Upon arriving at this unnoticed place, the young girl felt relieved.

The celestial being above seemed to share her thoughts.

Multiple rays of light descended from the sky, precisely and accurately piercing into the ground around the girl. In an instant of flying debris and stone fragments, she found herself bound within a small confined area.

Despite the sudden turn of events, the girl did not resist or struggle.

On the contrary, she raised the side of her face hidden beneath a black veil, revealing an expression of "I expected this to happen."

"Even if divine retribution is coming, it's a bit later than I anticipated," she muttered to herself.

Following this muttering, a gentle voice sounded in the girl's ear:

"I deeply regret this."

The heavenly deity was using a form of communication magic to converse.

This particular magic had the characteristic of being unaffected by distance, and only the girl and the speaking party could hear the voices.

Upon hearing the unexpected words, the girl couldn't help but smile faintly:

"My fate, it would be a favor for you to come and take away this unruly goddess."

The deity of fate was the supreme god in the heavenly realm, ranking just below the creator. What made the relationship between the deity of fate and the creator unique was that they were, to put it simply, a married couple!

Despite both being female, in matters of love, this posed no issue at all.

In terms of time, these two were probably confirmed as partners much earlier than any pair of lesbian lovers on Earth.

At this moment, the deity of fate was here to take away the veiled young girl.

It wasn't uncommon for the deity to take away a few gods given her position, and the girl herself had made a serious mistake, providing ample reason for her removal.

However, when these two points were combined, things didn't quite add up.

Based on the magnitude of the girl's mistake, even if she required punishment, it would only necessitate sending a few gods of equal rank to retrieve her.

It was unusual for the deity of fate to personally intervene, typically reserved for major deities who had committed crimes of treason. In comparison, the girl's status was slightly lower, and her offense was not as severe.

It was akin to a situation where a local lord made an error, and the empress herself came out to arrest them - it just didn't quite fit.

The reason for this abnormality lay in the relationship between the two deities.

They were old acquaintances who had crossed paths many times before.

Before taking the girl away, the deity of fate kindly offered a few words of comfort:

"Your efforts and sacrifices have not been in vain. Though the child no longer recognizes you, as you wished, they should lead a very happy life..."

"You need not continue; I understand," the girl interrupted.

Extending a finger, the girl pressed down on her hair floating in the wind, then lifted her eyes slightly, tilting her chin up to gaze skyward.

She did not require anyone's deliberate consolation, for she was unafraid of punishment and unconcerned with gains or losses.

If she were afraid, she wouldn't have knowingly violated taboos.

If she cared about what she gained, she should never have helped the ranger from the mortal realm in the first place.

The sole motive that drove the girl, enabling her to face such unreasonable consequences head-on, stemmed from the fact that the ranger had once been her senior, caring for her for many years.

For this single reason, she could face any outcome with a smile and earnestly say to the deity of fate:

"Even the demon king, whom I dislike the most, is willing to do so much for a senior. How could I possibly fall short compared to her?"

The destiny god heard such a response, and while sighing inwardly, she also felt a hint of relief.

Although the destiny god was not in the habit of being biased, considering the many years of acquaintance with the girl and the fact that she had helped with that child, she would try not to let the girl face the harshest punishment.

After that, the conversation did not continue, but the spears of light surrounding the girl turned into a square domain resembling a cage.

Inside the domain, one could see brilliant light, pure white like the girl's heart.

The demon king still had over six hundred years of sentence left, and she thought that if she were imprisoned as well, at worst, she would only be released at the same time as her.

Thinking of this, she removed the black veil from her face, turned back towards the distant black stone tower, and cast one final glance.

If they couldn't meet for hundreds of years in a row, she would keep this glance, treasure it in her heart until the day they met again, despite the changes in people and circumstances in the future.

She closed her eyes, accepted the transmission of white light, and disappeared from the human realm, leaving only the black veil fluttering away.

Wang Xiaole initially did not realize the departure of this "junior";

It wasn't until he calmed down White's emotions and prepared to express his gratitude sincerely to the girl that he realized she had already disappeared.

"Though I don't know who you are, thank you! You may be the best friend I have ever met in my life..."

Giving will be rewarded, even if the essence of the reward is equivalent to a "friendship card," it still contains the genuine feelings of the person involved.

After expressing his gratitude, Wang Xiaole turned to look around. Sensing that there were no living enemies nearby, he believed:

The battle had come to an end!

