"Whew~"

Lu Xiao, who was violently consumed by mana, turned a little pale, and gasped heavily for a while after closing the eye of the Agomoto.

"I've set up the wolf's return mechanism, as long as he gets the cherry blossom, it will automatically trigger the return."

"Jiuro, you and Yongzhen stay here and wait for the wolf's return, and I'll rest for a while before heading for Gen no Miya."

Kuro's expression was a little dazed, and he didn't seem to have recovered from the wolf's choice of self-sacrifice.

Yongzhen replied instead of Jiulang: "Your Excellency Lu Xiao, you have been tired all day outside, and it is really time to take a rest, so leave it to us to guard here." ”

The tired Lu Xiao didn't notice Yongzhen's flickering eyes, waved his hand and went to the guest room of the castle tower to enter a meditative state.

……

Since learning orthodox meditation at Kama Taj, Lu Xiao has been using meditation instead of sleep most of the time.

As long as you don't deplete your reserve mana significantly, it usually only takes 1-2 hours to recover the energy consumed for the day.

In order to drive the operation of the Time Gem, Lu Xiao not only used up the energy stored in the Time Gem, but also consumed a lot of his own magic power, and the meditation time would naturally be longer than normal.

It was just after 6 o'clock in the morning when Lu Xiao closed his eyes and meditated, and when he regained his energy and determined the time through the fully automatic mechanical watch in his hand, it was already 10 o'clock in the morning.

'More than 3 hours?' It's acceptable...... Well? ’

Gradually regaining his perception of the outside world, Lu Xiao suddenly found that there was another person in his room.

Yongzhen, she sat silently in front of the tatami where Lu Xiao was resting, and looked at Lu Xiao with watery eyes.

“…… Yongzhen? ”

Lu Xiao didn't take off his clothes and armor when he meditated, and he wasn't embarrassed to face Yongzhen, but he wondered why Yongzhen would put down Jiulang and come over to "monitor" him.

Lu Xiao only noticed at this time that Yongzhen's gaze had been staying on his chest.

Of course, he would not narcissistically think that Yongzhen was greedy for his body, and after a little thought, Lu Xiao immediately understood Yongzhen's intentions.

"It's a shame that the Time Gem isn't as capable of changing the past as you might think."

Lu Xiao lightly tapped on the shell of the Eye of Agomoto: "Not to mention that this magic weapon has temporarily exhausted its strength, even if it can still operate normally, it will not be possible for you to go back to the past to save Yixin and Dao Xuan." ”

Yongzhen pursed her lips, and she was always gentle and elegant, showing a rare stubborn and unconvinced attitude.

"Why? If the wolf can go back in time to get the cherry blossoms, why can't Lord Ichishin and the master save them? ”

Lu Xiao shook his head helplessly: "Yongzhen, the law of time is not so easy to destroy, and going back to the past and acting recklessly will cause a very serious time paradox." ”

"I sent the wolf back in time to get the cherry blossoms, and the cherry blossoms were very cherry trees, can you understand the difference?"

Seeing the uncertain expression on Yongzhen's face, Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and rubbed his hair: "Let's put it this way, if the wolf snatches the entire Chang Sakura branch from the owl, the world we are in will change under the correction of the timeline." ”

"But if we just take away the 'already withering' cherry blossoms, without touching the key nodes, history will only carry out small-scale logical self-consistent modifications, which will not affect the overall situation."

"Let's take an analogy."

"If the wolf killed the owl in the battle three years ago, then when he returns to our point in time, history will fine-tune it to the fact that the owl was seriously injured but did not die, ensuring that the owl survived until three years later, and finally died at my hands."

Lu Xiao looked at Yongzhen seriously and asked, "What about Dao Xuan and Yixin?" Are you sure you can save them without changing the big picture? ”

The answer is no.

Leaving aside what happened to Dao Xuan, Yixin's death itself was a major event that promoted the course of history.

