The night in the Lion City is always so beautiful and charming.

The dark sky is deep and distant, full of mystery, above the night sky, the silver moon hangs high, the dark moon is lightless, and the sky is full of stars and dazzling brilliance.

Distant in the sky, several emerald pillars of light shot straight into the sky, dyeing the night sky with a hint of emerald green, and several nocturnal magical beasts flew through the sky, tempted by the brilliant lights below, and hovered around the zenith for several weeks before reluctantly leaving, leaving behind a series of clear hisses.

In the commercial district of the inner city in the distance, there is still a lot of people, the water curtain festival is approaching, the Lion City travelers are surging, and large groups of 'unseen countrymen' are crowded in the commercial area, lingering in the shops and in front of the shelves, and the local residents are also aroused, adding a bit of crowding to the commercial area in the evening.

This is a great opportunity that businesses have been waiting for a year, whether they can expand their stores and expand their operations next year, it depends on these days, so the dazzling array of goods on the shelves are packaged more eye-catching, bright colors, beautiful packaging, constantly tickling the hearts of passers-by, like a moth in front of the beating flame, knowing the danger, but also can't help but want to embrace the warmth.

In contrast, the outer city is much darker and much quieter.

The lights in the industrial area and the workshop area have long been extinguished, and they have fallen into a gloom, only the main halls of a few shrines are still brightly lit, tall stone buildings, stained glass windows, faintly whispered prayers, and ethereal chants, each temple is the same solemn and sacred, and people can't help but yearn for it.

Even in winter, even though the cold air has swept through the Lion City, the visitor area by the Holy Lake is still flourishing, with lush plants, green grass and flowers, which is a gift from the gods, well, from Flora, the Lord of Flowers, and the Holy Lake.

In the face of this vision that violates the laws of the seasons, the nose is filled with the fragrance of unknown flowers and plants, and in the room behind it, the atmosphere of a small drinking party is strong, and twenty or thirty high-level people and top powerhouses who rarely see each other on weekdays are chatting happily with wine glasses in their hands, blood-red wine, exquisite food, and under the soft music, everything seems so harmonious.

Shuer likes this kind of scene, especially after he took power back then, he likes it even more, compared to the battlefield where flesh and blood fly in a moment of life and death, he prefers this kind of battlefield without gunpowder, the lights are bright and green, the clothes are fragrant, the sideburns are fragrant, and the laughter and songs are singing, but maybe with a staggered figure, a wine glass collision, or even a eye contact, the fate of many people will change.

- This is the real battlefield, the stage that really belongs to the strong, and there are countless bloody murders? That's just a reckless barbarian, only by conquering this stage, can you be considered a real strong.

But now, Shure didn't get involved, but sat on the stone steps of the temple, gently shaking his half-full wine glass, looking up at the beautiful starry sky of the Lion City, looking up at the lightless moon out of sight.

Beside him, Lisa, who was wrapped in a black holy robe, sat close to him, lying comfortably on his lap, gently humming an unknown tune, the girl's little face was blown red by the cold wind, but the body of the priest was not afraid of ordinary cold, this bit of cold air would not hurt the body, not to mention, being able to huddle with his brother and feel the temperature from his brother's body, what is the effect of this temperature?

The nominal thank-you banquet is still going on, but Shuer, who is the protagonist, has already run out, no matter how much you like that scene, it is not as good as staying with your sister like this, even if the two are silent most of the time, but the communication between the hearts is flowing in silence.

"Phew, I've been watching it for a few years, and the dark moon in the sky still feels so beautiful, I can't get enough of it no matter how long I look at it. Drinking the last drop of wine in the cup and gently holding the girl in his arms, Lisa's body was still so soft that Shul felt as if he had returned to the days when he had passed with death five years ago.

"Hey, my brother is talking nonsense again. The girl pillowed on Shuer's chest and laughed softly, "I can't see anything." ”

"Because I'm looking with my heart, not with my eyes. Shure solemnly pointed to the eastern sky, "If you want to restore the glory of the Lord, you must first learn to feel the Lord's presence with your heart." ”

"Brother, don't make trouble, it's obviously in the west. Lisa laughed and slapped Shuer's leg a few times, "My brother is the most annoying, and every time he deliberately makes trouble, so that those people inside hear it, they will definitely laugh at my brother secretly." ”

"Hmph, they don't dare. Shur gave a thumbs up and said proudly, "Now that we are one of the strongest allies of the Water Temple, those people are not willing to offend three temples at the same time in order to laugh at me, no, it should be said that five." ”

Lisa was not surprised at all, after Shure's secret conversation with Orlana and Minnie was over in the evening, he told Lisa the general content, although the last and most critical paragraph was hidden, but at least the content of the three-party agreement, Lisa was still very clear, with this agreement in hand, at least until one party was ready to break the agreement, the Darkmoon Sanctuary was a real ally of both parties, not the previous name.

