Chapter 126: A Box of Complete Severed Fingers Revealed
The housekeeper then realized that he had lost his voice, covered his mouth, and his eyes wandered: "This is what the lady meant..."
"Tell her not to even think about it."
Duke Eddie was a little annoyed. "I haven't found the right one yet. It's not her turn. I gave her a chance, but she wasted it."
Although Celeste's body was not suitable for her, it could last for more than ten years with careful maintenance. However, this guy had been an orthodox noble for decades, and he could not stand the stimulation of the word "illegitimate daughter". Combined with his physical discomfort, he gradually became radical.
He was so radical that he was stabbed through the body by Edith's sword.
He checked the injuries. If it was Celeste himself, he would be fine after resting for a while - but Mapel was a latecomer and was unstable.
He could only reluctantly give up Celeste's gifted body.
"If she wasn't a woman..." Duke Eddie said gloomily, "It would have been a good match for me."
"But didn't you find a suitable body?" The butler tried to cheer up his master. "It's just a little difficult to execute."
"...Yeah, it was almost there."
Duke Eddie's hair was disheveled, and he was in a state of half-sleep and half-wakefulness again.
He tried to tighten the thread of consciousness, but the memory still slipped away from his mind bit by bit: "Why did the one who died was researcher Gary..."
Then, darkness enveloped his mind again.
"......Your Mightiness?"
The butler called out tentatively, and when he saw that the other party was confused again, he breathed a sigh of relief.
There is at least twenty minutes of free time!
He laid Duke Eddie flat, pushed him to the edge of the bed, and sat comfortably on the edge of the bed with a cup of tea in his hand.
......
church.
Edith observed for a long time and finally found the location of Duke Eddie.
Under her command, several people scattered and began to explore the surrounding environment with the master and servant as the center. In the end, only Hedda discovered the existence of others.
"There's a woman lying on the bed over there. Her hair and teeth have all fallen out, and most of her skin has fallen out as well." She shuddered as she spoke, "She looks very sick."
"There is a doctor taking care of her, but it seems that his skills are average. He is just taking care of her but not treating her."
"What other features are there under the fallen skin?" Tuttle asked. After getting Hedda's reply, he thought, "If it is wavy white lines...it may be water streaking disease."
Water wave syndrome originated from a skin care product that became popular in your circle a few months ago. Many people used the spring water brought by southern merchants as a beauty ingredient - it was said that it could make the skin whiter and as smooth as a newborn baby.
A small number of people do achieve this effect.
Although Edith was busy, she had heard a little about it: "I remember the final research result was that the spring water called 'Rebirth' was full of man-eating worms. The so-called fair skin was just the result of a small amount of man-eating worms devouring the surface skin of the human body, prompting new skin to grow. Some people bought water with insufficient worm content and the effect was not obvious, so they became furious, but some people were worse off than if there was no effect at all -"
——The spring water they applied on their faces contained too many insects. Many hungry insects could not get hold of the aging skin, so they bit their way into the body directly, making their homes in the warm and moist flesh and blood vessels, constantly reproducing new man-eating insects, further gnawing at the host until it died. This painful process would last for about three months.
The flesh and blood of those who were invaded by the bugs were covered with wavy marks under their skin, so people named this incurable disease "water ripple disease."
However, due to the high price of spring water and the relatively small number of victims, there seemed to be no additional victims in the end.
"It is said that Duke Eddy's wife died of this disease..." Amy knew a little about the inside story. "Even though the Eddy family has such a strong network of connections, they are helpless in the face of this disease."
As he spoke, he began to feel regretful. "I wanted to get two of these bugs to play with before, and my parents agreed. But before I could offer a high reward, my aunt, who got the news from somewhere, beat me up."
Edith: "...You should listen more to your aunt." These parents really spoil their child with his life.
She turned her head and asked Hedda, "Can you recognize who it is?"
Heda shook her head, looking a little frustrated. "I can't see clearly. Her eyes are closed and her hair is gone. I can't even tell her eye color or hair color."
"I'll go check it out." Amy stood up and muttered, "The water streak syndrome should have completely disappeared by now... My aunt quickly sent people to arrest illegal southern merchants after the incident broke out, so they should have been almost completely eliminated. Everyone has already known the harm of mountain spring water, and no one would be so reckless as to try it on their face."
As for those who got sick before? The time from the onset of watermark disease to death would not exceed three months. Now it has been almost half a year. It is absolutely impossible for anyone to survive until now.
