Late at night.
Wang Jixuan returned to the Command Room at Second Base, reeking of alcohol and rubbing his forehead.
A crisp female voice announced, "Boss has arrived at the Command Center."
Peony, who had been standing amid a mass of waveform data, immediately shut off the projector and skipped over with a sweet smile, calling out coquettishly:
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Human King!"
"Get lost!" Wang Jixuan snapped irritably. "Don't call me those four words!"
"Is it because you haven't ascended the throne yet, so you feel unworthy of the title?"
Peony blinked lightly.
"Then... greetings, Your Highness the Future Human King?"
Daoist Wang nearly sent a kick flying at her, and Peony hurriedly knelt obediently, putting on a contrite expression.
He forced the alcohol from his body and casually evaporated it away, but Wang Jixuan still sat down in his boss's chair with a slight headache.
The Mech maid beside him brought over the sobering tea she had prepared long ago.
Wang Jixuan rinsed his mouth, then clicked his tongue softly. "Peony, tell me... from when I was sleeping inside the divine tree until now, including taking a master, Red Snake getting into trouble and leading us to Senior Luoshan... could all of that have been arranged by Senior Bai Gu?"
Peony smiled. "Who's to say it wasn't? There's a very high chance it was arranged. Or rather, this senior saw those possibilities among different futures, then placed you at a crossroads. You followed your own personality and understanding to make your own choices, step by step arriving where you are today."
"What does that mean? He even calculated my personality?"
"More or less."
Peony pouted.
"Anyway, I think some things have gone far too smoothly. We took away the greatest opportunity in this world.
"Someone was definitely