The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"what?"

"Strictly speaking, I didn't bring Ying here; I just happened to come here with her..."

After all, when he first arrived in this world, Shadow expressed his desire to go to Liyue to meet the Geo Archon.

I was merely going along with her wishes and incidentally offered my meager assistance.

Now that I've met Ying, I can say that I've achieved my initial goal.

"Oh? Is that so..."

After hearing Kiana's explanation, Ying roughly understood what had happened.

She thought for a moment, then asked:

"So, why did Shadow come here...?"

"cough!"

Seeing that Ying had shifted the topic to herself, Ying hesitated for a moment before revealing her true purpose for coming here.

After hearing her speak her mind in detail, Ying stroked her chin with a slightly puzzled expression and asked:

"You just wanted to come to Liyue to relax?"

"Yes, I've grown a lot since the last incident, and... I've had a lot to think about."

"Uh..." Hearing Shadow say that, Paimon stroked his chin and asked curiously, "What kind of thinking is that?"

"There are many considerations, about eternity, about desire, about... in short."

Ying gently tossed her hair, adopting a thoughtful expression.

Seeing this, Ying and Paimon looked at each other, both with puzzled expressions.

If you don't even explain the specifics, who will understand what you're saying?

There wasn't even a basic introduction; that's...

"Oh, there are many things to consider, hmm. I understand..."

Without knowing what Ying was thinking, Ying casually said a few words to change the subject, and then raised another question.

"Since you're already here, would you be interested in joining us for the Moon Festival?"

"That's exactly why I came here."

Ying nodded slightly, accepting Ying's invitation.

This is fantastic.

This one sentence alone is more meaningful than everything else I just said, isn't it?

Upon hearing that Ying was willing to participate in the Moon Festival with her, Ying immediately smiled happily.

"Well, since you're here in Liyue for the Moon Festival, just say it directly. Hmm... there's a cooking competition going on right now. Let's go to Wanmin Restaurant and ask Xiangling if she can cook a good meal."

Upon hearing this, Ying asked with slight surprise:

"Huh? Xiangling...do you mean that lively little chef from Liyue?"

"That's right, it's her. You didn't expect that, did you? Xiangling actually knows Ying."

Seeing that Ying seemed puzzled by Ying's words, Kiana appeared from behind and began to remind her.

"So it was her? I didn't expect she knew the traveler too?"

Shadow marveled to himself, increasingly convinced that Liyue was a land teeming with hidden talents.

Who knows, you might just grab any disciple from a sect and ask them a few questions, and you'll find out that he's actually the young master of some merchant guild?

Hmm, never mind.

This kind of thing seems so unbelievable; it's probably a low-probability event that only happens in novels, right?

"Traveler, you said you wanted to discuss with that chef about cooking a delicious meal?"

After chatting about some trivial matters, Ying finally steered the conversation back on track.

Upon hearing this, Kiana turned her head with some confusion and asked:

"Shadow, shall we go now? Why do you seem... in such a hurry?"

"No, not at all... I'm just a little curious about that chef's skills. If I could taste that delicious dish she makes called... candied hawthorn, I might experience a unique flavor?"

Candied hawthorn...

Delicious food?

Is this description of using an idiom a bit too unrestrained?

Upon hearing Shadow's description, Kiana and Ying both smiled helplessly.

However, unlike the two others, Paimon didn't seem to find anything wrong; on the contrary, he was quite happy and said:

"Hmm! Xiangling is an excellent cook, so she'll definitely be able to make a really delicious candied hawthorn skewer too! Uh... but I hope she doesn't have any sudden inspirations and make something like a frog candied hawthorn skewer or a Jueyun pepper candied hawthorn skewer or something."

Upon hearing this, Kiana and Ying exchanged glances, both looking understanding.

After all, they were very clear about Xiangling's attitude towards cooking.

They might even come up with something special like slime candied hawthorn skewers!

"I hope she won't do that."

"Huh?"

Seeing the two people so moved, Ying felt extremely curious.

I don't understand why they look so emotional.

However, this issue is actually not important anymore.

After all, Ying said she was going to talk to that chef, right now?

"Let's go now. Now that we have a goal, we can't slack off."

Ying coughed, then spoke these words in a serious and righteous manner.

If it weren't for her mention of candied hawthorns earlier, Kiana and Ying would have thought that this deity truly had no ulterior motives.

But now...

The two smiled at each other, and then each took one of her hands in his own.

The three of them linked arms and headed towards Liyue Harbor...

...

A group of desperados brazenly arrived in front of the Wanmin Hall.

"Xiangling! Give me a plate of stir-fried shredded pork!"

"Hey! You're here. Hey? Hokuto, and Manyo, you two decided to have dinner here today?"

When Xiangling saw that Beidou and his group had arrived looking travel-worn, she unusually didn't focus on cooking. Instead, she blinked her bright eyes and stared intently at the crew of the Death Star.

I was extremely curious as to why they had decided to dine here today.

The Battle Between Flame and Lightning and the Abyss (Genshin Impact): Chapter Twenty-Six: Delicious Flavors

Wanmintang.

Beidou sat cross-legged on the chair, happily eating Xiangling's special stir-fried shredded pork with chili peppers.

While eating, he didn't forget to chat with Wanye next to him:

"What exactly happened? Why is your face covered in bumps when I regained consciousness? Did those Fools beat you up?"

Wanye, whose face still stung from the beating he received from the drunken Hokuto, took a sip of water.

"I...I didn't see clearly. It must have been done by some wandering loafer who was just passing by."

"What? You brat!"

Beidou tapped Wanye on the head and muttered unhappily:

"Don't think I'm easy to fool. This is Liyue, not Inazuma. Where did these wandering vagrants come from? You could at least say they're a passing treasure-hunting group."

"hiss..."

Wan Ye covered his head, muttering to himself in frustration:

"Let's just assume they're a group of treasure hunters who happened to be passing by."

"Hahaha! This is more reliable! Come on! Xiangling, give this friend from Inazuma a bowl of boiled fish!"

"okay!"

The enthusiastic Xiangling quickly prepared a bowl of boiled fish and served it to the table.

Seeing the boiled fish that she had served, Wan Ye couldn't resist Bei Dou's urging and had no choice but to pick up her chopsticks and spoon and start eating.

After taking a few bites of the boiled fish, he found himself enjoying the slightly spicy flavor, and soon the whole bowl of boiled fish was gone.

Perhaps because he channeled his anger into his appetite, he licked his mouth again after finishing a bowl, a hint of light flickering in his calm red eyes.

Her eyes lit up even more than Xiangling's when she saw special ingredients.

Is there anything else?

"Yes, yes, wait a minute..."

Xiangling's cooking skills are beyond doubt; she is first-rate in both taste and speed.

Before long, a bowl of fresh boiled fish was served.

While watching Beidou and the others enjoy their meal, Xiangling chatted about her recent experiences:

"I remember not long ago, a group of interesting guests suddenly came to our Wanmintang."

"An interesting guest? What kind of guest?"

After swallowing the spicy shredded pork with chili peppers that were so hot they brought tears to his eyes, Beidou wiped his mouth and asked curiously.

"It can't be a customer who eats and doesn't pay, can it?"