Star Railway: The Pioneer's Journey

Chapter 71 Facing the Illusion

Di Ting is a small machine on the Immortal Ship, produced by the Industrial Manufacturing Bureau. It is a biomimetic fox spirit, and its appearance is like a lion dance from a long, long time ago, but the sound it makes is like a puppy.

When Yunzhi first saw him, all she could think of was "so cute".

But he couldn't possibly take this little gadget into space; there was no need—and he was too lazy to maintain it.

The job that the fairy boat assigned to this little gadget was to track down criminals.

When Yunzhi and Lan arrived at the central hub of Xingchahai, they saw Xing leading a little lion running around looking for someone.

Since they say they are testing the Di Ting (a mythical beast), they must be looking for that fox woman.

Of course, the intuition of the [Hunter] is more useful than the tracking of the [Listener].

For example, right now.

Because Tingyun ran past the port, Diting lost her scent, so Walter and the others could only take Diting around and ask passersby.

Lan then turned her gaze directly in a certain direction.

"Over here."

He showed us the way.

Yun Zhi turned his head and looked around—that was Xuan Ye Avenue, a famous shopping street in the central hub of Xingchahai. Many Xingcha passed by on this street, and there were many shops on both sides, from teahouses to snack stalls to clothing stores, almost everything was available.

She's clever; she even knows how to blend into crowded places.

They probably felt that with so many people around, even if Yunzhi came looking for them, he wouldn't dare to make a move in public, for fear of harming innocent people.

—That's her overthinking it. If we're talking about harming innocent people, how many innocent people were harmed when she and Lan were hunting for bountiful creatures? Yun Zhi would never say anything about not harming innocent people; that would be too hypocritical for him.

For Lan, this is even more meaningless.

He can launch a star-piercing arrow at the bountiful creatures that inhabit other planets, but the Immortal Ship Alliance cannot.

You should know that when He supported Fanghu, He held back.

and......

The Star Cha Sea was sealed off and all the shops were closed. There were hardly any people on the streets. Yun belatedly realized that she had probably been worrying for nothing.

She came here just to give Di Ting a difficult problem.

Soon, they passed through Xuanye Avenue, which appeared somewhat desolate due to the blockade of the Star Chariot Sea.

The fox spirit Tingyun stood at the end of Xuanye Avenue, holding a cup of Immortal's Joy Tea in her left hand and a serving of Immortal Boat's specialty snack, Ming Ou Gao, in her right, happily eating.

No, this Lord of Annihilation seems to be enjoying himself quite a bit.

Yun Zhi was just feeling speechless, marveling at how the Great Lord of Annihilation really knew how to enjoy life.

Lan, who was next to him, suddenly spoke up: "It looks delicious."

"???"

Yunzhi glanced at him.

Lan's gaze also shifted to the shops along the roadside.

Yun Zhi glanced at the still-enjoying Jue Mie Da Jun from afar.

Then, he silently took out his wallet.

"What would you like to eat?"

We can't expect the Emperor of Bows and Fate to bring money on his incognito trip, can we? He doesn't usually need to eat, so we can't treat him poorly here.

Anyway, I have plenty of money.

Yun thought so.

Then, the two of them walked around every snack shop on Xuanye Avenue.

They finally arrived in front of the fox woman before Xing and the others.

Yun Zhi rubbed the back of her neck, stretched her arms and legs, and prepared the small container she had obtained from the Bo Shi Society.

With a smile, I stepped forward.

"Hello, Lord Extinction, I probably don't need to introduce myself."

Even though he concealed his aura and disguised himself as a fox-person, the Great Lord of Annihilation, "Illusory Emptiness," would never fail to recognize him.

After all, during the last battle with the Great Lord of Annihilation, his arrow had pierced someone's butt.

What was it called again? The Fenfeng (Foehn Wind)?

Probably. I remember that person was a pretty irritable guy.

It was a real pity back then; if someone hadn't been there to stop him, he definitely could have kept that guy there.

Thinking back to when the Great Lord of Annihilation escaped, Yun Zhi still felt a pang of heartache. Even the patrolling sea knights could assassinate the Great Lord of Annihilation, "Jura," yet he himself managed to get away with it.

I really don't know how the arrow that was aimed at his heart was changed to pierce his butt.

The fox woman's expression twisted for a moment after her identity was directly exposed.

But she still kept smiling:

"You really don't bother with any buildup, do you, the lieutenant of the [Hunting] unit?"

She turned her beautiful eyes to look behind Yunzhi.

Then, her expression visibly stiffened.

Yunzhi thought that she had been startled when she saw the Star God.

Strange, Lan doesn't seem to have released his aura yet. Logically speaking, if he doesn't release the aura of a star god, Huanlong shouldn't be able to detect her.

Yunzhi also turned her head to look.

Then, disregarding the fact that Huanlong was still in front of her, she silently covered her eyes.

—Lan, like the fox girl from before, was happily eating milk tea in his left hand and snacks in his right, completely ignoring Huanlong, probably because of the Star God's confidence.

His behavior... completely squandered all the prestige that Yunzhi had cultivated.