Luocha smiled helplessly: "That is to say, thank you, Miss Sushang."
[Yoyoyoyo~~]
[Illiterate Lee big pillow online confused, lol.]
[Shipped it shipped it!]
[Bishop, just spoil her.]
Sushang blinked her eyes.
"Oh... okay, I need to report to the Cloud Knight officer here; you can wander around nearby."
"But don't run around randomly; in a while, Cloud Knights will come to escort you to the temporary resettlement point. See you if fate allows."
Dan Heng nodded: "Goodbye."
The phone vibrated.
Sliding open the screen, he found it was a message from Stelle.
[Stelle: The Cloud Knights invited us to act together.]
[Stelle: Speaking of which, the alchemy furnace in your hometown is really huge.]
[Stelle: /Image]
Seeing the photo she took, Dan Heng felt waves of familiarity surge in his heart, accompanied by a few traces of repulsive strangeness.
Very contradictory.
Just like when he arrived at the Alchemy Commission, he had memories of many things.
For example, the building in that picture—he could recognize it at a glance and name it.
[Dan Heng: What are you doing over at the Taizhen Alchemy Chamber?]
The message showed sending failed.
"(Messages that never connect... really troublesome.)"
"(I don't know what happened with Stelle, March, and Uncle Yang...)"
"As expected, Dan Heng doesn't know that Leon got off the ship ahead of him."
"Still unable to contact companions; probably Silver Wolf's doing."
"Probably, Teacher Dan Heng has a very important role or function, but it can't be detected by Phantylia in advance?"
"Just my guess, guess."
"(As Miss Sushang said, the Cloud Knights are assembling for the Stellaron disaster.)"
"(But why did Kafka want us to come here?)"
"(...I don't know the current situation of the three with Stelle, and... Blade.)"
"(Too much time delayed; need intelligence.)"
While Dan Heng was deep in thought, Luocha's gentle and refined voice slowly sounded.
"Brother Dan Heng, it's been a long time since you returned to your homeland, right?"
Dan Heng tilted his head to look at him; his expression didn't change much, just a slight silence.
"How did you know?" He did not deny it outright.
"You don't seem like it's your first time here; the expression on your face is exactly like being timid about approaching one's hometown."
"..."
Luocha was also accustomed to Dan Heng's taciturn nature, casually saying in a very calm tone:
"If you want to leave, then take advantage of now."
"The Cloud Knights will soon check our identities; I also have places to go. This place is not suitable for lingering."
Dan Heng's heart tightened.
"You... where are you going?"
...Luocha is not a simple traveling merchant.
Or rather, far from being as simple as he appears on the surface.
Regarding this point, as early as when Luocha used the power of Abundance to heal the puppet judge, he had made a judgment.
It's just that he has always been unable to see through what this person is scheming or what his purpose is.
In response to Dan Heng's inquiry, Luocha smiled mildly.
"I am a traveling merchant; there's still one deal I haven't completed."
Dan Heng: "I still have some matters to inquire about with the Cloud Knights. If Mr. Luocha is in a hurry, you may leave on your own first."
"...Since that's the case, Brother Dan Heng, let us part here. Until we meet again."
Luocha carried the coffin on his back and walked slowly in a certain direction, gradually disappearing at the end of the road.
Dan Heng stared at the direction where Luocha disappeared for a moment, then retracted his gaze.
Having just observed the current state of the Alchemy Commission, he had already found the target to ask.
"Excuse me for a moment, fellow Cloud Knights. May I ask what happened at the Alchemy Commission?"
"The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus launched a rebellion at the Alchemy Commission; it is currently under the control of the Cloud Knights."
Due to the high-profile actions of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and the battlefield that has not yet been fully cleaned up, the Cloud Knights did not conceal the facts from Dan Heng.
"Various places are still not very safe; please stay here for now. After the operation ends, we will assign someone to escort you back."
Dan Heng's pupils slightly contracted: "Disciples of Sanctus Medicus?"
Cloud Knight: "A bunch of lunatics. You saw the revival of the Ambrosial Arbor, right? I heard it was those evildoers who did it."
"This concerns military secrets, so I cannot say more about it."
Worry rippled in Dan Heng's heart.
"(The rebirth of the Ambrosial Arbor is actually related to the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus... When was the last time I heard these names?)"
"How did Stelle and the others get involved in such troublesome matters..."
"It's tough for Teacher Dan Heng."
Ah Xian felt some sympathy for him.
"Walking with Sushang and Luocha, two people with completely different personalities, is like a headless fly drifting aimlessly."
"Sushang is innocent, Luocha is profound; this time, who knows what ghostly idea he's plotting again..."
[It's already version 1.2; still not acknowledging Luocha as a good person?]
"No choice; his appearance attacked me."
"If I hadn't played Honkai Impact 3rd or watched the Divine Continent Swordfold Record—then I definitely wouldn't have a stereotype about Luocha."
"Can't blame me; it's really... anyway, do you think the thing in Luocha's coffin is normal?"
"I think the package is not normal; there must be big reveals."
[Is it possible that Tingyun is inside?]
[Huh? Brother, your brain hole is impressive; you can even link this to Tingyun.]
[Didn't Luocha have a plot segment before where he said he made an appointment with Tingyun for business, but now the deal can't be done, as if... he knows Tingyun had an accident.]
"Yes yes yes, this plot segment is also one of the reasons I can't recognize Luocha as a true good person."
"And have you seen the last part of Luocha's companion mission? There are way too many foreshadowings buried."
"And have you read the relic set's lore? The story described seems related to Luocha."
"Luocha fans, don't rush me; I'm not like Welt, suspecting him just because of his appearance."
"But truly with evidence and basis, and well, although I think it's unlikely, but—"
"I also hope the person in the coffin is really Tingyun. Who wants the sweet fox girl who calls 'benefactor' to just die like that?"
"And, and, damn it..."
"I never expected that the damn writers would first give Tingyun the heaviest blow."
"Ahem, if version 1.2 starts killing off playable characters, then on my husband Leon's head, wouldn't there be a big red danger sign?"
"I can't accept that kind of thing; no knifing Leon, hope Tingyun is still alive and well!"
"Confirming characters won't be knifed to death, eh, then I can rest assured."
"That way, even if there's a knife on Leon, at least no need to worry about him becoming someone who only exists in memories."
[In games with the Honkai prefix, what if Leon's ending is like the Thirteen Flame-Chasers' ice shards; wouldn't you explode?]
[User with material love got arrested by the police and banned for 1 minute.]
"Owe a beating, kid; I admit, after seeing the barrage you sent, I got anxious; no next time."
Dan Heng inquired further with the Cloud Knights about his companions' whereabouts, briefly describing their appearances.
Originally not holding much hope, unexpectedly the Cloud Knights knew.
Learning everyone's destination, Dan Heng looked toward the direction of the Scalegorge Waterscape, his gaze profound.