Old Anderson stood by the bed with a cane, watching his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Lisa, treating Judy's injuries.
"Is it serious?"
Mrs. Lisa stood up and replied, "Not serious, the external injuries have been treated, and the rest will be fine after some rest."
"Well, you take care of her."
"This is what I should do."
Old Anderson walked out of the bedroom. Outside the room, his son Mike was sitting in a wheelchair, apologizing:
"Father, it's my negligence."
"As long as Karun is okay." Old Anderson said as he slowly walked to the window of the corridor, opened the window, and let the wind in.
Mike pushed the wheelchair and followed.
"Mike."
"Father."
"I'm useless. My generation couldn't support the family. I watched the Raphael family and other families grow bigger and bigger. In your generation, we still couldn't support the family. Fortunately, we crossed this threshold without any danger. The hope lies in the next generation. Bogg and Judy are the hope of our Allen family's next generation. They have the opportunity to reach level five or above after they become adults. In this way, the Allen family will have a pillar to support both internally and externally, and will not experience the embarrassment of the previous years."
"Father, there is also Yoonis. Ancestor Count Rekar said that Yoonis has the highest blood concentration."
Old Anderson looked at his son Mike, and Mike looked at his father. The father and son looked at each other for a long time. Mike asked in confusion, "Isn't it, Father?"
Old Anderson was a little melancholy. His eldest and second son had never been smart since they were young. The only son who could feel smart had put all his thoughts on his artistic career. Now he even left the position of the patriarch and went out to be a wandering painter in the name of "Karun". What "Karun's orders" are there? Will he ask "Mr. Bed" where he went when he returns to the estate?
"Mike, what is Yoonis's surname?"
"Allen."
Old Anderson sighed and said, "Her surname is Inmoleis."
Mike suddenly realized and said, "I understand, Father."
"Well."
"Yoonis will eventually become an outsider, so Judy is more important to our family."
"Hmm?"
The old man's hand holding the cane began to tremble.
Mr. Mike also sighed and continued, "Therefore, the Allen family must still rely on their own people in the future."The old man's eyes turned red as he lowered his head and looked at his son sitting in a wheelchair.
Mr. Mike's eyes also turned red as he said, "Father, I understand what you mean."
The old man swung his cane and slapped his son's face directly.
"Snap!"
Mr. Mike's face had a clear red mark.
"Judia and Bog are the future pillars of the Allen family, and Unis is the roof of the Allen family!"
"Uh..."
"I never oppose family members wanting to be self-reliant, but I am against not recognizing reality."
"I'm sorry, father."
"If it weren't for Unis at home, do you think Master Karun would have returned to the manor?"
"No..."
"Yes, ever since Master Karun went to York City, he seems to have deliberately avoided contact with the manor. I don't know what the reason is, but I am very worried."
"I think the young master may feel that we are too rich?"
"Snap!"
Another cane struck, and the old man felt inexplicably comfortable watching the symmetrical red marks on his son's face.
"This kind of idiotic reason can probably only be thought of by someone with a brain like yours."
"Yes." Mr. Mike dared not refute his biological father's rebuke.
The more Master Karun behaves like this, the more respectful we should be, the more satisfied we should be, and the more grateful we should learn to be."
"Yes, father."
"Has someone been sent to that pottery museum?"
"We sent someone yesterday, and an agreement has been reached. The amount they want is not small, some of which can be produced by the workshops under our manor, and some we need to purchase outside."
"At all costs, we must satisfy that pottery museum for free. Master Karun rarely asks us to do anything, so we need to do our best to fulfill any task he gives us."
"Yes, father, I understand."
"We personally helped Master Karun set up the purification ceremony."
"Yes, father."
"And now Master Karun can defeat Judia."
"Yes, if Master Karun had started practicing from a young age and accumulated a lot with the guidance of the Inmoleis family, Judia wouldn't be able to compare to him. But it was only recently, in front of us, that he officially became a god servant."
"That's genius. When geniuses stop on the roadside, they're not napping, they're looking at the road further ahead."
"That's true, father."
"Thank the engagement. If it weren't for this engagement, I think our Allen family and the young master would have had no contact anymore. Our ancestors really blessed us.""Meow~"
Puerh, who had just finished afternoon tea, was riding on Kevin's back, passing by father and son.
Old Anderson and Mike bowed their heads together:
"Blessed be our ancestors."
...
Tonight, the moon was particularly bright, as if countless fireflies were flying in formation in the sky.
Karun rode on horseback, with Yunes sitting in front of him, just waking up. The two of them slowly rode their horses under the moonlight.
Yunes softly asked Karun, "Have I gained weight recently from sleeping too much?"
"No, you're comfortable."
"You know, Karun, all the jokes like this I've heard in my life have come from you."
