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Guinaifen was once the youngest daughter of Camelot's Protector Duke. She grew up in luxury, and even her seemingly stern father would deliberately show a gentle, paternal side whenever he saw her, a stark contrast to his usual harsh demeanor.

She lived a happy and carefree life, oblivious to the world's troubles – until the arrival of the Legion, which shattered this beautiful past.

Her father died in the battle against the Antimatter Legion, and her mother also perished when the capital fell. Only Guinaifen and her siblings escaped their homeland under their mother's arrangements. Camelot was thus officially declared destroyed.

Wandering the star sea, after many twists and turns, they ended up on Humboldt-σ, an IPC resource planet. Her three older brothers and her parents' trusted aide, an old knight named Uncle Stonewall, found work as miners there. H

owever, the true nature of the IPC was undeniable. Its name was synonymous with countless blood and tears. Under the IPC's harsh exploitation, Uncle Stonewall soon succumbed to illness and passed away.

Without a source of income, and perhaps fueled by anger towards the IPC, her brothers chose to become interstellar pirates to protect their younger siblings.

They lived a dangerous but relatively affluent life.

Until one day, they were captured by the IPC for hijacking a Xianzhou Alliance merchant ship. They were then handed over to the Xianzhou Alliance.

Seeing their plight, the Xianzhou spared her eldest brother, Lang Shile, from the death penalty and settled his family on the Xianzhou Loufu, allowing them to make a living.

Guinaifen was able to study at the Xianzhou's academy and, after graduating, became a street performer, making a living by juggling.

Although, with Guinaifen's cheerful personality, she didn't dwell on the fact that the Abundance Ravager had destroyed her family. After all, life was already hard enough, and her experiences on Humboldt-σ had taught this former 'princess' how to survive.

But how could such a blood feud be easily forgotten?

If given the opportunity, Guinaifen wouldn't hesitate to use her own power to take revenge on those Legion bastards – but her power was too insignificant. Due to her identity, family background, and other issues, she could only make a living on the Xianzhou with a loosely regulated profession like street performing.

As for her brothers, there was even less to say. No matter how much the Xianzhou pitied Lang Shile and the others' experiences, they were still space pirates who had hijacked a Xianzhou merchant ship.

Even Guinaifen, who was a family member and hadn't participated, was affected, let alone them. Now, Lang Shile and the others could only do manual labor and make a living doing menial jobs like Guinaifen.

"By the way, how did you know?"

Walking beside [Qingque], the orange-haired girl stared at this frequent 'customer' with mixed feelings – with her intelligence, she naturally couldn't fail to notice that what [Qingque] said was clearly aimed at her weaknesses.

You know – because her past was too unbearable to look back on, she hadn't even told her best friend, Sushang, much about it.

In this Xianzhou, besides the Ministry of Industry that investigated them and her family, probably no one else knew her past.

"Have you forgotten my identity? I'm a Diviner of the Divination Commission."

"A Diviner..."

Guinaifen was skeptical of this answer. The academy's education did mention that the Diviners of the Divination Commission were incredibly powerful, but she wasn't really sure how powerful they actually were – after all, she rarely interacted with them.

'Qingque' beside her was probably the one she was most familiar with.

"Alright, we're here~"

Bailu's childish voice rang out from ahead. Stopping, everyone saw a vast and bustling marketplace.

Unlike the airborne Perpetual Dream and the Divination Commission – perhaps because the Path of Abundance was prevalent in the ancient Loufu, the Alchemy Commission chose to be built in the place closest to the Ambrosial Arbor.

And because the water at the bottom of the Loufu was drawn from the ancient sea of the Vidyadhara's home planet, this was also the main residence of the Vidyadhara.

And the [Healer's Market] was the area open to the outside world by the Alchemy Commission – in ancient times, only authorized medicine seekers could reach this place to seek miraculous medicines.

Now, with the changing times, it had become one of the Loufu's windows to the outside world. Medicine seekers from all over the universe would come here to trade for special medicinal herbs that could only be found on the Xianzhou.

"I didn't expect that the Alchemy Commission, where I've lived for so long, would be the headquarters of the Sanctus Medicus."

