"Hey, you two, what are you doing here?"
Just as Clara was basking in Firefly's stream of praise, a young, boyish voice suddenly called out from not too far away.
Hearing this, Clara and Firefly turned to look. They saw a spirited young Cloud Knight Lieutenant standing not far from them.
The youth held a sword, his gaze wary as he scrutinized Clara and Firefly, his expression somewhat unfriendly.
Judging by his stance, it seemed if Clara and Firefly made even a slight move, the young man wouldn't hesitate to draw his sword and apprehend them on the spot.
"We were sent by General Jing Yuan to capture the Stellaron Hunter, Blade." Seeing the youth was a Cloud Knight, Firefly held nothing back and explained everything.
"Oh? Sent by the General?" The youth raised an eyebrow at Firefly's words, seeming somewhat surprised.
The youth's eyes swept over Firefly before settling on Clara.
"Hmm... She looks familiar. Where have I seen her before?"
The youth stared at Clara's face, lost in thought.
"I've definitely seen her somewhere..."
"Where was it... where was it..."
"Right!"
As he pondered, the youth suddenly seemed to have a realization, and his grip on his sword tightened.
But the next moment, the hand holding the sword relaxed again... He scratched his head in confusion:
"It was... uh... where was it again..."
"Mhmm~" Watching the youth's changing expressions, Clara couldn't help but let out a smug, cool-sounding hum.
"You~" Firefly reached out and ruffled Clara's hair, her face full of affection.
Firefly was aware of Clara's abilities, so she didn't find this situation particularly strange.
The youth snapped back to attention, his gaze returning to Clara and Firefly. He started with an introduction:
"Greetings. I am Yanqing, as you can see, a member of the Cloud Knights."
"Hello, I'm Firefly." Hearing Yanqing's introduction, Firefly nodded and offered a smile.
"And this young lady is?"
Clara: ...
Hearing those three words come from Yanqing's mouth, Clara's previously proud expression instantly darkened.
"Oh, her? Her name is Clara." Firefly struggled to hold back her laughter as she introduced Clara to Yanqing.
"Firefly and Clara, is it?" Yanqing nodded, still completely unaware of the gravity of the situation.
"Well then, Miss Firefly, please tell me why you two are here."
The expression on Yanqing's face vanished instantly, replaced by a stern, interrogative look.
"?"
Firefly tilted her head, a big question mark appearing above it as she looked at Clara in confusion.
"Oh, sorry. I was deleting some files and my mouse accidentally slipped, deleted a bit too much."
In response, Clara just shrugged, looking rather apologetic.
"..."
Firefly: Nice
"Saying 'nice' can get you pregnant, you know~"
Clara kindly reminded her.
"..."
Hearing Clara's rather outrageous statement, Firefly was momentarily speechless.
"Hmph, if you refuse to speak any further, then don't blame me for being impolite." Seeing that Clara and Firefly remained silent, Yanqing assumed they were deliberately ignoring him, and the aura around him slowly intensified.
"We were sent by the General to capture the Stellaron Hunter, Blade." A bit helpless, Firefly had no choice but to repeat what she had just said.
"Hah?" Upon hearing this, Yanqing was slightly taken aback.
"You? Capture Blade?"
It wasn't that Yanqing found anything wrong with Firefly's statement itself, but rather...
"Why did you bring a little kid along to catch a wanted criminal?"
Firefly: …
Clara: …
(╯▔皿▔)╯!!!!!
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