The Dan Shu of the past was a devout follower of the Divine Bow, the Lord of the Hunt.
Dan Shu was born blind and with a disabled left arm, but as a child, she never once complained about her life.
Even in her youth at school, when other children bullied her for her blindness, she firmly believed it was a trial sent by the Divine Bow to temper her.
Her best friend would often tease her, saying she was like a little kid for always pouring her heart out to the Divine Bow in her diary.
However, all of that changed during the third war against the Denizens of Abundance, when her closest friend, Yufei, was killed by an arrow from the Divine Bow.
It was only because the war was going poorly that the Xianzhou had pleaded for the Divine Bow to descend.
The reasoning was sound and convincing!
But the battle had indeed shaken the faith of many on the Xianzhou.
And then, Dan Shu snapped.
After her fall from grace, Dan Shu used her position in the Alchemy Commission to read the sealed knowledge of Abundance. Through a process of rebirth, she once again raised the banner of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
That's right, the current Disciples on the Luofu had only risen to prominence recently (in the last few decades) and had little to do with the ancient organization.
Dan Shu's sole obsession now was to get revenge on the Xianzhou! Revenge on the Aeon of The Hunt! And, while she was at it, lead the followers of Abundance to rise again.
What does Dan Shu's example teach us?
When you turn to the dark side, you get three times stronger, folks!
"A plan? Ah, I have a plan." A flash of inspiration struck Chen Li.
"What plan?"
"I'll do 100 selfless, healing, and altruistic deeds, then summon the Aeon of Abundance to the Luofu and have her bestow her blessings upon it once more. We'll just bet on whether the Hunt Aeon will launch a rocket and send the entire Xianzhou to the next life." Chen Li snapped his fingers.
"Uh…"
"If the Hunt Aeon does that, sure, we're finished, but so is the Xianzhou, right?" Chen Li said with a shrug.
"You're a bit too extreme," Dan Shu finally managed to say after a long pause.
Even I, the leader of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, think you're extreme. You'd better reflect on that.
"Emmm… never mind all that. For now, get me a position in the Alchemy Commission. I want to be a doctor. Preferably the kind that can't cause any major problems, even if they can't cure anyone," Chen Li said.
Chen Li hadn't played the quack doctor role with the Flame-Chasers, but he would do it here in the Star Rail world because Abundance Value could only be accumulated here.
"Al… right. Dad." Dan Shu reluctantly agreed to his request.
"By the way, Dad. There's something I'm not sure if I should mention," Dan Shu said suddenly.
"Speak."
"Phantylia, the Lord of Annihilation. Have you heard of her?"
"I have. What about her?"
"It seems she intends to cooperate with us to overthrow the Xianzhou."
"And you dare to trust her? What's her plan?" Chen Li looked at Dan Shu in surprise.
"We haven't made formal contact yet, so I'm not sure of her plans," Dan Shu shook her head.
"Got it. I won't object to you contacting her. I'm just an outsider, after all," Chen Li said.
"You're too modest, Dad."
"Alright, let's drop it. Let's talk about you. Do you need me to restore your sight?" Chen Li asked.
"You don't need to worry about that, Dad. I can do it myself; it would just expose the power of Abundance," Dan Shu replied.
"No, what I mean is, I can forge an item for you that would allow you to see the world normally in front of others, without using the power of Abundance and without revealing your identity as a Disciple."
"That… I appreciate the kind offer, Dad, but no thank you. I don't want to expose my identity over such details." Dan Shu still refused his proposal.
"Alright. This is for you. It's a device that will ensure we can maintain single-line communication." Chen Li handed Dan Shu a virtual panel printed by the Friend Circle.
He then explained the basic functions of the Friend Circle to her.
Dan Shu was quite amazed by it and greatly appreciated such a device. She asked if it could be distributed to all the members of the Disciples, but Chen Li refused, citing the high production cost.
"Oh, right. Remember to send me some medical texts," Chen Li said just as she was about to leave.
"What do you need them for?"
"Didn't I say I wanted to be a doctor in the Alchemy Commission for a while? I naturally need to learn some medicine."
