Chapter 3720: Past Events, Past Lives

Only then did Lei Qianya release Xia De, her eyes blurred with tears:

"Were those who participated in the assassination tonight all ordinary people?"

"They were all ordinary people. Although the bullets used by a few of them had some issues, this was still an assassination of an ordinary nature, which is why the Church only intervened after receiving news from Schluch Lake."

"Strictly speaking, aside from my own spellcasting, no one involved in this matter operated with anything related to spirits or elements. If it weren't for confirming the connection between Mr. Snake and this incident, the Zhengshen Sect would have had absolutely no reason to intervene."

Lei Qianya was extremely worried:

"If the 【Tyranny Club】 makes another wish to Mr. Snake, I fear there won't be a Xia De to rescue him next time."

Luweiya, however, believed there was no need to worry about this at all:

"That snake's power must have limitations; it cannot be infinite. At the very least, I don't believe a second assassination will occur in the short term. Otherwise, if it found someone with enough hatred for the world and let them make infinite wishes at a frequency of once every ten seconds, this world would have been destroyed long ago."

"What we should be more concerned about now is that 'Lion Lyon' of the Anru family. The information the Church found on the island is incomplete; no one knows if the 【Tyranny Club】 only wished to assassinate one king or both. Lei Qianya, Margaret is likely more anxious than you are. After all, the matter in Tobesk has ended, but Willandale will likely have to worry for a very long time."

Only after hearing her say this did Lei Qianya feel relieved. Luweiya then smiled and said to Xia De:

"In a sense, Xia De, you successfully saved the world once before the final chapter of destiny. Although mortals are destined to die, judging from the current world situation, Larus III absolutely cannot die at this moment."

What happened at Yodel Palace tonight will surely trigger a violent reaction across the entire Old Continent tomorrow. But the night was already deep, and Xia De had no intention of staying up to ponder these things. Although Luweiya still had a high interest in talking, Xia De still let everyone go to rest.

Luweiya naturally did not leave, so when the lights of Saint Deran Square were extinguished and both people and cat gradually entered dreamland, Xia De entered that dream of the apocalypse once again.

Now that March had begun, and Xia De had already met Adele, the long-haired Luweiya met her lover on the rooftop once more.

The story of destiny had reached its conclusion, and the long-haired girl did not have much she wanted to say this time. After throwing herself into Xia De's arms, she wanted to cherish the moment, but Xia De, having experienced tonight's assassination, had many things he wanted to ask:

"Luweiya, in the stories you experienced, did Larus III die in this incident? If I weren't there, I find it hard to imagine how he could have escaped this assassination."

Xia De already knew that the Ajelina of the past eventually completed the unification of the Old Continent, but for the little princess to ascend the throne, she could not bypass her father. So, either Ajelina took action, or Larus III died accidentally; now it seems the latter is more likely.

"Of course."

"Most of the time, Larus III doesn't even live to see the story of destiny. There are simply too many things in this world that can threaten a mortal's life. In an era when the Church's power is severely damaged, the safety of the royal family is also hard to guarantee."

The long-haired girl said softly while feeling the temperature of Xia De's soul. Xia De looked at the black sun hanging in the sky:

"So, tonight's assassination was not something that was bound to happen?"

"Xia De, the only things bound to happen are the stories of the thirteen acts of the Whispering Poetry; everything else is allowed to change—this is something I understood during the second Sixth Era."

Although he only asked about the Larus III of the past, the content she revealed still wove the sorrow and terror of an era when the Outlander was not present.

"There is one more thing. Today... yesterday afternoon, Claire told me about her advancement. She had a conversation with the version of herself killed by the Fated Death, and that corpse said some things."

"That was not a hallucination. The Claire Reinhardt I knew died exactly like that."

Luweiya did not want to discuss this topic. Countless people died in the stories of the Chosen Ones of the past, but the death of that Great Witch of the Sun was one of the few things that made even the long-haired girl feel heartbroken.

"The tree hole and the lost destiny caused her to accidentally arrive outside of time and space, and the card you brought back from the past anchored a point in time for her. She did not go to that non-existent time and space; it must be that the corpse came for some unknown reason. This is the only point in this matter that puzzles me; there must have been other forces involved."

"Actually, I encountered the 【God of Mist】."

Little Mia was taking a nap on the table in front of Xia De. Xia De nodded:

The long-haired girl said, then gave a rare piece of advice:

"Be good to Claire, protect her well... That God of Mist, did she help you once at Love Lake? Are you two that close?"

"This... it's hard for me to give you an answer."

Regarding the upcoming decisive battle of the destiny story, Luweiya did not have much to say. Resurrection, miracles—since Xia De had already secured the first two rings, she believed the third ring was no longer a problem:

"You will definitely condense your own Ring of Destiny. During the final act of every destiny battle, the people participating in the fight will suddenly condense a Ring of Destiny for various reasons; some because they have seen through their inner confusion, some because they have glimpsed the destiny of the future, and some are just lucky."

