Starry Sky Railway: Start with some fireworks and have some fun

"It seems quite reasonable that Qingque has a colorful sparrow on her body."

After talking to herself, she stretched her limbs and ran straight towards the place where Qingque was supposed to meet.

.........

Based on Qinglan's description of the train crew's appearance, Hanabi wandered around the agreed location several times, trying to find the whereabouts of the train crew members.

"Oh! Miss Qingque, did the Grand Diviner actually send you to receive us?"

Hanabi turned around and saw a pink-haired girl running towards her enthusiastically, accompanied by a gray-haired girl, a middle-aged man, and a fox-woman girl holding a fan.

"Hi everyone, it's nice to see you again. Lord Fu Xuan asked me to take you to the Imperial Divination Office."

Then, she tapped Qinglan's head with her finger, and Qinglan slowly woke up. She then flapped her wings and flew to Huahuo's head, curling up in Huahuo's hair as if it were her nest.

However, the next moment, Qinglan's voice came from her mind, "Fireworks, the road to the Taibu Temple is..."

With Qinglan around, Huahuo wasn't afraid of revealing her identity to the train crew at all. Besides, they seemed to have only met once before, so she had even less to worry about.

"By the way, Miss Qingque, what exactly is the Taibusi? Can it really predict the past and future? Predicting the future seems so magical! Can we see it up close this time?"

Hoshino's curious question stumped Hanabi for a moment. "Predicting the future is usually done by the Grand Diviner. As a junior diviner like me, all I need to do is finish my work every day. After all, my own happiness is the most important thing, right?"

"Hehe, that's true, after all, the first time we met, you were playing cards at a card parlor!"

"Oh dear, playing cards is fun, but it's best to do it in moderation. After all, this job as a tax collector is a secure job, and I'd be heartbroken if I lost it. I know what's more important."

After Hanabi finished speaking, she firmly insisted that they not continue asking questions, otherwise things might really get out of hand.

"By the way, it wasn't long when we met last time. By the way, what brought you all to the Immortal Ship?"

Faced with Hanabi's unintentional question, March 7th didn't try to hide it and could only say helplessly.

"We were abducted by the Star Core Hunter. She suddenly came to the train and said there was a Star Core crisis on the Immortal Ship... Anyway, she's been captured, and we'll probably see her soon!"

Upon hearing this, Hanabi couldn't help but smile.

"Yes! We'll be able to see her soon."

The once invincible Star Core Hunter—I really want to see what it's like to be a prisoner! It's so exciting!

Chapter 15 Kaffa, the Prisoner

"Qingque, are you really a diviner from the Imperial Divination Bureau? Why is it so complicated to get into the Imperial Divination Bureau?"

Xing said speechlessly, "I don't know why the main gate of the Taibu Temple can't be opened. Qingque led them around for a long time before they finally entered through a secret passage, which wasted a lot of time."

Hanabi coughed and could only make something up.

"Isn't it been a bit chaotic on the Immortal Ship lately? So the Grand Diviner is on high alert, and quite a few mechanisms are damaged and haven't been repaired yet! Let's not worry about the details, Lord Fu Xuan can't wait any longer."

Hanabi wiped the sweat from her forehead, and Qinglan's cheerful voice entered her mind.

"You're all sweaty, aren't you, Little Firework? If I hadn't specifically found a hidden door for you earlier, your identity would have been exposed!"

"Yes, yes, you're the best. So what do you know about the inner workings of the Taipusi? If I encounter someone she knows but can't recall their name, it'll be easy for her to be discovered!"

"Don't worry, with my little sparrow's personality, she's always thinking about how to skip work to play cards and get jade. You don't need to specifically recognize people, just bring them to Fu Xuan's side."

Hanabi continued following the route Qinglan had given her, and couldn't help but mentally complain.

"Your sister is slacking off at work and hasn't been fired by Fu Xuan yet? Is she a philanthropist?"

"Maybe! By the way, Fu Xuan is a short girl with pink hair and a third eye on her forehead. She's about the same height as my sister, so don't mistake her for someone else."

When Huahuo heard Qinglan describe Fu Xuan's appearance, she was stunned for a moment, and then an amused expression immediately appeared on her face.

"Hahaha, I think I know why your sister wasn't fired. If Qingque had been fired, wouldn't Lord Fu Xuan be the shortest person in the Taibu Division? Hahaha..."

"Qingque, what's wrong? You're smiling so happily!"

Because Hanabi's laughter was so loud, Hoshi and March Seven couldn't help but ask questions, but Hanabi waved her hand.

"It's alright. I was just thinking that as long as I get you all to Lord Fu Xuan's side, I can continue playing cards. Life is so wonderful!"

Looking at Qingque's carefree attitude, March 7th couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "I really have to give up on you. The Immortal Ship is facing such a big crisis, and you still have the mind to play cards."