"You're going to learn it now?" Dan Shu was dumbfounded.
"Ahem, I know a thing or two about medicine. In the future, I can just be in charge of men's health, right? Men only have two problems anyway: kidney deficiency and excessive dampness."
"…" by Dan Shu.
---o---
Dan Shu left, and it didn't seem to be a peaceful departure.
It was clear she was very uneasy about letting Chen Li treat patients in the Alchemy Commission.
But it was also a necessary step in their plan to self-destruct with the Xianzhou should all else fail.
So Dan Shu was troubled. What kind of position should she find for him?
"Phantylia… she probably hasn't beaten Tingyun half to death yet. So I might need to find out the route of the Whistling Flames merchant guild back to the Xianzhou." After Dan Shu left, Chen Li pondered this problem.
To find this out, there were two paths he could take—the Sky-Faring Commission and the Divination Commission.
The Sky-Faring Commission was in charge of merchant guilds, so they would have the route schedules.
The Divination Commission should also have the information, as all data on the Xianzhou was supposed to be handed over to them for overall calculation to determine the ship's course.
Chen Li's concern for Tingyun wasn't entirely because he was lusting after her body, but rather because he was lusting after Phantylia's body.
A Lord of Annihilation and a Stellaron Incarnate… Chen Li couldn't even imagine how many good Entries Phantylia had on her.
Phantylia, you smell so good…
Besides, as a transmigrator, he could earn Star Stones just by stirring up trouble.
Just like how he had earned 150 Star Stones for impersonating a Divine Envoy and fooling Dan Shu again.
The Tingyun matter was the same.
Dad: Qingque, do you know where Yukong of the Sky-Faring Commission and Fu Xuan of the Divination Commission are?
Qingque: Why are you asking?
Dad: I have a matter of life and death concerning the entire Xianzhou that I need their help with.
Qingque: That serious? For real?
Dad: Extremely serious! If this situation is allowed to develop, it could lead to half the Xianzhou falling apart.
Chen Li wasn't completely lying. If the Astral Express crew didn't show up and the Stellaron Hunters didn't intervene, the success of Phantylia and the Disciples' plan would indeed lead to such a consequence.
Qingque: The Master Diviner of the Divination Commission, Fu Xuan, is right next to me. Do you want to come over?
Dad: Oh, what a coincidence. That's great.
Qingque: But if you come over, it's definitely to have a proper discussion with the Master Diviner about how to save the Xianzhou, right?
As the saying goes, a fall into a pit, a gain in your wit. Qingque had quickly learned what kind of person Chen Li was.
Although he didn't do evil things, the methods he used to make people believe him were a tiny bit… unscrupulous.
Qingque had some complaints about that.
Dad: …
Qingque: Right?
Dad: …
Qingque: I! KNEW! IT! Then you should just go find the Sky-Faring Commission.
Dad: Don't be like that. Relax, I'll definitely reason with her, appeal to her emotions, and be as gentle as possible. Besides, even if you're unwilling now, it's too late.
Qingque: What do you mean?
Dad: Because I'm above you right now.
"Huh?" When Qingque received this message and subconsciously looked up, she saw a figure falling from an amber-colored hole in the sky.
He landed with a thud on a nearby delivery crate.
"Hiss… it didn't hurt, but the teleportation is not accurate at all," Chen Li said, climbing up from the crate.
He figured that since he had to spend Star Stones anyway, whether he had Qingque guide him to a nearby location or used the Herrscher of the Void's ability, he might as well use the latter to increase his proficiency.
The positioning was done using the Friend Circle's ability to locate his friends.
The sounds of the bustling street gradually reached his ears. Chen Li took a look around and found himself in a small alley.
The alley wasn't narrow, and people were coming and going outside, creating a lively atmosphere. The noise he had made was completely drowned out by the outside clamor and hadn't attracted any attention.
"Qingque, where did you run off to? I just looked down for a second to check the updated wanted poster, and you vanished," Fu Xuan's voice came from outside the alley.
"Leave the rest to me." Chen Li gave Qingque a thumbs-up and ran straight toward the sound of Fu Xuan's voice.
