novelonline Chapter 3363 Teahouse and Apprentice
Chapter 3363 Teahouse and Apprentice
Chapter 3363 Teahouse and Apprentice
Shad's luck seemed to be very good today. He had just got off the carriage in the square in front of the clock tower when he saw Miss Larson walking towards him with a paper bag in her arms.
Her white hair was too conspicuous, so she wore a hood when she went out, which was considered normal attire in snowy weather.
The hot badge on his chest reminded Shade of the young girl's location, and Shade hurried to meet her. Miss Larson also saw him from a distance, and when the two met, she immediately shook her head and said:
"Don't ask me. The young lady won't let me tell you where she went."
"With such heavy snow, why did she let you come to buy things by yourself? Your body is only fine temporarily. I thought you would stay in the Snow Mountain Hall to recuperate."
Shade said, pointing to the side before the white-haired girl spoke:
"Let's stop standing in the snow and talk. Let's go sit in the teahouse next door."
"Okay. The lady won't let me tell you where she went."
This is the city center of Kalachakra. Although Kalachakra is a remote city, the interior decoration of the teahouse is still exquisite.
The carved wooden round table is paired with white high-back chairs, the tabletop is covered with a white lace tablecloth, the walls and ceiling are covered with floral wallpaper and dark wooden wall panels, and of course there is a gorgeous chandelier in the center of the ceiling as decoration.
The porcelain tea sets as well as the silver tea spoons, sugar tongs and milk jugs are all quite high-end. For most people, being able to sit in a warm room on a snowy day, drinking tea, smelling the sweet aroma and doing nothing is a rare happiness.
Of course, Shad is not idle.
In addition to the tea set filled with black tea, there were also seven-color macarons and sugar cookies in a hand-woven basket on the table. Mia squatted on a high stool nearby and was eager to try it. Because there were few customers, the maids in the teahouse were very idle, so they stood behind the counter in the distance and whispered about this cute cat.
The white-haired girl took off her hood and used a simple magic to make her hair look black. She didn't touch the tea or the dessert and placed her hands on her knees:
"I won't reveal the teacher's whereabouts. I'm not the kind of girl who will tell everything when invited for tea."
She said this with a straight face, not knowing that pretending to be expressionless to hide her rich thoughts was really funny.
Xia De picked up the teacup and gave the cat a small biscuit:
"Claire went to the snowy mountains, didn't she?"
The white-haired girl pursed her lips and stared at Shade with her light golden eyes without blinking.
Xia De shook his head and denied:
"No, I haven't learned to read minds, I'm just guessing. I walked around the town for a long time but didn't see her. For her, the most important thing on this island is the town and the snow-capped mountains. Don't waste the black tea, it won't taste good when it gets cold. Black tea and snacks are good, aren't they?"
Then the white-haired girl carefully reached out her hand and took a cookie, put it to her mouth and took a small bite like a hamster, then said:
"Since you have guessed it, what else do you want to know from me? The young lady only said that she went to the mountains to relax, and I don't know where she went specifically."
Shade poured some more sugar into his teacup:
"Well how is she feeling now?"
Miss Larson hesitated for a moment before answering:
"Miss, you can't explain your feelings clearly, and I can't describe them either, but you should be able to guess a little."
She took another bite of the cookie, thinking about what she had learned last night. She had missed the "Truth Conference" in the next room because she was lying in bed. It was not until Shade and the witches left that she learned from Claire the true identity of the man in front of her, who was recognized as the strongest person in the material world.
At this moment, the hand holding the teacup not far away from him had been manipulated by God to fight against another god at some point in the past.
Thinking of this, Stella Larson felt that everything in the Sweet Tea House seemed ridiculous. But in fact, she did not have a bad impression of the man in front of her, or because he was a student of St. Byrons, he took care of the unicorn, and Emilia said good things about him, the white-haired girl actually had a good impression of Shade.
It's just because of the teacher's order that I'm pretending not to care.
"I can guess how she feels. After all, I was wrong in this matter, and I admit it."
The girl who was eating the biscuits didn't think he had done anything wrong. If she had such a complicated and mysterious identity, she wouldn't tell anyone about it casually. In her opinion, the man in front of her had done a good job.
However, she did not express her thoughts, but reminded:
"The teacher is not angry. Well, she is a little angry, but not with you. She just doesn't know what to do next. Confused? That's about it. The 'surprise' you and the other ladies gave her was too big, and the teacher seems to have a hard time accepting it all."
