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Lin Jiu'an laughed, and Dolly laughed along with him.
"So how much Mora are you prepared to pay?"
"Mora?"
Lin Jiu'an's smile held a hint of confusion: "Why should I pay Mora?"
Dolly's heart skipped a beat, and she looked at Lin Jiu'an with an awkward smile.
"Please don't joke around, it's cash on delivery..."
Before Dolly could finish speaking, she saw Lin Jiu'an reach out and gently stroke her neck.
Feeling the touch of those slightly rough hands, Dolly's body trembled slightly, but her eyes met Lin Jiu'an's with unwavering determination.
The only issue is Mora, which is a matter of principle!
"Dolly, look."
"Although we often say that some things are matters of principle that cannot be changed even by life itself."
"But then again."
"Like the Rock King, all the Mora in the world came from his hands, but once he dies, no matter how much Mora he possessed in life, it's all just a wedding dress for someone else, isn't it?"
"But then again, like you said, anyone can do it if they have enough Mora, right?"
Lin Jiu'an smiled gently and said, "So, my friend."
Do you want to be my good friend, or my best friend?
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"If you can't jump, then you can't jump."
There will always be opportunities in the future.
"Nel, don't be sad."
Listening to her friend's words of comfort, Nilu forced a smile.
"Thank you."
Today is the "Birthday of the Flower Goddess".
The Great Sage Azar of the Faith Council suddenly summoned her and stopped the performance of the "Dance of Flora".
He claimed that such recreational activities violated the doctrines of Sumeru and severely belittled her.
In the past, Nel would have been very sad if she couldn't dance the "Dance of the Flower Goddess" which she had been preparing for so long, but now she really didn't have the energy to care about the "Dance of the Flower Goddess" and the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival".
She remembered it was this day.
The wicked plan of some wise men in the Church and the foolish masses to use the people of Mount Sumeru as 'nourishment' began.
The endless cycle of reincarnation began from this point.
On this day of the "Birthday of the Flower Goddess," a cycle begins within the city of Sumeru. Scholars from the Order of the Church use the Void Terminal to steal the dreams of the people of Sumeru and create a continuously looping dream space to conduct their inhumane experiments.
But knowing this, yet being unable to do anything about it, is what makes Nel feel most helpless.
She couldn't explain to others that she was a reborn person.
Otherwise, let alone whether others will believe it.
Perhaps she herself will be captured by those evil sages of the Order of the Church and subjected to human experiments to study the secret of her rebirth.
To put it bluntly...
She was just an ordinary dancer from a poor background who only knew how to dance.
If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad. All I had to do was wait for Lin Jiu'an and Ying to arrive, and all the problems would naturally be solved. But the problem was that Nilu had recently found out what Lin Jiu'an had done in Mondstadt, Liyue, and Inazuma.
That was no secret; the great changes in those three countries had long been known to people through the merchants and travelers who came and went.
This made Nilu realize that Lin Jiu'an, like herself, was also a reborn person.
Thinking back to her past life, when her memories and theirs were altered by the World Tree, causing them to forget Lin Jiu'an and believe that all his deeds were done by the Scattered Soldiers, she realized that this led to her protecting the Scattered Soldiers and harming Lin Jiu'an.
Nilu was a little scared.
The others are fine, though.
but...
"Who else can save Sumeru?"
"Save Lord Little Lucky Grass."
Back in her room, looking at the moonlight outside the window, Nilu's expression was somewhat sorrowful.
The changes in this life are too great.
It was so big that she couldn't see it clearly anymore.
The "Flora Festival" was more infuriating than any previous year's festival. It is said that the owner of the Alkasazalai Palace, a wealthy merchant named Dolly, provided a large sum of money to help Sumeru hold the "Flora Festival" and also provided a large amount of Mora to help promote the Void Terminal.
This truly enabled everyone in Sumeru to wear the Void Terminal.
This made Nilu somewhat apprehensive.
She knew what that meant.
More and more people are wearing Void Terminals.
That means that more and more people will be drawn into that endless cycle of dreams.
The plans of the Fools and the Sages will be completed sooner.
But even now, she hasn't seen the man who doesn't know what his attitude is towards her or Xumi anymore come to Xumi.
