[Divination Commission]
Fu Xuan stood in front of the Matrix of Prescience with a stern expression, her eyes fixed intently on the changing patterns above it.
Around her were the diviners who wanted to approach but didn't dare.
And the Ghost-Hunting Squad, who had just been scolded.
"Th-this can't be right, can it?"
Stelle looked astonished. Why was someone possessed by a Heliobus still acting just like a normal person?
Shouldn't they be in a daze or something?
"Are you not a normal person right now?"
March 7th couldn't help speaking up. Was this girl's brain squeezed by a door or something?
She herself had been possessed by a Heliobus too.
So had Huohuo.
Did that mean neither Stelle nor Huohuo was normal?
Huohuo didn't know.
Anyway...
"I'm not."
Stelle had a clear understanding of herself. She spread her little hands and admitted that she wasn't a normal person.
"All right, I agree with you."
Hearing this, March 7th didn't say anything more and nodded in agreement.
The person herself had already said she wasn't normal. What more could an outsider like her say?
"Actually..." Huohuo said softly from the side. "Being possessed by a Heliobus only makes your thoughts more extreme. It doesn't cause the kind of 'abnormality' Miss Stelle is imagining."
Being possessed by a Heliobus didn't turn someone into a brain-dead idiot who needed to have their eyes crossed and nose crooked.
"What do we do now?"
Guinaifen looked nervously at Fu Xuan and asked Huohuo how they could resolve the situation.
Cases of people being possessed by Heliobi were relatively rare. Most of the time, people merely had Heliobi clinging to them.
For example...
The person they'd encountered not long ago in that unfinished business between a human and a ghost.
"Oi!"
A strange sound came from a distance. Guinaifen turned her head, and her worried expression immediately relaxed into a welcoming smile.
"Oh, you're here too!"
'Great! It's our comrade-in-arms! We're saved!'
As soon as Levi approached, Guinaifen hurried forward and explained to him how Fu Xuan had been possessed by a Heliobus.
Levi calmly waved his hand, indicating that he already knew about the matter.
But hadn't Jing Yuan handed this matter over to him to handle?
Why was Guinaifen's Ghost-Hunting Squad also at the Divination Commission?
'Double-dipping?'
Levi couldn't help speculating inwardly.
Seeing Guinaifen repeatedly gesturing toward Fu Xuan, he reassured her, "Don't panic. I know you're in a hurry, but don't panic just yet."
"I'm not going to steal your job."
"Goodbye."
With that, he turned around and walked away, intending to find Jing Yuan at the Divination Commission and demand an explanation.
How could he get away with double-dipping like this?!
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Watching Levi turn around and leave just like that, Guinaifen was practically dumbfounded.
What did he mean by, "I'm not going to steal your job"?
What, was Levi planning to compete with her to see who could pull off the most outrageous stunts?
If they were competing purely in terms of their ability to pull off stunts, she might lose in the very first round.
But the job Levi was talking about definitely wasn't about pulling stunts online.
"Comrade! Wait! Comrade!"
Guinaifen took two steps at a time, grabbed Levi's arm with both hands, and pleaded, "Please, don't go!"
Qingque's face immediately darkened beside them.
'What kind of farce is this?!'
'The official wife is still right here! Couldn't you at least be a little discreet?!'
'Be careful, or I'll get angry and hang myself in your livestream!'
Perhaps she'd heard Qingque's threat, or perhaps she'd realized that this wasn't appropriate. Guinaifen let go of Levi's arm.
Standing in front of him, she clasped her hands together and bowed.
"Although I don't know what happened, we really need your help, comrade!"
"No need!"
'Who the hell said they didn't need help?!'
Guinaifen whipped her head around and looked at the person who had spoken.
Stelle had a bandage wrapped around her forehead, with the words 'I Don't Need Help' written on it. Her gaze was resolute.
It was obvious that she was the one who had just shouted, "No need!"
Tail, who couldn't stray too far from Huohuo, stared at her in astonishment.
'I'd like to see how you're going to manage without help...'
"We have Lord Tail, after all..."
"I'll bite your f*cking cat ass!" Tail jumped up and smacked Stelle right on the head. "Can't you act cool without dragging me into it?!"
Stelle held her head but didn't change her tune.
"Isn't Lord Tail a Heliobus too? We can call him the Possessed Diviner Fu Xuan's Talisman and have him drag the Heliobus inside her out!"
