Chapter 4: Goodbye in the Middle Capital
Nier was stunned, standing in the same place, but unable to speak, it took a long time to realize that she was locked in the stone room, and was about to reach out to push the door, but the door opened with a "boom", lime flew, and there was a continuous cough outside, as if someone was choking on the dust unbearably, and then a person stepped in.
Originally, I thought it was the boy who had gone and returned, but Niel soon realized that something was wrong, the person who came in was tall, athletic, and unarmoured, no matter how you looked at it, it was a different person, and this figure was really familiar.
"Fuck, what kind of barren mountains and mountains, so hard to find, deliberately make trouble for Uncle Ben, how can any robbers come to such a place to beg for a living?"
Niel's eyes widened, and she found that the person who broke in was Lancelot, but the brother didn't seem to have the majesty and domineering of today, and he lacked the stability that he had experienced through hardships, but it was very similar to the feeling when the brother and sister teamed up to create the Forty Thieves, and the outfit on his body confirmed this.
Lancelot didn't see his sister, and walked towards the stone chamber, where the bodies of the two collided and staggered, apparently one of them also existed in the form of an illusion. Niel stared blankly at her brother and listened to him mutter, as if she was talking about some secret secret, which was hinted at by a special word, indicating that there was a magic weapon buried in this place, and that there was an important thing entrusted to the treasure hunter to take care of.
"Divine Soldier...... If you don't have a sharp weapon, it will be too much of a loss...... Damn, it's a bare stone room, there's nothing to the hell, where is there any magic soldier? Uncle Ben has been tricked!"
Thousands of miles from Al Tino to the Wulian Mountains, Lancelot, who was not going well in the treasure hunt, lost his temper and kicked the surrounding rock walls, Nier, who witnessed this scene, was so ashamed that she could only hide her face and sigh, and wanted to kick her brother's head hard from behind, asking him if he was blind with such a big black ball floating in front of him?
"Oh yes, there's a big black ball here, I don't know what it is. β
Finally noticing something unusual in mid-air, Lancelot reached out and touched the black ball. When the demonic blood aura in his body came into contact with the black ball, as if the stone door had just been opened, the All Things Yuan Qi lock automatically checked and confirmed that it was in line with the opening information set by Temujin, and the light mask on the surface of the black ball was immediately lifted, and the bamboo basket slowly descended to the platform.
"Oh, there's a knife, that's great, is this a divine soldier? Hey, what's this thing next to it? This shape, this soft feelingβa baby!"
As if under a huge fright, Lancelot instantly took a few steps back, his back slammed into the stone wall, his face was full of surprise and shock, his lips trembled slightly, but his face was pale, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.
"God, goddamn, why is it a baby? This is the important thing? Uncle Ben's debut is to do big things, to be a big robber, not to fucking a daddy!"
Lancelot's shock was overwhelmingly intense, but when he finally understood that this was the most important thing mentioned in the secret text, the whole attitude was completely different, and the person calmed down.
He still feels annoyed and scared about taking care of the baby, but if taking care of the baby is the responsibility of inheriting the secret book and this divine weapon, then no matter what the problem is, he will find a way to do it. From the serious look on her brother's face, Neil believed that he had made up his mind to carry this responsibility on his shoulders.
"But...... I really don't care for babies, and I don't have milk for babies here...... Ah, this girl still has horns on her head, how do you raise this? Is she herbivorous or carnivorous?"
Nier looked at her brother's helpless appearance, worrying about the baby girl, and suddenly had a glimmer of realization in her heart, and the intricate thoughts in her mind began to integrate rapidly, and when the answer loomed, she didn't feel shocked and stunned, but felt a little ridiculous to be mocked, and ...... Gentle sadness.
But when Lancelot was distressed by the bamboo basket, a ray of light suddenly shot out from the corner, and the turquoise light enveloped the bamboo basket, and Lancelot took a few steps back in surprise, avoiding the range of the light, and then stared at the incredible scene inside the bamboo basket with his eyes wide in disbelief.
