Xingtie: Starting with an in-depth analysis of the Yellow Springs

"Following the scent of the medicine, we should be able to identify the traces left by the disguised Bu Liren."

Following the trail of the drug's scent, Jing Yuan, Dan Heng, and the other two found a prison guard lying in a corner of the secluded prison, his body twisted unnaturally.

After observing for a moment, Ling Sha was slightly surprised, "Such powerful strength... The murderer shattered Wu Bian's bones with just one strike."

As a member of the Immortal Ship and skilled in martial arts, Wu Bian could minimize the damage even if he was outmatched.

However, his twisted body clearly indicates that he was killed by an unparalleled force.

“This brute force is something no ordinary Bu Li person could do… it’s most likely Hu Lei.” Jing Yuan knew at a glance.

Ling Sha was unaware of Hu Lei's situation. "Is this Bu Li person really that fierce?"

Jing Yuan: "I've lived longer than Miss Ling Sha and experienced more battles. For the Alliance, the Bu Li people have always been the most troublesome enemy. And Hu Lei is a monster that even the Bu Li people themselves fear."

"He single-handedly united numerous hunting groups, assembled a vast army of abundant beasts, and repeatedly forced the Alliance's forces into perilous situations."

Kiana: So that older sister named Kagami-ryu is incredibly strong. She captured Hore all by herself.

[Fou: Yeah, but why is Jingliu now a wanted criminal by the Alliance?]

[Yi Xuan: It should be the demonic incarnation of the Immortal Boatman.]

[Ju Fufu: Master... but doesn't the Demon Body cause one to lose their mind?]

[Yi Xuan: I don't know about that, after all, that's a secret of the immortal ship.]

[Qingque: Jingliu Sword Master is the General's mentor. It's heartbreaking to think about seeing someone you love lose their mind.]

Jing Yuan continued, "More than seven hundred years ago, I followed my master on a campaign to subdue the monster and witnessed firsthand the devastation on the battlefield after that giant beast descended."

Speaking of this, Jing Yuan couldn't help but recall the terror of his thunderous roar during his heyday.

"Even after taking the pills that suppressed the fear of wolf poison, countless Cloud Riders were still so terrified by his ferocious aura that they didn't even have the strength to raise their hands to resist... If it weren't for the former Sword Master sealing Hu Lei's actions with Frost Blade, the outcome would still be uncertain."

"At the end of that great battle, only a handful of people remained in the ranks. The crimson moon shone, and blood flew everywhere... All that could be seen before my eyes was a sea of ​​crimson."

[*Mebius: Is this Thunderclap really that strong? If someone could use it as a Honkai Beast for fusion...]

[*Klein: Doctor, this is impossible. Hure is not a Honkai Beast, and it's impossible to obtain his biological tissue.]

[Jiaoqiu: If you can research a way to cure Moon Madness, obtaining the flesh and blood of Hulei isn't impossible. The clan has spent hundreds of years researching without achieving anything useful.]

[Flying Sky: Pepper Hill, the Alliance strictly forbids anything related to abundance from entering the outside world, let alone Thundercaller.]

Ling Sha didn't understand, "If that's the case, why wasn't he executed after subduing this beast? Why was he just imprisoned instead?"

"On the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship, the judges threw the abundant, unforgivable, and indestructible creatures into the calamity fire of the stars to burn."

"The so-called immortality is just a title. Is there anything truly immortal and indestructible in this world? I don't understand why Luofu has kept this cancer under control for so long, leading to this unmanageable situation today?"

After saying that, Ling Sha let out a mocking laugh.

"That's right. The people of Luofu have always been kind-hearted. Even when it comes to the tumor that parasitizes the Dan Ding Si, they are reluctant to cut out the flesh to treat the poison. Instead, they send the doctor who wants to save him to the Zhu Ming Immortal Ship."

Ling Sha was still young at the time, but she had to leave her hometown because of this incident, so she inevitably had some complaints.

[Fu Xuan: General, it's not out of kindness; it's due to the complex web of power dynamics behind the scenes that you have no choice but to compromise. Besides, the head of the Spirit Sand Division and those corrupt officials in the Pill Refining Division back then don't want you and your master to have an easy time. Your master is too shrewd.]

[Ling Sha: I've learned quite a bit these past few days, and I understand the General's difficulties. Alas, this is just my personal resentment; I won't let it affect my duties.]

[Huaiyan: Everyone has their difficulties. Jingyuan did his best to extricate you and your master from this vortex back then.]

[Danheng: Jingyuan... are you alright?]

[Jing Yuan: Hahaha, don't underestimate me. How can a general be swayed by a few words? I am the Divine Strategy General in your eyes... meticulous in everything, calculating every detail without fail. (I'm really tired.)]

