northernbook Chapter 286 Flying Sky
Chapter 286 Flying Sky
However, despite the praise, the fox-man still offered his own comments, pointing out the shortcomings of the two.
"However, you two only know how to dodge, thinking that you are graceful and agile and that you have specially trained to strengthen your skills, which is indeed commendable, but only knowing how to dodge is not enough; on the other hand, you are strong and can fly bricks, always thinking that you can kill with one blow... In short, your tactics and techniques are both lacking."
"Who are you?" Yun Li asked.
"As for me, I'm just a patient who came to Dan Ding Si for medical treatment and a passerby." As she spoke, she looked up at the sky. If you followed the direction of her gaze, you would know that she was looking in the direction of the martial arts ceremony venue.
"I thought I'd be able to feast my eyes on the arena with the Luofu Martial Arts Ceremony about to begin, but I never expected to witness such a wonderful battle in the Dan Ding Division, which is also a place for healing and saving lives. There are really a lot of strange things happening on Luofu."
However, I have a small suggestion: rather than having a private fight outside, I'd prefer to see the two children take advantage of the martial arts ceremony to go to the ring and beat each other half to death in a fair fight. That way, any grudges or feuds will be wiped clean.
"Enmity? You've misunderstood. Yun Li and I were just sparring." Yan Qing quickly explained.
“One wields a flying sword, the other swings a giant blade. I don’t believe there’s no grudge between you.”
Clearly, the fox-woman did not believe Yanqing's explanation. At this moment, Lingsha also brought everyone here, and everyone finally learned the fox-woman's identity from Lingsha.
"Oh dear, Lord Feixiao, what are you doing here? Has the Dragon Girl finished her consultation?"
"Feixiao, ah! Could you be the one Grandpa always talked about..."
"The Heavenly Strike General of the Azure Immortal Ship?"
Yun Li and Yan Qing, working in tandem, revealed Fei Xiao's identity, successfully piquing the interest of the Herald of Knowledge.
"Looks like I'm quite famous on the Luofu Immortal Ship," Feixiao said.
“Of course, everyone knows the name of the Great Victory General,” Ling Sha explained.
“Great Victory General? That title is too narcissistic, no way!” Fei Xiao shook his head and said in distress, “I heard that there is a blind general in Luofu, so I gave myself the same humble nickname: Three-No General – No worries, no regrets, invincible.”
As she spoke, Fei Xiao winked, "Doesn't this way of addressing me sound much better?"
"Heh! That's a good title!" the Herrscher of Knowledge agreed. "Why didn't I think of this title for myself back then?"
"Oh? Who are you?" Fei Xiao looked at the Herrscher of Knowledge in surprise, then realized, "I remember now, you must be Miss Fu Hua, right? You do look a lot like the Marshal!"
"Pah! Who's that old relic?!" The Herrscher of Knowledge quickly denied, "I'm the renowned Herrscher of Knowledge, remember to call me the great Herrscher of Knowledge!"
"Oh! So you are the Lawgiver of Knowledge! I was mistaken, my apologies!"
"Heh! These are all minor matters! No need for apologies. If you feel uncomfortable about it, then spar with me. I've heard Jingyuan say that you're the strongest among them. I've been itching for a fight these past few days, and that kid Jingyuan won't fight me anyway. How about it? Interested?"
Fei Xiao raised an eyebrow and silently began to observe the Lawbringer of Knowledge. According to Jing Yuan's report, the Lawbringer of Knowledge should only be a slightly stronger Fate Walker.
However, in Fei Xiao's perception, the aura emanating from the Herrscher of Knowledge was clearly no less than that of a Commander. There were only two possibilities for this situation: either the Herrscher of Knowledge had been hiding her true strength, or, according to her observation, the Herrscher of Knowledge was not the kind of person who liked to conceal her power.
Therefore, there is only one explanation for the current situation: the Herrscher of Knowledge later gained the approval of a certain Star God, and his strength jumped to the level of Commander.
As Fei Xiao guessed, thanks to Kiana's complete fusion with the Cocoon of the End, her status has jumped to a level close to that of a Consciousness Unification, and her strength has naturally risen to the level of a Star God, with faint signs of surpassing it.
Therefore, as one of the Herrschers projected from the End, the Herrscher of Consciousness also experienced a significant boost in power when Kiana unknowingly and unconditionally provided energy. The Commander is far from her final destination; she is merely a Commander because this is the upper limit of her rank.
To obtain power beyond that, the Herrscher of Knowledge would probably need to find a way to become a Star God.
