Xingtetsu: You are not included in Elio's script!

"Why are you hiding?" Yan Qing crossed her arms and grinned mischievously. "Lin Yu isn't going to eat you..." Before she could finish speaking, Lin Yu lightly patted her shoulder.

Yun Li turned around abruptly and met his smiling eyes. The blush that had just faded instantly returned to her cheeks, and she frantically tried to grab the greatsword.

"I...I just remembered I needed to help the Pill Refining Department move medicinal herbs..."

"Wait a minute." Lin Yu stepped forward, handed the certificate to her, and pointed to the crooked characters "Lin Yu" with his fingertip. "This handwriting is very careful."

Yun Li's face instantly burned, her ear pressed against her flushed cheek, "N-no...it was an accident!"

"Really?" Lin Yu's eyes crinkled into a smile as he pulled something from his pocket. "Is this something I accidentally found too?"

Yun Li's fingers suddenly tightened around the sword belt.

Yanqing, who had been watching closely, suddenly whistled, "Oh~ so that's what someone was thinking about when they were stroking the sword tassel every day!"

"Yanqing!" Yun Li was both angry and anxious, her eyes welling up with tears, but Lin Yu gently pressed her shoulder down.

The warmth of his palm seeped through her clothes, instantly calming her down.

"You said you had something important to say," Lin Yu said softly, "and I've actually been waiting for you."

Yun Li looked up abruptly, her eyes still glistening with tears. "You...you know?"

"When moving goods, they always push the lighter boxes towards me, and when I'm repairing wooden boxes, they stare at my hands in a daze," Lin Yu said with a smile, recounting the details. "Zhu Ming's coming-of-age ceremony is about entrusting his heart to someone, and the travelers of the starry sky also have someone they want to protect."

The wind suddenly stopped, and Yanqing tactfully took two steps back, pretending to watch the Yunqi Army training in the distance.

Yun Li suddenly remembered that when they were in Luofu, he had said, "Your greatsword goes well with the red rope."

"Then...then you..." She bit her lip, her voice trembling almost imperceptibly.

“Once Luofu is rebuilt, I want to go back to Zhu Ming with you to take a look.” He looked at her eyes, which widened instantly, and added, “to see the Flame Wheel Forging Palace that can forge ‘Crimson Flame’, and by the way… teach you a sword move that requires two people to cooperate.”

Yun Li's face turned completely red, but she suddenly raised her hand and hugged his arm, pressing her cheek against his sleeve.

"Keep your word! Don't forget!"

"If you don't keep your word, I'll let you hit me with your greatsword." Lin Yu smiled and raised his hand to brush the dust from her hair.

Yanqing, growing impatient, suddenly shouted, "When are you going to stop being so lovey-dovey? General Feixiao is urging us to take inventory of the equipment!"

Yun Li immediately let go, but Lin Yu grabbed the sword tassel, shook the crimson mark, and his eyes were full of laughter.

"Let's go, my Zhu Ming swordsman."

...

A week later, thanks to ample resources and manpower, the destroyed area was quickly rebuilt.

At the port, Yun Li watched Lin Yu return to the train and called out to him.

"I'll be waiting for you in Zhuming! Don't forget!"

The moment the train doors closed, March 7th was already standing in front of him, hands on hips.

"Well, Lin Yu! So what you meant by inspecting the reconstruction progress alone was to have a secret rendezvous with the little swordsman from Zhu Ming?"

She pulled out a brocade box from behind her back. "I even dragged Liuying to pick out a gift for you, and what did you do..."

"Sister March, don't misunderstand." Lin Xueying and Lin Ruan walked out of the control room, each with a small hair clip at the end of her hair. "Dad and she only agreed to teach each other swordsmanship."

"Cough..." Lin Yu rubbed his nose and took the brocade box from March 7th's hand.

"It was indeed an agreement to teach swordsmanship."

March 7th pursed her lips, glanced at Lin Xueying and Lin Ruan, and softened her tone, "You're right, but you two have to keep an eye on him for me, so he doesn't sneak off to find someone again."

"Don't worry, Sister March!" Lin Xueying nodded with a smile and patted her father's shoulder. "Aren't you going to Pinocchio? I've already made the arrangements. You can connect with Director Toppa as soon as you land."

Lin Ruan added, "I also asked Pam, and the train's energy reserves are sufficient to support the journey to Pinocchio. Pam is already testing the route and expects to arrive in three hours."

