The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"Who? Is it her?"

"Yes, she told me to thank you."

After fulfilling her promise to Keqing, Kiana waved to indicate that she could rejoin the other three.

However, before she could even set off, Ying asked, puzzled:

"I have never done you any favor, so why is this presumptuous person thanking me?"

"Well, who knows? Anyway, you don't need to worry about it too much."

After saying this, Kiana smiled.

They did not continue discussing this topic.

After all, Keqing's gratitude was ultimately one-sided.

She rarely had the opportunity not to ask for divine favor in the past, and she won't now.

The reason for expressing gratitude might simply be to say goodbye to that part of myself that only exists in my memories...

The group continued on their way and soon arrived at Wangshu Inn.

After chatting and laughing with the shopkeeper and the head chef, Keqing got the opportunity to consult the classics.

While they were there, Kiana and the others began to tour the kitchen of Wangshu Inn.

It must be said that this peculiar inn is truly peculiar; the sheer number of cooking ingredients displayed in the kitchen alone made the eyes of the two people in our group light up.

They are Xiangling and Ying.

Needless to say, cooking is her soul, and ingredients are her life.

Liyue's Little Chef truly deserves the title; emptying the inn just to cook dishes wouldn't be a problem for her.

As for the latter, I'm ashamed to say.

As visitors from outer space, travelers who journey through various worlds, they are essentially the fourth catastrophe in this world called Teyvat.

With an almost bottomless pit of emergency food as her backpack, she could empty the entire kitchen.

And in fact... that's what she's doing right now...

"Ying, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to take things in front of people who are laughing and joking like this?"

The Battle Between Flame and Lightning and the Abyss (Genshin Impact): Chapter 33 Keqing Asked Me to Give You a Message (Part 2)

Watching Ying busy ransacking the kitchen, Paimon scratched his head, looking embarrassed.

"Nobody said I couldn't take it. Besides, what's wrong with taking some vegetables? Oh dear!"

While Ying was grumbling, Kiana slowly stepped forward and gently patted the girl's head with a chop to the neck.

"Kiana, what's wrong with you...?"

"This is Liyue, and you came here with Keqing. What if you take something and spread it around, causing her trouble?"

"what..."

Hearing this, Ying had no choice but to start putting the ingredients back into the large cloth bag.

She had only put out a few when Yan Xiao slowly walked over, smiling, and said, "Never mind, take a little. You guys occasionally help the shopkeeper with some dirty and tiring work, so this little bit of food is a token of our gratitude."

Upon hearing this, Kiana asked with slight surprise:

"Huh? Dirty work? You mean... helping to teach those uninvited guests outside the inn a lesson?"

"correct."

Yanxiao smiled and nodded, then waved to Ying and Paimon before returning to the stove and muttering to himself.

Seeing that he had actually allowed them to scavenge for ingredients, the two of them, each with their own emergency food, exchanged a bewildered glance and then continued their zero-yuan shopping spree.

"Hey, you guys..."

Watching the two nimble hands and feet, Kiana didn't know whether to criticize or praise them for their swift and decisive actions.

"It's strange. The traveler is so happy even though it's just a few small favors. Come to think of it, the reward has already been paid within the requirements of the mission, so why give extra gifts?"

The shadow's voice came from behind.

Turning around at the sound, Kiana found her touching her smooth chin, seemingly unable to understand the little social nicety she had just heard.

"Because...feeling grateful?"

"Grateful? The behavior of mortals is truly hard to understand."

"Huh? Uh, actually it's nothing... Never mind, Shadow. Just try to understand in the future."

It was during this lively and joyful interaction among the group of people in the kitchen that this happened.

A slightly dejected male voice suddenly came from behind the screen in the kitchen.

"Gentlemen, would you mind coming over here for a moment? I, Jiang Xue, have a favor to ask."

"Huh? Is someone calling us?"

The group noticed the unusual activity behind the screen and went to investigate. They found a man with a large beard calmly watching them.

"Hey? Jiang Xue, why did you suddenly call us over?"

