Feeling sad
Sure enough, after going around in circles, I still couldn't get around the place where it all started.
Moreover, compared to the Dean Fises who was originally the most suspicious, Ximu always felt that this kind of selfish and decisive execution that disregarded the lives and deaths of others was more like the style of Vice Dean Mia Rhodes described by the old man.
Has the closed Moon-Viewing Tower also become a cage?
Perhaps the game in the tower did not end with the death of the Moon Sage?
After all, Phises is a person favored by God. Perhaps after being attacked, he used some means to cover up his life, and it is unknown what he did when his opponent relaxed.
What about Miliana?
As a crucial yet most unconscious link in the entire plan, where is she now?
The Moon Viewing Tower happened to be mentioned, and they had talked about the ring before. Ximu remembered that he had not told Ruixia in detail about his previous speculation, so he took the opportunity to tell her his guess that Mia Rhodes had tampered with the ring and took advantage of the moment when the dean was in seclusion and only his sister Millianna was there to take care of him, and conspired with the killer to plot against his best friend.
Ruixia wasn't too surprised after hearing this. Perhaps he had similar suspicions himself - but the part about "collaborating with the killer" was obviously the first time he knew it in such detail.
Ximu was able to think of this because she was the eldest daughter of the Kelinlet family and this year's sacrifice. She felt the breath of the lost holy relic from this heretical land.
She could have, as before, subtly omitted the part related to her life experience from her narration. After all, generally speaking, the assassination was ultimately a conflict between the two deans, and her ancestors were just invited knives.
Can……
If all the people present at the time were imprisoned in the cage at the highest point, then her ancestors who might have already mutated would become their real enemies.
She didn't want to think about how terrifying the head of the Kelinlet family and the elite soldiers who were qualified to accompany him on the trip were.
She couldn't let her companions face this sudden and powerful enemy unprepared just for her own selfish reasons. If they wanted to target such an enemy, they had to coordinate the team in a targeted manner and raise everyone's tactical level to a higher level.
If you step into the battlefield without knowing anything, you will only die.
After hesitating for a moment and looking down at the other teammates who were concentrating on choosing weapons, Ximu lowered his voice and briefly told Ruixia about his background and the gaze from the "Thorn of the End" that he had clearly felt when he first arrived.
"...Although it happened a hundred years ago, the head of the family has always been the strongest in the family and must not be underestimated. Even if a method is found to enter the Moon-Viewing Tower, we must not be too reckless. We still need to make extensive preparations and relevant training in advance..."
Ximu spoke seriously, but Ruixia remained silent, just staring at her for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
She was a little confused and gradually stopped talking.
"...So, that's why you were injured so badly back then?" The young man looked at her deeply, as if wanting to shake her hand, but then let it go. "Is it because you went on a dangerous mission that you got injured like that?"
Not understanding why he suddenly thought of this, Ximu didn't know where to start and was speechless for a moment.
"Did you go there alone? Didn't you ask your tribe for help? Why didn't they rescue you?!"
Perhaps realizing that her question was a bit loud, Ruixia quickly lowered her voice, but her furrowed brow and unspeakable indignation did not lessen in the slightest.
"Such severe burns, and you fell into the water!—Are you always like this when carrying out missions for the family? Isn't your mother the acting head of the family? How, how could she let you go through life and death like this alone... As a mother, how could she, how could she bear to do that!"
No.
It's not because of the mission...
Because he didn't want Ruixia to be involved in too much of the cause and effect of their family, Ximu didn't mention the things that made him be chosen as a sacrifice, but he didn't expect that this would lead to such a misunderstanding.
But she didn't know whether she should explain.
He even remembered clearly how he looked when he was injured. If he told him that he was burned like that by the fire of God on the altar, the black-haired boy would probably slam the table and stand up on the spot.
She should say something.
She's fine.
It's nothing.
There are professional healers in the family who are no less capable than the priests in the temple. As long as the person is not dead, they can be saved.
The people in their family are so cold-hearted, as if gentleness is an insulting word. Even if they want to provide help, they always have to accompany it with a sarcastic expression to appear more sociable and appropriate.
Ruixia is obviously a child who grew up in a normal family. In his opinion, it may be natural for a mother to protect her child.
But their family is different.
Children who are weak, sickly, or have poor psychological endurance will naturally be eliminated.
Her younger brother Jie is the same.
If a child born with many illnesses wants to survive, he must find other ways to fight his way out - it's understandable that he resented her, after all, he was almost abandoned because of his illness.
He had no one to blame but his sister, who was born healthy despite being born from the same mother as him.
