Chapter Fifty-Nine: Wind Whispering
"Woo woo", the constant wind, constantly blowing at a fork in the sewer, with a low wail. Teresa fell to her knees at the intersection, her fingers crossed under her chin, and a low, rapid prayer floated from her lips with a peculiar rhythm that made those who heard it feel a sense of comfort and pleasure from the heart. A group of people gathered behind Teressa, no one spoke, everyone quietly watched Teresa praying to the god of wind, silently waiting for the result of the prayer. This is a kind of magic unique to the Aeolus Church, which allows you to perceive what is happening around you by praying to the wind to obtain vague information from the wind.
Catherine and Pannis weren't here, and they had quietly left while the others weren't looking. Lina and Vivien noticed, but they were very silent and pretended that nothing had happened.
Catherine was the first to leave, and soon after Teresa began to pray, Catherine took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention, and secretly clutched her chest and left like a thief. The maid sister, who had been following Catherine all along, was about to follow, but was pulled by Pannis from behind. Pannis, who seemed to know exactly what Catherine was going to do, shook his finger at the two maids, telling them to stay where they were and concentrate on watching the wind god pray that they had never seen before, but his figure flashed into the dark shadows, out of everyone's sight.
Catherine quietly ran to a corner away from everyone, took out a pendant from her chest, held it in her palm, knocked it, and asked in a low voice, "Annie, Annie, are you okay." ”
A single little girl's head quickly emerged from Catherine's hand, and under the cold and dim fluorescence, the girl holding the human head, the head talking to the person, if an ordinary person saw this scene, I am afraid that he would be scared half to death on the spot. But Catherine was accustomed to it, and when she saw Anne come out, she finally breathed a sigh of relief, patted her chest and whispered: "I haven't noticed your movement since I fainted and woke up, I'm really afraid that something will happen to you." ”
"I'm fine. Anne was amused by Catherine's sneaky appearance. She also lowered her voice and said, "It's just that my sister told me a few days ago that I don't usually get out, so I'm very careful." ”
"That's good. Catherine stroked Anne's hair with her other hand, making the situation even more eerie, and asked, "I heard you used the Banshee's Howl." The body is fine, it is not harmed. ”
"It's wrong, it's very uncomfortable. Anne's expression darkened, and Catherine's heart tightened, but fortunately, the little banshee immediately continued, "Anne's throat has been uncomfortable all night." ”
"Little one, you're scared to death. Catherine laughed and poked Anne's face with her fingertips: "Don't make trouble." Did you hear that? ”
"Okay, okay, I'm fine. Anne smiled proudly, suddenly turned her head to the side, and said in surprise, "Hey, Brother Pannis is here too." ”
Catherine followed Anne's gaze, and there were only shadows outside the fluorescent light as far as her eye could see, and Pannis's movements were completely undetectable. However, Catherine had long been aware of Pannis's stealth skills, and was not at all surprised by the current situation, except for a thumbs-up to the approximate location of the shadow in thanks, in exchange for a light cough that was erratic in the position.
"It's fine. Leave him alone, he's too nervous. Catherine smiled at Anne and said, "Are we still on the right path?"
"It should still be there. Anne tilted her head and thought for a long time before nodding and saying, "Anyway, this piece has left the breath of the target, I think it should be right." ”
"Still can't tell where the other party is?" Catherine asked, "Even if it's a breath, there should be a difference between rich and light." ”
"It's hard to explain this, you're not an undead and can't understand what it's like. Anne flattened her mouth and said distressedly: "This kind of resentful breath is only the difference between no or something, and there is no thick or light. So all I can say is that there are some here, and it's hard to say about the others. ”
"It's okay, it's amazing that Anne can find this. Catherine hurriedly comforted. It wasn't until she used the stunt of touching her head again that Anne was happy again: "Let's find the rest ourselves, Anne, you will be wronged for a few more days, I won't call you in the past few days, you must not come out, just wait for us to go home." ”
"Yes. Sister, don't worry. Anne nodded vigorously sensibly: "With my brothers and sisters, Anne doesn't feel aggrieved at all." ”
"That's good. A hand reached out from behind Catherine and touched Anne's head, in addition to startling Catherine, in exchange for Anne's bright smile and a crisp brotherly hello. After greeting the little banshee, Pannis said to Catherine, "Let's go back almost now, I hear it's almost over." And although you are downwind here, if you continue, it is difficult to guarantee that you will not be perceived by the wind language. Moreover, I didn't expect that even if I didn't remind you, you would know to hide Annie so carefully. ”
"Then let's go back. Catherine tucked the pendant back into her clothes and tucked it away, "Indulgence and enthusiasm have said something to me, so I'd rather be careful than be unfairly treated by Anne." But is what they said true? Is it really possible that Anne had something to do with the disaster a hundred years ago?"
