Seeing how cooperative everyone was, Welt added fuel to the fire. "I'm curious about this too, Miss Yukong. After all, I need to ensure the safety of the Astral Express Crew, and given the situation on the Luofu right now... sigh."
As he recalled what the Astral Express Crew had encountered since arriving on the Luofu, Welt let out a heartfelt sigh.
If Xiao Xi hadn't added an extra safeguard, a single Lord Ravager would have been enough to threaten the safety of the Astral Express Crew. And they could even be said to have run straight into the enemy the moment they stepped off the train... What a mess.
"Um..." Faced with this group of people who refused to play by the rules, Yukong found herself at a loss for words. "The culprit is still at large, but that's not what we should be discussing right now..."
"So the Luofu would rather make things difficult for another victim, someone just like you, than look for the culprit first?" Stelle was getting annoyed too.
"No, that's not it at all. We simply can't yet determine what role the train played in all this..." Yukong offered a rather feeble explanation.
"However you put it, you just don't trust that the Astral Express had nothing to do with this. In that case, I can vouch for the train. We bear the Luofu no ill will." As she spoke, Xiao Xi once again showed them the token.
"On behalf of the Hope Mutual Aid Society, I hereby vouch for the Astral Express. Is that enough?"
"Um..." Before Yukong could continue, a pale blue projection appeared behind her.
"Haha, Yukong, don't be so tense. The Astral Express is famous even on the Xianzhou. I'm certain the Astral Express Crew would never collude with the Stellaron Hunters. They're sworn enemies, after all." The newly appeared projection spoke with a laugh.
"May I ask who you are?" Welt inquired politely.
"Oh, look at me. I've forgotten to introduce myself. I'm Jing Yuan, the current general of the Luofu Xianzhou. I've long heard that the Astral Express is full of talented people. Meeting you all today is truly a great pleasure."
"Thank you for the kind words, General Jing Yuan. May I ask why you've come here in person?" Welt hadn't let his guard down just because Jing Yuan had complimented them, but his attitude had improved considerably.
"Here's the situation. A single Stellaron isn't a particularly difficult problem for the Luofu Xianzhou to deal with. What's truly difficult is the various factions that have infiltrated the Luofu to fish in troubled waters since the Stellaron's outbreak."
"So I'd like to ask the Astral Express Crew for your help. Since you're already at odds with the Stellaron Hunters, I won't keep anything from you."
"Just a few days ago, we captured a Stellaron Hunter who had trespassed in a restricted area of the Luofu Xianzhou. His name is Blade, and my request concerns him."
"So you've brought this up because you'd like to invite us to join the Xianzhou in targeting the Stellaron Hunters?" Welt asked calmly after hearing Jing Yuan's explanation.
After all, Jing Yuan had laid so much groundwork. Naturally, his request would be related to what he'd just said. Otherwise, why would he have gone to all that trouble?
"Exactly. When we interrogated Blade at the Prison of Deep Seclusion, the Divination Commission—the Luofu Xianzhou department responsible for intelligence exchange and information analysis—used divination to learn about Kafka, Blade's accomplice who had come to the Luofu with him."