Chapter 331: Xanadu

In just one or two sentences, the blind nun not only gradually freed Ron and the other nuns from negative emotions such as panic, frustration, and sadness, but even Gavin, the wolf dog who was uneasy around him because of his master's sudden illness, also regained his quiet and lay at Ron's feet.

When Ron saw this scene, he felt even more incredible, was this a coincidence? The blind nun's words could even affect the dog's emotions?

He knows that dogs can perceive human emotions to a certain extent, and judge whether humans are happy or angry from the tone and tone, as a pet dog, when the owner is happy, it will be lively and active, and when the owner is angry, it will become cringe, so Gavin feels relieved from the words of the blind nun?

He didn't think Ron could understand her, it only looked at him, and it didn't care about Catherine's safety, so even if it did, her comfort would mean nothing to it...... So the problem should be with her voice itself.

In addition, not every sentence of the blind nun has this additional effect, she has no effect on Ron's mood when she speaks normally, and the sentence just now is only intentional when she wants everyone to calm down temporarily.

The blind nun turned her head to Ron, and although she couldn't see it, such an action was only symbolic, but it was the etiquette of conversation.

"What is your name?" she asked.

"Ron, this is Gavin. He introduced himself and his dog.

"Hello, Ron, my name is Arabella, could you please tell us more about what happened? Catherine is our good sister, and we all care about her. The blind nun pleaded.

"Uh...... Good. ”

Ron took another sip of wine and gathered his thoughts, talking about the time when he was invited by the local government to join a hunting party and enter the Romanian forest, to encountering monsters, being trapped in an old underground bunker, being rescued by Catherine and others, and then witnessing the nuns fighting vampires, and finally he parted ways with the nuns, took the dog alone on the road to find the monastery, met Sergei and his wife at the foot of the mountain, and saw the whole story of the crash news on TV.

The nuns compared what he said with what they knew, and they all could match it, they knew that Catherine and the others went to Romania, South Asia and East Asia, especially when they went to East Asia, they also brought a letter from the head of the house, everyone was very curious about the far East, and the young nuns in the house were even more eager, waiting for her to come back to tell about her experience in the Red Leaf Academy.

"Sister Arabella, are you pure speculation that Catherine won't just die, or is there some basis?" asked Ron.

Arabella shook her head, "I have no basis, it's just my gut feeling. ”

"Instinct ......" Ron was a little disappointed, he didn't want Catherine and the others to die, but instinct couldn't do it.

"It's a gut feeling, but if Catherine is really in danger, I should be able to feel it. "Catherine and I are sisters by blood, and we have had a wonderful bond since childhood, and sometimes when Catherine is in trouble and afraid to go home, I can always find her hiding place." ”

Ron was stunned, "That's the case......"

The telepathy between relatives is sometimes very mysterious, not only blood relatives, but sometimes there will be similar inductions between husband and wife, such as when the husband is in a car accident outside, the wife who stays at home will be terrified for no reason, etc., this kind of thing is difficult to explain scientifically, but it cannot be concluded that it does not exist.

"Yes, even from a great distance, I could still feel Catherine's presence, and my intuition told me that she was not in danger, but ......," she paused, "but I can't say for sure that the other four sisters are okay or not. ”

Ron's heart rekindled the flame of hope, the blind nun in front of him would definitely not lie to him, whether it was her identity or temperament, it was impossible for her to lie, it would be great if Catherine was really alive, it would be best if all five of them were safe.

"However, you may not be able to descend the mountain for a while, and I would love you to come with us, this matter is very important, and we will report what you said to the pastor, who will guide us in our next steps. Arabella pleaded tactfully.

"Of course, no problem, I am willing to serve you. ”

Ron felt a thrill in his heart, could he see the rumored Monastery of Mount Aarer with his own eyes today?

