PDLP Chapter 129: Meeting with Tianbosi
Chapter 129: Meeting with Tianbosi
When everyone's meeting was almost over, they went to the gate of Sichen Palace to find Tingyun who had arrived ahead.
The fox girl seemed to have just walked out of the door when she met them coming towards her. "You benefactors have come at the right time. I have already reported your situation to the helmsman. I will not go in."
So they could only push the door open by themselves.
The interior of Tianbosi is very cool. While it has traditional decorations, there are also many projected buildings and plants, giving it a full sense of technology.
Yukong in the middle sensed the arrival of someone. She turned around and greeted them first: "Hello, guests of the Starry Sky Train."
"And Lord Cheng An, welcome back to Luofu after so many years."
Judging from the tone, the attitude seemed to be better than the original one. Cheng An secretly compared it with the distant details in his memory.
Yukong: "Tingyun has already informed me of your purpose. My duties do not include receiving passengers."
"But since you know the star core and have stated that you want to help Luofu and the general, then I have to give you a face-to-face opportunity to personally decline your offer."
The matter of the star core was discussed with her when they were riding on Tingyun's star raft. At first, Cheng An just said a general "come to help the general", but it was Uncle Yang who helped to smooth over what specific help he could provide.
But this is not very important at this moment. What’s important is, didn’t Jing Yuan say “OK”?
What, this “OK” means “read”?
Would Jingyuan do such a thing?
She was sweating profusely and could almost feel the question marks and gazes from her companions around her transformed into reality.
Just as the girl was about to ask about the general's attitude, she saw Jing Yuan, who was supposed to show up later until Yukong explained the reason for his refusal, appear early.
"Yukong, don't be so fierce. If this gets out, won't the Galaxy laugh at the Immortal Boat Alliance for not being able to entertain guests?"
"Besides, there are old friends here."
Although it was still a bluish projection, the man's eyes were not affected or distorted at all, and were as gentle as ever.
"Senior Brother Jingyuan!" She blinked, feeling deeply grateful.
But the figure who was originally walking towards this side stopped in his tracks when he heard these four words, and the smile on his lips froze for a moment.
Cheng An: "? Why do you have that expression?"
Seeing that she had no intention of continuing to display her pure and beautiful chivalry, Jing Yuan calmly breathed a sigh of relief, "You can't blame me for this. Ask yourself, when have you ever called me Senior Brother but not to do something bad?"
It turns out that he is still holding a grudge against those times when I praised him so much. Really!
"You're so stingy. You're not happy when I praise you."
"If you have the guts, let me praise you in public."
"To be honest, it's not like I haven't experienced this before."
Just a few words destroyed the originally tense atmosphere.
Jing Yuan was the first to stop the topic that was not suitable for public discussion, and greeted the other people on the Starry Sky Train, "Excuse me for disturbing your meeting. I am General Jing Yuan of Luofu Cloud Cavalry."
His eyes deliberately paused on Dan Heng, and noticing this, Dan Heng nodded at him calmly.
It is always a joy to meet old friends. Even though he was in an official capacity at the moment, Jing Yuan couldn't help but have a sincere smile in his eyes.
Yukong seemed unable to resist stopping the conversation which was about to turn frivolous, "General, this is Luofu's internal affairs..."
Jing Yuan already knew what excuse the train crew used when they came, "coming to help the general." Cheng An didn't even agree with him on the confession, but he dared to say anything.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly when Yukong asked, otherwise they would be in big trouble. Should I say that she trusted him too much?
But at the moment, it seems that Yukong may have understood his meaning as just coming to help, but the core of the star with major political issues is not something they can touch with just a word of "help".
It was true that he was conservative at the time. After all, he had not been able to judge from a message that the person who came was really Cheng An, and not someone pretending to be him. But he had just confirmed that it was undoubtedly his old friend.
Cheng An was naturally trustworthy, and Jing Yuan had known this for a long time. If she could confirm that her companions also had no ulterior motives, then perhaps she could really entrust them with some inside information about the star core.
"It's okay, Yukong. Didn't they say they were here to help me? So, let me talk to them next."
