Collapse Iron: What does it mean to broaden the fate of four people in one sentence?

The lobby of the Department of Land and Resources was bustling with people. Long queues formed in front of the clerks' windows. Some people were filling out forms with their heads down, some were standing on tiptoe to look around, some were holding children, and some were carrying luggage.

Yanqing led Jingliu and Huangquan through the crowd to an empty window.

"Name?"

"Mirror Stream".

The sound was very soft.

The clerk lowered his head and tapped the jade tablet a few times before looking up.

"gender?"

Jingliu remained silent for a moment.

"..........female."

The clerk nodded and continued typing.

"Age?"

"Around two thousand years old, but I don't remember the exact age."

His tone was calm, as if he were talking about something very ordinary.

The clerk's fingers paused for a moment, but didn't stop.

He glanced at Jingliu, then lowered his head again.

"Place of origin?"

"Cangcheng".

The clerk's fingers stopped.

He looked up, pushed up his glasses, and his gaze lingered on Jingliu's face for a moment.

"Cangcheng? You're also from the Immortal Ship?"

His tone carried a hint of surprise, and something else he couldn't quite put his finger on.

Faced with this question, Kagami hesitated for a moment, but finally nodded.

"I'm."

Yanqing, standing to the side, brightened up when he heard the words "Cangcheng".

"Big sister is actually from Cangcheng?"

His tone carried a hint of delighted surprise.

Jingliu nodded slightly.

"What? Little brother, you've heard of it?"

Her tone was indifferent, but the corners of her mouth seemed to curve slightly.

Yanqing scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's quite a coincidence. I have a friend who told me to read a little bit in addition to practicing swordsmanship. He recommended our alliance's 'Complete Guide to Immortal Boats' to me, but because I read slowly, I only recently got to the beginning of the Cangcheng chapter."

He paused, then smiled somewhat shyly.

"So when I first heard the name Cangcheng, it sounded a bit familiar."

Jingliu nodded.

"It's good that you can listen to your friend's advice."

Her tone remained indifferent, but Yanqing always felt that when she spoke, her eyes behind the black veil were looking into the distance.

The clerk tapped the keyboard a few more times, then looked up at Huang Quan.

"Madam, it's your turn."

Huang Quan had already put away her umbrella. She stepped forward and nodded to the clerk.

"Name?"

"The Underworld".

"gender?"

"Female."

"Age?"

Huang Quan thought for a moment.

"...I don't remember."

The clerk paused for a moment, but didn't ask any further questions.

"Place of origin?"

"Izumo Province".

The clerk nodded and tapped a few times on the keyboard.

He stopped typing halfway through, his fingers pausing, and his brow furrowed slightly.

"Izumo Province? Where have I heard of it before?"

He tilted his head and thought for a moment.

Yanqing's eyes lit up upon hearing this.

"Izumo miso?"

His voice carried a sense of elation, as if he knew it.

The clerk suddenly realized what was happening and tapped his finger lightly on the table.

"Oh! I knew it sounded familiar."

He looked Yanqing up and down, then smiled and shook his head.

"I didn't expect that Commander Yanqing is also a gourmand."

Yanqing blushed slightly, even the tips of his ears turned red.

"I have a friend."

He explained that the sound was a little quieter than before.

"He really loves all kinds of food. For a while, he ate grilled meat every day and would always order Izumo miso as a dipping sauce."

During that time, I was influenced by him and ate these things every day. But now, he seems to prefer braised pork belly.

After he finished speaking, he scratched his head and laughed even more embarrassedly.

Huang Quan's expression was somewhat moved.

She glanced at Yanqing, her lips moved slightly as if she were thinking about something, but in the end she didn't speak.

The clerk nodded, showing some interest.

"Speaking of which, Izumo miso is a rather obscure ingredient. Your friend is a true connoisseur! If there's a chance, please introduce me to it, Captain Yanqing."

He paused for a moment, then added with a smile,

"If you follow him, you're sure to get to eat all sorts of delicious food!"

Yanqing smiled and nodded.

"Of course, there will be opportunities!"

The clerk tapped the keyboard a few more times and handed over two temporary passes.

Jingliu took it, and Huangquan took it.

Yanqing greeted the clerk with a smile, then led Jingliu and Huangquan out of the gate of the Earth Balance Office.

The sunlight streamed down from above, casting very short shadows on the three people.

Yanqing stood on the steps, turned around, and looked at her two older sisters.

"My dear elder sisters, you are now free to move about on this fairy boat."

His tone was light and cheerful.

"The Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony will begin tomorrow, and the hotels throughout the Immortal Ship should already be fully booked."

He paused for a moment,

"Do you two have somewhere to go?"

Yanqing wanted to have a friendly spar with these two.

Although neither of them answered when asked about their teachers, Yanqing didn't want to make things awkward for himself.

However, as a fellow opponent of the Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony, even though the ceremony starts tomorrow, he still couldn't resist the urge to compete.

What if we don't meet at the martial arts ceremony? Wouldn't that be a missed opportunity?

Jingliu chuckled softly upon hearing this.

"Oh? Little brother is going to arrange a place for the two of us? Is this also part of the Cloud Cavalry's duties?"

Her tone was slightly teasing, and the black veil fluttered gently in the wind.

Huang Quan didn't stand on ceremony and nodded to Chao Yanqing.

"I'm new here and definitely need a quiet place to stay. Thank you."

Yanqing glanced at the two of them and smiled slightly.

"Although it's not the responsibility of the Cloud Cavalry, I presume that both of you are contestants participating in the Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony."

He paused, his tone becoming more serious.

"Yanqing is itching to have a match with my two elder sisters! After the match, as a reward, Yanqing will arrange a good place for my two elder sisters."

Upon hearing this, Jingliu's smile widened.

"That's exactly what I was thinking! I also want to see what skills General Jingyuan's disciples possess."

Huang Quan nodded as well.

"A friendly exchange is fine, but let's stop when we've reached a point."

She paused for a moment,

"And my sword will not be drawn."

Yanqing's eyes lit up when he saw that the two had agreed.

"Of course! We'll stop here!"

Chapter 207 Let the weird uncle make some toys for you

There weren't many pedestrians on the streets near the Ten Kings' Palace.

Bai Heng held Bai Lu's hand and walked ahead with light steps, while Ren followed behind, his gaze fixed on the ground, seemingly looking at something.

Xueyi walked further back, hidden in the shadows of the pedestrians, staring at Ren.

Thanks to Jingyuan's arrangements, Ren was no longer in the prison, but he still had a little follower.

"Yingxing, shall we go to the Construction Bureau today?"

Bai Heng didn't even turn his head, his tone casual.

Blade did not answer.

Bai Heng waited a while, but didn't get a reply, so he spoke again.

Her tone was light and casual, with a sense of "I was just saying it casually".

"I heard that a swordsmith from Zhu Ming recently joined the Imperial Workshop. She's a young lady with excellent swordsmanship and forging skills. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Blade still did not answer.

Bai Heng stopped, turned around, and looked at the blade.

Bai Lu was pulled along and stopped as well. She looked up at Bai Heng, then looked back at Ren, her little head turning back and forth.