Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 349

2021-09-22

Chapter 348 Accidents in the Old House
Shade and the young scholar whispered about today's weather, card Professor Jia looked at the oil painting with interest, while Lescia tidied her hair.

Without waiting too long, the somber-looking maid returned with another tall maid and invited the four to meet Mr. Jude in the study together.

The maid I met for the first time looked about the same age as the male maid, with a plump body, but the same gloomy complexion.

Shade understands them well, no matter who lives in such an old and depressing house, emotional problems are inevitable. Therefore, Shade is very concerned about the ventilation and sun exposure in the home to prevent the cats who are often at home from getting mental illness.

But at least there is no unfathomable mystery blood in Mr. Jude's house, and [Echo of Blood] can't see the obvious blood halo.

Led by two servants, the group of four left the hallway, passed through the living room, and then walked up the stairs.

Not only in the foyer area, but the entire house has no lights on. This may be a special habit of ring warlocks, after all, it is common for ring warlocks to be mentally ill.

The living room is empty, with a few newspapers on the coffee table, and some oil paintings with extremely depressing colors hanging on the walls of the stairs. Unlike the oil painting in the hallway, the oil painting of the stairs mostly uses cool-toned paint, filling the picture with distorted patterns. However, Professor Katja in the entire group can clearly and logically analyze the origin of those paintings. According to him, this is a unique painting style in Coldwater Harbor. After it was merged with the abstract painting school several decades ago, several paintings were born. A master of abstract painting from Coldwater Harbor.

Finally came to the second floor, the damp was still so heavy. The four people who were going to visit were sorting their clothes. The maid knocked on the door carefully and got permission before opening the door to invite the four people in.

The door was opened, and the light of the gas lamp finally appeared in the study. The four of them were uncomfortable because of the oppressive atmosphere in the house. After a few glances at each other, "John Watson", the theoretically strongest reporter's assistant, walked in first.

In an ordinary study, there are two closed glass windows on the wall facing the door, so that you can see the dim sky when it rains outside. In front of the wall between the two windows stood a low cabinet, but instead of a vase there was a stone statue on it.

It's not a mermaid statue, it's just a statue of a curly-haired man with a naked body with a broken left arm and a curved right arm raised. At the foot of the statue is a stone fish biting the broken arm. Shade glanced at it and looked away, this eccentric artwork, once again proving that Mr. Jude had an unusual personality.

On the right side of the room is an antique-style sofa set, and on the left is a three-walled brown solid wood bookshelf that surrounds a desk, in front of which is Mr. Jude.

The gas light in the room came from the desk lamp on his desk, and the light was not really bright, it could only cover the desk and a small area around him.

Mr. Jude is a middle-aged man about the same age as Professor Katya, with some fat and bald hair. His facial features are not prominent, like a melted wax figure, wearing a white shirt and a black coat sitting behind the desk and waiting for four people. The desk was neatly arranged. Judging from where the item was placed, the gentleman should have been reading a book.

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, please take a seat."

Unlike the tired servants, Mr. Jude speaks with confidence and eyes. Very bright. He warmly invited the four of them to sit down and talk, and the servants also brought chairs and let the four of them sit at the desk in an arc.

Lescia is closest to the door, next to Shade, and inward are two folklorists. The servants brought in the dining car, prepared tea for them, and then closed the door and left.

Lescia came to visit with an appointment, and Her Highness the Princess performed a full set, so no one would suspect her. identity. The two scholars came to visit rashly, but after hearing about their intentions, Mr. Jude also expressed his understanding and believed that the two things could actually be done together:
"You all want to hear me talk about Coldwater Harbor. The legends, nursery rhymes and local folklore of the old town, let's talk about it together."

Lescia motioned to Shade not to do anything, the purpose of the two people's visit was to determine whether the other party was really expelled. cursed. In the current state, it is inconvenient to test in the presence of an ordinary person.

"Mr. Jude."

