"I wonder how far he can go?"

Like a child who is about to set off for a hike tomorrow, he muttered excitedly.

Nangong sighed lightly at this time.

"You're still clinging to that Xia Jing, that's enough."

She looked away from Nangong's face and cast her head towards the sky.

"You'll be surprised, I'll be surprised. Isn't it normal to cling to your sweetheart? ”

“…… Are you serious? ”

At this time—

The moment he heard this question, a smile disappeared from Qiu Yin's face.

She abruptly re-faced Nangong and said with an extremely serious expression, which Qiu Yin rarely shows, and therefore the most inconsistent with her image, "Yes, I am serious. Please stop thinking I'm joking or cranky...... I like him. I really like him, I fall in love with him. ”

That feeling has gone beyond the level of "sincerity", and it almost exudes a murderous aura.

“…… Autumn groaning. ”

Maybe I was shocked by her courage, or maybe I was surprised by what she said and what she said.

Nangong frowned faintly.

I saw her slowly open her mouth to say something.

And yet, at this moment—

"Sister Nangong!"

"Sister Nangong!"

From the lawn of the park behind Qiu Yin, the voices of two young girls were heard.

Hearing two similar voices overlapping and calling to him, Nangong closed his mouth and turned his head to look back.

"Look, it's a cat."

"The one we caught just now is pretty cute, isn't it?"

The ones who came to find Nangong were a pair of twins.

He looks like he is about twelve or thirteen years old. The two tied their long hair in a symmetrical way.

"Don't show me that dirty thing. Fragrant, Sasha."

Seeing the three-color cat in one of them's arms, Nangong was displeased with the stinky face.

"Uh...... Sister doesn't hate cats, Sasha?"

The girl on the right hand side of the front said to the girl on the left.

"Yes, Xiangxiang. It's so cute."

The girl on the left-hand side of the front caresses the head of the kitten in her arms.

"Hmph, I don't know why you love animals so much. I just think it's ugly."

Nangong's attitude was indifferent. As if taking the arrival of the twins as a good opportunity to escape, she got up and left the bench.

"Gone, Xiangxiang, Sasha."

Okay - the two of them agreed in unison, and Sasha put the cat back on the lawn. As soon as she broke away from Sasha's embrace, the three-haired cat immediately let out a cry that seemed to be dissatisfied, and she didn't know where to flee.

"Let's go first, and contact me when the time is decided."

Nangong looked down at Qiu Yin, who was still sitting on the bench, and said.

Qiu Yin nodded in agreement.

"yes, I see. When the time comes, I'll trouble you to cooperate with Luo. Ah, yes......

As if he suddenly remembered something, Qiu Yin asked Nangong, who was about to turn around and leave, "Hey, I've wanted to ask you for a long time...... Why are you still wearing your high school uniform? I remember you graduated last month, right?"

Hearing this, Nangong listened to his footsteps.

The skirt of the school uniform swayed slightly with the movement of stopping.

However, Nangong's response was not the answer to the question.

"It seems to me that the world-twisting factor is not hatred and resentment, but only temporary feelings. No matter how strong it is, no matter how terrible it is, it is not a fire that burns to the point that there is not even a shadow...... After all, it is invincible to the raging flames, which are both pedantic and ordinary and featureless."

This may sound unrelated to the problem, but it is full of implications.

"Oh~"

However, Qiu Yin still listened with relish and leaned forward.

"Do you have the same hatred for Ya?"

"I don't have a grudge or hatred for Ye Ya, it's just that I'm not happy with her."

"Is this a play on words? But...... What is it that distorts the world, according to you?"

Nangong she—

Gazing intently at Qiu Yin's face, he then glanced at the twins, bowing his head in silence. Finally, she looked away from the uniform she was wearing, stayed on the void somewhere above her head, and muttered two words, "It's love."

As soon as she heard the answer, Qiu Yin suddenly began to laugh as if she had heard a joke.

Nangong ignored it and led the twins out of the park.

……

Five days have passed since the last incident, and the weekend is just around the corner.

Ya has always pretended to be cheerful.

However, she seems to have troubles in her heart, and often looks like she is lost and depressed, otherwise she shows a gloomy and sad expression alone.

