Deep Sea Embers

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

"Yes," she nodded calmly, "I went to Mr. Duncan's antique store with Vanna, and chatted with Mr. Duncan for a few words, and then performed hypnotherapy for Nina, and then Just came back with Fanna.”

At the end of the sentence, she hesitated for a moment, thinking about whether to tell her father what she heard about the fire from Nina and Vana's strange reaction after hearing it, but she finally stopped. This idea.

She still remembers Fanna's unusually serious expression in the car. There may be dangerous hidden forces behind this matter, and it may be serious enough that just speaking out will attract prying eyes——Although her father and He is also a believer in truth who serves Lachem, the god of wisdom. He can be considered a semi-supernatural person for the time being, but like most believers in truth, he is more like a pure scholar and is not good at dealing with dangerous things directly. deal with.

Morris still had a gentle and calm expression on his face. He nodded slightly and said as if casually: "Then you have been there for a long time...Did you forget the time while chatting with Mr. Duncan? He He is indeed a person with a strong thirst for knowledge.”

"Well... that's not the case," Heidi's face suddenly felt a little embarrassed, "it's just that... it took a little time to perform hypnotherapy on Nina."

"While you were hypnotizing Nina?" Morris raised his eyebrows when he heard his student's name. "Were your mental state in a bad state when things didn't go well? Was it affected by the fire in the museum?"

Fanna couldn't help but want to roll her eyes when she heard her father's series of questions: "You really care about your life - worry about it. You are in good condition. You were just not anxious at all. After your relaxation and guidance, you It’s not entirely a problem, it will also affect the final exam. The delay you mentioned is due to other reasons.”

Morris made a curious voice: "Oh?"

"Ah ha, I may not have been too tired at that time," Fanna laughed dryly with embarrassment, "You also fell asleep before I hypnotized you, and you slept until dusk..."

"He fell into a deep sleep while hypnotizing Nina." Qiu Yanhe's expression finally changed slightly, but I quickly regained control, "That looks like him."

"No one is negligent, not to mention you haven't been on vacation for a long time," Fanna waved her hand patiently, "Hey, don't ask, you are such a mean person, you and your mother will be together when you come back later. They are all so relaxed, and the problems come one after another..."

Morris just looked at his man quietly for a few seconds, and then his face showed the usual irritable expression. He smiled and shook his head: "Okay, you are asking because there is no food in the kitchen yet. As long as he gets cold, go and see his mother."

"Okay," Qiu Yan nodded, and walked towards the kitchen before saying goodbye to his father, but after taking a few steps, he suddenly turned back, "By the way, you were planning to visit this antique shop before, right?"

"Yes," Morris had not yet stood at the door of the bedroom. The wall lamp under the wall of the corridor next to him cast a dim light, casting mottled shadows on my old face. "Is everything okay?"

"You left in a hurry today. Did you have a good talk with Mr. Heidi about Nina's situation? You have to write a letter later. You can't take it with you when you pass."

"There's a problem," Qiu Yanhe nodded, and then muttered in a loud voice, as if to say it was special to himself, "Are you going to go again..."

Qiu Yan left, but the gray-haired old historian was still standing quietly at the door of the bedroom. I seemed to be deep in thought. Nearly ten seconds ago, I finally exhaled heavily and pushed open the dark wooden door. .

The lights in the bedroom were still dim. Only a large wall lamp was lit in the elegantly decorated bedroom. The dim light shone in, vaguely illuminating the outline under the bed.

Morris turned around and locked the door carelessly, then walked quickly to the bedside.

"Honey, is he okay?"

I said in a strong voice to the pile of squirming ashes under the bed that maintained the outline of a human being.

A subtle murmur came from this pile of ashes that contained no vague outlines of human beings and were floating and squirming, as if they were responding gently. And among the ashes, this knotted ribbon, which was almost finished, made a slight whisper. There was a friction sound, and the gorgeous silk ropes shuttled quickly on the ash traction, weaving knots one after another quickly and hesitantly.

