Chapter 188

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

"Hello everyone, this is the Universal News segment of the Interstellar Peace Corporation."

"Today we interrupt with a red alert: the Shen Wu Xian Zhou has set sail."

The words barely fell, no superfluous interpretation, no follow-up analysis.

The host didn't even dare pause a second longer, immediately switching to the next irrelevant topic.

As if the words "Shen Wu Xian Zhou sets sail" were some untouchable curse.

Inside the Astral Express's Observation Car, dead silence reigned.

March 7th, who usually loved to horse around, had no heart for frolicking now, sitting obediently.

Meanwhile, Xing was rubbing her chin, endlessly torn over "whether she actually ate beef or not."

Ji Zi stroked the coffee cup's wall, her fingertips feeling the temperature cool bit by bit, until the coffee turned completely cold, only then did she slowly speak.

"Dan Heng, Divine Martial General Xuan Ge's move amounts to a war declaration against the entire Huan Yu. What's your take?"

Dan Heng lowered his eyes slightly, expression complex, but still spoke plainly without concealment:

"Sorry, I truly know nothing of this matter. I left the Shen Wu Xian Zhou long ago, and have zero knowledge of Xuan Ge's current intentions."

His brain spun rapidly, countless questions surging in his heart:

Is it really because the Aeon of Destruction seized Xing Xiao and Xuan Xing, thoroughly enraging Xuan Ge?

Xuan Ge, do you intend to slay a god?

But even so, why declare war on the whole Huan Yu?

This question, he could never figure out.

Go stop Xuan Ge?

A thought flashed through Dan Heng's heart, but he quickly suppressed it.

He knew his own strength; this bit of Dragon Venerable Power, before Xuan Ge, was like a stream flowing into the ocean — utterly unqualified to stop him.

Moreover, he would not become Xuan Ge's enemy.

Even if Xuan Ge truly did wrong, he should support him unconditionally.

After all, Xuan Ge is his most important brother.

Unless... unless Xuan Ge really walks a single path to the end, thoroughly descending into madness.

He absolutely will not allow the person most important to him to leave his side again.

Welt gently set down the data pad in his hand, the screen still frozen on Shen Wu Xian Zhou historical data and related news.

During this time, he had been frantically cramming everything about the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, trying to find traces of Xuan Ge's reason for war within it.

He frowned, brain spinning rapidly, slowly opening his mouth to analyze:

"I speculate that Divine Martial Second Prince Xuan Xing being seized by the Aeon of Destruction, forcibly implanted with the identity and destiny of Destruction, might be one fuse that provoked the Divine Martial General."

The words barely fell, he shook his head again, negating his own guess:

"No, that shouldn't be it."

"Perhaps it's that Divine Martial First Prince Xuan Yao was promoted to Dual Envoy — that is the true spearhead of Xuan Ge declaring war on the Huan Yu."

Finished speaking, he still felt something off, slowly leaning back against the chair.

He raised his eyes to the Observation Car's ceiling, brows knitted tighter, sinking into deeper contemplation.

Ji Zi, seeing the two at a loss, suddenly spoke up, proposing a guess:

"Could it be this matter relates to Xing Fei?"

"Me?" Xing heard her name, violently lifted her head, a blank face pointing a finger at herself.

"What's it got to do with me?"

"Dummy Xing~" March 7th helplessly raised a hand, lightly knocked the back of Xing's head, patiently reminding:

"They mean Xing Fei, the Extinction Monarch Xing Xiao, not you!"

"Hehe~" Xing scratched her head, laughed sheepishly, and said with a straight face:

"I think the title 'Xing Fei' actually suits me pretty well."

March 7th and Xing's horseplay didn't draw the attention of Dan Heng, Ji Zi, and Welt, the three of them.

Just then, a pale blue holographic projection suddenly appeared in the center of the car, Kafka's figure slowly emerging.

She still wore that composed, elegant look, corners of her mouth holding a gentle smile.

"Hehe~ Looks like everyone's here."

Kafka's gaze landed on Xing first; seeing her fooling around with March 7th, a trace of gentleness flashed in her eyes.

Ji Zi instantly collected her expression, eyes flat meeting Kafka's, tone carrying a probing edge:

"Hmm~ Should I call you Stellaron Hunter Kafka, or the Shen Wu Xian Zhou's Fu Fei?"

Kafka smiled faintly, tone composed, neither humble nor arrogant: "Either works. Both identities are me."

"There's no Stellaron on the Astral Express. This isn't a place you should come."

Ji Zi put away the gentleness on her face, assuming the attitude a Navigator should have, tone carrying a warning.

She knew clearly in her heart, the Stellaron Hunters collecting Stellarons was originally a good thing.