Every time Xia Jing saw her like that, he would rack his brains to think of ways to comfort her, but he couldn't come up with a good idea.

If you say something like 'I'll be her pillar' in front of the sand, you have to actually make a difference. Although Xia Jing thought so, once something really happened, he didn't know what to do.

The most effective way is to solve the longing in her heart, but this problem is easier said than done.

Ye Ya - To go further, Xia Jing and the others are facing a difficult problem.

The sword of the deer clan was taken away.

It is possible that the person who took the sword was Li Qi.

Ah Le's true identity and the picture that Ye Ya bumped into on the night the village burned down.

"My mother's killer is my mother." - What did Ya mean by that sentence that night? If the truth is as Ye Ya said, then will Ah Le really be Ah Le?

In addition, the movement of Aki Yin is also attracting attention.

Nangong and Adai could attack at any time.

Xia Jing himself also has something to worry about. In such a chaotic situation, can you really find out the whereabouts of your sister Xiaya? The information he had received so far was like a mist of flowers, which made him feel even more uneasy.

Just listing them can be a headache.

There is no other way but to solve them one by one, Xia Jing thought to himself. In this sense, it is quite crucial to successfully convince Ah Ye to change his mind. Although that is not Xia Jing's credit, but Anye's hard work.

"Alas......

Xia Jing sighed unconsciously.

"What's wrong?"

The woman in front of her shrunk her shoulders in disbelief.

"As soon as you come, it depends on your daze and sigh. Boys, in front of girls, you have to show your unhurried spirit? Even bluffing is a way to cheer up. I'm just learning and selling sentences from comics."

"Ah...... I'm sorry."

Xia Jing hurriedly raised his head.

"But the frustrated little boy feels cute, too."

「…… So what do you want from me?"

The other party's elusive words and deeds as usual made Xia Jing smile bitterly.

"Just keep being depressed. The handsome side is best reserved for the girls you like."

Woman-Yao slightly arched her red lips and squinted her eyes.

After school on Friday —

Xia Jing came to Shinoda Hospital alone.

This summer trip did not have a specific purpose. However, at this time when Ye Ya was depressed, he hoped to refer to the opinions of different people as much as possible. Xia Jing now knows very little information, and for example, he still has not grasped the full picture of the incident of the prosperous faction attacking the village.

Xia Jing hopes to have a deeper understanding. No, you have to know more thoroughly. It's not just the truth about the fire attack on the village—it's also about the situation of Ya and the whole Deer Clan.

Later, Xia Jing asked An Ye, Lin Yu, and Lan Yang about relevant information, and today he came to consult Yao.

After talking with Yao in the ward, Xia Jing cut to the chase.

I've heard about what happened on Sunday night. So Xia Jing went straight to the point and asked her if she knew any clues.

But Yao shook his head in denial.

"I'm sorry to let you run for nothing...... I stayed in this ward the night the village was destroyed by fire."

"I understand."

Of course, this matter was expected by Xia Jing.

"What I want to know is not what happened at the time of the incident, but what happened earlier."

"Earlier?"

"I want you to tell me how Yaya and the others feel in your eyes...... Forgive me for being rude, but you are not strictly speaking."

Xia Jing stared intently, and after a while-

"I see. You're right, I'm older than Ya and the others, and because I'm sick, I'm bedridden most of the time. It's not so much that I'm playmates with them, but that I'm always right to step aside and watch them play."

"Can you please tell me how I feel from your point of view?"

"However, based on your appeal, Lan Yang's opinion should be more valuable for reference, right?"

"She...... I asked her for her opinion, but she didn't get involved in personal feelings at all."

Lan Yang, who was ostracized in the village, sealed his heart firmly in order to endure the unfair treatment. So she had only seen everything that had happened in the village, and she had no memory of what she had seen or felt. And because she only regarded the scene that came into her eyes as a pure scene, she didn't even know that Ye Ya and Li Qi were relatives and friends.

「…… Really?"

He looked lonely, but then changed his expression and sat upright.

"I see. Then I'll tell you what I saw, okay?"

"Please."

So Xiao slowly shook his teeth as if he was immersed in the memories of the past.

