Playing Stat-Sticks in Honkai: Star Rail

Tingyun recognized the person as Diviner Jingzhai, someone she had met a few times before.

Upon seeing Tingyun arrive, Jingzhai bowed to her.

"Tingyun, the Emissary of Passage, the Great Diviner has been waiting for a long time!"

With that, Jingzhai moved aside, gesturing for her to enter.

Tingyun was initially taken aback by Jingzhai's words, but then she understood.

As the Great Diviner of the Divination Commission, her divination abilities were naturally extraordinary. It was likely that after Tingyun notified Yukong and was on her way, Fu Xuan had already had a premonition and cast a divination.

Walking directly into the outer office area of the Heaven's Calculation Array, Tingyun saw the pink figure standing there, seemingly engaged in divination.

Although she was small and looked very cute, judging her by her appearance would bring bad luck.

She always had countless ways to catch you off guard and make you stumble badly.

"Great Diviner Fu Xuan!"

Tingyun stepped forward and bowed.

In terms of rank, Fu Xuan and Yukong of the Ministry of Interdimensional Affairs were both among the same level of the Six Yu, so Tingyun naturally maintained a respectful demeanor.

"You're here!"

Fu Xuan stopped her divination and turned to face Tingyun.

"Although I already knew you would come here, I'm not sure why you've come to see me?"

Despite saying this, Fu Xuan was actually capable of divining this outcome, but it would consume her energy. It was easier to simply hear it directly from her.

"Great Diviner Fu Xuan, the situation is like this..."

Tingyun then recounted how Liuge had suddenly appeared on the ship during their return journey, and how they had later encountered members of the Antimatter Legion on a star pirate ship.

Furthermore, she also relayed Liuge's suspicions and thoughts during her narration.

"You're saying that the Lord of Ruin: Phantylia wants to possess your body to infiltrate the Xianzhou, and then replace you?"

"Yes!"

"And that young friend Liuge used his abilities to transform into you, acting as a substitute for you to be possessed by the Lord of Ruin?"

Fu Xuan frowned, pondering all these clues.

"That's right, Great Diviner Fu Xuan. On the entire Loufu, only you can restrain that Lord of Ruin without anyone noticing."

"Please calm yourself, allow me to perform a divination!"

With that, Fu Xuan's expression turned serious.

She began to instruct her subordinates to prepare the array, rather than the simple divination as before.

After all, matters involving the invasion of a Lord of Ruin were bound to be significant.

In just a moment, Fu Xuan had used the array at hand to divine that the Lord of Ruin had indeed infiltrated the Xianzhou.

If Tingyun was correct, the Lord of Ruin was still on young Liuge.

Fu Xuan fell into thought.

Just then, Fu Xuan's Jade Amulet received a communication from Jing Yuan.

"Primeval Lord, I wonder if you..."

"I already know about this, General! And all I can tell you is four words..."

"What are they?"

"It is true!!!"

039 Ahead Lies a Trap!

On the other end of the Jade Amulet, General Jing Yuan was a bit stunned by Fu Xuan's words.

He hadn't expected this news to be confirmed.

Initially, Jing Yuan had some doubts when he heard from Yukong, especially concerning an invasion by a Lord of Ruin.

However, after hearing the confirmation from Fu Xuan, the Great Diviner of the Divination Commission, he became fully alert.

The sleepy look on his face completely vanished, replaced by a serious expression.

This caused Yanqing, who was waiting nearby, to pause for a moment.

"General, what did the Great Diviner say?"

Below, Yukong was waiting for Jing Yuan's reply.

"This matter can be handled by myself and Primeval Lord!"

Jing Yuan said this, picked up his weapon, and headed out.

At the same time, he also contacted Fu Xuan's Jade Amulet.

"Primeval Lord, this matter..."

"I understand!"

Fu Xuan, as always, interrupted Jing Yuan's words, as if she already knew what he was about to say.

After the communication ended, Jing Yuan's figure had already disappeared from the General's residence.

At the same moment, Fu Xuan in the Divination Commission also frowned slightly, and finally sighed.

"These are troubled times!"

On the other side, with Liuge suppressing his shyness, he had also roughly finished tidying himself up.

