"Sorry… I got a little too emotional."
After calming herself for quite a while, Yukong finally managed to suppress the grief in her heart.
She lifted her head from Su Ran's shoulder and looked at him apologetically.
"It's only human. I understand."
Tingyun had practically been raised under Yukong's watch.
One could say she was like another daughter to her.
Hearing such news would naturally leave her devastated.
The fact that she recovered this quickly was already remarkable enough.
"So Tingyun's remains…"
Even though the person was gone—
Yukong still hoped there would at least be something left behind.
Perhaps they could bring her back and hold a proper funeral.
"Once everything is over, I'll bring her back."
At this moment, Su Ran was honestly rather looking forward to letting Tingyun personally witness her own funeral after returning here.
That scene would definitely be hilarious.
"...Thank you."
After another moment, Yukong finally managed to regain her composure.
There were still important matters to discuss.
Everyone present wore different expressions.
As for Kafka—
Her mind had already drifted elsewhere.
She was currently pondering how to make the Xianzhou naturally accept help from the Astral Express.
Turning herself in voluntarily and asking them to inspect her memories?
That probably wouldn't work anymore.
Everything that needed revealing had already been exposed.
Now that the true culprit had been confirmed to be a Lord Ravager—
The Xianzhou likely wouldn't care much about her identity as a Stellaron Hunter anymore.
If she really turned herself in now—
She'd probably just earn herself a permanent seat in Shackling Prison instead of being sent to the Divination Commission for memory examination.
"So the Whistling Flames merchant representative currently aboard the Luofu…"
"...is actually the Lord Ravager Phantylia?"
Now that they knew the mastermind's identity—
Things became much easier to handle.
After all, knowing who the enemy was also meant knowing whom to guard against.
"Correct. As for the people colluding with her…"
Su Ran looked toward Jing Yuan.
His fingers lightly tapped against the table.
"General Jing Yuan, would you like to know who the traitor is?"
Of course Jing Yuan wanted to know.
If there was a shortcut available, why bother with the whole "lure the snake from its hole" strategy?
Less trouble was always better.
If he could identify the mole directly, there was no reason to waste time slowly rooting them out.
"Dan Shu, the Chief Alchemist of the Alchemy Commission."
"She's one of the core members of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus."
Yukong frowned deeply.
Jing Yuan helplessly rubbed his forehead.
They had known the Alchemy Commission wasn't clean—
But who could have imagined that even someone at the level of Chief Alchemist could be a traitor?
"If you were the Luofu's General, Sir…"
"How would you resolve the current crisis?"
Now that he had learned so much information, Jing Yuan finally understood why Su Ran had said he came here to "watch a show."
Such a complicated and chaotic situation—
One wrong move could completely doom the Luofu.
No wonder it attracted the interest of someone like him.
It truly was one hell of a show.
What Jing Yuan wanted to know now was—
What sort of solution would someone like this come up with?
"I would create a device capable of reading people's hearts."
"Then I'd investigate the loyalty of everyone throughout the Luofu."
"Anyone harboring ulterior motives would be eliminated immediately."
Su Ran had absolutely no interest in political balancing acts.
If you had a problem—
Then you had earned yourself a death sentence.
He had no intention of tolerating people who dragged down his faction.
That was why, within Belobog's management system, he had added a loyalty inspection function.
The moment someone suspicious was discovered—
They were dealt with immediately.
The efficiency was excellent.
"Isn't that a little too extreme?"
Hearing the methods proposed by this Genius Society member—
Jing Yuan immediately abandoned all thoughts of taking inspiration from him.
Even if it were possible—
The Alliance itself would never approve of such methods.
"No problem. When reporting afterward, just say they heroically sacrificed themselves resisting the Lord Ravager."
Jing Yuan: "..."
You really are ruthless.
There was absolutely no way he could do something like that.
The Luofu's internal power structure was far too complicated.
If he started swinging indiscriminately, the consequences would be enormous.
"My apologies, but I lack the confidence to act in such a manner."
Truthfully, Jing Yuan was rather envious of Su Ran's completely unrestrained attitude.
The man lacked nothing.
He had power.
Talent.
And no restraints whatsoever.
If he had been born an immortal of the Xianzhou—
Jing Yuan probably would have chosen him as the Luofu's next General without hesitation.
After all, Fu Xuan was still far too young.
But then he suddenly realized something.
The Genius before him seemed even younger than Fu Xuan.
More importantly—
He possessed true immortality without suffering mara.
And he could even cure mara for the Xianzhou people.
How could the Xianzhou not desperately desire someone like this?
"Would Sir have any interest in joining the Alliance?"
Without caring about who else was present—
Jing Yuan asked the question directly.
If Su Ran so much as nodded—
Then Jing Yuan would immediately decide that the next General would be Su Ran.
No reconsideration necessary.
As for Fu Xuan—
She'd just have to suffer a little injustice.
The Tsaritsa instantly tensed up.
Serval also paid close attention.
Even Kafka returned from her thoughts.
She was rather interested in Su Ran's answer.
"No."
The rejection came exactly as expected.
"There are too many rules here."
"Even you, a Xianzhou General, can't freely decide matters of life and death. You constantly have to balance interests and politics."
"How could I possibly live comfortably in a place like that?"
Being a guest was one thing.
But actually staying here?
Impossible.
"That's true."
"You do seem to be someone who values freedom greatly."
Despite being a General of the Xianzhou—
Jing Yuan genuinely envied Su Ran's lifestyle.
No worries.
No restraints.
Simply doing whatever he pleased.
After all—
Jing Yuan's childhood dream had originally been to become a Galaxy Ranger wandering the stars and punishing evil.
Instead, he ended up shackled to the Luofu by the position of General.
Su Ran's rejection caused several people present to secretly relax.
Meanwhile, the two Xianzhou natives looked noticeably disappointed.
"Thank you for the intelligence you've provided, Sir."
"The entire Luofu is deeply grateful."
Even without directly intervening, Su Ran had already provided an enormous amount of critically important information.
He had even pointed out the key figures one by one.
That alone had spared them tremendous effort and planning.
Such assistance was more than enough to earn the friendship of the Xianzhou Alliance.
Once everything concluded, Jing Yuan even planned to present him with an Alliance jade abacus as a symbol of friendship.
"Forget the formalities."
"How about giving me the Vidyadhara High Elder for research for a few days instead?"
"..."
That request was absurdly outrageous.
"Just to clarify—I'm not interested in the Vidyadhara race."
"I'm interested in white-haired fox girls."
Jing Yuan's pupils contracted sharply.
This guy knew way too much.
Meanwhile, Yukong subconsciously glanced at her own hair.
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