explained softly. Of course, she lied. The place spilled was wrong, and what was spilled was just a steaming egg.

"Is that so?"

The witch's fingers tapped the table unconsciously, her gaze hovered on Difa's chest, and suddenly asked again:

"Xia De, are you satisfied with breakfast?"

"Hmm?"

Xia De, who was immersed in the memory of the early morning, no matter how he controlled his expression, his face turned red immediately:

"Satisfied, very satisfied."

Miss Jia Lin Na shook her head with a smile:

"Young knight and flower-age maid, mutual admiration but hindered by the existence of the beautiful mistress, can only be simple comfort and cannot vent the flames in their hearts. Even if sitting face-to-face with the mistress, they can only use their eyes to communicate with the maid they are stealing intimacy with, while trying their best to please their true lover, enduring the burning desire for the two ladies in their hearts... Tsk tsk, the plot of the knight novel I just thought of is quite good, right?"

What she said was definitely not the plot of a novel, otherwise Xia De would be very interested in reading this book.

【How about calling it "Detective Knight Biography"? An outsider with the sin of "promiscuity"~】

"She" asked with a smile, her mood also seeming quite good.

Dinner at the manor was probably around seven o'clock, and there was a long time before dinner, but they didn't talk about Midhillburg anymore. Miss Jia Lin Na suggested that since the weather was nice, they should go out for a walk. So she took Xia De and the maids, rode horses to circle around the nearby farm, and introduced Xia De to the daily income sources of this manor outside the city.

Afterward, the red-haired witch suggested a horse race with Xia De under the intense late autumn sunset. The following servants, even Difa holding Mia, could not participate. Only Xia De and her, along the country road, returned from the village of Little Hangerton to the main gate of the manor.

The sound of hooves was urgent. No surprise, Xia De lost. Even if Miss Jia Lin Na deliberately controlled the speed, the horsemanship of a noble lady who had received equestrian training since childhood was not something Xia De could compare to.

But when he struggled to ride his horse behind the witch, watching the sunset glow fill the country road, watching Miss Jia Lin Na's figure running toward the sunset, that scene with the texture of an oil painting was probably enough to draw a perfect period for this "dead" autumn.

There was a room in the manor specifically left for Xia De, and there was no shortage of clothes and daily necessities. Xia De thought there would be nothing else tonight, but after finishing dinner and chatting with Miss Jia Lin Na in the study about tonight's dessert, which was the Red Sun Fruit transported from Karsenrik, there was a knock on the door.

Difa went to open the door, the maid outside talked to Difa in a low voice, and then Difa returned to the sofa:

"Miss, Your Highness has arrived."

After speaking, she looked at Xia De. Xia De thought Miss Jia Lin Na had official business to discuss, picked up the cat and was about to get up, but the Duchess let him sit down:

"Let her come directly. The accompanying ladies-in-waiting are arranged to stay on the first floor, and the personal servants can follow."

Difa responded softly and walked out of the room. Xia De asked in surprise:

"Who is coming? Is it okay for me to be seen here?"

"Xia De, what stupid things are you saying? Now four-fifths of Tobesk is rumored that you are my lover. Do you really think whether you appear in my manor will affect the rumors?"

Miss Jia Lin Na said with a smile, then stood up, changing from sitting opposite Xia De across the tea table to sitting on Xia De's left.

Mia, lying on Xia De's right, felt the sofa vibrate slightly, straightened her small head and looked around, then continued to lie down.

She was very full after dinner, so she needed to lie down and rest for a while to digest the food, so she could catch up with Xia De's midnight snack time.

Xia De still wanted to ask who was coming, and the witch close at hand asked again:

"You ran for a whole night in Midhillburg, I think you shouldn't have no harvest at all, right? Let me see what new skills you have."

Seeing her request, Xia De didn't refuse. After thinking for a while, he raised his right hand, palm down, and bent his five fingers slightly. As some red shadows flickered on the back of his hand, before long, a crimson butterfly appeared on the back of Xia De's hand.

The butterfly shook its wings slightly and stopped there very steadily. Xia De shook his palm gently, and it flew toward the witch. After Miss Jia Lin Na extended her right index finger, the red butterfly stopped on her finger, and the witch showed a smile even more gorgeous than that butterfly:

"Very good."

The spell 【Red Butterfly Illusion】 is somewhat different from 【Moon Shadow's Illusion】 which became invalid because of waking up Miss Fiona Delage. The latter comes from the power of the Silver Moon and focuses more on eliminating sound and hiding form at night, while 【Red Butterfly Illusion】 can not only be used at any time point, but its focus is on creating various wonderful illusions.

Even if both are illusions, the similarities between the two are actually very few.

Xia De was thinking, and the study door was opened. But the first one to walk in was not Difa, but the Princess with red hair, looking aggressive.

