Chapter 35: Honkai: Star Rail — The Xianzhou General Won't Dream of a Yandere Chapter 35: A Knife Above the Word 'Lust'; Take One Sl

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

The wind at the Xingcha Hai Zhong Shu still blew, and the panic on Da Li Hua's face had completely faded, replaced once more by that charming, composed look.

The corners of her eyes tilted upward, her lip line soft; even that pair of black horns seemed to have taken on a few traces of lazy luster. The gravity from when her identity was pierced through vanished without a trace.

Seeing this, Xuan Ge's brow unconsciously arched, a trace of amusement passing through his golden eyes.

This woman's face-changing speed was even faster than Ling Sha's speaking speed when she urged him to work overtime.

"Hehe~" Da Li Hua let out a light laugh, her voice soft and glutinous as if soaked in honey, the tail of the sound entwining around the eardrum.

Right now she had not the slightest intention of revealing her purpose.

Compared to rushing to achieve her goal, she wanted even more to make this Divine Might General firmly remember her.

Remember this bewitching color that had intruded into his battle-preparation rhythm.

Even being regarded by him as trouble was better than sinking into nameless dust in the Huan Yu.

As for the thought of joining the Hunt, she would tease the Divine Might General about that later.

She wasn't brainless; there was no way she would expose her purpose at this time.

"Riddlers go to the Marshal's Place and take one Inch Force Opening Heaven."

Xuan Ge's tone abruptly flattened, the previous banter gone, carrying a few degrees of impatience.

He hated most this kind of master who only spoke half and hid the rest; compared to guessing riddles with a Memokeeper, he'd rather go back and battle wits with Ling Sha.

What puzzled him even more was that after he pierced her identity, this woman not only didn't panic, the flush on her face actually spread further.

Spreading from her cheeks to her ear roots, the charm in her eyes carrying a few degrees of direct, burning heat.

Perceiving Xuan Ge's gaze temporarily move away from her and land on the Xingcha patrolling far away, Da Li Hua's throat rolled lightly.

She stuck out her pink, tender tongue, slowly licking her lower lip, the movement slow and deliberately seductive, the tongue tip tracing the curve of her red lips clearly visible.

Her left hand still propped her cheek, while her right hand quietly slid down, fingertips carrying a faint cool touch, lightly stroking the pure white skirt fabric on her thigh, the fabric rubbed slightly wrinkled.

Xuan Ge's peripheral vision happened to capture this scene; the motion of him holding the teacup abruptly paused, his golden eyes instantly widening a few degrees.

He saw clearly — on that woman's tongue, there was actually imprinted a small pink heart!

Holy shit?

Xuan Ge directly swore in his heart.

Also, he merely 'accidentally' glanced at the 'weapons' on her chest; was there a need to so directly display herself?

Could it be that this little preference of his had been exposed by someone?

The moment this thought emerged, the first thing that flashed through Xuan Ge's mind was Xing Xiao's cold face.

Besides that Extermination Monarch whom he had captured for seven days and pinned down dead to rights, who else would be this bored, spreading his preferences everywhere?

After all, in the entire Huan Yu, the only one who dared to 'go against him' like this was Xing Xiao.

Suppressing the complaint in his heart, Xuan Ge forcibly pulled his gaze back onto Da Li Hua, his tone returning to the previous calm, carrying an indisputable decisiveness:

"Exterminating the Bai Lang counts as merit for you, but endangering my subordinates offsets merit and fault.

If there's nothing else, leave quickly; I can choose not to pursue your responsibility."

"Mhm~" Da Li Hua let out a delicate hum, slowly standing up.

Her movements were graceful as if walking a runway; her skirt hem draped like flowing water, she walked with measured steps to Xuan Ge's side.

Just then, Xuan Ge noticed that behind her there was actually a long, thin black devil tail hidden, the tail swaying lightly, its tip burning with a ghostly blue flame.

Warm breath brushed past Xuan Ge's ear, carrying a faint floral fragrance mixed with a trace of the special scent of memory energy.

Da Li Hua leaned forward slightly, red lips drawing close to Xuan Ge's ear, speaking in a voice only the two could hear:

"General~ I discovered your little preference~"

The corner of Xuan Ge's mouth twitched violently, the blue veins at his temple jumping.

