"As expected." Seeing Otto say this, Fu Hua was not surprised at all. Otto definitely had something he wanted her to do for him.
"Speak. What is it? According to our agreement, I will do my best to help you complete it." For the current Fu Hua, although she was no longer the invincible Red Kite Immortal of the past, she could still handle most troubles.
"Then I'll get straight to the point, old friend. I came here because I want you to help me monitor someone… a Herrscher."
Otto's words made Shun's eyes widen involuntarily. Ask Fu Hua to monitor a Herrscher? Was it Kiana? But Kiana hadn't enrolled yet, right?
After thinking about it, he understood. Ever since Kiana left Siegfried's side, her whereabouts had always been under Otto's control. Entering St. Freya was probably something Otto had anticipated long ago.
In the game's Third Honkai Impact, although Otto didn't participate, how could this old bastard not know about Cocolia's actions?
"A Herrscher? Otto, what exactly are you planning?" Fu Hua couldn't help being shocked by Otto's audacity.
Otto calmly replied: "Hmm, the Second Herrscher's original body, test subject K423. Perhaps we should call her Kiana Kaslana? She will become the key to defeating Honkai, an important part of my plan. How about it, old friend?"
After hearing Otto's words, Fu Hua lowered her head and pondered for a moment, then looked at the man with the fake smile and said:
"I will consider it. I will give you an answer within today." Fu Hua stared at Otto with a calm, water-like gaze, as if her eyes were saying:
"Why are you still here?"
A few minutes passed. Otto slowly stood up. He first lowered his head to look at the slightly wrinkled clothes on his body, then raised his hand and gently patted them. Each pat carried a bit of force, as if trying to brush away both the dust and the fatigue.
Finally, after tidying up, Otto nodded in satisfaction and walked toward the door. When he reached the doorway, he stopped, turned back, and looked in a certain direction. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, revealing a faint smile: "Then I shall take my leave first. I look forward to your reply, old friend." After saying that, he opened the door without hesitation, walked out with firm steps, and his figure quickly disappeared into the sunlight outside.
Time passed minute by minute. About ten minutes later, after confirming that Otto had gone far away, Shun carefully emerged from the back and slowly moved to the area where Otto had been standing earlier.
"Master, what's up?" Although Shun had heard everything clearly from the back, he still had to play dumb when pretending.
"You're here. You probably heard everything just now, right? What do you think should I agree to his request?" From the way Fu Hua looked at Shun, it seemed she was quite eager to hear his answer.
"Agree." Shun answered without hesitation. Fu Hua needed to go to St. Freya, and the main cast of St. Freya also needed Fu Hua. The two complemented each other.
In short, going to St. Freya was definitely much better than Fu Hua staying cooped up on Taixu Mountain every day.
"Alright, then Master will listen to you."
"Huh? Why?" Shun had already prepared many reasons to persuade Fu Hua, but he didn't expect her to accept his suggestion so easily.
"Why, exactly? I'm also searching for the reason! However, right now Master may not know as much as you do. Since you think Master can help Otto with this favor, then Master is willing to trust you."
No matter what, Fu Hua's unconditional trust still moved Shun greatly.
"Master, you trust me so much… I'm starting to feel a bit embarrassed about lying to you in the future."
"Hmph, so you do know that you always like to lie to me." Although Fu Hua wasn't particularly shrewd, she wasn't stupid either. Even though she no longer had thousands of years of experience, she could subconsciously distinguish between lies and good and evil.
Although nine out of ten things Shun said to her were lies, Fu Hua could genuinely feel kindness from him.
"Master, let's not talk about this for now. My Sword Heart has broken through to the Mirror Realm. I may have to go out again, so I wanted to let you know."
Otto's arrival gave Shun the feeling that the plot was truly about to begin. And even if Otto hadn't come, Shun had already wanted to leave.
"Is it because one of your friends is in danger again?" Fu Hua asked.
"No, but it should be much more dangerous than before." The Manila Honkai outbreak at most only had one Judgment-class Honkai beast. Compared to the Nagazora Honkai incident that gave birth to a Herrscher, it really wasn't worth mentioning.
Even though in the plot the Herrscher of Thunder was solo-killed by Kiana, the plot had protagonist halo. Did reality have that? If there was even the slightest mistake in between, the development of events would be completely different.
"I see. You have your own path to walk, so Master won't stop you. So, you still don't plan to bring Seele with you this time?"
"Master, you know how dangerous it is! Please keep Seele with you." Even if Seele wouldn't disrupt his plans, Shun still didn't want her to take risks.
"You really protect Seele too well…" Fu Hua could only sigh. Although she had seen Seele's efforts, it seemed Shun was still overprotective of her.
"Since this is your decision, Master won't persuade you anymore. By the way, do you remember what Master told you back then?"
Fu Hua smiled faintly as she looked at Shun. Shun felt a chill down his back and had a bad premonition.
"I remember. I said that when you graduate, we would conduct a final assessment to test what you've learned."
At some point, Fu Hua's Taixu Grip had already appeared on her arms. Only then did Shun realize.
Fu Hua was serious!
In that instant, a dreamy pink feather gently floated down. The moment it touched the ground, it was as if a mysterious magical ripple spread out, quickly engulfing the entire space.
Shun's eyes widened in shock. He discovered that the environment around him had undergone a heaven-shaking, earth-shattering change! The originally elegant room filled with antique charm disappeared without a trace in the blink of an eye. In its place was a vast, boundless training ground that stretched as far as the eye could see.
The dojo was incredibly spacious, with a faint thin mist lingering around, giving it a hazy and mysterious feeling. The ground beneath his feet was paved with smooth, jade-like stone slabs, each one faintly glowing as if containing endless power and secrets.
Fu Hua stood not far in front of Shun. Her simple Daoist robe had been replaced by a cheongsam that was convenient for movement, and the three thousand strands of black hair on her head had all turned white-pink.
Holy shit! You old hag are directly pulling out this form to fight me? Are you really not afraid of beating your disciple to death?
I remember the last person who enjoyed getting beaten in this form was Sirin, right? She was a six-core Herrscher, so what am I?
"Come on, prepare for battle." Fu Hua slightly adjusted to the power in her body, assumed a starting stance, and said to Shun.
"What? I have to fight the Red Kite Immortal?"