Having roughly grasped the strength of the Herald of Knowledge, Fei Xiao naturally agreed. Since the Starry Sky Martial Arts Ceremony was still missing a spectacular performance match, Fei Xiao immediately decided, without consulting her first, that their sparring session would be the grand finale of the ceremony.
"Now that your matter is settled, Yanqing and Yunli, and the sparring is over, shouldn't you politely thank General Feixiao for his guidance, and then quietly shake hands and make peace?"
Ling Sha, as the leader of the Pill Cauldron Division, has already said so, not to mention Fei Xiao, the general of the Immortal Boat, is also standing by.
Yun Li and Yan Qing naturally had to give these two face, and Yun Li immediately took out the flying sword that she had taken from Yan Qing.
"...Here's your sword back. You'd better keep a close eye on it, lest someone else take it from you again. Also, since we didn't settle things this time, next time I'll make sure you lose convincingly. And remember to continue teaching March swordsmanship tomorrow!"
After saying that, Yun Li turned around and prepared to leave, but before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at San Yueqi standing behind everyone.
Watching Yun Li's departing figure, Yan Qing couldn't help but mutter, "Is this her way of apologizing? Well, now that I've retrieved the sword, I should return to the Shence Mansion to report. General Fei Xiao, I'll take my leave now."
After saying that, Yanqing turned and walked towards the Shence Mansion. Before leaving, he reminded Sanyueqi to remember to come to class on time tomorrow and not to become lazy because he had rested for a day. Then he looked at Lingsha, who was watching the show.
"By the way, Miss Lingsha. If you have some free time, Yanqing would like to invite you to the Shence Manor for a frank discussion with my general. I believe there must be more to the grievances you've mentioned recently than meets the eye..."
Ling Sha did not respond, but in her heart she couldn't help but admire Yan Qing's keenness. She... did indeed have some personal grudges with Jing Yuan. However, there were still many things for her to deal with at the Pill Cauldron Division. The Dragon Master of Wisdom had also sent an invitation. It wasn't just Jing Yuan who needed to cleanse the impurities. Now was indeed not the right time.
After Yanqing finished speaking, he left. The rest of the group also chose to leave, as they had finished dealing with the matters of the Pill Refining Division.
Kiana originally wanted to invite the captain to go out and have fun, but the captain refused, citing his own requests to Jingyuan.
Although she felt somewhat uncomfortable, Kiana let the captain off the hook for the time being.
After all, no matter how slow she was to understand, she knew why the captain had been avoiding her these past few days. Moreover, Ling Sha had just subtly hinted to Kiana that she should know when to stop.
Kiana, realizing what had happened, knew that she had taken too much from the captain. If it weren't for the captain's physical condition being far superior to that of ordinary people, and Seele's help in conditioning his body, a normal person would have been lying in bed and unable to get up by now.
The Herrscher of Knowledge, on the other hand, was extremely excited. Last time in Pinocchio, she was unable to participate in the final battle due to various reasons. In fact, only Alicia directly participated in that battle on her side, while the others were strictly forbidden from participating.
After all, since Kiana's strength was greatly enhanced, the Herrschers also received a significant boost. If they were to join in rashly, it would seem like they were ganging up on the weak. In order to convince Sunday, Kiana simply sent them back to the Hyperion.
Jing Yuan only learned of Fei Xiao's existence afterward. As a result, Jing Yuan, who had always wanted to have a good fight with the Herrscher of Knowledge, knew that he was no match for the current Herrscher of Knowledge, so he simply refused all requests for sparring with the Herrscher of Knowledge.
It wasn't until this time, when she finally arrived at the Immortal Ship, that she was able to successfully invite Fei Xiao to spar with her. Realizing that she could finally have a proper fight, the Herrscher of Knowledge was as happy as a child who had lived for tens of thousands of years, jumping and skipping around Kiana.
Seeing that everyone else had left, Ling Sha started chatting with those who remained.
No one knows what happened, but after that, Fei Xiao strolled leisurely to the ancient seaside to wait for her subordinates to come.
Soon after, a pink-haired fox-man and a gray-haired man wearing a hood came up behind Fei Xiao. They were the Yao Qing envoys who had come with Fei Xiao this time.
The pink-haired fox-person named Jiaoqiu is Feixiao's military medic. Feixiao has always had a difficult-to-treat congenital disease, so having a military medic is very important. However, even after so many years, Jiaoqiu has been unable to cure this disease and can only suppress it.
