If nothing unexpected happened, the Little Cat Fu Xuan adopted must have suddenly appeared on the Xianzhou, and her appearance triggered a "butterfly effect," changing the future trajectory of the Xianzhou.
That's why the Matrix of Prescience appeared, unable to deduce the future, because the future had already changed, and it was changed by a power not belonging to this universe!
However, all of the above were Jing Yuan's initial conjectures, and it wasn't until he saw Selene with his own eyes today that Jing Yuan confirmed his suspicions.
This is also why Jing Yuan was so eager to go to the Divination Commission; he was actually going to confirm this matter.
And after confirming that Selene was the "variable," Jing Yuan actually breathed a sigh of relief, because judging from Selene's attitude towards Fu Xuan, she was not an enemy of the Xianzhou!
... "Are you full?"
Fu Xuan looked at Selene in her arms and asked.
"Meow? (Why don't you look at how big This Meow's belly is?)"
Selene let out a lazy meow; she didn't want to move at all now.
Fu Xuan smiled and reached out to rub Selene's round little belly.
"Meow..."
"I still have things to do this afternoon. I'll send you to Qingque's place later. You can help me supervise her, don't let her slack off! Did you hear me?"
Fu Xuan said softly.
Selene: ???
The Little Cat raised her head in confusion, looking at Fu Xuan, who had a smile on her face, her small head full of questions.
"If you don't say anything, I'll take it as you agree, okay?"
Fu Xuan said with a smile.
Selene: !!!
She was about to speak, wanting to refuse Fu Xuan's request.
But unexpectedly, Fu Xuan acted first, covering Selene's mouth with her hand, preventing her from meowing.
[Selene: What are you doing! I don't want to supervise Qingque! I can't control her at all!]
Hearing Selene's complaining thoughts, Fu Xuan just smiled helplessly.
"Sigh! This little dummy, sending you to Qingque's place is so Qingque can play with you! Letting you supervise her is just an excuse, I can't just say it directly, can I?"
Fu Xuan thought this to herself; she naturally wouldn't say these words out loud... Inside the Archives of the Divination Commission.
It was the Divination Commission's lunch break, and Qingque was napping at her desk.
But when the familiar footsteps sounded outside, Qingque instantly woke up from her dream, grabbed a notebook from the side, and groggily started reading it.
This was a notebook about the classification and storage of the Archives, and it was also something Qingque needed to record for her daily work.
"Hmm? Qingque? I didn't expect you to be working so diligently today!"
Fu Xuan entered the Archives and said, looking at Qingque, who was holding a notebook.
"Oh! It's just part of my duty! Grand Diviner? Are you looking for me for something?"
Qingque asked tentatively.
"I have things to do this afternoon and won't have any free time all afternoon. I need you to help me look after Selene."
Fu Xuan said, handing Selene, who was in her arms, to Qingque.
Qingque reached out to take her and said very seriously, "Don't worry, Grand Diviner! I will definitely take good care of Selene! You agree, right, Selene!"
Qingque said, gently patting the Little Cat's head.
Selene: "Meow! (I'll also keep a close eye on you and not let you slack off!)"
"Hmm! That's excellent. Oh, and Qingque, your notebook is upside down, and it's lunch break right now."
After saying this, Fu Xuan turned and left the Archives, leaving Qingque staring blankly.
However, after Fu Xuan left, Qingque cheered directly!
"Yay!"
Listening to Qingque's cheers, Selene looked at Qingque in confusion, not quite understanding why she was so happy.
"Little Cat, do you know what the Grand Diviner's words just now meant?"
Qingque asked with a smile.
Selene shook her head; she didn't even know what Qingque was happy about.
"The Grand Diviner said she has no free time this afternoon, which means I can slack off without restraint! I don't have to worry about her secretly coming to catch me again!"
From Qingque's tone, it was clear she was genuinely happy!
Selene: 6.
"Come on, Selene! Let's play cards together!"
Qingque said, taking out the di yuan jade tiles she carried with her.
"Meow! (But the Grand Diviner said she wanted me to supervise you and not let you slack off!)"
Selene meowed incessantly at Qingque.
"Oh? You said you're sure to win today?! That's not necessarily true!"
Selene: ???
... Time came to four in the afternoon.
"Meow! (No more, no more! This Meow is not playing anymore! This luck is too bad!)"
Selene kept hitting the table with her paws, showing how unhappy she was at the moment.
In contrast was Qingque opposite her, who was looking at Selene with a full smile.
"No cheating! Come, stick the paper!"
Qingque said with a mischievous smile, sticking a white paper with punishment content written on it onto Selene's back.
Selene couldn't see the punishment content on the white paper, and at the end, the person with the white paper had to tear one off and execute the punishment content on it.
Logically, everyone who participated in the game would receive one punishment written on a white paper.
But... one person and one cat played cards for two hours, and Selene had at least thirty white papers stuck on her, almost running out of places to stick them!
However, looking at Qingque, she was clean, with not a single white paper on her!
Under such circumstances, it would be strange if Selene's mindset didn't collapse!
"Hehe! Selene, are you sure you're not playing anymore? If you don't play, you'll have to accept the punishment!"
Qingque said with a mischievous smile.
"Meow!!! (This Meow never goes back on her word!)"
Selene's meows at this moment sounded like cursing to Qingque's ears.
However, Selene only meowed for a while before she twisted her small head, bit a white paper with her mouth, and pulled it off, a tuft of her white fur still clinging to the paper.
"Ow! (Ahhh! It hurts This Meow to death!)"
Selene let out a tragic cry, although it was one she faked.
Hearing this tragic cry, Qingque had no intention of comforting Selene; instead, she snatched the white paper from the Little Cat's mouth.
"Here, let me help you read the punishment content!"
Qingque said, looking at the words written on the paper.
(Perform a backflip.)
Seeing this punishment content, Qingque immediately burst into laughter, the corners of her mouth curving up uncontrollably!
Seeing her like this, Selene's heart instantly sank!
It couldn't be some strange punishment, could it? If it was, what should I do? Should I just cry and beg for mercy! Maybe she'll let me off the hook?!
No, no! That's too embarrassing!
While Selene was lost in thought, Qingque slowly read out the content of the paper...