Whispering Verse Chapter 496

Saying goodbye to Papa John, who seemed to be very leisurely every day, Xia De hurried to Quill Street in a carriage with gifts. And when he saw Dorothy, Luvia had already arrived.

Dorothy was a guest of the banquet at the Yodel Palace, so she was wearing a formal ball gown. The sky blue gown that matched her long blond hair was stunning. And Luvia went to the Yoddle Palace as an employee of the Prophet Association, so she was wearing the relatively simple black and silver-edged lady clerk uniform dress of the Prophet Association.

After Xia De praised them for being beautiful, the two very happy ladies asked Xia De to stay in the living room temporarily, and they still need some time to go to the bedroom to get dressed again.

So Xia De went to the kitchen to make tea by himself, sat on the sofa and waited. Dorothy's apartment looked messier than it had been in the morning. Clothes, skirts, and shoes were scattered everywhere, and the tea table was also occupied by a cosmetic box with a mirror.

It happened that I had nothing to do, so I planned to study [Mind Blast] formally. The learning of this thaumaturgy does not require complicated ritual materials, as long as you get the mind crystal, and then...

Xia De pinched the ring on the index finger of his right hand with his left hand, closed his eyes, and rotated it slightly, letting the pads of his fingers rub the soul crystals on it.

At the same time, he whispered strangely pronounced mantras in his heart, and used his mental power to perceive the scene in front of him in the dark.

He frowned suddenly, and moved towards the index finger of his right hand. Xia De stretched out his finger and pointed forward, and the invisible spiritual power entered the air through the amplification of the ring.

"Papa John really didn't lie to me."

He smiled and opened his eyes to look at the jewelry on his finger. Only by using thaumaturgy can he perceive how smoothly this ring can flow to his spirit:

"The craftsmanship of alchemy can indeed make a lot of money."

Sighing in his heart, he stretched out his hand to take the teacup that was placed on the coffee table just now, and then leaned comfortably on the sofa.

Looking around with a teacup in hand, she could hear the blonde writer and the brunette prophetess exchanging opinions on shoe styles and stocking styles in low voices.

They thought that Xia De couldn't hear it, but [Echoes of the Past] has the effect of passively enhancing hearing, coupled with the improvement of physical fitness, Xia De can hear this subtle voice.

"Speaking of [Echoes of the Past], I don't know what sounds I can hear if I use this thaumaturgy here..."

Because it was too boring, Xia De, who was holding a teacup, suddenly came up with this idea. Of course he knew that it was very impolite to eavesdrop in other people's homes, and he also knew that this kind of behavior was close to crime.

The laughter of "her" came from the ear, probably laughing at Xia De's idea.

"That's right, don't be so impolite."

Thinking in his heart, the outsider turned his center of gravity backwards and leaned his body completely on the soft sofa. The sofa at Dorothy's house is softer than the one left by Detective Sparrow, and Mia probably likes the sofa here.

Xia De took a sip of tea, and then heard that the two ladies in the bedroom had changed the topic from the choice of stockings to the choice of waist skirt and corset, and discussed some content that was not suitable for Xia De to listen to.

"Well... I'd better use the echo of the past to hear the voice of the past."

So in order not to hear the current voice, Shad on the sofa decided to use that impolite thaumaturgy.

He took another sip of tea, activated the thaumaturgy, and heard Dorothy's voice very clearly:

"Luvia, you must dance with me after you are done with the poker game."

The relationship between Dorothy and Luvia has always been very good, and this conversation should have happened not long ago, which means that although Xia De's behavior is impolite, it is not considered to be spying on other people's privacy.

Now he was relieved, and took another sip of tea, followed by Luvia's voice:

"Of course it's okay, but it's a pity that I finally had the opportunity to attend such a banquet, but I couldn't walk around like you. Dorothy, you are so lucky that you actually got to know Princess Adelina through a detective story."

Although Dorothy's invitation letter was given by Leizia, it was in the name of the little princess. Hearing this, Xia De couldn't help but began to speculate about the relationship between Princess Adelina and Rezia. When she was at the Opera House a few days ago, Adelina Cavendish was obviously a little afraid of Rezia.

Luvia is still talking:

"Dorothy, you have a really nice dress."

"Oh, this one? This is a custom-made dress from Mrs. Rhine. Do you know how much gold this dress is worth?"

Dorothy's voice did not say the number, but she presumably made a gesture with her hand.

"But the price is still acceptable, this dress is really beautiful."

Luvia continued to praise, and Xia De also nodded while holding the teacup. The sky blue dress she saw just now was indeed beautiful.

Luvia spoke again:

"but......"

She hesitated to speak.

"What's wrong?"

Dorothy asked curiously, and Shad heard her flicking the clothes hanger.

