Chapter 90: Honkai: Star Rail — The Xianzhou General Wouldn't Dream of a Yandere Chapter 87: Lord Yuan: Are You All Deaf!?

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Protagonist:

Xuan Ge

Inside the General's Mansion on the Zhu Ming Xian Zhou, sandalwood incense curled in wisps, and the air was permeated with a faint scent of pine.

Old Man Huai Yan sat upon the lofty General's Seat, stroking his graying beard, his expression calm, yet his eyes concealed a few threads of thought as he quietly awaited the visitor's arrival.

Ying Xing was on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou; this was something he had not anticipated, yet it also stood to reason.

Xuan Ge had spent a full hundred years searching for Jing Liu; with such a persistent nature, there was no reason he would let Ying Xing slip by.

After all, back then, Ying Xing, Jing Yuan, and Dan Feng — the three of them — had stirred up no small amount of disaster because of Xuan Ge; the bond between the four had long since seeped into their very marrow.

Huai Yan's thoughts gradually drifted back to the past, recalling Teng Xiao's contradictory demeanor:

On one hand, he exerted every effort to protect Ying Xing, preventing him from returning to the Zhu Ming Xian Zhou;

On the other, he secretly sought out Huai Yan to vent his grievances, wearing a helpless expression as he complained, "Ying Xing was led astray by that bastard Xuan Ge."

Back then, Xuan Ge and Ying Xing dragged Jing Yuan along, and together they tricked Dan Feng, setting a trap to coax him into bringing out his treasured You Long Du fine wine; the group drank to their hearts' content, getting thoroughly drunk.

By the time Dan Feng belatedly reacted, he flew into a rage on the spot and stormed off to lodge a complaint with Teng Xiao.

Even now, recalling it still makes Huai Yan unable to hold back a laugh.

What's even more amusing is that Dan Feng, seeking revenge on Xuan Ge, specially concocted a colorless, tasteless laxative and secretly slipped it into Xuan Ge's wine, intending to make a fool of him.

But unexpectedly, Xuan Ge not only didn't fall for it, he took that doctored jug of wine and went to treat the Cloud Cavalry Corps.

As a result, that day the Cloud Cavalry Corps' public latrines were completely packed, becoming an inconspicuous but absolutely unforgettable black mark in General Teng Xiao's career.

Thinking of these past events, Huai Yan couldn't help but smile helplessly, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes smoothing out.

But the smile soon faded again, a trace of melancholy rising in his eyes: "Ay~"

A light sigh, full of wistfulness; the past has become like clouds and smoke before one's eyes, and no amount of lamentation can change the fact that the past cannot be pursued.

If only there hadn't been that sudden... perhaps everything would have been different.

But there are no ifs in this world; one can only cherish the present.

Just then, a tall, straight figure slowly walked in; the man's black hair was interspersed with a few faint strands of red, his features handsome, his bearing steady.

After entering the door, he immediately cupped his fists in a respectful salute toward Huai Yan, his tone humble: "Master."

The newcomer was precisely Huai Yan's disciple, Han Guang.

"Han Guang, you're here, come sit."

A gentle smile instantly appeared on Huai Yan's face; he tucked away the melancholy in his heart, raised a hand to gesture for Han Guang to sit in the chair to the side, his tone brimming with affection for his disciple.

Han Guang sat down as bid, his posture still straight, hands resting on his knees, expression respectful.

Huai Yan looked at him, pondered for a moment, then slowly spoke:

"Han Guang, how has Ye Li been lately?"

Ye Li was his wife; Han Guang harbored no suspicion, simply taking it as his master making domestic small talk, and answered truthfully:

"Master, Ye Li has been perfectly fine lately."

"Hehe~ That's good~ That's good then~"

Huai Yan smiled with relief, stroked his beard once more, his eyes full of warmth.

Then he shifted the conversation, his tone turning a few degrees more serious: "Han Guang, how do you view the Shen Wu Xian Zhou?"

Han Guang blanked slightly, not expecting his master to suddenly ask this; he pondered briefly, then answered truthfully:

"The Shen Wu Xian Zhou, its martial fortune flourishes, it is the vanguard of the Xian Zhou, guarding the peace of the Xianzhou Alliance;

General Xuan Ge of Divine Might, spanning ten thousand miles, sweeps all before him, the sharp edge of the Imperial Bow, the pillar of the Xianzhou Alliance."

"You brat, you sure know how to talk."

