Chapter 215

Yuecheng Liu didn't pay much attention to him, after all, Section Chief Ya, in order to focus on Jingliu's cultivation, had already handed over the majority of the meeting reports and documents of Void Section Six to her.

At this moment, Xingjian Ya was intently watching the light curtain, the fingers of her left hand, which she usually uses to hold a sword, trembling slightly.

"Section Chief Ya, can you really see these two people's movements clearly?"

Youzhen couldn't help but feel curious; watching Ren and Jingliu fight, he felt it was like immortals clashing—sometimes battling from the ground to the sky, then from the sky back down to the ground… Not to mention keeping up with their fight, more often than not he couldn't even see the people.

Xingjian Ya shook her head: "You can't see clearly, but you don't need to see their movements completely. Swordsmanship mostly lies in the changes of wrist and footwork; just pay more attention to those two aspects."

"Changes in the wrist…… isn't that even harder?"

Xingjian Ya suddenly pulled out a small camcorder: "I recorded the whole thing with this; it can be slowed down 100 times for careful study."

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"Ren's body was pierced through by Jingliu's sword, falling straight down from high altitude. His bones emitted a crushing crack under the wind pressure, like a star burnt out, finally slamming hard into the ground."

""It really… feels familiar…"""

""…It's like going back to the first day you taught me swordsmanship."""

"Memories surged like blood, intense pain overlapping with the past—back then his chest was pierced by the Parting Sword, yet he staggered to his feet from the ground, returning from death over and over."

"You, wielding the sword that Ying Xing forged for you… repeatedly picking at flaws, cutting, piercing, again and again…"

"Those sword techniques that once descended upon the enemy are now etched onto this loathsome husk, and I can only watch my flesh and blood constantly twitch, heal, regenerate… as if asking… 'Why, why must we, together with Yin Yue, bring about this evil?'"

"I know you don't expect an answer from me, so I opened my mouth to ask. That's the question I've asked myself thousands of times, yet have no answer—"

"Why… why can only the spawn keep returning again and again… why does someone like her have to be buried, burned to ash, forgotten by people… why?!"

The past of the Five Braves of the Clouds is vivid in his memory, but all of it, in Jing Liu's heart‑piercing strike, was left with him and his sword in that desolate tomb.

Only in a death as brief as a dream does he not feel such pain… just like the days when he once raised his cup and drank heartily.

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What the heck went wrong in seeking a chance encounter in the dungeon.

In the church basement, Hestia's cheeks puffed with anger: "I also think this is so unfair! Why do those malicious creations get more favor?"

"Perhaps this is the price one must pay to follow the Hunt?"

Bell gently pressed the trembling hand of the Supreme Deity, the candlelight flickering in his eyes, making his pupils flash dimly: "If we don't pay this price, the outcome of welcoming the Star Rail could only get worse."

Recalling what Jing Yuan said about the early history of the Star Rail, if it weren't for following the Hunt, the Star Rail would probably have already fallen into the abyss amid internal and external troubles.

"But, Supreme Deity. Precisely because life comes only once… the will passed down by seniors like Bai Heng and Cai Yi with their lives is now cherished so dearly by those still living."

"You see, now Miss Jing Liu has indeed taken up Bai Heng's will and begun to fulfill the promise she made back then."

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—Huh.

Ren's eyes snapped open, he rolled to sit up, his chest rising rapidly; after a while the cold, rigid muscles gradually revived.

Looking down at the fully healed wound on his chest, not even a scar left… Ren clicked displefully, "tch."

On the other side, Jing Liu looked at Dan Heng and asked about his future plans; Dan Heng simply replied calmly that he would return to the Train and continue traveling with San Yue, Xing, and the others.

"The Train can't carry you forever; your friends each have their own concerns, just like we once did."

"Back when we fled Luofu, I once thought of giving up revenge, abandoning everything. But as the years passed, it became clearer, almost a lifelong companion, whispering in my ear constantly."

"Everything I did while trapped in the demonic shadow is tangled in my memory, impossible to shake off. In the end, I decided to face it," Jing Liu said slowly, turning away, sighing: "When I witness the fall of abundance, perhaps you and Ying Xing will finally attain true release. Farewell, Yin Yue."

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Offer blessings to a beautiful world.

"Hey hey! Don't say such inauspicious things! The Train crew and the Five Braves of the Clouds are not the same!"

In the tavern, Hui Hui complained dissatisfiedly.

"There's no 'each with their own concerns'! San Yue just wants to retrieve the past, Xing… I don't get what she's thinking, but besides rummaging trash bins she has no other ideas! And Dan Heng's past has been successfully dealt with. Jizi and Mr. Walter don't seem to have many concerns either, right?"

"Uh… Hui Hui, adults' concerns are often far more than those of youths, after all the adult world is very complicated."

Yoyo, sitting nearby, advised: "But I also think Jing Liu's words are a bit arbitrary… The Train crew and the Five Braves of the Clouds indeed can't be lumped together; if forced to compare, the Five Braves of the Clouds are more like 'legends bearing destiny', while the Train is 'traveler writing the future'."

"Yeah yeah! The relationships are also vastly different! In the Train, Ms. Jizi and Mr. Walter are like the elders! The few in the Train crew are like family! Family and close friends… the distinction is still huge!"

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"After saying goodbye to Yan Qing and Jing Yuan, Dan Heng approached Ren. His tone was both annoyed and disappointed: 'Her sword can't do it either, she still can't.'"

He turned back, coldly looking at Dan Heng: "Then, we both can only continue this chase; this is the price we have to pay."

Dan Heng retorted unflinchingly: "…I'll see it through to the end."

"In Aerius's script, you still have a need to stay alive for now. And I don't mind stretching the revenge process out long; that might be more fun."

Having said that, Ren left the Scale Abyss Realm. At the same time, Dan Heng also received news from the Star Rail family, all asking where he had gone.

Seeing all this, Dan Heng only felt a warm feeling in his heart.

Dan Heng: "I just met some old friends."

San Yue: "Hoohoo, then we can rest easy. By the way, remember to return to the Train early; Ms. Jizi said she brewed coffee for us."