Lord of Mysteries: Taiyi

Chapter 96 Were you... crazy just now?

Audrey was startled and almost cried out. She lost her grip on the letter and it fell onto the desk.

Realizing what had happened, her face instantly flushed bright red—how the hell did he know? How could he be so sure?! Audrey just wanted to disappear into the ground.

The scariest thing now is that she doesn't know when Mr. Kurt found out—did he know I saw through his disguise, and had he been watching my performance ever since? No, Mr. Lover wasn't pretending at all; it seems I've been deceiving myself all along—

Audrey, you look like a clown in front of Mr. Kurt—Audrey looked at the messenger who was very much to her liking and resisted the urge to jump into the bed.

Sorin originally wanted to ask about the creature lying on the ground, but she realized that she hadn't mastered such a profound language as Rune yet, so she gave up. She paused slightly in mid-air, staring at Audrey, whose face was obviously red, with some doubt, waiting for her reply.

Audrey steadied her turbulent thoughts, picked up the letter with trembling hands, and read the contents.

"Apprentice" — "Arbitrator" — "

"If you are interested in these two formulas, I can sell them to you."

After reading it, Audrey became uneasy again. She seriously doubted that her lover had the ability to read minds. This was terrifying! How did he know what I wanted to ask? — Had he heard all my little thoughts? No way!

And why didn't Mr. Kurt recommend the "apprentice" role? That's the kind of ability I imagine an extraordinary person should have.

The lovely messenger, Mr. Lover, seemed to be waiting for my reply. Only after recovering slightly did Audrey realize that Sorin had been quietly waiting for her reply all along.

"If I reply now, Mr. Kurt will laugh at me," Audrey thought, her mind a jumbled mess. Finally, she could only politely say, "I'll hold off on replying for now. Why don't you go back first? Thank you."

Sorin only understood the word "letter," and tilted her head in confusion, indicating that she didn't understand.

"Hmm? Does Mr. Lover's messenger not understand Rune?" Audrey didn't think much of it and simply waved her hand to indicate that she had no message. Sorin nodded, glanced at the now wary Susie, and vanished instantly, leaving only a slowly fading starlight behind her.

Audrey finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling her burning face and wildly beating heart.

"Audrey, what happened?" Susie asked after she sensed the strange aura dissipate.

"Your behavior just now—" Susie glanced at the newspaper again, "...it seemed like—you'd gone mad?"

Audrey was taken aback and didn't know what Susie meant, so she could only reassure Susie by saying, "I'm fine, Susie, you should go to sleep."

Susie wagged her tail in confusion and barked twice with her tongue lolling out. Although she wanted to read the newspaper for a while, she obediently went outside.

Audrey glanced nervously at the door, and seeing that the maids seemed unaffected, she returned to her room and patted her chest as she sat on the bed.

My reaction just now was a bit excessive—Mr. Lover probably only realized that I had also recognized him during the tarot reading session. Before that, it was likely just a guess. Plus, given his ability to "familiarize himself with the audience," he vaguely guessed that I could recognize him too. My immature and flustered behavior during the tarot reading session completely confirmed his suspicions.

Yes, that must be it. My lover must have guessed my personality and was definitely curious about the "apprentice's" abilities. Now, taking advantage of revealing his identity, he's conveying goodwill to me.

Fortunately, I've only known Mr. Kurt for less than a week, so there haven't been too many misunderstandings. Mr. Lover must have thought of this too, which is why he did it this way, and it wasn't even at a tarot reading—thinking about it this way, it's not so embarrassing anymore. But why do such coincidences happen in the world?

Audrey was already considering whether to skip Thursday's party—but thinking about her terrible performance at the tarot gathering, she decided to hone her skills in handling these situations and truly remain calm under pressure, which should also be one of the important qualities of an audience member.

At the Kurt family home, Kurt was burning the midnight oil in his bedroom researching a morning glory that could become invisible; he planned to use it for infiltration and poisoning.

With a permanent, uncensored "finishing touch," Kurt's research speed experienced a qualitative leap; he could add whatever properties he needed.

He didn't put down the tools he had just picked up until Sorin returned after a short while. He wondered what Audrey was going to reply to; he had previously guessed that Audrey wouldn't reply and would probably be shocked.

Looking at Sorin's delicate face, Kurt sensed that the "concealment" effect he had previously applied to Sorin using source matter had not disappeared. He breathed a sigh of relief. His spell still had some flaws, or rather, it was an optimization. Under normal circumstances, it would completely conceal Sorin's aura, making it impossible for the person delivering the message to find her.

That wouldn't work, so he added some other effects. The target's surroundings would still fluctuate, but as long as it exceeded—

Within a certain range, even if an angel passes by, unless it's a pathway with exceptionally strong perception like the "Grim Reaper" pathway, it won't be detected.

This way, the extraordinary individuals in Earl Hall's mansion won't be alerted. Of course, if Audrey isn't in the room, in case of an emergency, Sorin can simply escape, as she won't be tracked back by the Source Blessing.

If there's no way to escape, Kurt cast some demigod spells on Thorin that she could use—but that still didn't work. So, she'd just have to accept her fate and lose a useful travel backpack.

So what is Sorin going to do now? Kurt was thinking when he saw Sorin speak: "Communicate."

Kurt paused for a moment, then took out a communication talisman he had made using silver instead of gold, which wasn't as effective. After using it, he asked, "What's wrong? Sorin, did something happen?"

Sorin shook her head and slowly landed next to Kurt, saying, "I want to keep some of these talismans for myself. I want to talk to that pretty girl today, is that alright?"

"Okay," Kurt thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "but we need to get their consent first, and we can't chat for too long. I'll give it to you later."

Kurt can also take this opportunity to update his runes and experiment with some new ideas.

Sorin nodded, said nothing more, and returned to the spirit world. Yesterday, she had found a spirit creature she could befriend, and one that seemed friendly. She wanted to visit her and see if she could learn some of her language.

A large square table had appeared in Kurt's room at some point, with only an empty flowerpot on it. It seemed perfectly normal, but if Sharon were there, she would see countless vines extending wildly out of the flowerpot, with bright, trumpet-shaped flowers sprouting from various parts of the branches.

Well, then we'll use source matter to conceal these seeds, so even Sharon won't find them, and those extraordinary beings will be even less likely to notice. Next, we'll mix vaporized poison powder into the flowers—and with Sharon's infiltration, that should be enough. I don't have the means to become a spirit myself, so going in directly would be dangerous, would alert the enemy, and Kurt's mission is to prevent anyone from escaping.

Kurt thought to himself, then picked up his dissection tools again and immersed himself in the research.

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