Ring of Fate

Chapter 1029 Helper
After Lumian, Janna and Franca left the rental house in Xinhong Community one after another, Anthony waited for a while before saying to Ludwig:
"You continue eating, I'll return to reality for a while."

"Hmm." With his mouth full of food, Ludwig had no time to talk.

Anthony leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

As a "dream walker", he can easily return to the real world without any complicated operations.

After opening his eyes in a room in a luxurious villa in Trier, Anthony instinctively turned over and got out of bed.

At the same time, the voice of Ms. Justice echoed in his mind:

"Come to the 'Two of Grails' room."

Anthony immediately left his room, went to Franca's bedroom which was closer to the stairs, and knocked gently on the wooden door.

"Please come in." The soft voice of Ms. Justice came from the room.

As soon as Anthony opened the door, he saw several figures:
There was Mr. Star, wearing red gloves, standing in front of the bright window, a man with scarlet eyes and a slightly raised chin sitting in a dark corner, and a mature man with a rough look, bronze skin and blue hair, leaning against the small bar in the room, holding a glass of Liqueur.
There were Ms. "Magician" and Ms. "Judgement" sitting on both sides of the sofa, Ms. "Hermit" wearing glasses and reading a book, Ms. "Justice" moved a chair and sat beside Franka's bed, and Ms. Susie was crawling near her, and there was a young-looking man over two meters tall wearing a simple white robe pacing back and forth at the foot of the bed.

Anthony looked around and said respectfully:

"Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen."

"What do you want to tell us?" Ms. Justice turned her body sideways.

Anthony repeated everything Lumian had asked him to convey without leaving out anything.

Ms. Justice nodded thoughtfully:

"I see."

At this time, the tall, brown-haired young man turned his eyes to the other Major Arcana cards and said in a steady voice:
"From now on, no one can leave this room."

As the sound echoed, brilliant sunlight, brighter than the sky outside the window, emerged in the bedroom, dispelling all shadows and darkness, leaving no blind spots.

…………

Technology Building, inside the administrative department of Intis Group.

"Haha, kids tend to make up their minds. Are you going to Yangdu to study at university?" Luo Shan took out her cell phone and sent a message to Zhou Mingrui.

This is both a continuation of the previous conversation and a "monitoring" of Zhou Mingrui's current condition.

Luo Shan felt that by chatting with Zhou Mingrui from time to time, she could grasp his movements in a relatively timely manner.

While waiting for Zhou Mingrui's reply, Luo Shan was neither sitting nor standing. She stood up and walked around but could not calm her inner turmoil.

She sat down again, took a piece of paper and a pen, and wanted to use painting to relieve her complicated and difficult to sort out emotions.

Brush, brush, brush, Luo Shan scribbled on the paper aimlessly.

As time slowly passed, the sketch gradually took shape:

There was a girl, standing behind a black barrier, fighting against monsters that looked like children's graffiti.

What Luo Shan painted was herself late at night, herself as a guardian.

Seeing that this was just a half-finished painting, Luo Shan was stunned.

After a few seconds, she pursed her lips tightly.

She stood up and rushed to the office of Deputy Director Zhang Qing, saying in a hurried voice:
"Mr. Zhang, I want to take half a day off!"

…………

Yangdu High-speed Railway Station, arrival level.

Lumian and Janna stood in front of the large display screen and checked the exit corresponding to Zhou Shasha's current train.

"Nan San, you'll arrive in six minutes." Janna found the correct flight based on the information provided by Roshan.

"I told you there's still some extra time." Lumian, in male form, laughed and walked towards the South Third Exit with Janna.

They did not get too close, but stayed about 20 to 30 meters away, hiding at the entrance of the taxi lane and looking towards the target area.

The two "witches" quickly found Zhou Mingrui.

Because the air conditioning in Intis Group was turned on very high and he came out in a hurry, Zhou Mingrui was wearing a white T-shirt inside and an orange and black plaid shirt outside, and it seemed that he had been waiting for a while.

Janna and Lumian remained silent, observing patiently.

After two or three minutes, Jana suddenly pointed in a direction and said in a low voice:
"Roshan...

"Why is she here?"

Lumian followed Janna's instructions and saw Roxanne, wearing a shirt and skirt, walking towards the South Third Exit, looking left and right as she walked.

"Call her over and ask her to come over. Don't disturb Zhou Mingrui for the time being." Lumian said to Janena.

Janna had this intention in mind. With the nimble steps of an "assassin", she approached Roshan quickly and stealthily, appearing before her eyes.

Luo Shan was startled, then opened her mouth in surprise.

Janna raised her index finger and placed it to her lips, signaling Luo Shan not to ask any more questions.

Luo Shan quickly shut her mouth and followed Janna to the entrance of the taxi lane next to the South Second Exit.

After seeing clearly who was waiting for Jenna, she could no longer control herself and pointed at Lumian and said:

"you you you……"

Isn’t this Li Ming, the school dropout and security guard who has a child while he is still a teenager?

