Hearing the other party's somewhat surprised thoughts, Fu Xuan revealed a hint of a mischievous smile.
She naturally knew that cats shouldn't be bathed often, but it was clear that the one she picked up wasn't a normal cat, so frequent baths should be fine, right?!
Moreover, when she said she was going to bathe Selene, her original intention was just to trick this Stupid Cat, but she didn't expect her to actually believe it!
Since that's the case, this Grand Diviner will naturally give you one, otherwise wouldn't people say that this Grand Diviner deceived a Little Kitten?
..."Meow! (Help!)"
Inside the bathroom, the wails of a certain Little Kitten could be heard.
"What are you wailing about?! I'm just giving you a scrub! You're acting like this Grand Diviner is going to eat you!"
Fu Xuan patted Selene's head and said in an annoyed tone.
"Meow! (You're clearly tickling me! What kind of scrub is this?!)"
Selene continued to wail.
Fu Xuan: ...Alright, she admitted, she did occasionally scratch Little one's waist, but it shouldn't warrant such a big reaction, right?
Ignoring Selene's wails, Fu Xuan continued to scratch the Stupid Cat's waist for a while longer. No other reason, purely for revenge! Revenge for being tickled that night!
...After bathing Selene and drying her fur, Fu Xuan took Selene out.
Both the human and the cat hadn't had time to eat today, and their stomachs were already rumbling.
After a simple meal, Fu Xuan was originally preparing to take Selene home.
But halfway there, Fu Xuan's jade amulet rang.
She took out her jade amulet and looked at it, discovering that the person who sent her a message was Qingque.
Clicking to view it, Fu Xuan's eyes narrowed, and she looked at the content on the jade amulet with some suspicion.
Not sure, let's look again... Qingque: Grand Diviner, are you free now? If so, please ask Selene if she wants to play cards! We're short on players!
"That Qingque, she actually sent me a message on a rest day. This Grand Diviner found it strange, but after seeing the content, sure enough, Qingque is still Qingque. I just didn't expect her to actually look for this Grand Diviner's cat..."
Fu Xuan muttered, her gaze turning to Selene.
"Qingque is looking for you to play cards, are you going?"
Selene: Huh???
"Meow! (Yes!)"
"Hmph! This Grand Diviner knew you would go! Then this Grand Diviner will reluctantly take you to Exalting Sanctum!"
After Fu Xuan finished speaking, she replied to Qingque's message and then took Selene to the "star-skiff pier"... "Oh my! Grand Diviner, you're finally here! Hurry, hurry! Four short two! Take your seats!"
Qingque had seen Fu Xuan a long time ago, but Fu Xuan always walked slowly, which made Qingque very anxious! Therefore, her tone of voice was a bit urgent now.
"Hm? Four short two? You mean this Grand Diviner also has to play?"
Fu Xuan asked with some uncertainty.
"Otherwise? You see, Tingyun and I have been waiting for you for so long! Grand Diviner, you wouldn't refuse, would you?!"
Qingque pointed to Tingyun and said.
Tingyun, suddenly mentioned, subconsciously looked at Fu Xuan, then showed a somewhat charming smile.
"Fine, since that's the case, this Grand Diviner will play with you."
Fu Xuan said, sitting down at the card table and casually placing Selene on a nearby chair.
Ever since Selene arrived, her gaze had been fixed on Tingyun, barely moving.
Fu Xuan naturally noticed this, which made her feel a bit strange.
One must know, although Selene was a bit perverted, she had never stared at a girl for so long. Even if she herself wore the white stockings it loved to see and swayed them in front of it, it would only look a few extra times.
Could it be? Is there something special about Tingyun? Is that why her gaze lingered for so long?!
"Grand Diviner? It's your turn to draw cards!"
Qingque's reminder pulled Fu Xuan back from her thoughts.
Fu Xuan responded and reached out to draw cards.
Just as Fu Xuan had drawn four cards, Selene's thoughts echoed in her ear.
[Hm... Tingyun is still on the Xianzhou, and she seems to be the real Tingyun. It looks like that incident hasn't happened yet.]
Hearing this headless and tailless thought, Fu Xuan was completely bewildered!
"What do you mean Tingyun is still on the Xianzhou? What's with the real Tingyun? Could there be a fake Tingyun? And what is that incident?"
"Damn it! This Stupid Cat! This Grand Diviner hates two kinds of people the most! One kind is those who speak in riddles! The other kind..."
"Grand Diviner, it's your turn to draw cards again."
Qingque reminded her again.
"Ah? Is it my turn again?"
Fu Xuan responded somewhat slowly, then drew four more cards, but her mind was no longer on this at all.
Fu Xuan's strange behavior was naturally noticed by Qingque.
She moved a few steps closer to Selene and quietly asked, "Grand Diviner, she looks a bit... not very smart?"
Hearing this, Selene's heart skipped a beat!
Oh my god! Saying she's not very smart in front of Fu Xuan! Are you tired of living?!
Selene certainly didn't dare to answer this question, mainly because she didn't know either! She could only shake her head in response.
Seeing that she couldn't get anything out of Selene, Qingque had no choice but to give up, and then... "Grand Diviner, it's your turn to draw cards again!"
...After three people and one cat played several rounds of diyuan jade...
As expected, in these rounds, Fu Xuan was always the one who lost the most miserably, and she still had that preoccupied look.
This confused Qingque, because she remembered that Fu Xuan was clearly normal when she first arrived!
It was only a short while after sitting down that she suddenly became strange! What happened during this time?
Qingque began to recall... "I remember, after sitting down, Selene kept staring at Tingyun, and Grand Diviner kept staring at Selene, and then she became strange..."
As she thought, Qingque's pupils suddenly widened! As if she had discovered something incredible!
"Could it be?! Is Grand Diviner jealous?! Because Selene kept staring at Tingyun?!"
Qingque thought this in her heart, and the more she thought, the more shocked she became!
She quickly glanced at Selene, then breathed a sigh of relief, because Selene's gaze was not on her!
At this moment, Fu Xuan was still thinking about Selene's words.
It was not difficult to guess that the Xianzhou would encounter trouble in the future, and Tingyun was among the key figures in this trouble.
With Fu Xuan's brain, she quickly figured out many things.
Real Tingyun? Doesn't that mean there will be a fake Tingyun to replace the current one? Since that's the case, if this Grand Diviner arranges some people to secretly protect Tingyun, it should be able to avoid many things, right?
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