Irradiated by green light, the appearance of the baby in the bamboo basket began to change rapidly, first of all, the color of the pupils deepened, from the original brilliant golden yellow, quickly changed to deep black, and then the horn on the forehead gradually shrank, when the horn disappeared completely, the baby's appearance was no different from ordinary humans.
After the race adjustment is completed, the next place to deal with it is the physical state. Due to the stagnation seal of the barrier, the long years of two thousand years have not left traces on the baby's body, but under the transformation of green light, the baby's body is like a clock that has been dialed quickly, and it grows up rapidly. When the green light disappeared, it was just a blink of an eye, and Heng Chen's limbs had already broken through the bamboo basket, turning from a small baby girl into a young and beautiful naked girl.
"Oh! that's good...... No, it's too bad. β
Lancelot's eyes straightened, it was rare to see him with a naked female body, and for a while, he was also like every normal man, and that kind of salivating ugly appearance made Nile not care about looking at the naked self in front of her, she just wanted to lean over and kick him hard.
However, Lancelot quickly came to his senses, and without saying a word, he took off his coat and covered the naked girl in front of him who was still asleep, and his expression was so serious that people did not dare to squint. If it were a normal situation, he might not be so strict and self-controlled, but when he regarded the girl in front of him as a "responsibility", Lancelot's attitude was very serious, and he would never touch a finger of someone else's commission again.
Without horns and no longer a baby, the problem that made Lancelot feel difficult before seems to have disappeared, but a naked and beautiful girl is not necessarily easy to deal with. As Lancelot continued to wreak havoc over this, the ring-shaped protrusion in the western corner glowed red, and a line of magical text quickly emerged.
"Ahh β
Like a naughty boy who was first exposed to the Ancient Demon Dao Apparatus, Lancelot's eyes lit up after reading this line of text, and he ran to the ring-shaped machine, dancing and operating it.
"This ...... Well, it's better to make it up like this...... But it's more fun to add this setting.,Huh?Lady?No.,This setting is too dull.,I'm a robber.,It's too incongruous with a lady next to me.,It's more suitable to change the first choice to a female robber...... Ah, and ...... to add that."
Lancelot eagerly made a variety of choices on the instrument, and finally gave a satisfactory confirmation to the instrument, and the red light suddenly flourished, affecting the operation. After that, the red light disappeared, and Lancelot picked up the newly acquired Muramasa knife, picked up the naked girl who was covered by his robe, and ran out of the door as if flying...... The whole process, Niel standing in the corner, all watched quietly.
Now, she understands everything......
The next moment, when Niel came back to consciousness, she felt a silence in her ears, and she was still standing in front of the two stone doors, the palm print had disappeared, and she put her hands on the door, as if pushing but not pushing.
Niel smiled and pushed her hands forward. The two stone doors that had lost their energy maintenance, were pushed by her, and they shattered their bodies, turned into a large amount of fine dust, and fell down at once.
Walking in slowly, every scene and object in the stone room was exactly the same as what I saw in the illusion just now, no different. Niel walked over to the platform and gently stroked the smooth mirror-like stone platform, still with a slightly warm feeling, as if someone had just laid down and touched it not long ago.
The young man who had broken in recklessly, the gentle young man who always had sadness in his eyes, their arrival and touch seemed to have just happened, just a moment ago, just before his eyes, and he seemed to be able to feel their warm breath.
The stone room is a moment, and the outdoor world has been a thousand years!
Niel caressed the stone platform, watching the demon equipment that had completed the task slowly weathered under her palm, gradually turning into gravel and dust, and disappeared with the cold wind blowing outside the door, and in the blink of an eye, there was nothing left.
Stopping her caressing movements, Nile looked around the empty stone room, and then at her white and jade-like palms, revealing a wry smile that was not alive.
How ironic, the past and memories that I have believed in in the past few years are all a dream, and the real self is an existence that has never been touched.
Who is this girl named Nier?
Who are you?
"You are who you are, no matter how your appearance changes, no matter what your name is, you are who you are, and this will not change. β
A soft, smiling voice pierced through Niel's trance-like consciousness and pressed a warm palm against her chest, allowing her to feel the heat.
