With Jing Yuan exposing her private thoughts in front of everyone, Fu Xuan immediately flushed red.
She muttered:
"You never let me before, and now you suddenly say something like that..."
Fu Xuan's pride should have made her deny it on the spot.
But the Military Tally seemed stuck to her hand, constantly tempting her.
With this in hand, she could command all the Cloud Knights and personally lead them into battle!
In the end, Fu Xuan lowered her proud head and said:
"Understood. I'll lead the troops and take the Alchemy Commission. You can rest assured."
"With you handling things, Fu Qing, I naturally have nothing to worry about." Jing Yuan then looked at Stelle. "As for our friends from the Astral Express Crew, you'll take a shortcut through the Artisanship Commission into the Alchemy Commission. Rendezvous with Fu Qing there, then take a boat to the delve where the Ambrosial Arbor stands."
Next, the Astral Express Crew and Fu Xuan would split up. Fu Xuan would lead the Cloud Knights to the Alchemy Commission, while the crew would pass through the Artisanship Commission before meeting up with her.
One clever little mind-March 7th, for instance-noticed something off:
"Wait, isn't that a detour? If we're going to the Alchemy Commission, couldn't we just go straight there with Lady Fu Xuan?"
What kind of shortcut was that?
Stelle looked at March 7th in surprise and muttered:
"Well, I'll be! All those detective novels really paid off!"
Was someone else about to take over as the crew's resident dimwit? Stelle suddenly felt threatened.
At this, Jing Yuan showed not a trace of embarrassment at being caught out:
"All right. The truth is, there's a small problem at the Artisanship Commission. I thought the Astral Express Crew might be able to resolve