novelonline Chapter 3373 Sad Story
Chapter 3373 Sad Story
Chapter 3373 Sad Story
The white-haired girl listened to Xia De's suggestion, nodded to show her understanding, and felt her mood improved. Xia De did not directly praise her talent, but just explained the facts. So her head, which was originally curled up in the collar, was slightly exposed to feel the cold wind on the path at the foot of the mountain.
It was still a long way from spring, but she couldn't feel the real winter chill:
"So you have a good relationship with the other witch apprentices?"
She asked curiously again, and Tifa and Matilda's faces suddenly appeared in Shade's head. He tried his best to ensure that his expression did not change:
"My relationships with different girls are different. My relationship with little Miss Aurora is the shallowest, and my relationship with Tifa is the best. When Carina visits my home, she often brings the maids to help clean the house."
"That's why I think Miss Servet is the best maid of our generation. As an apprentice, she is perfect in every way. I also want to be a girl like her."
Miss Larson said enviously.
Although the corpse was under control, Shade still didn't want to bring it into the city, otherwise if an accident occurred, there would be more than one casualty.
So before entering the city, he discussed it with Miss Larson, and the two dug a pit and hid the corpse ghost outside the city. Shade continued to use the [Moonlight Ring] to control it and prevent it from moving, while Miss Larson cast a spell using the power of ice and snow to temporarily freeze it.
"Don't cast the spell yet. Wait a moment. I'll take this with me."
Xia De bent down and took off a metal button from the "corpse" in the pit. The button had a unique pattern, so it was very recognizable. And because the corpse had been sealed in ice for fifty years, the degree of rust on the metal button was not obvious.
After they had packed up all this, they went into town for lunch. Nothing unexpected happened during lunch, and Miss Larson found a nice restaurant along the street by herself.
However, the newspaper that Xia De asked the restaurant waiter for was discussing that the first round of consultations between the two countries' delegations would begin next week, and the local tabloid was saying that the warships of the two countries docked at the pier had affected the nearby fishermen's fishing.
"I didn't expect a small city like Chalakka City to have its own city newspaper."
Xia De said, and then saw that the advertising area of the newspaper was full of advertisements for various watch brands. This is not for local people to see, but for foreign businessmen to see.
"The lady said that Miss Xiwei Aurora will lead her family's fleet here next week on the pretext of helping the two countries maintain their warships."
Miss Larson, who was sitting across the table, said, and Shade nodded, thinking that the ship girl would definitely come over by then. I just don't know what changes will happen to the Shining Messenger in the two months after the Battle of the Woodlands.
In winter, most of the meat on the island, except for fish, needs to be purchased from the cities along the coast of Falling Star Bay, so the price is relatively high and there are not many varieties. The restaurant that Miss Larson found is famous for its chicken dishes, and both Shad and Mia feel that the taste is very good.
After lunch, the two of them went to look for old lady Miranda Otto according to the address given by Mrs. Reinhardt. In fact, Shad was worried at first that the old lady had passed away, or she was not on the island for the time being, or that the nephew who was supposed to take care of her had actually abandoned her long ago.
But fortunately, they were lucky this time. At 5: p.m., they knocked on the door of No. Lewis Street in the eastern part of the Wheel of Time City. After explaining their purpose to the maid and getting permission, they met Mrs. Miranda Otto sitting in a wheelchair in the living room.
She looked quite old, with silver hair, wrinkles on her face, and obvious age spots on her neck and the backs of her hands. When they got closer, both Shad and Miss Larson, who had a keen sense of smell, could smell the scent of the end of life.
Xia De didn't want to say it was a bad smell, but he could tell that the old lady probably wouldn't live much longer.
"We got here from the neighbors in Kyle-Todd, where Mrs. Otto originally lived. May I ask what happened to Mrs. Otto's leg?"
After sitting down, Xia De asked hesitantly, according to the information given by Mrs. Reinhardt, the old woman could still use a cane and occasionally go out to bask in the sun.
"I'm old and can't walk anymore."
The old woman with a blanket on her legs smiled and spoke actively, seeming to be in good spirits in the afternoon.
In addition to her and the servants, her nephew was also at home because today was Sunday, but his wife was out with the children.
Mr. Meyer, who looked to be in his forties, heard that someone was looking for his aunt, so he came along. Coming from a businessman background, he was very good at judging people. After observing Shade, who was obviously the leader of the two people who came to visit, he realized that Shade's background was very unusual.
"I am here to disturb you because of something that happened a long time ago. It is just a coincidence. Mrs. Otto, can you see if you recognize this person?"
