Fu Hua and Liu Bai Open Their Hearts to Each Other

But opening the door and killing...

(Ningguang, don't waver. Having seen so many storms, you muster the courage you had when you were setting up a stall three years ago!)

—But I used to run legitimate businesses!

"... Alright then."

Now that Fu Hua has seen it, it seems there's no way to deny it anymore.

Perfect, let's just say Fu Hua is a gift of courage from God.

Ningguang took a deep breath, handed the pot of soup to Fu Hua for the time being, and took out her universal access card.

Taking advantage of this moment, Fu Hua sniffed the scent under the lid.

(This smells...)

Fu Hua can cook, and she's very good at it. The only time she did this was because she drank the Elixir of Love and realized something was wrong while cooking, so she forgot to watch the pot and the food burned.

When Lingran arrived, Meng Fu Yihua didn't smell it! What kind of divine ball nose I, asked Ni about the specific smell of the house, but she could smell the medicinal herbs Fu Yihua shrimp.

Why are there medicinal herbs?

Several conspiracy theories flashed through Fu Hua's mind, so she changed her grip on the card while Fu Hua Ningguang it.

Originally, one should hold the handles on both sides to avoid getting burned, but Fu Hua's ruthless iron hand didn't care about the temperature, so she directly held the bottom of the pot and slightly lifted the lid.

"... A real person?"

Ningguang turned her head and glanced at Fu Hua.

"What are you doing...?"

"Look at what kind of soup Ningguang is serving you at this time."

Fu Hua answered without blushing or panting, glanced at it, and then put the lid back on.

These words made Ningguang even more embarrassed.

In fact, Fu Hua is also in a difficult situation right now.

(... Did I come at the wrong time?)

This soup... Fu Hua glanced at it briefly and saw at least turtle, Baizhu, Poria cocos, Codonopsis pilosula, and other ingredients.

This is a nourishing soup!

Who would deliver nourishing soup to a perfectly healthy person late at night?

Fu Hua isn't completely lacking in common sense. If she didn't need to maintain a certain elder's demeanor in front of Ningguang, she would be blushing by now.

"Well, so the lights are on in the room right now."

Fu Hua glanced at the room, where the door was already open, in an attempt to change the subject.

The living room was empty, but the lights were on.

"Yes... but I don't see Lord Liu Bai." Ningguang had a bad feeling. "Lord Liu Bai! Are you there?"

Ningguang raised her voice slightly and led Fu Hua into the room.

"Ning... Ningguang? How did you get in?"

Liu Bai's voice, tinged with panic and confusion, came from the bedroom.

Is it in the bedroom? Ningguang immediately locked onto the direction.

"I... I'll bring you some soup."

This answer left Fu Hua was holding the soup, somewhat puzzled.

Shouldn't you be angry? This person ignored you and stood you up when they knocked on the door!

"... Master, could you please take the soup inside?"

Ningguang hesitated for a moment, then decided that there was no need to rush.

If she were to be caught by an outsider like herself, it would not only be awkward for her, but also quite awkward for Liu Bai.

Thinking about it this way, it wouldn't be good for either of them if she went in, but Fu Hua and Liu Bai are acquainted!

Su Mei complained to her while she was working that her mentor wasn't proactive in dating.

It seems like it wouldn't be a bad deal for me to do Fu Hua a favor now.

"Me?" Fu Hua paused for a moment, then nodded without thinking too much. "That's possible, but..."

"I just need to get to know them a bit first," Ningguang explained.

As long as Liu Bai knows that it was him who sent the soup, the sentiment is there, and it doesn't matter who the specific person who sent it is.

"In short, I'll leave this matter to you, Master."

Chapter 278 Fu Hua and Liu Bai's Heart-to-Heart Talk

Early morning, Fontaine, Palais Mermonia

"Ha... Neuvillette, is there a meeting so early in the morning?" The elegant young woman with blue and white hair, dressed in formal attire, couldn't stop yawning.

"There is an important situation."

The tall man opposite him spoke in a calm tone.

"... You can't solve it?" The girl, Furina, began to look slightly serious.

She originally thought she was going to be asked to attend some kind of expedited trial.

"This is none of our business right now." Neuvillette handed a thin piece of paper to Furina.

Furina took it and began to read it carefully.

"... A colossal Honkai Beasts and a unit possessing an unknown, immense amount of Imaginary energy have appeared in Liyue?"

