Section IV. Unexpected Guests

"Huh? At this time, he will actually come. It seems that it is destined not to let me go to Liyue, are you stopping me? As soon as Hongyue wanted to go out, she felt a customer outside the store who she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Wouldn't it be inappropriate for you to come to me at this time?" Red Moon came to the outsider's side. "Is this a wish come true?"

"No, I'm just coming to see you, as I said last time, I don't have any wishes with you."

"Really?" Red Moon just quietly stayed by the man's side.

"Miss Red Moon." The people squatted on the edge of the lake and threw the small stones into the lake one by one. "You also know the content of this meeting, I actually want to chat with you this time, can you?" The visitor was not sure if Red Moon would chat with him.

"Although you didn't make any wishes with me, you are still a guest of my Red Moon Pavilion, so if you really just want to chat, Red Moon is willing to listen to you, but Red Moon will not give you any advice. Edin? Mr. Andrey. ”

"That's good enough, I thought you'd chase me away." Edin? Andrei sat down on the sand and gravel by the lake and continued to throw stones into the lake.

Ripples rippled on the surface of the lake, and Red Moon stood quietly beside him.

"This is probably the last time a world conference will be held. The winds that are changing the world have been blowing, and they are beyond anyone's control. What does Miss Red Moon think? ”

"These things are not things I need to think about, what the world will be, it doesn't matter to me, I'm just a shopkeeper. To be Edin? Mr. Andrei, you can use your 'wish' in the Red Moon Pavilion, your wish has not been made since the last time you saw the main pavilion, if you have any ideas in your heart, you can use the wish to fulfill it. "Red Moon is just talking about possibility.

Back in Edin? When Andre first became a 'decision-maker', he met the Red Moon Pavilion, and at that time, Red Moon also agreed to fulfill one of his wishes, in fact, for Edin? Andrei's identity, no matter what kind of wish he makes, is a 'good thing' for Red Moon, but he didn't make any wishes, this is the first person who has really no wishes in the years that Red Moon has met in the years since he took over the Moon Pavilion.

There have been people who haven't made wishes before, but because they have too many wishes, they don't know which one to make, so they are refused to fulfill their wishes by Red Moon on the grounds that 'the time has come to give up automatically', but when Edin? When Andrei came to the main building, Red Moon saw in his mind that there were no wishes that could be fulfilled. In Edin? In Andrei's heart, everything can be solved by himself. So the Red Moon is especially allowed to Edin whenever it is? When Andrei comes to the Red Moon Pavilion, the Red Moon will fulfill one of his wishes.

"But Miss Red Moon, I really don't know what to wish for. What is Miss Hongyue's attitude towards the world? ”

"I don't want to answer."

"Is Miss Red Moon an alien? Not human. Humans can't live that long. The last time I saw you, you were like this, and time stopped passing on you. Humans can't do that. ”

"I don't want to answer."

"What should I do if I want to protect the world? Can you tell me? The human world needs the protection of humanity itself, and it's not too late from now, right? ”

"It's not up to you or me to decide whether it's too late or not. Moreover, the world does not need humans, but humans need this world. Just like Mr. said, the earth is the only place where human beings live, but human beings are not the only creatures on the earth, and it is up to human beings to protect or destroy. ”

"Miss Red Moon, can any wish come true?"

"Yes. Any wish. ”

"There is no such thing as good or evil?"

Red Moon staring directly at Edin? Andrei asked, "What is goodness?" What is evil? Is there a pure distinction between good and evil in the human world? The Pavilion of the Red Moon can fulfill any wish of the person who sees it, any. ”

Edin? Andrei let out a long breath. "Then if I make a wish and the world returns to the pre-Third World War, can that wish also come true?"

"Is this your wish?" It's not that it can't be done, it's just that Red Moon doesn't want anyone to make such a wish.

"That means you can fulfill this wish, right?" Edin? Andrey confirmed again.

"Yes."

"Miss Hongyue has a lot of skills. But I don't want to make that wish. "Edin? Andrei stood up. "Even if I wish that the world could return to that era of peace, Miss Red Moon will definitely use the wishes of other people to make the world what it is now one day in the future, if human beings don't know how to reflect and cherish. Am I right? ”

"I don't know why you think that. The way the world is not what I thought it was. The owner of the Moon Pavilion has no right to interfere in all human affairs, but only to give the wish of those who can see the Pavilion. And the current dominance of this planet is humans. ”

"The current juggernaut...... Thank you, Miss Hongyue, for chatting with me. ”

"You're leaving? This is the second time you've seen me, and next time will be the last. "Red Moon didn't believe he was really just here to chat. What happened at the World Conference, Edin? It is impossible for Andrei not to have any ideas in his heart.