"How much did you pad, and why is it so big?"

"Ahem!"

Xia De on the sofa coughed violently. He tremblingly put the teacup on the tea table, stroked his chest and lowered his head. Because the tea was sucked into the trachea, his whole body trembled from discomfort.

"Shad, what's wrong?"

Hearing the voice outside, the two ladies in the room asked immediately.

"No, cough cough, it's nothing, I was choked."

He stood up while coughing violently:

"Borrow the bathroom."

Then he walked quickly to the bathroom, and the sound of coughing halfway showed that he was really choked.

"Really, why are you so careless?"

Dorothy complained in the bedroom, and Shad learned a simple and universal truth from it—

There must be a price to be paid for eavesdropping on others.

"Ahem!"

Hearing the laughter beside his ear, he held onto the sink in the bathroom and patted his chest. But to be honest, Xia De was still very curious about how Dorothy answered the next sentence of the conversation.

The girls finished packing for another half an hour. Xia De went out one step ahead of time, found a free four-wheeled carriage at the intersection of Quill Street and Theological College Avenue, and asked the driver to wait at the gate of Building B, 221 Quill Street, and then A group of three went to Yodel Palace together.

Luvia wanted to join other members of the association, so she got off the car early at the gate of the Prophet Association. Xia De jumped out of the carriage first, and then, under the watchful eyes of Dorothy who poked his head out of the window, he stretched out his hand to Luvia and helped her get out of the carriage.

"Then we'll see you at the banquet later!"

Luvia smiled and waved to Shad and Dorothy. The black iron gas street lamp beside her made the girl with makeup look more beautiful than before.

The gas street lamps on Silver Cross Avenue are uniform in style, with the top of the black street lamp pole, and the wrought iron metal gas lamp shells bent into complex patterns are at different heights. The glass covers of the three gas lamps are imprisoned inside the iron frame shell, and the inside of the gas lamps is connected to the gas pipes of the street lamp poles. . Although it can't compare to the gas lamps in the homes of nobles, the relatively simple and simple appearance will not damage the reputation of the central street of the capital of steam at all.

After bidding farewell to Luvia, Shade and Dorothy were unable to continue forward in the carriage, because in the middle of Silver Cross Avenue, where the gas street lights were gradually lit up, in order to prevent carriages from blocking the road, private carriages were allowed to move forward, but rented carriages were allowed to move forward. Not allowed to move on.

So Xia De and Dorothy had to get out of the carriage ahead of time. There were actually quite a few guests like them. After all, not all nobles had private carriages.

Just after paying the fare, Xia De heard someone calling his name.

The four-wheeled carriage with a black carriage stopped slowly on the side of the street, and Director An Luosi poked his head out of the window;

"Good afternoon, Xia De. Come up, let's go in together."

Director An Luosi also had his hair done today, and he was wearing a dress, but the style was relatively simple and there were no decorations. If you don't know his identity, you can't connect this ordinary-looking man with no characteristics with the director of MI6.

"convenient?"

"What's the inconvenience? Oh, this lady is..."

"My lady for the evening, Miss Dorothy Louisa."

Xia De introduced that Director An Luosi suddenly realized:

"I know the name, the lady who serialized detective stories in the Daily Steambird, and your stories are popular in our department too. Oh, I knew it, Detective Hamilton, it was Shad!"

"Dorothy, this is my friend, Mr. Dark Anros, who works in logistics management in the Royal Army."

Xia De briefly introduced that he winked at Director An Luosi, meaning that he did not reveal his identity.

Director An Luosi nodded with a smile:

"Come up together, I'll take you in. Now you need to hand over your weapons and even perform a simple body search to enter the Yodel Palace. This is too troublesome. If I take you in, you don't need to be offended by those unreasonable servants."

In addition to Mr. An Luosi, there was also a lady about his age with a slightly plump figure in the carriage. This should be Director An Luosi's female companion, but not Mrs. An Luosi. Xia De heard that his boss is still unmarried.

"Then do I need to hand over my weapon?"

The cautious body search is probably because of the incident that Prince Sachs broke into with a gun not long ago~www.mtlnovel.com~ Shade's normal revolver can be turned into a toy, but the [Gun of Kindness] is still on him.

"No, there's no need, I'm armed too, and we can guarantee your loyalty."

Director An Luosi said, he sat next to his female companion, facing Xia De, and lowered his voice slightly:

"The matter at the Opera House was closed last Saturday. Her Highness Adelina spoke highly of you, and she praised you very much in front of His Majesty and the Queen. If you are lucky tonight, you might be able to get accepted by His Majesty again." chance to meet."

"It's really an honor for me."

Having said that, Shad had no interest in meeting Larousse III.

Compared with the boring middle-aged man, Xia De is more interested in the girls around him and Rhodes.

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