Ni Ji sat in his secret room.

In a dimly lit room with closed doors and windows, a sentry sat in front of an operating table, polishing a pair of small metal rings.

The screens of both personal terminals were lit up, and the one that belonged to the adjutant of the Royal Guard was constantly sending various work forms.

The one who was secretly contacting his partner, voice messages scrolled on the screen.

"After so many years of preparation, it's time to act."

"Weapons and ammunition are well stockpiled. My brothers here are willing to fight at any time."

"We? The sentry just took down a new contaminated area. Haha, this time I took all the plasma cannons. I only handed in one that was unusable."

"The receiving officer sent by the White Tower has no objection?"

"That so-called high-ranking official of the Empire was easily dealt with with a few Imperial coins. You know, those people don't care about the Empire's military at all, they only care about their own pockets."

"We have collected a lot of treatment capsules here as well. We also have sufficient supply of treatment fluids. But in order to keep these things, I emptied my pants. The guy who came to our sentry post was really greedy."

"Anyway, everything is ready. Damn it!"

Everyone spoke with gritted teeth, and some people couldn't help laughing excitedly.

Having been suppressed for too long, the blood has already been ignited.

Others were busy uploading all kinds of information and intelligence. About the White Tower, about the Queen, about the entire upper structure of the Empire.

"The latest internal structure diagram of the White Tower. All possible escape routes are marked. Many of the sentries on duty are our own people."

"The patrol schedule in Kyoto can also be adjusted at any time."

“It’s time to act.”

“It’s time to act.”

"Brothers? You are all tired of waiting."

"We have endured so much hardship over the years, and no one can take it anymore."

Everyone is talking.

The conversation on the screen kept scrolling, and those who joined the group chat were all core figures in various underground organizations.

Ni Ji heard several familiar voices, such as the big scepter far away at the border, and Ji Xuan who was lurking back to Kyoto.

He even heard the voices of Du Yuanyuan and Yun Luo from the Royal Guard.

Although they used software to hide their faces and voices, Ni Ji was still able to identify several of them from their tone of voice.

The team is growing like a snowball.

Even nobles like Yun Luo joined in.

Everyone's blood is hot, and the years of suffering have turned into magma surging underground. Too much hatred, too much injustice in the world. The bones and flesh of countless relatives and close friends have gathered into a torrent.

The anger has been suppressed to the extreme point and can no longer be suppressed. It is about to explode at any time and anywhere.

Ni Ji blew away some debris from the motorcycle and held up the small ring on his finger in front of his eyes to take a look.

The light from the personal terminal screen shone on his eyebrows and on the small metal ring on his finger.

It looked like they were making a pair of rings. They were not yet completely finished, but the edges were finely polished and inlaid with gemstones.

"You and this love brain, what time is it now, and you still have time to mess around with this kind of thing."

The red knife he carried with him kept making noises while he was working.

"Let him do it, let him do it. I love to watch."

The black knife on the knife rack had a strange eye open as it spoke, and that eye moved back and forth up and down the blade.

Ni Ji lowered his head, looking for a suitable spot and gesturing. He was ready to find a suitable spot on the inner circle of the ring to engrave his name.

"I have given her very little." The sentry fiddled with the pair of unfinished rings in his hands. "I am no longer a qualified boyfriend. At least I should have prepared this."

Black Knife's eyes wandered from the handle to the tip, and then from the tip to the handle, trying to find an angle that would allow him to see more clearly.

"What's the point of doing this? Can you muster up the courage to propose? I always feel that it will be the Kraken who will take your hand and put the ring on your finger first. You just need to blush and nod shyly."

In the dim light of the screen, the sentry's fingers paused in front of the console, a sign of impending rage.

Hong Ren snorted, "You are both an adjutant of the Royal Guard and an undercover agent of an underground organization. Aren't these two identities busy enough? If you can find time to do this, why don't you let her wait for two years and then accompany her after you're done with your work?"

"If you have someone you really like, what would you give her?" Ni Ji asked them.

Someone I like? What a joke. How can I have someone I like?

But it liked the sentry chatting with it, so it decided to give him some face and think about it seriously.

"That's probably blood for her to drink. The best thing in the world is delicious blood." said Hong Dao.