"Even if the past is like a dream, but after three years of leaving here, you are awake. In these more than three years, you have lived your own life, you have your friends and relatives, and those are not dreams. The beating heart in this body holds your soul, if you feel that no one can believe it, then you believe in your heartbeat, listen to its sound, as long as the heart is still beating, your life is not a dream. β
"My Life ......"
"Everybody sleeps and dreams. The past is like a dream, it can be complicated, or it can be just a simple metaphor, as long as you are willing to let it go...... Come, take a deep breath, then open your eyes, and wake up naturally, as you do every morning, no matter how long the dream is, you are still you, and you don't have to worry about what is in the dream. β
The plain but soft voice is the most appropriate guidance, if there is no timely helper, Nier is bound to lose her mind for a long time in this heavy blow, and it will take a long time to recover, but under the guidance of this timely help, Nier's eyes gradually regained their vitality from hollowness, and the whole body came to her senses.
"You ......"
The first thing he did when he woke up was to see Yan Ning standing in front of him, with a smile on his eyebrows, his posture was still so chic and natural, but the little vermilion on the white robe, as well as the slightly bloodless cheeks, showed that the battle outside the stone room just now was not easy, Shi Chong must have made a thunderous means to attack, but he was dismantled by Yan Ning one by one, which allowed him to look back at the past one by one in the stone room.
"Little girl, it seems that you are fine, in this case, my responsibility is over. β
"What are your responsibilities? and...... Why did you bring me back here, and what does this have to do with you?"
"You don't have a good memory, girl. I said that after I left the White Hart Cave, I came back to find the treasure here, and I have lived here ever since, taking on the task of guarding the treasure. I had been around for six years before your guardian entered the stone chamber, watching him come in, watching him find you, and even secretly instructing him to operate the memory apparatus. I'm longer than him for the time I have guarded you and been with you day and night!"
Yan Ning took two steps back, looked Niel up and down, and sighed, "But...... He's really not a competent guardian, look at your boobs and ass, the whole curve...... Tsk, you look stunted! What the hell is he going to give you to live?"
"No, don't worry about it! That's not the point, why did you bring me here? And why did you give me that messy past. β
"Isn't that obvious? Or are you deliberately pretending not to know? Little girl, it's my duty to take care of you. The person who left you here at the beginning set up a device to operate memory, because this place is always the human world, and he hopes that if anything happens, you can put aside your birth and blood, and live in the human world as a human without being troubled by your origin. He has such concerns, of course I have to respect his meaning, as for why your memory is messed up, it is the person who operates the instrument, I also regret it. β
Yan Ning sighed and said: "If you can grow up well and never have to face your past, then I can also let these be buried in the enchantment forever, but the heavens do not follow people's wishes, and in the end you still have to return here to find your roots, in this case, I have to be responsible for bringing you here, so that you can understand your origin and your past." Is there anything wrong with that?"
Niel was silent, still feeling chaotic, but she was able to come to terms with it all. Especially when Yan Ning walked slowly, smiled and opened her arms, and hugged herself all at once, Nier suddenly felt an unspeakable kiss.
No wonder I have always had an inexplicable affection for this woman along the way, and I finally understand that reason now. To herself, she is a very small few...... Even the only person who has a connection with his past, not only knows his true colors, but also guards himself for a long time.
Although I don't know whether it will be a blessing or a curse for me to do this, I really want to say "thank you" to her in my own mood.
"There is a saying that I want to say to you, I ......"
Thanking her in this situation was a little strange, and Niel was a little speechless, and was hesitating, her face suddenly approached her eyes, and the eager light flashed in her pupils seemed to be extremely serious.
"At this point, it's best not to say anything. β
Seeing such burning eyes, Nier's heart was not good, remembering that she had neglected a very important matter, and just wanted to refuse, but her movements were as fast as lightning, and her two sweet red lips instantly leaned up, and kissed Nier firmly.
"Hmm......"
