si-mexico Chapter 663 An Unexpected Encounter
Chapter 663 An Unexpected Encounter
Of the people at the table, only Kong and Paimon were surprised.
Xu Ning was naturally very familiar with Kaiya's identity.
Slusa, on the other hand, was drawn to the clown performing acrobatics at the Zuber Theater. Seeing that every ball he threw landed on his head, she couldn't help but laugh along with the audience around her.
The atmosphere over there was joyful and cheerful, but the atmosphere around this table was tense and reserved.
Finally, Kaeya broke the silence with a smile, "Hey, why does our topic suddenly seem so serious? We Mondstadt people aren't used to this kind of conversation!"
Dain sneered, "You Mondstadt people? Aren't you a Kanreia? You have Alberridge blood."
Kaeya shrugged indifferently. "So what if it's bloodline? We Mondstadt people value freedom the most. Do I look like someone who would be bound by something like bloodline?"
"And to be honest, I really hate those guys from the Abyss Order. If I meet them, I won't hold back at all."
Dain looked at Kaia for a moment, seemingly pondering the truthfulness of his words.
"I don't know you well enough, so I won't make any judgments about you. However, I'm skeptical that bloodlines have no effect on people."
Dain's expression relaxed a little. "But at least I can be sure of one thing: you really know nothing about the founder of the Abyss Order, otherwise you wouldn't have mentioned that surname so openly."
Kaiya gave a wry smile.
“Of course. You may not know, but this guy has countless spies who have been following his caravan throughout Teyvat. If I had known that my surname would be such a troublesome thing, I would have simply given him my godfather’s surname.”
Xu Ning retorted calmly, "I have no idea that there are any secret agents or anything like that."
Hmph, do you think I'd go around telling everyone that I specifically gave you a special page in our secret agent manual?
Kaiya shrugged, not believing Xu Ning's denial at all.
"But you just said I'm a Kanreia, I think you're the Kanreia."
Kaeya smiled at Dain and said, "And you are clearly the purest Kanria bloodline. I recognized you the moment I saw your eyes. If we're talking about the influence of bloodline, you're the most troublesome one here, aren't you?"
Xu Ning glanced at Dai Yin's eyes.
These eyes are indeed very special; the pupils are actually cross-shaped.
If this represents the lineage of Kanria, then why doesn't Kaeya have it?
Could it be that the right eye, which was hidden away for a small excuse, actually contains a star-like pupil? Like Candice, is a mixed-race person with heterochromia?
Seeing Xu Ning's gaze sweep over Dain's face before turning back to him, Kaiya chuckled and stood up.
"It's getting late, I need to go talk business with Big Yellow and get back to Mondstadt as soon as possible. After all, without me, our acting leader will have endless work to do."
Kaiya made a joke, but still walked away, asked the workers around him about Big Yellow's location, and then went off leisurely.
Xu Ning sat down in the chair where Kaiya had just been sitting.
"You never mentioned the founder of the Abyss Order, which led me to believe that it was Ying who established it. The other day when I saw a Torrent Apostle, I almost let him go!"
Upon hearing Xu Ning's words, Kong and Paimon couldn't help but nod in agreement.
Paimon muttered to himself, "I thought I was the only one who guessed that."
Dain glanced at the empty space and replied, "Haven't you noticed that the Abyss Order always refers to Luminous as 'Princess'? That's only used in inheritance cases..."
Xu Ning thought for a moment and nodded. Dain was right.
If it was founded by Ying, then she should at least be called the "Queen of the Abyss".
Having put one worry to rest, Xu Ning immediately changed the subject.
"You came to Sumeru this time just to keep an eye on this little dark-skinned guy?"
Din shook his head. "I don't have that much free time to do other things in Teyvat at will."
"That's because you've already spent countless hours traveling all over Teyvat, and I don't need to tell you who you've been with!"
Xu Ning reminded him, not without a hint of jealousy. Kong Yi instantly shared Xu Ning's indignation and glared at Dai Yin together.
Dain seemed rather exasperated by the childishness of these two.
“Well, I’m here mainly about the ‘Loom of Destiny’ project.”
Xu Ning still remembers this thing.
Those guys in the Abyss Order seem to have said that fate can be woven.
Moreover, this statement is remarkably similar to what Zurwan said a few days ago: "The spinning wheel of fate has begun to turn again."
"So, you have some new leads?"
Hearing Xu Ning ask this, Dai Yin shook her head, "No, because my memory has been fading, I have no memory of these things. But when I was recuperating at home a while ago, the things that Ying and I experienced suddenly came back to me and became incredibly clear."
"In my memory, it seems that Ying first mentioned this phrase when she was traveling around Sumeru."
Xu Ning thought for a moment, "So you wanted to come here yourself to see if you could find out what triggered Ying to say those words?"
Dain nodded and said, "Yes!"
So when Dain set off on his journey to Daocheng Forest, he was followed by Xu Ning, Slusa, Paimon, and Kong in a grand procession.
"Weren't you all supposed to be busy? Why did you all suddenly come along?"
Dain was used to traveling alone, and suddenly having so many people accompany her on the journey was a bit of an adjustment.
Xu Ning was indeed preparing to go home, just as Dai Yin had said.
But it seems that Ying is involved in this matter, so I thought I'd come and take a look.
However, after running through this forest for almost a day, Dain still hadn't revealed his destination.
Xu Ning knew that he was comparing the current terrain with the terrain he had experienced hundreds of years ago, bit by bit, to find the past location.
This work was incredibly arduous, and no one urged Dain to hurry up.
But when everyone heard Dain say, "This place feels somewhat familiar," they couldn't help but shudder.
"Any clues?"
Din pointed to a small house in the clearing ahead and said, "This forest is probably well preserved because few people come here. I remember we went there before."
The group rushed down in a frightening manner and began circling the small house.
"There's nothing special about it."
The group searched the entire house meticulously and found only a wooden box containing a broken mirror, which seemed somewhat valuable. They found nothing else.
"Alright, there's no need to be so tense. It's almost dark. I've already had Qingyi prepare a few dishes. Let's eat first!"
When Dai Yin heard Xu Ning say that, she turned her head away.
"You all eat first. I'm going to go deeper into this forest to check on the ley lines here. You don't need to wait for me; I'll be back tomorrow morning."
Xu Ning had intended to offer him some food and drink, but then she remembered that the food and water in her own space would probably be nothing short of poison to Dain.
In the end, they let him go.
He invited Sora and Paimon to his space, where they ate, drank, and made merry for a long time before Sora took Paimon out.
After Xu Ning, dressed in blue, arranged a small room for Silusa, he left the Hidden Cave.
I had originally planned to chat with Kong about my recent experiences in Sumeru, but as soon as I came out of the Dust-Hidden Cave, I saw Ying standing gracefully in front of the house.
"fluorescent?"
Xu Ning exclaimed in surprise, "When did you arrive?"
Xu Ning seemed surprised to see Ying, as if he hadn't expected to meet her here.
He reached out and flicked the Dust Concealment Gourd that was suspended in the air beside him, and laughed, "How come you don't even recognize my wine gourd? Oh, right, it has changed quite a bit since you last saw it."
Ying stared for a while before finally speaking, "Big...cough, have you had too much to drink?"
Xu Ning laughed and said, "I drink every day, you know that, but I'm still a long, long way from being drunk. After all, I've only been drunk two or three times in my life."
After saying that, Xu Ning looked at Ying's face and smiled, "Ying, it's been so long, how have you been?"