It took less than a day to quickly reach the Flame Reaver's Planet. However, on the way back they wanted to relax, especially since Qingque wanted to play Celestial Jade for a few more days, so the starship traveled for nearly a week before returning to the Xianzhou Luofu.

Everyone on the starship tacitly accepted this as a matter of course.

Upon reaching the Xianzhou Luofu, the starship returned to the Xianzhou via the Cloudford Docking Point.

At the Docking Point, everyone saw Tingyun waiting for them.

Seeing them disembark, Tingyun sweetly said: "General Jing Yuan has commanded this humble one to welcome you all back, my Benefactors."

Seeing this situation, Stelle cautiously stepped back.

"Last time we came to the Xianzhou Luofu, right after we got off the ship, 'Tingyun' came to greet us. Now it's her again," she softly said, "This time, nothing bad will happen, right?"

Hearing Stelle's words, Tingyun chuckled lightly.

"Don't worry, Miss Stelle, I am the genuine Tingyun this time."

"Hehe, I was just joking." Stelle scratched her head and laughed sheepishly.

"Apologies, Miss Tingyun." Welt Yang apologized to Tingyun.

"It's nothing, Miss Stelle's behavior is quite interesting." Having died and been revived once, Tingyun was very open-minded about many things. Stelle's actions only made her feel amused, with no other emotions.

After the Astral Express crew disembarked, Derick and his companions, Yunli, Qingque, Sushang, Jingliu, and Topaz, also exited the starship one by one.

Tingyun's eyes lit up when she saw Derick.

"Benefactor." She greeted Derick.

"Hello, Miss Tingyun," Derick replied with a smile, "I presume the General is still waiting for us? Shall we go to him now to report on the situation here?"

Tingyun nodded.

Topaz had no particular connection with the Xianzhou Alliance, and besides, Scott had brought his subordinates to welcome her and her team, so she prepared to bid farewell to Derick and the others.

"I'll be leaving first. This matter truly relied on all of you. If you need any assistance in the future, you can contact me."

Derick's potential was immense; in the future, he might even become a General of Xianzhou Yaoqing. Now, he was just beginning his rise, and befriending him at this time was the most cost-effective choice.

"Alright." Derick thought for a moment and nodded: "Perhaps I'll invest in some of the Company's bonds and stocks. In that case, I'll trouble you, Miss Topaz."

"Of course."

Topaz nodded without thinking.

What Derick wanted to buy were naturally Jarilo's bonds. The news of Jarilo's recovery hadn't spread yet, so these bonds were incredibly cheap, even considered junk bonds. Buying them now and then demanding payment from Jarilo—not too much, just a slow and steady repayment—was an investment that could yield long-term returns.

There might even be a chance to go there for a vacation.

What a great idea.

Let's see who says Derick can't save money and is a pauper now.

Topaz departed, and Derick and the others followed Tingyun towards the Seat of Divine Foresight.

As they walked, Derick casually chatted with Tingyun, asking: "By the way, Miss Tingyun, has anything interesting happened on the Xianzhou Luofu during the half-month we were away?"

"Interesting, you say…?" Tingyun heard Derick's question and furrowed her brow slightly: "To speak of recent novelties, there have indeed been quite a few. However, none of them are good news. Recently, many people on the Xianzhou have reported encountering ghosts."

"Ghosts!" Stelle and March 7th's faces showed expressions of fright. Castorice then spoke: "If needed, I can go take a look. On Amphoreus, I once served as an In-Ghost Master for two years. I also went to Amphoreus's underworld with Derick, so I should be quite adept at handling ghosts."

Tingyun pondered for a moment and said: "You've just returned from outside, you should rest for a while. Furthermore, the ghosts on the Xianzhou might have other hidden reasons. As for how to deal with them, it's best to listen to the General's instructions."

"Mm-hm."

Castorice nodded.

Afterward, Derick continued to chat with Tingyun about some of the customs and traditions of the Xianzhou Luofu, to gain a better understanding of the situation there.

Arriving at the Seat of Divine Foresight, Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan were already waiting for them. Everyone had smiles on their faces, except for Qingque, who, judging by her look at Fu Xuan, felt as though all her fishing for the past few days had been calculated by the Master Diviner.

After returning this time, her workload might increase significantly.

"The fate of a working person, how miserable it is!"

Astral Express, preparing to depart!

A few days later, Derick and the others bid farewell to Stelle, March 7th, and Welt Yang at the Cloudford Docking Point.

Having stayed on the Xianzhou for so long, the Astral Express was preparing to leave.

As friends who had spent such a long time together, Derick and the others naturally had to see them off. Firefly's body had recovered quite a bit during this time, and she also supported herself to come along and see Stelle off.

"We're leaving, hope we have a chance to meet again." Stelle waved goodbye to Derick and the others.

"Yes, yes, hope to see you again soon." March 7th also nodded repeatedly.

Cipher asked Stelle and March 7th: "Where are you planning to go next?"