"Oh dear, the crisis facing the Immortal Ship is handled by the Cloud Cavalry, the Grand Diviner, and the General. With so many important figures around, what am I worried about? Even if the sky falls, they'll be the first to bear the brunt."

"You're being too optimistic. What if they can't hold on?"

"Then I should cherish every single moment of my life even more, shouldn't I?"

"You... Miss Qingque, you really are quite the Zen-like person!"

"I am over-flattered."

When Hanabi brought the train crew members to Fu Xuan, Fu Xuan had just finished talking with Jing Yuan. Seeing the train crew members arrive, Fu Xuan couldn't help but nod slightly.

"General, just as you predicted, our surprise force has arrived."

When Huahu saw Fu Xuan's appearance and height, a joyful expression immediately appeared on her face. She had met someone even flatter than herself, and she absolutely adored him.

"Qingque, what's making you so happy?"

"No, it's nothing, Lord Fu Xuan. I've brought the person to you. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now."

"How can there be nothing wrong? The Taibu Division is short-handed right now. You take a few of them and help restart the Qiongguan Grand Array's foundation, and while you're at it, get rid of the evil spirit in the star core. Also, Qingque, especially you, don't even think about slacking off!"

Hanabi was completely stunned. How could she be used as a laborer so soon after arriving? She had only come to see the prisoner Kafka, not to do charity work.

At this moment, Qinglan chirped happily on Qingque's head, and Fu Xuan also turned his gaze to Qingque's head.

"Qingque, is that pet on your head... yours?"

"Lord Fu Xuan, these are the sparrows I keep. Look, the blue sparrow is keeping the sparrows, how well-matched they are!"

"Pets are not allowed in Taipusi during working hours. This is a one-time exception."

"okay!"

After Hanabi finished speaking, she said to the four people behind her with a hint of helplessness.

“Star, March 7th, Mr. Walter, Miss Tingyun, it looks like the four of us will be busy for a while.”

"Hey! Uncle Yang, I've noticed that we guys seem to be born with a life of constant toil. No matter how busy we are, we never seem to finish."

March 7th complained helplessly, while Tingyun was stunned for a moment, "Miss Qingque, I am just a member of the Tianbo Division, and I don't know how to restart the formation!"

Haha, you didn't expect that, did you! I don't know either.

Fortunately, she had someone guiding her, otherwise she would definitely have been exposed.

"Sigh! I didn't want to either, but there was nothing I could do!"

After working for two hours, the group finally managed to restart the Qiong Guan Grand Array. Hanabi arrived at the center of the array immediately, looking at the once arrogant Kafka now a prisoner.

At this moment, Kafka was bound in the center of the great formation, while Fu Xuan seemed to want to use the Dome Array to obtain the Star Core Hunter's purpose, plan, and intelligence.

Looking at Kafka's indifferent expression, Hanabi felt a slight disappointment. "Isn't she a prisoner? Why is she dressed so neatly?"

"Are you disappointed?"

“Darling, this is a prisoner! Don’t prisoners usually need to be starved for three to five days before being subjected to various tortures to break their spirit? But look at Kafka, she doesn’t look like a prisoner at all, except for being captured.”

"The Immortal Ship treats prisoners well and doesn't resort to torture, but this one was actually captured. With the incredible power of the Word Spirit, she shouldn't have been captured so easily!"

At this moment, Fu Xuan had already activated the Dome Observation Array and begun to probe the memories in Kafka's mind. However, judging from Kafka's expression, she seemed to already know what was going to happen to her.

Then he specifically looked at the little girl who was looking him up and down next to Fu Xuan and couldn't help but ask her.

Are you observing me?

"Yup!"

"why?"

"Because you are very beautiful."

Kafka: ………

This little girl is really interesting!

"Thank you."

After the Qiong Guan Grand Formation ended, Fu Xuan's expression was extremely ugly. "Is this why you Star Core Hunters infiltrated the Immortal Ship? It's simply... utterly absurd."

"So, are you satisfied with this answer?"

Hanabi looked at Fu Xuan, whose face was pale, and then at Kafka, who looked relaxed. She couldn't help but ask Qinglan a question.

"What...memory did I see?"

"Who knows? But it looks like it wasn't Kafka who broke through the defenses, but Fu Xuan! Could it be that the Star Core Hunter is planning to blow up the Immortal Ship? If that's the case, then we'd better run away quickly."

However, Fu Xuan put Kafka down directly, then turned and walked towards the train crew. "The chaos of the Star Core on the Immortal Ship has nothing to do with the Star Core Hunters. Someone else brought the Star Cores into the Immortal Ship. I need to discuss this matter with the General in person. Is there anything else you want to ask? She's right there."

Chapter 16 Jianmu Rebirth

"Fireworks, it seems only Hoshi can get anything out of Kafka, but we're a bit far apart, can you hear me?"

"More or less, intermittently."

"Really? I'm relieved to know you can't hear me."