Honkai Impact: Grandma Pine Sparrow is still chasing me!

Chapter 156 The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie.

"Teacher Bai, my dad—"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Siegfried, lying in his hospital bed, suddenly began coughing violently, interrupting Kiana's words. Sora, standing nearby, guessed what Siegfried meant: Who's your father? There's no Siegfried here!

"Kiana means, how are the headmistress and our new teacher, Portio, doing, right, Kiana?"

"Ah—yes, yes!"

Baiji: ...

Does he think he's stupid? Qiong practically has "I'm hiding something from you" written all over her face!

"It's nothing serious, just a minor case of food poisoning. With my prescription, you'll be fully recovered in half a day..."

"So it really is my cooking that's the problem?"

Kiana lowered her head somewhat embarrassed.

"I didn't expect this either... But I just followed the recipe! Mei even told me that even if it didn't taste very good, it was still full of my love for the old man—Dead Gray Hair, what are you doing!"

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Qiong coughed, kicked Kiana in the thigh, and pointed at Siegfried. Kiana instinctively kicked back before realizing what had happened.

"—It's all because of my love for Auntie! She even said she'd praise me for growing up, becoming more sensible, and that Kiana's cooking is really delicious..."

Surprisingly, Qiong didn't gloat or sneer on Kiana's misfortune. Instead, she patted Kiana on the shoulder. This wasn't Kiana's fault; it was truly a genetic issue. The Kaslana family was simply not suited for cooking.

So it was Kiana's cooking that caused the problem? Himeko looked at this pampered young lady who never lifted a finger in the kitchen speechlessly. Just how clueless could she be to cause food poisoning?

"You're not suited to cooking, so you shouldn't cook so easily in the future."

Hearing what Qiong said, Kiana nodded dejectedly.

"Kid Qiong, you can't say that!"

Himeko didn't quite agree with Sora's "don't cook" advice.

"Don't listen to his Kiana. What does a brute like him know about cooking? As long as you practice more, you'll definitely be able to cook delicious meals in the future!"

"Himeko..."

Sora wanted to say something, but Raiden Mei interrupted her.

"Qiong, don't discourage Kiana! Kiana, don't be discouraged. I wasn't a very good cook before either, but I gradually improved. I believe you can do it!"

Sora covered her head, refusing to look at Himeko Mei, who was encouraging Kiana. Even the suicide soldiers probably couldn't stomach Kiana's cooking.

"By the way, how did Brother Qiong know that idiot Kiana's cooking was poisoned?"

"I once had the misfortune of witnessing someone blow up someone's kitchen."

"You dead gray hair, all you do is try to put me down. Don't bring up things I don't want to talk about!"

Encouraged by the two and then having her past exposed by Sora, Kiana became furious and punched Sora in the chest with her little fists in public. Sora, seeing Kiana's outburst, immediately turned and hid behind Himeko.

To Mei and Himeko, this playful bickering was just part of the daily conflict between two clueless clowns, much like the ambiguous conflict between Kiana and Bronya. But to Bronya, Sora and Kiana were getting too close, even to her girlfriend Raiden Mei, who wasn't this close. If Mei hadn't been provoked into confessing that day... Seriously, don't these two have any sense of distance?

Putting aside the fact that Durandal might be Kiana, and that Siegfried and Theresa were still recovering from food poisoning, no one was paying attention to Bai Ji, whose eyes revealed a trace of worry.

Clearly, Qiong blatantly ignored his call; otherwise, there would have been no way there wouldn't have been a whisper of a breakup. Besides, a guy like Qiong, who's always radiating charisma, easily attracts certain types of girls. Look at Kiana; in Bai Ji's memory, Qiong was so intimate with them that he knew whether his cooking was good or not. It wasn't until their very last moments before parting, when he held Serim and little Sera in his arms for a short while, that they reached that level of intimacy…

Oh, by the way, if nothing unexpected happens, right now, there are three people in that shop plotting their kidnapping scheme.

Should we talk to Qiong about it? But wouldn't that be betraying those old friends who've been through thick and thin with us? But if we don't talk to him... that would be betraying our own disciple.

Accomplice or informant: should one choose to be a beast or worse than a beast? Bai Ji was in a dilemma.