To be honest, Tingyun's fluffy tail was really comfortable to touch, but it was also quite sensitive.

However, Liuge was now fully prepared and was wandering around Chang'le Sky-Garden.

Don't let the game map fool you with its small size; when you actually stroll here, it feels incredibly vast.

There were many pedestrians, divination shops, the San Yu Bookstore, and street stalls.

Overall, it looked like a lively street, with snacks almost everywhere.

"Hehehe, I got it~"

While wandering, Liuge suddenly heard a delighted and crisp voice.

"Hm?"

Hearing the voice, Liuge was first stunned, then revealed a sly smile.

He walked over with graceful steps.

It was near the divination shop, where three mahjong tables were set up.

Of course, mahjong was called Diyuan Qiongyu tiles here.

And in the Divination Commission, there was a diviner who was extremely fond of this game.

She was...

"The Great Diviner will arrive on the battlefield in one minute!"

Liuge leaned close to a little sparrow who was drawing tiles and whispered.

"Ah! It's over, I have to slip away quickly!"

The little diviner abruptly stood up and looked around.

But she found no sign of Fu Xuan.

She immediately turned her gaze to Liuge, who was snickering beside her.

"Hm? It's Lord Tingyun!"

Qingque's eyes lit up as she looked at the giggling Liuge.

"Lord Tingyun, why did you return so soon this time? Don't you usually arrive two or three days later?"

Liuge was slightly taken aback by Qingque's words.

Could it be that Tingyun and Qingque had a pretty good relationship?

Despite his confusion, Liuge pretended to hold the Six-Ribbed Folding Fan and looked at Qingque with a smile.

"I encountered some unexpected events on my journey this time, so I expedited my return trip!"

"I... is that so?"

Qingque nodded thoughtfully.

Then she looked around again and quietly leaned closer to Liuge.

"Um... Great Diviner really didn't come, right?"

"Uh-huh~ She didn't~"

Liuge's voice carried a hint of amusement.

"Hiyah, then there's nothing to be afraid of! Let's continue, continue!"

After receiving definite confirmation, Qingque sat down again and looked at her fellow players.

Her fellow players also looked at Qingque with a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

So young, but such a gambling addict!

However, seeing this child being dragged back to the Divination Commission by the Great Diviner every day also provided a unique kind of fun.

Yes, these fellow players played mahjong with Qingque purely to see the pink-haired Great Diviner catch her on the spot and take her back.

In short, it was their daily amusement.

Watching Qingque get engrossed in the game again, Liuge shook his head helplessly. Just as he was about to leave, someone suddenly approached him.

"Lord Tingyun, Lord Yukong has already returned. May I ask where you are headed..."

"In that case, lead the way."

Hearing the person in front of him speak, a barely perceptible glint flashed in Liuge's eyes.

If Yukong had returned now, would that mean the matters Tingyun was preparing were settled?

If that were the case, then by following the person in front of him, he should be able to reach the ambush location, right?

"Alright!"

Upon hearing this, the person walked ahead, with Liuge quietly following behind him.

The two walked straight out of Chang'le Sky-Garden's territory and headed towards the Dan Ding Division.

"Huh? This isn't the way to the Ministry of Interdimensional Affairs!"

Even though he knew the outcome, he still had to feign a bit of confusion to avoid arousing suspicion from Phantylia within the Six-Ribbed Folding Fan.

"That's right, Lord Yukong heard that you were attacked by the Antimatter Legion when you returned, and she was worried about your health, so she specifically went there to prepare some medicine to recuperate."

As he listened to the explanation, Liuge nodded almost imperceptibly.

"Is that so? Lord Yukong is truly thoughtful."

"Heh, after all, the recipient is Lord Tingyun."

The subordinate chuckled.

Who in the Ministry of Interdimensional Affairs didn't know that Tingyun had practically grown up by Yukong's side?

Their relationship was naturally extraordinary.

Upon arriving in the Dan Ding Division's territory, the two walked directly towards the depths.

As they went deeper, they gradually approached the seaside, and the surrounding scenery became increasingly desolate.

This scene made Phantylia, who was inside the Six-Ribbed Folding Fan, feel a bit strange.

Didn't they say they were coming to the Dan Ding Division to get medicine?

Why did they come to such a remote place?