"How could you do this!!!"
Qingque's accusation echoed through all of Aurum Alley.
Scattered pedestrians nearby all turned their heads to look.
Bailu's embarrassment level instantly maxed out. She jogged over to the stall owner who was cooking and said, "Boss, are you short-handed? I can help out for a bit, no pay needed."
The pedestrians didn't look at Bailu.
Instead, they watched Levi and Qingque, the obvious main characters, with great interest.
They noticed the silhouette of a person on the jade communicator Levi held high.
Since it was already evening, and they weren't very close, they couldn't clearly see what the person looked like.
They only knew it was a pink-colored woman.
And between two women and one man, what kind of drama could that be?
Judging by Qingque's tone, wasn't this clearly a case of a side chick teaming up with the man of the house to force the rightful wife to step down?
Who would've thought they'd see a story straight out of a romance novel in real life?
'This trip to Aurum Alley was totally worth it!'
Ignoring the strange looks from the crowd, Qingque angrily pointed at Levi.
"I was wondering why I kept getting caught every single time."
'It was like someone had secretly installed a tracking beacon on me!'
"So it was you, you little punk, selling me out!"
"How can you call that selling out?"
Levi's expression was calm. "This is called securing my own interests within reasonable rules."
If he hadn't done that back then, even if Doctor Bailu treated him for free, he'd still have had to live on dirt.
"You signed a contract with the Divination Commission, yet you keep sneaking out to play cards during work hours. Reporting you to Lady Diviner is completely within the rules."
Someone like him deserved a 'Best External Employee' award from the Divination Commission.
"Is that what I'm talking about?!"
Qingque slammed the table.
The stall owner watching the drama spoke up calmly, "Golden-thread nanmu wood..."
Qingque instantly pulled her hand back.
Her emotions weren't disrupted too much.
Facing Fu Xuan's gaze in the jade communicator, Qingque stepped forward two paces and pointed at Levi's nose.
"I'm talking about why you had to report me every single time my luck was at its peak!"
Normally, getting reported was whatever.
She wasn't that angry about Levi earning extra money off her.
At worst, one meal would smooth it over.
The key issue was, every time Levi reported her, it was always when her luck was at its absolute best.
And always when she'd won the most money from him.
Facing Qingque's furious stare, Levi spread his hands.
"If I didn't report you, I'd really be eating dirt."
"Then come eat at my place!"
"You'll cover my meals?"
"I can lend you credits!" Qingque held up a finger.
"You'd only need to pay me back four times later."
'Only four times?'
'Only?'
'Do you want to re-examine the words coming out of your mouth?'
Seeing Qingque like this, Levi, who'd still been feeling a bit guilty, instantly felt much more at ease.
She was already planning to loan him high-interest money.
Reporting her suddenly didn't seem so bad.
At that moment, Fu Xuan spoke from the jade communicator.
"Qingque, you'd better be careful. If I catch you, I'll dispatch you to the Yaoqing!"
A completely undisguised threat filled her words.
Upon hearing this, Qingque sat up straight, face serious.
"Understood, Lady Fu Xuan!"
"You'd better mean it…"
"Alright, alright, it's off-duty hours now. Hurry up and let Lady Fu Xuan go rest, so she doesn't exhaust herself."
Qingque kindly stepped forward and hung up the call for Levi.
Fu Xuan, still working overtime at the Divination Commission, looked at the jade communicator in her hand and shook her head.
"That Qingque…"
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[Aurum Alley]
With Levi and Qingque's farce over, the crowd had roughly figured out who these people were.
Simply put... all connected individuals.
The crowd dispersed. Bailu came back out from the kitchen and sat down again.
Seeing the two of them continue lounging comfortably in their chairs, with no trace of the earlier argument, Bailu scratched her head.
"Your relationship is really strange."
'You were arguing just now, and the next second you're completely fine again?'
'That was way too fast.'
And that earlier threat from the Diviner, Qingque didn't seem bothered by it at all.
Facing Bailu's curiosity, Qingque waved her hand dismissively, "Arguments are about specific issues. Once the issue is past, there's no point continuing to argue."
Just going through the motions was enough.
Of course, the real key factor was Levi's financial support some time ago.
Otherwise, she definitely would've siphoned off part of Fu Xuan's reward money this time.
As for Fu Xuan threatening to dispatch her to the Yaoqing Xianzhou…
Qingque didn't care in the slightest.
"Burp!" Qingque let out a full belch and continued.
"Lady Diviner is famously 'sharp-tongued but soft-hearted.' How could she bear to send her best employee to a dangerous place like the Yaoqing Xianzhou?"
As long as someone didn't maliciously stir things up, Fu Xuan would absolutely never really send her there.
'Mm.'
'As long as someone didn't.'
Qingque shot a sideways glance at Levi next to her.
Just as Levi also looked back at her.
"I think..."
'You probably don't count as Fu Xuan's best employee.'
"I don't want what you think, I want what I think!" Qingque decisively cut him off.
To prevent triggering someone's interest, she changed the topic.
Rubbing her stomach, Qingque spoke to the two in front of her.
"Recently, you should be careful when going out. Stay in crowded areas when shopping."
"Luofo might not be safe lately."
'Luofo not safe.'
The first thing that came to Levi's mind was the Disciples of the Medicus causing trouble again.
Then he thought of Phantylia coming to Luofo to revive the Ambrosial Arbor.
Based on Stelle's reactions in the chat group, it was easy to guess that the Trailblazer crew had already arrived at Belobog.
At this point in time, it made sense for Phantylia to slip in with a Stellaron and look for a chance to plant it in the Arbor.
After hearing Qingque's words, Levi exaggeratedly widened his eyes.
"Then what do we do? Should we run?"
Qingque rolled her eyes.
"Out of the three of us, you're the only one who can just run if something happens on Luofo."
Among the three...
One was a High Elder of the Vidyadhara.
One was a native Xianzhou citizen.
They wouldn't even know where to run.
Going to another Xianzhou ship would require proof, and without it they'd get interrogated, just a massive hassle.
Levi didn't have that problem. If he wanted to run, he could just go back to his hometown.
'Go back home? I'd need to actually have a hometown in this world first!' Levi silently complained to himself.
This whole transmigrated life was like that, you didn't even know where home was.
Honestly, being reborn as a baby would've been better. At least then you'd have a civilization and a race backing you.
As for Levi?
He truly was the kind of person where one individual eats their fill, and the entire race doesn't go hungry.
"But you don't need to worry too much."
Afraid Levi wouldn't sleep well tonight, Qingque spoke up to reassure him.
Bailu blinked. "Why do we suddenly not need to worry again?"
'You were the one who said Luofo was dangerous.'
'And now you're saying there's nothing to worry about.'
'You might as well not have mentioned it at all.'
Qingque rolled her eyes, "Telling you was just so you'd be more careful. Telling you not to worry is because someone's already handling it."
"I can very confidently tell you, no matter what happens in Luofo, even if the sky falls, Lady Diviner will hold it up."
"..."