Not cool, bro!

I just fucking took one look!

Is there a need to harp on it like this?

"Bye-bye~ Divine Might General~" Da Li Hua straightened up, her tone carrying the laughter of success.

The Void before her suddenly twisted, a huge ghostly blue vortex slowly forming, chaotic light circulating within the vortex.

Just before stepping into the vortex, Da Li Hua abruptly looked back with a smile, her eyes flowing, charm exuding in all directions.

Immediately after, her right fingers lightly hooked, a large expanse of ghostly blue flames appearing out of thin air, pouncing toward Xuan Ge like butterflies.

Xuan Ge snorted a laugh, his wrist casually raising, a wave of invisible force spreading out, effortlessly scattering that expanse of ghostly blue flames.

The flames touched the energy barrier around his body, instantly annihilating into specks of light, dissipating in the air.

Xuan Ge looked at Da Li Hua and smiled: "Want to test my strength? At least send your Yiting's Leakless Pure Ones."

"General~~ This one just wanted to leave you a gift, truly heartless~"

Da Li Hua pouted, her tone carrying a few degrees of grievance, then turned and stepped into the ghostly blue vortex.

As her figure disappeared, the vortex also gradually shrank and annihilated, leaving only a wisp of faint floral fragrance, proving that everything just now was not an illusion.

Xuan Ge withdrew his gaze, his sight landing on the chair Da Li Hua had been sitting on just now.

There, a black satin flower was left behind; the flower's style was exactly the same as the decorations on her gift hat and waist, exquisite workmanship, the petal edges glowing with an extremely faint ghostly light.

He stood up and walked over, bending down to pick up the black flower.

The moment his fingertip touched the petal, a wisp of weak memory energy transmitted over.

Xuan Ge raised an eyebrow, then mobilized his own power, lightly activating the energy inside the flower.

Buzz—

A vast torrent of memory instantly surged into Xuan Ge's mind, the scenes so clear it was as if he were there in person:

On a dim planet, the leader of the White Wolf Hunt Pack was conversing with several Abundance Abominations of varying forms, their words filled with resentment and killing intent toward the Xianzhou Alliance.

They reached an agreement to unite all Abundance forces suppressed by the Xianzhou across the Huan Yu, forming an Abundance Allied Army, to deal a fatal blow when the Xianzhou Alliance launched its expedition.

I see.

Xuan Ge finished viewing the memory and shook his head slightly.

What was hidden in this flower was precisely the scene of the White Wolf Hunt Pack contacting other Abundance Abominations.

Now the Xianzhou Alliance is preparing to sweep away the Abundance Abominations across the Huan Yu, and these Abominations haven't sat waiting for death either, but instead united, preparing to clash with the Xianzhou thoroughly.

He loosened his fingers, and the black flower dissipated in the air like wind, turning into specks of ghostly light, finally merging into the stardust.

Xuan Ge gazed at the direction where the flower disappeared, muttering: "Bribing a Xianzhou General? A bit interesting~"

Without further hesitation, Xuan Ge turned and left the open-air tea stall.

The hem of his black robe fluttered in the wind, his figure flashing a few times before vanishing into the crowd of the Xingcha Hai Zhong Shu, galloping toward the General's Mansion.

Returning to the General's Mansion, Xuan Ge walked straight into the study.

The lamplight in the study was soft, illuminating the mountain of official documents piled on the desk.

He didn't process the paperwork first, but instead activated the holographic communicator on the desk, dialing Jing Yuan's communication channel.

The instant the communication connected, Jing Yuan's face, bearing a lazy smile, appeared in the holographic projection:

"What's up? Looking for me at this hour, did you run into something interesting again?"

"Nothing interesting, but there is one urgent matter."

Xuan Ge collected the smile on his face, and told Jing Yuan in full detail about the Dahlia's appearance, the leaving of the memory flower, and the news of the Abundance Allied Army's formation.

After sending the key information, Xuan Ge closed the holographic communication, leaned back against the chair, and quietly waited for Jing Yuan's reply.

He knew this news would disrupt Jing Yuan's original deployment somewhat; Jing Yuan needed time to rethink and adjust strategy.

