“Welcome back!”

When Fang Zheng and the others returned to the castle, the first person to greet them was the black rider, Astolfo, who was thinking, "How could she be a girl if she was so cute?" He came running to Fang Zheng, staring at him with eyes wide open and shining.

"You guys are amazing! I didn't expect you to kill Saber so quickly! Hey, how did you kill her? Who was Saber on the red side? What treasure did she use? Tell me about it!"

"Um……"

Hearing RIDER's question, Fang Zheng pondered for a moment and then spoke.

"Red Saber is a very difficult enemy."

"Uh-huh."

"He is eight feet tall and his waist is also eight feet."

"Hmmm... hm? Isn't that square?"

"Four-sided is four-sided, really, there is an octagon. Let me tell you, what about his swordsmanship? It is known as the Dugu Nine Swords, the only one in the world! When he swings that sword, within a hundred miles, whether it is humans, animals, shrimps, scales or fleas, they will all be reduced to ashes. Do you know that?"

“Wow…!”

Hearing Fang Zheng's words, Astolfo was immediately excited, and the people behind him showed complicated expressions - Illya was stunned, looking like she didn't know what to say, and Xiao Hei covered his mouth and laughed. Shiono looked at Fang Zheng blankly, then looked at Astolfo, with a puzzled look on her face. As for Kuang San, she stood by with an elegant smile as always, smiling but not saying a word.

Fang Zheng used gestures to describe their battle to RIDER.

"This battle was truly earth-shattering. You don't know, Golden Lion King... No, Red Saber suddenly used the Kongtong Sect's unique martial art, the Seven Injury Palm. It is said that practicing one move can cause seven injuries, and all seven will be injured. It is extremely powerful and has many variations..."

"Hmm? Seven Wounds Palm? Doesn't Saber use a sword?"

"Hey, listen to me."

Fang Zheng waved his hand, interrupting Astolfo's questioning.

"But my servants are not to be trifled with. Facing Saber's attack, Zhang Wuji... no no no, ASSASSIN was not in a hurry. He rounded his palms into a shield and used the Great Shift of the Universe to neutralize the power of the Seven Wounds Fist into nothingness!"

“Ohhhhhh!!”

"Then I saw my ASSASSIN fighting and defending, and he shouted loudly. In an instant, ghosts filled the field. Saber had no way of distinguishing which one was the real ASSASSIN. He stomped his left foot on the ground and shouted, 'Master, show your power!' It turned out that Red Saber was possessed by a spirit...!"

“…Ohhhh!!”

Astolfo clenched his fists and was very excited while listening to Fang Zheng's explanation. Illya beside him lowered her head with a red face, while Xiao Hei beside him even covered his stomach and laughed so hard that he could hardly breathe.

And Shion looked at Fang Zheng who was explaining to Astolfo with saliva flying all over his body, then reached out and tugged at the corner of Kurumi's clothes beside her.

"Sister Kuang San, is that person really that powerful?"

“Well… just listen carefully, Yoshino… fufufu…”

"???"

Different from the expressions of the people behind Fang Zheng, Astolfo seemed to be completely attracted by Fang Zheng's description at this moment, and kept urging him to continue.

"So what then?"

"Red Saber had the chance to take action. He did have many chances to kill ASSASSIN. He could even make it impossible for ASSASSIN to fight back. But he deliberately missed the chance!"

"Why?"

"Because he always wanted to take a gamble!"

"Bet? What?"

"Betting on whether he can dodge ASSASSIN's attack!"

"So ASSASSIN uses a knife?"

“That’s right!”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng snapped his fingers.

"Of course he doesn't believe the saying 'Xiao Yi's flying knife never misses its target'. He doesn't believe it - he doesn't believe anyone. There is nothing in this world that he can believe in."

"And what was the result?"

“He lost.”

Having said this, Fang Zheng raised his head, looked at the ceiling, and let out a long sigh.

“Life is equal, especially in the face of death, everyone is equal, but some people insist on waiting until the end to understand this truth.”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng patted Astolfo on the shoulder.

"Okay, that's it. This is the whole process of our battle against Red Saber. Well, we are also very tired, so let's go and rest first."

"Thanks, hahaha, now I have good news to tell Master."

After listening to Fang Zheng's nonsense, Astolfo nodded with satisfaction, and then turned around and left in a hurry. Seeing that this trouble had been fooled away by him, Fang Zheng was relieved, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead - apart from anything else, storytelling is really a physical job.

"It was a thrilling battle."

At this moment, Fiore appeared from the other side of the corridor. She was sitting in a wheelchair, looking at Fang Zheng with a smile on her face - as for what she was smiling at, Fang Zheng had no idea.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Fang Zheng."

"You're welcome, Miss Fiore. This is the Holy Grail War after all, and this is what I should do."

"Even so, you have greatly increased our chances of winning, right? Red Saber is very difficult to deal with. If we encounter it on the battlefield, I'm afraid there will be more losses. Here, on behalf of Qianjieshu, I would like to express my gratitude to you, and..."

At this point, Fiore's face suddenly turned red. She lowered her head a little embarrassedly and nodded her fingers.

"Well...if you have time, could you please have afternoon tea with me?"

What is going on here?

Fang Zheng was stunned by Fiore's invitation. He admitted that this young lady was indeed interesting, but he and her had no connection except for that conversation. And now, why would this young lady want to invite him for afternoon tea? She shouldn't be stupid enough to try to get any information from him.

"Then I'll take them back first, Mr. Fang Zheng."

But before Fang Zheng could answer, Kuang San smiled and spoke. She smiled at Fang Zheng, then took Shion's hand, and walked to the other side of the corridor with the other three children like a sister. Looking at Kuang San's back, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders, and then he looked at Fiore again.

"Of course not."

"Then please follow me."

As she spoke, Fiore turned her wheelchair to the other side, and Fang Zheng reached over and held onto her wheelchair.

"If you don't mind, let me do it."

"Excuse me, Mr. Fang Zheng."

Fiore had no objection to Fang Zheng's suggestion, so under her guidance, Fang Zheng pushed the wheelchair towards the garden on the side of the castle.

"But I never expected Miss Fiore to invite me to have afternoon tea with her."

Fang Zheng said casually as he walked towards the courtyard. He glanced around and didn't see ARCHER. But Fang Zheng knew that her Servant must be observing everything in secret. It seems that since she chose to let the Servant become a spirit instead of showing up, it means that she has something to say to him in private? But what exactly does she want to tell him?

According to the mission given by the dice of fate, Fang Zheng's identity should be a magician from a magic family that is allied with him in the Thousand Worlds Tree. Could it be that there is some hidden secret behind this?

"Um……"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Fiore nodded vaguely.

"I want to... know more about Mr. Fang Zheng. Although Uncle Danik has promised you, he also said that I should make my own decision..."

"Promise? What promise?"

"Ah, you don't know yet?"

Hearing Fang Zheng's question, Fiore raised her head like a frightened kitten, and then she waved her hand hurriedly.

"Well, if that's the case, then just pretend I never said anything. Sorry, Mr. Fang Zheng...ah."

As they were talking, the two had already arrived at the courtyard, but to their surprise, when they arrived at their destination, they found a figure sitting there, drinking and admiring the scenery in front of them.

That was none other than Danic's Servant - Vlad III.