Chapter 31: Sacrifice of One's Self

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Hmmmm

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Hmmmm... It's been a little while since I've been last up here now... boy, the Yujing Terrace is still just as pretty as ever, I wonder how much they spend on the maintenance, not just of all these fancy buildings and the immaculate paving- but also for of all these plants up here, this is one of the few places that Glaze Lilies still grow, isn't it...?

Well, regardless, I guess I should just make my way over to that courtyard and look around for that man that Keqing told me about the other day, I don't have much to go off of, but apparently they should be obvious enough to spot? So I guess I just gotta keep my eyes open then huh!


???: "Ah! Young Y/N, what brings you up to the terrace so early in the morning?"

Y/N: "Oh? Good morning Madame Ping, I was just on the way over for some more training."

Madame Ping: "Oh goodness, that is still underway? I assumed that after I didn't see you return up here for a while that perhaps your sessions had finished for some reason or another?"

Y/N: "No, I just... I was given some time off, to... time to collect my thoughts and recuperate after an incident."

Madame Ping: "I see, I see. I will not pry. As... well, you seem quite well adjusted once more! You seem to be back to your normal self, if not perhaps stronger?"

Y/N: "Oh? You think so? I don't feel much stronger though...?"

Madame Ping: "Ohoho! Perhaps the power that I sense is just lurking beneath the skin, waiting to burst forth, for the exact moment that it was destined for!"

Y/N: "o-oh? Well, I appreciate the confidence at least! Well, I should probably get going. I would hate to be late for my first training session back from my break, especially as it is meant to be with Lady Ningguang on her Jade Chamber!"

Madame Ping: "Oh my! That does sound like quite the special occasion! What fortune that I also have a gift that I would like to bequeath you fit for such an occasion!"

Y/N: "A gift...? You didn't have to do that, I-"

Madame Ping: "Ah-bup-bup!"

Y/N: ". . ."

Madame Ping: "Thank you, child. Unfortunately, I cannot give this present of mine to you just yet. As I am awaiting a key component to arrive first, I believe Little Miss Yanfei should be in the process of acquiring it. And when it is good and ready, I will have her find and deliver it to you on my behalf. If you have no issues with this?"

Y/N: "I really don't need a gift... but I appreciate the thought, and I suppose it has been quite a while since I last spoke with Yanfei properly- so I... I will happily agree to your proposition. Thank you very much Madame Ping!"

Madame Ping: "No, thank you child. Our frequent chats as you come and go from this terrace never fail to warm this old lady's heart. Meeting you like this has been quite the blessing, and I am sure that most of Liyue feels the same way."

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