The Whispering Verses Chapter 1767: “Eternal Longing” and the Eve of the Banquet

Before lunch, there was a glass cover filled with metal butterflies in the southeast corner of the living room of Room 1 on the second floor of Xia De's house. Xia De was very satisfied with this purchase.

As for purchasing the picture frame from Old John, it was for the "Mermaid" oil painting. "Desire" asked Shade to hang it at home and claimed that the oil painting itself no longer had extraordinary power, but Shade would not rest assured because of this.

He was worried that Old John would be affected, so he did not leave the work of installing the watch to him, but did it himself. Although the outsiders themselves are not proficient in the work of assembling watches, fortunately the work is not very difficult. For safety's sake, during the process of assembling the watch, he even carefully painted the holy emblem of the old **** - "God of Love" on the white pad between the oil painting and the wooden back.

Later, for safety, the holy emblems of the five righteous gods were added, and then the oil painting was fixed on the liner with canvas tape, and the edge of the oil painting was attached to the inside of the watch frame.

After doing this, the colorful oil painting was quietly sealed in the glass plate. The "mermaid" with orange-red hair looked out of the painting with a half-smiling face. Shade held the oil painting and stared at it blankly for a second before looking away. Even if it really has no element response now, the mermaid in this painting is still beautiful.

The only thing left to consider is where to hang the painting. Shade would never hang this oil painting in his bedroom. He couldn't bear to wake up in the middle of the night or see "desire" staring at him when he was hugging a girl - it was very bad for his health.

But it is not good to hang it in a room that is not often visited at home. Shade hopes that he can see the painting once a day to confirm that there is nothing wrong with the painting.

"How about hanging it in the living room?"

There are actually quite a lot of decorations on the walls of the living room. Shade’s knightly sword, the Ayutthaya player’s championship certificate, the shield for the champion of the city riding competition, and his honorary doctorate certificate are all there. Hela O Senfert's portrait of Shade in the snow is in the dining room.

"But in this way, everyone who comes to visit will see it. Isn't this very dangerous..."

At least for now, Shade can't feel any abnormality from the oil painting in his hand, but this does not rule out the possibility that this painting will suddenly go crazy one day.

After struggling for a while, he decided to hang the oil painting on the wall between the two windows in the living room. Outside this wall was Saint Teresa Square. Moreover, he found a piece of black cloth as a curtain. When he was not at home, he used the cloth to cover the painting to prevent Mia from being affected when she was home alone.

"Looks good."

He didn't want to damage the walls of his home, so he used a special alchemical glue to stick the frame to the walls. After working hard, I looked up at this oil painting with extremely high artistic and aesthetic standards, and felt a great sense of satisfaction in my heart. He felt that his house was completely worthy of such a beautiful oil painting.

"Meow~"

"I know, it's time to have lunch. Do cats have no level of artistic appreciation at all like humans? Mia, don't you understand what beauty is?"

At least in this cat's opinion, this painting is nothing like a sumptuous lunch to please the cat.

Although he had to attend an important banquet tonight, Shade still chose to go out after lunch. This time the destination was Coldwater Port. In order not to delay the evening's affairs, he quickly came to the old lighthouse on the sea cliff and met Mr. Edmond.

I came here also for the three strange items I encountered in the "Black Mist Camp". Mother-in-law Natalie from the Guiding Light Monastery and Old John each knew one piece, and the remaining gray fossil conch was naturally known to the old folklorist Mr. Edmond who lived in the offshore area.

"This is really rare."

The old man commented on the conch and gave specific information about the relic:

"Clerical relic [Immortal Longing], the existence of this kind of conch is unknown, but it only appears on the beach. People who miss the deceased walk on the beach. When the sadness and longing reach the extreme, Then their peripheral vision may catch a glimpse of a corner of the legendary 'River Styx'. At this time, there must be such a conch washed ashore by the waves. This is [Eternal Longing]."

"This story sounds good."

Shadow sat on the sofa at the bottom of the lighthouse and said. Little Mia didn't come to take a nap. He was talking alone with Mr. Edmund:

"So what are the characteristics of conch?"

“Soak the conch with seawater, and then put the conch to your ear, and you can hear the voice of the deceased you miss. Similarly, after soaking the conch with seawater and calling the name of the deceased, you can briefly summon the dead. Undead, but this relic will be consumed. As for the negative characteristics, it may not be the missed undead, but other weird things."

The old gentleman shook his head:

"In my opinion, don't keep those who should go. It's best not to try similar relics, nor to try any actions that span life and death. This is not good for everyone."

