Genshin Impact: Joining the Genius Society

Chapter 348: The Aggrieved Fu Xuan

"Come in."Hearing the response from inside, Jing Yuan immediately pushed open the door.

The first thing he saw was a group of people casually gathered around a table eating.

Most notably—

There was also a wanted criminal of the Xianzhou sitting among them.

Behind him, Yukong's gaze never left Kafka.

As for the pink-haired girl behind Yukong, her eyes instantly sharpened.

A Xianzhou fugitive hidden inside the residence of honored guests?

"Harboring a criminal is a serious offense! Is this honored guest attempting to challenge the authority of the Xianzhou?"

Just as Jing Yuan expected, Fu Xuan simply couldn't hold herself back.

The moment she spoke, Jing Yuan felt a headache coming on and covered his face.

After learning about the Emanator of Destruction, the Stellaron incident had more or less already been cleared from the Stellaron Hunters' names.

And right now, the Luofu still needed Su Ran's help.

Fu Xuan speaking this way was practically provoking him.

Besides—

The fact that these people could sit around the same table peacefully eating together clearly meant their relationship wasn't ordinary.

"General Jing Yuan," Su Ran said calmly, "your Master Diviner is quite impatient and hot-tempered."

"Are you sure she's truly suitable to be the next General candidate?"

The moment those words fell—

Fu Xuan froze on the spot.

She didn't even know how to respond.

"You are correct, honored guest."

Jing Yuan could only go along with it.

"Fu Qing indeed still has room to grow."

He said this partly to remind Fu Xuan—

And partly to smooth things over with Su Ran.

After all, this young man possessed something the entire Xianzhou Alliance desperately desired:

A cure for mara-struck degeneration.

Compared to that, a Stellaron Hunter hardly mattered.

And Jing Yuan had already more or less concluded the Stellaron crisis had nothing to do with the Stellaron Hunters anyway.

Ignoring this "criminal" wasn't an issue.

"General…"

Fu Xuan's heart immediately sank to rock bottom.

She had always placed great importance on becoming the next General.

But with Jing Yuan saying such things publicly—

She felt utterly stunned.

Especially after noticing Yukong's complete lack of reaction.

That realization shocked her even more.

Could there really be some major matter she didn't know about?

"Since Master Diviner Fu lacks patience," Su Ran continued casually, "perhaps it would be best if she didn't participate in today's discussion."

Fu Xuan clenched her teeth tighter upon hearing this.

If she left meekly now—

Wouldn't that completely destroy her chances at the General's seat?

"Mister Su Ran…" Jing Yuan attempted to speak up for her.

"This isn't personal retaliation," Su Ran replied with an innocent expression.

"It's simply that what we're about to discuss is extremely important."

"And with Master Diviner Fu's temperament, if she accidentally revealed something…"

"That could become a serious problem."

He looked genuinely troubled by Fu Xuan remaining present.

Even Jing Yuan found himself half-convinced.

"Of course, I personally don't mind."

"After all, I'm merely here to watch the show."

"But if someone alerts the enemy prematurely…"

"The ones who'll suffer won't be me. It'll be the Xianzhou."

Even after already making his point—

Su Ran still stabbed Fu Xuan one more time with that final sentence.

Jing Yuan felt even more exhausted.

Wasn't this basically a threat?

If Fu Xuan stayed, would Su Ran really choose to stand aside entirely afterward?

Left with no choice, Jing Yuan looked toward Fu Xuan.

"My apologies…"

Fu Xuan clenched her fists tightly.

"It was this one who acted offensively. I ask the honored guest for forgiveness."

Now that she knew this man possessed a way to cure mara—

And seeing how influential he clearly was—

She understood she could not afford to antagonize him.

If she continued offending him and caused him to dislike the Xianzhou—

She would likely become the target of public outrage.

The cost was simply too great.

So Fu Xuan could only swallow her anger.

Because she knew—

With just a single sentence from Su Ran, she might completely lose her qualification as the Luofu's future General candidate.

"Master Diviner Fu needn't be upset."

"It isn't that I'm deliberately targeting you."

"It's simply that you play a rather important role in the upcoming performance."

"And mistakes absolutely cannot happen."

"As for alerting the enemy prematurely—I was being completely serious."

Su Ran turned toward Jing Yuan.

"General Jing Yuan, have you informed Master Diviner Fu of the full situation?"

Jing Yuan shook his head.

"No."

"This matter is too important."

"Other than myself and Yukong, no one else knows."

He understood well that some matters became more dangerous the more people knew of them.

If Jing Yuan himself hadn't learned the information through Yukong—

Even Yukong might never have known.

Fu Xuan looked toward Yukong in shock.

Even the Sky-Faring Commission's Helm Master knew about it—

Yet she, the Master Diviner and future General candidate, knew absolutely nothing?

At that moment—

Fu Xuan felt so wronged she nearly wanted to cry.

"How about I perform a divination for Master Diviner Fu?" Su Ran suddenly offered.

Fu Xuan nearly laughed from sheer disbelief.

This man wanted to perform divination in front of the Master Diviner of the Divination Commission?

Wasn't this openly challenging her profession?

"Very well," she replied stiffly.

"This one would indeed like to witness the honored guest's abilities."

Already filled with grievance and frustration—

Fu Xuan genuinely wanted to see him embarrass himself now.

Showing off divination before the Master Diviner?

Ridiculous.

Su Ran studied Fu Xuan's face as though reading her fortune.

Then he casually took out a sheet of paper and rapidly wrote several lines upon it.

Just as the others attempted to peek—

He folded the paper shut and handed it directly to Fu Xuan.

"Remember, absolutely do not let anyone else see this."

"Otherwise the divination won't work."

"And after reading it, you must swallow the paper and destroy the evidence."

"Otherwise it also won't work."

Seeing Fu Xuan still looking skeptical—

Su Ran added another reminder.

"Just look outside the window."

Fu Xuan subconsciously glanced toward the window—

And her eyes instantly widened.

Outside, the faint silhouette of Fuli the Remembrance slowly dissipated into nothingness.

Even Yukong couldn't stay calm seeing that.

Did the Remembrance Aeon really love spying on Su Ran that much?

This was already the second time in such a short span!

As for Jing Yuan—

His heart was filled with shock.

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