My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

Ji Yuan then spoke to Huo Huo, saying, "Huo Huo, you'll have to practice on your own for the next few days. I won't be able to give you any guidance for the time being."

"what!?"

Huo Huo looked at Ji Yuan blankly, a hint of fear in her eyes.

What is the teacher going to do?

Ji Yuan explained, "Su Chang and I are going outside the Immortal Ship to eliminate Bu Liren, so you'll probably be all alone here for the next few days. You should stay here and practice diligently. Or do you have work to do at the Ten Kings Division? Do you need to go?"

"oh oh."

Huo Huo nodded gently.

I breathed a slight sigh of relief.

However, I was still a little disappointed.

Before I could savor this warm feeling for long, I had to watch the teacher leave for a while.

After dinner, Huo Huo wanted to wash the dishes, but Su Chang and Ji Yuan stopped her. Ji Yuan went to wash the dishes, while he told Huo Huo and Su Chang to play on their phones or watch TV.

Sitting on the sofa, Huo Huo picked up her phone to contact Han Ya.

"Lord Han Ya asked me to report regularly. Sister Chang Chang, may I tell you about your trip over there?"

She knew about the tradition of making a big fuss before battle, but she didn't know if her teachers would be willing to tell them.

"Go ahead and say it, it doesn't matter."

Su Chang waved her hand.

Seeing that Su Chang agreed, Huo Huo nodded and then edited a message for Han Ya.

[Huo Huo: Lord Han Ya, I have begun learning the Art of Serving the Sun. My teacher is going to participate in the war against the Bu Li people these few days. Should I stay here to continue practicing, or go back to work at the Ten Kings' Division?]

After a while, news from the crow returned.

[Raven: I suggest you go with them.]

[Huo Huo: Following the teacher?]

[Raven: Hmm, it's time for you to see blood. I was wondering how to make you bleed, but this time, letting you witness war firsthand is just right.]

Chapter 35 General Jing Yuan of Luofu

[Huo Huo: See, see, see blood?]

[Raven: Yes, this is part of your training as a judge. Originally, the plan was for you to participate in operations to hunt down vicious criminals, but this battlefield is more suitable now.]

[Crow: I will discuss this matter with the Sky Ship Commander.]

[Huo Huo: I... I understand.]

Huo Huo nervously swallowed her saliva.

Seeing the change in Huo Huo's expression, Su Chang, who was standing next to her, immediately asked, "Huo Huo, what's wrong?"

"Um, I just reported the news to Lady Raven. She said I should also go to the battlefield."

Huo Huo whispered to Su Chang.

"You're sending them to the battlefield?"

Ji Yuan returned after clearing away the dishes and was somewhat surprised to hear her say that.

"Yes, Lord Raven said I should go and gain experience..."

As Huo Huo spoke, her voice was filled with fear, as if she were about to cry.

Tail appeared at this moment, saying in a tone of exasperation, "Don't worry, it's just a few people dying. With me here, I definitely won't hurt you!"

Seeing Huo Huo so nervous, Ji Yuan felt some sympathy, but he knew that this was a necessary part of Huo Huo's growth.

"Stay with me and Tingyun then, so you won't encounter any danger."

This also saves me from encountering danger.

Ji Yuan thought to himself.

Ji Yuan planned to have Tingyun and himself closely follow Su Chang for better protection. However, she alone wasn't safe enough; if Huo Huo were also there, two people protecting two people should be quite secure.

"okay, I get it."

Huo Huo swallowed hard, her voice trembling with worry, and whispered to Ji Yuan.

Su Chang patted her chest forcefully and assured him, "Don't worry, with me here, you're absolutely safe."

"Uh-huh."

Huo Huo nodded quickly, her previous tension greatly reduced.

He unconsciously began to manipulate the spells in his hands, looking at his tail.

She whispered to her tail, "Um, Mr. Tail, could you help me practice a little more?"

"No, absolutely not." As soon as Tail heard Huo Huo's request, he immediately shook his head vigorously.

Just as it was shaking its head, Ji Yuan walked over and patted its tail.

"Come on, Huo Huo, wait a moment, I'm going to talk to Wei Ba."

"Kid, what are you doing?!"

The tail shouted at Ji Yuan.

