"Old bro, there's signal in the Nether? Can you get online?"
Fu Zhu looked at the phone in his hand with suspicion, confirming once again that the person calling him was indeed Xing, who he had saved in his contacts as "My Sister."
At this moment, he suddenly began to doubt if he and Xing were truly related by blood. A person who could say such cold words, could she really be his sworn sister?
!
This must be his biological sister!
"Hajime, you scoundrel! You wouldn't even shed a single tear for me!"
Hearing Fu Zhu's energetic complaint, the corners of Xing's mouth couldn't help but curl up. It was indeed her brother, not Phantylia in disguise. Such a quick reaction, such a powerful rebuttal—only her old bro could keep up with her line of thought!
The worries in her heart instantly vanished with Fu Zhu's retort, and Xing's mood was like clouds parting to reveal a sunny day.
However, she didn't forget to ask Fu Zhu a question.
"Old bro, where are you now? Are you in the Nether? How can we come get you?"
"Nah, I'm not in the Nether. I came back a while ago and even stopped by the Herta Space Station. Right now, I'm leading the Disciples of the Medicine King to usurp Jing Yuan's throne and become the new general of the Luofu. Once I become the Great General, I'll appoint you as my military advisor!"
Hearing this, Xing immediately perked up with excitement.
"Old bro, just you wait! I'm coming to save the emperor right now!"
"Save the emperor?"
Fu Zhu was completely bewildered. He said he was becoming a general, not an emperor. How did that turn into 'saving the emperor'?
But before he could explain, Xing had already hung up the phone in a hurry.
Fu Zhu stared blankly at his phone for a moment before putting it away, speechless. Because they were already approaching the Scalegorge Waterscape.
Meanwhile, Kafka, who had just separated from Xing not long ago, had also arrived at the outskirts of the Scalegorge Waterscape.
She hadn't been standing on the beach for long when a figure walked over.
Kafka didn't look back, simply identifying him by his footsteps before speaking.
"Blade, I'm afraid you won't get your wish today. The script has been drastically rewritten. Even if we have Elio write a new one, it'll be too late."
Blade walked to Kafka's side, his cold eyes staring intently at her profile.
"This isn't what we agreed upon. And why are you so sure he won't come here?"
Kafka shrugged and explained with her hands spread, "According to the original plan, today was supposed to be the day the Astral Express landed on the Luofu. But before that, you and I were captured one after another, and even the main event of this arc, the Lord of Annihilation, was sealed by Fu Zhu. How could that man named Dan Heng possibly come to the Scalegorge Waterscape?"
According to Elio's original script, Dan Heng was supposed to come to the Scalegorge Waterscape to fight Blade and unleash the power of the Dragon Sovereign. Afterward, he would assist the Express crew in defeating Phantylia, making the Luofu owe the Astral Express an unpayable debt.
But now things were different. Phantylia had been sealed early, so Dan Heng had no reason to come here.
However, the outcome was still pretty good. Even though Fu Zhu changed most of the script, he still made the Luofu owe the Astral Express a massive favor.
The only thing was that Blade wouldn't be able to have his deathmatch with that man named Dan Heng.
Blade didn't speak. Instead, he silently took out his phone and sent a message to Silver Wolf.
A moment later, Silver Wolf replied with an OK.
Kafka turned her head curiously. "What did you do? Actions outside the script might cause unnecessary changes, you know."
"It's nothing," Blade explained calmly. "I just did the same thing you did, trying to get my part of the play back on track."
Seeing him say this, Kafka just shrugged and said no more, as long as it didn't make the script deviate even further.
After another short while, another message from Silver Wolf arrived.
[Silver Wolf: Message has been sent to that Dan Heng.]
[Blade: Good.]
Blade's heart couldn't help but stir with excitement. He then called out to Kafka.
"Kafka, let's go. Let's head to where we were originally supposed to be. He will come."
"What did you do?"
"Nothing. I just had Silver Wolf tell him that I know Fu Zhu's whereabouts. No matter how many times he reincarnates, he's always the man who values his companions above all else. So... he will definitely come."
Kafka nodded and followed Blade, heading towards the Vidyadhara ruins.
On the other side, on the deserted island, Dan Heng was still waiting for Welt to figure out the principles behind the Nether Portal. If even Welt couldn't do it, then he would have to use his own methods to save Fu Zhu.
As time ticked by, both Dan Heng and Jing Yuan were growing anxious when Dan Heng's phone rang.
He took it out and saw an anonymous text message. The content was also very simple.
[Come to the Vidyadhara ruins. I know Fu Zhu's whereabouts.]
Upon seeing this, Dan Heng immediately passed his phone to Welt.
"Mr. Yang, look at this."
Jing Yuan also leaned over. After reading the message's content with Welt, both of them frowned in unison.
Welt couldn't help but ask, "Who could have sent such a message at a time like this?"
And it wasn't sent to anyone else, but specifically to Dan Heng.
How did the other party know that Dan Heng had suddenly decided to get off the starskiff and support them?
Jing Yuan pondered for a moment before suggesting, "Let's go. Let's go and see. Regardless of who it is, since we have a clue about Fu Zhu, we must go and check it out. As for Kafka, who escaped with Xing as a hostage, I have already sent Lady Fu and Miss March 7th to act together. With Lady Fu there, we don't need to worry too much."
Welt and Dan Heng had no objections to this arrangement. The three of them then proceeded towards the Vidyadhara ruins.
Before long, as the three of them set foot in the area of the Vidyadhara ruins, they saw Blade and Kafka standing before the stone statue of the Vidyadhara Dragon Sovereign.
Seeing the two of them here, Jing Yuan and the others were inevitably shocked. Let's not even mention Kafka escaping with Xing as a hostage for now—how did Blade escape from his cell?
Are the prisons on the Luofu like public restrooms, where you can come and go as you please?
When Blade and Kafka heard footsteps, they turned to look at the three newcomers.
When Blade's gaze fell upon Dan Heng, who was standing beside Welt, a maniacal smile couldn't help but stretch across his lips.
"Imbibitor Lunae, there are five people..."
"No, there are more than just you five now."
Before Blade could finish his sentence, another female voice came from the side.
The group of five couldn't help but frown and turn their heads in unison, only to see Dan Shu leading a crowd of Disciples of the Medicine King onto the scene.
Although Dan Shu couldn't see their positions, she still turned her head towards Blade's location based on the sound of his voice just now.
"General of the Divine Foresight! For the grudge of destroying the Abundant Ambrosial Arbor, today I will have your life as payment!"