336: Chapter 336 Turning Black into White? Please Get Into the Scene!

Like Yimu's, the skin of these five people had a translucent quality, and their surfaces emitted a faint blue glow.

But unlike Yimu, their glow was brighter and fuller.

Furthermore, the cloud and water patterns on the brocade were all embroidered with gold thread, each line extremely exquisite.

But judging from their clothing and temperament, they indeed possessed a royal bearing.

The leader was thin and looked like a human youth in his early twenties.

He took a step forward, stood at the edge of the teleportation pod, unhurriedly raised his hands, bowed slightly to the crowd, and saluted.

It was just a simple bow, yet it made everyone's hearts tighten.

That kind of posture... was a nobility carved into his bones, a royal temperament that could only be nurtured through generations of refinement.

“I am Sikong Xuanye, the Second Prince of the Heze Kingdom.”

His voice was gentle and polite, with a perfect smile playing at the corners of his mouth.

There was no panic in that smile, and absolutely no awareness of being a captive.

Another slightly plump, middle-aged man stepped forward after him.

His gaze swept over the surrounding crowd, as if searching for something.

When he saw Lin Xiao, an inscrutable smile immediately piled onto his face, and he bowed deeply:

“I am Minister Si Tianheng, a minister of the Heze Kingdom. Forgive this old official's poor eyesight, but Your Excellency must be the leader of these heroes? You indeed possess an extraordinary bearing...”

“Cut the act!”

Lin Xiao's tone was flat, directly interrupting the man's sycophancy.

Minister Si Tianheng did not show the slightest embarrassment; instead, his smile grew even wider. “Yes, yes, yes, this old official was indeed being too long-winded.”

He bowed once more, then suddenly changed his tone, his face falling into a tearful, mournful expression,

“My Lord, you are the one who saved us from that demon, correct?

Oh, you have no idea! We were imprisoned by that Train Captain Baili Wuchen for several days and subjected to severe torture. Not only did he plunder the secret techniques of our Heze Kingdom, but he also stole our precious treasure passed down for thousands of years...”

As he spoke, he raised his hand to wipe the corners of his eyes with his brocade sleeve.

Standing to the side, Adjutant Li Yitong suddenly snapped her head up upon hearing this. “You!!!”

“What do you mean, 'you'!”

Minister Si Tianheng gave her absolutely no chance to speak.

He immediately glared at her with raised eyebrows, his previous humble and kind face vanishing in an instant.

“It is despicable villains like you who aided that tyrant, imprisoned the royal family, and forced us to do your bidding!

We, the orthodox royalty of Heze, were actually reduced to working like beasts of burden for a band of bandits like you! If not for this lord's righteous intervention, we wouldn't know how many more years we would have had to suffer under your evil clutches!”

His voice was impassioned and powerful, every word ringing out. After speaking, he turned around and bowed deeply to Lin Xiao, as if he had just pleaded on behalf of the common people of the world.

Adjutant Li Yitong kept her mouth open, her eyes bloodshot, but she couldn't utter a single word.

The two adjutants behind her were also pale as death. The scribe clenched his fists, but after glancing at Adjutant Li Yitong, who stood silently beside him, he loosened his grip.

Lin Xiao watched this scene, his face devoid of any expression.

He didn't even have the heart to interrupt Minister Si Tianheng's brilliant performance, quietly watching like a spectator at a play.

Lin Xiao had seen too many of this kind in his past life, and he had seen quite a few in this life as well.

But now was not the time to expose him.

Beside him, Jiang Wanwan said nothing, only turning her head slightly to glance at him.

The two of them humorously exchanged a look.

Lin Xiao raised his hand, putting a stop to the argument that was about to erupt.

“Take these people back to the Astral Express. We have plenty of time to learn about the grievances between your two sides!”

With that, he took out another spare anchor from his backpack and placed it on the flat ground.

The four folding supports unfolded, and the dark purple crystal began to pulse at high speed, tearing a vertical light screen in the air with purple light.

At the same time, he sent a private message to Wen Yiran, who was guarding the Astral Express, telling her to activate her anchor in sync.

A few seconds later, the portal connected, and the energy flow stabilized.

The captains began to organize the teams to enter in an orderly manner.

The wounded went first.

Next were the bodies of the fallen.

A large portion of the passengers who died in battle could no longer have their bodies found.

So, any that could be found were carefully carried on stretchers by the people, passing through the portal to be sent back to the Astral Express.

At this moment, Yimu was still kneeling on the ground, the blue light on her arms not yet completely extinguished.

Her breathing gradually steadied, but those eyes, always hidden under her veiled hat, were still staring fixedly in the direction of the Heze royalty.

Lin Xiao walked over to her and extended a hand.

“Let's go.”

Yimu looked up.

Through the veil of her hat, crystal-clear tear tracks could be seen on her cheeks.

After a few seconds of silence, she finally placed her hand in Lin Xiao's palm.

His hand was rough, stained with some blood and dust, but its burning warmth gave her an inexplicable sense of security.

Lin Xiao pulled Yimu up from the ground without saying much more.

He took one last look at the portal.

Adjutant Li Yitong and several adjutants had already been taken inside.

Sikong Xuanye and Minister Si Tianheng were still dawdling in front of the portal, but under Fan Sinian's gruff urging, they had no choice but to quicken their pace and step into the light screen.

Lin Xiao withdrew his gaze.

The corners of his mouth curved up slightly.

It was not because of the happiness of ending a great battle.

It was because this Astral Express was about to get lively.

A group of soldiers from the Silver-White Train, and five royal nobles from the Heze Kingdom.

Who knew what kind of good show would be staged next!

At the same time the portal opened on the pool island on the roof of Car 07,

the passengers who had stayed behind on the Astral Express had already gathered around.

Wen Yiran squeezed through the crowd, her chestnut twin tails bobbing left and right through the gaps between people.

Jing Hua followed behind her, her pale purple pupils quickly scanning everyone who stepped out of the light screen. Only when Lin Xiao's figure appeared at the edge of the light screen did her shoulders relax slightly.

“Brother Lin!”

Wen Yiran trotted to Lin Xiao, her gaze pausing for a moment on the puncture wounds on his upper body—which had already scabbed over but were still shocking to look at—and her lips turned down slightly.

However, she didn't say any melodramatic words, only pulling a clean towel from her backpack and handing it over. “Wipe yourself, your face is covered in blood.”

Lin Xiao took the towel and began to wipe his face.

Those tentacles that had burrowed out of the flesh had indeed smeared mucus all over his face.

“What on earth happened over there? From what Ranran relayed, it seems My Lord encountered a powerful enemy?” Jing Hua stepped forward, asking with concern.

According to the original plan, Lin Xiao should have led everyone to clear the Insect Swarm in the palace.

But unlike the human passengers, she couldn't mentally connect with the Astral Express to unlock features like the chat channel and private messages.

“Xiao Lin is very tired. Let's return to our territory first, and we can tell you slowly.”

Jiang Wanwan walked up, supporting Lin Xiao's arm.

“It was Jing Hua's oversight.”

Jing Hua immediately bowed her head, but then she looked up again and said earnestly, “My Lord, please allow me to excuse myself first. I want to go check on Princess Xiyao and Pearl Tear...”

This battle had been extremely perilous.

According to Wen Yiran's description, Princess Xiyao had led the mermaid warriors to hold the front line with Captain Xie Yun's team.

Undoubtedly, their casualties would not be light.