Chapter 1279 – Lake Reflection

　　After leaving Mu Mu to bandage Si Xiaonan’s wounds, Lin Qiye walked straight out of the room and closed the door, leaning against the wall for a long time before letting out a long, helpless sigh.

　　In his mind, Si Xiaonan’s actions just now surfaced, and for a moment, he was in a bit of a trance.

　　That level of stress reaction, Lin Qiye had only seen it in frightened stray cats, the more insecure and vulnerable they were, the stronger their reaction would be when they were stimulated by the outside world, in the moment when Si Xiaonan stabbed him in the neck with a knife, he saw the helplessness and stubbornness in Si Xiaonan’s eyes.

　　In Cangnan City, the well-behaved and obedient Si Xiaonan who silently supported everyone; in the mist, the Si Xiaonan who deceived all beings with trickery, the ruthless and resolute Si Xiaonan; and just now, the Si Xiaonan who seemed strong and fragile at heart……. Which one, exactly, is the real her?

　　Or, neither?

　　Lin Qiye could no longer tell the difference.

　　Lin Qiye remembered that the last time they met was within the Dan Palace of Kunlun Void.

　　If it wasn’t for Si Xiaonan’s line about the Green Pishop Flower evoking his memories, he wouldn’t have let Si Xiaonan leave.In the end, even if Si Xiaonan had become an agent of the God of Trickery standing against the Grand Xia, Lin Qiye’s heart was still unwilling to believe that the well-behaved and cute Squad 136 Si Xiaonan was a traitor.

　　And the existence of the memorialization was more than enough to confirm this.

　　Just as Lin Qiye was rambling, the door to the room behind him was opened, and a round, bandaged head poked out from the doorway, babbling something to Lin Qiye.

　　”Hard work, Mu Mu.” Lin Qiye stroked its head and turned to walk into the house.

　　Si Xiaonan was already dressed and sitting by the window, his pale face finally regaining some blood color.

　　”Thank you.” Si Xiaonan said heartily.

　　”We’re all family members, what’s there to thank.” Lin Qiye waved his hand and sat down opposite her.

　　Hearing these words, Si Xiaonan was stunned, gratitude and gentleness surfaced in her eyes for the first time in a long time, she lifted her sideburns to the back of her head and spoke earnestly:

　　”I know you have a lot of things you want to ask me …… you ask.”

　　”Then, start from the beginning.” Lin Qiye looked at Si Xiaonan’s eyes, “Start with Cangnan.”

　　Si Xiaonan was silent for a moment, his eyes gazing at the bright sunlight outside the window, slowly opening his mouth:

　　”As early as when I was ten years old, I was chosen by Loki and became his agent ……”

　　Si Xiaonan’s voice, unhurriedly echoed in the room, calmly telling everything back then, the giant tree outside the window swayed with the wind, and the fragmented light between the leaves fell on her eyes, sparkling.

　　Much like Lin Qiye’s guess, Si Xiaonan became Loki’s agent before she became a Night’s Watchman, and was buried deep in Daxia as a secret agent, and when she got the news that the [Shiva Complaint] had been transferred into the hands of Chen Muye, she was also ordered by Loki and mobilized to Squad 136, and her sole purpose for staying there was to find the right opportunity to take away the [Shiva Complaint].

　　After the Cangnan Cataclysm, Si Xiaonan had been active in the Mists and Asgard until Loki announced his impending impact on the Supreme, and then left her alone within the temple, disappearing without a trace.

　　”…… So, the injuries on your body, they’re all from Sol?” Lin Qiye’s gaze swept over the charred electric marks and his brows furrowed slightly.

　　”Part of it, I guess, and part of it, it was left behind by the proxies who had previously crossed me.” Si Xiaonan slowly spoke, “After all, the existence of the God of Trickery is inherently easy to annoy, and there are too many agents in Asgardery who wanted to kill me, only that they have never made a move due to Loki’s existence.

　　This time, Loki leaving me behind and letting me be tortured by Thor is a signal in their eyes …… a signal that Loki has abandoned me.”

　　Lin Qiye recalled the Phil and the others he had killed earlier and nodded thoughtfully.

　　”You just said that there are still three days left until Loki impacts the Supreme God Realm?” Lin Qiye asked in confusion, “Why did he set such a specific time? According to his character, shouldn’t he find a place to secretly break through on his own before coming out in one breath to clear all the obstacles? Why is he so high-profile this time?

　　This time, is there anything special about it?”

　　”…… don’t know, he didn’t tell me anything.” Si Xiaonan smiled bitterly.

　　Lin Qiye pondered for a moment, “It’s fine, no matter what, it’s a good thing to know this time, at least you can prepare in advance.”

　　”Right, where is Leng Xuan? Isn’t he with you?”

　　”He’s in the ‘circle of people’……” Halfway through saying this, Si Xiaonan looked like he remembered something and slowly stood up.

　　”What’s wrong?”

　　”It’s almost time, I’m going out.”

　　”Where to?”

　　”You’ll know when you go with me.”

　　Si Xiaonan put his black hood up, covering his entire face, and led Lin Qiye, straight out of the room, walking along the avenue towards the southern edge of Asgard.

　　After crossing a few streets in succession and going over two more peaks, they arrived beside a turquoise lake.

　　”What’s the point of coming here?”

　　Lin Qiye’s gaze swept over the emerald-like lake in front of him and asked with some confusion.

　　Although this lake had a nice view, Lin Qiye’s spiritual power had probed every piece of it and hadn’t found anything out of the ordinary, and it was impossible for Si Xiaonan to have come here with his injuries at such great lengths to simply take a look at the lake.

　　Si Xiaonan didn’t reply, he just squinted at the surface of the lake, in the reflection of the lake, a few crimson petals were like red ink on a green stone, gently swaying.

　　”Flowers?” Lin Qiye also saw these petals, his eyes swept over the bare earth around him, and he frowned, “No …… where did the flowers come from in this neighborhood?”

　　”These petals, they are not on this lake, but in the reflection.” Si Xiaonan walked along the edge of the lake, unhurriedly, “This lake, is like a mirror with thickness, the other side of the mirror, is Asgard’s ‘circle of man’, these petals are from the ‘circle of man’ side of the lake. of the lake.”

　　”This is the passage that connects the ‘Circle of Man’ to Asgard?”

　　”No, this can’t be considered a passageway, because the only thing that can pass through and within the lake is light, people and other objects can’t.”

　　Si Xiaonan walked to a corner of the lake, and as if sensing something, she quickly bent down, her eyes staring at the marks on the stone in the reflection of the lake.

　　After a long time, she slowly stood up, pondering.

　　”So, these are the messages that Leng Xuan carved for you in the ‘circle of people’? And then appeared here through the reflection?” Lin Qiye guessed how it all worked and couldn’t help but sigh, “What a marvelous way of transmitting information.”

　　”What did he say?”

　　Si Xiaonan took a deep breath and his face became grave again, “Something is going to happen to the ‘circle of people’ again.”