Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 291: Swords into Plowshares

At least on the issue of protecting the interests of the Immortal Ship, the two reached a consensus, and the misunderstanding between them was completely resolved in this conversation.

The Dragon Master's interest in Jing Yuan has been brewing for a long time, and both of them are well aware of the mastermind behind Hu Lei's prison break.

After a brief conversation, Ling Sha decided to meet with Long Shi. After all, Long Shi had sent Ling Sha an invitation when she returned to Luo Fu, wanting her to join them.

However, Ling Sha politely declined. But Long Shi gave Ling Sha some time to consider, and she could take this opportunity to hand over Long Shi.

To prevent any accidents, Dan Heng decided to go with Ling Sha. After the decision was made, everyone left the Youqiu Prison.

Although the decision has been made to hold the martial arts ceremony as scheduled, this does not mean that Jingyuan will not be prepared.

On the surface, everything seemed normal, but in secret, thorough preparations had been made, and in the next few days, everyone went about their business as usual.

However, some things happened during that time, so let's go back in time.

Inside the Sichen Palace, everyone was ready to welcome the delegation. Led by Huaiyan, the group began to greet the delegation.

Although the delegation did not encounter any dangers along the way, they still chose to hire a guard to protect their safety. Most importantly, this guard was the tourist who recognized the origin of the sword.

And this guard was, unsurprisingly, someone everyone recognized. He wore knight's armor and had beautiful long red hair; his name was...

"How is it you, Yinzhi?" Xing asked, looking at Yinzhi who was mixed in with the delegation.

"Isn't this my best friend? I didn't expect to meet you here!" Silver Branch greeted Hoshi cheerfully, then his gaze was drawn to Alicia standing behind him.

"Oh! I never expected to see you here, my goddess!"

Yinzhi rushed over to Alicia, knelt down on one knee, took Alicia's hand, and gently kissed it.

"I had a feeling before I came that I would encounter something beautiful again, but I never expected to meet my best friend and you. Is today my lucky day?"

Alicia pulled her hand away from Silver Branch, a somewhat unnatural expression appearing on her face.

This wasn't because she was targeting Silver Branch. On the contrary, from Alicia's perspective, Silver Branch was perfectly suited to her playstyle. If Alicia didn't mind, she would certainly be happy to become friends with Silver Branch.

However, this is on the premise that his attitude is not too fanatical. Although Silver Branch is a member of the Pure Knights and, strictly speaking, is indeed a follower of Alicia, Alicia is not the same as Idrila she once was, and he really does not want to get too involved with the Pure Knights.

After all, the Knights of Pure Beauty are good in every way, except that their faith in Pure Beauty is so strong that every member is a staunch supporter of Pure Beauty's destiny. Idrila in the past was also deeply troubled by this, and now Alicia, as the reincarnation of a fragment of the Star Goddess of Pure Beauty, is equally unimpressed by the Knights of Pure Beauty's fanatical behavior.

Furthermore, Alicia herself did not want to become Idrila again, so she was even less willing to get involved with the Pure Beauty Knights.

However, when she first met Silverbranch in Pinocchio, Silverbranch saw through her true nature. If it weren't for Alicia's quick thinking in telling Silverbranch not to notify the other Pure Knights, there would have been another group of Pure Knights in the great battle against Sunday.

However, this also meant that she had acknowledged her identity as the Pure Star Goddess, which led to Silver Branch always appearing in strange places and coming to Alicia's side to help solve problems in subsequent activities.

So for a moment, Alicia didn't know how to shake off Silver Branch's entanglement. After the Pinocchio incident, Alicia returned to the Origin Land as soon as possible. Besides wanting to suppress her progress towards becoming a Star God, another reason was to avoid Silver Branch's interference.

Honestly, I told him not to bother me anymore, but he completely forgot what I said the moment he saw me.

But Alicia was helpless against the silver branch, and whenever she thought of this, she couldn't help but cover her head and sigh.

"Alright, my knight, this isn't the Knights' headquarters. You don't need such formal etiquette to meet me here. Please be mindful of the occasion."

