How come I was the one being targeted?

The tail possessed her like honey to butterflies, candlelight to fireflies, and she was often taken care of by various monsters. Fortunately, the tail master would solve the trouble for her every time. Even though she had studied in the Ten Kings Division for thirty years, this fact had not changed much.

The flame on his tail flickered for a moment, and he was about to explain, but was quickly stopped by Bai Jun.

Bai Jun could see that Huo Huo's problem did not stem from Wei Ba's complaints just now, but from her own inner conflict. The person who tied the bell must untie it. Unlike external factors such as post-war psychological syndrome, if you want to truly untie her knot in the end, it ultimately depends on Huo Huo herself.

So he changed his plan, his tone becoming more relaxed and gentle: "But I think Huo Huo has tried very hard."

"No, no... I've never been able to muster the courage to face those terrifying things head-on. No matter how hard I try to muster up my courage, I always end up hiding at the back. This is me, this is me..."

"No, in my eyes, you already have courage itself." Bai Jun shook his head and said softly.

"W-why..."

Huo Huo, whose mood had fallen to the bottom again, immediately raised her pretty face with red eyes from crying, eager to find the answer.

"There are certain things that people cannot endure. When a common man is insulted, he draws his sword and stands up to fight. This is not courage. True courage is not the absence of fear or dread, but the ability to face fear, to overcome the fear of death when sacrifice is necessary, and to rush forward despite trembling."

Bai Jun took out a clean handkerchief from his arms and handed it to Huo Huo, whose eyes were red from crying, with a smile.

"The hymn of humanity is the hymn of courage, and the greatness of humanity is the greatness of courage. In my eyes, you are the most courageous girl, having endured your fear of the evil spirits and stood up. No matter what your reasons are, try to hold your head high. You have done your best."

“I…really…really…”

Huo Huo buried her face in her clothes again and cried even more miserably, but the way she cried this time was a little different from before.

She cried for a while, and when the sleeves of her clothes were soaked by her tears, Huo Huo finally stopped crying. She did not take Bai Jun's handkerchief, but lowered her head to hide her blushing face: "Yes, I'm sorry... It will get dirty..."

"Don't mind it. It's an honor for a man to lend his handkerchief to a crying girl."

"But...I, I'm sorry..."

Huo Huo shook her head timidly, while Bai Jun reached out and lifted her chin nonchalantly. She didn't know what was going on and was too scared to move. The handkerchief gently wiped her eyes and the remaining tear marks.

"Okay, you're so cute, but it would be a shame if your face turned red from crying. To be honest, I really like your courage, okay?"

Huo Huo was stunned, the man in front of her reflected in her soft eyes. The aura that should have been very scary and powerful in her eyes instantly became warm and relaxed.

"Thank you... Thank you..."

Her voice was as thin as a mosquito's buzz. After hurriedly taking the handkerchief, she lowered her face anxiously, and her slender fingers fiddled with the corner of her clothes nervously.

Wei Ba looked at Bai Jun who was making an "OK" gesture to him, and slowly smiled.

This guy is really good at dealing with women...

But after a while, it found that Bai Jun was still making an "OK" gesture to it and mouthing something.

Tail observed carefully and found that he was saying - it's your turn.

With an extremely unhappy tut, the green flame flickered several times, and it reluctantly drifted to Huo Huo's side. After hesitating for a moment, it gently patted her hair with the flame and comforted her awkwardly:

"Did you hear that? Stop crying. You're useful, the most useful. The paper figures you fold are also amazing. They always help me a lot in battle."

"Tail~"

Huo Huo was so moved that he hugged Tail tightly in his arms. His crying voice frightened the blue flame so much that it fluctuated instantly.

"Hey, hey, hey! Get out of here! I'm not your hug pillow!"

However, although it said it was tough, it actually just struggled symbolically for a few times and continued to let Huo Huo hold it. Until it noticed the teasing look of Bai Jun beside it, it instantly became angry again.

"Look, what are you looking at! You little white-haired devil!"

"What? Aren't you two on good terms?"

"You know shit! We...we...tsk, anyway, I'm definitely going to take this little wimp's body away from you."

