The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"It must be the language commonly used in ancient Liyue, right?"

The quick-witted Ying understood almost instantly what Gan Yu was asking.

She was actually curious about this question as well.

After all, Kiana must have lived for thousands of years, right? Otherwise, how could she possibly understand the ancient language and script of Liyue?

Once this question arises from the depths of one's heart, it becomes unstoppable.

She intentionally or unintentionally grabbed Kiana's slender arm, a kind smile appearing on her face.

"Kiana, come here! Tell us, how come you can understand the ancient language of Liyue?"

"Oh, this..."

Seeing Ying's malicious smile, Kiana instantly realized that she wouldn't be able to escape without an explanation today.

Because her arm was being held, the maximum resistance she could muster was to shake her arm, trying to get Ying to let go.

Unfortunately, in this abnormal state, she was unable to gain the upper hand as before.

"Alright, alright, I'm telling you, Ying, don't hold on so tightly..."

"whee."

Having received Kiana's promise, Ying immediately released her.

After spending a long time together, she realized that this friend was a man of his word, and would never go back on his promises.

Thus, amidst the eager anticipation of Ying and Paimeng Ganyu.

Kiana cleared her throat and quietly explained the reason.

"Actually, I have a friend."

"Friends? What kind of friends?"

"Well, I can't reveal the details, but basically it helped me understand the Liyue Ancient Language, and it even helped me write it down. That's about it..."

After this answer was given, the other three women all wore bewildered expressions.

"This? Wait a minute..."

Clearly, Gan Yu was not satisfied with this answer, which explained things clearly but also seemed to say nothing at all.

She produced paper and pen from somewhere, and then gently picked up the pen and began to write something on it.

She was so focused on writing that she didn't even give a proper response to Ying and Paimon's questions.

Finally, after writing a few lines, Gan Yu breathed a sigh of relief.

Do you recognize the characters above?

"Hmm? Let me see..."

Although she said she was just looking, Kiana only glanced at it pretending to, and then immediately called out to her 'good friend' in her mind.

[Ding! Host's intention to decipher Liyue's ancient script has been detected. The system can assist in translation by spending 50 Herrscher Points. Continue?]

"Continue, I want to see what's written on it."

With the system's help, Kiana quickly figured out what Gan Yu had written.

Um...

Simply put, listening to your words is like listening to a lecture.

"Excuse me, I don't know him."

Kiana silently handed the note back, then spoke the truth without any hesitation.

After all, she didn't really know it. The reason she understood that everything on the paper was nonsense was because she had the system's assistance.

Looking back now, Gan Yu probably just wanted to test me, and now that she's achieved her goal of testing me...

I suppose she won't pursue this any further?

However...

"It's a real pity. This piece of paper contains the Emperor's meticulous teachings to me when he was alive. I shared it in the hope that it would inspire you."

Gan Yu clutched her chest, and without batting an eye, uttered these righteous words.

Clearly, she has her own ulterior motives...

Sentimental Magical Girls (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya): Chapter 29 said something, yet it also seemed to say nothing at all.

"The meticulous guidance the Rock King Emperor gave you when he was alive?"

When Kiana first heard Gan Yu's words, she naively thought they were true, but then she recalled the text message from the system.

She then realized that Gan Yu was not telling the truth.

Or... was she deliberately saying this to mislead herself?

Kiana nodded with a hint of doubt, then exclaimed in surprise, echoing Gan Yu's words:

"So that's how it is?"

"um, yes."

Gan Yu wore a kind smile, radiating gentleness; however, her bright, narrowed eyes revealed a sharp, cold glint...

It seems that as long as Kiana shows even the slightest flaw or raises even the slightest objection, it will be enough to prevent her from making any mistakes.

Then she would not hesitate to question the white-haired little girl about why she lied.

Under such pressure, Kiana naturally couldn't afford to be careless.

"Is Gan Yu testing me? This is so troublesome. I told the truth, but I'm still being suspected."

