305: Chapter 305 Recalling the Past

The layout of Qianye's home was very simple.

There were no luxurious decorations, only a few simple tables and chairs, and a few potted green plants.

Sunlight spilled in from the floor-to-ceiling windows, shining on the light-colored floor, making the entire room bright and warm.

Qianye invited everyone to sit down and went to brew tea herself.

The tea set was made of white porcelain, with small, exquisite cups painted with blue patterns.

The aroma of tea curled upwards, carrying a faint, refreshing scent.

Everyone chatted happily.

Hua Caili and Qianye had been separated for hundreds of years and had accumulated a belly full of words.

They chatted happily, exchanging words back and forth.

Su Yingxue and her group sat quietly to the side, occasionally chiming in with playful remarks, listening quietly as the two reminisced about the past.

Qianye said that she and Hua Caili met during a mission.

At that time, they were both Rank 5, and the mission was to hunt down a group of out-of-control Yao Beasts on an abandoned mining planet.

The two were assigned to the same group, but their personalities clashed, and they would argue as soon as they met.

After arguing for a while, they started fighting.

They had a fight, but neither could defeat the other.

Qianye was unconvinced and asked her to fight again the next day.

Hua Caili agreed.

They fought again the next day, and it was still a draw.

They fought on the third day, and it was still a tie.

As they kept fighting, the two developed a friendship.

They went from rivals to friends, and from friends to best friends.

Later, they joined the army together and went to the frontier of the Human Race.

That was the border between the Human Race and the Yao Race, a place of constant warfare and bloodshed.

They were assigned to the same squad.

They trained together, fought together, and went through life and death together.

Qianye said that once they were surrounded by the Yao Race, with over a hundred Yao Race members surrounding their squad.

Hua Caili didn't say a word, she just drew her blade and charged out, killing one with every strike, making the Yao Race wail and scream.

In that battle, she killed over thirty Yao Race members by herself, her eyes turning red from the slaughter.

The Yao Race gave her a title, calling her the "Golden-Eyed Rakshasa."

Hua Caili blushed slightly upon hearing this title.

She was not to be outdone and said that Qianye was no better.

Once, when they went to ambush a Yao Race stronghold, Qianye charged into the enemy camp alone, killing them with one palm strike each, flattening those Yao Race members into meat patties.

The Yao Race gave her a title, calling her the "Bone-Crushing Hand."

Qianye laughed heartily when she heard this title.

Everyone listened in amazement.

They couldn't imagine that Hua Caili had such a side to her.

Golden-Eyed Rakshasa, killing over thirty Yao Race members alone.

Is this the Hua Caili they know?

Qianye asked how she had spent the last four hundred years.

Hua Caili said it was very plain.

Helping her father manage the country, handling government affairs, and occasionally Cultivating.

The days passed by, without any waves.

It wasn't until Liuli was born and a new little life was added to the family that things became a bit livelier.

Later, after meeting her husband and marrying him, life truly became lively.

Qianye also said that these four hundred years had been plain.

Cultivating, shopping, and occasionally gathering with friends.

Nothing big, nothing small.

The days just passed by like that.

The topic turned back to the passionate years of fighting on the frontier.

Qianye looked at everyone present, her tone filled with a bit of nostalgia and banter.

"You guys don't know how 'brutal' Hua Caili used to be."

"Once, she chased down a Yao Race squad by herself for three days and three nights, pursuing them from the Yao Race border all the way to their heartland."

"That squad had over ten Yao Beasts, and she killed them one by one; the last one was scared to death by her."

"When she came back, she was covered in blood, her eyes were red, looking like a god of slaughter."

Hua Caili smiled faintly upon hearing this.

"You were the same."

"Once, you snuck into the Yao Race camp when they weren't paying attention, and then the whole place just exploded."

"A literal, physical explosion."

"When you returned, you still had a smile on your face."

Qianye laughed loudly: "That time was just good luck."

