Yunli: "Curse it!"
Yunli: "Yanqing, what do you mean by that?!"
Yanqing: "Hahaha, I told you, how could I possibly do something like that?"
Yanqing: "Now, this feels much better."
Yunli: "YOU JUST WAIT!!"
Paimon: "Eh… So Yanqing is actually quite petty and holds a grudge! (giggle.jpg)"
Black Swan: "The little sword prodigy has finally shown his childish side."
Black Swan: "As expected, interacting more with peers is the best way to become more cheerful."
Lumine: "Haha, poor Lady Yunli, she's about to burst with anger."
....
『 [ Communication is quite an art... ]
This unexpected move by Yanqing left Stelle clicking her tongue in amazement.
[ Let me translate for you, Master Yunli: "Nuh-uh, this is my sword, and you can't have it." ]
Beside her, March 7th gleefully and vividly translated Yanqing's underlying meaning for Yunli.
[ …. ]
[ Tsk… This kid has my style from back in the day. ]
After a moment of speechless silence, Huaiyan couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.
[ You listen to me. Once you've finished resting, bring that sword to the Zhuming and find me. I will forge a good sword as an apology... However, you know the rules. You must meet me with steel and win the sword fair and square. Got that? It's a promise! ] 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "March, you really are thoughtful."
Stelle: "Translating it so vividly, as if you're afraid of not angering your Master Yunli to death."
Stelle: "That's practically twisting the knife!"
Lumine: "Lady Yunli still challenged Yanqing to a duel."
Lumine: "As expected, they also felt it was a pity that they couldn't settle the score earlier."
Furina de Fontaine: "But if they had continued back then, wouldn't it have turned into a life-or-death struggle?"
Huatao: "I don't think that kind of situation will happen again."
Huatao: "They should both know their limits by now."
Stelle: "When you two fight, remember to record a video for me."
Stelle: "Of course, if I have time, I might even go watch the match in person."
March 7th: "Why would you go?"
March 7th: "To fan the flames?"
Stelle: "How could that be?"
Stelle: "I'm just curious who will win and who will lose."
....
『 [ Recent events have inspired me to travel afar and expand my knowledge of this life. As you so kindly invited me, Yunli, it's a promise. ]
Yanqing nodded in agreement.
[ Heehee, arriving early isn't as good as arriving at the perfect moment. I just got here, and I'm already catching a great show. ]
Right at that moment, Lingsha's voice suddenly drifted over, and then everyone saw Lingsha walking towards them.
[ Master Lingsha, the Alchemy Commission cannot do without you. ]
Seeing Lingsha approach, Stelle thought Lingsha was leaving too.
[ Hehe, I am here to bid farewell to our Zhuming guests, as you are. As I've spent so many years studying on the Xianzhou Zhuming and been under the care of Ardens Regia, I am basically a half-native Zhuming person at this point.]
Lingsha chuckled and explained.
[ It's all thanks to Sister Lingsha. The tourists from afar, the Cloud Knights who participated in the operation, and March all received timely care and treatment at the Alchemy Commission. Who else but our Sister Lingsha could handle such a sudden incident so well? ]
Yunli showered Lingsha with praise from the side. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "I thought Lady Lingsha was going back too."
Lingsha: "That is naturally impossible."
Lingsha: "I was appointed by the Alliance; how could I just up and leave?"
Lingsha: "Moreover, cleaning up the mess at the Alchemy Commission is also my wish."
Hotaru: "After these sudden events, it should be much easier for Lady Lingsha to reorganize the Alchemy Commission."
Fu Xuan: "Indeed."
Fu Xuan: "After Preceptor Taoran was captured, the other Preceptors will be living in fear for a while."
Fu Xuan: "If they want to meddle in the Alchemy Commission again, it won't be that easy."
Yunli: "That's good."
Yunli: "I was worried that after Sister Lingsha arrived at the Luofu, she would be isolated and bullied."
Jing Yuan: "Haha, how could that be?"
Jing Yuan: "The Six Charioteers of the Luofu stand together."
Jing Yuan: "If the Alchemy Commission is in trouble, the other five departments are also duty-bound to help."
Jing Yuan: "And as the General, I should lead by example."
Qingque: "Heehee, excellent, excellent!"
Qingque: "The villains who damaged the Alchemy Commission have been driven out, and the Alchemy Commission has welcomed such a powerful Master Alchemist as Lady Lingsha!"
Qingque: "Now, the restoration of the Alchemy Commission's prosperity is just around the corner!"
....
『 [ You flatter me; this is merely the duty of the Alchemy Commission. ]
Lingsha waved her hand modestly.
[ After weeding out the deeply rooted factions of the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus and the Vidyadhara Preceptors, the heavy responsibility of rebuilding the Luofu's Alchemy Commission will fall on your shoulders. ]
[ Lingsha, we shall bid our farewells here. ]
Huaiyan said goodbye to Lingsha.
