With These Two Advantages, Victory Was Assured!
The voice coming from the entrance was clear and pleasant, causing everyone to turn their heads towards the palace gate.
At the palace gate stood a woman in magnificent robes, exuding an air of elegance and grace. Her figure was slender, and her eyes and brows carried an innate nobility and composure, as if she were not an intruder, but the true master of the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Beside her stood Fu Xuan, his face stern.
The Lord Diviner crossed her arms, her small face filled with displeasure, her gaze darting around, refusing to look into the hall, as if she had been forcibly brought there.
Bai Luoming felt somewhat puzzled upon reading this.
The person before me was Yaoguang, General of Military Strategy of the Jade Abacus Xianzhou.
Logically speaking, she shouldn't be in Luofu right now, but he's quite experienced now and won't be swayed by Yaoguang's appearance.
Even Jing Yuan was stunned for a moment when he saw Yaoguang. He then stood up, supporting himself on the handrail. His previous confident demeanor disappeared, replaced by a look of astonishment that even he himself did not realize.
"Yaoguang? What brings you to Luofu? Is the Alliance aware of this?"
Jing Yuan's tone carried obvious doubt, and even a hint of barely perceptible wariness. The Xianzhou Alliance was supposed to help and support each other, but for a Xianzhou General to appear in the core area of another Xianzhou without prior notification was no small matter and did not conform to any diplomatic protocol.
Standing to the side Yukong frowned, his reaction more direct than Jing Yuan's.
As the Helmsman of the Sky-Faring Commission, her duties extended beyond just managing Starskiff; diplomatic matters related to Luofu also fell within her purview. However, she only realized this when the Yaoguang shone directly onto Jing Yuan's face.
This was practically telling everyone that she, as the Helmsman of the Sky-Faring Commission, had seriously neglected her duties.
"This big sister... she looks really impressive, who is she?" March 7th lowered her voice and whispered in Bai Luoming's ear. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity. Someone who could make General Jing Yuan stand up to greet her must be someone extraordinary.
"Judging from this, it should be General of Military Strategy of the Jade Abacus Xianzhou, Yaoguang." Bai Luoming responded in a low voice, but his gaze only lingered on Yaoguang for a moment before he quickly looked away.
It wasn't that Yaoguang was unattractive, but rather that March 7th was sitting right next to him, and his strong will to survive wouldn't allow him to look at him for more than a second.
"General Jing Yuan, there's no need to be so tense." Yaoguang walked slowly into the hall, his steps light, his voice carrying a smile. "I have already applied to the Marshal, and this visit is entirely in accordance with regulations. It's just that my visit was rather rushed, and I didn't inform anyone."
This statement made Yukong's expression soften slightly. At least this explanation couldn't be considered a dereliction of duty on her part; it could only be that Yaoguang's visit was not in accordance with procedure.
As Yaoguang explained to Jing Yuan, his gaze swept over everyone in the hall, lingering only for a moment on Bai Luoming's face.
"As for why I'm here..." She glanced at Fu Xuan beside her, a meaningful smile playing on her lips, "Naturally, I'm here to help Luofu resolve this crisis. And incidentally..."
As he spoke, Yaoguang paused deliberately, looked at the people inside the hall, and then continued.
"... I'm going to find my true love."
Yaoguang's words were like a pebble thrown into a calm lake, creating ripples throughout the Seat of Divine Foresight.
Xing and Welt remained relatively calm, without showing much emotion.
On the contrary, on March 7th, the excited expression on her face disappeared, replaced by wariness towards Yaoguang. In fact, she hadn't been idle during this time; Evernight had actually told her a lot, including about her rebirth.
Clearly, Yaoguang's words inexplicably reminded her of Evernight's words, and she began to consider her as someone she needed to be wary of.
The most vehement reaction came from Fu Xuan.
She suddenly looked up at Yaoguang, her expression filled with shock. Then, her gaze swept back and forth between Yaoguang and Bai Luoming.
Sure enough, her senior sister's trip wasn't so simple; she was trying to steal her man!
Several gazes, some inquiring, some curious, and some envious, subtly converged on Yaoguang.
However, Yaoguang ignored her. If this kind of thing could be done with just a glance, then why would she have come to Luofu? She would have become a loser long ago!
Fu Xuan stared intently at Yaoguang, his chest heaving slightly with anger.
Hmph, they've come with ill intentions!
However... this is Luofu, her home turf! And Yaoguang is the outsider!
In a daze, Fu Xuan seemed to hear a voice in her heart asking her, "Will you win?"
She straightened her back, raised her chin slightly, and her eyes regained their firmness and confidence.
We will win! We will definitely win!
Having lived in Luofu for many years, her understanding of Luofu far surpasses that of someone who has just Luofu —this is one advantage!
In addition, she has devoted herself wholeheartedly to Bai Luoming's affairs, to the point that Jade Abacus hasn't even had time to look at her during this period. Such a meticulous plan is something that Xiao Yaoguang can't compare to. This is the second victory!
With these two victories, her win is practically secured; everyone else is just a loser.
Thinking of this, Fu Xuan's mood inexplicably improved, and his gaze towards Yaoguang was filled with undisguised fighting spirit.
Jing Yuan sighed softly and sat back down in the main seat.
"Since General of Military Strategy is willing to endorse this intelligence, its authenticity does not need further verification."
His attitude softened noticeably, and the appearance of the Yaoguang undoubtedly provided the strongest proof for everyone on the Astral Express.
After all, no one would believe that a general from the Xianzhou would joke about something like the Stellaron Crisis.
As for Yaoguang's earlier astonishing statement about "finding a man," Jing Yuan selectively ignored it. Having lived for so many years, he had seen far more outrageous things than this, and he simply took Yaoguang's "incidental" excuse as the general's unique style of doing things.
However... he sighed inwardly.
Master, Master, I really can't help you this time. It's up to fate now.
The reason Jing Yuan questioned the Stellaron intelligence and adopted a businesslike and watertight attitude was actually partly due to his master, Jingliu.
Several days ago, Jingliu suddenly found him with his sword and explained some things.
As everyone knows, Jing Yuan has always been a good disciple of Jingliu. Therefore, he will generally agree to Jingliu's requests as long as they are not too unreasonable. This is not because Jingliu's sword energy is too strong.
Jingliu instructed at the time: If the people from the Astral Express arrive in Luofu, especially if there is a person named Bai Luoming on board, you must find a way to keep him in Luofu, and delay him for as long as possible.
He originally planned to use the pretext of "verifying the authenticity of the intelligence" to slowly stall for time and create an opportunity for his master.
Who would have thought that the plan would be completely overturned by Yaoguang right from the start?
Now that the intelligence had been confirmed on the spot, he didn't have many good ideas to continue delaying.
Speaking of which, I wonder what Master is doing right now...?
Jing Yuan picked up his teacup, gently stirred the floating leaves, his gaze somewhat unfocused.
If he wasn't mistaken, his master was probably currently locked in a fierce battle with Yingxing in the Prison of Deep Seclusion.
When news of the space station reached Luofu a few days ago, her master showed signs of Mara-Struck rampage and almost went straight to the space station to cause a huge disturbance.
However, Jingliu's crazy idea was eventually dispelled by his master after his strong persuasion.
Of course, the space station didn't suffer; the ones who did suffer were someone else, right, Yingxing...?
Thinking of this, Jing Yuan couldn't help but feel a little guilty towards Yingxing. However, there was nothing he could do. If he really let Jingliu cause a scene, things would only get worse. If it angered that genius, things would become a real mess.