You want me to play the Foehn wind? Are you kidding me?

After thanking the train crew, Jing Yuan disconnected the projection and returned to the Shence Mansion.

He rubbed his forehead, looked at the message on the jade tablet, and then sent a new message.

"Qingzu, you take everyone out first."

Qingzu didn't say anything, but silently led the people from Shence Mansion out.

After Jing Yuan and the others left, he walked to one side of the giant chessboard projection in the center of the Shence Mansion.

Jing Yuan waved his hand and then waited where he was.

Before him, three of the six projections were lighting up one by one.

The first to appear was Yao Qing's Flying Sky. She stood against a backdrop of emptiness, with stardust still clinging to her shoulder armor.

She spoke before anyone else appeared.

"Jingyuan, it's rare for you to take the initiative to summon people, what's going on?"

Jing Yuan shook his head and did not answer immediately.

Seeing this, Feixiao could only wait patiently.

The second projection lit up, and Zhu Ming's Huai Yan sat in a large wrought iron chair.

He nodded slightly without saying a word.

The third projection was the Jade Palace's divination light, and like Fei Xiao, he immediately spoke upon entering.

"Jingyuan, is what you said on the Jade Oath true? Has the Burning Wind really appeared in your Luofu?"

Jing Yuan nodded.

Feixiao's gaze sharpened for a moment.

Jing Yuan looked at the three projections that had already connected.

"Fenfeng did appear in Luofu, but... his exact location is currently unknown, and he has not yet made any move against Luofu."

Feixiao's brow twitched slightly.

"You mean, he hasn't done anything so far?"

"Yes, he didn't do anything, but he's on Luofu now, and that's a problem."

Huaiyan's voice finally rang out.

"The fact that the Great Lord of Annihilation appeared on the Immortal Ship without doing anything is itself a remarkable thing, not to mention that you should all know something about his strength and deeds."

Yao Guang's finger moved lightly across the air.

"I can't calculate his trajectory. He's not on any observable timeline. It feels like... he's just a blank space. All deductions stop when they pass through him."

Feixiao, unusually, remained silent, lost in thought.

"That's why I contacted you, hoping you could spare some time to support Luo Fu... Fen Feng's strength is too great, I'm not confident I can..."

Jing Yuan stopped speaking at this point.

There was a moment of silence before Huaiyan spoke first.

"Yes, I'll head to Luofu right away when I have some free time."

Feixiao also snapped out of his thoughts at this moment.

"I'll go too. I just wiped out a planet occupied by the Bu Li people, so I have some free time now."

Seeing that Fei Xiao and Huai Yan had already agreed, Yao Guang also agreed.

Seeing this, Jing Yuan breathed a slight sigh of relief.

But Yao Guang's voice rang out again after a brief pause.

"Jingyuan, you should also know that there are only four Commanders in total... while Fenfeng is known as the most terrifying one in the Extinction Army."

Huaiyan looked at the divination light.

"Are you saying we can't defeat the Foehn?"

Yao Guang did not deny it.

"I'm just stating a fact... Our understanding of Foehn comes mostly from postwar records and surviving footage from edge observation stations; nobody knows the true upper limit of his power."

Feixiao loosened her grip slightly, and her voice became crisper than before.

"It has to be enough, even if it's not enough. We can't just watch Luofu be sunk by the Fenfeng."

Yao Guang remained silent for a moment.

"If that's the case, then we'll need more."

She didn't specify who it was, but everyone present knew who she was referring to.

Jing Yuan stood at the edge of the chessboard, his gaze fixed on the slowly rotating star chart.

A few breaths later, the main projection in the center of the hall lit up.

She stood there, her gaze sweeping over each projection in turn.

When she spoke, her voice was not loud, but it firmly dominated everyone else.

"I'll go too."

Jing Yuan's gaze shifted to the projection of the Dao.

He nodded slightly.

"Marshal, I'll leave Luofu in your care."

The figure glanced at him, then slowly swept its gaze over the other three projections.

"Before I arrive, keep an eye on him and don't make any contact. If he doesn't move, you don't move either."

Her projection quickly began to fade again.

"If he moves..."

Her projection went completely off.

Only the three still-lit projections remained in the hall, standing with Jing Yuan.

Feixiao stood up straight.

"Since the marshal is going, don't be so nervous."

"I'll set off as soon as I've made the arrangements here. Judging from the flight path... it'll take about a day from Yaoqing to Luofu."

Huaiyan nodded as well.

"My journey is a bit longer, it will take two days."

Yao Guang made a finger gesture in the air.

"It will take me about two days."

(I don't know exactly how many days have passed in the main storyline. I searched and it seems that most of them are around three days, so let's assume it's three days.)

Jing Yuan clasped his hands and bowed to the group.

"Then Jingyuan thanks everyone."

The three nodded, and the projection slowly disappeared.

Jingyuan also walked back to the main seat and sat down.

……

Changletian.

Fang Xing walked ahead, following the direction pointed out by the Yunqi soldier, passing through several archways, and saw a stone bridge in the distance.

Below the banner was an open courtyard, with two Cloud Cavalry soldiers dressed in light blue armor standing at the entrance.

As Fang Xing approached, one of them raised his hand to stop him.

"Who is it?"

"Hello, we're here to help. Someone asked us to find a swordsman named Yanqing."

The Yunqi soldier sized him up a few times, then looked at Han Ya behind him, as if he were judging something.

A moment later he stepped aside to make way.

"Go in, Yanqing Xiaowei is inside."

Fang Xing nodded and stepped into the courtyard.

The inside is much more spacious than the outside. In the center of the courtyard stands an ancient tree with lush foliage, its shade covering almost half of the open space.

A young boy was sitting on a stone bench under a tree, holding a slender sword in his hand, the blade resting horizontally on his knee.

Fang Xing and Han Ya looked over and were immediately stunned.

?

What's that? A little kid?

Yanqing also looked in the direction of Fang Xing and the others.

"You... are you those outsiders who claimed you could help?"

Fang Xing's lips twitched slightly. He glanced at Han Ya, whose expression was similar.

"……yes."

Fang Xing finally spoke.

Yanqing took the sword off his knees.

He took a few steps closer, his gaze sweeping from Fang Xing to Han Ya before returning to his own.

"Our Immortal Ship Luofu shouldn't accept help from others... but we are indeed short-handed right now."

Fang Xing and Han Ya immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, one of the side quests the game "National Fortune" gave them was to defeat a bountiful monster.

However, just a short while ago, Fang Xing and the others finally found one, but... apart from Fang Xing, Han Ya couldn't inflict any damage whatsoever...

Then they were discovered and rescued by patrolling Yunqi soldiers...