The "resurrected" wolf leads the way, and the knight leads the horse through the forest in the setting sun.
As the strong sunset gradually dimmed, Xia De also went deeper into this forest farm.
Time and space seem to become chaotic here, and the rippling light makes everything in the forest farm seem to be attached with a strange brilliance. In a trance, Xia De seems to have stepped into the light and shadow of the old era, like a real knight, holding a sword and leading a horse, pursuing everything he desires.
He stared intently at the wolf, and as the woods became denser, it finally got into the grass deep in the forest and disappeared. Xia De also quickened his pace subconsciously, and when he led the horse out of the grass, what he saw was the lake in the forest rippling with water under the last ray of sunset, and the island in the center of the lake.
The wild wolf stood by the lake and stopped moving forward. Xia De opened his mouth in surprise, and heard the horse behind him snorting from its nostrils, and trampled the ground impatiently with its hoof.
He stared wide-eyed at the scene in front of him, the last sunset on the horizon turned Xia De's face red, and Xia De couldn't believe that he found this mysterious lake under such circumstances:
"But why did [Swamp Witch] lead me to this place?"
He let go of the reins, and subconsciously walked towards the lake with his sword in hand, but at this moment, the mysterious lake under the setting sun shook suddenly like a phantom projected, and then the image of the lake faded little by little. , showing the true appearance of the forest.
The keen Xia De has already noticed the change in space, knowing that this is because the lake only appears during the day, and at this time night has come.
The wolf that is closer to the lake has already plunged into the lake, and then swam towards the island in the middle of the lake in a dog-planing posture. Although Xia De didn't know what would happen if the lake disappeared together, he still wanted to get closer anxiously:
"Spatial Stability Halo!"
The invisible ripples spread around, but the thaumaturgy had no effect on the lake that was about to leave.
After all, Xia De was still one step too late, and watched helplessly as the mysterious and tranquil lake disappeared before his eyes, leaving only the empty forest farm bathed in the moonlight above his head.
Around the mysterious lake, there were real miraculous elements, but these elements also lost their traces along with the disappearance of the lake. Even, because of the wolf's departure, the surrounding whispering elements completely disappeared, leaving only the maroon horse behind him waiting for Xia De.
"Mr. Gretel's experience in Lower Luther Village is like a fairy tale, and what happened to me today is also like a fairy tale."
He took the reins again and was ready to set off back to Huntington. He is not without gain. At least he can be sure that the "Lake of Cherubim" where the "Goddess of the Lake" lived in the west of Huntington City in the sixth era is not the lost lake where the witch emperor visited the gods in the fifth era.
He led the horse for two steps, then looked back unwillingly at the forest, where the lake should have been:
"This luck, is it good or bad? I have found it, but because of the wrong time, I watched it disappear. The next time the lake may not appear here...but I can find it. The first time, you will definitely be able to find the second time."
Although he couldn't set foot on the lake, Xia De subconsciously felt that what he was looking for was in the island in the middle of the lake. Although this mysterious lake is completely different from the terrible Lost Lake in 5177 of the Fifth Age, both hide the power that Shad wants to pursue.
The task of pursuing divinity has become more and more clear, and Xia De knows that he has found the right direction. All he had to do next was to find the lake again, and then face the test that awaited him.
After returning to the city on horseback, Shad did not go to the White River Valley Vineyard immediately, but found Mr. Kansas Drake, a retired folklore professor who lived in the old city west of Huntington.
When Shad rang the bell outside the gate, the whole block was already gaslighted. The air pollution in the old city is better than that in the main city of Huntington, so you can see the bright starry sky in early winter.
It was still the fat maid who opened the gate for Xia De and led him to the professor in the study. The maid had already prepared dinner, and was just about to push the professor's wheelchair to the dining room, but when Xia De entered the study and seriously stated that he wanted to talk about the "Goddess of the Lake" again, the professor hesitated , then looked at him in surprise, and waved his hand for a long time before saying:
"Okay, Mrs. Sandy, you go out first, and I'll call you later when we finish talking."
The fat maid closed the door in the corridor, Xia De sat on the chair outside the desk, and the professor laboriously turned the wheels of the wheelchair back behind the desk:
"Mr. Watson, you... have found it?"
