[h1]Fu Xuan, the Master Diviner[/h1]

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"... Hm."

I have known Qingque far too long to take her word on its face when it comes to matters such as this. I don't need to divine the truth to conclude that she is, at the very least, attempting to heavily mislead me for fear of being punished. Before anything else, I think it is time to unveil to her the cold, hard truth of her situation.

"If you expect me to believe that, Qingque, you are quite terribly mistaken," I respond without a moment's hesitation, "You informed me of where you were going, and even if this explanation is true you did [i]not[/i] inform anyone of where you were going after winning this supposed prize. That alone is reason to doubt your words."

I let out a heavy sigh.

"I suppose it would be foolish to level an immediate punishment upon you in this situation, however..."

Pulling my attention away from my subordinate, no matter how frustrated I may be that she saw fit to try and mislead me, I contemplate the situation at hand.

'China'.

'Tokyo'.

These are the names of locations that I have never before heard of. While I am not omnipotent, certainly, I am well aware of most notable locations across the universe.

Even before noting the peculiarities of this space, this would be a significant detail. There is no reason to currently suspect that anyone else is constructing these unfamiliar names from whole cloth.

"Realms, you say?" I comment, tilting my head towards one of the men, "I have a suspicion something along those lines may be the case."

The Xianzhou Fleet is well-known across the galaxy. Even without knowing the name of individual ships, it would be strange to encounter someone completely and utterly aware of us unless they hailed from a planet that has yet to achieve travel beyond its upper atmosphere.

So, it is an easy test.

"Tell me, are any of you aware of the Xianzhou Fleet?"

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