Chapter 399: We're cooked! Irrefutable proof emerges: Tingyun was rescued by Ruan Mei!
[ Little Gui's Livestream ]
Just now in the Divine Foresight Office, the plan for March 7th to apprentice under Yanqing was finalized.
Everyone thought that March 7th's cultivation journey was about to begin.
However, at this moment.
A line of text appeared on the screen.
[ In Aurum Alley, Feixiao awaits her comrade whom she hasn't seen in many years. ]
Little Gui blinked.
She rubbed her chin and guessed, "Feixiao actually has an old comrade-in-arms?"
"I thought she was just using that as an excuse to slip away."
As soon as her voice fell.
A corner of Aurum Alley appeared on the screen.
Feixiao was waiting under an ancient tree.
A Foxian woman strolled leisurely to keep the appointment.
"To have the famous Merlin's Claw wait for me for so long, I've certainly gained enough face. It's been a long time, General Feixiao."
Yukong!
It really was Yukong!
Before this, Guinaifen already felt that Feixiao and Yukong shared a very similar style!
Both of them were those cool, handsome Foxian big sisters!
The kind that made people desperately want to go up and cling to their thighs!
She had even thought it would be great if the two of them could get to know each other.
Who would have thought!
These two were actually old friends in private!
Double the bias, double the joy!
And Feixiao's next words gave Guinaifen another pleasant shock!
"Sister Yukong, since our last parting, we haven't seen each other in nearly thirty years, have we?"
…
"Sister Yukong?"
"This 'Sister' sounds so sweet."
"I didn't expect Feixiao to be younger than Yukong?"
"Yukong is actually quite up there in age. Foxian lifespans aren't that long to begin with, and she's already close to retirement age."
"How about this, I'm still young, I'll make a sacrifice and take care of Yukong in her later years."
"She'd probably have no problem sending you off to the grave first."
"How audacious!"
"Open the door, Luofu Cloud Knights!"
…
Guinaifen continued to focus on the conversation between the two.
Yukong nodded and replied, "Yes, thirty years ago, you were the vanguard of the Yaoqing's Qingqiu Army, and I was a pilot for the Luofu's Sky-Faring Commission. I didn't expect that when we met again, you would have become a general, while I have already given up flying… Thinking back, it really feels like a lifetime ago."
As those words fell.
The bullet comments instantly flooded with [ Because I have already touched the sky ]!
Clearly.
Yukong's Companion Mission had left a deep impression on many players.
Because of this, Yukong was highly respected and loved by many players in reality.
"Actually, one can't say we haven't seen each other for thirty years. After all, the Resonance System broadcasts reports of your great victories every day. In a way, I see your invincible posture daily… How is your health?"
The two exchanged pleasantries.
Their bond had not grown distant despite the changes in their respective statuses.
Soon.
Yukong asked the key question.
"Knowing that you are safe and sound puts my mind at ease. So, your arrival with Master Huaiyan this time must be by order of the Marshal, correct?"
"Feixiao, for the sake of our friendship, can you tell me how the Alliance plans to punish the General of the Luofu?"
Feixiao didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "The rebirth of the Ambrosial Arbor has made those old fogies accustomed to hiding in the rear feel afraid… They fear the Abominations will make a comeback, just like thirty years ago."
"Although the Luofu submitted a report explaining the ins and outs, whether the invasion of the Destruction Legion really happened, and how the Stellaron Hunters and the Astral Express intervened in this matter—there are still many missing details."
"As you probably know, Jingliu, the fugitive who vanished for many years, has reappeared. This time, she brought an outworlder and a coffin, claiming to offer the Marshal a way to fight against the Aeons."
"The Vidyadhara Preceptors of the Luofu have also accused Jingyuan of disregarding alliance ties, saying he allowed the exiled High Elder Dan Heng to return to the Luofu, open the ancient sea of Scalegorge Waterscape, and interfere with the Vidyadhara's duty to guard the Ambrosial Arbor."