"This is the last time I'll see Miss Red Moon, I don't have any wishes I want to fulfill here, if people don't make wishes to the Red Moon Pavilion, then Miss Red Moon or the Red Moon Pavilion don't exist?" Edin? Andrei asked.

"The Red Moon Pavilion will always exist, regardless of whether people make a wish to the Pavilion or not."

"Then why does the Red Moon Pavilion exist?"

"Can't tell you."

"Okay. Thank you Miss Hongyue for chatting with me, it's time for me to go too. I won't come to you again. I give up my desire to be with you. ”

"Are you really going to give up?"

Edin? Andre just smiled helplessly and walked to his car next to him. After starting the car, Edin? Andrei saw a complicated smile on Red Moon's face in the rearview mirror.

Eighth Ring of Protection:

"Master Long, are you back? I'm looking for you. "Zhuge Xun saw that it was Long Ye and Jinlong who returned from the central circle to the eighth circle.

"Why is Mr. Zhuge looking for something wrong with me?"

"Well, about metasequoia, things haven't been going so well lately. Many of the branches have died now. ”

"Mr. Zhuge can't help you? Isn't the mountain god of the second circle also able to purify the second circle because of Mr. Zhuge ? Can Mr. Zhuge think of a way. "In fact, the metasequoia of the Eight Circles has already withered in the past, and this metasequoia, which has grown for more than 2,000 years, has been protected in the Eight Circles since the establishment of the Eight Circles. Long Ye and Pude both chose a protective circle with a mountain, the difference is that Pude chose the second circle after the protective circle was established, while Long Ye established the eighth circle by himself. There is a protective circle of a mountain, in addition to the second and eighth circles that were destroyed, there are also four circles of Delina. Delina also used some means to establish the four circles at the beginning of the establishment of the protective circle.

"What's going on over there at the World Conference?" Zhuge Xun asked about the World Conference.

"That Mr. Zhuge , my grandfather and I have just returned to the eighth circle, what's the matter, at least let us change our clothes and take a bath." Jin Long said on the side.

"Okay. You're all tired, I'll be looking for you later. Zhuge Xun went back to the water shirt and continued to observe the situation of the water shirt.

After Zhuge Xun left, Jin Long said to Long Ye dissatisfiedly: "Grandpa, what is the origin of this Zhuge Xun?" Isn't it the descendant of Zhuge Liang's tomb that we have been guarding? Why did he talk to his grandfather with that attitude! ”

"You're too young. Zhuge Xun is different from Ling. After eight laps, Zhuge Xun will be needed. Don't talk about it again. You go and rest first, you're tired when you just come back from the Central Circle. Eat together in the evening. "Master Long understands Jinlong's dissatisfaction, and he also knows that Jinlong worships Ling in his heart, and he doesn't get along with Zhuge Xun very well, but Zhuge Xun is by no means as simple as he seems. Jinlong is still too tender.

"Okay, I'll go take a shower first." Jin Long reluctantly went back to his room.

"Hello, Master Long."

As soon as Long Ye pushed open the door of his room, he saw a man wearing a cloak standing in front of his desk, and he couldn't see his face clearly.

Long Ye glanced at the environment in the house, how did this man come in? He's the man in the cape? Long Ye returned his hand and closed the door. "Why did you come to me? Eight laps is your next goal? Cloaked man. ”

"It's worthy of Lord Long. You can rest assured, I don't want to do anything with the eight laps yet. The eighth lap is not the same as the second lap, and the same as the third lap is even more different. I believe that Long Ye is also quite confident in his own circle. The man in the cape plays with the teapot on the table.

"Then you come, can't you find your way home, and get lost to me eight laps? It's unlikely. Long Ye took the teapot from the cloaked man's hand, filled the teacup in front of the two, and handed a cup to the cloaked man.

The man in the cloak didn't answer. "I just want to know what this world conference is about."

"I see, why did you come to me? Why do you think I'm going to tell you? Long Ye calmly tasted the tea in his hand.

"Because I am the same person as Master Long."