"Huh?" A sense of unease washed over Qingque, and she quickly chased after him.
"Master Diviner Fu Xuan, I have a matter concerning the safety of the entire Xianzhou to discuss with you right now."
Peeking her head out of the alley, Qingque overheard the conversation between Chen Li and Fu Xuan.
"What? Wait, you're that wanted criminal?!" Although she felt that Chen Li's words seemed quite sincere, Fu Xuan was still very wary of him.
Chen Li's [The Sincere Heart] was working on her.
"That's right. By the way, Master Diviner, what's your favorite color for a burlap sack?"
"Huh? If I had to say, I suppose pink," Fu Xuan said, completely unable to adapt to his topic jumps.
"Got it." Chen Li nodded, then used "Intimidation" on Fu Xuan.
Although it sounded strange, as a long-life species, the people of the Xianzhou were clearly not ordinary humans. When facing Chen Li, the intimidation effect of the Miracle Card would also trigger. (Effect: Any demon, monster, spirit, ghost, and evildoer who faces you will first face a round of intimidation.)
This effect was a first-encounter kill; it was most effective the first time.
And so, Qingque watched with wide eyes as Fu Xuan stood there in a daze, was then stuffed into a pink burlap sack that Chen Li pulled out of nowhere, hoisted over his shoulder, and carried off into a new amber-colored portal.
"Disaster! The wanted criminal has kidnapped the Master Diviner!" Chen Li's brazen act in broad daylight instantly caused a massive uproar.
As for Qingque, she just squatted on the ground, holding her head in her hands.
She was completely numb.
---o---
"You scoundrel! To think I actually believed your words for a moment." Fu Xuan glared fiercely at Chen Li.
"Master Diviner, I really wasn't lying to you. I truly have an urgent matter to discuss with you, a grand plan concerning the survival of the entire Luofu," Chen Li said earnestly.
"Is this how you 'discuss' things with people?" Fu Xuan looked down at the thing confining her and got even angrier.
A burlap sack. A pink burlap sack.
Have you ever considered my feelings?
Have you ever considered the feelings of someone who was stuffed into a burlap sack and carried off in public?
After this, how am I supposed to become the General?
You really are a person who only thinks of himself!
After being stuffed into the sack, Chen Li had loosened a small opening to let her poke her head out, then quickly tied it tight again.
Fu Xuan had tried to struggle with all her might, but she, the great Master Diviner, was completely helpless against this sack.
"Alright, Master Diviner, don't bother struggling. You won't be able to break free, at least not within a day."
Although Chen Li was telling the truth, and Fu Xuan believed him, she was not the least bit resigned.
"What is this sack made of?!" After trying for a long time, Fu Xuan said, quite vexed.
"It's made from my merits of slaying demons and exorcising evil," Chen Li replied.
[The Cleaner] Effect 2: You can control any container capable of holding trash to imprison others. The duration and strength of the imprisonment are related to the target's Sin Value. (Merit can be consumed to weave a deluxe version of the container, which will have enhanced effects.)
A burlap sack was also a container that could hold trash.
Although Fu Xuan didn't have much Sin Value, it was obvious that a deluxe version of the sack couldn't be easily broken out of.
This sack, combined with the intimidation effect, gave Chen Li a 95% chance of successfully bagging and carrying off any non-ordinary person he encountered.
He wasn't concerned about the consumption of merit, as it wasn't that much to begin with.
Besides, why did he earn merit in the first place? Wasn't it for his own convenience? Like right now.
He could just earn more after he used it.
Randomly pick an unlucky world and help them clean up all the filth. And earn some Crystals and Star Stones on the side.
"What is that stuff?"
"Alright, let's get down to business," Chen Li said, placing his hands on Fu Xuan's shoulders.
"Let go of me first."
"No way. If I let you go, you'll beat me up," Chen Li shook his head.
"You're quite self-aware. Then at least tell me where you've taken me."
"I don't know. I just teleported to a random place. Speaking of which, where are we?" Chen Li asked, curiously looking around the room he was in.
"Another charge of illegal entry!" Fu Xuan added from the side.
