It was getting late, and after Shade left the river bank, he did not stop in Huntington City, and rode directly back to the White River Valley Vineyard, and then returned home.

After wasting some time in the cave by the river, it was late when I got home. The square of San Teresa, which is just lit up, shines the warm yellow light of gas lamps into the room through the curtains on the first floor.

At this time, Luvia, who had made an appointment to have dinner with Xia De, had already left work, and was playing with the cat in the living room when Xia De went up the stairs. Xia De told the maid at Galina Manor that the cat would be sent to the Prophet Association in the evening, so he didn't have to go out of town to waste time at this time.

Hearing the sound of Xia De going upstairs, one person and one cat went to the door on the second floor to meet Xia De. Luvia saw at a glance that Xia De, who appeared at the corner of the stairs, was holding a box in his hand:

"Xia De, is it going well in Huntington today?"

"It went well. I found something. It's not a waste of time."

He lifted up the box in his hand:

"Luvia, wait for me, I'm going to change clothes, and we'll go out for dinner. Oh, it's so late, I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long."

He conveniently put the box in his hand on the cabinet at the door, then walked into the bedroom to pick out the clothes at the door.

"I'm not in a hurry, but your cat is probably getting over it. I gave him some cat food, but he only ate a few."

Luvia smiled and said, Mia wagged her tail and followed Xia De into the bedroom, happily jumped on the bed to play with the "fish training ring" thrown by Xia De - Xia De washed the ring in the vineyard to ensure that there was no mouse smell.

Luvia originally wanted to follow into the bedroom, but thought that tonight was still long and there was no need to worry, so she casually opened the wooden box that Shade put on the cabinet.

"Mia knows I'm going out for dinner tonight, so it's still waiting for a big meal..."

"Oh~"

When the wooden box was opened, the purple-eyed girl felt that her eyes were immediately illuminated by the box of jewels. She sighed softly, inserted her slender fingers between the jewels and inspected them carefully, and made sure that this box was all jewelry, not just a superficial layer:

"Detective, did you go to Huntington this afternoon and rob an unfortunate jewelry store? Or did you rob the estate of some brutal nobleman?"

She looked at the carved wooden box:

"Or, did you win it by playing Rhodes?"

"Of course not. I found a stronghold of a Ring Warlock who died more than ten years ago. This is his property."

Xia De said vaguely, and Luvia heard the sound of him throwing his clothes on the bed.

So, the purple-eyed girl walked into the bedroom holding the wooden box. The gas lamp in the master bedroom is very bright, the curtains are tightly closed, Xia De is standing in front of the closet next to the desk, the double doors of the closet are open, he takes out the white shirt held up by the hanger with his upper body bare, and Mia is squatting on the bed . In other words, the cat squatted on the clothes that Xia De took off, looking at him with piercing eyes, with a very expectant expression.

"good body."

Luvia looked at Xia De's silhouette and praised with a smile, and put the box on the bedroom desk.

"Before we go out, check the coins inside. One of them is a relic, but I can't recognize it. It should only be a poet-level relic. I don't think its original owner knows what it is."

Xia De turned his head and said, he put his shirt on, and when he was about to button the first button on the neckline, Luvia walked in front of him, holding Xia De's raised right hand with her left hand to prevent him from buttoning the buttons, The white right hand was pressed against his chest.

"Xia De, you will never be free."

Luvia said, Xia De looked at her. The purple-eyed girl who was close at hand pulled her right hand down slightly, but her palm did not touch Xia De's skin, she just rubbed it with her index finger, and moved three or four centimeters to stop at his stomach.

"Um......"

Xia De hesitated to speak:

"Are you going out for dinner tonight?"

"Of course, otherwise your cat will be angry with me."

"It's not that smart...well, it's that smart."

Mia squatted on the bed with a stinky face, looking a little impatient.

"I'll help you tie the buttons."

Luvia said, leaving Shad's skin with her right hand, and helping Shad fasten the buttons with her left hand. Xia De opened his arms to facilitate Luvia's activities:

"I ran a lot of places this afternoon and encountered a mouse that spoke bad words. Although I did find a clue, I don't know if this clue can lead to the truth."

"With clues, it means that no time was wasted."

Luvia said, buttoning the bottom button, and glanced at Xia De's wardrobe again:

"Have you put away your summer clothes?"

"Yes, the maids sent by Miss Galina to help me clean the house every Saturday put those summer clothes in the cloakroom of the master bedroom, and left me a note explaining the location. I have to admit, moving to this room Living in a bedroom is indeed more convenient than the previous bedroom."