After listening to Yan Ning's story and knowing that her kissing is not simply lustful, but also the wonderful effect of "mind reading", Nier's resistance is not so strong, but this does not mean that she will be willing to be kissed like this, however, when she tried to break free, an inexplicable change quietly happened.
Yan Ning Shicai fought fiercely with the blood crows outside, these blood crows were Shi Chong's magic power to teleport the gods, after she was smashed and destroyed, turned into a little red blood, most of them were evaporated, but a few were stained on her clothes, so they were brought in. Niel saw that some of the blood stained on the white robe suddenly fell to the ground like a life, and soon collected on the ground, becoming a pool of thick blood.
When Nier saw this scene, her heart was alert, and Yan Ning, who was reading her mind, immediately sensed it, opened her eyes, turned around and grabbed in front of Nier, fully covering her, and facing the pool of thick blood that began to change shape.
"Hmph, at this time, he is still playing tricks on ghosts, Shi Chong is very persistent, but no matter what he does, he is now ......"
In the past, he had fought with Shi Chong a few times in the open, and he had only fought again, Yan Ning knew each other's abilities very well, and his laughter sounded comfortable and calm, but this situation changed in the next moment.
The red blood that shook and deformed did not form a form like a blood crow, but quickly pulled out of height and gradually condensed into a shadow-like black human form. It was not only the body that changed, but when the black shadow appeared and took shape, a strong demonic aura that rose to the sky suddenly surged over like a tsunami of rage, instantly forcing the two of them to breathe.
Nier saw Rou Ning guarding in front of her one second ago, but the next second, as soon as she saw a flower in front of her, Rou Ning had been knocked out and disappeared from this stone room, I don't know how to live or die, followed by an indescribable cold chill, which began to spread rapidly from the soles of her feet.
What kind of ability is Yan Ning, Nier naturally knows in her heart, after her strength has advanced, she is quite confident that she can defeat her, but it is absolutely impossible to knock her out casually like this, even if she is not prepared for a sneak attack. And the shadow in front of him is definitely not a god, but a doppelganger virtual body formed by someone through magic thousands of miles away, although the power is weakened, but he can see and feel it with his own eyes.
This kind of doppelganger method was also used by Shi Chong in the past, but it was broken by Xiaocao, and his vitality was greatly damaged, and he never dared to try it again. Nier didn't know this, but she was sure that even if Shi Chong came here in person, it would be impossible for him to have such a magical power, let alone a soul body that had been avatared, such a peerless magic skill, who could do it in the world? Nier really couldn't think of it, the master she had seen in her life had never been such a character, and the strong demonic aura emanating from this black shadow was vaguely similar to the demon boy she saw just now.
(Who is it?...... Who the hell is it?)
Niel couldn't imagine it, but the cold feeling spread from the soles of her feet to her limbs, so that she could only stand in place like a clay sculpture, unable to move, watching the black shadow move in a strange form, to a foot in front of her, and stopped.
The distance was very close, and it stands to reason that everything should be seen clearly, but the dark shadow was still only a haze, as if the other party deliberately hid his face and did not see Niel clearly. Niel couldn't see the other person's features, but she heard an indistinct voice that rippled through the air like ripples.
"I spent a lot of effort in vain, but I never found out...... It's really unexpected, it turns out to be hidden here, no wonder, no wonder ......"
The voice was neither joyful nor sad, but it was close to sighing, and Nile couldn't understand the meaning of the person's words, but just watched his form change continuously, once three-dimensional, and then flat, and the color was always an eerie dark black.
The black shadow slowly turned, as if looking at everything in the room, and after looking at the platform that no longer existed, followed to the ring-shaped instrument that controlled the brainwashing function.
"With your personality, you won't take the initiative to set up these instruments, this is what Aunt Jianning meant, right? Heh, her old man has been guarding against me for many years...... If you had been talking at the Lone Summit at that time, and she had her by your side to support you......"
In the calm tone, there seemed to be endless emotion, even Nier, who was completely ignorant of the past, could feel the bitterness in this sigh, as well as the depression and unhappiness of the person in front of her. But with this sigh, the black shadow turned again, and the suddenly flat, three-dimensional shadow turned to face Niel, raised his hand, and touched her cheek.
