Although Fu Xuan couldn't control her body, hearing the two of them scheming loudly triggered a reflexive physical reaction.
But at that moment, neither Fu Xuan nor the Heliobus knew what to do. Beat up Pei Guang? Could they even win? Not just Fu Xuan—even the Heliobus, after calculating all possible outcomes of a conflict with Pei Guang, arrived at a single result: total annihilation.
Now all it hoped for was for the two to leave quickly, so it could slowly take over Fu Xuan's body.
But clearly, Pei Guang had no intention of leaving. The person in front of him was Fu Xuan! Sure, their first meeting was her head smashing into a steel plate, but after spending time together, Pei Guang realized: Fu Xuan's heart wasn't as hard as her words.
Besides, after knowing each other this long and raising her affection level so high, how could he leave Fu Xuan in danger?
Pei Guang: "Alright, let's stop talking about ourselves. Let's help Fu Xuan and the others return to normal! She promised to come watch the tournament, and if she doesn't recover, how's she gonna show up?"
Qingque nodded: "You're right. So what should we do to snap Master Diviner out of her madness?"
Before Pei Guang could reply, Fu Xuan crossed her arms and looked at the two of them: "Madness? Wait, what are you planning to do?"
The Heliobus-possessed Fu Xuan originally wanted to stall with a long speech, but as soon as it saw the flames appear in Pei Guang's hand, it felt an instinctive, primal fear deep within.
Pei Guang: "Not a big deal! Come on, Fu Xuan—don't move, let me roast you a bit!"
Heliobus Keralum: "!!!"
Keralum had never expected Pei Guang to play completely outside the script. Wasn't there supposed to be some dramatic monologue before fighting? Why attack all of a sudden? No! It had to predict Pei Guang's future right now.
In that moment, Keralum forced Fu Xuan's body to flee while attempting to divine Pei Guang's fate. But what it received was something it never could've imagined:
[What do you think he'll do?]
[He thinks he can burn you to death without harming Fu Xuan.]
[Do you think you'll die from it?]
That was Keralum's true inner thought: utter disbelief. Why were predictions involving Pei Guang phrased as rhetorical questions?! Meanwhile, predictions for everything else were totally normal.
Words like "think" and "maybe" littered the visions: how was this prophecy supposed to be useful?
At this point, escape became top priority. Keralum loved Fu Xuan's body and soul: such a prime vessel didn't come along every day.
If Fu Xuan died, who knew how long it'd take to find another like her? And come on, this was Fu Xuan: the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission! With a single command, couldn't she easily subdue someone like Pei Guang?
So, while running, Fu Xuan gave the order: "All personnel, listen to me! Apprehend the traitor Qingque and the criminal Pei Guang!"
But as soon as the order was issued, the Cloud Knights on duty and a few civilians nearby were stunned.
Had the Master Diviner gone mad? Arrest who?
Sure, they'd grab Qingque without issue, but Pei Guang? Based on what? Wait a minute, aren't you the Master Diviner? Why do you suddenly seem… off? Don't tell me you've been possessed or something…
At that moment, Keralum was also dumbfounded. Wasn't Fu Xuan the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission? A high-ranking official? Someone with authority?
Why was it that the moment she gave an order—no one moved?
Qingque, who was chasing after them, laughed at the scene: "Heliobus, oh Heliobus… I don't know if you're really stupid or just pretending to be. Everyone can see the relationship between the Master Diviner and Ah Guang, and everything Ah Guang has done for the Xianzhou Luofu is even more widely acknowledged.
As long as the Master Diviner hasn't been body-snatched, even someone as cold as her wouldn't issue a warrant for Pei Guang. To use game terms, we've maxed out Pei Guang's affection rating.
In this kind of situation do you still want us to go after him? Then the only conclusion we can draw is that something's wrong with you!"
That's right: Pei Guang's reputation and favorability on the Xianzhou Luofu had already reached unimaginable heights. From ordinary citizens to the Vidyadhara, more or less everyone had received his help.
And everything Pei Guang had done was public knowledge: helping the Cloud Knights grow significantly stronger, working with Jing Yuan to eliminate the Phantylia problem, and saving countless Cloud Knights and civilians from the abominations and disasters.
On top of that, everything happening right now clearly looked more like something was wrong with Fu Xuan. As a result, the on-duty Cloud Knights stationed at the Divination Commission shifted their gaze toward her.
At that moment, Keralum was completely dumbfounded, because once again, its divination produced a question.
[You're wondering if the Cloud Knights will maybe side with you.]
Even with all its centuries of cultivation, Keralum wanted to curse out loud. What's with all the 'wondering' and 'thinking'? Isn't the future supposed to be fixed? Even if there are many roads leading to it, shouldn't the result still be determined?
But just as it was lost in thought, it suddenly felt a wave of heat on its back. It turned instinctively—and saw something that made its heart skip a beat.
Pei Guang was bouncing toward it with an agility beyond human comprehension. And just as it turned around, Pei Guang grinned and grabbed Fu Xuan's shoulder: "Got you! Evil spirits, begone! Evil spirits, begone!"
In that instant, Fu Xuan's body was engulfed in flames that couldn't be extinguished. The fire dealt terrifying magical damage to Keralum, yet because this fire couldn't harm allies, only Keralum felt the pain.
"Spare me! Spare me! I give up! I surrender!!!!"