The warm yellow light of the grape-shaped gas lamp in the study illuminates Professor Drake's face with various expressions such as worry, surprise, fear and expectation. The old man has received countless young people who are eager to find legends, but this is the first time he has the expectation of this moment.
Xia De nodded slightly, but shook his head again:
"It can be said that I found it, but I didn't find it. To be precise, I saw the lake at the last moment before sunset. But when I got closer, it disappeared. I can be sure that it is not an illusion, That lake really briefly appeared in front of me."
He described to the professor the scenery of the lake and the vague appearance of the island in the middle of the lake.
The professor in the wheelchair widened his eyes, leaned back slightly and took a deep breath:
"This is really...Mr. Watson, you found it so easily, but at the last moment of sunset, this luck..."
"In the past few years, my blood pressure has been a little high, and I have also had some heart problems, but my friend prepared herbal medicine for me. I really didn't expect that you could bring me such a surprise before I died."
He stabilized his emotions, closed his eyes and adjusted his breathing, then shook the small bottle to Xia De, and asked:
"Can you tell me what happened to you today?"
"Of course, I also have some questions I want to ask you."
Xia De started talking about arriving at Lower Luther Village today, omitting his experience of riding a horse around Luther Lake to see the scenery, and directly talked about encountering wolves in the evening.
This startled Professor Drake:
"I know there are wolves outside the city, but you actually encountered them?"
"Yes, it's a good thing I have a gun."
Xia De said, and then mentioned that he was chased into the forest by a pack of wolves, and after he had no choice but to shoot and kill one of the wolves in self-defense, the other wolves dispersed. But the wolf that should have died came back to life, leading him all the way into the depths of the forest until he saw the mysterious lake.
Professor Drake sighed after hearing Shade's "story":
"Every story I have recorded of encountering the 'Goddess of the Lake' is so fascinating, Mr. Watson, your story is also so fascinating. Of course, it is also the most dangerous one. Aggressive, if you weren't carrying a pistol, I really don't know what would have happened."
After obtaining Xia De's consent, he decided to add this story to his record, and the reason Xia De came here on purpose was to ask another question:
"I heard that in recent years, more citizens have encountered the "Lady of the Lake" in the eastern part of Huntington than in previous years.
Do you have more specific information about them here? I want to visit them. Now that I was able to find that lake nearby based on the experience of the villagers in Lower Luthor Village, maybe other people have encountered the "Goddess of the Lake" in the area, and I can find that lake again. "
Professor Drake's information to Shad respects the privacy of those who provide stories, so only a few old records, such as Old Graves who is blind in one eye, contain the true identities of those people.
Xia De wanted to know from the professor the true identities of the citizens who encountered the "Goddess of the Lake" in recent years, or even this year, but the professor hesitated:
"Mr. Watson, I know that you want to actually land on the island in the middle of the lake. But according to the current records, no one has ever been able to see that mysterious lake twice."
"But my experience this time is obviously different. Only I saw the lake, but I couldn't walk across it."
Xia De emphasized very seriously:
"So, that lake may give me a second chance. In this way, I may also help you find out what happened to you back then~www.mtlnovel.com~ The old professor pursed his lips and frowned slightly, as if Thinking. Although eager to know the truth about what happened to him back then, those who shared their experiences with him also told their stories because of their trust. Professor Drake hopes to know the truth, but he does not want to go against himself the rules.
He wanted to open his mouth to reject the young man in front of him, but seeing his serious look at the moment, he subconsciously believed that he would definitely succeed. Neither of them spoke. Under the bright gas lamp in the study, Professor Drake felt in a trance that this time the guest was so friendly and reliable.
Finally he sighed:
"Okay, young man, you convinced me. But I must tell you in advance that I have hired people to investigate all the places mentioned in the records, and there is nothing to gain."
Not only the professor, Xia De believed that the Orthodox Church in this diocese must have also sent a team of Ring Warlocks to investigate the situation, but nothing was gained:
"It's okay, you just need to give me your name and address, and I'll take care of the rest."
He held out his hand to the professor, and the professor closed his eyes:
"Some people, it's not so easy to hand over their stories."
Xia De smiled:
"It's okay, you just need to tell me one thing."
"whats the matter."
"Among these people, does anyone like to play Rhodes?"
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