Why did Jeffrey call her name at this juncture?

If only he could be a little late, even if it was only for a few seconds!

Dolan glanced at Lin Junyou quickly, and saw that he pursed his pale lips tightly, and his face drooped in the shadow of his long hair, she could only secretly hope that what she had missed just now was not the only opportunity - what happened to Uncle Lin?

This was the first time in nearly two months that Uncle Lin had shown such pain, and it was also the first time that he had the intention of confiding in her, but Jie Li interrupted their conversation as if he was stepping on a little.

The old man who looked like a big bear didn't realize that they were talking in private, and seeing that Dolan was silent for several seconds, the commander couldn't help but glare at her and asked, "What are you doing stupidly, what do you have to ask?"

Dolan couldn't say a word.

She had just paid all her attention to Lin Junyou, and now that she came back to her senses, even she couldn't help but be a little surprised—Dolan had always been very proud of her calm self-control, but just now she was immersed in frustration and excitement, and she actually blocked everything around her from her mind.

How could I be so careless? Besides, why did the topic suddenly jump to the country of fangs?

She was full of questions, but she couldn't ask any of them. It was the first time she had participated in a military meeting of this rank, and she could not allow herself to act like a fool in front of the public, let alone let the commander think that she was just a careless little girl who didn't care about anything—she had seen many fallen emissaries, and her status was nothing more than a more powerful weapon.

"I see," Doran said cautiously, glancing quickly in Billy's direction.

As if hearing her thoughts, Billy immediately turned his head and asked, "My lord, I heard that the barrier mountain range in the territory of the Fang Country is very steep, and even the locals dare not go deep. Although these friends claim to have an arsenal left over from the old era of the Tongyuan Empire, with these maps alone, we rushed to send the Fallen Soul Envoy there...... Wouldn't it be too risky?"

Don't look at him as thick and short, but he is so alert that it doesn't match his appearance. Dolan breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and didn't even have time to be surprised by the word "arsenal", so she hurriedly pricked up her ears and refused to let go of any of the next sentences—all the while, she still clutched Lin Junyou's wrist tightly, as if she was afraid that he would leave at any time.

"Joke, what do you think of the Fallen Spirit Envoy?" The commander immediately raised his already loud voice, which shocked people's ears and made people's ears numb: "Do we dare to fight with the Holy See Inquisition, but dare not face a few trees!"

"Of course I didn't mean that—" Billy said with a hint of trepidation.

"Lord Jerry, your subordinate is right. ”

The Oriental man who looked like a shopkeeper turned his round face and smiled: "So many years have passed since the arsenal was built, and the routes and terrain in the mountains and forests may have long been different from those marked on the map. Besides, although this arsenal has never been useful and has been abandoned for many years, it is nominally one of the bases built by the Empire to resist the aliens, and judging from today's situation, it should belong to the Fang Kingdom in all sense. If Tianxiangqu wants to take out the spirit stones and weapons in the arsenal, he must still be cautious and avoid people's eyes and ears. ”

"Of course I know this!" Jaeli waved his hand and glanced at Dolan, "The person I'm going to send out happens to know a little bit about the Barrier Mountains. Billy, you've been wandering around those mountains too, so come along!"

Billy lowered his head and said yes.

This operation involved a large number of spirit stones and military resources, so naturally it was impossible for a young girl and a commander to take the lead, in fact, Doran was able to participate in it entirely because of her fallen spirit - Gaia could know if there was an arsenal nearby by swimming around the land.

Now it seems that the commander probably knew the content of this meeting a long time ago, so he called the two of them in advance, right?

After finalizing the team leader, Jie Li sat down, turned his head to the Dongfang and confirmed again: "You said that the batch of spirit stones in the arsenal ...... That's enough to supply a hundred fallen spirits for a year?"

"According to the sources, yes. ”

"You haven't told me how much you want. Jay asked, lowering his voice.

"We don't want a spirit stone. The round-faced Dongfang smiled, "What we lack is not spirit stones. ”

The answer is not so unexpected.

"And what are you missing?"

"A friend in the Holy Alliance. He said with a smile.

The Commander smacked his lips and said slowly, "Sometimes, friends are expensive. ”

"Valuable things are expensive. With that, the Oriental pushed the wooden box in front of the commander. As he leaned over, the embroidery on the silk collar suddenly shone brightly.

Jackie leaned back in his high-backed chair, staring at the wooden box in front of him, his fingers tapping on the armrests again and again, and he didn't say a word for a while. The huge old man was silent for a moment at the sound of percussion, then suddenly raised his eyes to look at the people in the congregation, and turned to the Dongfang: "It's not too early, let me entertain you a dinner." ”

After a pause under the gaze of everyone, he smiled and said, "...... As the beginning of our friendship. ”

The dinner was sumptuous.

