Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 600

2022-01-15

Chapter 598 Russell Manor
Take the carriage from Ruff Lane until sunset destination. After jumping off the carriage, Shade thanked the driver and looked towards the western sky.

From his point of view, that big, scary, dusky sunset, one third has been hidden behind the hills of Mt. Because of the direction, it seems like the sunset is returning to the foot of Mount Sikar. Combined with various local rumors and stories, this look is really scary.

Because of the ceremony to be held in this famous haunted mansion, the [spirit cultivator order] cleared the venue early. Not only did the ceremony be arranged in the nearby forest to prevent the ordinary person from accidentally breaking in, but also sent people to guard the important intersections to ensure that tonight's ceremony would not have an accident due to external forces.

The ceremony is worth £3,000 just for the material cost, which is definitely a large ceremony. When Shade got down from the carriage, he could see that in the abandoned courtyard of the manor, many nuns and cultivators wearing silver crown-shaped blindfolds were carefully examining the surrounding environment and sketching on the ground with chalk or a sterling silver scepter. texture.

Their clothes were very similar to Sister Daveline, the leader of the order. They were all wearing dark nun clothes with a silk shawl of the same color as the nun clothes. It's just that their hair color is normal, not as gray as Sister Daveline, as if they have lost their life force.

Ms. Galina said that the members of the [spirit cultivator order] who are eligible to wear the silver crown blindfold are the backbone of the order. At this time, only Shade saw more than a dozen people. Fortunately, Sister Daveline only charged Shade's ceremony materials. Otherwise, Shade and the doctor would have to become sellers to afford so many labor costs.

The middle-aged cultivator, covered in gauze, was already waiting for Shade at the gate of the manor. Shade followed him, through the courtyard where the ceremony was being prepared and into the mansion whose walls were covered with climbing Mountain Tiger and morning glory.

The inside of the mansion was unexpectedly not as gloomy and cold as Shade imagined. Numerous nuns and cultivators are painting the walls with intricate runes, sketching connected lines, or walking with silver bells in hand.

The sound of the bell was exceptionally crisp, and every time it rang, Shade felt a sense of relaxation.

[It's not to relax, but to cleanse the soul. ]

"Washing the soul?"

Shade looked curiously towards the middle-aged nun who passed by:
"The ring warlock group that seems to be able to exist for a long time has His own unique technology."

[spirit cultivator order] is remodeling the entire manor for ceremony, which is more trouble than Shade thinks, and also shows him how much he owes him. He will definitely be willing to help this organization that has helped him in the future, but for now, he will save Augustus Priest first.

As he walked deeper into the mansion, Shade noticed a faint mist in the hallway. But the concentration of the fog was very uniform, and when it reached the deepest corridor on the first floor, the concentration remained subtle and imperceptible.

The temporarily fixed "entrance" is on the wall at the end of the corridor in the deepest part of the first floor of the manor. Complex ceremony formations have been drawn on the walls on both sides, and Sister Daveline is standing there quietly, waiting for Shade. The other three high-ring nuns, wearing silver blindfolds, knelt in front of the wall. One holds a long-handled silver bell, the other holds a parchment scroll, and the other holds a cup one fist in the other hand in front of his chest. Together Whisper chanted an unknown spell and kept the "entrance" stable.

"Mr. Watson."

Sister Daveline nodded to Shade and asked, and when she saw Shade looked towards the wall, she whispered:
"Can you see the entrance too? ?"

"Yes, I have a [space] spirit rune."

Shade said, and the nun paused unexpectedly before using the old syntax, in that elegant and The voice with almost no tone asked:
"We rely on our eyes to capture spirituality to see the location of the entrance. So in the real vision with the power of [space], what does the entrance look like in front of you?"

Shade stared at the wall for another look:
"I saw the horrific vortex of black, from which the mist of white was floating. Can't stare long inside the vortex, I can feel the other side The horror, coldness and malice towards the living."

After he finished speaking, he looked away, the black vortex on the wall gave him a completely different feeling from the black vortex of Darkness. It's hard to say which is more dangerous, but neither is clearly something that should be touched lightly.

"Can you detect the fog?"

Sister Daveline was even more surprised, of course, her expression and tone did not show this:
"This is The appearance of the fog means that the boundary between the world of the dead and the world of the living is infiltrating here. The fog here is too thin, in theory, except for the nuns of the sect, only the owner of the [Death] spirit rune can see the fog ."

"I have Mystic Art related to eyes."

Shade explained briefly, then asked:

"Allow me to thank you again Your help, then, what time does ceremony start after sunset? I have nothing to prepare."

Although he didn't eat dinner, he is not a lazy cat Mia, so eat less Nothing.

