Lingsha stepped forward.
"Oh, General Feixiao, why are you here? Is the High Elder's consultation over?"
"Feixiao?"
Yunli felt the name sounded slightly familiar. After a moment's thought, she found the answer.
"Could you be the one Grandpa often mentions..."
Yanqing also realized at this moment and followed up:
"...The Merlin's Claw of the Yaoqing Xianzhou?"
"It seems I'm quite famous on the Xianzhou Luofu as well."
Seeing Feixiao admit her identity, which matched what Bai Luan had said, Stelle nodded.
Uncle's value is still rising.
Even though Uncle doesn't have an intelligence network, Uncle can be an intelligence network himself.
If I encounter any confusing situations or want to look up secrets in the future... maybe I can skip those tedious investigation steps and just ask Uncle?
Anyway, he always seems to know something.
As expected of me! To think of such an efficient method!
Stelle couldn't help but feel a little smug.
I guess I'm a bit of a genius myself~
Beside her, March 7th gave a strange look to Stelle, who had suddenly puffed out her chest with a mysterious, smug smile on her face.
She really couldn't understand which dimension her brain had jumped to this time.
Lingsha nodded.
"Of course. The title of 'General of Victorious Battles' is known to everyone."
Yeah, on the Xianzhou's internal communication network, while other Xianzhou ships post normal diplomatic briefings and administrative exchanges...
Only Yaoqing's posts would be scrolling news like 'Great Victory', 'Another Great Victory', 'News of Victories Keeps Pouring In' every day.
After exchanged a few pleasantries with Feixiao, Lingsha looked at Yanqing and Yunli, crossed her arms, and spoke.
"Yanqing, Yunli, since the sparring is over, shouldn't you politely thank General Feixiao for her guidance, and then quietly shake hands and make up?"
Yanqing looked at Yunli, while Yunli lowered her head. After a moment, Yunli looked at Yanqing:
"...Here's your sword back. You'd better keep a good eye on it, so it doesn't get taken by someone else next time. Also, we didn't settle the score this time. Next time, I'll make you lose fair and square."
After Yunli returned the sword to Yanqing, she left on her own.
Yanqing looked at the departing Yunli with some dissatisfaction:
"Is that supposed to be an apologetic attitude?"
But a moment later, Yanqing controlled his temper again.
Forget it, I won't argue with her.
Now that he had his sword back, he should return to report it.
Yanqing stepped forward and greeted Flying Expanse:
"General Feixiao, Yanqing will take his leave now."
Feixiao nodded to Yanqing.
Yanqing turned to Lingsha, his tone sincere:
"By the way, Miss Lingsha.
If you have some free time, Yanqing would like to invite you to the Seat of Divine Foresight for a talk, to speak openly with my General.
I believe there must be more to the 'grudge' you mentioned today..."
Lingsha's eyes flickered slightly. She nodded to Yanqing as well but didn't say anything more.
Afterward, Yanqing led the way out of the Alchemy Commission, going non-stop all the way back to the Exalting Sanctum.
Even after leaving the scene, March 7th was still reminiscing about Feixiao's stunning entrance:
"Was that person who descended from the sky just now the General of the Yaoqing's Cloud Knights? She's so cool! Yunli was swinging such a huge sword, and she neutralized the attack with just a light strike—"
Yanqing scratched his head awkwardly and added:
"...And mine."
"Ahem..."
March 7th awkwardly tried to fix her words:
"Of course! As Yunli's opponent, that young swordsman was also very heroic and agile! Seeing him makes me want to become his disciple and learn Xianzhou swordplay!"
Bai Luan glanced at March 7th upon hearing this.
Hmm... considering March 7th's upcoming experiences, isn't this also a kind of boomerang?
Haha!
No one can escape the boomerang!
This is the era of the great boomerang!
March 7th turned to look at Stelle beside her and asked:
"Don't you think so, Stelle?"
Stelle stood with her hands on her hips, responding in a flat, somewhat perfunctory tone:
"Xianzhou swordplay is good, it's really good!"
Seeing how perfunctory she was being, March 7th couldn't help but say:
"Put more emotion into it!"
At that moment, Bai Luan took out his small wooden guitar, plucked the strings, and deliberately followed up in a robotic voice:
"Xianzhou swordplay is great, it's really great!"
"Even if I said to have more emotion, you didn't have to sing it."
Bai Luan smiled.
Then, while putting away his small wooden guitar, he said:
"Hehe, a burst of inspiration, I couldn't help myself."
With Bai Luan's antics, a smile appeared on Yanqing's face.
"Thank you for the comfort, Miss March. The Martial Arts Ceremony is approaching, and Yanqing is fortunate enough to be eligible to represent the Cloud knights."
"Over these past few days, I don't know how many times I've been defeated. I've long understood that 'there is always someone better'. But seeing General Feixiao's today, I'm starting to feel uneasy again."
Hearing Yanqing say this, Bai Luan couldn't help but complain internally.
The kid isn't weak; there aren't many on the Luofu who can beat him, but he specifically picks those he can't beat to fight.
Of the High-Cloud Quintet, the kid has already fought three.
Dan Heng also spoke up at this time:
"There's no need to belittle yourself. After all, the Generals won't be participating in the Martial Arts Ceremony."
"As long as you remember the mindset you had when you challenged Blade and me alone, disregarding life and death, it will be enough to defeat most challengers."
Yanqing nodded to Dan Heng and said:
"I understand. Thank you for the guidance, Teacher Dan Heng! Today's matter is settled for now. My General would like to invite you all for a chat, as he has important matters to discuss."
Stelle was curious:
"Important matters?"
March 7th speculated from the side:
"It's probably to discuss how to deal with the arrival of the Generals from Yaoqing and Zhu Ming."
Speaking of this, Yanqing felt a bit of a headache.
"Sigh, Yanqing doesn't want to experience the schemes and intrigues of adults so early... I only hope that Generals Feixiao and Huaiyan can see the facts clearly. I hope no more trouble arises on the Luofu before the Martial Arts Ceremony begins."
Hmm... hard to say.
From what I've seen so far, there are already plenty of problems.
The infiltration of the Borisin, the suspicious mechs hidden in the IPC's cargo, the potential undercurrents of internal conflict within the Xianzhou Alliance... I've also laid out some plans to help the Xianzhou Luofu reduce its losses.
As for how many casualties can actually be reduced, that depends on how well Jing Yuan can coordinate with my arrangements.
With that General's calculating nature, the moment he realized the Borisin were infiltrating the Luofu by posing as Xianzhou people, he should have guessed what that list of mine could be used for.
I believe Jing Yuan will make good use of that list and give those Borisin a heavy elbow strike.
Hmm... isn't this a kind of bond between a genius and a general?
Everyone is a smart person; some things don't need to be said too clearly.
However... I estimate I can only help this much. If I interfere any more, I'm afraid it will affect Stelle's growth.
The serious business is almost done.
Later, I can talk to Jing Yuan about some not-so-serious matters.
For example, asking for a few people to film some videos in the name of promoting the Xianzhou.
After all, the main reason I came to the Xianzhou was because of Guinaifen...