"To the next reader, the murderer is Chang Hong, nephew of Master Chang Jiu - spoiler immortal."
Teyvat——
"So the page Luosha tore off was a spoiler!" Xingqiu suddenly realized. "I thought it was a code for a meeting, but I didn't expect..."
Xingqiu read a lot of novels about Liyue and Inazuma, and he'd often come across people who spoiled the plot on the cover, which always made him furious. Detective novels, in particular, often lost a lot of their enjoyment once the murderer was known in advance.
Xingqiu suddenly felt extremely guilty. Just a second ago, he was still questioning the reason why Mr. Luosha was sneaking around in the middle of the night, thinking that he was a villain in cahoots with the Lord of Extinction. But at that moment, the truth came to light... Xingqiu felt that he was judging others by his own standards.
"Speaking of which... this Fourth Master Chang, could he be the one from our Liyue?" Xingqiu looked at the name on the note and suddenly felt that it looked familiar.
On the other side, on the Yujing Terrace, Keqing, Ningguang and seven other stars gathered together.
As Liyue Harbor prospers and its population grows, it's also becoming a mixed bag. In response to this, the Seven Stars' leadership plans to nominate a series of Liyue moral role models to help cultivate moral integrity.
The candidate previously chosen was Bai Zhu, who was good at curing illnesses and saving lives, but now, seeing Luosha on the light screen, Keqing began to hesitate again.
"Everyone, how about we make an exception this time and designate Mr. Luosha as the role model of Liyue Harbor this month?" Keqing offered her opinion. "Mr. Luosha is a skilled doctor and a caring person. Regardless of his methods, his kindness alone is truly rare."
"Bai Zhu is very good, but we can nominate him later, how about that?"
"Well, that's excellent." Ningguang nodded in agreement. "Since Mr. Luosha has been cleared of suspicion of the Star Core, why not make a bigger splash this time? We can put up more posters, from Qingce Manor to the Layered Rock Abyss."
“…If things need to be done quickly, let Ganyu handle it first.”
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"It seems that Mr. Luosha, whom you have chosen, is not only not a bad person, but is actually a kind and kind person." Jingyan said.
"Tearing off the title page to prevent others from spoiling the story... proves he really enjoys 'The Fisherman's Case.' And how could someone who loves this book do something bad?" March Seven chuckled. "Guess we were wrong."
Walter also breathed a sigh of relief. "Yeah, judging people by appearances is always a bad idea... Oh, by the way, Dahao said that Dihengsi has restored some new images of Rakshasa. Let's go check them out together."
"In front of the Four-Direction Mirror, Dahao was playing images of Rakshasa. He was standing on an empty platform, gazing at the withered and decaying Jianmu tree in the distance. I couldn't tell who he was talking to."
“It’s okay… I’ll take care of it.”
"Yes, this has nothing to do with you and me... The journey has just begun..."
"Here the words suddenly stopped, and then the image disappeared, completely cut off."
"Huh? Why is there suddenly no sound?" Xiao Sanyue curled her lips regretfully, but suddenly heard Mr. Walter's heavy breathing behind her."
“…”
"Walter closed his eyes and felt his temples throbbing violently."
Chapter 170 It’s over! Xingbao was taken care of by the bad woman again!
"After settling the matter with the Land and Investment Division, Xing and Sanyueqi ate and drank a lot for two days on the Immortal Boat. As they were preparing to return to the hotel in the evening, Xing suddenly received a text message from Kafka."
"Anonymous: Xing, come to Taipusi alone. I'll send you the coordinates later."
"Anonymous: Don't tell anyone—your faithful Kafka."
"Xing: You said you were Kafka, but where's the evidence?"
"The other person quickly sent a selfie. It showed Kafka's striking white slime and the slightly raised corners of her bright lips, a picture of allure and allure. There was no doubt that the other person was Kafka herself."
"Anonymous: Is that enough? Aren's demonic body is very serious. I can't leave until he recovers."
"Anonymous: But you also know that Xianzhou's wanted order for him hasn't been revoked. He's still a top-level wanted criminal."
"Anonymous: I need you, Xing, come to me."
"Xing was considering whether to refuse, but Kafka sent the coordinates the next second. She believed that Xing would definitely come."
"Xing asked Walter for his opinion on this matter, and Walter suggested going over to check out the situation. Judging from her intuition, she wouldn't hurt Xing. If she really was in trouble, it would be better for her to go there in person."
"Yes." Xing nodded and immediately called a star ship to take her to Taipusi."
"According to Kafka's location, Xing easily found her. She's currently guarding outside a small hut, while Blade, who was in the midst of a demonic attack, is sitting quietly inside."
The Great Underground Tomb of Nazarick——
"Eh? Is this the appearance of a Blade Demonic Yin attack? He seems... quite well-behaved!" Aura's eyes lit up. "But his Demonic Yin body and Mirror Flow are completely different from those of the other Immortal Boat people. He's just sitting there motionless..."
"Haha, Aura... From what you said, you seem a little disappointed." Demiurge pushed his round-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose and smiled slightly.
