Chapter 438: You Are the Famous

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Yun Mu and the others sailed all the way back to Frostfall City like this. With the Captain's nearly ninety-meter-long Xiangyang and its unique appearance, it had attracted the attention of most people at the port ever since it appeared on the horizon.

However, none of that was important. After docking the ship at the shore, Yun Mu couldn't wait to take the young girl they had rescued to find Edward.

As a result, "Huh? Where is Karin?" Inside the infirmary, Yun Mu pushed open the door, only to find that the familiar figure was nowhere to be seen.

Before she could even ask, Viktor appeared by her side: "Report, at the fifth second after the ship docked at the shore, Ms. Karin vanished into thin air inside the infirmary."

"Vanished into thin air?" Yun Mu was somewhat incredulous: "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"Report, as the Ship Spirit of the Xiangyang, I can be certain that this is the fact. At least in my Perception, that is exactly how it is."

"How could this be..."

Yun Mu lowered her head, feeling somewhat dazed, and gently rubbed her chin with her fingers.

Why did Karin disappear after arriving in Frostfall City?

Spatial teleportation? Hallucination?

Strange tale?

Ghost?

Specter? Undead?

Echo?

Lingering obsession?

Heroic Spirit?

One term after another uncontrollably popped into Yun Mu's mind. She truly could not understand why Karin, who had been quite normal before, would disappear immediately after arriving in Frostfall City?

If she were to let the ship leave the port now, would Karin reappear?

Yun Mu felt that this matter was worth a try; perhaps she could obtain more information this way... "Report." Viktor suddenly discovered something and said to Yun Mu: "On the counter in the Captain's Cabin, something is glowing."

"The counter?"

Yun Mu was slightly stunned upon hearing Viktor's words. Then, she suddenly thought of something, a look of realization appearing on her face, and she walked quickly toward the Captain's Cabin! "This is..."

Pushing open the door to the Captain's Cabin, she saw that on the counter against the wall, an item inside a wooden box was emitting a brilliant light.

Yun Mu took down the open wooden box, and the light soon dissipated. What appeared before her eyes was exactly the Meteor Fragment that Edward had given her earlier.

"Could it be... that this matter is related to the Meteor Fragment?" Looking at the fragment that was gradually losing its radiance, Yun Mu boldly speculated in her heart.

Once could be a coincidence, twice could be an accident, but three times in a row... that would be hard to say.

What's more, the Meteor Fragment was indeed related to Edward and Karin. With this kind of thing happening now, it was hard not to make the connection!

Yun Mu closed the lid of the wooden box to cover the starlight of the Meteor Fragment, then left the Captain's Cabin and called over Lucy, Brenna, and Lita.

"Karin disappeared in the infirmary. According to Viktor's account, it was a sudden disappearance, and after she disappeared, the Meteor Fragment hanging in the Captain's Cabin lit up with brilliant radiance..."

After hearing Yun Mu's description, Lucy and the others all lowered their heads and began to think seriously.

"I have the same thought as Miss Yun; these things are most likely connected." Lucy said: "But we know far too little about the Meteor Fragment. I think we can follow the original plan and go find Mr. Edward first."

"Although he is not a Scholar who studies Meteor Fragments, and was only escorting the Starry Sect's inspection team to investigate, he has certainly seen and heard enough to know more than we do."

"Agreed." Brenna nodded: "Besides that, we could also consider looking for people from the Starry Church... but Mr. Edward doesn't have a good impression of them, and I don't really want to trust those guys either."

"There's no rush for this." Hearing Brenna's words, Yun Mu said: "The people from the Starry Church are basically only active in the Shattered Star Sea, and we are still far from there."

"In any case, let's go find Uncle Edward first." Yun Mu confirmed: "Right, we have to bring this Meteor Fragment along."

"Mm." Everyone nodded in agreement.

Leaving the Xiangyang, Yun Mu paid the docking fees to the port's tax officer and then walked in the direction of Sisilaiya Cafe, as she remembered it.

Although she kind of wanted to take a Steam Taxi, considering that there were quite a few of them and a regular car probably wouldn't fit everyone... besides, they could walk quite fast themselves, so they wouldn't take a car here.

"Hmm... Frostfall City looks no different from before."

Passing through the familiar streets, the group walked toward Liuli Street, passing by the Painter Association on the way.

"..."

Yun Mu did want to go in. After all, regarding the path ahead for the Painter profession, she wanted to go ask Sixin, the president of the Painter Association.

But for now, forget it.

Anyway, they would likely stay in Frostfall City for quite a while. It wouldn't be too late to go find him after the things on her hands were temporarily settled.

"... Hmm?" Sitting on the second floor of the Painter Association, President Sixin slowly put down the coffee in his hand, his gaze looking out the window with some confusion.

He seemed to have felt a familiar aura just now, but before he could even perceive it, the other party had disappeared.

"Is it Miss Yun who has returned?" He guessed silently in his heart.

It had only been less than half a year; he wouldn't have forgotten Yun Mu's aura.

However... "That feeling, is it a Master?" President Sixin was a bit uncertain. How long had it been? Even if it were Miss Yun, she wouldn't have advanced to Master so quickly... But regardless, since Yun Mu was back, he probably couldn't keep reading this thing.

Sixin carefully put away "Torina's Adventure Journal" that he had scavenged from the Black Market, deciding that he would save this thing to read after he got home.

