After staring at each other for a long time, Zhou Xiaoning finally had no choice but to compromise.

"Okay, you can participate if you want, but you have to listen to me, you know?"

Zhou Xiaoning said with some anxiety that he was indeed not 100% sure of the final victory of the Holy Grail War, but as long as there was no accident, it would be no problem to protect Tong Sakura and retreat.

"Yes, sir!"

Sakura Maki made a military salute very playfully, and if this scene was seen by people who knew her, they would definitely drop countless jaws, because they would never have dreamed that Sakura Makiri, who has always appeared as an iceberg beauty, would have such a cute side!

"I really can't help you." Zhou Xiaoning doted on Tong Ying's eyebrows and said, "But you must know that the Holy Grail War is not only a battle between heroic spirits, but also a duel between magicians. You still have to practice the "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao" I taught you at the beginning, now take a look at your luck, I want to know your current strength. ”

Hearing this, she nodded, and very obediently began to operate the magic power in her body according to the method of "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao".

"The fifth layer of Shangqing Realm? I'm not afraid it's more than that, after all, I didn't leave the follow-up exercises after the fifth layer of the Shangqing Realm, otherwise it should be the seventh layer of the Shangqing Realm. ”

Zhou Xiaoning knew that Jian Tongying's talent was very good, but he didn't expect it to be so good, in just ten years, he actually cultivated the demon version of "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao" to this extent, if it is put in the Qingyunzhi world, all the people in the history of the entire Qingyun Gate combined, I am afraid that there will be no more talented people than her. Thinking about those Qingyun disciples who have cultivated all their lives and have not been able to step into the Shangqing Realm, if they know that there is a teenage girl here, it only took ten years to reach a height that they have never reached in their lifetime, I am afraid that they can't help but want to commit suicide in shame.

"How about it, Brother Ning, I've practiced all the exercises you left behind."

Jian Tong Ying looked at Zhou Xiaoning with a smile, and almost wrote the words "Come and praise me" on her face.

Zhou Xiaoning also did as she wished, and praised from the bottom of her heart: "Sakura, your qualifications are the top among the people I have ever met, and to be honest, your cultivation progress really scared me." Your current magic power is not much lost to those veteran magicians, as long as you master a few magic tricks, there is no problem in protecting yourself in the Holy Grail War. ”

"But you can't be proud, this is the follow-up exercise of "Tai Chi Xuanqing Dao", compared to before, the difficulty has increased a lot, if you don't work hard, I'm afraid this life can only stop at this level."

"I know Brother Ning, I won't let you down."

Jian Tong Ying nodded solemnly, in her heart, Zhou Xiaoning has always been the most important person, no matter how disappointed others are in her, she will not care, but if it is Zhou Xiaoning, even a slight frown, can make her lose for a long time.

"I believe Sakura, but cultivation is not an overnight thing, step by step is the right reason, you just received the divine consciousness transmission, and you are still a little groggy compared to your head, so take a good rest tonight."

"Okay, okay, I don't know why, suddenly so sleepy, good night, ......"

As soon as she was halfway through her words, she fell asleep deeply, but fortunately, Zhou Xiaoning was quick and held her up, otherwise she would have had a close contact with the floor.

Needless to say, this is naturally Zhou Xiaoning's handiwork. He doesn't understand the temperament of Sakura Makiri, even if she agrees verbally now, after returning to the room, I'm afraid she will still endure the discomfort and forcibly start cultivating. Although it was said that with the foundation of Kirizakura, nothing big would happen, but Zhou Xiaoning still didn't want to see her fight so hard, so when she spoke, she quietly used some illusion skills to make her fall asleep.

Of course, this is also because Jian Tong Sakura completely trusts Zhou Xiaoning and has no defense, otherwise with her current half-step sixth-order strength, this little skill will not affect her at all.

"Your eldest lady is tired, help her back to her room to rest."

Zhou Xiaoning called the maid on the side and handed the cherry blossom into her hands.

Although when she was young, she was very pestering Zhou Xiaoning, and she was often drowned by his side and was reluctant to leave, sometimes Zhou Xiaoning forgot the time because she was busy with the things in hand, so that she fell asleep on his lap at some point. Every time Zhou Xiaoning found out, he hugged her and sent her back to the room.