First of all, Yaya. Now that Xia Jing knows her, her personality is much smoother than in the past. In the past, she was very strict with herself and others, and the degree of stubbornness was not comparable to what she is now, and she was the type who would scoff at the love affair between men and women and say "boring". Since then, he has been incompatible with Adai and looks at each other unpleasantly.

Knowing that Adai's personality in the past was not as hot as it is now, Xia Jing was shocked. Although he is still basically a warmonger, his personality is not so cold and cruel.

So was it some kind of opportunity that caused her to become what she is now? I don't know much about this. Is it because of more than one ceremony? Or is there another reason?

However, what surprised Xia Jing the most was the matter of Nangong.

Yao frowned slightly and recalled Nangong back then, and said, "Nangong she...... At least they are loyal to their own family."

"Are you telling the truth?"

"That's right, I heard that when Ah Le was in turmoil, it was the Nangong family of the previous generation who took the lead, although her personality has always remained the same, and she rarely plays with Ah Dai of the same year...... But I think the main reason is that she has to be busy practicing. What's more, Nangong has a good relationship with Lord Ye Chun. When she wasn't practicing, she was always by Lord Ye Chun's side."

"Huh......

Ye Ya's sister Ye Chun.

was originally the next patriarch, but he had already died in Huangquan, and it was possible that he was killed by Ye Ya's mother herself.

"And Lord Ye Chun is also the same age as Nangong. Of the three born that year, Adai may be considered a loner. Strictly speaking...... Adai prefers to play tricks on the younger Li Qi, Anye, and Aye."

"According to what you say, Nangong has no reason to join the Prosperity Sect at all......

"Of course, I don't know what she thinks in her heart."

The use of the word does not mean that it is negative, but it does not mean that the nod of affirmation answers Xia Jing's question.

"Maybe she's always hated the fate of her family. Even if she has a good relationship with Lord Ye Chun, she doesn't necessarily like her sister Withered Leaf. After all, Nangong's twin sister encountered that kind of tragedy, so it is possible that she may see that Ye Ya's situation is similar to that of her sister but she lives a peaceful and happy life, so she may have a grudge against her. Or maybe they can't accept the fact that after Lord Ye Chun's death, Ye Ya will succeed him as the next patriarch."

"I see......

— So there might be more than one reason why she turned to the Prosperityists?

In this way, when did Nangong join the rebellion, which can't help but make people curious.

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If she had only become a part of the incident, then what she had revealed now would not contradict the facts. However, if she joins in the planning stage, it is tantamount to betraying Ye Chun, who has a good relationship with her. If the latter is the case, what would be her motives?

Although there are still some things that cannot be let go, at least many things can gradually be seen.

The interior of the prosperity faction is indeed more complicated than expected. At least, the truth is not as Xia Jing heard at the beginning, that not everyone in the prosperity faction has the idea of not avoiding human beings and pushing a clan to prosperity. Ah Le and Ah Dai may be serious, but the possibility that Nangong and the twins are pregnant with another ghost should be very high...... On the other hand, Qiu Yin's idea is really hard to push.

"Hey, Natsujing."

Just as Xia Jing was in the middle of a long exam, Yao suddenly asked a question.

"Do you have any plans?"

"Huh?"

Xia Jing couldn't turn his mind for a while, and couldn't help but ask.

"Now that the sword has fallen into the hands of the Prosperity Faction, Li Qi is likely to become a minion of the enemy, and after Ah Le is resurrected, Ye Ya is in a state of great devastation...... Right? Frankly, I think the current situation is like being attacked from the back. What are you going to do in the future, I can't think of a specific way to do it."

Xia Jing smiled at the uneasy expression on his face.

"It's okay, the boat will naturally go straight to the bridge."

Half of Xia Jing is bluffing.

But bluffing is also a way to cheer up, and this is also said by yourself.

"There are only a handful of things we need to do. That is to take back the sword and Li Qi, and then stop Ah Le and Qiu Yin...... Strictly speaking, there are only these two."

It's not much, but it's still a formidable challenge. As has been explained, our situation is overwhelmingly unfavorable.

But—

"As long as we defeat any of them, the balance of power will change, and I don't think we don't have a chance. In terms of weakening the opposing side alone, we have had several successful experiences."