Is he in cahoots with Rafe, Janna, and Lumiana?

“What a coincidence.” Lumian smiled.

He pointed at Janna:
"This is the kid's mother."

"Oh oh..." Luo Shan suddenly felt a little excited.

So that’s it!
So this is the relationship!
Luo Shan's tension and anxiety were greatly relieved when she suddenly learned about the privacy and scandals of her friends.

Janna then asked:
"Why are you at the station?"

Luo Shan's expression suddenly became solemn.

She bit her lip and said:
“I want to come and help you.

"I think, I think I should be able to help."

As she spoke, her tone became increasingly firm.

Lumian was silent for a few seconds and said:
"it is good."

He glanced towards the South Third Exit and added casually:

"There's nothing else to do right now, just observe first."

"Yeah." It was Luo Shan's first time participating in such an operation and she had no objection.

After looking at Zhou Mingrui again, Jana said thoughtfully:

"If Zhou Shasha really has a problem and is really used to make Zhou Mingrui create a stable 'mirror person' in the special mirror world, what will she do?"

After what happened at the inn and Moran Avni, Janna had a deep understanding of the special mirror world. She knew that in order to produce stable, long-term "mirror people" there, they must be either descendants of the "original witch" or some nobles in Trier in the Fourth Epoch, or they must have been exposed to the pollution from the special mirror world, that is, they often operate in underground Trier.

In the dream city, there is no real special mirror world - it is hidden deep in the mirror world, without any external pollution.

Therefore, it is not an easy task to let Zhou Mingrui truly come into contact with the special mirror world.

Lumian thought for a few seconds:
"do not know."

His tone was calm and steady, which made Luo Shan suddenly feel that things might not be as bad as she thought.

After waiting for a few more minutes, passengers began to pass through the gate at Exit 3 South.

Janna and Roxanne's spirits tensed instantly.

Not long after, they saw Zhou Mingrui with a smile on his face and heading towards the exit.

A young girl came out from there, wearing a black dress and looking more mature than her age.

Her suitcase was also dark in color, and unlike many young women, it did not have a stuffed doll hanging on it, but instead had a mechanical Transformer hanging from it.

The bag she was carrying was not cute either. It was black, made of faux leather, and seemed to have a large capacity. Hanging on one side was a silver-white pocket watch with a vine and leaf pattern on it.

"It's quite similar to the style of Melissa Moretti in real life..." Janna muttered softly.

Luo Shan couldn't help but glance sideways at her.

When Zhou Shasha saw Zhou Mingrui coming, she smiled innocently and waved her hand.

"Brother!" she called out crisply.

At this time, she felt somewhat youthful.

"It's just in time. I'll take you to a big meal!" Zhou Mingrui took the suitcase from his sister with a smile.

"Brother, I fixed this pocket watch!" Zhou Shasha took the pocket watch with vine branches and leaves pattern from the side of the black backpack and showed it to Zhou Mingrui as if showing off.

Snap! She pressed lightly on the top of the pocket watch, and the silver-white cover popped open.

Almost at the same time, Lumian and Janna, who were not far away, both fixed their eyes.

With their eagle-like eyesight, they discovered that the glass cover of the pocket watch was dark, almost pure black, but transparent enough to see the hands and numbers on the dial.

This glass surface gave Lumian and Janna a strong sense of familiarity, a familiarity that came from spiritual intuition and their own memories:

Special mirror world fragments!

They each have a special piece of the mirror world!

"Zhou Shasha wants to use that pocket watch and the fragments of the special mirror world to make Zhou Mingrui have a stable 'man in the mirror'?" Jane blurted out, but instinctively suppressed her voice.

She immediately remembered one thing:
The special mirror world fragment on Lumian's body was obtained from the resurrected female corpse Panatia, who was originally arranged to be Zhou Mingrui's lover and eventually his wife.

"Her intended role, in addition to stabilizing Zhou Mingrui's mental state, is to use that special fragment of the mirror world to 'contaminate' Zhou Mingrui and create a stable 'mirror man' after Zarathustra's direct attempt fails? No wonder she has special fragments of the mirror world... Tianzun always makes two, no, three, or even more preparations..." Jane suddenly understood.

She immediately said to Lumian:

"We have to find a way to steal the pocket watch and not let Zhou Mingrui have too much contact with it."

Lumian also thought of the resurrection of Panatia, and after observing for a few seconds, he said:

"That pocket watch seems to have very important commemorative significance to Zhou Mingrui. He is keeping a close eye on it now. It may not be easy to take it away from under his nose."

At this time, Zhou Mingrui had taken the silver pocket watch, looked at it again and again, and was very happy.

Jannah understood Lumian's concerns very well:

This is not only not easy, it can even be said to be very difficult and involves great risks!
What Zhou Mingrui wants to protect is what his subconscious mind wants to protect in his dream!

(End of this chapter)