They won the Holy Grail War, but this turned out to be the Virtual Tree Universe.

Chapter 208 Dan Lei and Huan Long's Acting Showdown
After deciding to stand with Luofu, the Starry Sky Train crew immediately took action.

Qingque propelled the borrowed star raft to record-breaking speed, heading straight for Taibusi.

However, at this moment, two people furtively opened the barrier on the side of the Tabushi building and climbed over the wall to enter.

These two are Dan Lei and Jing Liu.

Upon entering the Taibu Si (a place name), Dan Lei handed Jing Liu the token, a letter, and a food pouch given to him by Fu Xuan, and said...

"I received a secret letter from Jingyuan earlier."

He instructed us to secretly steal some spare array materials from the Tabuan (a local deity).

After saying that, Danlei took out a hand-drawn paper map with the warehouse location marked on it.

Upon seeing it, Jing Liu immediately recognized that the map was hand-drawn by Jing Yuan, so without asking why, he directly said...

"Understood. My mission is to steal materials first, then find a starship to wait below the Qiong Guan Formation, and destroy it when Blade's starship arrives."

After listening, Dan Lei nodded, confirming that Jing Liu's retelling of the sequence of actions was correct.

Initially, Danlei sent Jingliu to Taipusi only to ambush Kafka and Renichibo.

Because these two are the kind of people who won't listen to you unless you physically persuade them.

After all, Dan Lei didn't know whether Elio's prophecy had foreseen that he would recruit Star Core Hunters as henchmen.

As for stealing materials, it was definitely when Fu Xuan wrote to Jing Yuan yesterday that he could use Ting Yun's allergen Yin Huanlong and casually mentioned that he was going to take Jing Liu into the Taibu Si to do some dirty work.

Dan Lei and Jing Yuan had never discussed the idea of ​​recruiting Star Core Hunters.

However, based on Dan Lei's actions yesterday in persuading Jing Liu to become a combatant, Jing Yuan must have guessed that Dan Lei wanted to utilize the Star Core Hunters' combat power as well.

So, he took the opportunity to send himself a letter this morning, delivered by a Snow-Clad Kiki.

The Snow-Clad Kiki is a Kiki dressed in snow.

Her body needed major repairs, so she possessed a mechanical bird and became Jingyuan's temporary messenger.

Only in this way can we ensure that the Iron Tomb cannot learn about our communications by hacking into the Machine Bird system.

Moreover, the messenger birds, cleverly crafted, fly in the sky in every cave of Luofu.

Using this thing to transmit information is easy; as long as you're careful when you land, it's like hiding sand in the desert, and Huanlong and the others won't notice anything unusual.

As for why the dignified General Luofu needed Jingliu to help him steal the array materials from the Taibusi,

To avoid suspicion, it would be easier to take it openly, but it would be easy for Huanlong and the others to notice.

After all, these array materials were clearly prepared for Huanlong.

Now that Jingliu had a clear understanding of the process, Danlei said...

“Alright, let’s split up. I’ll go out and distract some guys and Tabu.”

After saying that, Dan Lei used invisibility to walk to the vicinity of the gate of the Taibu Temple, and then deactivated invisibility to walk towards a "mother fox" who had been waiting at the gate.

This "mother fox" is naturally Huanlong.

In the game, she followed the three members of the train crew the entire time before Dan Dingsi exposed himself.

But today the train crew is preparing to withdraw, and Danlei still needs them to take care of Bailu, so Huanlong naturally can't come along.

So, Dan Lei and Fu Xuanyi discussed it and changed today's meeting place to the entrance of the Taibu Temple.

There's no doubt about this operation. To put it bluntly, "Tingyun" was accompanying the Starry Sky Train crew under the orders of Tianbosi. Taibusi could even prevent you from entering.

There's really nothing to complain about about changing the meeting point.

However, the meeting time had arrived, but no one had shown up, and Huanlong still appeared "anxious".

At this moment, Dan Lei appeared, although Huan Long noticed Dan Lei the moment he appeared.

But at this moment, Danlei deliberately acted as if he were joking with an acquaintance, and quietly approached Tingyun from behind.

Considering the relationship between Zhen Tingyun and Dan Lei, and the difference in their strength, Huanlong could only pretend not to have noticed Dan Lei.

So Danlei was able to get close to Tingyun from behind, patted her on the shoulder, and suddenly spoke up.
"Hey, Tingyun, what are you doing here?"

As soon as Dan Lei spoke, Huanlong feigned surprise, her tail bristling. Turning around and seeing Dan Lei, she let out a soft, disgruntled groan.

"Danlei, you scared me! By the way, when did you get back?"

It has to be said that Huanlong has the potential to play a fox spirit; her voice is so sweet it makes Danlei feel all tingly.

However, Dan Lei said without any hesitation.

"I just got back yesterday, and as soon as I got back I heard that the star core had exploded, and a lot of uninvited guests came."

