Chapter 317 Tingyun's Relics
Chapter 317 Tingyun's Relics
"You've come too."
Himeko saw Eve, and there was a star on March 7th.
"Yes, we came because we heard there was going to be a memorial service."
"Alas, let us mourn for those who lost their lives in this disaster." March 7th was somewhat saddened.
"Thank you all," Yu Kong said with emotion.
Walter Young asked, "What can we do?"
"I have instructed Yanming to organize Tingyun's belongings. I hope you will all place these items on the Star Chariot."
Yu Kong shook his head slightly and wiped the corner of his eye with his hand.
She seemed to still be immersed in grief and hadn't recovered.
Valte nodded. "Just leave this matter to us, as the Skymaster has suggested."
"I thank you all. I have already asked the judges of the Ten Kings' Court to convey my idea of a 'memorial offering.' Next, I will head to the Star Harbor to oversee the construction of the Starship and prepare for the ceremony."
"If you need anything, come find me over there."
After saying that, Yu Kong left first, leaving only a few members of the train group behind.
“Himeko…” March Seven looked at Himeko..
Himeko understood what March Seven was trying to say. "I understand, little March."
"Anyone who encounters this would be saddened."
“Yes, our pioneering journey is often accompanied by such things, isn’t it?” Walter Young remarked.
March 7th nodded slightly; she understood, but she still felt uneasy.
At this moment, Eve gently touched March 7th's head and said, "Little March, let's go to the ceremony."
"Giving these dead souls a final resting place will make me feel better."
"Mm." March 7th nodded.
Xing suddenly spoke up, "Oh, right."
"Lao Jing said he also wanted to get on the train."
"Liaojing?" Himeko looked surprised.
Walter Yang covered his face. "It should be General Jingyuan."
“That’s right, it has to be Uncle Yang.” Xing gave a thumbs up.
"General Jingyuan wants to board the train, that's quite an interesting thing."
"The Star Train will open its doors to all who need it, and we would naturally welcome Jing Yuan."
"However, I don't quite understand why he would give up his good position as a general and board the train. Was he dismissed by the alliance?" Himeko wondered.
"No, no." March 7th shook his head.
“Eve used her connections to silence the alliance, and none of the Jingyuan generals were dismissed.”
“But General Jingyuan said he was tired and wanted to board the train for a trip,” March 7th continued.
Himeko thought for a moment, then said, "I see."
“General Jingyuan is a reliable person,” Walter Young nodded.
"For him to have this thought, he must be really tired."
“After all, this incident has been truly exhausting.” Walter shook his head.
"It seems our pioneering journey will have another new member." Himeko smiled slightly.
"By the way, I remember General Jingyuan knew Danheng before. I wonder how happy Danheng will be when he finds out that Jingyuan has boarded the train," Ji Zi said with a sigh.
“Yes, I never imagined that Danheng’s background was so mysterious,” March 7th added.
“Little March, have you forgotten?” Himeko suddenly reminded him.
"Every passenger on the train has their own secret."
"Yes, yes, I know." March 7th pouted. "You all have secrets, but I don't even know what my own secret is!"
"By the way, the Qiong Guan Zhen is incredibly powerful and can exhaustively trace Kafka's past... So, if I use the Qiong Guan Zhen on me, can it calculate my past?" March 7th suddenly had a good idea.
"Don't even think about it. The Qiong Guan Formation is already destroyed. Who knows when it will be rebuilt?" Xing reminded him.
On March 7th, it suddenly occurred to him that the Qiongguan Formation seemed to have been destroyed in the aftermath of General Huaiyan's battle.
"Sigh..." March 7th covered her face helplessly and sighed.
Why does fate always seem to turn out differently?
“It’s almost time. Let’s go and sort through Miss Tingyun’s belongings first.” Walter Yang checked the time.
The group nodded to each other.
In the preparation room, Mr. Yanming stared blankly at Miss Tingyun's belongings.
"You always complain that I'm a chatterbox and a busybody. Look at me, I've been rambling on and on for so long, why don't you ever stop me?"
"We've worked together for over thirty years, constantly outwitting each other. How could you possibly be some monster in disguise?"
