Angel remembered the man possessed by the Void Unicorn Whale saying to him:
"Don’t confront it directly; find a way to enter the Hidden Meeting Room... I’ll be waiting for you there."
The "it" referred to by the man was the Otherworldly Infant Spirit, the formidable enemy that Angel and his companions would face shortly after leaving the Hall of Wisdom.
However, when Angel recalled this sentence, the highlight wasn’t the Otherworldly Infant Spirit but rather the "Hidden Meeting Room."
There’s no doubt that the Hidden Meeting Room is in the relic site, namely the Qingkong Poetry Room. Yet, on the layout provided by the Wise Sovereign, Angel didn’t see a Hidden Meeting Room.
This implies that the Wise Sovereign’s speculation is correct, and indeed there exists a hidden chamber in the Qingkong Poetry Room?
"Hey, what’s with the serious look on your face?" Dox suddenly spoke up, looking at Angel.
Angel didn’t want to pay any attention to Dox, but he had no choice, as he was still within the scope of the True Words Tome, and had to answer whenever someone asked him a question.
"I was just wondering, if Margaret and Augustine arranged to meet in the Qingkong Poetry Room, where would they meet?" Angel said softly.
"Where would they meet?" Dox pondered for a moment, his expression suddenly becoming a bit lewd, accompanied by a "hee-hee-hee" laughter.
"If you dare to say what you’re thinking, I promise my master won’t let you off." Vay’s voice quietly reached Dox’s ears.
Dox followed Vay’s voice to look at the Black Earl, who showed no reaction, just had his nostrils aimed at him, like two dark black cannons, ready to fire shells and blow him to smithereens at any moment.
Originally entertaining a string of imaginative thoughts, Dox’s mind was suddenly censored. Nervously swallowing, he coughed twice to alleviate the awkwardness, then subtly turned to Angel: "I guess maybe they would meet in the hall; the study might also be possible... Hmm, the poetry collection room seems possible too, after all, the name is a poetry society."
Angel said blandly: "You mean, they meet in the hall, then go to the study to discuss some business matters, and later to the poetry collection room to search for love poems... Also, you missed a step, let me fill it in for you."
"After finding the love poems, they finally head to the recital room to recite poetry. When tired of reciting, they ask the kitchen to send over some refreshments."
Angel: "That’s quite a fulfilling day."
Dox: "Isn’t that the flow of a date, spending time in every place and creating beautiful memories everywhere?"
Angel turned to the Wise Sovereign: "Is that really how they spend their time together?"
While chewing some unknown food, the Wise Sovereign said: "I can’t be sure about that. When I was around, they were just having normal exchanges, exchanging knowledge. As for what happens when I’m not there, I have no idea."
"Where do they usually have their exchanges?"
The Wise Sovereign thought for a moment: "It seems like I’ve seen them everywhere... No fixed place. Are you curious about this question?"
Angel nodded: "A bit curious, because looking at the scale and layout of the Qingkong Poetry Room, it doesn’t seem like a place for romantic meetings."
Dox: "Do romantic meetings need a specific place? Maybe you’re overthinking it."
Angel: "What I mean is, the Qingkong Poetry Room doesn’t seem like a place for two people to be alone. For example, there would need to be a cook in the kitchen, someone to maintain the poetry collection room, and maybe receptionists in the hall?"
"Those places are surrounded by people and gossip; romantic meetings wouldn’t choose these places."
Angel turned to the Wise Sovereign again: "Or, was the Qingkong Poetry Room built without any servants, without outsiders from the beginning?"
In Angel’s view, since it’s called a poetry room, it resembles more of a limited open venue. If it’s an open venue, wasn’t it visited by outsiders?
The Wise Sovereign looked at Angel, somewhat surprised: "You’re correct on this point. The Qingkong Poetry Room did open for one or two months after its establishment, inviting some servants and a group of ’guests’ invited as cover by Margaret and Augustine. After all, the initial location of the Qingkong Poetry Room wasn’t secretive. There was even a direct passage leading to the ground nearby—though that passage has since collapsed."
"However, only for those one or two months, afterward they hung a sign saying they were closed for renovations and not receiving guests anymore."
"While one or two months aren’t long, for couples who seldom meet, finding a quiet place for romantic meetings was indeed inconvenient."
"So, I do agree with your observation that they surely need to find a more secluded place, thus the Qingkong Poetry Room likely holds secret locations, which aligns with my hypothesis too."
The Wise Sovereign didn’t expect Angel would know about the Qingkong Poetry Room’s past openness. Did he actually infer this from the layout, or did he know about it beforehand?
Stop! When the Wise Sovereign’s thoughts began to drift, alarm bells rang in his mind, quickly reining in his wandering thoughts.
The peculiar aspects of Angel, let’s set those aside for now.
If he continues to delve into them at this moment, who knows how long it might take him to reach a conclusion. Besides, any conclusions drawn out could turn out to be false conjectures... After all, past confident conjectures were repeatedly debunked by Angel.
"Anyway, the actual layout is as it is. If you agree with my speculation, you can look for secret chambers yourselves once you reach the Qingkong Poetry Room." The Wise Sovereign said this while looking at Angel: "I trust your expertise in Magical Energy Arrays; if there is a secret chamber, you’ll certainly find it. That is, assuming you can enter the Qingkong Poetry Room."
"However, Noah’s descendants are certainly able to enter. As for others, don’t ask me, I don’t know either..." The Wise Sovereign thought for a moment and then added: "If the current owner of the Qingkong Poetry Room agrees to let you in, then you might have a chance."
"The current owner of the Qingkong Poetry Room is the ’she’ from the mirror earlier, right?" Dox asked.
The Wise Sovereign: "She counts as half an owner. The other half owner, I think if I don’t say it, you all should be able to guess."
Black Earl: "You mean the male figure on the Mirror Demon God’s emblem?"
The Wise Sovereign nods: "That’s right, the second question I posed to you earlier, you should remember?"
The Black Earl slowly stated a name: "...Olao."
The Wise Sovereign: "Yes, it’s Olao. He is the male figure on the emblem of the Mirror Demon God, and incidentally, the female figure is named Adanis."
Everyone showed an expression of serious listening, but in truth, they already learned the name Adanis from Angel before.
"However, it’s best to address her as Goddess when you meet her. If you wish not to completely be her enemy, you could also add the suffix ’Your Majesty’."
That the Wise Sovereign referred to ’Your Majesty’ as a suffix rather than a title shows that he actually has no respect for Adanis, and it’s merely superficial courtesy.
"Then must Olao be addressed as ’God’s Son’?" Dox quipped.
The Wise Sovereign shook his head: "No need for him. Whether any of you will meet him is uncertain. At least, I haven’t seen him in millennia."
"Speaking of which, the reason I advise you not to address her directly by name is that she is dissatisfied with her name."
Dox: "Eh, she..."