After Jiang Yu, that unpredictable variable, caught them that day, these two Stellaron Hunters had become involved with Jing Yuan.
With the Divination Commission's Matrix of Prescience and Fu Xuan present, discovering the purpose of the Stellaron Hunters' visit was not difficult, especially since neither of them intended to hide it.
Still, their objectives were rather startling when it came down to it.
To make the Xianzhou Alliance owe the Astral Express a favor, and to make contact with Jiang Yu.
The abilities of that "Slave of Destiny" seemed to have stumbled over Jiang Yu as well. Though she had not shown it that day, Fu Xuan had actually felt a little pleased.
Her own attempt to divine Jiang Yu had failed, and had even accidentally given her an eye condition that made her miss the filming of Keeping Up With Star Rail. She reckoned Elio had not fared much better when he tried to observe Jiang Yu's future.
That was how people were. Being the only one to suffer a setback felt awful.
But if someone else suffered the same setback, or even worse, it felt much better.
If that person was someone you got along with, a friend you traded jabs with, that inner delight would begin to soar.
Jing Yuan and Fu Xuan found the Stellaron Hunters' objectives surprising, but not unacceptable.
Owing the Astral Express a favor was fine. No problem. In return, though, he would have to put such an unexpected force to good use.
As for making contact with Jiang Yu, both Fu Xuan's and Elio's experiences seemed to confirm what that Mirror Holder had said that day.
Jing Yuan had a fairly strong impression of that Mirror Holder. From their brief exchange, he had judged him to be an extreme and stubborn person.