Welt Yang said: "We received an invitation from The Family and are preparing to depart for Penacony. There, a grand gala is about to be held, and we're just going to check it out."

"Yes, so many forces and civilizations from across the universe will be there. If you can't make it, I'll send you photos when the time comes," March 7th said.

"We'll see," Derick said. "Perhaps we might even make it there." Given the opportunity, Derick also wanted to visit Penacony. After all, for someone with a heart full of adventurous ideas, the convergence point of various civilizations in Penacony was quite attractive.

Stelle heard Derick say this and excitedly replied: "Really? Then I'll be waiting for you there!"

Derick waved goodbye, watching the Astral Express crew depart.

As Firefly, who knew Elio's script, was aware that Stelle and the others were heading to Penacony. Seeing them leave, Firefly thought to herself that she also needed to leave the Xianzhou Luofu soon and head to Penacony.

However, she was still undergoing treatment, so Firefly kept this matter in mind.

After the Astral Express departed, Derick and the others were not in a hurry to leave either.

There was still one person who needed to be seen off.

Yunli had stayed on the Xianzhou Luofu to search for Demonic Swords. Now, the Demonic Swords had all been broken into fragments by Yunli and placed in her backpack, ready to be smelted back on the Xianzhou Zhuming.

Her tasks were complete, so it was natural that she should return.

At the same time, it was also because she found it difficult to deal with her feelings for Derick.

During these past few days, with many people around, she hadn't found an opportunity to be alone with Derick.

Better to hunt for more Demonic Swords first, she thought.

Yunli's bare feet lightly stepped on the ground, as she quickly walked towards the starship bound for the Xianzhou Zhuming. After a few steps, she turned to look at Derick and the others who were seeing her off.

"I'm leaving then! Hope next time we meet, I'll have collected all the Demonic Swords." Yunli blinked and put her hands on her hips, saying to Derick and the others.

"Alright, if by that time we've successfully rescued Amphoreus, I'll come over and help you collect the swords." Derick also said the same to Yunli.

"Then I'll definitely be faster than you! When that time comes, I'll come help you save Amphoreus."

Yunli said with a provocative expression.

Before she and Derick had this intimate relationship, she already felt competitive with him and wanted to find a chance to defeat him. Now that everything that should happen, and shouldn't happen, had happened between her and Derick, Yunli was even less willing to lose to him.

Derick showed a calm expression, indicating that he would definitely be faster than Yunli.

Yunli was furious! If the starship wasn't about to leave, and her continued presence wouldn't delay the entire Docking Point's departure, Yunli would have gotten off the starship and stomped on Derick's face a few times with her feet.

You're leaving soon, it's been so long since we last met, don't you know how to say something nice?

"Goodbye!"

Yunli gnashed her teeth, then returned to the starship to prepare for departure.

However, as the starship departed, Derick received a message on his phone.

It was a voice message from Yunli.

A full sixty seconds.

Derick knew that these sixty seconds were just the limit of voice message transmission, not the limit of Yunli and Derick. Facing Yunli's…

Instead, he waited a few minutes before sending Yunli a message.

"Alright, no more jokes. Remember to pay attention to your own safety when hunting Demonic Swords. I don't want anything to happen to you."

"Now that sounds like a human being."

On the starship, Yunli looked at the message Derick sent, and her anger finally subsided a little. She looked at her phone and replied.

"You too, pay attention to your safety. I'll come find you."

Having done this, Yunli settled comfortably on the starship. Her fair, tender feet casually rested on the control panel, waiting for the starship to reach Xianzhou Zhuming.

The starship traveled for several days and finally arrived at the Xianzhou Zhuming.

And upon arriving at the Docking Point of Xianzhou Zhuming, General Huaiyan, doting on his granddaughter, was waiting for her at the Docking Point.

Seeing his granddaughter approach, Yunli quickly ran down from the starship.

"Grandpa Huaiyan, why did you come?"

"I was worried about you, that's all." Huaiyan said with a chuckle. He looked at Yunli, and seeing that she was alright, he felt relieved.

"How was this mission? Nothing happened, did it?"

"N-nothing happened." Yunli shook her head and then brought out the fragments of the Demonic Swords.

"Those Demonic Swords have all been smashed by me. Grandpa, let's go find a furnace and smelt these Demonic Swords!"

She would never, ever tell her grandpa about Derick. Otherwise, Yunli felt that Xianzhou Zhuming

Yunli quickly ran down from the starship upon seeing Grandpa Huaiyan approach.

"Grandpa Huaiyan, why did you come?"

"I was worried about you, that's all." Huaiyan said with a chuckle. He looked at Yunli, and seeing that she was alright, he felt relieved.

"How was this mission? Nothing happened, did it?"

"N-nothing happened." Yunli shook her head and then brought out the fragments of the Demonic Swords.

"Those Demonic Swords have all been smashed by me. Grandpa, let's go find a furnace and smelt these Demonic Swords!"

She would never, ever tell her grandpa about Derick. Otherwise, Yunli felt that Xianzhou Zhuming would start a fight with Xianzhou Yaoqing.

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