"How could that be, Brother Yan Huan?"
The Grey Fox person gave an awkward laugh.
"I just find it hard to believe those damned Buli Ren showed up here."
"If you don't mind me asking, did you kill all of them?"
"No. They tripped and fell on their own."
"..."
Once the other Cloud Knights arrived, Yan Huan left with March 7th.
Before leaving, he took a few more photos of the sow to send to Dan Heng later.
In Golden Automaton Alley.
Fei Xiao stood in an open-air restaurant, waiting for an old friend.
A green-haired Foxian woman arrived. At the sight of Fei Xiao's back, she couldn't resist teasing her.
"To keep the famous Sky-Hitting General waiting this long—I must be quite important."
"It's been a long time, General Fei Xiao."
Fei Xiao turned around. Her face lit up when she saw who it was.
"Sister Yukong, it's been nearly thirty years since we last met, hasn't it?"
"Yes." Yukong smiled faintly.
"Thirty years ago, you were a vanguard in Yaoqing's Qing Qiu Army, and I was a pilot in Luofu's Chuihong Guard."
"Who would have thought..." Yukong's eyes flickered.
"Now you're a general, and I've given up flying."
"...It feels like another lifetime."
She smiled at Fei Xiao.
"Though I suppose we haven't really gone thirty years without seeing each other."
"After all, the Yellow Bell resonance system broadcasts reports of your victories every day. In a way, I've seen you in action every day."
"...How's your health?"
Fei Xiao nodded calmly.
"Stable enough."
"Do you remember the military doctor who saved me on the battlefield back then?"
"Military doctor?"
Yukong thought back.
"The physician with the strange name and even stranger temper?"
"What was his name again... I only remember it sounded like some kind