Chapter 844: Early Winter Morning

Although that 【Golden Lucky Rabbit Foot】 brought too much luck to Xia De, who successfully arrived in Huntington, not only allowing him to find Mr. Bernhardt but even allowing him to get to know Miss Sylvia without danger, Xia De would not forget the relic's negative characteristics.

That evening, before he rested in the guest room of the Galina Manor, he was still worried about what kind of dream he would have tonight, so Miss Galina smiled and asked if Xia De wanted to rest on the sofa in her bedroom, but was refused by Xia De:

"That dream shouldn't be dangerous to that extent."

Staying at the manor was just for insurance. He wasn't too worried about his spirit being distorted or even losing control by crazy rabbits, just worried that nightmares at night would affect his spirit during the day, thereby delaying important matters.

But regardless, Xia De still had to sleep. After washing up in the guest room's washroom, he closed the bedroom door and turned the gas lamp main valve by the door to extinguish the gas lamp on the wall and the gas chandelier on the ceiling.

After climbing into bed, he touched Little Mia, who was already lying beside the pillow, and then pulled up the soft and smooth quilt, closing his eyes with trepidation. The curtains were not drawn, and the light of the third moon shone into the somewhat empty room. The gentle light sprinkled on the bedside, but did not disturb Xia De and Mia.

The quality of the bed and quilt in the manor was obviously better than those in Xia De's home. The soft and warm quilt made Xia De fall asleep quickly, and the relic's negative characteristics almost immediately played a role.

Xia De realized he was dreaming and saw countless pairs of rabbit eyes emitting red light in the darkness, staring at him.

He felt a bit creeped out because those were not ordinary rabbits, but rabbits similar to those in children's storybook illustrations. Standing on two legs, with ears longer than their bodies, the rabbits' heads grew on human bodies, and the rabbits' mouths chanted sounds similar to incantations in unison, but even Xia De couldn't understand the meaning of those words because they were just unconscious murmurs.

Those rabbits in the dream got closer and closer to Xia De, carrying crazy emotions, wanting to drag the Xia De in the dream into the abyss of madness.

But in this deep dream, as the first wisp of fire appeared at Xia De's fingertips, spreading to the cracks all over his body, the faint light of the First Fire radiated in the form of embers, and the fiery red light spots drifted slowly under the hem of his clothes.

The crazy rabbits were shocked by the firelight and hesitated to move forward, leaving only those pairs of scarlet eyes staring at him in the extreme darkness.

Xia De didn't want to fight back in the dream. His thinking in the dream was somewhat slow and chaotic. He just subconsciously raised his head, and then light appeared again in the dark dream. A huge silver moon, as if breaking through the darkness above his head, appeared above. As the moonlight irradiated the surroundings, the vast and boundless wilderness unfolded toward the surroundings.

Xia De stood on the ridge of the field, his body flashing with the embers of the First Fire, looking up at that moon, while the rabbits full of malice around him were actually assimilated by Xia De, forced to raise their heads and look up at that moon with him.

The light of the scarlet eyes extinguished, turning into pure silver. Thousands of rabbits on the wilderness were silent, illuminated by the silver moon, but also as if they were worshiping the outsider on the ridge.

And in reality, in the dim and quiet bedroom illuminated by the moonlight, Miss Galina, wearing a nightgown, and Tifa, standing to the side, looked at Xia De and the cat on the bed. She saw Xia De sleeping sweetly, and the moonlight shone on the back of Mia, who was like a cat ball, making the orange and white fur more lustrous.

"Shh~"

The Duchess made a shushing gesture to her maid. After confirming Xia De was safe, she wanted to leave. But suddenly she stopped her footsteps again, and as gently as possible in the darkness, kissed Xia De on the forehead:

"Good night, my knight."

With a rare slight blush on her face, Galina Cavendish turned and walked toward the door, actually as if worried about being seen by Tifa.

The black-haired maid chuckled and wanted to follow her master. But she turned back to look at Xia De, her right index and middle fingers pressed against her red lips. While winking her left eye at Xia De, she threw a kiss toward Xia De, and then walked out of the bedroom in a good mood.

"Meow~"

Mia made a not-so-loud sleep-talking sound, squirming her body to stand up, and crawled confusedly onto the quilt on Xia De's chest to lie down. Suddenly she tilted her back upward to expose her belly, squinting her eyes and fluttering her four little paws randomly, then her body tilted, and she slid back to the side of the pillow.

Thus, in the dream, Xia De watched the silver moon with countless rabbits all night. Halfway through, he also dreamed of inexplicable floral fragrance, and that his chest was pressed by a huge rock, but after waking up, the dream became blurred.

