Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 296 Mei, save me!

Due to mild food poisoning and Kiana's hard-control actions, the exhausted Sora could only helplessly give in—meaning she fell asleep on the thigh of a certain End Worm, as designed by it.

Sweet dreams, darling~

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What's wrong with me?

In her sleep, Qiong felt as if she were in a state of chaos, unable to muster any strength in her body, and her hands and feet were not under her control.

She was conscious but unable to move, though her mind remained clear. Perhaps due to light sleep, Qiong's consciousness was remarkably clear.

Am I dreaming?

"Hehehehe! My dear gray-haired one, let's take the final step today!"

The silvery laughter of a paramecium (villain limited edition) echoed through the chaos. A moment later, Kiana, dressed in Mei's uniform with disheveled hair and a sickly smile, appeared before Sora with a blindfold.

"Kiana? You..."

Wearing Mei's clothes is one thing, but why are you blindfolded? Do you think you're the Herald of a Thousand People?

"Darling, give up resisting! You'd better just submit to me! You're the first, but you, Mei, and Bronya, I want them all! Remember to shout it out loud later~ Hmm... just scream 'Mei' loudly! No one can stop us from being together—how about it, aren't you excited and looking forward to it?"

"Looking forward to it, my foot!"

Qiong silently reminded herself that this was a "dream," but even if it was a dream, she had to hold firm to her principles when faced with this morbid paramecium...

"Saying no means means yes~ Great, very energetic! Darling, get ready to accept my..."

Boom!

Before the sickly Kiana could finish speaking, a bolt of lightning suddenly emerged from the chaos. The next moment, lightning flashed and thunder roared all around, and a familiar figure appeared from the lightning.

"Mei?"

Without a doubt, that was Raiden Mei, the most basic Valkyrie? Strike, his official girlfriend. But the Mei before him had icy eyes, completely unlike her usual gentle demeanor, and in her hand she held a... Dream Isshin?

Countless bolts of lightning struck the sickly Kiana dressed in Mei's clothes, but when the lightning subsided, there was nothing there.

"Kiana?"

Even though it was a dream, Qiong couldn't help but sigh that the attack was ruthless...

Kiana, do you know what? I hate people who betray me the most. I considered you my best friend, but you tried to steal my man!

"Mei, I didn't! I just—"

The sickly Kiana removed her blindfold, revealing purple eyes—but why are her pupils heart-shaped?

So, leave here, and I can pretend nothing happened! Or I can bury you in my Raiden family's graveyard!

"I won't accept it!"

Kiana's greedy gaze fell on Mei and Sora.

【Excellent, excellent! Roar, Kurikara! No more thoughts, sever all! The evening rain will eventually fall!】

"Is something wrong with this skill?"

"Wings of Light, unfold!"

While Sora was still complaining, Raiden Mei summoned Kurikara from somewhere? The red dragon roared at Kiana, and Isshin of Dream unleashed his "Unthinkable Slash," cleaving everything around him in black and white... Wait, isn't this too chaotic?!

Then Kiana kicked it, and at the moment of impact, the world went blank...

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"What the hell is this?!"

Qiong woke up with a start, sitting up in bed with a jolt, her forehead soaked with cold sweat.

Nothing happened. I wasn't hurt by the aftershocks, and I'm still on Mars a billion years ago.

"Thank goodness, it was just a nightmare... It's all that idiot Na's fault!"

After regaining consciousness, still shaken, Sora immediately condemned Kiana Kaslana for disappearing without a trace.

The rice cakes she made were not only unpalatable and poisonous, but they also caused nightmares... She shouldn't have cooked!

crunch--

Just as Qiong was mentally ranting about Kiana, the room door suddenly opened.

"Qiong, you're awake? You must be hungry! Come here quickly!"

Kiana walked in, humming a song and carrying a bowl of noodles with a smile on her face.

"As promised, I'll make you some noodles. Come out and eat them while they're hot. You can't eat them in your room."

"Um, I don't think I told you, right?"

"It's alright, this was made especially for you, there's no share for Teacher Bai and the others!"

Qiong: ...

Qiong revealed a smile that looked more like a grimace.

"Thank you so much."

"You're welcome, it's what a 'future' wife should do! Although most of the time I still have to rely on Mei..."

Yes, don't cook, just watch Mei! Mei, help me!

At this moment, Qiong's survival instinct was off the charts: It's scary enough that it came once at noon, but it comes again at night?

After glancing at the steaming noodles that seemed to emanate an aura of death, Qiong suddenly asked a question.

Kiana, I haven't offended you, have I?

Kiana tilted her head, looking completely clueless, when asked about the question.

"What are you saying, darling? How could you have offended me? I know, you must be still half asleep! It's okay, get up and eat some noodles!"

Qiong shook her head frantically.

