"What happened?"
Dan Heng looked toward the blond man traveling with him.
Ever since that tremor just now, the coffin on the man's back had seemed to stir strangely.
Could there actually be a living person inside?
"I do not know..."
Luocha was equally cautious.
Because what lay inside the coffin was not a corpse, but only part of a set of remains.
It wasn't even a complete body.
So why had there been such a reaction?
"You're not smuggling a living person in there, are you?"
Sushang looked at Luocha suspiciously.
She didn't dislike the blond man.
But smuggling was still improper.
"Miss Sushang, I swear upon my life that what's inside is... a corpse. Absolutely not a living being!"
It was just that the identity of the corpse was far too special.
Until he met certain specific individuals, he could not reveal the truth.
"Could you open it and let us take a look?"
The disturbance just now had been too strange.
Although Dan Heng thought Luocha was pleasant enough in how he conducted himself, the Ambrosial Arbor had revived and the Luofu was facing a tremendous crisis.
He couldn't ignore possibilities.
"This... I think it would be better to show some respect for the deceased."
Luocha's expression suggested there were circumstances he could not explain, causing the other two to hesitate.
If there really was a dead person inside, then opening the coffin would indeed be disrespectful.
The three of them had already gone through life-and-death situations together.
"Fine, I'll trust you this once!"
Sushang didn't think too deeply about it.
She even suspected it might have been an illusion, or perhaps the inside of the coffin was simply too spacious.
Since Luocha carried it on his back, things shifting around inside wouldn't be unusual.
As for Dan Heng...
He wasn't particularly concerned with who was inside Luocha's coffin.
He had returned here solely to find his companions on the Astral Express.
As for the Luofu...
He had no fond memories of it.
And if there were any memories—
They belonged to Dan Feng.
Inside the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan let out a long sigh.
"Ah, troubled times indeed..."
The longer he sat in the general's seat, the more worries accumulated.
When would Fu Xuan finally grow capable of standing entirely on her own?
Then he could retire and pursue the things he actually wanted to do.
"General, are you troubled by the disturbance just now? Shall I investigate it?"
Though he had not fully recovered, Yanqing still volunteered immediately.
"No need. A conflict between Emanators... yet the mastermind behind it proved so impatient?"
Even Jing Yuan found Phantylia's sudden move puzzling.
Especially after sensing the power of Destruction being suppressed.
That only made him more confused.
Who had been fighting the Lord Ravager?
Judging by the outcome, it seemed that person had won.
Could it have been Mr. Su Ran?
Forget it.
One step at a time.
The situation on the Luofu remained complicated.
Fortunately, it was currently developing in his favor.
Though there were many things causing concern—
There were also many things he looked forward to.
For example...
The possibility of the High-Cloud Quintet gathering once more.
"General, you're strange. A moment ago you looked deeply troubled, but now you're smiling?"
Yanqing scratched his head.
He felt like he understood his master less and less.
"Old friends reuniting. Is that not a joyous thing?"
"Old friends?"
The General's old friends had to be respected seniors, right?
"So good! This is delicious! This is delicious too!"
In Aurum Alley, Bailu held skewers in both hands and devoured them enthusiastically.
Compared to her, the equally small Clara appeared much more reserved.
She sampled everything in tiny bites, savoring the food that completely amazed her.
These were delicacies she had never encountered in the Underworld.
"How nice... I wish I had two adorable children like these."
Watching Bailu and Clara eat, Serval felt her maternal instincts overflowing.
If she were twenty years younger, she might have found herself a partner already.
"If you want that, I can help."
Su Ran volunteered immediately.
He had very few virtues.
One of them was enjoying helping people.
"Help? How?"
Was he suggesting she adopt the two girls?
Serval didn't immediately understand.
But after seeing Su Ran wink at her playfully—
She got it.
"That's workplace exploitation! You'd really do something like that?"
Though she sounded shocked, there wasn't much resistance on her face.
After all, Su Ran was objectively an exceptional man.
Most importantly—
He was only in his twenties.
A young man.
"I'm the boss. Exploiting subordinates is perfectly normal."
Su Ran looked completely justified.
"What if I resist?"
Serval looked positively excited.
Anyone overhearing them might think they were roleplaying.
"Wouldn't that just make it even more exciting?"
Hearing the increasingly questionable conversation beside her, the Cryo Archon suddenly felt her skewers lose all flavor.
Were people in the outside universe always this open-minded?
And why was Serval so excited?
Wasn't she supposed to be the victim in this scenario?
The outside world was difficult to understand.
Wasn't Serval also from a closed-off world like herself?
Then why did she seem to understand all of this so well?
She was a god who had lived for over a thousand years.
How was she being outdone by a woman in her forties?
"Libertine!"
An untimely voice suddenly appeared.
The joking between Serval and Su Ran came to an abrupt stop.
The moment Jingliu appeared, the atmosphere instantly cooled.
Because Serval still felt that this cold beauty's presence was genuinely intimidating.
"Isn't this Jingliu? You look freezing. Want a drink to warm yourself up?"
Su Ran handed her a cup.
Among everyone present, only he had the courage to treat the swordswoman so casually.
Fresh from unleashing Illuminated Rivers, the chill surrounding Jingliu had not yet dissipated.
Even the Cryo Archon felt that Jingliu's coldness surpassed her own.
Jingliu accepted the cup and drained it in one gulp.
Yet what entered her mouth was not alcohol.
"Juice?"
"What else? There are children here. Drinking alcohol isn't appropriate—it'll set a bad example."
"..."
Serval and the Cryo Archon both fell silent.
Yet both were internally full of complaints.
Because during the dinner Tingyun hosted the other night—
That was definitely not what he had said.
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