Chapter 1484

"…Mm!"

"Xingqiri clutched his forehead in pain."

"You have a deep understanding of memetic essence—unexpected, but this farce is ending." The number of red jellyfish kept increasing, and in the blink of an eye they nearly covered the theater's sky. "The ocean we created for her wish, this endless journey… no one shall interfere."

"Xingqiri slowly opened his eyes. The power of 'Harmony' began to act upon him, temporarily suppressing the interference of Night Moon."

"She's here—this time, the target… is me?"

Footsteps familiar to Star echoed from behind. Xingqiri whipped his head around: "Star, there's no time left for tidying up. I've prepared other escape routes—wake from slumber, return to reality."

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Frieren's Funeral.

"Come on! Xingqiri!"

Restalk was so nervous his palms were sweating—this should be the closest Star has ever come to escaping trouble, right? Everyone's trying to help her withdraw.

"Do you still remember Ou Luo Ni Si's cries in the Ming Yun San Xiang Dian?" Frieren seemed to suddenly recall something and asked.

"Cries?" Filien frowned slightly. "Frieren-sama, are you saying… Ou Luo Ni Si kept calling 'Mother'?"

"Yes, back then Ou Luo Ni Si mentioned two titles: one was 'Father of Heaven,' the other 'Mother.' 'Father of Heaven' naturally refers to Fu Li, so what about 'Mother'? Looking now, the only thing that could be referred to is Night Moon… no, I should say San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue."

How could something that makes the Memory Titan call 'Mother' be an ordinary being?

When Night Moon transformed, Ou Luo Ni Si in the Ming Yun San Xiang Dian was directly swallowed and vanished by that Memory Tide—proof enough that her power far surpasses the Titan's.

"No wonder, so it's the fragment of 'Father of Heaven' Fu Li that gave birth to beings like San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue, the 'Children of Memory,' and these people are Ou Luo Ni Si's 'Mother'?" Restalk still didn't quite get it. "Then why didn't Ou Luo Ni Si call Xilian 'Mother'? Isn't Xilian also a 'Child of Memory'?"

Frieren shook her head: "Unclear. As fragments of Fu Li, I feel Xilian's existence is even more special than San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's. But in terms of power, the difference between her and Night Moon is still quite large… probably why Ou Luo Ni Si recognized San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue as 'Mother'."

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"Come, I'll take you away."

Star was about to reach out and take Xingqiri's hand when suddenly a disturbance came from behind. Before she could turn, countless tentacles surged from behind her, instantly wrapping around her waist and violently yanking her backward!

"Star!"

Seeing she was about to fall into danger again, Xingqiri hesitated no longer. A golden vine shot from his palm like a living snake, precisely wrapping around Star's left hand. But no matter how hard he pulled, Star couldn't budge.

"Leave?"

Night Moon approached slowly, holding her umbrella. A flash of red flower at her chest, and in the blink of an eye, the ice crystals beside her condensed into a prison, icy air seeping forth.

"You presumptuous 'Harmony' Walker…"

Night Moon snapped her head back, her blood-red eyes like a malevolent star ignited in the night sky: "By what right can you do this?"

Xingqiri still refused to let go, gripping the vine tightly. As the Heavenly Ring behind him suddenly flashed with golden light, two golden puppets sprang from the light and lunged straight at Night Moon.

"Next time…"

A flicker of mad laughter crossed the girl's face, and crimson Memory Tide surged like a tsunami from behind her!

"Or find a Memory Walker instead."

The vine in Xingqiri's hand snapped with a sound, and he himself was engulfed by the surging Memory Tide, like a leaf swept into it—no room left to retaliate.

And Night Moon…

She merely glanced back at Star, lightly touched her lips, and made a silencing gesture.

Light flashed in her red pupils, and the frost around her came alive, gradually spreading and growing, emitting fine, crisp 'crackling' sounds… until Star was completely covered and wrapped.

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Qin Shi Ming Yue.

"Ah… I failed! Guess I really do need a Memory Walker after all?"

Tianming slumped his head, looking utterly dejected.

"After all… we still need Black Swan Lady! Black Swan Lady, you absolutely must not let Night Moon look down on you! Otherwise she'll really think there's no one on the Xingzhou Train!"

However, after a moment of silence, Gai Nie slowly shook his head: "No, Tianming, her so-called 'Memory Walker'… is probably also a trap."

Tianming blinked: "Ah?"

"Night Moon has San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's memories, so she couldn't possibly not know there's still a card-playing Memory Walker on the Xingzhou Train." He looked down at the youth. "Tianming, would you willingly expose your weakness to your opponent?"

Tianming didn't even think: "Of course not!"

"The same logic applies to Night Moon—how could she possibly voluntarily reveal 'a way to rescue Star'? If she did, there'd only be one possibility—" Gai Nie paused, then said word by word: "That it's not a way to save Star, but a trap."

"A… a trap?" Tianming's face turned ashen in an instant, his lips twitching before he finally squeezed out: "But… Uncle, how then do we take Star back from her?"

"…"

Gai Nie didn't answer right away, instead silently raising his gaze to the stars above. Unknown how long passed—long enough for Tianming to think his uncle wouldn't reply—when he heard a soft sigh beside him: "Tianming, what if from the very beginning… there was simply no answer of 'using external force to pull Star out of Wengfaluo Si'?"

"None?"

"Mm." Gai Nie nodded. "I think trying to bypass Wengfaluo Si and directly pull her out with external force is just a shortcut attempt—outsiders simply can't grasp how deeply Star and Wengfaluo Si are bound. From the moment Star agreed to take Bai E's 'Burden of the World,' unless Wengfaluo Si is thoroughly resolved, Star and San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue cannot leave."

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"…Mm…"

"Xingqiri clutched his forehead in pain, and after a long while gradually adapted to the mental shock the Memory Tide inflicted on him."

"A hair's breadth from disaster—luckily I pulled you out in time." Black Tower crossed her arms, tone light but eyes heavy with concern.

"Mr. Walter… sorry, I failed to rescue her."

Walter furrowed his brow: "Is the source of this anomaly really San Yue?"

Xingqiri recalled his prior experience, tone hesitant: "It is… and isn't. That Memory Walker's appearance is identical to San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue's, but inside… I don't know how to describe it for now."