"No, I'm not hungry at all! And don't you really think there's something wrong with the food you made? Think about the headmaster, think about Uncle Siegfried!"

Qiong tried to use two examples of food poisoning to make Kiana realize the truth, but the confident Kiana was completely unaware of the problem.

"What problem? Mei would praise my skills if she came over! And that's all ancient history. Now, Auntie and Dad both say it's good! Listen to me, the noodles I cooked are delicious. This is a delicacy that even a hungry god would eat!"

Ah, right, right, the "delicacies" created and eaten by the God of Earth... But the delicacies created by the God of Earth made the pioneers feel their lives were in danger—certain ancient memories awakened, instinctive doubts, terror, regret, and despair etched into their genes, mixing into an indescribable torrent, oppressing their fragile nerves...

Looking at the bowl of soup noodles, and recalling her previous discomfort and drowsiness, Qiong made up her mind that this time she would never put the noodles in her mouth!

He comforted Kiana, but who will comfort his stomach? Exploring unorthodox foods is one thing, but twice a day is a bit too much, isn't it?

"Or do you want me to feed you again? No problem, I'll satisfy you!"

Kiana tried to pick up the noodles, but they broke.

"Oops, it might be overcooked... It's okay! It still tastes delicious, especially the broth—"

Kiana, my stomach hurts, I need to go to the bathroom!

After saying that, Qiong rushed out and ran wildly away—the only way to avoid this "meal" was to leave this place.

"Qiong, there's a toilet in here!"

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Qiong was both amused and exasperated by Kiana's near-murder of her husband.

Strolling along Amber Street, Sora pondered how to deal with that clueless chef—telling him directly that his cooking was terrible was pointless now; Kiana's confidence in her cooking was practically inflated like a pufferfish inflating its shell! If this problem wasn't solved, the idiot Kiana, eager to demonstrate her "wifely charm," would either murder her future husband (questionable) or turn Baiji and his gang into guinea pigs, poisoning them one by one…

"Damn Lithost, one day I will avenge my sister—"

Just then, Qiong suddenly saw someone—Luo Chenxue, who was using a cane.

Forget about the food poisoning caused by the end; the matter at hand is more important! Qiong quickly stepped forward to greet them.

"Hello, Miss Luo Chenxue!"

Luo Chenxue, who was still cursing someone, looked at the person who called her with a puzzled expression through the eye that wasn't covered by her hair.

Luo Chenxue sized up Qiong: gray hair, a close-fitting outfit, and he was still on Amber Street. Hmm, she knew who it was.

"You are... Bai Shu, right? I've watched your matches, you're very good, much better than me."

Luo Chenxue pointed to her cane and smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Just do your best in the competition. By the way, I just heard you say Lithost is damned, do you two have some kind of grudge?"

When Qiong raised this question, Luo Chenxue's eyes instantly turned cold and filled with murderous intent, but when she looked at Qiong again, her attitude was only one of advice.

“I’ve told others this many times, but they don’t believe me… You probably won’t either, right? After all, who would have thought that Lord Lithost, who upholds justice and helps beggars, is such a wicked fellow? My advice to you is to stay away from Lithost! That man is an executioner!”

Luo Chenxue stopped speaking; she didn't want to continue discussing this issue. If she continued, people would either see her as a villain who slandered the highly respected Lord Lithost, or as a madwoman driven insane by the loss of her sister. Even if some people did believe them, it would only add another soul to Lithost's collection.

Her path to revenge can only be paved by herself.

"If you ask me, he's more like a lunatic."

"Neuropathy?"

Chen Xue was somewhat surprised, not expecting Qiong to have such a low opinion of Lithost.

This is truly rare!

"Can you tell me what he did?"

"It was around noon. He tried to kill me in the back alley. He couldn't beat me, so he went crazy. After he went crazy, he ran away instead of fighting the mad dog."

"He wanted to kill you, and you're still alive?!"

Chen Xue loosened her grip on her cane and excitedly tried to grab Qiong.

"Ouch! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

Before she could even share the joy of finding a potential comrade-in-arms, Chen Xue let out a series of screams as she released her crutches—she had just had a cast on and her bones hadn't fully healed yet, making movement extremely difficult. Abandoning the crutches would naturally cause her to lose her balance and further injure herself, and she was about to fall to the ground.

"Hey sis, what are you doing?!"

With quick reflexes, Qiong rushed over to steady Chenxue, preventing her from falling to the ground in a sorry state.

"Bai Shu, you really survived him?"

Even when they were in close proximity, the young woman Luo Chenxue didn't think about being taken advantage of, but rather about Litost.

"Take the cane first! I think I've won! It doesn't seem like I've ever won..."

Looking at this carefree and unrestrained girl, Qiong could not imagine that this woman would be the future leader of Ouxia.

"Doesn't look like what?"

"It's nothing, I just feel that you might be very suitable for scientific research and leadership?"