The stolen magic is a bit magical

What's wrong?

The Left Envoy and Qingru entered the bridge area to retrieve the Moon Lotus.

The powerful illusion that trapped the entire army stationed within a 30-square-kilometer area in a dreamlike state also confirmed that they had indeed obtained the Moon Lotus—only the Moon Lotus possessed such immense power.

However, if this is truly the divine treasure Moon Lotus, it is absolutely impossible for it to fail midway.

It makes perfect sense that they took down the Flying Eagle Army.

However, their treasure trove failed halfway through.

They failed to defeat the Flying Eagle Army, and even lost an elder to them.

The Ancestral Hall Elder—others might not know his significance, but Lin Xiaosu certainly did! The Ancestral Hall Elder was definitely at least at the third realm, or even half a step into the fourth realm!
Even if such a person came empty-handed, he would not be able to be killed by an ordinary army, let alone the Moon Lotus, a sub-divine treasure with infinite power and unparalleled uses!

A peerless master would deliberately take extraordinary treasures out of the realm, only to die before achieving even the slightest merit. Isn't that a joke?
Therefore, Lin Xiaosu asserted that there must be a problem.

Based on this, Blue Demon used the temple's inside information to launch an investigation.

Now, the result is in...

Blue Fairy revealed all the results of her investigation...

Insider verification confirmed:

The Left Envoy of the Temple and his most trusted follower, Qingru, entered the Bridge Realm and obtained the Ancestral Temple's treasure, the Moon Lotus. They were personally escorted out by three Holy Elders of the Ancestral Temple. These three Holy Elders were all extraordinary in combat. The Third Elder, who had the highest combat power, even surpassed the Temple's legendary Zhen Shen. He was also the one who wielded the Moon Lotus.

Emerging from underground and facing the vast army of the Flying Eagles, the Third Elder opened the Moon Lotus Box and activated the Moon Lotus.

In an instant, the Flying Eagle Army turned on each other, and it seemed that the entire army was about to fall into the hands of the Third Elder.

However, at this very moment, someone rebelled!

He was Qingru, the close attendant who accompanied the Left Envoy into the bridge area.

Qingru was proficient in sub-divine arts, and when the Third Elder used sub-divine arts to entice Yuelian, she also subtly entice Yuelian.

The Third Elder used the Moon Lotus to create an illusion of the abyss, misleading the Flying Eagle Army.

Meanwhile, Qingru created an illusionary army of beasts to attack the Ancestral Hall's Holy Elder and Left Envoy.

Taking advantage of the chaos, he seized the Moon Lotus and used a sub-god technique to erase the Third Elder's consciousness.

The Third Elder's consciousness vanished, rendering the illusion created by the Flying Eagle Army ineffective.

The Flying Eagle Army unleashed a barrage of gunfire and cannons, riddling the Third Elder with bullets and blowing his head off on the spot.

Initially, it was thought that this elder had died under the guns and cannons of the Flying Eagle Legion, but that was not the case. The Left Envoy asserted that the Third Elder's consciousness had been erased before the gun attack, otherwise the Flying Eagle Legion would not have been able to harm a single hair on his head.

Lin Xiaosu was terrified: "Qingru!"

He had actually met Qingru, but his gaze never focused on her.

Because he had played against the Left Envoy several times, he always regarded the Left Envoy as an opponent on the chessboard.

The Left Envoy is extremely insightful and skilled in strategy; he is a formidable opponent.

He was completely focused on his battle with the Left Envoy, never paying attention to a mere attendant beside him.
Little did he know, it was precisely that close attendant he had overlooked who would rewrite the entire ending...

Lan Yao said, "There's something even more shocking! Qingru is actually already dead."

"Dead long ago? The one who was with the Left Envoy, wasn't it Qingru?" Lin Xiaosu's heart trembled slightly.

“Yes!” Lan Yao said, “The people of the temple all find it unbelievable, because in their understanding, this Left Envoy is best at reading minds at a glance, and this Qingru has been by his side for a considerable period of time, keeping this Left Envoy, who is good at reading people and minds, completely in the dark. This is an easy crushing victory in the Left Envoy’s best area!”

