"Oh, and about Hyacine, you still need to apologize to her later." Before leaving the illusion, Derick said to Firefly.

"Mm, that's definitely a must." Firefly nodded repeatedly.

Being affected by the Heliobi, the person she owed the most was Hyacine. Hyacine had kindly helped her with treatment, and she had ended up affecting Hyacine in return. Fortunately, she had controlled her strength well and hadn't harmed her.

The illusion collapsed, and Derick and Firefly began to return to the real world.

Seeing Derick and Firefly lying side by side, Cipher was the first who couldn't hold back. She reached out and picked up Derick and Firefly, planning to use her superspeed to carry them towards the Divine Foresight Department.

But just as she was about to do so, Derick and Firefly slightly opened their eyes.

"Um, Cipher, why are you holding me like this?" Derick was still a bit hazy, opening his mouth to ask Cipher.

"Isn't it because I saw you hadn't woken up, and I was worried you'd encounter danger, so I planned to take you to General Jing Yuan to check on you?" Cipher said with a smile to Derick.

"Is that so…" Cipher's gaze lingered: "But are you sure you're okay? Do you want me to check you?"

"Check?" Hearing Cipher's words, Derick was a little confused.

What kind of check could this be?

Just as Derick was thinking this, he felt a soft, moist sensation suddenly come from his lips.

And after this sensation, Derick saw a scythe flying over his head, to be precise, flying straight towards Cipher's head.

No need to guess, it must have been Castorice who swung it.

Cipher hurriedly prepared to dodge, deftly avoiding Castorice's attack.

Seeing that Castorice was still going to attack after being dodged, Cipher quickly said: "Alright, alright, let's just check on Derick and Firefly's condition. They just came out of the illusion, and we don't know what their physical condition is like!"

Hearing her say this, Castorice retracted her scythe. But her gaze remained fixed on Cipher, full of warning.

She had already secretly kissed Derick once, and now a second time. There won't be a third. If you dare to try a third time, I'll definitely cut you in two with my scythe.

Cipher naturally saw Castorice's thoughts, and a slight teasing expression appeared in her eyes.

Next time, I definitely won't do this. Because next time, I'll go straight for a full-on embrace.

Cipher thought to herself.

Sushang and Guinaifen watched silently.

"Mr. Derick's luck with romance is really good." Guinaifen whispered.

"Yeah, yeah." Sushang also nodded in agreement.

The two observed each other's reactions, seemingly coming to some understanding in their hearts. They exchanged glances, and both nodded in unison.

Meanwhile, Cipher and Castorice also seriously checked Derick and Firefly's bodies. After seeing that there were no problems with the examination, Castorice and the others finally relaxed.

Castorice asked Derick: "Oh, right, what about that Heliobi? Wasn't it controlling Firefly's body? Where is it now?"

Firefly also looked at Derick. Firefly had already fainted at the last moment. She had no memory at all about the Heliobi, so she had to rely on Derick to explain what happened in the end.

"I took care of it. I eliminated that Heliobi. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to leave so easily." Derick said to everyone.

Anyway, the Heliobi was already dead, so whatever he said was the truth.

Beside them, hearing that the Heliobi had been eliminated, Guinaifen was a little anxious. The task she received was to capture the Heliobi, but instead of capturing it, it was directly eliminated. This would be difficult to explain when she returned.

However, thinking about Derick and Firefly's safety, the Heliobi's life or death didn't seem so important.

"That's too bad for her, I originally wanted her to apologize to Himeko." Cipher shook her head with some regret.

"I'll apologize to her instead." Firefly said at this moment.

Cipher looked at Firefly: "Yes, you need to explain your situation. Honestly, I knew you had issues, but I never expected you were SAM, the Stellaron Hunter who fought against Derick and Castorice."

Firefly smiled helplessly.

"To be honest, I never intended to hide it from you. It's just that I was hit by Derick's attack, and my SAM mech suit couldn't be maintained. At the same time, my body wasn't convenient to move, so for safety, I had to go into hiding under an assumed name in Aurum Alley. But I never expected…"

"That's quite a coincidence. That guy Dragon Lord didn't look for anyone else, but he ended up finding you." Cipher scratched her head speechlessly at such a coincidence.

"Yeah, because of Derick and your identities, it was even more impossible for me to expose my identity. So it just turned out this way." Firefly nodded.

"Alright, I'll forgive you for hiding it. However, as a Stellaron Hunter, you cannot leave our sight. The specific handling of your situation will have to be decided by Derick after he reports to General Jing Yuan."

