Chapter 358: Collapse Rail: Xian Zhou General Won't Dream of Yandere Chapter 353 Jing Yuan: Xuan Ge is my beloved close friend, sworn

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Inside Luofu Shence General's Mansion, Jing Yuan watched Hei Ta and Ruan Mei arrive together, already guessing their purpose.

"Consort Hui, Consort Zhi, your presence truly brings radiance to my humble Shen Ce Fu."

He smiled, rose to gesture for them to sit, while his mind rapidly conjured schemes.

Little Xuan Ge, for the sake of a few women actually dumped his brothers—truly hateful.

Hei Ta didn't beat around the bush; sitting down, she probed: "Jing Yuan, since you returned from Weng Fa Luo Si, are you carrying something important?"

She hadn't gone to Weng Fa Luo Si and didn't know the situation there, but she knew Jing Yuan had gone with Xuan Ge.

Since Jing Yuan was back, either he had a mission, or Xuan Ge had driven him away.

Otherwise, given how these two stick together like glue, getting them to voluntarily part would be harder than climbing to heaven.

"Hehe, naturally it's something important," Jing Yuan lied without changing expression, while leisurely pouring a cup of tea for each of the two women.

Hei Ta's eyebrow twitched slightly—could this Jing Yuan really have something important?

"The Tian Jie Plan doesn't require the General to execute it personally; the Five Directions Armies' side is already fully prepared."

Ruan Mei took the teacup, thanked him, and glanced at Jing Yuan.

His face still wore his usual smile, but she vaguely guessed another possibility.

Jing Yuan had been sent back by Xuan Ge.

The reason wasn't hard to deduce: Fu Xuan of Luofu Tai Bu Si had requested leave and was currently not in Luofu.

Why Fu Xuan requested leave, and where she was, that wasn't easy to guess.

Hei Ta didn't want to play riddles with Jing Yuan, this living Xian Zhou dictionary, so she spoke plainly: "Just say it, Jing Yuan, where is Xuan Ge?"

"Hei Ta... Lady, the Emperor he—"

"Wait!"

Hei Ta raised a hand to interrupt, glaring at Jing Yuan with a huff.

"Don't call me Lady anymore; call me Consort Hui directly."

She was truly fed up—why did everyone pause when saying "Hei Ta... Lady"?

Xuan Ge was truly terrible!

"Consort Hui is right; it is indeed Jing Mou's fault," Jing Yuan said with a nod, admitting this was indeed his fault.

The "Hei Ta Brothers" spread from Shen Wu were too catchy, leading many to follow suit.

Fortunately, Hei Ta—no, Consort Hui—was beautiful, kind-hearted, and didn't mind, otherwise she'd go complain to Xuan Ge again.

"Fine, then you tell me where Xuan Ge is, and I'll forgive you."

Hei Ta nodded with satisfaction, very pleased with the effect of her little scheme.

Indeed, she had deliberately let Jing Yuan misspeak in front of her.

Anyway, her reputation in Xian Zhou was basically set; she didn't lack this one thing.

"The Emperor's whereabouts are naturally recorded; Consort Hui, you have permission to look them up," Jing Yuan skillfully passed the buck.

He couldn't say Xuan Ge's location himself, otherwise when Xuan Ge settled accounts later, his days as Shence General would be unpleasant.

Seeing Jing Yuan not falling for her tactic, Hei Ta was about to press on, but Ruan Mei gently stopped her.

Ruan Mei saw Jing Yuan passing the buck, so she changed her angle: "General, I and Hei Ta have important business with Xuan Ge. If he isn't in Weng Fa Luo Si, where should he be?"

Jing Yuan opened his mouth with an honest lie.

"Lady Ruan Mei, the Xian Zhou royal family has an unwritten rule: if the Emperor and a consort go out, ministers cannot inform."

Ruan Mei nodded; he had made it clear enough. It was Fu Xuan who took Xuan Ge away.

"What unwritten rule? How come I don't know it?"

Hearing Jing Yuan's words, Hei Ta's first reaction wasn't to verify the truth, but to wonder if she had fallen out of touch with the Hou Gong.

"It's fine, Hei Ta, we should go," Ruan Mei stood up, but Hei Ta grabbed her back into the chair.

"Ruan Mei, what do you mean?"

Hei Ta was now even more huffy; seeing Ruan Mei act like she understood everything made her feel a bit jealous.

Clearly they were all geniuses... although she indeed lacked somewhat in politics, she wasn't yet reduced to being an idiot.

Ruan Mei didn't hide it, directly saying the answer: "It means the Emperor isn't in Weng Fa Luo Si."

