"Your name hasn't been on my radar for a while."

It was still the white robe, still the young face, and the image of the woman with thin clothes that did not match the cold scene around her, just appeared in front of him with Duan Qing's entry, it seemed that she didn't expect the two sides to meet in such a situation, the woman's eyes that had just opened also brought a hint of joy, she looked Duan Qing up and down for a while, and finally showed a sighing smile: "But I don't know why...... I still expected you to come. ”

“…… How do you know? ”

"Feeling."

Pointing to the other side of the narrow and cold cave, the white-robed woman's voice was still full of the same indifference and mystery as in her impression: "In the past few days, I have discovered many of the same problems that you encountered at the beginning, and many other adventurers who passed through this small town...... I couldn't see their fate either, and I had been pondering the root of the problem until the capture of Windflower, but now...... Everything is not so important anymore. ”

"My judgment is no longer based on the so-called silk thread, but on the intuition of being a human being." She looked at Duan Qing, and a smile slowly appeared on the corner of her mouth: "You and those of your teammates will come back to help us...... I've always believed that in my heart. ”

“…… Thank you for your trust in us. Duan Qing was silent for a while, then knelt down opposite the woman with a smile: "And...... You seem to have gotten wiser. ”

"Don't use that word to describe a weaver of destiny, it only reminds us of our own problems." The woman smiled and shook her head: "The weaver of fate who cannot judge by fate is as helpless and he......sitant as the Stegar whose faith has been destroyed."

"It's nice to follow fate, but breaking it is not always a difficult choice." Duan Qing reminded the other party in a low voice: "And judging from the current situation, the trouble you have encountered...... You shouldn't be the only one who says so little, right? ”

“…… The things in Fenghua Town have passed, and as long as the people are still there, there is hope for everything. The woman sitting on the ground didn't seem to care about the big setbacks in front of her, and the smile on her face didn't change in the slightest: "On the contrary, after abandoning the guidance of fate, I saw more things, such as the changes in human nature in this war, and ...... The astonishing beauty of the originally weak people. ”

"Really, little Nina?" She pointed to the little girl who hadn't spoken since Duan Qing came in, and then pulled her to her side: "It's been ...... this time You've grown up a lot. ”

“…… Teacher Rona is a good person. The girl holding the staff squirmed for a while, and finally slowly sat down next to the woman in the white robe: "So, so ......"

"I've always wanted to ask." As if he didn't want to break the atmosphere that appeared in front of him, Duan Qing scratched his nose in embarrassment: "I've heard your name several times in other places...... Are you Lorna? ”

“…… yes, that's a name I used to have a long time ago. The white-robed woman who patted Nina's head smiled and raised her head: "Where did you hear that?" ”

"Well...... this"

“…… Let me guess. ”

Looking at Duan Qing's rather confused face, Luo Na's voice became relaxed: "Did that old guy Richard tell you, or did my dear sister tell you?" ”

"Your sister?" So Duan Qing's eyes became even more confused: "I'm sorry, but I don't seem to have met many women, the same age as you...... Well? ”

“…… Looks like you've got someone in mind. ”

Looking at Duan Qing's suddenly widened eyes, the smile on Luo Na's face became even bigger: "I have found many familiar flavors from those silk threads that have appeared on you, combined with a series of events that have happened on the Free Continent recently...... It's easy to guess your journey and the trajectory of your destiny. ”

"There is only one weaver of destiny in Free City, and her name is Shanaido." Rhona chuckled and pressed her hands in front of her abdomen: "Of course...... Those who know her well have another name for her, called Shanna. ”

“…… A mouthful of my old blood. ”

Holding his arms and sighing for a while, Duan Qing shook his head helplessly, and then put away his thoughts about wanting to sigh at this coincidence in the increasingly obvious smile of the white-robed woman opposite: "You...... Do you know what happened to her? ”

"Her fate has been changed, so ...... There is no point in this question anymore. Looking at the adventurer in front of her, Rhona's voice became deeper: "Originally, I was thinking of handing over the position of the next administrator of the Void Library to Nina, but now...... I'm afraid this arrangement will also be postponed. ”

"The caretaker of the Void Library?" The look of surprise on Duan Qing's face magnified a little again: "Listening to Shanaiduo, there are many administrators in that place...... Are you one of them? ”

"So I don't care about the fall of Windflower Town."

With a mysterious smile again, Lorna replied in an indifferent voice, "All they can find is an ordinary mountaintop and an ordinary library, everything about the Void Library...... There's nothing they can do. ”

"So......" Duan Qing pondered for a while, and his gaze slowly turned to the northwest direction: "They seized Fenghua Town, in fact, they came for you?" In order to catch you just now, I sent so many people......"

"The Restorationists don't have any enmity with me, they don't even know I exist." Rona replied in a slow voice, "Things have become the way they are, there must be another force that is not part of the restoration, operating in the shadows......"

"I know who they are, and I can see them behind the battle in Liberty City." Thinking back to those mysterious figures, as well as the players who had been tracking him since the war, Duan Qing's voice became as cold as the temperature inside and outside the cave: "As one of the victims, Lord Shanaiduo also introduced me to the entanglements that arose within the Weaver of Destiny......"

"Now that you know of their existence, I won't explain it too much." Rhona replied in a nonchalant voice, "My fate may have been entangled with them, but this time the matter is ...... They've done more than I can tolerate. ”

"In order to force me out of this world, they tried to bring the entire town of Fenghua to nothing."

