The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?"

Feeling puzzled, Mei stopped tidying up and slowly walked to the bedside, reaching out to nudge Kiana, intending to wake her up.

Who would have thought...

"Heh heh! Got you!"

"Eh?"

Mei, who was completely bewildered, was about to pull away when Kiana suddenly grabbed her and hugged her. Just as she was feeling embarrassed and indignant, the silly girl, who was still half asleep, turned to the side.

She actually used herself as a body pillow and hugged herself onto the bed?

bark...

Feeling the weight exerting on her lower abdomen, Mei was furious but helpless. After all, she couldn't very well slap them both, could she?

Let's try to wake him up first.

Thinking of this, Mei could only call out in a helpless tone:

"Kiana, stop fooling around. We still have to continue our journey today, if it weren't for your insistence on helping that—!"

"What are you...doing?" Mei's complaints hadn't even stopped when a woman's voice, which sounded ominous, came from the doorway.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, she was surprised to find that the blonde girl named Ying was leaning against the door, looking at her with a surprised expression.

Behind her, the little creature that could fly, just like Sirin, was wisely stroking its chin.

"Ying, you don't understand this, do you?"

Paimon opened his arms, revealing an expression that said, "I know everything."

"what?"

"They're actually fighting! We can't just stand by and do nothing, we have to stop them!"

Upon hearing this, Mei didn't even know where to begin her吐槽 (tu cao, a Chinese internet slang term for sarcastic or critical comments).

Why am I fighting Kiana like this? And even if we are fighting, why are you all getting involved?!

Unfortunately, with Kiana holding her tightly around the waist, she didn't have many ways to stop her, so she could only let the two of them, one big and one small, grab her hands and make a difficult expression as if they were risking their lives to save her.

"Enough, you two! And Kiana, let me go!"

"Uh, wait, what just happened?"

Kiana only snapped out of her drowsy sleep and opened her eyes to look at Mei when she heard Mei's scolding.

She was completely bewildered when she realized that Ying and Paimon were recklessly pulling people into their trap.

That's strange, what's wrong with Mei? Oh... so it's because I hugged her.

Out with the old, in with the new, an unforgettable Lantern Festival (Liyue New Year): Chapter 36 - Delicious Food Shared Together

Mei, who was significantly taller than Ying, pressed herself against Ying, her overwhelmingly beautiful curves covering Ying's face.

If it were someone else, they might be overjoyed by such a sudden benefit.

But honestly, the feeling of being held down and unable to move is really awful, especially the feeling of being oppressed, it's like it's going to make you faint.

Ying cursed herself inwardly for being so unlucky to encounter such a situation!

"Um!"

Faced with this situation, Ying naturally panicked and tried to break free. However, her struggles failed to push Mei away, who was pinning her down. Instead, her erratic movements gave Mei a strange and wonderful feeling.

"Don't do that, Miss Ying. Hmm~"

Their intimate behavior was somewhat beyond Kiana's expectations. It also surprised Paimon and Sirin, who were standing nearby.

It must be said that the current situation is truly rare.

Anyway, the two little ones plus Kiana feels particularly outrageous.

Fortunately, their intimacy was short-lived, ending with Mei getting up, her face flushed.

Ying finally had a chance to escape the suppression and stood up.

Both of them had a slight flush on their faces, and their expressions were merely shy. They were both incredibly beautiful, making Kiana exclaim that they had both become adorable.

Unfortunately, the two people she was watching had no time or leisure to spare.

Despite the slightly embarrassing incident that had just occurred, they felt awkward just looking at each other.

But there is one thing that, far from being awkward for either of them, can be described as something they have a great deal of tacit understanding about.

"Kiana!"

Although Hotaru and Mei are on opposite sides, one above the other, one small and one large, and even the worlds they inhabit are two separate entities.

But at this moment, when facing Kiana, they actually showed a tacit understanding like that of best sisters.

One moved closer to the left, and the other moved closer to the right.