"How about it, do you want to hear someone else tell a joke like that?"
"No, I don't. By the way, do you like the wallet?"
"No, I don't."
"I know my handicraft isn't good..."
"I think it's unfair to only put one of your pictures in it."
Upon hearing this, Yunes turned around, looked at Karun, and asked courageously, "Who else do you want to put in it?"
"Let's put it in together."
"Hmm?"
At this moment, a group of people ran out of the castle, setting up a camera and lighting.
Karun wrapped his right arm around Yunes' waist, making her lean tightly against him.
"Smile."
"Click!"
After the flash, the photo was taken.
Then, Karun spurred his white horse and ran forward. He had learned horseback riding during his stay at the Allen Estate. They ran far away, although they hadn't left the Allen Estate yet.
"Are you going back?"
"Yeah, I've been here for three days. Also, Alfred called and said that my team leader sent someone to the funeral home to ask if I had returned. I think there might be a mission."
Actually, Karun thought that when he met Neo at the gas station, he was probably already planning the next mission and might need his help. Otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed there after everyone else left and told him stories about ducklings and hunting dogs.
But he was probably worried that his vacation was too long, so he sent someone to the funeral home to greet him.
Divine servants actually didn't have vacations. For example, Pick and Dingcombe, who were currently working under Alfred's command, were working as glorious divine masons for the funeral home renovation project.
But Karun was an exception. After all, his boss was himself, and he could approve his own leave.
"You mentioned yesterday that your team leader is a very interesting person."
"Yes.""I feel sorry for him."
"Well, if I hadn't witnessed his story with my own eyes, I probably wouldn't have decided to come back so soon. Will you blame me for saying that?"
"No, I know you're busy."
"Really?"
"Yes, actually, before you came back, I was ready. Even if you never came back, after my symptoms of sleep addiction disappeared, I would personally go to York City to find you. I want to ask you in person if you've forgotten me."
"And then?" Karun asked.
"And then, nothing..."
"Just nothing?"
"Yeah, because I just feel like, for the first time in my life, trying to like someone, no matter what the result is, I should ask clearly in the end and give myself an explanation."
The evening breeze blew, blowing Yunis's long hair, brushing Karun's face. Karun hugged her waist, resting his chin on her shoulder as she leaned against him.
"Mr. Anderson showed me the accounts for our family business again this afternoon."
"Did you look at them?"
"No," Karun shook his head. "I'm not interested in these things, but I left you a copy of the accounts in your desk drawer. You can take a look at them when you wake up tomorrow."
"I won't be able to understand the accounts for the estate."
"It's our family's accounts. The expenses for last month's food and clothing purchases, property fees, gas fees, heating fees, and so on are all listed there."
"I'll take a closer look tomorrow."
"Beforehand, I should mention that there's a maid expense, and her salary is three thousand Rael per month. She's very hardworking and responsible. In addition, there's another expense that looks high and seems to be a woman's expenditure. It's not because we have a woman in the house, but because it's expensive to raise a cat these days."
"Hehe."
The horse began to turn its head and slowly headed towards the castle because it was almost time, and Yunis would soon feel sleepy again.
On the way back, neither of them spoke again, just quietly leaning against each other.
Finally, Karun sensed that the woman in his arms was looking for a suitable sleeping position.
"Are you sleepy?"
"Okay, I want to hold on for a while longer. When I wake up tomorrow, you can leave me to go home alone."
"I'll come back often."
"Karun, have you noticed that in movies, couples always seem to say some romantic vows, but you've never said them to me."
"Do you want to hear them?"
Yunis shook her head and said, "No."
"Why?"
"Because in most movies, couples who have said romantic vows never end up together."
...After putting Yunis to bed, Karun returned to his own bedroom. He thought Puerh and Kevin would be there, but they were not. Karun took a shower and changed into his pajamas. When he was about to rest, Kevin pushed the door open and shook his head at Karun.
"Are you coming with me?" Kevin nodded.
Karun followed Kevin out of the bedroom, went downstairs, and continued down to the basement-like area below the castle. There was an iron door in the depths, and the lock was dropped on the ground. When Karun pushed the door open, he found a large studio, which should be Mr. Bede's studio. However, there were only easels in the studio, with no paper or paintings, and even the walls had been repainted. It was evident that Mr. Bede had cleaned up here before leaving home.
Karun saw Puerh sitting on a painting, which should be the only painting left in the studio. When Karun approached, he found that the painting was painted on a thin wooden board.
"How did you think of coming here?" Karun asked.
"As an elder, it's normal to care about the physical and mental health of the younger generation, isn't it?" Kevin replied.
