Genshin Impact: This light novel author doesn't cross the line.

She closed her eyes, signifying that she was ignoring everything in front of her, thus putting the three men at ease.

"Thank you!"

The three of them quickly left the prison.

After the three left, Kujo Sara opened her eyes, looked at the empty cell, and sighed deeply.

She was the most steadfast practitioner of General Lei Dian's eternal righteousness, but in the process of practicing it, she felt increasingly confused and doubted whether she was on the wrong path.

……

Yomiya and the others traveled quickly back to the Naganohara fireworks shop. They first settled Masakatsu in, and then brought a doctor to treat him as soon as it was light.

"Traveler, tonight's rescue operation was all thanks to you. You were really amazing. You single-handedly took down so many prison guards who tried to stop us."

At the entrance of the Naganohara fireworks shop, Yoomiya sincerely praised Yingmei.

"You're really something too. The fireworks you prepared were incredibly useful. Without them attracting the guards' attention, we would never have been able to rescue Zheng Sheng."

"You are still awesome."

"You're even better."

Paimon couldn't stand it anymore. "Stop praising each other like this. You're both really great."

Yingmei and Xiaogong exchanged a smile, everything understood without words.

After a while, Yingmei asked somewhat awkwardly, "Um, Xiaogong, I have a question. Why did you reject Ueno Chiki back then?"

Xiaogong was somewhat taken aback, not understanding why Yingmei suddenly asked this question.

The last person to ask this question was Ayaka Kamisato, and Ayaka Kamisato clearly has a strong liking for Chiki.

Could it be that Yingmei is one of them?

"Traveler, I rejected Chishu back then because I had never considered feelings; I had always treated him like an older brother. When he suddenly said these things to me that day, I had no choice but to refuse. But later, I thought things through."

"What have you figured out?" Yingmei asked anxiously.

"I like Brother Qian Shu!"

Chapter 46 Strange-Flavored Hot Pot

Yingmei and Paimon walked through the night, surrounded by deep darkness and endless silence.

In the distance, a faint light shone through the window of the wooden house, falling into Yingmei's line of sight. The light was simple and warm, bringing Yingmei an indescribable sense of peace in this boundless night.

She and her brother had made a promise to meet again somewhere in the world, but that was a long time ago.

Although Paimon's company during the journey dispelled her loneliness.

But what she longs for even more is a place in this world where she can always rest, and where someone who loves her will always wait for her.

Looking at the wooden house in the distance, she seemed to have found the answer.

Before long, Yingmei and Paimon arrived at the cabin and pushed open the door.

The sound of the door opening woke Ueno Chiki, who was half asleep. He rubbed his sleepy eyes, yawned, and stood up from his desk.

"Traveler, Paimon, wait for me, I'll make you a midnight snack right now."

"Qianshu, hurry up, I'm starving!" Paimon urged, clutching his stomach.

Qian Shu went outside, started a pot of water to boil, added chopped greens, and then added noodles after the water boiled.

The noodles were cooked in no time. They were poured into a bowl, topped with a poached egg, and finally some seasonings.

The air was filled with the aroma of noodles.

After receiving the noodles, Yingmei and Paimon eagerly began to wolf them down.

"Awesome!" Yingmei exclaimed after eating and drinking her fill.

She feels very happy with her life now. She hopes it can continue forever.

The next morning.

A servant from the Kamisato family came to the place and invited them to a hot pot celebration banquet to be held that evening at the Wooden Leak Tea Room. He told them that the theme of this hot pot celebration banquet was "strange-flavored hot pot," and that everyone had to bring a strange ingredient. Then, one person would be randomly selected to eat it.

"Strange ingredients?" Yingmei's eyes lit up. She was familiar with this. During the time she spent with Xiangling, she had eaten all sorts of strange ingredients, from ice mist flowers and slime condensate to weird insects and even Hilichurls' sticks.

A wicked smile curled at the corner of her lips.

Those who draw her ingredients are in for a lot of trouble!

When Ueno Chiki saw Yingmei's expression, he had a bad feeling. Judging from her personality, the ingredients must be extremely shady. Since she was doing this, he didn't need to be polite.

Paimon, chin in hand, racked his brains and muttered to himself, "Toad meat? Grasshopper, or some other strange insect."

........

night.

In a warm room at the Wooden Leak Tea House, a hot pot sits in the center of the table, emitting white steam. The hot pot ingredients inside release an enticing aroma.

Ayaka Kamisato, Thomas, Yomiya, Chiki Ueno, Yingmei, and Paimon sat together.

"Thanks to everyone's efforts, we were able to successfully rescue Master Zheng Sheng this time. Thank you all for your hard work!" Ayaka Kamisato stood up and bowed to the group to express her gratitude.