Bailu's childish voice carried a hint of surprise, and perhaps more of it was dissatisfaction – after all, she was one of the most righteous healers, but the fact that her own headquarters was actually the hideout of those Sanctus Medicus underlings was hard to accept.

Undoubtedly, the 'Healer Lady' was also a member of the small team. How could Bailu, with her childlike nature, refuse such an interesting activity as raiding the 'Sanctus Medicus's old nest'?

Besides, as a proper healer, she also despised these bad guys who were harming the world under the guise of healers.

This time, she had to prove the Way through medicine! Eliminate harm for the people!

And for the small team, the addition of Bailu, who was originally a healer under the Alchemy Commission, was also a great help.

After all, even though the Vidyadhara kept a close watch on her, they couldn't stop Bailu from wandering around the Alchemy Commission near the Vidyadhara's main camp – she was a proper, licensed healer, wasn't she?

It could be said that – apart from the places that the Sanctus Medicus and the Vidyadhara deliberately concealed, she knew this place like the back of her hand. Coming here was no different from returning home.

[Qingque] walked at the front, examining the surging ancient sea and the ancient buildings of the Alchemy Commission, casually mentioning:

"It's not surprising. The Alchemy Commission was originally the birthplace of the medicine seeker faith. The alchemists of ancient times were very prominent because of this. Countless outworlders from all over the universe were willing to spend all their wealth just to obtain longevity medicine."

"After the Hunt Aeon rose to prominence, the pursuit of immortality was listed as the foremost of the Ten Unpardonable Sins. The once-glorious Alchemy Commission also declined. The rise and fall, the opening and closing, the changes in circumstances, naturally made it hard for those Pharmacist believers to let go."

Playing with a Heavenly Jade Tile in her hand, she tossed it high into the air. Light scattered, causing everyone's figures to disappear.

"Eh – are we invisible now?" As a martial artist, Sushang was surprised to notice this change, but the girl in cyan said nonchalantly, "Just a little trick."

The application of Imaginary Energy to refract light and achieve visual cloaking to a certain extent – if Miss Different-Dimension Seele from the Underworld of Jarilo-VI could do it, then the Elation, who was even better at 'pulling off flashy tricks', could certainly do it even more easily.

And their target this time was the secret experimental site of the Sanctus Medicus within the Alchemy Commission. Jiang Qiao remembered that it was full of shady experiments that were expressly prohibited on the Xianzhou.

To overthrow it with a small force and then mobilize the Xianzhou's official power, first giving those Sanctus Medicus a 'warning shot' – this way, they could deal a heavy blow to the Sanctus Medicus without making them completely go underground.

Of course, one of the more important goals was to seize the Sanctus Medicus's stockpile of 'Six Dust Smoke.'

During the Ambrosial Arbor Revival incident, what caused the most damage to the Cloud Knights was the 'Six Dust Smoke' stockpiled by the Sanctus Medicus. Once Cloud Knights came into contact with it, they would immediately fall into Mara, resulting in heavy casualties.

Even in the battle of the Taizhen Alchemy Room, it forced the Cloud Knights led by Fu Xuan to a standstill. To be able to use it like this was enough to show that the Sanctus Medicus had been stockpiling this thing for a long time.

And those secret experiments of the Sanctus Medicus also had to be eradicated – the Abundance monsters encountered later by the Alchemy Commission were actually created by these guys in secret experiments.

First, seize their trump card, Six Dust Smoke, and then deal with those biological weapons. Even if there were still remnants of the Sanctus Medicus, they wouldn't be a threat to the Cloud Knights.

Led by Bailu, they arrived at an important place in the Alchemy Commission – the Hall of Healing.

"...Is this really where the Six Dust Smoke and the secret experimental site are?" Looking at the bustling crowd and the numerous buildings that seemed normal, little Sushang was a bit doubtful.

"It must be here. The Hall of Healing is where the alchemists of the Alchemy Commission gather and research medicine. It covers a huge area. Since the Alchemy Commission is the headquarters of those Sanctus Medicus scoundrels, they must be conducting shady research here. I've been here before when I sneaked out at night out of curiosity. I saw suspicious people more than once, and thinking about it now, they were probably the bad guys from the Sanctus Medicus."