“Mr. Iwaaki?” March 7th asked.
Yanming turned around and saw the train crew. "Oh! It's you guys... I thought it was her who came back... Did the captain send you?"
"Yes, Mr. Yanming, although I don't know if this can comfort you, I speculate that the person you are working with is indeed Miss Tingyun."
“Because monsters don’t need to be corporate slaves for thirty years,” Xing said with certainty.
“Uh…” Iwaaki fell silent.
Himeko coughed awkwardly a few times, "Ahem, it was the Sky Master who sent us to help pack Miss Tingyun's belongings."
"The Flight Commander intends to use some of these funds for the 'memorial offerings'."
Yanming stepped aside and displayed Tingyun's belongings to everyone. "I've sorted everything out. They're all in the boxes. Take a look and see which ones you can use."
March 7th stepped forward, opened the box, and said, "Shall we lay out everything in the box and take a look?"
"The seal of the ferryman, a small box, a... knife? A bow, and this thing wrapped up tightly... what is it?"
On March 7th, I took the items out of the box one by one.
Then she noticed something strange. "It looks like an antique? But who would collect such a strange antique...?"
Yanming also looked over, and he recognized what it was at a glance.
“I’ve heard Tingyun mention this little thing before. It’s a folk sculpture of the ancient fox people. It’s said to be a good thing for attracting wealth, and it’s very effective when you put it up.”
Xing then noticed something else inside: "There's a note in the bundle that reads, 'To Mr. Yanming, may he bring wealth and prosperity, and be successful in everything he does.'"
“Mr. Yanming, it seems this is a gift that Miss Tingyun intends to give you.” March 7th took the note and handed it to Yanming.
Yanming stared blankly at the contents of the note.
He sighed, "I even said at the time that I would go and invite one myself—cough, I didn't expect that she would remember it so much, even though it was just something I mentioned casually."
"What kind of relationship do you two have?" Xing asked curiously.
Yanming smiled helplessly, "Tingyun and I belong to different business groups. Although we are colleagues, we are also competitors."
“In the past, when we traded with other places, we would bring back some local specialties as gifts to share with our colleagues and friends.”
"For a long time, Tingyun's 'Minghuo' and I have been vying for the title of the number one merchant group in Tianbo Division. We can't stand each other and the gifts we give each other are all sorts of bizarre things: hair-growth candy that makes your legs grow hair when you eat it, a six-stringed lute that screams and shatters glass when you play it..."
"Um... what a bickering couple..." Xing whispered.
"Hey...this really caught me off guard. I never expected Tingyun to give me something so proper in the end," Yanming said with a self-deprecating laugh.
"If I had known, I wouldn't have given her that drink that makes you poop every time you fart at the end."
"Uh...this..."
Upon hearing what the gift was, March 7th took a few steps back.
How could there be such a vicious gift?
"This is great stuff! Give me ten bottles!" Xing exclaimed excitedly, her eyes shining.
“That’s enough!” March 7th immediately said.
Iwaaki was still lost in his own thoughts. He shook his head. "If I don't reciprocate, wouldn't I be putting myself at a disadvantage? But... what should I give in return?"
On March 7th, she suddenly remembered something and picked up the knife and bow from the box.
"Hmm, speaking of which, apart from the seal, this knife and bow... don't seem like things that Miss Tingyun would have. She has always given me the impression of a refined beauty surrounded by jewelry."
"Among these things, could there be other gifts that haven't been given yet, like the one Mr. Iwaaki received? Let's take another look?" March 7th immediately began to examine them.
"I want to see that box."
Xing also came over and started looking at the box.
"Little March makes a good point. Let's take a look."
Himeko also came over and started looking at the bow.
Walter nodded and then looked at the knife.
Eve, meanwhile, was looking at all the relics.
After life is gone, all the memories and traces of existence that remain can be contained in a small box.
This made her feel somewhat emotional.
"There's nothing else in this little box, but there is a handful of plant seeds."
Xing looked the box up and down and found something at the bottom.