Luvia picked out a black thermal vest and a thick coat from the closet, and helped Xia De put them on again:

"We can talk about your adventure this afternoon at the dinner table, or we can talk about it when we get back...Didn't you say that there is something that glows at night and you want to show me?"

She asked with a smile, helping Shade tug on his sleeve. Xia De felt that Luvia still didn't understand what he meant, but explaining now was definitely not the right move, so he could only respond in silence.

The purple-eyed girl asked generously again:

"I said this morning that I got new pajamas. Do you prefer purple or white?"

【like it all. 】

"She" knew Shad's thoughts very well, but what Shad actually said was:

"Although this may be cliché, I like you better, and it has nothing to do with pajamas."

Luvia hammered Shad:

"Get dressed quickly, really, detective, didn't the princess teach you these words?"

The smile on her lips was definitely not fake.

After changing his clothes, Xia De hugged the hungry cat and went with Luvia to the restaurant with reserved seats on Silver Cross Avenue. While eating, Luvia played with the coin he found while listening to Xia De's account of the afternoon's experience.

For her own "special divination", Luvia specially collected and searched for the storage information of monetary relics. Although Xia De couldn't recognize what it was, after comparing and confirming it, she easily knew what it was:

"Poet-level relic [coins of cats and dogs]."

She placed the gold coin on the table with one hand, twisted her fingers slightly, and the coin began to spin. The coin was about the size of a one-pound gold coin, and Shader thought it had the head of a strange woman on the obverse, and the shorthand symbol for the number "one" on the reverse, which is the basis of contemporary mathematical notation.

On the side of the coin is engraved a circle of words:

【Cat and dog, you and me. 】

"Give this coin to any cat or dog, it can be of mixed blood, but the blood of the cat or dog must exceed 50%. Give this coin to this kind of creature, if the other party is willing to accept , then it is equivalent to entering into a contract. The creature who accepts the coin voluntarily becomes the pet of the creature who handed out the coin, is absolutely loyal, absolutely reliable, dares to sacrifice, and will never betray. Before the death of the 'master', this relationship cannot be Any way you can. You can think of it as a 'life money' for cats and dogs, funny isn't it?"

Luvia held down the coin that was about to fall, Shad, who was cutting the steak in red wine sauce with a knife and fork, glanced at Mia who was eating:

"This coin can be used to enslave another soul?"

"It can be understood in this way."

Luvia nodded, and also glanced at Shad's cat.

"Is this a coin minted by the devil?"

"Yes, you guessed it."

Luvia held the coin and lifted it slightly, and the light of the crystal lamp above her head made it seem to be glowing:

"The negative feature is that once the coins are given, after both parties are dead, some kind of terrible existence should mean that the demon who minted these coins will appear and take away the soul of one of them, allowing the other party to continue walking. "

"Which party's soul will be taken?"

Xia De asked very interestedly, wondering if Dr. Schneider would be interested in this kind of coin.

"It's up to the pet. Yes, the pet decides whether to sacrifice its soul to protect the beloved owner, or let the damned owner's soul be taken away by the devil."

Luvia said softly, pushing the coin back to Shad. Shad thought of the stories about third era demons told by his friend, demon scholar Mr. Sean Asmond:

"They are truly evil creatures. Miss Fei Lianna is right, cherish the soul and stay away from demons."

After dinner, Xia De did not take Luvia home immediately, but went to the Church of the Dawn with her, and then gave 50% of the banknotes and coins found in Huntington this afternoon~www.mtlnovel. com~ donated to the church.

Now that it is winter, the church is collecting donations for the poor as usual, and the money will be used for food relief and the purchase of relief items after the snowfall. The reason why Xia De donated part of the cash was because it wasn't his money in the first place, and he decided to keep the box of beautiful jewelry, so donating this unexpected income is also a peace of mind.

That night, Xia De still took the opportunity to show Luvia the flying stone slab he got, but Luvia didn't care at all, and just vaguely said that it might be a key or something.

Xia De's slate did not arouse the girl's interest, but her new pajamas aroused Xia De's interest. Luvia obviously came prepared, and Xia De, who wanted to browse the books he found in Huntington at night, didn't find a chance to go to the study to get the books until he turned off the lights and went to sleep at two o'clock in the morning.

"Xia De, Xia De! How can you be so depraved and lazy? Have you forgotten the review plan for the end-of-year exam that you made earlier?"

So when Shade woke up early on Tuesday morning, he complained about himself for the first time.

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