Dusk Chronicles

Chapter 20

"You ...."

"Don't want to know who wrote the letter?"

"Eh." Leki looked at him in wonder.

"How did you know?"

Melyan raised her head and looked around, showed a smile to Mawson, and then whispered to Leki. "You put a symbol turtle in the pool, ‘kan?"

Leki straightened her neck and did not answer.

"Was it because it shines at night, and is only under water, it will not be found?"

Leki still ignored him.

“Actually, the technique of soul mate divination with the back of a turtle in the city of Soman is a trick that poets use to cheat money, and it is scorned by most scholars. If you insist on asking, Mawson might get angry. How do we make a deal, you go catch the tortoise, and I'll tell you who wrote the letter."

"How do you know someone wrote me an anonymous letter?" Leki finally said.

"The empty dragon, the symbol turtle, is good at swimming, divination, and coupled with you are the only young man here who does not glance at my fiance, meaning there is a girl in your heart, if not there, then there is a girl in your heart, you like men."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

“Sorry, I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know if I like men or not.” Melyan replied with a smile.

"Then we have agreed. You go catch that turtle, and I'll tell you later."

"What are you going to do now?" Leki asked in surprise.

Melyan smiled and said strongly to Mawson. "Grandfather Mawson, Leki promised to help you get into the pool without having to pay for it. Are you satisfied with this solution?"

"Of course satisfied."

Well, that's the rhythm.

Then Melyan raised his right hand and looked around.

"Who still has questions?"

Suddenly the people who asked crowded in.

During the day, Leki finally returned with a sweat.

He soaked in the water for over an hour before he found the symbol turtle he threw into the pond.

When he returned to the market, he found that there were some people around Melyan, he immediately jostled and entered to meet Melyan.

"Snow rabbits are independent animals, but they have many nests. It is said that this cunning rabbit has three nests, so destroying the nest should not be arbitrary. I recommend a plant called silver bell grass. You can go ask Joseph who previously asked me. Then bury the plant near the nest you found, and then you can follow the particular smell of the plant to find another nest."

"Thank you, Mr. Syaiful, you are very knowledgeable."

"Thank you back."

After delivering the final guest's departure, the surrounding audience applauded for him.

"Thank you, thank you all."

Melyan stood up and waved like a magician just finishing his show.

"Leki, is your business in order?"

"Of course, my hair isn't dry yet."

“Ckck, in weather like this, it feels good to be in water, ‘kan?” cananda Melyan's.

Leki smiled, then asked in a low voice. "I did, it's time you told me who wrote the letter."

"It's actually very simple. There's a patterned book barrier in the mail, ‘right? Guess what it's made of?"

“Dry grass and hemp? I can't guess it, does it matter?” Leki looked surprised.

"Of course, it's the mesophyll left behind after the kiwi leaves are boiled. Little York would go to Aunt Susan's house to haul cow dung at night. You can help and stop by his house to see."

"Wait, you mean the person who wrote the letter is little York's older sister?"

Melyan gave her a mysterious smile.

Leki nodded and turned to leave.

“Oh yes, I forgot to say one more thing.” Melyan pulled him back.

"Where did you find that symbol turtle and where are you keeping it now? Don't secretly hide it. The beast can grow to more than a meter, even a sheep is devoured if he is hungry."

"It's awful, I originally planned to give it to little York."

Melyan quietly said, “I remind you just to prevent such a tragedy from happening again. Now you can only rely on yourself to get her little sister York.”

After Leki left, this chain mission was finally successfully completed, but since Melyan was inside the dungeon instance, so did not get any clues.

Aunt Susan who was watching from the side at the beginning, had already closed the shop and went home, she accidentally left the table and two chairs for Melyan to use, while Samuel accompanied her from start to finish.

“Mr Syaiful, you are very knowledgeable.” It could be seen that he admired Melyan from the bottom of his heart.

“You flatter me too much, I understand only a little.”

Melyan smiled. “I think you have also realized that rather than answering questions, I prefer reasoning and decipherment, especially the truth that is hidden and unknown to many, than the one in the book, knowledge is more interesting to me.”

The intent of his words seemed to point at something.

The two invited Samuel and enjoyed a delicious lunch at his home before returning to the hotel.

On the way, Melyan was surprised to find Zulia was no longer cold to him, not only that, she also seemed to have many questions.

For example, "Why do you know that little York has an older sister and a kiwi tree in her house?"

"Keyword; boy, ten years, winter, diseased trees, combined with a little reserve of my knowledge, I can deduce from the clue."

"Reserve knowledge?"

"Northwestern corner of the fourth floor of the Morrowind library, the area of humanities sciences, the books of the Traditional Customary Region of Kansa, the cold wind brings not only desolation, but also warmth. Staircase area on the third floor, Thorough Knowledge About Kiwi Trees, Changing Minds, Volume III Fruit Trees. Right, just those four books."

"Reserve knowledge, how do you know that Leki did it?"

"How about Hans, how do you know he's a woodcutter?"

"It's amazing, what about Joseph. I've analyzed him just as much as you did, but I can't conclude that he's a herbal medicine merchant."

"What conclusion did you get?"

"He was so poor that he couldn't afford new shoes."

“The conclusion you have got is correct. Ever since the Flower of Hatred appeared, what kind of people's activities were most affected? Besides the lumberjack, of course the herbal medicine trader, ‘kan? Was there a saw scar on his hand? There aren't. Is there wood powder in his pants? There aren't. Then he must not be a lumberjack, but rather a herbal medicine trader.”

"That's right!"

Zulia cheered loudly, but fortunately, the two had already reached the door by this time, and there was no one in the corridor.

Melyan had been draining his brain all day, he immediately threw himself on the soft bed as soon as he entered the room.

"Hey, have you forgotten something?"

"Uh." Melyan's voice sounded lethargic after passing through the resonance of the mattress.

“Last night you said you wanted to tell me your plan, why don't you tell me now?” Zulia stood behind him, behaving like a child by kicking off the Melyan leather boot.

"How dare you bring up this matter, if it wasn't for last night you didn't wake me up, how could I have gotten this tired?"

Melyan turned her face to the side and complained with a drowsy face.

When Zulia remembered Melyan's rant last night, her emotions rose, then kicked her shoes again.

"Huh, I kicked you to death, how dare you call me a stupid girl last night."

"Hey, you're totally irrational."

"irrational? Do you have to wake you up and let you sleep one bed with me?"

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere inside the room became a little strange.

Melyan's sleepiness almost disappeared.