There was no danger in the movement, but as she watched the shadow black hand get closer and closer, her cheeks and ears chilled with the chill, Nile suddenly felt a kind of fear, as if she had met a destined natural enemy, and her whole consciousness began to collapse.
"It looks like it...... Why didn't I pay attention to this in the first place? No wonder you'd rather die in battle than absorb her in the battle of Lone Peak. β
It was a very creepy thing to see a shadow without lips talking, but just when Nier's patience reached the limit, a strong wind rolled up in the corridor outside the stone room, and a black shadow rushed in from outside in the blink of an eye, flapping its black wings, and the fishy wind and demonic energy swept up to every corner of the room.
(Yes...... Chires?he's recovered?)
Niel didn't see it clearly, but vaguely saw Chirez flash in front of her, her appearance had returned to her human form, she stretched out her right arm and grabbed her waist, and together with the momentum of the rush, she flew off the ground at once, and the west side of the stone chamber suddenly opened an extra exit, and the two of them shot out in that direction together.
(The cold feeling in the hands and feet is gradually disappearing, should this paralyzing feeling be...... All Things Vitality Lock?)
Knocked into the air by Chires, Nile suddenly woke up and realized that fact. The target was taken, and the black shadow raised his hand, and an invisible suction tail pulled straight at the two of them, as if trying to suck the two of them back, but before this suction force really worked, a white shadow mysteriously appeared from the ground, blocking the black shadow, and his arms flew up, blocking the suction, allowing Niel and Chirez to leave.
Nier could see clearly that the one who suddenly emerged from the ground with the Qimen Dunjia technique was Yan Ning, as soon as she appeared, she blocked the other party's suction energy, followed by a backhand slap, the secret door on the west side quickly closed, and even the entire stone room began to sink.
Fighting alone, Nier knows that she is not the opponent of this mysterious person, and Yan Ning may not even be her own opponent, after letting Yan Ning break off the enemy alone, wouldn't that mean that she will die? Nier was anxious and wanted to break free from Chirez and turn back to help, but the secret door closed too quickly, and before the door was completely closed, I saw black and white lights and shadows rolling and flying, and they had already exchanged hands.
"Rouge Ning!"
"Girl, let's go to Zhongdu!
The secret door slammed shut, and the entire stone chamber also flew down, and in the rapid silence of the clash of energy, Nier's heart was so anxious that it almost jumped out of her chest.
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Lancelot's swift recovery was a joy for the Reins camp, as it was the time when his strength was most needed.
On the day Lancelot was sober, the latest information about Nier was finally sent to Reins, which explained that in the area of Huaguo Mountain in Wulian, traces similar to Nier were found.
It's hard to say what Lancelot's expression was when he heard the news, but there was a distinct sense that he didn't want to talk about it.
However, Izumi Sakura didn't plan to keep her husband silent, Nier's life story has developed so far, it is already an inescapable problem, if you continue to deal with it with an evasive attitude, it will sooner or later become an attack weapon for the enemy, so it's time to let everyone on your side have a bottom in their hearts.
"This ......"
"Isn't Huaguo Mountain your hometown, husband? But I've done some research, and there is no town you mentioned, at least not for the past ten years. As your woman, and as Reins' steward, I demand the truth, and unless you think I'm not qualified to be highly confidential, then I have nothing to say, and everything is left to your Majesty's disposal. β
Izumi Sakura's euphemistic tone, with a strength that could not be refused, made Lancelot scratch his head after a wide open mouth and decided to be honest about the problem.
"Well, actually, I don't even know where my hometown is. Ever since I was sensible, I was already in the mountains, with my stepfather, and he didn't say that I had a hometown, only that I was born from a stone, and as for Nier, whether she was related to me or not, she was my sister. β
Lancelot's words made Izumi Sakura feel awe-inspired, and she quickly nodded vigorously in agreement, while Lancelot waited until this response before he began to speak.