Chapter 427 Let’s Celebrate the New Year Together

"Will you celebrate the New Year together tonight, Aiwas?"

After lunch, Isabel immediately invited Aiwas.

Tomorrow is the Candle Ceremony on January 1st. A few days ago, when Bishop Mathers came to the Temple of Silver and Tin to carry Queen Sophia's coffin, Aiwass returned the key to the Saint Guinevere Chapel to him.

Otherwise, Bishop Mathers would not be able to open the door of the chapel, let alone let Queen Sophia stop there first.

And tomorrow, Bishop Mathers will call on the apostles of the Crown and the deceased members of the Du Lac family to bless Avalon. That is the most important ceremony in Avalon, so it must be presided over by this bishop who has the highest rank, status and holy order in Avalon.

After the Candle Ceremony is over, it will be Queen Sophia's funeral.

According to the rules of Avalon, the burial is actually seven days after death. But because the national funeral day coincides with the Candle Ceremony, the queen's funeral can only be postponed one day.

In most countries in this world, the Candle Festival is the most grand day of the year. It is also the beginning of the new year.

Although Candle has been a pillar god of dedication since before the dragon era. But in fact, most people don’t know what kind of dedication Candle has made to firmly occupy the position of pillar god since ancient times.

In the version circulated in Avalon, it is said that Candle is the original god who created the world and illuminated the world in a world without sun and moon; and in the legends of the Star Antimony and Iris people, Candle is the origin of all intelligent life; and the wizards and monks of the path of wisdom believe that Candle’s greatest achievement is to find the source of the river of the dream world and divide the other eight to other gods.

In short, everyone has their own opinions.

But this is also normal.

After all, all the real knowledge directly about the nine pillars is the highest level of mysterious knowledge. Whether it is the beast master falling in love with Hengwo or the crown master defeating the Supreme Heaven, it is a secret that cannot be written on paper and can only be passed on by word of mouth in a very small number of people.

But even so, people still respect Sizhu. And Aiwas even knows that even other Tianshi in the path of dedication respect Sizhu very much. Whether it is Zhu Tianshi or Xi Tianshi, they are not interested in the position of pillar god. Even Yan Tianshi, who has transcendent power and ranks second in the path of dedication, is also not hostile to Sizhu.

Because of this, Aiwas believes that the version of the church is closest to the truth.

The Nine Pillars of Gods believes that Sizhu ignited a big fire in the dream world full of sin thorns, cold and dry, illuminated the dream world that was dark and lightless, and made the nine dream rivers that were sucked dry by sin thorns flow again. From then on, this world began to give birth to material life with "soul".

Because of all the pillar gods Aiwas knows, they must have become pillar gods later than Sizhu. Only the hourglass and the twin mirror are not sure... Assuming that Sizhu is the original pillar god, then all this can make sense.

And because of the different customs of each country, the content of the candle ceremony is also different. Anyway, the candle master doesn't care about these things, and he won't blame you if you don't do it.

This is just a festival for people to politely express their respect for the pillar god - or to express their respect for the elves who believe in the candle master.

In Avalon, people try to return to their homes the night before the candle master festival; if they can't do this or have conflicts with their families, they will go to stay with their friends.

Just like Sherlock.

Even the poorest people will try to make some delicious food on this day and be a little extravagant. Not only to honor the candle master, but also to reward themselves.

The most important ceremony on the eve of the candle master festival is to boil a big pot of hot soup.

Any soup is fine. The rich have their own way of boiling, and the poor have their own way of boiling. It's just boiling a pot of water.

After the soup boils, each family member can throw some of their favorite things into the pot, and then the family will drink the soup together. This soup is the candle master's blessing to people... Even if a person is seriously ill and dying, he will stay in the world for two more days.

Although the candle master does not care about people's respect for him, he will also protect those believers who pray to him for peace on this day. If there are homeless people, they only need to light a candle or even just light a match, and the candle master will share some power with them, so that the flame can continue, their bodies will gradually recover, and they will not freeze to death in the cold wind, but can safely see the sunshine tomorrow morning.

Because of this, even the most ruthless killers will not kill on this day.

It is not only the restraint of conscience, but also the reverence for the pillar god.

And obviously, Edward will not work overtime.

If Aiwass stays in the Temple of Silver and Tin, then only Yulia and Edward will be left at home; if Aiwass brings Yulia here, then only Edward will be left at home.

——It's too lonely.

"There will be no problem with Julia," Aiwas thought, "but Edward...can I bring him along?"

"I don't mind anyway."

Isabel moved her butt a little nervously, sat up straight and said calmly, "I want to meet brother Edward, too."

"He should only dare to call you Her Majesty the Queen."

Aiwas teased, "He dare not call you sister."

After that, the two smiled at each other.

Ligeia held the hot beer she had brewed, sipping it in small sips and looking at the two of them with squinting eyes.

After that natural kiss, the atmosphere between the two changed subtly.

The most obvious thing is that Isabel has become bolder.

Before, she obviously didn't dare to joke with Aiwass, nor did she dare to act coquettishly. She only dared to come to Aiwass when she was talking about business... At other times, she would wait for Aiwass to come to her.

Aiwass also respected and distanced Isabel before. Rather than being friends, we are more like elders or teachers.

Although on a verbal level, the two have yet to officially confirm their relationship. But the actual atmosphere and mode of getting along have changed.

