"I'm a little confused, and I have a lot of questions..." Du Yu held his forehead, struggling to organize his thoughts.
"It's all right. We have time." Weaver Girl looked at Du Yu. "Ask whatever you like, and we'll discuss it together."
Du Yu nodded and said, "A Can and A Kui go without saying, but why is A-Xiang among them?"
He pointed at Shiranui Asuka's portrait, looking utterly puzzled.
Weaver Girl answered, "A-Xiang's appearance certainly caught us by surprise, but she seems to have had a disagreement with the other 'Seven Outstanding Disciples of the Sage.'"
"A disagreement?" Du Yu raised an eyebrow. "What does that mean?"
"At the last moment... A-Xiang helped us," Weaver Girl said with a frown. "Although I don't know exactly why, judging by how things turned out this time, she really was helping us."
Hearing their conversation, Qu Xi couldn't help speaking up. "Without the A-Xiang on their side, things probably wouldn't have gone so smoothly this time."
Shiranui Asuka froze, then asked blankly, "What are you all talking about? Did I not only show up there, but do a lot of astonishing things too?"
"They weren't exactly astonishing. It just felt like they were 'things only you would do.'" Qu Xi smiled at A-Xiang and asked, "A-Xiang, do you have any pets?"
"Pets?" Shiranui Asuka didn't quite understand what Qu Xi meant, but she thought for a moment before saying, "I don't have any pets, but a few of my Shikigami have animal forms..."
Qu Xi thought for a moment, fetched some paper and a pen, and sketched a little mouse with a few simple strokes, bringing it to life on the page. After some thought, she added a pair of large eyes and several long claws.
"A-Xiang, do you recognize this little