If this is the case, not only is the trip worthwhile, but it is simply not in vain in this life, those who went up the mountain out of curiosity before him to visit the saint are often intercepted halfway, such as equipment is inexplicably damaged or disappeared, and can only go down the mountain halfway, and if he is not suddenly ill, I am afraid that he will not be able to make these nuns show up and lend a hand.

When the nuns left the tent, he rolled over and got out of his sleeping bag, and hurriedly put the tent and sleeping bag away, and when he was done, the sky in the east also brightened a little, and the great Aare mountain was so high that the light could be seen earlier than the plains and the foothills.

The wind and snow also stopped unconsciously.

"This way, please. ”

The nuns led the way, and Ron was a few steps behind and accompanied by Gavin.

He noticed that the blind Arabella was being led by another nun, but a question aroseβ€”as a blind man, he might be able to walk steadily when he was led on flat ground, but it was on a hillside, and it was a rough hill with a layer of snow, and he and Gavin had a hard time walking, and she was not walking on the ground, but at least it was not as difficult as he had imagined.

She lives in the mountains and is familiar with the terrain of the mountains, but this is not enough to fully explain the calmness and calmness of her walking.

The path chosen by the nuns is relatively flat, and if it were not for them to guide the way, ordinary climbers may not have noticed it, this trail looks like no different from other slopes, but after walking for a long time, you will notice that there are no abrupt stones blocking the way, and it is all fine gravel.

He remembered that there were often wild beasts in the forest that would go back and forth and become unplanted, forming the so-called "beast path", and it seemed that this hidden path was the main path for the nuns to go up and down the mountain.

"Excuse me, can I ask a question? You know I'm going up the mountain?" Ron asked the question that puzzled him.

As far as he knew, other people would be secretly dissuaded when they reached the middle of the climb, either because the mountain was full of surveillance cameras, or someone was secretly watching, otherwise how did they know?

Arabella turned back and said, "Anyone who goes up the mountain, the head of the house will know." ”

"Oh......" Ron didn't ask further, this must be someone's secret, otherwise he wouldn't have answered in this indirect way, and it would be uninteresting to ask further.

After walking for a while, he noticed that something seemed wrong with his surroundings - as a hunter, careful observation and keen perception were necessary, otherwise he would have already died in the mouth of the beast.

Due to the snowstorm last night, the snow line of the Great Aare Mountain has extended a little lower, and they have already crossed the snow line, and there is indeed snow all around.

It stands to reason that the higher you go, the thicker the snow should be, but as the nuns move forward, the snow tends to get thinner and thinner...... Why is that?

Ron rarely climbed mountains, and it was the first time he had climbed a snowy mountain, and he looked around, the scenery at the foot of the mountain was blurred, and they walked in a faint mist.

Is it because of the wind?

The snow is thinning, maybe it's because the mountain breeze often blows through here, right?

The more he thought about it, the more it made sense.

However, after walking a little further, he was surprised to find that the snow under his feet had almost completely melted, and even a little green had emerged between the cracks in the stones, and tenacious wildflowers and weeds had emerged from between the stones, and patches of moss had grown on the shady side of the wet stones.

Before you know it, the temperature around you is not as cold as it is on the mountainside.

He crouched down and touched the ground with his palm.

Warm.

Is this also a miracle?

"Surprised? This sacred mountain is a volcano, and in some places, the lava is relatively close to the ground, and the temperature reaches the surface and melts the snow. Arabella noticed that he had stopped, turned around and said, "Otherwise, we would not have been able to live forever in such a bitter cold mountain." ”

Ron suddenly realized.

No wonder the monastery can be built on a snowy mountain, no wonder these nuns can live on a snowy mountain, such an incredible thing is actually very simple.

"There are two mountains, one large and one small, all of which are made up of erupting lava and ash. ”

"Wouldn't it be dangerous if the lava was close to the surface?" Ron worried for them, "what if the volcano erupts again one day?"

