Chapter 655

Dan Heng comforted Hearing Yanqing, then the four of them turned and left.

And just after they left, Lu Jun and the Cloud Rider captain nearby,

began deliberately staring at the backs of the four of them.

【There are quite a few troublemakers around.】

Lu Jun muttered softly, his expression gradually darkening.

Stelle: "Damn, finally showing their true colors!!"

Stelle: "I knew this guy was suspicious!"

March 7th: "Cough... well, technically... isn't he a fox-person now?"

March 7th: "Isn't it normal to show your fox tail?"

Stelle: "Ugh, do we really need to argue about this?"

Stelle: "You get what I mean, that's enough!"

Hu Tao: "This sinister face is practically screaming 'I'm the villain'."

Hearing Yanqing: "Damn, they really are impostors posing as Cloud Riders."

Hearing Yanqing: "Even that so-called Cloud Rider captain is an impostor?"

Hearing Yanqing: "Who are they, and what conspiracy are they hatching?"

Diviner Fu Xuan: "More importantly, given how strictly the Cloud Riders are managed, who is maintaining their false identities?"

Miss Lingsha: "Someone with such influence must be high-ranking and powerful..."

Miss Qingque: "Huh?"

Miss Qingque: "Are you saying there's a traitor in our Cloud Riders?"

Miss Qingque: "That's terrifying, isn't it?"

General Feixiao: "General Jing Yuan, it seems your Luo Fu has quite a few messes to clean up..."

Jing Yuan: "Sigh, it's still my incompetence that has allowed certain people to entertain improper thoughts."

General Huaiyan: "It seems you already have a suspect in mind?"

Jing Yuan: "I have some suspicions, but nothing conclusive yet."

Requesting flowers

Jing Yuan: "But if we can use this ceremony to root out this person decisively, Luo Fu will surely enjoy a long period of peace."

General Feixiao: "Clearly, this person's status is extraordinary—otherwise, General Jing Yuan wouldn't be so troubled."

Video continues.

The scene shifts to the Si Chen Palace.

At this moment, Huaiyan and Jing Yuan were already chatting with each other there.

【General Huaiyan, after such a long journey, you must be exhausted.】

Jing Yuan said politely.

【Ah, no trouble at all—it's you I should thank for taking the time to greet me.】

Huaiyan laughed and waved his hand.

【General, I've brought the train's passengers.】

【Forgive me, General, if I've come at an inopportune time to receive guests.】

While the two were speaking,

Hearing Yanqing had already led Stelle and the other three to stand before them.

【No problem—you've come at the perfect time.】

【It's been a long time, everyone from the Stellar Express!】

Stelle: "Uh..."

Stelle: "Is this General Huaiyan????"

Stelle: "Is this real? He's so small?"

Miss Yunli: "Of course it's real—no trickery at all. What's the issue?"

Stelle: "Ah..."

Stelle: "I thought... General Huaiyan would be someone nine feet tall, covered in muscle, radiating an aura of authority that makes people dare not approach..."

Stelle: "But seeing him in person... uh..."

General Huaiyan: "What? Does my appearance disappoint you?"

Stelle: "No no no!"

Stelle: "Although your height and build didn't match my expectations,"

Stelle: "I know height doesn't determine strength!"

Fu Ningna: "Cough, although I, like Miss Stelle, was also surprised by General Huaiyan's appearance,"

Fu Ningna: "but thinking again, isn't it better that General Huaiyan seems so kind, like a kindly neighbor's grandpa?"

Hu Tao: "Exactly! If the pressure is too strong, it just makes people nervous."

Miss Yunli: "So in the end, you're all just thinking Grandpa looks like an old man, not imposing enough?"

Miss Yunli: "But I have to admit, I sometimes think that too."

Miss Yunli: "So Grandpa, when will you finally show off your imposing side so I can see it?"

General Huaiyan: "Heh, you little brat, I'm already this old—why do I need to be imposing?"

General Huaiyan: "As long as I can manage the Zhuming Xianzhou well, that's enough."

General Huaiyan: "As for imposing presence, General Feixiao is more than enough."

General Feixiao: "General Huaiyan, you jest. You're old in body but young at heart."

General Feixiao: "This old frame is still sturdy enough — put me on the battlefield, and I might still make those wolf cubs howl!"

General Huaiyan: "Hahaha, you're too kind, this old man."

March 7th: "Indeed, after all, he's a General of the Imperial Bow and a bearer of the Hunt decree."

March 7th: "Honestly, I don't believe for a second that General Huaiyan can't fight."

The video continues.

【I dreamed of you in Penacony.】

After General Jing Yuan finished his greeting,

Stelle immediately followed up, unable to hold back.

【Oh? I enter the dreams of old friends, proving I am long remembered.】

【To have a place in all your beautiful dreams — what an honor.】

General Jing Yuan: "Hahaha, now it's not just that you dreamed of me — I've seen your dream too."

General Jing Yuan: "Honestly, the me in the video at this point probably couldn't have imagined just how perilous the dream you speak of truly was."

Stelle: "Right? Who would've thought that going to a Dreamscape World would almost drag out a whole Emanator?"

Stelle: "To put it bluntly, we were just a hair's breadth away from being buried there together."

March 7th: *cough* "Wait, hold on!"

March 7th: "I just suddenly realized — wasn't this supposed to be a commemorative festival event?"

March 7th: "How come even the famous General Zhuming came in person?"

Furina: "Right!"

Furina: "You said earlier that the Zhuming Xianzhou sent a delegation to congratulate us, but you never said it was a General!"

Paimon: "Mmm, feels like it's being made into a really big deal!"

Stelle: "I think I can see what's going on — the three of them seem to have cooked up some shady deal in advance!"

Stelle: "They're planning to make a move during this ceremony!"

The video continues.

【Allow me to introduce — this is the General of the Xianzhou Zhuming, General Zhuyuan, Huaiyan.】

General Jing Yuan pointed at Huaiyan beside him and began introducing him to the four.

【Haha. No need for such formality. This old man traveled light on this trip — no different from any tourist here to watch the ceremony.】

Huaiyan smiled, indicating that everyone need not be so stiff.

【General Huaiyan is not only a General of the Imperial Bow, but also the Master Smith of the Artisanship Commission; beyond the rush of war, he is also adept at a hundred crafts.】

【Such a living treasure is unique even among the Generals.】