I, on the Starry Sky Railway, change everything

In a daze, Yu Kong felt as if he was not talking to a foreign visitor.

Instead, they are confidants who fully understand the difficulties of the alliance and who fully understand themselves.

I can talk to him about anything. He understands me and the Immortal Boat Alliance. He is completely sincere and without any pretense.

If I were younger, back in my teenage years, I probably would have felt a lump in my throat from just one sentence from Hua Yi, and even considered him a confidant, running headfirst into his arms to cry.

Yu Kong stared at Hua Yi for a long time.

“Caiyi replied to me at the time: Being a pilot is hard, tiring, and poorly paid. You have to risk your life every day and you can only go back to Luofu a few times a year. But if I had to choose again, I would still become a fighter pilot because I have already touched the sky.”

"It sounds like a hobby, but fighting to the death with ships and bountiful creatures can't be explained simply by liking the sky."

Hua Yi raised his head, his gaze seemingly piercing through the dark clouds above Suiyuan and seeing the cosmos.

“I understand… Because of liking something, you want to protect it, and before you know it, the object of your protection becomes the world, or even a grander concept.”

Protect it?

Yu Kong raised his head, mimicking Hua Yi's gesture, a hint of sadness and confusion flashing in his eyes.

"Back then, I thought that I would continue to contribute on the battlefield, and continue to partner with Caiyi, serving as the spearhead of the alliance, piercing through the enemy lines, and using my talents in the right place."

"But while the Immortal Ship was clearing away the undead abominations, the abominations' allied forces also broke through the battle lines multiple times, forcing the Immortal Ship into a dangerous situation."

"Thirty years ago, the two immortal ships, Yaoqing and Fanghu, were besieged by the enemy. Even in the long history of war between the Alliance and the Bountiful People, that aerial battle can be considered one of the most brutal battles."

At this point, Yu Kong paused for a moment.

The scenes from the battlefield are still etched in her memory, and she must control her emotions.

Otherwise, even with the composure of a helmsman, one would not be able to hold back tears.

"Faced with a vast enemy force several times larger than their own, nearly a million fighter pilots fought to the death."

Therefore, the total scale of the battles, both sides, is in the millions.

Perhaps some powerful planetary civilizations have also experienced conflicts involving millions of people, but upon closer examination, their destructive power is incomparable.

On such a relatively backward planet, a few Buli people could suppress the natives with absolute power.

This is how they graze their livestock, treating all the stars within their field of vision as pasture.

The fox-people piloting the warships also possess corresponding strength.

Based on a rough estimate by two people and one ship, it was a war between superpowers involving millions of interstellar ships, with the universe as the battlefield and barren planets as temporary fronts.

Hua Yi could imagine how brutal the conflict must have been, and he could also sense that Yu Kong, who was always elegant and composed, was now shrouded in gloom, his eyes filled with darkness.

The weather in Suiyuan was already gloomy enough, but Yu Kong seemed to have fallen into an even deeper darkness.

"..."

Silent, Hua Yi hoped to comfort Yu Kong by patting his head.

But then I thought, they are the dignified Six Emperors of Luofu, they can't be treated like little girls.

Holding her hand would be a somewhat rash way to comfort her.

Ice cold.

I don't know if it was because of the cold wind in Suiyuan, or because I was trembling with fear for that war.

At least Hua Yi's palms were warm, allowing him to transfer warmth to her.

Yu Kong stiffened, gave Hua Yi a complicated look, and tried to break free gently, but gave up halfway and let him have his way.

"The Alliance won that war, but it was a Pyrrhic victory. Less than one in ten survived. I, 997, was one of the few who survived, while Caiyi... she was one of the vast majority who perished."

As Hua Yi listened, he gripped Yu Kong's soft hand even tighter.

Her hands were shaking.

"Caiyi collapsed into my arms, with the wreckage of the warship beside her and flames burning in the wasteland. On this desolate planet devoid of blood and tears, the atmosphere had long been annihilated by the aftermath of war. The starry sky above was unadorned; it was the most beautiful sky I had ever seen, yet I felt only unbearable sorrow."

