Chapter 1281 – Past Goddess

　　”Was it made according to the drawings I gave you?” Leng Xuan asked.

　　”Basically, yes, but there are some key details that have been altered.” The short old man said nonchalantly, “The drawing you gave me only applies to mortal weapons, but this thing of yours is made of ebony steel, its hardness is not something that can be compared to mortal metals, so if you don’t make changes, you won’t be able to use it at all.”

　　”As long as it works, where are the bullets?”

　　The short old man reached out and opened the dark compartment of the black metal box, seven deep and dull bullets were lying neatly in it.

　　”Only seven?” Leng Xuan frowned.

　　”Only? Do you know how rare this Red God Stone is? Just these seven pieces are already my entire body’s belongings!” The short old man’s eyes widened as he said in an uncaring manner, “Besides, how many bullets do you think this thing can fire? I’ve already done the math for you, although this weapon itself is made of ebony steel, it can only withstand a maximum of seven overloads based on your rate of fire and strength requirements.

　　After you use these seven bullets, this thing blows up, even if you were given an eighth, would you be able to use it?

　　That said, such a rare and precious material, if it was used to forge a divine weapon, it would at least be of the Lord God level …… Now to use it to make such a thing that can only be used seven times, it’s simply a waste.”

　　Ignoring the short old man’s tirade, Leng Xuan was silent for a moment and put the dark compartment away.

　　”I see.”

　　”In advance, I don’t care what you want to do with this thing, but absolutely no one can know that it was made by me, you walk out of this door, the favor that I owe you and Si Xiaonan will be repaid, and in the future, the entire Dwarf Kingdom and you, will have nothing more to do with each other.” The short old man looked at Leng Xuan’s eyes and said solemnly.

　　Leng Xuan put this black box that was taller than him behind his back, looked at the short old man in front of him, bowed and opened his mouth:

　　”I know …… thanks to the God of Forging, thanks to the Forging Temple.”

　　The short old man grunted, and with his hands behind his back, he walked towards the pillar of fire behind him.

　　Carrying the black box on his back, Leng Xuan stepped over the barren and fiery earth and left the Dwarf Country straight away.

　　After successively scaling countless peaks, after an unknown amount of time, he returned to the emerald lake, and his gaze slightly condensed when his afterglow glanced at the fallen leaves floating in the lake’s reflection.

　　After he leaned down to check the symbols left behind by Si Xiaonan, his eyes gradually lit up:

　　”Seven Nights ……?”

　　”A yawn-!”

　　Lin Qiye sneezed violently.

　　He rubbed his nose and looked up at the barbaric and uninhabited valley in front of him, asking suspiciously:

　　”Are you sure they live here?”

　　”Uh-huh.” Si Xiaonan nodded, “I came here with Loki before, he wanted to see the Three Goddesses, but the Three Goddesses purposely avoided not wanting to see him, and then in a fit of rage, he set fire to the entire valley.”

　　”Burned the whole valley? Did the Three Goddesses not fight back?”

　　”No. …… They weren’t originally gods who were good at fighting, and who knows what they were thinking, mysterious.”

　　”So, they may not see me either?”

　　”That’s natural, if they don’t want to see you, you wouldn’t see them even if you wandered around the entire valley …… Don’t forget, they are goddesses of fate and time.”

　　Hearing this, the worries in Lin Qiye’s heart increased a few more points.

　　The two of them traveled along the valley, I don’t know how long it took, they were already deep inside the valley, except for the wild beasts and poisonous creatures that scurried out of the forest from time to time, the rest of them didn’t even see a single silhouette.

　　Just as Lin Qiye sighed helplessly, a few crisp clapping sounds came from the river in the distance.

　　Lin Qiye was stunned and exchanged glances with Si Xiaonan as he quickly walked in the direction the sounds came from.

　　Through the dense trees, a winding stream appeared in the field of vision, and beside the stream, a short-haired woman in blue, holding a wooden block in her hand, was continuously patting the clothes spread out on the ground, and then placing them into the stream to rewash them.

　　”In this valley, there are still people washing clothes?” Lin Qiye asked in surprise when he saw this scene.

　　”…… She’s not human.” Si Xiaonan stared closely at the figure, “She’s the goddess who is in charge of the ‘past’ among the three goddesses, Urd.”

　　”God?”

　　Lin Qiye gazed at the woman washing clothes by the stream in surprise, no matter how he looked at her, she was just an ordinary village woman.

　　Si Xiaonan opened his mouth and was about to say something when the short-haired woman once again raised the wooden block in her hand and casually knocked it against the stone beside her.

　　Bang–!

　　The dull sound seemed to pass through his eardrums and hit Lin Qiye’s mind, causing his entire body to jolt and his brain to stop functioning, and all of a sudden, countless memories of the past flashed before his eyes as if they were walking lights.

　　Blindness, adopted by his aunt’s family, going to school, meeting Zhao Kongcheng, joining the Night’s Watch, intensive training camp, establishing the [Night Shade] squad ……

　　The short two-second medium trance was as long as years to Lin Qiye, as he re-lived the entire history in his mind since he had his memories.

　　Lin Qiye’s body couldn’t control himself as he fell backward, dropping to sit under a patch of green shade, as did Si Xiaonan on the side.

　　By the time Lin Qiye came back to his senses, his entire back had been drenched in sweat and his face was pale.

　　He stared dead on at the short-haired woman by the stream with a wooden block in her hand.

　　It was her?

　　She had found herself.

　　As if to confirm Lin Qiye’s thoughts, Urd slowly turned her head, those eyes sweeping over Si Xiaonan and finally stopping on Lin Qiye’s body with a light eep.

　　Her brows furrowed as a puzzled look surfaced on her face.

　　”Your past ……”

　　She gazed at Lin Qiye and pondered seriously for a long time, but her brows furrowed tighter and tighter as she shook her head, stood up from the ground, and walked slowly towards this place.

　　Her gaze landed on Si Xiaonan, who was pale at the side:

　　”Agent of the God of Trickery, traitor of Asgard, what exactly do you want to do by bringing this blasphemer here?”

　　The moment they heard these words, Lin Qiye and Si Xiaonan’s pupils suddenly contracted.

　　With a single sentence, Urd had pierced through both of their identities, and even Lin Qiye’s perfect disguise didn’t seem to have an effect.

　　”There’s no need to be so surprised, the last time you and Loki came, I could see your past, with your intention to stay in Asgard……. As for you, your disguise is indeed seamless, but your past, it still exposes your identity.” Urd looked at Si Xiaonan and Lin Qiye successively and slowly spoke.

　　Lin Qiye had wanted to ask the three goddesses to help him out as Miles, but he never expected that the “past” goddess would actually see through both of their identities in a single glance, and even the revolt in Si Xiaonan’s heart was exposed.

　　However, from Urd’s words, she knew that Si Xiaonan was an undercover agent who stayed with Loki last time, but she didn’t open her mouth to remind Loki of it, and this time she even took the initiative to show up in front of the two of them …….

　　Did this mean that they perhaps didn’t care about the identities of themselves and the others?

　　Just as Lin Qiye was thinking wildly, another voice came from the dense forest.