"Who is Jingliu Liu?"
After hearing this, Stelle rubbed her chin and asked in confusion.
March 7th helplessly facepalmed beside her. "Stelle, I feel like you've gotten a lot dumber since coming back from Penacony. That's obviously the fake identity Old Jing prepared for Miss Jingliu…"
"Oh! I get it now!"
Stelle clapped her hands together. "Old Jing, did you turn Sister Jingliu into a cow? I've seen this plot trope in tomato novels—'My former master abused me and we broke up, so I turned around and became her sister's disciple' or something like that. It feels like it could be made into a TV drama right away!"
March 7th complained, "Stelle, wouldn't it be better if you came to hang out with me when you're bored? What exactly have you been reading all day…"
Jing Yuan hurriedly explained, "Those are daily necessities I prepared for her! I never planned to send her to the Ten-Lords Commission. Weapons, food, money, and a ship ticket—I've already been completely benevolent and done all I can, okay?!"
Jingliu irritably slapped the back of Jing Yuan's head. "First, this name is a bit disgusting. Second, less nonsense—continue."
Jing Yuan stubbornly said, "Continue what? If we keep going, I'll send you away. Shouldn't you be thanking me?"
Jingliu: "Oh? Then what do you mean by selling me to Penacony?"
Jing Yuan was instantly speechless. After a long pause, he awkwardly scratched his head. "That… wasn't I afraid you'd sit and eat until the mountain was empty, so I found you a job?"
"Look, Penacony is a famous working paradise across the entire galaxy. We long-life species have a lifespan advantage. Working there for a few hundred years, you could still buy a house. And in the dreamscape, you don't have to worry about your Mara-Struck State hurting people."
"Wait a minute." Stelle suddenly interjected, asking strangely, "What do you mean by 'selling'?"
Jing Yuan: ...
Suddenly, Jing Yuan's expression changed dramatically. A grave look appeared in his eyes as he pointed behind everyone and shouted, "Look behind you! Aha!"
? Aha? The legendary Aeon of Elation?
Everyone turned their heads at once.
However, there was nothing behind them. At the exact same moment, the door of the preparation room opened with a sound. Jing Yuan: "You gave the road oil!"
"Hmph, trying to escape?"
A sickly smile flashed across Jingliu's scarlet eyes. Two ice swords condensed in her hands at the same time. "Lightning, Whirlwind Slash!"
("Where did she learn this skill from? It's another random crossover again! Amber Lord, come look at what you've done!" Stelle complained from the side.)
Whoosh whoosh whoosh—
In an instant, Jingliu's body began spinning at high speed, as if turning into a tornado, rushing toward Jing Yuan's back—
Jing Yuan was running at full speed. When he looked back and saw such a terrifying scene, his adrenaline surged. He ran desperately without caring about anything else. "Master, why are you running so fast?! I'm clearly wearing speed shoes too!"
Jingliu: "Hahahahaha—Disciple, which 'turn' do you think the 'turn' in Master's 'Turn Soul' refers to? Hahahaha, you have nowhere to run!"
The distance between the two closed at a visible speed. Just one second before they were about to collide, a hurried cyan figure suddenly rushed out from the side. Looking at his appearance, it was actually Dan Heng!
Dan Heng seemed to be being chased by someone. In his panic, he narrowly dashed between Jing Yuan and Jingliu. But at that moment, a powerful hand reached out from behind and grabbed the back of Dan Heng's collar.
"Hahahahaha! One of the five people, the second generation—you are one of them! Dan Heng, obediently let me love you to death…"
Blade grabbed Dan Heng and had just revealed a smile when he suddenly saw Jingliu, who had already spun around to face him.
At this moment, the four people's positions formed a cross: Jing Yuan in front, Jingliu behind, Dan Heng on the left, Blade on the right.
Everything happened in a flash—
Duang!
The three people in the preparation room only heard a loud crash. After two seconds of silence, they hurriedly rushed forward.
However, Ruan Mei ran two steps then turned back, took out a bottle of "Wooden Person Potion" from her pocket, and only then followed.
...
The scene was extremely tragic.
First was Blade. Two ice swords were stabbed into his body. He was the most seriously injured of the four, but fortunately he had self-healing abilities. His flesh automatically regenerated, and his terrifying physical strength even directly snapped the ice swords.
Next was Dan Heng. He had been grabbed by the back of his collar by Blade and fell backward, hitting the ground hard.
Then came Jingliu. Although the sudden appearance of Blade and Dan Heng caused a collision, fortunately the two of them served as human cushions below, so the fall was neither too light nor too heavy.
Finally, Jing Yuan—this old fox—was completely unharmed. But seeing the other three fall, he thought for two seconds and decided he should also pretend to be miserable. So he lay down, clutched his stomach, and groaned in pain, "Ah… my head…"
The three who rushed over: ...
"Dan Heng, are you okay?" Stelle helped Dan Heng up and thoughtfully patted the bloodstains (Blade's) off him. "Why are you here?"
Dan Heng helplessly facepalmed. "This bastard Blade keeps saying I spread rumors about him. I asked him for evidence, but he wouldn't say anything. He just kept smiling, and after smiling he'd say 'one of the five people, second generation,' then pick up his sword and chase me."
Stelle: "So did you spread rumors about him?"
Dan Heng was silent for two seconds, then calmly said, "That depends on which rumor."
Stelle: ...
—"Damn it, who is it? Anyone who dares to hinder my revenge against Dan Heng is my enemy!"
Blade roared and climbed up from the ground. When he saw Jingliu in front of him, he said with some suspicion, "Hm? Why do you look so familiar? That face that deserves a beating—how is it exactly the same as that woman?"
Jing Yuan shouted loudly, "Insolence! What woman? You damn Stellaron Hunter, you dare insult my Master?"
Hearing his voice, Blade narrowed his eyes at Jing Yuan. "Oh? Old Jing? Why are you here? Oh, I get it. You must be here to help Dan Heng, right? Hmph, I already said anyone who hinders my revenge against Dan Heng is my enemy. You're no exception. And I suggest you join me in taking him down. He drew both of us into a comic. You're the heroine and I'm the hero. It's a very disgusting work that somehow became famous."
Jing Yuan was stunned for a moment and looked at Dan Heng. "Didn't you say I was the male lead? We even signed a contract."
( Beside them, Stelle and the other two: "You're focusing on the wrong thing, hey!")
Dan Heng remained expressionless and slowly took out a stack of banknotes from his pocket. "Breach of contract penalty."
Jing Yuan flew into a rage. "So you planned to scam me from the beginning?"
Blade snorted coldly. "No need to waste words with him. For him, the best way to take revenge is to pin him down and make him watch his own work get deleted. I love hearing his painful voice screaming 'No no.'"
"Plus that humiliated expression on his face where he has no choice but to bow his head to me because of the work. Tsk tsk tsk…"
Whoosh—
At that moment, a huge ice hammer suddenly rose high behind Blade and slammed down hard—
Duang!
Blade fell to the ground. His fingers stretched forward unwillingly.