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Chapter 558 Whose Fate is Decided by Whom?
Xu Ning covered his face as he brought Naxida into the Hidden Cave.
“Your arrival is very timely, and I am deeply grateful.”
Naxi Da didn't look at Xu Ning's red half-face. From the moment she entered the Dust Concealment Cave, her gaze was fixed on the stragglers playing with their dogs in the distance.
Where did you find him?
Xu Ning rubbed her face and replied, "He works for an uncle right next to the fruit stand on the street."
Nasita said with some surprise, "I didn't expect that after he deleted all his memories, he could still wander to Sumeru at this moment. How should I put it? Is it because the binding force of the world lines is too strong, or does he feel that he can find his lost memories here?"
Xu Ning frowned and glanced down at Naxida beside him.
"You want to give him back his memories?"
Nasida turned her small face and looked directly into Xu Ning's eyes, "You don't want him to regain his past memories?"
Xu Ning sighed softly, suddenly understanding what Naxi Da was thinking.
Having witnessed the disappearance of the Great Tree King together with Nasita, she naturally knew that no one could erase themselves from the World Tree on their own.
However, Nasita still allowed the stragglers to enter. She had already deduced what the stragglers were going to do, and even had herself and Kong supervise the stragglers and back up their memories.
Nasita should know better than anyone whether there are any dangers in the World Tree.
She let the stragglers do whatever they wanted, waiting for this moment to take them back and give them back their memories.
After the stragglers erased everyone's memories, they had eliminated the cause and effect of their crimes. The moments of emotion and joy that he had shared with many people in his memory had all been severed and could not be found.
At this point, giving him the memories leaves him with nothing but hatred for the Doctor and the Fools.
Such a hate-filled puppet is undoubtedly a sharp and useful knife for Sumeru now, just right to completely wipe out the poison and influence left by the Fools in Sumeru.
"Isn't this good? Look how happy he is."
Xu Ning turned his head and watched as the skirmisher swiftly tossed a bunch of large bone clubs in all directions, and then a bunch of dogs scattered and chased after them, leaving a few not-so-bright ones standing in place, not knowing which way to go, howling anxiously, while the skirmisher stood aside laughing heartily.
"In this world, apart from Kong and you and me, no one else knows that he exists. So what if I raise him as a son? Anyway, I have plenty of Mora. Even if I let him fight cocks and walk dogs every day for hundreds of years, I still won't run out of money."
Nasida chuckled upon hearing Xu Ning's boastful remarks, "I remember you've never really had a relationship with him, so why are you suddenly being so nice to him?"
Xu Ning was stunned for a moment, feeling somewhat bewildered as well.
After all, this kid, Sanbing, doesn't seem to have done anything good since he joined the Fools.
Just a few days ago, I was determined to give this kid a good beating.
Now that Naxida has asked him this, Xu Ning doesn't know how to answer.
"How should I put it? Although I used to dislike him a lot, I don't know why, when I saw him again, I suddenly felt a sense of kinship... Hey! Don't laugh, I know this word is weird, but that's just how I feel..."
Seeing Xu Ning's depressed look, Nasita stopped laughing and asked, "So, you've already activated the memory orb the skirmisher gave you?"
"How did you know he gave it to me... Ha, I knew you were behind all of this, but I still haven't opened it."
These words startled Nasita. "Why are you sympathizing with me for not opening it... No, I mean, why didn't you open it?"
Xu Ning carefully considered Naxida's half-finished words and slowly replied, "Perhaps it's because I think of the current state of the scattered soldiers that I dare not open it!"
"I am very satisfied with my life now. The people who love me are the people I love. I don't have to struggle for daily meals. I have enough strength to deal with most threats. I don't want to encounter situations that I can't control. And this memory orb may very well change all of this. Just like when you return the memories of the stragglers to him, he will definitely not be able to laugh as happily as he does now."
Nasita nodded. "You make a lot of sense. So, you've already decided not to open it and have already thrown it away?"
Xu Ning thought of the golden ball he had placed on the cabinet in Beidou's bedroom, and shook his head hesitantly.
"It wasn't lost."
"So there's still a possibility that you can open it. How about this, Xu Ning, it's up to you whether you open your golden sphere or not, after all, it's your destiny. As for the fate of the stragglers, neither of us has the right to make a decision for him. Whether he opens the golden sphere you gave me that contains the stragglers' memories is up to him, okay?"
Xu Ning remained silent for a while, then finally nodded.
Nasita was right. Even if she were the soldier's biological father, she had no right to make the decision for him.
"Alright, but don't tell him now. Let's wait until Kong and the others come back and confirm that the disappearance of the skirmishers has no major impact on this world before letting him make his own decision."
After playing with the dogs for a while, the soldier ran over to get a jar to pour water for them. He saw Xu Ning standing with a little girl and talking, and couldn't help but take a second look.
"Hi, I haven't seen you in the cave before. What should I call you?"
Naxi Da asked with a squinting smile.
The stragglers laughed too. "Then you'll have to ask my cheap old man. After all, I have amnesia and have always called myself a wanderer. Xu Ning, what do you think I should call myself?"
Xu Ning glared at Naxi Da, saying, "We agreed to wait for Kong to come back, and now you're asking about names and stuff, is that intentional?"
And you, you traitor, not only do you follow others' lead, but you also turn around and criticize me.
Xu Ning said irritably, "Let's just keep your original name 'Xi Yan'. It's popular to take the father's surname now, so let's not call you Lei Xi Yan anymore, let's just call you Xu Xi Yan."
The soldier repeated "Lei Xiyan" and "Xu Xiyan" several times, but couldn't find any sense of familiarity.
Nasita turned her head and glared at Xu Ning, "How did you know his name was Xiyan?"
Xu Ning, with his head held high, said, "I heard it from Inazuma's mother herself when she met him..."
The stragglers shook their heads indifferently, picked up their jars, asked Wendy which spring had water, then filled a jar with Tianlu and went to feed it to the dogs.
From then on, the soldiers basically never left the cave. They spent their days playing in the cave with the dogs and tasting all the delicacies made by Qingyi, until Kong and Paimon returned from Daoqi.