Starry Sky Railway: Twin Origins

Chapter 274 The Return Journey

The Fire Thief's departure without warning truly surprised Lin Qiong.

He had assumed that the other party would do what they had done before: take advantage of everyone's momentary lapse in vigilance to tear through space again and reveal themselves in the rift.

However, after waiting for some time, the Fire Thief still did not appear.

"He's really gone?"

Lin Qiong cautiously surveyed his surroundings, not missing a single corner.

After scanning each direction, he would turn around and look around, fearing that the Fire Thief might suddenly launch a sneak attack from behind.

After all, the opponent's unpredictable sneak attack method had indeed left a very deep impression on Lin Qiong.

“My son, put aside your vigilance for now. I can sense that the fellow has already left the Tree Garden.”

Sudden.

A familiar yet somewhat unfamiliar male voice drifted from behind Lin Qiong.

Hearing the sound, Lin Qiong turned around abruptly.

The first thing that caught my eye was a well-dressed man with light green hair.

Among them, the most eye-catching thing about the other party was the single eyepatch that resembled a pirate's on his left eye.

Lin Qiong looked at the man in front of him and felt as if he had seen him somewhere before.

He thought for a moment, as if recalling something, and a sudden realization flashed in his eyes.

So he tentatively asked, "You are... Na Ke Xia?"

Lin Qiong vaguely remembered that during the process of searching for and rescuing those Tree Garden scholars, he and Xia Die had once entered a small room hidden behind the greenery.

In that small room, on the table sat a peculiar mechanical device, which was used to play alchemical images.

The figure shown in the image was none other than the man standing in front of Lin Qiong at that moment.

“Son of man, what you say is not entirely accurate.”

"Naqsha" shook her head slightly and denied it, saying, "This body does indeed belong to Naqsha... um... Anaxagoras."

"However, he is currently in a state of suspended animation, so I, Cesis, will temporarily take over this body."

Upon hearing this, Lin Qiong's eyes flashed with surprise, his gaze fixed firmly on "That Moment Xia" in front of him—

No, it should now be called Serhith.

“Cersei?” he asked, puzzled. “Who is that?”

Upon hearing this, Serhit was momentarily stunned, then a slight smile appeared on his lips, and he let out two strange "hoho" laughs from his throat.

"Son of man, have you rushed here to retrieve the fire before even clarifying your purpose for this journey?"

Lin Qiong frowned and immediately retorted:

"No, I'm here to retrieve the embers. What does it matter to me whether I know Cesis or not..."

Before he could finish speaking, with the word "relationship" still stuck in his throat, he suddenly heard Xia Die's gentle voice.

"Um... let me explain it to everyone."

Lin Qiong looked up and saw Xia Die walking towards him, with Xing and Tian following closely behind her.

Even Kevin strolled over from a distance and slowly merged into the crowd.

After everyone had gathered together, Xia Die slowly began to speak:

"But before that, we must return to Ohma as soon as possible and report the situation of the fire thief to Lady Agrea."

As she spoke, she turned slightly to the side, gesturing to the crowd to move away from the direction of the Qimeng throne.

"Therefore, let's leave the matter of Lord Cecis for the journey back."

Upon hearing this, everyone exchanged glances and immediately agreed to Xia Die's suggestion.

They were all very clear that

If the news that the Firewalker's true identity is "White Calamity" were to reach Ohmar, it could very well trigger a series of unpredictable consequences.

Especially for Bai E himself, it's unimaginable what kind of expression he would have once he learned of this news...

Lin Qiong and his group hurried along, not wasting a moment, and quickly turned back along the path they had come from.

Before long, the group left the Divine Enlightenment Tree Garden, mounted several earth beasts waiting at the entrance, and sped off in the direction of Ohma.

On the way back, Xia Die was sitting on the ice chair that Kevin had conjured, explaining to Lin Qiong and the others—

Serhith is the Titan of Reason.

While Xia Die was telling her story, Xing quietly nudged Lin Qiong's arm with her elbow and asked in a low voice, full of doubt:

"By the way, how did you suddenly get Kevin to create such a large block of ice on the Earth Beast's back?"

She pointed to the white frost that had formed on the earth beast's thick skin, "I feel like that earth beast is about to catch a cold from the cold."

"What, you've forgotten so quickly?" Lin Qiong tilted his head slightly and replied in a low voice, "Xia Die's constitution prevents her from directly touching living things."

"Making this block of ice will at most cause the earth beast to catch a slight chill. If we didn't do this, the earth beast would probably already be..."

Lin Qiong's words came to an abrupt halt, while Chao Xing gave him a look that said, "You know what the outcome will be."

Upon hearing this, Xing seemed to remember something and immediately fell silent.

Seeing that she was still staring at the earth beast carrying the ice blocks, Lin Qiong continued:

"Don't worry, Kevin has excellent control over the ice; it won't hurt it."

"At least... that earth beast was still quite fast, wasn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Xing nodded thoughtfully before reassuringly withdrawing his gaze from the earth beast.

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