Chapter 657: Needles Against Wheat Ears: The Clash Between Two Genius Swordsmen!

Stelle: "I can tell—General Huaiyan may be short, but he's seriously impressive."

March 7th: "Resigned multiple times, only to be reinstated by the Marshal each time—his credentials are unquestionable!"

Hu Tao: "Oh my, so he can't even retire if he wants to?"

General Huaiyan: "Exactly! At my age, I still have to keep fighting on the General's seat—truly exhausting!"

General Huaiyan: "But there's no choice—the times are turbulent. It's safer for me to hold the line on Zhuming Xianzhou."

General Jing Yuan: "General Huaiyan, you've borne great strain."

General Jing Yuan: "With you stationed at Zhuming, our major flagship's weapon supplies are no longer a concern."

The video continues.

【In the end, it's my own fault—I've lived too long, so criticism is inevitable.】

As he spoke,

General Huaiyan let out a quiet sigh.

【Greetings, General Huaiyan.】

At that moment, Brother Dan Heng and Hearing Yanqing bowed respectfully to General Huaiyan.

【Greetings, General Huaiyan...】

March 7th blinked in surprise and followed suit.

【Hello, Old General.】

Stelle, seeing the three beside her greet General Huaiyan, casually added her own greeting.

March 7th: "Huh?"

March 7th: "We all said 'Greetings, General Huaiyan'—why are you the only one saying 'Hello, Old General'?"

Stelle: "What's wrong with that?"

Stelle: "I'm not from Luofu Xianzhou—I don't have to bow, do I?"

Brother Dan Heng: "Stelle's right. That formality is only for me and Yanqing."

March 7th: "Ah..."

March 7th: "So I was just going along with the flow?"

Stelle: "Tsk, March, you should learn from me next time!"

Fu Ningna: "By the way, General Huaiyan's last remark sounded so resigned."

Fu Ningna: "Is living too long... a fault?"

Paimon: "But aren't all Luofu Xianzhou people immortal beings?"

Diviner Fu Xuan: "Though Luofu Xianzhou people are immortal beings, their lifespans are not infinite."

Diviner Fu Xuan: "They simply live longer than ordinary humans—but still face a final limit."

Diviner Fu Xuan: "When that limit comes, death comes regardless."

Diviner Fu Xuan: "Moreover, all Luofu Xianzhou people carry the risk of the Demon Shadow affliction—the longer they live, the higher the chance it will manifest."

Ying: "So you mean General Huaiyan has lived so long he's surpassed the normal lifespan limit of Luofu Xianzhou people—and still hasn't fallen to the Demon Shadow?"

Ying: "That's why some are suspicious?"

Potis: "Damn it, anyone who doubts him is just idle and malicious."

Potis: "Having a long-lived, capable elder in your own clan is a blessing."

Potis: "Normal people feel reassured—only those with dark, twisted minds see a problem."

Stelle: "Aha! That's exactly what I was thinking!"

Stelle: "General Huaiyan lives long because he's got real strength!"

Stelle: "I say those who criticize him are just jealous!"

Stelle: "Just ignore them, General Huaiyan—keep living hard, and maybe you'll piss them off to death!"

General Huaiyan: "Hahaha! Young friend, you're right—I'll remember that."

The video continues.

【No need for formalities, everyone.】

【Today, I am merely a guest of Luo Fu, just like you.】

【Jing Yuan, are these the three you mentioned—the ones who saved you from the Jianmu calamity?】

General Huaiyan smiled warmly and looked up at General Jing Yuan.

【Indeed.】

【Brother Dan Heng, March 7th, and Stelle... without these friends turning the tide, Luo Fu might not have weathered this crisis so easily.】

Stelle: "Wait—it's not three people, it's four!"

Stelle: "Uncle Yang too!"

March 7th: "Too bad Uncle Yang didn't come this time."

March 7th: "Otherwise it would've been even livelier."

Welt: "I didn't expect this martial ceremony to be so extraordinary—even the old General from Zhuming Xianzhou came in person."

Himeko: "Heh, had the timing been a little more convenient, we might have gone together to witness this grand event."

Fu Ningna: "I'm not so optimistic."

Fu Ningna: "Given everything we've just seen, I feel Luo Fu Xianzhou's current situation resembles Penacony."

Hu Tao: "The Harmony Festival in Penacony didn't end satisfactorily, did it?"

Hu Tao: "So will Luo Fu Xianzhou's martial ceremony proceed as planned?"

Silver Wolf: "That depends on how big the chaos becomes later."

Silver Wolf: "But I don't think that's very likely."

Silver Wolf: "Penacony's Sunday is already an opponent on supermodel level."

Silver Wolf: "It doesn't make sense for the Astral Express to have just finished fighting Sunday, only to run into an even stronger opponent right after."

Stelle: "Silver Wolf, do you have a script?"

Stelle: "Can you give me a little spoiler of how this trip to Luo Fu will turn out?"

Silver Wolf: "Nope. At the current point in the timeline, Penacony's script hasn't even been performed yet."

Silver Wolf: "How could we possibly know the script that comes after Penacony?"

Silver Wolf: "Maybe Elio has a script for the next location, but he hasn't given it to us yet."

Firefly: "Since Elio hasn't given a script, it's also possible that the Express crew's trip to Luo Fu has no major crisis."

Firefly: "That's why Elio didn't pay it much attention."

March 7th: "Is that so?"

March 7th: "Well, that puts my mind at ease quite a bit!"

The video continued.

【The reincarnation of the Imbibitor Lumen has returned to Luo Fu to attend the Martial Exhibition Ceremony. If there is a chance, this old man would like to share a drink with you.】

General Huaiyan looked at the three of them,

and finally set his gaze on Brother Dan Heng.

【Brother Dan Heng is at your service anytime.】

Brother Dan Heng did not refuse, and gave a nod.

【And this little friend beside you is...?】

General Huaiyan looked toward Hearing Yanqing again.

【My disciple, Yanqing.】

【He is still young, so this junior keeps him by his side as a guard, hoping to give him more experience.】

【At this Martial Exhibition Ceremony, he will represent the Luo Fu Cloud Knights to hold the ring and face challengers from all directions.】

General Jing Yuan briefly introduced Hearing Yanqing to General Huaiyan.

【Good, good, good!】