"Maybe I'll share my little reed with her, hehe." Black Knife on the knife rack laughed.

"So, everyone will give the most precious thing to the one they love." The busy sentry said, "What I lack most now is time, so I should spend my most precious time on her."

"Wow, this fish is actually quite good at speaking for me. I'm really moved by what it said."

"You must take me with you next time you go on a date. Why do you always take that idiot who only knows how to drink blood? By the way, have you been on a date yet?"

"Why should I take you with me? I am the best on the battlefield."

"You don't like romance dramas, don't you just like to watch him do big things?"

"Who doesn't like it? Who doesn't like bound tentacles and that?"

"Sister, stop arguing. Actually, a sentry can carry two knives when he goes out, right?"

In the dim secret room, all kinds of cold weapons were flashing coldly in the corners.

In front of the operating table, the sentry looked focused, with the instruments in his hands clanging non-stop.

The screens of the two personal terminals lit up alternately, and the ding-dong sound of reminders kept ringing.

The demon swordsmen? They are talking nonsense to each other.

In the small secret room, there was a lot of noise and confusion.

Amidst the noise, Ni Ji suddenly heard someone calling his name.

The voice was not loud but gentle, coming from the street below the building, blending into the conversations of the people passing by.

Just one shout,

Ni Ji's fingers paused, and the next moment, the figure beside the workbench disappeared. The sentry appeared on the balcony of the upstairs bedroom, stuck his head out, and leaned over to look down.

The building where he lived was about twenty to thirty meters above the ground.

But the sentry still saw his guide among the crowd coming and going at the bottom of the tall building.

She stood by the road, looked up, and smiled when she saw herself.

Ni Ji's heart became very soft at that moment.

When we first met, I took a quick glance at Lin Yuan in the crowd. Walking through the corridor, he looked like an expressionless guide, as if he was wearing an exquisite ceramic mask all the time.

At that time, she didn't like to laugh, didn't care much about life and death, and even didn't care about her own life.

But now she would show him such a beautiful smile, with a bright light in her eyes, which made his heart beat fast.

Ni Ji jumped down from a tall building, skillfully dissipating most of the impact when landing, and stood up in front of Lin Yuan with a nimble posture.

It only scared an old man who was covered in dust nearby.

"Are young people nowadays so flamboyant when they are in love?" The old man shrank his neck.

Good? Good? Why don't you walk up the stairs? You have to jump to get to such a high building. It's so scary.

"Are you free tonight? I want to go out with you." Lin Yuan said. She spoke as directly as before and never beat around the bush.

"We? It seems like we haven't even dated yet."

The dagger on Ni Ji's waist made a strange sound, "A good date? Ah, a good date, just now we were still talking about a date... mmm"

Ni Ji put his hands behind his back and held the handle of the knife to prevent it from saying anything nonsense.

"Of course. Wherever you want to go, I have time."

Lin Yuan was wearing casual clothes today. The soft gauze skirt just covered her knees, revealing her slender and straight calves, and she wore a beige sleeveless short T-shirt. She pinned her long black hair behind her ears, wore a small hairpin, and wore a pair of walking-friendly sneakers.

She looked like she had dressed up specially to meet me.

Ni Ji kept one hand behind her back the whole time, and her fingers repeatedly rubbed the pair of rings in her palm.

It hasn't been polished yet, it's too rough, and the name hasn't been completely engraved. I haven't prepared myself mentally, I haven't memorized the lines, and the environment is not right.

I shouldn't have taken it out so hastily, kneeling in front of her and saying those words. Ni Ji curled her fingers and carefully put the pair of rings into her pocket.

Even just thinking about it, my heart started beating violently in my chest.

Among the crowd, the tall, steady-footed sentry had his neck reddened without realizing it.

"I don't have any particular place I want to go, I just want to go for a walk with you."

Lin Yuan thought for a moment and raised a finger, "Well, if possible, let's find something delicious to eat."

Ni Ji took her to a busy night market.

The capital of the empire is probably the safest place in the world. Countless people are constantly pouring in, clustered in a small circle, living side by side.

Away from the tranquility and peace of the aristocratic circle around the White Pagoda, the night market in the civilian area is bustling with people.

People selling snacks, trading goods, and looking for workers crowded on both sides of the road.

