"Great Diviner, please speak."
Yanqing bowed slightly to Fu Xuan, his body leaning forward, face full of respect for the Great Diviner, coupled with his handsome appearance, he naturally did not arouse Fu Xuan's displeasure. She nodded with satisfaction, her gaze then turning to the lazy Qingque behind Yanqing.
Qingque raised her head with a mournful look, her eyes pitiful. Upon discovering that the Matrix of Prescience had indeed been activated, her pretty little face couldn't help but show a hint of despair. Great Diviner Fu Xuan had only just divined for Yanqing, and now it was her turn. Couldn't she let her, a frontline diviner of the Divination Commission, rest for a while?
Sensing Qingque's resentment, Fu Xuan couldn't help but narrow her eyes slightly. If it weren't for the fact that she had divined just now that Qingque was indeed the most suitable candidate, she wouldn't have troubled this subordinate who always wanted to slack off.
"Qingque, I remember that the Jade Lamp Illumination you submitted yesterday was riddled with errors. Later, I had someone else redo it."
Fu Xuan's voice was calm, but it made Qingque's small body tremble. She hurriedly stood up straight, forcing a smile.
"Great Diviner, your memory is excellent! Indeed, that was the case. I was a bit distracted yesterday, I promise it won't happen again!"
Looking at Qingque, who was swearing an oath, Fu Xuan nodded with satisfaction.
"Good, this matter is very important. After it's done, I'll give you three days off."
"Really? Thank you, Great Diviner!"
Hearing she would get three days off, Qingque's eyes lit up instantly. She quickly walked to the side of the Matrix of Prescience, eagerly looking at Fu Xuan.
"Great Diviner, please give your instructions. Qingque will definitely complete the mission!"
Seeing Qingque so motivated, Fu Xuan felt a little emotional. It seemed that this girl wasn't entirely hopeless; she just needed the right motivation.
She then looked at Yanqing.
"Yanqing, the previous divination for you indicated that the path ahead is fraught with danger, but also contains opportunities. You must be cautious."
"Thank you for your guidance, Great Diviner. Yanqing understands."
Yanqing bowed respectfully again. After Fu Xuan nodded, he tactfully excused himself.
With Yanqing gone, Fu Xuan began to instruct Qingque.
"Qingque, use the Matrix of Prescience to divine the current location of the Stellaron Hunters."
"Understood!"
Qingque operated the console with familiarity. The Matrix of Prescience, usually only activated for major events on the Xianzhou, began to emit a faint blue light. The light enveloped Qingque, who closed her eyes, her expression becoming serious.
Fu Xuan watched quietly from the side. Divination was not omnipotent; it was affected by many factors. For example, the target's strength, their mastery of anti-divination techniques, and even the surrounding environment could influence the results.
After working well for many years, she was quite clear that this job was like being set on fire.
Divination subjects are easily affected by trivial matters, leading to different contents for the divination. One must strive for accuracy, which is why she would often come to ensure accuracy.
Fu Xuan nodded in satisfaction. Qingque, this young girl, usually looked unreliable, but when she truly got serious, she was still very dependable.
"So it's like this, Fu Xuan."
Fu Zhu was also curious about what Fu Xuan had divined. If she could directly divine the location of the Stellaron, then their trip to the Luofu could end early.
Fu Xuan shook her head, carefully recalling the divination she had just seen.
"The divination shows that today you will encounter that Stellaron Hunter at the Dragon Girl's medical center. But do not worry, a White Giant walking the Path of [Preservation] will help you apprehend this person."
"White Giant? Do I know them?"
Fu Xuan shook her head. "It's not clear. The divination didn't give me such detailed information, but it seems to be protecting you. The Stellaron Hunter you will encounter this time, among those you know, every one of them is a giant."
Fu Xuan was puzzled. To be honest, she couldn't recall ever knowing any White Giant race.
Could it be that this White Giant is someone new? A hero hiding their identity who will be drawn out by this incident?
Fu Zhu thought for a moment but couldn't figure it out. He decided not to dwell on it. Since Fu Xuan had already said that the other party was there to help him, there was no need to overthink it now.
Since there was no malice, it would be fine to just ask them directly when the time came.
"Then let's go now. Where is this Dragon Girl's medical center?"
Fu Zhu was also planning to leave the Divination Commission and head to retrieve the Stellaron first, then investigate it.
"Wait a moment."
Fu Xuan stopped Fu Zhu, who was about to leave. Fu Zhu turned his head, asking with a puzzled expression, "Great Diviner, is there anything else?"
Fu Xuan gently shook her head, then her gaze shifted to Qingque, who was meticulously controlling the Matrix of Prescience, her face showing a faint smile.
"Nothing, it was activated by this seat."
March 7th asked curiously, "Great Diviner, didn't you just divine? Why do you need to activate the Matrix of Prescience again?"
