An Qi's Mouth...

Siegfried was so panicked that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He was willing to let Kiana complain or even resent him, just to stay away from Kiana's sight and protect her in the dark, because he was afraid of arousing the sleeping Herrscher of the Void and that Kiana would be harmed by the Herrscher of the Void's consciousness.

What exactly is the Babylon Experiment Tower?

That was the Abyss of sin that Sirin hated most, and its stimulation to the Herrscher of the Void was probably a hundred times stronger than that to Siegfried himself.

Who sent Kiana to such a dangerous place?

Could it be Otto's conspiracy?

What on earth is that idiot Theresa doing?!

Siegfried gritted his teeth.

He had to get there and stop it no matter what, even if it was Otto's trap, he had to run into it.

As a father who has lost everything, Siegfried has no other choice but to do so for the sake of his only remaining daughter.

The plane pierced through heavy snow and wind, finally arriving at the battlefield ruins that had long since turned into a basin.

Cecilia's remaining life force still permeates this land, transforming what was once a sorrowful place buried with countless tears and blood into a paradise where Abyss Flower still bloom amidst the ice and snow.

The strength of the previous Schicksal can be glimpsed from this beautiful scenery.

Siegfried landed at the edge of the vast garden and then ran frantically toward the center, for he had heard Anqi's cold, ruthless words:

"Kiana, why don't you have any memories before you were 8 years old? Why do you dream about Sirin's childhood? Why did Siegfried risk his life to take you away from Schicksal Headquarters?"

"Stop talking!"

The man is running.

Anqi coldly raised the corners of her mouth:

There is only one answer!

"Shut up! Kiana, don't listen to her!"

The man was still running, his eyes bloodshot, frantically calling out his daughter's name.

Kiana just stood there blankly, listening to Anqi recite the villainous three-part laugh with a blank expression.

"Ha. Ha. Ha. Kiana, you are the test subject of Schicksal's first Artificial Herrscher."

"Shut up!!!"

Siegfried finally reached Kiana, who was standing motionless, and hurriedly reached out to cover his daughter's ears in a belated attempt to salvage the situation.

Then, the force of the punch rose from below, brushing against Siegfried's chin.

An unnamed, devoted daughter, bursting with years of pent-up resentment, shouted and threw a punch:

"You stinky old man! Take this! My Ultimate Rising Dragon Fist, which I've been charging up for ten years!"

"Bang!!!"

On this day, Siegfried flew very, very high.

Chapter 209 Anqi's Mouth...

"How is he?"

Anqi was prying open Siegfried's eyelids to carefully examine his pupil response when she heard Kiana ask a question tinged with unease.

Anqi remained completely calm and replied nonchalantly:

Symptoms of a mild concussion.

"Ah?"

"If it were an ordinary person, I would recommend sending them to the hospital, but Kaslana is fine."

Anqi added matter-of-factly, "Those who know, know. Kaslana is fine, that's all."

Kiana nodded, seemingly understanding.

Sure enough, Siegfried, who had been stunned by his daughter's rising dragon punch after his emotional rollercoaster, opened his eyes again after resting for a while. Before him was Kiana's delicate chin, still munching on venison jerky, while he rested his head on Kiana's lap.

To be honest, this scene is something to be cherished by an old father filled with remorse.

But the image of the Herrscher of the Void flashed through his mind, and Siegfried panicked.

Kiana, I...

"Stop fooling around, take a break. Anqi said you're very weak. What's wrong with you? I thought you'd been out partying all these years, and you've ruined yourself like this. You're down after just one punch. You weren't this weak back then. And when did you get that mechanical arm? It looks pretty good!"

Kiana poked Siegfried's black metal arm, making a crisp clanging sound, while muttering a sarcastic remark.

Siegfried was at a loss.

Anqi felt it was time to add some truth, but of course, limited by her "source of information," she couldn't use a definitive tone.

Anqi said with a blank face, "Maybe it was destroyed during one of your childhood outbursts. Stop making sarcastic remarks."

Siegfried: "..."

Kiana: "..."

Anqi's eyes widened at that moment. "Why isn't anyone saying anything?"

Siegfried remained silent, and Kiana silently confirmed the truth, so she also became even more silent.

Half a minute later, Kiana stuffed a torn piece of dried venison into Siegfried's hand and said in a muffled voice:

"I'm sorry, Dad, I didn't mean to."

"Ahem! Don't listen to her nonsense, it has nothing to do with you... That thing is pretty good, have another piece."

Siegfried was somewhat giving up on treatment.

You've come all the way to the Babylon Experiment Tower ruins, and you've been here for quite some time now, yet Kiana hasn't been affected at all. Could it be that the Herrscher of the Void is already in a deep sleep and won't wake up?

Siegfried couldn't understand it, but he undoubtedly hoped that Kiana could really recover her health, and this scene made him overjoyed.

But the joys and sorrows of father and daughter were not in sync. Kiana had to put on a worried expression, lower her head, and say dejectedly:

"So, I really am the test subject of the Artificial Herrscher experiment, and my father betrayed Schicksal to save me, and is it my fault that I am so weak now?"

