novelonline Chapter 2762: Ancient Tradition and the Demonic Appearance
Chapter 2762: Ancient Tradition and the Demonic Appearance
Chapter 2762: Ancient Tradition and the Demonic Appearance
"Let's wait for things to develop further. Since the demon has shown its power because I disturbed it, it is impossible for it not to take action afterwards."
Shade's decision was quite strange. After all, in Flora's opinion, he had never taken such a passive action as waiting for things to develop. However, she did not ask more questions. Instead, she asked when the two of them left the manor and she turned into an owl and flew into the sky:
"Are you really going to wait for things to change?"
"of course not."
The cat caught by the owl said:
"The vengeful spirit that led me to the secret room last night now seems to be controlled by the devil. How could I possibly tell the truth in that secret room? The so-called waiting for things to change is actually waiting for someone."
"Sister Devereine?"
The owl asked as he flew.
"No, it's my friend who knows a lot about demons. He's a professional hunter, and he actually told me that everything will be solved when he arrives. All we need to do is prevent the demon from causing more serious problems in the city before he arrives. Then, after he finds out all of the demon's clones, we can arrange for people to defeat all of them at the same time."
The whistling wind in the sky sounded from beside the owl:
"I'm not doubting what you said, but are you sure your friend is really that powerful?"
Xia De still has a lot of confidence in doctors, as long as they don't have to gamble on their luck:
"Of course, don't worry about that. So arrange for someone to monitor the Kant family, but don't get too close to them. I'm worried that you and Miss Sylvia's followers will really provoke the devil. And then arrange for Miss Bell to frequently exchange information with the church, pretending that we are actually working hard to investigate.
In this way, no matter whether the demon believes us or not, we are actually on our side. As for the connection between the Hoy Manor three hundred years ago and the Kant family today, we will have plenty of time to investigate once we defeat the demon. "
Miss Owl heard him speak lightly, but still felt uneasy:
"But this is an evil spirit after all. Forget it. If you think it's okay, then it's fine. Danister also said that she will listen to you. So what else do we have to do today? It's only eleven o'clock in the morning."
"Of course it's your performance. Isn't your performance more important than any demon?"
So after returning to the Accordion Hotel at noon, Xia De really did not go out the whole afternoon, but chatted with the two ladies in the room about various things until three o'clock in the afternoon.
Flora had to perform on stage that night, so she couldn't just put on her makeup and go backstage to wait. She had been assigned a separate dressing room, so when she saw that it was almost time, Miss Danister stayed behind to guard the two tree holes, while Shade, Miss Bell and three other "musician assistants" followed Flora to the Golden Music Hall.
It was still raining in the morning, but the weather was exceptionally good in the afternoon. The blue sky in autumn was refreshing. I don't know if it was because of what Shade said at noon, but the witch seemed to be looking forward to tonight's performance more than yesterday.
The Harvest Concert used the main hall of the Golden Music Hall, so the dressing room assigned to Flora was also the best. She was not the finale musician of this performance, but she could be regarded as the most important musician of this concert.
After all, she did not participate in this year's Moondance Festival concert, so people are still looking forward to Flora Winslet's performance.
The air in the dressing room was very fresh, so Flora asked her followers to help her put on makeup while chatting with Shade. Thanks to her good skin and youthful beauty - this was definitely not self-praise, she didn't need to put on heavy makeup, just simple eyebrow drawing and lipstick.
When it was time to change into the performance dress, Xia De stood up from his chair very gentlemanly:
"I'm going to the bathroom."
The witch with gray-black hair wanted to say, "Just turn around," because that's what they did in the dream, but she didn't dare to say it in the end. After all, there were only two of them in the dream, but now there are four girls here.
The backstage of the concert hall was very large, with dressing rooms on both sides of the long corridor. Solo musicians like Flora could leisurely put on makeup in their own dressing rooms, but the orchestras that needed to perform together were already busy.
Considering that standing in the corridor would block other people's way, Xia De had seen the girl holding the dress almost tripped, and the reckless young man holding the tea tray almost made the teapot fly out, so he simply left the dressing room corridor and stood in the corridor at the door of the side hall of the concert hall where there were fewer people.
This performance hall was named "Banyan Hall". The door was ajar and the sound of violin practice could be heard from inside. Based on the time Dorothy and Luvia took to change their dresses, Shad estimated that it would take him half an hour to an hour to go back, so he looked up at the paintings on the wall and thought about going to the museum next door for another look.
