I'm not Yingjie

"Ah, don't mention age..."

Himiko was hurt by her age. She stroked Hua's long hair and said with a smile, "Xiaohua, Xiaohua, do you know? As the greatest elder, what I want to see most is that you can live the life you want. I didn't understand why my elders wanted to see me get married before, but now I understand a little bit..."

"Then why haven't you gotten married, Captain? Captain Hen's children can already draw."

"You really left me speechless." Himiko was stung by Hua's straightforward question and wanted to vomit blood. She shrugged and said, "Maybe I can't imagine what it would be like to get married."

"That kind of reason?"

"Well, that's the reason."

Himiko was ready to sacrifice herself at any time. She could not imagine what would happen to her husband and children if she died after getting married.

She didn't dare think about it.

She didn't even dare to think about Lin, Hua, and Desdobia.

Because that's how she got here.

"You ask me, but you should ask yourself, Xiaohua, isn't it time for you to find a boyfriend?" The negative thought stayed in her mind for less than three seconds before she put on a sly smile, which made Hua blush. "You have gray hair and blue eyes, you are so beautiful, my Xiaohua, who will be so lucky in the future~"

"Pretty, pretty, and so on..." Hua's fingers were intertwined. She had no power to resist Himiko's teasing.

"Isn't she pretty? She's actually very cute, but those glasses are a bit of a hindrance."

"I look ordinary, but you, Captain Himiko, are..."

"What? Don't question my judgment!" Himiko put her hand on Hua's shoulder like an old man, smiled and waved her hand, "Do you like anyone? Let me help you check it out?"

"Woo..."

Hua, who was teased, shook his head in distress.

"Hahaha... If not, then just wait patiently in the future. You still have a long life ahead of you..."

"Captain Himiko, the same thing."

Himiko was stunned for a moment, then her expression softened, she chuckled and nodded: "Well, there will be opportunities in the future... When you get married, I will take the patriarchal seat. Is this a custom in Shenzhou?"

"Captain Himiko..."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Yes, life is still long, and this summer is just a short heat that will dissipate soon like a flash of light. It will soon be gone.

As long as we get through this summer that is about to end, Australia will be safe...

……

There is still one week until the concert.

Lin, who was injured and unable to go on missions, was happy to have some free time. It could be said that the entire 19th branch was somewhat relaxed. After the outbreak of the emperor-level Honkai beast, there had not been any serious Honkai disasters. Everyone was doing nothing in the branch with the air-conditioning turned on full blast.

But now he has a different "mission" in his daily life.

"drop----"

"What are you going to talk about today?"

Ying, who also had a bandage covering the burned part of her skin, asked Lin.

"…Just say it casually." Compared to her anxiety, Lin didn't care much.

"But I don't know how to let her know the truth step by step without causing her to panic or become suspicious..."

"..."

That’s right, Lin was discussing with Ying about how to talk to Ling today.

Ever since she knew that Lin was on a business trip with Ying, Ling would call Ying's communicator every day and would often ask some tricky and suspicious questions, leaving Ying at a loss as to how to answer her.

And Sakura has also considered telling Ling the truth little by little. What Lin said is right. If she keeps it secret, it will be a harm to Ling after the truth is revealed.

But she was afraid that Ling would find it difficult to accept it for a while, after all, Ling was still young.

Compared to ordinary families, Sakura has only two sisters relying on each other since childhood, which has led to her being more over-protective of Ling. The usually cold female killer shows more anxiety than ordinary people when it comes to her sister's problems.

"Have you told her that your job is related to your swordsmanship?" At this time, Lin spread out his right hand and asked Ying.

"No, I didn't tell her what my job was."

"Then you should first reveal to her that your job requires your sword skills and that it is somewhat dangerous."

"But……"

“If there is no beginning, there will never be an end.”

Sakura's expression was still very conflicted. If Ling knew that she had actually been fighting a giant monster, then...

"My... one of my elders, in order to prevent me from knowing the truth, chose to erase all relevant traces and arranged for me to live a normal life in the Far East."

Lin's cold voice seemed to be slightly softer at this moment.

Sakura looked at him confusedly, and he met her gaze through his helmet.

"His original intention may have been to protect me, but at the same time he also deprived me of the right to choose."

"But long after that, he still put the choice in my hands."

"He did a lot of wrong things and hurt a lot of people, but this is the only thing I am grateful to from the bottom of my heart."

So Lin has always left room for others to choose. It is not up to him to decide, but for them to choose.

If someone changes him in this way, he will also change others in this way.

"Only when you know the truth can you move forward stronger."

Chapter 84: The Intertwined Fates of the Two

"Where is this?"

Mei reacted the next moment.

"Aponia? The deepest place?"

This dark place, like a prison, is very worthy of the name "the deepest place".

Mei, who had experienced several dramatic changes in the environment of the paradise of the past, was now extremely perceptive. Just as she was about to observe further, an ethereal sound came from the end that seemed to extend infinitely.

"Mei, please come here."

The moment this voice sounded, Mei's originally vigilant consciousness suddenly lost her vigilance. An inexplicable magical power made her raise her legs and move towards the direction where the voice came from.

How big is this place?

Behind the iron bars is bottomless darkness. This space is like the infinitely extending empty world of the "forest". It is the existence of the iron bars that constrains the originally "boundless" world into such a straight road.