Simply holding hands is no longer enough.

Hua Yi eventually patted Yu Kong's head.

The captain did not dodge.

"I can only crawl on the ground like a damned ant, watching it helplessly... Hua Yi, do you know how we won that war?"

"You speak and I listen."

"It wasn't about the bravery of the pilots who fought bravely and won against overwhelming odds, nor was it about skillful command and strategic victory! At the end of that losing battle, the Emperor's Bow and Arrow descended, destroying the main force of the Abundant Beasts' army in a single strike."

"..."

Hua Yi instantly understood that the source of Yu Kong's sorrow was not just Cai Yi's sacrifice.

"Nearly a million people fought valiantly, risking all their courage and wisdom, and even their lives, yet all of that pales in comparison to a single arrow from God's bow and arrow—what does such a sacrifice amount to?!"

Chapter 447 Praising the Emperor Bow Master!

Yu Kong finally shed tears.

A tear slid from the corner of her eye and landed in Hua Yi's open palm.

It fell, shattered, leaving behind a dampness.

"To understand it emotionally, the sacrifices made by the Immortal Ship Alliance alarmed the Star God, and the Emperor Bow Master, out of compassion for all living beings, shot that arrow."

"...What about rationality?"

"Even if that arrow was destined, destined to appear in the mortal realm at that moment, and the alliance did not offer any resistance, allowing the bountiful allied forces to advance unimpeded, just waiting for the Emperor's Bow and Arrow to fall—it would have turned into Bu Liren's rampage in the Immortal Boat Cave Heaven."

Hua Yi's idea left Yu Kong stunned.

He went on to describe the possible developments.

"Once the Allied Forces of Abundance breach the Immortal Ship, the arrow shot by the Star God will no longer be a simple act of destruction; the entire Immortal Ship will be affected, countless grotto-heavens will be destroyed, and the death toll will be incalculable."

Once again meeting Yu Kong's beautiful eyes, Hua Yi was filled with seriousness.

“You, Caiyi, and many other warriors, you have composed a hymn of praise with your courage, which moved even the Star God. This may be a romanticized way of putting it, but at least I want to do something.”

"what?"

Yu Kong asked the question subconsciously, then his expression suddenly froze.

He wouldn't be trying to kiss me, would he?

More aggressive than holding hands or touching the head, it's comforting someone with a kiss!

The captain was startled and hurriedly let go of the hand he was holding with Hua Yi, retreating in a disheveled manner.

Hua Yi didn't force him to stay, and continued to stand in place, his long-accumulated destiny energy boiling over in an instant.

"You might not believe it, but Caiyi is actually not dead."

Using [memory] as a guide and [hunting] as a weapon, they plunge into the river of time, all to save one person.

Unlike Bai Heng, one of the Five Heroes of the Clouds, who was swallowed by a black hole, this one was involved in [nothingness].

It is also different from those that were affected by the Emperor's Bow and Arrow, as it involves [hunting].

Caiyi died in Yukong's arms, which did not involve the truth of destiny or the star core. Huayi only needed to enter the river of time to retrieve her.

It was not I who was recklessly disrupting the destiny; it was merely that the destiny energy of the immortal ship suddenly fluctuated, after all, there are now three Emperor Bow Heavenly Generals in Luofu.

It is a natural phenomenon.

Nature is amazing, isn't it?

The hunting rhythm on the Luofu Immortal Ship vibrated and surged into the void.

Caiyi died on a desolate planet and was unable to return to Luofu. Coupled with the thirty-year time span, this provides a perfect opportunity for [Mystery] to fill the gap.

For example, a fox-human, a species with long life, can tap into the potential of its bloodline between life and death, sleep for thirty years, and be resurrected.

This is even easier to manipulate than the Great Guardians of Beloborg, with various favorable conditions available for [mysterious] writing.