"As I just said, I have a request."

Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance, and then both revealed impatient and helpless expressions.

"Are we going to be assigned another task next?"

Seeing their obvious reactions, Jiang Xue paused for a moment, then smiled somewhat speechlessly.

"Uh... it's not really a mission. I just hope you can help me ask that chef if he's been having any troubles lately."

Splitting a chapter into two chapters with less than 1000 words results in a non-VIP chapter. I don't know if there's any point in doing this, but anyway, I'm sorry to everyone who subscribed multiple times (crying with face covered).

The Battle Between Flame and Lightning and the Abyss (Genshin Impact): Chapter 34 The Two Who Nearly Destroyed the Kitchen

Upon hearing this, before the duo could even react, Xiangling, who was accompanying them, touched her chin and suddenly understood everything.

"Oh? The cook... has something on his mind. I see! He must be having trouble with his cooking! Let's go help him!"

Upon hearing this, Kiana and the other three exchanged glances, all with expressions of disbelief.

"Probably not. Maybe Yanxiao has run into some trouble recently."

"No, no, no! I think it must be because he encountered difficulties in his cooking research, that's why..."

"Hey, Xiangling. You too... never mind, we'll just ask him."

Kiana smiled, then turned around, intending to ask the cook what exactly happened.

Yan Xiao is not a difficult person to get along with. Although he looks stronger than those treasure-hunting gangs who live on the edge of a knife every day, he is actually a rather timid person.

After all, when Ying came to Wangshu Inn to help find the ghost, he was so scared that his legs went weak.

So when he heard that Kiana and the others were going to help him out of his predicament, the cook didn't think much of it and scratched the back of his head with a somewhat naive expression.

"Well, the innkeeper said that the dishes at the inn haven't been very special lately. He wants me to prepare a few signature dishes."

"What?! Ingredients... Ingredients... Cuisine!"

"Wow, why are you yelling so loudly?"

As if by conditioned reflex, Xiangling shouted out excitedly almost instantly after hearing Yanxiao say the word "cooking".

Such an overreaction naturally startled Yan Xiao, who raised his hand to shield himself, as if afraid that the girl in front of him, who couldn't even pronounce the word "cooking" clearly, might hurt him.

What a cowardly man!

Kiana and Ying exchanged a glance and both couldn't help but smile.

"So, you find cooking difficult?"

"Of course," Yan Xiao waved her hand, looking frustrated. "I tried several dishes, but the shopkeeper said they wouldn't work. Sigh... Am I not cut out to be a chef?"

"No, Yanxiao, you can do it."

Xiangling raised her fists and cheered, looking very enthusiastic.

It felt like meeting a kindred spirit.

"Hey? This girl... haha, you're really a weirdo, but looks like you're a chef too?"

"That's right. My name is Xiangling, and I'm a chef at Wanmintang!"

"Wanmin Hall? It's actually that Wanmin Hall?!"

Both were chefs with high standards for their culinary skills, so when they met, they naturally developed a sense of mutual respect.

After their exchange, Xiangling and Yanxiao both expressed:

"In that case, let's work together to figure out a solution?"

"what?"

Kiana and the others exclaimed in unison in surprise.

"Are you guys coming too? Anyway, the boss asked me to experiment with new dishes, so since she said so, feel free to use any ingredients in the kitchen! Hehe! Cooking alone is really no fun. If only the freeloaders were as smart as you guys... sigh..."

Before inviting everyone to try cooking together, Yan Xiao couldn't resist saying a few bad things about Jiang Xue behind her back.

Although he often liked to tease the swordsman who lived in seclusion at Wangshu Inn, he still completed the landlady's tasks very well.

In short, he's just a cook who's not good at expressing himself.

Now that he's dared to speak up... it would be too disappointing to refuse.

"Alright then, hehe! Watch me show off my skills! Ying, Paimon, are you guys coming too?"

"Of course, we're good at cooking."

"Um..."

Kiana smiled and then prepared to call everyone to start cooking.

However, before she could speak, she noticed someone tugging at her cloak from behind.