However, at this moment, Ji Yuan had already prepared the spell and slapped it down on the tail. The tail was a powerful Suiyang, and if Ji Yuan had prepared in advance, it would have been difficult for him to control it. Unfortunately, while Huo Huo was saying this, Ji Yuan had already begun preparing, and as soon as the tail opened its mouth, Ji Yuan slapped it down.

"that……"

Huo Huo looked at the tail with a hint of reluctance.

"Wait a moment, I'll be right back."

Ji Yuan smiled and led the tail into the empty room.

How dare you stop me from helping Huo Huo grow?

Are you preventing Huo Huo from practicing? You're trying to kill me!

In this situation, Ji Yuan would have to deliver a physically powerful punch to the tail.

The door closed, and soon screams of agony came from inside the room.

Su Chang and Huo Huo looked at each other, neither daring to speak.

After a while, Ji Yuan came out with his limp tail and threw it in front of Huo Huo.

"Come here, Huo Huo, I've finished communicating with Tail. He's agreed to help you with your training."

"This..." Huo Huo stared blankly at the silent tail.

However, after a while, and after some internal struggle, she picked up the tail and began to practice.

……

Huo Huo has been learning the art of using Suiyang from Ji Yuan these past few days, while Su Chang has gone to the Yunqi Army to begin preparations for the war.

Tingyun came to see Ji Yuan several times, saying that she wanted to purchase protective equipment for the upcoming war.

During this process, Tingyun originally planned to go shopping alone with Ji Yuan. However, for safety reasons, Ji Yuan always brought Huo Huo with him when he went out, making it impossible for Tingyun to find a chance to be alone with Ji Yuan.

After a few days of preparation, the army was ready to set off to begin the war of encirclement and annihilation of the Orion Merchant Guild.

However, despite being called a war, it was actually just a small-scale military operation targeting a merchant guild, and the scale of the mobilization was not large.

That is, tens of thousands of flying soldiers plus eight thousand cloud cavalry.

What would be a large army for a primitive planet is not many soldiers for the Celestial Ship.

During the Third Abundant People's War, 120,000 of the flying soldiers from the Luofu Immortal Ship perished. Now, the total number is less than 20,000, which is considered a very small number.

Although Ji Yuantingyun was important, he was still just a drop in the ocean within the army. They stood outside the neatly arranged Cloud Cavalry and Flying Warriors, waiting for their personal guards to come and take them to the battlefield after the army departed.

Tingyun looked at Ji Yuan, deliberately feigning fear:

"Is this the real battlefield? This young lady is very afraid..."

She fell silent halfway through her sentence.

She originally wanted to evoke Ji Yuan's protective instincts, but Huo Huo, who was shaking her leg like a leaf next to Ji Yuan, had already blocked Ting Yun's path.

When it comes to looking scared, Tingyun could never compare to Huohuo.

Tingyun rubbed her forehead.

At this moment, the noisy Cloud Cavalry suddenly stopped their commotion.

A tall, handsome young man in armor appeared on the reviewing stand.

The 'young man' didn't look very old, but Ji Yuan knew he was much older. He had white hair tied in a high ponytail, yellow pupils, a beauty mark at the corner of his eye, and a blue band covering his throat. Below his shoulder armor were a single-sided mountain-patterned shawl and a lion-head shoulder guard. He wore a cross-shaped breastplate on his chest and a flowing cloak on his back.

Ji Yuan knew that the man in front of him was the highest-ranking officer of the Luofu Immortal Ship, General Jing Yuan of Luofu, one of the Seven Heavenly Generals of the Emperor's Bow.

Throughout the entire Immortal Ship, only Marshal Hua held a higher position than him.

I'm here to encourage everyone who's about to set off.

Yanqing was standing beside Jingyuan, looking at him with reverence as his apprentice.

"Gentlemen, the Orion merchant group has broken its agreement with us and colluded with the Bu Li people in secret, attempting to sabotage the Luofu Immortal Ship. Fortunately, Ji Yuan, the trade official of the Tianbo Bureau, and Miss Tingyun, the representative of the Minghuo merchant group, identified the truth, thus preventing the Luofu Immortal Ship from suffering any losses."

As he spoke, he looked toward Ji Yuan and Ting Yun.

Ji Yuan was also surprised that the general would mention him at the pre-battle mobilization meeting, and his expression was one of utter astonishment.

He had never experienced being watched by more than 10,000 people before.

Fortunately, Jing Yuan's next words managed to divert everyone's attention away from Ji Yuan.