Jing Yuan sighed helplessly, “It’s obvious that Miss Ling Sha harbors resentment towards me.”

"The secret teachings of the Medicine King have been revived, and Jing Yuan has an inescapable responsibility. As for why that wicked creature Hu Lei is only suppressed in prison... I can also explain it to you."

Ling Sha: "I am merely a physician and am unaware of the past. I would be grateful if the general could enlighten me."

Jingyuan said he would explain slowly along the way.

The three then followed the smoke to investigate.

On the road, there was also residual medicinal energy on the body of a dead Cloud Rider. Ling Sha opened the armor and reached out to feel around for a moment.

He stood up and shook his head. "This must be a Bu Li Ren. He was killed on the spot by the jailer before he could transform back into his original form."

Jing Yuan: "These Bu Li people are all dressed in official attire. In addition to the Yunqi, there are two others who appear as the Tianbo Division and the Gongzao Division."

"The people who can handle these fake identities must be in high positions of power... Let's go and take a look elsewhere."

Further in, they encountered prisoners whose blood had been drained.

The Buli people, lacking flesh and blood, would suffer from unbearable hunger and thirst, and Hu Lei, in the Youju Prison, was forbidden from eating or drinking...

The answer is self-evident.

It remains to be seen whether Jiaoqiu, who has been taken hostage by Hulei, will escape this ordeal.

My little Qiuqiu, please don't get hurt. I'll slice up the meat from Hulei and make you hot pot.

[Jiaoqiu: ... (Sweating profusely)]

[Exactly! Why can the Buli people eat the fox people, but we can't?]

[Xiangling: But they have wolfsbane!]

Those mushrooms are poisonous, but we still enjoy them. Poisoning isn't a problem; with our obsession with good food, we'll figure it out eventually.

[Alas, the world has truly changed; we Buli people are now being treated as food.]

[Star: If we ask Ruan Mei for help, it's not impossible.]

[Ruan Mei: My dear assistant, if you'd like, I can spare some time to take a look for you.]

[Star: Ugh~ Never mind then, it makes me uncomfortable.]

Jing Yuan crossed his arms and said coldly, "This is the terrifying thing about the Abundant Scum. We subjected him to the Sword Tree Punishment to wear down his life force, but his sentence became a test of our endurance instead."

"As Miss Lingsha said, throwing the indestructible monster into a star would be a perfect solution. Unfortunately..."

"...Unfortunately, the fox spirits won't agree." Ling Sha understood.

How could Luo Fu possibly show mercy to Hu Lei? The fox people were the ones in charge behind the scenes.

Chapter 180 This is... a warning

Jing Yuan nodded in affirmation, “Hu Lei’s crimes are not limited to killing. In thousands of wars, we have tried our best to wipe out the Bu Li people, but he has turned countless fox people into his henchmen and beasts with his unknown evil magic, and they have made a comeback time and time again.”

"The fox-people curse his name day and night, even using it to frighten children into silence. How could the fox-people within the alliance be willing to let such a heinous villain die a quick and painless death overnight?"

Hu Lei can die, but he can't just die like this. We need to make him serve his purpose!

[You monstrous beast, you terrified me throughout my childhood.]

[Rin: Uh…shouldn’t this be your parents’ problem?]

[Jiaoqiu: Healing General Feixiao is the greatest contribution of your Thundercaller skill.]

[Feixiao: Actually, I already know how to cure myself, but there might be risks... Besides, this is Luofu. Let's wait until we escort Hulei back to Yaoqing before we talk about it.]

[Jiaoqiu: Hurry... Looks like you're not exactly honest either.]

Jing Yuan turned to Ling Sha and asked, "Miss Ling Sha, do you know why Hu Lei was not imprisoned on the Yao Qing Immortal Ship, which was mostly inhabited by fox-people, but instead imprisoned on Luo Fu?"

Without hesitation, Ling Sha replied, "Your master's martial arts are superb; he defeated Hu Lei and made a great contribution. Therefore, the Marshal ordered that this ferocious beast be handed over to Luo Fu for disposal. Is this considered an honor?"

Jing Yuan: "Miss Ling Sha has a great misunderstanding about this matter. Let me explain slowly."

[March 7th: It can't possibly be a warning, can it?]

[Silver Wolf: Little March, sometimes I really can't tell if you're dull or smart.]

The three continued to the next location, where they found the wolf-shaped mech lying paralyzed on the ground, resembling a small metal mountain.

Jing Yuan sized him up for a moment.

"I heard Yanqing say that the company's ships were attacked by the Bu Li people. Is this what they were carrying?"

“Yes.” Ling Sha had already conducted an examination. “The components of this machine use specially processed bio-organic tissue.”