Such an orderly formation truly left Kiana, who was half-lying on the bed, with nowhere to retreat.

"Huh? Huh!!!"

With a quick exchange of glances between the two, the 'fight' Paimon had mentioned started again...

"Hey! What are you doing? Stop doing this!"

"Really, you guys..."

Just as everyone inside the room was having a great time, outside the room... a white-haired beauty was quietly watching their 'playful antics,' and a question gradually surfaced in her mind.

Is this how ordinary people interact?

For a moment, Shen He felt as if he had gained a deeper understanding of the human world.

...

After a lot of running around and busying themselves, Kiana and the others finally left the hotel.

Not long after leaving the guesthouse converted into a hotel, the group encountered Shen He, who was waiting outside. After exchanging pleasantries, they realized that she had already noticed their master's arrival the day before, and asked Kiana and Ying how many rumors they had heard about her.

"Ah, well, it's not that much. To put it simply..."

After exchanging a glance with Ying, Kiana briefly recounted her experience from the previous day: she had gone out for a stroll and encountered Liu Yun Jie Feng Zhen Jun. During their conversation, she inadvertently learned a great deal of information.

Most of these messages are related to Shen He, and of course, there is also the fact that she herself is scrutinizing Ning Guang and is ready to step in to defend her against the enemy at any time.

"Is that so? Master, she..."

Shen He had previously revealed that she was not an immortal, but a disciple of an immortal. Therefore, her answer was not unexpected, and her reaction was not particularly extreme.

Perhaps this is what the True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng was referring to as suppressing the emotions of ordinary people?

Everyone expressed their regret over this.

However, Shen He herself did not seem to care much about these things. On the contrary, after some of her secrets were revealed, she opened up to everyone and expressed her inner feelings.

"After all, my master... is very good at chatting."

After briefly recounting his feelings over the past few days, Shen He slowly uttered this sigh.

If True Lord Liuyun Jiefeng were present, he would surely marvel at how well his precious disciple understood his master's characteristics.

Ying and Kiana, who were present at the scene, had met this True Lord and had spoken with him.

Therefore, I also have some feelings about this so-called 'good at chatting'.

I must say, this gentleman is really good at chatting...

Kiana and Ying exchanged a glance and sighed in unison.

After lamenting over these trivial matters, it was time for everyone to set off. After all, they had already achieved the best results in the first task: finding the Floating Life Stone.

However, if a dark horse emerges and achieves overwhelming victories in subsequent projects, then it will be hard to say who will ultimately win.

"Shall we set off quickly?"

"Ah."

"Although I didn't get the chance to eat Mei's cooking, but..."

Kiana sighed slightly with regret, then turned her gaze to Sirin, who hadn't been talking much lately.

Their eyes met, and silence spoke volumes.

"You want to do it again?!"

When she realized her owner was about to grab her feet, Celine quickly reacted and hurriedly reached out her hand to stop.

Generally speaking, if Kiana grabs her own foot, it means she's about to grab something.

And every time she so forcefully took things from me, it caused me great discomfort.

Celine didn't really like this feeling, or rather, this was the reason why she didn't like the feeling of having a physical presence.

"I understand. Tell me what you want to offer."

"Hmm? Hmm, then..."

Kiana smiled and then took out some food from her system inventory.

These foods are mostly desserts and meat dishes.

Overall, it's much better than the food cooked by ordinary folk chefs.

Just by smelling the fragrance, Ying and Mei turned their heads.

"Kiana? Where did you come from...?"

"Oh! I bought this from nearby. Everyone should try it, it's delicious!"

To show her sincerity, Kiana took a bite of the cream chocolate cake, then showed a delighted expression. This prompted Hotaru and Mei, who hadn't eaten breakfast either, to exchange a glance before reaching out to take the cake from Kiana's hand.

"Yes, it tastes really good."

After a brief taste, both of them couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

But thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, the items you get from Sirin, even if they can't be made by a proper master, at least retain their form and flavor.

It can't possibly taste bad, right?