Since the guests were from the Tongyuan Empire, the chefs in the Tianxiang Qu Army also groped for a lot of oriental dishes, but unfortunately, Duolan didn't even taste what they tasted like, because she always paid attention to Lin Junyou, and she didn't dare to take her eyes off, for fear that he would seize any opportunity to say goodbye.

Lin Junyou was silent like a shadow all night.

At the end of the feast, which had been dragged for a long time, the modest and polite people of the East, whose names Doran still did not know, left the River of Sighs in the night, despite Jay's retention. However, they did accept the Celestial Songs' escort guards, after all, if they were what Doran had guessed, they could not afford to fall into the hands of the Holy Alliance.

After bidding farewell to the guests, Dolan followed Lin Junyou back to his bedroom without saying a word. The white moonlight fell on the black earth, faintly outlining the lines of half of the castle, and Gaia swam deep at the feet of the two, shaking the grass around them.

"Go back. Lin Junyou shouted softly.

Doran reached out and grabbed the corner of his coat.

"You're already a big girl, don't follow me back to the house, it's not like words!" Lin Junyou seemed to want to be stern - but his voice was weak, and he was not used to losing his temper with Dolan, so this sentence sounded a little weak and hoarse.

"I'm not stupid, we're leaving tomorrow, and when I come back, you'll be gone. ”

Since that night's battle, Lin Junyou has been thinner and thinner, as if he was overwhelmed and about to be exhausted, and the moonlight reflected the side of his face, making his facial features look like an ink painting, as strange as another person. He pursed his lips and looked at her silently—he acquiesced.

"That's what you're going to do?"

Even Dolan, who has always rarely moved her emotions, finally felt that her throat was blocked by something. This time, the crying voice appeared in her voice without her permission: "Uncle Lin, I almost don't know you!"

Somehow, this sentence touched Lin Junyou - he trembled and said in a low voice: "I...... I'm about to lose my self. ”

"What do you mean?"

The thin man just shook his head and refused to speak again.

"Uncle Lin, I originally thought that you came to Tianxiangqu to inquire about Ah Yu's whereabouts, but after knowing him - after not getting news of him, you were unwilling to participate in the war, so you wanted to leave. ”

The choking sensation was controlled, and finally disappeared from Dolan's throat. She took a step closer to him, and their breath turned into a white mist tangled in the night.

"Now I don't think it's that simple. Uncle Lin, tell me," she raised her head and looked at Lin Junyou's blue chin: "What is your trouble?"

"I'm ......" Lin Junyou swallowed his throat, and his Adam's apple moved. He looked away, as if unwilling to meet Dolan's eyes—her eyes shimmered like a spring in the night.

"I ...... I never forgot the dead soldier. After hearing about Ayu...... After that, I didn't get much sleep. Every night, I could only sit by the window and wait for the sky to turn white. ”

"Do you think you will feel better if you leave Tianxiangqu, me, and everyone?"

"I don't want to leave you-"

After Lin Junyou denied it urgently, he tilted his head to look at her, his eyes still as gentle as when she was a little girl many years ago. He seemed to want to rub Dolan's hair, and raised his hand, but put it down again. "However, it is for your own good to leave you. ”

How could this be for me?

"I don't want to hear that. I don't need you for my good. Dolan grabbed his clothes and whispered, "Uncle Lin, joining the rebels doesn't mean you have to kill people endlessly. Have you ever thought about it, why do we have to deal with those nobles? How did they become marquises, counts, dumes, popes? Where did they get the power to do whatever they wanted? They were just like us, unspecial human beings. ”

Lin Junyou slowly lowered his head and met her gaze, his pupils were like two lacquer stars. For the first time, Doran felt that she had truly captured his attention.

"The answer is simple, it's because of the fallen spirit. She looked at Lin Junyou as she continued: "We don't have to kill a lot of people, as long as we kill their fallen spirits, we will deprive them of everything." If these nobles couldn't even have a single fallen spirit left, they wouldn't be able to set off any turmoil and killing. ”

The form of the falling spirits is too strange, it is difficult for people to see them as life, but more like ghosts and demons, and they are just like demons, becoming the source of this troubled world - Dolan wants to use this statement to alleviate Uncle Lin's guilt, but at the same time she also feels that this statement is not unreasonable.

Judging from Lin Junyou's expression, her words did have an effect.

"Get rid of the Fallen Spirits only...... Maybe that's really the way to go. He looked a little dazed—but lightened. "But don't you like Gaia very much?"

"I love it. However, that doesn't mean I think the world needs a ghost. Dolan's gaze searched his face for a moment, and as she pondered, she continued, "Maybe someone will die in the process of clearing the fallen spirits...... But all this is for the sake of finally attaining a pure world. Uncle Lin, the rebels are saving the world. ”

Lin Junyou shook his head gently, but there was no bitter smile or sigh. He looked up at the sky and said, "It's not early, you should go back to sleep...... Let me think about it. ”

Seeing that she was about to open her mouth, he said again: "I promise you that I will not go anywhere until you return." ”

"Really?" Doran smiled.

