Looking at the three cheerful people, plus one puffball, Fu Xuan let out a sigh. "I really can't win against you all…"
Seeing that Fu Xuan had fully admitted defeat and wasn't even trying to argue, March 7th leaned over with a grin. "Hehe~ Don't feel too bad. I'm telling you, Ah Guang's come up with so many sneaky tricks on our journey. You may be the first victim, but you're definitely not the last."
Hearing that, Fu Xuan couldn't help but retort, "Victim, huh? Well, I guess fighting with you all was kind of fun."
Even though she'd lost completely and utterly, Fu Xuan had genuinely enjoyed the process.
She was the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission, and she had seen the future of the Xianzhou Luofu. In countless futures, she worked tirelessly, trying to extend Luofu's existence by even a second longer.
Because of that, even if the ending was destined to be a failure, even if regrets were inevitable, still, she…
Just as Fu Xuan was deep in thought, Pei Guang waved to her. "Alright~ That's a win for us this time, Fu Xuan~ We're heading off to explore elsewhere. Oh, and make sure to come watch us in the finals~"
A smile appeared on Fu Xuan's face too. Though her first meeting with Pei Guang had started off a little rocky, the more she interacted with him, the more she realized he was actually pretty interesting.
She couldn't predict what he was going to do: but when she looked at him, she somehow knew what he wanted to do. A player capable of turning the world upside down, yet somehow still grounded, still surprisingly easy to get along with.
She had her hands full with official duties every day, but when the finals came around, she figured she could still carve out some time to go watch the match.
With that in mind, Fu Xuan nodded.
"No problem. I did a divination for you all right here: on the day of the finals, the atmosphere will be perfect, and it'll be the most fun day of all. I'll take the day off and go watch you play."
As the Master Diviner, she had an endless stream of responsibilities. But sneaking in a little break now and then didn't really hurt. Besides, wasn't Pei Guang around? If watching the match somehow led to another Lord Ravager invasion of Luofu, then she'd just let the invincible Pei Guang handle it again~ (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)~
Pei Guang gave her a big thumbs-up. "Great~ I'll remember that promise. If you don't show up that day, I'll be mad!"
Fu Xuan put her hands on her hips. "Excuse me? Do I look like someone who breaks her word? Hmph!"
Pei Guang quipped, "Not really, but every time you say something like that, it feels like you're setting up a flag for yourself to break it. Nope, I'm gonna check in on you every day before the match. If something happens to you and you miss the big day, that wouldn't be any fun."
Fu Xuan was about to reply, but right as she opened her mouth, she casually performed a divination on herself.
The result? Still Great Misfortune.
"What's going on? Why is it still Great Misfortune? Could it be… this wasn't about my defeat?"
She muttered inwardly, but then something dawned on her.
She turned to Pei Guang. "No problem! Then I'll be counting on you to keep an eye on me over the next few days, Ah Guang~ Your mouth is practically blessed, I'm honestly worried something's going to happen to me. I'd actually be fine with something happening to me: but if an accident affects the Matrix of Prescience and I can't work anymore, then I'd truly be a sinner…"
Pei Guang: "No problem~ Oh right~ Can Qingque come with you that day too? She's got the finals for the Celestial Jade tournament in Belobog. It might not be as big a deal as Aetherium Wars, but still…"
Fu Xuan nodded. "Hmph! That one… I'll just adjust her schedule that day. Celestial Jade… she does care a lot about that."
Seeing how agreeable Fu Xuan was being, March 7th couldn't help but comment. "Huh? You're actually pretty easy to talk to~"
Fu Xuan: "Of course! Since when has this seat ever been hard to talk to?"
Pei Guang: "Hahaha~ Exactly, from the moment we met, you've always been easy to talk to~ Anyway, enough chatting for now, it's getting late: let's head back and rest. Tomorrow, we'll try to knock out the rest of the championship contenders in one go, then wait for the finals!"
March 7th leaned a bit closer to Pei Guang. "By the way~ Belobog's festival is coming up too. Once the tournament's over, how about the four of us go explore the city a bit?"
Pei Guang: "Sounds good to me. Stelle~ what about you~?"
Stelle, clearly excited, chimed in: "Great idea! Then afterward, we can go check out Herta's Simulated Universe again."
Pei Guang said mysteriously: "Nice. And if Fuli's memory world maintenance is done by then, even better. I'm telling you, that memory world is super fun."
Stelle added: "If we really run out of things to do, we can even head to Earth and visit Elysia and the others~ It's probably been a few months there by now, right? I bet a lot's changed."
March 7th beamed. "That'd be amazing! Hehe~ Ah Guang, you're totally our lucky charm. You know that? Back when the Express was still traveling or docked, there were already tons of fun things to do, but ever since we met you, it's been non-stop entertainment."
Piggy Hero: "Hmph~ Hmph!!!"
March 7th looked down and gave the puffball a little pat on the head. "Alright, alright~ we'd never forget about you."
The trio and the puffball walked off, chatting and laughing together, leaving Fu Xuan.