Chen Lun stood in the middle of the music store with an expressionless face.
On the shelves and walls around, there were violins, recorders, and other orchestral instruments of different sizes, as well as some niche instruments. Some customers stopped to look, and some came and went, but they seemed to be unable to see the two people, nor to hear the moving music played by the blond man.
The spiritual intuition seemed to be ineffective, and there was no movement. Even though Chen Lun could clearly feel the unprecedented pressure Howard brought to him, the powerful passive that had always helped him to warn him was like a pool of stagnant water, without any waves.
This made Chen Lun feel even more solemn.
As the crisp notes of the piano gradually became lighter, Howard's body swayed gently, like a pianist immersed in the performance.
"Struggle, rejoice, repeat, until the great victory... Jack, your script is like the four chapters of this song, and it is coming to an end. I think it's time to give you an ending."
Howard said without turning his head.
Chen Lun stared at her back, the veins on the back of his hand holding the silver cane bulged, and he resisted the urge to transform into a mythical creature and rush forward to deal a fatal blow.
Since I embarked on the path of destiny, behind the many coincidences, it was this blond man in front of me who fanned the flames and guided them behind the scenes, which ultimately had a great impact on myself and the people around me... the death of Mr. Byers, Arnold's exile, Noah's narrow escape from death, and all the uneasiness I have felt since I traveled through time.
All of this was facilitated by Howard!
He knew that he would have to fight the other party eventually, but he didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly...
Perhaps it was her own promotion that aroused her vigilance, or perhaps the other party's plan was nearing completion... In short, this moment arrived quietly.
Chen Lun couldn't suppress his murderous intent.
His eyes instantly turned into a pair of emerald-like vertical pupils, and a few crystal-like white scales appeared at the corners of his eyes. All the musical instruments in the store rang and trembled at the same time, and countless cracks appeared on the walls and ceiling. The guests were horrified by this inexplicable strange phenomenon and ran out in panic, shouting.
"Hold on, Jack. I know you hate me, but there's still some time for your final performance... Please allow me to say something."
Howard kept playing with both hands, and "Symphony of Fate" came to the final chapter. The passionate melody seemed to foreshadow that the struggle had reached the end and a sweet victory was about to come.
But at this critical moment, she deliberately pressed a wrong note. The sound of winter broke the perfect playing, and it also acted like a terminator, forcibly ending the song.
The blond man turned around slowly.
On the deep facial features, a pair of sapphire eyes are smiling.
She then took out another book.
The book cover says "King of Clowns".
“This is a script about you, Jack, but I didn’t write your ending… I never like seeing the endings of other works, because when I was young, I always felt lost and empty after seeing the endings, and had an extremely strong sense of detachment… I think it’s because I was too involved and resonated with those characters, so I felt sad and happy, painful and entangled for them. Once the ending is over, all the stories will turn to dust and fall to the ground.”
Howard shook his head nostalgically.
"Honestly, I don't like this feeling... Over time, I stopped looking at the ending of the story. At most, I just imagined a beautiful future in my mind, where those characters live forever and everyone is happy forever."
She smiled and stared at Chen Lun, as if she couldn't see the murderous look in his eyes. She just said to herself:
"You are my favorite character. If possible, I don't want to write your ending... But I have more important things to accomplish, and I need you to fill this final vacancy."
"It seems to be just as I expected."
Chen Lun said coldly.
"You have been hiding for decades and hundreds of years, and all you have planned is for this moment, for the angel promotion ceremony... So I am also a part of your ceremony?"
"Well, you could say that."
Howard didn't hide it and nodded frankly.
"But this is the royal city. You actually showed up here in broad daylight. Aren't you afraid that Emperor Andre will suppress you?"
Chen Lun asked indifferently.
Howard chuckled and shook his head, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and said calmly:
"The Sun King? She is indeed a great monarch who dominated the Fifth Era for more than 4,000 years... But now she can't even protect herself, and it's almost impossible for her to take action. The oracle of the fierce father is like a sword hanging over her head, ready to fall at any time."
She spread her hands and a smile appeared on her lips.
“The script this time also proves this point very well… I followed the example of Duke Huan and pushed the ‘Three Starry Sky Families’, the Sun, Moon and Stars, to fight each other. After the Fourth Era, I completed a great moment like the ‘Hour of Pearls’ again, forming a new cycle of fate, thus advancing the promotion ceremony of Sequence Two - Anonymous by half… The Sun King clearly saw this, but did not personally stop it. He just erased the traces of the little prince’s existence to reduce the effect of the ceremony. This shows that she is indeed bound by her hands and feet and cannot use too much power.”