"Hah, I've already kidnapped the Master Diviner. Am I supposed to be afraid of that charge? Go ahead and add it. When the time comes for you to clear my name, you'll be the one with the headache," Chen Li said with a wave of his hand, unconcerned.
Are you kidding me? I'm a partner of justice who saves worlds.
How could I remain a wanted criminal forever?
Hiss… actually, that's not impossible.
A glint appeared in Chen Li's eyes.
He had actually tested this back in his home world. If he deliberately dragged out the trouble he was involved in, it seemed to significantly increase his rewards, because trouble and reward were always proportional.
He used the word "seemed" because he didn't have a clear control group.
But on the Xianzhou, after his talent had been enhanced by the Miracle system, it was worth a try.
If he became a wanted criminal in every world he went to, wouldn't his rewards in every world increase significantly?
Although he wore the Restraint Bracelet, the bracelet would naturally know when he needed the [Vortex of Destiny] passive to take effect.
That was its job.
"Master Diviner, you're a genius."
"You think I needed you to tell me that?"
"Then, Master Diviner, do you have any methods for me to quickly get on the Interastral Peace Corporation's wanted list?"
"What?" Fu Xuan looked at the madman before her, confused.
She wouldn't belittle the Xianzhou, but compared to the Interastral Peace Corporation, whose influence spread across more than half the known universe, the reach of a Xianzhou wanted poster was weaker.
Once you were on the IPC's wanted list, you would truly know no peace, unless you fled to a planet that had no contact with them.
"To think that the great Master Diviner can't even come up with a way for that. It makes me doubt your ability to save the Xianzhou," Chen Li said, using reverse psychology while searching the room for any useful information.
"Who said I couldn't? The fastest way to raise one's bounty is naturally to commit crimes, especially at the IPC headquarters."
"We don't do things that break the law," Chen Li shook his head.
"…Another way is to join an already famous criminal organization, like the Stellaron Hunters." Fu Xuan's gaze toward Chen Li grew even stranger.
She could hear the sincerity in his words, but how could someone who had just publicly kidnapped the Master Diviner say something like that?
"Good point. Speaking of which, a teacher of mine and someone from the Stellaron Hunters are life-and-death friends," Chen Li said, holding up a finger.
He was referring to Jingliu and Blade.
"And you say you don't do things that break the law?"
"You can't put it that way, Master Diviner. How can you look at people with prejudice? Just because my teacher is life-and-death friends with someone from the Stellaron Hunters doesn't mean my teacher is also a wanted criminal. Oh, wait, she actually is a wanted criminal on the Xianzhou. But that doesn't mean I will do anything illegal."
"A wanted criminal on the Xianzhou? Who?"
"Guess? Oh, found it. So the owner of this room is named… Tingyun? My apologies, my apologies. Please forgive me for disturbing the belongings of the deceased." Chen Li quickly apologized.
As the ancient Xianzhou saying goes: The dead are to be respected.
"Tingyun? That name sounds familiar…"
"It doesn't matter if you've heard it before; you've heard it now. As they say, fate brings people together from a thousand miles away. The matter I am discussing with you this time, Master Diviner, is precisely about this Miss Tingyun," Chen Li said.
"You really didn't come here on purpose?" Fu Xuan suspected he was trying to use this to start a topic.
"Of course not. Perhaps you don't know, Master Diviner, but I have a special constitution. I tend to get involved in all sorts of trouble. Fate leads me to various critical junctures, so in the future, you might see me anywhere," Chen Li said, giving her a heads-up.
"…"
"So let's make a deal, Master Diviner. You help me find out where Tingyun is now, and I'll help you become the General. How about it?" Chen Li squatted in front of Fu Xuan, looking at the pink burlap sack and the pink-haired Fu Xuan.
"In your dreams. I would rather die today than collude with a criminal like you." Fu Xuan turned her head away.
"Oh, then I won't be polite." Chen Li licked the corner of his mouth.
"Wh-what do you want to do?" For some reason, Fu Xuan's heart panicked.
"While it's still hot." As he spoke, Chen Li reached for Fu Xuan.
---o---
"…You bastard! Give me back my Stararo Boba!" Watching Chen Li gulp down her limited-edition milk tea while it was still hot, Fu Xuan was furious.