"How do I know?" Pannis shuddered when he heard this, barely restraining the panic in his heart: "Why do you ask me?"
"Don't you know a little bit about everything?" Catherine looked at Pannis's strange reaction in surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Is there anything wrong with asking you these strange questions?"
"Uh...... There's really nothing wrong with that. Pennis coughed dryly and said, "Don't pay too much attention to what they say, I don't think Anne has anything to do with that disaster." ”
"But the timing is really coincidental. Catherine frowned, and asked with some reassurance: "I asked Vivien, it is true that as they said, in the past hundred years, seven or eight conscious undead have suddenly appeared, and it is difficult to say that it has nothing to do with that war." ”
"It's not exact to say that it's completely unrelated. Pannis explained: "The actual reason for the return of the dead was the awakening of a fragment of the soul that had been sleeping in another dimension, and the original owner of the fragment was a god who held the power of death. Therefore, when the two spaces are forcibly docked, the power of the gods will be transmitted to the Yala world through the docked space, and it is inevitable that some unique changes will occur, and it is not too surprising. This change is harmless, so there's no need to worry so much. ”
"That's good, so I'm relieved. Catherine breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly stared at Pannis with suspicion and asked, "Are you very familiar with the events of that time, but you are so mysterious, you won't say that you are actually from that era." ”
"What a joke. Pannis laughed and said, "I look like an old man over a hundred years old, besides, I am a human being, and I have a pile of bones left after more than a hundred years." ”
"That might be. Catherine pouted, "Lina and Vivien didn't actually see it, but I did. When I was in the weeping cave, I watched your body disappear and reappear, you can even deceive death, how can you be afraid of age. ”
"Don't make a fuss, it's just a little trick to deceive. Pannis pretended to be calm and explained, "How can there be anyone in the world who will not die?" ”
"You have a point. Catherine pouted and smiled, obviously not completely dissipating her suspicions: "Don't worry, I won't ask, mysterious fellow." ”
Catherine is very smart, and she is also very thorough in figuring out people's hearts, she knows very well that when a smart woman faces a man, the closer she is, the more she can't go too deep to explore the secrets that the other party deliberately hides, this kind of stupid behavior can only lead to rifts, and eventually regret it, on the other hand, let the other party know that when she pretends to be confused and let go of the other party's secret, it will make the other party close because of gratitude or guilt.
"Huh, what about Miss Catherine and Mr. Pennys?" Teresa's voice came from not far away, apparently the wind whispering was over.
"We're here. Pannis and Catherine stepped out of the shadows side by side.
"What are you doing...... Where's it going?" Teresa looked at Pannis, puzzled, "Is there anything going on over there?"
"It's a secret. Pannis's index finger tree sighed in front of his lips, and said in a low voice: "You can't say it in front of so many people, why don't we go find a place where no one is around, and then I will secretly tell you where we went." ”
"Huh. Teresa looked at Pannis with a strange look of pity, and finally sighed, "I'm sorry, I'm a priest, and I've never been in charge of the deathbed confession, so I can't talk to you." ”
"Deathbed confession? hehe, hehe, you must be joking. Pannis smiled dryly and lowered his head, dodging the blade of the sword, "Wait, Catherine, you listen to me, listen to me." ”
"No problem. Catherine grabbed Pannis's back collar and dragged him back into the shadows: "Let's find a place where no one is, I'll listen to you slowly, hey, hey, hey, you can explain as much as you like." ”
"Help. Pannis was dragged helplessly, crying out with tears in his eyes: "Kill, help." ”
"Alright, the people in the way are gone. Teresa rubbed her face, replaced her stiff smile, and returned to her normal expression and said, "The wind told me about the enemy. Our conjecture last night was correct, the location chosen by the other party, the first satisfaction is that there is enough space, the second satisfaction is that there are no these twice-a-day pipeline dredging measures, and the third is also relatively hidden. ”
"Where?" Moore asked, "how far is it?"
"It's close, less than half an hour away. Teresa took the instant map from Pansy's hand, pointed to the lines on the map and said, "You can see this square area, on the surface it looks like a blank area, but it's not. It's actually a hidden man-made room, and it's hard to explain the specifics, so let's talk about it when we get there, and now we can head there. (To be continued.) )