Starry sky, I can hear their secrets.

Qingque smiled, her eyes crinkling, and cupped her hands in a gesture of respect, saying, "Hehe, thank you for being so kind~"

Su Jinyan spoke up: "Everyone, please hear me out."

Qingque looked at him with a puzzled expression: "Hmm?"

Su Jinyan said in a deep voice: "You may not know what it means to have two consecutive rounds of 'flowers blooming on the ridge,' followed by 'fishing for the moon in the sea.'"

"We usually only use two words to describe this kind of person: gambling freak."

"Qingque, in terms of the Imperial Jade Token, I, Su Jinyan, would like to acknowledge you as the strongest."

“From now on, you are the ‘Chang Le Tian Gambling Monster’.”

The two card players exchanged a glance and said in unison, "We second that."

Qingque blushed slightly and pouted, "Hey, what Changletian gambling monster?"

"It sounds awful. I don't play cards for these empty titles."

Fortunately, Qingque pursues leisure and tranquility; playing cards is merely for relaxation, not for money or fame.

Otherwise, if she really agreed, the name "Chang Le Tian Gambling Monster" would soon resound throughout Luofu, and even the universe.

Qingque dipped her tongue in saliva and stuck the paper strip with a turtle drawn on it onto Su Jinyan's forehead.

"Hurry up, let's play one more round before we get off work."

However, the two card players seemed not to hear, their expressions changed slightly, and they both covered their mouths and coughed.

Qingque froze, quickly lowering her head to think of a solution.

As clever as she is, she has already guessed to some extent what will happen next.

Judging from the expressions on their faces, I'm in a pretty bad situation right now.

So, there's only one possibility left, right?

It must be the diviner who's come to arrest me.

"Bluebird—"

Fu Xuan's sinister voice came from behind Qing Que.

Qingque shivered, and the Imperial Jade Token clutched in her snow-white hand fell to the ground with a thud.

Seeing that things were going badly, the two card players, thinking it was better to die than to die themselves, quickly made their escape.

Only Qingque and Su Jinyan remained at the card table, where they would share the brunt of Fu Xuan's wrath.

Fu Xuan's pretty face darkened: "Well done, Qingque, well done..."

"I asked you to mentor the newcomers and familiarize them with the work; I repeatedly reminded you of this, didn't I?"

"Don't reveal your bad habit of slacking off in front of the newcomers, and don't set a bad example for them."

"So you were just giving me empty words, and all you've been doing these past few days is bringing newbies to the card room to play cards?"

Hehehe, Lord Fu Xuan is so handsome, he has a nose, eyes, arms and legs.

From the moment he met Fu Xuan, Su Jinyan knew that he was determined to befriend Qing Que.

[Ding! The Pleasure faction quest has been triggered. Fool, do you accept?]

[Task: I love Lord Fu Xuan's jade feet.]

Chapter Nine: Lord Fu Xuan, I Love You (Madness)

[Mission Description: Find an opportunity to have Fu Xuan stomp on your face in public with her white-socked little feet.]

[Task Rewards: [Intermediate Mechanical Power Arm] Blueprint, 5 SP Points, 5000 Job Experience Points.]

Intermediate-level robotic arm

[Introduction: Legend has it that after Emperor Rupert I gained free will, the first thing he did was to use whatever useful parts he could find, combined with his boundless rage against organic life, to create a powerful and efficient power arm.]

Before deriving the anti-life equation, the Emperor's army, with its terrifying mechanical weaponry, raged across the universe.

Unlike disposable power arms, intermediate-range mechanical power arms are more powerful, more durable, and can be recharged with a power source.

Su Jinyan's eyes lit up. She hadn't expected that the Joyful Faction missions would be so simple, and the rewards would be so high as well.

But then, Su Jinyan fell into distress again.

Fu Xuan is the Grand Diviner of the Grand Divination Bureau, so it's obvious that he wouldn't lower himself to take the initiative to step on him.

Isn't this mission forcing him to become a pervert? Does it expect him to actively beg Fu Xuan to step on his face?

Please, Lord Fu Xuan, I have no other wish in this life but one: please stomp on me hard with your little white-socked feet.

Hmm? Why make such a request? It's simple: if you step on me, I'll get a reward.

Damn it, even Su Jinyan himself would have a hard time keeping up with this reason, let alone Fu Xuan.

However, once he speaks in public, regardless of the outcome, he will face social death.

However, Su Jinyan quickly came to a realization: what did it matter if he died? As long as he could become stronger, he could accept such a small price to pay.

He would have to ask Fu Xuan for help sooner or later, but not now.

Because he needs to find the right time.

He couldn't very well ask Fu Xuan to step on him on their first meeting, could he? What would that make him look like?

Fu Xuan continued, "Qing Que, don't you have anything to explain?"

Qingque's eyes darted around, and she looked somewhat flustered.

It's just slacking off; anyone who didn't know better would think she'd broken some kind of cardinal rule.

Su Jinyan said seriously, "Lord Fu Xuan, you misunderstand. We are not slacking off."

Fu Xuan said calmly, "Very well, is this still my fault?"

Qingque hurriedly tugged at Su Jinyan's sleeve and winked at him, signaling him to shut up.

Seriously, this guy should at least have some emotional intelligence. Subordinates shouldn't kiss their superiors. Doesn't he understand such a simple principle?

Su Jinyan sighed, "No, actually it's all my fault."

Fu Xuan looked up at him and said, "Then tell me, where did you go wrong?"

Qingque became even more anxious. Why are you taking the blame? Don't you want to stay in Taibusi anymore?

Su Jinyan gave an irrelevant answer: "Actually, I've fallen in love with a woman."

"That night, the Changletian market closed, the restaurants shut down, and there were very few pedestrians on the streets."

"I lean against the railing in the dark, drinking to drown my sorrows, my eyes blurry with drunkenness."

"But I saw her walking on the street, the lights were dim, and she suddenly turned around and smiled, a smile that I still can't forget to this day."

"From then on, her face was etched in my mind and I could never forget it."

"Lord Fu Xuan, would you like to know who that woman is?"

Fu Xuan asked listlessly, "Who is it...? Qingque, is that you?"

Qingque shook her head vigorously: "Huh? How could it be me? I rarely go out at night."

Su Jinyan slammed his fist on the table: "Of course it's not Little Sparrow, that woman is Lord Fu Xuan."

Fu Xuan: "Hmm?"

Qingque: "Huh?"

Su Jinyan took out a crumpled piece of paper, slowly unfolded it, and read aloud in a charming baritone voice:

"To Fu Xuan"

"Just because I glanced at you in the crowd, I could never forget your face."

"I dream of meeting you again someday by chance, and from then on, I began to miss you in solitude—"

Qingque: "...Your writing is quite good, huh?"

Fu Xuan's pretty face stiffened slightly, and she interrupted, "Stop, don't read anymore."

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"I have never seen you before this."

"The reason you suddenly confessed your feelings to me must be because you were thinking of using this method to lessen your punishment, right?"

Qingque nodded slightly. "That makes sense. The Grand Diviner is right."

Su Jinyan denied this: "No, you are wrong, Lord Fu Xuan."

Why do you think I'm here?

"I'm a diligent and conscientious employee, how could I possibly be like Qingque and enjoy slacking off?"

Qingque: “?”