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Bai Zhi whistled; she had been looking forward to this tall, vantage point for a long time.
I'll wear this outfit and wander around Luofu. Who knows, I might even find something unexpected.
And those dragon masters, let's change their appearance and see if we can infiltrate them and find out something fishy.
"Little Baizhi, are you there? We've arrived at Luofu. General Jingyuan is waiting for you outside."
Just then, there was a knock on the door; it was March 7th's voice.
"The general is really impatient..."
Hearing this, Bai Zhi shook her head helplessly, canceled her transformation, and then opened the door.
Good morning, Sister March 7th~
"Don't greet me, come out with me quickly. The general has personally led a large group of people to welcome you. I feel uneasy just looking at them."
"Don't panic, don't panic, the general won't eat people."
Bai Zhi chuckled and comforted March 7th.
"Oh, you don't understand. So many people are waiting for us. Just thinking about being stared at by so many people when we get off the bus makes me nervous and I need to go to the toilet."
"At this point, we should think about this: if the general comes to pick us up in person, there will definitely be a state banquet afterwards. Wouldn't that make us less nervous?"
"Oh, right? The state banquet in Luofu must be delicious, right?"
I perked up immediately on March 7th.
“That’s the right way to think about it. Let’s go, Sister March 7th.”
On March 7th, Bai Zhi arrived at the train exit. She looked ahead and saw that the train crew was already outside, while General Jing Yuan was smiling at her.
"Little Angelica, how have you been?"
"Good morning, General. It seems you have completed the handover procedures."
"Click, click, click"
As he said this, the sound of cameras clicking away filled the air.
Jing Yuan's eyes were full of smiles. "Yes, I've been ready for a long time, just waiting for you to come."
The tabloid reporters all started editing their stories on their phones—
General Jingyuan personally admitted that he would abdicate.
[The first person in Luofu's history to simultaneously hold the positions of Dragon Lord and General]
[Is the newly appointed general, who is too young, truly capable of leading Luofu forward?]
Approaching Jing Yuan, Bai Zhi smiled and lowered her voice, saying, "General, is this alright?"
"Xiao Baizhi is very clever and her performance is very realistic."
Jing Yuan immediately gave Bai Zhi a thumbs up. Just one sentence was enough to make those villains in the shadows eager to make their move.
"General, why do I see so many company people at this dock?"
Bai Zhi looked around and noticed that not far away, some Yunqi soldiers were negotiating with people from some companies.
"It's a company transport team. According to Tianbo Company, they may have encountered some unexpected situation and need to stop at Luofu. There's no need to worry about it."
"That's it."
Bai Zhi frowned. She had a feeling that there was a familiar, foul smell coming from the company's transportation team.
I just couldn't recall the source of that stench for a moment.
Bai Zhi shook her head. Since she couldn't remember, she simply stopped thinking about it and reached out her hand, causing a huge box to fall to the ground.
"This is a gift I brought back. I can use it as a prize for this martial arts ceremony."
"Oh? The gift that Xiao Baizhi brought back must be extraordinary."
Jing Yuan showed an interested expression.
"That's natural."
Angelica dahurica proudly introduced:
"This is a new weapon developed by my friend. As long as you hold it, you can instantly transform someone with mediocre swordsmanship into a master swordsman."
"To grasp it and become a sword master? This description reminds me of some of the weapons forged by Zhu Mingxianzhou."
Jing Yuan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised, "It seems that Xiao Baizhi's friend is quite skilled."
"Of course, although I don't know the forging process of the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship, those weapons are famous in the universe and are very expensive."
Bai Zhi pointed to the box, "The weapon my friend is making now is similar in principle. I'm just waiting for this martial arts ceremony to help it gain fame and earn some pocket money."
"Haha, no problem, no problem. I'll immediately order someone to take this weapon back and then have people publicize the prize for the champion."
Jing Yuan waved his hand, signaling a Cloud Rider to come over and take the items, and also gave him some instructions.
Chapter 634 How about we ask Laozi to teach us biology?
"Since you have come from afar on the Starry Sky Train, as the host, I should naturally prepare a grand banquet. However, considering your long journey, I have arranged the banquet for tomorrow."
What are your thoughts, gentlemen?
After exchanging a few words with Bai Zhi, Jing Yuan went over to exchange a few more pleasantries with the train crew.
"It is an honor that Luofu has invited us. The banquet time will naturally be at the host's discretion."
Old Yang pushed up his glasses. He could tell that Jing Yuan's real intentions were not what they seemed; he was probably more interested in Bai Zhi than Bai Zhi.
The train crew only needs to act according to circumstances and help Luofu Immortal Ship when problems arise.
"Ah, too bad, I can't get it for free today."
Xing said very honestly.
Jing Yuan chuckled, “The Starry Sky Train is a distinguished guest of Luofu. Similarly, our Little Angelica is also a member of the nameless guests, so we will not neglect her.”
"Shence Mansion will cover all expenses for your stay in Luofu, including accommodation, tourism, and food."
"Is everything really included?"
Xing asked seriously.
"Ahem, although the Shence Prefecture doesn't have much funding, it's more than enough to provide for people's food and clothing."
"Let's go in March, and we'll choose the most expensive hotel!"
Xing grabbed March 7 and ran outside.
Jing Yuan coughed lightly. He had heard about Xing's abstraction before, but it didn't matter. Shence Mansion could really afford that money. Even if they ordered the most expensive food every day, it would be nothing to the highest leadership of the Immortal Ship.