After walking about five hundred meters, Mei arrived in front of the man.

She couldn't quite remember how she walked this distance. She just felt like she was moving forward blindly without any extra feelings. Even the distance of each step was the same.

Behind the terminal cell, a pair of folded hands, placed on thighs, were revealed in the only light.

Those hands were beautiful, without any flaws, like a carving of white jade. Just lying there was enough to attract people's attention.

So naturally, Mei wouldn't notice anything else "abnormal".

"Who are you..." Mei squatted down unconsciously and was on the same level as the sitting nun.

A pair of thrilling, deep ice-blue eyes stared at her quietly in the darkness.

"I'm...Aponya...Mei...nice to meet you."

"Aponia..."

Hearing this name, Mei woke up from her dreamlike daze with a start. She immediately glanced around in panic: "You——"

"Please don't be afraid... Mei..."

After the word "please" was uttered, Mei's consciousness fell into a state of clarity and confusion again. She realized that something was wrong, but she subconsciously believed what Aponya said.

"You came here because of...Lin...right?"

"I didn't come here, you brought me here..." Mei shook her head. She seemed to want to get rid of something, but the problem of consciousness was not so easy to be discovered. "What is your purpose..."

"Only those who really want to see me... can come here..." Aponya's gentle words fell like spring rain, "This is also... what I see... the fate of meeting..."

"destiny?"

It's not a very unfamiliar word, but it sounds particularly ridiculous.

"Before that happens... let me give you the 'Commandments'... This is probably why Lin gave it to you..."

……

"Forehead……"

Meiyi got up from the sofa with a splitting headache, and Padu, who was standing beside her, rushed to her side with tears in her eyes.

"Wooah! Mei-sister, you're finally awake!"

"Pado? What's wrong with me?"

As soon as Mei woke up, she saw Padu looking like she was in mourning. She sat there in a daze, her aching brain still reminding her to recall the past.

"You suddenly fainted, and I was so scared. I thought something had happened, and no one paid me for my guide fee and care fee."

"..."

Mei covered her forehead with her hands, she seemed to have some impression.

Cross Pendant, Lost Consciousness, The Deep, Aponia...

The images of memory hit her brain like waves, and her consciousness immediately cleared: "Aponya!"

"Eh? What's wrong? Why are you suddenly..."

"I saw Aponya! She gave me a mental suggestion!"

Mei is not stupid, she can be said to be a genius in academics. If the third Honkai Impact had not occurred, she might have become a scientist. The brief meeting with Aponia made her aware of the unusual part and she judged that Aponia gave her a mental hint.

As soon as she heard the word "please", her mind blurred and she was unable to refuse Aponya.

"Sister Aponya? She is indeed related to consciousness..."

"..." This was the first time that Mei felt "humiliated" after she became the Herrscher of Thunder. Even Kevin, Qianjie and Lin did not give her enough frustration to make her feel humiliated, and Aponiya actually controlled her like a puppet.

The third seat of the Thirteen Heroes of Chasing Fire...

Just as Mei was adapting to the effect of the "Discipline" mark that Aponia gave her at the end, the "Nameless" mark that originally belonged to Lin suddenly took effect, sorting out the chaotic and fragmented memories and clearing away the headache.

"Is there still such an effect..."

The unexpected but not bad situation made Mei adjust her state of mind. She turned around and asked Padu, "Padu, do you know anything else about Aponia? It's better if it's related to Lin."

If Aponia is the same uncontrollable factor in the paradise of the past as Mobius and Chijie, then Mei's situation will be even more dangerous.

"Ah? Gossip? About Sister Abonya and Brother Lin?"

"Anything is fine, just tell me quickly."

"Um...it's not that I can't tell you..."

As soon as Mei heard what Padu said, she understood what she meant and immediately took out the currency she had collected in Paradise. Padu stared at the bag of heavy currency that made a metallic clashing sound with shining eyes and almost drooled.

"Wait a minute, you speak first." Mei knew that the things in her hands would never come back, so to be on the safe side she decided to let Padu tell her what she knew first, "Do you know what Aponya's ability is?"

"Wooah..." Seeing the duck about to fly away, Padu scratched his hair and thought for a while, "Sister Aponya... Actually, among us, only Sister Aponya has the most mysterious ability, so I am not sure what she can do, but..."

"Just what?" Mei grabbed a handful of currency and tempted Padu to speak.

"It's just that many people in the Fire Moth Chaser are afraid of Sister Aponiya. Even Boss Kevin rarely goes to look for Sister Aponiya. On the one hand, she is indeed hard to find in the Deepest Place. On the other hand... people who go to the Deepest Place seem to have 'changed'."

"changed?"

"Well, I can't really tell what has changed. When there were only the thirteen fusion warriors, the rest of the ordinary soldiers went to see Sister Aponya. Only Brother Lin didn't have that feeling when he came out of there."

Only Lin...

"Oh, by the way, Sister Aponiya became a fusion warrior and stayed in the Deep Place because of Brother Lin. When Sister Aponiya was brought back to the Fire Moth, she was almost executed. It was Brother Lin who ran around and begged for mercy for her and saved her."

"plead?"

This word, which has absolutely no connection with a person, came out of Padu's mouth.