Chapter 1196: Predestined...... Small Assembly

Predestined...... Small Assembly

Today, Xiang Honglin was unusually restless.

Although the venue for the Predestined Ones was still "personally" arranged by her, she grew nervous upon receiving Cheng Shi's message that they were to hold a meeting immediately. Of course, this nervousness certainly wasn't directed at the unknown Predestined companions, but rather at... Them.

Xiang Honglin was just not good at using her brain, not lacking one. After experiencing several cosmic upheavals and the fall of gods, she had long since seen that the so-called end of this game must be to break the shackles of the existing world and rush toward a shore she could not foresee.

But the existing shackles were not so easily broken. Not to mention that there was a high and lofty Creator in the real universe, even in this starry sky before her, gods were still the masters of the cosmos. Wanting to break free from the chains meant becoming enemies with some gods, or perhaps all of them.

She herself counted as half a god candidate; at least in terms of "rules," she was still qualified to challenge Them. Cheng Shi went without saying; as the only person who had already played a hand at the gods' table, he was the leader of this will to break the cosmic shackles.

But what about the others?

If the Fate Weaver wanted to show her cards, it meant the Predestined Ones' subsequent actions would likely defy the will of certain gods. Before meeting them, she wasn't sure if these unknown companions could stand together firmly and unitedly.

She could only rely on 【Fate】 and believe that every one of these people was a fighter who would charge forward without hesitation!

After hanging up the phone, Xiang Honglin arrived at Tao Yi's barren mountain vegetable garden at the first opportunity. At this time, the barren mountain was no longer barren; nourished by divinity, prosperous green plants almost covered the entire hilltop. At a glance, it was thriving, with no more signs of decay.

When Xiang Honglin arrived, Tao Yi was picking in the fields. Seeing the leopard's anxious face, she jumped in front of her in a few bounds. Before the other could ask, she tilted her head and smiled:

"The venue is set up; we can hold the meeting anytime. For example...... now."

Hearing the confirmation, Xiang Honglin breathed a sigh of relief, then wrinkled her nose and sniffed:

"How did you know there was going to be a meeting? I just made a phone call and didn't even touch anyone else; how could I still have his scent on me?"

Tao Yi pinched a twig from a vine, shook her head, and laughed:

"Just because your sense of smell is sharp doesn't mean everyone else is like you, okay?

Besides the gathering of the Predestined Ones, I can't think of a second reason that would make you rush over so anxiously.

Speaking of which, was setting up the venue really the first test the Predestined Ones gave me?

Don't tell me some people were too lazy to do it and outsourced such a big project to me, Ah...... Baldy?"

"Ahem...... well, the grass is quite grassy, and the flowers look like flowers too."

The big cat changed the subject with an awkward expression, pacing back and forth in front of Tao Yi, occasionally raising her claws to hook the vines, muttering irrelevant things like "What is this, it's quite pretty," "And what's this, not bad either," "Hmm, but none of them are as pretty as you."

The little fox didn't expose her, just put away the picked twigs and asked seriously: "When?"

The big cat paused her steps and looked back: "Today."

"Now?"

"Yeah, shall we go?" As she spoke, the big cat cut open the void with her sharp claws.

Tao Yi clearly looked a bit nervous too, but she still nodded and stepped in behind the big cat.

The void, a place unknown.

As a top-tier peak player, and even the highest combat power in this game, Xiang Honglin was clearly not as restrained when facing players as she was at the Gods' Covenant Assembly.

She walked casually through the pitch-black corridor and soon arrived beneath a door that was infinitely high. Looking up at this gate that would make even a giant crane their neck to see, Xiang Honglin's heart skipped a beat. She felt that her trust in the little fox's aesthetics and design was facing a crisis.

"Little Yi, this is just a door, right? The venue is inside?"

Tao Yi narrowed her eyes, smiling like a fox.

"Of course. Or do you want to hold the meeting on the door panel?"

"Phew—that's good, that's good." Xiang Honglin breathed a sigh of relief, pushing the door hard while asking in confusion, "But why design the door so high?"

Tao Yi pointed to the countless stars on the door and explained seriously:

"Fate is like the stars, visible but unreachable.

If one could see the end with mortal eyes, how could it be called 'Fate'?

Furthermore, everyone attending is a lucky person blessed by 【Fate】, with the Benefactor shielding everyone from the wind and rain. Since the interior is sheltered from the elements, I erected a large gate outside the venue to match.

Pushing open the door of 'Fate'—this is what it means to be a Predestined One."

This interpretation of 【Fate】 made Xiang Honglin feel a little happy. She thought such an answer should satisfy Cheng Shi, so she exerted strength in her arms and slowly pushed open the heavy door.

Starlight fell like rain, illuminating the round table in the center of the venue. To Xiang Honglin's surprise, there were already several hooded Predestined Ones sitting in the venue. Although the number looked much smaller than she had expected, that wasn't the point. The point was, besides that round table, where was everything else!?

Huh?

Why is there only one round table!

And looking at the style of this round table, the layout of the tabletop, the carved patterns...... isn't this just a gambling table!

Don't tell me the venue for the Predestined Ones only has a gambling table!?

"Tao Yi!!!" Xiang Honglin's face turned dark. She rubbed her eyes in disbelief and growled through gritted teeth, "Give me an explanation!

You put a gambling table in the gathering place of the Predestined Ones!?"

Tao Yi retreated slightly to put some distance between her and the big cat, covering her mouth and laughing softly: "Hmm, that's right. Don't you think everyone bringing a pair of dice to a meeting looks a lot like gathering to gamble?"

"???"

Xiang Honglin glared "angrily," wishing she could drag the other out and give her a good beating: "Is this your piety? Is this your understanding of the Predestined Ones?"

"Yeah, randomness is the authority of 【Fate】, and gambling is the theme of the Predestined. I think it's very reasonable."

"You......"

The big cat's world collapsed. She suspected that her best friend had never believed in the test of the Predestined Ones she had mentioned from the beginning, and that setting up such a table was just to trap her.

Think about it, when Cheng Shi sees this gambling table, he'll probably be stunned for a moment too. But once he thinks that this venue was set up by the big cat......

Hmm, reasonable.

Damn, fell for the little fox's trick!

Xiang Honglin gritted her teeth and turned back, wanting to give Tao Yi a piece of her mind, but just then, Cheng Shi arrived!

He stepped into the void according to the method left by the big cat. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw the eye-catching gambling table inside the huge door. At first, he raised his eyebrows slightly, feeling quite interested, thinking this design had quite the 【Fate】 characteristic—aren't the Predestined Ones supposed to gamble on something big!

However, when he saw the few figures sitting around the round table......

"???"

1, 2, 3, 4, 5......

That's not right. Aside from the big cat and the wood spirit at the door, and setting himself aside, when did the Predestined Ones have so many people?

I didn't come to the wrong place, did I? ===== CHAPTER 1197 =====