"Qingque, why are you spacing out? Is there something on my face that makes you stare at me like that?"
Seeing Qingque staring straight at her, Fu Xuan subconsciously touched her soft, collagen-rich cheek.
There's nothing there?
What does Qingque mean by this?
"Ahem, it's nothing. I just feel like I've suddenly gotten closer to Ah Xuan. Everything from before feels like a dream!"
"Heh, the past was no dream. Back then, I saw through your potential, which is why I paid so much attention to you and treated you strictly, hoping you would become a talent. Now, you have indeed lived up to expectations."
Fu Xuan looked at Qingque and showed a very gratified smile.
Combined with the recent chats and guidance, the relationship between Qingque and her... was like both master-disciple and friends?
"Ahem..."
Qingque was slightly choked by those words.
So it turns out the Grand Diviner was targeting me on purpose back then... My mom really misled me, telling me that getting into the Divination Commission and having a stable job would let me relax.
I didn't expect this "easy life" to be so hard to swallow... I felt like there was a pair of eyes behind my back all day long.
So the Grand Diviner was using her Dharma Eye to see all my slacking and "fishing" clearly.
She even recommended me for the position of Grand Diviner without me knowing, forcing me into the role... Ah Xuan is truly my "good" Grand Diviner... Fortunately, there are many capable people in the Wangshu Divination Commission, so I don't have too much tedious official business and am happy to be idle.
Truth be told, my current leisure is all thanks to Ah Xuan.
"Let's not talk about the past, Ah Xuan. It's lunch break, so I'll take you around Wangshu. There are many good shops in Nights Echo Alley and Taiyin Alley."
Especially the dessert shops!
Qingque didn't say the last part out loud but gave Fu Xuan a mysterious look instead.
As for why Qingque knew Fu Xuan liked sweets... did she really think the information-gathering ability of the Wangshu Grand Diviner was as low as her height?
To put it simply, she deduced it from the Friend Circle posts Fu Xuan usually made.
"There's no need for now. I don't know the details of my business trip yet, so I need to go to Taiyin Mansion."
Fu Xuan shook her head slightly, declining Qingque's invitation. Then her eyes brightened a bit as she said to Qingque:
"Since you call me Ah Xuan, then I shall call you Que'er, what do you think?"
I've studied the Friendship Manual, and Kiana used to call me that before.
This is also a way to get closer, so I should put what I've learned into practice.
Fu Xuan nodded to herself, feeling like she was a social genius.
Who said she always had a stiff face and was devoid of human touch?
Open your eyes wide and see how approachable I am.
Thinking this, the corners of Fu Xuan's mouth curled up slightly.
"Sure! This makes our relationship look very close. It's something many Diviners dream of."
Qingque's eyes sparkled, her cheeks flushed, and she grabbed Fu Xuan's small hand, speaking in a hurried and excited tone.
Ah Xuan is so cute. Is this really the Lord Taibu who used to be so serious?
It turns out I had always misunderstood the Grand Diviner.
After making a few hand seals, Fu Xuan spoke slowly to Qingque:
"That is good. Then I should go to Taiyin Mansion to meet General Wangshu, and you should return to the Divination Commission, Que'er."
"The work at the Divination Commission is all finished for today. No rush, I'll go with Ah Xuan."
Qingque stood with her hands on her hips and patted her chest confidently.
"Really?"
Fu Xuan knew the workload in Wangshu was no less than that of Luofu... Yet Que'er said the work was finished, which made her suspicious.
At this moment, No. 17, who was processing official business with extreme efficiency at the Divination Commission, seemed to feel something and tilted her head slightly.
"Maybe it's an illusion. Let's continue working."
No. 17's mechanical voice was flat and soothing, yet carried a hint of confusion.
But she didn't scan any strangers nearby, so she resumed her work... "Aya, Ah Xuan, you have to believe me!"
"Fine, since that's the case, come with me..."
Although Fu Xuan was still a bit skeptical, she couldn't win the argument, so she had to accept her company.
As for whether the Wangshu Divination Commission's efficiency was really that high... she would check it personally later.
Having made up her mind, Fu Xuan nodded to Qingque and walked out.
But after taking just one step, Fu Xuan stopped, her eyes slightly raised as if she were thinking about something... Then she turned around, grabbed Qingque's small hand again, and walked out.
"Since Que'er is my friend, it's only normal for friends to hold hands."
Holding Qingque's hand, Fu Xuan didn't feel anything was wrong; instead, she looked like it was the most natural thing in the world.
These were all things she had learned from the Friendship Manual she read in private, and they felt very practical.
My dear Ah Xuan, although it's normal for best friends to hold hands, the way you're so unguarded around me... Qingque blushed, thinking to herself.
After staying in Wangshu for a long time, Qingque's own orientation was subtly changing.
Because those beautiful girls from Earth often paired up and acted intimately.
This led Qingque to eventually feel that two girls being together was not an unusual thing.
Now, Qingque's sexual orientation had also become lesbian, so she felt a hint of strange emotion toward the cute and unguarded Ah Xuan.
Maybe this feeling had already existed back in Luofu, but now it was infinitely magnified?
Qingque didn't know; she just felt that having Fu Xuan by her side made her as happy as playing Celestial Jade.
"Que'er, why are your steps so sluggish? Is something on your mind?"
Feeling that Qingque was being dragged along by her, Fu Xuan tilted her head and asked with confusion in her eyes.
"Nothing's on my mind. Let's go, Ah Xuan!"
Hearing this, Qingque snapped out of it, waved her hands quickly, and then took two steps to walk shoulder-to-shoulder with Fu Xuan, showing a smile.
Seeing Qingque's smile, Fu Xuan nodded with satisfaction; what the book taught was indeed effective.
In the past, Que'er was very afraid of her, wanting to crawl into a crack in the ground whenever she saw her.
Now, it seemed much more natural.
"It seems that in the future, I should also pay more attention to my expression management."
"But... the pain of the Dharma Eye on my forehead was sometimes unbearable, and my expressions became uncontrollable, which made me a bit unsure of what to do."
Fu Xuan's brow furrowed slightly in an imperceptible curve.
But Fu Xuan didn't tell Qingque about her troubles. Instead, she maintained the smile on her face, and the two of them walked together toward Taiyin Mansion.
"Que'er, you are now a Pathstrider walking on the Path of Truth, right?"
"Yes, why did Ah Xuan suddenly mention this?"
"I heard that Erudition has fallen, its concept merged, and a new god of Truth has ascended..."
As she spoke, Fu Xuan's tone trailed off. After a slight hesitation, she asked with a serious expression:
"Is The Fated Scholar of All Truths in Wangshu now?"
"Or has she already begun wandering among the stars like the Reignbow Arbiter...?"
If there was a chance, she wanted to seek an audience and ask if there was a way to resolve the pain of the Dharma Eye.
Unknowingly, Fu Xuan's thoughts and Jing Yuan's purpose for sending her to Wangshu were surprisingly identical.
"As for her... she is currently at the Herta Space Station, not in Wangshu."
As a high-ranking official of Wangshu, she was quite clear about Bronya's movements.
"It's just... does the Grand Diviner want to solve the problem of the Dharma Eye while she's at it...?"
Qingque subconsciously looked at the exquisite decoration on Fu Xuan's forehead.
She had once seen the micro-expressions on the Grand Diviner's face after using the Dharma Eye from up close; it looked very painful, but she was trying her best to endure it.
Her heart ached for her...
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