“Miss Ayaka Kamisato, please don’t say that. I’m honored to be able to contribute to the Kamisato family, and you’ve even helped me before,” Yoomiya quickly and sincerely said.

Yingmei chimed in, "Yes, Miss Linghua, you don't need to be so polite."

Chiki Ueno waved her hand, "I'm just a bystander."

Thomas turned to Ayaka Kamisato and said, "Ayaka-san, did you hear that? Everyone here is a very nice person, so there's no need to be so polite. Let's start eating the weird-flavored hot pot."

After he finished speaking, he took out six small wooden plaques with each person's name written on them and placed them on a tray.

"Each person first takes out their own ingredients and shows them to everyone. Then, they draw a wooden card with their eyes closed. The person who draws the card must eat the ingredients."

Let's start with Ayaka Kamisato. The ingredient she prepared was a small cake.

"Adding cake to hot pot, Miss Ayaka, you are so creative."

Yoomiya's praise made Ayaka Kamisato a little embarrassed. "I think it would taste pretty good in a cake."

Although the idea of ​​putting cake in a hot pot was ingenious enough, it still didn't break through the limitations of thinking, so the rest of the people present just smiled and didn't comment.

Thomas presented the tray with the nameplates on it to Ayaka Kamisato.

Ayaka Kamisato closed her eyes and drew a wooden plaque. When she turned it over, she saw the name: Traveler.

Without saying a word, Yingmei scooped the cake out of the pot and ate it in one go.

"How about it?"

"Great! I suggest putting small cakes in every hot pot from now on." Yingmei gave a thumbs up, but the twitching on her face betrayed her true thoughts.

Next, it was Xiaogong's turn, and the ingredients she prepared were candies.

Everyone was very disappointed when they saw it.

"Hey, why are you all making that face? I've been thinking about this for a long time. Isn't hot pot candy weird enough?"

She drew Paimon.

Paimon picked up his chopsticks and rummaged around in the pot, but couldn't find the candy that Xiaogong had put in. It turned out that the candy had completely melted in the hot soup.

"Damn it, why didn't I think of that?" Xiaogong was a little frustrated. She had been thinking about strange-tasting ingredients for a long time, and this was the result.

Next up was Thomas, who prepared salted herring.

The proper way to prepare salted herring is to slowly pan-fry it in hot oil. This removes the fishy smell and makes the meat crispy and flavorful.

However, if you put it directly into a hot pot, it will not only taste very fishy and smelly, but also taste terrible.

Unfortunately, Ayaka Kamisato was chosen.

As she frowned and forced herself to eat the salted herring while vomiting, her pained expression made everyone present burst into laughter.

Next up is Paimon's ingredients; she prepared ice mist flowers.

As is widely known, the Ice Mist Flower is an alchemical ingredient.

At this moment, Ayaka Kamisato and Yoomiya finally understood the correct way to enjoy the strange-flavored hot pot.

Paimon drew Thomas with his eyes closed.

Thomas mustered his courage and ate the still-chilly ice mist flower, feeling as if he were in a world of ice and snow.

In the end, only Ueno Chiki and Kei were left.

Ueno Chiki smiled slightly and took out a palm-sized, black, unidentified spherical object.

"I have a bad habit of picking my nose. I never throw away the boogers after picking them; they just pile up in one place and accumulate more and more. Eventually, I rolled them into a ball. If it weren't for today's weird-flavored hot pot, I wouldn't have taken it out."

Is this booger ball something you can eat? And why would anyone be so disgusting as to gather up booger and roll it into a ball?!

If I were actually selected, my life would probably end there.

Apart from Chiki Ueno, everyone present was praying to God that they wouldn't be chosen.

Ueno Chiki closed her eyes and picked up a wooden plaque.

Upon opening it, I was surprised to find...

Chapter 47 I slept with Qian Shu

Ueno Chiki smiled slightly and looked at Yingmei, "Traveler, congratulations, you've drawn my booger ball."

In an instant, Yingmei felt utterly hopeless, while the others breathed a long sigh of relief.

Ueno Chiki put the black ball into the hot pot and began to observe the expression on Yingmei's face.

Her face turned pale one moment, then pale the next; one moment she was filled with grief and indignation, the next she was gritting her teeth—it was quite amusing.

Before long, he scooped the black ball out of the pot. "Come on, traveler."

Yingmei closed her eyes, preparing to face the greatest calamity of her life.

She took a bite of the black ball, and it wasn't as salty, smelly, or dirty as she had imagined. Instead, it had a delicate and smooth texture, and when paired with the spicy flavor of the hot pot, it was surprisingly delicious.

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