It's fine.
Killing, injury, and the entanglement of love and hate are all very common things in their family.
So - there's really no need to feel so sad for her.
She read the boy's heartache hidden beneath the questioning, and because of this, he was particularly at a loss.
Why would a person be sad about something that didn't happen to him?
The original Xi Mu might not be able to understand, but now Xi Mu has some vague answers.
Because Ruisha is a kind person.
Kind people will empathize with the suffering of others, not care about their own efforts, and when they get benefits, they will remember to share some with their companions.
But—she is not.
She had nothing to do with kindness. Not only did she have countless victims under her command, but in the beginning, she only joined him under the guise of repaying a favor because she had nowhere else to go...
Then why did she——
When she saw Ruixia being so upset for her, a huge wave of shock surged in her heart, which she didn't even know how to describe.
This was the first time in her life that someone openly felt sorry for her, even sad enough to loudly accuse her.
It was not until this moment that Ximu suddenly realized that her previous life could really be called "suffering", and that she could complain and cry to others.
It turns out that she wasn't born to sacrifice her life for her family.
It turns out... an executioner with bloody hands can also be pitied.
“…It’s all over.”
After looking at each other for a long time, Ximu reached out and gently patted the back of Ruixia's hand.
"Will you ever go back?"
The boy, who always had clear thoughts, had completely lost the main thread at this moment. He didn't care about being offensive or reserved. He grabbed Xi Mu with his backhand and urged him urgently: "No, you can't go back - you can't go back to a place that treats people as consumables!
"After we get out, come with me! My parents may be just adventurers, but they're members of the 'Evening Bell of the Night' and have friends all over the world. With them around, we'll definitely be able to avoid most of the pursuit. With your abilities, you'll definitely have a good life out there! That cannibalistic family, that cold-hearted family, will only wear you down to death. Don't be foolish!"
Although she had no idea what kind of organization the "Evening Bell of the Night" he was talking about was, Ximu smiled faintly just based on his deep concern and his determination to live and die with her.
After all, Ruixia knew only a limited amount. She had no idea how powerful the Kelinlet family was, nor did she know the intricate connection between her and that indescribable god...
At this moment, she didn't think that this beautiful idea could really come true in the end, but she was still grateful to Ruixia for painting another picture of life for her.
"I'm not going back."
Although she didn't know what the future would be like, since this was Ruixia's request, she had to fulfill it for him.
As he wished, he saw Ruixia's frown suddenly relax. He seemed to want to say something, but Ximu noticed something strange and suddenly looked to the side and behind them.
"……ah."
With a cry of surprise at being discovered, Molina, who was lying on the bookshelf not far away, raised her hand and calmly gathered the hair around her ears.
"I just came here to look for a book on the shelf, I didn't mean to eavesdrop on your conversation, okay?
"But then again, I really didn't hear anything... So, tell us what you were talking about in secret up there."
The short-haired girl grinned mischievously, and Ximu and Ruixia realized that they had unknowingly gotten too close to each other. They subconsciously loosened their grip and looked in different directions.
The two men who stayed behind were more reserved, but obviously curious. Zhui'en even pressed down his hat artificially, and then whispered to Sorens beside him. Judging from his lip movements, he seemed to be asking for gossip like "Are they usually like this?"
"Ahem...we didn't say anything. We were just studying the situation at the Moon Viewing Tower at that time."
Ruixia's cheeks turned slightly red. She pretended to cough twice and calmly brought the topic back to normal.
After synchronizing the latest progress in the analysis of the magic circle and the simulation of Xi Mu's assassination with other teammates, everyone who returned to the desk gradually stopped teasing and began to focus the discussion on "where Millianna is most likely to be."
"If I were Phises, I would definitely try to send her away."
Putting himself in the situation at that time, Ximu thought about it for a long time and finally came up with this idea.
According to rumors within the academy and Sorens' description, although this princess has lived in the magic academy for a long time, she has not made any outstanding achievements either in academic or practical fields. Perhaps it is precisely because she is simple and naive and has no combat power that Mia Rhodes is confident in using her as a springboard to implement his plan.
But because of this, once they completed the space transfer and entered the Moon Viewing Tower, all attention would be focused on Phises, and no one would pay too much attention to this insignificant princess.
Moreover, from the "auditory hallucinations" everywhere, it can be seen that although the attack was unexpected, there are still some forces within the academy organizing resistance. Perhaps it is because Millianna escaped and gave the warning in time.
"But, given his condition at the time, could he still have the energy to move such a living person away from Mia Rhodes's nose?"
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