After the white-haired girl finished speaking, she also picked up the teacup and took a sip, but she did not add sugar like Xia De did.
Shade sighed:
"I understand what you mean. She would be confused after knowing so many things all of a sudden. Before we left last night, she had been passively receiving information and had no time to think. After we left, she must have thought about a lot of things. I will go to the snowy mountain to find her in a while, and I will explain it clearly."
Miss Larson asked curiously:
"Do you have a way to find the lady?"
"Not at the moment, so I will search the mountain thoroughly."
"Well you know how big the Fatumonster Snow Mountain is right?"
"Of course I know, but I have to look for it. Besides, the demon was only defeated, not really exorcised. With her luck, I mean."
Miss Larson nodded to show that she understood.
However, Xia De did not get up and leave immediately, but asked:
"And about you, do you really feel alright now? It's snowing so heavily outside, do you need me to take you back to town?"
Miss Larson shook her head:
"No need for that. The lady's other followers are also gathering intelligence in the city. We will go back together in the carriage at ten o'clock."
"Okay then. As for your own business, I don't know if you have any issues with the Winter Choir, but if necessary, I can ask Miss Danister to plead for you."
Shade said, and the white-haired girl looked down at the teacup and said "hmm". Shade didn't know what to say, so he picked up the cat and said goodbye to Miss Larson, then went to the counter to pay.
The white-haired girl was actually watching his back as he left, thinking to herself, "How could anyone be angry at a man like this?"
Just like what Shade said, he had no good way to find Claire in such a big snow mountain. Maybe the priests of the snow mountain knew how to ask for help from the snow mountain, but it was a pity that Shade didn't know how to do it.
Apart from luck, the only person he could rely on now was Mia. This cat's sense of smell was sometimes too sensitive, so after entering the snowy mountain area, Shade, with the idea of giving it a try, didn't need any money, so he put the gem that Claire had given him before in front of the cat.
When Mia encountered something strange, her first reaction was to go over and sniff it. So Shade issued an order, or a request:
"Can you find the original owner of this gem?"
"Meow?"
The cat called gently in Xia De's arms, and had no intention of jumping down to lead the way on the snow. Xia De felt that he was indeed a little whimsical, but considering that the snow mountain was indeed too big, the grid search efficiency was still too low, so he said to Mia:
"I now divide the snow mountain into three parts: upper, middle and lower. So which part should I explore first?"
As he spoke, he stretched out three fingers in front of the cat one by one. The dishonest cat really pounced on his hand, and the first thing it touched was "up":
"Okay, I divided the snow mountain into four areas: east, west, south, and north. Which part should I explore first?"
The four fingers stretched out in turn were pounced upon by the cat again, and this time the cat chose "East".
Shad chose to believe in the cat's luck. Although he had not conducted any specific detection, this cat's luck was probably the highest among all the creatures he had ever come into contact with.
The eastern area near the top of the snow mountain is actually quite large, but the outsider is always patient. He started searching at 9:40 in the morning, and even though he still found nothing by noon, he was not disappointed:
"It seems that I can only ask Luvia and Dorothy to ask for leave for me. I will go back tonight and talk to the doctor about the devil. Is it possible for me to find the devil first instead of Claire?"
While I was daydreaming, the cat suddenly poked its head out from the gap between the buttons of my coat. Its furry ears moved twice, and then it looked to the right.
Xia De followed the direction that Mia was looking at, and soon he heard the ethereal sound of a flute echoing in the snow-capped mountains, as clear as a spring, as distant as a dream, as if it was the singing of the elves in the snow. Every note rippled and reverberated in the empty valley, brushed against the cliffs, and melted into the snow.
This is not a traditional flute but a local tribal instrument. When Xia De heard this sound at this moment, he even felt that his heart was severely kneaded - although it is an exaggeration to say this, this unique timbre combined with the distant melody made Xia De, who was standing in the snow-capped mountains at this moment, really feel infinite desolation.
He continued to fly forward listening to the sound of the flute, and finally landed on a mountain path that was almost completely covered by snow.
He continued to walk up the path, and then climbed up the cliff against the wind. He was already quite close to the top of the mountain, and it was already noon. He raised his hands to block the sun in front of his eyes, and continued to walk forward. He finally saw the girl with platinum-blonde hair, standing alone on the edge of the cliff high in the snow-capped mountains, playing the holeless willow flute in her hand facing the rolling mountains.