"Yes, it's so beautiful. Your craftsmanship is sometimes very good." Maurice heard the reply in this slight murmur. A smile appeared on my face and I praised my wife's knitting skills while saying, "He gave it to you. You still have this piece of writing hanging in your study."

The room became quiet. In the dim light, time seemed to be deceived and frozen at this moment. But half a minute ago, Morris broke the silence: "Fana went out today, and when she came back, she didn't take off her bracelet." I saw a red agate.”

The mass of ashes under the bed suddenly stopped, and there was a high-pitched grunt.

"Now I am still sure what happened. I am sure that this is the protection of our Lord Lachem, which means that Fanna encountered a security that can penetrate your rational barrier today. But Qiu Yan himself knows everything. You Didn't I notice any thoughts underneath you," Qiu Yanhe said quickly, "It looks more like you passed by something while you were fully conscious. Passivity inspires the protection of the bracelet…”

Maurice stopped suddenly, listening to the high murmur coming from the ashes.

"Well, on your reminder, Vanna saw the missing part under the bracelet, and the problem is there - you think this red agate exists as soon as it ends." Morris nodded, "That's a kind of natural Your protection mechanism may originate from your intuition, or it may originate from the "enlightenment" of the God of Wisdom, but no matter what, that protection is preventing you from continuing to understand certain things...

"If you want to investigate, you can do it yourself."

The pile of ash beneath the bed undulated slightly.

Morris shook his head: "There may be no risk at all, so you will stop praying and divination, but you have to go there - in fact, you have been to this place once, and it looks like an ordinary place." It's just an antique shop. There is a diligent shopkeeper and a studious child living outside. At that time, you had ever sensed any evil or evil power entrenched outside...

"So the security factor must have appeared in this store when Qiu Yan visited today, so the owner of this store may also be threatened - your students live here, you have to go and take a look.

"After all, you are your teacher and a servant of the God of Wisdom..."

Qiu Yanhe said in a heavy voice, and then I heard a faint whisper coming from the ashes under the bed. I listened for a long time and then quickly shook my head.

"Yes, we are the ones who can alert the people in the chapel...Although our actions may be less effective, our overly vigorous style may also cause your students to be harmed - against the guardians of the church. For us, the priority of suppressing heresy and eradicating evil is too low, and..."

Speaking of which, Morris paused, and I let out a heavy sigh before continuing: "And in fact, you really want to attract the attention of the chapel. After all... you are a heretic hiding person who has not yet wavered."

My voice was high, and my eyes looked gently at the ashes under the bed, at... my wife who was still alive in the small fire eleven years later.

Watching the shadow you left in the world.

The ashes rose quickly, and each ash seemed to condense into an arm, brushing against Morris' face.

"You know... you know..." Morris raised his head, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was confessing to some tangible existence, "You are a person who has wavered in your beliefs, and how can you be willing to do so?" Complete depravity... The God of Wisdom gave you eyes that can see through illusions on this day, but you closed them firmly and made a practical wish. You wanted to keep him in that world, but you couldn't. Completely deceiving myself... but instead getting myself stuck in the most embarrassing situation..."

I raised my head and held the fluttering ash tightly, but my fingers passed directly through the dust.

"Don't you hope that you know as much as Fanna, so that you can see his other side clearly... You haven't seen him in eleven years."

A soft sound came from the ashes, like dust rubbing against each other, or like a cool fire crackling. Listening to the sound, Qiu Yanhe calmed down little by little.

"You understand, you understand... everything will begin. Before the stage ends, no matter what responds to your wish this day, it will never come to take away the destined price. In fact, you have already If you are not ready yet, when it takes the price, you will completely disappear into that world. Even the shadow of subspace will not be able to touch the real world through that wish, but... "

Morris raised his head and stared at the ash outline in the dim light.

"But, after this day comes... I will stay with you for a while longer."