"Hahh............"

Sitting at the table, Lijie held the wine glass in her hand and sighed helplessly. The feast was not grand and beautiful, but it was very lively, and the townspeople, who had managed to free themselves from the curse of the frozen lake, showed unprecedented enthusiasm to entertain these guests from afar, presumably to compensate for their previous rudeness. Originally, it was supposed to be Rhodes at this time, but he left everything behind him and left without even attending the banquet. This inevitably made the townspeople who came to thank them feel a little uneasy in their hearts, they had already learned from the magistrate how powerful the young man who looked like a beautiful girl was, and the monster that was several meters tall could not withstand his sword attack, plus the other party was still a nobleman, if this caused unhappiness to them, then these townspeople would probably have a hard time in the future.

However, Lijie knew very well that Rhodes had never liked this kind of lively and noisy scene, but unfortunately it hurt her, Rod shook his hand and left, whether in name or status as the third-in-command second only to Marlene in the Starlight Guild, Lijie naturally had to take on the responsibility of representing the entire guild, and she was kind by nature, and she was also uneasy to see those townspeople trembling in this happy day, so she had to persuade and comfort them one by one, ensuring that Rhodes would not be angry with these townspeople, which made them feel at ease.

But on the other hand, because of this, these townspeople are also quite enthusiastic about this spirit master, which also makes Lijie a little unbearable, until the end of the banquet, she already feels a little groggy, although Lijie is quite measured, not to drink those spirits but to drink light fruit wine, but no matter what kind of wine, it is always bad to drink too much.

"What's wrong? Sister Lijie? Do you have a bad complexion and are not feeling well? ”

Just as Lijie shook her head and sighed, a voice as lively as a lark came from the side. Then Anne rushed to Lijie's side, looking at her with a lively and lovely smile. Seeing Annie's expression, Lijie couldn't help but shake her head and smile bitterly, she couldn't understand how Annie could be so sober after being poured so much wine——— at the banquet she watched Annie drink a whole barrel of liquor in front of everyone, originally Lijie was worried that Annie would fall to the ground directly after drinking, but the little guy was as if he had drunk a big bucket of cold water after drinking. On the contrary, most of the townspeople who were making noise had been put down by her at this moment.........

"Nothing."

In response to Anne's curious inquiry, Lijie smiled wryly and shook her head, and then she looked up. Looking at the horizon in a distracted manner.

"I just feel like it's like a dream............"

"Dreams?"

Hearing Lijie's answer, Anne blinked curiously, and then sat down next to Lijie.

"Did you have any good dreams?"

"If it's a good dream, then I'm in the most beautiful dream right now."

With that, Lijie turned her head. Look at Anne.

"Annie, I think you remember, when you first joined us, we Starlight were just a small mercenary group, no, at that time, it was a bit reluctant to say that it was a mercenary group. Judging by the number of people, we should even be called mercenary teams. Only Mr. Rhodes at that time, you. Marlene, Mr. Walker, and me......... But now ..............." said this, Lijie paused, unable to continue, but looking at Anne in front of her, she had mixed feelings.

As a spirit master, Lijie had certainly heard a lot of rumors about her guild and many people around her. Especially Anne, since she killed Lawson at the Midsummer Sacrifice. Almost a fight to fame. If in the past Anne was only a little famous in Deep Rock, now she has become a fairly famous shield warrior in the entire Duchy of Moon. It was even nicknamed "Son of the Storm". It's not just Annie. Even rookies like Joey and Lando are currently well-known figures throughout the Parfield area. Even among the rumors, there is a vague tendency to call the Starlight Guild the number one mercenary guild in the Principality of Moon. And even Lijie herself is praised for her battle at the Midsummer Festival and her activity after that.

But all this, for Lijie, is obviously too illusory.

In the girl's imagination, those rumored powerhouses are people with high positions, strong strength, and unsmiling, full of majesty. But Anne is only fifteen years old, and no matter how the outside world sees her as a powerful shield warrior, in Lijie's eyes, Anne is still exactly the same as when she first joined the mercenary group, and nothing has changed. is still after eating and sleeping every day, sleeping and eating, eating and playing, leisurely, happy and comfortable, I can't see the style of the so-called "Son of the Storm" at all. As for Lijie herself, not to mention, for those words that praise herself, envy herself, and even look forward to herself, the girl feels extremely sincere and afraid, she is just doing her own job, and there is no heroic act at all. But now she is treated like the protagonist in those tavern hero stories, which makes Lijie herself wonder what to do.

Not to mention............ Starlight.

Lijie still remembers what happened when she and Rhodes just returned to Deep Rock City, she was the only one in the entire mercenary group who survived, the girl at that time was so hopeless for the future, she was just a spirit master, not a warrior, and it was almost impossible for Lijie to support a mercenary group alone. So, when Rhodes offered to help her, Lijie agreed without even the slightest hesitation. At that time, Lijie was no longer a rookie who had just left the Golden City and came out, and she also knew a little about human affairs. It's even a little ridiculous, when Rod proposed to help Lijie rebuild the mercenary group, Lijie also had deep doubts in her heart whether this man had taken a fancy to her body, but at that time she had no choice, even if Rod's goal was really herself, as long as the mercenary group could continue to maintain, then even if she sacrificed for this, it was not unacceptable to become his woman......... What's more, compared to those fat-faced and arrogant men, Rhodes at least looks much better on the surface, doesn't he?

However, things didn't go in the direction Lijie had imagined.