Some people are secretly selling contraband items found in polluted areas.

Some ragged children were moving about in the crowd.

Be extra careful with them, as many of them are petty thieves who are forced to steal due to their livelihood.

In the slums here, most people are so poor that they can't even afford to eat. There are not many snack stalls and the prices are not too expensive. Most of them are handmade traditional snacks.

But Ni Ji seemed to have been there before and knew every specialty dessert shop like the back of his hand. He led Lin Yuan through the streets and alleys.

Soon, Lin Yuan held a paper bag filled with various sweets in his arms.

Lin Yuan puffed up his cheeks all the way, his mouth made a crunching sound, and his face was filled with joy at having had a satisfying sweet meal.

Two people sat down at a dessert stall.

"The sweet soup here is the best in Kyoto. Try it." Ni Ji washed a bowl and a spoon and placed them in front of Lin Yuan.

"But I can't eat anymore." Lin Yuan touched his full stomach.

The stall owner was an old lady who enthusiastically brought two servings of sweet soup.

One bowl is white and tender lotus seeds mixed with red beans, topped with sweet smoothie and a few soft and glutinous taro balls.

There was also a bowl of golden fried mochi topped with caramel.

Lin Yuan's eyes lit up. He felt that his stomach could squeeze in some space.

I scooped a large spoonful of cold syrup into my mouth, squinted my eyes and enjoyed the sweetness melting on the tip of my tongue.

Swallow it, so happy.

In the distance, near the White Pagoda, someone is setting off fireworks. It seems like there is a banquet among the nobility tonight.

Today, Linyuan is able to get rid of the cumbersome invitations that it had to attend in the past.

But it was still enjoyable to watch the beautiful fireworks.

The rising Mars exploded with a bang in the night, and thousands of trees were covered with fireworks like rain.

Everyone couldn't help but look up and look at the scene of blooming flowers.

Lin Yuan moved closer amid the sound of fireworks and kissed Ni Ji.

The smoothie cooled the sentry's lips and teeth, and both of them had the sweet taste of red bean paste in their mouths.

This is a red bean paste kiss.

The crackling golden fireworks slowly fell down, and many people exclaimed.

There is only this one kiss in the world of two people.

Until the fireworks faded and the colorful flowers faded in the night, the people on the streets turned their gazes away and became lively again.

At an inconspicuous dessert stand by the road, the two lovers who were huddled together reluctantly moved a little further apart.

Dating is great, it's a sweet thing.

"Tomorrow, I'm going to the White Pagoda." Lin Yuan picked up the taro balls in the ice bowl with a spoon and said casually, "Your Majesty summoned me."

The smile that had been on Ni Ji's face froze.

"White Tower?" He hesitated for a moment and lowered his voice, "Can you find a reason not to go? Recently... His Majesty's situation in the White Tower seems to be a little strange."

"It is said that she has not allowed anyone to go up to the palace on the top of the tower for a long time. Even Commander Luther cannot see her. Her temper has also become very strange."

Lin Yuan puffed up his cheeks and ate slowly, his words unclear, "I go there often, is it okay?"

She did often go to the White Tower to stay with Her Majesty the Queen.

Ni Ji thought about it, and then made a cryptic sign language to avoid being seen, and said in a very low voice,

"Inside the White Tower? It's been very chaotic lately and not very safe... I have some plans."

Lin Yuan pressed a finger on his lips, blocking the words he was about to say.

"Don't say it." She looked at the sentry in front of her with bright eyes, "I know you have something to do. If you want to do something, don't say it in front of me."

Her eyes became sharp, clear, and calm at that moment.

She is a guide, going to meet His Majesty at the top of the White Tower.

If she had a conflict with that emperor, what Ni Ji said in front of her revealed even a corner of the secret.

It is possible that her Majesty read it when she was unconscious.

So don't say anything. Don't say anything.

She must go to the White Tower, the one ray of hope she has glimpsed in the future.

With a bang, new fireworks exploded in the night sky behind the two of them.

Lin Yuan pressed his fingers on Ni Ji's lips and said nothing more.

What she wanted to say and the emotions she wanted to express were all transmitted into the sentry's mind through the skin touched by her fingertips amid the brilliant fireworks.