Lin Junyou didn't answer, just wiped it on her forehead.

This small ritual immediately gave Dolan a great sense of security. But when he was about to put down his hand, he suddenly wrinkled his brows, and gasped uncontrollably-"What's wrong?" Seeing that he had to lower his arm a little, Doran hurriedly asked, "Is your arm hurt?"

"When I went to take care of the horses yesterday, a big man suddenly lost his temper and knocked me down, almost breaking my bones. Lin Junyou comforted her and said, "Don't worry, I'll see a military doctor, and it will be fine soon." Go back. ”

Doran frowned and nodded. There seemed to be a touch on her forehead that had been slid by her fingers, but the relaxation she had just felt was gone.

She was about to leave for Fangguo, and she had to talk to Joey and tell them not to let Uncle Lin go. In addition to the Fallen Spirit Envoy, Dolan also planned to visit Feng Lian and the few people who always got together with her, and if necessary, I am afraid that they would have to rely on them to hold back Uncle Lin's footsteps - these people can finally come in handy.

There are no fallen spirits, no ranks, and no qualifications to live in castles.

The Ellingtons had been given a lot of special care, and Doran found her villagers in a row of farmhouses through the rudimentary tents, and when she knocked on the door, she was visibly startled by the people inside.

"Who is it?" a female voice shouted vigilantly, "We're all going to sleep, we'll talk about it tomorrow!"

It should be a GI in the defense army.

Doran looked at the dark crack in the door at her feet and replied, "It's me, Dolan." Is it Sister Lul?"

There was a sound of rustling, someone lit a candle, and the light of the fire came out through the crack in the door. As footsteps approached the door, the wooden door creaked open, revealing a lanky face of Lull. Her high cheekbones glowed with a yellow spot under the candle, "Is that you? Why are you here?"

"I have something to tell you. Doran slammed against the door and stepped into the house.

This farmhouse occupies a large area, and several girls and daughters-in-law of the same age in the village live together, which saves Dolan a few trips. It was the first time since she joined the Celestial Song that she had entered the village's dwellings, which were not very comfortable compared to the conditions of the Fallen Spirits—a few dirty, shiny felt blankets were crowded together on the straw piles that spread along the walls, and several villagers were sitting up sleepily, their hair still mixed with straw.

"What are you going to say?" Feng Lian patted her clothes and asked with her eyes raised. She was still the same, looking red and swollen.

After making sure that she had caught everyone's attention, Dolan's gaze swept around the faces of everyone in the room, and said softly, "Uncle Lin may be leaving Tianxiangqu." ”

This sentence is like a stone thrown into a pond, causing layers of invisible ripples in the air.

Although Joey and the others also respect Uncle Lin, if you want to say that except for Dolan, who is most reluctant to let Lin Junyou go, I'm afraid only these people are in front of them. They did not fall into the spirit, and all the care they received in Tianxiang was because of Lin Junyou's persistence. People who once lived in the same village and lived in harmony began to form a clear watershed after the Fallen Spirit, such as Dolan, who did not even know where they lived until today.

"Uncle Lin is so concerned about you, your words have a lot of weight in his heart. I'm about to leave, so I'll leave this to you. When I get back, I want to see him. Dolan finished softly and smiled at everyone.

The threat hidden in the last sentence was clear only to her.

Whatever the previous differences, this time, the villagers were on the same side as Dolan. Of course, a little cynicism from them is indispensable, but when Dolan came out of this farmhouse, she was much more at ease—because Uncle Lin didn't know how to refuse the "weak" request.

In the misty moonlight, she walked back in the direction of the castle.

As she walked, Doran stopped abruptly.

Gusts of night breeze blew through her thin skirt, coldly stirring up goosebumps on her body. Gaia stopped motionless at her feet, as if sensing her master's mood, and in the darkness of the night, she could hear her own heartbeat beating violently for a moment.

She looked back at the farmhouse behind her, and then at the castle in front of her.

Doran didn't understand how she hadn't realized it until now.

Could it be that she is overthinking?

The deeper she thought about it, the more scared she became—a feeling that was rare for her. I don't know if it was the night wind, or the cold thought, which made her tremble slightly. Doran took a deep breath and ran towards the walls that stretched through the night, each step as if it were about to fall.

Gaia followed in her footsteps and swam all the way to the bottom of the stone tower before stopping. It wasn't until the next morning that it saw Doran again—she didn't seem to have slept well all night, and in the early morning sunlight, her face looked like a stone shrouded in shadows. After joining up with the other two Fallen Soul Envoys, they set off in the direction of the Fang Kingdom with two hundred soldiers and dozens of empty wagons.

Little did she know that this trip to the Barrier Mountains would turn the old world upside down.