"Well, a little bit indeed."
Aura didn't deny it. She raised her head, quickly glanced at Demiurge, and a faint smile quickly appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"But compared to me, Demiurge, you're more disappointed, aren't you?" Aura said bluntly with a knowing expression. "You're really hoping that Blade's demonic form will unleash itself and unleash a bloodbath in the Taipusi, right? Isn't it annoying that you haven't seen rivers of blood here?"
Demiurge was known for his cruel nature, displaying his smile and gentlemanly demeanor only to the Guardians and the Supreme Being. Compared to the other Guardians in the Great Tomb, Demiurge was the most contrasting.
"Yes, to be honest, when I first met Ren, I felt that he was far more dangerous than us guardians. But at that time, I didn't know who was stronger between him and Jing Yuan."
"Now, after witnessing Jing Yuan and the others' battle with Huanlong, the answer is clear. That battle—"
Midway through his words, Demiurge noticed Aura's face suddenly turn pale, and then her entire body began to tremble violently and uncontrollably. The dark elf's dark green pupils trembled like an earthquake in the forest, as if his words had brought back some horrifying memory.
Demiurge understood the forest king's fears. After all, after witnessing that earth-shaking battle, he had forcibly cast several mind-stabilizing spells upon himself to prevent himself from losing his composure during his subsequent audience with the Supreme Being.
Several blue rays of light appeared above Aura's head, and the elf, trapped in horrific memories, finally stopped trembling all over.
“Thank you, Demiurge.” Aura, having recovered, a trace of guilt crossed her face. “I’m truly derelict in my duty. I’m Ainz-sama’s servant, yet I became afraid of someone else’s power…”
"Don't worry, Aura. Ainz-sama won't pursue the matter."
Demiurge had a calm smile on his face. In fact, Aura wasn't the first Guardian who needed him to use mental magic to calm her down. What he didn't say explicitly was that he had cast the same magic on almost every other Guardian in the entire Great Tomb.
The aftermath of that battle seemed far away, but in reality, it had left deep psychological trauma on all the Guardians—of course, this was also the reason why Lord Ainz had secretly summoned him.
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"I knew you would come." Kafka smiled and turned to look at Xing. "Is this your choice? To accept my request and help me?"
"I'm here to reject you." Star Lord's strategy is rebellion."
"Huh? Really? Are you going to reject me?" Kafka said calmly, placing her hand on her chest. "If you wanted to reject me, why are you here at this moment?"
"Hmm..." Just as Xing was thinking about how to respond, her vision suddenly narrowed and was replaced by a vast expanse of white.
Kafka leaned closer to her. But what preoccupied her mind before the sight was the scent—not the sweet, girlish scent of March Seven, but rather the scent of ripe peaches, mixed with a slightly aggressive gaze, seeping towards her in strands.
"Feeling Kafka's gentle breath brushing against her cheek, Xing subconsciously took a step back. It was like the summer night wind blowing across the lake, stirring up a tiny shudder."
"Well, let's keep this option open then - Xing, will you stay? ...for me."
Xing quickly looked away: "Okay... I'll stay and help you."
"Thank you. On this immortal ship... you're the only one I can rely on." Kafka simply smiled, the corners of her lips curled up slightly, and her eyes reflected a sparse light, as if she had already seen through this silent defeat."
Dragon Clan——
"Damn it, Xing has been taken advantage of by that bad woman again! Why doesn't she learn her lesson?!"
On the other end of the phone, Finkel sent Lu Mingfei a complaint about his disappointment in his achievements. However, rather than a complaint... it was hard to tell how much envy was mixed in it.
"Do we need to learn this kind of lesson? You wish you could learn more of this kind of lesson, right? If a sexy and mature senior from the executive department sat at the same table with you, you would probably surrender before she even tried to make the move on you, right?!" Lu Mingfei complained.
"That's true... After all, I'm not a passive person. When it comes to girls I like, I have to take the initiative and attack aggressively! But if a girl is really proactive and wants to get you, she's either already established a deep relationship with you, or she's simply attracted to you."
"So...when will a sexy, mature older sister come and get me?"
Chapter 171: The bad woman is going to make him a black carp!
"After arriving on the Immortal Ship, Blade's demonic Yin body erupted with such force that even my Spiritual Words were unable to suppress it. Under these conditions, he was unable to travel through space."
"Kafka looked towards the room where the eyes of the blade were closed."
"Therefore, I need to use the Word Spirit to continuously weaken the effects of the Demonic Body and temporarily seal it. Maintaining the Word Spirit requires no distractions. I need you to act as a guardian. Protect me while I suppress the blade."
“I know when danger will come, and I know what it is. So don’t worry, you and I will get through this together, and you won’t suffer any negative consequences.”
"Kafka already knew about the subsequent dangers in advance, so all Xing needs to do is put aside her concerns and work with her."
"Kafka's first order was for Xing to clear out the monsters roaming around. It was a simple task. Xing quickly dispatched them with a stick. After returning to her hiding place, she patiently waited for a while until Kafka spoke up."
