Chapter 9 The Fourth Mask 3
"There is a fourth mask in the Earl's Rose Pastry Club?"
It was already late at night, but no one sitting in the living room on the third floor was sleepy.
After Xing Yeliu called Qian Yuefang and asked me to put on a long coat and go to the third floor, Xing Yeliu expressed his guess -
The necklace I'm wearing is most likely the fourth mask of the Star Palace.
"It's a long story—"
Xing Yeliu frowned deeply, and his eyes kept glancing at the necklace I was wearing.
Before going upstairs, he held the pendant in his hand and looked at it many times.
"Tell us quickly!" Qian Yuefang urged curiously.
"After joining the Earl Rose Pastry Club, I looked up some undisclosed information within the family because I knew it was related to the ancestor of the Xing family, Xing Yueming, the first principal of Xinggong Academy. In a notebook of the first principal Xing Yueming, there was a diary entry that said he gave the Countess of Rose a love necklace. The necklace was designed and polished by him personally to commemorate his acquaintance with the Countess at a masquerade ball. The design sketch attached by the first principal in the notebook is exactly the same as the one worn by Wei Ya..."
"Viya, what is this necklace of yours?" Jing Fengyin asked hurriedly.
"This was a birthday present from my parents when I was 10 years old, and I've been wearing it ever since."
I feel very confused.
How could this necklace of mine belong to the Xing family? Then how did my parents get it and give it to me?
Qian Yuefang and I had the same question, and she asked it for me: "There are so many similar necklaces in the world. Liu, how can you be sure this is the one? And how did this necklace get into the hands of Wei Ya's parents?"
"That notebook also records some things that happened after the Countess passed away. At that time, the first headmaster was very sad and regretful. He was taken advantage of and used by someone, causing his wife to pass away...
"The West Point Club became a mysterious and dangerous magic house due to the Countess's outburst and death. The first headmaster also thought of some ways to save the situation, and finally figured out how to transform some of the Countess's jewelry into props to resist magic. But at the same time, he also discovered that the love necklace he gave to his wife was missing...
"The last place the Countess disappeared was the West Point Club, so it is very likely that the necklace was left somewhere in the West Point Club. Many years later, by chance, it was found by Wei Ya's parents, who were members of the West Point Club at the time. Because their memories had been eroded by magic, they had forgotten the origin of the necklace after they took it out...
"The Countess came from a distant magical country. The jewelry she wore during her lifetime all had a certain anti-magic effect. I think the reason why the principal made the anti-magic props into the shape of a mask in the beginning was to commemorate this lost necklace..."
After Xing Yeliu's explanation, everyone gradually understood.
"Xiao Wei Ya's immunity to magic is not due to her physique, but because of the necklace she wears."
Jing Fengyin looked at me with burning eyes.
I looked down at the necklace I was wearing - the small mask pendant was flickering with tiny lights, like stars in the dark night.
It turns out that the fate between me and Earl Rose started many years ago.
"Let's go back to Xinggong Academy!" I raised my head and looked at everyone. "As long as we take off the necklace at the Earl Rose Pastry Club, won't it prove whether what Xing Yeliu said is correct?"
The weather was also very good on the day we left Xinde Town.
The sky is as blue as the sea in Northern Europe, and the sun is bright enough to bring out the fragrance of the flowers.
After saying goodbye to mom and dad, I carried my luggage that was stuffed full of things - desserts from the Happy Bakery that I didn't have time to savor, special foods from Xinde Town, and even smoked meats... Xing Yeliu, Jing Fengyin, and Qian Yuefang each had their hands full. When they came, they looked like models at the Milan fashion show, but when they left, my mom and dad made them look like exhibitors attending a New Year's goods fair.
"Viya, your parents are so enthusiastic. I may not be able to finish the food they give me in half a year!" After getting on the bus, Qian Yuefang shook her sore hands, leaning back in her chair and sighed.
"This is your first time here ! Sorry, my parents are just too enthusiastic... Did they embarrass you?"
I was also embarrassed by my parents' behavior. I thought that Xing Yeliu and the others might never want to come to Xinde Town again.
"No. Xinde Town is a good place, and I am very happy with the hospitality of the uncles and aunts. I am just a little ashamed that I came and went in a hurry and did not repay them well."
Unexpectedly, Jing Fengyin didn't think so, and she comforted me sincerely.
"Yes, I like your house, uncle and auntie too! Xiao Wei Ya, let's come to your house again during the next summer vacation! I also want to learn dessert making skills from auntie! Liu, what about you?"
Qian Yuefang shook the soda water in her hand, winked at me with a smile, and then asked Xing Yeliu.
"Together."
These two concise words completely put my mind at ease.
"Okay, okay! You're welcome to come to my house again next time!"
Looking at their sincere eyes, I curled the corners of my mouth and smiled at them.