Howard explained it slowly to Chen Lun, his tone as if he was sharing interesting things with a friend.
"Unfortunately, I was well prepared... The ceremony went on as planned."
After hearing this, Chen Lun narrowed his eyes slightly.
According to Howard's words, he thought of the "Time of Pearls", which was the great deeds of Duke Huan recorded on the Monument of Destiny... The Lord of Destiny had hidden behind the scenes in the Fourth Era, and pushed the Goddess of Death Bankrotf to the front, using her power of killing and chaos to disintegrate the Star God Cult from within, causing the Anita civilization to split into three major families, which corresponded exactly to the three families of the Sun, Moon and Star.
What he didn't expect was that everything Howard did was actually imitating the Ring of Justice... Or was it that the promotion ceremony of Destiny Sequence Two was to complete a certain cycle of epic destiny
'But who plays the role of the old man who buries the bones in this fight?'
A flash of doubt flashed through Chen Lun's mind.
The next moment, the answer quietly emerged—
'It was the Kangkai Council... The key faction choice in the Church of the Seven Gods was the difference between himself and Houston, which became the last straw that broke the camel's back... At the same time, the Kangkai Council took the path of conspiracy, which happened to symbolize the god of death.'
Chen Lun took a deep breath, seeming to feel the meticulousness and terror of all this layout. Howard was the most unscrupulous, even crazy guy he had ever seen.
Howard slowly stood up from his chair and continued:
"Now, the ritual only lacks you, Jack... The promotion of an angel requires the unique divinity of the path authority, and the bookmark in your hand happens to correspond to a divinity of the path of destiny. Although it is incomplete, it is enough to support my promotion."
Her expectant eyes were revealed from under the lenses.
"Are you confused as to why it is in your hand? Haha, because I left it with you... Although it is extremely important to me, according to the 'Law of Supernatural Fusion', if it stays with me, it will have a huge and uncontrollable influence, causing me endless troubles before all this is formed, and even affecting the smooth implementation of the plan... And now, it's time to take it back."
Chen Lun and Tong Kong shrank back and took a step back unconsciously.
Was Howard scheming me from the very beginning? !
At the beginning of the time travel, the reason why I was able to get "Philip's Adventures in Wonderland" was because of her guidance? !
"No... It's very wrong. So many things don't make sense!"
Chen Lun's mind was in a mess.
He quickly used his multitasking skills, and with the support of the mythical creature's characteristic "Skull of Enlightenment", his brain worked rapidly, thinking about the blind spots that he had not noticed.
But more and more threads were tangled together invisibly, forming a knot that was difficult to untie. Chen Lun himself did not realize that his fingers were trembling slightly due to the fluctuation of emotions.
"Fate is always like this. It is destined, but it also gives people a sense of magnificent ups and downs. It is not a toy, but it is better than a toy..."
Howard turned his head and looked to the side, his sight seemed to pass through the wall of the store and look at the golden Sun Palace.
She said calmly:
"Jack, I will wait for you in the depths of the dream world. I believe you will come... Because my time is running out, and your time is running out too."
The voice hasn't fallen yet.
Howard disappeared without a trace.
Chen Lun still stood there, holding the silver cane tightly, not even paying attention to controlling the strength. The part that was sticking on the ground went straight through the ceramic floor, leaving cracks.
He felt a strong sense of pollution spreading from his body, and those dazzling white crystal scales emerged one after another.
'I'm losing control?!'
Chen Lun's heart tightened and he quickly controlled his emotions.
The mythical power gained after the transformation was extremely powerful, but it was also accompanied by terrible pollution. This was the first time that Chen Lun felt his body and spirit, like a nuclear bomb about to explode, causing him to feel extremely uneasy.
After a moment.
He let out a long breath, and the Jade Boy in his eyes returned to normal, his murderous intent gradually dissipated, returning to his depth and silence.
The white crystal scales that appeared on his body also slowly disappeared.
He knew exactly what Howard meant by those words before he left... The ceremony was about to be completed, and Howard would not let him go, but the Royal City was not a suitable place for a decisive battle, so she chose the Dream World.
'Even if I don't go, Howard will probably have a backup plan. If she really becomes an angel, I will never be able to turn things around... Although it's hasty, this is my only chance.'
Chen Lun has made up his mind.
He will go to the dream world, face Howard, and face his own destiny.
Then break it with your own hands.
But before that, there is one more thing I need to do...
Chen Lun ignored the boss who was shivering in the corner, dropped a bag of gold pounds, and turned to leave the musical instrument store.