"My apologies, for the moment I saw you I completely forgot this was the Immortal Ship. You're right, I'll remember that from now on."

I wish I could really remember it.

Seeing Ginzhi get up and apologize to her, Alicia sighed.

"Miss Alicia, do you know that Silver Branch? Why does he call you goddess?" March 7th quietly asked Alicia.

"This..." Alicia didn't know how to explain for a moment.

“A goddess is a goddess. As Pure Beauty Knights, we only have one goddess to serve!” Silver Branch placed her left hand on her chest and ignored Alicia’s anxious eyes as she continued to explain, “The Pure Beauty Star Goddess Idrila, although I don’t know why she calls herself Alicia, I know that she is our faith, and that is the only thing that is beyond doubt!”

"Aili... Miss Shia is a Star Goddess?!" March 7 covered her mouth, her eyes wide with surprise.

"How could this be!" Alicia wanted to protest, but Silver Branch had no intention of giving her any face.

"Excuse my intrusion, but honesty is a beautiful quality. Why would you deny your own identity?"

"You and I…"

Alicia looked at Silver Branch speechlessly, then at the crowd who were now staring in astonishment, and finally gave up struggling.

"Yes, yes, yes, I'm the Pure Beauty Star Goddess, okay?"

"It would be best if you could acknowledge it in person. Should I contact the Knights to come and welcome you and announce your return to the entire universe?"

As she spoke, Yinzhi revealed a bright smile, a smile as warm as the winter sun.

In the dim light, one could see beautiful roses surrounding Yinzhi, and his body began to shimmer.

"No, no need." Alicia weakly refused Silverbranch's proposal. "Do you remember what I said back then?"

“I remember you said that for some reason you lost your connection with destiny, so now you can only be considered a human being just like us. Therefore, in our interactions with you, we don’t need to treat you the same way we used to. We must also treat you as a human being. And you didn’t want to be disturbed by us, so you made a promise with me not to publicize your identity to others.”

"So you broke your promise to me right from the start?"

"I'm sorry." Silver Bough realized that she had broken the agreement. "But I have to be honest with everyone because of the code of chivalry. It is hard to admit that I lied to others to hide your existence from them."

"Forget it, I already knew you couldn't really keep this secret for me. Besides, this isn't the time for surprise, everyone. We need to focus on important matters. We can talk about it later. Just treat what happened as an accident. If you delve any deeper, I'll get hurt."

After speaking, Yinzhi immediately put on a serious expression, and her aura made everyone suspect that if they investigated further, this knight would suddenly attack and hurt people.

With no other option, everyone tried their best to shift their attention away from this world-shaking event and began the formal handover of the sword.

During Huaiyan's conversation with the delegation, everyone learned about the origin of the sword. Simply put, the sword was brought by an extraterrestrial visitor.

The visitor was a Cloud Cavalryman who had been separated from his companions. At the time, the hometown of the delegation was suffering from oppression by the Buli people.

After crash-landing on this planet and learning about the situation, the Cloud Cavalry soldier immediately launched a war to liberate the planet. Even though he was the only one fighting, and even though the oppressed people on this planet would not choose to help him from the beginning, he still helped the people of this planet resist oppression without hesitation.

Ultimately, thanks to the efforts of this Cloud Cavalryman, the planet was liberated. After the deed was done, the Cloud Cavalryman disappeared, leaving his sword to the people of the planet before he left, warning others that one last demon would roam the world afterward.

The monster is covered in branches and maple leaves. If you see it, be sure to cut off its head and suppress its corpse under a boulder so that the monster will not come back.

After saying this, the Cloud Cavalryman left. The people of that world, following the Cloud Cavalryman's instructions, completely suppressed the last monster. From then on, that world ushered in a period of peace and, after many years of development, finally connected to the stars.

It was at this time that Silver Branch arrived in that world and saw the sword in front of a monument carved from a giant stone that suppressed the demons. She recognized it and, to express her gratitude, the people of that world contacted the Immortal Ship through Silver Branch, which led to the current situation.

