Xingtie: My silly online friend is actually a raccoon!

The next day, early in the morning.

"Fu Xuan, don't you need to return to the Imperial Divination Bureau?"

Lu Ze leaned against the headboard, looked at Fu Xuan sitting on the edge of the bed, and asked the question that had been bothering him all morning.

She should be dressed and ready to go to work at this time, but she shows no sign of leaving the house.

"The people from the abbot's office are too busy to bother with me right now; they're preoccupied with deducing the fates of those monks."

As Fu Xuan spoke, his hands never stopped moving.

She was holding a bright red apple in her hand, the knife twirling deftly between her fingers, peeling off thin, long strips of skin that hung down in circles without ever breaking.

Her movements were skillful, like a seasoned apple peeler who had been peeling apples for years.

"Those monks in robes whose origins and sources were unpredictable excited those old fogies immensely. They were working on divination and prophecy all night long, as if a genius had encountered a rare and incomprehensible problem."

As she said this, she slightly pursed her lips, her tone carrying a hint of complaint about her colleagues.

"I submitted a leave slip, and they approved it instantly. They all complained that I was bothering them while they were researching their new project."

"And you too, on paid leave. After all, you were injured in Tabusi, so it counts as a work injury." With that, she put a slice of apple to Lu Ze's lips, her movements natural and practiced.

Lu Ze was used to being fed, and he reflexively opened his mouth and took a bite of the apple.

The flesh is crisp and juicy, bursting with sweetness and freshness on the tongue.

"Sweet," Lu Ze exclaimed exaggeratedly.

It was as if the apple only became sweet after Fu Xuan peeled it.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

dong dong dong...

"I'll go open the door."

Fu Xuan handed the peeled apple to Lu Ze and got up to walk towards the door.

Lu Ze looked down at the perfectly peeled apple in his hand and suddenly felt a void in his heart.

The peeled apple and the apple cut into small pieces are clearly the same fruit, but the one that Fu Xuan personally handed to his mouth and the one that was placed in his hand always tasted a little different.

He had gotten used to her feeding him; if she didn't, the apples didn't taste as sweet.

"Lu Ze, I got your phone back." Fu Xuan quickly returned to the room, holding a phone that looked very familiar to him.

With his phone back, Lu Ze felt much more at ease.

I feel like something's missing in my life if I can't chat with Xing and vent to him.

However, when Lu Ze took the phone, his heart sank and he felt a chill run down his spine.

A jagged crack ran from top to bottom across the screen, splitting it in two. Several shards of glass had fallen out, revealing the metal components inside.

Holding the phone in my hand, it felt light and flimsy, like the empty shell of something that had died.

He quickly pressed the power button.

no response.

Press and hold to power on, but the screen remains in its shattered state, without even a glimmer of light.

He pressed it again and again until his knuckles turned white before finally giving up.

Fu Xuan felt a pang of guilt seeing his distraught appearance.

She had no idea what this phone meant to Lu Ze—it was his only interdimensional communication tool, the only bridge for him to contact Xing in different, unfamiliar worlds.

Fu Xuan simply thought he needed a communicator that could access the internet.

"This one is probably broken."

She spoke in a very soft and gentle tone, as if she were comforting a child who had broken their favorite toy.

"How about I buy you a jade tablet in a few days?"

This was Fu Xuan's kind intention, and Lu Ze didn't want to refuse her.

So even though he was feeling down, he could only manage a forced smile and nod.

"it is good."

He carefully placed his phone under his pillow, as if it were a precious treasure.

I was thinking that once my injury healed in a few days, I would ask if anyone could fix it.

Even though the screen is shattered like this, as long as the motherboard inside isn't damaged, there might still be a chance to save it.