"Heha~ Anling, if you don't understand it now, you'll know it later."

Hina grinned at An Ling and didn't answer his doubts.

Others may not believe it, but Xina, who first met An Ling, knows very well that An Ling is such an extremely pure and clean teenager, even if he gets along with the four girls in the adventure group, his eyes will always be clear.

"Okay."

Hina didn't answer, and An Ling didn't ask, just looked at the stars in the sky lightly. Then he took out the wooden conch that Old Roy gave him and put it to his ear to listen.

This is a habit of An Ling, when he is idle, he likes to take out a wooden conch and put it to his ear.

The music coming from inside made An Ling very comfortable.

Hina was also ashamed because of what had just happened and was reluctant to speak.

The starry night lake was quiet again, except for the faint sound of the wind blowing the leaves.

……

After looking at the night sky for a long time, An Ling lowered his head and asked Xina for no reason:

"Sheena, why did you choose to follow the path of an adventurer?"

"Is it just to follow me?"

An Ling felt that this reason was too inexplicable and a little vain.

Sheena blinked, laughed and said:

"Because I don't have anywhere to go."

"The atmosphere in the monastery was very serious and depressing, I grew up without many friends, and my father was the only one to talk to. Later, after my father died, I didn't want to stay in the monastery. ”

"At that time, I heard that there was a lack of a priest in Green River City, but no one wanted to go to that lonely place. The old priest who had died had been a good friend of my father, so I offered to go there. ”

"Then Roy died, and the Green River City Church was no more. I have nowhere to go, so I can only follow you, follow Maggie and the others on their adventures. It's a good feeling to have friends and companionship, and I love it. ”

"Hmmm......"

An Ling tilted his head and asked again:

"I still don't understand why you didn't just go back to the monastery."

"Because I'm afraid of being alone."

Hina replied in a loud voice, saying:

"I'm a person who is afraid of being alone. Once there is no familiar person around, you will be particularly confused and overwhelmed. So I'd rather venture with you than go back to the monastery. ”

"It's cold in the monastery, and you don't know what to expect even if you go out. But you, Maggie, are right next to me. Why don't I go on an adventure with the friends I love, I love? ”

"Lonely...?"

An Ling was stunned, and suddenly felt a beam of light flash in his brain, and the chaotic memories of sinking in the abyss flashed, and the silence in his chest was a little breathless.

He seemed to suddenly understand why he wanted to join the Iris Adventure and go on an adventure with Maggie, and why he wanted to worry that he would become more and more out of place in the adventure group in the future, so he had the idea of helping the girls to improve their strength.

On the surface, it is just a casual decision and no reason. But in fact, he is also afraid of loneliness, and he is also rejecting becoming lonely again.

He has sunk in the abyss for thousands of years, and one of the great pains he has tasted is loneliness!

In order to make up for this pain, he will join the Iris Adventure Party without thinking, and will step into the adventure journey with Sheena and the others, and he will not get tired of it.

In a trance, An Ling felt that his heart had become hotter, and that something about the humanity of the person in his soul had awakened.

The void in the mind has become smaller, and the heavens and the earth seem to have become more colorful.

"Anling, what's wrong with you?"

"Ahem, it's nothing, I just suddenly thought that I'm actually a person who is afraid of being alone, Sheena."

An Ling came back to his senses and grinned at Sheena.

I don't know why, Xina felt a little more sparkle in An Ling's eyes, and her expression became much more vivid.

This already good-looking teenager suddenly became a lot cuter again.

Hina blushed, then slowly rested her head on An Ling's shoulder.

"An Ling, in fact, if I have to say it, I choose to take risks with you and have a little selfishness that is limited to fantasy."

"What little selfishness?"

An Ling asked sideways.

Sheena organized her language a little and whispered:

"Everyone knows that the gods are asleep, but there are also many who try to find a way to awaken the great gods."

"When I was in the monastery, I happened to hear the bishops talk about a legend. Legend has it that on a far, far away summit called the Giant's Peak, there was a magnificent palace of the sun, where the gods slept. ”

"It's not that they don't want to wake up and re-spread their faith. They were just waiting for someone to wake them up. ”

The gods sleep in one place, waiting to be awakened?

An Ling's breath was heavy in an instant, greed, hunger, and the desire to kill rushed into his mind, almost controlling his reason.

If only he had a chance to devour the sleeping gods and tear their bodies apart......

"An Ling, your heart is beating fast suddenly."

Hina raised her head, looked at An Ling and said.

An Ling came back to his senses, laughed, and said to Sheena:

"I'm sorry, but this legend is too shocking. Are the gods who are infinitely close to sleeping like death still have a chance to awaken again? ”

Sheena shook her head and said:

"I don't know, but I also feel that this is an ethereal, unreal legend. If this legend is true, I'm afraid that there are heroes and warriors who have found Giant Peak and awakened the gods, right? ”

"That's right, it's too ethereal."

An Ling nodded.

Sheena also continued:

"It's just an unrealistic legend, but it's also a motivation for my adventure. I am not a competent priest of light, I do not have a high sense of responsibility, but I also believe in light, and I want the goddess to awaken and shine on us again. ”

"So I thought about becoming an adventurer, maybe I really have the opportunity to explore the Giant Peak that probably doesn't exist in the future. This time I went to the famous capital of knowledge, so I just wanted to investigate it a little. ”

Hina leaned over again, perhaps because the wind was too cold at night, and this time she lay directly in An Ling's arms.

An Ling wrapped his arms around her and said:

"Okay, I'll help you investigate too, sincerely."

"Thank you~"

Sheena smiled sweetly.

……

The next day, the sun shone on the bright lake, and the Iris Adventure Group set off again with the beautiful morning sun.

The girls still do the same washing, but because Amy has injured her leg and foot, she needs Maggie's help.

After setting off, Anling carried all his bags, and Talia carried Amy, and the five of them continued to make their way through the Howling Wind Rift at a slow and pleasant pace.