"Same thing, same thing!"
Liuge waved a hand, indicating they were more or less the same.
In truth, Liuge maintained neither too close nor too distant an attitude toward this whole "childhood sweetheart" claim.
After all, his identity as someone from the Xianzhou was a bit of a mystery too!
He had casually claimed to be from the Xianzhou, only to actually get identified as one. Who was he supposed to appeal to over that?
"How are they the same?!"
Qingque, March 7th, Stelle, and Bronya all shouted in unison.
"Uh..."
Liuge stared at March 7th and the others, his head full of question marks.
You had only just met. How was your coordination this good already?
"Ahem, this Miss Qingque...?"
"Hmm?"
"May I ask who you are?"
"Me? I'm just an unknown diviner in the Divination Commission."
Qingque waved a hand indifferently.
"And you?"
"We are Nameless from the Astral Express, here at Diviner Fu's invitation!"
Welt adjusted his glasses.
"Oh, you're the guests the Diviner mentioned! Please, come in..."
As she spoke, Qingque led Welt and the others into the Divination Commission. But when it came to Liuge, she kicked him straight out.
"The Diviner only said she invited the Nameless of the Astral Express. She never said you were included!"
Qingque looked utterly pleased with herself.
At last, she had avenged what happened earlier!
I, Qingque, never wait overnight to get revenge!
"You!"
Liuge got up from the ground with his butt sticking out, then looked helplessly at Qingque.
"Um... is there a possibility that I'm a Nameless too?"
"You? Stop kidding!"
Qingque laughed. This guy had been on the Xianzhou side all along. How could he possibly be a Nameless from the Astral Express?
Beside them, Welt adjusted his glasses, his tone somewhat grave.
"Miss Qingque, is there a possibility that he really is a member of our Astral Express?"
"Uh..."
In an instant, Qingque's expression froze awkwardly.
She scratched her head and revealed a simple-minded grin.
"You... you're serious?"
"Mm-hmm!"
As Old Yang nodded slightly, and March 7th, Stelle, and the others struggled to hold back their laughter, Qingque hurried to the front and began leading the way.
As though nothing had happened just now and she had always merely been their guide.
The smoothness of that transition left Liuge dumbfounded. He even forgot to say anything.
"Liuge... your childhood sweetheart... really has quite the personality!"
March 7th looked as though she was about to burst out laughing, leaving Liuge rather helpless.
Stelle and Bronya nodded as well, looking thoroughly agreeable.
"Hey, what are you all still doing back there? Come on!"
Qingque was already calling out from ahead, seemingly wondering why everyone was walking so slowly.
Yet everyone clearly saw the slight redness on Qingque's face.
It seemed... she was embarrassed!
Following Qingque into the Divination Commission, they arrived outside the Matrix of Prescience.
Fu Xuan had already been waiting there for quite some time.
"Diviner, they're here!"
Qingque stepped forward and said with a grin.
Perhaps Qingque was the only little girl in the entire Divination Commission who would act like this.
Fu Xuan glanced at Qingque without saying anything, then turned her gaze toward the group.
"You're here?!"
"Mm! Since Diviner Fu invited us, naturally we would not be late."
Welt nodded in response.
"The reason I summoned all of you here is to interrogate a Stellaron Hunter."
As Fu Xuan spoke, she turned her gaze toward Kafka, who floated in midair within the Matrix of Prescience, seemingly bound by something.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Fu Xuan looked at Kafka.
"Anything to say? Probably not. After all, can't Diviner Fu already see everything?"
Kafka's tone was calm, though it carried a trace of laziness.
Still, she turned her gaze toward Stelle from the Astral Express crew.
"I'm sorry we had to meet like this."
"..."
Stelle said nothing, but there was a hint of suspicion in her eyes.
Perhaps sensing that suspicion, Kafka did not say anything further.
"General, what do you think?"
At that moment, Fu Xuan abruptly said something unexpected.
Everyone present except Liuge was stunned.
The next instant, Cyber Jing Yuan appeared beside Fu Xuan, a pale-blue figure resembling a virtual projection.
Seemingly noticing everyone's stares, Cyber Jing Yuan raised a hand and greeted them.
"Members of the Astral Express, it is a pleasure to meet you! As you can see, I am Jing Yuan, General of the Luofu!"
While the Astral Express crew spoke with Cyber Jing Yuan, Liuge, who had been trailing behind, had already quietly slipped to a spot ten meters behind Fu Xuan.
Because two golden Stat-Stick Light Orbs had dropped there.
What delighted Liuge most was that both Stat-Sticks were Character Stat-Sticks.
For a moment, Liuge felt that his luck today was exceptionally good.
During all his time on the Xianzhou, aside from attribute Stat-Sticks and some insignificant ones, he had gotten almost no Character Stat-Sticks.
Yet the Astral Express crew had only just arrived, and several Character Stat-Sticks had already dropped!
With that in mind, Liuge examined the two Character Stat-Sticks.
Character Stat-Stick: Old Relic
Quality: Gold
Description: What kind of person counts as an old relic? Someone who walks birds and listens to storytellers without bringing money? Or someone who burns her memories and cracks skulls with an inch-force strike? So, what kind do you think counts as an old relic?
064 Shenzhou: Fu Hua
"?"
That was all that came to Liuge's mind as he looked at this Stat-Stick.
No, why did this Old Relic Stat-Stick sound like it was mocking some old gentleman and some immortal?
Still, judging from the description, if it could really be assembled, it would actually be pretty awesome.
Liuge pondered for a moment, then his eyes lit up. His current Stat-Stick Library seemed to really be able to assemble some Shenzhou flat-chest.
Thinking that, Liuge turned his gaze toward the other golden Stat-Stick.
Character Stat-Stick: Diviner
Quality: Gold
Description: The hexagram says you were destined to obtain this Stat-Stick!
"?"
Once again, a question mark appeared over Liuge's head.
Although the Stat-Stick's name already told him who it could assemble, was being this blunt really okay?
Liuge glanced at Fu Xuan, who was talking with Cyber Jing Yuan up ahead. It seemed they had already finished viewing Kafka's memories.
At that very moment, Liuge saw Fu Xuan, who had been talking, suddenly look up at Cyber Jing Yuan, a trace of unwillingness seemingly surfacing in her eyes.
"General, you jerk!"
Mm! Liuge heard that clearly, but he could not hear what else they were saying.
He had completely tuned in selectively.
At that moment, Cyber Jing Yuan vanished, while Fu Xuan turned around and began speaking with the Astral Express crew.
As Liuge watched, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.
But he did not know what had gone wrong.
He simply felt that the scene before him had not been this tightly packed in the original plot.
Before Liuge could figure it out, violent tremors suddenly began.
Looking into the distance from the Divination Commission, a towering tree gradually began to grow, and dense Abundance power instantly spread outward.
At that exact instant, before Fu Xuan could even activate the Matrix of Prescience, Kafka fell down on her own and broke free from those invisible shackles.
At the same time, a man with dark green hair, dressed in Hanfu and holding a black sword covered in cracks, suddenly appeared in the area.
"A Blade, you're here!"
"It's time to go, Kafka!"
"Mm!"
Fu Xuan looked at the two before her, vigilance filling her eyes.
"Neither of you is going anywhere!"
Fu Xuan took a step forward, and in an instant, the Matrix of Prescience lit up with astonishing purple radiance.
Almost in that same instant, A Blade's sword was already pressed against Fu Xuan's neck.
"And now?"
His voice was low, yet filled with an intense aura of death.
"You!"
Fu Xuan froze. She truly had not expected someone to hold a sword to her neck on her own home ground.
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