She shouldn't be lying to me, right?
Although that girl didn't answer her directly, she knew what the girl meant.
But if that's the case, would an existence like this girl really come just to eat mortal noodle dishes?
And even...
...she got so many to go...
Hmm...
Could it be just as Master said?
As she thought about it, Shenhe recalled something her master had once said.
"An adeptus's cultivation will not be hindered by worldly things, so they can eat all sorts of dishes to their heart's content."
Although this girl was clearly much more powerful than her master, who was an adeptus, they still had one thing in common: neither of them was a mortal like her.
Hmm...
Makes sense.
Thinking this, Shenhe nodded to herself and then spoke.
"So you just came to eat noodles."
"Obviously. I came to a noodle shop, so of course I came to eat noodles. What else would I eat?" Kiana looked completely exasperated.
"But noodle shops sell other things too, don't they?"
Shenhe said this because she had seen noodle shops that sold more than just noodles.
Hmm...
That seems to be true...
After hearing what Shenhe just said, Kiana realized it was indeed true, which made her feel a bit awkward.
But after the awkwardness passed, she suddenly realized that Shenhe wasn't as dense as she seemed.
Or to put it another way, she hadn't expected Shenhe, who had been training with 'that woman' all this time, to know such a thing.
"Yeah, noodle shops do sell other things, but since I'm at a noodle shop, I'm obviously going to eat noodles. You can just go somewhere else for other things, right?"
Although she had been a little embarrassed just now, Kiana currently wore a look of righteous confidence.
After all, she was the Sustainer of Heavenly Principles. She had to act with righteous confidence.
Never mind talking to Shenhe; she would maintain this righteous confidence even if she were facing Zhongli.
"...Right." Nodding, Shenhe agreed.
However, after this exchange, she found that this girl was just like a normal girl, completely different from the impression she had before.
If it weren't for the things that had happened earlier, she really would have thought this girl was just a mortal.
Of course, just by her appearance, the girl already gave off a somewhat unusual feeling.
"By the way, where's that woman? Isn't she with you?"
Sensing that Shenhe's guard was not as high as before, Kiana casually asked about her master.
"That woman?" Looking very confused, Shenhe continued:
"I don't know who you're talking about."
"Your master," Kiana added.
"...I don't know."
After a brief pause, Shenhe slowly shook her head.
Honestly, she couldn't understand why her master would be called 'that woman' by this girl.
Was there...
...something that happened between them?
"Is that so? Well, I'm heading out then. Bye-bye." Kiana nodded, waved to Shenhe, and prepared to leave.
After all, if she didn't head back soon, the noodles in her hands would get cold.
More importantly, Kaito was so hungry his stomach was touching his back, which made her want to just eat the noodles herself, even though she was already full.
"Wait!"
Seeing the girl was about to leave, Shenhe quickly called out to her.
From their conversation just now, she felt that this girl was actually quite approachable, so she wanted to ask a question.
Although she didn't know if the other would answer, she still wanted to try asking.
After all, if you don't try, you'll never know the result.
"What is it?"
Not expecting Shenhe to stop her, Kiana, who had just turned to leave, turned back to look at her.
"What... did you do in my master's abode earlier?"
After a moment's hesitation, Shenhe finally asked the question.
She really wanted to know what this girl had done in her master's abode before.
"I didn't do anything."
Seeing that this was Shenhe's question, Kiana answered quickly, stating directly that she hadn't done anything at all.
After all, she really hadn't done anything.
The reason she had implied to Shenhe and Cloud Retainer that she had done something in the abode earlier was purely for the sake of her plan.
In reality, she hadn't done a thing, except maybe eavesdrop a bit on the conversation between the master and disciple.
"Didn't... do anything?" Not expecting such an answer, Shenhe was momentarily unsure if the girl didn't want to answer or if she really hadn't done anything, just as she said.
However, after some thought, she concluded that the girl probably just didn't want to answer and was putting her off.
But looking at the girl's expression, she didn't feel like she was being put off.
But if she really did nothing...
"Looks like you don't believe me. Oh well. I have to go back, or that guy will probably starve to death at home. Bye-bye."
Seeing Shenhe's disbelieving look, Kiana couldn't be bothered to explain further. She really had to get back quickly; Kaito was already very hungry.
That...
...guy?
Her companion?
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