"Oh dear, you wouldn't believe it, I was playing cards yesterday when suddenly the old fortune teller's voice rang out behind me, it scared me half to death."
After all, Qingque going to the card room to play against Imperial Jade can no longer be called slacking off; it's blatant truancy, so it's normal for Fu Xuan to be angry.
"Fortunately, she's a kind-hearted woman. She said a few words to me and that was the end of it. She just asked me to go to Exalting Sanctum Square to receive the Astral Express group and then take them to Divination Commission."
The Astral Express arrived at the Xianzhou Luofu, and everyone already knew that Kafka had been captured.
"Then why don't you guess what the original name of the Interstellar Tour Group I went to was?"
Qingque was taken aback, but immediately guessed the truth:
" Mr. Ye Yan, so the Interstellar Tour Group you mentioned is the Astral Express... In that case, our distinguished guest is right here in front of me!"
Seeing Ye Yan's lazy expression, Qingque instantly understood: was he too lazy to set off for Exalting Sanctum to meet up with his companions?
Ye Yan followed Qingque all the way to Exalting Sanctum Square, where he saw the Astral Express crew waiting there.
Hmm, Phantylia didn't show up... It seems Blake left a deep impression on her yesterday. With Qingque helping to lead the way, Phantylia's role as a guide is almost unnecessary.
"Seriously, Teacher Ye Yan, you're too slow!" March 7th put her hands on her hips. It wouldn't take long to get from the Central Starskiff Haven to Exalting Sanctum, not to mention that Ye Yan has the [ Gate of Myriad Paths ], which allows him to go anywhere at any time.
"It seems Emanator will succumb to the demon called [Sloth]."
Dan Heng noticed Qingque beside him. "And this is...?"
"Wow... these distinguished guests arrived so quickly. I thought I could craft a [ Imperial Jade ] before they arrived." Qingque was amazed by their efficiency; these kinds of people were perfect for working at the Divination Commission.
Qingque put on a smiling face and went up to greet Xing and the others, "Hello! Judging from your distinguished appearances, I know you must be honored guests of the Divination Commission!"
Dan Heng nodded. It seemed she was the disciple assigned by Fu Xuan, but... why was she with Ye Yan?
When Dan Heng saw the milk tea in Qingque's hand, his initial suspicions vanished, and everything made sense.
"Don't misunderstand, this is one of the few customers in our shop." Ye Yan pointed to the milk tea that Qingque was holding. According to his statistics, Qingque was the girl who bought milk tea the most times, Yanqing had never bought it.
"Actually, Yukong came by once before you returned and bought more than ten cups of milk tea," Qingque reminded him.
"Huh? That Helmsman actually likes to drink milk tea?" March 7th felt like she had heard some incredible news.
Xing crossed her arms over her chest, feigning displeasure. "Do you know how long we've been waiting? Young lady, you don't want the fortune teller to know you're late, do you?"
"Sorry, sorry. Actually, I wanted to get here earlier to wait for you guys... When you have time, play a Imperial Jade. My luck was the best this morning; I won almost every hand."
"Why are you suddenly talking about license plates?"
"Oh dear~ This is what I wanted to say! I feel really bad for keeping Qingque all waiting here for so long. How about I take you on a tour of [ Exalting Sanctum ] during this free time, and let you experience the essence of the Xianzhou – the Imperial Jade."
Welt became interested. "It hasn't been long, but seeing how interested the young lady is, I'm also quite Curiosity about this Imperial Jade."
"Oh, sir, you're so patient and considerate, and you have such good taste! If you're interested, I can teach you about this Imperial Jade. It's really fun."
" Uncle Yang, now's the time to get down to business!" March 7th reminded him.
"It's rare to see Uncle Yang being reminded by March 7th."
"Hey, I don't like hearing that. Does Uncle Yang have to remind me?"
Xing and Dan Heng nodded in unison, which made March 7th stumble.
On her way to the Divination Commission, March 7th noticed a withered tree in the distance that stretched straight into the sky, which successfully piqued her interest.
"Hey, look, that's...?"
"That's an ancient tree called [ Ambrosial Arbor ], a treasure that the [ Luofu ] Xianzhou was once very proud of," Ye Yan introduced to everyone.
"Wow... Mr. Ye Yan is so knowledgeable about history? Impressive! It's said that the Ambrosial Arbor is a remnant left behind by an ancient Xianzhou traveling through the heavens."
Qingque was quite surprised, but considering that Ye Yan wasn't from the new era and had been running a milk tea shop for so long, he must know a lot, so everything made sense.
"Don't be fooled by its appearance as a half-dead tree from afar; according to the ' The Xianzhou: A History of Navigation,' its full size at its peak was [enough to reach the heavens and hang down to the stars]."
"What's the meaning...?"
It means that this tree is tall enough to reach the sky, and stars can hang from its branches.
"How big would that be? As big as a train? No, that's as big as the Herta Space Station! No, that's not right either." March 7th exclaimed, covering her mouth in amazement, "With stars hanging down... this probably couldn't even fit the entire Xianzhou!"
Xing, getting serious, said, "Every tree in the spaceship fits the description, right?"
"Oh dear, that's rhetoric! Rhetoric! Don't nitpick over realistic details in a story! It's just a legend anyway. I see this kind of scenery every day on my way to and from get off work; I'm tired of it."
Qingque cast an envious glance at Ye Yan again. "Professional freedom is so great!" she thought, which further solidified her resolve to open a card room after she retired.
Let's go.
After successfully arriving at Divination Commission by Starskiff, Qingque didn't forget to remind everyone of a few things to note:
"Just a heads-up, everyone. Once you're inside, don't wander around. Although you're the fortune teller's guests, she hates people who don't follow the rules and ask too many questions... So please don't offend her."
Recalling the scene of being caught playing cards yesterday, with that ghostly figure appearing behind me, who wouldn't be scared?
"We're just observing a hearing; we'll leave when it's over."
Qingque walked to the closed gate and, seeing that it remained closed for a long time, couldn't help but feel puzzled.
"That's strange."
March 7th was used to this situation; they had encountered a similar situation when they visited the Robot Settlement in Jarilo-VI.
"Let me guess, did the door suddenly break?"
"I don't understand, the front door is locked. It's never been locked before... and no one reminded me to bring the key..." Qingque shouted a few more times towards the door, still unwilling to give up.
"Hey, even if the cafeteria food is terrible, you can't just turn away your guests!"
This action made March 7th doubt the authenticity of Qingque's identity. "Um... are you really from the Divination Commission?"
"It's the real deal, Miss March 7th. If you don't believe me, ask Mr. Ye Yan." Qingque brought up Ye Yan as a witness. "That doesn't make sense... I've already been demoted to the library, and I was also criticized and lectured by her yesterday. What more does she want?"
"Sigh~ I'll just submit a self-criticism to her tomorrow. No need to panic! The Divination Commission has more than one door. I know a place where I can enter and exit in an emergency."