"So, Master Diviner, you should hurry up and agree to cooperate with me. Otherwise, be careful of your reputation in your later years."
"Wh-what do you want to do now?" Fu Xuan's heart began to race again.
Originally, her milk tea had been put into the sack along with her, so it was still in her hands. But Chen Li had threatened to draw a turtle on her face to make her carefully hand it over.
Otherwise, if he reached his hand in, he wouldn't be responsible for whatever he touched.
Although Fu Xuan thought that using the opportunity when he reached in to counter-attack was a good option, she didn't dare to bet on it.
First, she didn't think he would leave such an opening just for a cup of milk tea. Second, she had a strange feeling that the person before her wasn't a bad person.
But he was really infuriating.
Really.
"I have an accomplice named Sparkle, a Masked Fool. If you don't agree to cooperate, I'll have her disguise herself as you, infiltrate the Divination Commission, and after she finds the information I need… Master Diviner Fu Xuan might become the Master Diviner with the worst reputation in the entire Luofu."
"You… I will not yield. Mere reputation is nothing."
"Oh? So, Master Diviner, you would rather watch the Xianzhou head toward destruction than do me one small favor." Chen Li shook his head regretfully.
"What do you mean?"
"The secrets of heaven must not be revealed. You just need to believe that I truly have no intention of harming the Xianzhou. Now, I'll speak, you listen. Master Diviner, as long as you help me find Tingyun's travel information and share it with me in real-time, and do not leak the contents of this transaction related to Tingyun to anyone in any way, I will let you go right now. How about it?"
"Fine." An idea sparked in Fu Xuan's mind. She would agree to escape first and deal with the rest later.
But the Compulsory Transaction Gold Coin, which Chen Li had placed on a nearby table at some point, began to glow brightly, expressing its stance.
A sense of restraint suddenly fell upon Fu Xuan's heart, causing it to sink.
"This thing is really useful. I really need to upgrade it to a one-star Curio." Chen Li only let out a sigh of relief after retrieving the coin.
The biggest drawback of this coin was that he was worried he would accidentally make a deal with someone and screw himself over.
So he had to put it away immediately after use.
Hopefully, after it was upgraded to a one-star Curio, it would gain a retraction feature.
At the very least, it should exempt him from the compulsory transaction's binding.
True to his word, Chen Li untied the opening of the sack.
The very second the pink burlap sack slipped off Fu Xuan, her fist landed on Chen Li's face, which was right in front of her.
"Ouch." Fu Xuan clutched her fist, looking at Chen Li in confusion.
Why is your face so hard?
"Master Diviner, the friendship and bond between me and Kaguya Houraisan are not something you can easily break." Chen Li completely ignored Fu Xuan's glare and her subsequent flailing, directly grabbing her under the arms, lifting her out of the sack, and then putting the sack away.
This sack wasn't a one-time use item. Although some threads had frayed from Fu Xuan's struggles, it could be patched up.
"Bastard!" Realizing the way he had lifted her out, Fu Xuan became even angrier.
---o---
"Take care, Master Diviner. Remember to put in a good word for me with the General and help me raise my bounty a little," Chen Li shouted at the displeased Fu Xuan, who was walking away into the distance.
This was also why he hadn't chosen to clear his name.
First, he had no evidence and could only rely on his sincerity to convince Fu Xuan, but that would just trouble her more. It was better to continue being a bad guy.
Second, remaining in trouble would continue to bring him hidden benefits.
"Dad, you just wait!"
"Oh, I'll be waiting. Don't get too angry, Master Diviner. I'd be heartbroken," Chen Li said with a smile.
"You…" Chen Li's words sounded sarcastic, but Fu Xuan somehow felt he was being truthful.
Which made her even angrier.
"The Master Diviner is really interesting," Chen Li said, standing at the door of Tingyun's house and watching Fu Xuan retreat.
This was the third reason he hadn't cleared his name—it was interesting.
Trouble always brought interesting things, and Chen Li quite enjoyed watching the show.
His fun used to be playing games, because the characters in games wouldn't suddenly jump out and slap him. But he had actually encountered people like that when he went shopping with friends.
