I Play Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

"Although everyone on the Astral Express is Young Master's friend, it's more appropriate for me to go out of courtesy," Tingyun said.

Hearing Tingyun's words, Liuge sighed.

"Sister, this is fate calling! Who knows if you'll run into Mara-Struck Soldiers who have fallen to Mara the moment you get there."

"Alright, alright!"

Liuge raised his hands in surrender.

"But, it's fine if I go with you for this meeting, right?"

"That's no problem, after all, those people are Young Master's friends!"

Tingyun nodded in agreement.

"Then it's settled."

Meanwhile, after two warp jumps, the Astral Express crew arrived outside the Luofu Xianzhou.

After a brief moment of awe at the Xianzhou's grandeur and scale, March 7th and the others eagerly boarded.

Bronya's eyes also showed a flicker of surprise as she looked at the scene before her.

"As you can all see, this is the Luofu Xianzhou," Himeko said with a slight smile, observing everyone's expressions.

"Hey, hey, hey, hey! Passengers, please pay attention. The Xianzhou Luofu has arrived. We will now be entering the Luofu Xianzhou. Please..."

At this moment, the voice of the conductor, Pom-Pom, came through the broadcast, announcing their imminent arrival at the Xianzhou.

Listening to Pom-Pom's voice, March 7th's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Stelle, standing beside her, had an expression as if she were anticipating some kind of encounter.

As for Dan Heng, the native of this place, the moment he saw the Luofu Xianzhou, he turned and went back to his room.

No, if I look any longer, I'm going to get PTSD.

Not long after, the Astral Express arrived at the Luofu Xianzhou.

After some discussion, everyone, except for Dan Heng, Himeko, and Pom-Pom, prepared to disembark onto the Luofu.

"Woohoo~ So this is the Luofu Xianzhou! It looks so amazing..."

March 7th looked at everything around her, which presented a traditional ancient style at Liuyun Wharf. Her eyes gleamed with delight as she grabbed her camera and started snapping pictures.

"March, don't you think it's very quiet here?"

Stelle looked around, not seeing anyone, and her expression turned serious.

Hearing Stelle's words, Welt pushed up his glasses, reflecting a glint of wisdom.

"In that case, it is indeed so," Welt analyzed. "As a necessary stop for merchant ships, Liuyun Wharf usually has those cargo ships here. It shouldn't be this deserted."

Bronya, standing beside them, nodded silently.

"It really does seem that way!"

March 7th looked around and realized that this was indeed the situation, feeling a bit lost.

"Why don't we walk forward and see if there's anyone ahead?"

"I agree!"

"I agree too!"

Stelle and Bronya also agreed.

With the unanimous decision of the group, Welt had no objections.

After all, they were all young people. If anything were to happen, he could still be their support, couldn't he?

He didn't believe that with his current ability to create black holes with his bare hands, he couldn't protect a few young girls.

However, before they could walk much further, a person covered in golden ginkgo leaves flew towards them.

"Watch out!"

Welt frowned slightly and tapped his cane on the ground.

The flying figure was abruptly yanked to the right, crashing into the nearby railing, and then falling off Liuyun Wharf along the edge.

March 7th vaguely seemed to hear a shout.

It sounded like...

"Ro~bert~~~"

How strange. Uncle Yang made the move, so why are you calling out the name Robert?

"Hmm?"

At this moment, from around the corner ahead, a woman with slightly curly green hair, wearing a red checkered vest and exuding an aura of power, walked out.

And in her right hand, she seemed to be dragging someone else covered in golden ginkgo leaves.

The group looked at the woman, and she looked back at them, her eyes appearing somewhat surprised.

"Uncle Yang, do you know her?"

March 7th looked at the woman, seeing that she seemed to recognize them. She walked over to Old Yang and tugged at his sleeve, asking cautiously.

"Haven't met her."

Welt shook his head directly upon hearing this.

Whether it was in his previous world or this current one, he had never seen this woman. And judging by her powerful aura, if she had ever appeared, he definitely wouldn't have forgotten her.

Compared to the confusion of March 7th and the others, Bronya, who had been silent beside them, widened her eyes slightly upon seeing the woman.

Then, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

But she held back, though her face turned a little red from the effort.

Liuge, looking at Bronya's expression at this moment, also felt a bit helpless.

Just laugh if you want to, you'll all know soon enough.

At this moment, behind Liuge, Tingyun and several Cloud Knights also emerged from the corner.

Compared to Tingyun's calm demeanor, the Cloud Knights beside her were in a state of alert.

"Liug..." Tingyun was about to speak when she noticed the four people standing over there.