Bailu nodded affirmatively, pouting,

"Besides, if those scoundrels really want to make the Six Dust Smoke mentioned in the records, this is definitely the best place."

"See that tree in the courtyard? It's one of the main roots of the Ambrosial Arbor. I happened to see it when I was reading medical books at Guanyi Pavilion. One of the ingredients of Six Dust Smoke is the branches of the Ambrosial Arbor's roots. If they want to mass-produce Six Dust Smoke and don't plan to look for other roots, only this can meet their needs."

Clearly, the Sanctus Medicus's only option was the Hall of Healing. Of course, the Taizhen Alchemy Room could also meet their needs, but that place couldn't be used as a raw material base.

Because of the Taizhen Alchemy Room's past, it was a key defense area for the Loufu Cloud Knights. The Cloud Knights were guarding against anyone trying to use the ancient 'alchemy furnace' left in the Taizhen Alchemy Room for evil purposes.

Not only that, but the nature of the Alchemy Commission meant that there were a certain number of Cloud Knights stationed throughout the department. To prevent problems, they would also be rotated at intervals.

In the entire Alchemy Commission, if they didn't establish a Six Dust Smoke production and research site in the Hall of Healing, they would probably have to do it in the Healer's Market.

And the Healer's Market...

If the Sanctus Medicus could actually do that, it would either mean they were crazy or that the Cloud Knights were all their spies!

"I remember there's an abandoned warehouse near the Hall of Healing. If they want to hide something, it's probably there." Bailu was quite certain – the nature of the Alchemy Commission meant that the Xianzhou's scrutiny of it was extremely strict. Even the Alchemy Commission's stock of medicine was checked and recorded by the Cloud Knights.

That was why no one on the Loufu could imagine that the seemingly impeccably regulated Alchemy Commission was actually the hiding place of the largest criminal gang on the Xianzhou Loufu.

And the Sanctus Medicus had even stockpiled 'Six Dust Smoke,' a weapon specifically designed against Xianzhou citizens.

"It's this warehouse!"

Bailu, leading the three to the abandoned warehouse, pointed at the door and shouted. There was an ancient lock hanging on it. With Jiang Qiao's eyesight, she could tell at a glance how new or old the lock was – if it was really an abandoned warehouse as the Alchemy Commission claimed, then what was with these brand-new marks?

"Alright, watch this girl split it open with one sword!" Sushang immediately drew the Xuanyuan Sword from her waist, wanting to chop the lock open – she was met with [Qingque]s' disapproving glance.

Little Sushang was good in every way, except... her brain wasn't the best.

"Hey, don't be so violent, Sushang, let me do it, let me do it~" Guinaifen volunteered, stopping the sword-drawing little Sushang. Then, rubbing her hands, she smiled and leaned forward, pulling out a hairpin from her hair and fiddling with the lock.

The next second, with a 'click,' the lock opened.

"Hehe, I learned a trick from a friend when I was making a living. I didn't expect it to come in handy today."

"...Your friend wasn't a burglar, was she?"

"Uh... of course not, she sells 'this.'" To answer Jiang Qiao's question, Guinaifen raised her hand and gestured – along with a 'bang' sound effect.

Well, now things were even more confusing.

Fortunately, [Qingque] didn't intend to delve into the reason and pushed the door open –

"Eh – isn't this empty?"

"Did we come to the wrong place?" Sushang, who followed in, looked at the empty and desolate warehouse, puzzled.

"It's below—"

[Qingque] didn't mind and just pointed downwards – then casually said, "It's just an illusion."

She threw a mahjong tile onto the ground, which then emitted a light.

Then, a tree sculpture appeared inside the empty warehouse. The girl walked to the tree, fumbled around, and gently tapped it. After a 'click,' a part of the ground sank – revealing a downward tunnel.

"Eh, they hid it really well."

Little Sushang, following behind [Qingque], sighed in amazement.

Soon, they reached the end.

But it was blocked, and a cold, unfriendly voice rang out:

"Password."

"The Merciful Medicus embraces with benevolence, the Ambrosial Arbor thrives."