As the temperature seemed to drop again, Rhona's voice became much colder: "They have no regard for the fate of other living beings, they ...... Vainly trying to become the master of destiny. ”

"Everyone's fate should be decided by each person himself." Duan Qing also groaned and said, "For what they have done in the past, I and my companions can't stand it for a long time...... Trust us, we'll be able to take back Windflower. ”

"Take back Windflower?" Raising her head to look at Duan Qing's face, Luo Na's eyes became strange: "...... It's understandable, but your understanding may be a little wrong - taking that worthless town back doesn't seem to help our purpose in any way. ”

“…… So what do you want to do? Duan Qing looked at the other party with a puzzled expression: "Do you want to wipe out all those people?" ”

"Even if you keep emphasizing the uncertainty of fate, you have to admit it...... It has indeed been playing its part. ”

Moody and silent for a long time, Rhona's voice slowly echoed between the small caves: "For example...... Why did you suddenly come to us at such a time? ”

"It's because of ......"

Recalling a certain game scene he had seen in the League Cup, Duan Qing finally swallowed back what he wanted to say: "Maybe it's because of a coincidence, right?" The map Richard gave me mentioned this ruin before, so I came over and took a look......"

"Fate cannot make senseless arrangements, even if it seems to be a meaningless scene."

Shaking her head and ignoring Duan Qing's hesitant attitude, Luo Na continued to explain, "Many things that seem to happen by chance must have their own reasons behind them. This may be the case with your arrival at this besieged ruin, and so is the fact that the Restorationists chose Xifeng County as the place of origin, which they have been planning for so long...... You won't even be able to choose a bad place to show up. ”

"Maybe you won't believe in fate, but you should believe in cause and effect." She pointed to the snowy sky outside the cave, and the corners of her mouth once again tugged at a beautiful smile: "Go ahead, until you figure out why......"

"You'll know what to do."

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"The teacher was injured when he ran away before."

In the afternoon of this day, on the snow-white field in the south of the Fenghua Plain, the little girl holding the purple light staff explained to Duan Qing softly, while walking with Duan Qing in the vast snow sea: "In order to save those townspeople who like to bully me, the teacher cast a lot of magic, but several bad people in black clothes suddenly came out of those crowds, and then injured the teacher......"

"So...... In the end, you saved the teacher? ”

"How could Nina watch the teacher get beaten ......"

As if mentioning some kind of sad picture, the little girl holding the staff became depressed: "The teacher is so good to me, and has taught me a lot of things, if only the teacher would ...... The teacher also ......"

"Alright, alright, our Nina is the best." Duan Qing, who was accompanying him, hurriedly patted the little girl's head to comfort: "Not only has it become so powerful, but it will also take care of others, hahahaha......"

"Nina is not as timid as Brother Aoyama said."

As if she wanted to get rid of this dull emotion, Nina, who was walking in front, shouted, and her petite body, which was originally wearing a white hood, immediately escaped from Duan Qing's clutches: "The teacher praised me later!" She also gave me the staff she had made herself, and she said...... When we get back to town, she'll make me a beautiful robe, exactly the same one the teacher was wearing! ”

"But that's what you're wearing now." Duan Qing scratched his nose: "Not only is it white, but it also looks as ordinary as your teacher...... Anyway, how did you two do it, aren't you afraid of the cold at all if you wear so little? ”

"The teacher used to teach Nina before, saying that people who are close to fate are ...... It will also be detached from its own living space. Nina, who was holding the staff, looked up at the sky: "Although Nina doesn't understand what it means, it seems that she is not afraid of the cold." ”

"You city people really know how to play...... Ah no, you're amazing. ”

Looking at the other party's puzzled gaze that looked at him again, Duan Qing hurriedly waved his hands: "In short, this next task of investigating Fenghua Town will also ask you for a lot of help." ”

"Nina will help Brother Aoyama, but there is not much Nina can do." The little girl walking in front slowed down a little: "If it weren't for Brother Qingshan following this time, the teacher wouldn't have let Nina come out alone easily......"

"I believe in your teacher, and I believe in you, Brother Qingshan." Duan Qing sighed helplessly: "It's really not good, you can just think of it as a brand new adventure for us to team up together." ”

"Really?" The little girl immediately jumped out of her nervous and embarrassed mood: "Then Nina can also be a big adventurer and become a member of the story?" ”

"Yes, we're teammates in life and death now."

Duan Qing smiled and nodded, but his gaze gradually moved to the outline of the mountain city that was revealed not far away: "Although I don't know ...... either"

"Why did your teacher, who won't explain anything, give us this inexplicable task?"

Two equally white figures moved slowly with the mixed wind and snow, gradually passing through the clear roads that were originally distributed on the Fenghua Plain, and finally before the sun was about to go west, they gradually came to the vicinity of the familiar town, and the flying flotsam that could have been praised as the symbol of this town also disappeared with the arrival of winter, replaced by a group of heavily armed patrol guards scattered around the town, and the two people who were far away discussed with each other for a moment, Then under the leadership of Duan Qing, he slowly touched the corner of the wall that surrounded half of the town: "Okay, I'm so nervous......"

"Don't be nervous, their eyes aren't that good."

"But, didn't the teacher say that they were all gone?"

"People can go, and of course they can come back...... Hush. ”

In the cacophony, a large number of figures appeared outside the gate of Fenghua Town with Duan Qing's warning, and then slowly disappeared into the distance of the snow field along the line of sight that the two of them were secretly watching.