Bai Jun teased the grinning Tail cheerfully, not forgetting their earlier agreement. Huo Huo's mood had improved, so he grabbed Tail and asked, "Alright, tell me what you meant by that?"

"What did you say? I don't remember... I remember, I remember. It was just a joke. Don't be angry!"

Tail wanted to get away with it by whistling and quietly looking away, but after noticing Bai Jun's increasingly dangerous expression, the instinct for survival prompted it to change its tune immediately.

Hearing this, Bai Jun's expression returned to normal. "Stop talking nonsense and tell me quickly. I want to go back to bed early."

"Didn't you say that Sui Huang almost killed you? But in the end, you're still alive and well, and you haven't lost your will. That's precisely the proof that Sui Huang recognizes you. Otherwise, most people would have been burned to death the moment they came into contact with Sui Huang. Do you think Sui Huang is as interested in your emotions as we ordinary Sparks are?"

Wei Ba sighed, floated slowly to the top of Huo Huo's head, and explained to Bai Jun slowly.

"You should know that Sparks actually have no emotions or consciousness. Initially, we simply circulated around the Sui Emperor, drifting aimlessly throughout the Milky Way until we came into contact with the nameless travelers who freely traversed the galaxy. It was then that Sparks, after coming into contact with humans, developed human emotions and consciousness. From this small portion of Sparks, through the Sui Emperor, it quickly spread throughout the entire Spark Universe."

"And Suihuang is the original Star Spirit Fire. He is our origin, and we are also a part of him. In other words, Suihuang is actually the collective will of all Star Fires. He has his own independent thoughts, but in the end, he belongs to the collective thoughts and will of all Star Fires."

"So, do you understand? Suihuang himself is not an ordinary Spark. He is not interested in your emotions, nor does he want to take over your body. Your survival means that he has recognized you, and this emotion is naturally transmitted to all Sparks... Speaking of which, haven't you noticed that all the Sparks treat you very well?"

After hearing what it said, Bai Jun found that it seemed to be true. The attitude of the Sui Yang he had met in the past was always friendly towards him, and so far he had never seen a Sui Yang who took the initiative to attack him.

But this is still very strange. When he was in the Flame Wheel Casting Palace, as long as the barrier that blocked Emperor Sui was removed by using a mechanism, Emperor Sui would confuse the people in the hall and recreate the scene of the fire catastrophe. And since he said that he had recognized himself, why would he burn and consume his vitality every time... Obviously, the old man also had the power of Emperor Sui, and he used it easily and comfortably.

"I know what you're asking. Simply put, the Sui Emperor is both an individual and a group. Therefore, when He speaks to outsiders, He often displays a similar aura to that person. It's normal for you to think He changes so much. Even I've only seen the Sui Emperor's individual thoughts a few times. As for your claim that half your life was taken away... isn't it because your physique can't handle it? And I don't know if it's just my imagination, but are you truly a member of the Immortal Boat?"

The tail curiously floated to Bai Jun and sniffed hard. The faint yet strong aura of a pharmacist on him was almost only possessed by the people of the same kind as the Xianzhou people. If he was of another race, he would definitely not have such an aura, so... it must be its illusion, right?

Bai Jun gently brushed away the tail that was close to his face and nodded thoughtfully: "I understand... Thank you for your understanding."

"No need to thank me. You will know sooner or later if I use Emperor Sui's power too much... I'm tired, so take me back quickly, little coward." The tail snorted arrogantly, shook the green flame, and instantly drilled back into Huo Huo's tail.

The field returned to dead silence, with only Bai Jun and Huo Huo left.

"Huh? What's wrong with you?"

Bai Jun, whose mind was still immersed in the information revealed by the tail, suddenly noticed a pair of bright eyes staring at his cheek, so he lowered his head, and his eyes met the gaze of Huo Huo who was staring at him blankly.

"Huh? Uh, uh... I'm, fine..."

Huo Huo's face suddenly turned as red as an apple. She lowered her head shyly, then stood up slowly and stiffly, saying without turning her head:

"Sorry, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first. Finally, thank you so much..."

