Chapter 1271

"We, the Cloud Knights, are like clouds obscuring the sky, guarding the Luofu Xianzhou!"

Jing Yuan pointed the array blade in his hand at Jingliu, his eyes gradually becoming firm.

Jingliu's eyes were scarlet, and she looked at Jing Yuan expressionlessly. Suddenly, her figure flashed, and she arrived in front of Jing Yuan at an extremely fast speed.

The sharp blade, composed entirely of cold ice, pointed directly at Jing Yuan's vital points.

Jing Yuan's eyes narrowed, and he hurriedly raised the array blade in his hand to resist.

In just a few seconds, Jingliu swung dozens of sword slashes at Jing Yuan.

The frigid sword aura caused the earth to freeze, and cold air permeated everywhere.

Jing Yuan had beads of sweat on his face, raising his array blade and gritting his teeth to resist Jingliu.

The Jingliu swinging her sword before him gradually overlapped with the Jingliu in his memory.

【Tartaglia: I don't know if it's my imagination, but General Jing Yuan seems to be fighting somewhat arduously?】

【Lumine: Looking at the situation, it seems that is indeed the case. Could it be that the current Jing Yuan is weaker than Jingliu?

Wait, the phantom appearing beside General Jing Yuan, could it be the scene in his mind right now?】

【Nahida: Just like the situation where Dan Heng confronted Dan Feng in his sea of consciousness and thought of Miss Himeko and Miss March 7th, General Jing Yuan is probably the same right now.】

………………

Jing Yuan and Jingliu faced each other with blades on the battlefield, their figures constantly flashing across various parts of the battlefield.

At the same time, the phantom reappearing on Jing Yuan's body floated in the air, gradually gaining sound and clear images.

Scenes of Jing Yuan receiving Jingliu's instruction flashed by rapidly, eventually settling in one place.

"Master, he is no longer..."

A slightly younger Jing Yuan held an array blade, looking blankly at the Mara-Struck soldier before him.

Behind him, Jingliu, who was still in her normal state, slowly set up her longsword and stepped forward.

"Falling to Mara-Struck, that is how it is."

As the words fell, Jingliu's figure swept past the Mara-Struck soldier, directly ending its life.

"Mara-Struck is the fate of the long-lived species."

"If one day, I fall to Mara-Struck."

"You must never show mercy."

Jingliu turned her head and said to Jing Yuan.

"... Yes, Master."

The slightly younger Jing Yuan frowned slightly and lowered his head.

【Kaeya: This is the most profound memory in the mind of General Jing Yuan, who is currently fighting Jingliu.】

【Diluc: Although losing focus during battle is a major taboo, given General Jing Yuan's situation, there is no other way.】

【Dainsleif: However, since General Jing Yuan can think of these memories, he should be able to fight Jingliu seriously afterward.】

………………

The memory phantom floating in the air suddenly fell, plunging into the body of Jing Yuan, who was fighting Jingliu.

Jing Yuan instantly regained his senses, suddenly raising his head to look at Jingliu, who was swinging her sword down from the air.

Seeing several sword lights flash past, Jing Yuan's figure was immediately sent flying more than ten meters away.

Jing Yuan finally managed to stabilize his figure with the array blade, only to see Jingliu walking over slowly with her sword, her face full of murderous intent, with no shadow of the past visible at all.

Just like the Mara-Struck soldier in the memory.

Jing Yuan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. When he opened his eyes again, the hesitation was gone, leaving only firmness.

Jing Yuan gripped the array blade tightly with his right hand, and streaks of golden radiance rose from his body.

As he stood up, the golden radiance quickly formed a majestic figure behind him.

【Lumine: The... the Lightning Lord?!】

【Tartaglia: Jing Yuan has already obtained the Lightning Lord? So, he is really the General of the Luofu Xianzhou now?!】

【Skirk: Without a doubt! Since Jing Yuan is willing to use the Lightning Lord at this moment, he must have made up his mind.】

"Goodbye, Master." Jing Yuan pulled the array blade back with both hands, and the Lightning Lord behind him did the same.

