Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 289 Twin Moon Tower

Upon hearing this, Sai Fei'er was slightly taken aback, and the coin she was about to toss stopped on her fingertip.

She looked up at Lin Qiong's location, her eyes filled with scrutiny and doubt.

"Star Train?"

Her eyes narrowed slightly, a look of surprise flashing across her face for a moment, before she suddenly realized:

"Oh, I remember now! The seamstress said you were guests from beyond the world!"

"If that's the case... then the Star Train is the organization you belong to?"

"Your understanding is not wrong."

Seeing that the other party understood so quickly, Lin Qiong nodded slightly and immediately continued speaking, following Sai Feier's words:

"You are probably aware of the current situation. My companion was seriously injured and on the verge of death. His soul left his body and disappeared."

"Now it's all thanks to Fu Li... oh, it's a magical power that's keeping her alive."

During the conversation, Lin Qiong glanced at Xing, who was standing quietly to the side, and unconsciously quickened his pace.

"In order to retrieve her soul and return it to her body, we must rely on the power of the Titan of Life and Death."

"So... this is your reason for asking me for help?" Sai Feier raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms.

Lin Qiong readily nodded in agreement:

"Yes, this city is too big, and with the area flooded everywhere, it's impossible for the three of us to search the entire area in fifteen days."

"However, if we could use your incredible speed, it shouldn't take long to cover this area..."

"Stop, stop, stop, I understand what you mean."

Before Lin Qiong could finish speaking, Sai Feier raised her hand to interrupt him, "So, all you want is my help, right?"

She clenched the coin between her fingers into her palm, a meaningful smile playing on her lips:

"In principle, I can agree, after all, it involves a human life."

Saifei glanced at Xing without showing any emotion, then continued unhurriedly:

"But as you also know, the Titan of Life and Death, as one of the three Titans of Calamity, is extremely dangerous."

"The gold coins from the 'Snail-Dwelling Princess' alone, plus a favor that may or may not be repaid, don't seem enough to make me take this risk."

Now that things had come to this point, how could Lin Qiong not understand what Sai Feier was planning?

Ultimately, the conditions they are currently offering still lack sincerity; in other words—

You have to pay more!

Seeing Sai Feier's smiling face, Lin Qiong hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind.

To save his comrades, he was willing to pay any price!

I believe that Himeko and Welt Young would have made the same choice.

He composed himself, took a deep breath, and then looked directly at Sai Feier and said:

"I'd like to add one more condition: without violating my own principles, I can personally help you with one thing unconditionally."

Upon hearing this, Xing's exclamation rang in her ears.

"Qiong!"

She quickly walked to Lin Qiong's side, lowered her voice, and slowly spoke:

"This condition is completely unnecessary! What if she asks you to commit arson, murder, and looting, or makes demands like blowing up Ohmma? What would you do then?"

"Don't worry, I made it very clear that I'm helping her out 'without compromising my own principles.'"

Lin Qiong gave Xing a reassuring look, "I would directly refuse such a nonsensical request."

Just as the two huddled together and talked in hushed tones...

Sai Fei'er maintained her smiling expression, but a closer look would reveal a hint of surprise in her eyes.

"Heh! This is quite interesting!"

Sai Fei'er stroked her chin, lost in thought, as if weighing the pros and cons.

A moment later, she suddenly approached Lin Qiong and began to question him: "But... I've seen plenty of empty promises, what guarantees do you have?"

Lin Qiong met her gaze directly without flinching: "I swear to Akivili as an anonymous guest that as long as I do not harm the innocent or my companions, I will never break my promise!"

Seeing Lin Qiong's firm answer, Sai Feier's eyes flashed with a dark light, but she quickly regained her smiling expression.

"Alright, I don't understand what you're saying, but I'll take this on."

"Remember! Once things are settled, the gold coins from the 'Snail-Dwelling Princess,' the favor from the Starry Sky Train, and your previous promise—you can't miss any of them."

When Sai Feier mentioned the third condition, she deliberately emphasized her tone slightly.

This seemed to be a reminder to Lin Qiong not to break his promise.

"otherwise--"

She lowered her voice, pulled a black coin with cat ears from her hand, and said in a threatening tone:

"The great chivalrous thief Sefaria will surely reclaim her rightful reward!"

"Alright, alright, time is money, it's time to go, Miss Sai Fei'er," Lin Qiong replied calmly.

"Tch, stop mimicking that seamstress."

Sai Fei rolled her eyes and flicked the cat-ear coin in her hand.

Zheng—

The moment the coin bounced to its highest point, time suddenly stood still.

Lin Qiong felt a strong wind slapping against his face, making it almost impossible for him to open his eyes.

In just that instant, the spot where Sai Fei'er had been standing was now empty, leaving only a faint fragrance lingering in the air.

Smelling the fragrance, Lin Qiong couldn't help but sigh softly:

"That's... a speed that even the wind can't catch up with!"

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Not long after, less than five minutes had passed since Sai Fei'er left.

Lin Qiong, who was standing still chatting with two other people, suddenly felt the scenery in front of him flicker, as if a screen with a poor signal had flashed for a moment.

next second.

That dizziness, several times more intense than that of a roller coaster, struck again.

Its intensity was no less than being thrown into a high-speed spinning drum and tumbling around inside for hundreds of rounds.

"Well!"

Caught completely off guard, Lin Qiong let out a muffled groan, his legs staggering backward uncontrollably.

As I took the third step back, a strong feeling of stepping into thin air surged up from the soles of my feet and rushed straight to my head.

Finished!

Lin Qiong instantly snapped back to reality, and then he suddenly realized—

It seems I stepped into thin air.

Just as he was about to fall backward, his right arm suddenly felt as if it had been grabbed by someone.

The powerful pulling force instantly stopped his fall, and then he was pulled up by this force.

After being pulled up, the first thing that came into his view was Sai Feier's tense face.

Almost at the same time that Lin Qiong regained his footing.

"hiss!"

Saifeier pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted, and then shook her wrist incessantly as if she had been burned.

As she shook it, she frowned and complained:

"Ouch... your hands! They're as cold as ice!"

However, her complaints were like a stone thrown into a deep well, failing to elicit any response.

At this moment, Lin Qiong's pupils contracted slightly, all his attention drawn to the scene behind Sai Feier—

Directly ahead, two moons, one red and one white, hung high in the dim sky.

At the same time, along with the two moons, a broken tower with its doors wide open came into view.

As the gaze continues deeper into the tower's interior, bathed in the halo of light emanating from the intertwined red and white moons, a giant, pale purple egg lies quietly in the center of the tower.

Looking at that giant egg, Lin Qiong suddenly felt an indescribable emotion welling up inside him—

He had a vague feeling that the giant egg in front of him was what they were looking for on this trip.

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