"But why did they choose us, brother? Listening to Shuer's heartbeat, the girl said leisurely, "Just like my brother said, if they continue to make trouble like this, someone will do the same thing sooner or later, such as Judy...... Grandma (well done, I'll call her that way in the future), the power of those temples is much stronger than ours, but they chose us, obviously they can choose those people, this is simply a chance to send us to us, there is such a good thing in the world?"

"Oh, to be able to ask this question means that you have learned to think in a way that is appropriate to who you are. Vigorously rubbing the girl's long golden hair, causing Lisa to be coquettish, Shure explained contentedly, "You might as well reverse the order of the questions, why didn't they choose the Darkmoon Sanctuary instead." ”

"The alliance sounds beautiful, but in fact, except for the temples like Wendy and Anika, who have a deep connection from ancient times, few of the other examples of strong alliances can last long, let alone add a limit to themselves like this. ”

"Because they will calculate and compete with each other for interests?"

"No, no, no, what you said is the norm, it's strange not to calculate each other, moderate interest competition, not only will not destroy the covenant, but will be conducive to the strength of the covenant, and what really destroys the alliance of the strong is trust. There was silence in the cold winter night, only Shuer's deep voice echoed in the night, "Once I can pose a threat to myself, then it will be difficult for me to trust the other party, because I don't know what he will do, I don't know how far he will go, so I have to use the greatest malice to speculate on the other party's every action." ”

"It's easy to misunderstand each other. ”

"Heh, who's to say it isn't. Shuer's expression was a little gloomy, as if he saw the face full of sadness and pain written on his sister in his hometown when he finally broke up, "In this case, once you can't trust the other party wholeheartedly, the end is almost doomed." ”

"I understand, so they chose a force that has potential, but will not pose a threat to them in the short term, as an intermediary, especially if this intermediary is smart enough. Lisa couldn't understand Shure's inner feelings, just stared at the sky in a daze.

"Well, until we grow up and can pose a threat to them, we will either accept each other completely, like Wendy and Lord Anika, or the end of cooperation, peace or non-peace. Hehe, it's too difficult to get the first result, and more, it's the last two endings. ”

"Why is this happening, is the first ending bad?"

"Well, everyone wants the first ending, but the closer you get, the more dangerous it becomes. Shuer sighed, it was the first time to explain to Lisa in such depth, "The more the two sides understand and become familiar, the easier it is to ignore the attention to their own behavior, the easier it is to cause misunderstandings to the other party, once the misunderstanding is formed, it is difficult to eliminate, starting from a small thing, a vicious circle, and finally destroying everything." ”

"Brother, in fact, you understand everything in your heart. Lisa suddenly broke free of Shuer's arm, looked at him fixedly, and said, "Why don't you do it?"

"Heh, you've finally spoken out. Xiuer sighed, "Since yesterday, you have always had something on your mind, even Angela can see it, how can I not see it, but you have been holding it in your heart and not saying it, I can only wait for you to take the initiative to speak, fortunately, you finally said it, what you are struggling with is this?"

"Well, I've been thinking for the past two days, is it really good for my brother to do this?" Lisa looked at the direction of the dark moon, "Everything my brother does is for the revival of the church, for the sake of the goddess sister to continue to exist in the future, I know it very well in my heart, I think the goddess sister is also very clear in her heart." However, the church is the church of the goddess sister, and the future is also the future of the goddess sister, and the elder brother decides all this with his own ideas behind his back, and only informs the goddess sister afterwards, is this really appropriate?"

"I'm scared, brother, really scared, I'm worried that things will go in the direction that my brother said, I'm worried that now this trust, this beautiful life is broken by a little thing, and then a vicious circle destroys everything. I don't want to lose my brother, I don't want to lose my goddess sister, I want to have the life I have now, although my brother is busy, but full and happy, although the goddess sister only responds to a few words and a few simple words each time, but I can also feel the peace and tranquility in her heart, I really want to go through my life in this atmosphere, I don't want to see a rift between my brother and the goddess sister. ”

"So, brother, is it really appropriate for you to do this?"