It Must Have Been Hard for You All These Years, Right?

It wasn't until Kafka had been gone with Bai Luoming for a long time that the confusion in Yaoguang's eyes gradually disappeared, and his mind returned to clarity. However, Tingyun still stood in the same spot, looking somewhat dazed.

Yaoguang looked at the empty surroundings, gritting her teeth. She hadn't expected that even though she was so cautious, she would still fall for the Stellaron Hunters's trick.

"You wretched Stellaron Hunters, don't you dare catch him, or you'll be in big trouble!"

Yaoguang's face showed annoyance, clearly dissatisfied with losing the opportunity that was within his grasp once again. As for the conditions previously offered by the Stellaron Hunters, Yaoguang naturally did not believe a word of them.

For some reason, she suddenly remembered the previous divination, which, although it was a very auspicious omen, was clearly not what one would call a lucky sign.

"Sigh, I was too careless. I shouldn't have trusted the divination results about that guy so easily."

Only then did Tingyun regain her senses. She immediately looked around, but did not find Bai Luoming. She subconsciously felt that Yaoguang had kidnapped her.

"What a Xianzhou, how could he..."

"What?! Say it!"

Yaoguang turned his head and stared at Tingyun with an unfriendly expression.

Tingyun shrank her neck; the current situation was somewhat unexpected.

"It's nothing. By the way, what's the general doing here? Shouldn't he be...?"

Although speaking ill of Yaoguang in front of her would be fatal, Tingyun was more concerned about Bai Luoming's whereabouts.

"Hmph, knowing too much isn't a good thing."

Yaoguang's expression was somber. He turned and glared at Tingyun before striding away.

Watching Yaoguang's departing figure, Tingyun knew that Yaoguang was now extremely angry. She sighed, said nothing more, and simply walked into the driver's seat on her own.

Tingyun sat in her seat, her eyes flickering. In the end, she chose to drive the Starskiff and catch up with Yaoguang.

"General Yaoguang, I think we can have a talk."

Yaoguang glanced at Tingyun and said irritably, "What's there to talk about?"

"That's not quite right. I think we have a lot in common."

Yaoguang glanced at the Starskiff beside him, then his gaze shifted to Tingyun's face. After hesitating for a moment, he finally spoke, "Alright, let's chat. I want to see what kind of nonsense you have to spout!"

Tingyun smiled with satisfaction, her ears perked up, and she pressed the button to open the Starskiff's door.

"Let's talk in the car then."

Yaoguang was quite straightforward; she immediately sat on the back seat of the Starskiff, leaned back, crossed her legs, and looked at Tingyun with a leisurely air.

"Tell me, what do you want to talk about?"

Tingyun glanced at Yaoguang in the rearview mirror, a half-smile on his face, and said, "General Yaoguang, I believe that a person's strength has its limits."

"What's the meaning?"

"What I mean is, instead of us fighting each other, why don't we..."

Meanwhile, Herta and Jingliu, along with Feixiao, were locked in a fierce battle, while Jing Yuan closely followed them to prevent them from causing further damage to Luofu.

But halfway through the attack, a detector next to the Herta started beeping, then the sound became increasingly shrill, and finally stopped abruptly.

Upon hearing this sound, Herta's expression immediately turned ugly. This detector had been modified by her ingenious ideas; it wouldn't sound as long as Bai Luoming was within a certain range, but if Bai Luoming left that range, the detector's alarm sound would become increasingly shrill.

Clearly, Bai Luoming has now left the detector's range, or he has hidden the tracking device.

"Looks like I was too lenient. She really is... naughty."

Herta's face darkened; she couldn't accept either of these possibilities.

At this moment, Herta made up his mind that if he caught Bai Luoming, he would lock him in Little Black Room and give him a good beating.

Feixiao and Jingliu watched as the Herta's movements froze. Although they didn't know why, they both thought it was a good opportunity.

The two exchanged a glance, both secretly gathering their strength, intending to unleash their strongest attack on the Herta and show her just how powerful the Xianzhou native were.

Seeing their actions, Herta's already gloomy face darkened even more. She raised her hand and launched an attack, interrupting their charging attack, and said irritably, "Still fighting? You've already been intercepted, and you're still fighting!"

Having said that, Herta ignored their opinions and flew straight towards Ruan Mei's direction.

Ruan Mei was standing beside the Ambrosial Arbor, gathering information while sharing her insights about it with Dan Heng. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Dan Heng stood next to Ruan Mei, accompanying this member of the Genius Society.

