"Well then... I'll be going now, Mr. Zhongli. See you next time."
After finishing their meal, Childe, who had just walked out of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, was saying his goodbyes to Zhongli, who stood at the entrance.
Now, he planned to go back and revise the last will and testament he had written earlier. After that, he would rest and gather his strength, waiting for tomorrow to come.
Although what he had to do tomorrow was simple, judging by Mr. Zhongli's reaction, the events related to Miss Kiana were going to be anything but simple.
Therefore, he had to be in peak condition to face the coming day.
"I hope you remember what I told you."
After nodding, Zhongli said this.
Then, without waiting for Childe to say anything, he turned and walked back into the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor, leaving only his back to Childe, who had been about to speak.
I think...
I'm getting a little excited...
Standing there, watching Mr. Zhongli's back as it gradually disappeared, Childe thought this to himself.
After all, it was rare for Mr. Zhongli to repeatedly give such instructions.
Alright!
Time to go back and prepare!
Averting his gaze, Childe started walking towards the Fatui's base.
But before he had taken more than a few steps, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in his line of sight, causing his pupils to contract.
Miss Kiana?!
He stopped dead in his tracks, completely surprised. He hadn't expected to see Miss Kiana again at this time.
More importantly, Miss Kiana wasn't here to find him, was she?
He knew that if Miss Kiana was looking for him now, it definitely wasn't for anything good.
But there was no way out; even if it wasn't good, he couldn't escape.
Sigh...
What's meant to be will be, and you can't dodge misfortune...
Silently reciting this phrase he had learned in Liyue, Childe mustered his courage and walked towards Kiana.
Although Miss Kiana's back was to him, as if she hadn't noticed him, he knew that was impossible.
After all, Miss Kiana had appeared right in front of him. How could she not have noticed him? If anything, it was more likely he wouldn't have noticed Miss Kiana.
No...
not 'more likely'...
It was a certainty...
"What? You want to follow me again?"
Just as Childe was walking over, Kiana suddenly turned her head to look at him, giving him such a fright that his muscles almost reacted on their own, making him step back to create distance.
"You have a guilty conscience." Seeing Childe's reaction, Kiana added.
"So even so, you're still planning to follow me?" Kiana said, her face full of suspicion.
Childe: "..."
Childe was speechless again.
More importantly, Miss Kiana's reaction made it clear she still remembered him following her, which was not a good sign.
"No, no, absolutely not. I was just about to head back when I happened to see you, Miss Kiana."
As he spoke, Childe gave a silly laugh and scratched his head.
He had no choice but to act this way.
He hoped Miss Kiana would see his 'less than bright' appearance and decide not to pursue the matter further.
Childe: "..."
Hearing Kiana say this, Childe truly didn't know how to react for a moment.
Besides, this wasn't a guilty conscience; it was fear—fear of Kiana's overwhelming power.
But...
if it weren't for the previous incident of following her...
I probably wouldn't be...
Alright...
it's a guilty conscience after all...
"I was just worried Miss Kiana was going to settle the score for what happened before, wasn't I?"
With a somewhat awkward laugh, Childe gave this reply.
"Forget it. I don't have time for you."
As if she couldn't be bothered to talk to Childe anymore, Kiana turned and started walking out of Liyue Harbor after saying this.
Phew—
That scared me to death...
Watching Miss Kiana's receding back, Childe let out a long sigh of relief.
He had been genuinely worried that if he kept talking to Miss Kiana, she would just kill him on the spot.
When he faced Miss Wendy before, he could at least use Mora to talk his way out of it, but that probably wouldn't work with Miss Kiana now.
But thankfully, Miss Kiana had something to do and didn't have time to deal with him.
Wait...
Where is Miss Kiana going...
to do what?
After his moment of relief, Childe's curiosity about what Kiana was going to do flared up again.
Before, he certainly wouldn't have been this curious, but things were different now. Knowing so much more than before, he understood that Miss Kiana was exceptionally special, and her every move could have a massive impact on all of Teyvat.
But no matter how curious he was, there was no way he'd follow her again, not even if it killed him.
Otherwise, he really would die.
Sigh...
Just go back...
Curiosity kills the cat...
Retracting his curious gaze, Childe continued walking towards his base.
And just as he was heading towards the Fatui base, Kiana, who had already walked out of Liyue, suddenly stopped and muttered to herself: "It seems that Childe was scared after all."
Her appearance before Childe just now was actually deliberate. She just wanted to see if he still had the guts to follow her this time.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have walked so leisurely out of Liyue Harbor.
However, Childe clearly lacked the courage; he didn't follow her this time.
Of course, whether Childe followed her or not wasn't important. It was just a whim on her part.
And now, she was going to pay a visit to those adepti.
Although she and Zhongli had already finalized their plan, and Zhongli already suspected that she was actually the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles, it wasn't enough for the system quest. She needed to make more people believe she was the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
Therefore, she set her sights on the adepti.
After all, it was possible they knew of the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles' existence.
Besides them, it was truly difficult to find anyone else in Liyue who knew about the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles.
And forget Liyue, not many people in all of Teyvat knew.
This stupid system...
I'd better be able to do another gacha pull right after finishing this quest...
Otherwise, I'm seriously going to hit someone...
Because she had spent so much time on this quest, Kiana silently cursed the system when she thought about it.
In any case, it was ridiculous that the progress bar for this quest's reward couldn't be filled in one go.
After that, Kiana instantly vanished from where she stood.
This time, her first destination was Mt. Aocang, to find that woman.
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