Arabella smiled, "The last eruption was in 1840, so I don't think there will be another eruption in the near future, but I can't say for sure, if there is another sign of volcanic activity, maybe we nuns will have to go down the mountain as a whole." ”

Ron was still quite worried, anyway, if it was him, he would definitely not live on the mountain for a long time, knowing that there was a dormant volcano under his feet.

"Here we are. ”

The nuns stopped, and in front of them was a steep rock wall, and on the side of the rock wall there was a hidden hole, which was obscured by a boulder, and if it were not for the fact that there was a hole here, it would have been difficult to find when walking by, and even more so from the bottom of the mountain.

"You ...... Living in a cave?" Ron was stunned.

"How can it be?" said Arabella, laughing, "this is a passage into the interior of the mountain, which was originally a passage for magma to flow out, and the monastery was built in the original crater, through the cave. ”

Ron nodded.

"The road in the cave is complicated, and we will lead you, but we will take the liberty of asking you to blindfold. A nun pulled out a black blindfold.

"Okay. Ron took the strip of cloth and tied it to his head, covering his eyes.

Probably not wanting to have physical contact with the male, the nuns reached for a stick, and Ron held one end of the stick, being dragged forward by an unknown nun.

Arabella has been living in the dark like this, and she has to be led wherever she goes...... He felt more sympathy for the girl in his heart.

The cave was warmer, with the occasional floral breeze blowing.

The road underfoot is clearly groomed and fairly flat, with a gentle slope that slowly ascends.

The path to the cave was indeed complicated, and Ron felt like he was being taken a few turns, and of course it could be that the nuns deliberately took a detour to confuse him...... Whether this was the case or not, he did not complain, and understood them very well, even if they had extraordinary abilities, but after all, they were a group of young girls, and this cave was the last barrier to the monastery, and the secrets in it could not be known to outsiders.

I don't know how long I walked, but Arabella's recognizable and beautiful voice sounded, "Okay, you can take off the blindfold, I'm sorry, I wronged you." ”

Ron took off his blindfold and was instantly stunned.

Over here...... Is it heaven?

Before putting on the blindfold, he was still in the snowy mountains, and after taking off the blindfold, it was like coming to a paradise.

The cave is not too long, and it seems to connect two different worlds like a time and space tunnel.

Overhead, the blue sky and white clouds, surrounded by high mountain walls, resemble a natural patio, which is supposed to be the crater left behind by the last eruption.

In the crater is a lawn and fruit trees, and in the center is a simple monastery made of locally sourced volcanic rock, where the nuns are picking fruit and reading and chatting.

Intermittent fountains gush out of the ground, guided by man-made ravines to irrigate the orchards.

Ron pinched his thigh, thinking that he hadn't woken up from last night's sleep, and no one would have thought that there was such a world in the mountains of Aare.

The nuns were surprised to see Arabella and bring back a strange man.

"I'm sorry, as a male, you can't enter the monastery, you can only wait here. "We're going to report to the shepherd, and we're going to ask the sisters to bring you some food and water, and you can eat as much as you like from the fruit trees." ”

"It's okay, please. ”

Ron came to his senses and found a place to sit down, while Gavin rested beside him.

Arabella and the other nuns enter the convent.

A moment later, a nun came out with a basket and brought natural mineral water as well as bread and cheese.

Ron wrapped the food given by Sergei and his wife in a towel and pressed it under the stone, and in ten minutes it was warm, and ate it with bread and cheese for breakfast.

Knock - Knock -

Soon, the bell in the bell tower of the monastery was runged, and the sound was reflected and gathered by the four walls of the crater, melodious and grandiose.

The nuns outside heard the bell calling, whether they were chatting or picking fruit, and they all put down what they were doing and hurried into the monastery.

Ron estimated that Catherine's plane crash should have been known to all the nuns, and he didn't know what measures the monastery would take, but they would never be indifferent anyway, so it was likely to send someone to the east to find the whereabouts of Catherine and the other five nuns.

He couldn't do anything but fill his stomach while staring at the door of the monastery and waiting quietly.