"I want to give it to a special person. Or rather, it's not a person."
Jon looked up. "This gift is for a ghost in our academy. He used to be a monk."
"Oh, you mean Lensiro."
This was the benefit of living for a long time. No matter where she was from, she would know a thing or two about him.
As the Wizard who 'defected' from the Holy Church, the fat monk Lensiro kept a very low profile. This became even more obvious after he became the Hufflepuff. In fact, other than the living and the ghosts, very few people knew about his past.
This was a secret. Even among the specters, only a few specters knew his identity. The others didn't even know his name.
"He used to be a monk in the Holy Church, but he was a spy sent by the Wizard. You know about the feud between the Wizard and the Holy Church, right? I think you should have received some education in this area."
After getting Jon's confirmation, Perrenal continued, "After the Wizard was discovered during the war and fled back to the Hogwarts, he stayed in the Hogwarts forever. Speaking of which, I've only met him … once."
However, this wasn't important. Perrenal took out a pocket watch with a cross engraved on it. This watch was special because it looked transparent.
"This watch is made of …" Perrenal glanced at Jon's eyes and couldn't help but be confused. "You can see this watch?"
"Of course. I'm still confused. Why is this watch transparent … Is it made of crystal?"
Jon felt that this watch was very suitable. Perrenal's recommendation also gave him a lot of confidence. He felt that the fat monk would like this gift very much.
"This watch isn't made of crystal. It's made from the bones and feathers of the Night Qi. Even I only have this one here."
"Then it should be very expensive, right?" Jon said shyly. "I didn't bring that much money."
"No, there's no need for money. It's fate that you're able to come in. Besides, he and I don't lack money. Just treat this as a gift for you."
For some reason, Jon felt that the witch in front of him suddenly became enthusiastic. Of course, she was very enthusiastic before, but now she was even more enthusiastic, which made Jon a little confused.
But Jon soon found out the reason because Perenal asked him a question.
…
After the transparent watch was wrapped in magic and put into a box, the witch suddenly asked.
"Jon, do you know what death is?"
"What?"
Jon was stunned for a moment, his eyes filled with doubt.
"It's death, true death. If you have to describe it, I think it should be a kind of … experience. It's like you know what fire looks like when you see it, and you know the fragrance of flowers when you smell them. Any intelligent life will understand the meaning of death at some point.
It's like you've just lost a very important person. This understanding may come from any time, but in the moment that person leaves, you suddenly understand what death is.
You even have your own personal experience to understand the meaning of death. "
"Tell me, did you have any related experience?"
Jon was silent for a moment before nodding.
It was meaningless for him to deny this because he had just seen the Night Qi.
Even if that mysterious creature died, its essence would not completely disappear.
Only those who had experienced death could see the Night Qi.
Perenal smiled as if her thoughts had been confirmed. She no longer stared at Jon, but instead looked outside the door. A few blocks away, the students and other Wizard who were rushing back to school hurriedly did not notice that someone was secretly observing them.
"You've experienced death, but you haven't died yet. What a lucky thing."
The witch's voice suddenly became a little hoarse. "After experiencing such a thing, I think you should understand how fragile life is in this world."
"To this world, no matter how long one's life is, it is still insignificant. In front of death, when you truly see what death looks like, you will know your own helplessness and weakness. From there, you will see your true self in the darkness."
It was like seeing one's own reflection in the water, and it was an incomparably distorted reflection.
The voice in Jon's ears suddenly became blurry, but strangely, he could still hear Perenal's voice clearly, and he could even feel the witch's emotions.
Sadness and relief coexisted in this place, forming a strange balance.
He then realized that he had been brought into Perenal's emotional resonance.
This kind of resonance was not common, but it was not rare either. Many powerful Wizard could do this. After all, sometimes things could not be explained clearly. When Helga brought him to see the origin of the world, that was the highest level of emotional resonance.
Perenal did not mean any harm, and Jon could feel the authenticity of her emotional resonance, which was why he was even more surprised.
It was the first time they had met, how could she trust him so much?
If he …
Jon immediately cleared his thoughts. Emotional resonance was a one-way transmission, but no one knew what special abilities a witch like Perenal had, and he did not trust her by thinking that way.
He began to focus, listening to Perenal's words.
She said that "death" was a truth that came with time. No matter how powerful a Wizard was, or how powerful his magic was, before he could resist the power of time, he could not avoid the erosion of death.
That was why in the era of the gods, there was such a creed passed down by the followers of the gods.
"All things will eventually wither, and only those who are protected by the gods can have eternal life."
For some reason, this sentence appeared in Jon's mind out of nowhere, and then he whispered it out loud.
"Yes, but even the gods did not succeed in escaping the fate of death. This is the fate of life," Perenal praised.
She liked this trait of the descendants of ancient families. She did not need to explain anything in detail, and with their family history, they could at least know a little bit about everything.
"In order to avoid the arrival of death, the Wizard and the followers of the Holy See put in countless efforts and attempts, and even did many evil things. Everything they did was just to survive."
The witch said faintly.
"But is it a good thing to actually survive?"
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