"Uh, a satisfying battle? That might be a bit difficult…"
Looking at the battle-intent-filled Feixiao before him, Jing Yuan was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a bitter smile.
Although Hoolay was the Steppe People warlord and his strength was not to be ignored even across the galaxy, still…
That was only relative to ordinary people. On the current Xianzhou Luofu, there were:
Emanators of The Hunt—Feixiao, Jing Yuan, Huaiyan; Emanator of the Path of Causality—Qingque; Yun Fan, who was also active as an Emanator of the Path of Causality on the surface; Mr. Welt from the Astral Express who had been hiding his strength; and his master Jingliu.
It could be said that even if those Steppe People really released Hoolay from the Shackling Prison, what awaited him would only be the path of death.
"Hoolay is strong, but he is not an Aeon's Emanator after all. A truly satisfying battle will probably disappoint you, Feixiao."
"Is that so? That's truly a shame."
Hearing Jing Yuan's words, Feixiao sighed regretfully and lost all interest in the topic.
"Then next, regarding the Steppe People matters…"
'Ring ring! Ring ring!…'
Just as Jing Yuan was about to continue, a pleasant ringtone suddenly sounded, causing everyone at the conference table to pause slightly.
Everyone followed the sound and finally turned their gazes to Huaiyan.
"General Huaiyan?"
"Ahem, my apologies. It's this old man's mistake. I forgot to set my Jade Abacus to silent mode."
Huaiyan awkwardly scratched his head, then took out his Jade Abacus from his pocket, intending to turn it off. But when he saw the caller displayed, he hesitated. His finger hovered over the power button but did not press it.
"No need. Everyone here is one of our own. We don't need to mind those formal etiquettes. General Huaiyan, go ahead and answer the call first. What if it's something urgent?"
Jing Yuan also noticed Huaiyan's hesitation. He shook his head, indicating he didn't mind. Huaiyan could answer first.
"Alright."
Since even the Divine Strategy General had spoken, Huaiyan naturally wasn't one to be overly polite. He answered the call.
"Hello? What's wrong, Yunli?"
"Mhm… Oh, you mean you're staying over tonight?!"
"Wait! Staying over? You mean you're staying at that Yun Fan's house?!"
"What? What do you mean don't worry about it? No way. You're a girl—if he tries to do something, how will you resist?"
'Beep beep beep…'
Busy tones came from the other end of the call. Clearly, our Miss Yunli had already hung up.
Huaiyan: '...…'
"Sigh—!"
Putting down his Jade Abacus, Huaiyan's heart was filled with heaviness and complexity. The already very old man leaned back in his chair, looking as if he had aged even more.
"General Huaiyan, are you alright?"
Having observed Huaiyan's reaction, a puzzled look appeared on our General Feixiao's face. What had happened? Why had Huaiyan suddenly become like this?
"I'm fine…"
Huaiyan lowered his head, making it impossible to see his current expression. At the same time, beneath his wide sleeves, his fists were tightly clenched.
Jing Yuan and Feixiao exchanged a glance, both seeing curiosity in the other's eyes. Huaiyan had not deliberately hidden anything when answering the call, so they had roughly heard parts of the conversation.
Of course, most of it was General Huaiyan's words. As for Yunli's… her voice was too soft, and they couldn't hear clearly. Even though Jing Yuan and Feixiao were Emanators of The Hunt, without mobilizing their Path power, they couldn't eavesdrop to that extent.
However, even with only Huaiyan's words, they could roughly understand what had happened.
'I didn't expect Lord of Samsara to be so good at flirting. In less than half a day, he already managed to coax Yunli into staying over at his place.'
Jing Yuan sighed inwardly.
"Jing Yuan, this old man wants to ask you something. What exactly is that Yun Fan's identity? Or rather, what kind of person is he?"
Huaiyan's brows furrowed deeply. For some reason, he felt his granddaughter had been deceived by that guy.
Although more than ten years ago he had seen his appearance and had a brief exchange with him, people change. At that time, he had saved Yunli and appeared as a heroic knight. But now, who knew if he was still the same "Fan"?
"General Huaiyan, I'll say the same thing again. Unless Yun Fan tells you himself, I will not reveal his identity. Until then, just treat him as an ordinary Emanator of the Path of Causality."
Jing Yuan sighed and shook his head. He still held to his words. Without Yun Fan's permission, he didn't dare disclose the other party's identity to others.
"Emanator of the Path of Causality? Wait, does that mean there are two Emanators of the Path of Causality on our Luofu?"
Jing Yuan's words shocked Yanqing greatly. In his impression, there should only be Miss Qingque as the Emanator of the Path of Causality on the Xianzhou Luofu. How had another one suddenly appeared? Moreover, this name—Yun Fan—wasn't he Miss Qingque's husband?
"Two Emanators of the Path of Causality?"
Feixiao's eyes lit up. Her previously drowsy consciousness instantly became alert. She straightened her body, her gaze full of curiosity as she looked at Jing Yuan. Now she wasn't sleepy at all!
After all, one of Feixiao's main reasons for coming to the Xianzhou Luofu was to witness the strength of an Emanator of the Path of Causality.
In Feixiao's view, she definitely couldn't kill the "Lord Ravager" Zephyro as easily as Qingque had. She wasn't even sure if she could defeat the other party.
Yet Qingque had single-handedly subdued the opponent with ease. Such strength was undoubtedly among the top in the universe. One could see the power of an Emanator of the Path of Causality.
And now, Jing Yuan was telling her that there was more than one Emanator of the Path of Causality on the Xianzhou Luofu. How could she not be excited? This was double the joy!
"This… Feixiao, if you want to experience the strength of an Emanator of the Path of Causality, I suggest you go find Miss Qingque instead. As for Mr. Yun Fan… please think twice before acting."
Jing Yuan didn't want Feixiao to disturb Yun Fan. Aeons were unpredictable in their moods and tempers. They were not something they could handle. What if the other party got unhappy and destroyed the Xianzhou Luofu?