Lynn quickly closed her eyes and instinctively spread her wings, as if she were gliding through the air. She hugged the woman in her arms with her left hand, and with the other hand pulled a scroll from her waist and tore the seal open with her teeth.

Even when sight is no longer active, the senses of hearing, smell and touch still faithfully convey the dangers around them. The whistling sound of the wind filled her ears, and the claws of a bird of prey slashed across her arm, causing a numbness and burning pain.

That's amazing, the blonde girl thought to herself. The scene in front of me is almost as real as the one in "Lost Lock". Perhaps, this is the real killer of that youkai - if you don't have a countermeasure in advance.

She pressed the unfolded scroll to her chest and silently recited the activation incantation that she had already memorized with great skill. There was a burst of warmth in the palm of the hand holding the scroll, and the pain in the arm disappeared in an instant. Lynn opened her eyes to see the familiar wasteland, and her friend standing unharmed.

The 'guide' she was hugging looked terrified, her hands and feet fluttering wildly, and she still seemed to be immersed in some kind of illusion. So she took out a bottle again and forcibly poured the liquid into the other person's mouth. The potion soon took effect, and the bodies of the Yanwu women relaxed and fell into a deep sleep.

The 'Spirit Fox', who had once been on the same side, showed his form, no more than thirty feet away from Yufi, his crimson pupils flashing with flames, but he did not attack again.

"We're not here to fight." The pink girl said calmly, without backing down in her words, "Then again, except for the fire and illusion skills that you are good at, and the ability to use teeth and claws, I'm afraid you can't even compare to Lin, right?" ”

She didn't use her teeth and claws to hit people. But this is her friend, Lynn thought. Anticipate in advance the enemy's possible means and prepare a well-developed response to this. In every sense of the word, this is the ideal form of a wizard.

After that conversation with her mother, Lynn never worried about not being able to keep up with her friend. Every time she witnesses the excellence of the other party, she will only be sincerely happy and satisfied.

There's no need to look up, there's no need to chase after her—because she's right next to her.

The air was silent for nearly half a minute, then Yuffie raised his face and waved at the youkai not far away.

"Since we are destined to meet again." She said, "How about we make a 'deal', Lord Qingyan." ”

"Say it." The youkai snorted and glared at Yufie, its golden tail wagging slightly, "What can you give me, and what do you want?" ”

"It's easy." The pink girl half-turned around and glanced at Lin, "I want to know where the people of Shuiyun live at the moment. And I'll tell you some secrets about your 'enemies'. ”

The eight tails flicked quickly for a moment, like a windmill, and roared with the air. "Do you know who my enemy is?"

"It's uncertain who exactly." Yuffie pulled the windswept hair back to her head and tied it back up, her voice still steady, "But I know its species, and I know a little bit about the weakness of 'that race.' She tilted her head, "Compared to the news you paid, this is not a loss." ”

The monster groaned for more than ten seconds, snorting lightly with disdain.

"The whereabouts of these guys are really worthless." She pointed her tail at the heavenly Lin and Yanwu women, "The question is, I've been dealing with 'them' for so long, what confidence do you have that you are more familiar with 'them' than I am?" ”

"I'm not sure. However, humans are better at using books and words than long-lived yokai to gather the wisdom and knowledge of all people. Yuffie replied earnestly, "Perhaps some of the books I have read contain information that is also valuable to you." ”

There was silence for more than a dozen seconds. With the keen vision of the dragon clan, Lin observed that a faint smile appeared on the face of the female youkai.

"Interesting little girl, let me see your wisdom." The eight-tailed spirit fox retracted its momentum, and the air around it gradually cooled down, "However, whether it is valuable or not is up to me to judge." ”

"I'm sure you'll be able to make a fair decision." Yuffie smiled, "Lady Qingyan." ”

……

Lin didn't listen to the specifics of the conversation between the two, and she didn't plan to join the conversation between the two 'people'. She knew that some of her friend's knowledge came from herself, and some of it was from the various materials she read at the academy and on her travels. For the understanding of 'them', Yu Fei may be better than her 'client'.

This kind of "imparting knowledge" should be left to a theorist mage like Yufy. She flailed her wings softly and landed a little further away from them. Even if Qingyan launched a surprise attack, she still had plenty of time to react to ensure the safety of the 'guide'.

Nothing bad like that happened. A quarter of an hour later, Qing Yan nodded in satisfaction, wrapped her fluffy tail around her body, and disappeared in a ball of fire. Lin breathed a sigh of relief, walked quickly to her friend not far away, and laid the still sleeping Yanwu woman on the ground.

"How did you come up with the idea of convincing her?" She asked curiously.

Yuffie rubbed her face, looking a little nervous just now. "Actually, Linghu is very rational and intelligent - or cunning monster. As long as it proves that we don't have an easy 'mouth', she will naturally be willing to make a deal with us. ”

"And how do you know who her enemy is?"