I didn't expect Amy would be gone for half an hour.
In this half hour, everyone has found the location of Duke Eddie and confirmed that there are only four people here. Edith quietly slipped back to the church and made some changes to the teleportation array to ensure that everyone can leave smoothly. At this time, she came back slowly and ran into Amy who looked dazed.
"What's wrong?" Edith asked cautiously.
"... Mapel." Amy's worldview seemed to be reshaped. "Or, Mrs. Eddy?"
"The woman lying on the hospital bed looks exactly like Mapel."
Edith: “…”
"ah?"
…
"Didn't you say she was dead?" Bell asked first.
"Actually, there is no definite news. I didn't attend the funeral, but I heard that the lady never came out after she fell ill. Plus, my aunt emphasized that after being infected with this bug, she would only live for three months at most. I assumed that she was dead." Amy couldn't explain clearly, so she turned to look at Hedda, "You should know that too, right?"
"It's not unusual for someone not to invite my father to his funeral," Hedda said calmly. "I don't know, but I certainly haven't heard of Mrs. Eddy's death."
"That could be me."
Edith thought for a while and said, "After all, he is a powerful duke. It may not be difficult for him to prolong his life for a few months."
She had just spotted Duke Eddie at the edge of the venue. It was understandable that he brought his wife here to recuperate.
"No, I did hear that she was dead. It wasn't an illusion." Amy searched her memory again.
Edith: "'I heard' is the least convincing word. What exactly is it?"
Amy: "My aunt said so."
Edith: “…”
That is indeed worth paying attention to.
"Let's stop exploring the cave and study these two people first." Edith immediately gave up her original plan and clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Some people stay here to observe Mrs. Eddy's physical condition, and the rest of you follow me to eavesdrop on Duke Eddy and see what he said when he was awake."
Duke Eddie must have some unspeakable secrets as he is willing to leave his comfortable mansion and stay here.
In the end, Bell and Lynch stayed with Mrs. Eddy, and the rest followed Edith and sneaked into the more dangerous Duke Eddy's vicinity.
The man woke up just after everyone was settled.
He opened his eyes and saw a thick black cloth. It took him two seconds to realize what it was.
It was the butler's butt, sitting right in front of his face.
Duke Eddie: “…”
He couldn't stand it any longer, so he pulled out his wand from his pocket and pressed it against the butler's back, "...it's time to consider changing to a suitable person."
The butler was horrified and jumped up: "Sir!"
How come you woke up so quickly this time!
"Are you curious?" Duke Eddie felt better for some reason after seeing the other party's performance, and forgot about the accusation just now. "I'm adjusting."
Although he was forced to be unconscious from time to time because Shelly destroyed part of his soul, he was able to adjust his waking time appropriately over time.
"This is an experiment. Now that it's successful, we can try something new next."
"Are you going to see Louisa's coffin in person?" The butler suddenly had a bright idea.
"Yes." Duke Eddie said softly, "I definitely won't live long in my current physical condition... I must find Louisa's notebook as soon as possible."
"I heard her admit with my own ears that there is a spell to repair the soul in it."
…
Several people hurriedly followed Duke Eddie, trying to maintain a balance between following and not being seen.
"What does 'I heard it with my own ears' mean?" Bell got the news from several people, but still didn't understand the situation. "Louisa has been dead for many years!"
"I don't know." Edith said simply, "I think the sentence you heard is more difficult to understand."
"What do you mean by 'I regret it and can now accept Celeste'? Is Celeste not dead?"
She already had a vague guess in her mind, but she was not sure yet, so she could only suppress it for the time being.
As they were discussing, Duke Eddie suddenly stopped, and Edith quickly reached out her hand to stop them. He faced a stone wall, turned his head and told the butler to hold his arm, then stretched out his hand and placed his five fingers in the stone groove beside him.
In an instant, the two disappeared from everyone's sight.
"Damn, where did it go!" Tuttle ran forward and touched the stone trough, but nothing happened. He knocked on the stone wall to feel it, but didn't hear any empty echo. "Did we enter the secret room?"
"No matter where they go, we can't get through." Belle's face was not very good. She was about to turn around and seek Edith's advice when she saw her slowly take out a box.
A chill emanated from the box. Under everyone's gaze, Edith opened the box with a click, revealing a box of complete severed fingers.
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