Now Shade understood that Mrs. Miles’s attempt at the Black Mist Camp was ineffective because the conches they obtained were not washed up from the sea, so they were not wetted by the sea water. In this way, he only needs to bring sea water next time to solve this trouble. Although there are still some problems in the camp, the old lady’s wish should be able to solve them.

"Can all the undead be summoned?"

To be on the safe side, Shade asked again, and Mr. Edmond shook his head:

"It must be an undead soul whose soul is free after death. If the soul has turned into a powerful resentful spirit, been captured, solidified, imprisoned or even destroyed, naturally it will not work."

Xia De nodded cautiously, and then asked about the old **** [Golden Lord] again.

Time flies by, and the sun gradually sets in the sky. At five o'clock in the afternoon, on the north bank of Green Lake in the middle of the Old World, in the master bedroom of the Witch Cruise ship on the Duin River, a beautiful witch is standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling mirror, humming a song. , while in a good mood, she asked her maids to check her hairstyle and headdress for the last time.

There was a drizzle of spring rain outside the window, making the city of Green Lake under the setting sun seem to have entered night early. But this did not affect Megan's good mood. She looked at herself in the mirror and showed a confident smile:

"Mirror, mirror, who is the smartest and most beautiful lady in the world?"

Of course the mirror won't answer.

The sound of opening the door suddenly came, and then Shade, wearing a black formal dress, entered the room. The arrival of the handsome detective made the witches and maids in the room smile. The charm that was completely different from that of the witch was very attractive to the girls.

"Very good."

Megan said to Shade reflected in the mirror.

In Shade’s view, Meghan had lengthened her shawl hair today to make it easier to style her hair. She was currently wearing a long dark blue dress with a three-layer lace skirt that almost touched the floor. The waist is extremely slender, and the corset inside the dress particularly highlights her waist line, adding a more elegant and refined feel to the overall shape of the witch's body.

"How was it?"

Seeing Shade looking at her, Megan motioned for the maids to step back, then turned around and asked Shade with a smile, holding up the hem of her skirt, which caused the hem of her skirt to bloom like a blooming flower.

"That's pretty good. Can you dance with me later?"

Shad, who was already familiar with the process of this kind of aristocratic banquet, asked, Megan transformed into Audrey:

"Of course."

His high heels hit the floor as she approached Shade and gave him a hug:

"You look very nice. I thought I needed to ask the maid to take care of you. In my opinion, you are not the kind of man who is willing to spend time taking care of himself."

It is true that Shade did not clean up this by himself. Lecia just came with her maid to prepare clothes for Shade. Although she still regrets that she cannot go to Green Lake to participate in this important negotiation, she will not have anything to do with it because of this.

"What identity do we use to attend? What does the invitation say?"

Xia De asked curiously while sniffing the delicious perfume. It was getting late and it was almost time to set off.

The maid then handed the gilded invitation into Audrey's hands wearing long lace white gloves, and she said with a smile:

"Just in the name of Paradise Island Pharmaceuticals. You should remember that Ms. Sarah Kaufman, the daughter of the Earl of Chichester and the wife of Mr. Roland Kaufman, the mayor, invited me a few weeks ago Yes. This banquet is very important. I will introduce you to my businessman friends and local nobles. Oh, there is also a very important friend of mine."

Xia De tried his best not to change his expression at this moment, but he still couldn't help but think of Miss Carina's smiling face:

"Yes, you have said it many times. When you introduce your friends to me, I will also tell you who I am... Well, I hope you are not too surprised, I allow you to punch me."

"I hope you're not too surprised, but why should I punch you?"

The witch was in a pretty good mood, and she thought she had made all the preparations. After waving to Shade, Shade leaned forward again, thinking she was going to say something important, but the brown-haired girl just kissed the side of his face:

"Let's go, I hope everyone has a good time tonight."

Xia De felt uneasy. He only knew that at least Miss Carina would definitely have a good time.

Green Lake City has not visited a truly big shot like Grand Duke Carina Cavendish for a long time, so although tonight’s banquet will only be held at Rose Manor, and only local nobles and celebrities will be invited, the entire The streets in the city center have been specially cleaned and renovated.

Shad and Audrey set off from the riverside pier in a carriage. As the bright gas lamps moved away from the car window, Audrey also showed Shad the small gift she had prepared according to etiquette. ——A bottle of 1823 red wine from Roman Winery in Huntington.