On the afternoon of the 1st of the Fire Month, 795 in the New Calendar, the wind and flowers prevailed.
Panting heavily, Duan Qing finally stepped onto the stone slab of the mountain square - although this was the third time Duan Qing came to this place, looking at the strange building opposite the square and the tall stone statue on the other side,
He didn't feel familiar at all.
Of course, he still didn't come alone this time - according to his original plan, Duan Qing had many questions that he wanted to find that woman to answer, so this visit was also included in his itinerary before leaving.
中. But in Duan Qing's heart, he didn't have much confidence to confirm whether the other party was willing to answer his questions, so this time he brought Nina, hoping that the other party could help take care of the girl and at the same time improve himself a little.
A good impression in that woman's mind.
The square in the mountain was still empty. If it hadn't happened two days ago, this place would probably never be lively. Duan Qing looked at the girl holding his hand and looked into Nina's bright eyes.
After a while, he reached out and put on her hood to block the howling wind of the mountain.
Then, he knocked on the wooden door of the library.
There was still no sound inside the library, but unlike the last time when there was no response, this time the wooden door not only did not close, but also slowly moved back with the force of the knock. Duan Qing looked into the room with some anxiety.
After taking a quick look to make sure nothing strange happened, he took Nina's hand and slowly walked into the library.
"Excuse me!" he shouted softly.
There was still no answer in the main hall, and it seemed that no one was there. Duan Qing looked around helplessly, then turned around and gently closed the wooden door, leading Nina to the center of the circular room. Sunlight came from the other side.
The light shone in from the window, leaving mottled shadows on the ground, which was a sign of the existence of the vines lying outside the window. On the inside of the circular floor, the rocking chair and round table where the woman often sat formed a complete
The arc extends to the wooden chair on the other side as Duan Qing looks around. Behind the wooden chair is another door, and on the other side is the spiral wooden staircase leading to the second floor. According to Duan Qing's previous
In his memory, the woman once told him that behind the door was the real library, but based on his current knowledge, the authenticity of this so-called "library" is still open to question.
Because from the outside of the entire building, the door behind that door should be the outside of the house.
However, Duan Qing did not pay attention to the door at this time, because next to the rocking chair, there was still a cup on the round table that the woman often used to place her wooden cup, and the cup was
White steam was rising from the mouth of the cup, and the entire room was exuding a rich fragrance belonging to a certain drink.
"Is there anyone there?" After confirming that the woman was still in the house, Duan Qing had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs: "It's me, I have something... I want to ask you for!"
No one responded.
After waiting for a long time, until Duan Qing wanted to give up, Nina, who was holding her hand, suddenly raised her head and looked at the bottom of the spiral staircase - a wooden board opened silently, and then, an old man
A female voice came from there.
"come in."
Duan Qing looked at Nina, who also looked at him with bright eyes, so he shook his head and led her up the stairs.
The handrail on one side of the wooden ladder was very low and very wide. When it reached the height close to the ceiling, it still gave people an unsafe feeling. However, Duan Qing did not focus on it at this time.
He kept staring above him, trying to see clearly what was behind the entrance, but when he reached the end of the spiral staircase, the situation in front of him told him that what he had seen before was an illusion.
This is a spacious second floor.
The second floor is still a cylindrical room, similar to the structure of the first floor. Simple wooden walls surround a circular place. The difference from the first floor is that this floor seems to have no windows, only
Three or two curved old bookshelves were placed against the wall, giving this floor a slightly bookish atmosphere. But in the center of the circular room, a black curtain surrounded the middle of the room. Although the curtain was not
It is completely opaque, but through the illumination of the magic lights, it is still difficult for people outside to see what is going on inside the curtain, giving the place a mysterious feeling.
But this is not the strangest thing about this room. Thanks to the strange door before, Duan Qing noticed the disharmony on the second floor - this cylindrical room seemed to be different from the library building that could be seen outside.
disproportionately large.
"Is there anyone in this world who can use space technology?"
"Time and space are things that only gods can control, and ordinary people cannot control them." An old female voice came from behind the curtain, and at the same time answered Duan Qing's question as if he was talking to himself: "Even if you have been practicing for a long time,
Even the strong...cannot break through this shackles."
"Then what is the explanation for everything here...?"
"The flow of destiny is the result of the interweaving of time and space, so for those who know destiny, these are not difficult." In the flickering of lights, a graceful figure sitting sideways suddenly appeared on the black curtain, and then
He stood up slowly while speaking: "You have to get used to this kind of thing, because in the future you will..."
"There will be more opportunities to meet."
Duan Qing said nothing more, because he sensed an unusual meaning from these two sentences, but the other party did not give him more time to think about it. He saw the black curtain suddenly lifted, and the man with a young face and voice spoke
But an extremely old woman walked out of it.
"Nice to see you again, the favored one by fate." The woman said, while gesturing to the girl next to her.
"Um...I don't mean to offend your cultivation, but..." Duan Qing, not noticing the subtle change in the other party's attitude, hurriedly made his request: "I'm here today because I
I have something very important to ask of you."
He placed Nina in front of him: "I hope... you can help us take good care of her."
"Destiny has always been so magical." The woman's eyes were lowered, and she seemed to be in a wonderful state. However, it didn't take long for her to wake up from this state: "I didn't expect that your final fate,
It still fell into my hands."
Duan Qing's body tensed.
"Don't be nervous, I don't have any ill intentions." The woman covered her lips with one hand and laughed softly: "And even if I had any ill intentions, you... wouldn't have a chance.
"
So Duan Qing gave up resistance again.
"Come with me." The woman turned around and walked around the back of the curtain: "Let's go to the rooftop."
