Along the way, the group also ran into several of Master Gongshu's disciples. To their surprise, they had returned and were waiting for him at the Artificer Department's entrance. They even tsundereishly claimed they still had work to do. Seeing their attitude, everyone smiled and said they truly were Master Gongshu's disciples—every last one of them was a tsundere.
Awei's excuse was that he would not receive his graduation certificate if he left. Ajie's apprentice claimed that perhaps someone's potted plant inside had been excessively activated. The other disciples stared at the Ambrosial Arbor's roots within the Artificer Department with shining eyes, wondering whether replacing the automatons' components with this stuff would mean they would never break again.
Seeing how determined they were to remain, Dan Heng and the others had nothing more to say. They took Xueyi of the Ten Lords Bureau to the Artificer Department's starskiff dock.
"Everyone, I see a starskiff."
"Then it is time for me to depart and return to the Ten Lords Bureau. Before that, I have a few words I ask you all to hear."
"The Ambrosial Arbor's rebirth will inevitably bring many calamities. The Cloud Knights are stationed at the neighboring Divination Department. You need only head that way."
"Thank you all for protecting me throughout this journey. I will report this good deed to the Ten Lords Bureau. Should fate allow, I will surely repay you."
After saying that, Xueyi watched everyone wave goodbye to her. She smiled, a rare sight, then piloted the starskiff away. Ruan Mei and Dan Heng exchanged a glance, both feeling as though a weight had been lifted.
"All right, we did another good deed along the way. She said the Cloud Knights are at the Divination Department. I plan to find a ship and return