From Prisoner to Si Chen..

Chapter 319 Illuminating

Chapter 319 Illuminating
Krampus is the "other" of Windmill Cat!
'No wonder...'

Gillan understood.

They are all guys who have done all kinds of bad things!
He noticed that there seemed to be a key clue hidden in Germaine's words just now, so he asked:
"Mr. Germain, you just said... that you and 'Windmill Cat' Parr were once apostles of the 'Noon Dawn' in July Sichen?"

When Gillan asked this question, he emphasized the word "once".

Germaine glanced at him, but did not answer directly. Instead, he said:
"It's not good for you to know too much, Mr. Gillan... Let's continue visiting the workshop. There are several areas that you haven't visited yet."

"Okay." Gillan smiled politely.

The curiosity in his heart became even stronger.

Unfortunately, Germaine does not seem to intend to make this secret history public.

Ji Lan had no choice but to suppress the curiosity in his heart and continue to follow the other person around the workshop and visit.

Indeed, as Germain said, in addition to the assembly line, deer-head pottery "workers", doll helpers and various childlike equipment, there are many magical items inside the workshop.

This guess shocked him.

But no matter how hard Jilan listened, he couldn't hear what the girl was talking about. Even if he looked carefully, he couldn't see the girl's face clearly, which was very strange.

Has he received favor from this Si Chen?

Why does "Santa Claus" Germaine Nicholas hang an oil painting of "Twin Kite" in his residence?

...

He walked out of Santa Claus' workshop, and slowly disappeared into the ice and snow under the gaze of two deer-headed ceramic sculptures.

Another example is a huge oil painting hanging on the red wall at the innermost side of the workshop. Above is a long-haired girl wearing a black tutu, sitting upright on a high stool, smiling at an oval full-length mirror.

Gillan had an inexplicable guess.

At the same time, Gillan also noticed that when Germaine looked at the oil painting, a different kind of softness flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Germain seemed to have guessed what he was thinking, and quickly explained:
"Besides Lord Omer, the one I admire most is Miss Maria... He has a great influence on me, so I hung a painting to show my respect."

Ji Lan raised his eyebrows and nodded gently with a very serious expression.

Thinking of this, Ji Lan couldn't help but feel a strange feeling in his heart.

At the same time, Germaine also reminded Gillan that Krampus has regarded him as a "bad boy" and will probably come to trouble him if he finds an opportunity in the future, and hopes that he will be more careful.

After all, Germain was once an apostle of "Noonday Dawn", and judging by his tone, he also respected Omer. There is no reason why he should not keep a portrait or sculpture of his "boss" but hang a May Sichen. painting.

'Could it be...'

Mary and Maria...

For example, a huge music box will play beautiful music. As the music is played, the surrounding plants will rapidly grow and wither, repeating the cycle.

Hearing this, Ji Lan was shocked.

They look like two people, but they are actually one body.

...

Then he said goodbye and left.

When leaving, Germain expressed his expectations for Gillan, hoping that a "good boy" like him would successfully climb to a high position in the future and then visit again as a friend.

Germain coughed and said nothing more.

During this process, a pair of little "couples" who were spinning and dancing on the music box started to fight noisily because their cooperation was not tacit enough.

The two girls were talking and laughing in a low voice, and there was an indescribable sense of beauty.

They are the God of hearing and the God of witness respectively.

"...According to legend, they have been full of curiosity about all things since their birth, and they are even more curious about each other. The love born of curiosity prompted them to seek union and connection in secret."

Jilan did not choose to wake up from his dream, but took out the horn "letter comb" and directly teleported to the gate of the Black Castle in the Dream Sea.

He felt that Germaine did not have the airs of a high-ranking mystic. Regardless of his conversation or temperament, he had an inexplicable affinity with him.

In "Si Chen Zhi" written by Parra, it was mentioned that the "Twin Kite" of Si Chen in May is a pair of twin sisters, the elder sister is named Mary and the younger sister is named Maria.

Gillan expressed his gratitude.

'Could it be that Germaine is in love with the "Twin Kite"? '

"In the maze that cannot be looked directly at or turned away from, some people know their true self from countless mirrors, and also witness the true appearance of the 'Twin Kite'... They go through the maze hand in hand, and turn the mirror's Fold the two sides into one.”