"At ten o'clock tonight, the door to the narrow room can only be opened safely at night. Although tonight is not the night of the silver moon shining, the moon will be extra bright tonight, which can Good guide to the other side of the world."

Sister Daveline said, then took a stub from the pocket of her robe and handed it to Shade in the palm of her hand. Her hands are extraordinarily fair and slender, the kind that are very suitable for playing the piano.

"The world on the other side is full of powers that will corrupt the flesh. Please take this with you. This is a branch of elven wood, which can temporarily protect you before it rots."

Last week, Shade used this thing when he was learning [Elf's Detoxification Technique], and the short branch at that time was about the same length.

"No need, I have this."

Shade took out his pocket watch and took the [Youth Ageless Leaf] out of the watch cover. Even though her eyes are covered, she is also blind, but Sister Daveline with ash-gray hair is still nodded:

"It turned out to be a relic [Youth Immortal Leaf], this is indeed the best choice, you Well prepared."

She tucked the stub back into the side pocket of her robe:
"Please give me the Auguste priest's carry-on item for now, I need to deal with it, Let it guide you."

So Shade handed the nun the silver pendant that Augustus priest had left in the crypt passage:

"It's dawn Mr.'s holy emblem, will the holy emblem affect the ceremony?"

The holy emblem of the righteous god itself is a symbol with mysterious symbolism, and rashly using the holy emblem to join the ceremony will cause great uncertainty.

"It doesn't matter, the holy emblem of dawn can better guide you. The righteous god of light and shadow will bless you between life and death."

Friends At the same time as the holy emblem, Shade took out the doctor's three thousand pounds in cash from his pocket. He packed that cash in a suitcase, so it was the suitcase that was "taken" out of his pocket.

But Sister Davelyn didn't touch the money, and asked Shade to give the box to another nun for a while.

All Shade needs to do is wait. And when the sun completely went down, the church raised a bonfire in the courtyard to make dinner, so Shade also ate hot barbecue.

I don't know if it's the leader's character that affects the way the entire organization acts. Most of these nuns and cultivators who cover their eyes don't like to talk much. But if Shade spoke to them, they would respond.

They didn't mind if Shade spied on the secrets of the ceremony, and as long as Shade was out of the way, they wouldn't let him wander around the haunted mansion. Unlike 6 Sunderland Square, which is also rumored to be haunted, this haunted manor is truly haunted.

It's just that before Shade arrived on the carriage, Sister Daveline wiped out the three troublesome Evil Spirits, Viscount Russell and his two servants.

But that doesn't mean that Shade can't understand the story here. After everyone had dinner together, Sister Daveline didn't return to the mansion, but stood alone by the campfire, with her hands folded and facing in front of her. Huge bonfire.

The orange-yellow flames flickered on her grey and black nun's robe, which appeared to be silk, and also illuminated the silver tiara. When you cover your eyes, you can't judge the other person's mood and thoughts from their expressions and eyes. But Shade doesn't need to judge the other party's thoughts. He just has nothing to do and wants to know the story that happened here.

After standing beside Sister Daveline and asking questions, the nun replied softly:

"That's not a very interesting story, the Evil Spirit in the deep forest attacked the manor, scaring the manor. Baron died. Baron's unwilling soul turned into Evil Spirit, and killed the two servants who took care of him. Then, the three souls wandered in this manor, just because they couldn't leave here and their strength was not strong , was not discovered by the Orthodox Church."

Shade clearly nodded, and then curiously asked:
"However, how did you know about this? Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to. Prying into your secrets, but can the [spirit cultivator] dissect a soul's past?"

The nun still kept her hands folded, she shook her head slightly, her silver-gray hair glowing in the firelight With rays of light:

"This is my unique innate talent, which exists since I become a ring warlock. Although my eyes cannot see normal things, when I face a soul that is about to die , take off the blindfold and use your eyes to 'looked towards' them, you can see the fragments of their past."

"Oh~ this is really amazing."

Shade is a sincere compliment road.

"According to the Order, this is my 'alternate me' special ability - to see death. For the ordinary person, this brings misfortune, for the ring warlock, It also inevitably brings me closer and closer to death. It was the Order that saved me, the special way of prayer and spirit cultivator of the Order, that taught me how to understand this ability. Cold death is not terrifying."

Shade nodded and did not continue to ask. The other party is the Eleventh Ring Warlock, and being able to tell him this means that the other party trusts him very much.

But this brief conversation also made Shade have new doubts. This special ability to "see death" seems to be associated with the elect.

If the third forthcoming elect, indeed, corresponds to "death," it seems likely that Sister Daveline, besides Augustus priest, may also be the elect of death.

(end of this chapter)