Jingliu spoke softly, "You actually remember her…"
Dan Heng replied, "I've seen Dan Feng's memories."
Jingliu took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. She then said, "As for the past… forget it. Let's go, to Stargazer Navalia."
Dan Heng nodded, "Let's go then."
On the side, Yanqing had been silent, hesitating on whether he should follow the two. Jing Yuan had told him that if Dan Heng came and didn't leave, he could just let him go. But Yanqing, out of responsibility, was still hesitant.
Little did he know, this was Jing Yuan's way of protecting him. After understanding the nature of the Traiblazers, Jing Yuan had realized that Yanqing had been deeply influenced by them. If you ask why? It's because Yanqing couldn't stop thinking about the Crazy Chicken Aurum Alley advertisements.
After much hesitation, Yanqing decided to sneakily follow them. Not for anything else, but in case Jingliu tried to run away, he felt like he could try to help stop her.
Dan Heng, Jingliu, and the reluctant Yanqing made their way to Stargazer Navalia. However, as soon as they stepped off the starskiff, they saw two familiar people.
Pei Guang was seen near the ferry terminal, enjoying an ice pop. When he heard the footsteps and the sound of the ferry, he turned to look, "Oh! Dan Heng, you made it! Bailu has been wanting to show off her skills for her past-life friend."
Bailu looked at Jingliu, "You're the friend from my past life, right? Although I don't remember you at all, since my past self had some kind of agreement with you, let me fulfill that promise for her. Also! Even though I reincarnated and became the High Elder, I'm really happy now, don't worry about me. Today's a day worth celebrating, so let me show you my talent!"
Bailu had always envied the Vidyadhara who had past lives, and she was always jealous of people who had friends from past lives come to visit. While their reincarnation doesn't involve any connection with the past life, Bailu had always longed to see past-life friends again.
But after meeting Pei Guang, she not only gained friends but also met the friends she had once envied in the past. No matter what, now that her past-life friends were here, she definitely wanted to perform well and let them know that her present life was great!
Looking at Bailu, who was eager to show off, Pei Guang clapped his hands, "Alright, start now! Let Dan Heng and your past-life friend feel how special you are in this life."
Meanwhile, seeing Bailu's enthusiasm, Jingliu suddenly had a bad feeling. She thought Bailu was part of the plan, but she hadn't expected Dan Heng to call her here directly.
Looking at Bailu, her emotions began to fluctuate violently, but when she saw Bailu's actions, it felt like her body was losing control.
Bailu stood in the middle of the road, striking a pose with her hands on her hips. Pei Guang took out a speaker and pressed the play button.
"Which one is it going to be? Which one should I choose?"
As soon as the awkward line was spoken, Dan Heng, Jingliu, and Yanqing almost fell over like characters from a comedic manga. On the other hand, Bailu reacted quickly and noticed something was off: "This isn't the music, is it?"
Pei Guang: "Sorry, wrong track! I got distracted by some earworm music earlier. Give me a second, let me fix it."
As he spoke, Pei Guang adjusted the music and pressed play again.
This time, the familiar music started, accompanied by an exciting rap intro, and Bailu's body began to move.
This dance was something she learned from Pei Guang, and although it wasn't the most graceful, Bailu found herself enjoying it the most. So, this time, she wanted to show her past-life friend the dance she learned.
"Ah~ Shining justice~~~"
As the music played, Bailu moved her body, and watching her, Jingliu's expression gradually became serious. She felt her brain trembling, roaring inside her mind—who knew why her brain was roaring?
But then, she understood why.
As the music played and Bailu danced, Dan Heng, observing the scene, paused for a moment, then silently walked forward.
Every time, Dan Heng had missed it. But this time, watching the scene unfold, his body told him he couldn't miss out. As Pei Guang's companion, how could he not join in on the awkward dance?
Look at them! Stelle, March 7th, Walter, even Seele, and Silver Wolf had all joined in the awkward dance, and here he was, not joining in? Wasn't that a bit too out of place? So, Dan Heng silently walked up behind Bailu and started moving in sync with her.
At that moment, Jingliu's pupils shook.
But beside Jingliu, Yanqing, watching the scene, fell into thought. He had experienced Pei Guang's magic firsthand. The Xianzhou Luofu had gained a lot in terms of strength thanks to the dance Pei Guang had brought to the crew.
Though it looked embarrassing, the strength boost was real. Yanqing felt that this was a great opportunity to practice his own embarrassment tolerance, and with Pei Guang leading, he could even get a few pointers.
After some thought, he joined in.
Seeing Bailu and Dan Heng dancing, Jingliu's pupils shook yet again, but now seeing the disciple of her past companion joining in as well, it wasn't just a simple tremor.
As she questioned her life choices, the sound of the Cloud Knights began to approach.
"Who's playing music here?"
An irritable Cloud Knight approached, but when he saw Pei Guang and Bailu, he was shocked and yelled out, "It's you! The famous Pei Guang! You've come to Stargazer Navalia to teach us how to dance?"
The Cloud Knight, initially coming to stop the random music, saw it was Pei Guang, and immediately started shouting loudly, gathering all the surrounding Cloud Knights.
The irritable Cloud Knight continued shouting: "Brothers and sisters! The Traiblazer Pei Guang is here! He's come to teach us how to dance!"
The Cloud Knights responded quickly, joining in the dance, adjusting their movements to follow Pei Guang's lead, without interrupting Bailu's performance. Slowly, more and more Cloud Knights gathered, and the scale of the impromptu dance grew larger.
Jingliu: "???"
So, under Jingliu's witness, while Bailu was still dancing, more and more people gathered around.
At this moment, she didn't just feel her pupils shake, but her brain was trembling. A few hundred years? How did the Xianzhou Luofu end up like this?
Was this really the Xianzhou Luofu? Was this really the Cloud Knights of now? Wasn't this absurd?!
At that moment, Jingliu felt her brain tremble, and as her brain shook, she found herself... wanting to try it out.