Xuan Yu tapped Kiana's head, gently twirled her hair, and stroked the lingering erosion lines on her face with her fingers.

"Sorry, I'm still late."

"No, Auntie, you've come at just the right time."

The two remained in that position, waiting for the other three to arrive.

"Ok?"

Xuan Yu looked at the building on the other side, where a tall figure was standing on the rooftop.

"Aunt Xuanyu, what's wrong?"

"nothing."

Xuan Yu shook her head. She had already recognized who the person opposite her was, and it seemed she would have to go over there later.

"Are you guys okay?"

Himeko's first action upon arriving was to check on the two's injuries. Xuan Yu was unharmed, but Kiana looked terrible, lying on Xuan Yu's lap unable to move.

"Himeko, you've come at the right time. Take Kiana back with you; I have some things to take care of."

Xuan Yu carried Kiana in a princess carry, gently handed her to Himeko, and then turned and left.

"Himeko-sensei, could you please put me down?"

Kiana turned her face away, feeling not only ashamed but also somewhat afraid to face Himeko, and tried to break free from her embrace.

"No."

Himeko tightened her grip, telling Kiana to stay put, and contacted the Valkyries on the Hyperion to send a helicopter for assistance.

……

Xuan Yu jumped onto the building and glanced around. It seemed the person had already left.

"Bianca is here too, it's so lively."

Xuan Yu braced her hands on the edge of the rooftop and looked down, seeing that Bianca had already reached the ground.

Seemingly noticing Xuan Yu's gaze, Bianca looked up, spotted Xuan Yu upstairs, stopped, and stared at her.

Xuan Yu's figure became ethereal and disappeared from Bianca's sight. When she reappeared, she was already in front of Bianca.

Bianca turned her gaze to Xuan Yu, as if she had known beforehand, and her expression was not overly surprised.

"Aunt Xuanyu."

"Bianca, you don't seem very surprised."

"Yes, I knew you would come looking for me."

She had just received a message from Rita and came to the signal tower to wait for Kiana. After seeing Xuan Yu appear, she knew that she couldn't take Kiana away, so she simply left. Unexpectedly, Xuan Yu discovered her.

"You didn't come here to capture Kiana, did you?"

"Ah."

Bianca had no intention of hiding anything; she rarely lied to people she knew well, let alone to an elder like Xuan Yu.

"Then why don't you go?"

Xuan Yu asked questions she already knew the answer to, always with an air of detached amusement, making it impossible to figure out what she was thinking.

Bianca looked at Xuanyu without saying a word. Xuanyu felt a little awkward under her gaze, put one hand behind her head, tilted her head, and said, "Don't look at me like that, it's kind of embarrassing."

"Aunt Xuanyu, Brother Luo Chen, he..."

Bianca hesitated, not knowing whether Rita or Luo Meng had told her about what happened in Sky City. However, Bianca noticed something was off about Luo Meng's behavior these past few days, and now that she had met Xuan Yu, she was pretty sure that Luo Chen was alright.

"You mean Xiao Chen? He's fine."

Although Bianca remained expressionless, Xuan Yu could still detect a hint of worry on her face. After Xuan Yu finished speaking, Bianca's expression softened somewhat.

So don't worry.

Xuan Yu looked at the necklace around Bianca's neck and thought of how Sirin and Kiana both had similar ones, secretly thinking, 'No wonder it's Xiao Chen; his flirting skills are top-notch.'

Bianca, where are you going next?

"Back at the base, Rita has already sent word."

Just now, Rita sent a message saying that Shencheng Pharmaceuticals' intelligence gathering failed and they are now heading to their base.

"Aunt Xuanyu, would you like to come back with me?"

That's what she said, but Bianca was certain that Xuan Yu wouldn't go with her, but she still wanted to try.

"Don't you already know the answer?"

Xuan Yu smiled faintly, but as she thought about what was about to happen, her attitude turned serious.

"Bianca, you need to go to Changkong City next, and take Meng'er with you."

