"Congratulations to March 7 for successfully spotting the blind spot."
"…Isn't He the Aeon you believe in? Should you really be saying things like that?"
March 7 looked genuinely worried.
Xun yu only shrugged.
"Not really. THEY even possessed my mechanical dog to bite Sampo, remember?"
"…Huh?"
"Other Aeons, I'm not sure. But the Aeon of Elation? He'd probably be thrilled."
March 7 froze in confusion. Welt and Stelle, on the other hand, were much calmer.
One had the wisdom of age — this kind of thing didn't surprise him.
The other was just… naturally unfazed by nonsense.
"Alright, that's how the intel was gathered. If you don't believe me… how about a demonstration?"
Before the three could reply, Xun yu had already taken out a new mechanical dog.
"You're up— Aha Model III, Unit One. Codename: Pangolin."
"Go, Pangolin! Show them how it's done."
"Ahaaa~ I'm off!"
And the Aha-III vanished instantly.
"Xun yu, this is…"
"Oh, this version is for infiltration and espionage."
"And if espionage fails, it self-destructs."
"…Ah."
March 7 silently mourned for the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
Meanwhile…
"As long as you copy this 'A Thousand-Handed Benevolent Medicus Salvation Script' five hundred times, and show sincere dedication, you can become one of our Cultivators."
A Cultivator of the Sanctus Medicus was patiently coaxing an immortal-seeker.
At that moment, a mechanical dog ran inside.
"Ahaaa~ Here I come!"
BOOM!
A huge explosion blasted the entire base of the Sanctus Medicus into the sky.
The noise immediately attracted the Cloud Knights.
Seeing the destroyed building, their expressions turned grim.
Not knowing what actually happened, they quickly judged it as a terrorist attack.
Based on eyewitness descriptions — Aha-III's residual afterimages — they quickly identified the "suspect."
And so, Welt, Stelle, and March 7 found themselves being taken away along with Xunyu, all with completely baffled expressions.
Before being escorted out, Xun yu calmly took out his phone and sent Fu Xuan a message, complete with the footage of what had happened.
"Xun yu: Master save me!"
Having done that, he felt no burden whatsoever and went to drink tea.
"Wait—? Lady Diviner, what about me?!"
Xun yu stared in disbelief as Fu Xuan walked off with Welt and the other two… leaving him there.
Just moments ago, Fu Xuan had arrived, resolved the misunderstanding, and released the three.
As for why he wasn't released…
"Snowflakes drifting~ winds howling cold~ the world a vast expanse of white~"
As background music echoed, Xunyu turned black-and-white like an old tragedy film.
The Cloud Knights following Fu Xuan were desperately recalling traumatic memories just to avoid laughing.
The corner of Fu Xuan's lips twitched upward… and then she froze.
What was wrong with her today? That wasn't something she would usually do.
After a moment's internal struggle, Fu Xuan still pulled Xun yu outside.
Before he could speak, she gestured for him to stay silent.
The Cloud Knights turned their heads away, minds already picturing all kinds of "relationships."
No matter how they looked at it… the connection between these two was not ordinary.
The usually aloof Diviner showing such a sly, black-bellied side?
Gossip flames ignited instantly.
"Ahem."
Fu Xuan coughed lightly, giving the Cloud Knights a meaningful look.
Oh no. They forgot she was the Diviner — someone with terrifying intuition.
The gossip flames were extinguished instantly.
The knights immediately vowed to take this secret to their graves.
Fu Xuan: Ahem.
Cloud Knights: We behave now. Please spare us.
"I'll bring the primary suspect back to the Divination Commission first. Someone will come to support you later."
"As for the Sanctus Medicus documents, I've already sent them to the General. He should be taking action by now."
With that, Fu Xuan departed.
Once she was gone, March 7 and Stelle placed their hands on their hips and gave Xun yu identical, judgmental looks.
"Xun yu. Be honest. What exactly is your relationship with the Diviner?"
"Huh? I didn't say?"
The two shook their heads.
"All right, fine. Actually, I'm…"
Something familiar tingled in the atmosphere.
March and Stelle instantly covered Xun yu's mouth.
"Don't shout it. Just talk normally."
"Tch— but that takes the soul out of it… Wait! I've got it!"
Xun yu pulled out a glass orb and tossed it upward.
A barrier enveloped the four of them.
"There. Now no one can hear us."
Stelle poked the barrier curiously.
Soft and bouncy. Very bouncy.
Xun yu exhaled dramatically.
"I am the Diviner's dog."
Stelle, Welt, March 7: "???"
"You don't believe me?"
Xun yu transformed into Wangcai, a literal dog, right in front of them.
Bzzt!
Great. Their brains had officially crashed.
After dodging Stelle's grab, Xun yu returned to human form.
"S-so what you said before wasn't… a metaphor?"
March 7's mouth twitched. She couldn't process it.
"Mhmm~"
"…Wow."
Seeing their increasingly strange looks, Xun yu simply shrugged.
"Reputation has good sides and bad sides. What I used to be is one thing. Now I'm a degenerate."
Watching Xunyu proudly declaring his degeneracy, the three could only twitch their mouths.
Are all followers of the Elation Path this unhinged?
Then they remembered he said the Aeon of Elation once possessed his mechanical dog…
Well. Suddenly it all made sense.
Somehow.
Which was worse.
"Uncle Yang… I'm getting tired. And Lady Diviner said she needed to prepare. How about we rest first?"
March rubbed her forehead — she genuinely couldn't deal anymore.
"Good idea. Let's rest. I can feel it… a big battle is coming soon."
Welt nodded. It was nearly nighttime.
After finding an inn, Xun yu, seeing that nothing interesting was happening, decided to play a few games.
Ten minutes later, he put his phone down, face dark.
"Broken matchmaking system…"
Just as he considered "following the internet cable" to go "comfort" his teammates, a particular contact in his list caught his attention.
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TL note:
Normally I would stack up the translations I've done but now I'm speed running it because I gotta do an assignment