Chapter 128: with translation of chapter title

Walther felt the corner of his mouth start twitching uncontrollably again.

He strained to continue verifying: "So… Ailixiya, does she have pink hair, and a personality… especially 'passionate'?"

"Yes, yes, yes!"

San Yue Qi grew even more excited, almost leaping from the sofa, "Yang Shu! Sister Jizi! Do you know Weng Fa Luo Si? You've heard of my hometown, right?!"

In her azure eyes was an unprecedented hope, tinged with a fragile fear of being rejected.

Walther watched San Yue Qi's gaze, a mix of yearning and unease, and felt a swirl of emotions.

He of course knew—this was not some epic about Weng Fa Luo Si, it was essentially the version from his own hometown world, a clumsily adapted take on the Pursuing Fire Thirteen Yingjie story!

Although isotopic counterparts are not rare in the universe, the similarity extending to identical names and stories can no longer be chalked up to coincidence!

Jizi looked at the almost twisted complexity on Walther's face and asked concernedly, "Walther, did something come to mind?"

Walther opened his mouth, nearly blurting out, "This is basically an adapted version of the Honkai World Fire-Chasing Heroic Scion story."

But before the words left his lips, he looked at San Yue Qi's hopeful eyes, as if she had finally grasped a fragment of the past, and forced the sentence back down.

He knew San Yue Qi too well.

This girl who seemed perpetually cheerful harbored a deep obsession and anxiety about her blank past.

At this moment, a "possible" sister and a "possible" hometown epic were, to her, like rain after a long drought.

To expose the truth outright now would be too cruel.

Before fully uncovering Chang Ye Yue's details and motives, he could not easily shatter San Yue Qi's fleeting hope.

He fell silent for a moment, and when he raised his head again, his face had regained its usual composure.

He weighed his words and said slowly, "I can't confirm the specifics yet. I merely… once read in a very ancient tome that records various cosmic legends, some similar heroic tales. The names and deeds… indeed bear resemblances."

He avoided the keywords "Honkai" and "Fire-Chasing."

"As for Weng Fa Luo Si…"

He shook his head, "That book doesn't mention that place name. So what Miss Chang Yeyue says—whether it's genuine history or a re‑creation based on circulating tales—cannot be verified at present."

The light in San Yue Qi's eyes visibly dimmed, yet she strained to keep a comprehension expression, "I see…"

"However,"

Walther shifted his tone, gentle yet firm, "Since Miss Chang Yeyue claims to be your sister and can move freely in the train… for safety, Jizi and I think it's necessary to meet her formally. We want to talk with her, learn the specifics. It's also to ensure your safety, Xiaosanyue. Do you understand?"

Jizi also nodded in agreement, "Yes, Xiaosanyue, if she truly is your sister we're happy for you. But before that, some things must be clarified; we must ensure you aren't harmed."

San Yue Qi looked at the two elder figures caring for her like parents and hesitated.

She believed the "sister," yet understood Walther's and Jizi's worries were reasonable.

Finally, she nodded and whispered, "I… I understand. Then… when I see my sister next, should I tell her? See if she's willing… to meet you both?"

Walther and Jizi exchanged a glance and nodded.

"Alright, it's settled then."

"Meet what?"

Xing rubbed her sleepy eyes, looking half‑asleep, her voice lazy and nasal.

Her gray hair was a mess, as if just spun dry in a drum washer.

"N‑nothing!"

San Yue Qi quickly waved her hand, trying to change the subject, then leaned toward Xing and whispered with concern, "Xing, you finally woke up! I tried to rouse you earlier, but you didn't react, sleeping like… Peipei!"

"Is that so?"

Xing let out a big yawn, her gaze still dazed, "I don't feel anything… just feel like I slept really heavily."

She had no idea that she had staged a "Sleepwalking Boxing Champion" act last night.

Walther watched Xing's demeanor, understood internally, but kept a neutral exterior.

He first said gently to San Yue Qi, "Xiaosanyue, go rest for now, think over what we just said."

"Mm, okay, Yang Shu."

San Yue Qi nodded, glanced at Xing once more, then left the Observation Carriage with a heavy heart.

Walther turned his gaze to Xing, who was slumped on the sofa, and asked casually, "Xing, how was your rest last night? Did you have any… special dreams?"

"Special dream?"

Xing tilted her head, tried to recall, then shook her head with a bewildered expression, "How what? I slept okay, just… felt pretty tired, like I'd run all night."

She completely blamed the dream's intense brawl with Qianjie and the scolding she received on the mental fatigue from being "specially attended to" by the Black Tower Lady in the simulated universe, never taking it to heart.

Walther fell silent for a moment, looking at Xing's genuinely blank expression, and decided not to probe further for now.

"I see… then rest well, the recent simulation test intensity has indeed been too high."

He echoed Xing's words, while mentally noting this as an item needing further observation.

"Got it, Yang Shu."

Xing responded weakly, then curled up on the sofa, preparing to nap again.

System Space

Unlike the train's relaxed atmosphere, within System Space Heimu was reviewing the "spoils" of this trip to Letu.

She could clearly feel the thirteen distinct imprints of the Yingjie, each of varying forms, silently hovering inside her like thirteen stars.

The sensation of "catching all" the previous civilization's top warriors in one net made her gasp in amazement.

"It feels strange…"

She murmured to the nearby tweaking device, "System, status?"

A cold electronic tone replied immediately:

"Report, madam, the thirteen 'guests' are stable, data integrity 100%. Preliminary link established; summoning or deep‑control operations can be performed at any time."

Heimu nodded, then thought of a crucial question: "Regarding the true form displayed earlier in Letu… could 'she' have noticed it?"

"Please rest assured,"

"The system replied, \"The Destruction form you displayed is essentially a simulation that leverages simulated universe data and your own core power, not a true activation of the primordial force. Its energy signature, after multiple disguises and The Lord's concealment, has a probability of being tracked and locked of less than 0.73%. \""