"Even I don't know if this is because the violent shaking of the web of destiny during the final act makes condensing destiny easier, or if the manifestation of Mr. Snake's true body allows mortals to glimpse the essence of destiny. But Xia De, if others can do it, you certainly can too."

And as the two held hands and looked at the black sun together, Xia De did not forget to ask Luweiya what her own destiny was:

"【The Fool】 is the first ring. When the opportunity arises, I will return that half of 【Nobility】; that is your second ring."

Xia De's right hand held Luweiya's right hand, and the purple-eyed girl leaned into Xia De's embrace. Purple light shone on the backs of both their right hands.

"Then Luweiya, will your third Ring of Destiny also condense on its own?"

Luweiya shook her head:

"【Nobility】 is the destiny condensed on its own. As for the third ring... you don't have to worry; that is something I am bound to obtain. Even if others can never get a new Ring of Destiny, I will definitely be able to get it."

Xia De then did not ask further:

"Then regarding the High-Tier Sublimation Words, the one you possessed in the past, was the first half also 【The Fool Who Destroys the World】?"

"In every different Sixth Era, my Sublimation Words have changed. 【The Fool Who Destroys the World】 appeared once, but the second half this time will definitely not be the same as before."

Luweiya said, then added in a low voice:

"In the first story I experienced, the first half of the High-Tier Sublimation Words was indeed that. The complete sentence was 【The Fool Who Destroys the World, the Hope of the Broken World】."

"Destruction, world, fool, broken, hope—at the time, I didn't understand what this meant, but looking back now, perhaps from that moment on, destiny saw what kind of ending everything I did would lead to."

"But destiny didn't see my arrival."

Xia De whispered in her ear. That black sun flowing with fire hung in the distance of the dim yellow sky. Although this was only a false scene in Luweiya's dream, that sun still brought Xia De an incomparably terrifying feeling.

"The 【Oracle Square】 at the mountain peak ruins meets the conditions to summon you, and you have definitely defeated Mr. Snake. If possible, I want to summon you again this time. Paying with some luck as the price is worth it."

The long-haired girl held in Xia De's arms did not object. She looked at the sun with Xia De, and only after a long while did she say softly:

"Then what do you plan to do about the 【God of Misfortune】? What exactly is the purpose of that god's promised descent?"

Xia De revealed a smile:

"You don't need to worry about this; I will handle matters concerning the gods. The destiny of the apocalypse, the descending evil god, the dusk eroding the material world—I will solve all of these."

"Then what are you most worried about right now?"

She asked again, and Xia De rested his head on Luweiya's shoulder:

"Matters concerning myself... the truth seen after falling, what exactly is it?"

(Little Mia is running...)

The newspaper on Tuesday morning did not report the news of the attack on Yodel Palace, but no one doubted that the news would spread to every corner of the world within a day. The city-wide martial law had been lifted, and except for a small number of people in the core urban area of Tobesk, most people living in this city did not yet know what had happened last night.

During breakfast, Luweiya asked Xia De if he was going to leave Tobesk today:

"You've been dragged into this kind of matter; the Church will definitely come to ask questions. Will it be a problem if you're not at home then?"

"I already agreed with Lei Qianya's father last night. He will tell the Church that the questioning must take place at Yodel Palace because he discussed some confidential matters with me before the assassin appeared. Once the Church wants to find me, Galina will immediately send a notification to Schluch Lake, and I can just throw the glass slipper to return."

Luweiya rested her chin on her hand, watching Xia De check his mail across the table. Dorothy, who had just walked out of the kitchen wearing an apron, said:

"Then why don't I go to the snowy mountains with you? If the Church really wants to find you, let Galina go find Lei Qianya; that's more convenient than her entering the parliament."

"That's certainly no problem. But speaking of which, the decisive battle is about to begin, and the long-delayed Day of the Red Butterfly will have to be used. At that time, you and Lei Qianya will have to appear together..."

Xia De remembered the "special destiny" mentioned by Ms. White. Luweiya stood up at this moment to help Dorothy serve breakfast. He hesitated while holding the letter from Ms. Gao De, and then said to Dorothy:

"I might say something strange, but you have to promise me the following request."

The blonde girl joked with Luweiya beside her:

"Did you play a command game last night? Look, Xia De hasn't had enough yet~ No problem, go ahead."

"I promised you all that I wouldn't do that kind of thing from the Battle of Moon Bay again, but you also have to promise me that you won't try to merge souls with Lei Qianya again. I don't mean the fusion in the Chosen One form; I mean the most primitive fusion." ===== CHAPTER 3721 =====