Fei Xiao's visit to the Pill Refining Bureau in Luofu was due to his hearing of the exceptional medical skills of the Medicine-Carrying Dragon Girl of Luofu. He specifically came to seek an audience, hoping to learn from her how to completely cure the illness. However, even the Medicine-Carrying Dragon Girl was helpless against the disease, so Fei Xiao had no choice but to give up and look for other methods.
The other person is Fei Xiao's shadow guard named Mo Ze, who was originally a prisoner in the Yao Qing Immortal Ship's secluded prison. However, because of his outstanding stealth ability, he often escaped, and was eventually captured and brought back by Fei Xiao, who took an interest in him. Thus, he and Fei Xiao developed a unilateral grudge.
In the end, Fei Xiao made Mo Ze agree to become her shadow guard on the condition that he could assassinate her at any time, and successfully released him from the prison. From then on, Mo Ze followed Fei Xiao around all day long.
Sensing the two approaching from behind, Fei Xiao began to ask them about their impressions after meeting Jing Yuan and spending several hours strolling the streets.
Jiaoqiu stated that Jingyuan held the martial arts ceremony to prove that the Luofu Immortal Ship remained peaceful and prosperous after the Jianmu Catastrophe.
However, the crowds that flocked in with the martial arts ceremony became the biggest conduits for unease and rumors.
One wrong move leads to a series of chaotic events.
This is Jiaoqiu's assessment of the current situation in Luofu. As for Moze, he said that Jingyuan understands this principle, but he can't see anything deeper.
Finally, Jiaoqiu also said that he should be spared the task of meeting the general in the future. After all, the general he was to meet this time was Jing Yuan, who was known as the Shence General. His seniority was among the most senior of the current generals. It was too much of an honor to push a mere army doctor to the forefront.
Bakuzawa also stated that the nature of his work makes it unsuitable for him to be exposed to crowds at will.
"Stop complaining. I don't see that you two are that thirsty and riddled with holes." Fei Xiao turned to his two subordinates and began to explain the significance of his arrangement.
"Before making contact, I want to set aside my prejudices, observe the situation the other party has created, and then make a judgment. This situation naturally includes the appearance of the Cloud Riders on the street, people's opinions of them, and the behavior of those close to them."
"The strength of an army does not lie in its soldiers, but in its momentum. Only by assessing the momentum can one discern strength from weakness. I have benefited greatly from what you have said, General," Jiaoqiu praised, but Feixiao did not accept the praise.
"It's a perfectly plain sentence, but you, a doctor, have made it so difficult for me to understand. Anyway, this is my habit when I'm fighting, and you should get used to it too."
"Are you treating General Jingyuan as an enemy?" Jiaoqiu asked.
"The general who has commanded the army the longest on Luofu Xianzhou, how could he have few enemies?"
"By the way, General, you've already met the Dragon Girl who carries medicine, haven't you? Could I see the prescription she wrote?" Jiaoqiu asked curiously.
After all, he had heard of the Dragon Girl's medical skills and was very curious about what kind of diagnosis and prescription she would give for Feixiao's illness, but unfortunately, she did not.
"The Dragon Girl couldn't do anything about my situation; she just told me to eat something good."
Upon hearing Fei Xiao's words, Jiao Qiu, who had been squinting, opened his eyes and his expression became serious.
"...Even the renowned Medicine-Carrying Dragon Girl couldn't do anything? Don't worry, I will fulfill my promise from back then and find a way to cure you. I already have some ideas."
Feixiao looked at Jiaoqiu with satisfaction, then turned away.
"Jiaoqiu, life and death are determined by fate. From the day I joined the army, I swore an oath to spend the rest of my life as the sharpest arrow on the Immortal Ship, aimed at the abundant evil. As long as I can fulfill this wish, I don't care how long I live afterward. You just said that I regard Jingyuan as an enemy... No, my only enemy has always been myself."
Perhaps wanting to break the silence, Bakuzawa spoke.
"Let's eat something good, so... what are we having for dinner?"
"You little brat, do you even know how to read the room?"
"You two can make your own arrangements. I have an appointment with an old comrade-in-arms I haven't seen in many years," Fei Xiao said with a smile.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the group that had returned to Changletian chatted as they walked towards Shence Mansion.
Among them, the most enthusiastic conversation was between March 7th and the Herrscher of Knowledge. The two began to talk about all sorts of things related to flying, including the Herrscher of Knowledge boasting about his own deeds.
This caused March 7's eyes to light up with admiration, while the three who knew the truth followed behind somewhat awkwardly, silently listening to the Herrscher of Knowledge's somewhat exaggerated experience.