“…… The same passer-by? You really think highly of me. ”

"Do you want to tell me about this World Conference?" The man in the cloak doesn't want to be the enemy of the dragon master.

"It's okay to tell you, but you have to answer my question."

"What?"

"Are you doing it for yourself? Or for the people. "Master Long wants to know.

"I'm not that noble. Destroy this world because I hate it! This unfair world. Long Ye's attitude towards this world is that of a bystander. I don't care what the world will be, that's why I'm here for your eighth circle. ”

"Hmph. Hatred, we must learn to face hatred. Otherwise, you'll regret it in the end. ”

"That's not what I need to know."

"Since you said that, I don't have anything to hide from the meeting.

This meeting should be the last. The world government has not experienced another 'world conference'. The Hunters' Guild is out of the hands of the World Government. In fact, the Hunters' Guild didn't belong to the World Government in the first place, but in general, the Guild still obeyed the orders of the World Government. But this time it was different, ZERO was no longer in the headquarters of the Hunter Association, and the link between the World Government and the Hunter Association was broken, and the two sides lost their connection and became two different organizations in the true sense.

There are only three things worth noting at this meeting:

First, Liyue was locked up in the seventh circle. You know Liyue's existence. It's uncertain what his true intentions were for this decision.

Second, ZERO was removed from the Hunters Association and was sent as an 'outsider' and no longer had real power.

Third, it's just some small things, the little selfishness of the circle masters, because there are two circles and three circles, so the circle owners began to guard against the world government and the Hunter Association.

The division of the world has begun, and this is the time for you to come out and do things. ”

"Is that all there is to it?" The man in the cloak was a little surprised. That's why the World Conference is being convened at this time.

"That's what works for you. The Hunters' Guild got Liyue, and it's unknown what they'll do next. "Master Long is actually a little worried about Liyue's affairs.

"Then I won't bother Master Long."

"No."

"Grandpa, how are you resting, I'll call you dinner." A knock on the door sounded outside the door.

"I'll be there later, you can go first." When Long Ye turned around, the man in the cloak was gone.

When Long Ye came to the hall, everyone had already sat down, and when they saw Long Ye coming, they got up one after another.

"It's all your own family, you're welcome, let's sit down." Long Ye sat on the main seat of the rectangular table.

From the beginning of Long Ye's arrival, on the left hand side are Long Ye's eldest son Qinglong and his wife Mei Mei, his second son Xilong and his wife Ruan Ling, and his third son Karon and his wife Rui Lin.

On the right-hand side are Qinglong's son Fenglong and daughter Long Ming. Xilong's son Jinlong, the eldest daughter Long Meng, and the youngest daughter Long Xi. Long Mo, the daughter of Caron.

Sitting opposite the dragon master is Zhuge Xun.

"Father, you went to the Central Circle this time, and you didn't encounter anything, did you?" Qinglong asked.

"This world conference doesn't mean much to us, and we don't have to care. Xilong, you and I will go to see the situation of metasequoia tomorrow, and the Lord of the Four Circles asked me for a branch of metasequoia, and I agreed, so you and I went to see it. Fenglong: How's your illness? ”

The wind dragon is born blind, and although its eyes are intact, it cannot see any light or things. When Zhuge Xun came to the eighth circle, he said that there was something sealed in the eyes of the wind dragon, it was someone who hated the dragon master, and planted something similar to Gu, if it was treated properly, it could be removed, but it would take some time to know what the sealed body was.

"Mr. Zhuge is looking for a reason for me, but I'm used to it." The wind dragon turned his gaze to the direction of the dragon master, although he couldn't see it, but he was very sensitive to sound.

"The wind dragon was cursed before birth, and I'm looking for the root of this curse, and it should be soon." Although Zhuge Xun said this, the eyes of the wind dragon are not so simple to be cured.

"Jinlong, you didn't cause any trouble in the central circle with Master Long this time, right?" Shiron asked his son. All the people in the Long family thought that Jinlong was the most suitable to become the successor of the Eighth Circle, so when Long Ye took Jinlong to the Central Circle, everyone didn't say anything, but Xilong was still worried that his son would get into trouble because he was young.

"What trouble can I do?" Jinlong was dissatisfied with his father's worries, he always thought about something useless, he still did things in a measured way, and he was not a child. "At this meeting, it can be seen that everyone is very greedy, and it seems that the world is really going to end. It's a pity that ZERO. ”

"Did you see Ling at the World Conference?" Zhuge Xun asked.