After silently grumbling to herself, Kiana asked without changing her expression, "Gan Yu, you're so kind of you to share something so precious!"

"Huh? Hmm... No, for me, I'm happy just to be able to help others."

Unexpectedly, Kiana seemed genuinely unable to understand the contents of the paper, and Gan Yu fell into deep thought for a moment.

After a brief hesitation, she slowly nodded, silently dispelling her doubts about Kiana.

"This child might be telling the truth. Maybe she really does have a friend who can't reveal their identity helping her? Prying into someone's privacy like this is never a good thing..."

Thinking of this, Gan Yu gave up the idea of ​​continuing to test the waters.

However, just because she thought she could let it go doesn't mean that some outsiders would so readily grant her wish.

"Gan Yu, what exactly is this teaching you're talking about—no, the teachings left behind by the Rock King Emperor when he was alive?"

"Huh? This..."

Gan Yu was speechless when Paimon asked such a casual question.

She really just jotted down a string of words casually; as for any teachings left behind by the Emperor before his death...

"Ahem! Actually, this piece of paper contains records of..."

Since you've already told one lie, why not tell another to cover it up?

In any case, the Emperor did teach me this before he died, and repeating it now is a way of remembering his careful teachings.

So Gan Yu then recounted Zhong Li's teachings to her long, long ago to Ying and Paimeng.

"Hmm...it feels like they didn't say anything?" Ying pondered for a while, stroking her chin, then placed her hand on the bed and asked calmly, "Besides, I think I've heard other people say these things before."

"Hmm! That's right, I think I've heard other people say it, but... I just can't remember who."

Paimon scratched his head, then spread his hands, looking completely bewildered:

"It feels like you said something, but it also feels like you didn't say anything at all. What do you think, Ying?"

"Paimon! That's incredibly rude of you!"

Ying reached out her little hand and tapped Paimon's head as a warning. After Paimon muttered a few words of dissatisfaction in tears, she turned her gaze to Gan Yu and smiled apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Gan Yu, Paimon is too stupid."

"Uh...no, no, it's nothing. Actually, you don't need to be like this..."

However, just as Gan Yu was frantically waving her hands, hoping to calm things down...

"How could that be? Gan Yu, please explain the brilliance of what you just said, so that Paimon can understand!"

"Huh? Huh!"

"what happened?"

Ying glanced sideways, asking with slight hesitation, clearly puzzled by Gan Yu's behavior.

Upon seeing that she had become suspicious, Gan Yu, feeling guilty, inexplicably panicked.

"No, I... I... actually..."

In a panic, she waved her hands repeatedly, her originally calm and gentle eyes becoming hazy as she tried desperately to explain herself.

She stammered that the matter was over and shouldn't be mentioned again.

However, Ying seemed not to understand and continued to press Gan Yu for details, displaying a rather unreasonable and argumentative attitude.

If Kiana hadn't been unable to watch any longer, she might have kept pressing Gan Yu for answers until the evening.

After playing for a while, Ying yawned and said she wanted to go back to her room to sleep, and Kiana, seeing that it was getting late, also said it was time to leave.

As soon as she stepped out of the mansion, intending to leave directly and return to Luvia's house...

An unexpected figure rushed out in a panic and called out to Kiana.

"Phew... Thanks a lot."

After finally shaking off the homeowner's entanglement, Gan Yu clutched her chest and breathed a sigh of relief, as if she had escaped some enormous trouble.

She bent down with a smile, gently patted Kiana's head, and then said:

"Thank you, Ying's friend. Although you have many secrets, everyone has their own unspeakable difficulties. If you don't want to share, I won't force you. It's nice to meet you... Well, as for cooking, I didn't bring any ingredients today. I'll cook for you next time we meet."

"Oh? Oh, okay."

Kiana was slightly surprised by Gan Yu's calm reaction, but quickly regained her composure.