[Safe journeys, General Huaiyan and Miss Yunli. I hope that you shall send my regards to Ardens Regia. I will not let all that I learned on the Xianzhou Zhuming go to waste on the Xianzhou Luofu. ]
Lingsha nodded solemnly.
[ Well then, everyone, this old man must depart… ]
Huaiyan was ready to leave.
[ Wait! Let's take a group picture! Oh, and I have mung bean soda here for you all to take with you... ]
March 7th released her Cycrane once again. Everyone gathered together, found their spots, and soon, another memorable photo was taken.
Afterward, Huaiyan and Yunli took the Mung Bean Soda gifted by March 7th and left the port.
The busy Lingsha also bid farewell to everyone and returned to the Alchemy Commission. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Stelle: "Tsk tsk tsk, another proof of my connections!"
Stelle: "My invincible network of connections has expanded once again!"
Xiangling: "Now both Generals have left."
Xiangling: "Next, the Astral Express crew should be leaving too, right?"
March 7th: "We've probably been on the Luofu for several months."
March 7th: "It's definitely time to leave now."
Furina de Fontaine: "I wonder if everyone still remembers…"
Furina de Fontaine: "The initial goal of the Express was to gather train fuel, right?"
Paimon: "Ah… if you hadn't mentioned it… I would have completely forgotten."
Stelle: "Uh… I forgot too."
Stelle: "Damn, months have passed; doesn't that mean the Express's fuel is even lower now?"
Himeko: "Not necessarily."
Himeko: "Whether it's Welt and me looking for fossils, or you guys participating in the Wardance on the Luofu."
Himeko: "In essence, they are all part of the Trailblaze journey."
Himeko: "They can still replenish a portion of the fuel for the Express."
Welt Yang: "Of course, the fuel replenished this way is not much."
Welt Yang: "It's not a permanent solution."
March 7th: "So the few of us still have to go to that place that sounds really impressive, The Eternal Land, Amphoreus?"
Dan Heng: "Correct."
Dan Heng: "If we can successfully trailblaze there and connect the Silver Rail, we won't have to worry about fuel in the future."
Lumine: "In other words, after everyone leaves the Luofu, are we heading to Amphoreus?"
March 7th: "Most likely, yes."
Paimon: "Sigh, it would be great if the Express crew's next stop was Teyvat."
Paimon: "Our place hasn't been trailblazed yet either!"
....
『 Not long after everyone left, another starskiff actually docked at the port.
Then, Fu Xuan's figure emerged from it.
[ This seat focuses on divining the causes and effects of various events, yet I did not expect that upon returning to the Xianzhou, there would be so many people lining the streets to welcome me. ]
[ As expected, the Luofu Xianzhou simply cannot do without this seat. ]
After Fu Xuan stepped off the starskiff and saw so many people present, she mistakenly assumed they were all there to welcome her back.
Thus, she looked very pleased.
[ Who's this sassy, lost, short pink-haired girl? ]
Seeing an unexpected person appear, Stelle couldn't help but crack a joke in her surprise.
[ Huh? This seat cannot pretend not to have heard that. ]
Hearing Stelle call her a pink-haired shorty, Fu Xuan raised an eyebrow.
[ …Let me explain. ]
Seeing Fu Xuan's misunderstanding, Yanqing scratched his head awkwardly and hurriedly explained. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
March 7th: "Eh?!"
March 7th: "Lady Fu Xuan actually returned at this time?"
March 7th: "What a coincidence!"
Yanqing: "Oh no, Lady Diviner mistakenly thought we were here to welcome her…"
Fu Xuan: "Ahem… It seems the timing of this seat's return was not very appropriate…"
Fu Xuan: "Stelle, you actually called this seat a sassy, lost, short pink-haired girl. What is the meaning of this?"
Stelle: "Ahaha… Lady Diviner, don't misunderstand, that's a term of endearment!"
Stelle: "It expresses my deep respect for you!"
Silver Wolf: "Ha-ha-ha-ha, that's hilarious, quite a 'term of endearment'."
Paimon: "Is Master Diviner Fu Xuan actually like this??"
Paimon: "She is completely different from the image I had in mind."
Lumine: "Indeed… I thought Master Diviner Fu Xuan would be someone who looks- how should I put it…?"
Mona: "A steady, old-scholar-like old lady who likes to speak in a pedantic manner?"
Hu Tao: "Yes, yes, yes!"
Hu Tao: "I thought so too!"
Fu Xuan: "Huh??"
Fu Xuan: "This seat never expected that the 'me' in your imaginations would actually look like that!"
Fu Xuan: "I must have disappointed you. This seat considers herself quite young. I am far from being called an 'old lady'."
Mualani: "Isn't this even better?"
Mualani: "A Master Diviner with immense power who is actually a very cute elder!"
Mualani: "This feeling is just like our Granny Obsidian in Natlan!"
Citlali: "WAIT A MINUTE!!"
Citlali: "Why did the conversation suddenly turn to me?"
Xilonen: "Yo, Granny Obsidian, you're here too?"