In addition to this sword, the delegation that came to the Immortal Boat this time also brought something else.

It was a branch broken off from the tree in front of the monument, which had suddenly grown there a few years after the monsters were suppressed. Although the origin of the tree was unknown, the delegation felt it necessary to take a part of the tree with them to the Immortal Ship.

So they unanimously decided to break off a branch from that tree and return it to their homeland along with the sword.

Those who knew the truth understood what the final monster the delegation spoke of was, and they also knew where the giant tree that grew later came from. However, this truth was too cruel for the people of that world, so everyone tacitly buried it in their hearts.

After the introduction, Huaiyan received the sword from the delegation. The sword, weathered and broken, was still instantly recognizable to Huaiyan as to its origin and the craftsman who forged it.

Because the sword was forged by one of his proud students in the past, and also Yun Li's deceased father.

Upon hearing that the swordsmith was her father, Yun Li's attitude immediately changed. She excitedly rushed forward, trying to snatch the sword Huai Yan had mentioned, but was stopped by Yin Zhi.

She was lifted into the air by the silver branch, her legs kicking wildly and her arms flailing erratically as she tried to break free from its grasp.

"Grandpa, give me that sword! You should know that sword is a demonic sword! Letting it remain in the world will only bring disaster. I might as well melt it down!"

"Nonsense!" Huai Yan shouted sternly, "Yun Li, mind your manners! This isn't a place for Zhu Ming to suppress his bad temper!"

Huaiyan naturally understood Yunli's meaning and also realized that the sword in his hand was indeed not a harmless sword.

But is this the right time to say these things?

Not to mention that this sword is a hero's sword in the eyes of the delegation, there is also a Star God present. How could Yun Li lose her composure and try to snatch the sword?

This time, Huaiyan didn't tolerate Yun Li either. He waved for someone to kick Yun Li out while he continued to complete the handover ceremony with the envoy.

Seeing Yun Li's dejected appearance, Alicia decided to follow her to find out what was going on. So she saw Yun Li alone outside, feeling sad.

"Can you tell me what happened?"

"Lady Idrila! I..."

Before Yun Li could finish speaking, Alicia put her index finger to Yun Li's lips.

"Just call me Alicia. There are no pure and beautiful star gods here, only a beautiful girl named Alicia, nothing more. Of course, I'd be even happier if you called me Ali!"

“This…” Yun Li looked at Alicia’s gentle yet firm expression and finally agreed, “Alright, I understand, Miss Alicia.”

"So...why did you lose your composure like that back then?"

"This is a very long story, Miss Alicia, would you like to hear it?"

"Of course! I will grant any request from a beautiful girl, let alone help a heartbroken girl vent her frustrations."

"Okay, actually, this is how it is..."

After sighing, Yun Li began to tell her story. It turned out that Yun Li's father was once a highly talented craftsman.

Every weapon he crafted could be called a divine weapon, but even so, these divine weapons had a fatal flaw: they could only unleash their full power in the hands of a highly skilled martial artist.

But how easy is it to train soldiers with superb martial arts skills?

Therefore, Yunli's father turned his attention to the weapon itself, and during the forging process, he incorporated Suiyang into it, so that he could obtain a weapon that could turn anyone who used it into an unparalleled master.

Since then, people have flocked to Yun Li's father to forge swords, each wanting to obtain such a divine weapon.

However, such a sword has a fatal flaw: the more it is used, the more the user will rely on the power it brings, and eventually the user will be completely controlled by the sword and become a puppet at its mercy.

But human greed forced people to ignore this deadly side effect, and ultimately her father also suffered the consequences.

After learning that the sword he forged had such a side effect, Yun Li's father chose to stop forging such weapons. But how could those who came for his reputation just stop there?

The rioters then turned their anger towards Yun Li's father, and a riot broke out. In the chaos, Yun Li's parents were also overwhelmed by the crowd and died, leaving only young Yun Li alive.