Laccia spoke first, holding a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, with a very professional look:
"We are here I would like to ask you about the local ancient illegal beliefs in Coldwater Harbor, which is related to the development of the old city in the south. Coldwater Harbor has only developed in the last 500 years, and it has only flourished when the new continent is discovered. But here In the past, local fishermen and coastal villages seemed to have some illegal beliefs that were not recorded in professional literature and history materials, and we are doing a special column on this topic."

"This is a good question."

Mr. Jude nodded, and Professor Katja on the side also said:
"Actually, this issue is also being studied in our project."

He also took out a notebook to record .

"Lengshuigang City was actually established on the basis of three large fishing villages that originally existed in the area. This can be proved from the cultural relics unearthed so far. It was about 1300 years ago. As for In ancient times, three neighboring villages believed in three different gods in order to compete for fishing rights in the offshore waters."

Mr. Jude paused:
"Of course these three gods are all Evil God, they are hostile to each other, and the contradiction between human believers is also deepened. We don't know what happened in the ancient times, but those bloody and brutal wars must be very terrifying."

Mr. Jude took Pick up the paper on the table to write and draw, then push the paper to the people on the other side of the table.

Shade got up and picked it up for the four to circulate.

Mr. Jude continued to speak, right hand thumb and index finger pressed the copper ring on the left index finger, turning unconsciously:

"Miss Prince wrote to me, After explaining that I would come to interview, I also read the ancient books in my collection in advance. There are reasons to believe that the gods believed in the three fishing villages are related to the three patterns I drew for you."

"This is The holy emblem of God?"

The young scholar asked curiously, and Mr. Jude smiled and shook his head:
"Of course not, even if I know the holy emblems that are recognized by the Orthodox Church as Evil God I don’t dare to draw it for you. What you see are the patterns I rubbed from the cultural relics in my collection, which are the pictographic writings that people in the old days called those gods.”

Three The patterns are a sloping human body, a mermaid and a storm, which Shade thinks refer to Edmund Old Mister, who guards the lighthouse, and Evil God [God of the Dead], [Scarlet Spiral Lord], and [Evil God]. Furious Storm].

From that pirate ship, Shade already knew about the Mermaid Curse, which was related to the [Scarlet Spiral Lord] of the three Evil Gods. He deliberately wanted to test Mr. Jude's views on this god, and didn't expect was mentioned by Mr. Jude himself:
"I am in the local antique business, and I have come into contact with some people related to these three gods. Information. Among them, the gods I know best are the gods called mermaids. Professor Katya, I think you are familiar with the local mermaid worship tradition, as well as the legends of large and small."

"Of course "

The professor of folklore pushed his glasses:

"The exact evidence proves that the tradition of mermaid worship existed before the establishment of Lengshuigang City. We have worked with the school's archaeology We cooperated with each other and carried out excavations at the location near Lengshuigang. There was a human settlement before 1300 that you mentioned, and similar patterns appeared on gold artifacts at that time. But there is no evidence to prove that this is related to Evil God. , the church will not provide any help."

The church will certainly not provide any help for the ordinary person to study Evil God.

"Yes, that's right. We have reason to believe that even in modern times, belief in the god associated with the mermaid still exists in the city."

Mr. Jude put his hands together and spoke to reporters and scholars. He seemed to be consciously saying this at this moment, and then he was very satisfied to see the surprised expressions of the visiting guests.

The antique collector smiled:
"As appalling as it may sound, I have always believed that the ancient fishing village lineage was involved in the establishment of Coldwater Harbor and has always existed locally, and they established the original The city of Coldwater Harbor, lurking in the shadow of Coldwater Harbor. Of course, this is just my personal opinion and cannot provide you with evidence."

"It's okay, when I write, I will be vague about this statement. where it came from.”

Lecia, still in her role as a reporter, and Shade were both very interested in what Mr. Jude had to say. Although the two scholars could not use unsubstantiated arguments, this novel point of view can also play a role in the research report.

