Everyone Wants to Pinch Derick's Cheeks, and the General Is No Exception

Hearing Feixiao's recruitment offer, Derick shook his head in response. Impersonating a Xianzhou native was something Derick had briefly con

Hearing Feixiao's recruitment offer, Derick shook his head in response.

Impersonating a Xianzhou native was something Derick had briefly considered during their flight, but after careful thought, he had given up on the idea. He only looked similar on the surface; his bloodline and Path were things that couldn't be faked. There was no need to pretend to be a Xianzhou native.

Feixiao looked at Derick with a puzzled expression. "Is that so? You look so much like one, I thought you were from another Xianzhou ship. Alright then. You all wait here for a moment. I'll go finish the rest of the battle, and we can talk afterward."

With that, she took her weapon and charged towards another part of the battlefield.

Seeing her leave, Derick quickly exchanged a glance with Castorice and the others. He had Hyacine stay behind with Polyxia while the rest of them followed Feixiao. It was best not to reveal that Polyxia could transform into a giant dragon so easily; it would serve as a trump card for them.

Derick, Castorice, and Cipher followed.

Feixiao looked at them with some surprise.

"General Feixiao, we're here to help," Derick said to her.

Hearing him, Feixiao laughed heartily.

"Good! Then you'd better keep up with me." As she spoke, Feixiao stomped her feet hard on the ground, kicking up a cyan whirlwind.

Derick gripped the Lance of Divine Retribution, attacking the Borisin while quietly observing Feixiao's fighting style, hoping to learn some martial skills from her. Although he had acquired Nikador's skills, he was still far behind compared to Feixiao. He had to study her carefully.

Cipher and Castorice didn't think that far ahead. Feixiao's martial arts didn't suit their styles anyway, so they simply brandished their own weapons or used their legs, attacking the Borisin in front of them.

Feixiao took in the combat situation of the three of them.

Seeing that their main focus was on the battle, Feixiao relaxed her guard slightly. A few people appearing out of nowhere and suddenly wanting to fight alongside you… no matter how big-hearted Feixiao was, she had to be a little cautious.

With her guard relaxed, Feixiao watched their fighting styles with interest.

That woman in the cat-eared hood is really fast, and her movements are agile enough. But her strength is a shortcoming; she doesn't do enough damage to the enemy. It's clear she's not a professional combatant, more like a scout or someone who carries out special missions.

The purple-haired girl's strength and technique are decent, but it's clear she lacks combat experience. She still needs training.

Finally, her gaze landed on Derick.

This black-haired youth… his strength is quite impressive, his technique is exquisite, and his practical experience is also rich. Hmm? He's looking over here at me? You little rascal, you want to learn, do you? Then let's see how much you can pick up.

With this thought, Feixiao's movements became even swifter. Wherever her blade passed, the Borisin were all sliced into several pieces.

She deliberately demonstrated her techniques for Derick, wanting to see how much he could master.

At first, Derick was a bit hesitant when he saw Feixiao notice him observing her fighting, but seeing her deliberately slow down her movements, he knew she intended to teach him her martial arts, so he watched with confidence.

Of course, the movements of his own hands didn't stop for a moment as he attacked the Borisin around him. As he fought, he began to imitate Feixiao, wielding a weapon in each hand. Using the Lance of Divine Retribution and the Blade of Divine Retribution together, he slashed at his surroundings.

He possessed the Core Flame of the Titan of Discord, which greatly enhanced his talent in combat. He also had the Core Flame of the Titan of Reason, which strengthened his learning ability. In addition to the various creatures Derick had devoured, just by watching Feixiao fight, he was able to learn some of its essence.

Watching Derick's weapon techniques, Feixiao nodded in satisfaction.

Soon, Feixiao, Derick, and the others rendezvoused with the rest of the Azure-Fox Army.

Jiaoqiu and a man in a purple hat named Moze each led a contingent, surrounding the Borisin.

The Azure-Fox Army launched a final cleanup of the remaining Borisin. Jiaoqiu and Moze walked over.

"General, these are all the Borisin left on the planet. The others have all been dealt with," Jiaoqiu reported to Feixiao.

"Good, well done." Feixiao nodded, then she looked at Jiaoqiu and the others and introduced them to Derick. "Come, these two are my lieutenants, Jiaoqiu and Moze."

Then she turned to Jiaoqiu and the others. "These are the travelers who came down from that spaceship just now. They are called…"

Feixiao paused mid-sentence, just realizing she hadn't asked for the names of the youth and the young women before her.

Derick immediately introduced everyone, "My name is Derick. Her name is Castorice, and her name is Cipher. As for the petite girl, her name is Hyacine, and the young woman in the wheelchair is Castorice's younger sister, Polyxia."

"Oh, I see." Feixiao nodded and reached out to pat Derick's shoulder.