At that time, Tong Ying was still young, and Zhou Xiaoning had always taken care of her like a father and brother, so she didn't feel anything wrong. But now it's different, Jian Tong Sakura has grown into a flower girl, and from the appearance, the two people are almost the same age, if Zhou Xiaoning still does that, even if he doesn't have any bad intentions, it is difficult to guarantee that others will not think crookedly, he is a big man naturally will not care, but Jian Tong Sakura can't, Zhou Xiaoning has to think about her reputation.

"Yes sir."

The maid saluted Zhou Xiaoning, then took the cherry blossom and helped her walk towards the cherry blossom's room.

After seeing Kirizakura leave, Zhou Xiaoning also planned to deal with his own affairs.

The admission ticket to participate in the Holy Grail War [Spell], as early as when Zhou Xiaoning came to the Moon World, Gaia had already sent it to him, after all, it was a test last time, and this time it was to ask someone for help, and the treatment was naturally different.

The underground secret room of the Tong Mansion is also the place where the aura of the entire Tong House is the strongest. This was originally the insect warehouse of the dirty inkstone, and after Zhou Xiaoning slaughtered the old insect, he felt that it was a pity that such a good place was deserted, so he remodeled it slightly. The reason why the cultivation of Kirizakura can progress so quickly is that in addition to its own talent, this spiritual land also has a lot of credit.

Zhou Xiaoning came here, naturally not to cultivate, but to use the environment here to summon heroic spirits.

In fact, summoning the Heroic Spirit is not as difficult as imagined, since the main magic power is paid for by the Holy Grail, the role of the Master in the summoning process is actually to match the Heroic Spirit, and to position the Heroic Spirit. It's just that Zhou Xiaoning's Heroic Spirit has been selected early on, so the former can be skipped.

Zhou Xiaoning easily drew the magic array that summoned the heroic spirits, and put the Sword of Oath Victory and Avalon into the magic array, the so-called holy relics.

"Full, full, full, full.

The cycle repeats, followed by five.

However, when it is full, it is the opportunity to be abandoned.

Declare –

Thou shalt obey my commands, and my life is with thy sword

At the call of the Holy Grail, if you are willing to obey this will and this righteousness, then respond to it

I swear by it

I want to accomplish all the good deeds in the world

I want to put an end to all the evil deeds in the world

But thou shalt be blinded by chaos, and serve me

Thou art imprisoned at the threshold of madness

I am the one who bears his chains

Thou art the seven heavens of the three great spirits, from the wheel of restraint and the guardian of the scale—"

"Obey the call, are you my Master?"

With a familiar figure and a familiar voice, the knight king of ancient Britain, Artoria Pendragon, was once again called.

"It's been a long time since I've seen Leah, and this time we're going to fight side by side again."

Zhou Xiaoning stepped forward with a faint smile and stretched out his hand to Artoria.

"It's you...... Well, I'm sure we're going to be the best combination. ”

Artoria also stretched out her hand and shook it with Zhou Xiaoning. She knows Zhou Xiaoning's strength, and the two of them join forces and have a good chance of winning the final victory.

Zhou Xiaoning politely shook his hand and let go, after all, now he and Artoria are at most friends who have fought side by side, and they have not yet risen to the level of love, if they keep holding it, it is inevitable that they will be suspected of being a hooligan, and they will only disgust the other party.

"By the way, Leah, do you have any special feelings compared to the last Holy Grail War?"

"Feeling special?"

Artoria paused for a moment, she had just been summoned, and she really didn't pay much attention to it, but after Zhou Xiaoning's reminder, she did notice the difference.

"This time, I seem to have come directly to the body, and although I occupy the position of 'Saber', I have no hard constraints, and I can act as 'Rider' or 'Lancer' as long as I want. However, relatively speaking, it is still a little stronger when using a sword. ”

"That's what happened!"

Zhou Xiaoning frowned, he can be regarded as an insider, this Fifth Holy Grail War was basically created by Gaia and Alaye, and the purpose was to use this Holy Grail War to transform the excess world origin. Therefore, compared with the previous sessions, there will definitely be a difference, but Zhou Xiaoning never expected that the two little Loli would play so big, and directly let the Heroic Spirit Body come, aren't they afraid of playing the earth badly?

