Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

"...My body feels so strange..." Tingyun frowned slightly.

"We cannot restore your consciousness now, otherwise you will suffer unbearable pain."

Ruan Mei snapped out of her daze upon hearing this, but she still couldn't help but think of similar past events.

Amu's body was also gradually repaired...

"Your body is tainted by destruction, suffering the most severe damage; the trauma will stay with you forever."

"But it doesn't matter, I have a deep impression of how to repair the body that has suffered the most severe persecution."

"To prevent a resurgence, I've made some minor optimizations to your body—to be precise, your tail."

"Learn to adapt to it; the price of survival is often misfortune, and there's nothing we can do about it..."

Amu was lucky to have met her.

Amu was also unfortunate to have met her.

Contradictions are equally unavoidable.

Ruan Mei sighed softly.

Tingyun: "In any case, thank you for saving my life."

"No need for thanks. From you, I found a direction for deconstructing destruction. So, this is just a transaction between me and that merchant where each of us has what we need."

Ruan Mei showed no emotion in response to Ting Yun's gratitude.

"Who?" Tingyun asked, puzzled.

"Don't worry about it, go back to sleep. You still need a lot of time to fully recover. When the time is right, I will send you back to the Immortal Ship."

After saying that, Ruan Mei left the control panel, leaving Ting Yun with a receding, somewhat lonely figure.

……

Luofu, night, Jinren Lane.

Arm in arm with Qi Zhimu, they arrived at the entrance of the night market. Hei Ta glanced around, a question mark above his head.

"Strange, the streets outside are bustling with activity, so why is this night market called Jinren Alley so deserted? Do you know this place?"

There are countless celestial caves and heavens. If you were to piece together all the independent subspaces inside the entire starship, it would probably be difficult for even a thousand azure stars to compare.

Furthermore, the number of caves within the starship is constantly being expanded and increased.

The reason why the people of the Immortal Ship could make such bold moves was naturally because Lan had opened up the destiny path for the Immortal Ship, so there was no shortage of energy.

Therefore, Black Tower never believed that Qi Zhimu could travel to every corner of Luofu.

"I've heard of it, but this is my first time here."

Qi Zhimu also felt strange and fell into memories.

"Many years ago, Jingyuan mentioned to me in casual conversation that Jinren Lane was one of the most bustling night markets in Changle."

"Whenever they returned victorious from their campaigns, the Five Warriors of the Clouds would occasionally choose a nearby location and hold a celebration banquet in Jinren Lane."

"He tried to invite me to come along several times, but each time it was unfortunate, falling during a period when I was busy."

"Perhaps too much time has passed, and many major events have occurred in Jinren Lane, which is why it has become deserted. Do you still want to visit here?"

"Of course we should go shopping, darling. Don't you think this moment is just like that moment before?" Black Tower raised the corners of his mouth.

"Back then... oh, you mean the ancient ruins night market of the Azure Star Xia Kingdom?"

Qi Zhimu quickly found the corresponding scene.

The time spent living with the Black Tower was short, and there was basically no need to think about anything worth remembering.

"I really remember! You took me back to Xia Country to celebrate my birthday as a surprise. We were so happy then..."

"It was very happy, but unfortunately it was the last..."

"Don't say it!" Hei Ta immediately interrupted Qi Zhimu: "Leave unpleasant things to a corner."

"...Okay." Qi Zhimu smiled.

That was the last time we celebrated Black Tower's birthday.

That year, on the original site of a street market left over from an ancient dynasty, they abandoned everything that didn't belong to that age.

They can enjoy the normal life that their peers should have, eating and playing whenever they want.

Before leaving the bustling night market, Heita leaned against his back, wrapped her arms around his neck, and looked forward to a bright future.

However, he soon got lost in the maze area.

At that time, Heita had already lost both his parents and only had him left.

The blow of losing even the last person you care about from the world is unimaginable.

Hearing Qi Zhimu's light laughter filled with reminiscence, Hei Ta couldn't help but feel helpless.

Even if you say you're not allowed to talk about it, once it's brought up, you'll definitely subconsciously associate it with things you don't want to mention.

"I never imagined that Luofu would have a place where even the architecture is so similar."

Hei Ta grasped Qi Zhimu's hand, his brows revealing the same anticipation he felt in his youth.

"Let's put aside all the unpleasant things now and stroll through the night market like normal couples, enjoying life."

"Now you're not a sea patrolman, and I'm not a genius. Let's go, let's go inside and see what's good to eat and fun to do."

Qi Zhimu smiled and followed her, walking slowly forward.

