Hearing Lu Furong say that there would be other trials after copying the books, Nero immediately raised his hand and rolled up his sleeves.
His pale palm spread open, his arm, smooth like white jade, revealed. Nero's gaze pierced into Lu Furong's body like a sharp blade, "There's more? You're not done yet, are you?"
"Ah?" Lu Furong froze.
He was startled by Nero's sudden movement. From the tone, the other party was truly getting impatient and seemed ready to hit someone.
Combining that with when they first met, when this person said he longed for a worthy opponent, it was clear that although this Lu-headed fishman looked small, he possessed extraordinary strength.
Lu Furong realized he had to say or do something to calm the other party.
So he immediately forced an awkward smile. "Don't be impulsive, friend. We won't deliberately make things difficult for people."
"Everything is just to test sincerity. Once we know your heart is full of sincerity, there won't be these troublesome things anymore."
As he spoke, Lu Furong's gaze swept over Nero's arm, his eyes widening slightly.
'Not gonna lie, although this person's head doesn't look great, his body is really good-looking!'
It even felt better than the portraits of the Medicine King he had seen before.
On this side, Nero was arguing with Lu Furong. The two grew more and more heated, and then Nero started moving, heading into the courtyard.
As for the others, after leading Stelle and the rest to the place for copying, they quickly followed Lu Furong and Nero into the courtyard.
Everyone stood there in a daze for a moment. Stelle said, "No choice, looks like we can only copy."
"No way, we really have to copy! A beautiful girl can't do this kind of work!" March shook her head repeatedly.
Mr. Yang turned to look at the entrance to the courtyard, "..."
'Did Nero already go in? Or was he the first to go in?'
'That so-called planter has been completely led by the nose… Since Nero already went in, do we really need to copy? Wouldn't it be enough to keep watch for that kid here?'
Thinking this, Mr. Yang was about to speak, but before he could say anything, a Cloud Knight nearby stepped forward and said, "No need to copy, I'll help you copy. But I can't handle all three of you, copying one person's share should be enough, right?"
The group didn't respond to the Cloud Knight who took the initiative to talk. Instead, they all turned their heads in unison and stared at him.
The Cloud Knight took half a step back, feeling uneasy under their gaze.
Then he realized he had been misunderstood and quickly explained, "I know you. You're guests of General Jing Yuan. Anyway, as long as one of you can get in, that should be enough, right?"
However, he didn't get the reaction he expected.
Mr. Yang lowered his head slightly, frowned, then said seriously, "Friend, you've mistaken us…"
March also put on a silly expression. "Who is Jing Yuan…?"
It had to be said, March's acting was very convincing, it didn't even feel like acting.
A beautiful girl's acting skills were indeed worth praising.
Meanwhile, Stelle quietly moved behind the Cloud Knight, then silently took out her bat. "Looks like we can only silence you…"
At that moment, the Cloud Knight immediately realized the misunderstanding hadn't been cleared up.
At the same time, he realized that if he didn't say or do something now, he would definitely be in big trouble.
So he hurriedly waved his hands and feet, explaining in a rush, "No! Wait, wait, wait! Um… I know, you must be here undercover. I actually am too!"
As soon as the Cloud Knight said this, the expressions of the three from the train crew became even more subtle.
The three sized him up from head to toe. That suspicious look clearly said, "Undercover? You? Seriously?"
———
In the real world, seeing this scene, Siberian Duck happened to be drinking water and spat it out.
"Pfft! Bro! Are you really here undercover? You came dressed in Cloud Knight armor like this? Are you stupid or do you think the Elixir Seekers are stupid? What the hell!"
[Nero's Sword: I can only say, the performance of Nero's five-person group has raised my expectations of Xianzhou people.]
[Flowers Blooming: It's not that I can't understand there being someone this carefree among the Cloud Knights, but sending someone like this to be undercover… I truly don't get what they were thinking.]
[Fallen Petals: Qingzu: "What? Are you talking about me?"]
[My Sleep: Was he really sent by Qingzu? As the chief strategist, would she make this kind of mistake? Then isn't her position a bit watered down?]
[I Wake After Ten Years: You know, Jing Yuan is the Divine Foresight General…]
[Glue Man: Everyone, compared to that, I'm more concerned about something else. You four… are you real brothers?]
———
Looking at the reactions of Stelle and the other two, the Cloud Knight grew anxious and said again, "No, don't doubt me!"
"I'm a Cloud Knight from the Changle Tian garrison. I saw that 'Lu Furong' acting suspicious and spreading heretical ideas, so I followed him here, planning to go undercover."
"I didn't expect to be suspected the moment I arrived… it took a lot of effort just to barely convince them that I genuinely wanted to join the Elixir Seekers…"
Hearing the Cloud Knight's explanation, the three from the train crew didn't know what to say.
There were too many flaws in his behavior, they didn't even know where to start criticizing.
"Leaving aside the fact that you came dressed in military uniform…" Stelle started, then stopped halfway.
"The fact that you managed to convince them is even more unbelievable…" March added slowly, her tone filled with helplessness and disbelief at this absurd world.
Hearing Stelle and March's half-finished complaints, the Cloud Knight paused for a moment, then waved his hand and said, "Ah, I figured that when these kinds of evil organizations recruit members, they probably want to infiltrate law enforcement forces, so I came wearing armor. This is called fully understanding user needs."
Stelle gave a helpless smile, then said with half-lidded eyes, "Wow, you really are a genius, planning ahead like that. Too bad your planning seems to have gone all the way to Belobog."
"Shh, keep your voice down… these guys aren't pushovers. If they find out we're undercover, none of us will get away." The Cloud Knight was extremely tense. Stelle's voice had only gotten slightly louder, and he was already acting nervous.
"Let's do this. We'll agree, I'll copy one scripture for you so one person can get in, and you cover for me. I need to go report to the Divine Foresight Commission… here, take this, I just finished copying it!"
With that, the Cloud Knight handed over a copied scripture.
But no one reached out to take it.
"Take it already, what are you standing there for? Time is tight!" the Cloud Knight urged anxiously.
"Uh…" Mr. Yang looked at the serious and hardworking Cloud Knight and finally found a chance to speak. "Actually, our companion has already gone in."
"Ah?"
The Cloud Knight froze in place. His gaze slowly lowered, moving to the copied scripture, and suddenly it felt incredibly heavy.
At that moment, an unusual wave of energy suddenly rippled from inside the courtyard.
Then it was as if boundless divine light descended from the sky, falling into the courtyard.
The next moment, the people outside heard voices from within, Lu Furong and the others shouting in shock and deep reverence, "The Medicine King's Mercy!"
This situation made the three from the train crew feel uneasy.
After all, they had no idea what was happening inside…
Nero was still in there.