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Chapter 230 Mirror Glass: Does Caroline Know? [Bonus Chapter from Yesterday]

On the open ground of the brass tower.

As soon as Jing Liuli regained her footing, she immediately covered her ears and stomped her feet.

She puffed out her cheeks, glared at Chenxing, and said with teary eyes, "Xingxing, you went too far! What kind of hero ambushes like? If you're so capable, then show me!"

"Ok?"

Before Jing Liuli could finish speaking, Chen Xing glanced at her.

That one glance made Jing Liuli swallow back the harsh words she was about to utter.

Her eyes darted around twice, then she put on her fiercest expression and said the most cowardly thing.

"If you're so tough, don't pull my ear next time! It'll make you stupid!"

Seeing Jing Liuli's sullen expression, Chen Xing helplessly touched his forehead.

"Why are you here? Didn't I tell you to wait for me at the Gear Building?"

"Who told you not to reply to my messages for so long!"

Jing Liuli immediately leaned closer, looking aggrieved, her lips pouting so much they could hold soy sauce.

"Besides, I heard there was a lot of commotion here, so I came to see what was going on~"

If it were someone who didn't know Jing Liuli, they would definitely think that Jing Liuli had backed down.

But Dust Star knows this little purple-haired guy too well.

Without a doubt, the little purple-haired boy's docile appearance right now is most likely an act.

As soon as I turn away, she'll immediately seize the opportunity to take advantage of me; she's a classic example of someone who never learns from a bad experience.

Ignoring Jing Liuli's sophistry, Chen Xing immediately raised his hand and lightly flicked her forehead.

"to be honest."

"Whoa!"

Jing Liuli covered her forehead and jumped halfway on the spot, trying to get away with her cute, watery eyes.

"I'm just curious."

Chen Xing crossed his arms and watched her clumsy performance with a cold eye.

She knew perfectly well whether she had used a lot of force or not.

Let alone a genius star envoy like Jing Liuli.

Even if you're just an ordinary person, nothing will happen to you.

Seeing that Chen Xing remained unmoved, Jing Liuli decided to lay her cards on the table.

"Alright, alright~ It's because Sister Caroline was worried about you. She said you've been acting strange lately, like you have something on your mind, so she sent me over to check on you."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xing's expression instantly became somewhat complicated.

Because her intuition told her that Jing Liuli was not lying.

It was precisely because Jing Liuli hadn't lied that Chen Xing felt somewhat uneasy.

After all, what she was doing right now was hardly the kind of honesty she should show her best friend.

Just as she was about to say something to smooth things over, a surprised voice suddenly came from not far away.

"Sister Liuli?"

Jing Liuli turned around abruptly and saw Chen Kong and Liu Ma, whom she hadn't spoken much to since childhood, appearing not far from the top of the tower.

"Hey? Chen Kong, what are you doing here?"

Although Jing Liuli hadn't seen Chen Kong for several years, Chen Kong often saw information about Jing Liuli on television.

Therefore, when Jing Liuli asked him, Chen Kong smiled and said, "I have actually been in the Steam City all along, you just didn't know it."

"Is that so?"

Looking at Jing Liuli chatting with Chen Xing, Chen Xing seemed to have thought of something and unusually interjected, "Let's go, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, let's find a place to sit down."

Hearing this, Chen Kong gave Chen Xing a strange look.

She was just helping Brother Tiandao stop the Steam Clan members, how come she suddenly changed her mind now?

As if she could read his mind, Chen Xing glanced at him expressionlessly.

In that instant, Chen Kong felt a chill run down his spine, as if if he asked another question, his sister would "sacrifice their own family for the greater good" the next second.

His strong will to survive made him immediately shut his mouth and obediently stand aside.

Looking at the suddenly silent siblings, Jing Liuli thought she had found the reason for Chen Xing's recent strange behavior.

So it turns out that the reason Xingxing didn't tell Caroline the truth was because it was a matter between her and her brother, and it wasn't appropriate for outsiders to interfere!

Thinking about this, Jing Liuli suddenly felt a bit bored. Because if it was just a scene of an older sister beating up her younger brother, she had seen too much of that when she was a child, and it wasn't anything interesting.

