When an acquaintance visits, it should be a joyful occasion, "To have friends come from afar, is this not a delight?" But…
"What are you doing here?!"
Mo Shuying's forehead was lined with black as he looked at Chen Gong, who had a spring in his step. This was the so-called acquaintance? Sorry! They were not close!
Chen Gong shook his head slightly, responding to Mo Shuying's seemingly displeased tone.
"Mr. Mo doesn't seem to care much for Gongtai. This truly saddens me. When Gongtai heard of your deeds, he was the first to step forward in support."
Chen Gong feigned a sorrowful expression. Mo Shuying felt a strong aversion watching this burly man pretend to cry, so he quickly waved his hand.
"Enough with the nonsense. Qin Shi Huang sent you, didn't he? What is it? Just say it."
Mo Shuying didn't want to spend too long with Chen Gong. If he were to be sacrificed, he'd have no one to complain to. But then he thought, If Chen Gong's Pincer Formation combined with my various resurrections... could that create explosive damage?
*"Slap!"*
Mo Shuying was suddenly startled by his own thought and slapped his face to clear his head.
"Huh? What's suddenly wrong with Mo Shuying? Sir, sometimes it's best to listen to Gongtai. If we have an illness, we need to treat it early. Don't drag it out until it's incurable."
Chen Gong bowed solemnly as he spoke. Mo Shuying's face was as black as charcoal. This guy had always been excellent at talking people to death.
"Just tell me! What is it already?!"
Mo Shuying was getting anxious. He had an urge to throw Chen Gong out if he kept rambling.
Chen Gong also sensed he was pushing it; he might get beaten if he provoked Mo Shuying further. He turned to the side and said,
"Actually, Gongtai isn't the only one who came this time. His Majesty also came."
"Hm? Qin Shi Huang is here too?"
Mo Shuying frowned. Even Qin Shi Huang had come? Wasn't that a bit excessive?
"Greetings, Your Majesty!"
Chen Gong turned and shouted loudly. Then, crisp footsteps sounded from outside.
Mo Shuying's ears twitched, and he frowned.
Six legs? The crisper sound must be four hooves, meaning there are two beings. The one following behind must be a hoofed creature, very likely a centaur like Chiron.
"Huh?"
Mo Shuying suddenly remembered Red Hare and the White-Haired Girl he'd encountered back then. Could it be?!
"Long time no see! I wonder if you still recognize me."
A very familiar voice sounded from outside the door. Then, the White-Haired Girl strode in, followed closely by the wary Red Hare.
"You! Fujimaru Ritsuka!"
Mo Shuying was dumbfounded. Why was Fujimaru Ritsuka here? And with completely white hair? Oh, right! What did Chen Gong just shout? "Greetings, Your Majesty"?
Could it be?
Did Red Hare become emperor?
"How dare you! How dare you address His Majesty by name!"
Red Hare roared, snorting two streams of hot air from its nostrils.
"Your Majesty? Who? Ritsuka?"
Mo Shuying felt like he couldn't keep up with them. When did Fujimaru Ritsuka become His Majesty?
"That's right. Qin Shi Huang abdicated the throne to me and bestowed upon me the surname Ying. So now I'm not called Fujimaru Ritsuka. Call me Ying Xiang."
Ying Xiang looked at Mo Shuying with a smile. She was very happy to see this man's astonished expression.
"This, this, this… I'm sorry. I'm having a hard time processing this. What exactly is going on?"
Mo Shuying was completely lost.
"It's a long story. Do you want to hear it?"
Ying Xiang clasped her hands behind her back, looking at Mo Shuying with a smile.
Under her familiar gaze, Mo Shuying's heart calmed. He said,
"Yes, tell me slowly."
"Mm-hmm~"
Afterward, Ying Xiang and Mo Shuying drank tea while she recounted the events of the past year.
Then Mo Shuying was dumbfounded.
Mo Shuying had thought that the Lostbelts hadn't appeared. Who knew that Ying Xiang had already fully conquered all of them?
Ying Xiang didn't elaborate on the twists and turns and difficulties, merely glossing over them, but the hardship and bitterness were imaginable. Moreover, of the Chaldea crew, only Ying Xiang remained.
It started from the Temple of Time.
According to Ying Xiang, Mo Shuying had joined them in conquering the Singularities and fighting their way into the Temple of Time, but ultimately, he sacrificed himself to save her and Mash.
Although Mash didn't disappear under Goetia's Noble Phantasm, her own time was already short. In the end, she was revived only with the help of the Fourth Beast, Fou.
Of course, Doctor also sacrificed himself to complete the return, and finally, Fujimaru Ritsuka personally tore Goetia apart, ending the battle.
They thought it was over, but little did they know, it was just the beginning of their suffering.
Not long after returning to Chaldea, Chaldea was attacked, destroyed, Da Vinci's original body died, and a backup artificial individual was activated. The few survivors escaped in a Shadow Border.
After that came the adventures in various Lostbelts, incredibly arduous, until in the end, only Fujimaru Ritsuka remained.
Ritsuka wouldn't have survived either, but facing the overwhelming power of the Alien God, Qin Shi Huang and the Lords of the Lostbelts extended a helping hand! They finally repelled the Alien God and changed into their current state.
Mo Shuying listened in silence for a long time. He looked at the strong girl with white hair and a smile on her face, and his heart was filled with immense respect and pity.
It was hard to imagine what Ying Xiang had been through on her journey, filled with despair, shrouded in sorrow, with no familiar person left to help her in those final moments.
"You've worked hard."
Thousands of words condensed into three. Though they were just three light words, for Ying Xiang, they were a ray of sunshine.
"Hmph~ That's all in the past. I'm actually quite surprised. I didn't expect to see you again. Mr. Mo is truly an amazing person."
Ying Xiang casually wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, then looked at Mo Shuying and asked.
The man in front of her was much stronger than he had been a year ago.
Ying Xiang, who herself had come a long way, could feel that if Mo Shuying had been in this state, he probably wouldn't have been defeated by Goetia.
"Amazing? Just ordinary, really. Compared to you, I'm truly too ordinary."
Mo Shuying felt that Ying Xiang's experiences could totally be made into a game. She was the true protagonist destined by heaven.
"No need for false modesty with me. Actually, I came here on official business. One, to confirm that Mr. Mo is still Mr. Mo, which is now undeniable. And two, after confirming the first point, to give you this gift. It's something from Huaxia. I don't know what it is specifically, but it should be good."
Ying Xiang took out a small round tube from her pocket and handed it to Mo Shuying. Mo Shuying took it, shook it, pulled out the stopper, and poured out an exquisite Jade Slip.
He opened the Jade Slip, and on it was a Mystic Art. At the very beginning, two large characters were clearly written:
Spirit Summoning!
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