Jing Yuan signaled Yukong to go and get busy first, and he would take care of the next matters himself.
The helmsman, who was busy with official duties, naturally had no objection.
So they moved to a corner where there were not many people around, which was a good time to talk about their heartfelt words.
Cheng An felt somewhat delighted that Jing Yuan did not reject their kindness in public. This time they would not play the good cop or the bad cop role. They believed her words, right?
But before she could speak, Jing Yuan asked her a question first, "Cheng An, do you remember when we last met?"
Good question. According to her personal experience, the last time they met was after Dan Heng was released from prison, when she gave Jing Yuan the spring for the music box. But according to his timeline, the last time Jing Yuan saw her was when Ren had just joined the Star Core Hunters.
In other words, the first time she and Yinzhi fell into the fairy boat was the starting point of her dream.
"The time I crashed here with my fellow pure-beautiful knight?" she answered uncertainly.
It should not be many years since Blade joined the Star Hunters until the main storyline begins. After all, Liuying, who is in poor health, is an older employee than Blade. If time drags on for too long, her entropy loss will not sound urgent at all.
Therefore, it should not be more than ten years since Blade joined the Star Core Hunters, and it may even be shorter, no more than five years.
In such a short period of time, there shouldn't be anything major that requires her to come out and make a change.
Jing Yuan nodded when he heard the answer, "The last time you came, you looked like you didn't remember anything. Have you remembered everything now?" The implication is that this is not information that others have instilled in you.
It’s so funny, Cheng An thought to himself, this is not just remembering it, it’s just experiencing it again.
"Yes, it's not easy to come back today, thanks to everyone's willingness to help me." She responded to Jing Yuan's words without changing her expression, and at the same time gave a guarantee to everyone on the Starry Sky Train, indicating that they were all good people and worthy of trust.
"In that case, I won't beat around the bush." He smiled and solemnly turned to the people behind her, "My friend's return must have been made possible by your care. Jing Yuan would like to thank you in advance."
"But the matter of the star core involves too many things. Please forgive me for not being able to arrange for you to solve it directly." He spoke more sincerely, at least Cheng An could not hear any nonsense.
"But there is one thing that I do know. If you are willing to help, it will help Luofu solve the problem of the star core."
His meaning was very direct and obvious: he had many considerations regarding the star core, and he couldn't just seal it up and leave it at that. But if he followed his plan, Luofu would be able to resolve the crisis sooner rather than later.
Cheng An, who knew the inside story, naturally knew how much the plot of Xianzhou involved various institutions in Luofu.
Jing Yuan has been in this position for hundreds of years, and it is difficult to deal with it. Now the situation is complicated, and smart people have their own plans. Cheng An, who is not blind, of course trusts him. Not making trouble for others is her respect for every smart ally.
He was almost about to state the contents of his plan directly, and the reliable Uncle Yang and Dan Heng naturally understood what the general meant.
Uncle Yang lowered his head and thought for a while, then decided that they could talk, "So, what does the general want us to do for you?"
Seeing that this meant he agreed, Jing Yuan narrowed his eyes and smiled. He recounted everything from how he captured the Star Core Hunter Blade to his contact with Kafka and then to Kafka's communication with the train.
The investigation and deduction of the interrogation of Katabusi led to the conclusion that Kafka had a close relationship with the train.
"Since the Star Core Hunter deliberately lured you to Luofu, you and I can just go with the flow. As a general, I will grant you the authority to act at your convenience in the Immortal Boat, and lead the missing Kafka out directly and capture her in one fell swoop."
"I wonder what you guys think?"
This was Jingyuan's final request.
There is no more alternating roles of good cop and bad cop in the original work, no more flattering rhetoric, but there is a bit more honesty and trust.
Even though the task assigned to them did not change, it sounded much more satisfactory. Everyone no longer felt nervous or confused when facing the flying.
It's help anyway, they're all working for the core of the star, and everyone is so nice to them, so the enthusiastic train crew certainly has no reason to refuse.
Therefore, when Uncle Yang asked for everyone's opinions, everyone expressed their agreement.