Raising her hand to stop Sushang and Guinaifen, who were about to draw their swords and raise their spears, the girl said thoughtfully, "Disciples united, ascend to the Immortal Path."

Click

The closed door slowly opened, revealing a new world.

...It was a Delve!

Sushang and Guinaifen behind her were shocked when they saw the world behind the door.

Delve technology was the Xianzhou's exclusive secret. All the locations on the Loufu were miniaturized within the small Xianzhou Loufu.

And this secret, which wasn't supposed to be passed on, was actually used by the Sanctus Medicus to build a small, secret Delve under the Hall of Healing... The Ministry of Industry was also involved!

"Who goes there?"

"Qinglan, Chenggui... Sushang."

After a brief pause, [Qingque] casually replied.

"Under the orders of the Supreme Leader, we are escorting the 'Healer Lady' here and inspecting the progress on her behalf."

The three people behind her were stunned – girl, you're too good at acting! If we didn't know better, we'd almost believe you were really from the Sanctus Medicus.

As for Bailu, she was dumbfounded. Hey, you didn't say you were going to do this!

Why did you suddenly sell me out?!

Although it was abrupt, the three still cooperated. Guinaifen signaled Sushang with her eyes, and together they grabbed Bailu. The latter was stunned for a moment, then reacted and shouted loudly, "Let me go! You bad guys!"

"Do you have the Supreme Leader's seal?" Watching this scene, the Sanctus Medicus guard was skeptical and asked further.

[Qingque] raised an eyebrow:

"There are hounds inside. To avoid giving the Abundance Ravager's minions any excuse, I left in a hurry. The Supreme Leader didn't have time to give me the seal."

"Isn't the Dragon Heir as proof enough?"

"..."

Although the girl was small, she appeared imposing, with the demeanor of a superior. Coupled with her tone when mentioning the 'Aeon of the Hunt,' the Sanctus Medicus guard was convinced.

After a moment of timid silence, he said weakly: "Indeed, please come in."

"I'll send someone to inform the leader."

Although this lie could be easily exposed with just one communication with the leader, that was clearly impossible.

The Jade Messaging Device belonged to the Xianzhou Alliance. Its internal network monitoring was extremely strict and meticulous.

If they used the Jade Messaging Device, it would be no different from turning themselves in. Therefore, communication within the Sanctus Medicus could only be done through traditional letters.

"Please wait a moment in the pavilion."

"No problem."

After walking to the side, Guinaifen and Sushang came closer.

"Sparrow, you're too good at acting! If someone didn't know better, they would definitely think you were really from the Sanctus Medicus."

"But you didn't tell us about this! We were almost scared to death just now."

"Yeah, yeah, you even pushed me out... by the way, why can I be used as proof?" Bailu pouted, somewhat dissatisfied.

"The Sanctus Medicus's secret medicine uses Vidyadhara marrow as its main ingredient. You are the Dragon Heir of the Vidyadhara."

'Qingque' sighed and explained – in fact, this development was a spur-of-the-moment idea for Jiang Qiao.

He didn't expect the Sanctus Medicus to secretly create a small Delve without the Loufu officials' knowledge.

He had originally planned to force his way in – but Jiang Qiao had a sudden inspiration and came up with this impersonation act.

If it worked, it would naturally be easier. If it didn't... they could just continue with the original plan!

"Alright, they're here. Remember to cooperate with me later. You don't need to say much, I'll handle it." Looking at the approaching figures, [Qingque] rubbed her forehead – from action to espionage, plans really can't keep up with changes.

There were no masks, as hiding one's face was even more dangerous on the Xianzhou – the Ministry of Industry loved people like that.

And the person who came was the person in charge of the Sanctus Medicus's Simulated Universe in the Alchemy Commission – Zigui.

"Hahaha, Lady Qinglan, I apologize for not welcoming you sooner, my subordinates are not very sensible." Although he didn't recognize [Qingque], because the Sanctus Medicus needed to avoid the Cloud Knights' investigation, their identities were difficult to ascertain. To truly know, you could only find some clues from special lists, which were even scattered.