He still remembered being surrounded by rabbits with red eyes in the darkness, but didn't remember what happened next:

"Did I dream of Little Mia, and then the cat defeated the rabbits?"

He thought suspiciously, going back to recall that dream, but the details in the dream became even more blurred. Sitting up from the bed, he first looked at the bright morning light outside the window, and then looked down at Mia, who was sleeping curled up like a cat ball, feeling that last night's sleep was actually more comfortable than usual.

Today is Friday, and breakfast is naturally eaten in the witch's manor. During breakfast, Miss Galina asked Xia De what he dreamed about last night. When Xia De mentioned the strange floral fragrance, Miss Galina showed a smile for some reason, but when asked by Xia De, she said nothing.

"What did she do to me last night?"

While lowering his head to spread butter on bread with a silver table knife, Xia De asked in his heart.

【She kissed you.】

"She" chuckled in his ear. Xia De looked up again at Miss Galina, who was sitting there. The lazy witch seemed to know what Xia De was thinking and turned to the maid beside her:

"Tifa, go peel an egg for the detective."

Tifa's face was immediately dyed with red clouds, and she lowered her head without moving. Xia De also coughed violently and never dared to ask again.

The remnant of the poem might be obtained in the near future, so Xia De naturally had to inform Luweiya about this matter. Xia De set off directly from Miss Galina's manor by carriage. When he arrived at Silver Cross Avenue, the Divination Association had just opened for business.

His appearance greatly surprised Vice President Mark, who had just come to work:

"To find Anna for divination, you actually came earlier than me?"

This diligent gentleman even took out his silver pocket watch to take a look:

"It's only eight-twenty in the morning, and I even arrived early. Mr. Hamilton, for... you are really hardworking!"

He showed a very admiring expression:

"When I was young, to pursue my wife, I only sent a few love letters, chatted with her a few times outside her house's fence at night, and sent a few beautiful roses. Young people today are really amazing. The love of young people is always so enviable."

He said, showing a nostalgic expression.

"Mr. Mark, is there any news from the headquarters about the two 【Founder】 series Rhode cards collected by the association?"

Xia De hadn't forgotten this matter, and Mr. Mark shook his head with some regret:

"Sorry, Mr. Schubert, the current president of the Divination Association, even wrote you a letter to express his apologies. I'll give you the letter later. As for those two cards, I think it's impossible to get them in a short time."

The other party being so polite was also related to Xia De's identity as the "Big City Player 1853 Champion". He was now the hottest promotional material for the Divination Association.

Luweiya didn't come to work early like Vice President Mark, but appeared at the door of the Divination Association exactly on time, ten minutes late. Fortunately, the Divination Association didn't have a clock-in system, and most diviners were lazy, so they wouldn't deduct basic wages.

At that time, Xia De had already been arranged to wait in the divination room on the second floor. Luweiya changed her clothes in the association's changing room before coming to the divination room to find him:

"Xia De, you came so early, you wouldn't be asking me to watch an opera tonight, would you?"

She sat down with a smile, looking in a good mood this morning.

Xia De shook his head and briefly described Princess Margaret Anjou and that book 【Anti-Aging Secret Art】. Luweiya immediately became serious, not for the remnant of the poem, but for that book:

"So 【Anti-Aging Secret Art】 is in Sexes."

"Is this book famous?"

"Yes, this is the method summarized by the witches of the Fifth Era to keep their faces from aging. It records information on various sorceries, curses, rituals, and relics. The most complete containment record of 【Youth-Preserving Leaf】 is in that book. The type of this book is very similar to the 【Pink Book】 in your hand. I don't mean the content, but both books are aggregations of supernatural knowledge for certain specific purposes."

Luweiya glanced at Xia De's cat:

"Time will leave traces on any mortal thing. Even Great Witches will worry about their faces aging. It is said that some people have truly obtained the secret of never aging through 【Anti-Aging Secret Art】. This is not a technique of applying pearl powder on the face. Xia De, no one can refuse the temptation of not aging."

She said, and touched her own face.

"Miss Galina asked Miss Sylvia to bring that book to the Council. I think it's not only because it's a relic of the Witch Emperor, but the Great Witches also want the knowledge in it... Luweiya, your skin is really good. So, do you need me to copy a part of the book's content for you?"

Xia De asked. The purple-eyed diviner immediately showed a smile:

"If it's convenient, thank you very much, Knight."

The two didn't talk more about the remnant of the poem. After all, it was just a remnant for now. Since the end of the Midhillburg incident a month ago, the fourth Chosen One had not yet shown any signs. ===== CHAPTER 845 =====