But every place those Stellarons were collected from had all bowed in submission under the Divine Martial General's coercion.

This runs completely counter to the Astral Express's "Trailblaze" philosophy.

"En heng~ Ji Zi, right?" Kafka walked slowly up to Ji Zi.

Even as a mere Holographic Projection, her aura was in no way inferior to Ji Zi's, her eyes holding a hint of playful provocation.

Dan Heng raised his eyebrows slightly, looking at the two people confronting each other before him, an inexplicable sense of familiarity rising in his heart.

This kind of scene, it seemed he had seen it somewhere before?

Ji Zi crossed her arms, looking at Kafka with a calm expression, her tone cold and firm:

"State your purpose, Kafka. Don't beat around the bush here."

"Ah~ You actually didn't fall for it~"

Kafka sighed with feigned regret, a trace of cunning flashing in her eyes.

She had originally thought that if Ji Zi took the initiative to call her "Fu Fei", she would seize the opportunity to use the authority of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou to force the Astral Express to change course.

After all, her husband had already become the universally recognized villain of the Huan Yu.

But on second thought, Xuan Ge seemed to have always been a villain anyway?

Forget it, since we're going for stimulation, let's go all the way.

Kafka no longer disguised herself, instantly switching to the posture of a villain's wife.

Kafka's tone was calm, yet carried an unquestionable commanding air:

"Astral Express, immediately change navigation address, destination changed to Luofu Xian Zhou."

"Hey! On what grounds!"

March 7th immediately stood up, wanting to retort.

But when Kafka's calm gaze swept over, her words instantly stuck in her throat, her whole body stiffening, unable to speak another word.

At that moment, she clearly felt a kind of pressure from a superior towards a subordinate.

It was an innate majesty that made her subconsciously feel fear, not even having the courage to resist.

"Hehe~ Fu Fei, the Astral Express belongs to the Nameless, it has its own navigation route, it won't change arbitrarily."

Ji Zi bore the immense pressure brought by Kafka, her tone still cold, but a trace of powerlessness flashed in her eyes.

"Ji Zi, let me tell you a secret~"

Kafka slowly leaned forward, leaning close to Ji Zi's ear, whispering in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"If you don't listen, the Divine Might General will have to personally go to the Er Xiang Le Yuan, Wuliang Himeko, you wouldn't want...."

She didn't finish her words, straightening up and returning to her original position.

Kafka looked at Ji Zi, waiting for her choice.

"You!...." Ji Zi looked at Kafka with cold eyes.

At this moment, she truly felt the taste of being oppressed by the Divine Might General.

Powerless, incompetent, clearly full of resistance, yet unable to do anything, only able to let the other party manipulate her.

"Hehe~ I didn't lie, going to Luofu Xian Zhou is your best choice."

Kafka stepped back two steps, hands behind her back, her tone returning to its usual gentleness, like a girl next door:

"Moreover, on the Luofu Xian Zhou, there is still an exclusive trial waiting for you all~"

Everyone in the carriage was enveloped by this tense confrontational atmosphere at this moment, no one had the mind to appreciate Kafka's gentleness.

Only Xing, her eyes bright and sparkling, stared at Kafka.

She then looked at March 7th beside her, her face full of confusion, as if she had discovered a new continent.

Suddenly, Xing had a flash of inspiration, violently turning her head to look at March 7th, her eyes full of verification, and asked loudly:

"March 7th, are you a married woman?"

"Ah!? Xing.... Xing Xing Xing what are you saying~?!" March 7th heard this sudden question, her face instantly turning bright red.

She tightly covered her chest with both hands, her eyes panicked, her speech becoming stuttered: "I, how could I be a married woman! Don't talk nonsense!"

March 7th's heartbeat instantly accelerated, her heart full of panic.

Her own little secret, how could it be suddenly exposed by Xing?

In private she had indeed secretly checked, discovering she was not the First Moon.

And every night, she would dream of a black-haired, golden-eyed man.

That familiar yet strange feeling had always kept her confused.

"Ah~? Really not?"

Xing smiled embarrassedly, scratched her head, and said with an innocent face:

"But the temperament on Kafka, and the feeling on you, have a trace of similarity~"

"I thought you were also a married woman."

Kafka, Ji Zi, Dan Heng, and Welt four people, instantly looked at Xing helplessly.

No one expected that at this critical moment of swords drawn and bows bent, tense confrontation, Xing would actually suddenly blurt out such a sentence.

This degree of absurdity is comparable to Da Li Hua going to find the Netherworld Fire Grand Duke to be her father.

As for the Netherworld Fire Grand Duke, ever since that time he attended the Zhouyi Ceremony of the Divine Might legitimate son, he never dared to step out of his room again.