No! Absolutely not! Don't overthink it!

"Dad, I'm not stupid. Besides, Anqi is so smart, how could the truth she investigated and analyzed be wrong?"

Compared to Siegfried's clumsy attempts at concealment, Anqi's previous detailed analyses and speculations were clearly more convincing.

Kiana is feeling terrible about everything that's been known so far, but she can still handle it.

There's still plenty of room for improvement, and she has many people she cares about. She just needs to grit her teeth and get through it.

Siegfried slapped his forehead with a pained expression and looked at Anqi, who was sitting obediently next to him, with a wry smile.

"The little girl is smart, but can't she keep her mouth shut? There are often reasons why adults do things."

"All I know is that Kiana wants to pursue the truth, so I'll play along to the end."

Anqi replied expressionlessly, neither refuting Siegfried's actions nor expressing agreement.

Kiana's mood improved from this acquiescing attitude, and a faint smile appeared on her face, her eyes filled with tenderness as she looked at Anqi.

Siegfried was even more troubled. He couldn't bring himself to blame them; in fact, as their father, he felt he couldn't possibly thank them enough for such care and help.

Anqi decided to reveal a little more of the truth at the appropriate time.

"Besides, I only did some basic analysis; I didn't even make any more outrageous guesses. Like, Kiana went berserk when she was little and killed someone, or that she might not even be the real Kiana, but a clone, or that you gave her the name Kiana because the real Kiana is dead... Why are you silent now?"

Anqi's voice grew softer and softer, and she even began to nervously curl her little toes inside her shoes.

Kiana looked at the restless Anqi, and then at Siegfried's stunned and speechless reaction. After a long while, she herself was also stunned.

"Smack!"

Then Anqi slapped him across the face, leaving a bright red handprint.

Kiana looked at Anqi in confusion:

What are you doing?

"I'm afraid you'll overthink things, so I'll wake you up first, okay?"

"I... I... you..."

"Don't panic! Bronya's sister is also a clone that grew out of the experimental chamber. My Uncle Ji Lin is Quasi-Herrscher, and my Uncle Xiaoxuan Xuan is a robot. The Honkai world is very strange. It's not a big deal that you are a clone."

Anqi spoke urgently to comfort Kiana, placing her hands firmly on Kiana's shoulders and shaking her vigorously a few times.

Kiana was a little dizzy from being shaken. She had just felt utterly hopeless, but now she had no mood for despair. She could only look at Anqi with a resentful expression and say:

"Anqi, have you ever considered sewing your mouth shut before going on missions in the future?"

"Huh? Why would I do that?"

"Because your mouth is poisonous!"

In the Battle of Chiyou, she claimed that the submarine was sunk.

During the Battle of Skyfire, she also sank the Hyperion because of her words.

It's the same now; it doesn't work for good reasons, but it does for bad ones, and it's always accurate.

If Kiana didn't know Anqi well, she would have thought that Angela was reading the script the whole time!

Anqi seemed to be hurt and angry. She puffed out her cheeks, lowered her head, and stopped talking.

Kiana looked into Siegfried's eyes, sighed, and said:

"Dad, say something!"

"..."

"Stop pretending. I'm all grown up now, not a child anymore. Even if Anqi's jinx comes true again, I can handle it."

"I suddenly remembered that I forgot to turn off the gas when I left home. Let's talk next time."

Before Kiana could stop him, a bewildered Siegfried scrambled to his feet and ran for his life, disappearing in a flash.

Running away is shameful, but effective. What can Siegfried say in this situation? Yes, yes, yes, you're a clone, aren't you? Anyway, Kiana seems normal, nothing happened, and she has such a good friend by her side. Let her run out and calm down to think things through before asking for help.

"... What the hell is going on! You bastard dad! You stinky dad!"

As Kiana spoke, she tried to wipe away the tears welling up in her eyes.

"Smack!"

Then Anqi slapped him again, leaving two bright red handprints that were symmetrical to each other.

"I'm afraid you'll get stuck on something, so can I hit you one more time?"

"Ask first before you hit me next time, you stinky Anqi!"

"Don't panic! Even if you're a clone, the idiot Kiana I know has always been you. Those things don't matter!"

"I know! I know! Can't I just cry for a bit? Crying before bravely overcoming this isn't breaking our promise, is it?"

Kiana wiped away her tears, her nose red, and stared at Anqi with a mixture of wanting to cry and laugh.

Anqi didn't say anything, but shifted her position, adjusted her posture, and put her legs together so she could rest her knees on them. Then she patted her thighs, and everything was understood without her saying a word.

Kiana lay down on him, her body trembling, letting out suppressed sobs.

"Waaaaah..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't expect to guess so accurately. I just mentioned it casually."

"Waaah..."

"It's okay, that's life. It's like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're gonna get. But everything will be alright, hang in there, Kiana!"

"When I... I'm crying, could you... please leave me alone?"

"Oh. Then I won't say anything more. You can cry all you want."

Anqi tried her best to comfort Kiana.

Kiana just thought—this guy is so clumsy! What kind of comfort is that? Are you some third-rate novel's gentle male protagonist?

"Pfft!"