"I read her in Xin'an's library." The pink girl straightened her clothes and recited the words she had once seen, "Qingyan, Spirit Fox Clan, was born between 700 and 800 years before the Imperial Calendar, and was gifted with fire and illusion. In the eighty-sixth year of the imperial calendar, the third emperor Zhu You personally defeated it. It fled to the Far Eastern wilderness, and the enslaved people were placed under the control of the Empire. She exhaled and clapped her hands, "In this way, it is not clear who she has a grudge against." ”

"And the last time she helped us, by the way, it was also done by "that race"." Lin spread her hands and laughed out loud, "Then again, aren't you worried that after telling her this, His Majesty Bo Yan will blame you?" ”

Yuffie stretched and took her hand, "Do you think she really has a way to beat your 'kindred'?" ”

"Others don't know, at least Yunyue is impossible, it's an old monster that has lived for thousands of years." She stuck out her tongue, "And, though it's not clear why 'they' seem to be united...... I think that even if she barely succeeds, she may not have any good fruit to eat. ”

"That's one of the things we're trying to figure out." The pink girl combed her long hair with her fingers, and looked at her with a thoughtful gaze, "What Qing Yan is looking forward to is probably that this incident will split the empire...... Or weaken the power of the 'behind-the-scenes manipulators'. And obviously—"

"If we stop this conspiracy." "She'll put her mind away, right?" ”

"Correct." Yuffie smiled with satisfaction, "Qingyan understands this, but she chose to gamble like this...... Like I said, she doesn't have much to lose. ”

"So what do we do next?" Lin looked in the direction the monster had told them, and from where she was, it was still deserted, "And, what should she do?" ”

She picked up the 'guide' and shook the other person's body vigorously. After the initial effects were over, the people who took the sleeping pills simply slept more deeply than usual, and they were awakened by outside interference. Within a few seconds, the women of the Yanwu tribe let out a moan and slowly opened their eyes.

"Good morning—no, it's afternoon." Lin shook her palm in front of the other party, "You didn't have any nightmares, did you?" ”

This sentence seems to remind women of previous events. Her body trembled slightly for a while, but quickly calmed down.

"You...... Why save me? She muttered in a weak voice.

"There's no reason for that." Lin patted the other man on the shoulder and replied casually, "So, why did you bring us here?" ”

"Because...... You are not His Highness's subordinates, I know them. The woman coughed twice, looking slightly excited, "If you plan to sabotage His Highness Shui Yun's plans, even if I die here-"

"That's enough. Shui Yun, I'm afraid she doesn't even know what she wants. Lin glared at the other party and interrupted her angrily, obviously dissatisfied, "If it's her, forget it." If this wishful thinking continues to 'strive', will she, herself, and those of you who trust and follow her, really have a so-called future? ”

"You...... What do you know? The woman stared at Lynn as if she wanted to vent all the pent-up emotions she had been suppressing, "The kingdom, the land, and the future that should have belonged to us have been taken away by Inis's army. The empire took possession of all habitable land, and then forced the people of the countries it destroyed to serve it. As long as the empire exists for a day, the people of Yanwu, and the lonely souls who died in this desert, will never be able to rest in peace! ”

"But when there was no Innis Empire, you would still be under the rule of the 'Wild Monsters'." Lin said a little unconvinced, "Even I can see that the existence of the empire is the key to the prosperity of the 'human race'. It's better to say that what you plan to do for your own obsessions will create more homeless souls—"

She saw Yuffie shake her head slightly, and swallowed back the unfinished words.

"To give up one's own history for a better life, or to suffer and try to hold on to the hope that may exist...... Probably this is also the so-called 'freedom'. Yuffie sighed softly, wondering if the 'guide' could hear clearly, "Everyone has the right to choose the future, even if that choice is not appropriate for us." ”

"Hmm......" she probably understood what her friend meant, but she was still a little unwilling and worried, "But you know, no matter how hard Shui Yun and her people try, that ideal will never become a reality." In this way, we are not equal to-"

Yuffie gently held her hand, signaling her reassurance, and then returned his gaze to the Yanwu woman.

"We are not pawns of the Empire, nor are we acting for the sake of its prosperity." She raised her voice slightly, as if she had succeeded in attracting the attention of the 'guide', "What a friend of mine wants to see is a continent where all intelligent races coexist peacefully, free from war and hatred. And we, intend to help her make her wish come true. ”

"Although it sounds more unreliable than what the Yanwu clan wants to do." Lynn shrugged her shoulders and added with a smile, "But you can't just be stupid, can you?" ”

Her friend gave her a blank look, of course, and there was no blame.

"Shui Yun is not a bad person, and the Yanwu clan should not sleep in this wasteland." Yuffie continued to look at the woman and softened her voice, "I'm not sure how far we can go, but we need the help of the Yanwu clan. ”

"The so-called more people are stronger." The blonde girl straightened her face, "There are always things that only you can do. ”

Lynn couldn't guess what the future would hold. But she knew that she didn't want to see these creatures in front of her, who were also "humans", die for an ethereal obsession. Perhaps feeling her and Yufie's intentions, the originally stiff faces of the Yanwu women gradually became angry again.

"Please help us meet who we deserve." Yuffie finally said, "As for what it can bring to your people, you can see it with your own eyes, okay?" ”

The woman hesitated for a while, then nodded slowly.

“…… Good. ”

"Then let's go, it's best to find them before that "plan" of Shuiyun begins." Lin said a little anxiously, then lowered her voice, "But Yufie." What we're going to do, can we really help them? ”

The pink girl blinked and looked at her with some mystery.

"Absolutely. Because there are many people who are also working hard - it's not just my intuition. ”