"How did you...?"
Su Yue sensed a ripple of psychic energy and immediately opened her eyes.
When she saw that Liu Mufei had taken on her appearance—and could even use her ability exactly as she did—surprise flickered across her face.
Liu Mufei chuckled. "Miss Su, your ability really is useful~"
Su Yue rolled her eyes. "Your ability is seriously outrageous!"
"Is it?" Liu Mufei smiled and glanced at Bai Xuan. "Someone seems to like it, though."
Bai Xuan: "?"
Su Yue gave Bai Xuan a puzzled look. A moment later, realization seemed to strike. Her cheeks flushed, and she quickly lowered her head, pretending to focus on searching for the World Tree.
Bai Xuan: "??"
"All right, stop distracting us." Liu Mufei glanced at Bai Xuan. "Go take care of your own business."
Bai Xuan: "Oh."
"Lu Tai, are you sure you want to act now?"
Li Manxiu frowned, unease clear in his voice.
"Li Manxiu, our mission is to deal with that monster." Lu Tai lifted his cup of hot tea. "Protecting Huaguo's people and territory is our responsibility, too."
"That's true, but don't you think this is too rash?" Li Manxiu remained unconvinced. "We should consult Deputy Director Liu Mufei first—"
"Li Manxiu!" Lu Tai cut him off, his expression stern. "First of all, I'm in charge of this operation, not Liu Mufei. Her ability is exceptional, but we already know the key to defeating the Da Qi Serpent. We can complete the mission without her!"
"I can't agree to that!" Li Manxiu shook his head. "Didn't you say you wanted to give Liu Mufei a bigger role? Why are you—"
"I value her ability," Lu Tai explained. "She submitted the plan for this operation, after all. But now we've made decisive progress. Destroy that tree, and victory