Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 159 Yanqing: Family members, who understands?

I really don't want to go anywhere.

This Luofu is truly no place for a human to live.

I'm busy everywhere, and I only feel comfortable when I'm right in front of everyone.

Can't we just live a normal life?

Wouldn't it be better to give them and Shence some space to rest?

Although they've been resting, judging from Shence's attitude, they've probably been working overtime the whole time.

Are you really not going anywhere?

No.

In fact, although Yunzhi suggested not going anywhere, Lan agreed to stay at the inn for a day and a night...

But there will still be some troubles, they will come knocking on your door on their own.

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As for the ghost-hunting team on Xing's side, things are going very smoothly so far.

After Yun's accident, Lan flew away from the pavilion. Then a gust of wind swept her to a mirror. Before she could even admire her stunning face in the mirror, she was pulled inside by something inside.

After much effort, and with the help of a creature named "Floating Smoke," they were finally able to leave the illusion.

After defeating the other Suiyang, Fuyan revealed her true colors and almost wiped out the entire group right there.

But in the end, with the help of Tail-end Suiyang, Fuyan was defeated and trapped inside a Netherworld messenger.

For some reason, the tail seemed quite happy when it left?

The Ten Kings originally thought they should just send them away.

But the next day, Gui Naifen summoned them again with a text message.

Upon arriving there, they saw Gui Naifen, Su Chang, and the fox-woman judge Huo Huo.

Then, they reached an agreement with the Ten Kings and, under the leadership of Gui Naifen, formed a ghost-catching team to start catching ghosts... catching Suiyang.

That very night, they found traces of a certain sun beetle.

—Because the Dragon Girl has disappeared again.

They went to Fuyan to ask for intelligence—yes, that's exactly how it should be—and in order to get it to talk, they specifically sought out General Jingyuan of the Shence Army to come to Suiyuan.

Jing Yuan went with the flow, probably because Zhi and Di Gong Siming were under too much pressure and wanted to take this opportunity to find a place to rest.

Of course, Jing Yuan didn't directly grant Fu Yan's wish by coming here and engaging in battle with her.

According to Jingyuan, Liaoyuan was once the leader of Luofu Suiyang, and Tengxiao was also a general of Luofu, so it was not impossible for the two to fight each other.

But now, Fu Yan is just a prisoner, while Jing Yuan is still a general. If a prisoner wants to challenge a general, he naturally has to get past the general's army first.

So Xing and his group were conscripted again.

Each attack uncovers one piece of intelligence.

Without a doubt, the Galaxy Bats won very easily.

Furthermore, from Fu Yan's words, we learn that Sui Yang, who abducted the Dragon Girl, should be called "A Zhuo." He is playful by nature and doesn't care about manipulating mortals at all; he only cares about playing freely.

It's highly likely that it was this creature that abducted the Dragon Girl.

Then, the ghost-catching team spent a lot of effort to finally catch the ghost.

Xing lay slumped silently in the chair.

—The dragon girl runs way too fast.

No wonder the people from the Pill Refining Bureau always say they can't find the Dragon Girl; at that speed, even if they saw her, they couldn't catch up.

Exhausted, Xing sent out the post with added embellishments and returned to her room.

—Take a break, we'll be busy again tomorrow…

So, that evening, while scrolling through her phone after returning from Hipe's place, Yun came across this post:

"So that's it, it's a phenomenon of parallel universes!"

Yunzhi stared silently at the blue flames coiled around the other Bailu in the photo.

Before being sealed away, it even played around with the Dragon Girl. This Suiyang is actually quite nice.

Then, the next morning, Yunzhi and Lan, as mentioned above, really didn't go anywhere.

Then, they learned from their phones that the ghost-hunting team's second destination was Taipusi.

Because this time, it was Fu Xuan who was possessed by Sui Yang.

How so?

The Imperial Divination Bureau has recently been short-staffed, with three diviners being dismissed. Fu Xuan has to assist the general in handling affairs in Luofu and also select new diviners, so it's understandable that he was overwhelmed and Sui Yang took advantage of the situation.

This time, it was Qingque from the Taibu Si who helped them handle the matter.

The bluebird is very clever and capable, but it's just a salted fish.

This is a personal choice, and outsiders don't need to have any opinions on it. At least Qingque is reliable in times of crisis.

And then, the website's name this time is...

