novelhk Chapter 24 Liyue, here we come again!
Chapter 24 Liyue, here we come again!
"Xunfeng, thank you so much!" Hu Tao shook her healed hand, beaming with joy.
Immediately afterward, Hu Tao, realizing what was happening, jumped off the bed and pounced on Xun Feng.
"Xunfeng! You've finally recovered?!"
With tears welling up in her eyes, Hu Tao excitedly hugged him tightly.
Xunfeng has finally returned to normal, otherwise she would have been exhausted!
"Of course, but... thank you for your hard work these past few days..."
Xunfeng lowered his head in self-reproach and apologized for his behavior as a child over the past few days.
After sensing Xunfeng's remorse, Hu Tao quickly waved her hand dismissively, saying that this was a trivial matter and there was no need to take it to heart.
"Oh, what's the big deal? Actually, to be honest, you were quite cute when you were little~~~"
Hu Tao chuckled to herself as she quietly suppressed the complex emotions she had been feeling these past few days.
Although Xunfeng didn't know what he had done during that time when he was young, he always felt that Hu Tao's eyes were a little strange.
Getting back to the main point, Xun Feng, who successfully emerged from the secret realm, finally broke the second seal and recovered to one-fifth of his peak strength. Now, he can be on par with Thor Balzeb, or even slightly better!
To celebrate that Hu Tao was unharmed and Xun Feng had returned safely, the group decided to hold a banquet for only the few of them.
Unexpectedly, Kage, bored being alone in the castle tower, came looking for Yae no Miko.
"Shadow?! What are you doing here?"
Yae no Miko looked at the shadow that had suddenly appeared in front of her, bewildered, and expressed doubt about the fox spirit.
Yae no Miko even thought that her deed of abandoning the Thunder God for the sake of the Light God had been exposed, and she was so nervous that she dared not look into Kage's eyes.
Little did she know, the kindergarten's intellectual ceiling figure was just there to kill time.
“My God, I was bored in the castle tower, so I came to find you.”
A hint of grievance slipped through Ying's calm tone.
I, Inazuma Raigami, cried and made a fuss because no one was playing with me, so I had to find my family to keep me company.
Yae no Miko looked at Kage, who was pouting, and sighed, "Kage, can't Kujo Sara accompany you?"
"She...she was forced to leave the field and take on a dual approach of physical and mental labor due to a combination of factors recently, and therefore she no longer wants me!"
Ying became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, almost to the point of lowering her head, raising her hands, and pointing her index fingers at each other in front of her.
"...Speak like a human being!"
Yae no Miko racked her brains for thirty-six times, but still couldn't figure it out, so she directly broke the shadow's riddle!
"Kujou Sara has been busy lately..."
After being told that by Yae no Miko, Kage replied with a sullen face.
Inside the kitchen of the Coral Palace.
"Paimon! Put the chicken leg down right now! That's the ingredient for my Sweet Stuffed Chicken!"
Bright had just finished cooking the chicken leg and happily placed it on the stove, covering it with a lid. But as soon as she turned around, Paimon approached the innocent little chicken leg, ready to pounce. Luckily, Bright spotted Paimon just a second before she could take a bite!
"Hehe, I was hungry. Staying in the air like this consumes a lot of energy!" Paimon put his hands on his hips and shamelessly declared that his actions were perfectly justified.
Ying sighed and rubbed her forehead, then cooked a few more chicken legs. She then lovingly handed the already cooked chicken legs to the little bird-eater, Paimon.
"Eat up, eat up. Honestly, don't steal again, okay? Just tell me what you want to eat!" Ying smiled gently and tapped Paimon's forehead with her finger.
Sure enough, you still have to rely on your own pet for emergency food.
Meanwhile, Hu Tao and Xun Feng were also busy preparing dinner.
The arrival of Shadow and Yae no Miko instantly transformed the entire kitchen into a filming location for Resident Evil.
"Hmm... what's that smell? Xunfeng, can you smell it?" Hu Tao frowned, turning her head to search for this strange smell that couldn't be described in words.
Xun Feng, standing to the side, had already pinched his nose and was even gagging in pain.
All of this credit goes to the decision made by Inazuma's top chef, Kage.
On the stove in front of the figure was a bowl emitting thick smoke. The soup in the bowl was a murderous purple color, with a few lotus roots floating on the surface. They were of varying thicknesses and looked like they had been cut casually.
Only Yae no Miko, who was covering her nose, knew that it was Kage who was truly and earnestly...
Finally, after an hour, all the prepared dishes were served on the table.
The dishes on the table simultaneously emitted an irresistible aroma, the fragrance seemingly materializing and enticing everyone's souls, making them drool and eager for the meal to begin.
Of course, that judgment was quietly overturned by Yae no Miko.
After all, this is a victory celebration banquet, not a trap!
After everyone was seated, Xin Hai was the first to stand up happily. With an approachable smile, she welcomed everyone.
Next, the banquet began.
Amidst laughter and cheerful conversation, the banquet passed quickly; joyful times always seem so fleeting.
Silent all night.
The next morning.
Now that Xunfeng has returned to normal and Hutao is also safe and sound, Xunfeng and the others' journey can continue.
"Are you leaving so soon...?"
Looking at everyone, Xin Hai slightly pursed her lips, her eyes revealing reluctance.
"Don't miss us, Hai~ I'll have plenty of time to come see you~"
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Yae no Miko leaned over, smiled, and patted Shinkai's chin, teasing him.
"see a visitor out!"
Seeing Yae no Miko's malicious smile, Xin Hai loudly ordered the maid to immediately see the guest out. After all, one could never fathom a fox's thoughts; the only option was to stay away from her.
"Xunfeng, what's our next plan?"
Walking along the road, Ying curiously asked Xunfeng a question.
"Sumeru! That's impossible, let's go back to Liyue!"
Xun Feng confidently chose to go against the plot, after all, as the protagonist, wherever he went, that's where the book had to be written.
And so, apart from Yae no Miko leading Kage back to Inazuma Castle, everyone else boarded the passenger ship bound for Liyue.
Liyue, here we come again!
After sailing for several hours, extreme weather appeared on the sea.
The same mode of transportation, the same location, and yet another tornado strikes.
Strangely enough, tornadoes frequently form in an area between Liyue and Inazuma, and Xunfeng and his companions happened to encounter one again.
"Be careful, let's go inside first."
The sharp-eyed Xunfeng was the first to spot the tornado at sea and immediately notified Hutao to bring Ying indoors.
As for Paimon... ever since the ship almost blew away last time, she hasn't dared to go outside when she's on a boat.
Fortunately, because tornadoes have been frequent in this area recently, passenger ships have been making announcements in advance to notify passengers to return indoors, thus avoiding casualties.
"You...you've arrived?"
Paimon was fighting with the cake on the table when she caught a glimpse of the group approaching. She quickly swallowed the cake and waved to them.