"Let this disciple use this move to repay your kindness in teaching me."

Jing Yuan shouted sharply, driving the divine miracle to swing an extremely powerful slash at Jingliu.

Jingliu slowly raised her head, and amidst the golden light, her eyes had a moment of clarity, and a smile that seemed to be one of gratification appeared.

【Tartaglia: As expected, even though I have already seen General Jing Yuan drive the Lightning Lord against Phantylia, seeing the Lightning Lord show its divine power again, I still cannot remain calm.】

【Skirk: This is, after all, an extremely powerful force, worthy of any martial artist's yearning.】

【Arataki Itto: Hmph hmph, just this slash from the Lightning Lord, I ask, can that so-called Raiden Shogun block it?】

【Kujou Sara: Arataki... Itto!】

【Arataki Itto: What are you calling me for, Kujou Tengu? Did I say something wrong?】

【Kuki Shinobu: Hey, stop it, Boss. You just escaped from Kujou Sara not long ago, didn't you?】

【Arataki Itto: That was just a strategic retreat, not an escape!!!】

【Dottore: Is this the time period when Jing Yuan inherited the Lightning Lord? What kind of ritual allowed him to obtain the power to drive the Lightning Lord?】

【Lumine: Regarding this, I'm afraid it requires the recognition of the Reignbow Arbiter. Speaking of which, the power of the Lightning Lord is truly strong.

If I could get a Hunt arrow from Luo Feng that could help awaken the Lightning Lord, that would be great.】

【Alice: Marry him, help him have a child or something, I think your chance of getting a Hunt arrow will be very high, Traveler.】

【Lumine: H... have a child or something! I haven't thought about that yet!!!】

【Alice: Hehe, you're really cute, Traveler.】

Outside the memory projection, inside the train.

Jing Yuan looked at the slightly upturned corners of Jingliu's mouth in the projection and was instantly stunned in place.

"Back then, did she smile?"

Jing Yuan murmured.

【Paimon: Hmm? What did General Jing Yuan just say? Did Jingliu smile earlier?】

【Dunyarzad: I... I didn't see clearly; the previous battle footage was too fast, and the light of the Lightning Lord was too dazzling.】

【Jean: Amidst the golden light, she did indeed reveal a smile for a moment.】

【Diluc: In that moment, she probably regained her sanity. I suppose Jingliu felt gratified by Jing Yuan's decision.】

【Alice: As a master, being able to see her disciple grow up, she must have felt happy too. It's just a pity that she didn't see Jing Yuan grow up while she was clear-headed.】

【Navia: In this way, General Jing Yuan is completely the only one left of the High-Cloud Quintet, right?】

【Wriothesley: Although I don't know why Jingliu is still alive, from the result, General Jing Yuan is indeed the only one left.】

"Luo Feng, just now, did Master... did she smile when she 'left'?"

Jing Yuan turned his head and asked Luo Feng curiously.

"That is natural. With your eyesight, you shouldn't have failed to see it clearly, Jing Yuan."

Luo Feng said.

"Naturally, I could see it clearly."

"It's just that at the time... I don't seem to have seen Master reveal a smile."

"Since that's the case, the memory I gave you shouldn't contain these fragments either, right?"

Jing Yuan said.

"That's right." Luo Feng nodded and said:

"However, you seem to have forgotten one point. I said earlier that what is displayed in the memory projection is not one person's memory, but a fusion of the memories of those related to the High-Cloud Quintet."

"In other words, the fragments displayed earlier are images formed by fusing your memories and Jingliu's related memories."

"Otherwise, what you would see would not be images from a third-person perspective like this, but first-person images from the perspective of a certain person."

"So that's how it is." A smile appeared on Jing Yuan's face as he said: "Thank you for your explanation, and thank you for letting me know these details that I didn't notice back then."

"It's just a small matter."

Luo Feng shrugged and said.

"To you, it's a small matter."

"But to me, this matter is very important."

Jing Yuan shook his head and said.

Although the affairs of the High-Cloud Quintet have become like passing smoke, things that can only be reminisced about in memory. ===== CHAPTER 1272 =====