Hua Caili also smiled and said: "Luck is also a part of strength."

Everyone listened with great interest.

Their hearts were full of amazement.

It was hard to connect the two gentle and composed women before them with the fierce warriors of the past battlefield.

After finishing talking about the past, Qianye asked: "Do you guys have Light Brains?"

Everyone said they did.

Qianye said: "Let's add each other as friends."

Sixty-one people, it took a while to finish adding them.

Qianye looked at the sixty-one names that had suddenly appeared in her friend list: "It's going to be lively now."

Hua Caili said: "We can keep in touch often from now on."

Qianye nodded: "We didn't have this technology before, and when separated by distance, we could only send text messages. Now it's better, after you go back, everyone can meet directly in the virtual world."

The women agreed, praising its convenience.

Su Yingxue said: "We can go shopping together in the virtual world in the future."

Qianye smiled and said: "Okay."

She suddenly remembered something: "Hua Caili, you served in the army before and have military merits, so you can purchase a Light Brain with higher permissions."

Wen Yan looked curious upon hearing this and asked.

"Are Light Brains divided into different Ranks?"

"Of course."

Qianye explained.

"However, Advanced Light Brains cannot be purchased by ordinary people; only those with military merits can buy them."

"The virtual network of ordinary Light Brains can cover the entire Lingyuan Empire."

"Advanced Light Brains can cover the entire Human Race territory."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present looked shocked.

Cover the entire Human Race territory?

How big would that be?

The Lingyuan Empire is already big enough, with thousands of vassal states and hundreds of millions of star systems.

How many times larger is the entire Human Race territory compared to the Lingyuan Empire?

Hua Caili followed Qianye's instructions.

Military merit verification, identity verification, permissions activated.

Soon, a robot delivered it.

Hua Caili signed for it and refined it with her Divine Thought.

The Advanced Light Brain turned into a ray of light and disappeared into her brow.

Qianye said: "Now you can contact your comrades from other Empires."

Hua Caili nodded and probed the Advanced Light Brain with her Divine Thought.

Many grayed-out names appeared in the friend list.

Those were her comrades from when she was in the army, scattered in every corner of the Human Race territory.

Some were in the Lingyuan Empire, some in the Tianlang Empire, and some in even further places.

She looked at those names, feeling a bit complicated in her heart.

It had been hundreds of years since they last contacted each other; she wondered how they were doing.

Before long, Hua Caili's expression changed slightly.

Qianye noticed: "Uh, could Luke have found out so quickly?"

Luke was the person who had been pursuing Hua Caili before.

A descendant of the Blood Axe King.

Hua Caili had just bought the Advanced Light Brain and added her old comrades.

Luke had already found her.

Qianye's expression became helpless as soon as she finished speaking.

Luke had also come to find her.

Asking if she knew that Hua Caili had returned, and if she could help arrange a meeting.

Qianye sighed, complaining that Luke had been frequently asking her for news about Hua Caili for these four hundred years, really having no sense at all.

She had said countless times that Hua Caili hadn't returned to Lingyuan City, brushing him off.

But Luke wouldn't give up, asking every once in a while.

Four hundred years, and he had never stopped.

Yun Shu sighed: "It's been four hundred years, and this person actually still hasn't given up."

Qianye smiled: "Who told our Hua Caili to be so beautiful and moving."

Su Yingxue teased: "You are the same."

Qianye: "What?"

Su Yingxue looked at her: "You are so beautiful, there must be many people pursuing you, right?"

Qianye waved her hand: "How can I be as beautiful as Hua Caili? There are people pursuing me, but not as many as Hua Caili."

Su Yingxue didn't believe it: "You are being modest."

Qianye retorted: "You are the one being modest. You sisters are all so beautiful, Lin Yun is truly blessed."

Su Yingxue smiled: "That's true."

Everyone laughed together.

The scene was extremely lively.