si-mexico Chapter 567 Observing its form but not its bones
Chapter 567 Observing its form but not its bones
Kong arrived at the perfect time, just in time to appear from the teleportation point at the stone gate before the opening ceremony.
They were familiar with almost everyone in the venue, and even Mika, whom they had supposedly met on their way back to Mondstadt from Inazuma, were already acquainted.
After exchanging pleasantries, Wendy and Hu Tao made a dazzling appearance after a gust of wind, kicking off the first warm-up activity of the poetry gathering—guessing poetry riddles.
This segment did not require judges' comments, so Xu Ning was able to leisurely stroll around with everyone.
Shen He and Aji came out after being persuaded by Qingyi, and even a bunch of dogs ran down to the riverbank for some fresh air, led by Yinglangmaru.
Xu Ning bought a small bag of snacks for Shen He and Aji, while Qingyi bought a bunch of meat skewers for herself.
"Doesn't your master want to go out for a stroll?"
Shen He shook his head. "She's been taking that machine apart lately, ignoring everything else."
Xu Ning smiled; it seemed he had given the right gift after all.
"They're all there creating riddles in poetry, let's go check it out."
Xu Ning led them toward Little White Hair. They and Xing Qiu and Chong Yun were standing under a lantern, looking at the riddles posted on the flagpole.
Shen He said he didn't understand riddles at all, so Xu Ning went over to see what was going on.
"This is, Si Si... Hu... Yi... Yi... Chi..."
Xu Ning struggled after reading only a few words. Qingyi said disdainfully from behind, "I asked you to read a riddle, but you were playing cards. Let me do it... Wow, this handwriting is really hard to describe, but it seems familiar."
Seeing Xingqiu pretending to be nonchalant and about to slip away, Xu Ning reached out and grabbed him by the collar, pulling him back and laughing and scolding, "Don't run away, this is what you wrote, right? Before we went to Guhua, what did I tell you? I told you to practice your handwriting properly. You haven't improved at all over the years."
Xingqiu scratched his head sheepishly, "Practicing calligraphy is pointless. I ran away from home to attend the poetry gathering because I didn't want to practice calligraphy."
Chongyun exclaimed in surprise, "You escaped again? You said you received an invitation when you saw me..."
"I did receive an invitation, but my dad withheld it. I'm not lying."
While the three were entangled, Paimon looked at the words intertwined with dragons and snakes on the pillar and read them aloud.
"Square like a pancake, filled with pepper and sesame seeds; each grain goes through your mouth, but it makes you smarter. Sounds delicious, doesn't it, Kong?"
Kong shook his head. "I can't guess what it is right away either."
Xu Ning looked at Paimon and exclaimed, "It's probably because your handwriting is roughly the same. It's really amazing that you could recognize it."
Paimon rolled his eyes. "I've written a lot more. I just happened to have one too. I'll go write it now. You try writing one if you dare!"
Seeing the smug look on Xiaobai Mao's face, Xu Ning said, "Come on, Shen He, let's write one too. I'll write it and you write it."
The two approached the table, and Xu Ning thought for a moment, "Let's write 'The wind wrinkles the face, the fire makes it angry, a sharp blade cannot cut it, and an axe leaves no trace'!"
Shen He figured out the answer as soon as she finished writing it. If Xu Ning hadn't stopped her, she would have written the answer at the very bottom.
Xu Ning casually pasted the riddles written by the two people onto a lamppost. When he turned around, he found that the blue-haired woman was also pasting a riddle on a lamppost.
The blue-haired woman saw Xu Ning doing the same thing as her, nodded slightly in greeting, and then went to look at the poems written by others.
Shen He noticed that Xu Ning seemed to care a lot about the woman, so he took a closer look and then frowned.
"This person is very strange."
Xu Ning was surprised that Shen He could sense something was wrong, and quickly asked, "What's strange?"
Shen He said, "Looking at its form, one cannot see its bones; its inner and outer parts are perfectly integrated."
Xu Ning pondered for a moment, "Although I don't know how your master usually teaches you, True Lord Liuyun Borrows the Wind is truly cultured. I think you could give me an example to help me understand."
Shen He reached out and brushed a strand of white hair away from his forehead, thought for a moment, and said, "Just like my spirit, except mine is ice element, and hers is..."
He tapped the newly posted riddle with his finger, “...this one.”
Xu Ning was taken aback, and immediately connected the two things the woman in blue had described with Chong Yun.
"Is that really how it is? If so, things will be a bit easier."