Chapter 1331: Weng Faluos 3.4 (366)

Twin Cities War.

"Mother, listening to Wandi's tone of voice... Has he figured something out?"

On the Midaldar family's terrace, Meier gazed fixedly at Wandi, who was speaking in the sky curtain, seeing his incredulous expression, Meier always felt something was off.

Anbeisa did not answer immediately, merely tilting her head slightly, waiting for her daughter to continue.

"Could it be that, through their final clash before death, he formed a conjecture about the identity of the Fire Thief?"

"Hmm." Anbeisa slowly raised her head; the lamp beside the terrace cast intersecting shadows on her face. "Looking back now, that Fire Thief, when he was in Xuanfengcheng, directly struck at Wandi's weak point from behind, and that weak point… hehe." Anbeisa rested her forehead and laughed. "Combined with Wandi's demeanor, I think that Fire Thief is most likely connected to Bai'e."

"Connected to Bai'e...?"

A bead of cold sweat slid down Meier's temple; she could understand why her mother would guess that, but the idea was still too far-fetched.

"What's the reason?"

Anbeisa casually picked up the full glass of red wine beside her, tilted her head back, and drained it in one gulp: "There's no reason; it's just the innate intuition of the Midaldar family."

Meier let out a soft sigh: "Mother, this is really too absurd……"

Anbeisa's attitude toward her daughter was no surprise; she simply refilled her glass: "Meier, ever since Xilian appeared in the space where March 7 was, many things have already begun to defy our common sense, because you simply cannot explain why a corpse killed by a Fire Thief would show up there."

Furthermore, Mi Mi still has Xilian's "As I Wrote It" in hand...... When countless problems that defy common sense pile up, it means that Weng Faluos still harbors some huge, subversive secret.

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After recording the "King's" wish, Bai'e then approached the "Dependent", "Shinü", and "Physician".

"Yo, the little savior's here?"

Bai'e asked everyone what their wish was; Sai Feier lowered her head slightly and thought: "Wish? That's not simple at all! I just want to eat, drink, stroll around, bask in the sun, and live like this for another thousand years. Otherwise, having saved a pile of money but not being able to spend it before death—what a waste!"

Speaking, Sai Feier glanced at Xiaodie beside her, the corner of her mouth curling with a sly smile: "Snail-shell Princess, you'd agree, right?"

Xiaodie merely shook her head silently in response, lowering her eyelids slightly: "Sai Feier, I don't think that way. My wish is… to find the missing part of my life, to feel the warmth of an embrace with another person. That feeling I have already experienced; it's my most cherished memory. As for the money I've saved up……"

Xiaodie paused, her gaze returning to Sai Feier, and let out a soft "pfft" laugh: "Sai Feier, your divine power has gathered so many treasures—haven't you spent even a single coin?"

Sai Feier's ears drooped, and she also let out a helpless sigh: "Ah, how to put it… you people… you don't notice… but you're quite good at hitting where it hurts." She lowered her gaze to the right, at Fengjin: "And the Tree Maiden?"

"My wish was already fulfilled even before I stepped onto the 'Heavens', turning the healing power I possessed into warm sunlight, equally distributed to every life I cherish and protect."

"You two are really so selfless… no wonder Aglaea recruited you into the Emberflame early on." Sai Feier suddenly lifted her head: "Speaking of this, I just remembered! I actually once had the idea of wanting to taste what it's like to be born a noble lady with vast family wealth."

"If I could swap identities with that seamstress girl—make myself a high-and-mighty young lady, her a poor person, a thief, see if she could still become what she is now! As for me, I might even become 'Sai Goldweave'!"

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Slash of the Crimson Red Pupil

"Although I don't believe someone like Aglaea would become a thief, I believe that if Sai Feier were born into a wealthy family, she would likely become a generous, widely praised young lady."

Lei Ounai leaned lazily against the chair back, swaying a half‑glass of low‑quality beer, drunken eyes scanning the three girls chatting in the sky curtain. As someone also from the slums, Lei Ounai had entertained similar fantasies about Sai Feier.

However, the reality of the imperial capital quickly doused that imagination. In today's world, compared to the status of a 'young lady', 'strength' is far more reliable.

"However, if Sai Feier's family ever fell from grace, this young lady would surely still take up the path of a thief. After all, in Weng Faluos, aside from those senators who can firmly hold onto their wealth and power for a thousand years, who can guarantee they'll always stay on top? After all, even Aglaea has experienced family upheaval and struggled in the lower strata."

"But, big sis, if Aglaea had started out in the lower strata, could she still have become today's Goldweave?" Tazmi asked curiously.

"Mm… probably possible?"

Lei Ounai propped her chin on one hand, speaking in a languid tone that followed his train of thought: "If Aglaea came from the lower strata, she would likely rely on her own cleverness, starting from the most ordinary weaver, learning step by step, then gradually building her own workshop until she became the Aglaea we know today."

"Whether she fell from the clouds into the mud or climbed from the mud back to the clouds, that nobility in her soul has never changed. Although I've never been a young lady, I also feel that this nobility isn't wholly bestowed by her birth; it's something she gives herself."

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"They're all wishes meant to make people smile."

Bai'e nodded: "I think the same way. These wishes… aren't heavy things; on the contrary, like the candy wrappers that the children of Aolixie enjoy, they sparkle even more in the sunlight."

"'Embrace', 'healing', and… well, how to describe it, 'a life free of restraint'?" Bai'e gave a slight smile. "In short, it can be understood as them wanting a gentler world."

Bai'e's next stop was the "Weaver" and the "Artisan"; asking about their wishes, Aglaea lowered her head and pondered for a moment.

"'Speaking of wishes, I have no personal wish; only the Recreation of the World is my sole ideal… but if I could weave a brand‑new future, I hope Kaines and her purges can never enter.'"

"This group of ugly vermin does not deserve to appear again in Aohema under the guise of 'human governance'."