“What? Disappointed to see me here?”
Noticing the fleeting embarrassment on Bai Yu's face, Fu Xuan slowly set down the teacup in his hand and made a sarcastic remark.
After finishing his sentence, Fu Xuan turned to the three people who had followed Bai Yu in.
Su Shang, Hei Ta, and Aista.
(They… still came.)
The Taiboo silently sighed in her heart.
She couldn't divine Bai Yu's destiny, or rather, after detecting through the Grand Derivation Exhaustive Observation Array that Bai Yu might become a being like the Star God in the future, Fu Xuan could no longer clearly see Bai Yu's fate.
But she could reverse-engineer Bai Yu's future by deducing the fates of herself and others.
In countless deductions, with the appearance of the apricot-yellow girl Su Shang in front of her as the catalyst, the threads of fate from others entangled around Bai Yu became increasingly complex, eventually even she herself became…
The proud Taiboo wouldn't just meekly accept this, but every attempt in the past ended in failure. Now, everything observed by her divine eyes was still moving forward unwaveringly, coming true one after another.
Thinking about this, Fu Xuan was furious, and couldn't help but give Bai Yu another glare.
Bai Yu resentfully glanced at Jing Yuan—Why didn't you tell me beforehand that Ah Fu was here?!
Jing Yuan sneakily gave a response—Fu Qing wants to do whatever she wants, how could I possibly stop her if she uses your name?
"Alright, alright, General, Little White, stop those flirtatious glances, don't make a spectacle of yourselves."
Fu Xuan spoke abruptly, emphasizing the words 'outsiders' as well.
Aista raised her eyebrows.
Oh ho? Outsiders? Does that mean her?
The company's eldest daughter was naturally intelligent and perceptive. After hearing Fu Xuan's few words, she intuitively felt the subtle hostility the Taiboo had for her.
"Everyone, please take a seat!"
Jing Yuan didn't want them to just stare at each other in the tea room, so he immediately stepped forward to break the awkward silence and sat down at the main seat.
Yan Qing instinctively went behind Jing Yuan, holding his sword and standing upright, continuing to be his background board.
Honored guests sat on the right, companions of the host on the left, Fu Xuan naturally sat to Jing Yuan's left, Qing Zu walked slowly to the seat below Fu Xuan and sat down, then gave Su Shang a look, signaling that the dazed girl should sit down next to him.
This left only one seat for the companions of the host, the one clearly meant for the 'Junior General'—but why was Fu Xuan sitting so close?!
Hei Ta took in everything, chuckled 'hey!', thinking this was amusing. Then he suppressed his laughter, sat down at the top seat on the right, putting on a look of watching a show, and looked back and forth between Bai Yu, Aista, and Fu Xuan with interest.
He also gave a subtle glance at Su Shang—as a genius scholar, his observation skills were definitely not bad. The little girl in the apricot-yellow dress was constantly stealing glances at the little guy, her eyes almost seemed to be drawn to him.
(Ruan Mei is also a Xianzhou person, I should have a good chat with her about this someday… this is too funny!)
"What are you standing there for? Come over here."
Seeing that Bai Yu was still hesitant to sit down beside her, Fu Xuan said in a mocking tone.
"What? Are you going to sit on the guest seat?"
Seeing Bai Yu finally go over and sit down, Aista also sat down beside Hei Ta, muttering softly, "First it's 'outsiders,' then it's 'guest seat.' This Taiboo is up to no good."
Hei Ta glanced at her, saying ominously, "You are the one who is up to no good."
Aista: "——?"
Across from them, after Bai Yu sat down, she gave Fu Xuan a 'don't push your luck' look. Fu Xuan narrowed her eyes, her small hand under the table tapped Bai Yu's backhand.
(Feeling sorry for your little lover?)
(Don't worry, I won't be too harsh, for the sake of this young lady's repeated assistance to Luofu.)
Although she didn't say it out loud, the meaning was clearly conveyed. Seeing Bai Yu understand correctly, Fu Xuan secretly rejoiced.
This kind of understanding, that little girl across the table couldn't possibly have!
╭(╯^╰)╮!
Seeing everyone seated, Jing Yuan finally spoke from the top seat, "Ms. Hei Ta and Ms. Aista have already met Fu Qing, there's no need for introductions. As for this Ms. Su Shang, she is a Cloud Rider recently transferred to Luofu from the Yaoqing Xianzhou."
As soon as Jing Yuan finished speaking, Fu Xuan interjected, "She is also... *cough*, an old friend of General Bai."
Ah Fu! You're setting me up!
Is this your plan all along?! Ah Fu?!
Bai Yu secretly gritted her teeth.
On the other side, Su Shang didn't realize the tense atmosphere at all. The silly girl happily patted her chest and said, "Nice to meet you both! My name is Su Shang! I've known Little White since we were kids! We're super close! That… Ms. Hei Ta and Ms. Aista, if you need anything in Luofu, just call me, I'm always available!"
Hei Ta's smile became even more peculiar, and Aista almost couldn't hold back her expression after hearing Su Shang's words, "I've known Bai Yu since we were kids," and "We're super close."
—I thought the short Taiboo was already an unstoppable warrior, but it turns out Luofu has even stronger people?!
Sitting beside Fu Xuan, Bai Yu could even clearly hear Fu Xuan's suppressed laughter.
It's no wonder she's the Taiboo, although she just met them and gave them a taste of her power, she was able to successfully divert Aista's anger towards Su Shang with just one sentence. And Su Shang, you're completely being used as a pawn, you idiot!
Looking at Su Shang's cheerful appearance, she obviously didn't feel any anger at being used, and even felt flattered by Fu Xuan's introduction, "She is an old friend of General Bai"... Fu Taiboo just gave her a boost in favorability…
"Ahem! Aista, you know I actually came from the Yaoqing Xianzhou."
Having no choice, Bai Yu had to cough and begin to smooth things over.
"Before the General brought me to Luofu, Su Shang's parents raised me for a while. A lot of my skills were passed down to me by Su Shang's mother."
"I see." Aista nodded, her smile was bright as she looked at Bai Yu, not showing any unusual emotions, "I only knew Bai gege came from Yaoqing, the rest I heard for the first time. By the way, Ms. Su Shang, can you tell me your parents' contact information? I'd like to thank them for taking care of Bai gege. What kind of gifts do they like? What are your hobbies, Ms. Su Shang?"
"After all—"
Aista suddenly lowered her head, blushing.
"Bai gege saved my life, his benefactors are also my benefactors. Ms. Su Shang is the daughter of Bai gege's benefactors, so we don't need to be so formal."
Good, very good!
With a single sentence, she successfully tore off the 'outsider' label Fu Xuan had put on her, highlighting her close relationship with the Junior General, and even took the opportunity to give Fu Xuan a jab!
As expected of you!
Bai Yu gave Fu Xuan a smiling look: See? The company's eldest daughter isn't that easy to deal with, you're good at divination and predictions, but when it comes to witty banter and intrigue, Aista might even be better than you…