In a plane called Mondell, there is a strange little city called Node City.

Despite its somewhat inexplicable name, it is one of the most important cities in Mondel. Even the highest authority in Mondel, the Council of the Hundred Tribes, had no right to interfere in the affairs of the town.

In a tavern in Node City, a beautiful woman with long hair is drinking with a lonely expression. On the palm of the beauty's left hand, there is a very obvious mark, which indicates her identity - the Nightmare Warrior.

The beautiful woman drank the bitter wine, and unexpectedly two young men came to her table.

The beauty looked up at the two uninvited guests, and then she was stunned: "Zhao Liang!" And you are ......, I remember you, you are Xiang Zuo's friend, your name is ......"

The relatively short young man smiled and said, "My name is Mo Ran." ”

The two young people are Mo Ran and Zhao Liang, and the beauty is Huang Xiaoqian, who once had a relationship with Mo Ran, and is also Dong Lan's best friend.

Huang Xiaoqian sighed and said, "I didn't expect you to enter this damn place too." ”

Mo Ran just nodded, feeling a lot of emotion.

Zhao Liang sat opposite Huang Xiaoqian and said eagerly, "Come with us, we will take you away from the Crazy Lion Mercenary Group." ”

"Where can you go without the Lion Mercenary Group? I'm in the Wild Lion Mercenary Group, and I only need to be bullied by a few people, but if I leave the Mercenary Group, I'm afraid that I will be bullied by more people. ”

Huang Xiaoqian's expression did not change at all, but it could make people feel indescribably desolate.

Zhao Liang opened his mouth, but he couldn't speak, and finally muttered, "Then are you doing well?" ”

Huang Xiaoqian smiled self-deprecatingly and said, "You should ask me, what day was not good, have we had a good time since we came to this damn space?" ”

"Then come with us! I know you volunteered to ...... so that Xiang Zuo and I wouldn't be killed."

Huang Xiaoqian pushed a glass of wine in front of Zhao Liang and interrupted Zhao Liang's words.

"Don't say that, without your protection, I don't think I can even get out of the boot camp. Again... You and Xiang Zuo are dead, and nothing will change. ”

Speaking of this, Huang Xiaoqian raised her wine glass and poured a sip of bitter wine before continuing: "Even if there is no Crazy Lion Mercenary Group, there will be other mercenary groups, isn't it very good now, at least... You can also protect Xiaolan. ”

Speaking of Dong Lan, Zhao Liang grabbed the wine glass, drank it in one gulp, and said bitterly: "Xiao Lan took advantage of the chaos to hide in the Temple of Order, but signed a contract and completely lost her freedom. Although she can see Xiang Zuo every day, the two of them are like heaven and man forever. ”

Huang Xiaoqian was stunned: "How can this be?" ”

Zhao Liang didn't know how to answer, so he poured another glass of wine and continued to persuade: "Come with us." ”

Huang Xiaoqian didn't answer, just shook her head, and then continued to drink the bitter wine, just like her mood.

Zhao Liang still wanted to continue to persuade, but Mo Ran patted him on the shoulder, as if he thought of something, so he stopped talking.

Then, Mo Ran sat next to Zhao Liang and asked Huang Xiaoqian, "Do you hate the Crazy Lion Mercenary Group?" ”

This question made Huang Xiaoqian very hideous: "Hate! Of course I hate, I can't wait to chop up those pieces and feed them to the dogs. ”

Mo Ran said lightly: "That's enough, since you hate them, it means that you don't want to stay there, and I was entrusted by Xiang Zuo to take you away from the Wild Lion Mercenary Group." ”

Huang Xiaoqian took a deep look at Mo Ran, and then said helplessly and self-deprecatingly: "They won't let me go at all, because what they fancy is not my face, but my ability." ”

"Of course, it is better to have both ability and face, not only can you fight on the battlefield during the day, but you can also fight in bed at night."

Huang Xiaoqian's helplessness and self-deprecation made Mo Ran angry, but his expression was still calm: "I think as long as you pay enough price, they will definitely let you go." ”

"The price? No, only strength! Even if I leave the Mad Lion Mercenary Group, I may be captured by the Mad Dog Mercenary Group one day, so I have to rely on my own strength to get out. ”

Although Huang Xiaoqian was sarcastic, her voice was sonorous and powerful.

After speaking, Huang Xiaoqian ignored the two of them, picked up the wine glass and began to drink by herself.

Mo Ran sighed, got up and walked outside the tavern.

Zhao Liang looked at Mo Ran, then at Huang Xiaoqian, and finally chased after Mo Ran.

It's just that when Zhao Liang caught up with Mo and then asked loudly, "You just threw Huang Xiaoqian like this?" Why don't you show her ......?"

Mo Ran interrupted Zhao Liang's words with a wave of his hand and said, "You want to ask me, why don't you show your strength?" Then tell me, why should I show my strength? ”

"But... Huang Xiaoqian, she ......" Mo Ran's rhetorical question made Zhao Liang a little stunned.

Mo Ran didn't care about Zhao Liang's attitude, he just said word by word: "My strength is never shown to my own people, only to... My enemy, you know? ”

Seeing Zhao Liang's stunned appearance, Mo Ran sighed and said, "Even if we take Huang Xiaoqian away, do you think she will be willing?" What's more, we and the Crazy Lion Mercenary Group will meet sooner or later, and it will not be too late to settle accounts together, and we still have to get it back with interest. ”

Mo Ran's words reminded Zhao Liang of that tragic encounter, and then nodded heavily.

After that, the two returned to the headquarters of the Akatsuki Mercenary Regiment.

Although Mo Ran seemed calm, the anger in his heart could not be calmed down for a long time. Although he only has a one-sided relationship with Huang Xiaoqian, Mo Ran still has some vague impressions.

At that time, Huang Xiaoqian was completely different from now, just like a different person, except for her appearance, she couldn't find anything in common.

Although Xiang Zuo and Zhao Liang have also changed a lot, they still retain some shadows of the past to a greater or lesser extent.

Therefore, Mo Ran can conclude that Huang Xiaoqian must have been subjected to a very serious stimulus, which caused her to have such a big change, and this stimulus must be closely related to what happened to her.

After Mo Ran walked into the station with a heavy heart, he saw a smiling face, and it was full of brilliance. The extremely bright smile instantly dispelled Mo Ran's gloom.

Mo Ran couldn't help laughing, so he reached out and rubbed Catherine's head, but as soon as he finished rubbing it, he was stunned for a moment.

Because just now, Mo Ran only regarded Catherine as a cheerful girl, not a powerful god, and Catherine was completely a cheerful girl.

Before Mo Ran could calm down, he was hugged by Catherine's arm with a look of resentment, like an abandoned kitten. For some reason, such Catherine made Mo Ran feel relieved.

Since returning from the Lin Hai plane, Mo Ran's mood has been very heavy, and the destruction of the plane, the determination of the watcher, and Xiang Zuo's encounter have all aggravated this heaviness.

But Catherine has the ability to use her cheerfulness to infect everything around her, and no matter what kind of expression she makes, she can make people feel her cheerfulness, and it is extremely happy...... [.]