Jingliu Arrives; The Mastermind Coveting Madoka / "I Have Some Doubt as to Whether Your Eminence Can Summon [Miracle] a Second Time..." ...
Faced with Jing Yuan's apology, Madoka answered with great understanding.
"What are you saying? The Xianzhou's way of treating guests has no place for abandoning them and leaving them unattended."
"If you two do not mind, you may wait here for a short while. I will contact Lady Fu and have her come over in my place to serve as your guide. How does that sound?"
Unfortunately, faced with Madoka's kindness, Jing Yuan absolutely did not dare to simply leave on his own.
After all, arresting a major criminal and ensuring the safety of honored guests was naturally important, but while ensuring their safety, it was equally important not to neglect those honored guests and slight the relationship between both sides.
If either of these matters was handled poorly, it would affect relations between Belobog and the Xianzhou. By extension, he, the general of The Xianzhou Luofu, would also be held accountable. Naturally, the best way to handle it was for Jing Yuan, the strongest present, to oversee the bigger picture himself and arrange personnel to apprehend the criminal, while An Xiu and Madoka would be accompanied by another high-ranking figure whose status was second only to Jing Yuan's.
However, before Madoka could answer Jing Yuan's proposal, An Xiu shook his head first.
"There is no need to make it so troublesome. In the end, we are only strolling around the Xianzhou. Any local familiar with the area could take on that duty."
"Rather than slowly waiting here for someone, we might as well find someone nearby to act as our guide. It would save some time too."
"Is that so... Very well."
Faced with An Xiu's suggestion, and seeing that Madoka had no intention of objecting, Jing Yuan no longer hesitated. He immediately swept his gaze around, then locked