The May chapter of "Si Chen Zhi" clearly records:

"Mr. Germain, who is the girl in that oil painting...?"

Or did he switch to May Sichen's command?
But this obviously doesn’t make sense…

Gillan followed Germain around the workshop. This was his first visit to the "apostle's" residence, and it was an eye-opener.

And in the mirror, another girl with the same appearance but short hair wearing a white skirt was reflected.

"Maria..." Germaine said softly without looking away. "That's her sister, Mary, in the mirror."

Gilan couldn't help but ask.

"Very understanding."

The originally white world turned into night in an instant.

He climbed the familiar steps and came to the platform area above.

However, the girl in wheelchair, who was originally expected to appear by the flower bed, disappeared.

'Rest in the castle? '

Ji Lan secretly thought.

He stepped on the carved stone slabs and slowly walked into the castle hall. In the dim environment, those candlelights were still bright.

His footsteps echoed in the empty hall.

Ji Lan found a chair and sat down, waiting quietly.

However, after waiting for a long time, Miss Tolina did not appear. Ji Lan looked around and frowned.

He felt a little strange.

As the owner of Castle Black, Miss Torina would know as soon as she arrived... But for so long, there was no movement in the castle.

He stood up silently and went upstairs from the circular stairs at the back of the hall.

Gillan found the tea room, but there was no one inside.

He searched the rooms one by one again, but they were also empty.

"Miss Torina?"

Gilan tried to call out, but his voice echoed in the corridor, but he didn't get any response.

half an hour.

Still dead silent.

His frown deepened and his steps became faster and faster.

Gillan searched layer by layer in the castle, but found nothing, as if Miss Torina had disappeared.

'Did you go out? '

He couldn't help but have such a guess.

But soon, Gillan denied it.

Because Miss Torina once said personally that she could not leave Castle Black... To be precise, the conditions for her to leave Castle Black were too harsh and difficult to achieve.

'Then where is she... and what happened? '

Ji Lan's expression was solemn.

He continued to look up.

After a while.

Gillan arrived at the attic on the top floor of the castle.

He has never been to this area.

As soon as they came up, they were blocked by a golden carved gate.

This gate is full of reliefs, showing its splendor. The whole building is arc-shaped, surrounding the attic and extending to the dome.

At first glance, Ji Lan felt that this was like a birdcage magnified countless times...

He stood in front of the gate and looked inside.

The next second, his pupils shrank.

Because he saw that behind the door was an empty wooden floor, surrounded by circles of white candles, at least hundreds of them, lighting up the entire attic. In addition to some simple dressing tables, tables, chairs and wardrobes, there was only an exquisite and simple large bed in the center.

The four-poster bed curtain is also engraved with reliefs, and the curtain is semi-transparent and white. There is a slender figure lying faintly inside, with black hair scattered on the soft pillow, and wearing a thin sky-blue silk quilt.

"Miss Torina?"

Gillan called out softly.

"..."

The figure on the bed showed no reaction.

He thought for a moment, took a deep breath, turned around and was about to leave. But at this moment, a thin, slightly weak voice spoke:
"Ji...Mr. Gillan, it's me."

The clear voice clearly belonged to Torina.

Ji Lan raised his brows and turned his attention to the golden gate again. He heard the other party's sense of weakness and was filled with doubts.

Although Miss Torina has disabled legs and always uses a wheelchair, she always gives him an unfathomable sense of mystery.

At the moment, I don't know why, but I'm lying on the bed like a dying patient, breathless.

"Are you okay, Miss Torina..."

Ji Lan stood outside the gate and asked in a deep voice.

"You feel a little weak. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

"I...I'm fine."

Miss Torina struggled to sit up from the bed, and through the white gauze of the bed, she could see her long black hair scattered on her chest.

"Cough, cough, cough."

She coughed twice violently, and as if she was hiding something, she quickly explained:
"I'm just a little sick, nothing serious... Mr. Gillan, please wait a moment, I'll change my clothes right away."

"If it's serious, don't hold on and take a good rest."

Ji Lan looked at the other person who didn't look like he was suffering from a minor illness, frowned and comforted him.