Old Mr. Walker is here, Marlene is here, Anne is here. Lando, Joey, and Labis are also here. And after that, because of the crisis of the Parfield mercenary group, Rhodes took the opportunity to absorb a group of mercenaries led by Fina, and after that, they participated in the Midsummer Festival, defeated the Heavenly Sword and the Wings of Freedom, and became the victors of the Midsummer Festival. And that's why. Starlight finally leapt from the mercenary group to a large mercenary guild.

And now, they have even built fortresses and occupied the Land of Atonement............

It's only been a few months, or even half a year, for things to change so dramatically. The speed of the ascent is almost as fast as a rocket. Even many times, when Lijie listened to people outside talk about the Starlight Guild, she couldn't believe that what they were saying was in the same place as herself.

In her opinion, Anne, who is rumored to be the "Son of the Storm" in the mouth of outsiders, is still an innocent girl, who likes to eat, sleep, and play, and always sticks to Rod's side when she has nothing to do on weekdays, just like a puppy, and she can't see any "storm" or "wind" at all.

and is regarded by the outside world as a talented thief Joey with considerable potential. It's still the same as a hanger, laughing and laughing among the mercenaries all day long, telling vulgar or not-so-vulgar jokes, and from time to time following Li Jie's spirit masters, hoping to get a kiss from one of them. I can't see the slightest hint of the so-called "genius thief".

As for the "mysterious alchemist" Labis, Anne never thought she was so mysterious, and in her memory, what Anne saw the most was her depressed, bitter face, and her whole body was full of smoke and fire traces. And it wasn't once or twice for Anne to treat her because of an error in alchemy.

In a lot of the time. When Lijie wakes up from her sleep, she always has the illusion of a trance. It was just like what outsiders depicted, that powerful, thriving, with a gathering of strong and talented people was just a beautiful dream. In fact, they are still a small group that has just entered the guild class and needs to increase its strength, and is slowly starting. It's not the first guild of Moon, it's too illusory, too exaggerated, too unacceptable. They are not even three hundred people now, and there is no way to compare with large guilds like Purple Lily and Cole's Eagle in terms of numbers alone, they have occupied their respective territories and operated for more than decades, and a guild that has only been established for less than a month, what qualifications do they have to do what the first guild of Moon is?

Sometimes, Lijie herself couldn't tell what she was thinking, and she looked forward to the future in the mouth of the people, a powerful being who could become the representative of the Duchy of Moon, which was exactly what she had always hoped for. But she was also afraid of losing the feeling she had now, and the guild now gave Lijie a warm home feeling. Rhodes is like the head of the family, and Marlene, Anne, Labis and Joey are like siblings with different personalities. Lijie likes such days, she doesn't want Anne to really become a "Storm Child" full of majesty as those people say, she doesn't want to see Joey put away her usual laughing face, become serious and give orders to her subordinates, and she doesn't want to see Labis make herself mysterious and don't communicate with other people, as if everything she says is billed by the minute. Lijie is afraid of such a future, but her worries are not groundless, after living in the mercenary group for so many years, she has also seen a lot of changes with her own eyes, many times, people can work together to fight when they are poor and not yet developed. But once this is done, then they will lose their unity and cohesion, and even their former comrades may fight to the death.

Maybe at that time, the Starlight Guild will really become a behemoth that everyone looks up to, but when that day comes, will everyone's relationship still be as good as it is now? With the passage of time, everyone will change, so will you change yourself at that time?

Thinking of such a future, Li Jie couldn't help but tremble, not knowing whether it was because of fear or uneasiness.

"Sister Lijie?"

At this moment, Anne's voice sounded again, awakening Lijie from her contemplation, and she looked up to see Anne looking at herself with wide eyes and some concern.

"Your face is really not very good, if you feel tired, go back and rest first, the rest of these people, Anne alone can put them all right!"

Seeing the girl in front of her proudly raise her head, with a triumphant look, Li Jie couldn't help but smile slightly, and the haze that was originally shrouded in her heart seemed to have weakened a little because of Anne's words. However, Lijie hesitated for a moment, and finally couldn't suppress the impulse in her heart, and looked at Anne and asked.

"Annie, do you want to change?"

"Change?"

Hearing Lijie's puzzling inquiry, Anne was obviously a little surprised, her eyes widened, and she looked at Lijie suspiciously.

"What did Anne want to change? What to change? ”

"This............ It's ..............."

Hearing Annie's rhetorical question, Lijie didn't know what to say for a while, she hesitated for a moment, and then reluctantly reorganized her language.

“……… In other words......... We're all going to grow, we're going to change, and there's a good chance we'll be different from what we used to be..............."

"Anne will not be the same as before?"

Anne frowned and thought for a moment of distress at Lijie's words, and then the girl raised her hands high and stretched.

"What, Sister Lijie, you're thinking about these things, so long ago Anne doesn't think about it, as long as you can live with the head of the regiment like now, what will Anne become in the future, Anne doesn't know what to do now, what are you thinking about these things, Sister Lijie, Anne sees that you are a little confused after drinking too much, otherwise how could you think about such a boring thing." As for what will become of it in the future, won't you know the Tao by then? ”

Anne grinned.

"So, Sister Lijie, now that everyone is so happy, don't think about such a boring question."

"yes..............."

Hearing Anne's answer, Lijie let out a long sigh, unable to tell whether it was relief or disappointment. She lowered her head and looked at the cup in her hand.

"By that time......... Naturally, you will know the way. ”

Then, Lijie muttered to herself.

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