After saying that, she didn't dare to listen to Bai Jun's answer. She turned around and ran away like a gust of wind. Her speed was even faster than that of most of the well-trained Cloud Cavalry.

"This guy is actually born in the Year of the Rabbit, right?"

Bai Jun looked at Huo Huo who disappeared from his sight in the blink of an eye, and smacked his lips in surprise.

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"Ah, I'm so, so tired..."

"Are you still tired? You didn't seem to be having much fun running just now."

Huo Huo ran all the way to the gate of the prison and gradually slowed down his pace, which attracted Tail's merciless ridicule.

"It's all because of you! It's all because of your sudden disappearance, so I had to be alone with Lord Bai Jun!" She once again confirmed that the gifts given to Lord Xue Yi and Lord Jackdaw were not mixed up, and then walked towards the gate.

"You were talking about that guy at the beginning, why did you change your tune so quickly? And you're talking about Master Bai Jun~ Aren't you ashamed?"

Tails suddenly appeared, poking her slightly red cheek with a smirk.

"No! Because, because...I'm ignoring you!"

"Your smile is as bright as a flower. I don't want to look at your stupid look."

Huo Huo's face became increasingly rosy as she snorted and turned away, ignoring Wei Ba. Looking at the handkerchief she had been holding tightly in her palm, Wei Ba just snorted lightly, muttered something casually, and then went back inside.

Huo Huo touched her cheek, but she couldn't feel anything. She didn't feel that her smile was any different from usual.

Her steps just became a little lighter, and soon, her smile froze.

At the end of her vision, Master Xue Yi was staring at her expressionlessly, almost looking through her face. Somehow, Huo Huo broke out in a cold sweat. She gave an awkward smile and was at a loss for a moment before she tremblingly asked:

"Master Xueyi, why are you staring at me..."

"I always feel a strange smell... No, it's okay, thank you for your help."

Xue Yi's hesitant expression only stayed on her face for a moment before she returned to normal. She took the storage box handed to her by Huo Huo and reached out her hand as usual to gently rub her hair.

But this time, Huo Huo subconsciously dodged backwards, but she quickly explained: "Uh, no, I'm sorry, Master Xue Yi, I'm just a little tired."

"Really? You must remember to get some rest."

Xue Yi didn't think much about it. She carefully picked up the storage box and walked quickly towards a quiet place.

Seeing this, Huo Huo finally breathed a sigh of relief, then took out his notebook and walked towards Lord Jackdaw's room.

The tail behind him was filled with emotion and said in a voice that Huo Huo could not hear:

"Tsk tsk, you have a lot of competitors, it seems the road ahead will be very bumpy~"

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Ps:

If you don't understand what Suihuang is, you can refer to the relationship between the Demon Pillars and Goetia in FGO.

Note: Goetia is a collection of the seventy-two pillars of demons. Although he still has independent thoughts, he is, after all, a collection of the seventy-two pillars of demons, so Goetia has seventy-two different personalities and qualities. Because Goetia is both an individual and a group, when he talks to outsiders, he often behaves like a "demon pillar" similar to that person, so Goetia is described as a "mirror".

(However, Suihuang is a secondary creation here, which can well explain why Suihuang is so powerful but still cannot become the master of destiny independently. This is because the spark itself has no thoughts and its emotions are mixed. Since there is no strong desire for a certain path, it is naturally impossible to become a destiny independently. However, there is nothing the official can do about it in the future (￣▽￣)~*)

Image: "The Great Vixen", Location: "Images/1729803593-100414977-112269383.jpg"

Chapter 68: Is there something wrong with living with a big idol?

These days, life seems to have returned to its previous peaceful cycle of going between two points.

Go to work, slack off, and go home.

However, compared to before, there are still some things that can be considered changes.

For example, every morning Su Shang would drag him to go for morning exercises, occasionally he would meet the lively and cheerful Gui Naifen on the road, Ting Yun would always force him to go to work at the Tianbo Division for various reasons, and Qing Que no longer dragged him to play Diyuan Qiongyu cards as before, but would simply exchange a few words and leave in a hurry...