Dan Heng listened to Ruan Mei's words and nodded from time to time. Based on Ruan Mei's explanation, he had some new ideas about sealing the Ambrosial Arbor. However, he could not do it on his own right now. He could only do it when the current High Elder of Luofu, Bailu, arrived.

As for Ruan Mei's act of collecting branches and roots of the Ambrosial Arbor, he pretended not to see it. Perhaps this genius had her own reasons.

Before Ruan Mei could gather any more information, Herta appeared in front of her with a whoosh, saying with an unfriendly expression, "Still collecting this junk? You didn't even notice everyone's gone!"

Looking at Herta's gloomy face, Ruan Mei roughly guessed what had happened. She whispered something to Dan Heng and, without waiting for Dan Heng's reaction, walked over to Herta on her own.

Without much thought, Herta threw out his flying vehicle and took Ruan Mei up, then followed the direction where Bai Luoming had disappeared.

Dan Heng stared blankly at the two of them, silently mourning for Bai Luoming. Of all people to provoke, why did Bai Luoming have to pick on the Genius Society? Didn't he know that the most cunning people in the Erudition Path Club are the most treacherous?

Herta moved extremely fast, so fast that he took Ruan Mei away, while Feixiao and Jingliu remained standing there, somewhat at a loss.

Feixiao stared blankly in the direction the Herta had left, but then she realized what was happening. She remembered that before leaving, Yaoguang had specially cast a divination for Bai Luoming, and the divination showed great fortune. It seemed that it was time for Yaoguang to exert his power.

Now that Yaoguang's side has won a great victory, as an ally, she only needs to do one last thing.

Her eyes flickered, then she turned her gaze to Jingliu and asked, "What's going on with Herta? Did they give up because they couldn't win?"

Jingliu glanced at Feixiao, looking somewhat speechless. This guy really had put martial arts training into his brain; his mind was full of thoughts of spicy bean curd.

She pondered Herta's words. Clearly, someone had taken advantage of the situation. But one thing she didn't understand was why Bai Luoming, who was clearly very strong, had been so easily exploited.

Could this guy actually be a jerk?

Upon realizing this, Jingliu's expression suddenly darkened. If that were the case, she might have to take some necessary measures.

For example, break his arms and legs, imprison him in Little Black Room, so that he can only see her all day long and can't do anything else, until he gets used to snuggling up to her, and then he calls her "Mom"...

Before Jingliu could figure out how to deal with Bai Luoming, a familiar humming sound of Starskiff engine rang out above him.

"Get out of the way! I can't control myself!!"

As soon as the sound from the sky faded, a Starskiff plummeted straight down from the heavens. The driver on board looked terrified, then opened the window and vomited out with a "whoosh."

Only after she had vomited most of it did she raise her head and look at the person who had landed in front of her. With just one glance, Baiheng's eyebrows rose, and he chuckled as he spoke to the newcomer, "It's you, Jingliu Liu. Hey, is that Jing Yuan over there? He seems to have aged a bit."

Yes, the person who arrived was Baiheng, who was piloting the Starskiff inside the time tunnel.

Jingliu looked at Baiheng, who had suddenly appeared in front of her, with a complicated expression. She knew that Baiheng would return one day, but she did not expect him to return so suddenly today.

"Hey, Jingliu Liu, why are you making that face? Did Shuhu kill him? And who's this guy next to you? Aren't you going to introduce me?"

Baiheng was still the same, nothing had changed, but she was no longer the same person she used to be.

Time has passed, and several hundred years have gone by. In those hundreds of years, they have experienced far too much.

Seeing that Jingliu still didn't answer, Baiheng stepped down from the Starskiff. But as soon as he looked down, he realized something was wrong—there was a sea in front of him!

She looked at the surging waves of the Scaled Scalegorge Waterscape, paused with her toes, and withdrew her foot, only waving to Jingliu from afar.

Why is Jingliu Liu ignoring me?

Seeing Baiheng's actions, Jingliu composed himself, a slight smile curving his lips as he gave Baiheng a bright smile.

"It's nothing, I was just a little surprised."

"What's so surprising? By the way, you haven't introduced who's next to you yet."

As Baiheng spoke, he waved to Feixiao from afar, greeting him loudly, "Hello, I am Baiheng, a aviator from the Sky-Faring Commission. May I ask who you are?"

"Oh, hello, hello, I am General Feixiao from the Yaoqing Xianzhou."