"These are all the reasons why I had to set foot on the Luofu Xianzhou today."
These questions were already highly sensitive, but since Honkai: Star Rail was broadcasting them.
Then the players didn't need to hold back anymore.
The bullet comments were discussing fervently.
…
"Jingliu: Go on, I don't mind."
"The coffin is specifically mentioned here, it will definitely have a practical role later!"
"Jingliu, Luocha, what on earth are you two trying to do?!"
"Xianzhou: It's fine, I'm used to it."
"The Preceptors colluded with external enemies themselves, and yet they have the nerve to accuse Jingyuan?"
"Damn it, those Preceptors are always stirring up trouble! It makes me so mad! Can we beat up the Preceptors in the story?"
"We on the Express crew have very high martial virtue, I'm afraid we wouldn't just strike them randomly even if we met them face-to-face."
…
Yukong showed an apologetic expression: "I understand. I apologize, I lost my composure. I also know I shouldn't speak out of turn to defend General Jingyuan right now… But, you know my personality."
"Since the end of the Imbibitor Lunae Rebellion, the Luofu has enjoyed hundreds of years of peace. General Jingyuan's planning played an indispensable role in this."
"Unfortunately, for long-life species, as long as they live long enough, they will eventually face a failure that destroys everything accumulated in the past—and that is the moment the enemy waits for."
Feixiao nodded: "Well said. So my visit this time has another purpose: to inspect Hoolay."
The moment the name Hoolay was spoken.
The background suddenly shifted!
What appeared was Hoolay, bound by chains and iron devices in a dark, gloomy prison!
"The great enemy of the Foxians, never to be pardoned until the heavens and earth are ruined, and so on… I can't remember so many legal verdicts. It's that guy."
"The Foxians made a covenant with the Xianzhou to crusade against the Abominations. Besides liberating our compatriots, what we seek is justice: that fanged beast should be locked in the Shackling Prison forever, punished day after day."
"Given the Luofu's current state, the upper echelon of the Yaoqing is quite worried about Hoolay's confinement. The routine inspections once every hundred years can no longer put those old fogies' minds at ease."
"I was sent to put their minds at rest."
Yukong sighed.
"It's all bad news."
"Not entirely. At least, many things might not be as bad as you think. The target you asked me to search for has some leads."
The moment Feixiao said this.
Countless players, including Little Gui, instantly perked up their ears like startled rabbits!
No way?
Could it be…!
"The Qingqiu Army followed the flight path you provided and found the wreckage of the Whistling Flame chamber's ship. Regrettably, there was no cargo inside, nor any survivors."
At this moment.
In the universe, who knew how many players held their breath!
But immediately after.
Feixiao shifted the topic!
"However, before we found the crash site, someone had already been to the scene."
"Was it our people? Or the IPC?" Yukong asked hurriedly.
"Neither. Yukong, do you know Ruan Mei [ Genius Society # 81 ]?"
…
"TINGYUN!!!!"
"Waaaaah, my Foxian big sister…"
"Tingyun: Children, I'm about to win the revival match~"
"Yukong really has deep feelings for Tingyun, her tone changed the moment she heard news of her."
"Oh my god! It's really Ruan Mei?"
"Picked up by Ruan Mei? Cat-cake form Tingyun, deploy~"
"Who still remembers at the beginning, Himeko wanted to send an ancient beast relic to Ruan Mei?"
"Holy cow, it's all foreshadowing!"
"Are they going to combine my Tingyun with the ancient beast relic to resurrect her? [ Sad ]"
"Tingyun: Children, I'm going to become an Outer God."
"I say, can you guys stop thinking of Ruan Mei as so twisted? Maybe Ruan Mei just simply saved Tingyun and helped treat her injuries? …Okay, even I don't believe that outcome."
"When she comes back, even her genes will have changed [ Sad ]"
"It's over! Shattered Star Fox-Insect Tingyun is real!"