Angry as she was, Fu Xuan still sent Bai Xiao to medical treatment at once.
The Xianzhou natives' recovery ability was indeed impressive, but severe injuries left untreated would still endanger life.
Then came a follow-up segment.
A supplement to the mix-up over Bai Xiao's identity, though the timeline was discontinuous.
[After the interrogation of Kafka in the Matrix of Prescience Ultima ended and the Express crew departed for the Artisanship Commission, inside a certain hospital in Exalting Sanctum…]
Qingque saw the man leaning against the headboard, already awake, and tilted her head involuntarily.
"Master Diviner, who is this gentleman?"
The very first sentence nearly made the players lose it.
Fu Xuan also tilted her head, looking at her like she was an idiot.
"Qingque! It's not even the next workday yet—did you sleep yourself stupid? This is Bai Xiao."
"Didn't the two of you fix the array bases of the Matrix of Prescience Ultima?"
Qingque shook her head repeatedly.
"Please… don't joke with me."
"The Mr. Bai I personally received and completed the array base maintenance with—how could I mistake him?"
"Besides, when I received your order to go to Exalting Sanctum, Mr. Bai was still inside the Matrix of Prescience Ultima, not this injured gentleman."
More giant question marks popped up over Fu Xuan's head.
But she didn't continue questioning; instead, she turned to the healer nearby.
"Give her a check-up. See if there are signs of falling into the mara-struck state."
Qingque: "???"
[Hahahahaha, I knew this scene was coming!]
[So kawaii moe-coin face, President Sparrow.]
Seeing the healer actually walking toward her, Qingque dropped the moe-coin expression and looked at the man lying in the hospital bed.
Just in time to meet a pair of equally confused eyes.
"Sir, you don't know me either, right?"
Bai Xiao looked puzzled: "…This is indeed the first time I've seen you, Miss Qingque."
Fu Xuan he naturally recognized—the Luofu Master Diviner, and the eldest daughter of the Yuque Fu Clan.
For reasons inconvenient to mention, she had left Yuque to develop on the Luofu.
In just over a hundred years, she had risen to the position of Master Diviner—young and promising.
That was how the records in the Yuque Divination Commission described Fu Xuan.
But Qingque—he had no impression at all.
"Also, Master Diviner Fu Xuan, I have something to say…"
Fu Xuan was stunned: "Huh? You're really meeting Qingque for the first time now?"
Interrupted, Bai Xiao nodded reflexively.
Seeing he didn't seem confused or lying, Fu Xuan's face suddenly darkened.
"Qingque, who exactly did you escort into the Commission?"
"…Dock 17 of the Qian sector, white hair, tall and thin—that's what you said. The person I picked up matched all the physical traits."
At this point, Qingque glanced at Bai Xiao and weakly added:
"Moreover, that gentleman had an ethereal, transcendent aura, with a hint of mystery—similar vibe to Master Diviner."
"His efficiency in repairing the array bases was extremely high; clearly someone steeped in array arts for many years."
"If he's not Bai Xiao, then who is?"
Not only Fu Xuan, but Bai Xiao was also confused.
No…
He had clearly stumbled into a den of thieves—where did he find the time or opportunity to repair the Matrix of Prescience Ultima array bases?
It was clearly Qingque who picked up… wait!
Bai Xiao realized something.
The man who killed the thieves and saved him!
White hair, tall and thin, ethereal and transcendent aura…
Setting aside aura for now, the white hair and build did match him.
Bai Xiao hurriedly used the Yuque's unique method to reconstruct the deeply memorable face and project it.
Moments later, a tall figure was projected in front of the hospital bed.
"Miss Qingque, the Mr. Bai you picked up at the dock—did he look like this?"
"Yes, yes, yes!"
Qingque recognized him at a glance—that was her new confidant and best friend!
At these words, both Fu Xuan and Bai Xiao turned pale in unison.
Sensing the atmosphere was off, Qingque's little face wilted weakly, her brain frantically brainstorming possibilities.
That is to say, is there a chance—
The Mr. Bai she picked up might, perhaps, probably, possibly… not be the real Mr. Bai?
But if not Mr. Bai, then what was he?
And where did his maintenance skills for divination arrays come from?
Bai Xiao took a deep breath, accidentally tugging at his wounds, the pain making him grimace.
Enduring the pain, he said with an ugly expression:
"Master Diviner Fu Xuan, the person Miss Qingque escorted is a thief sent by the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus!"
"Explain." Fu Xuan immediately pressed.
"You might not believe this, but I heard that guy confess it himself!"
Bai Xiao's face was grim, tinged with some confusion.
"I fell into the thieves' hands and was tortured for information. Only then did I learn there were traitors inside the Divination Commission plotting against the Matrix of Prescience Ultima."
"I thought I'd be tortured to death by those guys, but then—he suddenly appeared—"
Bai Xiao pointed abruptly at Leon's projection.
"Not long after he showed up, he ruthlessly killed the four thieves interrogating me, leaving not even bones behind."
"What I don't understand is why he didn't kill me, only his companions…"
"And from what Master Diviner Fu Xuan said, he even dumped me inside the Matrix of Prescience Ultima…"
Hearing the enormous amount of information in these words, Qingque couldn't help swallowing.
She wasn't stupid.
And even if she were, she now understood Fu Xuan couldn't possibly mistake the person.
"M-M-Master, Master Diviner… I-I messed up again, r-right…?"
"That Mr. Bai… fake Bai Xiao, maybe deliberately spared the real Mr. Bai's life to provoke you, to make you furious…"
Fu Xuan only felt a faint throbbing in her head and couldn't help rubbing her temples.
"It's not your fault. It's this seat's fault for not properly briefing you on Bai Xiao's information, giving the thief an opening… hm?"
"This seat will excuse herself for a moment!"
Remembering something, Fu Xuan turned with an anxious face and hurried out of the ward.
Leaving Qingque and Bai Xiao staring at each other, big eyes to small eyes.
Players with God's perspective, who already understood the full story of the Divination Commission array base failure a step ahead, were already laughing themselves to death.
[So the unreliable one isn't our President Sparrow, but Fu Xuan.]
[Kinda hard to hold in, feels like the Divination Commission is just a ragtag crew, too funny.]
[Actually understandable—the Stellaron brought Fracture monsters and caused mara-struck chaos in the Commission, makes sense.]
[The misunderstanding unfolded perfectly, smoother than pouring tea.]
[A world where only Fu Xuan and Bai Xiao are hurt—achieved, lol.]
[Strictly speaking, those Silver Coral guys were hurt too—oh wait, they're dead.]
[Those don't count; in the narrow sense, they're not victims.]
Fu Xuan rushed out and immediately contacted the Seat of Divine Foresight.
The call connected, but only Jing Yuan's strategist, Qingzu, appeared.
Fu Xuan: "Where's the General? This seat has urgent business with him."
Qingzu: "Replying to Master Diviner, General Jing Yuan is currently not at the Seat of Divine Foresight. He said there's an opportunity and important matter he must attend to personally."
"What?!"
Fu Xuan's eyes widened.
"With a pile of messes needing urgent handling right now, he just up and vanished without explanation?"
Qingzu: "For the General to act personally, it must be extremely important. When he returns, I will inform you at once."
Fu Xuan hung up the call with an uncertain expression.
"…No wonder he handed the military tally to me so early, that guy…"