ps: p.s. Xiao Nian wishes everyone a wide range of financial resources and everything goes well~

When Ivan woke up, the faint morning light had just come out of the thin light gauze curtains.

I could hear a faint swishing sound. He rolled out of bed, put on his coat as fast as he could, and opened the curtains.

“...... Uh, you, what are you?"

Outside the window is a well-groomed garden path. The maid of the Yu clan in a light purple dress raised her head blankly, the hazy sunlight on the horizon reflected her side face, and her expression instantly returned to a dignified and polite smile.

"Sorry to disturb the rest of the guests, I cleaned it up quickly. As she spoke, she bowed slightly.

She holds a delicate palm broom in her hand.

"You have to clean it every day. Ivan couldn't help but feel unsteady in his heart. Although she had already told the owner of the garden, Daphne Cherling, that she would not let the servants take care of it, the servants had the keys to the garden and they could come in at any time. The maid was not very good-looking, but Ivan remembered her short silver-gray hair, and she was supposed to be the maid who had come to close the window last night.

"Yes, we clean the garden every day before the owner wakes up. The maid of the Yu clan replied calmly, her eyes widened slightly, and there was a hint of apology and confusion in her eyes, "Am I causing inconvenience to the guests?" ”

"No......" Ivan shook his head a little embarrassed, "By the way, is Miss Xue Ling back?"

He pushed the window halfway open, and it didn't seem polite to talk through it. The sun had not yet risen at this time. It was still dark, the temperature was still very low, and the cold wind blowing in his face made Ivan can't help but shrink his neck.

"The host hasn't come back yet. The maid smiled, "Don't worry about the guests, the host is often busy and rarely comes here, maybe she is just too busy and doesn't mean to snub the guests." ”

“...... Oh. Ivanne nodded.

"Is there anything else the guest needs help with?" the courtesy of the maid of the Feather Clan was impeccable.

"Nope. Ivan thought for a moment, and felt that he should make it clear to the serious maid, "That." I've told Miss Xue Ling before. We can take care of ourselves, having a maid here, uh, always feel unaccustomed. None of us are aristocrats. ”

"I see. I'm sorry. The maid bowed deeply. Holding the broom, she quickly stepped out of Ivan's sight.

Daphne didn't come back until dawn.

Is it really because she's too busy? Devany seems to have been out of town for a long time, and probably does have a lot of work to do. But why didn't she send someone back to pick up a letter?

She said she had gone to see the lord of the city, and that something had happened in Arcatia.

Ivan closed the window and closed the curtains again, bringing the important things with him as he went out—Lightgill and the badge of the Alliance of Magisters—with him. Although he had instructed the maids, he was still worried that they would enter the room. Aixia, Xiulin and Na'er, and Carlo's rooms were all locked, and they probably hadn't gotten up yet.

Sighing helplessly, he decided to go to the lower lakeside neighborhood again, explain it to Bard and Algernon, and see what was going on with the troublesome lady.

Alcatia City has indeed had an accident lately.

If it is said that the sneak attack of the Feather Clan by unknown people is not an accident, then what else is considered an "accident"? No matter how many crazy things Freya Wind Spirit said to that feather madman, she was hit by an arrow, fell into the lake, and was seriously injured. Perhaps, the Yu Clan is already looking for her, but they can't find her. Ivan had promised Algernon and Bard yesterday to tell Dephne about Freya, but Devany never returned, so it would be better for him to go over and explain it so that the wizards would not be suspicious again.

He and those wizards already have a problem, and the wizards can't trust him.

But shouldn't I talk to Aisha first?

In the middle of the night, Aisha was too sleepy, and he was too tired to explain many things. Ivan looked back at the carved white-lacquered wooden door next to the corridor, hesitating to wake Eisha up. At that moment, another door opened closer to him, and Carlo watched him vigilantly, dressed in a gray coat that was ready to go out at any time.

"Ah, oh, Carlo. He was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously spat out Carlo's name.

"What do you want to do?" Carlo frowned.

"I ...... Well, I'm going to go out. He curtly explained, and Carlo's direct gaze made him a little embarrassed, as if he wanted to do something he shouldn't do. Carlo was still frowning.

"Tell Aisha for me, and I'll go to my ...... Acquaintances over there. With a heart, Ivan raised his head and looked at Carlo, "I'll come back after a trip, and I won't be delayed too long." ”

"Got it. Carlo nodded solemnly.

"Oh, and besides, a servant came over this morning to clean the garden. I don't know what's going on, Ivan suddenly wants to tell Sù Carlo about it. Carlo's eyes flashed with surprise.

"She said they cleaned every day. Ivan shrugged his shoulders, "Then I'm out." ”

Carlo nodded silently.

Ivan turned and ran out of the gate.

The road to the lower block of the lake is easy to remember, from the tower that supports the upper block of Snow Lotus, walk a little east, you can see the spacious central avenue, and then walk along the central avenue all the way to the south, and see the pair of statues of the magicians of the Yu clan, which means that you are almost to the lower block of the lakeside.

This time, though, before he had even entered the quiet and dark neighborhood, Ivan realized that something was not quite right.

He remembered that when he had come with Bard and Algernon the previous afternoon, he had only seen the feather guards in silver masks patrolling the avenue, but now there were silver-white guards on the winding paths of the lower blocks of the lake. The guards carried what looked like a portable lamp, and instead of a kerosene lamp was a light green ball.

Ivan slowed down his pace and watched as the guards knocked on the doors of the lonely courtyards from house to house, and many of the people who had apparently just woken up shuffled reluctantly to meet them, and soon began to shake their heads incessantly.

It should be that the Feather Clan guards are investigating something.

I have the impression that the atmosphere of this neighborhood is very similar to that of Takamo, which belongs to the old and traditional scholars, which is more suitable for silence than noise, and calm rather than distraction. However, Ivan noticed that there were a lot of whispers in the neighborhood under the lake today. Some strangers who had gotten up early stood on the side of the road and whispered, looking at the Feather Clan guards passing by from time to time. Ivan glanced at the two old men he didn't know, but the two old men were not surprised and continued to talk.

“...... I don't think so, not at all, do you remember when those people moved in......"

“...... I don't know them anyway, but these silver-faced guards, what do you say they are for......?"

Ivan stopped. The two old men glanced at him, and did not seem to intend to share what they knew with the young man passing by, as if they had not seen him at all.

Soon, the guards of the Feather Clan saw him.

Ivan stared at the masked guards walking towards him, and stood upright. Maybe he'll soon find out what's going on here.