Chapter 910

The cat led the way in front, and Xia De and Sister Daifulin walked side by side, leading the horses, and also arrived on the surface of Kaleck Lake.

When they first started walking on the lake, the surrounding scenery was very clear. Xia De could clearly see the three rings on Little Mia's tail not far ahead, and he could only smell the wet water vapor on the lake; but after walking another dozen steps, water mist rose from nowhere, and the thick fog covering the surroundings suddenly obscured the scenery by the lake. Even Little Mia in front could only have its flexible tail seen in the thick fog.

In the thick fog, the 【Transformation Ring】, 【Fish Training Ring】, and 【Vampire Ring】 seemed to be glowing, dispelling some of the fog and making that tail exceptionally clear.

"Where did such thick fog come from?"

Xia De thought to himself, but like the Sister, he did not speak. The two silently led the horses and continued to walk toward the depths of the lake. Unknowingly, Little Mia in front became clearer and clearer, and the thick fog around them gradually dissipated.

It was just that the surroundings of the lake were no longer the scenery of the countryside in the west of Huntington City, but a winter forest surrounding the lake. It seemed that while walking on the lake, they had traveled to another time and space and arrived at that mysterious Lake of Cherub.

"Look, the island in the center of the lake."

Xia De said softly to Sister Daifulin, and then sighed:

"Every time I find this place, it is so interesting. If I could come dozens of times in a row, it would be enough to publish a volume of fairy tales."

At this time, Little Mia had successfully landed on the island and was excitedly looking around. Before Xia De and Sister Daifulin could catch up, a "dangerous" big guy also appeared on the shore of the island in the center of the lake.

It was the wild wolf that had been "resurrected" by the power of the Relic 【Swamp Witch】 when Xia De first saw the Lake of Cherub but failed to make contact.

He had seen it when he landed on the island last time, but he didn't expect it to still be on the island.

The wild wolf had strong combat power in the wolf pack before it died; otherwise, it wouldn't have survived until the end under Xia De's pursuit, and its size could definitely be considered a "giant" to Little Mia.

The wolf appeared in front of Little Mia. The city cat had never seen such a creature and looked at it curiously. The wild wolf was eager to try against the "weak" cat, preparing to pounce and bite, so the orange cat "howled" at the wolf to issue a threat:

"Meow-woo~"

The "resurrected" wild wolf immediately tucked its tail and fled. By the time Xia De let go of the reins and hurried to Mia's side, the wolf had even disappeared into the low bushes on the island.

"Oh, my Mia, how could you be so bold? If that wolf hadn't been intimidated by me, you would have been in danger today!"

Xia De hurriedly picked up the cat. The cat looked at him suspiciously and then curled up in Xia De's arms. And behind Xia De, Sister Daifulin, who had led the two horses ashore, clearly felt that it was the strange cat itself that had scared away the strange wolf.

In short, compared to the previous two visits to the Goddess of the Lake, this visit was surprisingly smooth.

After putting the two horses on the shore and letting them graze, Xia De and Sister Daifulin came to the lake water in the center of the island.

In the center of the lake stood a slender, angular giant stone, and the lady in white robes holding a staff was waiting for the two to arrive under the giant stone.

"Sister, the lake water here prohibits abilities like water walking."

Xia De reminded her in a low voice.

Sister Daifulin nodded, then respectfully saluted the lady in white robes in the center of the lake, and finally lowered her head to "gaze" at the lake water of the heart-lake on the island that had no ripples at all.

After hesitating for a moment, she bent down slightly, reached for the hem of her robe, took off her brown lady's lace-up short cloth boots, and placed them on the shore.

With her hands clasped together on her abdomen, Sister Daifulin walked toward the water surface barefoot like a pilgrimage. Under Xia De's surprised gaze, she actually stood on the water surface just like that "Goddess of the Lake."

Sister Daifulin walked toward the center of the lake, the trailing hem of her Sister's robe leaving arcs of ripples on the calm water surface, but the robe itself was not wet.

Xia De did not go to gaze at Sister Daifulin's feet; directly peeking at a lady's feet in this era was a quite impolite behavior:

"However, can you stand on the water surface just by taking off your shoes?"

He guessed suspiciously, but no matter how he thought about it, he knew it wouldn't be that simple.

So he looked up at Sister Daifulin's back again. The Sister had already arrived at the center of the lake. After she saluted the lady in white robes holding a staff again, she turned around and "looked" at Xia De:

"Xia De, empty your mind, let yourself merge with this world, and imagine that you are this boundless water itself."

The Sister seemed to have given the answer directly, but in reality, this was like Xia De telling Angelina his thesis conclusion and letting Angelina prove it. Sometimes what was important was not the answer, but the process, and Xia De felt that he could not reach the realm of this fire-holding Sister at present.

Therefore, he could still only rely on 【Power of the Red Dragon】 and 【Frog's Leap】 to jump from the shore to the center of the lake.

"Lady Cherub."

After standing firm, Xia De nodded slightly to greet her. While the lady in white robes looked at him, he coughed and announced:

"I think I have completed your first test, proving my strength, wisdom, and charm at the grand wedding banquet in Tobesk."

"Is there proof?"

The soft voice asked.

"Yes."

Xia De had thought of this point long ago and reached into his bosom to take it out:

"Look, this pink silk scarf was thrown to me when an Eleven Ring Great Witch acknowledged my strength; this handkerchief was lost to me by a real princess when she acknowledged my wisdom; and the silk scarf, yes, it was originally tied around the neck of a seventeen-year-old girl, and she gave me this silk scarf as a gift when she acknowledged my charm."

It was nothing when he carried them on his body, but at this moment, taking them out in front of Sister Daifulin, he suddenly felt a bit embarrassed.

Fortunately, Sister Daifulin was usually expressionless, so Xia De didn't have to guess her thoughts.

The "Lady Cherub" in white robes nodded slightly:

"Yes, Xia De Hamilton, you have successfully passed the first test of the four trials."

A smile appeared on Xia De's face:

"Then what is the second test? I am already a bit impatient."

"Show me your wisdom and explore the secrets of the past—

Why did Kansas Drake, a retired folklore professor living in the old town area of the west of Huntington City, Carsonrick, in the Sixth Era, come to me, what price did he pay, and what wish did he make?"

Following her words, ripples appeared on the calm water surface under the three people's feet. As the scene of the clear lake bottom became blurred, an image of Professor Drake sitting on a sofa, drinking tea and reading a newspaper at home, actually appeared on the water surface.

He did not notice at all that three "people" were watching him, still with an expression of contentment.

"I need to answer these three questions?"

"Yes, but what you need to explore is actually just one thing."

The lady dressed in white robes said, and the image on the water surface disappeared immediately.

Xia De nodded:

"Yes, I understand, I will complete this task as soon as possible."

"Come find me again when you complete the second test, and please prepare a long sword."

She reminded him again. Xia De nodded again, touched the cat in his bosom, and knew that the next time he looked for this lake, it would have to be a new trick again.

Little Mia was looking at this place curiously at this time. Although it hated strange environments, since Xia De was still here, it would not be afraid. Its big eyes finally looked at the lady in white robes, and "Lady Cherub" also saw it.

The "Goddess of the Lake" nodded slightly, and the cat's eyes looked elsewhere again. After all, there were plenty of interesting things here.

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