Chapter 162

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Warm sunlight filtered through the branches in the courtyard, shattering into mottled gold foil, all of it spilling into the Stellaron Hunter's courtyard.

Faint tea mist curled around the rattan table and chairs; Kafka had already settled Yi Sha properly and, in the process, figured out the whole story.

Xuan Ge brought back two women, a youth, and a pair of children — each had a reason, not wanton lust.

She naturally would not resent Xuan Ge for taking a sworn sister; moreover, she knew Xuan Ge had plans for the twins who bore Order.

Kafka took a light sip of warm clear tea, the porcelain cup resting against her lips.

Her gaze then fell indifferently on Ai Li Ou, who was curled up on Ren's shoulder, her tone calm yet carrying a hint of reproach:

"Ai Li Ou, should I submit a memorial proposing that you have overstepped your bounds as Deputy Grand Diviner?"

Ai Li Ou had recently become increasingly negligent in managing Stellaron Hunter affairs.

This was of no great consequence; even if he indulged in beauty all day and neglected proper duties, she had never reprimanded him.

But concealing information — that she absolutely could not allow.

Ai Li Ou lazily licked his pink paw, his fluffy tail giving a light shake, tapping lightly but not heavily against the back of Ren's head as a signal.

Ren silently pulled a neatly folded sheet of paper from his robes and handed it to Kafka.

"What is this?" Kafka raised a brow at the paper, subconsciously assuming it was a new script drafted by Ai Li Ou, her fingertips curling slightly as she took it.

"Take a look; it's all the handiwork of your fine husband."

Ai Li Ou let out a light sigh, his furry body rubbing against Ren's neck.

The reason he deliberately concealed it from Kafka was simply to avoid adding to her worries.

Ai Li Ou turned his head to glance at Liu Ying, who was tiptoeing and peeking curiously to the side, his tone carrying a teasing mockery:

"You look too, Firefly Consort."

"Ah~~ No, no, it's not like that!"

Liu Ying's cheeks flushed crimson in an instant, her hands waving in panic, even her ear tips stained scarlet, her voice soft and shy:

"I'm not that yet, you can't call me that~"

Kafka did not show the slightest embarrassment at the word "husband."

She deftly unfolded the paper with her fingertips; on it was only a brief yet earth-shaking line of text:

With Erudition as the eye, proclaim the end of Harmony.

Her pupils contracted slightly, her fingertips violently closing the paper, a flicker of subtle ripples crossing her eyes; after a moment's composure, she slowly unfolded it again.

After repeatedly verifying the handwriting was correct, she lightly handed the paper to Liu Ying beside her.

Ai Li Ou nimbly leapt down from Ren's shoulder, his soft body sprawling on the stone table, tail swaying lazily, and spoke in a deep voice:

"Your husband's abilities are too great; if I didn't find a way to divert his attention, within two days he'd drag the entire Huan Yu down with him."

"H-how could this be...." Liu Ying stared at the words on the paper, eyes full of disbelief as she looked up at Ai Li Ou.

"It's the message Feicui transmitted to Xuan Ge; it concerns the Iron Tomb of the Extinction Lord."

Kafka instantly grasped the key point and finally understood why Ai Li Ou had deliberately concealed it.

She narrowed her purplish-pink eyes, a trace of obscure, hard-to-discern emotion flashing in their depths — a complex feeling never before experienced, strange yet novel.

Ren, who had been standing silently, finally spoke faintly, stating the crux of the matter:

"Xuan Ge's power has not yet fully recovered."

"Correct." Ai Li Ou's drooping cat head gave a light nod, continuing the explanation following Ren's words.

"I won't say why I hid it from you first; let me explain why I arranged a separate outing script for Xuan Ge."

It paused, cat paw lightly patting the tabletop, tone growing increasingly grave:

"If I hadn't arranged a diversion script for Xuan Ge, he would have remembered the matter Feicui entrusted to him.

Investigate the Lacertis Nebula's equation; with Xuan Ge's ability, he could lock onto Weng Fa Luo Si in an extremely short time.

