Jade Rabbit

Since that day, Jingliu would summon Bai Heng to the training grounds at five o'clock every morning.

For six consecutive days, Bai Heng felt that his back no longer ached, his legs no longer hurt, his heart no longer raced, and his whole being seemed to have been sublimated.

Every day, he trained from five o'clock until sunset, followed by a full course of treatment at the Alchemy Commission... or rather, a rescue.

During his repeated trips to the Alchemy Commission, Bai Heng not only became acquainted with the alchemists there, but also met a young friend who frequented the place for medical certificates.

This person was named Qingque. According to her, she was not only the most valued diviner under Fu Xuan of the Divination Commission, but also the designated supervisor of the largest high-end knowledge mobile inventory on the entire Luofu.

After he got to know her a little better, Bai Heng discovered that this so-called most valued diviner was actually the Divination Commission's "gatekeeper," who was about to be demoted beyond repair. However, Fu Xuan of the Divination Commission did indeed take care of her often.

In a sense, she could be considered "valued" by Fu Xuan.

As for the so-called designated supervisor of the high-end knowledge mobile inventory, it simply meant she was a library administrator.

As for the identity Bai Heng gave her, he was just an unremarkable subordinate of the Tactical Stratagem Bureau, who was thinking about how to live off a woman.

Qingque commented on this:

"You're already thinking about living off a woman in your twenties; what will you be like when you're two hundred? Bai Heng, oh Bai Heng, I think you have the potential to become my chief disciple in this art of slacking off."

The two of them chatted happily, and it felt like it could turn into: Heng, drifting through life, never meeting a kindred spirit. If Que doesn't mind, I'd like to become your disciple... at any moment.

However, some words are ultimately difficult to say, and Bai Heng naturally didn't say them.

As for Jingliu, apart from seeing her figure on the training grounds, Bai Heng basically didn't know where she went, and couldn't even find a chance to give her the two Fire-lick Rabbits.

The only comforting thing was that Bai Heng's swordsmanship progressed at a speed that could only be described as miraculous under Jingliu's guidance.

In just six days, Jingliu said that he already had twenty percent of her original strength. As long as he didn't forget her teachings and practiced diligently, he might only need a year to defeat her.

On the seventh day, after Bai Heng finished applying the medicine at the Alchemy Commission for the last time, he contacted Xiao Si to pilot the Starship to the Xianzhou to pick him up and return.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to give his fellow patient, Qingque, a salted fish pendant as a farewell gift.

When Bai Heng stepped onto the Starship back, only Jing Yuan came to see him off.

However, Bai Heng wasn't surprised by this. After all, reunion is the beginning of the next farewell.

If he left, Jingliu would never see him off.

But if he wanted to come, no matter the difficulties and dangers, Jingliu would appear before him.

"What are your plans for the future?" Bai Heng stood at the Starport Docks, looking at the Luofu general in plain clothes before him, and asked:

"What else can I do? I'll protect this corner of the Luofu for a few hundred more years, and then it'll be time to retire. What about you? When are you planning to come back and marry our master?" Jing Yuan, dressed in casual clothes, put one hand on his hip and said:

"Not sure, maybe next time."

"Then don't go fooling around with other women out there. Jingliu has been waiting for you for seven hundred years." Jing Yuan said meaningfully, while also taking out a wooden box and handing it to Bai Heng, saying:

"A farewell gift for you."

"Do we need to be so polite between us brothers?" Bai Heng asked. In his impression, Jing Yuan wouldn't care about such formalities.

However, Jing Yuan's next words made Bai Heng instantly feel that the wooden box in his hand was a bit heavy.

"Inside is the remnant soul of the Suiyang 'Di Kui.' This was originally yours. It was sealed in the depths of the Prison of Confinement. I specially obtained the marshal's approval and the Ten-Lords Commission Edict to take it out and return it to you now." Jing Yuan said solemnly:

"Di Kui..."

Bai Heng weighed the wooden box in his hand, which was obviously not made of ordinary materials, and said in a deep voice:

"Are you so confident in me?"

Jing Yuan put his hand on Bai Heng's shoulder and said:

"Xiao Bai, even if one day you really use the remnant soul of this Di Kui to obtain that power, you will still be my junior brother. The Hunt will not be your enemy, and neither will I."

Jing Yuan had already said this much, so Bai Heng had nothing to say. He stored Di Kui in the storage bracelet he carried with him and said:

"I'll take this ticking time bomb back to the Astral Observatory. I hope it's just a dud."

The Ancient Dragon, or rather, the Suiyang remnant soul named "Di Kui" in Bai Heng's hand, was the key to his ability to become a Destruction Emanator back then.

Now that it had returned to his hands, it could be considered a kind of fate.

However, even if he could reach a deal with this remnant again and obtain a glimpse of its power, the prerequisite was that this old thing was still unwilling to give up.

Or, the strength of Bai Heng's sea of consciousness would be enough to make this Ancient Dragon named Di Kui submit.

"Then farewell, Jing Yuan." Bai Heng raised his arm and made a waving goodbye gesture.

"Farewell."

Jing Yuan watched Bai Heng step onto the pitch-black Starship, watching it pass through the Jade Gate and shuttle towards the sea of stars.

Meanwhile, at the Divination Commission.

Fu Xuan, cradling two snow-white Fire-lick Rabbits with crimson fur, was enjoying the seasonal flowers and trees in a pavilion.

After a short while, her ears twitched slightly, and the soft sound of cloud-patterned boots and a cool voice came from behind her:

"The Grand Astrologer invited me here today. What is the matter?"

Fu Xuan turned around, her amber eyes lifting slightly.

The person who had come was Jingliu, dressed in plain clothes, elegant and captivating.

"It's nothing. Someone just asked me to entrust these two Fire-lick Rabbits to you. Each of them is carrying a letter in its mouth."

"Letters?"

"Indeed."

"Read them for me," Jingliu said softly.

Fu Xuan naturally knew that Jingliu couldn't easily remove the black veil from her eyes, so she took the two letters from the Fire-lick Rabbits' mouths.

At that moment, the two Fire-lick Rabbits hopped down from Fu Xuan's pink skirt, one after the other, and snuggled against Jingliu's feet.

Fu Xuan hadn't taken the liberty of reading the letters before Jingliu arrived.

Now that Jingliu asked her to read them aloud, she was also curious. So, she calmly opened the envelopes and read them one by one:

"First letter: A child can't be without a mother for a day. Following me, they'll easily go hungry, so it's better for them to stay with you, Teacher. Oh, right, we have a legend that the fairy on the moon has a jade rabbit by her side. Teacher, you have two, which is better than what she has. If you ever get angry, imagine these two rabbits are me and beat them up hard. Don't hold back. Which child doesn't grow up being beaten? ...There's also a photo in the letter. The angle is pretty good."

"Second letter: If you can't raise them, it's not a big deal. Just add some scallions, ginger, and cooking wine, and simmer them slowly... What the hell is this?"

While reading the second letter, even with her good upbringing, Fu Xuan almost blurted out a Xianzhou curse.

But just as she was about to denounce that heartless fellow, she unexpectedly discovered a hint of a smile on Jingliu's usually cold and indifferent face.

"Sword Champion?"

"I wasn't smiling."

Fu Xuan's lips twitched slightly:

"I haven't even asked yet."

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