However, the Tabuan is not a ghost. If you have nothing to hide, what is there to be afraid of?

Or are you thinking about which unlucky person you're planning to scam next? It's not me, is it?

Dan Lei's words were just a joke between friends, something he often did with Ting Yun Kai, so Huan Long didn't suspect anything and simply covered her mouth with her fan and laughed.

"This humble woman would never dare to harm Lord Dragon."

Otherwise, if Lord Dragon Lord gets angry, he might roast this little girl alive.

In response to this question, Dan Lei gave a reply that was remarkably consistent with his public persona.

"I definitely won't grill you. You're so skinny, you wouldn't get many bites even if you were grilled."

At most, I'll pluck all the fur off your tail.

Upon hearing this, Huanlong promptly hid his "own" tail and refused.

"No, I know you covet my tail. You can't just touch my tail, even if you become the Dragon Lord."

Seeing this, Dan Lei, as always, didn't dwell on it, then suddenly changed the subject and asked...
"Okay, I won't touch it, I won't touch it. Sooner or later I'll find a pair of scissors and cut off your tail hair."

"By the way, you still haven't said what you're here for?"

Seeing Dan Lei ask this, Huan Long immediately put on a headache-looking expression and asked the question knowingly.

"The passengers of the Starry Sky Train arrived in Luofu earlier yesterday. I was assigned by Lord Yu Kong to accompany them throughout the journey."

You wouldn't believe how exciting this job was! Yesterday I accompanied them to capture the Star Core Hunter, Kafka.

The two sides fought fiercely, and if the Grand Diviner hadn't arrived in time, they might not have been able to capture her.

As a result, after our free time at Changle Temple yesterday, we agreed to meet at the entrance of the Taipu Temple today and witness Kafka's interrogation together.

But I've been waiting here until now, and I haven't seen a single member of the Starry Sky Train crew.

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei deliberately took on an overly ambitious role.

"Is this all there is to relationships? Are you sure you received an invitation from the God of the Underworld?"

Huanlong deliberately frowned and said with dissatisfaction.

"How could I dare to talk nonsense about such a thing?"

Seeing this, Dan Lei deliberately nodded.
"Since that's the case, there's no need to stand here and wait. I'll take you inside, and you can sit down, drink tea, and wait. Wouldn't that be nice?"
I'm here today to witness the interrogation of Kafka; I still have a score to settle with her.

Upon hearing Dan Lei's words, Huan Long seemed to suddenly understand, and patted his fan, saying...

"So that's how it is. No wonder you came to the Temple of the Apostles too."

Given your current status, you should just wait for the report.

So, he had a conflict with the Star Core Hunters when he was training outside.

Huanlong's explanation at this point was correct, because the outside world assumed the attack on the Black Tower Space Station was the work of the Antimatter Legion, unaware of the Star Core Hunters' role. The subsequent Silver Wolf invasion was an internal affair; if Huanlong acted as if she knew Danlei and the Star Core Hunters had a grudge, she would be exposed.

Therefore, Dan Lei deliberately explained here.

"What you're saying is true. Even if there were no conflict, I would still have to come and see."

Luo Fu was thrown into a star core. I don't believe you can say that the star core hunters were completely unaware of it.

I don't even know where this star's core is right now, so naturally I need to come here to get firsthand information.

After saying that, Dan Lei walked directly into the Taibu Si and signaled "Tingyun" to follow.

Seeing this, Huanlong naturally assumed that she had fooled Danlei, and immediately followed with a smile.

Upon entering Tabusi, Danlei discovered that it wasn't like the game, where enemies were everywhere.

Although there were indeed some mechanical and demonic monster remains on the ground that hadn't been cleared away yet, it was clear that the Tabushi hadn't suffered any losses after the attack, and the monsters were annihilated near the gate.

However, this is normal. The Qiong Guan Formation is an extremely sophisticated formation. If the formation plate is invaded, the Tai Bu Si will be paralyzed on the spot, and it is definitely not a problem that Qing Que and a few laymen can fix.

At this moment, Fu Xuan was already inside the department. Upon meeting Dan Lei in the instruction hall, she formally bowed and said…
"Lord Dragon Lord, the interrogation of Star Core Hunter Kafka will have to wait a while."

The Grand Divination Bureau was attacked yesterday. Although the bureau itself wasn't breached, activating the Great Evolution Observation Array requires a complete overhaul, which will take a considerable amount of time.

Dan Lei nodded and said to Fu Xuan.
"I understand, but I'd like to wander around the company premises. Could you please grant me that request?"

Fu Xuan knew that Dan Lei's request was intended to attract the attention of the diviners below, making it easier for the mirror to spread, so he bowed again.
"Of course, but I need to make some preparations for the activation of the Great Evolution Exhaustive Observation Formation, so I cannot accompany you."

Upon hearing this, Dan Lei naturally waved his hand and said...
"Fu Taibu, go ahead with your business. Just let Jingzhai accompany me."

