『 [ "Well, there's not much I could do. General Feixiao didn't really give me any chance to shine during this Wolf Hunt operation." ]
[ "If I were in that arena, one swing of my bat would have laid out even ten Hoolays." ]
Hearing March 7th's words, Stelle spoke with a cheeky grin.
[ "You sound exactly like Master Yanqing." ]
[ "But well, right now both he and Yunli have been sent to the Alchemy Commission for some serious forced bed rest." ]
[ "Sigh, I have the lowest achievement in swordsmanship, yet I'm perfectly fine. I really have to thank my two masters for tanking tons of damage for me." ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Ten Hoolays? If there was even one more Hoolay, we wouldn't have survived!"
March 7th: "Thank goodness both masters were so capable; otherwise I, their disciple, would be lying in the Alchemy Commission right alongside them."
Stelle: "If I had been the one fighting instead, would all three of us be lying in the Alchemy Commission right now?"
Silver Wolf: "Not necessarily. It might just be you lying there alone."
Furina de Fontaine: "Since Miss Yunli and Yanqing have both gone to the Alchemy Commission to recuperate, does that mean they are still going to miss the Wardance Ceremony?"
Qingque: "Hard to say. The main thing is, they haven't even announced when this Wardance Ceremony is actually going to start now, have they?"
Guinaifen: "It was supposed to start almost immediately, but with Hoolay stirring up such a mess, it'll probably be postponed for a bit?"
Hu Tao: "Won't the tourists and spectators have a problem with that?"
Li Sushang: "It seems those tourists never knew exactly when the Wardance Ceremony was going to start in the first place, right?"
Li Sushang: "I remember hearing some tourists say before that they would receive a notification from the Realm-Keeping Commission before the Wardance Ceremony officially opens."
Li Sushang: "In other words, everything is subject to the Realm-Keeping Commission's notification."
Silver Wolf: "That's what you call 'the organizer reserves all rights of interpretation.'"
Silver Wolf: "So, whether it's postponed or not is entirely up to the Luofu."
Silver Wolf: "The audience has no say in it."
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『 Stelle bid farewell to Bailu and followed March 7th to the Alchemy Commission to visit Yunli and Yanqing.
[ "Hehe, look who's here." ]
[ "The beloved Stelle, and the lovely March 7th." ]
[ "You've come to the Alchemy Commission today… Oh, I see. Stelle must have come to accompany March to visit her two masters, right?" ]
Lingsha saw the two of them arrive and immediately showed a warm, smiling face.
[ "Exactly, exactly! How are our two masters doing right now?" ]
March 7th nodded and asked Lingsha.
[ "Unfortunately, there is only one master here. And I'm doing quite well." ]
Yunli was standing right next to Lingsha. Hearing this, she smiled and patted her chest directly.
[ "What?" ]
[ "Yanqing… did he fail to hold on after all?" ]
Perhaps not yet out of the atmosphere of that super-realistic play-pretend from earlier, Stelle immediately wore a heavy expression upon hearing this.
[ "Hey, watch your words!" ]
[ "Don't go cursing my master!" ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Robin: "Miss Yunli recovered so quickly?"
Yunli: "I have a tough constitution. Recovering quickly is only natural."
March 7th: "Then what about my Master Yanqing?"
March 7th: "Nothing really bad happened to him, right?"
Yunli: "Not to that extent."
Yunli: "But with his frail little body, he probably won't even be able to get out of bed for at least ten days to half a month!"
Yanqing: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Yanqing: "As fellow martial artists, my recovery rate isn't necessarily worse than yours!"
Yunli: "Then why aren't you here?"
Stelle: "Looking at Yunli, it really doesn't seem like a big deal."
Stelle: "Makes sense. After all, with such immense strength, her physical constitution couldn't possibly be weak."
Stelle: "As for Yanqing, since he plays with sword kinesis, his mental strength must be much more powerful, right?"
Stelle: "So it's normal for his physical recovery rate to be a bit worse than Yunli's."
Furina de Fontaine: "As long as both of them are fine, that's what matters."
Furina de Fontaine: "By the way… what about Mr. Jiaoqiu?"
Furina de Fontaine: "Could it be… Mr. Jiaoqiu is the one who didn't make it after all?"
Paimon: "He had so much blood sucked out… and drank a poisonous dosage of Tumbledust"
Paimon: "If this were in Teyvat… I feel like he would have been beyond saving a long time ago…"
Lumine: "But Mr. Jiaoqiu is not in Teyvat; he is in the powerful Xianzhou Alliance."
Lumine: "Perhaps there really is hope for his survival!"
Jiaoqiu: "Sigh, why care so much about whether I live or die?"
Jiaoqiu: "Trading my single life for this outcome, isn't that an absolute bargain?"
Hotaru: "But if that's the case, General Feixiao will lose an all-rounder helper and friend who can serve as a healer, a strategist, and a part-time chef all at once."
Hotaru: "I'm sure General Feixiao wouldn't want that, right?"
Feixiao: "Miss Hotaru is absolutely right."
