On the afternoon of February 1, 795 in the New Calendar, it was on the top of the mountain in Fenghua Town.
Panting heavily, Duan Qing finally stepped onto the stone slab of the summit square - although this was Duan Qing's third time coming to this place, looking at the strange building opposite the square and the tall stone statues on the other side, There was no familiar feeling to him.
Of course, he still didn't come alone this time - according to his original plan, Duan Qing had many questions that he wanted to find that woman to answer, so this visit was also included in his itinerary before leaving. middle. But in Duan Qing's heart, he didn't have much confidence to confirm whether the other party was willing to answer his questions, so this time he brought Nina, hoping that while the other party could help take care of the little girl, he could also improve himself a little bit. The good impression in that woman's mind.
The square on the top of the mountain is still empty. If it hadn't happened two days ago, this place would probably never be lively. Duan Qing looked at the little girl holding his hand, and after looking into Nina's bright eyes for a while, he reached out and put on her hood to block the howling wind on the top of the mountain.
Then he knocked on the wooden door of the library.
There was still no sound inside the library, but unlike the last time there was no response, this time the wooden door not only did not close, but also slowly moved backwards with the force of the knock. Duan Qing glanced into the room with some anxiety, and after confirming that nothing strange happened, he took little Nina's hand and slowly walked into the library.
"Excuse me!" he shouted softly.
There was still no answer in the small main hall, as if no one was there. Duan Qing looked around helplessly, then turned back and gently closed the wooden door, and led Nina to the center of the circular room. The sunlight shines in from the small window on the other side, leaving mottled shadows on the ground, which is a sign of the existence of the vines lying outside the window. On the inside of the circular floor, there are the rocking chair and small chair where the woman often sat. The round table was arranged in a complete arc, and as Duan Qing looked around, it extended to the wooden chair on the other side. Behind the wooden chair was another small door, and on the other side was a spiral staircase leading to the second floor. wooden ladder. According to Duan Qing's previous memory, the woman once told him that behind the small door was the real library, but based on his current knowledge, the authenticity of this so-called "library" is still open to question.
Because from the outside of the entire building, behind that door should be the outside of the house.
However, Duan Qing did not pay attention to the small door at this time, because at this time, next to the rocking chair, there was still a cup on the small round table where the woman often placed her wooden cup, and that White steam was rising from the rim of the cup, and the whole room was exuding a rich fragrance belonging to a certain drink.
"Is there anyone there?" After confirming that the woman was still in the house, Duan Qing had no choice but to shout at the top of his lungs: "It's me, I have something... I want to ask you for!"
No one responded.
After waiting for a long time, until Duan Qing wanted to give up, little Nina, who was holding her hand, suddenly raised her head and looked at the top of the spiral staircase - there was a wooden board there that opened silently, and then, a An old female voice came from there.
"come in."
Duan Qing looked at Nina, who also looked at him with bright eyes, so he shook his head and led her up the stairs.
The handrail on one side of the wooden ladder was very low and very narrow. When it reached the height close to the ceiling, it still gave people an unsafe feeling. However, Duan Qing did not focus on it at this time. He kept staring above him, trying to see clearly what was behind the entrance, but when he reached the end of the spiral staircase, the situation in front of him told him that what he had seen before was an illusion.
This is a spacious second floor.
The second floor is still a cylindrical room, similar to the structure of the first floor. Simple wooden walls surround a circular place. The difference from the situation on the first floor is that this floor seems to have no windows. There are only three or two curved old bookshelves placed against the wall, giving this floor a slightly bookish atmosphere. But in the center of the circular room, a black curtain surrounded the middle of the room. Although the curtain was not completely opaque, it was still difficult for people outside to see what was going on inside the curtain through the magic lights. There is a layer of mystery here.
But this is not the strangest thing about this room. Thanks to the strange little door before, Duan Qing noticed the discordant size of this second floor - this cylindrical room seemed to be different from the library that could be seen outside. The size of the building is disproportionate.
"Is there anyone in this world who can use space technology?"
"Time and space are things that only gods can control, and ordinary people cannot control them." An old female voice came from behind the curtain, and at the same time answered Duan Qing's question as if he was talking to himself: "Even if you have been practicing for a long time, Even the strong...cannot break through this shackles."
"Then what's the explanation for everything here...?"
"The flow of fate is the result of the interweaving of time and space, so for those who know fate, these are not difficult things." In the flickering of lights, a graceful figure sitting sideways suddenly appeared on the black curtain, He stood up slowly as the voice spoke: "You have to get used to this kind of thing, because in the future..."
“There will be more opportunities to come across.”
Duan Qing didn't speak anymore, because he felt an unusual meaning from these two sentences, but the other party didn't give him more time to think about it. He saw the black curtain suddenly lifted, and the man with a young face and voice But an extremely old woman walked out of it.
"Nice to see you again, favored by fate," the woman said, nodding to the little girl next to her.
"Um...I don't mean to offend your practice, but..." Duan Qing, not noticing the subtle change in the other party's attitude, hurriedly made his request: "I'm here today because I I have something very important to ask of you.”
He placed little Nina in front of him: "I hope... you can help us take care of her."
"Destiny has always been so magical." The woman's eyes were lowered, and she seemed to be in a wonderful state. However, it didn't take long for her to wake up from this state: "I didn't expect that your final fate, It still fell into my hands."
Duan Qing's body tensed.
"Don't be nervous, I don't have any ill intentions." The woman covered her lips with one hand and laughed softly: "And even if I had any ill intentions, you... wouldn't have a chance. "
So Duan Qing gave up resistance again.
"Come with me." The woman turned around and walked around the back of the curtain: "Let's go to the rooftop."