"why?"

Bianca was puzzled. After the Third Collapse, Changkong City was now a ruin. Why did Xuan Yu want her to take Luo Meng there?

"Xiao Chen is over there."

Xuan Yu's words solidified Bianca's resolve. Once she finished her business here, she and Luo Meng immediately headed over.

"Alright, I've said everything I needed to say. Let's part ways here."

Xuan Yu patted Bianca's arm, her eyes brimming with undisguised satisfaction. Bianca's growth had been too rapid; Xuan Yu had no confidence in beating her now.

"Okay, goodbye, Aunt Xuanyu."

Goodbye, Bianca.

Xuan Yu arrived at the Hyperion's docking point using the tracker attached to Kiana's phone, where she happened to meet Mei, who had just disembarked.

"Aunt Xuanyu!"

Mei gasped softly, took a few steps over, stopped in front of Xuan Yu, and bowed with a blush on her face.

"Don't be so nervous."

Xuan Yu pulled her up, feeling great as she looked at the girl's rosy face.

"Himeko-sensei asked me to come down and wait for you, but I didn't expect to see you as soon as I came down."

"What a coincidence, isn't it?"

Xuan Yu pinched Mei's face, which felt much better than Luo Chen's rough face, but this action made Mei's face turn even redder.

"I'm sorry, it's just a habit."

Xuan Yu apologized, saying that Mei had been pinched by her a few times when she was little, and now she has a conditioned reflex whenever they meet.

"It's alright, Auntie, I'm glad you like it. Um, let's go upstairs."

"it is good."

Following Mei to the bridge of the Hyperion, Xuan Yu saw Tesla sending a telegram as soon as she entered, while Himeko covered her head in speechlessness.

"Professor Himeko, Dr. Tesla, Aunt Xuan Yu is here."

Mei spoke up to remind Tesla to stop greeting the World Serpent, looked at the door, saw Xuan Yu standing there waving at him, and adjusted his glasses.

"Miss Xuanyu, it's been a long time."

"Yes, Dr. Tesla, this seems to be our second meeting."

Xuan Yu responded politely, saying that she had a good impression of the doctors from Anti-Entropy, and that the two of them had even worked together during the Second Honkai Impact, so they were quite familiar with each other.

"Yes, the last time we met was in Siberia."

Tesla spoke casually, exchanged a few pleasantries with Xuan Yu, and then left to make room for others due to some matters to attend to.

"Senior Xuan Yu, thank you for taking care of Kiana these past few days."

Himeko informed Kaname about Kiana's current situation and thanked her, which made Kaname feel a little embarrassed.

"It's nothing, I just happened to run into you."

"But how come you're in the Sky Realm, senior?"

To be honest, Himeko was a little surprised to see Xuan Yu in the underground level of the Divine City Medicine, and since she was defending herself at the time, she didn't think too much about it. But later, Xuan Yu's use of Susanoo to do everything with her, as if she had foreseen everything, made Himeko wonder if it was all just a coincidence.

"I came to Sky Dome to take care of a few things. Now that I've finished them, it's time for me to leave."

Chapter 185 Code Name, What do we need that thing for?

Xuan Yu's words made Himeko feel a little uncomfortable. Xuan Yu was about to leave after they came to find Kiana. It would be impossible if there was no connection between them.

"My main purpose in coming to the Sky Dome was to solve the problem of the World Serpent, and Kiana just happened to run into her."

Xuan Yu understood Ji Zi's doubts, but she wasn't going to explain. It was better for her to find out the truth herself. Originally, this scene wasn't in the script; she had only come to Tianqiong for personal reasons. Saying anything more might cause trouble.

Himeko had her doubts, but she wouldn't suspect Xuan Yu, so she didn't ask any further questions.

"Senior, where are you going next?"

"Me? I've finished up all my work recently, so I should be going to Europe."

Xuan Yu calculated that it should be about time, and she needed to go find Otto to coordinate the next steps of the process.

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