Xia De handed over the button wrapped in a handkerchief. The old lady's eyesight was blurry, so she asked the servant to get her reading glasses. But when the servant hurried to get the glasses, her fingers rubbed the pattern on the button's surface, and her eyes suddenly turned red.
She didn't care about the glasses, she just put the button in front of her eyes and looked at it carefully, then she pretended to be calm and asked the young people who came to visit:
"You found him, didn't you?"
Seeing her expression, Miss Larson sighed in her heart. This was another tragedy. Shade nodded:
"But we are not completely sure that this is the person you are waiting for. Although it is cruel to say this, do you want to go and see him?"
The old woman was holding the wheelchair armrest with her hands, and Xia De even felt that she was about to stand up suddenly:
"where is he?"
When entering the city just now, Shad had discussed with Miss Larson where to let the old woman meet the "Corpse" Mr. Otto.
It couldn't be in the town or the city. Shade wouldn't allow such a dangerous thing to appear in a human settlement. It couldn't be in the woods outside the city either. After all, Mr. Otto disappeared in the snowy mountains. If he said that the body was outside the city, the old man might not believe it.
Therefore, Miss Larson helped Shad choose a location on a cliff at the foot of a mountain near the town of Kyle Todd. It was neither far nor close to the town, but even ordinary people could reach it by walking.
Although old lady Otto had never been there, she understood the general location after listening to Xia De's description.
"Aunt, who are you talking about?"
Mr. Meyer didn't understand. The old lady looked at the button in her hand with red eyes. She had sewn it on her clothes with her own hands.
"Your uncle."
She had already assumed that what she was going to see was a corpse. After all, half a century had passed.
"what?"
The businessman was startled, but old lady Otto didn't want to wait any longer:
"Can you take me to see him now?"
She asked Shade, who nodded:
"Yes, because the snowy mountains are cold and Mr. Otto's body has not completely turned into bones because he is buried in the snow all year round."
"Okay, I'll go right away."
Mr. Meyer finally figured out what they were talking about, and of course he didn't want his elderly aunt to run up the cliff at the foot of the mountain. It was winter now, and the mountain road was not easy to walk on, but the old woman insisted on doing so.
He couldn't persuade his aunt, and tried to persuade Xia De to help get the body directly, but Xia De shook his head:
"I'm not a professional corpse carrier, and there's a major event happening in the city right now that will affect the situation in the Old World. If the police find me carrying a corpse into the city, I'll be in big trouble."
Finally, the troubled businessman agreed to let the aunt see the body, but he needed some time to prepare the old lady for the trip. Originally, Mrs. Otto wanted to leave immediately, but this time it was Miss Larson who kindly persuaded her:
"This should be the last time we meet. You should dress yourself up before meeting him."
"Yes Yes."
The old man with red eyes actually laughed at this moment:
"After fifty-six years, I've finally waited for him to come back. I want to dress up properly."
Looking at her expression at this moment, everyone present felt heavy-hearted.
Shade and Miss Larson did not wait here, but agreed with Mr. Meyer and others to meet outside the town of Kyle-Todd. When Mr. Meyer tentatively said that he would bring some guards - he was a little worried that the two young men wanted to trick him into kidnapping him outside the city, Shade nodded indifferently:
"That's fine. Although there shouldn't be any wild animals in the mountains at this time of year, safety comes first after all."
Anyway, everyone except the old lady will be asleep by then, so it doesn’t matter how many people he brings.
After agreeing to meet in a few hours, Shade and Miss Larson left. After driving out of the city, they loaded the ghoul back into the carriage and set off back to Kyle-Todd.
The white-haired girl was in a bad mood:
"Have you seen much of that, Mr. Watson?"
"It's not uncommon to ask for something but not get it, to be born at the wrong time, to meet someone but not have the chance. But if you see it, it will make you depressed. But on the bright side, at least Mrs. Otto met you, a kind-hearted person, before she died, so she got the chance to meet you for the last time."
"Mr. Watson, you don't have to praise me. I'm wondering if Mrs. Otto's mental state will make her die immediately after she sees Mr. Otto."
"It's very likely. After all, the biggest regret in life is about to come true. Do you think we should let them meet?"
The white-haired girl pursed her lips and said nothing, but moved a little closer to Xia De who was driving:
"You know I can't give you an answer. So what do you think?"
"Mi Mia and I were hired by you for a meal, and we all listen to you."
Shade spoke for the cat that was sleeping curled up in his inner chest pocket.
"Sourness."
The white-haired girl whispered, looking sideways at the scenery at the foot of the snow-capped mountains under the azure sky beside the path. After a long while, she suddenly smiled:
"Let them meet. After all, this is their own wish. If they wait for fifty-six years and still cannot meet, then this story is a bit too sad."