RNP Chapter 2686 A Promise Across Time
Chapter 2686 A Promise Across Time
Chapter 2686 A Promise Across Time
You have to know that even the life-and-death edge that originally existed on the third floor of No. 6 St. Teresa's Square was not dangerous enough for Shad to sense, and it had caused more than one abnormal accident in the past hundred years. If the life-and-death edge in this cemetery existed before Mrs. Bronte's death, it is impossible that nothing had happened.
Although it sounds incredible that a man-made crack on the "edge of life and death" could be created, considering that this is Vista City and anything could happen, Shad can accept this conjecture.
What's more important is that Shade happened to be looking for a monster related to death in the forest. And that monster is likely to have the power connected to the root of death.
The forty minutes were about to end, but before ending this special journey through time, Shad and Miss Winslet returned to the chapel and found the soul of Mrs. Brontë, Theodore Brontë's mother.
Among the family, she has the most rational soul, and Xia De wants to make a promise with her:
"In the very distant future, we will come here to see you again. I hope you can give me some answers then, such as what your son is afraid of, why he comes here so frequently, or what else he knows about the secrets of the tree hole."
The lady's spirit stood before the wall and looked at him:
"But I need you to promise that you will free our souls in the future so that we can move on. If possible, please get rid of my son. He can't make any more mistakes."
"No problem, let's make a vow."
The spell "Oath Binding" was activated, and the shadow of a small golden scale appeared above the two of them, and the hands of the living and the dead were held together. This was a promise spanning 67 years, and time would give the answer.
The return trip was trouble-free, and when Shad crawled out of the woods in 1854, he was really happy to feel the familiar warmth of the sun shining on his body.
The witch was also quickly restored. She also let out a long breath towards the sun, with a melancholy expression on her beautiful face:
"Now we have basically figured out the matter of York Bronte. The time curse on him will most likely require him to frequently enter the brink of life and death. But we still don't know who the paradox worm is on. This is very strange. There should be no reason for Bronte to travel through time with a second person. After all, his parents and relatives are all dead."
"I also suspect that he succeeded in creating a second Dead Apostle. Although Theodore Bronte's parents and sister are dead, what about his relatives after that?"
Shade asked:
"When Miss Bell investigated the Bronte family, she should have found out the location of the Bronte family cemetery, right?"
"of course."
"Well, I can sense that York Bronte is still in the city. Let's go to the Bronte family cemetery now. I want to make sure that all the bodies are lying in the coffins."
The witch looked at the coffin in the big pit dug by the two men:
"So what should we do with this tree hole? Your toy transformation spell and my object transformation spell are both ineffective against tree holes. Should we leave with this coffin on our backs?"
If they carry this coffin that continues to emit the power of death to the cemetery, many of the dead in the Bronte family will probably crawl out to "welcome" them.
"Leave it here for now. I'm worried that if we move it, it will attract Bronte's attention. Once I borrow the Ocarina of Time, I'll destroy it."
Shade said, and then cast a spell to turn back time and restore the soil around the coffin to its original state. But Miss Winslet had a new idea:
"Since Bronte must have died in 1787, if we destroy this tree hole and then use magic to forcibly send him back to 1787, doesn't that mean the matter is over?"
"In theory, this is the simplest way, but we don't know exactly when he died in 1787. He didn't die immediately when we sent him back last time. I'm worried that he can find a second tree hole. As long as that tree hole leads to another time, he can escape death and live to 1854 to seek revenge on us.
So even though the method you mentioned is the simplest, I still want to kill him myself just to be on the safe side and make sure he dies in front of us."
The Bronte family cemetery is located in the north of the city. Although the journey is too far, thanks to "Owl Airlines", they arrived at the destination at 10:30 in the morning.
This family cemetery is quite close to the city and is guarded by gravekeepers hired by the baron. The cemetery does not stand alone in the woods, but is surrounded by cemeteries in nearby villages. Even when the owl landed with the cat, children from the village could be seen playing in the cemetery.
"This is not the cemetery we saw in 1787, in the midst of life and death."
After only a cursory glance at the layout of the cemetery, Xia De came to the conclusion:
"Has the Bronte family cemetery ever been moved?"
