Under the pale moonlight.
Thick smoke billowed, and the flickering fire burned the night red.
In the town, there were shouts and screams of horror everywhere.
Gray figures rode horses and moved forward, harvesting innocent lives along the way from time to time with the long knives in their hands, including the old, weak, women, and children.
These were all horse bandits.
If it were a few years ago, with the town's defensive power, it would have been difficult for the horse bandits to break into the town. But in recent years, the town had been ravaged by war. More than half of the young men were killed or injured, and the guards had all fled. Now, it was no longer able to resist these horse bandits who took advantage of the situation.
Although a few townspeople stood up to resist, they were quickly killed due to their limited strength. The rest lost their fighting spirit and fled in all directions.
The horse bandits whistled in a strange rhythm, killing the townspeople while looting their belongings. At the same time, they shot fire arrows and set fire to the houses, further creating chaos. The only ones who were spared were the rather beautiful women. These women would be taken away and become sex slaves. There was only one end for them — death.
In a courtyard, surrounded by fire, there was no way to rush out. A woman holding a baby inside was crying for help, but the people outside were too busy to care for themselves. No one came.
The hot air and thick smoke gradually weakened the cry for help. This scene made Tiffany's breathing more and more heavy. Her whole body was burning with a strong light. She wanted to put out the fire, but no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.
For her, this world was like a phantom, but she could feel that it was definitely not an illusion, but a real existence.
However, as an "oracle", she was more of a bystander, and her ability to interfere with this world was quite limited. Generally speaking, she could only do it once a day. During the day, when she was helping the wounded in another place, she had used up this ability.
If the nearby Tower of Faith had not been destroyed because of the war, and if the townspeople still had the corresponding faith in their hearts, then she could exert additional power and change some things. Unfortunately, after experiencing all kinds of hardships in the past … the faith and faith among the villagers had greatly declined, so Tiffany could only watch it happen without being able to do anything.
Although the woman still protected the baby with her body at the last moment, she could not change her tragic fate. In the end, she turned into ashes together with the entire courtyard.
Tiffany clenched her fists. If she wasn't a soul, her fists would have been bleeding.
The neighing of a horse could be heard from the other side. An old man was petrified. His pupils were imprinted with the image of a long saber swinging towards him, flickering with the cold light of death.
Blood splattered in all directions, and the white-haired head flew high into the air. The headless body slowly fell to the ground. A few of the bandits laughed and continued to ride their horses forward. Soon, they found a new target, a couple who was running away with a few children.
The mounted gangsters in front settled their mounts, took out their bows and arrows from their backs, and aimed at the child running at the very front.
At that moment, a golden light descended from the sky. The golden light instantly illuminated the entire town. Wherever the golden light went, the fire was extinguished and the injured residents of the town began to slowly recover.
The spirits of the townspeople were greatly lifted, and they all shouted for God's miracle. Encouraged by a special power in their spirits, some bold people began to fight back. They picked up sticks, axes, forks, or threw burning objects to attack. Soon, more and more people joined the team. The horse bandits immediately panicked. Many horse bandits were thrown off their horses because their horses were frightened or attacked. Some were hit by burning objects and caught on fire. Under the unity of will, more than half of the horse bandits were killed. Only a few escaped in a sorry state.
Hearing the cheers of the townspeople, Tiffany finally felt relieved. She looked gratefully at Veronica who appeared next to her.
Veronica smiled gently at her. "Actually, you should know that I'm about the same as you. The power that I can exert is quite limited. The reason why these people can defeat the enemy is because they rely more on their own strength. Only with faith and hope can there be power. "
Tiffany seemed to understand and nodded silently. Veronica gently held her hand. "There's not much time left. We should go."
Tiffany's hand that was held trembled slightly. Looking at Veronica's encouraging eyes, she did not break free. Their figures gradually dimmed and then disappeared.
In the blink of an eye, they had traveled through an unknown distance of space and returned to the Galaxy Divinity Temple.
"Today is the last day, right?" Veronica asked, looking at the towering Tower of Faith.
"Yes." Although she did not speak much, Tiffany was no longer silent in front of Veronica.
"I don't want to say anything unnecessary, but I hope that you can look straight into your heart and make the final choice."
Tiffany nodded. Although she was far older than Veronica, in front of Veronica, she was like a child who needed to be taken care of.
