A Small Meeting

"Where are the leaders?"

"They're discussing something with those outsiders. We really have Lord Ying Long to thank for today. Otherwise..."

"Why are you actually calling him Ying Long?"

"Are you stupid? Didn't he say it himself while he was flying in the sky?"

"You two! Why are you standing around talking nonsense? Hurry up and set up the tents!"

Inside a makeshift tent built from animal hides, a group sat solemnly in a circle around the fire.

Xu Yanwu was conspicuously among them.

Chi Yuan, Danzhu, Cang Xuan, Ji Xuanyuan (Ji Lin), Jiang Zhu (Lianshan)—that was the list for this small meeting...

"Ahem, everyone's here, right? Then let's have a little meeting and get acquainted..."

Xu Yanwu gave a light cough. The head on his neck wobbled and nearly fell off, startling him into quickly steadying it.

"Lord Xingtian, is your head... all right?"

Jiang Zhu could not help asking after Xu Yanwu's condition.

"Ah, I'm fine, I'm fine. It's just that my head has been separated from my body for too long. I probably won't recover anytime soon..."

Xu Yanwu gloomily steadied his head, then said to Jiang Zhu, "You don't need to call me Lord Xingtian either. You said earlier that my body saved your tribe, but that was only my body acting on instinct. There's no need to thank me so much. If you don't mind, just call me Brother Xu."

"But Lord Xingtian, even if you say that..."

"Tsk, why are you such an awkward brat?"

Xu Yanwu shook his head, and his head plopped off with a smack, hitting the ground.

"...Ahem. This is so embarrassing."

Xu Yanwu calmly pretended nothing had happened as he picked up his head and placed it back on his neck. "How about I introduce myself first?"

Seeing everyone silently agree, Xu Yanwu began, "My name is Xu Yanwu. Though I'm not particularly capable, I do know quite a few other things. As for my age... I'm only a few tens of thousands of years older than you. If you don't mind, call me Brother Xu..."

When he noticed Chi Yuan's puzzled gaze, Xu Yanwu simply turned to look directly at her.

"Stop staring. You guessed right. I'm the Head of the War Gods you dug up from your previous civilization. I told you that name wasn't very good... Look, now I've really become Xingtian, God of War..."

"It really was you?" Chi Yuan cried in surprise. "Weren't you unconscious? Why were you with Cang Xuan and Danzhu?"

"Well..."

Xu Yanwu awkwardly rubbed his nose.

"Chi Yuan, do you know them?"

Ji Xuanyuan asked curiously.

Xu Yanwu smiled and took over from Ji Xuanyuan. "Rather than knowing each other, it would be more accurate to say that they came from the same place. They're from the previous civiliza—mmph mmph mmmph!"

Danzhu abruptly covered Xu Yanwu's mouth and whispered into his ear, "Uncle Xu Yanwu! Are you stupid? Is that something you can just blurt out?!"

How could Ji Xuanyuan fail to understand Danzhu's meaning after seeing that? She immediately said, "It's all right. You don't have to say it if you don't wish to. But I truly must thank you for what happened today."

As she spoke, Ji Xuanyuan bowed once more, offering a respectful salute to Xu Yanwu and the other two.

Xu Yanwu freed himself from Danzhu's hand and looked at Ji Xuanyuan with a complicated expression. What a good girl. So polite.

"I already said there's no need to thank us. It's what we should do," Xu Yanwu said solemnly. "If you truly want to thank us, then don't treat us like outsiders and be so reserved."

"Let's be honest! I brought these two sisters here today specifically to find you.

"I think Chi Yuan understands that as well."

Ji Xuanyuan looked toward Chi Yuan, who nodded at her. The fact that the Danzhu Cang Xuan sisters guarded the Xuanyuan Sword was no secret within Fire Moth.

Their arrival would allow Ji Xuanyuan to properly wield the Xuanyuan Sword, which was also a good thing.

Xu Yanwu pointed at the Xuanyuan Sword in Ji Xuanyuan's hand before continuing, "Though I don't know much about this, I'll be honest: your current use of the Xuanyuan Sword is far too weak. You haven't brought out its true power at all."

"And they came to guide you in mastering that power."

After hearing Xu Yanwu's words, Ji Xuanyuan involuntarily tightened her grip on the Xuanyuan Sword. "Am I too weak right now...?"

Xu Yanwu chuckled to himself. Others might not know, but how could he, a transmigrator, not know?

The Tenth Divine Key, the Key of Domination, which could split infinitely.

It was the most powerful Divine Key to date. It could absorb Honkai Energy and convert it into six natural forces to kill enemies. Even now, despite not having returned to one whole, it still reigned supreme among the Divine Keys.

The Xuanyuan Sword in Ji Xuanyuan's hand and the Grip of Taixu worn by Chi Yuan were both split products of that Divine Key.

Hmm... how should he put it? As expected of close girlfriends—their weapons even came as a set...

Come to think of it... Cang Xuan and Danzhu should know that Chi Yuan's weapon was the Key of Domination too, right?

Chi Yuan was actually a pitiful girl as well...

Before the Honkai... everyone was pitiful...

"Later, I should talk to her, Fu Hua..."

With a quiet sigh, Xu Yanwu fell silent, wanting to give the others some room.

"Lord Xingtian... Brother Xu, then why did you come here?" Jiang Zhu asked curiously.

"..."

Damn it, you brat, can't you let me have a moment of peace and give the others some screen time, you bastard?!

Tsk, now that I think about it, I really didn't come here for any particular reason, did I? At first, it was to simp for Ji Lin... ahem, it was to help Cang Xuan and Danzhu find the Xuanyuan Sword. Then I happened to find my own body too. It seemed like I didn't have anything left to do...

Xu Yanwu scratched his head in confusion. "I don't know what I want to do either. It seems like I don't have anywhere to go..."

"Does your tribe still need people?"

Xu Yanwu was somewhat curious. Since he had already become Xingtian, perhaps following Jiang Zhu, this Shennong, would be better?

Besides, Xu Yanwu needed to let the wound on his neck heal for a while.

And so, the matter was happily decided!

--------Late at night--------

Xu Yanwu lay on the grass outside, gazing at the bright, glittering stars filling the sky. He could not help sighing, "So beautiful..."

Since arriving in this world, this was the first time Xu Yanwu had not needed to care for anyone and could completely relax as he observed this world.

"Yes, this starry sky truly is beautiful."

A girl's voice suddenly rang out.