This sentence sounds so uncomfortable... Duan Qing curled his lips helplessly, then took little Nina's hand and followed her over. It was not until he bypassed the black curtain that he reached the wooden wall behind. Going up, I saw a small door similar to the one on the first floor.
Light escaped from the crack of the door - the woman opened the door and walked out slowly.
Duan Qing was familiar with the world outside the door. It seemed to be the place where the woman showed her power on the stage that night. The ring-shaped countertop is not big, but it also surrounds the central cylindrical shape. There are various potted plants on the outside of the countertop, as well as some utensils with unknown functions, and there are also large and small things in the middle. The box, I don't know what's inside. Duan Qing looked around, and then found something roughly understandable behind the left side - a long cylindrical object mounted on a tripod, which seemed to be a telescope.
He looked back at the center surrounded by the circular table and frowned with some understanding: From the outside, the size of the second-floor room was indeed very unscientific.
"You can see the whole picture of Fenghua Town here, so I like it very much." The woman didn't pay attention to Duan Qing's eyes looking around, and successfully attracted Duan Qing's attention back with one sentence: "Fenghua Town is a beautiful town. Towns, in my lifetime, have rarely seen places like this.”
Duan Qing wisely did not interrupt, so he had no choice but to follow the woman's wishes and look towards the city.
"It has been too long since Rama came to this place." Unexpectedly, the woman did not continue her emotion and went directly to the topic: "So this is his world."
"From taxation, to resources, to agriculture, handicrafts, and defense, he controlled everything."
"The surface of Fenghua Town is still peaceful, but that is the peace under his overlooking. Once there are discordant voices, a strong force will definitely appear to suppress these voices."
The woman turned to look at Duan Qing, who nodded solemnly, indicating that he understood what it meant.
"Over the years, not everyone has maintained the same trust in Rama, so naturally some people can discover the anomalies behind this peaceful town. Among them are people who maintain a friendly relationship with the mayor, and because of their closeness to each other , they discovered the existence of the problem earlier. Robin was such a person, and the path he chose after discovering it was also very extreme - he prepared for a period of time, then organized some people and carefully hid it, I hope to overthrow the other party’s emperor-like rule through secret investigations.”
"When Rama first discovered the existence of these resistances, he had no choice, because he was not fully prepared for the betrayal of his friends. But Rama is a person who is good at adapting to the situation and taking advantage of the situation - you should do this After learning about it, there happened to be an incident in which the Greenstone Village caravan was robbed. Rama had an idea and fabricated it casually, and a bandit gang that haunted Fenghua Town suddenly appeared. And as the so-called anti-crime efforts gradually intensified, those groups that secretly opposed Rama were slowly squeezed out, and finally had no choice but to withdraw from Fenghua Town and stay away from this place."
The woman put one hand on the edge of the railing: "For Yaski, that was the beginning of his final destiny."
"Well..." Duan Qing scratched his nose: "I understand the cause of the matter, but what I don't understand is, how could you..."
"Fate told me." The woman's voice became softer, and I don't know whether it was because of the strong mountain wind or because of her depression: "What the fate weaver sees is a destined and unchangeable fate, so we can only foresee , cannot interfere.”
She looked at the other party with an incomprehensible look: "Because our intervention is useless."
"I have foreseen countless fates in my life, whether it is about myself or others, poor or rich, they are the most elusive things in the world. Although I have seen everything, I dare not touch it at all. Touch them, because no matter how hard I try, what’s going to happen will still happen, and what’s going to be bad will still be bad.”
"The Destiny Weaver cannot use his abilities to change the world for the better," she said sadly.
"I'm sorry." Although he wanted to complain about something, Duan Qing held it in for a long time and could only say these four words.
"I originally thought that this was the fate of the Destiny Weaver, so I moved around many places, and finally settled in the oldest building in this town, preparing to spend the rest of my life, but my eyes were still wandering Tell me the fate that happened here. I can't change it, so I can only be happy for those good things and sad for those tragic things. This is the case when I see Rama, and this is the case when I see Yasqi. , the same thing happened when I saw Nina.”
She cast her eyes on the little girl next to her, who also looked at her curiously.
"You are the first person to escape your fate." The woman said.
"What?"
"Nina's life was supposed to end on January 29, 795 in the New Calendar." The woman's voice became serious: "I couldn't see a better fate than this result, so I chose to stand by and watch. But when you will When Nina was brought to the front of my cabin, I was extremely hesitant because...it was different from what I had seen before."
"In my prediction, there is no scene where you take her to the top of the mountain."
Duan Qing said nothing because he was speechless.
In the previous escape battle, Duan Qing subconsciously chose to escape to the top of the mountain. In his heart, he believed that this beautiful and gentle weaver of fate could help them at the last moment. Although the final result was indeed what he thought, there was a period of time in his heart when he was still a little desperate.
Why was that woman so indifferent to what was happening on her doorstep? Could it be that she is actually a heartless person? Or maybe she was actually Rama's accomplice - this was his worst guess at the time.
"Because I hesitated." As if she had seen through the other person's thoughts, the woman explained softly: "I have never seen anything that was not foreseeable happen. I can't confirm...whether I should intervene in it, I don’t know what the consequences of doing this will be.”
"The unknown has appeared in my life and I am afraid of the unknown."
The wind on the platform gradually became smaller. As the sound of the wind subsided, the human voices from the bottom of the mountain gradually came over. Duan Qing looked at the bustling black spots at the foot of the mountain and suddenly understood the hesitation in the woman's heart at that moment.
"You... figured it out?"
"Yes, it's all thanks to you." The woman nodded and smiled: "Fate's blessing."