"Huh?" Sushang blinked and looked at Guinaifen. "I feel like this plan might actually work!"
"No good."
Guinaifen raised her hand to reject the idea.
If even Sushang thought a plan was viable, then it definitely wasn't.
Putting aside what might happen if two Heliobi possessed the same person, Lord Tail himself wasn't particularly keen on following Stelle's suggestion.
"If you want to do it, do it yourself. I sure as hell won't do something like harming my own kind."
"Comrade!" Guinaifen clasped her hands together again and turned toward Levi. "You're our only hope!"
'Quick, use your invincible Earthly Soul and think of a solution!'
"That doesn't seem right."
After all, this was your job.
"Oh, this is just perfect!" Guinaifen grabbed Levi and dragged him toward Fu Hua. She stopped at a spot that was neither too close nor too far away, then pointed at Fu Hua, who had become completely obsessed with divination.
"Look, she's definitely possessed by a Heliobus. You're the only one who can help now."
"Transfer the credits to my account afterward."
"Sure thing!"
Seeing that Levi had agreed, Guinaifen smiled and returned to her companions, ready to watch Levi's performance.
Looking at Fu Xuan in front of him, Levi walked forward.
When Fu Xuan noticed him, she snapped, "I am currently performing divination. Do not disturb me."
"Sorry, Master Diviner Fu Xuan. I just wanted to ask, when are you going to give me the white stockings you promised me last time?"
Hearing this, Fu Xuan frowned deeply and turned around to look at Levi.
"When did I ever promise you that?"
At the same time, the patterns on the Matrix of Prescience changed again, and Fu Xuan shifted her gaze away from Levi.
"I don't have time to play around with you right now. Leave!"
Looking at Fu Xuan, who was completely focused on divination, Levi smacked his lips a few times.
It seemed her memories were fine.
He'd been hoping to take the opportunity to get a free pair of white stockings out of her.
'What a shame!'
"Master Diviner Fu Xuan, have you eaten yet?"
Levi's voice rang out beside her ear once more. Fu Xuan's brows knitted together again.
"Didn't I already tell you..."
"If you haven't eaten, then eat my blade!"
As Fu Xuan turned around, the first thing she saw was a sword blade wrapped in crimson light.
Before she had time to make any move, her consciousness plunged into darkness.
Qingque, who had witnessed the entire process, couldn't help shuddering twice.
She muttered to herself, "Could he have cut himself down the same way?"
After speaking, she noticed the spherical creature floating in midair. As if remembering something, she took an identical round ball out of her pocket and held it out to Guinaifen and the others.
"By the way, do you guys accept these things?"
Hearing Qingque's voice, Guinaifen and the others, who had been focusing entirely on Levi, turned to look at her.
They immediately saw the spherical creature in her hand.
"Holy shit!"
Everyone nearby instantly backed away.
'Holding a Heliobus in your hand... What a ruthless person!'
'No! A complete madwoman!'
"I'd rather call you a downright lunatic!"
March 7th was the quickest to react. After making her remark, she noticed that the Heliobus in Qingque's hand looked just like the Heliobi Levi had under his control.
Its eyes were crimson red, and it floated in midair like a robot that had been disconnected.
It was probably the Heliobus that had possessed Qingque, which Levi had caught.
March 7th beckoned Huohuo over to collect it.
Then there was the Heliobus that had come out of Fu Xuan's body.
Levi also received Guinaifen's payment.
"That's it?!"
"That's not a small amount! It's enough to treat ourselves to a meal in Aurum Alley.", Guinaifen said painfully.
And he still thought it was too little? If it was too little, then give it back to me.
'Too little? Even if it's too little, you're still stuffing it into your pocket!'
Levi turned around, his expression utterly cold.
That damn Jing Yuan was not only double-dipping but also exploiting his labor.
And this was all the compensation he got.
Now he understood why Jing Yuan hadn't given him a specific amount from the start and had instead told him to find Yanqing after finishing the job.
Of course he'd wait until the job was done before discussing it. If he'd told him beforehand, Levi might not have agreed to help.
At most, he'd help Fu Xuan under the pretext of doing it in Jing Yuan's name, then use the opportunity to earn some goodwill.
"That damn Jing Yuan! Just you wait until tonight!", Levi said coldly.
'You won't be getting any good fruit to eat!!!'