"Mr. Watson, have you read Riverwood and the World Tree?"
I heard a familiar voice behind me. I turned around and saw it was Professor Youke Wood, whom I met at the charity auction last night.
The old professor waved to Xia De:
"I came to the museum to do some work. I saw you standing here from the window just now, so I came over to say hello. How about it? The content of that book is very interesting, right?"
"I just got the book this morning. I left it at the hotel and haven't had time to look through it yet."
Xia De also nodded to the professor, and then continued to look up at the landscape painting with a big tree:
"But can books on folklore contain interesting content? I always thought these kinds of professional books were very boring."
The white-bearded professor laughed:
"'Riverwood Town and the World Tree' is not written in the style of an academic book. It is more like a travelogue, recording the author's experiences in Riverwood Town. Some of the content is actually very interesting. In addition to describing the Temple of Time that can no longer be found, it also records the author's description of the lost 'Tree Hole Ceremony' in the local area."
Seeing that Xia De showed an interested expression, he continued to explain:
"This is a local tradition that was lost before the steam industrial age. People believed that after the autumn harvest, they would store the most valuable food in tree holes in the forest. When they took it out in the following winter, the food would have been blessed by the trees and the forest.
The passage of a year itself symbolizes the contract between people and time, that is, people offer sacrifices to the tree and time, and the tree and time give people the strength to overcome difficult times. "
Shade asked curiously:
"But it sounds like the townspeople just stored food in a special way. It's strange to take it out after a year, but it's probably just a strange habit, not a folk tradition.
Furthermore, I have studied many local customs during my one-month stay in Vista, but I have never heard of this incident.”
"Because it happened so long ago, so long ago that many of the mighty trees in the forest were still saplings, and so long ago that the kingdom beneath our feet did not yet exist."
Professor Yuk Wood said, looking rather sad:
"Anyway, read the book 'Riverwood Town and the World Tree' when you have time. Although there are many errors in the book, there is a lot of interesting content. Especially in the chapters discussing the traditional folk customs of Riverwood Town, many lost traditions are still recorded in it."
"What about the World Tree?"
Xia De asked again, and the old professor touched his beard hesitantly:
"Those things involve myths and legends, which are from an even older era. You can judge for yourself whether the contents are true or false."
He raised his hand and pointed at the painting that Xia De had just looked at:
"If you visit more important local places, you can actually find that almost everywhere there are paintings with images of giant trees. This is not because the tradition of worshipping giant trees is still circulating in the local area, but because local residents are unconsciously worshipping trees as tall as the World Tree."
“Is this a belief passed down by our ancestors that is still influencing future generations? This statement does not seem to be scientific.”
"It is the power of that tree that still affects this woodland. It has never left here."
Professor Wood left quickly. Shade looked at his back and didn't know what to say:
"A very strange person, and a first-ring warlock. Yuk Wood."
However, it didn't take too much time to communicate with Professor Wood. Considering that Flora still needed some time to change clothes, Shade decided to go to the museum.
Then, as he turned the corner of the corridor, he saw young George Conde walking with Mr. Bennet. Conde's appearance at this time was a little different from the way he usually appeared in the hotel. This was an illusion, so although Mr. Bennet had seen Conde many times in the city, he obviously did not have a deep impression of him.
The young man who was rescued from the Love Lake took the initiative to greet them with a smile:
"Mr. Watson, nice to see you again. I'm really sorry for the poor reception at last night's auction."
"It doesn't matter, at least I bought what I wanted."
Shade shook his head, shook his hand, and watched the two walk away along the corridor. The Bennet family and the Kant family were distant relatives, so young George Kant and Mr. Bennet were of course on good terms.
I just don't know if Mr. Bennet still wants to find a marriage partner for his daughter this time. If so, then the Bennet family is very unlucky:
"Devil"
Xia De looked down at his hands. He had to admit that the other party's disguise was really good. But when the two shook hands just now, he still sensed what George Kant was:
"This is the first time I have come into contact with him since he surfaced from the bottom of the Love Lake. This is indeed a good idea, pretending to be the victim of the last incident, and a victim of such a serious incident. George Kant is the devil of fire, Dezast."
(End of this chapter)