Stelle: "There really are a lot of lurkers in this chat."
Stelle: "Lurking is so boring; come out and chat together!"
Silver Wolf: "Do you really treat this as a group chat?"
Silver Wolf: "This is clearly just a livestream room."
March 7th: "Is there any difference?"
March 7th: "I also feel like this place is almost no different from a group chat."
Qingque: "Granny Obsidian?"
Qingque: "What a strange name."
Guinaifen: "Since she's called Granny, she must be an old woman, right?"
Citlali: "Oh, don't listen to Mualani's nonsense!"
Citlali: "What old woman? I'm not old at all, really!"
Citlali: "I'm barely two hundred years old…"
Hu Tao: "TWO HUNDRED YEARS OLD!!! Barely??"
Fu Xuan: "Well, two hundred years old is indeed still very young."
Fu Xuan: "To be truly old, one has to be at least seven or eight hundred years old to qualify."
Citlali: "See, see!"
Citlali: "I'm really not old at all!"
Ororon: "But Granny, compared to others, you really are old."
Citlali: "Get lost, you unfilial grandson! Is that how you talk to your grandmother?!"
Ororon: "I'm just speaking the truth…"
Lumine: "Uh… why did a grandmother and grandson duo suddenly appear…"
Lumine: "What a strange combination."
Mualani: "Oh, about that, don't misunderstand."
Mualani: "Ororon is Granny Obsidian's adopted grandson."
Stelle: "Wow, you can even adopt a grandson."
Stelle: "When I get older, can I also adopt a bunch of grandsons outside to call me grandmother?"
Boothill: "?"
Boothill: "Sister, what kind of muddle-fudging weird hobby is that?"
Stelle: "Nothing, I just want to hear a bunch of grandsons call me grandmother. (sly_smile.jpg)"
....
『 [ This seat already understands the general sequence of events. ]
[ Although it was a coincidence, the fact that you are here is also indisputable. ]
[ How about we both take a step back… 'taking a step back' is a bit inappropriate; let's just say you are welcoming this seat's triumphant return. ]
[ Speaking of which, Yanqing aside, you guys have been on the Luofu for so long; did you not realize that this seat was not on the Luofu? ]
The saddened Fu Xuan tried to save face.
[ I noticed; the Divination Commission felt empty. ]
[ If Lady Fu Xuan were here, there wouldn't have been so many troubles! ]
Seeing Fu Xuan's expectant look, Stelle decided to comfort her.
[ Exactly! If this seat were here, how could so many mishaps have occurred! ]
Fu Xuan was very satisfied with Stelle's words.
[ Lady Fu Xuan must be tired. I still have some Mung Bean Soda here to welcome you back! ]
March 7th's mind also worked fast, and she hurriedly offered the remaining Mung Bean Soda to Fu Xuan.
[ Thank you, I appreciate the thought. ]
[ However, I am rather picky about drinks. Normal Luofu people shouldn't drink Mung Bean Soda. I'll take you to try some startaro bubble tea, and you'll understand. ]
Fu Xuan shook her head and politely declined March 7th's Mung Bean Soda.
[ Eh? ]
Fu Xuan's words left March 7th scratching her head. 』
『 ....』
—✦Omniscient Viewer's Chat Lodge✦—
Li Sushang: "Hehe, look how aggrieved Lady Diviner is."
Fu Xuan: "What do you mean, aggrieved? At most, this seat was disappointed!"
Stelle: "Lady Diviner, don't be disappointed; let's be reasonable!"
Stelle: "If we had known beforehand that you would arrive at this time, we would have definitely organized a grand welcoming ceremony and lined the streets to welcome you!"
March 7th: "Exactly, exactly!"
March 7th: "It's mainly because we didn't know you would arrive at such a coincidental time!"
Stelle: "It's all Qingque's fault for not telling us in advance!"
Qingque: "Ah, this… You can't shift the blame to me!"
Qingque: "I didn't know the Lady Diviner was returning either. I don't even know if she sent me a message."
Paimon: "Master Diviner Fu Xuan said that normal Luofu people don't drink Mung Bean Soda…"
Paimon: "Does that mean Miss March 7th bought the wrong specialty?"
Stelle: "To be honest, when I heard March bought Mung Bean Soda as souvenirs for the two Generals, I felt like she was repaying kindness with enmity."
Stelle: "Seriously, THAT STUFF IS REALLY!!!"
March 7th: "It's not that bad, is it?"
March 7th: "I remember the Xianzhou advertisement said that Mung Bean Soda is a local specialty of the old Luofu?"
Qingque: "I suggest you don't look at advertisements next time."
Furina de Fontaine: "Be that as it may, I still think the startaro bubble tea Master Diviner Fu Xuan mentioned sounds much tastier."
Fu Xuan: "Of course!"
Fu Xuan: "The taste of something like Mung Bean Soda doesn't even deserve to be compared to it!"
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(Welcome our two lurkers; seems like on Genshin we're on somewhere 5.X)