"Derick, you have good talent."

Seeing that although he was no longer short, there was still a hint of childishness in his features, Feixiao subconsciously reached out and pinched his cheek.

"Uh…" Feixiao froze for a moment.

She hadn't expected to make such a move herself.

Castorice and Cipher also stared with wide eyes.

Wait a minute, is Derry's face that attractive? Why does even a general of the Xianzhou Alliance, an Emanator-level powerhouse, feel the urge to pinch it?

"I'm going to organize the troops. Jiaoqiu, you accompany Derick and the others for a bit."

Feixiao left in a hurry.

She knew Jiaoqiu was wary of Derick and would definitely want to test him. If she didn't let him, Jiaoqiu's mind would never be at ease.

Jiaoqiu and Moze exchanged a glance. Then Jiaoqiu took a step forward, a gentle smile on his face. He asked Derick, "Little Brother Derick, where are you from? And where are you heading?"

"We come from a sealed-off planet called Amphoreus. We met someone who provided us with a way to leave, and we came here by spaceship. We happened to see you all fighting, so we came to help," Derick replied.

It would be impossible to fake coming from somewhere else, so Derick decided to be honest and tell them his origins.

"Amphoreus… that's a name I've never heard of," Jiaoqiu said, narrowing his eyes in thought.

"Yeah, it's a small place in the countryside. No one has ever been there before," Cipher said with a shrug.

Jiaoqiu was a little surprised.

"There's still such a place?"

A place that could produce these few people of considerable strength, yet have no contact with the rest of the universe… it was truly strange.

"We don't know what the situation is either. Anyway, since the world began, we're the first batch of people to leave."

"Then where are you going?" Jiaoqiu continued to ask.

Cipher shrugged her shoulders and said, "We don't know either. Now that we've left Amphoreus, we can't go back for the time being, so we plan to wander the universe. Wherever we end up, that's where we'll be."

"I see. In that case, would you like to stay on our Xianzhou Yaoqing for a while? Once you're familiar with the situation in the universe, you can think about where to go. What do you think?" Jiaoqiu asked them.

"Then we'll have to trouble you, Big Brother Jiaoqiu," Derick said, quickly thanking him.

Good, the destination for our first stop after leaving Amphoreus is settled.

It was just that he wasn't very familiar with the Xianzhou Yaoqing.

Hearing his polite address, Jiaoqiu smiled and waved his hand.

"There's no need to be so polite."

"It's fine. He's only fourteen. It's only right that he speaks politely," Cipher said with a grin from the side.

F-fourteen.

Looking at Derick, who was of a similar height to himself, Jiaoqiu's expression became a bit stunned.

Derick looked at Jiaoqiu's shocked expression and thought to himself that there was also Stelle, who was not even a year older and was already over 1.7 meters tall.

"Such a young hero," Jiaoqiu said dryly. Then he quickly pointed Derick and his group in a direction, telling them where to find the Xianzhou Yaoqing's starskiffs and letting them go there to rest first.

After Derick and his group left, Jiaoqiu immediately went back to find Feixiao.

Feixiao was organizing the troops and cleaning up the battlefield. When Jiaoqiu came over, she turned her head, a questioning look in her eyes.

Jiaoqiu said, "General Feixiao, I've sent Derick and the others to the starskiffs to rest."

"Oh? How did your probing go?" Feixiao asked.

"From what I can see, they shouldn't be a problem. If they came to the Xianzhou Yaoqing with a purpose, they wouldn't have come up with such a clumsy origin story. And I've carefully observed their expressions; they don't seem to be lying. That purple-haired little girl doesn't look like someone who likes to lie."

Jiaoqiu told Feixiao the origin story Derick and his group had given.

"Amphoreus? Truly a name I've never heard of. You mean, we can preliminarily trust them?"

"Yes. My personal judgment is that as long as we don't let them access the core secrets of the Xianzhou, we can let them stay on the Yaoqing temporarily," Jiaoqiu nodded and said to Feixiao.

"Alright, then let's take them back to the Yaoqing with us," Feixiao nodded.

The way Derick had learned her techniques earlier had made Feixiao very happy. In her thousand-two-hundred-year life, many people had wanted to learn her skills. But either their strength was insufficient, or their fighting style didn't match hers.

Derick's fighting style, technique, and strength all suited Feixiao's tastes quite well.

Jiaoqiu remembered something from earlier and said to Feixiao with a smile, "By the way, General Feixiao, as for Derick's age… how old do you guess he is?"

"Eighteen? Maybe a little younger, sixteen or seventeen," Feixiao said, remembering how she couldn't resist pinching Derick's cheek earlier.

"He… is only fourteen," Jiaoqiu said to Feixiao.

"Huh!? He grew up that fast!?"

Hearing Jiaoqiu say this, Feixiao was also…

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