Huai Yan laughed and glared at him, picked up the wooden staff in his hand, lightly tapped the ground, and said with feigned annoyance:

"You practically praised that bastard Xuan Ge to the heavens! Dare to recite such advertising-copy flattery to this old man again, and watch me beat you."

"Hehe~ Disciple wouldn't dare."

Han Guang helplessly cupped his fists in salute, the smile on his face not diminishing in the least, rather deepening a touch.

In his heart he knew clearly: his master always verbally scolded the Divine Might General, but in reality, his master considered Xuan Ge in every way and had secretly helped him no small amount.

Seeing Han Guang's look of clear understanding, Huai Yan helplessly shook his head, and stopped beating around the bush, cutting straight to the point:

"Never mind, this master will just say it directly. Han Guang, do you want to go to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou?"

Hearing these words, Han Guang's eyes lit up slightly, he subconsciously raised an eyebrow, the calm on his face instantly replaced by pleasant surprise.

He immediately stood up, forcefully suppressing the excitement in his heart, bowed deeply with cupped fists toward Huai Yan, his tone firm and urgent:

"Master, this disciple wants to go!"

The entire Xian Zhou is spreading the fame of the Shen Wu Xian Zhou; battle reports of great victories fly everywhere daily.

He himself also greatly admires General Xuan Ge, and has long yearned to go to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou to witness the bearing of its officers and soldiers.

He also hopes his forging skills can flourish and shine on the Shen Wu Xian Zhou.

Now that his master has brought it up on his own initiative, it is naturally exactly what he seeks.

Huai Yan, however, hadn't expected Han Guang to agree so readily, without the slightest hesitation.

He froze for a moment, then slowly stood up, picked up the wooden staff in his hand, and walked toward Han Guang, his face wearing a few parts of "anger."

"Master?"

Han Guang subconsciously took a step back, looking at the wooden staff in his master's hand, his heart panicking, thinking he had misspoken somewhere.

Immediately after, he turned to run out of the General's Mansion, to evade his master's "punishment."

But Huai Yan moved even faster, grabbing his wrist in one hand and yanking him back, the wooden staff in his hand tapping lightly against Han Guang's bottom.

As he tapped, Huai Yan said irritably:

"I told you to agree that fast! I told you to agree that fast!

Not even thinking before wanting to go! So eager to leave this old man?"

"Master, I'm wronged!" Han Guang dodged while explaining helplessly.

"Wasn't it you who asked your disciple if he wanted to go? Your disciple merely answered truthfully, how can you blame your disciple?"

"Hmph~ I'm not listening!"

The wooden staff in Huai Yan's hand tapped lightly a few more times, his tone starting to carry a hint of reluctance.

Meanwhile, inside the You Qiu Yu of the Luofu Xian Zhou, the atmosphere was completely different, so oppressive it was hard to breathe.

The light inside the You Qiu Yu was dim; Jing Yuan stood with hands behind his back, posture upright, eyes observing nose, nose observing heart.

He listened with a calm face to the accusations and opposition of the Long Shi beside him, his expression not changing in the slightest.

At Jing Yuan's side stood Dan Heng, his shackles already removed, wearing plain-colored robes, his face cold, yet his eyes hiding a few degrees of restraint.

Looking at the Long Shi's righteous, aggressive faces, the thought in his heart of going to the Shen Wu Xian Zhou grew even more intense.

Only by leaving the Luofu, leaving these endless accusations and bindings, could he truly gain freedom.

To one side of the You Qiu Yu, the representatives of the Ten Kings Office judges, Han Ya and Xue Yi, stood quietly.

Han Ya held an ice-blue edict in her hands, around which faint cold aura curled;

Xue Yi held a platinum edict, expression calm, not making any movement, merely waiting quietly for General Jing Yuan to give the order, a cold aura emanating from her whole body.

"Jing Yuan, Dan Heng bears the Ten Evils, his sins are heavy; your past partiality toward him, we endured.

But today you actually act like this — do you still have us Long Shi in your eyes, still have the Luofu's rules?"

A Long Shi pointed at Jing Yuan, rebuking in anger, his tone full of dissatisfaction and fury.

"Yes, Jing Yuan, we all know your relationship with Dan Feng runs deep, you cherish old ties.

But you are now the Luofu's General Jing Yuan, bearing the heavy duty of protecting the Luofu; you can no longer act willfully as before, showing partiality to a criminal!"