"Do you know Ling? Are you all familiar with each other? "Because very few people know ZERO's real name. Jinlong was curious. "I thought my husband was just working with Ling in the second lap."

"What does he do at the meeting?" Zhuge Xun did not answer Jinlong's question.

"Ling was sent as an 'outsider' and was placed under the management of the world government." Long Ye said lightly.

"Oh." Zhuge Xun didn't ask much. Since the second circle, I haven't seen Ling for a long time, and it's time for me to go back to the Red Moon.

Dinner is served in a home-cooked setting......

"You eat slowly, I'll go back first." Long Ye didn't eat much and left the table and went back to the room.

"I said, Mr. Zhuge , are you very familiar with Ling? Can you tell me about the last lap? You seem to have been with Ling all the time in the second lap? When Jin Long saw Long Ye leaving, he asked Zhuge Xun.

"I'm not very familiar with it, but I happened to be in the second lap when I was in the second lap, and I happened to have something to do in the second lap, so I helped out." Zhuge Xun replied.

"Is the current environment of the second circle also because of Mr. Zhuge ? I heard that Mr. Zhuge saved the 'mountain god' of the second circle? The current situation of metasequoia, how to solve it according to Mr. ”

"Metasequoia is a special case because of changes in the environment and the approaching end of its lifespan. I heard Long Ye say that the branches of the main metasequoia in the four circles are going on? Zhuge Xun asked rhetorically.

"You have to ask grandpa about this, he agreed." Jinlong shrugged and continued to eat his own.

Nothing was said all night.

"Where's Mr. Zhuge ?" Long Ye said to Xilong who was standing at the door. Early in the morning, he called Xilong and Zhuge Xun to see the situation of Metasequoia, and since the four circles promised the Lord of the four circles, they couldn't lose their words.

"Jinlong and Mr. Zhuge went over to Metasequoia first, and I will pick you up and go with you." Xilong put on the coat for Long Ye.

"Then let's go too."

The oldest metasequoia in Bahuan is about 200 meters tall and is a living fossil that has survived for about 2,000 years. Long Ye is quite precious to this tree, and the temperature in each protective circle is generally set according to the situation in the circle, but when Long Ye built the circle, he specially treated the 'sky' above Metasequoia, which can give artificial rainfall to Metasequoia at regular intervals, and the 'rainwater' is also a specially formulated nutrient solution rich in Metasequoia that is easy to absorb. There are 130 people specially assigned by Long Ye to take care of Metasequoia, and these people don't have to do anything else, they are all full-time to take care of Metasequoia.

Under this metasequoia, there are patches of metasequoia forests, which are the efforts of the dragon master.

"How's the metasequoia doing?" Long Ye asked Zhuge Xun, who was standing in front of the tree.

Although there have been some branch deaths of Metasequoia in the past, it is generally a normal alternation of old and new or insect infestation, and it can be solved as long as the cause is found. But this time it was 'sick' for no reason, and many of the young metasequoia trees had died, and the most important one had begun to die from the branches, and now the leaves on the tree were far less than two-thirds of the original.

"It's hard to say right now. I heard you say yesterday that you were going to send metasequoia to the four laps? ”

"Well, I promised four circles to give her a branch of metasequoia." Long Ye stroked the trunk of the metasequoia.

"Branch? From this tree? "Zhuge Xun thought it was a young metasequoia. Judging from the current situation, it is not suitable to take the branch of this diseased tree, and even if it is taken, it will not survive, and I don't know what the situation of the four circles is.

"The Lord of the Four Circles said that the air in the Four Circles is a bit dirty now, so I want Metasequoia to purify the Four Circles."

"But now this metasequoia is not suitable for branching."

"Can't Mr. Kaoru see why?" Long Ye was worried about the condition of Metasequoia.

"Grandpa, it's better to give the whole small metasequoia to the four circles, so that it is easy to survive in the four circles, besides, now we don't know what the situation is in the four circles." Jinlong said.

"Well, I'll go back to where I used to live and see if I can find a cure for metasequoia. A week, whether there is a way or not, I will be back in a week, and then you can decide whether to branch the four circles or the whole one. Zhuge Xun said.

"Okay. That's all there is to it. ”

"Then I'll go first." Zhuge Xun said goodbye and left the eight circles to prepare to return to Hongyue. (To be continued.) )