"A few days ago, I got some interesting things that I can show you, just a moment please."

He nodded the four of them apologetically, and walked out Room.

The scholars gathered together to discuss the topic just now in a low voice, and Shade tilted his head to talk to Lecia:
"At least from the current state, there is no curse on this person. I must touch This conclusion can only be determined by touching his forehead or the position of his heart."

"I'll create a chance for you later, and we'll leave immediately after we're done investigating. This old house is really weird."

Lecia also felt uncomfortable with the place.

But since it is a place where Warlock lives, some weirdness is normal. For example, the place where Shade lives is a haunted house that has a name in the church.

Two folklorists were whispering about mermaids. The topic they were working on was the local ocean worship in Coldwater Harbor. The so-called ocean worship is a kind of nature worship. Starting from the perspective of the god of the sun, at least one chapter can be added to this topic.

Shade and Laccia also fit into the discussion naturally. The two scholars are very knowledgeable and have deep insights into Cold Harbor customs and nature worship traditions inherited from millennia ago.

So, after getting the hint from Lecia, Shade led the topic to the direction of the nursery rhyme, and then asked about the four nursery rhymes of "The Return of the Sea".

According to the analysis of Mr. Edmund, who guards the lighthouse, these four nursery rhymes correspond to a complete ceremony. The first sentence of the mermaid song has appeared, and the second sentence of the pirate related to Evil God has appeared, but it has nothing to gain because of the accidental encounter with Shade.

Shade hopes to learn more from folk scholars, but because they are not ring warlocks, scholars fail to associate nursery rhymes with mysticism.

Professor Katja understands this from the perspective of an ordinary person:

"The first sentence of the mermaid's singing refers to the sound of the horn before the pirates appeared; the second sentence is the original meaning, The pirate ship docked and plundered in the cold port; the red ocean in the third sentence means that their killings have turned the water red; the last sentence of the girl walking into the ocean means that the pirates leave with the harvest."

This kind of The analysis of nursery rhymes is also reasonable, but using the perspective of an ordinary person is still limited. Shade also wanted to chat with Professor Katja a few more words about the beliefs of local people outside the Church of the Five Gods, but came in unexpectedly. The male servant interrupted their conversation:

“Sir, Mr. Jude asked you to come upstairs and help him get some things. He didn’t want us to touch those precious antiques, so he took the liberty of Please help him take it down."

He said to Shade respectfully.

"Me?"

Shade pointed at himself suspiciously, turned his head and looked towards Lecia, seeing the latter shaking his head slightly, he directly refused:
"Sorry, I can't Leave this lady."

He said bluntly:

"Before going out this time, the editor-in-chief asked me to stay with Miss Prince all the time, we can go upstairs together Come on?"

"Why don't I go with me."

The young scholar Lim Scott suggested, probably wanting to perform in front of a young girl with outstanding temperament a bit. So Professor Katya also nodded:
"Then let's go upstairs together, it's the same when we go upstairs to see Mr. Jude's collection."

"This"

Male The servant lowered his head and hid his face in the shadows:

"Sorry, I want to ask Mr. for instructions. Strangers in the upstairs area are not allowed to approach casually."

The servant quickly After leaving the room, the four guests in the room frowned. The violent wind erupted outside, the rain poured down, and the light of the only gas lamp in the room seemed to be much weaker.

Shade didn't use Mystic Art in this room when Mr. Jude was in front of the warlock just now. Now that the owner of the place left, he blinked, and then saw that the statue of the broken arm was actually full of red halo.

Then I listened again, the echoes from the past made the voice from the other side of time appear in my ear:

“. So, don’t kidnap the ordinary person anymore. The ceremony has started, and we have transformed enough of the same kind over the years to deal with various situations. Except for the ring warlock caused by the news I released, don't do it again."

It seems that this visit did not Not very smooth.

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