"You wouldn't understand." Fu Xuan spoke profoundly, glanced at Qingque's pale face, and a sly look flashed across her eyes.
"Qingque, tell them this seat's intention!"
"Huh? Me?"
Qingque raised her head in disbelief, pointed at her own nose, and said with some trepidation, "Great Diviner, how would I know your intentions!"
"Hmph? Such a simple task?"
Fu Xuan's expression turned slightly unfriendly. She raised her voice a notch, her tone somewhat displeased.
Qingque's expression immediately changed, and she quickly put on a fawning smile: "This simple task still requires me, Qingque, your most capable subordinate! Great Diviner, by activating the Matrix of Prescience this time, you intend to use its power to pinpoint the exact location of the Stellaron Hunters, and then have Fu Zhu or the Luofu forces go directly to seal it. That would be best."
She had worked for the Great Diviner for many years, and she naturally understood the Great Diviner's temperament. Although this Great Diviner of theirs was usually cold and stern, she was actually very kind-hearted. However, good work still needed to be done well.
Qingque's answer made Fu Xuan nod in satisfaction: "Mm, that's right. After this, I'll recommend you to the Ten-Lords Commission. The work there is easy, and there aren't many people."
She glanced at the two of them a few times, then answered with some difficulty: "Great Diviner, with my meager skills, I'm afraid I'm not up to the task..."
He also thought about using this opportunity to build some connections and curry favor with his future mother-in-law.
Fu Xuan opened her mouth, blinked her eyes, her tone a little unkind.
"Qingque Xiaozi, you'd better not go find my little brother Fu Zhu. This matter has nothing to do with you. If the divination is wrong and angers my brother, even this seat can't save you."
If Fu Xuan's words made Qingque's originally unconcerned face turn pale, then this sentence directly made her tremble.
"Or perhaps in other aspects, Great Diviner Fu Xuan is still a bit soft-hearted, but in swordsmanship, Fu Xuan would definitely not be lenient!"
Fu Xuan's tone was firm, and she didn't continue to say much. Anyway, she had already seen countless futures. Some words were good enough to say once; it was annoying to repeat them.
Fu Xuan, who was already confident, let him rummage through her place. After waving her hand, she said, "Alright, this seat's words are all said. You guys can leave."
Fu Xuan turned her back, no longer paying attention to Fu Zhu and the others. Fu Zhu whispered a word of caution to Qingque. Under Qingque's grateful gaze, he didn't stay much longer. The leading Qingque quickly pulled out her phone, which vibrated. It was a message from Fu Xuan.
[Great Diviner: This seat has compiled all of your actions into a video. This seat will require a good review of this video. This seat has already sent some precautions to your phone. Remember to read them later.]
Seeing this message, Qingque almost cried. What kind of expression should she make when she, who was usually not serious, advised the Great Diviner?
And she was asked to review the video of her giving advice to the Great Diviner.
Was the world crazy, or had Great Diviner Fu Xuan fallen in love?
No matter which one it was, Qingque felt it was outrageous. But the task assigned by the higher-ups still had to be completed. She took a deep breath of the air that she held so dear, put her phone back into her pocket, and her heart was filled with an indescribable feeling. Forget it, let's just get this job done first. She definitely had to ask for a long vacation!
...
On the way to the medical center, March 7th asked Fu Zhu with some concern, "Fu Zhu, are you alright?"
Fu Zhu shook his head, replying indifferently, "How could I be?"
March 7th pouted, "Hmph, according to your personality, in this kind of situation, you should definitely fight back. Otherwise, your face would be completely lost."
Fu Zhu still wanted to ask March 7th what difficult questions she had, but this girl directly covered Qingque's mouth.
He couldn't help but laugh and shake his head, pointing to Qingque's and March 7th's chests.
"You just don't get it. With Qingque and March 7th both here, after I capture the Stellaron Hunter, I won't have to worry about the bounty."
"So that's how it is..."
March 7th feigned a look of realization, but then asked with a hint of surprise, "Old Bro, you didn't even think about it? What if, and I mean what if, something happens, and the internet blows up with this news?"
Everyone paused for a moment. They arrived at a bustling area where they could see a medical center.
"So many people... are they all here to see a doctor? How are we supposed to find anyone in this crowd?"
March 7th looked at the long queue in front of the medical center. This queue wasn't just made up of Cloud Knights; there were also many ordinary people, making it even more complicated to find a specific person. It was very difficult.
Xing was the first to look at Fu Zhu: "Old Bro, did you go live on your phone today? My sisters are asking, and some even said they have a few questions for you."
Qingque and Yanqing also looked at Fu Zhu with some anticipation. With a master like Fu Zhu around, the scene was completely under control.