"Horror! The Qiong Guan formation may possess self-awareness; should we be wary of a second Jurchen rebellion?"

Yun admitted that he almost choked to death when he saw the title of the article.

Perhaps it was because his expression was so ferocious that Lan wondered what he was looking at, so she moved closer to him and looked at him together.

"The Qiong Guan Formation has self-awareness? Perhaps. Wasn't it said that before this Star Core Crisis, the Qiong Guan Formation did indeed consciously give out ominous omens?"

Lan's focus is clearly different from Yun's.

His attention was focused on "observing the battle formation thoroughly".

Does the Qiong Guan Zhen formation possess self-awareness?

Perhaps, but if it truly possesses self-awareness, it would only be when the learned scholar wants to convey something through the Qiong Guan formation.

Yunzhi's attention was focused on the "Second Jurchen Rebellion".

"The key point isn't whether the enemy can survive or not, but rather the second rebellion of the Jurchens."

Yun sighed, "Xing's headline is a bit inappropriate. Back then, the Jurchens rebelled because of the operation of the anti-organic equation. The current Jurchens have no self-awareness at all, and they are strictly controlled. How could they rebel?"

Lan laughed and said, "Didn't they say that Qiong Guanzhen has self-awareness? Doesn't that mean Qiong Guanzhen can control the Jurchen rebellion?"

"That's a lie..."

Yun shook his head, but couldn't help laughing: "After the Omnic Crisis, the Alliance has become extremely cautious about these things. How could they rebel? What, does Qiong Guanzhen want to become Rupert III?"

Look at the two previous Ruperts, they caused such a huge uproar. If there's another suspected Rupert now, the league might just send the Poor Observation Formation to be destroyed.

Fortunately, those in power knew the reason behind this; otherwise, the Taibu Si's Qiong Guan Zhen would probably have had to stop operating for a period of time, be thoroughly investigated, and then be put back into operation.

……perhaps.

The morning news is over.

Yun put her phone away.

I'm suddenly a little hungry...

I haven't eaten anything since I woke up this morning.

—What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen someone sleep in late? What's wrong with two men sleeping together?

It's been a long time since I slept with Lan Da. Was there any problem sleeping together yesterday?

When Lan was still a tiny little thing, she often slept in my arms.

So now...

"Lan, would you like to come down and take a look with me?"

Yun got up as quickly as possible, washed up, changed her clothes, and prepared to go out.

Lan doesn't need to be so complicated. It's just a matter of consciousness. The clothes she wears can be changed with a thought.

"Let's go take a look."

Changletian is quite bustling, and there are plenty of delicious foods to eat.

Eat more before you leave.

...If nothing strange happens after going downstairs.

As I walked toward the restaurant, a flying sword suddenly slid past at incredible speed, like a swallow that had lost its way.

For some reason, it stopped in front of Yun Zhi and Lan, and flew around them hurriedly.

Of course, after only two spins, Lan grabbed the sword hilt and forced him to stop imitating the Black Tower doll's spinning behavior.

Lan Liang stared at the flying sword.

Yun Zhi then examined it carefully.

"This looks like that...that little guard's sword, doesn't it?"

Although Yunzhi wasn't very familiar with swords, he remembered that the child named Yanqing did indeed have a sword like this.

Lan held the sword up to her eyes and examined it closely.

"A sword forged by the Craftsmanship Bureau... a sword that understands its master's will and can automatically call for help when its master is in danger?"

He recognized the origin of the sword and was momentarily speechless.

"That child is quite capable. I heard he was able to cut down Ayumu's warship at such a young age... and yet he had to ask for help with a sword?"

The last time I saw the former leader of the Luofu Sword Sect, he didn't seem to need to ask for help.

Of course, it's true that Kagami-ryu did show mercy.

Yun pressed his temple.

—It's not a good day to go out. Look, you'll run into trouble as soon as you step out.

Of course, judging from the sword's clearly defined purpose, if they weren't outside, it would probably have smashed through their room's glass and rushed in.

Since Jiandu has cried for help, we really can't just sit idly by.

"Fine, let's go and see."

I wonder what happened to Yanqing...

Or some kind of year sun.

The two followed the flying sword and left.

Meanwhile, Yanqing was still trapped in Suiyang's illusion.

Suiyang, on the other hand, is still obsessed with bewitching children.

None of them knew...

Well, anyway, Yanqing is at the Qilong Altar right now.