This sentence sounds so uncomfortable... Duan Qing curled his lips helplessly, then took Nina's hand and followed her, until after bypassing the black curtain, he stood on the wooden wall behind
, and saw a door similar to the one on the first floor.
Light escaped from the crack of the door - the woman opened the door and walked out slowly.
Duan Qing is familiar with the world outside the door. It seems to be the place where the woman was on stage that night. The circular table is not big, but it also surrounds the central cylindrical shape. There are various kinds of things placed on the outside of the table.
There were various potted plants, as well as some utensils whose functions were unknown, and there were also large boxes in the middle. It was unknown what was inside. Duan Qingchao looked around, and then found a roughly understandable box on the back of the left side.
The thing - that long cylindrical object mounted on a tripod, seems to be a telescope.
He looked back at the center surrounded by the annular countertop, and frowned with some understanding: From the outside, the size of the second-floor room was indeed unscientific.
"You can see the whole of Fenghua Town here, so I like it very much." The woman didn't pay attention to Duan Qing's eyes looking around, and successfully attracted Duan Qing's attention back with one sentence: "Fenghua Town is a beautiful town.
Towns, in my lifetime, I have rarely seen places like this."
Duan Qing wisely did not interrupt, so he had no choice but to follow the woman's wishes and look towards the city.
"It has been too long since Rama came to this place." Unexpectedly, the woman did not continue her emotion and went directly to the topic: "So this place is already his world."
"From taxation to resources, as well as agriculture, handicrafts, and defense, he controlled everything."
"The surface of Fenghua Town is still peaceful, but that is the peace under his overlooking. Once there are discordant voices, a strong force will definitely appear to suppress these voices."
The woman turned to look at Duan Qing, who nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood the meaning.
"Over the years, not everyone has maintained the same trust in Rama, so naturally some people can discover the anomalies behind this peaceful town. Among them are people who maintain a friendly relationship with the mayor, and because of their closeness to each other,
Instead, they discovered the problem earlier. Robin was such a person, and the path he chose after discovering it was also very extreme - he prepared for a period of time, then organized some people and carefully hid it.
I hope to overthrow the other party’s emperor-like rule through secret investigations.”
"When Rama first discovered the existence of these resistances, he had no choice, because he was not fully prepared for the betrayal of his friends. But Rama is a person who is good at adapting to the situation and taking advantage of the situation - you should
After learning about it, there happened to be an incident in which the Greenstone Village caravan was robbed. Rama had an idea and fabricated it casually, and a bandit gang that haunted Fenghua Town suddenly appeared.
As the so-called crackdown on crime gradually intensified, those groups that secretly opposed Rama were slowly squeezed out, and finally had no choice but to withdraw from Fenghua Town and stay away from this place."
The woman put one hand on the edge of the railing: "For Yasiqilai, that was the beginning of his final destiny."
"Well..." Duan Qing scratched his nose: "I understand the cause of the matter, but what I don't understand is, how could you..."
"Fate told me." The woman's voice became softer, and I don't know whether it was because of the strong mountain wind or because of her depression: "What the fate weaver sees is destined and unchangeable fate, so we can only foresee
, cannot interfere.”
She looked at the other party with an incomprehensible look: "Because our intervention is useless."
"I have foreseen countless fates in my life, whether it is about myself or others, poor or rich, they are the most elusive things in the world. Although I have seen everything, I dare not touch it at all.
Touch them, because no matter how hard I try, what will happen will still happen, and what will get worse will still get worse.”
"The Destiny Weaver cannot use his ability to change this world for the better." She said sadly.
"I'm sorry." Although he wanted to complain about something, Duan Qing held it in for a long time and could only come out with these four words.
"I originally thought that this was the destiny of the Destiny Weaver, so I moved around many places, and finally settled in the oldest building in this town, preparing to spend the rest of my life, but my eyes kept telling
I can't change the fate of my life here, so I can only be happy for the good things and sad for the tragic things. This is the case when I see Rama, and this is the case when I see Yasqi.
The same thing happened when I saw Nina."
She cast her eyes on the girl next to her, who also looked at her curiously.
"You are the first person to escape your fate." The woman said.
"What?"
"Nina's life was supposed to end on January 9, 795 in the New Calendar." The woman's voice became serious: "I couldn't see a better fate than this result, so I chose to stand by and watch. But when you will
When Nina was brought to the front of my house, I was extremely hesitant because...it was different from what I had seen before."
"In my prediction, there is no scene where you take her to the mountain."
Duan Qing was speechless because he was speechless.
In the previous escape battle, Duan Qing subconsciously chose to escape to the mountains. In his heart, he believed that this beautiful and tender weaver of fate could help them at the last moment. Although the final result was indeed what he thought.
That's what happened, but there was a period of time in the middle when he still felt a little desperate.
Why was that woman indifferent to what happened at her doorstep? Was she actually a heartless person? Or she was actually Rama's accomplice - this was his worst guess at the time.
"Because I hesitated." As if she had seen through the other person's thoughts, the woman explained softly: "I have never seen anything that was not foreseeable happen. I can't confirm...whether I should intervene in it or not.
I don’t know what the consequences of doing this will be.”
"The unknown appears in my life, and I am afraid of the unknown."
The wind on the platform gradually changed, and as the sound of the wind subsided, the voices belonging to the world at the foot of the mountain gradually came over. Duan Qing looked at the bustling darkness at the foot of the mountain, and suddenly understood the hesitation in the woman's heart at that moment.
"You... figured it out?"
"Yes, it's all thanks to you." The woman smiled and said, "It's the blessing of fate."
This chapter has been completed!