"It sounds reasonable." Karun squatted down. The painting was of Apple Street, painted from a "God's perspective," overlooking two adjacent villas from the sky. The villa on the right was obviously where Piaget lived, and Karun, Mr. Bede, and Piaget could be seen sitting in the living room drinking wine and chatting. On the second floor, a black shadow was drifting, probably the person who stayed on the second floor to observe after the deliveryman left that day. Karun guessed that it was either Captain Thiers or Judge Luke. In short, the scene in this villa was a replica of what happened at that time. However, the villa next door was obviously not presented at the same time. Because there were more people in the villa next door, and Karun remembered that there were only Elder Dock, Helen, and Vernon in the villa next door when the incident happened. But in the courtyard in the painting, there were at least dozens of people, gathering together and worshiping. In the middle, there was a golden, damaged bell.
"They are worshiping a bell?" Puerh explained, "This should be a divine artifact. Although painting a bell painted with gold paint is common, it must have a special meaning in this painting."
"Hmm." Karun nodded and agreed with Puerh's explanation. "Are they receiving a divine oracle? No, not an oracle, but a 'divine attraction'."The divine oracle generally refers to the appearance of the god's figure, conveying his meaning to loyal followers;
Divine guidance, on the other hand, generally refers to the use of certain rituals or artifacts to connect with the will of the gods and receive fragments of feedback.
The divine oracle is generally clear, while divine guidance often requires guessing the true meaning.
Karun remembered that when he claimed to be able to receive divine oracles by borrowing the identity of the Berry Church, Helen was very surprised and said, "You can still receive divine oracles?"
It can be seen that the remnants of the Light today can no longer "see" their gods, and can only obtain some ideas from the gods through this method.
Moreover, Miss Basha also told him that the reason why they approached Piajie was because they received instructions from the gods, which should be related to divine guidance, that is, the worship in the picture.
When Mr. Bede lived in that villa, he may have sensed something, or he knew something from his contact with Elder Hendock, so he made this painting.
"Karun, look at the date of this painting." Puerh reminded him.
Many painters have a habit of leaving the completion date after finishing a painting and then stamping their own seal. Generally, the date will be marked in the lower right corner.
But the date of this painting is marked in the lower left corner.
Moreover, this date is very early, not the day of the Apple Street battle, but nearly two months before.
"This date should refer to the time when the remnants of the Light received divine guidance from this bell. After receiving the divine guidance, Basha and her group gathered and began to approach and almost control Piajie, waiting for the opportunity prophesied by the god.
Piajie was waiting for Mr. Bede, so when they met, the remnants of the Light felt that they had found the right people and asked Piajie and Mr. Bede to stay in the villa to complete the painting and provide the final prophecy."
Puerh nodded and said, "Karun, do you remember anything about this date?"
"Hmm?"
"At that time, I should still be at the Allen Manor."
"Yes, do you remember what happened that day?" Puerh asked.
"What happened?" Karun pondered, "I can't remember. During the time I lived at the manor, I almost ignored the dates and days of the week because life there was too comfortable."
"It seems that you probably won't remember your wedding anniversary either." Puerh used her cat paw to flip over the thin wooden board, and Karun saw that there was also a painting behind the board.
But this painting was not painted on the board, but on a piece of paper and pasted on the board.In this picture within a picture, it depicts the scene from the performance hall of the Allen Estate to the entrance of the castle. It was raining, and there was a figure kneeling outside the performance hall, while at the castle entrance, Old Anderson was anxiously waiting with a group of core family members.
There was a stain in the middle that divided the originally complete picture.
Karun remembered that the stain was accidentally scraped when he threw his handkerchief up at that time.
Puerh pointed to the date in the bottom right corner with her cat paw and said, "It's the same day."
Karun spoke up, "In other words, the day I was purified was also the day when the remnants of light received the divine call."
Puerh shook her tail and said, "You can be bolder. Although it was raining here, you were purified during the day. And in the reverse picture, you were all drinking together that night, so it should be at night, right?"
"In other words, although it was the same day, your purification came first, and they received the divine call later."
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"Is it because of my purification that the remnants of light were moved to receive the divine call?"
Karun remembered what happened that day when the finger of the God of Light touched his forehead and shouted, "Order, come out and see me."
Puerh spoke up, "I guess the only thing confirmed in the divine call they received was probably Piaget. So, the remnants of light approached and controlled Piaget as a clue, waiting for the opportunity to arise. Piaget dreamed that he would meet Bede, who appeared very decadent due to the destruction of his family. So, not only the remnants of light, but also us, we all think that Piaget is the key to waiting for Bede. But the problem is, who can determine that the people the remnants of light are waiting for and the people Piaget is waiting for are the same person? For example, someone who just bought a house and is urgently looking for a job while lying in bed drinking ice water and looking through the newspaper, and then sees an advertisement for the Adams Clinic."