"…Opening my eyes and seeing you is like seeing you. It's been a long time since I've experienced this, Xing."
"I have severed Blade's senses. Next, I will remove his consciousness from Xianzhou and your friends. This process cannot be interrupted, but before I begin, I can take some time to answer your questions."
"My question?" Xing was stunned for a moment.
"Yes, as compensation for your help—don't you have any questions for me? I put you to sleep, then woke you up, abandoned you in the Black Tower, and lured you to the Immortal Boat. I owe you a lot of explanations, don't you want to know?"
-
"Of course I want to know!" Hugh Tark sat up straight in his chair.
Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Kafka and Xing were old acquaintances, but it was unknown to what extent they knew each other.
“Judging from Xing’s skills, she used to be a Star Core Hunter, right?” Zain deduced, “Blade and Silver Wolf both know her, and their attitudes are quite subtle… It’s obvious they’ve fought side by side.”
"But that doesn't make sense." Philen shook his head. "Think about it carefully. Kafka, Silver Wolf, Blade, and the others are all wanted criminals in the universe. There are countless zeros on the bounty, but there is no bounty on Xing. If she is a star core hunter, how can there be no trace of her?"
"And if they're comrades, Kafka's attitude seems particularly intimate, a kind of intimacy completely different from that between Silver Wolf and Blade..." Hugh Tark changed the subject and suddenly made a bold guess.
"By the way...Kafka doesn't have a crush on Xing, does she?"
"Uh...a secret crush?!"
A blush immediately spread across Philen's face. She glanced up at Xiutark not far away and said, "Shouldn't... be there?"
"No?" Xiutark tilted his head. "Then why didn't Kafka let Silver Wolf come over? Silver Wolf is also very powerful. It shouldn't be a problem for him to enter the Immortal Boat to protect it, right?"
"If you ask me, she just wants to create an opportunity to be alone with Xing, right? It doesn't matter if Blade's five senses are blocked, this is a good opportunity to get closer! Right?"
Seemingly very proud of his own inference, Hugh Tark puffed out his chest proudly.
Looking at the blushing and somewhat mischievous Philen behind him, Zain silently held his forehead. He had been thinking that one day these two guys could get along, but now it seemed impossible to expect that silly boy Xiutark to come to his senses.
"Xing did have some questions to ask, but just as she was about to ask them, Kafka suggested playing a game of truth or or something."
"The game has a bit of a gambling element. Both parties ask each other questions. Lying is allowed, but the answers must be one true and one false. As for which is true, only the questioner can decide."
"Kafka, time is running out. Xing is allowed to ask two questions, but she must also give two answers."
"The first question doesn't matter; you can answer it truthfully or falsely. The fun of this game lies in the second question. So Kafka quickly asked Xing the first question: 'What do you think of me?'"
"(Huh? What do I...think of Kafka?)"
"Facing Kafka's faintly smiling eyes, Xing, who was answering the question, seemed a little flustered. After some thought, she decided to lie about the first question."
"After taking a deep breath, Xing said, "I hate you."
"…Heh." Kafka's eyes didn't show much surprise. She kept her smile on her face, calm and collected. "See…that's it. It's very simple, Xing. You really do a good job of hiding your thoughts."
"It was Xing's turn to ask a question. Because of her memory loss, she wanted to find some answers from Kafka: 'Who was I before?'"
"You? ...You were accidentally created by a star god, a being with only a body but no soul. Elio guided me to find you, and you were able to obtain your soul."
"There's nothing much to say about your past. You remember me because I'm the only one you've ever seen. I was by your side when your soul was born," Kafka said calmly and confidently.
Emiya family——
"This must be a lie, right?"
"Hmm... I'm more inclined to believe the truth." Saber carefully analyzed Kafka's words, her brows slightly furrowed. "This woman always seems confident in everything she says. It's hard to tell whether she's telling the truth or not."
"If what Kafka said is true, then it would explain why Xing could receive a glimpse from Nanook and Klipper, but not others. As such a special creation, the fact that it contains a star core within its body would also explain..."
"But the creations of the Star God should have some more special abilities, right?" Shirou Emiya remembered that when Xing first appeared, he just started fighting with a baseball bat, and there was nothing special about him at all.
"Yes, there is." Lancer shook the beer in the can and said calmly, "What makes her different from others is that their destinies are fixed, but she can switch between different destinies - holding a baseball bat means destruction, holding a flame spear means protection. I'm afraid not even an Order Envoy can do this?"
"There's no point in thinking about this for now. We'll have to wait and see Kafka's second answer."
“I see your expression—don’t ask. I can’t tell you whether the answer is true or not. Just guess as much as you can and choose the next question with the answer. I hope your next question is interesting enough~”
"But before that, let's continue our game of truth or dare. It's my turn again."
Kafka's lips curled up slightly, like ripples on a lake in the spring breeze. "Second question: Do you want to see me again?"
Chapter 172 The Legend of the Immortal Boat
"(Will we meet again?... What kind of question is that? She knows the answer well, right?)"
"(If you ask me, of course...)"
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