Without waiting for Fu Zhu's answer, they looked at each other, seeing the anticipation in each other's eyes. They were already imagining the scene of Fu Zhu easily subduing the Stellaron Hunter.
Fu Zhu casually scanned the crowd around him, then looked at the wooden boat token in his inventory, and finally said to the expectant gazes of the three, "Next up: remember the wooden boat I gave you? I'll demonstrate on the spot how to make a batch. Let's go, kids."
"Next up: Old Sis, your black silk stockings, hold your staff high and give it a whack – hey, be gentle! This kind of punishment is just a taste; you won't feel scared."
"Up next... is..."
Fu Zhu whispered to Xing and March 7th, "Help me achieve a Baidu search for 'Stellaron Hunter names,' I almost forgot them all."
Because Fu Zhu was speaking too softly, Qingque and Yanqing couldn't hear him clearly. Yanqing simply assumed Fu Zhu was giving instructions.
"Teacher Fu Zhu, what's next?"
Before Qingque could answer March 7th, Xing directly took out her phone. In the next second, both March 7th's and Xing's phones vibrated. The two of them looked at their phones at the same time. There was a new message in the Astral Express Crew group chat.
[Fu Zhu]: [Family, what are the names of the Stellaron Hunters? Waiting online, urgent.]
[Dan Heng]: [Are you asking about the names of the Stellaron Hunters? It's an emergency.]
[Dan Heng]: [There are five known Stellaron Hunters: Elio, Kafka, Blade, Silver Wolf, and Sam.]
[Xing]: [Received, not bad, fast.]
After Dan Heng replied, he also privately messaged Fu Zhu.
Fu Zhu saw Xing's private message and glanced at her speechlessly.
"I'm also in the group chat, you can just @ me privately."
Xing stuck out her tongue mischievously: "Old Bro, don't mind me! I just saw your message in the group chat and couldn't help but want to continue the thread. Besides, this way, everyone will know their names, and then we can use the minimap to find them using various markers."
Finally, when they arrived at the entrance of the medical center, Fu Zhu skillfully used the minimap's display function. When he opened the minimap this time, he found that besides the original green and yellow markers representing neutral and hostile units respectively, there were no other red markers that represented enemies.
This made Fu Zhu suspect for a moment whether the Astral Express and the Stellaron Hunters were actually not enemies, or if Fu Xuan's divination was wrong, and the Stellaron Hunters weren't here at all.
However, Fu Zhu had the names of all the Stellaron Hunters, so he could confirm it. Moreover, the minimap he had installed also had a very practical filtering function. He only needed to input the content he wanted to filter, and the other markers on the minimap would be hidden, leaving only the markers that met the filtering criteria displayed prominently.
Fu Zhu input the names of each Stellaron Hunter one by one. In an instant, the markers on the minimap flashed, and all the green markers disappeared, leaving only a few yellow markers scattered around.
[System Notification]: Found them.
Fu Zhu followed the minimap's guidance and walked towards the entrance of the medical center, heading straight for a figure leaning against the wall at the entrance, looking inside.
"Ahem."
Fu Zhu didn't act rashly, directly summoning the Iron Golem to prepare.
"Stellaron Hunter, your little escapade is over. Surrender now, and perhaps I can give you a quick end?"
Hearing someone call out to him, the figure couldn't help but raise an eyebrow. Turning around, he saw Fu Zhu, this unfamiliar face, and then saw the Iron Golem beside him, its eyes flashing with red light, staring intently at him.
Fu Zhu.
"Hmph..."
A cold snort, a flash of a thin sword. The figure, exuding an icy aura, lunged straight at Fu Zhu, his sword aimed at Fu Zhu's chest!
Fu Zhu didn't even bat an eye. The Yamato in his hand instantly unsheathed, parrying the incoming sword. The demonic aura emanating from the divine weapon clashed violently with the icy aura from the thin sword. Sparks flew as the two blades met, the crisp sound of metal ringing out.
Fu Zhu felt the pain transmitted from his chest, his eyes gradually turning scarlet red, and the corner of his mouth couldn't help but curl into a cold smile.
"Since this is time outside the script... then I'll improvise as I please!"
Fu Zhu's sword hand tightened slightly, preparing to unleash the power of the Yamato. But just as he was about to exert force, he suddenly felt his sword arm go limp.
Helpless, he could only raise his right leg and kick at Fu Zhu's knee, preparing to make him kneel.
However, in the next second, just as his foot was about to connect, it was blocked by a hard object. Along with his kick, a towering white shadow appeared out of nowhere between him and Fu Zhu.
"Iron block golem?"
Fu Zhu also looked at it with some surprise. He saw the Iron Golem slowly lower its head to look at the Blade that had kicked it, then raised its head again and looked at Fu Zhu.
The unreserved kick directly sent the unprepared Iron Golem flying, fresh blood splattering across a large area.