Without Lin Jiu'an, there is no Ying.
Nilu didn't know what to do.
Even knowing that he is the 'master' of that endlessly recurring dream.
But Nel is unsure whether she will still be aware that she is dreaming when she wakes up tomorrow.
She was even more unsure whether, even if she realized she was in a dream and Ying and Lin Jiu'an weren't there, even if she rashly broke free of the secret realm, it would attract the attention of the sages and the fools, who would then capture her.
Nilu wasn't very confident in her willpower.
She felt that if she were caught, she would probably soon be unable to endure the torture and reveal her rebirth.
That would inevitably make the situation even worse.
"Who else?"
"Can someone come and save me?"
Looking at the bright moonlight outside the window, Nilu sighed and finally lay down on the bed to fall asleep.
What she feared more than being pulled into that endless cycle of dreams was being discovered as a reincarnated person.
Although my mind is in turmoil.
But Nel quickly drifted off into a dream.
Time passed second by second, and the night in Sumeru gradually returned to tranquility.
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The next day.
Nilu opened her eyes.
A hint of joy flashed in her beautiful eyes.
She still has memories of her 'past life'!
However, Nil did not relax; instead, she checked her surroundings.
In order to confirm whether she had entered a dream as soon as she woke up, she deliberately changed the positions of some furniture and decorations from the morning arrangement of yesterday's "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival".
As she watched, Nilu became bewildered.
The arrangement of the furniture was noticeably different from yesterday's.
But the problem is...
This isn't how she arranged it last night!
%^扣夋：￡而?扒∷^玖~舞＄￡≥龄%^期~!
Especially when Nilu saw the flower-adorned dance dress hanging on the wall, she felt a little apprehensive.
Those were clothes that Lin Jiu'an gave her!
"In the end what happened?"
Just as Nilu was at a loss, there was a knock on the door.
“Who?” Nilu asked in a trembling voice.
With a creak, the door opened.
Nilu was even more shocked when she saw who it was.
She was a sweet-looking girl.
She recognized the other person.
The other person's name was Anaye, a new dancer who joined the troupe later. She was also the daughter of Sharif, a scholar from the Church of Jesus. She and the troupe had a conflict with her father because of her, but the ending was quite good.
But the problem is...
She joined the theater troupe after rescuing the Little Lucky Grass King!?
Nilu felt increasingly uneasy.
Anaye's next words struck Nilu like a bolt from the blue.
"Sister Nilu, why aren't you up yet?"
"Everyone in the troupe is getting impatient."
"Didn't you say you wanted to get up early today to rehearse the 'Dance of the Flower Goddess' again, so you could perform well at the festival?"
"What did you say?!"
Nilu's tone was urgent, and her usually gentle voice was several octaves louder.
"What kind of dance?!"
Seeing Nilu's shocked expression, Anaye was startled and, after a moment of confusion, replied in a low voice, "The night watchman is 'The Dance of the Flower Goddess'."
"Nilu, are you running a fever?"
Anaye came to her senses and walked to the bedside, anxiously placing her small hand on Nilu's forehead.
"That's great, no fever."
Anaye breathed a sigh of relief, then smiled and explained, "Sister Nilu, are you still half asleep?"
"Isn't today the 'Flora Festival'?"
"Lord Ama specially persuaded the sages of the Order of the Nativity to allow you to perform the 'Flower Goddess Dance' again at the 'Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival.' Today, Sister Nel, you can dance the 'Flower Goddess Dance' in public at the festival!"
"You told me last night that you wanted to practice a lot this morning."
"I will not let down Lord Ama's help to Sister Nilu."
As she listened to the other person's words, Nilu felt a new memory flooding into her mind like a tidal wave.
Those are her memories from her past life!
After his past life was altered, "Ah Mao" became Lin Jiu'an's memory!
Multiple memories collided, leaving Nilu somewhat confused, but more so feeling helpless and fearful.
She remembered.
This is the "Flower Goddess's Birthday Festival" of the following year in that endlessly recurring dream.
On this very day.
Lin Jiu'an returned to Xumi and, in front of everyone, was about to kill Ah Mao, who had replaced him and performed a series of 'heroic' deeds, becoming a household name in Xumi.