Another Long Shi chimed in, his tone carrying a few degrees of admonishment, and a few degrees of accusation.

"General, your past sending of books to Dan Heng, sending of jade talismans, even sending of fine wine and delicacies, secretly looking after his daily life — we never interfered much.

But today you want to let him go, it truly violates propriety, and is hard to convince the crowd!"

Sentence after sentence of accusation and admonishment kept entering Jing Yuan's ears, yet his expression remained indifferent, the corner of his mouth even carrying a trace of a faint smile.

As if these accusations had nothing to do with him at all.

Dan Heng looked at the Long Shi's appearances, then at the ever-calm Jing Yuan, his heart anxious, unable to resist wanting to step forward and speak up for Jing Yuan.

But just as he lifted his foot, Jing Yuan raised his hand slightly, intercepting him, then slowly opened his eyes, the smile on his face growing even deeper:

"Long Shi, are you done speaking?"

His tone was calm, yet carried an undeniable majesty, instantly suppressing the Long Shi's voices of accusation.

Jing Yuan glanced sideways at the platinum edict in Xue Yi's hand, his tone still gentle, and continued slowly:

"Today, it is not I who am letting Dan Hing go; various Long Shi, please calm yourselves a little~"

Xue Yi understood, immediately stepping forward one step, slowly unfolding the platinum edict in her hand; the characters on the edict were vigorous and forceful, exuding a heroic spirit.

That was Xuan Ge's handwriting.

The silently standing Long Shi Tao Ran had noticed the platinum edict in Xue Yi's hand from the very beginning; he clenched his fists tightly, gritted his teeth secretly, his heart full of unwillingness and anger:

This damn Xuan Ge! He had barely found the opportunity, was about to pry out the details of the Dragon Transformation marvelous method.

But just at this moment, Xuan Ge actually sent an edict to take Dan Heng away, ruining his plan!

Xue Yi unfolded the edict, and after reading the handwriting clearly, couldn't help but freeze for a few seconds, a trace of absurdity flashing in her eyes.

She never expected that the Divine Might General would actually use such a blunt, crude tone to write this edict.

She subconsciously glanced at the grinning Jing Yuan beside her, suppressed the surprise in her heart, cleared her throat, and recited slowly:

"Cut the crap, send Dan Heng over to this old man, otherwise I'll lead eight hundred Shen Wu troops to your door!"

The Long Shi:.............

"Er... outrageous! Truly too outrageous!"

"Since this Xuan Ge became a General, he's become more and more arrogant, repeatedly challenging our Perspicacity authority, simply not putting us Long Shi in his eyes at all!"

Hearing the edict's contents, the Long Shi instantly exploded, but they only complained, fundamentally not daring to refuse.

But they also knew clearly, eight hundred holds an untold secret within the Xianzhou Alliance, because this is the clan-extermination number.

If they truly enraged him, and the Shen Wu troops really came knocking, they'd be afraid even reincarnation wouldn't be an option, their egg yolks would get shaken evenly.

Jing Yuan watched the Long Shi's frantic appearances, a trace of craftiness flashing in his eyes, silently noting it down in his heart.

When these Long Shi push him too far one day, he'll shake all their doings today into Xuan Ge's ears, and let Xuan Ge give them a good "lesson".

"Various Long Shi, calm yourselves."

Just then, Han Ya stepped forward one step, her tone cold, breaking the Long Shi's voices of accusation.

"Besides the Divine Might General's edict, Han Yuan Jun has also sent an edict."

Hearing the three words "Han Yuan Jun", the Long Shi's accusations stopped abruptly, their expressions becoming complex.

They knew clearly in their hearts, Han Yuan Jun's edict, they fundamentally cannot defy.

Yet their hearts were even more filled with puzzlement and unwillingness.

How did Han Yuan Jun get so close to Xuan Ge, almost wearing the same pair of pants?

Is she still the Dragon Venerable of the Perspicacity Dragon Clan after all!

Han Ya slowly unfolded the ice-blue edict in her hand, and after reading the handwriting clearly, also couldn't help but freeze for a moment.

She subconsciously glanced at Jing Yuan who was forcing down his laughter, then at the calm-faced Xue Yi beside her....

Han Ya steadied herself, then recited in a cold yet somewhat helpless tone, word by word:

"Dan Heng has entered Shen Wu — are your ears deaf?"

That one sentence instantly plunged the entire You Qiu Yu into dead silence.

The Dragon Masters:.........