"Master, and Moon Carver."
Upon arriving at the summit of Mt. Tianheng, Shenhe greeted them both.
But after her greeting, she looked around but couldn't find any sign of the Lord.
"The Lord just left."
Seeing Shenhe's expression, Cloud Retainer knew what she was thinking and said as much.
"Then… about the Lord's matter… what happened?"
Shenhe, who had initially thought the Lord hadn't arrived yet, was a bit surprised to hear he had already left, and so she asked this question.
She knew that if the Lord had already left, it meant the discussion was over.
"The Lord is going to retire."
Seeing Shenhe ask about it, Cloud Retainer gave a simple answer.
Although she was still shocked herself, there was nothing to be done; the Lord had already made his decision.
And more importantly, there was the existence of that girl.
Why…
Why would the people from that place want the Lord to retire?
With this thought, Cloud Retainer also looked towards a certain spot in the sky.
She couldn't understand why the people from that place wanted the Lord to abdicate.
Furthermore, based on what the Lord had just said, there would clearly be no new Geo Archon after he stepped down.
So…
What exactly do the people from that place want to do?
"Retire?"
Shenhe couldn't help but be surprised to hear this word from her master.
But after a moment of surprise, she realized this was about the Lord.
In other words, her speculation was correct. The Lord was going to be replaced.
"I never thought… that something like this would actually happen…"
Shenhe mumbled these words, it wasn't clear if she was talking to herself or to Cloud Retainer.
She had never imagined that a situation where the Lord would be replaced could actually occur.
Although, logically, she was the first to know, until now it had only been an unconfirmed speculation.
And now, her speculation had been thoroughly confirmed.
"Shenhe."
Just as Shenhe was still reeling in surprise, Cloud Retainer suddenly called her name.
"What is it, Master?"
Snapping out of her surprise, Shenhe looked at her master, a little confused.
"Are you… familiar with that girl?"
After some thought, Cloud Retainer slowly posed the question.
She knew Shenhe had met the girl several times, so she wanted to ask how well they knew each other.
"Well… not really familiar, I'd say. We've only met a few times."
After a moment of thought, Shenhe shook her head.
Although she and Kiana had indeed met several times and had spoken, that was the extent of it.
"You've met several times and you're still not familiar?" Cloud Retainer seemed rather dissatisfied with Shenhe's answer, then continued, "Well, in those few meetings, what kind of person did you think she was?"
Why is Cloud Retainer asking this question?
Moon Carver had just been listening casually, but he found Cloud Retainer's questions were getting stranger and stranger, now even asking about the girl's personality.
What is she up to?
"Cloud Retainer, why are you asking Shenhe these kinds of questions?" After thinking it over, Moon Carver decided to ask. He really couldn't understand why Cloud Retainer would ask this.
If it were anyone else, it would be one thing, but the other party is someone from that place. He couldn't see any point in asking such a question.
Don't tell me she wants Shenhe to befriend her?
Wait!
Could it be that Cloud Retainer…
"Don't ask so many questions for now."
In response to Moon Carver's query, Cloud Retainer told him not to overthink it, then looked at Shenhe and continued, "Shenhe, just answer honestly. Don't let Moon Carver influence you."
"…Alright."
It had to be said, the question left Shenhe a bit baffled, especially after what Moon Carver had just said.
At that moment, the same question as Moon Carver's was in her mind: why was her master asking her this?
Never mind…
What kind of person is Kiana?
Let me think…
Hmm…
She seems… kind of easy to get along with…
And then…
I think that's it…
After racking her brain, Shenhe realized she could only think of that one thing.
She didn't know if it was because they had met too few times, or because she herself had interacted with too few people.
But regardless, she should answer first.
"I feel… that Miss Kiana is an easy person to get along with."
"Easy to get along with? Is there anything else?" Cloud Retainer pressed.
"Nothing else." Shenhe's reply was quick this time.
It couldn't be helped; she really couldn't think of anything else.
"If she's easy to get along with… then how about you go see her again?"
Looking as if she was pondering something, Cloud Retainer made this request of Shenhe.
"Go see… Miss Kiana again?"
It had to be said, Shenhe was stunned by her master's request.
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