"There seem to be words printed on the bottom of the box... 'The Lord of the Nightless City.' Let me think... I remember hearing that name somewhere before?"
Himeko frowned slightly; she hadn't found any clues on the bow.
“This bow lacks detail.” She shook her head.
On March 7th, he took the bow, casually plucked the string, and the string rang out with a clear, resonant sound.
"What a nice bow! Could this be... a gift for me?" March 7th suddenly felt that it felt great in his hand.
"Little March, stop fooling around." Himeko smiled helplessly, took back the bow, and put it on the table.
"Walter, have you found anything?"
Walter Young was carefully examining the knife, seemingly having discovered something.
March 7th also joined in, saying, "Although I can't cook, I recognize this as a kitchen knife."
"A kitchen knife? Does Miss Tingyun intend to use it for cooking?" Himeko asked, puzzled.
"No, I think it's for self-defense. Haven't you heard of someone cutting power lines with a kitchen knife, leaving a trail of sparks and lightning?"
March 7th gave a deadpan look and said, "Where did you get this old joke from?"
Walter Yang continued to examine the kitchen knife, "I haven't seen Miss Tingyun carry anything like this for self-defense along the way... It's obviously a gift that she didn't have time to give away."
At that moment, a piece of paper fell out of the knife case.
On March 7th, he picked it up. "There was an advertisement in the knife case, 'Shang Ziwei,' Jinren Lane? Which shop is that?"
“Golden Man Alley? I remember my dear daughter saying that the company’s specialists were going to develop a cultural street, and the location was in Golden Man Alley.” Eve remembered.
"It seems so," March 7th recalled.
"That's perfect. Let's go deliver the gifts and then take a look at Golden Man Alley."
"Okay." Himeko nodded.
“However, we cannot miss the time for the memorial service,” Walter Young said.
"Understood, Uncle Yang," March 7th replied immediately. "We're mainly here to deliver gifts, after all."
"Let's send the first one, this little box... Who is this Lord Nevernight?" March 7th thought carefully.
“‘The Nightless Marquis’…that’s the name of the teahouse we passed by when we first arrived, right?” Walter Young remembered.
"It seems so." Xing nodded, remembering as well.
"Okay, let's set off then."
On March 7th, he brought the box and also picked up two other items.
"Are you all leaving?" Yanming asked.
“Yes, we should give this gift that we didn’t have time to give out,” March 7th said.
"Thank you all. I think Tingyun would be very happy to know," Yanming said with emotion.
The group nodded and then left Sichen Palace, heading towards the port.
Soon, they arrived at the Lord of Never Sleeps.
When the owner of Never Sleeps saw them, he greeted them warmly.
"Welcome to 'The Everlasting Marquis'! How many guests are there? What kind of tea would you like? I am Mengming, the owner of this shop. Please feel free to let me know if you need anything."
"We're here to deliver a gift on behalf of Miss Tingyun." March 7th placed the box on the table at the stall.
Mengming was puzzled at first, but after opening the box, she suddenly realized, "Oh, this is... this is the tea seed that Sister Tingyun promised to give me! She really did find it from another world? She must have gone to a lot of trouble."
"Tea from another world?" Himeko asked curiously.
"Yes, when I took over this teahouse from my parents, I was determined to do something that no one had done before and to create new tea products."
"Unfortunately, famous teas like Lin Yuan Chun and Dan Ding Su Zhen on the Immortal Ship have been passed down for thousands of years, and mixed tea drinks introduced from outside have also gone their own way, making it really difficult to innovate."
"When Sister Tingyun was drinking tea, she heard about my difficulties and patted her chest to guarantee that as a merchant who had traveled to various worlds, she would definitely be able to find a brand new tea variety that even the people of the Immortal Ship might not have tasted."
"I thought she was just trying to make a kid like me happy, but I didn't expect her to actually keep her word."
Mengming sighed, then suddenly noticed that Tingyun hadn't come, and asked curiously:
"By the way... why didn't Sister Tingyun come?"
Just as March 7 was about to reveal the truth, Eve interrupted her.
"Miss Tingyun is going on another long journey again..."
"It will probably be a long time before they can come back."
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