Lin Xiaosu's eyes flickered, and she remained silent for a moment.

Lan Yao said, "If this person is a friend, he will be a great help to us, but if he is an enemy, he will undoubtedly be extremely dangerous!"

"Yes!"

Lan Yao asked, "How will things develop next?"

Lin Xiaosu said, "It's not optimistic."

"You're worried... worried that the Ancestral Temple still has a trump card?"

Lin Xiaosu gently shook her head: "I do hope they still have a trump card up their sleeve. If they don't, that would be a disaster."

"What do you mean?" Lan Yao didn't understand.

Lin Xiaosu said, "If they have any trump cards, the Ancestral Hall might continue to play their cards, preventing a complete breakdown. But if they really have no trump cards left, then they will truly be trapped beasts."

"The worst thing you can do when facing an enemy is to be trapped like a beast..." Lan Yao understood: "If they become trapped beasts, what is the most likely tragic outcome?"

"The Ancestral Temple is renowned for its techniques. No one knows what they will do if they are driven to a dead end. However, judging from a single leaf, it must be extraordinary. For example, they might reactivate the army of Earth-Falling Beasts!"

The Earthbound Beast Army is a card that the temple once played.

Lin Xiaosu was crippled by them.

The way to eliminate them was to kill Di Lao, thus depriving them of their control.

This approach is decisive, but it only produces results in a limited phase.

Flute Elder was not the only one who controlled the Earth-Shattering Beasts.

There are definitely other people who can control the ancestral hall, perhaps even a team, and everyone there can do it!

Because the ancestral temple belongs to the Li ethnic group's magic system. A magic system can rely on magic, but it will never rely on a single person!

The ancestral temple was located in the Bridge Realm, but Lin Xiaosu cleverly framed him, causing all the races to target him together, severely squeezing his living space in the Bridge Realm.

Therefore, the breakthrough of the Moon Lotus emerging from the ancestral mountain was achieved.

If Yue Lian were still alive, they could still implement their "nation-building plan." The nation-building plan is still on the game table. No matter how turbulent the political situation is, it will eventually remain calm on the surface.

However, the Moon Lotus was also stolen, and the plan to establish a nation was aborted before it even began. Wasn't this forcing them to their doom?

If they have no other hope, they might actually launch another attack on the Earth-Dwelling Beast army.

The army of the land is barbaric and brutal. It is precisely this barbaric and brutal, half-hearted approach to warfare that is most disastrous.

That would plunge the entire Middle East into disaster.

Sooner or later, the flames of war will reach Great Xia.

Based on Utopia's long-standing resentment towards Bactria, they would do the same.

Lan Yao's face paled slightly: "I understand what you're saying, but we can't do much about the Middle East war. All we can do is strengthen the southwestern defense line as much as possible to avoid being affected... Let's talk about something else."

"Okay, tell me!"

"Mid-Autumn Festival in August, is there anything you need?" Mid-Autumn Festival in August...

Lin Xiaosu smiled: "What are your plans?"

“If you don’t have anything particularly urgent to do, go to 101,” Lan Yao said softly.

Lin Xiaosu was a little surprised: "You also suggested that I go to Taipei 101 on this day?"

"'Also'...someone suggested you go to Taipei 101 on this day? Who?"

"Dragon head!"

Lan Yao smiled gently: "It seems that no one knows a daughter better than her father."

"You have to tell me what's so special about this day, and why are you all advising me to go on this day?"

"This day... is nothing special, it's just... it's her birthday."

“Okay, I’ll go!” Lin Xiaosu said.

"You're leaving tomorrow, right?"

"Yes."

"Miaoyin said that Ding Dong also plans to leave tomorrow. I will take you all to Jiangcheng."

"it is good!"

Would you like to sleep in the bed?