“Topa’s Gorilla Stone is patrolling nearby. She just sent a message asking why Lin Yu hasn’t arrived yet.”

“However, the Emerald Lady is also on board the Feldspar,” Pam said.

"I guess I'll have to go find an old acquaintance after all..." March 7 muttered as she turned around and walked quickly toward the viewing window.

"Topa's current dispute stems from the family's attempt to forcibly acquire the Huichangshi. It's said they've even hired mercenaries. We need to prepare a contingency plan in advance."

Three hours later, Pam's voice rang out, "Arrived at Pinocchio! The Daydream Hotel is just ahead!"

Lin Yu followed his gaze and saw an airship slowly cruising in the distance, with the words "Huichangshi" prominently displayed on its hull.

As soon as I stepped off the train, I saw a figure walking quickly towards me, followed by a bouncy little pig.

"Lin Yu! You're finally here!" Toppa took off his sunglasses and smiled.

"The family members came to make trouble this morning, saying that if we don't agree to the acquisition, they will use mercenaries."

"Hmph!" Zhang Zhang pounced over, circling around Lin Yu's trouser leg, with a negotiation document hanging from its tail.

"However, this matter is not up to me alone, after all, the ownership of the Huichangshi does not belong to us."

"I was originally here to help you take care of things, but instead, I've been harassed by those people every day, running around coordinating things, and my legs are about to break."

She suddenly took a half step back, stretched dramatically, then opened her arms and blinked gently. "You tell me, after all this hard work, don't I deserve some reward? Like... a comforting hug?"

"Hey! Don't push your luck!" March 7th immediately put his hands on his hips and stood in front of Lin Yu.

"Hurry up and get on the Huichangshi ship, the jade is waiting up there. It's here specifically to help us investigate Aodi's background. It's said that the old guy's acquisition funds came from illegitimate sources."

As the hovercar swept across the Sea of ​​Dreams, Lin Yu saw the full view of the Huichangshi and noticed something extra.

As Topa pointed, he explained, "We've specifically reinforced the energy core and installed an anti-detection system, so it won't be so easy for those guys from Audi to make a move."

The moment we boarded the boat, a clear, cool female voice came from the end of the corridor.

"Topa, you brought your guests ten minutes later than planned."

Lin Yu looked up and saw a woman in a long dress standing by the porthole; it was Emerald.

Her gaze swept over Lin Yu and March 7th, finally settling on the negotiation document.

"Aodi's terms are full of loopholes; they didn't even provide proof of ownership, yet they dare to discuss an acquisition?"

Jade stepped forward and lightly tapped the "acquisition amount" column on the document with her pen.

"30% of this funding was misappropriated from the Pinocone Charity Foundation."

She took a stack of documents out of her bag and handed them to Lin Yu.

"Moreover, the Huichangshi is an asset that was legally donated to the Star Train by the placer gold, and there are interstellar notarized documents. Audi's acquisition request is invalid in itself."

March 7th leaned over to look at the documents, "So, Audi is deliberately picking a fight?"

“That’s right.” Toppa nodded.

Just then, Zhang Zhang suddenly started yelling at the door, and Toppa's communicator also rang urgently.

She answered the phone, and her face instantly darkened.

"What? Audi brought people from the Hound family here, saying he wants to personally board the ship for negotiations?"

He twirled the jade pen, his tone icy.

"Perfect, let's see who holds the initiative."

Lin Yu walked to the porthole, gazing at the black hovercar that was gradually approaching in the distance, and gathered a wisp of rule energy at his fingertips.

Besides Otti, there were four armed mercenaries inside the hovercar.

“Don’t worry.” Toppa patted him on the shoulder. “The defense system of the Gorilla Stone has been activated, and Emerald has also contacted the Pinocene security team. If they dare to cause trouble, we’ll teach them a lesson.”

March 7th also gripped his camera tightly, his tone excited.

"I'll take some footage and have Silver Wolf post Odi's embarrassing moments on the interstellar news. Let's see how arrogant he can be then!"

Suddenly, all the crystal chandeliers on the Huichangshi ship lit up, illuminating the corridor as if it were daytime.

Lin Yu watched the approaching footsteps at the door and a calm smile appeared on his lips.

This negotiation, initiated by Audi, should come to an end.

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