"General, is something wrong with your body? Why are your hands shaking so much while you're drinking water?"
Fu Xuan, whose mental state had mostly recovered, arrived at the Seat of Divine Foresight. She looked at Jing Yuan, who was sitting blankly in his main seat, his hand still shaking while holding a teacup, and felt somewhat confused.
Jing Yuan forced a smile onto his face and said, "Fu Xuan, do you think a Pathstrider of Nihility is terrifying?"
"Why are you suddenly asking this?" Although Fu Xuan was a bit confused, she still replied, "Pathstriders walking on this Path are not necessarily powerful, but they are definitely more troublesome than the last."
"Then what about a Pathstrider of Nihility who, in every aspect of their conduct, looks no different from a normal person?"
"General, what is going on?"
"That Mr. Caelus we know walks on five Paths: Nihility, Remembrance, The Finality, Abundance, and Equilibrium. Furthermore, he even said that he is an existence that crawled out of Nihility, to the point where he himself cannot figure out whether he counts as a Sanguine Sin-Spirit or a Self-Annihilator."
"...General, that is not a funny joke."
"Fu Xuan, how I wish this were just a joke. How I wish Caelus was just deceiving me, simply trying to scare me, or playing a prank on me. But the problem is, I didn't feel that he was deceiving me. And this explanation also perfectly explains why I sensed danger and unease from him, but it wasn't intense."
Fu Xuan swallowed hard. Thinking about how Caelus had sat by her bedside all night last night, she felt her legs go weak for some reason.
"From now on, I have already dispatched people to keep that area under constant surveillance. Just a moment ago, the Vidyadhara side also wanted to entrust him to browse memories, attempting to find out the origin of that child, but I had the Cloud Knights turn them away. Can you imagine, Fu Xuan? If he also encountered a situation like yours, and his mental state suffered even the slightest issue, can you imagine the consequences?"
"Even a Stellaron outbreak is likely not as dangerous as what this person brings."
"Therefore, Fu Xuan, for the dangers that will occur in the Xianzhou Luofu next, you must not involve that area. I have already spoken to the other Xianzhou about this matter and have also reported it to the Marshal. The notice I received here is to treat this distinguished guest well, and after we are done, politely send him away. Even the Marshal has no way to deal with such an existence."
It was not that they could not deal with him or that they could not win a fight, but that if a real fight were to break out, it would only cause greater trouble. In this universe, no one wanted to get involved with Nihility, something that could contaminate people with just a single glance.
"Fu Xuan, I remember that child Qingque has a relatively good relationship with him, right?"
"The relationship was good, but they haven't been interacting much lately, and it seems to have cooled down a bit."
"Sigh! He has stayed in the Xianzhou Luofu for so many days, doesn't he have even one good friend?"
"...As far as I know, it seems there isn't a single one left who has a good relationship with him."
"Our Xianzhou Luofu has truly welcomed an ancestor."
Jing Yuan's face was full of sorrow. There wasn't a trace of a smile left. He couldn't fight him, he couldn't scold him, he couldn't monitor him too strictly, he still had to pay attention to his mental state and living needs, and he couldn't let him be subjected to any stimulation.
If this was not an ancestor, what was?
And they really could not ignore him. Otherwise, if he were to truly explode here in the Xianzhou Luofu...
Jing Yuan did not even dare to think about it.
"However, fortunately, he is a person who doesn't like to move around much. If we send more books over, it should be enough to get through this period. It's just that I don't know when he will leave."
"Sigh, Fu Xuan, I want to retire."
"That is truly a pity, but I don't want to sit in the General's seat for the time being. Although the memory of the destiny glimpsed through the Matrix of Prescience was deleted, this matter has also taught me a lesson. I feel that I am not yet prepared to sit in the General's seat and shoulder this responsibility."
"So, General, thank you for your hard work."
Jing Yuan watched Fu Xuan's departing back, as well as the familiar, wrapped chocolate placed on his desk, and sighed once again. He felt that the frequency of his sighs had been getting higher and higher lately.
But what else could he do? He could only helplessly tear open the chocolate packaging, then stuff it into his mouth and chew. That silky, sweet sensation burst forth in his mouth, giving rise to a relaxing and pleasant mood, allowing Jing Yuan's tense nerves to ease.
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"Hey, why is there no one here?"
Stelle touched her head, looking at the place where she and the others had landed. Apart from a large pile of shipping containers, she did not see anyone at all.
"Perhaps the Stellaron Hunters have done something. After all, we didn't receive any message when we called the first time."
Welt, holding his cane, pushed up the glasses on his face and said this.
"It seems this trip to the Xianzhou Luofu won't be peaceful either. It's estimated that we might have to face some notorious wanted criminals in the universe. So, Stelle, don't get tricked by a bad woman!"
March 7th said to her companion beside her in an earnest tone.
"I won't allow you to talk about her like that. She is my mom!"
"This person is hopeless."
The group from the Astral Express had officially arrived at the Xianzhou Luofu, stepping onto the already woven script of destiny, although a bomb that would make anyone's scalp tingle was hidden behind this script.
Everything was just as the original destiny had arranged. The group from the Astral Express helped Phantylia the Undying, who was disguised as Tingyun, resolve the crisis at Stargazer Navalia, and under her guidance, they went to the Sky-Faring Commission to coordinate with the Xianzhou Luofu officials and met Jing Yuan.
Only when they met this General did they discover that he seemed to love sweets very much. There was a lot of chocolate stored on his desk.
Regarding this, Jing Yuan just smiled and said nothing. Afterwards, he thanked everyone from the Astral Express for coming from afar to support them, and then arranged their accommodation.
After the group from the Astral Express went to do their own activities, the smiling expression on Jing Yuan's face faded. Why did he feel that the girl named Stelle from the Astral Express was highly similar to Caelus? The hair color and pupils between the two were exactly the same, only Caelus's color was a bit duller, and their clothing styles were also basically similar.
Just as Jing Yuan was pondering whether there was any connection between the two, a Cloud Knight ran over in a hurry.
"General, we are incompetent. The gentleman you asked us to keep a close eye on has disappeared right under our noses. He only left a note where he disappeared."
In an instant, Jing Yuan felt his blood run cold.
He silently took the note, then took another handful of chocolate and stuffed it into his mouth. After opening the note, he only saw this paragraph.
"The Astral Express has arrived. I am very curious about their story, so I will be observing them from the shadows during this time. In the arrangement of destiny, they will resolve the crisis of the Xianzhou Luofu this time, and after witnessing this, I will also leave. Thank you for the hospitality during this time."
Jing Yuan slowly exhaled. Finally, he was finally about to send away this living ancestor. However, looking at the situation, he estimated that this person might be heading to the Astral Express.
"I hope they can remain safe and sound."
Jing Yuan prayed for the Trailblazer from the bottom of his heart.
(To be continued.)