When others came to find him, they would knock on the door in advance; even if they didn't, he could perceive them beforehand.

As for Yun Mu, that was hard to say.

He didn't want anyone to see him reading this kind of thing. If it were known that the dignified president of the Painter Association was actually sneaking a peek at this, he would probably have to move to another city to live in the future! But to be fair, Teacher Sleepy Cat draws really well. I wonder what rank of painter he actually is? On the other side, Yun Mu, who had already arrived at Liuli Street, was unaware of the situation on President Sixin's side.

Stepping onto the road that had become very dry due to the Heater, Yun Mu pushed open the door to Sisilaiya Cafe.

Clang! A sudden sword light slashed toward Lita. The latter's reaction was not slow either; almost the instant she perceived the danger, she drew her sword and deflected the incoming attack.

"Not bad, not bad." Edward's figure appeared before everyone. As he put away his weapon, he said with satisfaction: "As expected of my daughter, the progress during this period is quite obvious!"

"Dad!" Lita glared at him with some annoyance: "I have friends around me. Can you not suddenly scare people like that?"

"... Hahaha, sorry, it's just been a while since we've met, and I didn't know how to greet you."

Edward laughed somewhat awkwardly, then looked at Yun Mu and the figures behind her.

"You really succeeded?" Upon perceiving Elena's aura, a look of great surprise appeared on Edward's face.

Edward knew what Yun Mu and the others were going to the Federation to do, but from the very beginning, he did not believe such a thing could succeed.

"I didn't expect this, I really didn't expect this."

Sensing the aura of Elena hiding in the Shadow, Edward appeared extremely incredulous.

"How did you all manage to do it?" he couldn't help but ask.

"Well, a lot of things happened in between, and it was mainly good luck, plus the schemes of gods and such," Yun Mu mentioned casually.

"If Uncle Edward wants to know, it's not like I can't tell you, but the story is a bit long, and we mainly came to find you today because there is something we want to tell you."

"It's fine, it's fine," Edward waved his hand dismissively.

"Just take it one thing at a time; there is still plenty of time." Edward let Yun Mu and the others sit on the sofa while he went to the kitchen to get some drinks, snacks, and the like.

Soon, he returned from the kitchen, and Yun Mu and the others slowly began to recount what had happened in the Federation and on their way back.

"So that's how things happened over in the Federation?"

"To think there were so many hands of gods pushing things behind the scenes..."

"I had only heard a little bit from rumors before, tsk tsk tsk."

Edward looked at Yun Mu with a somewhat strange expression: "The Scarlet Rebellion has only just ended, and Miss Yun has already resolved another major crisis for the Federation?"

"I really don't know whether to call you a great hero who saves the world or an unlucky person who is always getting dragged into accidents."

"Hahaha, I still prefer the former," Yun Mu scratched her cheek with some helplessness.

After finishing the chat about the Federation, it was time to talk about Karin.

Yun Mu told Edward with a serious expression that on their way back, they had salvaged a Young Girl wearing the scholar robes of the Starry Church from the sea.

And the other party's hair color and eye color were very similar to Lita's.

Regarding the various questions they had investigated and speculated about, as well as the fact that the Young Girl suddenly disappeared from the infirmary after arriving in Frostfall City, and the Meteor Fragment that suddenly began to flicker with starlight after the Young Girl disappeared... "..."

Edward looked much calmer than they had originally anticipated.

He did not say a word, his silent face revealing seriousness.

He even forgot to drink the wine on the table.

It was not until Yun Mu finished speaking that he asked seriously: "Do you have a portrait of the other party?"

The reason Edward was so calm at this moment was that he had never given up on the idea of finding the other party since Karin disappeared.

But every hope that was rekindled would end in failure, and that feeling of Falling into a mud pit from a great height made him unwilling to fantasize about the good side at the very beginning of things.

Therefore, even if what Yun Mu described was the most hopeful instance he had ever seen, he still had to keep his composure.

"Uh, no, but I can draw one now." Hearing Edward's words, Yun Mu appeared a bit embarrassed.

Originally, they had planned to bring Karin directly, so there was no need for any portrait at all.

Who knew that after arriving in Frostfall City, the other party would just vanish into thin air? So, they really hadn't prepared any portrait.

However, as a Fourth Order Master level painter Transcendental, Yun Mu's speed at roughly sketching a painting could even be measured in seconds.

It was just a portrait of a person; even with coloring, it wouldn't take half a minute.

Thinking this, Yun Mu took out a drawing pad from the space of the Divine Blood Pendant and began to draw on it with a pen.

However, she had only just started a Grass draft when Edward stood up from his chair in excitement.

It seemed his inner heart was clearly not as calm as he revealed on the surface.

Thinking this, Yun Mu did not stop the movements of her hands and soon completed the remaining parts.

Actually, for this kind of portrait, she didn't even need to start a draft; she could draw it exactly the same just by drawing directly.

It was just that she wanted to be serious, which is why she specifically made a draft.

And to a layman or beginner who doesn't understand Painting, that draft of hers probably wouldn't look much different from the final finished work.

This was also the reason why Edward stood up in excitement just from seeing the draft.

By the way, Master level painter Transcendental can use Spirituality to directly erase incorrect lines on a drawing.

From now on, there is no need to worry about accidentally drawing the wrong line!

(End of this chapter)