Ligeia easily noticed this change in the atmosphere.

It's not like she never fell in love when she was young. Looking at the smile on Isabel's face, I just felt a little bit sour.

——Tsk, there is too much lemon in this beer, which is a bit unpleasant. Ligeia thought.

As for Aiwass, there was actually some work that had been hoarded and waiting for Isabel to handle it.

After the new king came to the throne, he toured the country for five days, and he was bound to have a lot of work when he came back.

The half day I came back early was used to deal with the backlog of work.

The contract with Grandet, the matter with Emma, ​​the new Minister of Trade who was killed by Aiwass, the pressure on the Minister of Camelot, the gifts given to her by those ministers... these things, Ai Was Wentz was originally reserved for Isabel.

Because according to Aiwass before, the relationship between him and Isabel must be maintained well.

Isabel trusts Aiwass enough, so Aiwass cannot consume this trust at will. Therefore, although he can do some things by his own will, he still has to make up for the processes that need to be made up.

...But from the perspective of Aiwass now, he feels that he can be busy again.

For those things that in principle required Isabel to nod and sign, he could also implement them in advance and sign them himself. For example, the business contract with Grandet.

Mainly because Aiwass started to feel a little sorry for Isabel.

After all, this is the last day of the year, so let's give her half a day off... She will be busy for two more days tomorrow and the day after.

Let her have a good rest this afternoon. After she is completely free, she will give a summary report to Isabel.

"Lily," Aiwass ordered, "you go to the Inspectorate later. Ask Edward to come directly to the Palace of Silver and Tin after get off work...or give him a call. Forget it, let's call him directly. , so that you don’t have to make another trip.”

"Okay." Lily nodded in agreement.

"Lulu, have you decided where to go this afternoon?"

Aiwass turned to look at Isabel and reminded: "But we are still in the mourning period. If you want to watch an opera or other entertainment, it may be difficult. And the Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there may not be many people to find on the Glass Island. A band."

"Need not."

Isabel shook her head slightly and said obediently: "I want to accompany the teacher."

"Master Yanis..."

Aiwass suddenly asked: "Speaking of which, where did she go today?"

He suddenly realized that he didn't seem to see this elf who was always noisy today.

Her cheerful yet elegant laughter can always be heard in the painting.

Today he and Isabel even kissed in the bedroom... If it were normal, Yannis would have popped up smiling and smacking her lips.

And even when it came to lunch, she didn't show up.

Master Yanis will leave after the funeral the day after tomorrow.

Now it's even more than a year ago... She is not in the Palace of Silver and Tin, where has she gone?

"I have no idea."

Isabel shook her head: "But I guess... she should be at the place where she first met her grandmother. It should be in the Red Queen District, I don't know where exactly."

"Then let me accompany you to look for it."

Aiwass chuckled and stretched out his hand to Isabel: "I'm going to visit the teachers by the way...

"But you are not suitable for walking outside with this appearance. By the way, when you go to those people to investigate intelligence, you shouldn't be wearing this face, right?"

"of course!"

Isabel proudly puffed up her chest, as if asking for praise: "I have mastered the power of [Strong Illusion]... my appearance can be changed at will."

As she spoke, her pupils lit up with green light.

Isabel put her hands on her face, and the light pink light bloomed between her fingers. As she gently wiped her face, Isabel changed her appearance directly.

Under the influence of the illusion, Isabel's hair turned white and her pupils turned blue. The whole person looks smaller.

——She looks very similar to Yulia except that her eyes are blue instead of red.

Aiwass tried to reach out his hand and touched her head. And Isabel also smiled and leaned her head over for Aiwass to touch.

It's very miraculous, there is no mold wear or the invisible head in the void is touched.

Aiwass did indeed feel the same touch as Yulia's hair at a lower position than Isabel.

Obviously, it was because Isabel had enough contact with Yulia that she could become her likeness with great accuracy.

"...Is this the illusion of strength?"

Evans sighed, "If I hadn't seen you use the illusion, I would have been fooled for a moment."

The reason why I said it was a moment is because Yulia would never bend her eyebrows like this and show a coquettish smile like a kitten.

"I left a flaw on purpose," Isabel was somewhat unconvinced, "If I became a complete Yulia and focused on acting, I don't think you would be able to see through it - I am a 'jack of all trades'. Acting is also an area I am good at."

But when she said this, Evans suddenly reacted: "Then whose appearance did you use when you asked questions before? It couldn't be Yulia, right?"

"... Hey?" Isabel suddenly started to play dumb.

"It couldn't be me, right?"

Evans guessed it immediately.

Isabel defended, "I still made a lot of changes! If they meet you later, they will only think you look familiar, but they will never recognize you!"

-If it were in the past, she would probably apologize carefully now. How could she have the energy to argue with Evans now?

But this way of getting along can make Aiwass more relaxed.

So Aiwass smiled and stretched out his hand to ruffle the hair of Isabel, who was playing "Yulia": "Then we are even now."

Isabel hugged her head and turned back to her original form in a twist. Her original hair had also become messy.

"... Hum." Isabel wrinkled her nose, but couldn't help laughing.

She usually didn't like to laugh so much, but today she couldn't stop wanting to laugh. It was like seeing a sunny day, refreshing.

I'll use your face next time!

Isabel covered her head and thought viciously in her heart.

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