The Artifact Forger from the Beginning of Collapse

"This is?"

Chen Li didn't know what this thing did, but thankfully the Miracle Card did show something.

【Cloud Stop Locator】: Can display the coordinates of stopped clouds in real time.

Father: Diviner, you're no longer of any use.

Fu Xuan: Huh?

Number of times it takes effect: 3

Dad: Oh, sorry, my robot vacuum just stole my phone and started dialing randomly. Just pretend you didn't see it.

Fu Xuan: You mean your robot vacuum cleaner can not only steal your phone, but also transform into a hand to type, and just happened to type the four characters "太卜大人" (Tao Bu Da Ren), plus the suffix "你没用" (Ni mei yong yong)? Is that right?

Dad: Yes.

Fu Xuan: ...

Fu Xuan, on the other end of the phone, looked at his new phone with a look of disgust.

(On the subway, an elderly person is looking at their phone!)

Can't this person respect their own intelligence?

Damn it, why did I have to fall into this person's hands?

This is probably a stain that I can never wash away in my lifetime.

I don't know if it will affect my chances of becoming a general.

However, once Fu Xuan thought about this matter, he began to worry about what Chen Li was planning to do.

"Let's go and discuss this with Jing Yuan. Why can't my divine eye predict the other party's behavior? Is the other party's behavior too strange?" Fu Xuan was completely puzzled by this.

However, Fu Xuan noticed a flaw in Chen Li's contract signing. He only said that he couldn't reveal anything about Tingyun, but he didn't say that he couldn't reveal anything about Chen Li.

"I hope Fu Xuan can see that I just wanted to lighten the mood, and not misunderstand it as something else." Chen Li looked at the compass in his hand with a serious expression.

Because of Chen Li's abstract act of trespassing on private property and sweeping the floor without permission, the corresponding random items that appeared also had rather abstract effects.

This locator can only display coordinates; it doesn't show anything else.

After pondering for half a second, Chen Li suddenly realized the problem.

Even if you use this to locate Tingyun's coordinates, how would you know where those coordinates correspond to?

Is it already on its way back to the Immortal Ship, or is it still on another planet?

It's even unclear whether Tingyun still has any vital signs.

The reason Chen Li continued to use the online name "Old Man" to communicate with Fu Xuan was that he was fully prepared for his double agent identity to be exposed.

What if Dan Shu and Jing Yuan compare accounts and discover that they both have an ace in their hands called "Old Man"?

Of course, it should be served cold.

Moreover, both sides having an ace is equivalent to neither side having an ace.

They not only obtained the Star Stone, but also completely altered the script, yet managed to prevent what should have been a good ending from turning into a bad one.

Win-win.

Planning is just for fun; when it comes to really causing trouble, you have to rely on the time traveler.

In any case, whatever Chen Li does, as long as he moves, he is disrupting fate.

That's one of the advantages of being an outsider.

Any character who isn't in the script is violating the script no matter what they do.

That's why Chen Li doesn't like staying in her own world, because in her own world, everything she does might be within the script.

……

"Fu Qing, I am very pleased to see you return safely. That bandit did not do anything to you, did he?" Jing Yuan opened his eyes when he saw Fu Xuan come to the General's Mansion in person, which was enough to prove how much Jing Yuan valued this matter.

Jing Yuan never expected that the wanted criminal would actually kidnap the Grand Diviner in public.

As one of the Six Emperors of the Immortal Ship, the Grand Master of the Imperial Stud is arguably the face of the Immortal Ship.

Fortunately, Qingque, the diviner who was patrolling the immortal ship with Fu Xuan in search of the wanted criminal, quickly notified Yunqi Jun to suppress the news. Otherwise, Jing Yuan could not have imagined what kind of rumors would have been spread.

"I am unharmed..." Fu Xuan's expression was somewhat strange.

perhaps?

"Fu Qing, how did you subdue the bandits? Where are they now?"

"...I didn't subdue the bandits, I just managed to escape." Fu Xuan shook his head, blushing slightly.

"Hmm, that's really strange. Even you, Fu Qing, couldn't defeat them when you took action yourself?" Jing Yuan asked, somewhat surprised.

Jing Yuan originally thought that Fu Xuan was ambushed by someone who used a sack to take him away, but now it seems that there is another story.

“That thief… Anyway, I have some information about that thief here. I’d like to see what you can analyze from it?” Fu Xuan said.

"Why does Fu Qing need me to analyze something? Isn't that the job of the Grand Diviner?"

