Chapter 711

Brother Dan Heng: "The fox-people faction on Yaoqing, I fear that 【it】 has already begun worrying about Hulei's imprisonment situation."

Brother Dan Heng: "That's precisely why they commissioned General Feixiao to come investigate in person."

Judge Hanya: "But given the strictness of the Shackling Prison, as a heavy criminal, Hulei has virtually no chance of escaping!"

General Feixiao: "That would naturally be for the best, but for safety's sake, and also for certain other reasons."

General Feixiao: "In truth, Yaoqing would much prefer to take custody of Hulei and continue holding him prisoner on Yaoqing."

General Jing Yuan: "Mm... understandable."

General Jing Yuan: "After all, as the hereditary enemies of the fox-people, Hulei's crimes are too numerous to record."

General Jing Yuan: "So long as the Alliance gives its consent, Jing Yuan will naturally cooperate."

General Feixiao: "Then I thank you, General Jing Yuan."

The video continues.

【But visits to Hulei have always been carried out by envoys dispatched from the Skyward Commission of Yaoqing Xianzhou, once every century.】

【Why must you do it at this particular moment...】

Sister Yukong heard Feixiao's words, her brow furrowing slightly, somewhat unable to grasp her meaning.

【The fox-people swore an oath with the Xianzhou Alliance to jointly punish the Abomination — beyond liberating their kin, what they seek is justice: that wolf-fanged beast should remain locked in the Shackling Prison forever, punished day after day.】

【Given Luo Fu's situation, internally Yaoqing is quite worried about Hulei's imprisonment.】

【The routine visits that used to take place once every century can no longer set the old-timers' minds at ease.】

【I was sent to put their minds at ease.】

Feixiao looked toward Sister Yukong and explained.

【Sigh, it's all bad news.】

Sister Yukong shook her head and could not help but heave a sigh.

【It's not all bad.】

【At the very least, many things may not be as bad as you imagine.】

【The target you asked me to find — there's already a lead.】

Feixiao saw Sister Yukong's tightly furrowed brow,

smiled, and changed the subject.

【Tell me quickly!】

Sister Yukong heard this, her expression somewhat stirred.

【The Qingqiu Army, following the route you provided, found the wreckage of a Minghuo Guild vessel.】

【Unfortunately, there were no goods inside, nor any survivors.】

General Feixiao spoke softly, delivering the first half of the news.

【....】

Upon hearing this news, Sister Yukong's expression instantly dimmed considerably.

【However, before we located the crash site, someone had already been there.】

Seeing Sister Yukong's expression, General Feixiao added another line.

【Was it our people? Or the Company's?】

Sister Yukong hurriedly pressed for an answer.

【Neither. Sister Yukong, do you know Miss Ruan Mei?】

Stelle: "Tch, Miss Tingyun really got lucky — running into an Emanator and not dropping dead on the spot."

Stelle: "Now she's been scooped up by Lady Ruan Mei, though I can't guarantee whether she still looks human..."

Stelle: "But no matter what, at least her life was saved!"

Topaz: "Can't guarantee whether she still looks human?"

Topaz: "Ahem... Lady Ruan Mei's research really is that... uh... wild?"

Miss Ruan Mei: "Wild?"

Miss Ruan Mei: "I would have thought that word has nothing to do with me."

Miss Ruan Mei: "Set your mind at ease — she is, after all, a living person; I would not, for the sake of my own private research, alter her beyond all recognition."

Sister Yukong: "That is truly wonderful — on behalf of Miss Tingyun, I thank you for your life-saving grace!"

March 7th: "Come to think of it... there's actually something rather awkward..."

March 7th: "Although we know Miss Tingyun, Miss Tingyun actually doesn't know us, does she?"

Furina: "Oh right, you mentioned that the Miss Tingyun you met on Luo Fu was actually the Emanator Phantylia in disguise."

Furina: "By that logic, that Miss Tingyun truly doesn't know you — she's not much different from a stranger..."

Bai Lu: "Speaking fairly... if you hadn't brought this up, this Young Lady wouldn't even have known Miss Tingyun nearly met with disaster!"

Miss Sushang: "Ain't that the truth!"

Miss Sushang: "I've met that Young Lady! She's a very refined fox-person sister!"

Miss Sushang: "Who would have thought she'd be harmed by an Emanator!"

Miss Sushang: "Truly despicable!!"

Stelle: "Aiya, March, don't get hung up on that."

Stelle: "Although Miss Tingyun doesn't know us, we know her!"

Stelle: "So as long as we meet once in the future, we'll get familiar with each other in no time."

Stelle: "Hehe, right now I'm actually more curious — what will Miss Tingyun end up looking like?"

Lumine: "If we think on the bright side, she might end up even prettier than before, right?"

Herta: "Haha, then it all depends on how Miss Ruan Mei's technique of shaping people is."

Screwllum: "Miss Ruan Mei's research into life can be called unrivaled throughout the universe."

Screwllum: "Conclusion: that Young Lady Tingyun's form will surely become even more perfect under her hands."

The video continues.

The scene shifts,

arriving at the entrance of the Yichen Inn.

At this moment, Hearing Yanqing had just brought Stelle and the others here.

And helped them with the check-in procedures.

So with nothing more to say that night, the three of them, tired from a long day,

began to return to their rooms to rest.

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye it was the early morning of the next day.

【Sleeping in a daze...】

【Strange, did I wake up late? Where have March 7th and Brother Dan Heng gone?】

Stelle walked out of the inn, rubbing her bleary, sleepy eyes,

unable to resist muttering a couple of lines.

Stelle: "Ah, this... I'm the last one to get up?"

Stelle: "Why didn't you two call me?"

March 7th: "I don't know, maybe we saw you sleeping so soundly that we didn't want to disturb you?"

Stelle: "Then where are you two?"

March 7th: "How would I know that, maybe they went out to play."

Stelle: "Uh...."

Silver Wolf: "Tch, what a redundant question."

The video continues.

After clearing her head a little,

Stelle began to wander around the vicinity,

preparing to look for traces of March 7th and Brother Dan Heng.

And a moment later,

she found them.

So she walked over without the slightest hesitation.

【Stelle, you're here.】