Genshin Impact: Learning makes me stronger

Furninna's arms trembled slightly, and her blue curls fell around the baby's cheeks.

Li Yue suddenly stretched out her little hand and grabbed a strand of hair. Crystal clear ice crystals spread along the ends of her hair, reflecting a rainbow-like halo in the sunlight.

"Ah! She, she's glowing!" Funina froze in place, looking at Su Xun for help, "Did I hurt her?"

Su Xun chuckled and tapped his finger on his daughter's palm. The ice crystal immediately turned into tiny starlight and dissipated: "Yuer likes you. Look, she's smiling at you."

The baby in her arms really grinned with his pink gums, and the ice flowers at the corners of his eyes blossomed into hexagonal snowflakes.

Funina felt soft little feet kicking her chest through the swaddling clothes, and a warm current that she had never experienced before suddenly flowed through her chest.

"Would you like to try holding it like this?" Gui Zhong came closer holding a teacup. The fine dust gathered on his fingertips outlined the shadow of the baby-holding posture in the air. "Hold the back of the neck with your right hand, and... gently wrap your left arm around here..."

"Yes, that's it." Gui Zhong nodded with satisfaction, watching Funina carefully adjusting her posture.

Little Liyue seemed to be particularly close to Funina. She calmed down in her arms, her little hands tightly grasping her hair.

Funina pursed her lips nervously, fearing that she would hurt this little life with a wrong move.

She could feel the weight in her arms was very light, but the responsibility made her feel extremely heavy. Little Li Yue's hands were cold, but with a hint of warmth, like a ray of warm sunshine in winter.

"Don't be nervous." Su Xun whispered beside her, reaching out and gently patting her shoulder, "Yuer is very well behaved."

Funina took a deep breath and looked down at the little person in her arms. The little guy was concentrating on playing with her hair, and from time to time he would make "babbling" sounds, as if he was talking to her.

"She...she seems to like my hair very much." Finina said softly, with a hint of surprise in her voice.

"Maybe it's because your hair color is too pretty." Walnut came closer with a smile, his eyes narrowed into slits, "I heard that babies like pretty colors."

Little Liyue seemed to understand Hu Tao's words and raised her head and smiled at her.

Her smile is so pure that it is hard to look away, like the first ray of sunshine in winter shining into the heart.

After a while.

Fu Ningna handed little Li Yue back to Shen He with some reluctance. The lingering milky scent on her fingertips made her unable to help but touch the baby's hand that was curled into a small fist again.

The morning light in the courtyard was climbing up the carved window lattices, casting tiny shadows of icy plum blossoms on the bluestone slabs.

"Funina, you seem to like children very much. In that case, why don't you give birth to one to play with?" Gui terminal chuckled as she looked into the teacup. The morning dew on the edge of the porcelain cup reflected the mischief in her eyes.

Hearing this, the tips of Funina's ears turned red instantly.

"Giving birth to...giving birth to a child, this water god..." Furniture grabbed the ribbon on her skirt in panic, her heterochromatic eyes sparkling in the morning light, "Such an important matter must be considered carefully!"

As she spoke, she was about to hide behind Su Xun, but unexpectedly, Gui Zhong used vines made of dust to gently wrap around her ankles.

A few strands of fine sand climbed up her skirt, and a glass lily bloomed at the bend of her knees.

"Don't be shy." Gui Lie picked up the teacup and took a sip, with a smile on his face. "Well... could it be that you haven't consummated your marriage yet?"

The last note of the song "Return" swirled in the morning light, startling the ice lotus on the eaves to drop a few petals.

Finina's heterochromatic pupils suddenly shrank, and her whole body froze in place as if she had been struck by the lightning arc of the Leiying Warlock.

"It seems so." Gui Zhong nodded in understanding, then looked at Su Xun in surprise: "No way, you have been together for so long, with your temper, can you resist eating Funina?"

The morning light condensed into dew on the edge of the celadon teacup, and the final words created ripples in the courtyard.

Just when Su Xun was feeling a little embarrassed and Funina's face was blushing, the Eightfold Son of God suddenly came in from the Moon Cave Gate, and the scent of cherry blossoms mixed with the aroma of fried tofu drifted in the morning breeze.

"Oh my, it seems I missed an interesting topic?" The pink-haired witch tapped her palm with her round fan, and her fox tail swept across Furninna's blushing cheeks. "Even the tips of our water god's ears have turned coral color."

Fu Nina grabbed Su Xun's sleeve and shrank back, but accidentally fell into the man's arms.

Su Xun took advantage of the situation and put his arms around her waist, his fingertips touching Funina's lower back, which felt smooth, soft, and slightly hot.

This made him feel a little disturbed, yet helpless.

Su Xun was not a gentleman, and of course he was unwilling to leave such a delicate beauty alone. However, he could sense that Fu Nina had unspeakable concerns in her heart, so he always respected her and did not go against her wishes.

In fact, Su Xun could probably guess that perhaps Funina’s concerns were related to why she pretended to be the water god.

After all, he had been trying to test Finina indirectly from time to time over the past few months, trying to find out from her why she pretended to be the water god, but Finina always avoided the question and never gave a direct answer.

In this slightly awkward atmosphere, Su Xun gently patted Funina's back to comfort her, and then changed the subject.

"Okay, okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The weather is great today, why don't we go for an outing together? It's the new year, and there are many beautiful wild flowers growing in the suburbs of Liyue, so we can go and enjoy them."

"Outing? Great!" Walnut immediately clapped her hands and cheered, "I'm getting bored staying at home all day, it's a good time to go out and exercise."

"I don't have any objection either."

Shen He nodded gently. Li Yue in his arms seemed to feel the excitement outside and waved her hands in the air. "Yue'er seems to like this suggestion very much."

"Then it's settled!"

……

Meanwhile, Fontaine.

Somewhere on the seashore, the servant Alechino was gazing at the endless sea horizon, his eyes gradually becoming deep.

"The prophecy...is coming soon."

Alechino stretched out his hand and lightly touched the sea water with his fingertips. The unusual feeling became stronger.

The originally clear and lively sea water now hides some kind of huge power, as if something is lurking deep in the sea.

As an executive officer of the Fatui, she had a keen sense of crisis, and the current unknown threat made her frown.

She knew very well that if the prophecy came true, Fontaine would be in great disaster.

Alechino whispered to herself, "Will the Water God have any countermeasures?"

She recalled the scene when she secretly observed Finina half a year ago. This water god who usually behaved in a flamboyant manner seemed to be hiding many unknown secrets.

She even guessed that the other party was not the real water god, but unfortunately there was no evidence.

Alechino thought about testing Fernina, but unfortunately, the Supreme Judge of Fontaine, Navillatte, who was beside her, was an obstacle that could not be easily bypassed.

And for some reason, this water god doesn't seem to be as keen on showing up in public and becoming a big star as before.

She had seldom appeared in public for nearly six months, and it became difficult for Alecino to contact her.

"Did she notice something? Or has she been secretly planning how to deal with the crisis?" Alechino frowned, the doubts in his heart growing deeper and deeper.

She decided that she could not sit still and wait for death any longer. She had to find a way to uncover Furninna's secret and find out the truth about this prophecy crisis.

Thinking of this, Alecino no longer hesitated and turned to leave the beach.