Dan Shu listened to Fu Zhu's cold tone and dared not press further, merely lowering her head in silence.
Fu Zhu glanced at her. The objectives of today's visit had all been achieved, so he turned and called out to Xing.
"Let's go."
Xing nodded and followed Fu Zhu out.
Seeing Fu Zhu about to leave, Dan Shu hurriedly chased after them, asking, "Lord Phantylia, what should I do next...?"
"Wait for my signal. Do not act without authorization."
Leaving this sentence behind, Fu Zhu departed with Xing.
A few minutes later, once the two were far from the teahouse, Xing finally couldn't help but speak up.
"Old Bro, were we really just summoned by [Abundance]? Then why didn't I see or hear anything?"
"We were summoned, but the one who was summoned was me. I was worried you'd be in danger if you were left there alone, so I pulled you into the summoning with me."
Xing sighed, a little dejected. "Honestly, I'm starting to get a little jealous of you, Old Bro. How do you get summoned by Aeons every day? Are we really born from the same mother?"
Fu Zhu shot her a look. Obviously not!
After a moment of disappointment, Xing perked up again and asked, "Old Bro, are we heading straight back to rest now?"
"No! We're going to find Fu Xuan or Jing Yuan."
After his conversation with Dan Shu, Fu Zhu felt this matter was quite serious. With a Stellaron involved, they had to report the news to the Luofu's leadership as soon as possible.
Otherwise, when things got troublesome, they would only have more work to do.
Fu Zhu was never one to sit back and wait. He would never dither when he had the chance to take the initiative and seize the upper hand.
"But we don't know where Fu Xuan or General Jing Yuan live, do we?"
Fu Zhu fished his phone out of his pocket and waved it at Xing. "What era are we living in? If you don't know, can't you just call and ask?"
With that, Fu Zhu dialed Fu Xuan's number directly.
After a few rings, the call connected. Fu Xuan's voice came from the other end, sounding somewhat lazy and drowsy, as if she had just fallen asleep moments ago.
"Hello..."
Fu Zhu glanced up at the sky and said with a smile, "Fu Xuan, stop sleeping. Don't you want to come out and see the moon?"
Fu Xuan: ???
Fu Xuan moved the phone from her ear and looked at the name displayed on the screen. It was Fu Zhu.
This nonsensical way of speaking... she almost thought it was Qingque!
But why would Fu Zhu suddenly ask her to go out and see the moon?
Could it be...
An image flashed through Fu Xuan's mind—the contents of a book she had confiscated from Qingque. In it, there was a passage where the male protagonist tells the female protagonist that the moonlight is beautiful. And the phrase "the moonlight is beautiful," in a certain region, is said to mean "I love you."
Is Fu Zhu, by asking her out to see the moon now, trying to say the same thing?
But they had only just met! Although... she did care a great deal about Fu Zhu, but that was because of her divination.
Then why else would Fu Zhu ask her to go see the moon? Was it because he cared about her, too?
Just as Fu Xuan was lost in her wild thoughts, a faint, small voice came from the other end of the line.
"Old Bro, I think you've got something seriously wrong with you. You've rendered the Great Diviner speechless!"
"Ahem, what do you know! This is called being prepared. What if someone is eavesdropping?"
Fu Xuan, who had been blushing from her own wild thoughts, suddenly felt several black lines appear on her pristine forehead when she heard clearly that Fu Zhu was with another girl.
"...Fine. I know."
Fu Xuan answered with some disappointment, then hung up and got out of bed to change out of her pajamas.
She had just finished a remote meeting with Jing Yuan not long ago, and she hadn't been asleep for long before being woken up.
If the person inviting her wasn't Fu Zhu, she would never have gotten out of bed!
A short while later, Fu Xuan found Fu Zhu and Xing at a barbecue stall, chowing down on skewers. She walked over and called out to them.
"Fu Zhu, Xing."
Fu Zhu turned his head, waved at Fu Xuan, and pointed to the empty seat across from him.
"Fu Xuan, hurry up and sit."
Fu Xuan nodded and sat down opposite Fu Zhu.
As soon as she sat down, Fu Zhu called for the owner.
"Boss, a sweet drink for her."
The owner nodded, but when he turned and saw that the person seated opposite Fu Zhu was actually the Great Diviner, his eyes went wide.
Seeing his expression, Fu Xuan had no choice but to instruct him, "Do not speak of my presence here to anyone."
The owner nodded repeatedly and quickly went to prepare Fu Xuan's drink.
After the owner left, Fu Xuan finally looked at Fu Zhu to get down to business.
"Fu Zhu, why did you ask me to come out at this hour? Is something the matter?"
Fu Zhu nodded, finished the skewer in his hand, and calmly wiped his mouth with a napkin from the side.
"Fu Xuan, I'm about to tell you something. You must not be surprised!"
Fu Xuan felt Fu Zhu was underestimating her. She crossed her arms and let out a light scoff.
"Hmph, who do you take this Seat for? Since becoming the Great Diviner, there is nothing that can surprise me!"
Except for divining that you are my fated one.
"That's good, then."
Fu Zhu gathered his thoughts slightly before speaking. "Phantylia, do you know of her?"
Fu Xuan nodded. "I'm aware of her. One of the Lord Ravager under Nanook, the Aeon of [Destruction]."
"A Lord Ravager? So that means she's an Emanator?"
This time, it was Fu Zhu and Xing's turn to be surprised. They hadn't expected the one scheming to overthrow the Luofu to be an Emanator of Destruction!
Fu Xuan looked at the two surprised faces with a puzzled expression. "You haven't even told me anything yet. Why are you the ones getting surprised after just mentioning Phantylia?"
Fu Zhu and Xing exchanged a look, and the former said with a serious expression, "What if I told you... that Phantylia has come to the Luofu with a Stellaron... would you be surprised?"
Fu Xuan blinked blankly, looked up at the moon, then looked back down at Fu Zhu.
"Are you the one who's not awake, or am I still dreaming?"
Fu Zhu didn't rush. He took out his phone and played the recording he had secretly made for Fu Xuan to hear.
After silently listening to the entire recording, Fu Xuan shot up from her seat.
"What you said... is actually true?!"
"Don't be so hasty, there's more to panic about later."
Fu Zhu pulled Fu Xuan back into her seat and continued.
"Do you know who the person talking to me in the recording is?"
"Who?!"
"Dan Shu, the Head Alchemist of the Alchemy Commission. She is the leader of the Disciples of the Medicine King."
The moment Fu Zhu finished speaking, Fu Xuan stood up again.
"What?! Someone from the Alchemy Commission is secretly a member of the Disciples of the Medicine King, and a high-ranking one at that?!"
Fu Xuan felt her head swim. If she had known Fu Zhu was going to bring her such terrifying news, she would have rather stayed home and slept before hearing it!
Fu Xuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed her anxious heart, and sat down again. She turned to face Fu Zhu, about to say something, when she vaguely sensed that his aura was slightly off. She quickly reached out, grabbed his wrist, and inspected it closely.
The next moment, Fu Xuan shot up from her seat for a third time.
"Fu Zhu, how did you get tainted by something so foul outside!"