"No need, I think it's fine here. Looking out at the sky, there's a sky full of stars. The cicadas' chirping in the summer nights is almost over. If we don't listen to them now, we probably won't hear them again until next year..." Lin Xiaosu's voice lowered.

Lan Yao gazed silently at the starry sky, a hint of sadness in her eyes.

The Mid-Autumn Festival falls in August, which is September 25th in the Gregorian calendar, just over a month from now.

She told him it was the long night's birthday.

Actually, no, this is the "day of death" of the long night!
Human life is fleeting, the starry sky is boundless...

He didn't actually know that the long night had already begun its countdown, but she knew, and so did the long night's friends.

This Mid-Autumn Festival is the last one of the long nights.

Long night, my sister...

I can't keep you here. All I can do is let your beloved spend the last Mid-Autumn Festival of your life with you!

A breeze picked up, bringing a slight chill.

At dawn, the chirping of cicadas beside the stream woke Lin Xiaosu from her sleep.

He opened his eyes to find himself covered with a blanket, and Lan Yao had already brought him breakfast.

After breakfast, a flying car landed outside the wooden house. Lan Yao smiled sweetly at him, then transformed into a man and became the driver of the flying car.

I picked up Ding Dong at the entrance of the Machinery Bureau.

Ding Dong stepped into the flying car, the doors closed, and the familiar lotus pond under the moonlight returned to his surroundings.

Ding Dong looked up: "Brother, we're finally going home!"

Lin Xiaosu looked at the bloodshot eyes of him: "How long have you been staying up? Your eyes are all bloodshot."

“This time I go back, I will never see Xiaoyou again in this life, so I said goodbye to her…” Ding Dong said.

Lin Xiaosu stared in disbelief: "Xiao You? Your robot maid?"

“Well, robots are people too, and feelings can develop over time…” Ding Dong closed his eyes: “Don’t talk to me, I’m going to catch up on my sleep!”

I fell asleep leaning back in my seat.

Lin Xiaosu looked up and saw half of Lan Yao's face in front of her, with a toothy expression on that half of her face.

Lin Xiaosu pressed her hand to her forehead, speechless.

Robots are human too, and they develop feelings over time. Because they are leaving and will never return, they spend a whole night saying goodbye, leaving themselves with bloodshot eyes.

My dear brother-in-law, your affectionate nature has a very wide scope.

You have seven or eight mistresses in Jiangcheng, and you're amorous with each of them. Even with a robot, you become amorous too…

The flying car sped through the air for two hours.

We are nearing Jiangcheng.

Lan Yao's deep baritone voice rang out: "Shall we take you directly to the South Lake Villa?"

"No!" Ding Dong sprang to his feet: "Dump us in some wasteland near Jiangcheng."

"Alright!" The car swooped down.

Upon reaching a section of the Yangtze River embankment, the moonlight over the lotus pond on the car window faded, revealing a patch of weeds.

"Let's go!" Ding Dong got off the flying car.

Lin Xiaosu and Lan Yao exchanged a glance and then got off the flying car.

Blue Demon piloted the flying car into the air and disappeared.

"Hey Dong-ge, are you really planning to carry out your scam against your mom?" Lin Xiaosu asked.

"Why not lie if it's free?" Ding Dong said.

"Don't drag me into this! Your mom has always had a very good impression of me," Lin Xiaosu said.

"I absolutely have to get you involved!" Ding Dong said. "I have a whole bunch of plans that I need you to help me implement. Seriously, they're very serious plans..."

"Very serious?" Lin Xiaosu blinked.

“First, I didn’t say goodbye to Xiaoyou yesterday,” Ding Dong said. “I spent two days and two nights in front of the computer studying those runes, which is the real reason why my eyes are bloodshot.”

Lin Xiaosu was stunned.

“That damn old fogey won’t let me take a picture of this rune, so I have to memorize it. I need to present this rune to someone with perfect accuracy so that he can decipher it.”

"There really is someone who can decipher this?" Lin Xiaosu was slightly surprised.

Ding Dong nodded. (End of Chapter)