The reason why Zhou Xiaoning thinks so is not unreasonable, the Heroic Spirits are a group of powerful guys, no matter how weak the Heroic Spirits are, the strength of the ontology will not be lower than the sixth order, and the strong ones may even reach the eighth order. A powerhouse of this level lets go of his hands and fights, not to mention a small Dongmu City, even the entire island country can sink in minutes.

Zhou Xiaoning didn't understand, Gaia was messing around, how could Alaya be messing around, as a conglomeration of primate consciousness, it was impossible for her not to know how many casualties this would cause, one was not good, but it would cause the end of the world!

"Huh? I felt like I had an extra message in my head. ”

Artoria's words caught Zhou Xiaoning's attention, and she hurriedly asked, "What message?" ”

"It's the new rules of this Holy Grail War."

Artoria paused, sorted out the information in her mind, and said unhurriedly: "Due to the special nature of this Holy Grail War, all Heroic Spirits and Masters are required not to leave Fuyuki City, otherwise they will be regarded as giving up. In addition, Heroic Soul battles can only take place between midnight and 6:00 a.m., when all Heroic Spirits and Masters will be temporarily removed from reality and enter a specific battlefield to fight, no matter what kind of damage is caused, it will not affect reality. ”

"It seems that this should be Gaia and Alayah's remedy, so there is no need to worry about hurting the innocent by shooting too hard."

Artoria nodded, she obviously thought of going with Zhou Xiaoning, as a knight, she could fight the battlefield and destroy every enemy, but she couldn't raise the butcher's knife to ordinary people.

"Okay, let's do this today, the other Heroic Spirits and the Imperial Master haven't shown up, so we'd better not expose it too early, and wait until I gather the most sufficient information before preparing for the next move."

Now Zhou Xiaoning is not what it used to be, not only has his strength improved a lot, but even the means he has mastered have become more and more abundant. In the middle of the day in the advent moon world, the nanobots released by Zhou Xiaoning have been all over the streets and alleys of Dongmu City, but everything that happens in Dongmu City can't hide these "eyes and ears".

The two armies clashed, and the importance of intelligence was self-evident, Zhou Xiaoning could now be said to have seized the opportunity, and then he was waiting for the remaining royal lords and heroic spirits to emerge.

After arranging a room for Artoria, the two of them rested and did not speak for the night.

The next day, when Zhou Xiaoning was still half asleep, he heard a series of dense footsteps, and then the door of his room was opened, and then his body was heavy, and through the quilt, he could still vaguely feel the subtle touch on his chest.

"Sakura-chan? What's wrong? ”

Zhou Xiaoning saw clearly that it was Tong Sakura, and couldn't help but ask a little strangely.

"Great, it's not a dream, it's not a dream!"

Kirizakura cried with joy, when she woke up and found herself lying on the bed, she suddenly panicked, after all, she had experienced this experience too many times before, and always thought that Zhou Xiaoning had come back, but in the end, she helplessly found that it was just a dream. Although the "dream" was unexpectedly clear this time, she was still not sure, so she rushed to find Zhou Xiaoning, until she confirmed it with her own eyes, and finally believed that Zhou Xiaoning was really back.

Knowing the cause and effect, Zhou Xiaoning sighed, touched Tong Sakura's head with pity, and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect my goodbye to make you so uneasy, but I can assure you that there will never be a next time." ”

"Really?"

"Really!"

For a while, the two looked at each other, and because they were very close, they could clearly see their shadows from each other's pupils.

At this time, Fuyuki City has just entered summer, and the morning is still a little cool, and Sakura is in a hurry to come, wearing only a thin pajamas, and a breeze blows in from the half-open window, so that Sakura is suddenly excited, she is awake, and she also finds her indecent appearance now.

"Well, that, I'll go get breakfast."

Jian Tong Sakura is still a girl after all, and when she thinks that she is so ugly in front of Zhou Xiaoning, she will inevitably become shy.

"Hehe, there are guests at home, she has a good appetite, so if you have breakfast, let's prepare it for ten people."

"Yes, got it."

Sakura blushed and ran out without looking back.

"Hehe, this girl."

Zhou Xiaoning shook his head amusedly, now that he knew that he was shy, why did he go just now.