With Guinaifen and Sushang nearby, Derick and the others couldn't hide Firefly's identity as a Stellaron Hunter. However, Firefly's problem wasn't too big. It was the Company that had a bounty on Stellaron Hunters. The Xianzhou Alliance couldn't be dictated to by the Company.

"Understood." Firefly nodded: "But before that, I need to check on Miss Hyacine's condition first, to make sure she's okay."

"That's as it should be." Derick and Castorice naturally agreed.

The few of them prepared to leave. Just as they were about to, Firefly noticed her communicator making a sound. Firefly instinctively wanted to dodge, but after thinking about it, she still took it out in front of everyone.

"Hey, Firefly, how have you been doing lately?"

Silver Wolf's voice came from inside.

Firefly had been typing before, but now she just spoke up.

"My identity has been exposed, so returning might be a bit more troublesome."

"What?! What?! What did you say?! Your identity was exposed?!" Hearing Firefly say this, Silver Wolf's voice instantly rose several octaves.

"Yes." Derick nodded: "But don't worry, we don't have much animosity with you Stellaron Hunters, so we won't make things difficult for Miss Firefly. The specific handling will have to wait until I report to General Jing Yuan."

Kafka took the communicator at this moment and said to Derick: "Alright, then thank you. This matter, we Stellaron Hunters owe you a favor. If you need anything, we will repay this favor."

"Okay."

Derick nodded.

More friends, more paths. With more friends, saving Amphoreus in the future will be even more convenient.

Derick hung up the communicator, then said to Firefly: "Let's go, let's return to the Alchemy Commission to see Hyacine."

"Understood."

Firefly nodded softly.

Then, everyone left the Cloudford Docking Point, taking a Starskiff towards the Alchemy Commission. Along the way, Guinaifen and Sushang left first.

It was already very late today. Unless the matters concerning the Heliobi were too urgent, they would rest first and deal with it tomorrow. As for what happened today, Guinaifen and Sushang also needed to report to the Ten-Lords Commission and the Cloud Knights.

The two exchanged glances before leaving, nodding in perfect sync.

After they had finished handling all their matters, they met up at the entrance of a small restaurant in Changlê.

"Guinaifen, are you sure no one is following us?" Sushang asked Guinaifen.

"No, I asked Grandpa Tail to help keep an eye out, so no one will follow us." Guinaifen replied seriously.

Tail also spoke up, annoyed: "What are you two doing, being so secretive?"

"Grandpa Tail, this matter is very important. Later, we'll need your help to guard the door. If we're discovered, I feel like all three of us will die." Guinaifen said to Tail.

"Hmph, I don't believe anything can harm me." Tail was clearly unconvinced.

"You've lived enough, I haven't." Guinaifen whispered defensively.

Tail: "…Alright, alright, I'll watch for you."

Guinaifen then looked at Sushang, asking in a low, anxious voice: "Miss Sushang, is your side confirmed safe?"

"Don't worry, I didn't even tell Guinaifen when I came over." Sushang also guaranteed with a serious expression.

Seeing this, the two carefully and cautiously entered the small restaurant.

Guinaifen was an introvert, so she didn't dare to speak much after entering the restaurant. Sushang, however, was quite bold. She asked the boss for a few dishes and a small private room.

After arriving at the small private room, Sushang finally relaxed.

"Finally, we can talk normally."

"Yeah, yeah." Guinaifen nodded repeatedly.

After the boss had served the dishes, Sushang quickly locked the door.

"Now no one will eavesdrop." She said to Guinaifen.

"Mm mm." Guinaifen nodded repeatedly.

The two looked at each other, neither daring to speak first.

Finally, after a long silence, Sushang looked at Guinaifen and said: "Guinaifen, do you know Mr. Derick's secret?"

"Yes, yes." Guinaifen nodded, then looked at Sushang.

"Sushang, you… you also know Mr. Derick's secret, right?"

"Yeah, Mr. Derick hides things really deeply."

Sushang nodded. "Indeed, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really couldn't have believed that Mr. Derick would have such a relationship with General Feixiao."

"That's right, that's General Huaiyan's granddaughter… Wait, who did you say?!"

Sushang was half-agreeing when she suddenly reacted, her eyes widening instantly.

"You, you said General Feixiao? You, you didn't say it wrong, right? Isn't it General Huaiyan's granddaughter Yunli?" she stammered to Guinaifen.

"It is General Feixiao!" Guinaifen nodded seriously, but then she also reacted.

"You mean Miss Yunli also has an extraordinary relationship with Mr. Derick?!"

Sushang nodded very seriously.

"Yes, I didn't say it wrong."

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