Bengtie: My death fueled their madness.

After a long vacation, the crow welcomed the day it would return to its post.

There was no reluctance in my heart, after all, I would no longer need to live in the Ten Kings' Palace or the Imprisonment Prison.

As long as I'm off work and there's no important temporary work, I can go back to Qingxinju anytime.

The crow was somewhat surprised by this.

Regardless, she is one of the few people in the entire Immortal Boat Alliance who has activated her Free Manifestation and is currently alive.

The very existence of something is a violation of taboos, and it is unlikely that one can enjoy the same freedom as ordinary people.

Take Xueyi for example. When she takes a vacation, she stays in a strictly controlled designated area, while Qingxinju is a private area.

It is clear that regaining true freedom must be related to Lord Zhimu's return to Luofu.

Han Ya went to work, while Qi Zhimu lay in bed all morning, feeling rather bored.

Unlike his time on the Black Tower space station, he didn't work in Luofu.

My previous job was running this hot spring resort guesthouse, but now it can't open and I don't really want to.

Ultimately, leisure time is only temporary.

He is on a hunting journey, and once the Pinocchio trip is over, he will have to return to the life of a seafaring knight-errant, which is the main theme of his current stage of life.

The Immortal Ship is currently relatively peaceful and does not need the former Instant Blood Ember Rainbow.

Outstanding talents emerge in every generation, and there is never a shortage of fresh blood. There will always be more outstanding young people who take over the responsibilities of those who grow old or die.

Ding--

The doorbell rang.

Qi Zhimu's thoughts were brought back to reality. He waved his hand to bring up the ingenious monitoring screen and was slightly taken aback when he saw who it was.

Jingyuan, Bailu, and Yanqing.

Bai Lu waved to the mechanical bird in charge of monitoring, flashing a toothy smile, as if confident that the owner of this place would be watching the surveillance.

Qi Zhimu opened the spatial barrier and went to the living room.

In fact, Jing Yuan could have come in directly, but ever since Qi Zhimu moved back here, he wanted to voluntarily remove the authentication from the restriction lock.

It wasn't until Qi Zhimu frankly admitted that he wouldn't stay in Luofu permanently that he nodded regretfully.

When Qi Zhimu saw his expression, he couldn't help but laugh and scold him.

We know exactly what this kid is up to.

On the surface, Luofu seems to be facing a shortage of young talent, but in reality, it's not that serious.

Even if we truly leave behind the era of peace, there will be no shortage of young people capable of shouldering great responsibilities.

While I was pondering, the three visitors had already entered the living room.

"Grandmaster."

After bowing, Jingyuan patted Yanqing on the shoulder as a gesture of greeting.

"...Yanqing greets Grandmaster!"

The boy, who had never looked so nervous, wanted to kneel down and bow his head respectfully, to perform the greatest courtesy.

"No need for such a grand gesture."

Qi Zhimu appeared in front of Yan Qing and stopped him, turning his head to look at Jing Yuan speechlessly.

"Strictly speaking, Instant Blood Rainbow is a historical figure. The current Qi Zhimu is a passenger on the Starry Sky Train and a patrolling knight. Don't make the young man perform many unnecessary formalities."

He could feel Yanqing's heartfelt respect and boundless admiration.

"It has nothing to do with the general, Grandmaster; Yanqing did this from the bottom of his heart!"

Yanqing's youthful face was full of sincerity, yet also somewhat anxious, fearing that Qi Zhimu would take his anger out on Jingyuan.

A boy's thoughts are usually written all over his face.

Qi Zhimu and Jing Yuanbailu looked at each other and couldn't help but laugh.

He said he shouldn't think of him as Instant Blood Rainbow, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but identify with the identity Yanqing mentioned, and patted his head like an elder.

"You can call me that in private, but never in public, understand?"

"...Why?" Yanqing asked, bewildered.

"Jingyuan, you didn't tell Yanqing the real history?" Bailu asked in surprise upon seeing Yanqing's expression.

When Jingyuan took this child as her disciple, she was in the process of molting and reincarnation, and knew nothing about it.

Unexpectedly, after emerging from the water, the former had a young boy who, before even reaching childhood age, had become a valiant Cloud Cavalry Guard by his side.

They're so young.

You should know that when they were Yanqing's age, they had never even held a decent weapon.

"The real history? Yanqing doesn't quite understand..."

Yanqing looked at Jingyuan, then at Bailu, then at Qi Zhimu, completely bewildered.

When he heard the general admit that Zhi Mu, who was traveling with Dan Heng at Qilongtan, was the Grandmaster, his brain completely shut down.

After regaining my senses, I was filled with lingering fear.

At the time, there was even a thought of capturing all three of them and bringing them back for the general to decide their fate.

Fortunately, Ren was the first to attack the Grandmaster, although the general said that Ren's actions were a test of the old man...

But the result was good; the Grandmaster was very strong and was not injured at all.

Most importantly, he did not attack his grandmaster, and the general arrived in time to take over the situation.

Having grown up listening to all sorts of heroic tales from the time he was born, the general speaks with reverence whenever he mentions his great-grandfather, and then can't help but sigh afterwards.

He grew up under the influence of his grandmaster and also developed a great admiration for him.

Despite being a mortal, he slew the great enemy of the Immortal Ship Alliance, who had been at large for thousands of years, and died a heroic death.

Looking at the entire history of the Immortal Boat Alliance, only the record of Emperor Bow Master before he became a god could surpass that of the Great Master.

But now, the general's former comrade-in-arms, now the Dragon Queen with the title of Wisdom-Holder Dragon, is implying that... the history he has heard since childhood is false?

If question marks could be visualized into something tangible, they would surely have crushed Yanqing's mind.

Jing Yuan smiled but remained silent.

It wasn't that he didn't want to speak, but rather that he lacked a suitable position to do so; the reincarnation of his master was different.

Qi Zhimu knew Jingyuan's predicament and looked at Yanqing's face.

From those eyes, he saw a sharpness that was unique to young people.

There's nothing wrong with it; youth is wasted if you're not reckless.

Qi Zhimu glanced at Jing Yuan out of the corner of his eye, and some guesses began to form in his mind.

"Yanqing, the truth will shatter the illusions you've always had. Even so, do you still want to know?"

"...Is the truth related to the fact that the Grandmaster's real name was not passed down to the world?"

"related."

"Yanqing wants to know."

"You know that Huanlong has tainted the Jianmu tree, right?"

"Know."

"I did it too, and I did it even better than Huanlong."

"Huh?" Yanqing was dumbfounded.

Qi Zhimu made no attempt to conceal anything and recounted the truth of his past life.

"I don't know if Jingyuan told you, but Jingliu and I are both survivors of Cangcheng."

"In the year 6300 of the Star Calendar, after Cangcheng was destroyed by a sudden scheme, I first showed symptoms of demonic yin. I searched everywhere for a way to suppress it but could not find one, so I violated the prohibition and activated my free manifestation, thus beginning a thousand-year plan."

"There is only one goal: to return to Luofu, the ancestral homeland, to draw upon the power of the Jianmu tree and set up a deadly trap for Shuhu."

"Although he succeeded in avenging Shuhu, it was based on trampling on the rules of the Immortal Ship, and he was not as great and selfless as the folk tales describe."

True history is just like this; a few words are enough to make it clear.

Yanqing fell silent and remained silent for a long time.