Give Star Iron a little MC shock

Xing He naturally understood what Jing Yuan was worried about, and raised his hand to wave to reassure him.

"General, rest assured, the star core is very stable within my body. Even if I die, the star core will not explode."

"Is that so? It's good that you have such confidence, young friend Xing He."

Now that the safety of the star core has been confirmed, another problem has arisen.

Walter stroked his chin thoughtfully and said, "Now that we've safely recovered the Star Core, Huanlong and the others' plan should have failed. What will they do next? Retreat or attack Xinghe to try and reclaim the Star Core?"

“Retreating or reclaiming the star core is unlikely.” Jing Yuan immediately dismissed Walter’s guess.

“Although Huanlong is the Great Lord of Annihilation and is operating in the shadows, she knows that it is impossible to take back the Star Core from us. If she is planning something else, she will definitely do it from another direction. What we need to think about now is what her ultimate goal is.”

Almost simultaneously, Walter and Jingyuan looked up at each other and said in unison.

"Jianmu!"

Jingliu's previous words mentioned not only [destruction], but also [abundance], and the thing most related to [abundance] on Luofu is the long-withered Jianmu tree!

"Jianmu? Is that the big tree on Luofu Mountain?"

March 7th scratched his head in confusion: "But we see that the big tree has withered. What does Huanlong plan to do to revive the Jianmu?"

Jing Yuan frowned and stroked his chin thoughtfully, saying, "To revive Jianmu, they would need a lot of energy, which is why they need the star core. Now that the star core is in our hands, where do they plan to get such a huge amount of energy?"

Jingyuan couldn't come up with an answer to this question for the time being.

After thinking for a long time, Jing Yuan still couldn't come up with a reasonable answer. He sighed helplessly and looked at Xing He and the others again.

"Gentlemen, since we cannot currently predict what methods Huanlong will use to revive Jianmu, why don't we split into two groups? I will have the Cloud Cavalry reinforce the defenses on Jianmu's side, while you gentlemen, I would like to ask you to go to the Taibu Temple and have Fu Xuan help you divine the location of Huanlong and her followers. If we can find them, we may also know what actions they intend to take."

"Alright, then let's go to the Apostolic Palace."

Xing He and the others agreed to the plan, got up to say goodbye to Jing Yuan, and then headed towards the Taibusi under the guidance of Ting Yun.

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Inside the prison, Jingliu's hands and legs were bound with several heavy shackles engraved with special magic arrays. He was escorted by the Cloud Cavalry and slowly walked deeper into the prison.

As Jingliu passed by one of the cages, his gaze unconsciously drifted over, and he met the eyes of Ren, who was sitting on the ground inside.

When Ren saw Jingliu being escorted in, he was taken aback for a moment, then a wicked smile appeared on his lips.

"Kyoryu, I didn't expect to run into you here. How did you get in?"

Jingliu ignored him and simply turned his head away and continued walking forward.

A squad of Cloud Cavalry responsible for patrolling the Netherworld Prison approached from the front. After saluting the Cloud Cavalry escorting Jing Liu, they asked curiously, "Why are there so many prisoners in the Netherworld Prison lately? And how did she get in?"

Whether intentionally or unintentionally, the Cloud Cavalry escorting Jingliu glanced at Ren, then suppressed a laugh and said, "Like that man, he was trapped by the nameless guests in that magical wooden boat and was escorted back by boat all the way from the bustling city."

"Ugh... Just thinking about it makes me want to crawl into a hole in the ground!"

Upon hearing this, Jingliu immediately stopped in her tracks. If she weren't bound by shackles, she would have loved to draw her sword and kill everyone present to silence them.

Hearing the Cloud Cavalry's idle chatter, Ren couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, unable to hide the wicked smile on his lips.

"Kyoryu, so you're one of them too..."

Before he could finish speaking, Jingliu suddenly turned around and glared at him.

"Shut up!"

Despite being glared at so angrily by Kagami, Blade remained unfazed, his expression even becoming more and more manic.

"Kyoryu, there were five people, two of whom were captured, and you are one of them!"

Jing Liu squinted, and a chill began to emanate from his body.

"Do you want to take a few more of my sword strikes?"

"Ha, if you can kill me, I'd be more than happy to!"

Seeing that the two of them were not in a good state, the Yunqi soldiers immediately shouted.

"They've fallen under the influence of demonic possession! Quickly, separate them! These two are high-profile criminals personally selected by the general; we cannot afford any mistakes!"

Jing Liu was quickly escorted by the Cloud Cavalry to the depths of the Evil Prison, leaving only one person in the prison still coldly watching her departing figure.

P.S. I apologize, I had to go out for a while while I was writing, so I'll have to combine two parts today. I'll make up for it with an extra chapter tomorrow.

Chapter 80: Huanlong's Backup Plan (Three-in-One)

[Elio: Remember to buy Huanlong some time. Otherwise, fate will take a different turn. Although this ending is not bad, it is not the one we are looking for.]

[Kafka: Understood.]

Kafka put her phone back in her pocket and sighed softly.

"I never imagined that one day I would need to buy time for a Great Ruler of Annihilation."

Kafka glanced around the street, and after confirming the direction, she walked towards the location of Tabu.

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"Wow, is this the main gate of the Imperial Apostles' Office? How magnificent!"

On March 7th, looking at the gate in front of her, she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The Bagua (Eight Trigrams) patterns carved on the gate made her somewhat dizzy.

"After all, this is the Taibu Division, one of the six divisions of Luofu. The six divisions are the face of Luofu, so naturally they should be built to be grand."

