My Ironclad System is ahead of schedule.

Upon hearing Ji Yuan's words, Ting Yun stopped in her tracks, turned to look at Ji Yuan, and couldn't help but be surprised.

"Of course it's great. I'm a bit bored going to Chang Le Tian all by myself. It would be wonderful if you could keep me company."

She narrowed her fox-like eyes and gently opened her fan to cover the lower half of her smiling face.

That's right now.

It's only natural for teenagers to be eager to get closer.

Tingyun finally realized that Ji Yuan was normal.

She even had a feeling that what happened last night was a hallucination caused by her being busy with business negotiations.

"How about I treat you to a meal at Chang Le Tian?"

"OK, all right."

Ji Yuan nodded in agreement.

Anyway, we're not going to eat later no matter what, so it doesn't really matter if we agree.

Seeing that Ji Yuan had agreed, Ting Yun smiled, remembering his refusal the night before.

All these changes came from looking at my own feet all afternoon?

So this little guy really is a total foot fetishist when it comes to alligator snapping turtles.

For some reason, the thought of this made her feet twitch backward.

She always felt that Ji Yuan's gaze was fixed on her.

My feet felt hot.

……

Ji Yuan and Ting Yun boarded the cargo raft. These rafts were common on the Luo Fu Immortal Ships; they were large, but offered little space for passengers, as the enormous cargo holds occupied almost entirely. Passengers either sat in containers with the cargo or stood outside exposed to the cold wind.

Tingyun and Ji Yuan chose the latter.

Upon arriving at Changletian, other workers naturally transported them, so only Ji Yuan and Tingyun remained on the ship.

Standing on the ship's railing, the Star Raft trembled slightly before soaring into the air.

A gust of wind blew, causing Tingyun's clothes to flutter backward. It was Ji Yuan's first time riding on a cargo raft, and he staggered slightly at first, but thanks to his martial arts training from his mother and the swordsmanship he had learned from Yanqing, he quickly regained his balance.

At that moment, he saw Tingyun's hand reaching towards him.

Withdrawing his hand, Tingyun said with a smile, "I thought you would fall, but I didn't expect that you, as a civil official, would be so skilled."

"Well, it was my mother who instilled this in me when I was little. She always wanted my sister and me to join the Cloud Cavalry and become excellent Cloud Cavalry warriors to take over the responsibilities of her and my biological parents. If we did something wrong, she would always scold us."

"Now that I've gone to Luofu to work as a maritime trade officer, I reckon she'll beat me on the head when she sees me."

Ji Yuan smiled and said to Ting Yun.

"That must have been really tough."

Tingyun said to Ji Yuan with understanding.

As a child, her personality differed from that of typical fox-people, making it difficult for her to follow in her parents' footsteps and become a warrior. As a result, she ended up becoming a trade representative. Ji Yuan, on the other hand, came from the battle-crazed Yao Qing Immortal Boat. Under these circumstances, the effort he put in to leave and become a thoroughly civil official was extraordinary.

Especially considering how young he is.

Really great.

Being liked by such an outstanding young man made Tingyun feel somewhat happy.

"It's alright, as long as we train my sister to be a qualified Cloud Cavalry soldier," Ji Yuan said with a shrug.

As if remembering something, he asked Tingyun, "By the way, Miss Tingyun, do you know where there are any properties for sale in Xianzhou recently?"

"Real estate?"

What is Ji Yuan planning to do?

She thought to herself.

Before he could think much of it, Ji Yuan explained, "My sister will also be temporarily transferred to the Yunqi Army here in a while. For the sake of convenience, we might as well buy a house."

At the same time, he quietly turned on his phone and looked around.

We should have left Liuyun Ferry some distance away now, as the number of star rafts coming and going has decreased. We can begin the next phase of our plan.

While chatting with Tingyun about the various things that happened on the immortal ship, he picked up his phone.

"Is that so? I haven't spent much time in Luofu, but the [Minghuo] Merchant Guild does have people in charge of things here. I'll help you make the contact."

"Then thank you, Miss Tingyun."

Ji Yuan said to Tingyun.

At the same time, he opened the chat interface on his phone.

"I haven't messaged Changchang in a long time. I'll go ask her how things are going."

Ji Yuan did not send a message to his sister; he said this intentionally to Bu Liren inside.

He quickly edited a message and sent it to the Yunqi Army.

Next, it will be the Cloud Cavalry's turn to handle this.

As for myself, what I need to do is find a way to escape with Tingyun.

Thinking this, Ji Yuan approached Tingyun.

“Miss Tingyun, actually, I’ve had some things I wanted to tell you since last night.”

"Well, I..."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Tingyun.

Out of the corner of his eye, Ji Yuan saw another starship approaching, only a few dozen meters away from him and Ting Yun. Moreover, it was at a lower altitude, making it the perfect target for escape.

"Actually, I want to..."

He suddenly stepped forward.

Seeing Ji Yuan's behavior, Tingyun thought he was about to confess his feelings to her.

"If I were to confess my feelings, how should I reject him without hurting his feelings?"

Before she could think any further, she suddenly felt a tremendous force coming from her abdomen.

Then she was lifted into the air.

What has Ji Yuan done?!

Before she could finish thinking, she felt herself fall heavily onto the deck of another starship.

Intense pain instantly shot through every part of my body.

When Ji Yuan was fleeing, he didn't bother with any gentlemanly manners and didn't land under Ting Yun as a cushion. Not using you as a cushion would be a sign of my integrity.

Tingyun felt like her bones were about to break.

However, these are not problems.

He watched as Ji Yuan, holding her, flew up and crashed onto another starship.

"What are you doing!?"

Her face immediately turned angry.

Chapter 8 Tingyun: I deserve to die!

Without someone in control, the star raft might fall or crash.

What is Ji Yuan trying to do?!

Was he planning to destroy the shipment?

In that instant, Tingyun even wondered if Ji Yuan was a sabotage agent from another merchant group or even the Interstellar Peace Corporation, specifically designed to disrupt [Minghuo]'s business transactions.

"If I knew which merchant guild he came from, I would definitely report to the guild and then 'repay' him properly."

What is the most prominent characteristic of the Xianzhou people?

Holding a grudge

Moreover, they hold grudges to the death.

This is evident from the war between the Immortal Ship and the Abundant People.

If there is hatred between the two sides, then one of them must fall.

Although the fox people are not native to the Immortal Ship, they have lived there for so long that they have become accustomed to this culture.

Tingyun stared intently at Ji Yuan, gripping the folding fan tightly in her hand, as if preparing to launch an attack.

She said anxiously to Ji Yuan, "Let me go right now, I need to go back and fix the Star Chariot. Otherwise, if it crashes, that's a serious crime for you."

I was actually a little fond of this guy just now.

My heart was filled with regret.

I was so foolish to have trusted Ji Yuan so much.

We've lost so much money all at once, what should we do?

At that moment, she felt a loosening around her waist.

Tingyun saw Ji Yuan release his hand from her waist and a look of relief on his face.

Are you gloating?

Tingyun's expression turned fierce.

Ji Yuan didn't see Ting Yun's expression; on the contrary, he was quite happy thinking to himself:

"We finally escaped successfully. The rest is up to the Cloud Cavalry. And Miss Tingyun, she escaped this time, so she shouldn't die, right? There are so many CGs online. Even if she died early in the original story, she must be extremely talented. I can then use her abilities to survive."

The system notification sounded in my ear again.