Chapter 599: Crazy!

Also the Xueyi Judge.

Jing Yuan continued, his tone tinged with a hint of smile, "She said your last Task report still hasn't been turned in; when you go back I'll have a proper talk with you."

Huo Huo's face collapsed.

Xue Yi.

That cold, icy guy never says more than ten words at a time, yet each word makes people feel that intangible pressure.

Huo Huo kept moving, looping around from behind the half‑collapsed building and slipping behind another pile of ruins.

Her movements grew more practiced and smoother, like a little mouse darting through the ruins.

Although her stature is petite, that very smallness lets her move freely through these narrow gaps.

Jing Yuan's voice continued, this time in a different tone, with a hint of appreciation and a touch of encouragement:

"Huo Huo girl, your performance just now was outstanding. The Giant Fox's power even forces me to take it seriously. With your strength, you could easily obtain a good position in the Cloud Cavalry, perhaps even become…"

Huo Huo's steps faltered for a moment.

Cloud Cavalry?

Position?

She almost lost her composure.

Crazy!

She barely managed to escape that hellish place of the Ten Kings Office, and now she's being sent to the Cloud Cavalry? To keep fighting those demons and monsters?

To keep living each day in constant dread?

To keep working herself to death and still be told, "You're excellent, keep trying"?

She'd only go when she's got nothing else to do!

Huo Huo kept moving, this time a bit faster, because the old fox's voice was drawing nearer.

She could feel him approaching from this direction; though his steps weren't quick, each one landed on the tip of her heart.

"Huo Huo girl, have you ever thought about what will happen after you go back?"

Jing Yuan's voice sounded again, this time a bit deeper, "After all, you're a Judge of the Ten Kings Office. If this matter isn't handled properly, there could be some… trouble when you return."

Huo Huo's steps halted again.

Trouble?

She obviously knew there was trouble.

She's provoked a Luofu general—Divine Strategy General Jing Yuan.

If she returns to Xianzhou, what awaits her is certainly not a good outcome.

Imprisoned Prison, the place that holds countless repeat offenders, could become her destiny for the latter half of her life.

Those cold cells, those days that never see sunlight, those…

Huo Huo shivered.

She absolutely does not want to go back.

She must never go with that old fox.

The best way is to eliminate him here.

Eradicate him completely.

As long as he disappears from this world, Xianzhou will never know what happened.

If God doesn't know and ghost doesn't notice, then when she obtains the Holy Grail and makes a wish, she can spend the rest of her life peacefully in this world.

Thinking of this, Huo Huo's gaze hardened.

Through the Command Spell's link, she called that unreliable guy in her mind:

"Ailixiya, where did you go to die?"

No response.

Huo Huo frowned and called again:

"Ailixiya!"

Still no response.

Huo Huo clenched her teeth and cursed inwardly:

"This guy who drops the chain at a critical moment!"

She took a deep breath and kept calling:

"Ailixiya, if you don't respond again, I'll use the Command Spell!"

This time, she finally got a response.

Ailixiya's voice rang in her mind, still that melodic, note‑bouncing tone, sounding as relaxed as if strolling through a garden:

"Don't be impatient, Xiao Huo Huo, watch my move?"

Huo Huo was stunned for a moment.

Watch your move?

What move?

Before she could ask clearly, a faint rustle came from outside.

Perspective shift.

Jing Yuan stood on the clearing, appearing relaxed, but in fact his whole perception had been pushed to the limit.

His gaze swept the surrounding ruins, missing no possible hiding spot.

That little fox was good at hiding, which surprised him.

Although the records show Huo Huo is indeed a Judge, managing to stay hidden under his nose for so long without a slip is truly commendable.

The words Jing Yuan just said were partly a test and partly sincere.

But none of that is the main point.

The main point is that Jing Yuan wants to see what this little girl is actually thinking.

From the recent duel, Huo Huo's strength is indeed great, and even the Giant Fox's power is something Jing Yuan has to take seriously.

But her fighting style is strange—despite having such great power, she always tries to evade rather than strike out.

It seems she is afraid of something, or is avoiding something.

Jing Yuan recalled the description of Huo Huo from the records:

"Timid in nature, cowardly and fearful, possessed by Suiyang and thus having a demonic‑attracting constitution, recruited by the Ten Kings Office."

Timid in nature, cowardly and fearful.

That is indeed the case.

But Jing Yuan always feels that there is something else about this little girl.

In those green eyes lies a kind of obsession that he cannot see through…

He was about to keep moving forward when his steps suddenly halted.

A wave of disturbance echoed in his mind.

It was a message conveyed via the Command Spell—that the Master side had trouble.

Bai Hang.

Jing Yuan's eyebrows twitched slightly.

He sensed the direction and confirmed Bai Hang's location.

The direction was not far from here, yet not a distance he could reach instantly.

He turned his head and glanced at the ruins.

Huo Huo was hidden in a corner there.

He could feel her presence, sensing that faint yet real fluctuation.

But he must leave now.

Jing Yuan took a deep breath, then turned and sprinted toward Bai Hang's direction.

The white figure darted through the ruins at astonishing speed, vanishing into the night in the blink of an eye.

Huo Huo crouched in the corner, clutching the small flag, her whole body taut like a fully drawn bow.

She heard footsteps drawing nearer.

The steps were neither fast nor slow, each one pressing on the tip of her heart, making it hard for her to breathe.

Her palms were slick with sweat, and the flagpole was soaked.

Just as she thought the old fox would soon discover her—

the footsteps stopped.

Then she heard a rapid whooshing sound, growing farther and farther away.

Huo Huo froze for several seconds before daring to peek half a head out from her hiding place.

The open space was now empty.

Jing Yuan vanished.

Huo Huo stared blankly at the clearing, taking a while before she realized what had happened.

The old fox… left?

She slowly crawled out of her hideout, her legs trembling, leaning on the wall to barely steady herself.

She gasped heavily, feeling every cell in her body quiver.

After a while, she finally recalled Ailixiya's words from earlier.

"Watch my move?"

"Where's my move?"

Huo Huo furrowed her brows, calling inward:

"Ailixiya?"

This time, that voice begging for a beating sounded quickly:

"Here, here? How's it going, Xiao Huo Huo, my move wasn't bad, right?"

Huo Huo was startled for a moment.

"What did you do?"

"Nothing much, just made things a little more lively over there?"

Ailixiya's voice was smug, "That white‑haired Master seems to have had some trouble, so he rushed over. How about that, I'm impressive, right?"

Huo Huo fell silent.

She didn't know what to say.

Even though the old fox left, she couldn't feel any joy.

Because it meant she still had to keep cooperating with this unreliable guy.

"Next time…"

She spoke, her tone still flat, though a hint of gritted teeth could be heard, "Could you give me a heads‑up next time?"

"Oh dear, that would be so boring," Ailixiya said with a giggle, "Surprises are meant to have a little surprise, after all."

Huo Huo took a deep breath and swallowed the phrase "You wait for me" back down.