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Because of the excessive energy consumption, Jiang Qiao handed over the task of piloting the star raft to the three of them, while she used this time to replenish and extract the imaginary energy of the Joyful Destiny in order to deal with any troubles that might arise later.
To my utter surprise, none of the three Starships I set sail were easy to navigate. If I hadn't reacted quickly, I would have been seriously injured or knocked unconscious.
"I...I...I'm usually a very good pilot! The fox people all praise me, saying I must have been an outstanding pilot in my past life! It's just that Xiao Gui's star raft is no good!" After being accused, Bai Lu, the 'culprit,' hurriedly defended herself, while shifting the blame to Gui Naifen, the owner of the star raft—they were riding Gui Naifen's star raft!
"Hey, hey, hey, don't blame the road for your own shortcomings! This star raft is the latest model I bought by saving up for it! It's a bestseller at Tianbo Company!" The orange-haired girl said rather irritably, then moved closer to her star raft, tense for a moment, then breathed a sigh of relief.
"Phew... thank goodness, I didn't get seriously hurt."
The starship of the Immortal Boat has a certain self-repairing ability, after all, it is a biological flying vehicle, but Gui Naifen's is a 'hybrid' version that saves money, and some of its mechanical parts cannot be repaired by itself.
"Hmph, it must be the ship's fault... But if you ask me, it was the pilot of that starship who was blind! If I weren't so skilled, we would have crashed already!"
Bai Lu muttered to herself, then shifted her focus, looking at the mask in her hand and saying:
"Don't let me catch that blind pilot, or I'll definitely report him to the Sky Ship Bureau and have that bastard's pilot's license revoked!"
"..."
Seeing Gui Naifen and Bai Lu, one big and one small, arguing with their hands on their hips, she was somewhat amused and exasperated. However, after noticing the mask on Bai Lu's hand, 'Qingque' raised an eyebrow and asked curiously:
Where did you get that mask?
"It just happened! It fell down when that starship crashed into us. It must have been an accident," Bai Lu muttered, pouting. "But that person was pretty strange. He was dressed all in black, and we couldn't even see his face. With such poor starship piloting skills, he must be a bad guy!"
"You can have it if you want, this mask is hideous." As he spoke, the mask was tossed into 'Blue Sparrow's' hands—its emerald green eyes scrutinized the mask in his hand, as if one could hear it laughing... Could this thing be...?
While Jiang Qiao was somewhat surprised, Su Chang noticed a group of figures approaching from not far away, and was quite delighted:
"Hey—Master Si!"
Yu Kong and Su Chang were not strangers. Although the latter was just an ordinary cloud knight soldier, due to her special family background, she was the closest to Yao Qing Immortal Boat and even fought alongside it several times. Naturally, she also had some interaction with Xiao Zhentou's mother, who held a high position in Yao Qing. In addition, Su Chang's personality was quite similar to that of her old friend, so she liked this girl very much.
As for the 'Medicine-Carrying Dragon Girl', there's no need to say more. Compared to the 'Vidyadhara Dragon Lord' whose identity was influenced by the higher-ups, she earned her reputation through her superb medical skills—most of the high-ranking members of Luofu were her regular customers.
"Um...who are these two?"
Only the unknown Qingque and Gui Naifen were quite unfamiliar with Yu Kong, who held a high position, which aroused her some curiosity.
“Gui Naifen, a foreigner, is my good sister. The shorter one is Qingque, a diviner working for the Taibu Si.”
“Gui Naifen…that name sounds familiar.” Yu Kong rested his chin on his hand, then recalled for a moment, and instantly realized: “You’re the sister of that space pirate Lang Shile, right?”
"Uh...hehe, it's my older brother at home."
Gui Naifen was somewhat embarrassed. Her brother had hijacked a merchant ship of the Immortal Ship Alliance, and was later sent to the Immortal Ship Luofu. The Tianbo Division, which was in charge of the external affairs of the Immortal Ship, had personally gotten involved in this matter.
"As for you... why would a diviner from the Grand Diviner's Office be here?" Yu Kong didn't pay much attention to it, but instead looked at 'Qing Que' with a slight frown.
It's not that diviners from the Grand Diviner's Office can't come to the Star Chariot Sea, but the Grand Diviner's Office is one of the busiest places on the Immortal Ship. Even a lowly diviner is always busy.
With the Immortal Ship currently experiencing turmoil, and the Grand Diviner's Office being particularly busy, seeing a diviner from the Grand Diviner's Office at this time inevitably made her mistakenly think that this child might have neglected his duties.
As the helmsman of the Sky Ship Company, the meticulous and serious Yu Kong clearly did not approve of this behavior.
"I'm quite puzzled by this too. I usually beg and plead and rack my brains but it's hard to get a fake one. But today, the old lady Taifu just granted me one on her own initiative. Isn't that strange, Master Si?"
"Fu Xuan... approved leave?" Yu Kong was somewhat taken aback.
As two of the Six Emperors of the Immortal Ship, although they governed different areas, they had a lot of contact due to the functions of the Grand Diviner. Therefore, she knew the personality of that Grand Diviner Fu all too well.
It can be said that Fu Xuan is the most inhuman and strictest person in the Immortal Ship.
...Perhaps it's been a long time since we've seen each other, and the fortune teller has changed his ways.