Lei Qianya Cavendish was wearing an intricate princess dress, as if she had come to participate in some important official business. Her high heels knocked a dull sound on the carpet. After entering the room, she just wanted to speak, but saw Xia De and Miss Jia Lin Na sitting next to each other on the sofa at a glance, and of course, saw the intimate actions of the two.

She took a deep breath. For a moment, Xia De thought she was holding the 【Higgs Dragon Head Stone】 in her hand, and they on the sofa were all dragons.

Fortunately, no dragon roar appeared at this time, because the Cavendish family is a pure-blooded human family:

"Good evening, Xia De."

This tone was very gentle.

"Aunt, did you call me here tonight just for this? Let me see Xia De appear in your manor so late?"

This sentence was suppressing anger.

Xia De noticed that Lei Qianya used the title "Aunt", but generally speaking, she used the title "Miss Jia Lin Na".

"Of course not. Didn't you recently obtain the logistics management rights of the New Continent Development Legion? Saradir County plans to purchase the aromatic flowers specialty there from the New Continent for a long time as an alternative spice, so I want to talk to you about business."

The witch's red butterfly on her fingertips dissipated, and she waved her hand to let Lei Qianya sit down:

"That's why I called you here. However, it's already so late, I think you don't have to return to Yodel Palace tonight, just stay at my place tonight. Speaking of which, Little Lei Qianya, since I returned to Tobesk this time, you have never stayed at my place."

Lei Qianya calmed her emotions and walked to the sofa, sat opposite Xia De, first nodded to him with a smile, and then asked Miss Jia Lin Na with a straight face:

"Since it's an important matter, why is it this time that you called me? Isn't daytime good?"

"In the morning, I met with a private tailor to discuss winter fashion. I plan to order a few new dresses. I don't plan to return to Saradir County this winter. In the afternoon, I talked with Xia De about some... private matters and horse riding skills, yes, horse riding, and dinner was also eaten with the knight, so I had no time during the day."

The witch said with a smile, signaling Difa to pour tea for Lei Qianya:

"Lei Qianya, you are also a big girl now. Why, still don't want to stay overnight at home? Oh, it's very safe here, and the bedroom is also very comfortable."

"It's no problem to stay here tonight."

Lei Qianya looked at Xia De again:

"Why is he here?"

"Lei Qianya, have you forgotten the etiquette of the royal family? This is my friend, please be polite. And I have already said, it is a private matter."

From the expression, the Duchess was really happy at this time, because she asked again:

"I heard that Xia De is also your friend? I think you should be very happy to see him here, right?"

Xia De was very worried that Lei Qianya would fight with Miss Jia Lin Na. From the current situation, this is definitely not impossible.

"Oh, ladies, please let me say a word."

So for the sake of Lei Qianya's safety, and for his own and Mia's safety, Xia De spoke:

"Lei Qianya, I came here to talk to Miss Jia Lin Na about Midhillburg. I was also there on Wednesday night."

The Princess's face changed, but seeing that Xia De didn't look injured, she felt slightly relieved:

"I knew it, you would definitely go to Midhillburg for some inexplicable reason again."

"In addition, I will also stay here tonight. I sleep in the guest room on the third floor. Don't worry, there are only me and Mia in the room."

Xia De picked up the cat on the side, and the cat, which was like water, stretched its body in the process of being picked up. Seeing a familiar human, it "meowed" at Lei Qianya as a greeting.

"Since you have things to talk about, I will avoid it first. However, if there is time at night, I want to talk to you, there are very important things to say."

Xia De said, then stood up.

Miss Jia Lin Na said:

"However, Lei Qianya cannot stay overnight in your room. If my nephew knew that his daughter stayed overnight at his aunt's house and went to bed with his aunt's lover, Diana's next tea party would definitely not invite me."

But this sentence did not make Lei Qianya angry. The Princess, with a reserved smile, picked up the teacup in front of her, not forgetting to thank Difa:

"If I wanted to stay overnight in Xia De's room, why would I wait until now... Detective, what is glowing on your body?"

"Hmm?"

Xia De looked down and saw that it was something in the inner pocket of his coat that was glowing. After unbuttoning, he found that it was the manuscript page used for contacting the Academy that was prompting information.

After unfolding it, he was a little surprised after reading the text on it:

"It's Miss Danister who has something to do with me, asking me to project to the Academy library with a ritual as soon as possible."

"Danister? That Thirteenth-Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi?"

Miss Jia Lin Na was very surprised:

"In St. Byrons, aren't you just correspondence? You actually know the library manager of the Academy? Since it is a projection ritual, Difa, you go to help Xia De prepare, don't delay things."

Xia De said goodbye to the two ladies, and then hurried out of the study with Difa.

Miss Jia Lin Na looked at Xia De's departing back and suddenly asked:

"Lei Qianya, what do you think of Xia De?" ===== CHAPTER 802 =====