For Xia Ran's request to suddenly prepare to attack, whether it was Saber or Alice Field, they all felt a little at a loss.

Because just a few days ago, seeing the group of people in Liudong Temple such a leisurely style, they all subconsciously thought that Xia Ran was ready to take steady and steady measures, even if he had mastered the overwhelming power, he did not intend to attack rashly.

Instead, you have to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and wait for the remaining three parties to fight again, and then start harvesting the remnants of the human heads...... I don't worry that the rest of the people will form an alliance or something, the existence of Gilgamesh dooms them to not be able to go together.

And this is their chance, and maybe they can put it to good use—at least until yesterday, both women thought so.

And yet, today—

Among the main buildings of Ryudong Temple, the main hall with the most spacious and bright space was used as a war room.

In full view of everyone, Xia Ran was not stage frightened at all, just like a teacher, he stood in front of the small blackboard set up temporarily, knocked on the map above, and assigned today's homework to the students below.

“…… To sum up, it is indeed time to end this farce, and we will go to Tosaka's house now and take Gilgamesh's head first......"

Among the remaining three opponents, Lancer is definitely the best to bully, and Golden Shining is definitely the most difficult, his own ability is not strong, but it is undeniable that as a Kryptonite warrior in the ancient era, his equipment is very powerful.

Even if you are a wasteful person, you have a variety of rare equipment, and you can change it at will according to the corresponding enemy, and there is no shortage of all kinds of rare props in the prop box, which can be wasted at will, so the combat effectiveness that can be exerted will not be too bad......

So objectively speaking, as a medium for those powerful treasures to exert their power, Golden Shining is indeed the hardest of the remaining three enemies. However, Xia Ran didn't care, since he chose to take the initiative, there was no reason to pick soft persimmons and pinch them.

If he could, he also hoped that Jin Shanshan and the King of Conquest would fight to the death first, but since the two of them didn't take advantage of the time to have a duel between men, then Xia Ran didn't mind going to harvest the heads himself.

After all, he can also get valuable free attribute points and the possibility of dropping skill equipment, and points and causal crystals will also have guaranteed drops. In addition, he happened to receive the news, and Yan Feng Qili went to the Tosaka family's mansion this evening, probably to discuss tactics with Tosaka's ministers.

So Xia Ran felt that this was the most appropriate time, so he decided to do it resolutely.

After all, he was originally going to kill Yan Feng Qili by the way, and if he wanted to forge the on-site certificate and give an explanation to the Templar Church, it was naturally better to choose Gilgamesh and Yan Feng Qili to do it when they were both on the same occasion.

It's perfect to kill two sheep with one tiger!

Kill Gilgamesh first, then control Yan Feng Qili, fake the death scene, and then wait until the overall situation has been decided, and then concentrate on studying with peace of mind, make the most of the remaining stay time, and wait until the end of the year to return and stab Yan Feng Qili to death......

Xia Ran's thoughts were so logical, and he had a feeling of taking it for granted, as if whether it was Gilgamesh or Yan Feng Qili, in his eyes, they had become fish to be slaughtered, and he was the anvil.

"Leaving now? Hands-on? ”

Saber was a little shocked, and when she heard the news, she subconsciously looked at the sky outside, found that night had just fallen, and then subconsciously looked at Alice Phil on the side.

Although they were a little mentally prepared when they were called, what they didn't expect at all was that instead of calling Saber to discuss the next tactical policy, they directly announced the decision to attack immediately.

- Too suddenly, isn't it?!

"That's right! Caster and Assassin stayed, Saber will leave with me now if there is no problem......" Xia Ran nodded as a matter of course, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with the order he had given.

"Wait, I'm the only one with you?" Saber raised her voice incredibly, and if she was shocked by the announcement, this additional note made her even more stunned.

"Caster is not suitable for away games, there is no point in following the past, and the Assassin must be left to guard the base camp so as not to be burglarized......"

The reason given by Xia Ran was very reasonable, he looked directly at Artoria calmly, and explained calmly-

"In addition, the night of the wild goose has already rushed over with Berserker first, so as long as you bring Saber, you are completely enough, after all, I am not without combat effectiveness, although the positioning of the master is to support the role in the rear, but I am an exception......"

I don't need to tell you this......

Artoria grimaced, didn't respond immediately, just looked at Alice Phil on the side again: "I'm sorry, but according to the previous agreement, I should stay by Alice Phil's side and keep her safe......"

"I've been treating you as well as I can, but Saber, you'd be rude if you weren't going to listen to any of my orders at all...... I didn't specifically invite you back for a vacation. ”

Xia Ran suddenly narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes flashed with a dangerous light, he was indeed very good at talking, but it was impossible to talk well about everything.

For a long time, Saber was completely reluctant to cooperate, and the so-called master-slave relationship was limited to a few verbal and occasional blunt words, more like a sarcastic title of "Master".

This is normal, and he can understand it, after all, everyone is an independent individual, with their own camp positions and ideas, and no one wants to be calm and obedient to the people who threaten and persecute them.

Servant also has its pride and dignity, and the Heroic Spirit means the soul of the heroes of the past. Xia Ran also didn't have Long Aotian's consciousness, thinking that he would exude some kind of royal spirit, if others didn't bow down to him, and were unconditionally accepted by himself, but still had his own ideas, he would feel very unhappy......

So he didn't care much about it, thinking that this was a completely normal thing, if Artoria really recognized the thief as her father so easily, then she wouldn't be the shining knight king.

But it doesn't matter if you don't work hard, you can't even do superficial work, right?

"Saber, don't worry about me, I'm not in any danger here......"

At this time, Alice Fell came out at the right time to play the round, and said this very helplessly, but she had a helpless smile on her face that was angry and funny.

