Genshin Impact Simulation: Starting with Melsin's Friend

Chapter 393 Before the Chapter of Romance (4)

After parting ways with Yura, Mu Feng went straight home. Fortunately, nothing else happened along the way.

Pushing open the door, the house was quiet, and apart from the maids busy in the kitchen, there was no one else in sight.

There was a note on the table, in Simon's handwriting.

The gist is that due to the heavy workload of the West Wind Church, the bishop is very likely to have to work overtime tonight.

Generally speaking, this is the prelude to staying out all night.

Add to that Frey, who is stationed in Jingfu Port for a long time, and it's more accurate to say that this is the norm for the Gunnhild family.

Without disturbing the maids who were preparing lunch, Mu Feng quietly went upstairs and headed towards the study at the end of the corridor.

However, before the door could be knocked, a gentle voice called out from inside, as if it had been anticipated, "Please come in."

Pushing open the door, Qin was sitting at her desk as usual, except that the pile of documents in front of her had been pushed aside and replaced by an open novel.

"Ah, Xiaofeng, sit down quickly, I'll go get you some coffee."

Seeing Mu Feng push the door open and enter, Qin looked up from her book, a smile appearing on her face. She quickly stood up and invited him to sit down, then turned to get coffee from the bookshelf behind her.

Unfortunately, she seemed to have forgotten that she had already used up her monthly coffee allowance a few days earlier.

"Ah, well, it seems tea is the only option left."

Qin smiled apologetically and took out a tea bag from the other compartment, then steeped it in the steaming kettle.

Although tea and coffee are equally effective at boosting alertness, she still prefers coffee if she had to choose.

"Sis, it's hard to imagine that someone as hardworking as you would actually slack off during work hours."

Mu Feng didn't care whether he drank tea or coffee. As he pulled out a chair and sat down, he couldn't help but jokingly remark something.

This is even stranger than the collapse of an angel's gift.

Jean looked slightly guilty after being exposed. Barbatos was on top, and skipping work wasn't exactly knightly behavior.

She coughed lightly twice, using the moment while pouring tea to change the subject, and quietly closed the novel on the table.

This was also because the person sitting in front of her was her "accomplice," otherwise the acting head of the family would not have been so unguarded.

"Ahem, by the way, Xiao Feng, I just heard Barbara say that there's something going on in Clear Spring Town."

When it came to serious matters, Qin's expression became slightly more serious.

After all, if Diluc hadn't come to explain the situation yesterday, she and Barbara would have had to go out and search for him themselves.

Upon hearing this, Mu Feng also put away his joking expression.

He picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip, seemingly considering his words, but his tone was more serious than ever before.

"Oh, sister, I'm sorry to have worried you and Barbara, but I was just about to tell you about this."

Mu Feng's eyes sharpened instantly, his gaze turning towards the southeast outside the window, his voice unconsciously deepening.

"First of all, it's best to avoid the vicinity of Dadaupa Valley for the time being, both you and Barbara."

"In addition, for some reasons that cannot be disclosed at the moment, I must go to Qingquan Town... and stay for a while."

The deliberate clinking of the teacup and saucer mixed up most of the last part of his words, and his deliberately lowered voice was enough to minimize the possibility of leaking information.

Seeing this, although Mu Feng's answer was somewhat vague, Qin clearly realized the seriousness of the matter.

She straightened her posture slightly and didn't ask any further questions.

"I understand, Xiao Feng. You need to be careful too."

Qin probably knew that this matter was related to the Knights' mission, but as the older sister, it was natural for her to worry.

After she finishes handing over her duties, she will also need to prepare to join the Knights, but that will have to wait until at least the following spring.

At that moment, all she could do was pray to the wind god for everything to go smoothly.

"Don't worry, as long as we manage to find those guys, I might have time to come back and celebrate the Wind Flower Festival together."

Mu Feng smiled easily. According to the Grand Master's plan, under the information gap they deliberately created, the prey would unknowingly walk into their pre-set trap.

By the time they realize what's happening, it'll be time to close the net.

Qin Jianmufeng seemed very confident, and her uneasy heart relaxed slightly. Then she poured hot tea for the two of them.

The conversation that followed was much lighter, mainly consisting of random daily events, but these conversations always ended when Qin started asking about someone's interactions with other girls.

In the end, Mu Feng fled the study in a panic.

The only things that could have caused him to be in such a sorry state, besides the disaster that occurred when the girls he was dating on two separate days unexpectedly bumped into each other, were probably his older sister's inquisitive curiosity.

This continued until lunchtime, when Barbara, who had been glancing between the two, finally couldn't help but speak up:

"Sister, and brother, you two are up to something!"

The girl spoke with such certainty, it was as if she was about to suddenly pull out a beret from behind her back, put it on her head, and then put on a pair of glasses.

"Are you... hiding something from me?"

Barbara's suspicious gaze swept back and forth between Mu Feng and Qin, while the two of them simultaneously and tacitly looked away.

Cough cough, look, this grilled steak is really grilled steak.

Cough cough, yes, lunch without grilled steak is like the Knights of Favonius without Knight Sooris.

What? You're asking who the Knight Sooris is? Sorry, he hit himself with his weapon during training yesterday, and this is his sixth time in the West Wind Church's emergency room this month.

By the way, today is the ninth day of this month.

The pastor's world has collapsed. Are these two people now able to bypass her with just a glance?

Lunch for three people was too much for us to finish!

Under Barbara's resentful gaze, Mu Feng had to exert a lot of effort to recall his sad past in order to prevent the mashed potatoes in his mouth from having an unexpected intimate encounter with the table.

“Brother, you must be tired today, that’s why you gave me such a perfunctory reply. In that case, it makes me look bad.”

Barbara's soft words reached Mu Feng's ears, and at the same time, her soft little hand silently touched Mu Feng's waist.

"I usually think of my brother as a confidant, but he is indeed not just my confidant. I know in my heart that he is not as interesting as the other sisters. In the end, I am not in his heart."

"Never mind, it's my sister who's being petty."

The food in Mu Feng's mouth ultimately couldn't escape its fate of ending up on the tablecloth, and of course, Qin was no exception.

"...Barbara, who did you learn this from?"

"Hmm... This is a book left behind by a Liyue guest. It's called 'I Accidentally Won Over My Cousin While Visiting Home'."

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