Following Himeko's idea, Stelle sent a message to Levi in the Luofu.
She told him to find a way to open the sealed Jade Gate.
With how he acts all arrogant every day, there's no way he can't even open a small Jade Gate, right?
No way, right?
Levi: '?'
Levi: 'Wait!'
Seeing his reply, Stelle closed the chat group and nodded at Himeko.
Indicating that everything had been arranged.
Stelle crossed her arms and looked at the Jade Gate, speaking with great confidence, "It won't be long before this… older-sister gate opens!"
She was extremely confident about this.
"It's Jade Gate, you idiot," March 7 complained, sitting on the sofa, her two pale legs swinging back and forth.
"Same pronunciation, no difference~"
Stelle waved her hand, signaling not to worry about such small details.
Turning her head and seeing March 7's movement, she hesitated for a moment, then reminded, "March 7, when we get to the Luofu, you should fix that habit of swinging your legs."
Stopping her movement, March 7 blinked at her.
Why would she need to change the habit of swinging her legs when going to the Luofu?
Did swinging legs there have some special meaning?
Like how the "fingertip universe" gesture represents discrimination and insult in some civilizations?
March 7 looked toward Dan Heng, who was more familiar with the Xianzhou, but he didn't know either, instead looking at Stelle with a curious gaze.
Seeing this, March 7 also looked at Stelle with the same curiosity.
Stelle craned her neck and glanced around, then spoke mysteriously.
"The people of the Xianzhou are all perverts. If you swing your legs there, be careful some people might set their sights on you!"
"The people of the Xianzhou are all perverts?!"
March 7 looked at Dan Heng. She remembered that his ancestral home seemed to be from the Xianzhou.
"…"
Noticing March 7's gaze, Dan Heng fell silent for a long time, then tried to defend himself, or perhaps the Xianzhou.
"Not… all of them."
Thinking about it carefully, not everyone on the Xianzhou was normal.
When a forest is big, all kinds of birds live in it.
This saying applies anywhere.
On the Xianzhou, where the population base is quite large, the number of perverts is also much higher compared to other civilizations.
There are even so many perverts that their number alone could match the population of a civilization or a country.
But compared to the total population of the Xianzhou, perverts are still relatively few.
"So you don't need to worry about encountering people with ulterior motives there."
Dan Heng crossed his arms in front of him, speaking in his usual unchanging tone, "What Stelle said is a low-probability event… very, very low."
"Also, on the Xianzhou, Cloud Knights are everywhere. If you run into trouble, just shout for help."
"So that's how it is, then I'm relieved."
"Hmph!" Stelle stepped forward, pointed at Dan Heng, and shouted, "Do you know the Xianzhou better or do I know the Xianzhou!"
Dan Heng looked at her calmly.
This wasn't when you were asking me about the Xianzhou anymore.
Stelle, however, said that was all in the past.
"Now I'm the one on the Astral Express who knows the Xianzhou best!"
After all, she had one… no... Two Xianzhou friends. A Xianzhou scholar.
At this moment, Pom-Pom walked over holding a broom. "Passenger Stelle, please take your feet off the stool, be careful not to get hurt."
Meeting Pom-Pom's stern gaze, Stelle awkwardly lowered her legs, while Pom-Pom took out a towel and carefully wiped the footprints off the stool.
Just as Stelle was feeling embarrassed, the communicator in Himeko's hand, which hadn't received any response the whole time, suddenly emitted a rustling sound.
Himeko slightly raised her arm, quietly waiting for the voice of the contact person to come through.
But after waiting for a long time, aside from the harsh rustling sound, there was no other noise.
Himeko looked at the motionless Jade Gate in confusion.
Mr. Yang pushed his glasses. "Probably interference."
That made sense. Stelle had only just informed that friend of hers about the arrival of the Astral Express.
Unless her friend was the general of the Luofu himself.
Otherwise, there was no way they could contact the train so quickly.
And even if they did manage to establish contact, they would probably need to go through a period of questioning before being allowed in, and might even be rejected.
That would probably depend on how serious the situation inside the Luofu was.
They calmed down and waited a bit longer.
The communicator still only produced "rustling" sounds.
Tap!
Tap!
It sounded like footsteps stepping on the ground coming from the communicator.
Himeko looked at the communicator in her hand. After that sound, it was still the continuous "rustling."
Himeko and Mr. Yang didn't think much of it, assuming it was just noise caused by interference.
Stelle, who noticed this, seemed to think of something.
She tiptoed carefully toward the two of them, came to Himeko's side, and made a "shh" gesture.
The two quietly watched her, wanting to see what idea she had this time.
They saw Stelle listening to the "rustling" in the communicator, take a deep breath, and hold it.
She slowly moved her mouth closer to the communicator…
"Ah!"
"Holy crap!!!"
Clang!
The sound of something falling to the ground rang out. Looking at the communicator that had made a human voice, Himeko and Mr. Yang looked at each other.
"That wasn't interference just now…"
"But the other side was playing a prank…"
The two fell into silence. Mr. Yang twitched the corner of his mouth. "The customs and culture of the Luofu are really… special."
"Aha!" Stelle jumped up, pointed at the communicator, and shouted, "I knew it was you messing around!"
Even if this voice turned to ashes, she would recognize it.
Group Hungry Tyrant: Levi.
Levi: 'Wrong! Group Hungry Tyrant is Kiana!'
The sound of something being picked up rang out, and the communicator emitted a voice that was both unfamiliar and familiar.
He didn't complain about Stelle's actions. Instead, he said indignantly, "Damn outsider!"
If it weren't for that outsider passing by his hiding place, the sound of footsteps wouldn't have been transmitted to the other side, and Stelle wouldn't have discovered it was him messing around.
But…
"The Jade Gate hasn't moved at all, so where did he sneak in from?"
Levi's gaze grew deep as he looked at the road behind him. From the tall stacks of containers piled on both sides, it was clear he was at the port of Liuyun Ferry.
Thinking it over carefully, Levi revealed a look of realization.
The person behind him was very familiar with the Luofu, knowing several hidden secret paths. It was completely normal to bypass the Jade Gate and enter the Luofu.
"Hello hello hello? Are you still there listening?"
Levi pinched his throat to change his voice.
"Bibubibu, the number you have dialed is currently on another call and cannot be connected…"
"So fake!" Stelle curled her lips. "With that voice of yours, I could recognize it even if you turned to ashes."
"You love me that much?" Levi gave up the disguise and said with a grin, "You can recognize my voice even if it turns to ashes. But unfortunately, you're not my type. I can only give you a 'nice person' card."
March 7 and Dan Heng, who had come over, exchanged a glance.
'This was Stelle's friend in the Luofu?'
'That big shot who wiped out an enemy in one move not long ago?'
It had only been a few days since they last met. How did he become so unserious?
There wasn't any demeanor of a strong person at all.
Stelle, however, said this was his true nature. That "strong person demeanor" before was all an act.
"Hmph!"
Stelle snorted coldly. "Didn't you say I'd have no good juice to drink? Now that I'm at your doorstep, you don't even dare open the door?"
"Are you scared?"
"Heh, would I be scared of you, a baby who hasn't even reached one month old?"
Levi's cold laugh came from the other side.
[Stelle: If you've got the guts, open the door! @Levi, are you scared? Chickened out?]
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