Xianzhou Luofu… Seat of Divine Foresight…
Watching Huaiyan hang up the phone, the female secretary tilted her head and silently produced a question mark.
If she wasn't mistaken, General Huaiyan had called General Jing Yuan to discuss the urgent document from "The Mournfire." How did it suddenly turn into casual family chatter?
"Miss Secretary, you may leave first. The matters described in this document are of great importance. I need to discuss them in detail with Jing Yuan once he returns."
Huaiyan's gaze was sharp. He naturally noticed the doubt in the secretary's heart, so he waved his hand at the foxian secretary, signaling her to withdraw.
"Yes, General Huaiyan."
Hearing Huaiyan's words, the secretary lady didn't think too much about it. She elegantly bowed to Huaiyan and respectfully withdrew.
"Steppe People… a long-distance ship traveling from Jarilo-VI to the Xianzhou Luofu… Oh, the 'Ten Stonehearts' of the Interastral Peace Corporation…"
Connecting the clues one by one in his mind and imagining the situation, Huaiyan seemed to think of something. His gaze turned faintly toward a certain direction.
A pair of squinted eyes also opened at this moment. As golden-red Path power surged, Huaiyan's eyes became like the "Fiery Golden Eyes" of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, Sun Wukong. After piercing through countless buildings, they finally landed on the forbidden area of the Xianzhou Luofu—the place where the worst criminals were imprisoned: the Shackling Prison.
During the Abundance War, the Steppe People warlord "Hoolay" was defeated and captured by the Luofu Sword Champion Jingliu, then imprisoned in the Shackling Prison. Hundreds of years had already passed since then.
After the warlord "Hoolay" was captured and detained by the Xianzhou Alliance, the Steppe People had fallen into long-term silence. Now, after a hundred years, they had appeared again.
The ship flying from "Jarilo-VI" to the Xianzhou Luofu, along with their legal identities… Could it be… that the Steppe People's target was the Xianzhou Luofu and the imprisoned "Hoolay" in the Shackling Prison?
'Bang—!'
Just as Huaiyan was deep in thought, a loud bang suddenly sounded. The door to Jing Yuan's office was kicked open from the outside. Immediately after, a bold and unrestrained voice followed.
"General Huaiyan, long time no see!"
"Hahaha, it really has been a long time. How have you been lately?"
Huaiyan, who had been pondering, was pulled back from his sea of consciousness by the loud kick. He focused his eyes, recognized the visitor, stroked his beard, and laughed along.
The person appearing before Huaiyan was a tall, silver-haired foxian woman.
The woman wore hot, tight shorts. Her upper garment resembled the inner layer of a Hanfu. Over the inner layer was a pure white short robe embroidered with a circle of patterns, adding color to the otherwise plain outfit.
The most handsome and magnificent part of the entire ensemble was the outermost layer—a cyan-black cloak.
The cyan side was printed with golden patterns, extremely luxurious and mysterious. The black side featured auspicious clouds and brocade, displaying nobility and majesty.
'Her might pierces the heavens, her spirit surpasses the firmament.'
It was none other than the Skyfaring General—Feixiao!
"I originally thought you would arrive a few days later. I didn't expect you to come to the Luofu so early."
"Hahaha, after all, a powerhouse who single-handedly killed the 'Lord Ravager' Zephyro has appeared on the Xianzhou Luofu. I naturally wanted to see it for myself, so I came to the Luofu early."
Hearing Huaiyan's words, Feixiao simply laughed heartily and did not hide the purpose of her trip. She still held Zephyro's strength in high regard.
If Feixiao herself fought Zephyro, she could say without exaggeration that she would have at most a forty percent chance of victory. Because compared to the Path of The Hunt, the Path of Destruction was clearly more suited for combat. To kill Zephyro single-handedly, one could imagine Qingque's strength.
"By the way, old man Huaiyan, since you arrived earlier than me, you must have already met that Emanator of the Path of Causality, right? What do you think?"
"Emanator of the Path of Causality Qingque… Yes, I have already met her."
Huaiyan nodded and gently stroked his grizzled beard.
"Really? Then what do you think? How strong is this Emanator of the Path of Causality? Does she truly have the strength to kill a Lord Ravager of Destruction alone?"
Upon learning that Huaiyan had met Qingque, Feixiao asked eagerly. As a battle maniac, she was very curious about Qingque's strength.
"Mhm, I can only say this—I cannot see through Qingque's true strength directly. Even if she is not at the level of a top Emanator, she is not far from it. Coupled with the ever-changing abilities of the Path of Causality's Authority, killing a single 'Lord Ravager' is definitely more than enough."
"Oh? You rate her that highly?"
Feixiao was somewhat surprised by Huaiyan's praise. After all, this old general's vision was extremely sharp. Receiving praise from him was extremely difficult.
"Hahaha, then this Martial Exhibition Ceremony will be lively! I really hope I can have a satisfying battle with her!"
Feixiao clenched her fist tightly. A sharp battle intent flashed in her eyes. The power of the Path of The Hunt within her body also trembled, and rich, materialized cyan Imaginary energy slowly surged in response to her master's fighting spirit.
"Mhm, this old man also looks forward to battling Miss Qingque."
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Asdana Star System…
"Damn it! What kind of garbage is the Company producing?! Breaking down halfway—screw this!"
In an asteroid belt several light-years away from Penacony, a young man with white hair streaked with black strands furiously slammed the buttons on the control panel until it was almost destroyed before stopping.
"Son of a—! Company trash!"
The man glanced at the navigation coordinates on the star map and helplessly rubbed his forehead.
"Still five light-years left, huh? Forget it, I'll just fly there myself."
Then, the man stood up from the pilot seat and kicked open the cabin door with one foot.
"Damn it, that guy pretending to be a Galaxy Ranger, you made me suffer so much. When I catch you, I'm gonna chop you into eight pieces! I'll make sure you know how tough Boothill is!"