"There's no need to pay too much attention to them. They're actually looking at you because of me, not because of the cat ears on your head or the cat tail behind you."
Fu Xuan seemed to notice Selene's discomfort and offered words of comfort.
And what she said was true, because she usually came and went alone. Before, when Selene was still a cat, being held in Fu Xuan's arms had attracted many people's gazes.
Now, with Fu Xuan directly holding Selene's hand, it naturally attracted even more attention… To distract Selene, Fu Xuan gently squeezed Selene's small hand.
Hmm… how should I put it? She really is a transformed kitten! Her little hand was incredibly soft to squeeze! As if it had no bones! It was extremely comfortable, making Fu Xuan a bit addicted!
And this successfully diverted Selene's attention.
"Hmm? Why is the Grand Diviner always squeezing my hand?"
"Still squeezing?! No way! This Meow has to squeeze back! I can't let the Grand Diviner take advantage of me!"
And so… along the way, one person and one cat kept squeezing each other's hands, but due to the difference in palm size, Selene ultimately suffered the disadvantage.
And they, while playfully bickering, arrived at the Divination Commission… It was not yet eight o'clock, so Fu Xuan had arrived earlier than usual today.
At this time, the Divination Commission was empty and very quiet.
"Grand Diviner, why did you come so early today?"
Selene looked at Fu Xuan and asked, puzzled.
"I came so early because I want to leave work early today; I have some private matters to attend to."
Fu Xuan said.
"Oh? What private matters?"
Selene asked, confused.
"This matter is related to you. After all, you are human now but have no identity, so after work this afternoon, I need to get you a legal identity. Otherwise, you will encounter some trouble living on the Xianzhou in the future."
Fu Xuan explained.
"I see!"
...Morning.
A certain Little Sparrow awoke with a start from her dream! She picked up the jade amulet next to her and glanced at it; it was already 8:50 AM.
Little Sparrow's eyes instantly widened; she threw off the covers and sprang out of bed!
"Oh no, oh no! I overslept again!!! I need to leave quickly! Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll be late!!!"
Qingque muttered, quickly changing her clothes in a very short time before heading to the bathroom to wash up.
Fortunately, for convenience and to save commuting time, Qingque's residence was very close to the Divination Commission!
If she ran, it would generally only take a few minutes to reach the Divination Commission's entrance!
However, the difficult part was that due to the tight schedule, Qingque had no time to eat breakfast now; she could only go on an empty stomach!
When Qingque arrived at the Divination Commission's main entrance, it was exactly 8:59, almost late!
At the main entrance of the Divination Commission stood two Junior Diviners guarding the gate.
One of the Junior Diviners saw Qingque approaching, raised his hand, and enthusiastically greeted her: "Senior Qingque! You're cutting it close again today!"
Qingque: … "Yes, yes! I cut it close every day!"
When Qingque said this, she felt inexplicably proud.
"I really envy you, Senior Qingque! It's a pity I can't cut my work time so precisely!"
When that Junior Diviner said this, admiration shone in his eyes.
"Cough cough! I won't chat with you anymore! I need to hurry to work!"
Qingque waved at this Junior Diviner, then slipped away.
After Qingque left, another Diviner looked at the Junior Diviner who had been talking to Qingque and asked, puzzled: "Are you very familiar with Qingque?"
"Yes! I consider her my mentor! She has taught me so much!"
The Junior Diviner's tone was very sincere.
"Oh? Tell me about it?"
"I used to think that one had to work hard to create value! Until Senior Qingque told me that work is only for exchanging labor for remuneration, and taking leisure during work is creating value for oneself!"
The Junior Diviner's tone was very serious, and he even nodded after speaking.
And the other Diviner, hearing this, instantly frowned!
"This statement seems… to make sense!"
...Inside Fu Xuan's office.
After Fu Xuan opened the office door, she led Selene into her office.
However, upon entering the office, Selene's first impression was that it was small! Fu Xuan's office space was very small inside!
"What's wrong? Frowning your little brow, do you think there's something wrong with my office?"
Fu Xuan looked at Selene and asked, puzzled.
"Hmm… your office seems a bit small. Aren't you the Grand Diviner?"
Selene retorted.
"Small? Actually, it's just because there are many books in the office. It's quite large, and it's not your first time here, so why are you suddenly saying it's small?"
Fu Xuan said, sitting in her office chair, and then began to handle some miscellaneous matters on the Luofu.
"Perhaps it's because I used to see it from a cat's perspective, so I didn't think it was small, but now it looks quite different."
Selene finished speaking, then moved closer to Fu Xuan, silently watching her work.
This continued until almost nine o'clock in the morning, when Selene, at Fu Xuan's reminder, took her breakfast to the Archives.
However, to avoid some trouble, Selene transformed back into her cat form… When Selene arrived at the Archives, she didn't see Qingque, and even the Archives door was still closed.
Selene: ??? Strange, where did that Qingque go? Has she not arrived yet?
As Selene was thinking this, Qingque's shout came from behind her.
"I'm here, I'm here! Selene! The Grand Diviner shouldn't have come over, right?!"
Qingque ran while asking Selene, who was standing at the Archives entrance.
Selene: "Meow! (I came by myself, the Grand Diviner didn't come over.)"
"Phew! Good, good!"
Qingque breathed a sigh of relief, then took out her jade amulet and glanced at it, finding the time was still 8:59, but the next second, it turned to 9:00 sharp.
"Eh? No, wait! Even if the Grand Diviner, her old self, came, it wouldn't matter! I'm not late!"
Upon realizing that she had arrived at the Archives just in time, Qingque's previously flustered expression instantly disappeared!
"Huh? Selene, what's that on the ground in front of you?"
Qingque walked to the Archives entrance, preparing to open the door, when she happened to see the bag in front of Selene, so she asked.
"Meow! (Oh, this is breakfast I brought for you, but it's cold now, you'll need to heat it up.)"
Selene finished speaking, and even used her paw to open the outer bag, revealing the porridge and fried eggs packed inside…
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