Seeing this, Feixiao waved to Baiheng, indicating his identity.

"Oh, so it's the General... General... General... General of the Yaoqing Xianzhou?!"

Baiheng's surprised voice rang out; she truly hadn't expected the person in front of her to have such a high status.

But that doesn't make sense. She's from the Yaoqing Xianzhou, so how come I've never heard of the Yaoqing Xianzhou getting a new general?

However, Baiheng couldn't quite grasp the fact that Jingliu's appearance didn't seem fake. For a moment, Baiheng's mind was a bit blank, and even the faint smoke in her hair seemed to be rising from her hair.

At this moment, Jing Yuan also arrived at the scene. He looked at Baiheng with a somewhat surprised and doubtful expression, clearly not expecting that this companion, who he thought had been dead for many years, would actually appear at this time.

Seeing the expressions on their faces, Jingliu understood what they had misunderstood. He sighed softly and explained, "Well, here's what happened."

Her gaze swept over Baiheng, and she spoke to Baiheng first, "Actually, it's no longer the time of the High-Cloud Quintet. Several hundred years have passed since then, and even Jing Yuan has become the General of Luofu."

"Huh? But I clearly..."

Before she could finish speaking, Jingliu interrupted her, "Your situation is special; it must be because of Bai Luoming that you've come to this point."

Baiheng remained silent, waiting for Jingliu's explanation.

Jingliu glanced at Feixiao, secretly observing her expression, but no matter how he looked at her, Feixiao only seemed curious, without any other emotion in her expression.

She sighed, feeling a little apologetic towards Feixiao, realizing that she had actually doubted such a pure martial artist.

At this point, Jingliu turned to face Baiheng and continued to recount the events of that year.

"Back then, after you disappeared, our Remembrance were clouded, and our understanding seemed to be altered. We even thought you had perished together with Shuhu, and the appearance of Bai Luoming was erased from our Remembrance."

"After that, Teng Xiao resigned from his position as general, and Jing Yuan took over. Dan Feng... should now be called Dan Heng, and he, along with Yingxing, attempted to revive you using forbidden techniques, but instead created a monstrous dragon that ravaged Luofu, causing considerable damage."

As Jingliu finished speaking, he glanced at Dan Heng in the distance without leaving a trace. Dan Heng, who had been examining Ambrosial Arbor, suddenly felt as if he were being stared at by some prehistoric beast. Goosebumps rose on his hands, and the hairs on his body stood on end.

"Later, I slew that wicked dragon, and not long after, I was also afflicted by Mara. But fortunately, I turned misfortune into blessing. When I was afflicted by Mara, some opportunities allowed me to break through the barriers of my understanding, which prevented me from committing murder..."

Jing Yuan interrupted Jingliu at this moment, his tone somewhat surprised. "So that's how it is? I never imagined there were so many hidden stories back then."

As he spoke, Jing Yuan glanced at the Jingliu before continuing, "Let me tell you the story. Although my master was possessed by Mara at the time, she was still quite conscious, so I arranged for her to recuperate in my own quarters."

Although Jing Yuan spoke calmly, everyone present could guess how he had defied all opposition and ultimately made the final decision regarding the Jingliu Jing Yuan.

"So that's how it is. I never imagined that so little time had passed here, yet hundreds of years had already gone by for you..."

Baiheng's eyes flickered. She hadn't expected that she had only been sucked into a time tunnel, while so many years had passed outside. The world had changed, and everything had become different.

Her gaze swept over Feixiao and Jingliu, finally settling on Jing Yuan's face. After what Jingliu just said, she had a pretty good idea of what had happened. This once innocent boy had actually experienced betrayal by friends, his master's fall into Mara possession, and now he had to shoulder the great responsibility of a general and support Luofu. No wonder she had felt at first glance that Jing Yuan was now much more composed and mature.

Baiheng gazed at Jing Yuan, then sighed deeply and said to Jing Yuan, "These past years must have been very tough for you, haven't they?"

Jing Yuan could have stood there chatting and laughing, but when he looked into Baiheng's concerned eyes, his own eyes involuntarily reddened, and a thin veil seemed to settle over them.

He shook his head, subconsciously avoiding Baiheng's gaze. The general, who had been in charge of Luofu for many years, choked up for a moment.

"It's fine..."

"Oh, you've really suffered."

Baiheng, with a gentle expression, stepped forward and patted Jing Yuan on the shoulder, saying nothing more.