"I've heard that the Doctors' Society has been researching the biological characteristics of long-lived species, hoping to obtain results that can be used in medicine or combat. However, due to their superficial relationship with the Alliance, they dare not go too far."

Dan Heng offered his opinion: "Perhaps in the eyes of those scholars, the Buli people are no different from experimental animals. The reason the Buli people attacked that ship might be to retaliate against the Erudite Society's experiments on their own people?"

[Xingqiu: I never imagined that Bu Liren, who uses interstellar space as his hunting ground, would be seen as just an experimental subject by others.]

[Nicole: Well, it doesn't seem so bad to learn it, it can even help with some of the social isolation issues.]

[Black Tower: In their eyes, those who walk away are not even human. Not only do they receive no sympathy, but they are also considered abundant walking material.]

Ling Sha: "No, if it were just for the company and revenge, they could have simply destroyed the ship and all the cargo. That way, it wouldn't be in the Prison."

"This was a deliberate performance, exposing the danger of the goods to the public, just so that they could be successfully sent to the prison to serve as weapons for a prison break."

[Qingque: No way, could Bu Liren be collaborating with the Bo Shi Society?]

[Yanqing: There must be someone plotting this behind the scenes.]

Even Bu Liren has started playing mind games.

"Such skillful exploitation of people's blind spots is quite different from Bu Liren's usual style. The company and the Doctoral Association were probably used as pawns without their knowledge."

After Jing Yuan finished speaking, the broken metal mech emitted a 'buzzing' electrical sound, as if something was stirring restlessly.

Dan Heng stepped forward into a defensive stance. "You two, be careful. This thing is still alive!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the metal on the ground twisted and reassembled, emitting wolf howls as it attacked the three of them.

Dan Heng continuously thrust upwards with his sword, the final strike penetrating the power unit.

"Can it recover on its own after suffering such severe damage?"

Ling Sha also complained, "Their imitation of immortal beings is really going too far."

[Tsukishiro Ryu: This regenerative ability is terrifying, but if it could be applied in a controlled manner to things like armor, it would make exploring the void much easier.]

[Doctor: I'll pay a high price for anyone selling the flesh and blood of the Bu Li Ren.]

[Ying: No! Don't sell it to him, he's a madman.]

【You say you won't sell, so I won't? It just so happens that our planet was invaded by the Buli people before; I didn't expect anyone would actually want it.】

[Dartaria: Aren't you afraid of the backlash? Didn't you see how even the Celestials struggled to kill them?]

[Doctor: Ha, I have my uses, and besides, what does it matter to me if something goes wrong? Don't worry, I'll try my best not to conduct experiments within the winter zone.]

Diluc: You disgust me more than the Abyss Order.

Seeing the wolf-headed mech fall, Ling Sha turned to look at Jing Yuan.

"General, you haven't answered my question yet: why was Hulei imprisoned in Luofu instead of Yaoqing? Your silence suggests that this punishment is not a matter of honor."

[Silver Wolf: Because Yao Qing hasn't been modeled yet.]

[Paimon: Let's explore the areas ahead later.]

Paimon: Hehe, I couldn't help myself.

Jing Yuan kept his eyes straight ahead. "The reason why the Marshal didn't leave Hu Lei in Yaoqing is right here in front of us."

Ling Sha: "...You mean, someone wants to decipher the secrets of Thundercalling, just like this machine represents, and put it into practice?"

“I understand. I’ve heard that the fox people of Yaoqing are particularly similar to the Buli people in bloodline, and some of their fox descendants, like the Buli people, will uncontrollably fall into a madness called Moon Madness.”

"The Marshal believes this matter is inhuman, no different from Bu Liren's, therefore..."

“You guessed right.” Jing Yuan looked at Ling Sha.

"To the Bu Li people, Moon Madness is a gift of liberated power; but to the Fox people, it is a madness that they cannot avoid in their blood. Generations of healers in Yaoqing have tried to solve this mystery, but they have never been able to find a way."

"Why can Bu Liren control Yue Kuang? Can the fox people break this curse?... People will always ask these questions."

[Zhe: It's really strange. They clearly said before that they shared the same origin, but now one is avoiding the moon like the plague, while the other sees it as a blessing.]

[Jiaoqiu: Sigh, Bu Liren's near-immortal self-healing ability completely ignores the negative effects of Yue Kuang.]

[Feixiao: Even if we could withstand it, our rationality would gradually be lost, and in the end, how would we be any different from Bu Liren?]

Jing Yuan turned to face Ling Sha, and his words were full of meaning.

"Everyone who asks a question does so with good intentions. However, all the roads leading to disaster in the world are paved with good intentions."