The power of the Hunt is readily available and can be used immediately; it is even more powerful than Beloborg's [Preservation].

The surging energy of destiny roared and formed a vortex in front of Hua Yi.

Yu Kong was completely stunned, not understanding what had happened at all. His gaze fell on the vortex of imaginary numbers, and he felt dizzy, as if he were peering into an unknowable black hole of truth.

The shockwave from the hunt was so terrifying that Jing Yuan, Huai Yan, and Fei Xiao were all alerted. Three streaks of light flew in from different directions and landed together at the Fox Sleeping Tomb in Suiyuan.

Then, to everyone's surprise, Hua Yi pulled a fox-woman out of the imaginary vortex.

It's Caiyi!

"?!~!"

Let alone flying, even Huai Yan, the eldest among them who had heard of the affairs of the Luofu captain, was so shocked that his beard trembled.

The Emperor Bow General is here...

It doesn't matter. They understand [hunting], but not [memory] and [mystery]. Hua Yi can even secretly use a wisp of [abundance] to repair Cai Yi's physical damage.

Having previously treated Feixiao, I had studied the life forms of fox people. Treating an ordinary fox person like Caiyi would be quite easy.

In just a few breaths, the turbulence of fate ended, the vortex that appeared out of nowhere disappeared, space returned to normal, and everything was calm, as if nothing had happened.

Only the fox-woman slowly opening her eyes proved that a miracle had occurred.

"Who are you?"

Waking from a deep sleep, Caiyi was clearly not fully conscious. When she saw a stranger pulling her, she instinctively tried to break free.

Hua Yi didn't answer, but waved to Yu Kong, who was standing there dumbfounded.

"Here, you take care of her."

"Caiyi...is it really you?"

"Kong! -- What happened? I should have already... Did you die too?!"

Yu Kong was in tears, poised to pounce, but fortunately he still had some sense of reason. When he got close, he stopped and grabbed Cai Yi's arm with both hands. Through touch and temperature, he confirmed that everything in front of him was real and not an illusion.

"..."

Generals Jingyuan, Huaiyan, and Feixiao stared in disbelief at the scene before turning their gazes toward Hua Yi.

"what happened?"

They said in unison.

As soon as he finished speaking, seeing Hua Yi's satisfied smile, Jing Yuan's lips twitched.

You wouldn't want me to take the blame, or rather, to take credit for this achievement and give a reasonable explanation to the outside world, would you?

Although on the surface, saving one person is far less significant than the immense feat of slaying the Extinction Legion and the Abundant Beast Ship and protecting the Immortal Ship, the implications of rescuing a pilot who died thirty years ago are terrifying.

I can't carry this on, Hua Yi!

The people of Xianzhou won't believe it!!

"All three are generals under the command of the Imperial Bow Master."

Hua Yi spoke.

The first sentence left Jingyuan, Huaiyan, and Feixiao looking at each other in bewilderment.

"You want us to take the blame together—no, I mean, to make up some excuse, like three generals joining forces to shake spacetime and save the pilot who died in battle?"

"I'm telling you, you're all generals now, can't you be a little more flexible? This isn't some grand spectacle where a divine lord brandishes his sword for all the people of the Immortal Ship to see. Why do you have to announce that Caiyi has been resurrected and try to give the people an explanation?"

"Ah? Yes, that makes sense."

Huaiyan had already plucked out several hairs from his beard.

"...What I mean is, if there really isn't a suitable reason, it will be difficult to explain to the Marshal."

Hua Yi's expression turned serious, becoming as solemn as could be.

It had reached a solemn and dignified level. "The three of you are all generals of the Immortal Ship, how could you not know of the Emperor Bow Master's compassion and concern for the people of the Immortal Ship? I used the pretext of a hunting expedition to cross a mere thirty years to save one person, which was merely to fulfill the will of the Star God—praise be to the Emperor Bow Master!"

So, is it the authority and power of the Imperial Bow?

It turned out to be the case.