Although this kind of thing doesn't happen very often, during this time, whenever the atmosphere between these two people suddenly becomes stiff and seems to collide with sparks, she is in charge of playing the round......

Because she didn't want Saber to suffer, after all, this was the magician's territory.

Even the two Servants around him who were quiet and silently said nothing were all his people, and no matter how you looked at it, the situation was stronger than people...... If it really collides, Saber must be the one who suffers, and if nothing else, the binding force of the contract alone is enough for her.

Alice Phil didn't want to see this knight girl who trusted her so much and had always protected herself get hurt because of this, and she didn't even want to see her embarrassed and humiliating scene of being ridiculed and reprimanded, so she would come out every time to ease the atmosphere.

The starting point is indeed good, but after doing this kind of thing too much, I always feel that something is not right.

If you think about it, it's probably because of the misalignment of the characters, right?

After all, the magician in front of him is actually his enemy, and Alice Phil is the prisoner of the other party, and the relationship between the two sides should be very stiff and antagonistic...... However, it is precisely because of this that what she does seems very inconsistent.

- There's no sense of hostility at all!

Why did Xia Ran and Saber come out to coax these two people when they were a little-for-tat? She's just a captive, isn't she, she doesn't have such an obligation at all, right?

But if she thinks so, she won't be vague when she should do it, and this magician didn't care about it before, but now she is acting a little dangerous. Alice Phil also knew that it was impossible for the other party to let Saber really do nothing, and he also knew why Saber would say such unwise things.

Receiving Alice Phil's eyes, the knight girl was silent for a long time, and then nodded as if reluctantly: "I understand......"

Because their plan was originally to break out tonight, at least to send Alice Phil out successfully, through some unique ways of transmitting information, they have already contacted Emiya Kiritsugu, and finalized the specific time and details, just waiting for the action to begin.

As a result, I didn't expect that the magician in front of me didn't play cards according to the routine at all, and directly planned to take advantage of this time to do it, and also took her away, leaving Alice Phil alone in the Liudong Temple......

Seeing that it was too late to inform Emiya Kiritsugu to change his plan at this time, Saber was naturally anxious.

"Okay, don't say I'm unkind, if you're really not at ease, you can take Alice Phil with you......" Xia Ran sighed, as if he had made a concession, but there was a glimmer of light in the depths of his eyes.

"No need...... Saber replied stiffly, at this time, what choice can there be but to gamble on luck?

"Then let's go back and get ready, we'll leave later." Xia Ran nodded, using this as a conclusion.

Saber didn't say much, but decisively pulled Alice Fell and left the war room, she needed to hurry up and warn the young woman of some key points, and the next plan should still go relatively smoothly.

The first is that this hateful magician didn't know that Emiya Kiritsugu had found a helper again, and that he had contacted them in a secret way, so he didn't know that he would be doing something tonight.

The second is that this hateful magician is also preparing to act tonight, and will take away most of the combat power, only Caster and Assassin will stay in the Liudong Temple, which is both an accident and an opportunity.

Although Artoria herself was not present, it was originally a sudden plan to grab someone and run, not a frontal line......

So - not a big problem! She convinced herself.

After Saber and Alice Phil left, Xia Ran yawned, then removed the disguise on his face, looked at Medea and Kojiro Sasaki, who were speechless, and nodded slightly:

"Put the water properly, let them run away if they rob someone...... Don't act like we knew about it, and don't make any precautions in advance. ”

"Don't worry, Master......" Medea smiled and said with confidence, "We may not be able to succeed in snatching people, but if we can't even release people, we won't have the face to call ourselves heroes." ”

"That's fine...... Then I'll do the preparation first. ”

Xia Ran stood up very relieved, and then walked outside, tonight it was not a tiger killing two sheep, but killing three birds with one stone.

Leaving the front hall, he walked out outside.

After dark, Liudong Temple is as quiet as ever, and the courtyard is empty...... Hey? Xia Ran's gaze swept over and found that he had almost ignored a small lonely figure.

After buying Saber, Yanagitoji Temple has become the safest place, so Sakura Maki is back here.

"Sakura-chan? It's so cold, what are you doing outside? Xia Ran walked over and touched his head with the skill he had practiced during this time.

"Brother...... "The little girl turned around, exhaled white air under the cold night, "That...... That, I heard you're going to me tonight...... Going to Tosaka's house? ”

"That's right." Xia Ran didn't hide it, and in an instant, she understood why the little girl was waiting for her here, "Don't worry, I won't hurt your father...... But don't you hate him at all? ”

Before Sakura could say anything, she received an affirmative answer, and she immediately breathed a long sigh of relief, but then because of Xia Ran's question, her little face tightened.

She remembered her previous stupidity, why did she go to meet her mother and sister? I know the resentment in my heart, I know the ruthlessness of my parents, and I know that my sister can't help me at all......

It's just that that person is her father after all, and she still can't watch the other party die in the end.

“……”

“……”

"Forget it, it's me who talks too much...... Xia Ran sighed, touched the little girl's head again, and then raised her head consciously, and raised her other hand gently, just catching a little falling Jingying.

"It's snowing?"

The white crystals began to fall, and the temperature under the night became even colder, Xia Ran looked at the snowflakes that fell one after another without warning in front of him, and suddenly felt a sense of realization in his heart-

It was already 1994, close to December.

"Brother? What are you thinking? Sakura pulled him gently and asked in a low voice, "It's snowing now...... Don't stand here anymore. ”

"It's nothing, I just suddenly found out, and it will look like in another three or four months......"

Xia Ran, who came back to his senses, shook his head with a smile, and his tone became a little strange.

"If you go to Guanfuzi City at that time, it seems that you can see her just right."