After the war, White lost her only home, so Wang Xiaole decided to let her stay in his own home.

Of course, he considered his itinerant identity and knew that his so-called "home" was actually various inns and lodgings everywhere.

Thinking of inquiring about the girl's thoughts, he asked White specifically:

"Would you like to live with me in the future?"

"...(Shaking head)"

Now, White is filled with guilt and self-blame towards her "big brother", how could she still have the mindset to live and eat together with him?

The refusal was inevitable, but unfortunately this time, the little girl's words didn't count.

Wang Xiaole used practical actions to demonstrate his resolute will, swiftly lifting White up and carrying her on his shoulders.

This type of behavior, bluntly put, was called kidnapping.

It was not surprising that he would do so.

After all, the last time, he hadn't been able to bring himself to forcefully keep White, which led to so many things.

The same mistake, he wouldn't make it a second time.

On the way, White struggled a bit;

But as long as her little mouth didn't bite him, he believed that she was merely objecting and not hating him.

This is how relationships between men and women are, disagreements or objections are not a big problem;

As long as one side does not resent the other, then everything is negotiable.

At this moment, Wang Xiaole's mood could be answered with a self-composed lyric:

"Taking the loli home, la la la..."

He hummed the song in his mind, happily stepping forward, until he stopped.

"It seems like something's not right, I feel like I've forgotten something."

He muttered to himself, leaving the tasks he had completed behind for now, and focused on contemplating what he was about to do.

Having obtained the loli, he had a rough idea of his future goals. Now the only thing left to do was to go home;

At times like this, was there anything being overlooked?

After thinking for a moment, he finally remembered:

The last remaining issue was the route.

Black Rock City was not somewhere he had arrived at on foot, but had entered thanks to the girl's magic. And this city was different from the places he had visited before;

From the geographical location of this place, the customs and traditions of the people, to the route back to Little White City, he had no understanding at all.

Objectively speaking, this time he had indeed neglected this aspect.

Leaving aside everything else, he needed to at least ask for directions before the girl left.

Even if he had to ask the locals in the city, he could only learn about the local situation, and information about the surroundings of the city was not so easy to come by.

The lack of information, coupled with the darkening night, decided that Wang Xiaole could only stay in the city tonight.

Luckily, he had brought some money when he went out, so he didn't end up sleeping on the streets.

With the mentality of "not having too bad luck," he carried Bai and walked onto the main street, looking for a suitable place to stay.

Before that, since the guards at the entrance of the Black Rock Tower had already received their due, when he retrieved his sword, it did not take much effort.

At the same time as he walked around, those passersby who had not turned a blind eye all saw his clothes covered in blood and the sharp sword he had just recovered.

Covered in blood, carrying a dangerous weapon, and seeming to have kidnapped a loli.

All these obvious facts made the passersby realize one after another:

This is a dangerous guy!

Since the passersby knew he was dangerous, no one went up to rescue the loli or to cause trouble in other ways.

It can be seen that nowadays, passersby are generally afraid of ruthless people.

After finding a suitable hotel to stay in, Wang Xiaole put Bai down who had stopped struggling, took her small hand, and the two walked in together.

Due to the bad economic situation, nowadays in many hotels, the innkeepers generally compete with the staff for a job.

For example, in this hotel, the innkeeper did not hire any front desk staff and instead did the job himself.

When the innkeeper looked at the door, he saw a guest covered in bright red slowly entering the shop, and his performance was relatively calm.

The innkeeper was not afraid because he had heard a rumor.

The rumor went like this:

Among the clients who came to the Black Rock Tower for missions, a few who liked to wander around happened to discover that it had become a battlefield as they went toward the middle layers.

And each layer generally was a battlefield that had already ended;

A few clients who reached there found various guards lying on the ground, even the bodies of magical beasts significantly occupying their view.

Such a terrifying scene scared the clients who ran away immediately.

Shortly after the news of "a big incident inside the tower" spread and reached the outside, almost the whole city knew about it, turning it into a rumor.

Many people were discussing, saying that the "disaster-eradication club" had suffered heavy losses in retaliation from their enemies, even the president himself had been severely injured.

This was clearly an unreliable rumor.

Heavy losses? Clearly, it was a total wipeout!

Severely injured? Wouldn't it be long gone by then?

Hardly anyone knew the truth, and everyone was talking about this non-gossip topic, which also emboldened some people.