After explaining to March 7 and the others with a smile, Tingyun looked at the tightly closed gate with some difficulty: "However, this is the first time I've seen the gate of the Taibu Si closed. It seems they don't really want to entertain guests today."

"Huh?" March 7th scratched his head, looking somewhat troubled. "Then what should we do?"

Walter also asked Tingyun, "Miss Tingyun, could you contact the Taibu Si (a secret society)? After all, the general sent us here to ask Fu Xuan Taibu of Taibu Si for help. If we are stopped at the door, we won't be able to do anything."

Tingyun frowned and took out her phone: "I'll try, but the Taibu Temple is closed today. They're probably busy with something and might not be looking at their phones."

When the name Taipusi came up, Xing He immediately thought of a guy whose messages he would definitely see during work hours.

"I have a solution."

Xing He quickly took out his phone, found Qing Que's contact information, and sent her a message.

[Xing He: Let's play cards! We're one short!]

Just seconds after the message was sent, Xing He's phone beeped.

[Qingque: Where are you? I'm here.]

[Xing He: I'm waiting for you at the gate of your Tabushi Temple! Come quickly!]

[Qingque: Absolutely!]

On March 7th, Xing He's phone kept ringing, so she couldn't help but lean over to take a look. Then, she asked Xing He with a surprised expression, "When did you add Qing Que as a friend?"

"After we finished playing cards, we added each other. She said I was good at cards and asked me to play with her again next time. She even specifically told me to find her to play cards when I was at work."

March 7th stared at Xing He with a suspicious look: "Why does it have to be during work hours? Did you two really arrange to play cards together?"

Xing He couldn't understand what San Yueqi was thinking, so he could only roll his eyes at her: "See? I did ask her to come out and play cards, what else could we be doing?"

While the two were busy bickering, a small head peeked out from the corner of the wall to the side of the door.

Qingque glanced around warily, making sure there were no Taibusi colleagues nearby, before waving to Xing He and the others.

"Hey~ come over here!"

When Xing He and the others saw that Qing Que was calling them in a low voice, they subconsciously walked over quietly.

"Why didn't you come out through the main gate, Qingque?"

Qingque helplessly spread her hands and said, "There's nothing we can do. Right now, all the diviners in the Taibu Bureau have been gathered by the Taibu Lord to fully activate the Qiongguan Array to divine Huanlong. You know Huanlong, right? He's that terrifying Jue Mie Dajun. When the general was meeting with the emperor, he suddenly said that Huanlong had appeared on Luofu. The Taibu Lord immediately got busy and even closed the gates tightly!"

Seeing her composed demeanor, San Yueqi couldn't help but ask, "Since everyone in the Taibu Si is so busy, why are you still willing to come out and play cards with Xing He?"

Qingque countered, "Is that not allowed?"

"Even if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up. As long as Lord Fu Xuan is here, what do I have to be afraid of? Besides, work is for the boss to see. Working non-stop when the boss isn't looking is useless. Just put on a show in front of the boss."

Qingque shook her head and muttered as she walked out, but Xing He grabbed her by the collar and dragged her back.

Qingque, whose feet were not touching the ground, wiggled her toes a few times. Seeing that she could not reach the ground no matter what she did, she turned her head and stared at Xing He in annoyance.

"Hey, what are you doing! Didn't we say we were going to play cards?"

After Xing He put Qing Que down, he explained, "Actually, we didn't come here to play cards. General Jing Yuan asked us to find Fu Xuan and use the Qiong Guan Array to locate the Star Core Hunters and Huan Long, so as to confirm their next move."

"Oh, so you didn't come here to play cards?"

Disappointment was visible on Qingque's face, but she quickly smiled again.

"Alright, come in with me then. But don't try to trick me with cards again next time."

Qingque turned around and led the group through the side door of the Taibu Temple.

Qingque led the group through buildings to a bridge spanning the sea of ​​clouds. In front of the bridge, there were many Cloud Cavalry soldiers guarding the area, while on the other side of the bridge were several large and small disc-shaped platforms, all of which were suspended above the sea of ​​clouds. Being in this area felt like being in a fairyland.

Qingque led the group toward the bridge, explaining as they walked, "This is the Qiongguan Formation, a formation composed of countless jade omens that can deduce everything! Pretty amazing, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement; it was the first time they had ever seen such a massive magic array.

The Yunqi soldiers guarding the bridge did not stop them when they saw that the leader was Qingque, and let them pass directly.

After crossing the bridge, the group arrived at the very center of the Qiong Guan Formation. Looking towards the center of the formation, they could see a 'girl' with a figure similar to Qing Que, dressed in pink and white clothes, who was counting on her fingers and looking up at a sphere floating above the Qiong Guan Formation.

Seemingly hearing footsteps behind him, Fu Xuan sighed, turned around, frowned, and glared at Qing Que, scolding, "Qing Que! Have you been sneaking out to slack off again?!"

Upon hearing Fu Xuan's reprimand, Qing Que shrank back in fright and hid behind Xing He, peeking out her little head and timidly retorting, "How could that be, Lord Taibu! I'm going to help the Taibu Si welcome the general's guests!"

"The general's guest?"

Fu Xuan turned his gaze to Xing He and the others, and immediately understood.

"So you must be the nameless passengers of the Star Train?"

Xing He and the other two nodded, and Fu Xuan also nodded to them in greeting: "I have already learned what happened from the general. Thank you all for your help. Otherwise, Huanlong would not have been exposed. It is shameful that the Grand Diviner was responsible for predicting everything in Luofu, yet he failed to foresee that Huanlong would infiltrate Luofu."