He knew she didn't believe him, so he secretly took her to see Bailu.
While Bailu was fast asleep, Xun Yu caused the portion of her soul that belonged to Baiheng to manifest.
After Xun Yu provided proof from multiple angles, Jingliu… believed it.
But there was one thing she didn't understand—what did he gain from doing all this?
Xun Yu answered like this:
"I just don't like those Dragon Masters. Little Bailu is such a cute girl, and they were about to mess her up so badly she'd get fish-fish syndrome."
Fish-fish syndrome…
Jingliu really wanted to go and chop those Dragon Masters to pieces—but Xun Yu seemed to see through her thoughts.
"Letting them die outright would be way too merciful."
"We'll cut them until they're half-dead, then wait until they almost recover… and cut them again."
"When the time comes, you do the cutting, I'll clean up the crime scene. Perfect teamwork!"
Jingliu: "..."
So that's it. Earlier, when he said not to kill the Dragon Masters, she'd thought he was some kind of saint.
Turns out he was a living Yama King.
Still… he wasn't wrong. Killing them outright would be efficient—but far too lenient.
"What do I need to pay?"
"Uh… how about another round of sword-energy massage?"
"..."
Sword-energy… massage?
Jingliu was speechless—but she nodded anyway.
This man was strange. Being around him made her feel… almost normal.
Everything felt dreamlike, leaving her dazed.
Could Baiheng really come back?
"Hey, Xun Yu—you're awake."
"The surgery was a success! Congratulations, you're a cute girl now too!"
The moment Xun Yu returned to this body and opened his eyes, he saw Stelle leaning in close.
"..."
You know what?
Don't say it—actually, do say it.
He really could just randomly do anything.
"March! Dan Heng! Uncle Yang! Xun Yu's awake!"
As Stelle shouted toward the door, Xun Yu glanced around the room.
It was pretty cozy.
"Xun Yu! Thank goodness! You finally woke up!"
March 7th rushed in first. Her eyes were red—like she'd been crying.
"You cried?"
"Hmph! That's because of you! The Alchemy Commission doctors said your body was fine, but something seemed wrong mentally."
"They said you might turn into a vegetable and never wake up again…"
Emmm…
Wow. Why do I suddenly feel insanely guilty?
Looking at March's exhausted face, Xun Yu almost wanted to slap himself.
He could've just remotely controlled a clone or something—why did he pretend to be dead?
I really am trash…
"Xun Yu, how do you feel? Any discomfort?"
"No—cough! I'm fine. I just got dragged off by the God of Amusement."
When in doubt, blame Aha.
Aha: "6."
"I see…"
Welt silently called the doctor over.
"Uh—seriously, I'm really fine—"
"Doctor, you have to believe me! Don't come any closer!"
Seeing the syringe with an alarmingly thick needle, Xun Yu broke out in cold sweat.
He remembered going to the hospital in his past life.
It was fine at first—until he saw those terrifying needles, or the patient next to him who looked like a pincushion…
Xun Yu: Doctor, actually I'm not sick—I just like lying sometimes…
Doctor: Look at him, he's delirious from illness. Someone hold him down.
And so, Xun Yu let out a Tom scream.
"From now on, I'm never doing abstract nonsense again…"
"…Just kidding."
Fully restored to his carefree, happy-go-lucky state, Xun Yu walked cheerfully out of the Alchemy Commission.
As he left, the Dragon Masters in the neighboring ward were still complaining about being attacked and demanding the Cloud Knights capture the culprit.
Unfortunately for them, Xun Yu had already altered all their wounds. None of the doctors believed them—instead, their medical records gained a new line:
"Patient suspected of psychological issues."
Every Dragon Master stubbornly insisted on their story, so the matter was escalated.
Later, the Divination Commission delivered the Diviner's prophecy.
In short: according to divination, the Dragon Masters were injured by residual shockwaves from the battle with Phantylia. There was no evidence of anyone attacking them.
The Diviner also suggested checking their brains—just in case something was wrong with the Vidyadhara of the Luofu.
The Xianzhou has a saying:
"Cry to Heaven—no response. Cry to Earth—no echo."
It couldn't have described the Dragon Masters better.
And they never would've guessed that before leaving, Jingliu and Blade would cause another "accident."
Xun Yu mourned for them for one second—then spent the rest of the time laughing.
The body Phantylia created using the power of the Ambrosial Arbor vanished into meaningless ash.
As for Phantylia herself—she'd been scattered into pieces, like the Great Yearfire's aftermath, fragments everywhere.
And the Stellaron…
When Welt found it, it had already split cleanly in two.
Looking at it, Welt fell silent.
Last time on Jarilo-VI, Xun Yu took a bite out of the Stellaron.
This time, it cracked in half…
Why did every Stellaron end up like this whenever he got involved?
And even in this state, it still retained its original properties—just much weaker.
Last time, no one knew how he bit it. This time, it was clearly split apart by force.
The Luofu's two greatest crises were now resolved. The remaining minor threats would surely be handled quickly under Fu Xuan's leadership.
As for why Jing Yuan wasn't leading—
The official story was that he'd been injured fighting Phantylia and needed rest.
The real reason?
He wanted to slack off.
Fu Xuan knew exactly what he was thinking. But since he asked her to act as General…
Fine. Rest as much as you like.
"…I knew it."
"He disappeared again!"
March 7th chased out, only to find Xun Yu already gone. She stomped her foot angrily.
"Forget it, I'm done with him. Dan Heng, Uncle Yang—let's go eat. I'm starving."
Holding her stomach, March decided food came first.
They'd stayed in the Alchemy Commission the whole time worrying about Xun Yu—and hadn't eaten anything.
"Mmm~"
"March, talking behind someone's back isn't very nice."
Xun Yu suddenly appeared, arms loaded with all kinds of snacks. He shoved a skewer of Qiongshi bird straight into March's mouth.
"Here—hold this."
"Hmph~ I guess you still have some conscience."
March chewed the skewer and shot him a look.
After handing out the snacks, Xun Yu vanished again in a flash.
A few minutes later, he came back holding several cups of drinks.