"I'd like to know some things about Vastaya," Chen Ce said, pointing at the fox girl beside him.
She looked utterly stunned.
"Her name is Ahri. She's my companion, and also a Vastaya who can't find her own people. I'd like to ask if you know Ahri's species?"
"Species..." Ming looked Ahri over briefly. "I can try searching through the ancient texts for you, but I can't guarantee I'll succeed."
"All right, thank you very much... Oh, right. Ahri has a pair of Twin Gemstones she's carried with her ever since she can remember. They seem to have been left to her by her people. Perhaps they contain some kind of clue."
As he spoke, Chen Ce "snatched" the Twin Gemstones from the bewildered Ahri, then respectfully handed them to Ming.
"Mm. I'll try starting with this pair of Twin Gemstones and look for clues." Taking the gemstones, Ming, who was used to explaining everything through action rather than words, soon left.
The crowd gradually dispersed, and the honored guests, Chen Ce and Ahri, were naturally brought to the monastery's guest rooms to rest.
The guest rooms here had no overly luxurious decor, but they were clean and tidy enough to be spotless, and the air carried a faint scent of incense.
It felt very much like a monastery.
After days of exhaustion, Chen Ce washed up briefly, then immediately lay down on the bed, ready to enjoy a long-missed, peaceful rest.
But Ahri had no intention of lying down so soon.
Fresh from the bath, she came pouncing over like an adorable clingy pet without even drying the water from her hair, a mysterious little expression still hanging on her face.
"Boss, boss, you never told me before that you were coming here to help me investigate my origins,