His fun now? Jumping into the game to slap the game characters.jpg (crossed out)
His fun now was watching his balance increase every day and occasionally watching the show.
He didn't dare to watch the show before because it could have really cost him. Now, he didn't have to worry.
"Well, it's all that little Miracle pixie's fault for leading me astray," Chen Li easily found a suitable scapegoat.
However, he still had his bottom line when it came to watching the show.
He could have used a Merit Coin to smooth over this immoral act.
But he chose to give the Merit Coin directly to Fu Xuan.
Although this wouldn't appease her, it would at least give him some psychological balance.
At least he had offered compensation.
The Merit Coin's ability to avert disaster could be said to be the most universal bargaining chip.
"Emmm… wait, could this also be considered an effect of the Merit Coin?"
The Approbation of Sublime Morality—it can even allow you to do things that are not morally permissible.
Activating it directly could make the target ignore what he did.
Giving it directly to someone else would give him psychological comfort.
It was perfectly logical!
"Next, I'll just wait for the Master Diviner to send the information. Before that, I'll use this place as a base." Chen Li turned back to look at the temporary base he had chosen on the Xianzhou—Tingyun's home.
He would pay rent.
He had his own home, but he had to give Fu Xuan a target to "come find."
At the very least, the base the Disciples had given him was not suitable.
He wasn't afraid of Fu Xuan coming to beat him up, because he could run away at any time.
If Fu Xuan came alone, she definitely couldn't do anything to him, because she had also joined his Friend Circle. This was the medium through which they had made their deal.
Fu Xuan couldn't break his defense to begin with. Now that she herself had become one of his "bonds," she stood even less of a chance.
"I wonder if Jing Yuan will come looking for me. I hope Fu Xuan is smart enough. I clearly left a lot of loopholes for her in the deal," Chen Li thought as he went back into Tingyun's house.
The lock on Tingyun's house?
Ever since he gained the Allocation ability, combined with his lock-picking skills, there were few locks in the world he couldn't open.
"Now, let's start by giving Tingyun's house a good cleaning."
This room was filthy again.
[The Cleaner] Effect 3: Every time you complete a reasonable act of cleaning filth, you will receive a corresponding random reward.
How is sweeping the floor not cleaning filth?
"I hope that when Tingyun comes back and sees how clean and tidy her house is, she'll thank me instead of saying something nonsensical like 'How did you get in?'"
Oh, Tingyun isn't coming back? Then never mind.
Then Chen Li casually took out a robotic vacuum cleaner.
Modern technology, my friend.
It's the 21st century. Who uses a broom to sweep?
And so, Chen Li sat directly on the robotic vacuum cleaner, waiting for the cleaning to be completed.
The robotic vacuum he had brought from the Flame-Chasers was, if nothing else, incredibly durable under pressure.
The moment the cleaning was finished, the Miracle Card [The Cleaner] suddenly appeared before him, glowing with a faint white light. Then, a small item slowly emerged from the card and fell into his outstretched hand.
"What's this?"
Chen Li had no idea what it was, but fortunately, the Miracle Card provided a description.
[Tingyun Locator]: Can display Tingyun's coordinates in real-time.
Dad: Master Diviner, you're useless now.
Fu Xuan: Huh?
Number of uses: 3
Dad: Ah, sorry, my robotic vacuum snatched my phone just now. It was typing randomly. Just pretend you didn't see it.
Fu Xuan: Are you telling me that your robotic vacuum can not only snatch your phone but also grow hands to type, and it just happened to type the four words "Master Diviner" followed by the suffix "you're useless now"?
Dad: Yes.
Fu Xuan: …
On the other end of the phone, Fu Xuan looked at her new phone with disgust.
(Subway, old man, staring at phone!)
Could this person have some respect for my intelligence?
Damn it, why did I have to fall into this person's hands?
This will probably be a stain on my life that I can never wash away.
I wonder if it will affect my chances of becoming General.
But thinking about it, Fu Xuan began to worry about what Chen Li was really planning to do.