At night, Huo Huo would occasionally invite him to go with her to exorcise evil spirits, under the pretext of supervising her to solve the evil spirits on her own without relying on the power of her tail to build up her courage. However, in the end, she either had to rely on her tail to save the situation or he had to take action.

"Shuashuashua..."

He was diligently scrubbing the collar of his shirt with his hands, wearing a black apron, and was troubled by the difficult-to-remove stains.

Although it had been soaked in detergent for half a night, the blood splashed from the evil creature was too stubborn and still had an indelible light brown mark.

"Oh, it's such an expensive piece of clothing. It's such a shame to just throw it away like this."

He sighed worriedly, and the radio placed on the washing machine beside him suddenly made a buzzing sound, and then broadcast Luofu's morning news on time.

[This is Luofu Morning News. Good morning, everyone. We will bring you the latest news of the day.]

First, let me introduce the main content of today's program. The Universal Tour Concert has arrived as scheduled. This is a long-standing tradition of Tongxie believers promoting the glory of Tongxie, and it will tour the entire universe. All proceeds from the concert will be transparently donated to those in war-torn regions, praying for a brighter future for the universe.

Among them, the most eye-catching world-renowned singer, a superstar who has received much attention in the galaxy and has won numerous top honors. Her heavenly voice is known throughout the world. Miss Robin will also arrive at Xianzhou Luofu today and will perform hymns at her global tour concert the day after tomorrow.

Luofu Tianbosi will broadcast the entire tour live, sending music and best wishes to the thousands of stars in the universe.

Bai Jun's ear suddenly beeped. Bai Jun, who was washing clothes, didn't change his expression. He just stood up slowly, wiped his hands leisurely on a towel that was obviously a few sizes too big, took off his apron, put them aside, then turned around and turned off the radio with a "click".

The room suddenly became silent, with only the sound of the jade bell ringing continuously.

He picked up Yuzhao and took a look at it. The time of the message on Yuzhao was four o'clock in the morning, and the sender was Huohuo.

[Little Dark Messenger: I'm sorry. I was so determined last night to take care of that evil spirit myself, but in the end, my hands were shaking with nervousness, and as expected, I messed up...]

[Little Dark Messenger: But I still want to thank Master Bai Jun for his help last night. I've really troubled you these past few days!]

【Little Underworld Messenger: (*////▽////*)】

She doesn't sleep at night, no wonder she always has such dark circles under her eyes.

Bai Jun came to a conclusion silently in his heart, and planned to find a suitable opportunity in the future to persuade her to stay up late less and take good care of her body. Otherwise, as time goes on, it will sooner or later develop into a serious condition that will not improve even if it is not taken care of for a hundred or eighty years.

The information below the screen is even more straightforward; the sender's name clearly reveals something.

[Real name online (not Jing Yuan): Miss Robin is expected to arrive in Luofu around 9:00 AM. I'll be there with Yukong Siduo to greet her. We have many other matters to discuss before the concert, so you don't need to come. Go to Dihengsi early to get a leave note. I'll let you know to meet her this afternoon or evening.]

[Real name online (not Jing Yuan): Oh, of course, if you can't wait and want to meet this idol in advance, I understand. Remember to come to the C3 reception room on the third floor of Shen Ce Mansion. You know the rules~]

"Is it already today? It feels like these past few days have passed so quickly..."

Bai Jun closed the jade sign unhappily, lamenting the time that had passed. He walked slowly to the window, opened it, and then the dazzling light penetrated directly into the room.

The sky was clear that day.

The scattered white clouds floated in the sky like fruit cores, and they were much higher and smaller than the summer clouds. Under such a clear blue sky, gusts of wind blew past.

It was undoubtedly a sunny and comfortable day. Bai Jun quickly changed his clothes, wrote a note for a week-long leave, and then left home.

After a while, he walked into the Dihengsi office and handed the written leave note to Dahao who was sitting at the desk. Presumably, Jingyuan had made arrangements with everyone in advance, so the other party was not too surprised. He just said take care and lightly stuffed the leave note into the drawer.

Looking back on their time together in recent years, Dahao was not unaware that he had already formed a new understanding of the man named Bai Jun. Judging from his work efficiency alone, it can be seen that his identity is definitely not as simple as it seems.