# 1297
Chapter 1298: Senior Si Xiaonan
Lin Qiye stood frozen.
On the other side of the stone tablet, though he couldn't see Si Xiaonan's expression, he could hear an unprecedented strength and conviction in her voice.
This Si Xiaonan was different from the one he had known in Cangnan, different from when he saw her in the mist... different from any Si Xiaonan he had ever encountered!
The current Si Xiaonan was like a beast about to tear away its disguise, revealing its sharp fangs to the world bit by bit.
As if her entire life had been waiting for this moment.
"Xiaonan..." Lin Qiye opened his mouth, about to say more, but Si Xiaonan's voice came again.
"Seven Nights, do you know? When I stood against all of Great Xia at the Kunlun Ruins, you were the only one who still chose to trust me... I was truly so happy."
The pale dawn at the horizon gradually rose, and a clear ray of morning sun fell upon Si Xiaonan's ordinary face. As if recalling something, a faint smile appeared at the corner of her lips.
"I never thought that the time I spent in Cangnan as a mole would actually be the happiest moment of my life... Captain, Deputy Captain, Qimo, Hongying, Old Zhao, Leng Xuan, and you... Being able to know all of you is the greatest fortune of my life!
Cangnan, I may not have the chance to go back, but you, Seven Nights, you must return safely! They are still waiting for you to come home."
A glisten welled up in her reddened eyes, rolling down her cheek and falling to the ground. She tightened the cloak around her body, her eyes filled with determination and resolve. She strode forward out of the stone tablet's shadow, walking toward the dazzling morning light.
She took a deep breath and, imitating her tone from Cangnan, declared loudly:
"Watch carefully, junior!
This time, your senior Si Xiaonan... will not lose!"
Lin Qiye rose from the other side of the stone tablet and walked quickly to its edge. At the end of the broad road,
a radiant sun rose slowly, its light stretching the shadow of that small figure long and long... like a giant stepping out from the shadows, holding a treasure sword, about to march onto the battlefield of destiny.
Lin Qiye stared for a long while before无奈苦笑ing:
"Senior Si Xiaonan? She just joined the team one year before me. She's actually two months younger than me..."
He gazed at Si Xiaonan's gradually disappearing figure, sighed deeply, and after a moment of hesitation, spoke softly:
"Number 27."
"En."
"It's time for you to fulfill your promise."
As Lin Qiye's words fell, after a moment, a wisp of smoke curled out from within him, vaguely outlining a man's figure.
"What I promised you, I will definitely do it... I hope you won't forget yours either."
Number 27's figure flickered and vanished at the end of the road.
Lin Qiye stood alone at the scene. Just as he was about to leave, a faint rumble of thunder echoed from the clouds above.
He frowned and turned to look.
"It's about to begin..."
He murmured to himself.
...
Swish—
Si Xiaonan's feet pressed against countless fallen leaves, producing soft rustling sounds.
Wrapped in her cloak, she walked straight through the deep forest and finally arrived before an ancient temple.
This eerie temple of gray-white hues sat deep within the sunless forest, appearing ordinary on the surface, but only a select few knew that beneath this dilapidated temple lay the only passage to Asgard's Human Enclosure.
Si Xiaonan stood before the temple and respectfully bowed:
"Lord Loki."
In the emptiness before the black stone statue, space suddenly twisted, and a figure draped in gorgeous ecclesiastical robes slowly emerged.
"My dear Xiaonan, I never thought you would actually respond to my call..."
Loki's lips curved into a smile as he stood on the moss-covered steps. "I thought you would have been resentful of me."
"Xiaonan wouldn't dare... Lord Loki kept me in Lord Thor's hands for a reason." Si Xiaonan's head lowered almost into the sand.
Loki's narrow eyes slightly narrowed as he gazed at the humble, weak Si Xiaonan before him, his smile still hanging at the corner of his lips.
"It seems that during my time away, you've suffered quite a bit..."
He slowly descended the steps, lifting his fingertip to gently touch Si Xiaonan's neck...
Si Xiaonan's body shuddered, but she made no other movement. She merely closed her eyes tightly, her lips pressed together.
Loki's fingertip traced lightly along Si Xiaonan's neck, and a faint trace of divine light surged into her body. Beneath the large cloak, the various bandaged wounds began healing at an astonishing rate!
"Hardships... Xiaonan." Loki's smile deepened.
Si Xiaonan took a deep breath. "Thank you, Lord Loki!"
Loki glanced at her and walked directly toward the edge of the forest. His gorgeous ecclesiastical robes fluttered in the wind, and his entire being exuded a faint majesty.
Si Xiaonan quickly followed behind Loki. After hesitating for a moment, she couldn't help but speak up. "Lord Loki, your attire..."
"Very gorgeous, isn't it?" Loki笑着挥了挥衣袖，淡淡说道，"In nature, the more vivid the color, the more dangerous... A leader of a divine kingdom, like a Pope of faith, all need the most vivid and intimidating colors to set themselves apart. The more so, the easier it is to win people's belief.
The usual black is suitable for Loki the Deceiver... but not for Loki the God King, wouldn't you say?"
Si Xiaonan's gaze hardened. She immediately said, "Yes."
"Come, my dear Thor must be getting impatient." Loki轻笑一声，眯起 his poison-snake-like cold eyes.
He brought Si Xiaonan along, his form lightning-fast, and vanished across the horizon in an instant.
...
When Lin Qiye returned to the front of the temple, he saw several figures walking out from inside with solemn expressions.
Thor the God of Thunder, Sif the Goddess of Harvest, Tyr the God of War, Freya the Forest Goddess... and behind them, several heavily armored members of the Norse forces.
Thor spotted Lin Qiye immediately and waved to him.
"Myrse, stay by my side."
"Yes, Lord Thor."
Lin Qiye quickly walked to Thor's side. At this moment, Thor seemed to recall something and asked, "You haven't used your prophecy today, have you?"
"No... Why do you ask?"
"Loki has always been deceitful. This high-profile public assault on the Supreme must hide some kind of scheme... If anything happens later, I may need your prophetic abilities." Thor said seriously.
It seemed Thor also understood Loki's character. For Loki to act so brazenly and assault the Supreme in public, he must have been fully prepared. And Lin Qiye, who possessed the power of prophecy, was undoubtedly one of his trump cards.
"Willing to serve Lord Thor."
Lin Qiye nodded and said.