Unexpectedly, Torina chuckled and said:
"It's okay, don't worry."

"In that case, okay..."

Jilan groaned and responded.

After saying that, he turned around in a very gentlemanly manner, left the golden gate, and walked some distance away.

Torina hummed and opened the curtain.

She braced herself, moved to the bedside, dragged the wheelchair over, and then sat on it little by little.

This was obviously a very simple thing, but it seemed to be very difficult for her, and the whole process lasted for a long time.

When Torina was completely in the wheelchair, she couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

She turned to look at the young man's back outside the golden gate, with a smile on his extremely pale face.

"It's not like no one cares about me..."

A thought flashed through Torina's mind.

After a while.

Ji Lan heard a soft click behind him.

"Long time you wait, Mr. Gillan."

Miss Torina's voice was still very weak, but it was obviously slightly better than at the beginning.

Gillan turned around.

When he saw the girl in the wheelchair in front of him, he still looked surprised.

Because the girl is more haggard than before.

Her face was as pale as paper, her hair was a little messy, there was cold sweat on her forehead, and her hands were trembling slightly.

Ji Lan strode over and asked:
"Miss Torina, what's wrong with you?"

"It was just a little cold...and I felt that the environment was getting darker, so I felt a little uncomfortable, so I went back to bed and lay down to rest."

The wheelchair girl said softly.

As he spoke, he covered his mouth and coughed twice.

Gilan's eyes froze, and he noticed that there were blood stains on Torina's fingers.

"While you were away, I planted a new camellia... Come on, go to the tea room, and I'll brew it for you to try."

Torina smiled, as clear as ever.

Ji Lan suppressed his concerned words for the time being and hummed.

He stopped Torina from pushing the wheelchair by herself, walked behind her like a gentleman, and grabbed the handle of the wheelchair.

"You're not in good health, so I'll do it."

Gillan said softly.

Torina smiled and said thank you.

Ji Lan pushed the girl all the way down from the attic and went straight to the tea room.

But during this process, Torina kept coughing, and she was obviously seriously ill. But whenever Ji Lan wanted to ask out loud, she would find a topic to bring up, as if she was deliberately avoiding it.

Not long after.

Torina finished making the tea tremblingly, and poured a cup of light red tea for Gilan. She smiled and said:
"This is 'Xia Fei'. It has a stronger aroma than 'Ye Lan', but the sweetness is not that obvious. It does have a magical flavor of compound fruit acid."

Ji Lan picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Sure enough, as Torina said, this tea has a different flavor compared to "Yelan" scented tea.

"It's delicious, thank you."

Gilan put down the tea cup and praised.

Torina seemed very happy, and a trace of color appeared on her originally pale face.

"It's fine if you like it, sir... I asked Butler Chiola to look for this kind of camellia for a long time."

Ji Lan was startled, then slowly said:
"It's really hard work."

"Nothing." Torina shook her head.

Seeing that the girl had been unwilling to reveal the reason for her illness, Ji Lan thought about what she had just said in the attic, so she raised her hand and spread her palms.

Torina tilted her head, looked at him with some confusion, and asked:

"Mr. Gillan...what is this?"

Ji Lan didn't answer, just smiled at her.

bass!
I saw a ball of flame emerging from his palm.

Immediately, the fireworks slowly dissipated, leaving only a stone cross sword ornament half the size of a palm. Although it is small, it is extremely exquisite. The details of the sword body, guard, hilt and pommel are all extremely detailed.

"It's called 'Dawn Cross' and it's my token."

Gillan opened his mouth to introduce.

"I just heard you say that you are afraid of the cold and the dark...it might be able to help you."

"'Cross of Dawn'..."

Torina was a little surprised and murmured the name of this token.

She stretched out her hand and took the cross sword ornament.

Soon, a look of surprise appeared on his pale face.

The cross sword ornament actually burst into flames in her palm. The flame seemed unable to hurt her, but it could bring her warmth and light.

In an instant, Torina's originally sickly pale face turned red by the firelight.

Her black eyes also reflected the outline of the Cross Sword bonfire, and her expression gradually became more comfortable.

The cold sweat on my forehead disappeared, and my hands stopped shaking.

Torina had never felt this amazing.