Sometimes coincidences are truly unpredictable. Just two minutes after entering Jinren Alley, they spotted a familiar face in the distance.

Crows.

"That person who just walked into the restaurant, was he your former subordinate and emergency responder... Qinghan, right? He should be called Hanya now?"

Black Tower almost blurted out something inappropriate.

Qinghan is not like Ruan Mei; she cannot be offended casually.

"It's her..." Qi Zhimu didn't care that Hei Ta changed his mind halfway through: "The appearance of the crow in Jinren Alley must mean something happened here."

Thinking back to the ten kings' edicts he received a couple of days ago, Qi Zhimu felt a surge of curiosity.

"Let's follow them and see," Black Tower said.

As the two approached, they realized that the restaurant the crow had entered was called Shang Ziwei.

It was incredibly deserted inside; there wasn't a single local gourmet in sight, let alone any tourists.

Hearing familiar footsteps, Han Ya subconsciously turned her head and was somewhat surprised to see Qi Zhimu.

"Lord Zhimu, I never expected to meet you here."

After blurting out a sentence subconsciously, Han Ya realized that the person next to him was greeting him politely.

"Hello, Ms. Black Tower, it's a pleasure to meet you. I am Han Ya."

"Hello."

Having learned of the existence of the Cold Crow from Qi Zhimu, who had regained his memories of the Immortal Ship, Black Tower did not act arrogantly but responded calmly.

For her, "mediocre" was already a polite way of saying "too mild."

"Lord Zhimu, Lady Heita, I have urgent business to attend to at the moment, so please excuse me for now."

"Should we avoid it?" Qi Zhimu, well aware of the rules for the Ten Kings Judges, inquired on their behalf.

"No need for what you say, Lord Zhimu."

Seeing the target emerge from the kitchen, Han Ya said it was alright, and simply used his brush to draw a special array to isolate himself from outside eyes and ears.

Then, she looked at the bewildered woman from the Wisdom Clan, displayed the unique identity sign of the Ten Kings Judge, and spoke in a serious, businesslike tone.

"Yan Cui, the head chef and owner of Shang Zi Wei, is that correct?"

Upon seeing the token, Yan Cui was taken aback and nodded subconsciously.

Although the Vidyadharas are also a race of immortals, they don't have a demonic body. How did the judges of the Ten Kings' Court find them?

"This humble woman, Han Ya, has received a report from the Earth Balance Office. Due to special circumstances, we are now conducting a routine interrogation on the spot."

Seeing Yan Cui nod, Han Ya didn't waste any more words. After delivering the essential declaration, he immediately listed the evidence of her crimes.

"Prisoner Yan Cui, recently disregarded the laws of the Immortal Ship, privately hiring members of the armed archaeology school to attack the beast ship, and then conspiring with your employees to dismember and eat it. Do you plead guilty?"

"Ah... I admit it."

Yan Cui smiled bitterly, offering no excuses, clearly prepared for what was to come.

"How did you discover the beast ship?"

The judges of the Ten Kings' Court have many ways to obtain information about prisoners. Han Ya already knew his identity, so he skipped the personal information verification process to save time.

"I have a friend... cough, this is not an excuse, I really do have a friend who works at the International Society, specializing in astronomical research."

Yan Cui coughed lightly and said slowly:

"She has been observing and tracking the hunting and migration of the Buli people for many years. Just recently, she suddenly asked me, 'What does the meat of the Buli people's beast ships taste like?'"

"My first thought was, she must be crazy. Who has ever eaten the beast ship of the Buli people? Who would dare to eat it?"

"But then again, her question planted a seed of curiosity in my heart."

"What does beast ship meat actually taste like? After being a chef for so many years, it's impossible for me not to be tempted by such an ingredient challenge."

"So I followed up by asking her what she knew, and she said that she had discovered a lone beast ship in the space region near Luofu."

"This is strange. The Buli people usually feed their wounded beast ships to their giant motherships."

"But... such an opportunity is rare, so I took her deposit of three thousand chariots and then hired two armed archaeology scholars—"

The crow frowned and cut him off, asking, "Why didn't you report the discovery of the beast ships to the Cloud Cavalry? Instead, you privately hired foreigners to intercept and kill them en route?"

Yan Cui replied:

"When we found it, its energy storage organs in its chest cavity had already begun to atrophy. If this continued, it would soon abandon its aging and useless parts."

"Like a lizard shedding its tail, it will digest part of its organs, which is not acceptable."

"What does this have to do with you?" Han Ya couldn't understand Yan Cui's train of thought.

"If it eats all the organs, what will we eat?"