Chapter 337 Another Key
When the illusion disappeared, the Chaos Beast had already carried the two of them for thousands of miles.
Looking at the still somewhat listless little girl in his arms, Luo Chuan rubbed his chin against the top of her head. "When I came here, I saw a hillside covered with Dew-Gathering Grass. Is the treasury of Pear Kingdom full now?"
"Shall I take you to get some new equipment?"
Luo Chuan spoke casually, as if he had simply taken his little girl for a rather unpleasant stroll down the street.
Huali shook her head. "Now is not the time. We have more important things to do."
The girl's eyes were still red, but her gaze had returned to its usual clarity and determination. She instructed, "Make a note of this place. We'll come back to pull it up after we finish our business."
Luo Chuan chuckled: "Okay."
On the other side, Ao Bai was tightly clutching the antique key, as if he had encountered top-quality catnip, rubbing against it affectionately.
"It's strange, whenever I hold this key, I feel like I can remember a lot of things."
“I’ve seen Ah Ling before.”
"And I don't seem to be a branch of the headquarters system. I feel very familiar with all of this place."
"This key seems to originate from the same source as me."
Hua Li noticed the excitement in Ao Bai's tone and thought for a moment, "That explains why the headquarters system was able to cut off contact with you so easily. It turns out you're an undercover agent."
"How could that be?!" Ao Bai immediately protested: "King Meow Meow is always true to his word! Even if I were an undercover agent, I would definitely be an undercover agent for the police."
Listening to the conversation between Huali and Aobai, Luo Chuan tapped the fat cat's head with his slender fingertips. "Speaking of which, there is something that I am very concerned about."
One was big, the other small, both blinking their large, bright eyes as they looked at him.
The Chaos Beasts also consciously shrunk their bodies, transforming into "Chaos Puppies," and neatly joined the formation.
"As the lord of all demons, I can perceive the existence of any spirit-bearing demon or intelligent beast in this world, regardless of its voice."
Luo Chuan leaned forward slightly, "But why is it that I can't understand Xiao Ao Bai's voice?"
Ao Bai: "Hiss—this fox spirit is indeed sharp."
Huali suddenly remembered.
Now that she has severed ties with headquarters, does that mean she can reveal some secrets?
But before that, she needs to examine herself.
First, without headquarters, will the Water-type Card mission still be able to successfully light up the stars?
And how are her stars and mission takers different?
And... what is most important to her?
Should I return to the home where no one is waiting anymore, or...?
Startled, Luo Chuan gently pressed his cool fingertips against Hua Li's brow. "If you don't want to talk about it, then don't..."
"No, I want to say..."
Huali got the answer in just a few seconds.
The future is uncertain, but the person in front of me is important.
"You can't hear me because Ao Bai isn't a spirit pet, but my system."
"System?" Luo Chuan repeated.
Hua Li opened her mouth to explain, but Ao Bai cut her off.
"Host, I...I...I think..."
Suddenly, King Meow Meow shuddered. His amber cat eyes instantly filled with chaotic and broken runes, as if something sealed away was struggling to awaken.
Meow King tried to hug Big Head, but failed because it was too round. He could only close his eyes, looking like he was constipated.
After holding it in for a long time, he finally spoke in a cryptic tone: "I sensed... a call."
"I sealed my memories... away... in the Ruins of Fallen Stars... in an attempt to save myself... sealing two fragments..."
Huali went from watching the old man on the subway looking at his phone to thinking, "This sage is amazing!" in just one second.
Ao Bai stretched out a small paw and pointed at the floating flower forest.
“Host, the other key is right there.”
In a flash, Huali suddenly realized that she had been ignoring something.
Why does she need to find the key?
What do you need to do to collect the keys?
Have you found the Book of the Goddess of the Luo River?
However, the Book of the Goddess of the Luo River was thrown in by a bird long ago, and there was never any need for these two keys to open it.
So, what is this key really sealing away?
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In another secret realm, the scenery was completely different from the cherry blossom streams that Karin had seen.
Qi Ran used up almost all her points before she could break through the double-layered barrier and enter the mirror.
The Buddhist nun had long since disappeared, leaving her alone to gaze upon the small town where the sounds of silk and bamboo instruments never ceased.
As the eldest daughter of the headquarters, the moment she entered, the headquarters system issued her a mission—find the key.
At this moment, Qi Ran looked at the woman in front of her, whose clothes were tattered and whose figure was graceful but who was like a puppet on a string, and her eyes flashed with complicated emotions.
A massive wood-elemental card deduction array took shape beneath her feet, and fragmented memories uncontrollably flooded her senses—
Under the moonlight, a handsome and powerful man quietly appeared at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.
The two played the zither in harmony, their flutes resonating with each other.
He admired her graceful dance moves and understood her loneliness stemming from her refined tastes.
Meeting, getting to know each other, promising each other, falling in love.
After the woman fell in love with him unconditionally and lit up the stars, the man gently left, and the phrase "the music has ended and the party is over" became the ending of the story.
The five exceptionally talented women with the destiny of the five elements—metal, wood, water, fire, and earth—are all like this.
The fortunes of an era are quietly supplied to the universe deep within the heavens through cards.
The fragmented memories came to an abrupt end.
"Why..."
The woman let out a broken, painful sob, her spirit broken, "If you never intended to stay with me forever, why did you provoke me in the first place..."
Qi Ran paused as she retracted the card.
She suddenly remembered her time traveling between different small worlds, but she couldn't recall any specific details.
In order to quickly detach themselves from useless emotions, each mission participant undergoes a memory cleansing upon returning to the universe after completing the mission.
I only remember what I did in this little world, but I can't remember the people who lit up the stars at all.
Now that the woman's faith had collapsed, her heartbreaking despair made her eyelashes tremble slightly.
Xiao Tong: "Host, this woman's lingering resentment is about to dissipate. She is not waiting for us. If we let her leave like this, the key will also disappear completely."
"Use the gold card to forcibly draw out the key."
The moment the key left her body, the woman let out a desperate and powerless sigh.
Qi Ran took the key.
It was icy cold, as if it still carried the temperature of the woman's last despair.
She looked ahead into the empty space, and her heart inexplicably tightened.
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