The owl stood on the branch and shook his head:
"I'm not sure. Charlotte's investigation is not that detailed. But it's normal that it has been moved. After the original cemetery was connected to the edge of life and death, the possibility of the dead reviving greatly increased. He wanted to hide the abnormality there, so he couldn't continue to use it. It's been more than 60 years. It's not easy to investigate that cemetery again."
The children heard the sound and turned around to see two beautiful cats, one silver and one gray, jumping down from the tree together. They wanted to chase them, but soon lost track of the cats.
The witch and Shade walked through the villagers' graves and came to the family cemetery in the center. Shade did not have the ability to sense the bones, so he could only rely on "Miss Cat" to confirm the situation. She acted very quickly because there was no need to explore here:
"Apart from sensing the corpses of some rats, birds, and snakes underground, I didn't find any human skeletons."
"So this family cemetery is empty?"
"Or maybe this family cemetery is fake, and no one from the Bronte family is here."
When the two of them were together in 1787, Shade had tried to locate the cemetery using "Strong Spatial Perception". However, the space in the Edge of Life and Death was chaotic, and it was not the real world at all, so he had not been able to determine where the cemetery was in the past.
So with doubts, Shade and the witch returned to the Accordion Inn before lunch. Coincidentally, it started raining in the city just as they returned to the inn. It was only moderate rain during lunch, but after lunch, lightning and thunder had already covered the city in the forest with heavy rain.
The witch stood at the window and looked outside, lamenting that the Moon Dance Festival concert was about to end. The rain might change the originally scheduled outdoor performance to an indoor one. On the sofa behind her, Shade was confirming intelligence with Miss Danister and Miss Bell:
"The academy said that the Church of Dawn has found a ritual to seal the tree hole?"
"Yes, the information you provided is accurate. But the ritual is more complicated than I thought. Even the church needs at least a week to prepare for the first attempt."
This is also good news. This kind of large-scale ceremony that has not been used for a long time is usually very troublesome to prepare. If it can be prepared in a week, it only means that the church is quick in scheduling.
"So what about the news on Ocarina of Time? Are the Moonbrook elves willing to lend it to you? Or do they require Emilia to be present before they can lend it to you?"
"We can borrow it, but we won't get it until tomorrow afternoon. They are still maintaining the sword."
"That's fine. Then, Miss Bell, does your current investigation have any clues about the Bronte family cemetery?"
The black-haired girl shook her head:
"The only cemetery that can be found at present is the one you and Miss went to this morning. If the cemetery was really moved sixty years ago, then there should be no documents and information now. At that time, Ximu Town was just a small place, and there would be no newspapers that deliberately recorded the relocation of a baron family to a cemetery.
Even if the local annals record this incident, I guess Brontë must have erased the record. Or, can we ask the current Army Chief of Staff Baron Brontë? But he was not born more than 60 years ago, so he certainly has not experienced the relocation of the cemetery. "
Xia De took a deep breath:
"Then things are difficult. Do we really have to start a war before investigating the whole situation? Or, should I ask a fortune teller to tell my fortune?"
"That's not necessary!"
The witch who was standing in front of the window and watching the rain falling outside turned around and said, then pointed at herself:
"Why do you need a fortune teller? Fortune tellers can only give you obscure results. The witch of fate in the parliament often says things that no one can understand. Am I not here? Bone-finding is also considered a basic necromancy. As long as you get the bones and blood of your relatives, it is not difficult to find the location of the bones."
The red-haired girl then asked:
"The only Brontës of this generation are the current Baron and York Brontë. Didn't Miss Bell say that Baron Brontë is in Willendell? Are you going to get York Brontë's blood? Or do they have distant relatives?"
The young witch apprentice immediately said:
"The Bronte family does have some distant relatives in Riverwood Town. I have their information here."
But the witch shook her head:
"It is safest to use materials from direct bloodlines to perform spells."
"So how much bone blood do you need? Just one drop of blood? Or at least a complete bone?"
Xia De also asked, and the witch smiled confidently:
"I am the Great Witch of Death. Once I enter the Council and have the Council's blessing, I can find the bones of the corresponding blood relatives with just a hair. Of course, doing so will result in a smaller search range. But that cemetery is definitely in the Vestal Glades, so it doesn't matter if the range is smaller."
Xia De pointed at himself and suddenly changed the subject:
"So if I give you a bone of mine, or a chunk of my flesh and blood, can you find the remains of my relatives in this body throughout the Old World?"
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