Just then, the study door was pushed open lightly, and Ling Sha's figure walked in.

She was still wearing that black and white short qipao.

Just as she walked to Xuan Ge's side, Ling Sha's brows furrowed slightly, her exquisite nose twitching lightly, as if she smelled something unusual.

"General~ I wonder what you went out to do this morning?"

Ling Sha's voice was gentle as water, her face wearing a standard shallow smile, but her brown eyes held little warmth, instead carrying a few hints of probing.

Xuan Ge looked up at her, a trace of panic flashing in his golden eyes, subconsciously blinking.

He knew Ling Sha too well; this gentle shallow smile of hers often spelled no good.

He couldn't tell if Ling Sha was angry now, after all, just now when interacting with Dahlia, he had been contaminated with quite a bit of her aura.

"Ah... this morning I went to meet a spy hidden in the Abundance Allied Army."

Xuan Ge almost blurted it out, and regretted it the moment he finished speaking — he should have told the truth!

What Ling Sha hates most is him lying, even a well-intentioned lie would displease her.

He picked up the teacup on the desk and took a big gulp, trying to cover up his panic.

In his heart he silently apologized to Dahlia: Sorry, this "spy" identity, you'll have to bear it for a while.

"Is that so~~" Ling Sha leaned forward slightly, leaning close to Xuan Ge, carefully sniffing the scent on him.

Then she straightened up, looking with great interest at Xuan Ge's feigned "composure," a trace of knowing amusement flashing in her eyes:

"General~ that informant of yours appears to be quite an impressive lady~"

Her tone was drawn out long, with deliberate teasing, the two words "impressive" bitten especially heavily.

"Yeah... yeah, pretty impressive." Xuan Ge responded vaguely, eyes darting, not daring to meet Ling Sha's gaze.

He could feel that Ling Sha had already sensed something was off; this teasing tone was the best proof.

Ling Sha didn't continue pressing, but picked up the teapot on the desk and poured Xuan Ge a fresh cup of tea, the tea water slowly flowing along the spout into the cup, rippling with fine waves.

She pushed the teacup before Xuan Ge, her smile still gentle:

"Since she's the General's informant, she likely knows the Xianzhou Alliance's current movements.

Concubine suggests~ bringing your informant back to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou, this can guarantee her safety and also facilitate subsequent intelligence transmission."

Hearing this, Xuan Ge's heart gave a start. This isn't a suggestion, clearly she's dismantling his platform!

Where would he have any informant? This was all a lie he improvised on the spot.

"Hey~ Concubine has some words she wants to say to the General~~"

Just as Xuan Ge was racking his brains thinking how to round out the lie, Ling Sha suddenly leaned close to his ear, speaking softly in a voice only the two could hear.

Warm breath brushed past Xuan Ge's ear, carrying a faint medicine fragrance, making his earlobes tingle slightly.

After saying this, Ling Sha straightened up, turned and walked toward the study door, the black and white qipao hem swaying gently, leaving an elegant back view.

No extra lingering, no mention of the previous topic again, she just left straight away like that.

Xuan Ge froze in place, his face full of bewilderment, golden eyes written full of curiosity.

What words? You say them then!

He watched Ling Sha's departing back, opened his mouth wanting to call her back, but didn't know what to say.

In the end, he could only helplessly lean back against the chair, his heart filled with curiosity — what exactly did Ling Sha want to say to him?

Night deepened, the Shen Wu Xian Zhou shrouded under quiet starlight.

The General's Mansion study still blazed with light, the lamplight casting Xuan Ge's bent-over-desk figure onto the wall, stretched very long.

Xuan Ge was still processing the mountain of paperwork, the "rustle" of pen tip scraping paper exceptionally clear in the silent study.

But his mind was completely not on the paperwork, his mind repeatedly echoing with that unfinished sentence of Ling Sha's, the more he thought the more confused, the more he thought the more curious.

"Ling Sha!"

Xuan Ge violently slammed the brush in his hand onto the table, unable to suppress a low shout.

Yes, Ling Sha only said "I have some words I want to say to the General," but she didn't say anything at all!

She strung his appetite along for a whole day like this, this woman, she's simply even more excessive than that riddler Dali Hua!