Danheng covered her face, giving her an expression that said, "I don't know her."
"Haha, it's alright. Miss Xing is very active. Compared to an old man like me who has no energy, I'm quite envious."
"General, you are too modest. We will not disturb you and Xiao Baizhi any further. Please contact us if needed."
"It will happen. Mr. Walter and everyone else are all exceptional talents."
……
"General, you and Xiao Baizhi have really put on a good show. Even the tabloids are spreading rumors that you and I are at odds."
Inside the Shence Mansion, Fu Xuan saw Bai Zhi and Jing Yuan walking in together and said with displeasure.
"Haha, I'm sorry to trouble you, Fu Qing, but please keep this attitude in mind, and it would be best if you could show it in public as well, otherwise those guys might become suspicious."
"Jing Yuan, you bastard!"
Fu Xuan was speechless for a moment, then sat down angrily to the side. "Tell me, what's the plan next?"
"Next? Naturally, the martial arts ceremony will proceed as usual. At least for the first two days, those hidden guys won't suddenly show up."
"I thought there would be a big battle right from the start."
Bai Zhi shrugged.
Having just received the divine artifact from the Emperor's Bow, coupled with her newly awakened level three Sheep Talisman ability, she felt a little itchy to play.
"Not necessarily. Without the huge influx of people brought by the martial arts ceremony, it would be difficult for those who want to cause trouble to hide their tracks."
"In short, Xiao Baizhi, eat and sleep well these next two days. When the martial arts ceremony opens, I will let you sit in the main seat to give a speech, which will deepen those guys' ideas."
Fu Xuan crossed his arms and said, "If you ask me, I'd rather go do some divination and find those troublemakers."
Jing Yuan shook his head slightly and said in a lecturing tone:
"Fu Qing, there are probably quite a few people who want to cause trouble. Your divination is indeed powerful, but it is difficult to find all the hidden people in a short period of time. Therefore, you should use it more on important matters concerning the life and death of the Luofu Immortal Ship."
"Fine, fine, you're right. Anyway, you're the general, so you're in charge of military matters."
Fu Xuan rolled his eyes at Jing Yuan, then said to Bai Zhi:
"Little Angelica, you should pay attention to the internal workings of Chiming. I have divined that the source of this chaos may be partly related to Chiming."
"Well, I will."
Bai Zhi nodded slightly. Although that Bu Liren exploded last time, she had asked some Masters of the Dragon Realm about the transformation effect on a chat app. Those guys were mostly vague and gave perfunctory answers.
A few dragon masters to whom she allocated a relatively large amount of transformation funds revealed a little bit of information, saying that in the past, the Vidyadhara clan had conducted in-depth research on techniques related to form alteration.
Those guys weren't willing to say anything more.
"We need to find a way to sneak in..."
Bai Zhi pushed open the door to Bai Lu's room, which was also her own, as she pondered.
"They have research on morphological alteration technology, in the field of biological sciences... it seems they really do have a way."
Bai Zhi's eyes lit up. It would be difficult to start learning biology from scratch now, but just because she couldn't learn it here didn't mean she couldn't learn it elsewhere.
If she remembered correctly, there was a Laozi in the world of Journey to the West.
The magic can't be brought back, but the medical and alchemical skills and theories are still pretty much fine, right?
If I could become an official in Heaven, and then find a way to learn alchemy from Laozi, I could transform myself and create some related medicines. Maybe that would attract some restless fellows.
At that time, perhaps we will be able to eliminate those troublemakers within the Immortal Ship... or more accurately, within Luofu.
After all, she couldn't possibly interrogate every dragon master by force; the Dragon Lord didn't have that authority, and this wasn't some ancient era.
If you try to force this out of your own power, the end result might be that you don't eliminate all the people, but instead create a lot more people who hate and misunderstand you.
Arresting people requires solid evidence.
"But why isn't Bailu home? Could she have gone out on a house call?"
Bai Zhi scratched her head. It was already afternoon, and Bai Lu should have finished her shift at the Dan Ding Division by now.
"Forget it, let's go to another world and see if we can handle this."
Bai Zhi casually pulled the quilt, still smelling of dew, over herself and then closed her eyes.
Her consciousness began to blur, then she instantly regained it, and found herself standing on the summit of an unnamed mountain.
"So, the first step is to attract the Heavenly Court to send down a pacification offer?"
Bai Zhi thought about it carefully and recalled the books she had seen in the Slanting Moon Three Stars Cave.
Incense, also known as faith and vows, represents the wishes of all beings and something that gods and immortals vie for. There is a saying that goes, "Man fights for a breath, Buddha fights for a stick of incense."
This shows how important this thing is to the gods.
Now, Bai Zhi opened her magic encyclopedia, and golden power of will flowed out like a river, surrounding her, while brilliant light soared into the sky.
Even the Lingxiao Palace on the 36th Heaven could see this soaring golden pillar of light.
"What is the cause of this commotion in the lower realm?"
Seeing this towering display, the assembled immortals and gods were all taken aback, and the Jade Emperor looked at Thousand-Mile Eyes and Wind-Following Ears and asked them a question.
Chapter 635 Little White, is that you?
"Your Majesty, I just took a look, and he seems to be a true immortal with an imposing aura."
After a flash of golden light in his eyes, the all-seeing eye quickly went up to report.
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