One looked like a scholar, one a lively young girl, one seemed a bit naive, and one was small and looked like a rabbit.

Seeing this, Tingyun leaned closer to Liuge and asked softly.

"Young Master, are those people from your Astral Express?"

Upon hearing this, Liuge nodded.

After receiving confirmation, Tingyun nodded and led everyone forward.

"Everyone, may I ask who you are?"

"Hello, Miss. We are the Nameless from the Astral Express. We've come to the Xianzhou because we heard there was a Stellaron outbreak here..."

Liuge, listening to Tingyun's words from the side, didn't quite understand why she was asking again when she already knew.

However, Welt's words made Liuge slightly stunned.

What the hell, a Stellaron outbreak? I've been here for so many days, how come I didn't know?

"Is that so? The General had already heard that you all would be coming to the Xianzhou, so she dispatched me to welcome you."

"May I ask for your name, Miss?"

"I am Tingyun. It's a pleasure to meet you all. This is my friend and lover..." At the end, Tingyun coughed a few times, her face slightly red. "Please disregard what I just said; it's unimportant, unimportant."

Listening to Tingyun's words, Liuge and the Cloud Knights beside him widened their eyes even more.

"..."

In that instant, March 7th and Stelle fell silent. You just said what was on your mind, didn't you?

Welt, however, didn't react much, as he had seen it before.

As for Bronya, her face was almost devoid of any expression at this moment.

But Liuge knew she was laughing, and laughing hysterically at that.

Because, in his and Haxxor Bunny's consciousness network, that's exactly what was happening.

"Hahahahahahahahahahahaha..."

057 Throwing Caution to the Wind?!

Listening to Haxxor Bunny's astonishingly wild laughter in his consciousness and the link with her consciousness.

A hint of helplessness flickered in Liuge's eyes.

He looked at Haxxor Bunny, who was expressionless on the side of the train crew, and felt that the contrast was truly immense.

"Um... Miss Tingyun, you mean..."

"Shh, Miss, please ignore my previous slip of the tongue~"

Tingyun put a finger to her lips, winked at March 7th, and spoke with a hint of shyness.

"..."

Liuge, listening to Tingyun's words from the side, felt it was a bit unreal.

She wasn't stupid at all. Tingyun's expression was so obvious. If she truly ignored this heartfelt confession.

Liuge would be considered a complete idiot.

Stelle, standing beside March 7th, looked at Tingyun, then at Liuge, who had transformed into Kazami Yuuka's appearance, and felt a strange sense of familiarity.

"Ahem, Miss Tingyun. May I inquire about something?"

At this moment, Haxxor Bunny Bronya stepped forward, gave Liuge a barely perceptible wink, and then asked with a hint of inquiry.

This action of hers surprised March 7th and the others.

After Haxxor Bunny boarded the train, she had been like a gaming otaku, rarely showing interest in anything else besides chatting with everyone.

In her own words, if a network could be hacked, there was nothing she didn't know. So instead of asking her anything, it would be faster to just look it up online.

But now, Bronya was actually showing interest in things outside the network. How could they not be surprised?

"Hmm? This... young lady, may I ask what this is about?"

"I just wanted to ask if Miss Tingyun, do you know one of our companions?"

As soon as Bronya finished speaking, March 7th, who was beside her, seemed to remember something and jumped over.

"That's right, that guy's name is Liuge. He arrived at the Xianzhou about a week ago."

March 7th's words made Tingyun glance at Liuge beside her with a half-smile, but she didn't answer directly.

"Is it Benefactor Liuge? This humble girl happens to know him~"

"Benefactor?"

Stelle's ears perked up at this, immediately becoming interested.

"That's right, he is this humble girl's Benefactor."

Tingyun opened her Six-Ribbed Folding Fan, partially covering her chin, and chuckled softly.

"Back then, when this humble girl's merchant ship was returning to the Xianzhou, Benefactor Liuge suddenly appeared on the ship."

"At first, this humble girl thought he was some sort of troublemaker, so I conducted an investigation. But the conclusion was that he was completely innocent, and had even served in the Cloud Knights Army."

Tingyun's words piqued the interest of March 7th and the others.

After all, Liuge had never told them about his past. He only said that he suddenly appeared at Herta Space Station, and was even suffering from amnesia, just like March 7th.

Now that they heard someone had actually investigated and found out Liuge's identity, they were immediately intrigued.

They immediately pestered Tingyun to explain it all to them.

This made Liuge, who had transformed into the appearance of Kazami Yuuka, a little hesitant to speak.