Great Fog

Huangfu Miaomiao's words stirred something in Pei Xianjue.

The All-Seeing Eye was an extremely useful Card. If Huangfu Miaomiao could take part, many difficult problems would be easily resolved.

But...

They had already discussed it with Feng Ling. Huangfu Miaomiao was supposed to hide in the Crystal Coffin for a while to avoid the Demon King's Rebirth.

Pei Xianjue looked at Huangfu Miaomiao with complicated feelings.

Emotionally, she did not want to see Huangfu Miaomiao come to harm. But from her position, as long as it could help humanity, sacrificing one Huangfu Miaomiao—or even a hundred—seemed only natural.

"Miaomiao..." Pei Xianjue reminded her in a dry voice, "If you step forward, you'll have to delay using the Crystal Coffin by a few days."

Huangfu Miaomiao thought about it. "A few days won't matter. It can't be such a coincidence that the Short-legged Sheep dies within these exact few days, right? But you need to arrange for strong Inspectors and Hunters to protect me! Meteor's Cards can only provide support. I still haven't figured out how to use her Cards in combat."

"Of course." Pei Xianjue paused for half a second, then added, "I'll go with you."

"Huh?" Huangfu Miaomiao stared at her and blinked.

Though she did not fully understand, Huangfu Miaomiao had not spent these past few days freeloading for nothing. She knew that Pei Xianjue's current position was not suited for appearing on the front lines. She should have remained in the rear and controlled the overall situation.

It seemed Pei Xianjue had made this decision because she was worried about her.

Huangfu Miaomiao grinned, stepped forward, and slung an arm around Pei Xianjue's shoulders. "Xiao Yu, you're a real friend."

Pei Xianjue: "..."

And so, the matter was settled.

The torrential rain continued for three whole days,