"I should go discuss this with Jing Yuan. Why can't my omniscia foresee his actions? Are his actions too strange?" Fu Xuan couldn't figure it out.
But she had noticed the loophole in the contract Chen Li had made. He had only said she couldn't leak information about Tingyun; he hadn't said she couldn't leak information about Chen Li.
"I hope Fu Xuan can see that I was just trying to liven things up and doesn't misunderstand it as something else," Chen Li said with a serious expression, looking at the compass in his hand.
Because of his abstract behavior of breaking into a private residence and sweeping the floor for the owner, the corresponding random item he received was also quite abstract in its effect.
This locator really only displayed coordinates; it showed nothing else.
After thinking for half a second, Chen Li realized the problem.
Even if he used this to locate Tingyun, how would he know where those coordinates corresponded to?
Was she already on her way back to the Xianzhou, or still on another planet?
He didn't even know if she was still alive.
The reason he continued to use the screen name "Dad" to communicate with Fu Xuan was, of course, that he was fully prepared for his double agent identity to be exposed.
What if Dan Shu and Jing Yuan compared notes and found that they both had a trump card named "Dad"?
Of course, he'd just have to deal with it.
Besides, if both sides have a trump card, it's as if neither side has one.
He got the Star Stones, completely rewrote the script, and didn't let the original good ending turn into a bad one.
A win-win.
Plans were just for fun. To really stir things up, you needed a transmigrator.
No matter what he did, as long as he made a move, he was disrupting fate.
That was the convenience of being an outlander.
A character not in the script, no matter what they do, is a violation of the script.
That's why he didn't like staying in his own world. Because in his world, anything he did could potentially be part of the script.
---o---
"Lady Fu, I am relieved to see you have returned safely. The ruffian did not do anything to you, did he?" Jing Yuan, who had opened his eyes upon seeing Fu Xuan personally arrive at the General's residence, showed just how seriously he was taking this matter.
He had never expected that the wanted criminal would do something as audacious as kidnapping the Master Diviner in public.
As one of the Six Charioteers, the Master Diviner was the face of the Xianzhou.
Fortunately, the diviner Qingque, who had been patrolling with Fu Xuan in search of the criminal, had quickly notified the Cloud Knights to lock down the information. Otherwise, Jing Yuan couldn't imagine what kind of rumors would spread.
"I am unharmed…" Fu Xuan's expression was a little strange.
Probably?
"Lady Fu, how did you subdue the ruffian? And where is he now?"
"…I didn't subdue him. I merely managed to escape," Fu Xuan said, shaking her head with a slight blush.
"Hmm, that is strange. You personally took action and still couldn't deal with him?" Jing Yuan was a little surprised.
He had originally thought Fu Xuan being bagged was a sneak attack, but now it seemed there was more to the story.
"That scoundrel… In any case, I have some information about him. I was hoping to see what you could analyze from it, General," Fu Xuan said.
"Lady Fu needs me to analyze something? Isn't that the job of the Divination Commission?"
"For some reason, my omniscia is completely ineffective against him. That's also why I didn't anticipate him pulling out a pink burlap sack to bag me. If I were to use the Matrix of Prescience, I would need him to be present and gather enough information about him to make the most accurate observation… but this person really appeared out of thin air. There is truly no information to be had," Fu Xuan shook her head.
"Alright, Lady Fu. What information can you share?"
"First, he said his name is Dad."
"…"
"Second, during our conversation, he said that a teacher of his is a wanted criminal on the Xianzhou. Perhaps we can start from there."
"…" Upon hearing this, and thinking of Chen Li's sword style, which was almost identical to that of his former master, Jingliu, Jing Yuan felt an even greater sense of foreboding.
"He also said that his wanted teacher has a life-and-death friend among the Stellaron Hunters."
"Very well. I understand now," Jing Yuan said, his eyes narrowing.
"What do you understand, General?" Fu Xuan had no idea the gap in their strategic minds was so vast.
"This is aimed at me!"
The student of my former master who once fell to the Mara, holding a divine object of Abundance, carrying the aura of The Hunt, suddenly appears on the Xianzhou and seems to be planning something big. What should I do?
Waiting online, urgent!