Whoosh~!
The bone-chilling sea breeze blew across this desolate land, occasionally sweeping through crevices and emitting a resentful whistle.
As Moonscar's words fell, the atmosphere instantly became subtle, and the empty grounds turned inexplicably quiet.
"Kafka..."
Blade clutched his head, shaking it vigorously, gasping violently as he called out to his teammate.
Give me a sobering Spirit Whisper to save me!
Blade suspected he had fallen into a deep Mara-struck state, to the point of experiencing hallucinations and auditory delusions.
He actually saw a white-dressed girl styling herself as Master Jingliu, and Jingliu even nodded to acknowledge the other's claim.
It was one thing for Jing Yuan's follower kid to seem to know the white-dressed girl named Sushang.
But for Sushang to point out Dan Heng, Jingliu, and his identity one by one, and ask Jing Yuan's little follower to arrest the three of them?
Isn't Jingliu your disciple?
Why suddenly stab her in the back?
Who gave you the courage to think a wet-behind-the-ears brat could beat the three of them?
Even in his Mara-struck state, with his sanity dropping like a rock, Blade felt this matter was too absurd.
"...Bladie, [Spirit Whisper], calm down."
The tacit understanding between comrades allowed Kafka to understand Blade's cry.
But what was happening before them wasn't a hallucination!
After a brief thought, Kafka still used Spirit Whisper to suppress Blade's Mara-struck body. This segment was in the script; as for the rest...
Kafka couldn't help but cast a strange look at Moonscar, only to see the brown-haired girl assuming a heroic posture of a Cloud Knight duty-bound to arrest criminals.
She couldn't say.
Jingliu's expression was exceptionally odd as she looked at her little master.
Previously, after spotting Yanqing, Moonscar told her to stay put and follow in five minutes for a surprise.
Jingliu was helpless and could only go along with it. She didn't expect Moonscar to actually give her a surprise—two former old friends were gathered here.
But what did you mean by turning around and telling Jing Yuan's disciple to arrest the three of us?
Could this be the true surprise for her?
"What?"
The amount of information in Miss Sushang's words was a bit large. Yanqing jerked his head to look at Dan Heng:
"Imbibitor Lunae · Dan Feng? I have heard of your notoriety."
The Sedition of Imbibitor Lunae caused the deaths of countless Cloud Knights and Vidyadhara, resulting in a great catastrophe recorded in the Xianzhou's modern history.
Everyone who passed Xianzhou compulsory education knew the culprit behind the great disaster, the Vidyadhara High Elder.
As a Cloud Knight lieutenant beside the General, Yanqing knew more inside information: Imbibitor Lunae underwent molting rebirth and was banished from the Xianzhou, never to step foot on it again for eternity!
Unexpectedly, the other party dared to violate the ban and step into the Luofu again!
"...I have no intention of provoking a dispute."
Dan Heng didn't want to fight at all. He scanned the surrounding horizon for the shadow of a Starskiff.
March had sent a message earlier saying everyone would come to pick him up. Dan Heng wanted to get away as soon as possible; he didn't want the Express crew to get mixed up in these tangled past grudges.
"Sophistry. It's not too late to talk after entering the Shackling Prison."
Yanqing raised the sword in his hand, his eyebrows cold.
"Truly unexpected. Aside from the Stellaron Hunter, two other heavy criminals have mixed into the Xianzhou... Miss Sushang, please lend me a hand to help capture these three wanted criminals!"
Although Yanqing didn't know what happened to Miss Sushang, the strength she displayed when fighting Blade earlier was enough to be a helper.
Arresting criminals was the duty of the Cloud Knights. As for the relationship between Sushang and Jingliu... the current situation was urgent and complex; there was no time to think about it in detail!
"Good! No problem!"
Moonscar jumped to Yanqing's side, falling half a step behind, and heartily patted the big pillow on her chest.
Seeing Sushang not forgetting her Cloud Knight duties, Yanqing nodded. This would do.
This would be a hard battle. Joining hands with Miss Sushang, they should have a thirty to fifty percent chance of winning, right?
Yanqing calculated silently in his heart.
"You three, surrender immediately!"
Amidst the young man's clear shout, Wisdom Sword Grass, Blood Rubus, Light Dust Willow, Swallow Peck... six flying swords filed out from behind him. Accompanied by frost and mist forming a sword formation, the Sword Intent dyed the surrounding space with a touch of frost.
The floating flying swords were called the Sea of Flowing Blooms. Essentially, they were Qi-operated floating attack units crafted by the Artisanship Commission.
Six cold and gleaming flying swords surrounded Dan Heng, Blade, and Jingliu, spinning ceaselessly. It seemed that as long as anyone attempted to take half a step out, these flying swords would launch an attack without hesitation.
"..." x3
The three surrounded individuals seemed to fall into silence, looking at each other in blank dismay.
Even Blade was stunned.
No, are you for real?
Jingliu looked at Moonscar, who was posing in a Cloud Knight arrest stance, and saw the girl wink playfully.
Jingliu looked with a wooden expression at Yanqing, who looked awe-inspiring and solemn.
She felt this grand-disciple was a bit stupidly cute.
How exactly did Jing Yuan teach him?
"Submit to capture!"
The golden-haired young man was full of heroic spirit and devoid of fear.
Yanqing brought two fingers together to draw a semi-arc. The sword formation moved with it, and he A-clicked in!
Moonscar exclaimed from behind.