Veronica also felt the same way. In fact, when she first brought Tiffany to a planet as an "oracle", she had been observing Tiffany, observing the girl who Chen Rui said had "lost the courage to live."
On that planet, they happened to witness a huge natural disaster. Countless people were suffering in pain and despair. Famine was everywhere, and people were crying everywhere. It was an extreme tragedy that could not be described with words or words.
Tiffany was just watching quietly before, but the scene was too shocking. When she saw parents exchanging their children for food, tears finally gushed out uncontrollably.
Then, Tiffany silently followed Veronica and learned to use her limited power to encourage and help these disaster victims.
Veronica was very pleased because when some people were in despair, they would see the pain and despair of others. In contrast, the pain in their hearts would be relieved, and they would even try to create the pain of others to try to relieve their own pain.
Veronica herself had such a personal experience in the past. Fortunately, this girl still retained a trace of sunshine in her heart, even if she had fallen into the abyss of despair, just like Veronica back then.
Compared with the many hardships she had witnessed, some experiences were actually nothing. It was just like the flame of life in the universe, only fleeting and indistinct.
Living on itself was a kind of touching and meaning, even if it was just a moment of youth.
Life was so short, but so long. From birth to growth to death, there would be countless joys, sorrows, and joys. The feelings, feelings, and perceptions at each stage would be different.
Today's absoluteness might seem like a relative tomorrow. As long as there was faith and hope, one could walk out of the haze again.
Under Veronica's guidance, Tiffany mastered the trick of using the power of the oracle. She said the first sentence, "Thank you."
In the next few days, Tiffany seemed to have put aside the pain in her heart and just devoted herself to the work of the "oracle", passing on faith and supporting the weak.
Veronica knew that she was actually just temporarily "forgetting", and it was impossible to really let it go. But she believed that in the process of helping others to build hope, her heart would really come into contact with hope. This was a successful start.
In the last two days, Tiffany, who had fully mastered the power of the oracle, and Veronica acted separately. However, due to her lack of experience, Tiffany was still inadequate in the distribution of limited power, so the scene just now happened.
"Veronica …"
"Hmm?"
"If a person loses his life goal, what should he do?"
"I've lost it too, but losing doesn't mean everything, and it doesn't mean losing everything. Some things don't belong to you, and maybe you should feel lucky … My experience is to extend your soul, find a more important life goal, and then learn to let go of some of the past losses. "
"Hmm …"
Veronica and Tiffany walked and talked as they walked hand in hand towards the hall of the Galaxy Divinity Temple. They just happened to see Chen Rui appear at the door.
"Chen Rui, you're right on time."
"It's not that I'm in time, but that her body can't wait any longer." Chen Rui's gaze swept over the two holding hands, and he smiled, "I'm very happy to see some gratifying changes. Well, Tiffany, now is the last time. Before you make a decision, let me make it clear that as a friend, well, maybe this friend is just my wishful thinking … But in any case, I will respect your choice. "
Tiffany lowered her head, her lips moved, and she finally spoke, "What if I want to stay here?"
"Then you will lose the chance to leave forever."
Tiffany raised her head, "If I leave here, what can I bring you?"
Veronica smiled slightly. It seems that a certain "friend" is not wishful thinking.
"I believe you already know something before. To be precise, you will become the empress of the Bloody Empire, and …" Chen Rui shrugged, "You will be my wife. This is the condition of the Three Empires Alliance. I'm sorry. To put it bluntly, this is a political marriage."
Tiffany fell silent and didn't speak again.
"I think she still wants to stay." Veronica said something unexpected to Chen Rui, "Because staying can let her find the meaning of her life again."
Tiffany nodded, but she heard Veronica's tone changed, "However, Tiffany, have you ever thought that as an oracle, the power we can exert is quite limited. What if it is as an empress?"
Tiffany was shocked, and her eyes showed a light of realization.
"What's more, you are not alone. Although I can't help you, I will always be by your side." Veronica held her hand and looked at Chen Rui, "And I am not your only friend. You will take care of and love her, right? Chen Rui. "
"I promise."
The tone of these three words was extremely solemn. Tiffany couldn't help but think of the most profound scene in her heart. The outstretched hand and the sentence "Come with me."
Then she saw that person reach out to her again. Tiffany's heart involuntarily sped up a little. In a moment of confusion, it seemed that some scenes in her memory overlapped.
Slowly, her hesitant fingertips finally touched that touch of warmth, and her consciousness suddenly became hazy.
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