Chapter 1624: Wengfaluo Si 3.7 (638)

Dan Heng and Star appeared ahead of them, the very scene of their carriage just having landed on Wengfaluo Si.

"No… I have to get you out first… hold on…!" Dan Heng struggled to carry Star out of the train.

"Do you remember? The grayish-white dawn, the moment that pierced the long night…… the spear of 'Conflict' nearly took Star's life——" Taizi looked up at Xilian, "It was you—'Impersonating' a deity—who lifted her form with your gentle gaze."

"Then, before the altar of Oulounisi… even the Titan of 'Ages' mistook your appearance."

"I never imagined our first encounter hid this layer of secret." Xilian also felt it somewhat unthinkable, she leaned in, clearly close enough to see the fine shadow cast beneath Star's eyelashes, yet it felt as distant as gazing across an entire Galaxy.

"The first time, and also the last… I saw you, Star♪"

Xilian sowed the ripples of cause and effect here, stabilizing Star's form, as a clear, pleasant wind chime sounded, their memories vanished here.

"... The melody in memory, I've received it."

Taizi watched the fading memories: "Thus, 'Miracle' temporarily escaped 'Death'……"

Xilian smiled knowingly: "The task of leaving her in the world of the living, I'll entrust to past Xia Die."

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Fate/Today's Meal at the Emiya Household

"Reversing cause and effect…… the power of 'Memory' is truly miraculous." Archer glanced meaningfully at Gu Chu Lin, "Lancer, it's actually quite similar to the principle of your demon spear."

"Exactly, but upon closer examination there are still differences. Though both reverse cause and effect, the Spear of Piercing Death's Thorn, when confirming the result of 'piercing another's heart,' might possibly be dodged."

Archer raised an eyebrow: "Are you sure it's just 'possible'? I recall never having landed a hit. If back when facing Lao Ao Di you could have pierced his heart with one shot, you wouldn't have had to face those disgusting worms."

"Even if that guy's heart were pierced, he wouldn't die; only a military Noble Phantasm could kill him." Lancer couldn't be bothered to argue about the battle situation then, after all, they could no longer return to the universe for another Holy Grail War.

"But speaking of which, it's surprising that 'Memory' could possess the power to transcend time and seal causality. It seems that pathfinders like Black Swan have never touched the essence of this path."

Rin Tosaka said lightly: "But this can't be blamed on her; Black Tower only uncovered these secrets in Erudition Venerate's mind, finally figuring it out. Rather, it's Liu Guang Yi Ting that hid all this too well—deceiving others is one thing, but even their own people were deceived."

"No, the premise is that Liu Guang Yi Ting regards her as 'one of their own.'" Lancer's mouth curled into a cold smile, "Even though we currently have little information on Yi Ting, as observers we can see Yi Ting's interior is not unified, with radicals and conservatives; the Wu Luo Jing Zi in Yi Ting treat Memory Thieves as cannon fodder, and the Memory Thieves only realize they've been used upon death—a scattered mess."

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"The next memory segment is about San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue, this being her first time entering Wengfaluo Si."

"Damn, these monsters…… what on earth are they?!"

San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue vigilantly eyed the two monsters before her, immediately preparing for battle: "Don't even think about knocking down this young lady! Before finding a way to help Star and Dan Heng…… I absolutely won't fall! Got any complaints, take them up with Liu Xiang Bing!"

Taizi: "For a full 97 days, San Yue Qi Yue Yue Yue Yue Yue traversed Wengfaluo Si, solely to find a way to save her companions. With the bow and arrow in her hand, she harshly punished those blocking the road——"

Xilian nodded: "So that's why. My ability to draw the bow so skillfully is all thanks to San Yue."

Another clear wind chime sounded.

"Such a pleasant single tone, I've received it. Thus, in the 'past' memory, you grasped San Yue's superb archery…… and that arrow carrying golden smoke will, in the 'future,' streak across the Starry Sky, becoming the dawn of the Galaxy♪"

"The third memory segment involves Ji Zi and Black Swan, at this time they were discussing the path of Wengfaluo Si."

"Three intertwined paths entwine Wengfaluo Si, together composing the world's fate——according to your words, ordinary pathfinders leave no traces in mirrors, so…… in this isolated star system, at least three beings comparable to 'Envoys' have been born."

The Black Swan in memory added: "Even, possibly it's the Star God's own descent."

"To have Wengfaluo Si favored by the stars, 'Memory' sought aid from the Galaxy. Unfortunately, the Scepter's resistance was too strong: even 'divinities' could only send a fleeting meme to kindred spirits……"

Speaking of this, Xilian couldn't help but feel fortunate: "Fortunately, Heitian E seized this instant."

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Blessings for This Wonderful World!

"Hurry up and apologize to Heitian E!"

"I, I didn't slander her at the time!" Hui Hui guiltily turned her head, her gaze looking elsewhere.

Thinking that the Galaxy brushed past Destruction while everyone was unaware, He Zhen Yi felt a surge of lingering fear. The disaster caused by Tumu wasn't just killing him, but also killing deities like A Ku Ya along with the world.

If only he himself died, A Ku Ya could still use magic to revive him, but if the deity were destroyed along with the entire world, then there would be utterly no remedy.

"If the train crew hadn't chosen Wengfaluo Si, the Star Core Hunters should have intervened like they did on Xianzhou…… only this time the Star Rail's chosen target happened to match Ailiou's conception." A Ku Ya seriously pondered for once, "Moreover, I think Ailiou this guy is probably also related to 'Memory'! The Wu Luo Jing Zi disguised as a black cat!"

"No, upon careful thought Ailiou and 'Memory' are still different, and the difference is not small." Ke Si Te thought briefly, "Ailiou sees what has not yet happened, the countless branches before possibility collapses. While Wu Luo Jing Zi involves causality, preserving the past."

"Moreover, Xilian is clearly a Wu Luo Jing Zi, a fragment of the Star God's divine body; currently, Wu Luo Jing Zi appear as pink-haired girls——of course later developments don't rule out other hair colors or males, but I feel it definitely won't be a black cat."