Chapter 146 "Ashes"

Heidi didn't notice anything unusual in her father's tone.

"Yes," she nodded candidly. "I went to Mr. Duncan's antique shop with Vanna, chatted with Mr. Duncan for a while, then hypnotized Nina, and then came back with Vanna."

When she got to the end, she hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to tell her father about the fire she had heard from Nina and Vanna's strange reaction after hearing about it, but in the end, she stopped herself.

She still remembered Vanna's unusually serious expression in the car. This matter might involve dangerous hidden forces, and it might even be so serious that just speaking it out would attract prying eyes. Although her father, like herself, was a Truth Follower who served the Wisdom God, Lahm, and could be considered half a transcendent, like most Truth Followers, he was more like a pure scholar and not good at directly dealing with those dangerous things.

Maurice still had a gentle and calm expression on his face. He nodded gently and said, as if casually, "So you stayed there for quite a while… Did you forget the time chatting with Mr. Duncan? He is indeed a person with a strong thirst for knowledge."

"Um… not really," Heidi said with a somewhat embarrassed expression. "It's just… hypnotizing Nina took a little longer."

"Hypnotizing Nina?" Maurice raised his eyebrows when he heard the name of his student. "Was it not going well? Is your mental state bad? Was it affected by the museum fire?"

As soon as Vanna heard her father's series of questions, she couldn't help but roll her eyes. "You really care about your student! Don't worry, I'm fine. I was just a little anxious. After your relaxation and guidance, I'm completely fine and it won't affect my final exams. The reason it took longer… was because of something else."

Maurice asked curiously, "Oh?"

"Ah ha, I might have been a little too tired that time," Vanna said with an awkward chuckle. "I fell asleep myself before hypnotizing her, and slept until evening…"

"He fell asleep himself while hypnotizing Nina?" Maurice's expression finally changed slightly, but he quickly regained control. "That's not like you."

"People always make mistakes, especially since I haven't had a vacation for so long," Vanna waved her hand impatiently. "Oh, don't ask, I'm so old, and you and Mom are so nervous when I come home late. Question after question…"

Maurice just looked at his daughter quietly for a few seconds, then his face showed the usual doting expression, and he shook his head with a smile, "Okay, I won't ask. There's still food in the kitchen, just heat it up. I'll go see your mother."

"Okay," Heidi nodded, and after saying goodbye to her father, she walked towards the kitchen, but after only a few steps, she suddenly turned back, "By the way, you were planning to visit that antique shop, right?"

"Yes," Maurice was already standing at the bedroom door, the wall lamp in the corridor casting a dim yellow light, casting mottled shadows on his old face. "Is there anything wrong?"

"I left in a hurry today and didn't talk to Mr. Duncan properly about Nina's situation. I'll write a letter later, and you can take it with you when you go."

"No problem," Maurice nodded, then, as if talking to himself, he muttered softly, "I have to go again…"

Heidi left, but the gray-haired old historian still stood quietly at the bedroom door. He seemed to be deep in thought. After nearly a dozen seconds, he finally sighed softly and pushed open the dark wooden door.

The bedroom was still dimly lit. Only a small wall lamp was lit in the elaborately decorated bedroom, and the dim yellow light cast down, vaguely illuminating the outline of the bed.

Maurice turned around and carefully locked the door, then slowly walked to the head of the bed.

"My dear, are you alright?"

He said softly to the writhing pile of ashes on the bed that maintained a human shape.

A subtle murmur came from the pile of ashes that vaguely resembled a human form, constantly floating and wriggling, as if in gentle response. Between the ashes, the almost finished knotted ribbon made a soft

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The sound of slight friction, the gorgeous silk rope shuttled quickly and steadily under the traction of the ashes, weaving one knot after another.

"Yes, it's so beautiful, your craftsmanship is always so good," Maurice heard the reply in the subtle murmur, a smile on his face, praising his wife's weaving skills while saying, "I still have the one you made for me hanging in the study."

The room became quiet. In the dim light, time seemed to be deceived and solidified at this moment, but after half a minute, Maurice still broke the silence. "Vanna went out today, and one of the red agates on her bracelet is missing."

The pile of ashes on the bed suddenly stopped and let out a low groan.

"It's still uncertain what happened. If this is a blessing from our Lord Lahm, it means that Vanna encountered a danger today that was enough to penetrate your barrier of reason, but Heidi herself doesn't know anything, and I haven't noticed any strange thoughts in her," Maurice said slowly. "It seems more like she brushed past 'something' unknowingly, passively triggering the bracelet's protection…"

Maurice suddenly stopped, listening to the low murmur from the ashes.

"Well, with my reminder, Vanna saw the missing part of the bracelet. That's the problem - she believes that the red agate never existed in the first place," Maurice nodded. "This is a kind of self-protection mechanism, which may come from your intuition, or it may come from the Wisdom God's 'inspiration', but in any case, this protection is preventing you from continuing to understand certain things…"

"I… I want to investigate. I'll go myself."

The pile of ashes on the bed fluctuated slightly.

Maurice shook his head. "There may be a little risk, so I will perform prayers and divination, but I have to go - I've actually been to that place once. It looks like just an ordinary antique shop, inhabited by a diligent shop owner and an eager-to-learn child. At that time, I didn't perceive any strange or evil forces entrenched there…"

"So if the dangerous factors only appeared in that shop today when Heidi visited, then the owner of that shop may also be threatened - my student lives there, I have to go see."

"After all, I am your teacher, and also a servant of the God of Wisdom…"

Maurice said softly, then heard the ashes on the bed make a faint sound. He listened attentively for a long time before slowly shaking his head.

"No, we can't disturb the people in the cathedral… Although their intervention may be more effective, their overly swift style may also harm my student - for the guardians of the church, suppressing heresy and eradicating evil has too high a priority, and…"

Speaking of this, Maurice paused. He let out a soft sigh before continuing: "And actually I don't want to attract the attention of the cathedral, after all… I am a heretic concealer who has already wavered."

His voice was low, his eyes gently watching the pile of ashes on the bed, watching… his wife who had already died in the great fire eleven years ago.

Watching your shadow left in the world.

The ashes slowly rose, and a wisp of ash seemed to condense into the shape of an arm, gently stroking Maurice's face.

"I know… I know…" Maurice lowered his head, as if talking to himself, and as if confessing to an invisible existence, "I am a person whose faith has wavered, but I am not willing to completely fall… The God of Wisdom gave you eyes that can see through falsehood on that day, but you stubbornly closed them, and made an unrealistic wish. I wanted to keep him in this world, but I couldn't completely deceive myself… Instead, I got myself stuck in this most awkward situation…"

He raised his head and gently held the wisp of floating ash, but his fingers passed directly through the dust.

"I wish I was as ignorant as Vanna, so I could see your other appearance… I haven't seen you for eleven years."

A soft voice came from the ashes, like sand rubbing against each other, and like a cool flame crackling. Maurice listened to the voice, and his thoughts gradually calmed down.

"I understand, I understand… All this will end, the stage will always come to an end,

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No matter what responded to your wish that day, it will always come to collect the destined price one day. I have actually been prepared for a long time. When it collects the price, I will make myself disappear completely from this world, so that even the shadows of the subspace will not want to tarnish the real world through this 'wish', but…"

Maurice raised his head and looked at the outline of the pile of ashes in the dim light.

"But, before that day comes… please stay with me for a while longer."

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