Honkai Impact 3rd: The Girl Who Chases the Flame

"This Miss Mei's defense is more terrifying than any of the [Preservation] I've ever seen. She suppressed Fu Qing without even setting up a defensive posture."

"Is the general's commission also intended to test Miss Mei's abilities?"

Yanqing asked.

"No, I didn't expect them to fight. After all, Fu Qing isn't someone who breaks the rules easily."

Jing Yuan shook his head.

"However, this Miss Mei is truly an extraordinary person. Fu Qing was clearly confused by anger just now."

Chapter Five: Chronicles of Luofu (Part Four)

“This… friend (emphasis added), in my Taibu Si, everything is done voluntarily, and everyone works overtime on their own initiative. Qingque didn’t work overtime, but she’s still doing just fine, isn’t she? I didn’t kick her out.”

After some back and forth, Fu Xuan barely managed to suppress her anger; she was the most rule-abiding person in Luofu.

No matter how unreasonable the other party was, she had just attacked too hard, almost causing Qingque to be implicated.

However, the word "friend" clearly carries a hint of resentment.

"really."

Melutina realized it too.

"But the powder... the diviner. You previously expelled the diviner simply because he might make mistakes in the future. This was wrong both morally and logically."

Those in high positions have the power to punish, but they must follow procedures to ensure everyone is convinced of their authority. Removing someone without them having committed any wrongdoing is hardly convincing.

"...I have also considered what you said."

Fu Xuan hadn't expected the other party to come to talk about this.

“I was young then, and my actions were inappropriate. But as the Grand Diviner, my orders cannot be changed, especially after so much time has passed. However, I have come to my senses and will never act in that way again.”

"..."

Brother Jingyuan, what are you asking me to persuade you of?

Melutina was stunned.

"Did General Jingyuan send you?"

Fu Xuan could roughly guess that, seeing the general leaving in such a hurry, he must have received news, which meant that this person was related to him.

"The diviner could even predict this?"

"It wasn't calculated, it was guessed..."

Fu Xuan waved his hand.

"Enough, enough... I divined today that there will be a calamity. It's just a loss of money, which is a blessing in disguise."

"...The fortune teller is so insightful and righteous; I am truly ignorant!"

Melutina was completely impressed.

"You know... so who are you calling Pink Fortune Teller?!"

Fu Xuan almost lost his composure.

"Ahem, Fu Taibu, Fu Taibu."

Melutina repeatedly cupped her hands in greeting.

"You have been disrespectful to me on several occasions... Logically speaking, I should demand an explanation, but your destiny is truly strange, and Jing Yuan was involved... So I will let it go this time, but this will not happen again."

(Translation: I wanted to beat you up, but I can't beat you, and I can't afford to offend Jingyuan, so I'll just have to give up.)

Fu Xuan said.

"Thank you, Your Excellency."

Melutina said tactfully.

"However, one thing at a time. After all, you smashed my roof, so it wouldn't be fair to just let you go like this. How about this, you do a favor for the Grand Tutor, and this matter will be over. I promise I will never bring up this old grudge again."

Is there a salary?

"Merutina asked timidly."

"After deducting the cost of roof repairs, the rest is yours."

Fu Xuan said irritably.

"The Grand Diviner is a man of great wisdom and righteousness, and is a true role model for us all."

Although she had never worked in the Immortal Ship, Melutina could rattle off polite phrases almost effortlessly.

"..."

Fu Xuan almost threw up from hearing it. He'd seen plenty of polite conversation, but never anything like this.

……

Tabushi Grove

"Oh no, General, the Diviner didn't cause trouble for Miss Mei this time, but it seems he's going to cause trouble for us."

Yanqing said with some concern.

"Sigh, I originally wanted to use Fu Qingzhi to get some things done, but I didn't expect this Miss Mei to be so unpredictable."

Jing Yuan sighed.

"Could it be that she sensed something?"

"That might be true."

Yanqing nodded.

"Never mind, never mind."

"What exactly does the General want to know?"

Yanqing asked.

"I want to know what her fate is."

Jing Yuan didn't hide anything and said it directly.

"...Then, why don't you just ask Miss Mei?"

Yanqing scratched his head.

"Well……"

Jing Yuan thought for a moment,

"It doesn't seem like it's impossible."

……

General House

"What? Destruction?"

Jing Yuan said, somewhat taken aback.

"correct."

Melutina scratched her head.

Is that strange?

"Hmm...it's quite amazing."

Jing Yuan didn't think she was lying to him. Besides, who would lie about destroying their destiny? If she was going to lie, she would say she was on a hunting trip.

"Oh dear, these are all external things."

Melutina waved her hand dismissively, seemingly unconcerned.

"Compared to this, Brother Jingyuan, why is the Imperial Bow Master referred to by some people as the ancestor of the demonic bow calamity?"

"You've run into a follower of the Medicine King, haven't you?"

Jing Yuan immediately understood what was going on.

Do you know the history of the Fairy Ship?

"I don't know much about it. I only know that the Immortal Ship regards the Abundance as its mortal enemy."

Melutina shook her head.

"Hmm... Long, long ago, there was an ancient empire. In pursuit of immortality, the emperor sent nine giant ships to the stars to find an opportunity."

Jing Yuan stood up, putting his hands behind his back.

"They traversed the stars and finally found this opportunity, which was the God of Abundance. He is also known as the Ancestor of Longevity and Plague. The Ancestor of Longevity and Plague generously granted us longevity, but what followed was annihilation."

"After all, nothing in this world lasts forever. Whether it's a human or a star god, they will eventually reach their end."

Melutina said.

"That's right... Immortality is not the future, but a disaster. Just when we were trapped, we were fortunate enough to receive help from the Emperor Bow Master, which saved us from total annihilation."

The remaining six giant ships, however, followed the Emperor's Bow and Fate, hunting down the immortals in the universe. This is the origin of the Immortal Ship Alliance.

Jing Yuan nodded.

"It sounds like a grand revenge."

Melutina spoke frankly about her feelings.

“Yes, this is indeed revenge. This is the revenge of the immortal races against the god who granted them immortality.”

Jing Yuan said solemnly.

"As long as the immortal creation exists, the voyage of the immortal ship will never cease!"

"Can……"

But hunting is done at any cost. Does every member of the Immortal Ship want to live for hunting?

"You don't have to accept it. This is the path chosen by the people of Xianzhou, and we choose to fight violence with violence."