"Sky".

"Teacher, what's wrong?"

Qiong blocked Kiana's fist with one hand and looked at Bai Ji. If he were asked why he hadn't broken up with Mei, he would consider turning on her.

Seeing Qiong's slightly wary expression, Bai Ji opened his mouth but didn't say anything.

"fine……"

Bai Ji looked at Qiong, and Qiong's wary expression pained him. If Qiong continued to date, someone would definitely try to take advantage of him!

In Qiong's words, "In a dark corner among the stars, in an unknown location that even the Venerable Scholar had never noticed and could not deduce any information about, lies the place where the gray-haired raccoon resides..."

At that moment, Bai Ji thought, "Are you sure that's not some kind of basement?"

The lamp and the others are fine, but if it were the somewhat delusional Serim who captured Sora... then it's really hard to say.

"Qiong, you should keep a proper distance from girls."

"Oh, I know."

Look at Qiong, she didn't listen at all! Back then, it was the same; it went in one ear and out the other, and she went on the adventure alone, shouldering everything...

Well, he is his master after all, so let me say a few more words.

"I've heard that the area around the academy has been unsafe lately. Try not to go out at night, and don't eat food of unknown origin... Also, be very careful if a very beautiful woman tries to chat with you! Remember that!"

"Teacher Bai, why do you tell Qiong not to chat with pretty women?"

The question was asked by Raiden Mei, and Bai Ji doesn't dislike Mei at all. If Qiong doesn't change her mind, then she'll most likely become his apprentice's wife? But honestly, if he really married such a gentle and beautiful girl, it would be a wonderful thing... Oh well, he should remain neutral. It's best not to have any stance on matters concerning the younger generation.

Bai Ji responded to his prospective apprentice's question with a smile.

"Because I believe that the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive people."

That's all I have to say. If my foolish apprentice won't listen... then we'll talk about it later.

He just wants everyone to live in harmony. If Luo Xing can be revived, that would be even better, but if not, things are fine as they are now. Conflicts should be suppressed if possible. Even if they erupt, as long as there's no bloodshed or a "basement war god" incident, he can accept it.

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"The more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to deceive," Qiong had heard this saying before. Zhang Wuji's mother said it too, but Zhang Wuji's mother was also beautiful…

Qiong scratched his head, somewhat puzzled by Bai Ji's words but not giving them much thought. Martian riddle-maker, truly baffling.

"Brother Qiong, you'd better listen to Teacher Bai."

"why?"

"Because, Mei-neechan will be sad."

Qiong looked at Bronya beside her and patted her head.

"Alright, alright, do I look like a womanizer to you?"

Bronya simply stared at the sky.

It didn't seem like that before, but after seeing so many photos, and saying that he had no relationship with so many girls, who would believe that?

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The next day, Theresa and Siegfried were finally fully recovered, and then...

Theresa began reviewing Yae Sakura's work from yesterday, since her work quality was often unsatisfactory.

Theresa is particularly focused on the matter of Chi You. She currently has two reports: one is a supplementary version written by Himeko, and the other is a version of the fabricated destiny file written by Qiong Hua.

Some of the content caught Theresa's attention.

"Siegfried, Himeko's report says that Sora's blood can dispel Honkai Beasts!"

"What's the matter?"

Siegfried spilled his coffee all over the floor.

"How is this possible? Does he possess holy blood? But that's something only Saintess Shaniat can have..."

Siegfried's voice grew softer and softer until it fell silent; he had some guesses about what was going on.

"Himeko wouldn't write nonsense, and have I told you before? There's a Herrscher core in Sora's chest..."

Siegfried: ...

For some reason, he wasn't surprised to hear the news.

Theresa and Siegfried looked at each other, and they both found what they believed to be the correct answer in each other's eyes.

Yes, Siegfried didn't cheat, and none of his friends had a child like Sora. Constantly mentioning that he's one year old, being able to use Heavenly Fire without injury, having blood that can dispel Honkai Beasts, and possessing a Herrscher core—all of this points to their old acquaintance.

Otto Apocalypse, you heartless bastard, how many clones of Kiana have you created?! And you even changed their hair color and gender?!