“For some reason, my divine eye divination was completely ineffective against him. That’s why I didn’t expect him to pull out a pink sack and pack me up. If it were the Qiong Guan Array, the other party would need to be present and gather enough information to make the most accurate observation… But this person really appeared out of thin air, and there was absolutely no information about him.” Fu Xuan shook his head.

"Alright, Fu Qing, tell me what information we can share?"

"First of all, he said he called himself Daddy."

"..."

"Secondly, during the conversation, he mentioned that one of his teachers was a wanted criminal in Xianzhou. Perhaps we can start from this point."

"..." Upon hearing this, and recalling Chen Li's swordsmanship, which was almost identical to that of his former teacher, Jing Liu, Jing Yuan felt an even greater sense of unease.

"He also said that his teacher, a wanted criminal from the Immortal Ship, had a life-or-death friendship with someone among the Star Core Hunters."

"Very good, I understand." Jing Yuan narrowed his eyes.

"What do you know, General?" Fu Xuan was unaware that the gap in wisdom between himself and the general had become so vast.

"They're coming for me!"

What should I do if my former teacher, who was once corrupted by demonic possession, suddenly appears on the celestial ship with abundant divine treasures and a hunting aura, seemingly about to cause a big stir?

Wait online, hurry!

70

Chapter 70 The Robin: What...why are you staring at my celestial ring? Say something!

"You mean he put you in a sack, did something unspeakable with you, and then released you without even asking you to keep quiet about his current location?" Jing Yuan found Fu Xuan's words strange.

Jing Yuan had basically guessed Chen Li's origins, but he couldn't guess at all the purpose of Chen Li's return to the Immortal Ship.

“That’s right.” Although Fu Xuan felt that Jing Yuan’s words were somewhat ambiguous, he didn’t know where the problem lay.

Where does he live now?

"In the home of a fox named Tingyun."

"Oh? What is the connection between this Tingyun and that person? Can you tell?" Jingyuan immediately asked after getting the clue.

“It should be fine. I can tell he didn’t know whose house he was in at first,” Fu Xuan said.

Fu Xuan originally wanted to reveal a flaw to remind Jing Yuan, but whenever Fu Xuan tried to give any hints, a compelling force made him continue speaking without changing his expression or revealing any flaws.

Fu Xuan couldn't even make an unusual pause.

“I see… Then I’ll trouble you, Fu Qing, to gather information about this Miss Tingyun… Go directly to the Tianbo Bureau to inquire. I’ll find an excuse to inform Yu Kong. Afterwards, enter Miss Tingyun’s information into the Qiong Guan Array. If we can obtain more information about this bandit, we might be able to deduce something,” Jing Yuan said.

Inquiring into the mysteries of numbers, and thoroughly observing all events.

The Qiong Guan Zhen was a crucial tool of the Taibu Si (Grand Diviner), used to calculate routes and predict the future.

Regardless of the evolution of celestial laws or the metabolism of humankind, as long as there is sufficient information, it can answer any question. The talismans and principles involved can be sought from the Venerable of Broad Knowledge (the Star God of Wisdom).

“…Okay.” Fu Xuan’s expression remained unchanged, but he was actually starting to feel uneasy.

Because of the forced trading of gold coins, Fu Xuan only came to find Jing Yuan after collecting information about Ting Yun, as Fu Xuan needed to ensure the smooth completion of the transaction.

However, no matter how much information the Taibu Si (太卜司) collects, it cannot compare with that of the Tianbo Si (天舶司). Now, Jingyuan's decision to have Fu Xuan investigate this matter is tantamount to leaking the news of Tingyun (停云) even more thoroughly.

Was this also part of their calculations? That old man is terrifying!

"Should we send the Cloud Cavalry to monitor that house where the clouds have stopped?" Fu Xuan then asked.

"No need. With his skills, escaping surveillance should be easy for him. Besides, his whereabouts are unpredictable, and alerting him might backfire. I'll go there myself when I have time."

"You're going in person? Then you'd better watch out for his sack." After giving this warning, Fu Xuan left.

After watching Fu Xuan leave, Jing Yuan looked in the direction Fu Xuan had pointed to, where Chen Li was.

"A storm is coming."

……

"I see. Tingyun is currently engaged in business negotiations on a certain planet and will not return to the Immortal Ship until the negotiations conclude in a few days. It seems there is still plenty of time..." After receiving the information about Tingyun from Fu Xuan, Chen Li added the matter to his memo.

I'll wait a few days until I've developed enough before I go after Huanlong.