Windrise.
"As expected, you've appeared."
Expressionlessly looking down from mid-air at Aether, who had appeared below her, Kiana spoke without emotion.
After all, she wasn't the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, and Aether himself had seen the Sustainer before—he might even know her quite well. So, Kiana planned to say some vague things.
Generally speaking, it would seem like she said something, but in reality, she said nothing at all.
Besides this, she had also specially changed her hairstyle and her outfit. No matter what, she definitely couldn't wear what she usually wears. This way, she could be distinguished from Kiana.
As long as others said Kiana was the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, Kiana could just deny it to the end.
Anyway, she did indeed look very much like the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, but at the same time, she wasn't the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
The Sustainer of Heavenly Principles...
But...
Something feels off...
Standing in the fields of Mondstadt, an indifferent Aether looked at the person before him and couldn't help but feel extremely puzzled.
Although the 'person' before him did indeed look like the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, for some reason, the feeling she gave him was very different. She wasn't the Sustainer he was familiar with.
And besides that, the power of the person before him was clearly more terrifying, already surpassing the power possessed by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
What in the world is going on?
After thinking for a long time, Aether truly couldn't figure out why. He clearly knew the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles very well, but why would such an incomprehensible situation suddenly arise?
Damn it...
I still don't know them well enough...
As he thought about it, Aether ultimately concluded that he simply didn't understand the Heavenly Principles well enough. Otherwise, he would definitely know why this was happening right now.
"What is your purpose?"
Although he didn't know why the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles would undergo such a drastic change, Aether now wanted to know what her purpose was. More importantly, he wanted to know what all of this had to do with the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles' sudden appearance.
"Purpose?"
At Aether's question, Kiana just chuckled lightly.
There was no other way. Her true purpose obviously couldn't be revealed, so she could only feign profundity.
"What are you going to do to Lumine?"
Seeing that she had no intention of answering, Aether asked another question.
Although he knew she might not answer this question either, he had to ask. Anything concerning Lumine, he had to do everything possible to resolve.
It seems he's really been bluffed by me... But his questions are jumping all over the place...
Silently complaining in her heart, Kiana opened her mouth and said, "What I needed to do was already finished the moment you escaped."
In truth, Kiana couldn't possibly know what the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles did to Lumine at that time, during the opening of Genshin Impact. But she knew the Sustainer must have done something, which is why she said that.
"I really don't know what she's thinking, actually trying to steal a man from an outlander..."
At this moment, Kiana looked in the direction of Mondstadt City and suddenly said this.
What???
It had to be said, Aether was stunned by the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles' words. For a moment, he even thought he had misheard.
What is this situation???
What in the world is she saying???
Subconsciously looking toward Mondstadt City, Aether never imagined he would hear such words from the mouth of the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. It shocked him beyond comparison.
Wait a minute...
An outlander?
Could she mean Lumine?
And before, I was told to pay attention to my kin...
What's the connection?
Suddenly thinking of this, Aether began to ponder the information his subordinates had brought back. He felt there was likely an important connection between them.
Stealing a man...
This man...
Could it be that person named Kaito???
After thinking of this name, Aether seemed to understand something.
According to the intelligence he'd obtained, he knew that person named Kaito was the Anemo Archon's boyfriend, and also a friend of Lumine's.
Although he was very puzzled by the fact that gods also fall in love, there was nothing to be done about it; it was a fact. Of course, that wasn't the main point right now.
If he wasn't mistaken, the meaning of the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles' words just now should be that Lumine had also fallen for that Anemo Archon's boyfriend, which is why she used the phrase 'stealing a man'.
She must be referring to the Anemo Archon, yes, that has to be it.
But why do I need to pay attention to Lumine? Does it mean the Anemo Archon will act against her because of that person named Kaito?
After connecting his speculations with the existing information, Aether came to a new conclusion.
But if that was the case, there was one thing he couldn't understand: why would the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles hint at such a thing to him?
Or...
Was he wrong?
Averting his gaze, Aether decided to ask for clarification.
However, when he looked back at the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, he noticed she seemed a little strange.
She looked very happy?
What's going on?
Looking at the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles in mid-air, Aether couldn't help but frown.
Strange, too strange.
Is she really the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles?
Faced with all these strange things, Aether couldn't help but start doubting whether she was really the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
But no matter what, her power was not something he could deal with.
Finally, this mission is complete...
With the system activating, Kiana knew she had already completed the mission.
[System, what's my reward this time?]
For the first mission after the second gacha pull, Kiana was quite looking forward to the reward.
[Did Host forget? The reward for this mission is one free Divine Key draw. Does Host wish to begin?]
After speaking, the system also showed Kiana the Divine Key draw screen.
A Divine Key draw?
Oh, right...
Reminded by the system, Kiana then remembered that the system had indeed told her about this mission's reward before.
Hmm...
It seems this Aether is suspecting me...
Suddenly seeing Aether's suspicious expression, Kiana decided to leave here first.
Anyway, her mission was already complete; there was no need to stay here any longer. As for whether Aether was suspicious or not, that didn't matter anymore.
But even so, Kiana still planned to put on an act before leaving.
"If you only watch from afar, you will not find the answer."
After saying this, Kiana instantly vanished from before Aether's eyes.
Watch from afar...
Hearing these words, Aether fell into deep thought. He did indeed have the idea of finding Lumine to ask about the situation.
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