Well fought!
Yanqing is truly brave!
One minute later, Yanqing called GG.
"Form is not form, intent is not intent. Go practice some more."
Jingliu casually slashed a crescent of extreme cold Sword Qi, knocking down the flying swords attacking her.
Blade swung the Shard Sword, slashing out bloody Sword Qi to chop down the flying swords, then pressed Yanqing with a burst of slashes!
One could only say Yanqing was indeed Yanqing, trying his best to resist Blade's chops while controlling a flying sword to stab at Dan Heng.
Dan Heng was speechless. He didn't make a move, only dodging the flying swords or passively defending.
Like Sister Ashe being surrounded by Draven, Thresh, and Elise on the enemy side, Yanqing felt unprecedented pressure. He couldn't help but cast his gaze toward the white-dressed girl.
What made Yanqing's heart sink was that Miss Sushang was just smiling and watching it all, even taking photos with her phone from time to time, with absolutely no intention of acting.
At this moment, Yanqing thought of the master-disciple relationship between Sushang and Jingliu, and couldn't help but shout aloud:
"Miss Sushang, why are you just watching? Have you really betrayed us!?"
"My stamina consumption earlier was too great; I truly have the will but not the strength."
Moonscar spoke nonsense with her eyes open.
If you have no stamina, say so earlier!
Yanqing roared in his heart. He gritted his teeth, forcing his spirit to command the fallen flying swords to continue attacking Jingliu. He just had to fight one against three.
If he could catch these three heavy criminals, the General would definitely look at him with new eyes!
In reality, the reason Yanqing could last until now was that the three were essentially playing with him.
Blade also looked ferocious, but his effective attacks were all kicks with his legs, like teasing a child, kicking the person like a ball.
The three took turns fighting Yanqing. During this time, the other two were responsible for standing on the side and watching, with absolutely no intention of sneak attacking.
Only Yanqing was operating frantically, feeling he was matching a heavy criminal and two traitors with his strength, thinking that with a bit more effort he could establish great merit!
"Kid, played enough yet!"
Yanqing desperately blocked a sword. Blade flipped his wrist, slashing open Yanqing's protective sword, and kicked him in the abdomen.
Moonscar could clearly see Yanqing's stomach cave in significantly, flying backward for a dozen meters before barely stopping.
"Cough... I can still... fight..."
Yanqing climbed up from the ground trembling. The throbbing pain of his internal organs stimulated his brain. His vision was blurry, and he shook his head violently to wake up.
"Come on! None of you will escape today!"
Yanqing supported himself with his sword on the ground and stood up, only to see the three and Kafka all turn to look in a certain direction.
"Dan Heng! We've come to help you!"
A familiar voice resounded through the empty ruins. A black dot was seen flying rapidly from the horizon.
As it approached, everyone present saw the comer clearly, their expressions varying, but the common point was a mix of strangeness.
First was the method of flight. It wasn't a normal aircraft, but an amber flaming lance. A pair of pure white angel wings unfolded behind the lance tip, making the flaming lance look like a magical girl's wand.
On the flying magic lance, three young men and women posing in JOJO stances stood side by side—two gray-hairs and one pink-hair who had been infected just about enough.
"Before us, the enemy either flees or suffers a crushing defeat."
Jumping down from the magic flying lance, Caelus and Stelle spoke in unison. Stelle deliberately started half a beat late, and added to the emptiness of the venue, it created an echo reverb effect.
The wings turned into a clear breeze and flowed into the Clow Card in front of Caelus.
March 7th also wanted to learn from the two and think of a cool entrance line for herself, but suddenly realized:
"Uh, why are there so many people here?"
"Sushang? Why are you here?"
March 7th looked in surprise at the new friend who had given the Deep Blue Sea Seven group huge help.
She didn't know Jingliu and Blade.
"Mommy! Mommy, so you haven't left yet!?"
Dan Heng was just about to greet his companions when he saw Stelle, who discovered Kafka was also there, flashing stars from her eyes. Without a second word, she ran over waving her hand like a child after school.
Dan Heng's mouth twitched, and he reached out a stopping hand: "Wait, dan... gerous..."
He wanted to remind Stelle that Blade was a dangerous person and not to approach rashly.
But, Dan Heng suddenly saw that when Stelle ran over happily waving and shouting 'Mommy Kafka', Blade's expression became extremely colorful.
"Don't worry, she's fine."
Caelus patted Dan Heng's shoulder, and amidst Dan Heng's stunned expression, began greeting Jingliu.
Dan Heng was a bit stunned. When did the two of them know each other?
The warmth on his cheek and the scent of rose milk pouring into his nose made Caelus reveal a slight expression of enjoyment. He turned to look at Stelle, whose face was buried in Kafka's chest, and Blade, whose gaze fell on him.
Blade had seen Stelle in the past, but Caelus... he had heard Kafka and Silver Wolf speak of the accident that happened to the Stellaron host, which was indeed inconceivable.
"Yo, Uncle Blade."
Caelus politely greeted.
Blade's brow twitched. What was this title?
He looked at Caelus unkindly, like a terrifying beast that could erupt at any moment.
Caelus's expression didn't change, but his aura shifted slightly, becoming deep.
"Stellaron Hunters, people are five, wives are three. Blade, you are not one of them!"
"...?"
Blade suddenly remembered Kafka saying the two gray-hairs seemed to have some mental issues.
Now he understood!
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