But then she remembered something and asked curiously, "By the way, Xiao Kong, why is it so chaotic outside? When I came up here just now, I saw a lot of steam guards patrolling the streets."

Upon hearing this, before Chen Kong could answer, Chen Xing interrupted, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that the Steam Branch and the Gear Church had some problems, but they've been mostly resolved now."

"is it?"

Jing Liuli glanced at Chen Xing with a puzzled look, feeling that something was off, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it since she had just arrived in the Steam City.

Throughout this process, Liu Ma, who was standing next to Chen Kong, wisely kept quiet the whole time.

Don't let his honest appearance fool you; he's more meticulous than anyone else.

He had sensed the eerie atmosphere here long before Chen Kong did.

Right now, keeping quiet is his best option.

Without giving Jing Liuli a chance to continue probing, Chen Xing directly and domineeringly made arrangements for everyone.

"Alright, let's go. Let them handle this themselves. We outsiders shouldn't interfere."

Jing Liuli glanced one last time in the direction of the steam furnace before skipping and hopping after it.

"Okay, okay~"

Just as the four of them were about to reach the corner of the stairs, Jing Liuli suddenly stopped in her tracks.

As if pulled by something invisible, she suddenly turned her head to look in the direction of the furnace, her nose twitching slightly.

"Star, can you sense anything? A very familiar aura of stellar energy?"

Chen Xing paused for a moment, then turned around, a rare 'gentle' smile appearing on her face.

"There's no familiar scent at all; it must be your imagination."

"Illusion?"

Jing Liuli closed her eyes and then earnestly sensed the faint, familiar aura emanating from the steam furnace.

As one of the few star envoys with innate full star energy.

Her perception of stellar energy is second only to the Heavenly Dao among the 36 Stars.

However, because she hadn't seen the Heavenly Dao for several years, she didn't immediately recognize whose aura of star energy it was.

Strange, I clearly felt that stellar energy fluctuation somewhere before, but why can't I remember it?
With this in mind, Jing Liuli decisively activated her Star Core ability—Eternal Night Illusion Butterfly.

Memories may fade, but past dreams can remain as clear as a movie.

"By the way, Xingxing, I think you've received the invitation to the Starry Sky Ladder, right? When are you planning to go?"

As they walked down the brass tower together, Jing Liuli, who had been walking with her eyes closed, suddenly spoke.

"Let's talk about it after we finish things here."

Chen Xing's voice was very calm, without any emotional fluctuation.

Jing Liuli nodded, then suddenly changed the subject.

"The Heavenly Dao will probably go too, right?"

Chen Xing suddenly stopped and looked at Jing Liuli in astonishment.

But Jing Liuli, who had looked completely harmless just moments before, now had her eyes closed.

In an instant, Chenxing understood what had happened.

Damn it, it's the Eternal Night Illusion Butterfly's 'Dream Recall'.

Jing Liuli clearly knew that Chen Xing had guessed the reason. She took half a step forward, her nose almost touching Chen Xing's cheek.

"I was wondering why you'd been acting so strange lately. Turns out it's because Brother Tiandao is back."

Upon hearing this, the demon sword behind Chen Xing suddenly emitted a faint hum, and crimson flames shot up half an inch from the tips of her hair, even tinging the corners of her eyes with a faint red.

Jing Liuli was not afraid at all; on the contrary, she laughed even more happily.

She abandoned her usual harmless demeanor, and suddenly many dreamlike purple butterflies appeared around her.

The collision of red and purple star energy caused Chen Kong and Liu Ma, those two unlucky guys, to immediately retreat to avoid being affected by the aftershocks of the two.

Looking at the silent Chenxing, Jing Liuli smiled and said, "Xingxing, you are the second strongest star, but I am the third strongest. Although I can't beat you, you definitely can't stop me either~"

Jing Liuli closed her eyes, her face displaying a mischievous cunning.

"So when did Brother Tiandao arrive here? And Sister Caroline, are you aware of this situation?"

PS: This chapter is a make-up to yesterday's, not an extra chapter. I will add another chapter tomorrow.

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