Even if there is a difference in the process because of different choices, the final outcome will not change.

Yongzhen is not stupid, her learning and understanding skills in all aspects are very good, and Lu Xiao's explanation quickly made her understand that her thoughts were just extravagant hopes after all.

As the goal of immortality is about to be achieved, the confusion that has not dissipated in the heart of eternal heart has resurfaced.

The body that originally knelt straight was slightly deflated, and a deep twilight appeared on the young Yongzhen's body, and she seemed to have given up thinking about her future after losing her goal.

"Your Excellency Lu Xiao, you asked me to find a new goal and leave it confused, I can't do it."

With a calm personality, gentle and kind, Yongjin is a trustworthy and dependable partner in the eyes of Kurou and Wolf, and they have never seen a weak posture in Yongzhen.

Isshin's passing marked the end of an era for Ashina, an important turning point destined to change the future for many.

The resolute Quiichiro can carry on under great pressure, and the loyal wolf can give up everything for the survival of his master, but not everyone can be as strong as them.

Looking at Yongzhen, who was like a Japanese doll, staring blankly out of the window, Lu Xiao rubbed her eyebrows in distress.

"We don't have to think too far ahead, for now we must first complete the immortal severance and repel the invasion of the Inner Palace."

"What will happen after that, no one can say for sure, there may be sadness, there may be joy, isn't this how a person's life goes through the process of gradual growth of joys and sorrows?"

Lu Xiao never felt that he was a qualified life coach, he couldn't tell a lot of chicken soup for the soul like those speech masters, what he said was what he had personally experienced.

In the past, Lu Xiao was just a carefree ordinary white-collar worker, and all she needed to worry about was her parents' urging to marry year after year, as well as the hairline that could recede at any time with high-intensity work and overtime.

Walking through Assassin's Creed and the Marvel world one after another, Lu Xiao has experienced the farewell of his lover, the dying trust of his predecessors, and the heavy responsibilities given by his mentor before his death, and his mentality has grown a lot compared to when he first started traveling the world.

Compared with the romantic and unrestrained Renaissance Italy and the positive energy of the superheroes to protect the earth, the country of Reed, where the wolf is located, is even darker and more distorted, which is the consistent worldview setting style of Miyazaki's old thief.

Even ordinary people living in the country of Ashina had to face both mental and physical pressures, and they continued to survive in the difficult conditions of lack of food and clothing while living in fear of the uncertain future of the war.

Usually regarded as a hedonistic class, the young lord of Ashina did not get a moment of peace, and this dark and terrifying world imposed a heavy burden on everyone, as the countless unjust spirits in the hands of the seven-faced samurai can explain to a certain extent.

Habitually patted Yongzhen on the shoulder, Lu Xiao encouraged softly: "Cheer up, no matter how difficult the future is, those of us who are alive need to carry the expectations of the deceased after all, and continue to walk on our own feet, you ......"

"Knock knock~"

Hurried and heavy footsteps suddenly sounded outside the room where Lu Xiao was resting, and before Lu Xiao could open the eagle eye to observe, the door of the room had been rudely opened.

"Excuse me, Your Excellency Lu Xiao, I have ...... Forehead? ”

Rushing in from the outside was the owner of the city, Ichiro, his brows were furrowed, and his face was a little gloomy, as if he had something important to discuss with Lu Xiao.

Seeing the scene of lonely men and widows living together in the house, it is difficult for the already adult Genichiro not to be crooked.

Not to mention that Lu Xiao's hand is still on Yongzhen's shoulder, in this era when the style is still very conservative, the posture of the two looks very ambiguous.

“…… Excuse me. ”

"Da~"

Ichiro's expression was a little weird, but he still "fun" to close the door again.

The words are the same on both occasions, but they contain completely different meanings.

Striding to the door and pulling the door open, Lu Xiao explained to Ichiro Xian, who was about to leave, with a helpless expression: "No matter what you think of, I can only say that you misunderstood." ”