At last, Fu Xuan arrived.
The Lord Diviner looked even more haggard than she had early that morning.
Qingque finally found an opportunity to leave and went to the back to brew tea for the two of them.
By then, however, she no longer felt like opening the game. She had not even checked her Jade Abacus.
There was no need to think about it. She must have lost, so there was nothing worth looking at.
Using the Eye-Improving Medicinal Tea Bailu had prepared, Qingque brewed a separate cup for Fu Xuan.
This time, she added an enormous amount of sugar.
It was not that Qingque was deliberately trying to impress her. Lately, she had simply sensed that the sky was about to fall. The Lord Diviner absolutely had to hold it up, or it would come crashing down on Qingque's face even as she lay around.
Hopefully, the sugar would give the Lord Diviner strength!
Fu Xuan drained the tea in one gulp and felt much of her fatigue fade.
Sitting across the round table, Chu Mu took a sip of tea and said mildly:
"Has the Stellaron been running you ragged?"
"It has not!" Fu Xuan retorted instinctively. Her cheeks warmed a little, but she kept a stern face. "Do you take me for someone so easily rattled? How could a mere Stellaron pose a challenge to me?"
"Then why are you so exhausted?" Chu Mu sighed. "Does the Luofu have no one else it can turn to?"
"What makes you say that?" Fu Xuan frowned.
"You seem to be the one running around handling everything," Chu Mu said sincerely. "Shouldn't the general be taking charge? You aren't the general, yet you seem even busier than he is. You're the one dealing with matters big and small. That