Meanwhile, inside the Shence Palace...
Jingyuan felt a splitting headache.
He had just been thinking about going to the Pill Refining Department to recuperate after the battle when Qingzu brought him some 'good news' the next second.
"General, the Qihuang Academy... has collapsed."
Jing Yuan felt completely disoriented. The Qihuang Department was a crucial location for the Dan Ding Division, where the division's main medical resources were concentrated. The sudden collapse of that place... Although it was essentially a minor issue—after all, for the Immortal Ship that had mastered the Breath of Earth technology, repairing it wouldn't be a big deal—it was still a disaster that the Immortal Ship had been tricked by the Antimatter Legion.
"It's truly a case of misfortunes never coming singly."
"What are the casualties?"
"It's still unclear at the moment, but... compared to the issue of casualties, the situation on the side of the Ten Kings is actually more serious."
"Ok?"
Jing Yuan was completely bewildered—how did this get involved with the Ten Kings Division again?
It feels numb. So the Pill Cauldron Department collapsed, and it collapsed right on top of the Ten Kings Department, right?
"The Ten Kings Division discovered that there are numerous demonic entities disguised and hidden within the Pill Cauldron Division using alchemy techniques... Moreover, they discovered that beneath the collapsed section of the Qihuang Department, there seems to be a secret cave that has already collapsed... It seems to be a secret teaching passed down by the Medicine King."
At this moment, Jing Yuan looked utterly desperate.
Destroy it.
It's making my skin feel numb. What is all this nonsense?
The Anti-Matter Legion has come to join the fun. Within the vital Qihuang Department, one of the Six Departments of the Immortal Ship, lies a demonic entity, and beneath it lies a collapsed secret cave belonging to the Medicine King's teachings... those remnants of the Medicine Masters...
At this moment, Jing Yuan wished he could use the Divine Lord to slice those remaining bastards into pieces, one slice at a time!
He hadn't really taken the Medicine King's secret teachings seriously before—because those people were really clowns, planting people in the Divine Strategy Bureau and trying to assassinate him without even realizing it.
Sometimes, even Jing Yuan himself would laugh at the antics of those remnants of the Medicine King's secret lineage.
Is this an assassination or a suicide?
If it weren't for the need to avoid alerting the enemy and to find out who was behind it all, he would have wiped out this bunch of clowns long ago.
So, you guys usually act like clowns, but this time you've got a huge fuss, huh?
"Has it been determined who did this?"
Jing Yuan pressed his forehead, his voice low and strained.
The secret teachings of the Medicine King definitely need to be dealt with.
But what he cares about most right now is the matter of the grotto-heaven—
Because a grotto-heaven cannot collapse on its own without a reason.
Unless you master the corresponding methods.
But you can't exactly say that the collapse of the underground cave was caused by the Medicine King's secret method, can you? That's just plain crazy.
Destroying the cave that everyone had worked so hard to build would only attract the attention of the Luofu authorities; it would serve no other purpose.
And this attraction is damn suicidal.
If it's not the corresponding method—then it means that someone capable of single-handedly destroying the cave has infiltrated Luofu.
To be able to do this, one must be at least a Commander.
The thought of a strange messenger appearing in his base, even if the signal the messenger sent was friendly, made Jing Yuan feel a little numb.
Was the investigation conducted by the Tianbo Division by Diting? How could they let such a dangerous person into Luofu!
No, I'm so tired.
Jing Yuan felt that if anything else went wrong, he might really be in trouble.
Although he really wanted to have a good time, Jingyuan could only patiently sit at the table and think of a solution.
Half an hour later.
"Fu Qing, you're here."
Seeing the petite figure hurrying into the Shence Mansion, Jing Yuan resumed his calm and composed demeanor—although many Immortal Ship citizens thought this 'closed-eyes' general was very leisurely and carefree, in reality, it was almost all an act.
No matter when or where, one must always appear calm and composed, as if everything is under control. Only in this way can the people below feel at ease, as the pillar of Luofu.
After all, General Xianzhou absolutely cannot show his 'vulnerable' side.
"Does the general have any clues about this disturbance?"
"Haha, to be honest, Fu Qing, since it happened so suddenly, I was completely clueless. But Fu Qing, it seems you've made some progress."
"As the Grand Diviner of the Grand Diviner's Office, this is my duty."
"Having gained some spoils, I came here immediately—and as I predicted, General, I have won this round first." Fu Xuan said with an air of pride, his heart filled with excitement, his tone subtly hinting:
"The position of general should be held by the most capable person."
"Yes, Fu Qing is a man of great wisdom and virtue, and what you say is excellent... I have long intended to submit your proposal and recommend you, but given the current chaotic situation, let's put everything aside for now and discuss it further."
Fu Xuan naturally had no objection to this. Although she longed to be a general, she also knew that the most urgent task was to resolve the chaos in Luofu.
However, after thinking about Jingyuan's words, she couldn't help but feel a surge of joy and pleasure.
It wouldn't be long before he was able to hold the coveted position of Immortal Ship General.
Fu Xuan, who had been working hard for this but had been tricked countless times, was quite excited. In such a rare chaotic situation, it was very possible for him to become a general of the Immortal Ship, as long as he made great contributions!
Well... there are quite a few concerns, though.