Furina tilted her head.

Have adjectives like "big" and "huge" started to become cheap?

However, Furina still keenly noticed the fame of the paper's end.

"... Otto?" Furina was taken aback. "Why did Otto send us this?"

"It could be due to the responsibility of allies to share intelligence, or it could be..."

The prelude to its use.

Neuvillette didn't say six directly, but her father, Funing Jiuna, had some corresponding feelings.

Service

(Hey! This is really bad! After all these years, are we finally starting to run into trouble?! Egeria, please come and save me!)

Bad, absolutely bad.

"... Even Schicksal couldn't detect the full extent of the Honkai Beasts and unknown units appearing in Liyue?"

"Liyue will not allow Schicksal's satellites to linger over them."

"So, Schicksal won't let them go?"

After all, Furina had been Otto's neighbor for over five hundred years—or rather, she had lived next to Otto for over five hundred years, so she knew what kind of person he was.

It could even be said that her main task for the past five hundred years has been to deceive Otto.

Neuvillette remained noncommittal to Furina's sharp criticisms, knowing that her water goddess was by no means stupid.

"The world is probably going to descend into chaos again," Neuvillette said in a deep voice.

Whether Otto genuinely failed to obtain complete intelligence or deliberately concealed it, it foreshadows impending chaos.

"Hmm... so what do we do now?" Furina looked thoughtful. "Should we stay indoors?"

"...There's no need for that." Neuvillette rejected Furina's suggestion. "Since Otto has sent this information to Fontaine, it means that we no longer have the right to stand by and watch."

Otto really wants to drag them into this, Fontaine, as their neighbor, certainly won't be able to escape.

The journey from the Schicksal Headquarters to Court of Fontaine is only a little over ten hours by car, and less than two hours by plane.

At full speed, in less than an hour, the transport ship Schicksal loaded with mechs and Valkyries could land in front of the Palais Mermonia.

This is Fontaine's current predicament—sleeping with tigers.

"Let's do a world tour," Neuvillette said after a brief moment of thought.

"... Huh?"

These words startled Furina.

"The world may be about to undergo a major change. You might as well use your own eyes to observe which direction the world will take." Neuvillette's voice was calm and her words were clear. "Let's set our destination as Liyue for now."

"... This is too sudden!" Furina said with a troubled expression. "Will Otto allow me to leave his sight so openly?"

"It's precisely because they act so openly that he allowed it."

Furina was taken aback by Neuvillette's words, then nodded knowingly.

"Yes, that's right! As long as Otto knows my whereabouts, he won't break off relations."

That being said, Furina was still under a lot of pressure.

However, as the water goddess, Furina could only try her best to show a composed smile.

At the same time, in Liyue, it was midnight.

"Keep your hand steady, don't drop the pot!"

While dealing with Acheron under the table, Liu Bai shouted at Fu Hua, who was about to drop the soup pot because of her dazed state.

Liu Bai's shout snapped Fu Hua out of her daze, and she managed to steady the soup pot again.

"You, you two are..."

(Don't panic, don't panic... I'm a celestial being, after all, and this kind of storm can't shock me.)

Fu Hua tried to appear more composed.

(Ningguang! You tricked me!)

Fu Hua now understands why Ningguang's soup is so nourishing.

You knew all along that this was what happened in Liu Bai's bedroom, didn't you?

The sucking sounds emanating from Acheron were like demonic noises, constantly drilling into her ears and damaging her Dao heart.

"... It's complicated to explain, do you want to hear it?"

Liu Bai was also in a very awkward situation, but whether or not he pulled up his pants was not up to him.

"I... um... no, I don't want to hear it at all, sorry to bother you."

Fu Hua tried hard to keep her eyes from wandering.

... But the presence of that thing was just too intense.

(Miss Acheron's mouth is all bulging...)

Acheron's infatuated expression further fueled Fu Hua's wavering resolve.

Is even a martial artist like Acheron so obsessed with this kind of thing?

"I'm going out now."

Fu Hua put down the pot and fled the room as if escaping.

But...

The room is out, but the house is inaccessible.

Fu Hua pressed the door's sensor repeatedly, but the door remained unresponsive, as if the power had gone out.

The physical lock... was completely locked.

There's a dog outside!

Fu Hua made this judgment in an instant.