"Oh?" Hei Ta's little temper immediately subsided a bit.

Could it be that Xuan Ge was finally going to be a good person this time?

That Weng Fa Luo Si had many women was well known, but this time he had actually left early.

Could Xuan Ge really have turned over a new leaf?

Jing Yuan smiled and didn't respond.

That bastard Xuan Ge, even if Huan Yu exploded, wouldn't change his love for grandiosity.

Don't make your Xuan Ge laugh.

"Let's go; the General indeed doesn't know where Xuan Ge went."

Ruan Mei stood up again after speaking, and Hei Ta once again pulled her back into the chair.

Ruan Mei fell silent, lifted her teacup and took a sip, quietly waiting for Hei Ta to take charge.

Actually she wasn't sure of Xuan Ge's exact location either, and could only follow Fu Xuan's lead to investigate.

The universe is too vast; the Xian Zhou's subordinate forces are too numerous to count. To truly search for Xuan Ge like finding a needle in a haystack would be very troublesome.

"Since Xuan Ge left Weng Fa Luo Si, where did he go?"

Hei Ta turned toward Jing Yuan.

She could vaguely keep up with these two's roundabout rhythm, but she simply didn't understand why they couldn't speak directly.

Today she was determined to ask until she got to the bottom of it.

Jing Yuan smiled; it seemed Hei Ta was dead set on prying an answer from his mouth.

So be it; it was a good opportunity to take the chance to pluck some things from Shen Wu to enrich Luofu.

"Hui Fei, I just said, as a subject, I cannot break the rules."

Hei Ta frowned, carefully savoring the meaning of Jing Yuan's two riddling statements.

Very quickly she seized on the key words — Emperor and Consort.

"You mean Xuan Ge and a certain Consort went out?"

"I didn't say." Jing Yuan shook his head slightly.

"Tch." Hei Ta clicked her tongue in dissatisfaction, then deployed her most direct method — bribery.

"The Virtual Number Collapse Pulse production plan is in my hands."

"Black Tower Lady, how come I somewhat don't understand?" Jing Yuan pressed down the smile at the corner of his mouth, continuing to play dumb.

"Heh." Hei Ta caught that fleeting subtle expression on Jing Yuan's face and let out a soft huff.

This Jing Yuan and Xuan Ge are practically cast from the same mold; both are the type who won't release the hawk until they see the rabbit.

Back when Ruan Mei was invited back to Shen Wu by the Shen Wu Corps, the Divine Might General's fierce reputation preceded him, but at least he still observed some rules.

Who could have imagined Shen Wu only takes in, never lets out!?

After Ruan Mei went in, she never came out again, and conveniently got herself trapped in there too.

Hei Ta threw out the condition: "After I disassemble and distribute the Virtual Number Collapse Pulse knowledge to each research station, a batch of dedicated personnel will come to Luofu to provide guidance."

"Ah, Hui Fei, you truly flatter me."

Jing Yuan put on an aggrieved look of being misunderstood.

"How would I have any ulterior motives?"

"Heh, someone like you still cares about these things?" Hei Ta crossed her arms, looking speechlessly at Jing Yuan who was overacting.

His manner and Xuan Ge who held Ruan Mei in Shen Wu back then are exactly the same.

Worthy of Super Brain and Super Strength, two people rotten to the core together.

"Hui Fei, you misunderstand." Jing Yuan looked at her righteously, "Xuan Ge is my beloved close friend, my brother in arms."

"... Hm?" Ruan Mei and Hei Ta exchanged a glance, neither understanding why Jing Yuan suddenly blurted out such a line.

Then Jing Yuan unhurriedly added the next sentence: "It'll cost extra."

Ruan Mei and Hei Ta:........

Hei Ta clenched her fist; Ruan Mei took a deep breath and finally spoke.

"The Xuan Ma's production and construction, Shen Wu is putting on the agenda. At that time there will be dedicated personnel responsible for this aspect arriving at each Xian Zhou to coordinate."

Jing Yuan's face instantly beamed with joy, and he readily spilled Xuan Ge's coordinates.

"Bronya's side might be receiving Xuan Ge right now. If you two hurry over now, you might just catch up to him early."

The Xuan Ma isn't for Luofu alone; the other Xian Zhou are all waiting. I'm merely sounding things out.

That Virtual Number Collapse Pulse is nothing more than a large-caliber cannon.

Usable, but the scenarios for its use are few.

If coordinates are confirmed, if there are no civilians there, then blast it and be done.

But if civilians exist, the Xian Zhou's style would, for the sake of close-quarters combat, try its utmost to save them.

Xian Zhou unification — reputation must be stabilized.