Lin Xun closed her eyes and instinctively spread her wings as if gliding in the air. She hugged the woman in her arms with her left hand, pulled out a scroll from her waist with her other hand, and tore the seal open with her teeth.
Even though her vision was no longer effective, her hearing, smell and touch still faithfully conveyed the dangers around her. The sound of howling wind filled her ears, and the sharp claws of a raptor scratched her arm, causing numbness and burning pain.
It's really powerful, the golden girl thought to herself. The scene before her was almost as real as the one in "Mystery Lock". Maybe this was the monster's real killing move - if no countermeasures were prepared in advance.
She put the unfolded scroll against her chest and silently recited the activation incantation she had memorized for a long time. A burst of warmth came from the palm holding the scroll, and the pain on her arm disappeared instantly. Lin opened her eyes, and saw the familiar wasteland.
The friend was standing where he was, safe and sound.
The 'guide' she was hugging had a frightened face, and his hands and feet were dancing wildly. It seemed that he was still immersed in some illusion. So she took out a bottle again and forced the liquid inside into the other person's mouth. The potion took effect quickly.
The bodies of the Yanwu women relaxed and fell into a deep sleep.
The 'Spirit Fox', who had once had a close relationship, appeared. He was only thirty feet away from Yuffie. His red pupils were flashing with flames, but he did not attack again.
"We are not here to fight." The pink girl said calmly, without giving in her words, "Speaking of which, apart from your expertise in fire and illusion, and your ability to use teeth and claws, I'm afraid you can't even compare to Lin, right?"
She doesn't use her teeth and claws to hit people. However, this is her friend, Lin thought naturally. She anticipates the enemy's possible methods in advance and prepares perfect countermeasures. In every sense, this is
The ideal form of a wizard.
After that conversation with her mother, Lin never worried about not being able to keep up with her best friend. Every time she witnessed her friend's excellence, it only made her sincerely happy and satisfied.
There is no need to look up or chase after her - because she is right next to her.
The air was silent for nearly half a minute, and then Yuffie raised her face and waved to the monster not far away.
"Since we are destined to meet again." She said, "How about we make a 'deal', Master Qingyan."
"Tell me." The monster sneered and stared at Yuffie, its golden tail swaying slightly, "What can you give me, and what do you want?"
"It's very simple." The pink girl half-turned around and glanced at Lin, "I want to know where Shuiyun's tribe lives now. And I will tell you some secrets about your 'enemies'
.”
The eight tails swung rapidly for a moment, like a windmill, and roared in the air. "Do you know who my enemy is?"
"I'm not sure exactly who it is." Yuffie put her head that was blown away by the strong wind back and tied it up again, her voice still as steady as before, "But I know its species, and I also have some knowledge of the weaknesses of "that race"
Understood." She tilted her head, "Compared with the information you paid, this is not a loss at all."
The monster pondered for more than ten seconds, then snorted with disdain.
"The whereabouts of these guys are indeed worthless." She pointed at Lin and the Yanwu women in the sky with the tip of her tail, "The problem is, I have been dealing with 'them' for so long, how confident do you think that you
Are you more familiar with 'them' than me?"
"I'm not sure. However, compared to long-lived monsters, humans are better at using books and words to integrate everyone's wisdom and knowledge." Yuffie answered seriously, "Maybe some of the volumes I have read
There is information in this book that is also valuable to you."
There was another ten seconds of silence. Lin used the sharp vision of the dragon to observe that a very faint smile appeared on the face of the female monster.
"Interesting little girl, let me see your wisdom." The eight-tailed spirit fox put away its momentum and the surrounding air gradually cooled down. "However, it is up to me to judge whether it is valuable or not."
"I believe you can make a fair decision." Yuffie smiled, "Ms. Qingyan."
…
Lin did not listen to the specific content of the conversation between the two, nor did she intend to join the conversation. She knew that part of her friend's knowledge came from herself, and some of it came from various materials that she kept reading in the academy and during her travels.
Their understanding may be even greater than that of Euphie, her 'client'.
This kind of "transferring knowledge" should be left to a theoretical mage like Yuffie. She gently waved her wings and landed a little further away from them. Even if Seiyan suddenly attacked, she would still have enough energy.
reaction time to ensure the life safety of the 'guide'.
Such a bad thing did not happen. A quarter of an hour later, Qingyan nodded with satisfaction, wrapped his body with a fluffy tail, turned into a ball of fire and disappeared. Lin then breathed a sigh of relief and walked quickly towards the not far away place.
Friends, lay the still sleeping Yanwu woman flat on the ground.
"How did you think of persuading her?" she asked curiously.
Yuffie rubbed her face and seemed to be a little nervous just now. "Actually, the spirit fox is very rational and smart - or a cunning monster. As long as she proves that we are not so easy to 'take,' she will naturally be willing to do it with us.
It’s a deal.”
"Then how do you know who her enemy is?"
"I read her information in the library of Xin'an." The pink girl arranged her clothes and recited the words she had seen, "Qingyan, Linghu tribe, born between 700 and 800 BC in the empire's history.
During the year, his talents were fire and illusion. In the eighty-sixth year of the empire, the third emperor Zhu You personally defeated him. He fled to the wilderness of the far east, and the enslaved people returned to the empire." She exhaled and clapped her hands.