After saying that, Danlei turned and left.

Seeing this, Huanlong naturally followed Danlei's lead.

The rest of the time was spent with Dan Lei taking Ting Yun for a leisurely stroll around Taibusi.

Of course, wherever it went, it would inevitably attract the attention of the diviners, causing them to overlook the white shadow right under their noses.

About a system time later, a Starship arrived at Taipusi.

Qingque and her four-person train crew finally made it back.

However, when he disembarked on March 7th, his legs were shaking, and he kept muttering to himself.
"This is terrifying, absolutely terrifying. I will never ride on Miss Qingque's Starship again."

However, Qingque couldn't care less about March 7th's condition at this moment, and bluntly stated...

"Sorry, we're short on time. We're almost two system hours late, and we don't know if Tai Bu is waiting for us."

"Hurry inside, I need to give Fu Taibu a surprise."

After saying that, Qingque took the lead and entered the Taibu Si (a place name).

However, as soon as they entered, the five of them ran into Danlei, who was "taking a stroll".

A starship hurtled toward Taibos at supersonic speed, and Danlei couldn't help but notice it.

So he deliberately walked ahead and stopped people at the entrance of the Temple of the Grand Diviner.

Seeing Qingque walk in, Danlei immediately said on purpose
"I was wondering why the Starry Sky Train crew was late."

So, Fu Taibu sent Qingque to pick them up.

That's no surprise; you must have been so engrossed in playing cards that you wasted so much time.

As soon as Dan Lei said that, Qing Que understood immediately.

Danlei surely knew why he was late, so he deliberately said this to make himself take the blame; he must have said it for others to hear.

The only people present were Jingzhai and Tingyun.

Jingzhai is unlikely to be the one with problems. Considering that Taibu let Tingyun wait alone at the entrance of Taibu Temple, the one with problems must be her.

So Qingque's eyes darted around, and she put on a guilty look, saying frankly...

"An accident, an accident."

However, since Sister Jingzhai is here, I won't escort the guests inside.

"Sister Jingzhai, I'm sorry to trouble you, but I need to go and apologize to the diviner."

After saying that, Qingque disappeared in a flash.

Seeing this, Danlei deliberately shook his head and sighed.

"They run really fast."

"Forget it, it should be Fu Taibu who has a headache."

After saying that, Danlei pretended to speak to the train crew.
"Gentlemen, we are all old friends, so I won't stand on ceremony."

"Let's go, it's time to see Kafka."

After saying that, Dan Lei turned around and led his team towards the Qiong Guanzhen formation.

Qingque wasn't the only smart person present; Walter and Danheng both realized who Danlei was wary of.

However, both of them were people who did not show their emotions, so their faces did not reveal any flaws.

As for the stars and March 7th.

The former still maintained his taciturn and introverted persona, while the latter had not yet recovered from the fear of speeding on the ship.

Upon approaching the Qiong Guan Formation, Jing Zhai took the lead, as the formation was extremely complex and Dan Lei didn't understand it.

Inside the Qiong Guan Formation, Fu Xuan, who had seen Qing Que earlier, knew that the time had come and had already prepared with Kafka.

Kafka had already been placed under the ring by this time.

It has to be said that Kafka's bare face is actually more appealing to Danlei XP than her made-up look.

Kafka without makeup lost some of her charm, but gained a touch of innocence, which Dan Lei found even more attractive.

Seeing that Danlei and the others had arrived, Kafka said helplessly.

"Is such a big battle necessary? I told you I would cooperate with you."

Fu Xuan dismissed this with disdain, and just as decisively as in the game, he said...

"You are a wanted criminal skilled in using the magic of words to sow discord, and I have no interest in your words. You may say whatever you want, but I will only believe in the divination of Qiong Guanzhen. Taibusi has his own ways of digging out the truth from you, far more than what words can say."

After speaking, Fu Xuan glanced at Dan Lei and announced...
"Everyone, please exit the array ring. I am about to activate the array."

After speaking, Fu Xuan formed a hand seal and activated the Qiong Guan Grand Array.

Dan Lei was still very curious about the Qiong Guan Formation, so he could see it clearly at this moment.

As the Fu Xuan technique was released, the Dharma Eye on her forehead immediately resonated with the main body of the Qiong Guan Array. Then, a massive amount of quantum energy surged towards Kafka, carrying her into the main ring of the Qiong Guan Array above.

Moreover, it can be confirmed that the quantum particles captured by this Dome Array are definitely more than what can be seen from the outside.

The two dome-shaped arrays appear to store quantum particles with a density far exceeding that visible from the outside.

After all, there are so many of these quantum particles that they can even provide a physical lifting effect.

Dan Lei thought to himself, "This Qiong Guan Formation seems to have the potential to modify the quantum cannon."

With such a high quantum density, even a powerful expert at the Envoy level would likely be thrown into a quantum entangled state if struck head-on.

(End of this chapter)