But mentioning the Supreme Leader's name was enough for Zigui to take this sudden 'Qinglan' seriously, not to mention she had also brought the 'Healer Lady,' whom the Sanctus Medicus had always longed for.

"Cut the small talk, Supreme Leader Dan Shu ordered me to inspect the progress."

The girl's attitude was cold – but the two words 'Dan Shu' that came out of her mouth instantly dispelled Zigui's doubts.

He was originally worried whether there was a problem with this 'Qinglan,' who claimed to be 'acting on the Supreme Leader's orders.'

But with 'Dan Shu' mentioned, there was no doubt.

If they weren't from the Sanctus Medicus, how could they know that the Supreme Leader was Dan Shu? Moreover, even within the Sanctus Medicus, only the highest-ranking members knew about this.

If they were really Cloud Knight hounds, wouldn't they have already told the Cloud Knights if they knew this information?

At this moment, Zigui was certain that the girl in front of him was not only a colleague but also a confidante of Supreme Leader Dan Shu.

Otherwise, how could such an important task as escorting the Healer Lady be entrusted to her?

"Lady Qinglan, you shouldn't casually reveal the Supreme Leader's name." Zigui was very cautious.

But the girl's expression changed, and she said with dissatisfaction:

"We are all gathered under the benevolent embrace of the Merciful Medicus, bathed in its grace. We are all sisters and comrades, entrusting our lives to each other. Why be so wary??"

"..."

Zigui shrank his head, thinking that she was indeed the Supreme Leader's confidante, her awareness was so high.

"Even so, it's better to be cautious. After all, what the Supreme Leader has instructed us to do is at a critical moment. Moreover, not everyone in the organization is completely devoted to the Benevolent Sanctus Medicus. The Sky-Huntress's lackeys have sent many hounds to act as spies."

[Qingque] raised an eyebrow – oh ho, you really took the bait!

She didn't say much, just gestured for him to lead the way.

As for the Dragon Heir, Jiang Qiao used the excuse of 'not being in a hurry' and didn't have her locked up.

Although Zigui found it strange, he didn't become suspicious. He just led the way, walking along a wide, blood-stained path, pointing to the roaring shadows within and saying:

"These are the war beasts we replicated from ancient records. They have shown promising results, and many have been bred – just wait until later, and we'll let those Sky-Huntress hounds be buried by their fangs."

One shocking experimental site after another came into view, filled with roars and screams, horrifying and infuriating. If it weren't for this isolated Simulated Universe, the outside world would have probably noticed it long ago.

"Very good, how much 'Six Dust Smoke' has been stockpiled?"

Holding down little Sushang, who was clenching her fists and eager to fight, the girl asked calmly.

Hearing this, Zigui didn't find it strange. After all, Six Dust Smoke was the Sanctus Medicus' trump card against the Cloud Knights.

He led the four to a warehouse and, pointing at the piles of bundles inside, said proudly:

"We've been producing this for many years, and now we have accumulated a large amount. We'll let those Cloud Knight hounds witness the miracle of our Sanctus Medicus!"

As he spoke, his expression was extremely excited.

Just a small amount of Six Dust Smoke was enough to cause heavy losses to the Cloud Knights, and the amount in this warehouse, if used properly, was enough to wipe out the entire Cloud Knights.

The materials for making Six Dust Smoke were expensive, and the process was complicated – this warehouse could be said to be the result of the Sanctus Medicus saving and scraping every penny since its establishment and the discovery of Six Dust Smoke, accumulating it little by little.

They were just waiting for the day it could be put to use to overthrow the Loufu.

Looking at the warehouse full of Six Dust Smoke, Zigui was extremely excited and proud – as if he had already seen the scene of the Loufu falling to this 'fruit of their labor.'

And all of this was created by him!

"Is this all?"

Not noticing the girl's strange tone, Zigui nodded, and at the same time, with some dissatisfaction, he thought that the other party didn't know how much effort the Sanctus Medicus had put into making this Six Dust Smoke, but unexpectedly,

The next moment, the girl said with joy,

"That's great!"

...Great? Hmm, it seems she's as excited as I am about the miracle of the Benevolent Sanctus Medicus spreading throughout this Xianzhou Loufu.

Zigui was quite satisfied.