Shy Huo Huo

The entrance to the archive library echoed with a voice that sounded easy to bully. Dan Lei immediately looked up and saw a young Foxfolk girl with green fur standing at the door.

This Foxfolk girl was truly young. The lifespan of Foxfolk was naturally shorter compared to the other two races on the Xianzhou, and this one could be described as a mere cub.

However, her fiery, distinctive tail revealed her identity. This young Foxfolk was Huo Huo.

Dan Lei did some calculations. The game mentioned Huo Huo served the Ten Lords for thirty-eight years. If the Suiyuan incident occurred in the Star Year 8100, she should have joined the Ten Lords' Commission in Star Year 8062.

Dan Lei resigned in Star Year 8073. Furthermore, Huo Huo's profile stated that before being promoted to a probationary Judge, she was responsible for Xueyi's maintenance.

Dan Lei hadn't met Huo Huo before he left. However, she had to learn the rules before being recruited into the Ten Lords' Commission, and she was too young. Ten years was just right.

Now Dan Lei understood why his resignation was so easy. It turned out the Ten Lords' Commission had found someone more suitable than him to stay in the Imprisonment Court long-term and could immediately take over his duties.

Indeed, seeing Huo Huo arrive, Dan Bi directly made the introduction.

"Dan Lei, this young lady is Huo Huo, the Nether Envoy taking over your position."

Dan Lei heard this and immediately retorted, "Nether Envoy? Why is she a rank higher than me right from the start? I was a demon for over a hundred years."

Dan Lei was joking here. If he hadn't been a demon, he wouldn't have been able to resign so easily. The salary for a Nether Envoy wasn't much higher than a demon's, and the responsibilities were significantly increased. He wouldn't have taken the job even if it were offered to him.

However, Huo Huo clearly misunderstood. She immediately hugged the door handle and said fearfully, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Mr. Dan Lei, you must be the senior who left those work manuals. Your skills are much better than Huo Huo's. Huo Huo didn't mean to be a rank higher than you."

Seeing that his joke almost made Huo Huo cry, Dan Lei immediately stopped joking. He didn't want to earn a reputation for bullying a young girl.

So, Dan Lei quickly reached into his pocket to see if he had anything to give her to appease her.

After searching for a long time, he found his pockets were empty.

After all, Dan Lei was here to "surrender" at the Imprisonment Court. Bringing weapons or Talismans could easily lead to misunderstandings.

Therefore, the only things Dan Lei could take out were the conceptual Spiritron Dresses from the Holy Grail.

So, Dan Lei could only take out a Yoriichi Type Zero puppet, disguised as an Automaton. After manifesting it, he placed it next to Huo Huo and said, "Your name is Huo Huo, right? Since this is our first meeting, allow me, as your senior, to give you a gift.

This is an automatic Automaton I made myself. Take it for self-defense. You can give it whatever name you like."

Dan Lei wasn't afraid of exposing his ability to conjure things out of thin air. This ability wasn't too rare in the Star Rail Universe. Most Pathstriders could temporarily store their weapons in small spaces opened up by their Destiny energy.

What worried Dan Lei more was that the Yoriichi Type Zero puppet was quite ugly, and he feared Huo Huo would be startled again after a glance, causing her to cry even harder.

Fortunately, Huo Huo was timid and afraid of demons, but not of Automatons. Moreover, as Dan Lei had said before, with the forging techniques of the Demon Slayer Village, the swords made there were at most considered antique props on the Luofu, not deadly weapons. Although they could injure people, the cleavers used by chefs at Meizhan Pavilion were sturdier than this thing.

And its main body was made of ordinary Wisteria wood. To the people of Xianzhou, it was indeed just a big toy.

So, Huo Huo wasn't startled a second time. She even thought the Automaton was a bit ugly and might be able to scare off some demons.

Thus, Huo Huo, having calmed down slightly, regained her composure and shyly refused, "No, no need. I can't just accept gifts from seniors."

However, Dan Bi spoke up for Dan Lei at this moment, as she didn't want Dan Lei to waste time here with Huo Huo.

"Huo Huo, just accept the toy Dan Lei is giving you.

With his abilities, making toy-like Automatons like this is easy for him. And this kid is quite wealthy; his savings probably exceed mine for a lifetime."

Hearing Dan Bi say this, Huo Huo clearly hesitated. Dan Lei seized the opportunity and said decisively, "Alright, stop hesitating. I've already set you as the owner of this Automaton. You can study its structure later and modify it however you like.

Didn't you just notify the General that she was coming? I need to leave quickly. I can't keep the esteemed General waiting. Bye-bye."

As Dan Lei spoke, he couldn't help but pat Huo Huo's head like petting a puppy's head, then he ran off directly.

Huo Huo was still a little dazed after having her head patted. By the time she came to her senses, Dan Lei had already run far away.

Knowing Dan Lei had important business, Huo Huo felt too embarrassed to call him back. She could only reluctantly take the Yoriichi Type Zero with her, contemplating what name to give it.

Meanwhile, Dan Lei, upon returning to the third interrogation room, saw Jing Yuan walking slowly alone from the direction of the Imprisonment Court's main control room from a distance. He decided not to enter the interrogation room first and waited at the entrance for Jing Yuan's arrival.

Dan Lei found it unsurprising that Jing Yuan came alone.

In the Imprisonment Court, the most heavily guarded place on the Luofu, there was a Martial Officer guard every few hundred meters. And without any fanatical fans.

A Luofu General of the Emissary rank wouldn't dare to walk alone. Anyone who thought that was disrespecting the Luofu's General too much.

Actually, while Dan Lei was observing Jing Yuan, Jing Yuan was also observing Dan Lei.

Jing Yuan's slow walk was intentional. He wanted to see Dan Lei's reaction.

After all, Dan Lei was a member of the Chizuru Clan, and given the current situation on the Luofu, Jing Yuan knew that many Chizuru Clan members held opinions about him.

Especially since Jing Yuan had scanned Dan Lei's profile upon arrival. Strictly speaking, this person was the grand-disciple of Yun Hua, the former Alchemy Commission Director whom Jing Yuan had expelled from the Luofu. He had ample reason to be dissatisfied with Jing Yuan.

But based on Dan Lei's current behavior, Jing Yuan felt that even if Dan Lei harbored dissatisfaction, at least his demeanor showed respect.

However, he didn't choose to greet him, nor did he show the nervousness of a subordinate meeting a superior, proving he wasn't trying to curry favor or even get acquainted.

Based on this behavior, Jing Yuan was basically certain that this Dan Lei was not aligned with the Luofu Dragon Master Council. Because if they saw him, they would invariably show a look of disdain.

If they saw him from afar, most would pretend not to see him and would definitely be sitting inside the room by now.

Jing Yuan was a man who understood etiquette, and he usually carried himself without airs. In a situation like this, with no extraneous people around and no discourtesy shown, he saw no reason to deliberately make the other party wait.

So, Jing Yuan quickened his pace, walking swiftly up to Dan Lei. He smiled and said, "You must be Mr. Dan Lei. Please, don't stand at the entrance. Let's go inside and talk."

Dan Lei nodded. Out of respect for the position of Luofu General, he proactively pushed the door open and politely said, "General, please go first."