, "In this way, it will be clear who she has enmity with."
"And the one who helped us last time and ruined her 'good deed' by the way was probably also done by 'that race'." Lin spread her hands and laughed out loud, "Having said that, don't worry about telling her this.
In the future, His Majesty Boyan will blame you?"
Yuffie stretched out and took her hand, "Do you think she can really defeat your 'kin'?"
"Others don't know, at least not Yunyue, that is an old monster that has lived for thousands of years." She stuck out her tongue, "Also, although I don't know why 'they' seem to be united... I think, even if
She barely succeeded, but I'm afraid she won't get any good results."
"That's one of the things we need to figure out." The pink girl combed her hair with her fingers and looked at her with thoughtful eyes, "What Qingyan expects is probably that this incident can split the empire...
...or weaken the power of the 'manipulator behind the scenes'. And obviously——"
"If we stop this conspiracy," Lin said, "she will stop thinking about it, right?"
"The answer is correct." Yuffie smiled with satisfaction, "Qingyan understands this, but she chose to take this gamble... As I said, she has nothing to lose."
"Then what are we going to do next?" Lin looked towards the direction the monster told them. From the current position, it was still a deserted place. "And what should she do?"
She lifted up the 'guide' and shook his body vigorously. After the initial effect, the people who took the sleeping potion just slept deeper than usual, and external interference could also wake them up. Within a few seconds
Bell, the female of the Yanwu clan groaned and slowly opened her eyes.
"Good morning - no, it's afternoon now." Lin shook her palm in front of the other person, "You didn't have any nightmares, did you?"
This sentence seemed to remind the woman of the previous situation. Her body trembled slightly for a while, but soon calmed down.
"You... why did you save me?" She murmured weakly.
"There's no reason." Lin patted the other party's shoulder and replied casually, "So, why did you bring us here?"
"Because... you are not His Highness Shuiyun's subordinates. I recognize them." The woman coughed twice and seemed a little excited. "If you plan to destroy His Highness Shuiyun's plan, even if I die here -"
"That's enough. Shuiyun, I'm afraid she doesn't even know what she wants." Lin glared at the other party and interrupted her angrily, obviously dissatisfied, "Forget it if she is alone.
If she continues to 'work hard' like this with wishful thinking, will she, and those of you who trust and follow her, really have a so-called future?"
"You...what do you know?" The woman stared at Lin, as if she wanted to let out the suppressed emotions, "The kingdom, land and future that should have belonged to us were all taken away by Inis's army.
.The empire occupied all land suitable for habitation, and then forced the people of the countries it destroyed to serve it. As long as the empire exists for one day, the people of Yanwu and the lonely souls who died in this desert will never be able to
Rest in peace!”
"But when there was no Inis Empire, you were still living under the rule of the 'wild monsters'." Lin said with some dissatisfaction, "Even I can see that the existence of the empire is what allows 'humanity' to prosper."
The key. Rather, what you plan to do for your own obsession will create more homeless souls——"
She saw Yuffie shake her head slightly, and swallowed back the words she had not yet finished speaking.
"Should we give up our own history for a better life, or would we rather suffer and try to grasp the hope that may exist... Probably, this is also the so-called 'freedom'." Yuffie sighed softly, not knowing.
Can the 'guide' hear clearly, "Everyone has the right to choose the future, even if that choice is not appropriate in our opinion."
"Well..." She roughly understood what her friend meant, but she was still a little unwilling and worried, "But you know, no matter how hard Shuiyun and her people try, that ideal will never become a reality. In this way,
,Aren’t we equal to—”
Youfei gently held her hand to reassure her, and then returned her gaze to the Yanwu women.
"We are not pawns of the empire, nor do we act for the prosperity of the empire." She raised her voice slightly, seeming to have successfully attracted the attention of the 'guide', "What one of my friends wants to see is
All intelligent races coexist peacefully, a continent without war and hatred. And we intend to help her realize her wish."
"Although it sounds more unreliable than what the Yanwu clan wants to do." Lin shrugged and added with a smile, "But we can't just allow you to be stupid, right?"
Her friend rolled her eyes, but of course he didn't mean to blame her.
"Shuiyun is not a bad person, and the Yanwu clan should not sleep in this wasteland." Yuffie continued to look at the woman and softened her voice, "I'm not sure how far we can go, but we
We need the help of the Yanwu clan."
"As the saying goes, strength is greater when there are more people." The golden girl straightened her expression, "There are always some things that only you can do."
Lin couldn't guess how the future would unfold. But she knew clearly that she didn't want to see these "human" creatures in front of her lose their lives for an illusory obsession. Perhaps feeling her and Yuffie's feelings, the Yanwu clan
The woman's originally stiff face gradually became alive again.
"Please help us meet the person we should meet." Yuffie finally said, "As for what it can bring to your tribe, it's up to you to witness it with your own eyes, okay?"
The woman hesitated for a while and finally nodded slowly.
"……good."
"Then get out quickly. It's best to find them before Shuiyun's "plan" starts." Lin said a little anxiously, then lowered her voice, "But Yuffie, what we plan to do is really...
Can you help them?"
The pink girl blinked her eyes and looked at her mysteriously.
"It must be possible. Because there are many people who are also working hard - this is not just my intuition."