Chapter 86: Waking Up

When Xia De woke up from a long sleep, he found that the ceiling before his eyes was unfamiliar. The ceiling wasn't white; religious murals with bright and serious colors were painted there.

He stared blankly at the scene of a saint sitting by the river preaching to believers, but before he could make a sigh similar to "unfamiliar ceiling," a voice came from the side:

"You're awake?"

"Priest Ao Gu Si?"

Turning his head to look, the priest was sitting on an iron-framed chair in front of the bed holding a newspaper, wearing a white robe of a church staff member. Not far behind him was the wall, with brass-colored gas pipes and wrapped steam pipes clinging to it, and the gas pipes were connected to gas lamps on the wall that emitted warm light.

The style of the gas lamp was very religious, with a naked man holding his arms high, and the light radiating from between his arms.

Borrowing this light, Xia De saw that the newspaper the priest was holding was the Tobeisi Evening News.

In the two pages of the opened newspaper facing Xia De, the left side reported Princess Lei Qianya's visit to Karsenrik, and the right side's upper section reported the frequent child trafficking cases in the city, while the lower section reported the earthquake in the southern part of Tobeisi City. Judging from the report, the harm caused by the earthquake was not great.

"Has there been an earthquake in Tobeisi City recently?"

Xia De thought, and then saw that the date was Monday, and this newspaper would only be issued in the evening...

"Finally awake? You slept for almost a whole day; it's already eight o'clock on Monday evening. How do you feel now?"

The old priest criticized jokingly.

"Monday evening? Terrible! Little Mia!"

Xia De was stunned, and the next second, he almost jumped off the bed. He hadn't expected that he wouldn't be able to go home on Sunday night. Now, the poor orange cat at home had been hungry for a day and was probably about to fail.

"Where am I now? Church? Priest, I want to go home! Little Mia..."

"Don't worry, you are in the Church of Dawn now; it's very safe here. Look, your cat is also here."

The priest said, signaling Xia De to look at the bedside.

Sure enough, the small orange cat was lying there. Because it was awakened by the conversation between the detective and the priest, it seemed to want to lose its temper. But seeing Xia De awake, it rubbed the back of his hand very happily with its soft face.

The cat's body temperature was slightly higher than a human's, and Xia De felt the temperature and softness of Little Mia, who had just woken up.

"Your cat is truly obedient, at least when it's by your side. Is it Detective Sparrow Hamilton's pet? I thought a detective would be more inclined to keep a dog with a keen sense of smell as a pet."

The priest folded the newspaper and asked curiously when he reached out to put it on the bedside table.

"No, it's the client's pet. So I only slept for a day, I thought..."

He thought that using the power of "divine overflow" would at least make him fall into a coma for two or three days. If it was only one day, then this price was still acceptable.

"Speaking of which, what about the price of using the last page of that script?"

【Divinity even healed the injuries you suffered facing the evil god, let alone the price of using a relic? Judging from the situation at the time, the price seems to be that your hair will gradually fall out.】

She still whispered in his ear, which made Xia De feel relieved.

Stroking the cat, while feeling relieved, the memories before the coma surged into his mind again amidst some bewilderment. The scenes in the Lake View Manor seemed to flash before his eyes—

Luo De cards, grape trellis, revolver, evil god, the path of sublimation of twelve divinities, the "Whispering Poem" mentioned by Miss Anate, and... himself under the silver moon:

"Has everything already ended?"

He sat up, feeling refreshed and full of spirit.

"If you are referring to what happened last night, it has ended, at least it has ended for us."

The old priest said, looking as if these words had been thought out long ago, just waiting for Xia De to ask:

"We were almost discovered by the Zhengshen Sect, but with the help of your friend, everyone escaped smoothly, and no one knows what we did. I brought you back to the church and said you were my friend, to take care of you. Lu Yi Sha is being taken care of by Anate, but the doctor's situation is not very good. He forcibly used the power of the Word of Sublimation. Although he woke up in the afternoon, I'm afraid he won't be able to get out of bed for a few weeks. May God bless him... Speaking of which, why did you sleep for such a long time? But it's good that you're awake; you look in good spirits."

The priest said, picking up the teacup and handing it to Xia De. He had been in a coma for a whole day, and although he looked better than anyone else, he should replenish some water.

Xia De thanked the priest, holding the teacup in one hand, and continued to stroke the orange cat, which was exceptionally energetic after being awakened, with the other. Seeing Priest Ao Gu Si's attitude, he knew that the doctor's problem should be solvable:

"Priest, how are you doing?"

"Very good, I am probably the one who was least severely injured besides Anate."

The old man said with a smile, and only then did Xia De feel completely relieved, and asked again:

"My friend helped us? My friend isn't just you guys? Could it be Baron Lavender, but does he still have such face?"

"It's the 'lady' you mentioned. She proved that we had always been with her, rather than in a sensitive place. The people from the Zhengshen Sect didn't even see us."

The priest said, stood up, checked the door again, confirmed it was closed, and turned the steam lamp shaped like a man with open arms brighter.

"So it was her."

Xia De listened, while holding the cat in one hand on his lap, using his fingers to scrape its chin, and the cat narrowed its eyes and tilted its neck.

"However, before we left, that lady left a letter for you, asking you to take a look after you wake up."

The priest took out the envelope from the pocket close to his robe. After Xia De took it and pulled out the letter paper, he saw a short message written in fancy letters. This way of writing fancy letters was common among nobles and was a variant of the common Delarion language.

"Oh? She wants me to write to the Lucky Southern Cross Club to inform her after I wake up. She wants to see me, and has something she needs me to do?"

Xia De raised an eyebrow looking at that letter.

"Isn't this very good? If she helped you for no reason, that would be worth being vigilant about. It seems that this lady shouldn't be a bad person."

The priest said, and then added:

"I have also lived in this city for many years, and according to my view, 'that lady' is probably related to the royal family. Being able to have such power and protect us under the situation last night shows that she is not an ordinary great noble. Although I have never heard of any high-ring mages in the contemporary royal family before, it seems our information is still insufficient."

"Do you know who she is?"

Xia De folded the letter and put it on the bedside table to prevent it from being bitten by Little Mia.

"Although I don't know, in fact, there are only a few possibilities. I won't guess. If she is willing to trust you, she will let you know sooner or later. Remember to send the letter early. Although you should maintain vigilance against strangers, you shouldn't be too suspicious of helpers who have good intentions."

The priest imparted his life experience, and Xia De also nodded. He understood these principles.

Probably feeling that the room was a bit stuffy, after talking about these sensitive topics, the priest got up and walked to the window, pulling open the heavy curtains. Pushing open the window, the cool night wind blew in immediately, and the priest and Xia De let out a long sigh at the same time.

The summer night in Tobeisi was cool, and entering July, midsummer was about to arrive. ===== CHAPTER 87 =====