After the time travel, my cheat program disappeared.

She waved goodbye to Qin Suhuai and the others.

"Master Shiyan——"

Tap tap—

The crisp sound of high heels clicking on the bluestone floor.

A woman dressed in the uniform of a Star Official from the Celestial Bureau had appeared behind Shi Yan.

The woman's figure is slender and dashing.

Beneath the tight-fitting, petite bodycon skirt, the woman's long, slender legs, clad in delicate black stockings, peeked out subtly in the hazy morning sunlight.

Shi Yan was slightly taken aback.

She turned her head to look at the woman behind her.

"You are..."

The woman simply smiled gently at Shi Yan, then raised her right hand and gently shook it towards the little girl next to Shi Yan's right.

Little Ba looked at the woman and hugged Shi Yan's leg tightly.

"You are... Miss Aokiji."

That's right.

The woman before him was the Star Official whom Shi Yan had met in Yanshui City. She was also the giant blue pheasant that carried Shi Yan from Yanshui City to the Love Sea Demon Sect.

"—It's me." She gracefully bowed to Shi Yan.

"I am Qingqiu."

A woman's elegant and mature demeanor makes it hard to look away.

Miss Xingguan smiled at Shi Yan, "You have a really good memory."

Shi Yan simply rubbed the little girl's head with some embarrassment.

"Sister Qingqiu".

But she called her "sister" with incredible fluency.

Shi Yan could still sense that Qin Suhuai, Sheng Yan, and Sheng Nu hadn't gone far, and the girls' gazes were still fixed on his back.

"I always have a good memory for pretty older women."

Miss Star's eyebrows and eyes suddenly curved into a beautiful arc.

Sensing the almost palpable scent of oranges in the air, Shi Yan quickly changed the subject, "By the way... what's this, Sister Qingqiu...?"

"Did you get promoted?"

The uniform Miss Star was wearing was clearly different from the one she wore the last time we met.

This tight-fitting bodycon skirt and the black stockings, which are quite rare in the world of cultivation, are beautiful and alluring, but they are obviously not suitable for combat.

"Thanks to you." Miss Star Official stepped aside to make way, and gently raised her right hand in an inviting gesture.

"I have indeed been promoted."

The teacher took it as a humble remark from Miss Xingguan.

But... in reality, Miss Star Official's promotion is indeed directly related to Shi Yan.

Originally, she was just a salted fish... a salted pheasant.

They lived a leisurely life of fishing and leisurely strolling in Yanshui City.

Occasionally, I take on freelance work at the Kyushu Bus Terminal to enjoy the beautiful rivers and lakes and pass the time.

However, thanks to the perfect resolution of the Nüba incident, the descent of Nüba and the completion of that terrifying formation were successfully prevented.

He was promoted and given a raise, stepping into the core of the Starry Sky Division.

Most importantly... the signature on the letter of appointment is that of the fourth young lady of the Xing family at the Xingtian Division headquarters.

Xing Qiyan.

Shi Yan followed Miss Xingguan into the Kyushu Passenger Transport Center.

The Pure Color Mandala looked at the crowds coming and going around her, her expression indescribably complicated.

Shi Yan felt the atmosphere was awkward, so he could only try to find a topic to talk about with Miss Xingguan, "Isn't Sister Qingqiu in Youzhou?"

"It must be quite a long way from Youzhou to Yizhou."

"How did I end up here?"

Miss Star stopped in her tracks.

At her prompting, Shi Yan led the girls back.

Having had experience before, Shi Yan clearly understood what was about to happen.

In a burst of icy blue light, Miss Star transformed into a giant blue pheasant.

It's slightly different from last time.

This time, even the Aokiji was stunned after spreading its wings.

Those bright eyes fell on the little Pixiu in Shi Yan's arms.

She could smell...

The little girl's aura... that powerful, earth-penetrating aura of a divine beast.

Even Aokiji had a misconception.

With her riding on his back, could he really still fly?

But soon, she shook off her feathers, banishing all those chaotic thoughts from her mind, and slowly bowed down in front of Shi Yan.

The azure light continued to build.

A small castle in the air was built on the back of the blue pheasant.

Shi Yan led the girls up to the Blue Pheasant.

Looking at the little Pixiu in his arms, so curious, it seemed as if it wanted to hug the pheasant's wings and take a bite.

Under Qingzhi's watchful, twitching eyelids, Shi Yan pulled out a piece of Yunshizhi mushroom from her bosom—a mushroom that would cost her more than a year's salary—and broke it open to feed the little Pixiu.

What a waste! What a waste!

That is an essential ingredient for the "Heart Harmony Spirit Essence Pill," which is indispensable for ordinary cultivators when breaking through to the minor realm of the Nascent Soul stage.

Miss Star Official still wants to save up some money to go to the pharmacy to refine a batch.

Apart from Miss Xingguan, almost everyone around the 'Holding Plaza' who could see Shi Yan's actions stood there dumbfounded.

Although... the yield of marble mushroom is indeed not bad, it is not a rare and priceless medicinal herb.

But since it's a spiritual medicine used by cultivators in the Nascent Soul stage, its price remains constant.

This... directly breaking it up and feeding it to a 'spirit pet'? Who has ever seen that before?

Shi Yan could only silently hug the little Pixiu even tighter.

The womb-mandala's mouth was practically pursed to the sky; she wished she could just squeeze between Shi Yan and the little Pixiu.

Just far, far away...

Even Shi Yan and Qing Zhi, and even Xiao Lin and Qin Suhuai in the distance, did not notice.

In the plaza of the Kyushu Passenger Transport Center, a person completely covered by a cloak was gazing in the direction of Shi Yan.

Only the Pure Color Mandala and the Garbhadhatu Mandala seemed to sense something.

Look in the direction of that dark figure.

However, nothing unusual was found.

"You really disappoint me..."

The woman raised her right hand.

In the sunlight, the woman's right hand, peeking out from under her cloak, was slender and fair, unusually white and tender, even slightly pale.

Only...

A wisp of 'black flame' flickered at the base of the thumb on the woman's right hand.

That was a very special tattoo.

"—Teacher's words."

She could only watch silently as Shi Yan climbed onto the blue pheasant.

Under the cloak—

The woman's eyes were as black as eternal night.

She was extremely unhappy, but there was nothing she could do.

Originally... after receiving the news that Shi Yan was going to take the Sky Ship from the Kyushu Passenger Transport Center back to Nanjun City, she had already made all the plans.

The woman spent a lot of money to buy one ticket for each of the flights from Jiameng City to Nanjun City over the next few days.

No matter which celestial vessel Shi Yan takes, she can always travel on the same celestial vessel as him.

But... she never expected this.

Just because of Shi Yan, the Star Heaven Division was able to specially dispatch an judge from the Qingzhi clan to come and pick her up.

The woman's plan failed.

She could only watch resentfully as Shi Yan rode away on the blue pheasant, but there was nothing she could do.

Although she could sneak onto any of the Sky Ships, she couldn't sneak onto Aokiji's back unless... she killed Aokiji.

But... she doesn't want to get involved with Xing Tiansi right now.

"Consider yourself lucky." She could only suppress her displeasure and casually board a spaceship.

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