"The subsequent process I cannot deduce, but the ending is set:

Xuan Ge will forcibly stuff Weng Fa Luo Si into his own pupil; the Harmony power within him will spread uncontrollably across the entire Huan Yu.

At that time, he will personally forge the end of Harmony."

"But shouldn't this be the end of Erudition.... and the General is still the Hunt's Emissary..."

Liu Ying had read past scripts and knew well that Weng Fa Luo Si was a place where the Erudition, Destruction, and Memory Paths intertwined and entangled.

By rights, it should be the Erudition Path that is destroyed, since Xuan Ge turns Weng Fa Luo Si into an eyeball.

And Weng Fa Luo Si's main body is originally a scepter, intimately connected to the Erudition Path.

Kafka softly explained for Liu Ying: "Xuan Ge once received a god's coronation; he has the qualifications for ascension, he simply isn't willing."

During those days of intimacy with Xuan Ge, she shed all pretense, like a devoted little girlfriend, chasing Xuan Ge and asking through all his ideals and past.

She knew her scope would never be so low; she never tangled over trivial matters of love, solely digging to the root of Xuan Ge's affairs.

At that time Xuan Ge had smiled and said, if he wanted to become a god, it was merely a matter of a single thought.

She had originally thought it was just a teasing remark; after all, even Ai Li Ou could not deduce such an ending...

But the Third Abundance War, Xuan Ge breaking through at death's door and ascending as Harmony's Emissary, completely confirmed those words were no empty boast.

"Xuan Ge is now both Hunt and Harmony Dual Path Emissary, but the fact he received coronation is the key."

Ai Li Ou took up Kafka's words; fearing Liu Ying might not understand, he simply gave a straightforward analogy:

"Xuan Ge currently has two bottles, containing Hunt and Harmony power respectively, but he also has an empty bucket — that is his own ascension throne."

"Moreover, Xuan Ge is the Hunt's Chosen."

"The position of Chosen is a path the Hunt proactively opened for Xuan Ge on its own Path."

"It is not that the Hunt wanted it; rather, Xuan Ge has already become able to influence the Hunt, forcing It to tear Its Path and forcibly carve out a road for Xuan Ge."

Ren also added in a deep voice, his tone cold and hard yet every word striking the vital point:

"When Xuan Ge and the Emperor's Bow ascended, their concepts were highly aligned, one could even say they overshadowed the Emperor's Bow."

"The reason it is the Harmony's End is most likely that Weng Fa Luo Si met with an accident, forcing Xuan Ge to use the power of Harmony."

"But his power has not recovered; he was likely schemed against by Tie Mu again, and had no choice but to devour Weng Fa Luo Si, after which the situation completely slipped from his control."

"When that time comes... the General will become an unconscious puppet under the Path..."

Liu Ying's pupils rippled with a faint glimmer, speaking the cruelest outcome word by word.

"Xuan Ge can influence the Hunt, and can forever tug at Harmony."

"Moreover, his and Xing Xiao's madness some time ago incurred a massive karmic debt."

"So I can only make him focus his attention on the Order Twins, hook his interest, and temporarily avoid this dead end."

Finishing these words, Ai Li Ou turned his head to look at Kafka, his cat eyes carrying a few parts teasing:

"You had better hurry up and put in more effort too, best be like Dai Li Hua, and completely tether Xuan Ge fast."

Kafka smiled wryly in helplessness; though she did not know just how crazy Xuan Ge and Dai Li Hua truly were, the several women who had already succeeded at present had none been able to occupy absolute dominance like Dai Li Hua.

Aside from being able to make Xuan Ge ruthlessly shatter that deliberately maintained indifferent gentleness, reveal that kind of thing, reveal his truest self, she really could not think of any other method.

Ai Li Ou propped up his round chubby face with a cat paw, then turned his head to look at the thoroughly bashful Liu Ying, continuing to tease:

"And you, thicken your face a bit, be more proactive; what you want will naturally be obtained."

"I... I..." Liu Ying's head top instantly seemed to emit white steam, her cheeks red enough to drip blood.

After a long while she finally clenched her fists, her gaze becoming incomparably serious, as if swearing the most solemn oath, speaking firmly word by word:

"I, I will do my best!"