Genshin Impact: Kurumi is shocked, the God of Light is right beside her.

Chapter 247 Xingqiu's Response Reveals a Flaw

At Paimon's urging, everyone put aside their own thoughts and began to eat.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Mmm...it's delicious. Inazuma's dishes are mainly made with fresh seafood, which suits my taste perfectly."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xingqiu smiled contentedly.

"That's good. We just ordered whatever we wanted."

After saying that, Paimon gestured with his eyes to Ying, who was closest to Xingqiu, signaling her to take the initiative.

After receiving Paimon's signal, Ying turned to look at Xingqiu.

"Um... Xingqiu, you seem to enjoy reading so much, may I ask what books you were reading during your voyage to Inazuma?"

"Oh, it's a novel called 'Please, My Fox Fairy Priest,' which my editor sent to me."

"Don't you get dizzy reading on the ship?"

"Haha, it's alright, I've practiced the ancient Chinese style of kung fu, but... quite a few people on the ship do get seasick."

Hearing this, Ying, unable to find any flaws, could only make an excuse to go to the restroom and then handed over the important task of detective work to Abedo.

"Hmm—Xingqiu, the scenery on the ship must be quite boring, since it's all sea along the way."

"To be honest, the sea is the same every day, with no scenery to speak of, and everyone was getting impatient. So when we were almost near Inazuma, as soon as we saw the top of Mount Kagehira, everyone ran to the deck to take a look. Unfortunately, the ship was too slow, and we spent the whole day looking at the top of the mountain before the ship finally docked!"

After saying that, Xingqiu sighed and then shrugged.

"Speaking of which, Abedo, I've actually been wanting to thank you for a while now. It was because you illustrated my novel that my book became such a hit in Inazuma!"

After saying that, Xingqiu picked up a glass of water and then politely walked over to Abedo.

"My novel isn't very popular in Liyue, and I'm not very confident about it either... Please allow me to offer you a toast with water instead of wine. I hope you won't refuse; it's Liyue's custom."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xingqiu tilted his head back and drank the water in his cup in one gulp.

"Your illustrations are always chosen to be next to what I consider to be the most important scenes in each chapter, which makes me feel that you are someone who truly understands me."

"Thank you for your approval, but... I took a bit of a risk with this illustration, so I'm a little uneasy."

What do you mean by that?

Upon hearing this, Xingqiu curiously sat down next to Abedo and looked at him.

"Light novel illustrations have always focused on characters, but for the illustration of the last chapter this time, I drew something else."

"However, that part of the story is meant to show the changes in the world, so it's perfectly appropriate to just draw the scenes."

As Xingqiu spoke, he patted Abedo on the shoulder.

"But... my illustrations were sent directly to Inazuma Printing after they were finished. In theory, you wouldn't know anything about the illustrations. After all, you were responsible for writing the content of the book, and I was responsible for drawing the illustrations. You wouldn't see my latest illustrations before the book is published."

After saying that, Abedo stood up and looked at Xingqiu seriously.

"Xingqiu, we're good friends, right? Good friends should be honest with each other. Why did you lie?"

After confirming the answer, Paimon asked, puzzled.

"What's wrong? Why are you all suddenly so serious? I don't understand what you mean by that."