The Infinite Journey of a Certain Flame

Anyway, now the two of them... should be able to fight side by side, rather than betraying each other during the battle?

Kiana wasn't sure whether it was true or not. But right now, she didn't have that much time to waste.

After all, the site where the Jade Pavilion is being rebuilt is not far from Liyue Harbor, so it really doesn't take much time to get there.

"Let's go to Qunyu Pavilion."

"Mm." Mei and Kage both nodded.

"very nice."

Kiana nodded and smiled in agreement. Then, she took Shadow and headed towards the site of the reconstruction of the Jade Pavilion.

Following closely behind were Yingpaimeng, Yunjin, Beidou, and others.

The group set off towards their destination together, enjoying the local customs and culture of Liyue along the way, as well as the spectacular scenery of high mountains, clear springs, and layered rocks.

It is truly breathtaking to see from a distance.

Of course, nestled among these towering mountains, there are many things that ordinary people dare not provoke, such as rock dragons, Hilichurls, and bandits from treasure-hunting gangs.

These features pose an extreme danger to pedestrians in the passageway and even to workers heading to the construction site.

Kiana was well aware of this, so she took care of it as she passed by. Although Kage and Mei offered to help, Kiana simply waved her hand to indicate that they didn't need to interfere, considering that it was entirely her own choice.

This stubbornness ultimately resulted in her single-handedly defeating a large number of enemies.

Fortunately, while there were many dangerous creatures in these wilderness areas, their overall strength was far from sufficient. They were all defeated within seconds of facing Kiana.

"Phew... the battle is over."

After all the enemies were brought to justice, Kiana slowly turned her gaze to her companions.

At this moment, everyone had been waiting for a long time on the way to the Qunyu Pavilion construction site.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, everyone..."

"It's nothing, Kiana."

Mei smiled, not caring about these trivial matters at all.

Her attitude, in fact, represents the attitude of others.

In short, after dealing with the few enemies they encountered along the way, the group continued on their way.

Finally, before noon, we successfully arrived at the construction site.

Along with it arrived the remaining two materials for rebuilding Qingyun Pavilion: the Thousand Wonders Core and the Immortal Talisman.

These two items are extremely rare to find, far from being ordinary objects. To be able to collect both is a testament to extraordinary luck, something beyond the reach of most ordinary people.

"So the core has been found?"

After successfully inspecting the goods, Ningguang's secretary was greatly shocked, and Kiana and the others looked quite panicked.

"I never expected you guys to be so amazing..."

"You flatter me, it was just good luck."

Kiana smiled as she spoke to the secretary.

After all, the other person's words were full of praise for him.

The secretary was indeed praising his team and commending his own hard work and dedication.

And this is, in principle, what they deserve. After all, everyone put in a lot of effort to collect these last two items.

"I didn't expect you guys to actually find the core of the Thousand Origins. This mission can be considered a complete success. You're all exhausted. Why don't you take a rest first? I'll arrange the dinner party tonight. I'll announce it after the contestants arrive one by one tomorrow."

After saying that, Ms. Ningguang's secretary turned around and walked towards the other end of the construction site.

Upon hearing that the dinner party was arranged, Kiana inexplicably became excited.

"Great! I wonder what delicious food we'll have tonight, Mei. Are you looking forward to it?"

She turned to look at Mei beside her, a bright smile spreading across her face.

"Yeah, I'm looking forward to it..."

Mei gave a calm reply. But as she answered, she couldn't help glancing at the shadow beside her.

She'd heard that this Shadow had never attended a banquet or feast before. And now, this god from another world... was he going to attend a banquet of this caliber?

"Haha, then it's decided!"

Kiana patted Mei on the shoulder, looking very happy.

Looking at all this, Ying's eyes revealed a hint of confusion, as if she didn't know what they were talking about, or what they were happy about.

"...If this is what you want, let's go, Kiana..."

She gazed at Kiana's retreating figure and spoke softly.

"Yes, it's definitely more comfortable to eat together with everyone."

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Kiana said, then led Kage, Mei, Yingpaimon, and the others towards the construction site of the Jade Pavilion ahead.

How many days are we going to stay here?

Halfway through the journey, Paimon, who usually liked to interrupt, stretched comfortably and then slowly said.

"I am not sure as well."

Ying, her travel companion, shook her head, stating frankly that she didn't know either.

"Oh, I see... Let's find a room to stay in for now. We can all go out for dinner tonight!"

"Yes, no problem."

The group set off and soon arrived at a house.

"This is the room Ms. Ningguang's secretary was referring to. Everyone, please go in and rest!"

After saying that, Kiana pushed open the door and went into the room first.

The group exchanged glances, then stepped inside.

The house was simply decorated; apart from a large round table in the center, the rest of the space was empty, but a faint floral fragrance wafted through the air. This fragrance was so pleasant that it instantly lifted one's spirits.

"Who designed this house? It's amazing!"

"I don't know either. The designer of this house must be a person with good taste."

"I really want to get to know him."

"Hehe. I actually have that plan in mind!"

"Haha. Me too!"

Hehehehe!

After everyone entered the house, they immediately started chatting and laughing.

"Everyone, please take a break now. We can eat dinner when it's time."

Listening to everyone's conversation, Kiana smiled, then turned and left the room, closing the door behind her.

The room was quiet as everyone sat down and began to rest.

soon.

A knock came at the door.

"Knock knock knock~~~~"

"Please come in."

Everyone looked up at the doorway.

A waiter in a white uniform walked in from outside, carrying a tray. He placed the tray on the table in front of everyone, bowed, and said softly, "Please enjoy your meal." Then he left and closed the door behind him.

Everyone picked up the food from the tray and began to eat.

Paimon's eyes lit up when he saw the food, but they were immediately blocked by a shadow.

"Don't touch it!"

"Oh!"

Seeing Shadow's reaction, Paimon muttered something under his breath, then lowered his head and continued eating his food.

At this moment, Ying frowned as she looked at the food in front of her, a look of hesitation on her face, as if she were making a difficult decision.

"Shadow, hurry up and eat! These are all Liyue specialties. Although they weren't cooked by Zhongli's top chef, they're still pretty good."

Seeing Ying's hesitant expression, Kiana quickly urged her on.

"Is that so? Hmm... okay."

After listening to Kiana's words, Ying nodded and then picked up her chopsticks.

After swallowing a piece of braised pork, the deity savored it carefully. Then, he slowly opened his eyes.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, she slowly nodded.

"It tastes good."

"Yes, that's what I think too." Seeing this, Mei, who was standing to the side, took the initiative to express the same opinion as Kage.

"Yes, it's delicious."

Everyone expressed their appreciation.

"That's good."

Hearing everyone's comments, Kiana smiled, but the next moment, her smile froze on her face.

"Shadow, how could you give this piece of meat to Mei?!"

Seeing Mei enjoying the meat that Kage had given her, Kiana immediately panicked and shouted at Kage.

"This is my own meat, of course I can give it to Mei. What's wrong, Kiana?"

Upon hearing Kiana's words, Shadow showed a hint of disdain and let out a cold laugh.