Feixiao: "As long as you have a single breath left in you, I will try every possible way to save you!"
Feixiao: "Just like how you saved me!"
....
『 [ "His injuries aren't quite that severe… but well, he still needs a longer period of quiet rest." ]
[ "After all, he fought a fierce battle against Hoolay, and then… cough, had a very intense sparring session with General Feixiao!" ]
[ "That little frame of his couldn't handle it anymore." ]
Yunli teased Yanqing's current state.
[ "Master Yunli, didn't you also fight a massive battle?" ]
March 7th scratched her head and looked at Yunli.
[ "Hmph, the kids from the Luofu just don't have constitutions as great as us children from the Zhuming!" ]
Yunli huffed proudly.
[ "I heard from Moze about the tough battle against the Wolftroopers. Stelle, you fought alongside Moze. Did you get hurt?" ]
Suddenly, Lingsha asked Stelle in a concerned tone.
[ "…The enemies were mostly taken care of by General Feixiao." ]
[ "Now that I think about it, I didn't really have a chance to get hurt." ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "General Feixiao shoots artillery shells at the slightest disagreement."
Stelle: "How would I even get the chance to get hurt?"
Stelle: "Even if I did get hurt, it would probably be from failing to dodge in time and getting caught in the friendly fire of her artillery!"
Lumine: "In the past, because General Feixiao suffered from Moon Rage, firing such a devastating arrow probably had some limitations."
Lumine: "But now, after swallowing the Crimson Moon's heart, General Feixiao shouldn't have such worries anymore, right?"
Paimon: "Oh my goodness, does that mean General Feixiao can go all out with full firepower anytime, anywhere?!"
Paimon: "Just how strong would that be?!"
Silver Wolf: "Poor Borisin, I feel deeply concerned for their future."
Silver Wolf: "Perhaps, before long, we will hear the news of the Borisin being completely wiped out from this universe."
Stelle: "The Crimson Moon's heart plus the power of an Emanator of the Hunt…"
Stelle: "Does this mean General Feixiao can now be considered a dual Emanator, similar to what Phantylia was before?"
March 7th: "I think so?"
March 7th: "After all, that heart represents the inheritance of the Borisin Warmaster and possesses powerful Abundance energy. It should be pretty close to an Emanator's power."
Silver Wolf: "General Feixiao is truly invincible now."
Silver Wolf: "Everything Hoolay did ended up paving the way for General Feixiao."
Qingque: "I think the main thing is that Hoolay never expected the Reignbow Arbiter, who almost never responds to mortals, to actually manifest at the critical moment!"
Qingque: "And this manifestation wasn't just a brief glance, but actually delivered power directly to General Feixiao!"
Stelle: "Exactly. If only the Aeon of Harmony had given us some perks after glancing at us back in Penacony, we wouldn't have lost the first battle against the Harmonious Choir."
Stelle: "Looking at it this way, the Aeon of the Hunt is much more generous!"
Boothill: "Muddlefudger, you can't say it like that…"
Boothill: "She is an Emanator of the Hunt, so it's only normal for the Reignbow Arbiter to help out."
Boothill: "Anyone else might not get that kind of treatment."
Silver Wolf: "And the opponent was the Borisin Warhead, a major leader of the Abominations of Abundance!"
Silver Wolf: "The Aeon of the Hunt had even more reason to step in."
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『 [ "I can probably guess why. General Feixiao must have been too strong." ]
As soon as Stelle finished speaking, Yunli excitedly chimed in.
[ "Yunli, you go lie back down right now!" ]
Seeing Yunli chatting away as if nothing had happened, Lingsha immediately put on a stern face.
[ "I got it, Sister Lingsha." ]
Yunli gave a sheepish laugh and nodded.
[ "By the way, what about that squinty-eyed Foxian healer, and that guy with the hood…?" ]
March 7th then asked about Jiaoqiu and Moze's situation.
[ "Fortunately, Stelle and the others found the heavily injured Jiaoqiu. He lost too much blood and needs proper rest." ]
[ "Both he and Moze are severely injured. I have placed them under strict confinement; neither of them is allowed to leave the Alchemy Commission." ]
[ "All three of them had life-threatening injuries. It is a blessing among misfortunes that our Luofu still has a miraculous Healer Lady." ]
Lingsha informed them of the two's status, her face showing a sigh of relief.
To survive such injuries, in her eyes, they were truly lucky to be alive!
[ "Ah, it seems the entire delegation from the Yaoqing has gathered here in the Alchemy Commission." ]
[ "Should we buy some fruit and go visit General Feixiao?" ]
March 7th wanted to drag Stelle along to visit Feixiao and the others.
[ "I wanted to say no, as they need quiet rest… But forget it, who tells them to have a boss who is just as restless." ]
[ "General Feixiao just slipped out of the quiet ward. She thinks she's incredibly stealthy." ]
[ "But I know every single movement in the Alchemy Commission." ]
[ "If you're looking to meet her, the Lunarescent Depths might be your best bet. I spotted her heading that way earlier." ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Oh! He's alive!"
Stelle: "The squinty-eyed Foxian is alive!"
March 7th: "It sounds like it's all thanks to Lady Bailu!"
Qingque: "As expected of the Dragon Lady, to be able to save someone from such injuries!"
Qingque: "It's practically bringing the dead back to life, a truly miraculous touch!"
Bailu: "You flatter me, you flatter me!"
Bailu: "Hehe, it's only what I should do~"
Paimon: "To be able to cure even that… I can't even imagine how amazing Lady Bailu's medical skills are."
Furina de Fontaine: "I see, so this is the true worth of the contemporary Luofu High Elder!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Though she is still young and not strong in combat, her medical skills are already second to none!"
Jiaoqiu: "I can understand Feixiao being injured, since her body had already suffered severe tearing backlash before she swallowed the Crimson Moon."
Jiaoqiu: "But how did Moze get injured?"
Xiangling: "Maybe he was hit by Hoolay earlier?"
Xiangling: "It's just that Mr. Moze silently endured it and didn't show it."
Moze: "Yes, I believe so too."
Silver Wolf: "Wow, did the Yaoqing delegation come to the Luofu's Alchemy Commission for a group vacation?"
Silver Wolf: "Not a single one of them was spared."
Jing Yuan: "Those three are great contributors and heroes of our Luofu!"
Jing Yuan: "The medical bills for this Alchemy Commission stay will be covered by my Seat of Divine Foresight!"
Stelle: "Can I get my expenses reimbursed too?"
Stelle: "I'll take this opportunity to go to Bailu and grab some supplements to nourish myself."
Stelle: "Like ten-thousand-year-old ginseng, ten-thousand-year-old snow lotus… just give me a few bags of those!"
Jiaoqiu: "Tsk tsk tsk… do you think those are common weeds by the roadside?"
Jiaoqiu: "If you really dare to take those, even the esteemed Divine General would be drained dry by you!"
....
『 The scene shifted to the shores of the Lunarescent Depths.
[ "Ha, listening to the footsteps… isn't this General Feixiao?" ]
[ "Why aren't you following the doctor's orders to rest up, running out here all by yourself again?" ]
Jiaoqiu leaned against the railing. Without turning back, he already knew who the newcomer was.
[ "What a coincidence, there's another person here who isn't following the doctor's orders." ]
Feixiao looked at Jiaoqiu with a complex expression.
[ "I am a doctor myself, after all. My understanding of my own physical condition isn't necessarily inferior to that of the Dragon Lady." ]
Jiaoqiu seemed rather dismissive.
[ "A physician cannot heal themselves. Don't try to act tough in front of me." ]
[ "…I'm sorry, Jiaoqiu." ]
[ "I didn't expect you to use the method of feeding the wolf with poison. What a miscalculation. If only I could have found you sooner… If only I hadn't sent you to the Shackling Prison…" ]
Looking at Jiaoqiu's current state, Feixiao felt deep regret in her heart.
[ "Listen to you. Is this really the Feixiao I know?" ]
[ "Could it be a Borisin assassin pretending to have your voice to take my life?" ] 』
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—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Furina de Fontaine: "Oh, we finally see Mr. Jiaoqiu himself!"
Furina de Fontaine: "He's alive!"
Furina de Fontaine: "No missing limbs, he can talk, and he can hear!"
Furina de Fontaine: "Great! He's just like a normal person!"
Jiaoqiu: "General, did you take the wrong medicine?"
Jiaoqiu: "I actually heard you say such things."
Feixiao: "Seeing you turn out like this, of course I would feel bad."
Jiaoqiu: "Ha, there's no need for that."
Jiaoqiu: "I made my peace with this a long time ago."
Jiaoqiu: "To me, curing you is the obsession in my heart."
Jiaoqiu: "As long as I can fulfill this obsession, even if I die, it is worth it to me."
Jiaoqiu: "Besides, didn't I survive?"
Lingsha: "Great, one, two, and another one wearing a hood leaning in the corner behind the wall- none of you are following the doctor's orders, are you!"
Lingsha: "Sigh, having patients like you really worries me!"
Stelle: "Drag them all back and tie them to their hospital beds! (sarcastic face.jpg)"
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『 [ "..." ]
[ "Jiaoqiu, your eyes… you can't see anymore, can you?" ]
After a moment of silence, Feixiao asked Jiaoqiu with a downcast expression.
[ "Right now, I can still hear the sound of the waves. They are very clear… and that is enough." ]
[ "No need to blame yourself. You know what I care about more: after swallowing the Crimson Moon, are there any changes in your body?" ]
Jiaoqiu, his eyes tightly closed, turned around and guided the topic back to Feixiao herself.
[ "I don't know, it seems nothing has changed…" ]
[ "But many of the doubts that used to trouble me have vanished into thin air…" ]
Feixiao shook her head and answered the question.
[ "I thought I wouldn't live to hear you talk about your body again…" ]
[ "But, thanks to Moze and that child." ]
[ "Compared to the current outcome, the price I paid is truly negligible…" ]
[ "I have no complaints, Feixiao. I am very content." ] 』
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